workshop in the planning,,

[tghs]

well the search for a used machine did not pan-out,, looked at this monday , it was delivered today.. lots of fun days digging ahead.. not as big as I hoped to get but it should work out, just not as fast (it does have a good seat that rotates 180 for the backhoe operation..

[Dave Otto]

That's a nice looking tractor/backhoe, should keep you busy for awhile.

[crueby]

Um, you may want to check the back yard, just saw a youtube video from your area show8ng a bunch of shop elves driving that tractor across lawns...   

[cnr6400]

  Great looking tractor! and it has a rumble seat on the back for Slim, with 3 orange handles! Maybe he can use the handles to weight shift, like a sidecar on a motorbike...

[PaulR]

I had a play with a slightly bigger toy just before Christmas...

[Kim]

Wow, you guys have some real big-boy toys!  Looks fun! 

Kim

[tghs]

swapped out the backhoe bucket with the tool needed for the job,, seems to be working well..

[cnr6400]

  Wow that looks like a great ripper attachment! Even has a hydro / telecomm cable remover hook on the outer side!  (well with my luck that's probably what would happen if I was using it). Amazing job tearing out the roots by the garage. Got the right tool for the job there. 

[Kim]

Wow!  That looks pretty wicked!  You could do a lot of damage with that!  And apparently, you DID a lot of damage with it. Luckily, it was the damage you intended   

It's good to have the right tool for the right job!
Kim

[CI]

I purchased a toothbar.
Have not tried it yet, but I hope it is effective for clearing land that some somewhat overgrown with small saplings.
From watching videos on the internet, for trees that this won't cut, you push them over at a 45 degree angle, and then use the toothbar to dig under the roots.
For smaller saplings, I think this will just cut them off at grade level.

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[crueby]

Fun looking toys you guys!

[tghs]

I purchased a toothbar.
Have not tried it yet, but I hope it is effective for clearing land that some somewhat overgrown with small saplings.
From watching videos on the internet, for trees that this won't cut, you push them over at a 45 degree angle, and then use the toothbar to dig under the roots.
For smaller saplings, I think this will just cut them off at grade level.

I have the toothbar on the way!! when I did the purchase the bar was listed with a 2 week lead time.. but much to my delite they shipped the ripper seperate and right-away..

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[Overbuilt and Overkill]

Maybe a couple of warnings if your planning on doing any concrete work. All biological type soil has to be removed, a fancy name for any type of earth that supports plant growth. It can not properly support concrete or structural buildings. Secondly, concrete has to be supported on completely undisturbed earth even if your planning on using compacted crushed rock under the concrete. Due to eons of tiny but important natural vibrations that happen everywhere, the earth will already be as compacted as it's possible to get. So it can't be disturbed at all. Absolutely NO digging with the bucket teeth below your chosen grade level. You use what's called a flat bucket technique even with a back hoe bucket by using the bucket, stick and boom controls at the same time to keep the bottom of the digging bucket flat and level as your filling the bucket and digging to to your finish grade level. Above that you can dig with the bucket teeth, but never below that finish grade.

I spent most of my working career operating up to D-11's, Hitachi 5500 hydraulic shovels, P & H rope shovels, 100-300 ton haul trucks, 20-75 ton excavators, road graders, Cat 992 loaders etc.

[tghs]

lots of work done on getting the 150ft driveway to the new building site.. basically have paid for the little Kubota I bought,, did a little shop work making some logging chain holders (with the help of a welder friend) used a defunct aircompressor tank.. hopefully will have photos of the ready for barrier, rock and gravel sunday..( the blade box arrived about 2 weeks back) then maybe back to some model work.. been away from it for to long,, we have a work study employee now, so my schedule there has improved a bit.. (they owe me quite a few days!!!)

[tghs]

a few better photos from last weekend (hot weather was nasty, 12vdc fan on the ROP bar was a lifesaver) slowed a bit as I watch what I'm digging..