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Posted: 3/20/2017 8:37:38 PM EDT
[#1]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sea2summit:
If you want to get more than one stuck at a time that's on you   The answer was right in front of my nose. I had the front-end loader on. I had to use the FEL six times to push the tractor out. I got it out! The FEL is one of the best investments I have made. I am sure glad the mower deck was not on.
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Posted: 3/20/2017 8:58:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: PA452]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Grizz272:
I was not paying attention today and got my little KB2670 buried up to the front axle. No problem I thought I will just pull it out with the ATV. Wrong, I could not pull the tractor out forward or backwards with the ATV. So I am setting on the tractor thinking now what the hell am I going to do? The answer was right in front of my nose. I had the front-end loader on. I had to use the FEL six times to push the tractor out. I got it out! The FEL is one of the best investments I have made. I am sure glad the mower deck was not on.
I've used the front bucket to push myself out of bad situations many times with my dad's hi-lifts (John Deere 1010 and a Cat 935C). Bought a little Kubota BX23 backhoe about a year and a half ago. I've had it stuck quite a few times already (in each case I was trying to dig drains in wet areas). That backhoe is really nice for pulling yourself out. In each case I was able to get myself out, though sometimes it took quite a while. |
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Posted: 3/20/2017 10:07:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sea2summit:
Love your ballast and the brush guard. Who made those chains? though it was more just for backup.
Not sure on the chains, they'd been around the farm for that tractor for decades, seldom used as the little Massey wasn't used a lot for winter work, as there were other machines to choose from. Put them on when I brought it up to my place, at least until the ground dries up a bit |
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Posted: 3/21/2017 7:22:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Grizz272:
I was not paying attention today and got my little KB2670 buried up to the front axle. No problem I thought I will just pull it out with the ATV. Wrong, I could not pull the tractor out forward or backwards with the ATV. So I am setting on the tractor thinking now what the hell am I going to do? The answer was right in front of my nose. I had the front-end loader on. I had to use the FEL six times to push the tractor out. I got it out! The FEL is one of the best investments I have made. I am sure glad the mower deck was not on.
Actually had to drop the disks and use the loader several times to inch the tractor up on fence posts and scrap wood....think there's at least one fence post still down there 
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Posted: 3/21/2017 8:30:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sea2summit:
You should pay more attention when you're driving a tractor
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c271/sea2summit1/50447953526__3566A9F1-BF9B-4C0E-AB32-1651EB9C971A_zpskhonzl0z.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c271/sea2summit1/50448142856__031DB242-463C-4384-AB60-133778652D52_zpsrhmsj7da.jpg Actually had to drop the disks and use the loader several times to inch the tractor up on fence posts and scrap wood....think there's at least one fence post still down there
Just sayin. 
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Posted: 3/21/2017 11:02:30 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Its_The_Kid]
[#6]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs:
Y'all ought to do a "how to get a stuck tractor unstuck" thread for people like me who've never had one stuck.
Just sayin. Though I digress, if it doesnt belch black smoke then it's probably junk... 
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Posted: 3/21/2017 11:22:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs:
Y'all ought to do a "how to get a stuck tractor unstuck" thread for people like me who've never had one stuck.
Just sayin. 
