RonL
Banned
- Joined
- Dec 22, 2001
- Messages
- 430
- Location
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- Tractor
- Caterpillar 416C IT, Caterpillar D3G, previously owned a Ford 1910
MChalkley
I originally came upon TractorByNet by happenstance ( serendipity? ) and was immediately taken by it. I have been online every day possible since. The people here comport themselves with an enormous amount of class and are more than willing to share their knowledge, opinions, and experiences. I have learned much and have enjoyed the shared experiences. I applaud your efforts to explore new possibilities. That said I will throw in my opinions. Dirt can be moved with a spoon ( which I was wont to do as a child) and it can moved with a Cat D11. Most of us on this board are somewhere in between. Compact utility tractors and tractors as a whole have evolved as agrarian instruments/implements. As such they are extremely usefull in farm settings for a multitude of purposes. The fact that there are a number of implements available that fit standard hitches and pto's makes them so. However, if you are involved in construction and earth moving the TLB has evolved as the general purpose machine. Now we must look at the " Jack of all trades, master of none syndrome". There is NO machine that does every single task as well as a task specific machine , or in fact does every single task. Because each of us has specific needs and desires each of us needs to detemine which machine will fulfill our needs and desires with AVAILABLE implements.
Because I am starting with 12 acres of wooded land on top of a mountain I felt that for MY purposes A full size TLB was the right choice. I need to put in perimiter drains, dig out foundations, install septic systems, crane in the septic tank, dig water lines, rebuild stone walls, fork deliveries off of delivery trucks, and a number of other things. However, I expect to bring in a dozer for a day in the beginning. A days worth of dozer work will probably save one or two weeks worth of TLB work. After everything is built and landscaped I don't think I'll be using the Cat to mow the lawn. I'll be looking for something suitable at the time.
I'm not a fan of the liberal clan but there's a quote by Robert Kennedy that I like. I must paraphrase it because its 6:00 O'clock inthe morning ( please jump in and correct me ). It goes something like this: " Some look at what is and ask why? Some look at what could be and ask, why not?"
MChalkley, best of luck on your quest!
Peace,
RonL
P.S. I'm going to watch "Funny Farm" for the thirteenth time.
I originally came upon TractorByNet by happenstance ( serendipity? ) and was immediately taken by it. I have been online every day possible since. The people here comport themselves with an enormous amount of class and are more than willing to share their knowledge, opinions, and experiences. I have learned much and have enjoyed the shared experiences. I applaud your efforts to explore new possibilities. That said I will throw in my opinions. Dirt can be moved with a spoon ( which I was wont to do as a child) and it can moved with a Cat D11. Most of us on this board are somewhere in between. Compact utility tractors and tractors as a whole have evolved as agrarian instruments/implements. As such they are extremely usefull in farm settings for a multitude of purposes. The fact that there are a number of implements available that fit standard hitches and pto's makes them so. However, if you are involved in construction and earth moving the TLB has evolved as the general purpose machine. Now we must look at the " Jack of all trades, master of none syndrome". There is NO machine that does every single task as well as a task specific machine , or in fact does every single task. Because each of us has specific needs and desires each of us needs to detemine which machine will fulfill our needs and desires with AVAILABLE implements.
Because I am starting with 12 acres of wooded land on top of a mountain I felt that for MY purposes A full size TLB was the right choice. I need to put in perimiter drains, dig out foundations, install septic systems, crane in the septic tank, dig water lines, rebuild stone walls, fork deliveries off of delivery trucks, and a number of other things. However, I expect to bring in a dozer for a day in the beginning. A days worth of dozer work will probably save one or two weeks worth of TLB work. After everything is built and landscaped I don't think I'll be using the Cat to mow the lawn. I'll be looking for something suitable at the time.
I'm not a fan of the liberal clan but there's a quote by Robert Kennedy that I like. I must paraphrase it because its 6:00 O'clock inthe morning ( please jump in and correct me ). It goes something like this: " Some look at what is and ask why? Some look at what could be and ask, why not?"
MChalkley, best of luck on your quest!
Peace,
RonL
P.S. I'm going to watch "Funny Farm" for the thirteenth time.