ragkar
Platinum Member
- Joined
- May 11, 2007
- Messages
- 846
- Location
- eastern PA-lower Poconos
- Tractor
- JD2320 w/R4 $21,100 w/7.16%off
I need advice on the procedures and precautions on digging a hole. And don't say 'practice' because I'm doing that and slowly building up a bag of tricks. But I think it would be faster if you would share yours.
For instance: a friend advised me to dump position the loader bucket and drop it into the earth. How far? Do I try to lift the front wheels off the dirt? What if the front area is uneven?
Do I drop the BH feet all the way? What about when the ground is uneven back there?
I noticed that it is difficult to get the far side of the hole vertical. Do I just keep scratching there with the bucket or is it best to move the tractor around to the other side of the hole?
Is it good advice to move the boom/arm/bucket slowly?
Does a good operator have the skill to skew/scoop/lift and bucket-scoop at the same time? Or does he try to limit his control to two things at a time?
Is it normal for the FEL and feet to lose a little extension/pressure over the course of a half hour session (eg an inch on the feet)?
What's the best way to bury small boulders (200-400 pounds)?
Do you try to remove a stump using the BH alone, or do you use the BH and then attack it with the FEL?
Greg
For instance: a friend advised me to dump position the loader bucket and drop it into the earth. How far? Do I try to lift the front wheels off the dirt? What if the front area is uneven?
Do I drop the BH feet all the way? What about when the ground is uneven back there?
I noticed that it is difficult to get the far side of the hole vertical. Do I just keep scratching there with the bucket or is it best to move the tractor around to the other side of the hole?
Is it good advice to move the boom/arm/bucket slowly?
Does a good operator have the skill to skew/scoop/lift and bucket-scoop at the same time? Or does he try to limit his control to two things at a time?
Is it normal for the FEL and feet to lose a little extension/pressure over the course of a half hour session (eg an inch on the feet)?
What's the best way to bury small boulders (200-400 pounds)?
Do you try to remove a stump using the BH alone, or do you use the BH and then attack it with the FEL?
Greg