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Posted: 3/21/2017 11:26:10 PM EDT
[#8]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Its_The_Kid:
Try a module truck thats already got float tires on the rears buried up to the module body........that my friends was a grand day. Tractors stuck, excavator trying not to get stuck, only one pickup made it into the field without getting stuck and that was a 2wd XD Though I digress, if it doesnt belch black smoke then it's probably junk... http://i.imgur.com/9PaQmqb.png |
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Posted: 3/22/2017 7:16:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ejeviking:
The story I could tell of a excavator getting stuck, then the payloader that was trying to pull it out getting stuck and the pure Genius (read: stupidity) of the comments on how to get it out... yeah, I was embarrassed to be taking orders from that crew then......... |
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Posted: 3/22/2017 7:26:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Its_The_Kid:
If you get an excavator stuck so bad it can't pull itself out then something is wrong
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Posted: 3/22/2017 7:58:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Its_The_Kid:
If you get an excavator stuck so bad it can't pull itself out then something is wrong 
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Posted: 3/22/2017 9:28:38 AM EDT
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Repairing hog damages while getting ready to plant haygrazer for silage bales. |
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Posted: 3/22/2017 9:48:01 AM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sea2summit:
Every man should have two tractors, and land to work with them 
Now if I could just get the land...and second tractor Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sea2summit:
Originally Posted By Muad:
I need a loader, and forks... Heck, I need to get another tractor while I'm at it... Every man should have two tractors, and land to work with them
Now if I could just get the land...and second tractor 
There's some cabed tractors. 
A couple of medium sized chore tractors. 
And the dink garden tractor slash game recovery utv/go where you shouldn't take a tractor. There's a couple of old 4006 Duetz tractors that are so ugly they might break the post. 
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Posted: 3/22/2017 10:01:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sparkyD:
Tractors and land is like gun's just hard to settle down with just one. I think we're at nine or ten if you count my granddad's old 640 ford that doesn't run and takes up shed space. http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p590/Sparkydv/Hay%20and%20Farm%20Equipment/IMG_20130823_115430_zps5ce17409.jpg There's some cabed tractors. http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p590/Sparkydv/Hay%20and%20Farm%20Equipment/IMG_20140301_114158_zps837cfe0a.jpg A couple of medium sized chore tractors. http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p590/Sparkydv/Garden%20Pictures/20160315_160841_zps2alwic2a.jpg And the dink garden tractor slash game recovery utv/go where you shouldn't take a tractor. There's a couple of old 4006 Duetz tractors that are so ugly they might break the post.
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Posted: 3/22/2017 10:02:14 AM EDT
[#15]
I moved this large hickory trunk a couple days ago:
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Posted: 3/22/2017 11:18:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sparkyD:
Tractors and land is like gun's just hard to settle down with just one. I think we're at nine or ten if you count my granddad's old 640 ford that doesn't run and takes up shed space. http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p590/Sparkydv/Hay%20and%20Farm%20Equipment/IMG_20130823_115430_zps5ce17409.jpg There's some cabed tractors. http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p590/Sparkydv/Hay%20and%20Farm%20Equipment/IMG_20140301_114158_zps837cfe0a.jpg A couple of medium sized chore tractors. http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p590/Sparkydv/Garden%20Pictures/20160315_160841_zps2alwic2a.jpg And the dink garden tractor slash game recovery utv/go where you shouldn't take a tractor. There's a couple of old 4006 Duetz tractors that are so ugly they might break the post. 
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Posted: 3/22/2017 11:19:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Merlin:
I moved this large hickory trunk a couple days ago: http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20170320_160707595_HDR%20Large_zpshysiooot.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20170320_160738961%20Large_zpshjovvsuo.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20170320_160817052%20Large_zpsuq6w3shk.jpg
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Posted: 3/22/2017 11:28:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Merlin:
I moved this large hickory trunk a couple days ago: http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20170320_160707595_HDR%20Large_zpshysiooot.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20170320_160738961%20Large_zpshjovvsuo.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20170320_160817052%20Large_zpsuq6w3shk.jpg Sure that's hickory? |
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Posted: 3/22/2017 11:35:39 AM EDT
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Shagbark Hickory. Got tons of them on my property.
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Posted: 3/22/2017 1:31:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Merlin:
I moved this large hickory trunk a couple days ago: http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20170320_160707595_HDR%20Large_zpshysiooot.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20170320_160738961%20Large_zpshjovvsuo.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20170320_160817052%20Large_zpsuq6w3shk.jpg
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Posted: 3/22/2017 6:49:32 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Merlin]
[#21]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BandM:
Details on your rifle and chainsaw mount please??? 
