IrTxRx
Silver Member
I will finally be purchasing my PT 1430 with the following attachments:
Brushcutter, Grapple, LM bucket,wheel trencher, +/- cement mixer, and mini-hoe. I know there are some who have the Lackender and many who have the PT mini-hoe and feel that this is their most appreciated attachment (with thumb of course!!!)
The Lackender is about $600-$800 more than PT (plus additional shipping vs adding to PT shipping order).
My main uses will be:
1.) digging approx 4 ft down in soft dirt behind Lake house retaining wall X 35 ft
2.) cleaning out ditches beside 1/4 mile dirt drive (e.g. mini-mini-gradall) some soft, but mostly hard packed
3.) used after wheel trencher to clean out trench for conduit or water pipe...very hard soil to rock
4.)With thumb using as a grapple boom (to pick up landscape rocks), moving large pieces of brush, holding large logs for chainsaw, and grubbing out small trees/brush (again mostly hard pack to rock)
How well is the mini-hoe +thumb suited to these tasks? Are there tasks to which one brand will be superior to the other? Will the the additional strength (and weight) of the Lackender be an overall advantage or liability on the 1430 (or other PT 1200# lift machine)? Does anyone know if PT offers a 12" bucket for their minihoe and does it work?
It has been four long years waiting and saving and deciding if this machine (with QC warts and all) is for me. However, it has also been fun reading about all your activities, successes, improvements and fixes for that same time period. I would like to again thank all for the information you have provided and tell you to get ready... I expect to go from a bronze to "poster most high of all posters" AFTER I get the PT and begin doing some work/play with the machine.
Thanks again.
Brushcutter, Grapple, LM bucket,wheel trencher, +/- cement mixer, and mini-hoe. I know there are some who have the Lackender and many who have the PT mini-hoe and feel that this is their most appreciated attachment (with thumb of course!!!)
The Lackender is about $600-$800 more than PT (plus additional shipping vs adding to PT shipping order).
My main uses will be:
1.) digging approx 4 ft down in soft dirt behind Lake house retaining wall X 35 ft
2.) cleaning out ditches beside 1/4 mile dirt drive (e.g. mini-mini-gradall) some soft, but mostly hard packed
3.) used after wheel trencher to clean out trench for conduit or water pipe...very hard soil to rock
4.)With thumb using as a grapple boom (to pick up landscape rocks), moving large pieces of brush, holding large logs for chainsaw, and grubbing out small trees/brush (again mostly hard pack to rock)
How well is the mini-hoe +thumb suited to these tasks? Are there tasks to which one brand will be superior to the other? Will the the additional strength (and weight) of the Lackender be an overall advantage or liability on the 1430 (or other PT 1200# lift machine)? Does anyone know if PT offers a 12" bucket for their minihoe and does it work?
It has been four long years waiting and saving and deciding if this machine (with QC warts and all) is for me. However, it has also been fun reading about all your activities, successes, improvements and fixes for that same time period. I would like to again thank all for the information you have provided and tell you to get ready... I expect to go from a bronze to "poster most high of all posters" AFTER I get the PT and begin doing some work/play with the machine.
Thanks again.