Greetings,
With brushhog (5 footer which weighs more than I remember back when I could remember things for more than a day), the entire rig with liquid in tires, setup and delivered was 24.7K, with half down and the rest on four years no interest courtesy of Agricredit somebody or other. Such a deal. Then again, I did have to sell my somewhat new BMW and restored 1929 Model A Ford before I moved to the country, so I guess I am still ahead a few bucks. Of course, as cool as the Farmtrac is, it doesn't get the waves that the Model A did from comely young (for me that means between fifty and sixty) ladies.
Still moving dirt and installing culverts and drainage ditches. Operating a backhoe is not a natural act, it appears. Digging is easy; making a flat, straight ditch isn't.
This weekend is tree planting time so marrige is mostly safe.
It pains me to see so much mud on it, but at least I haven't stooped to waxing it yet.
Only problem real problem so far is that the cotter pin on backhoe seat came out and the spring loaded gadget that holds it down was snafu for a while. Also, the hazard flashers seem to have a mind of their own. Once on, they don't seem to want to go off, even if key is withdrawn and I go inside for happy hour. Then, sometimes one push and they do go off. I suspect the devil at work here, although I wasn't aware he operated this far away from Washington, D.C.
Anyone, changed gear oil at 50 hours?