425 Road Work

[agjones]

Thanks for digging up the link....

About The fairway mowers, to me they're a fantastic collection of parts and documentation... And no kind of mower. The reel type mowers require a person on staff that uses words like turfcare and knows that Agrostis palustris is a type of turfgrass that used to be known as Agrostis stolonifera(I stole that, I don't know such things)... Bad at uneven ground, wet grass, long grass

If you're able to find a rotary deck type however, you will be pleased....they can handle anything you'd tackle with a finish mower. They'll cost more than the 500 I got the one that donated my pt engine for or the 1400 I have in the 33hp beast (an 8' cut reel mower). That 33hp diesel alone would be 2k or more ...so a bargain for me.

There are a few that can swap out the reels for rotary decks... Ransomes/Jacobson tend to use Kubota... Toro used mitsubishi and Peugeot I think.... So a bargain reel mower and a few K on rotary decks to have an 8' mower that's simple to use and work on and maintain....most very retired because they developed a hydraulic problem... The problem is not usually fatal but the golf courses generally only buy parts from a dealer... So replacing 15 year old machine happens a lot.

BTW you will able to tell immediately if one has been well cared for... Grass buildup is an enemy of these machine....just like the front of pt when you Bush hog...

 

[agjones]

So I didn't mean to hijack the road work thread w Kubota stuff...

Maybe we need a diesel repower thread... I'll be doing another swap in the near future... Found a donor 422 or 180?that was poorly repowered... 3 pin old school. I've got a lot of respect for anyone changing attachments that way on a pt or tractor. Especially if you still have fingers!

Re: Road work, it's hard with a pt. But cutting out a road bed from wilderness is it's thing... Hire/borrow a tractor with loader/box blade and tilt to finish.

I'll try to show some of these tricks on next month's trail project. 3500' riverside on a new nc game lands. It will be 4'wide but similar techniques....

 

[bol4fun]

Great feedback......when i go to Tazwell, i have decided to get at least one extra plate to mount an amped up towing receiver with the idea of it serving as a platform to mount 4 to 6 various tools including several types of hitches, a rake, rear blade, box blade, potatoe digger, cable ripper, small forks, etc.. the rake and blades would be light duty (maybe ATV implements) modified to fit reciever and a steel plate adaptor with bolt holes to allow the blade implements to be angled vertically to create my crowns and small ditches. I know it will only work in softer soils but since that is what i have, i will have to give it a try. I have a machinist friend that will get something worked up for me and will be sure to post whatever we dream up. Still debating between 4 n 1 with teeth and grapple buckets..... think it really gets down to what percentage of dirt work vs brush work anticipated.

 

[bol4fun]

MossRoad.....keep getting delayed on my trip to Tazwell (maybe first week of July now. I was going to purchase a 14' Tandem Axle Dove Tail Utility Trailer near Tazwell but having 2nd thoughts. I see you bought a 18' car trailer when you got yours years ago and started thinking that might be the way to go because of it's diversity to haul many different things. My biggest concern i guess is tying it down. I somehow like the idea of having a railing around the perimeter (peace of mind) vs a flatbed with only straps holding it in place. The car hauler is only about 400-500 more bucks. Can you give me a quick run down of pros and cons of going with the car hauler and chime in on how to safely rig it so I don't loose anything off of it. Thanks

 

[SpringHollow]

You can buy a car hauler with a rail or add one. Most have stake pockets of D-rings you can chain to. On my 24' tilt bed, I often run a chain from the front stake pocket to the rear stake pocket and attach straps to that (in effect, using the chain as a rail). If you were a landscaper using this every day for work, a dedicated specialized trailer makes sense. Otherwise, get something you will use for other things just as you are now thinking.

Ken

 

[MossRoad]

Mine has 6 side stake pockets, three on each side, plus two D rings, both on the front, so 8 anchor points.
Plus, there is a bumper bar across the entire front. I tie down smaller items to that bar, not the tractor.

I have purchased several more D rings with the intention of welding them around the sides, but I have yet to ever need them.

I also made some stake sides out of 2 x 12" pressure treated lumber. Only one row high, but its just right for two yards of dirt on the front and the PT425 with a bucket on the rear.