The chainsaw mount is simply a couple pieces of plywood separated by 1x2, then mounted to the FEL torque tube. The rifle mount is a 1" square tube mounted to the torque tubes and chainsaw mount. The gun holder itself came from the Bargain Cave from Cabelas years ago. I think Kolpin makes them. Thanks, |
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Posted: 3/22/2017 7:14:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Merlin:
Here you go: http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20151006_103645305%20Large_zpshxe5wocy.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20151006_103658027%20Large_zpswhobrgfu.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20150309_173629323_HDR%20Large_zpsbbcu3yuk.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20150319_120639256%20Large_zps5xymjhxo.jpg The chainsaw mount is simply a couple pieces of plywood separated by 1x2, then mounted to the FEL torque tube. The rifle mount is a 1" square tube mounted to the torque tubes and chainsaw mount. The gun holfer itself came from the Bargain Cave from Cabelas years ago. I think Kolpin makes them. Thanks, 
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Posted: 3/22/2017 7:39:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mic214:
That is a great looking set up......... I would want a camera mount and a dedicated handgun holster instead of the rifles, but the idea is perfect.
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Posted: 3/22/2017 10:55:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PA452:
If you don't mind my asking, what state were those pictures taken in? Sure not how I pictured Oklahoma. http://photobucket.com/images/heavener%20runestone |
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Posted: 3/22/2017 10:59:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs:
Agreed. Nice job Merlin! I would want a camera mount and a dedicated handgun holster instead of the rifles, but the idea is perfect. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs:
Originally Posted By mic214:
That is a great looking set up......... I would want a camera mount and a dedicated handgun holster instead of the rifles, but the idea is perfect. |
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Posted: 3/23/2017 2:37:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Merlin:
Here you go: http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20151006_103645305%20Large_zpshxe5wocy.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20151006_103658027%20Large_zpswhobrgfu.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20150309_173629323_HDR%20Large_zpsbbcu3yuk.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20150319_120639256%20Large_zps5xymjhxo.jpg The chainsaw mount is simply a couple pieces of plywood separated by 1x2, then mounted to the FEL torque tube. The rifle mount is a 1" square tube mounted to the torque tubes and chainsaw mount. The gun holfer itself came from the Bargain Cave from Cabelas years ago. I think Kolpin makes them. Thanks, |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 4:40:09 PM EDT
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Another pic of the log at it's final resting place:
The end of the tape measure reads 13' right at the top of the face cut the sawyer made while the back cut is at 14'. I'm gonna call this one 13.5'; 28" at the butt end, 24" at the top. About 3,375 lbs according to one online calculator. Don't know how accurate that calculation is since this truck was about half rotted out. Also found an antique; haven't seen one of these in years. To bad it filled with water, then broke when frozen. 
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Posted: 3/25/2017 6:16:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Merlin:
Here you go: http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20151006_103645305%20Large_zpshxe5wocy.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20151006_103658027%20Large_zpswhobrgfu.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20150309_173629323_HDR%20Large_zpsbbcu3yuk.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20150319_120639256%20Large_zps5xymjhxo.jpg The chainsaw mount is simply a couple pieces of plywood separated by 1x2, then mounted to the FEL torque tube. The rifle mount is a 1" square tube mounted to the torque tubes and chainsaw mount. The gun holfer itself came from the Bargain Cave from Cabelas years ago. I think Kolpin makes them. Thanks, |
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Posted: 3/25/2017 6:55:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sea2summit:
Do a valve job on that loader? Never seen R4 front tires look like that |
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Posted: 3/25/2017 8:54:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Merlin:
I don't know what you mean by a valve job. I did put a 3k psi pressure gauge on the system and adjust the pressure regulator to it's rated pressure per the workshop manual which is 2,633 to 2,775 psi. I adjusted it to about 2650 psi per the gauge.
