Close call 4720-or dumb move of day.

[Red Horse]

Boy, howdy - I'll bet it felt even closer! Sure glad that turned out well. BTW, I also have a good friend with a 420 CAT; comforting, isn't it?

YUK YUK-For sure-that's what I said to him.."Happiness is having a friend with a 420"

 

[Red Horse]

Plowing snow with R4s and no chains on, Not a good plan.

Well to add to Zebra5's comment, I'm sure chains would have helped. I had the 72" bucket on but I usually plow with a 7' fisher and have not had an issue-again in this case-stupidity on my part-I just put the right side too close to the edge and what I thought was solid ground was drifted in snow on the embankment.

Biggest reason for not getting chains (aside from 300 bucks) is the bay I keep this in has an overhead door and I have about an inch and a half of cab clearance.

 

[vtsnowedin]

Well to add to Zebra5's comment, I'm sure chains would have helped. I had the 72" bucket on but I usually plow with a 7' fisher and have not had an issue-again in this case-stupidity on my part-I just put the right side too close to the edge and what I thought was solid ground was drifted in snow on the embankment.

Biggest reason for not getting chains (aside from 300 bucks) is the bay I keep this in has an overhead door and I have about an inch and a half of cab clearance.

$300 bucks? try $1100 for a good set and then of course your $2500 job to adjust the door or lower the floor. But spend some time in your recent position with the snow still coming down and drifting and it will seem worth it.

 

[ccsial]

I did almost the same thing this year. I was blowing snow in front of my property for the mailman to drive by and I got too close to the edge and slid down the ditch. It was wet snow and just like grease as stated above. I was able to drive into my field and come up my trail back to my driveway. It was a bit scary thinking about rolling as I slid down. I was thanking the lord I didn't roll.

Glad you got by fairly easy too.

 

[BlackRaptor]

That almost happend to me the other day didn't realize how close I was to the ditch drop.

Glad you kept her rubber side down.

 

[chin]

That almost happend to me the other day didn't realize how close I was to the ditch drop.

Glad you kept her rubber side down.

sorry to go off topic but i have to ask you if that is the bigger 70 inch plus bucket on your tractor? Im getting a loader fro my cab 3720 and not sure if i want that size or next size down. can that bucket dig good and handle aa full load of wet top soil?

 

[Red Horse]

sorry to go off topic but i have to ask you if that is the bigger 70 inch plus bucket on your tractor? Im getting a loader fro my cab 3720 and not sure if i want that size or next size down. can that bucket dig good and handle aa full load of wet top soil?

10-4-its the larger HD 72" And I had a 3320 before this with exact same bucket. 3320 has no problem handling a 72" another adbantage is you are always covering your wheel spacing,

Only advantage of the narrow bucket would be if you spent a lot of time in the woods in terms of maneuvering around trees-and t that, I doand have never had an issue. IMO 72" is the way to go.

 

[Deere Dude]

sorry to go off topic but i have to ask you if that is the bigger 70 inch plus bucket on your tractor? Im getting a loader fro my cab 3720 and not sure if i want that size or next size down. can that bucket dig good and handle aa full load of wet top soil?

No doubt a bunch of different opinions here, but I have a 61" with my 3720. I can handle a heaping load wet gravel or wet dirt. It digs pretty well but I think for the time extra needed to fill a bigger bucket and to dig a little extra, you could be in and out and back again for another load. It is a coin toss for you and you don't want to regret what you buy, so maybe the dealer would have a used one around you could try for an hour or two.

Generally, I hear that 72" are more for mulch and cow duty and maybe looser dirt.

I have dug a lot of tree root-balls from 4-10" diameter with my 61" and it still took a long time in some cases. Oaks and Hickory's take forever it seems.

I would get the 61" again.