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"it seemed dry enuf" ... oh how I was wrong ... this is an cut (with a 3month/yr water flow) I want to level out the bottom for a pond. I made a "ramp to get into it. I've had the 'bota down there before, but only to use the hoe. Saturday I decided to do one last "level" job on the bottom...

I'm in the process of getting an RV pad setup for my elders to use. I've got a "pad" graveled in, and have a sewer drop there too. This is all next to my shop building which has plenty of power being fed in. I'm not sure, but it might even have 3 phase (I'll post another thread for the...

Had a good 'ol "oh heck" moment today ... Normally I have a BH on for counterweight, but I switched it out to a landscape rake since I getting gravel friday and am just touching up some levelling for an RV pad. But ... I needed some fill, and have a pile of gravel/rocks I pull from. Headed up...

ugggh ... my PO was a \"DIY\'er\" One of my tasks this weekend was to figure out how to tie into the water at my shop for some irragation of the landscaping I'm doing ... First I needed to deterrmine what was going on ... I had a poloroid from the PO showing his "repair" of the well feed, so...

Figured I'd start a thread about what I wa sup to this weekend ... Once the stump was out on the north side of the shop, I got the crater filled ... I'm going to level here (well, nearly ... 1/4" per foot slope), and lay down 4-6" of 3/8" minus gravel base. I'm using the south side slope for...

Here's a pic ... (click for a bigger version) (I set a 4x4 on top for scale ...) I trenched all around (about 2'-3' deep), and managed to cut all the surface roots. In this pic ... There is a septic tank just behind, the septic line runs to the left, my shop is just to the right, and right in...

Just curious on what people have done as far as "customizations" to prevent theft of their tractor(s) ... I'm thinkin I'll probably want to add a key'd kill switch (hopefully hidden well enough to defeat bypassing) ... Lo-jack would be awesome, but don't see the need for me ... locked inside...

This may be a stupid question ... I'm getting a new 3130 with a backhoe (bh90). This summer, I'll be getting a boxscraper and wanna do a top-n-tilt at that time (probably via CCM). What I'm wondering is, could I get the joystick from CCM along with the top-n-tilt, and then jack the hydraulics...

Well, I pulled the trigger and got my 3130 coming ... L3130 w/ LA723 loader skidsteer QA Std bucket w/brace and hooks for the bucket edge Toothbar BH90 backhoe (18" bucket) Thumb for the BH Delivery next week ... will get pics then.

Thought I'd share with the "landscaping" I'm slowly getting done ... Site is 5ac, east (long) side has a steep hill dropping to a "bottom" 1.5ac (with a creek flowing just past the prop line), north side has a steep ravine dropping to a creek, drive enters from the "upper" south end, goes past...

I've been doing a bunch of research, determining my true needs (now and future), conversing with friends, etc Pretty sure, a "hardy", yet compact, TLB will fit me best * Will be doing some light earthwork (grading, cut/fill) * some "brush" work (a few stumps, creating logging brush burn piles...

Hi all, I located in the Snoqualmie North Bend area and am looking for some *good* dealer recomendations ... There's a green dealer (Agrishop Redmond) and an orange dealer (Issaquah Honda/Kubota) within about 20 miles. Others are Sumner Tractor (about 45 minutes away) or Jennings Equipment...

I'm wondering ... What's the PITA factor for removing/installing a factory cab on a 3x20 series machine? I will *need* a BH, but could live with only using it when the cab was off. In the PNW, we have 6 months of rain, and 6 months without (well enuf of that 6 where a cab isn't a necessity)...

Hi all, I've decided this spring I really need a loader/hoe enabled tractor. I'm pretty certain I'm buying deere, but not too sure yet model I really should get ... I've got a '57 420C that came from my old man a few years ago and while it's been useful, it lacks a FEL (has a "floating" sno...