What was the stock pressure? |
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Posted: 3/26/2017 8:39:33 AM EDT
[Last Edit: BIGGUNZZ]
[#31]
Just bought 4 acres to build on in approx 5 years and wanted to get a feel for the land. Using a good ole 7100hs
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Posted: 3/26/2017 11:24:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BIGGUNZZ:
Just bought 4 acres to build on in approx 5 years and wanted to get a feel for the land. Using a good ole 7100hs https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/95109/IMG-3273-174099.JPG |
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Posted: 3/26/2017 11:29:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BIGGUNZZ:
Just bought 4 acres to build on in approx 5 years and wanted to get a feel for the land. Using a good ole 7100hs https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/95109/IMG-3273-174099.JPG
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Posted: 3/26/2017 11:33:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BIGGUNZZ:
Just bought 4 acres to build on in approx 5 years and wanted to get a feel for the land. Using a good ole 7100hs https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/95109/IMG-3273-174099.JPG |
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Posted: 3/26/2017 12:04:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478:
Great view! Those are great little tractors. Looked for one for over a year locally, people around here think they're made of gold |
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Posted: 3/26/2017 10:15:57 PM EDT
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Regretting letting 6 get the soil tested
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Posted: 3/26/2017 11:14:24 PM EDT
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I rented a Terrmite T5C over the weekend. The property I bought is over grown with Honeysuckle bushes. I put 10 hours on the tractor, mainly the backhoe, and got half of what I had hoped to get done. In another thread someone said those small backhoes are pretty much useless. They were right. Sure it was better than a shovel but when a 1 inch tree root bogs the machine down and the backhoe can't break through it...it is pretty much useless.
With the loader I did manager to pull out about a 50 foot section of 100 year old well pipe. Part of the house on the property dates back to 1789. At some point they hand dug and brick lined a well or so I am told. The well has a 4 inch shaft now, so it was updated at some point. There was a hand pump on top, all rusted and not usable, with the date 1918 stamped on it. It was near dark by the time I was done so I don't have final pictures yet. Anyone know how to recondition a well shaft and well? 
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Posted: 3/26/2017 11:51:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PA452:
Nice looking place! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PA452:
Originally Posted By BIGGUNZZ:
Just bought 4 acres to build on in approx 5 years and wanted to get a feel for the land. Using a good ole 7100hs https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/95109/IMG-3273-174099.JPG |
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Posted: 3/27/2017 12:11:17 AM EDT
[Last Edit: PA452]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SWIRE:
I rented a Terrmite T5C over the weekend. The property I bought is over grown with Honeysuckle bushes. I put 10 hours on the tractor, mainly the backhoe, and got half of what I had hoped to get done. In another thread someone said those small backhoes are pretty much useless. They were right. Sure it was better than a shovel but when a 1 inch tree root bogs the machine down and the backhoe can't break through it...it is pretty much useless. With the loader I did manager to pull out about a 50 foot section of 100 year old well pipe. Part of the house on the property dates back to 1789. At some point they hand dug and brick lined a well or so I am told. The well has a 4 inch shaft now, so it was updated at some point. There was a hand pump on top, all rusted and not usable, with the date 1918 stamped on it. It was near dark by the time I was done so I don't have final pictures yet. Anyone know how to recondition a well shaft and well? http://www.afterhourtechs.com/misc/terramite_wellpipe.jpg I have a little Kubota BX23 backhoe. The small backhoes certainly have their limitations, but they have their uses too. After some practice, I was able to do some decent work with mine. I don't think a 1" root would stop mine, but for sure bigger roots are a problem. The more cumbersome issue I find is the lack of range. I have to lift the stabilizers up and move the tractor to a new position a lot. I wish I had even just one size larger, but I'm still happy with what I have and I've done a lot with it. |
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Posted: 3/27/2017 8:49:05 AM EDT
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By the end of the second day I was getting pretty good with the Terrmite and working around the limitations it had. The tractor only had 116 hours on it but ran terrible. The drive hydraulics whined and ground as if it was low on oil but it wasn't. The tractor would almost kill itself trying to drive up a hill. Put the bucket in the dirt to scoop some and it would die. It only had a 20hp gas motor, so I wasn't expecting much, but figured it would be able to drive itself without sounding like it was going to stall.
