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[4570Man]

I moved some pallets of block to make enough room to put my trailer inside. I’m pretty happy with the lifting ability of the M59. It’s probably as strong as a 75 Kubota skid steer. The biggest reason I didn’t buy the skid steer is how bad they tear up the ground.

 

[Oldpath05]

^^^^^^^^^^^Cement blocks weigh 30-35 lbs, how many blocks did you have on that pallet? Those front tractor tires dont compress much.

 

[hayden]

Earlier this summer I tore down another camp building on my property. I got tired of paying taxes on a mouse hotel, and now that the building is gone I can put the entire parcel into current use.

Here is a time laps video of most of the take down, but not all. I kept running out of memory card space and killing batteries. The machine is a Kubota KX-080 excavator.

Enjoy.

 

[hunt4570]

Earlier this summer I tore down another camp building on my property. I got tired of paying taxes on a mouse hotel, and now that the building is gone I can put the entire parcel into current use.

Here is a time laps video of most of the take down, but not all. I kept running out of memory card space and killing batteries. The machine is a Kubota KX-080 excavator.

Enjoy.

Seems a waste to tear down a building like that, looked to be in ok condition. But I'm not privy to all the circumstances.. You look like you know how to handle that excavator! nice job.

 

[Kingsqueak]

Earlier this summer I tore down another camp building on my property. I got tired of paying taxes on a mouse hotel, and now that the building is gone I can put the entire parcel into current use.

Here is a time laps video of most of the take down, but not all. I kept running out of memory card space and killing batteries. The machine is a Kubota KX-080 excavator.

Enjoy.

Neat, was almost like watching a heavy equipment school exercise. Just curious why you didn’t just mash it over and stuff it into a dumpster? Reusing materials?

 

[Gordon Gould]

Enjoyed the video. Very nice job - like a excavator finesse clinic.

gg

 

[hayden]

Seems a waste to tear down a building like that, looked to be in ok condition. But I'm not privy to all the circumstances.. You look like you know how to handle that excavator! nice job.

I fretted over what to do with the building for many years. I couldn't find anyone who was willing to take on maintenance in exchange for using it as a camp. The original owner would use it a weekend or two every few years, but that's all. Meanwhile I was paying to mow the lawn, paint periodically, and generally keep after the place. Plus taxes on improved property.

I also looked at fixing it up to rent, but since it was a camp, there was no running water, no heat, no electricity, and no septic. All those would have had the be added to meet minimum state standards for a rental. Plus the road into it is 1/2 mile and would have needed pretty major improvements, and then plowing in the winter. And then in the end I'd be a landlord which is about the last thing I want to be. So in the absence of compelling economics, I abandoned that idea.

So I agree it was a shame to take it down, but honestly as I got deeper into it, there was some significant rot. I also had a couple of guys come and salvage quite a bit of material from it, so most of the good stuff was saved.

 

[hayden]

Just curious why you didn’t just mash it over and stuff it into a dumpster? Reusing materials?

Cost and convenience. Most of the wood material can be burned. Other, plus the insulation has to go to a land fill. Landfill material I have to pay by the ton to get rid of. On the other hand, I get paid for taking metals to the recycler. So given the choice of paying to get rid of metal, or getting paid, guess which I picked? I think I ended up getting about $400 for the load I took.

 

[hayden]

Enjoyed the video. Very nice job - like a excavator finesse clinic.

gg

Anyone with an excavator can tell you what the trick is to operating them. Practice, practice, practice. I have about 600-700hrs on them now and am reasonably good with it. But still have plenty to learn and improve on. For example, I'm a total spaz using the foot peddles to operate the tracks, so almost always use the sticks. I need to get better at that.

 

[Molalla1]

Anyone with an excavator can tell you what the trick is to operating them. Practice, practice, practice. I have about 600-700hrs on them now and am reasonably good with it. But still have plenty to learn and improve on. For example, I'm a total spaz using the foot peddles to operate the tracks, so almost always use the sticks. I need to get better at that.

Yup . . . I'm not good with the peddles either . . . and I have many, many hours on such.