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OK it all started when all three machines and both trucks just happened to need an oil change at the same time so we decided to take a half day and service everything. The Barko was quite simple since it has drain hose on the bottom and a ball valve to open the drain. The 140 sucks because you...

OK a few days ago I called Westshore and when I asked him what he was doing he said "I am scaring the #?*! out of myself on an incline." I laughed at him like he was a sissy. Well guess who is the sissy now. I found an area that looked real pretty to work today but it was down in the valley...

A few pics of the Barko 930 posing with the trucks. I had to give the Nissan back to the wife when I picked up the new F-550 last week. I knew it would ride kind stiff but I had no idea. I have to keep the transfer tank full of fuel just to make the ride bearable. Oh well they're just...

Well she is officially mine now. I have her going to Mississippi first then out to the big job out west. Added a couple of pictures I took yesterday. Just got a call that it is on the truck and I will be running tomorrow.

After I made all of the calls to family and the banks and even another contractor (who I am sure will chime in here soon) it is time to let all of my buddies here on TBN in on the good news. Two days ago I got a call that I think will change my life. I am the proud awardee of a little ole 2952...

OK I have a question and I am being very serious. Who are these contractors that are bidding on these government jobs in the Southeast? Palmetto will back me up here. On the job in his back yard the guy got the job with a bid of $170/acre? The place was a freakin jungle. A job in Alabama...

I want to start out by giving credit and thanks to my customers that I have met here on the forums. I have met the greatest people and everyone seems to really like the work that I have been able to do for them. In the past two weeks I have worked for OKNewguy, and Ddivinia. Last year I...

Not much to tell you guys right now except that it seemed real nice as I put it on the trailer. It sure is heavy but the ole 6.4L Powerstroke pulled it no sweat. I ran the cruise control at 65 mph. all the way from Ohio back to Nashville and got 7.8 miles per gallon. Now to the pictures. It...

I am excited to announce that it is FINALLY official that the FTX 148-L is coming home next Tuesday. I had hoped to have it already but there were some delays and now it will be after the holiday. I expect this thing to me a mulching monster. It will have steel tracks and the Lynn Hendrix...

Check this baby out, this thing is so cool I want to get two so I can leave one in the lawn and just stare it while I am not working. I think this may me the the hottest mulching machine that has ever been thought of. Tigercat 480 mulcher sneak peak

As you can probably guess it is pretty dusty down here in the desert southwest so I pressure wash out the coolers on the FTX-140 on a regular basis but today had some excitement. The tank that I carry my water in has a small drip that covered the flatbed with a layer of water that a swarm of...

http://supertrak.com/PDF/SK140RTL.pdf This looks like a very interesting machine. I have been waiting for the Prentice and the Bank for a while now and I stumbled across this machine. It is 50 horsepower less than the Prentice but it also weighs 14,000 lbs less so the power for mulching...

Ok I know I just did this with the 5325 but that tractor did not have the power-reverser and I plan to do a ton of loader work so the regular transmission was not the ticket. Anyway this tractor has all of the same options..cab, telescoping draft links, 540/1000 PTO etc. Price on this one...

I went to look at a new Deere a few days ago and I was very suprised by the price. I though it was some type of mistake but I thought I would run it by you guys to see what you think. What I looked at was a brand new 5325 cab tractor with a 553 loader. It has th 9/3 tranny and MFWD, dual rear...

YouTube - USED CATERPILLAR DOZER CRASH ACCIDENT CAT UNFALL BAGGER BULLDOZER UNFALL EXCAVATOR CRASHS CRANE I do not know what the guys in the video are saying but I thought I heard "holy poop"

This is supposed to be a great small machine. Lynn Hendrix said that this is the best machine direct from the factory that he has seen. That is saying something considering that he sells Prentice, Barko and Bron. This price is around $150k I think. The specs at the website show a 3.9L...

I was all set to get the Tigercat this week but decided to give Lynn Hendrix out in TX a call and he has what I consider the perfect setup for me. It is the Prentice 2470 that he builds with all of his upgrades and a brand new FAE head. The new head has the two speed motors in it. Remember...

OK here I go again. I found this machine and she is my new sweetheart. It has about 1500 hours on it but it runs like brand new. I am negotiating a HUGE contract and if that comes through I will not just want it I will need it. This girl is a real monster but she has very good visibility...

I made the plunge and I will be a two machine mulcher soon. Hopefully I will be able to add the excavator soon. The Kodiak seems like a pretty good machine and the company seems really interested in making the best machine possible. I had a couple of suggestions for improvements and they are...

I have made my decision on the wheeled tractor that I will own but I still have a few needs that I have to address. ROOTBALLS!!! As many of you know mulching rootballs can destroy a machine in short order. My problem is that the design of the Fecon head has the teeth way out there in the...

OK here is my delima. The Prentice is perfect for the work that I am doing right now and with the Fecon knives installed will probably do a good job back in TN. The Barko will do what I am doing right now and will do all of the mulching back in TN easily. If I sell the FTX-140, the Stump Hog...

After our heated discussion last week on machines and other things we need to lighten up a little. On that note we need to compile a top 10 list on mulching addiction. I have a few to start but I need unput to make sure we do not miss anything. 1. On your anniversary you searched for carbide...

Well the verdict on the Supertrak is in and I am sending it back. In fact it is parked today and I am running the FTX-140. I really think that the Supertrak is a little sickly, the Fecon mulcher is cutting far better than the machine with more than double the power. I am mulching almost two...

The Supertrak got here today, I did not get her in the woods until 4:00PM but it is going to be a fun week! My prelimimary opinions about the machine could not have been more wrong. The engine and hydraulic coolers are mounted on the rear and they are huge. There are two hydraulically powered...