The range of the backhoe is limited. It only has about an 8 foot reach. I started raising the supports and bucket while facing the back and using my hand to run the foot controls to move it short distances. The guy at the rental places said the mini-excavators have a lot more power for digging and they have a longer reach. The mini 3,700lb excavator they have has a reach over 12 feet, or 50% more. That would eliminate half the moving that I had to do. I've been looking at getting a small Kubota like you have. How does the BX23 drive and sound? With a diesel vs gas engine I would assume it doesn't struggle to drive itself up hill. The Terramite is listed as 3,000lbs and the BX23 is 2,700. So weight and traction would be similar I assume. Other than reach on the backhoe any other issues with that small of a tractor? |
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Posted: 3/27/2017 10:02:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sea2summit:
You should pay more attention when you're driving a tractor
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c271/sea2summit1/50447953526__3566A9F1-BF9B-4C0E-AB32-1651EB9C971A_zpskhonzl0z.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c271/sea2summit1/50448142856__031DB242-463C-4384-AB60-133778652D52_zpsrhmsj7da.jpg Actually had to drop the disks and use the loader several times to inch the tractor up on fence posts and scrap wood....think there's at least one fence post still down there |
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Posted: 3/27/2017 10:04:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Merlin:
Here you go: http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20151006_103645305%20Large_zpshxe5wocy.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20151006_103658027%20Large_zpswhobrgfu.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20150309_173629323_HDR%20Large_zpsbbcu3yuk.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Kubota%20tractor/IMG_20150319_120639256%20Large_zps5xymjhxo.jpg The chainsaw mount is simply a couple pieces of plywood separated by 1x2, then mounted to the FEL torque tube. The rifle mount is a 1" square tube mounted to the torque tubes and chainsaw mount. The gun holder itself came from the Bargain Cave from Cabelas years ago. I think Kolpin makes them. Thanks, I was just telling the wife the other day that I need to rig up a rifle mount on my tractor. I was thinking about putting something on the roll bar. |
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Posted: 3/27/2017 10:36:24 AM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BIGGUNZZ:
Just bought 4 acres to build on in approx 5 years and wanted to get a feel for the land. Using a good ole 7100hs https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/95109/IMG-3273-174099.JPG |
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Posted: 3/27/2017 10:41:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SWIRE:
I rented a Terrmite T5C over the weekend. The property I bought is over grown with Honeysuckle bushes. I put 10 hours on the tractor, mainly the backhoe, and got half of what I had hoped to get done. In another thread someone said those small backhoes are pretty much useless. They were right. Sure it was better than a shovel but when a 1 inch tree root bogs the machine down and the backhoe can't break through it...it is pretty much useless. With the loader I did manager to pull out about a 50 foot section of 100 year old well pipe. Part of the house on the property dates back to 1789. At some point they hand dug and brick lined a well or so I am told. The well has a 4 inch shaft now, so it was updated at some point. There was a hand pump on top, all rusted and not usable, with the date 1918 stamped on it. It was near dark by the time I was done so I don't have final pictures yet. Anyone know how to recondition a well shaft and well? http://www.afterhourtechs.com/misc/terramite_wellpipe.jpg |
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Posted: 3/27/2017 11:14:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs:
Do you have any Amish around you? I'm betting they would know about the well and could offer advice. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs:
Originally Posted By SWIRE:
