Hi, I'm just about to purchase a Struck Magnatrac 4800 with a backhoe and loader and I have a few questions.
My property is in the California Santa Cruz mountains and the soil goes from soft sand to a very hard packed clay and the slope can be as much as 1' rise for every 2' of travel. My biggest concern is to learn how to terrace my property without killing myself in the process. Do any of you pros in my area out there ever take jobs where you use the customer's tractor and teach them to operate it? Beyond knowing how to operate the tractor (on a flat) the real lack of knowledge for me is how to go about planning the terrace of a hillside. I can imagine the end-result but I'm not sure how to get there and do it safely.
Also I was wondering why I see diesel versions (the 6000) yet Struck doesn't seem to offer any diesel versions anymore. The 4800 and 7000 are both gas powered. Does anyone know why Struck no longer offers diesel tractors?
My property is in the California Santa Cruz mountains and the soil goes from soft sand to a very hard packed clay and the slope can be as much as 1' rise for every 2' of travel. My biggest concern is to learn how to terrace my property without killing myself in the process. Do any of you pros in my area out there ever take jobs where you use the customer's tractor and teach them to operate it? Beyond knowing how to operate the tractor (on a flat) the real lack of knowledge for me is how to go about planning the terrace of a hillside. I can imagine the end-result but I'm not sure how to get there and do it safely.
Also I was wondering why I see diesel versions (the 6000) yet Struck doesn't seem to offer any diesel versions anymore. The 4800 and 7000 are both gas powered. Does anyone know why Struck no longer offers diesel tractors?