Before moving my new PT425 to our woodlot from our current house (where I spent a day running the machine through its paces making sure everything works before taking it to our remote site), I have an opportunity to help a friend excavate for two small retaining walls.
Thought it might be more fun to tear up someone else's yard to learn how to use a machine that operated differently than the tractor I'm used to. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
My question is (everyone who owns a pickup and/or trailer can ignore this):
I don't have a way to move the PT other than a rented truck and trailer.
Total cost to do so to his place is about $90 plus fuel each way since we live where prices are high.
It is just under 5 miles to his place, and I can legally tram the PT there and back; probably take about 40 minutes.
Is that a totally daft thought? Seems like the 1.5 hr. total or so would be less wear and tear on the budget than the $180 plus time to get and return the truck twice.
In just running around the block once in our neighborhood and operating all hydraulic circuits (total of 30 minutes) the hydraulic cooler fan came on, and the oil tank was too hot to touch for more than a second or two. Ambient temperature was about 75 degrees.
Some of you will probably realize that I really just want to take a drive with the PT, but I do want to help my friend out. He has no $$$ to contribute due to circumstances beyond his control.
Thanks!
Mark H.
Thought it might be more fun to tear up someone else's yard to learn how to use a machine that operated differently than the tractor I'm used to. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
My question is (everyone who owns a pickup and/or trailer can ignore this):
I don't have a way to move the PT other than a rented truck and trailer.
Total cost to do so to his place is about $90 plus fuel each way since we live where prices are high.
It is just under 5 miles to his place, and I can legally tram the PT there and back; probably take about 40 minutes.
Is that a totally daft thought? Seems like the 1.5 hr. total or so would be less wear and tear on the budget than the $180 plus time to get and return the truck twice.
In just running around the block once in our neighborhood and operating all hydraulic circuits (total of 30 minutes) the hydraulic cooler fan came on, and the oil tank was too hot to touch for more than a second or two. Ambient temperature was about 75 degrees.
Some of you will probably realize that I really just want to take a drive with the PT, but I do want to help my friend out. He has no $$$ to contribute due to circumstances beyond his control.
Thanks!
Mark H.