4707

[Crazydad]

Question to the 4707 club. When I was researching before I bought I thought I would get a grapple and clear trees like this video. But in my first 50 hrs my front end loader was bent slightly down and about 2 inches on the left side. I could not find any visible damage and when I took it back to the dealer I bought it from they replaced it under warranty(Great Service). I do not have a grapple yet and wonder have any of you pushed into trees and dug like in the video.

I noticed in Bigpuddies recent photo he has the 936x and it looks beefier than my 931x. I want to scrape down a few inches and drive into bushes, vines and saplings to clear with a grapple but there are rocks and roots that might catch a corner.

My other thought was to buy a used Kubota kx040 to clear but that is big bucks. I saw a video where a guy cuts big trees by himself by cutting and pushing with the X.

I love this tractor and would buy it again. It is a beast when pulling my BB840x and powered thru areas that I should have got stuck in. I definitely want everything with a cab now.

 

[Wacky]

I don't think many tractor loaders would take too much of that type of abuse. They really aren't designed for that kind of work, IMHO. I use an excavator for heavy digging and ripping out of roots. It would be less expensive in the long run to rent a mini excavator in the long run.

 

[Bigpuddie]

I agree with Wacky. However, I do use my 4707 and 78 in grapple a fair bit. The key is going slow and tackling projects head on and not at an angle. Chances are that you sprung your loader by lifting heavily on one side. When running my grapple, I run in low range and take my time. Never had an issue. On a different note, we lost power for 30 hours and the 4707 did a great job powering the 15kw generator, keeping us at 100% power

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I wasn't too impressed with that vid., with him beating on that tractor/loader trying to drive that grapple into the ground under that stump.

IF, he had had good pallet forks on that tractor with a matching grapple, he could have easily pushed the forks right under the stump, grappled it and ripped it out. MUCH better and easier than with the grapple he was using, and much MUCH easier on the tractor too.

SR

 

[daugen]

My 4707 is being picked up by original dealer and taken back to be resold; 78 hours, loaded with camera, grapple, glass roof, buddy seat, 34 radials on rear
Massey dealer in Williamston NC. very good deal for someone
strokes and cancer taken me out of future use

 

[Sawyer Rob]

My 4707 is being picked up by original dealer and taken back to be resold; 78 hours, loaded with camera, grapple, glass roof, buddy seat, 34 radials on rear
Massey dealer in Williamston NC. very good deal for someone
strokes and cancer taken me out of future use

Sorry to hear that, you seemed like you liked that tractor a lot!

Hope you get to feeling better soon!

SR

 

[daugen]

thanks Rob, quite a life change for me but going to make the most of it.
Who knows what future will bring, will be so happy to get out of hospital later this week after a month
I had originally thought I would get a small rancher with a shop out back to build birdhouses.
Might take a while but still might get there and out of clutches of assisted living.Being incontinent simply sucks but strokes seem to have left my brain alone, most thankful for that.Adrenal cancer still a ?

oh what a difference a few months has made

 

[LouNY]

thanks Rob, quite a life change for me but going to make the most of it.
Who knows what future will bring, will be so happy to get out of hospital later this week after a month
I had originally thought I would get a small rancher with a shop out back to build birdhouses.
Might take a while but still might get there and out of clutches of assisted living.Being incontinent simply sucks but strokes seem to have left my brain alone, most thankful for that.Adrenal cancer still a ?

oh what a difference a few months has made

From the sounds of it you are making progress,
here's hoping it continues for you.
Sorry to see you needing to give up the 4707.

 

[Bigpuddie]

thanks Rob, quite a life change for me but going to make the most of it.
Who knows what future will bring, will be so happy to get out of hospital later this week after a month
I had originally thought I would get a small rancher with a shop out back to build birdhouses.
Might take a while but still might get there and out of clutches of assisted living.Being incontinent simply sucks but strokes seem to have left my brain alone, most thankful for that.Adrenal cancer still a ?

oh what a difference a few months has made

I will pray for you!

 

[Crazydad]

Wow, sorry to hear about that. You are in our prayers also.