I rented a Terrmite T5C over the weekend. The property I bought is over grown with Honeysuckle bushes. I put 10 hours on the tractor, mainly the backhoe, and got half of what I had hoped to get done. In another thread someone said those small backhoes are pretty much useless. They were right. Sure it was better than a shovel but when a 1 inch tree root bogs the machine down and the backhoe can't break through it...it is pretty much useless. With the loader I did manager to pull out about a 50 foot section of 100 year old well pipe. Part of the house on the property dates back to 1789. At some point they hand dug and brick lined a well or so I am told. The well has a 4 inch shaft now, so it was updated at some point. There was a hand pump on top, all rusted and not usable, with the date 1918 stamped on it. It was near dark by the time I was done so I don't have final pictures yet. Anyone know how to recondition a well shaft and well? http://www.afterhourtechs.com/misc/terramite_wellpipe.jpg |
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Posted: 3/27/2017 1:22:50 PM EDT
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I started on my new range this weekend. I'm digging into the bank to get enough dirt to fill the low spots and make a backstop. Its 75 yards long but I may push it out to 100 if I have enough dirt (the land starts to go downhill past where I'm digging)
I'll have to dig into the bank about 2 ft the entire length to level everything out. I have already hit rock but the L39 doesn't have much issue with large rocks. The left side is a creek with mature walnut trees for shade. The right side used to be a cattle field. It hasn't been mowed in 14 years so pretty soon there will be large walnut trees on that side as well. |
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Posted: 3/27/2017 1:30:21 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SWIRE:
By the end of the second day I was getting pretty good with the Terrmite and working around the limitations it had. The tractor only had 116 hours on it but ran terrible. The drive hydraulics whined and ground as if it was low on oil but it wasn't. The tractor would almost kill itself trying to drive up a hill. Put the bucket in the dirt to scoop some and it would die. It only had a 20hp gas motor, so I wasn't expecting much, but figured it would be able to drive itself without sounding like it was going to stall. The range of the backhoe is limited. It only has about an 8 foot reach. I started raising the supports and bucket while facing the back and using my hand to run the foot controls to move it short distances. The guy at the rental places said the mini-excavators have a lot more power for digging and they have a longer reach. The mini 3,700lb excavator they have has a reach over 12 feet, or 50% more. That would eliminate half the moving that I had to do. I've been looking at getting a small Kubota like you have. How does the BX23 drive and sound? With a diesel vs gas engine I would assume it doesn't struggle to drive itself up hill. The Terramite is listed as 3,000lbs and the BX23 is 2,700. So weight and traction would be similar I assume. Other than reach on the backhoe any other issues with that small of a tractor? |
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Posted: 3/27/2017 7:43:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hoboninja:
I started on my new range this weekend. I'm digging into the bank to get enough dirt to fill the low spots and make a backstop. Its 75 yards long but I may push it out to 100 if I have enough dirt (the land starts to go downhill past where I'm digging) http://i1353.photobucket.com/albums/q665/Hoboninja47/0325171745_zps6ajvtdoe.jpg http://i1353.photobucket.com/albums/q665/Hoboninja47/0325171746_zpsbuclr4ig.jpg I'll have to dig into the bank about 2 ft the entire length to level everything out. I have already hit rock but the L39 doesn't have much issue with large rocks. The left side is a creek with mature walnut trees for shade. The right side used to be a cattle field. It hasn't been mowed in 14 years so pretty soon there will be large walnut trees on that side as well. |
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Posted: 3/27/2017 8:04:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PA452:
Nice looking spot. How high will your berm be? |
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Posted: 3/27/2017 8:07:04 PM EDT
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Got a new battery for the BX23 yesterday. The last one went dead late last fall, so I just put it away for the winter and removed the battery; wasn't going to need it anyway.
Put in the new battery, started up without hesitation. Did a little quick maintenance and then went and gathered up a bunch of stone chips that washed off the driveway in a heavy rain. Started to rain shortly after. I'll have more fun with it in the coming weeks. 
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