What a brute!!!

[Mechanos]

Didn't get a chance to do anything on Saturday... had some family in town. I did get a chance to spend a few hours on the tractor this afternoon though. Got a little too close to the building once and stuck a tooth through the siding... oops.

Here's a couple of pictures of the tractor sitting atop the stockpile, and another of the area I'm excavating.

 

[techwrtr2]

Didn't get a chance to do anything on Saturday... had some family in town. I did get a chance to spend a few hours on the tractor this afternoon though. Got a little too close to the building once and stuck a tooth through the siding... oops.

Here's a couple of pictures of the tractor sitting atop the stockpile, and another of the area I'm excavating.

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Why not use the box blade to rip the ground up and then scoop away? Works pretty well for my 855 even in heavy clay. At least until I catch a rock.

 

[Mechanos]

Why not use the box blade to rip the ground up and then scoop away? Works pretty well for my 855 even in heavy clay. At least until I catch a rock.

Started out with that in mind, but quickly found out it wasn't necessary. The 60" BB only has 5 scarifiers, the 60" bucket has 7 teeth. That and I do better controlling the bucket than I do the BB and for me it's faster. With the bucket I'm filling the bucket as I cut, then just curl and and head to the stockpile.

 

[techwrtr2]

Started out with that in mind, but quickly found out it wasn't necessary. The 60" BB only has 5 scarifiers, the 60" bucket has 7 teeth. That and I do better controlling the bucket than I do the BB and for me it's faster. With the bucket I'm filling the bucket as I cut, then just curl and and head to the stockpile.

I'm the opposite, better control cutting ground levels down with the box blade than loader. I can shave off the lose stuff very well, but controlled excavation like you're doing is not so easy.

 

[tungularafishcamp]

Guess I am naive too, seems if he was joking he would have stuck in a smilie or something.

On another note, I wish the op would have posted a few weeks ago before I had to level a bunch of tundra, would have saved some time getting things leveled if I had seen his post before I had to learn it the hard way but I guess I won't flame him too much for not anticipating my needs

 

[YesDeere]

I thought he was joking. But I got no dog in this fight. Can't we all just get along?? Thanks for the ground leveling info!! I will use it soon!

 

[Mechanos]

Got a couple hours in the seat again tonight and my technique is really improving. I did get a little cocky working right up next to the building and hit the building a couple of times with the bucket. Stuck a tooth through the steel siding in one spot. Ooops. Sorry, no pictures of the my screw ups.

 

[v8only]

wow a painted kubota you can clearly see the JD serial number on the inside of the loader arms...

anyways nice work mech, i really need to get some teeth on my bucket, with my 755 i have to till the ground first to be able to pull up any dirt.

 

[Mechanos]

... i really need to get some teeth on my bucket, with my 755 i have to till the ground first to be able to pull up any dirt.

The tooth bar makes a world of difference, but don't expect it to work like mine is working. After all the 755 has a lot less horsepower, it's lighter, has a shorter wheelbase, operates at less hydraulic psi. Also, for dirt work, you can't beat the R1's for traction.

 

[MossRoad]

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