Another lackender order placed

[Charlie_Iliff]

OK Hans: last night you posted at 7:50 talking about the connections. Tonight, since you haven't posted a report yet, I assume you're out there digging holes in the dark.

Let us know how it works.

 

[MossRoad]

Speaking of the little red button, I was at a TSC store today and saw a block that had two solenoids and 6 quick connects on it, as well as some wires and a little red button. Looked like it was for running two different items from one hydraulic circuit. No one could tell me anything about it, except that it was $399.00.

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

Sounds even more pricey than mine. Add some plumbing and you're at half a K.

 

[MossRoad]

Have you seen these? Really nice stuff. I talked to somebody there via e-mail and it was over $500.00 but the joystick handle had 6 buttons!
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.vandminc.com/vmsite/vm/list.html>http://www.vandminc.com/vmsite/vm/list.html</A>

 

[MossRoad]

And I was looking at this valve at Northern too.
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=6970&langId=-1&catalogId=4006970&PHOTOS=on&TEST=Y&productId=38484>http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=6970&langId=-1&catalogId=4006970&PHOTOS=on&TEST=Y&productId=38484</A>

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

<font color=red>Have you seen these? Really nice stuff. I talked to somebody there via e-mail and it was over $500.00 but the joystick handle had 6 buttons!
http://www.vandminc.com/vmsite/vm/list.html </font color=red>

I looked at V & M before I bought my valve, and wrote their offerings off as too expensive. I'm not sure I'd make the same decision knowing what I do now, since with their system I could add more circuits, and, for instance, have the side-swing capability that the new Lackender hoe has, and maybe even get to the articulating multiple-use arm that Bubenberg wants, with hoe, grapple, mower, chain saw, and back scratcher attachments.

 

[bubenberg]

Hi Guys, my PT grapple bucket is mad at me because it has to share the number one slot in utility, power and overall me liking it with an intruder: the lacklander baby boomer backhoe.

i was able to dedicate most of the afternoon to the operation of the hoe WITHOUT THE RED BOTTON. I dug up a bed of bushes and trees at my ex that had been cut down. but she wanted them also removed not just stump ground. some of the roots were so deep i had to fully extend the hoe to cut the vertical roots.
what a power house the invert (picking up stuff) curling motion has for just a pt 425 kohler eng. and that small piston on the hoe.
Yes it was annoying with that auxiliary lever but you get used to anything after a while. the motion is not that of a professional backhoe operator but i am glad that i do not have to hand dig much anymore with this new to.. attachment.

Other use, is the boom action attains higher heights. after you practiced for a while go ahead and load your pick up, but get a bigger bucket than 8" other wise your loading will take a while. the two teeth on the bucket are excellent and so is the thumb. i am satisfied with my purchase.

the large plate that randy puts on and then welds the pt female quick attach plate onto it is somewhat obstructing the view .. i guess i have to install another camera and screen to have at least 21 degrees vision ... i know you guys think i am nuts ... a well .. so be it.

 

[MossRoad]

That sounds great! I am now officially jealous /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif

 

[Sedgewood]

<font color=green>I am now officially jealous</font color=green>

Me too!! But that big plate has to go.

Sedgewood

 

[pajoube]

Hans,
Any chance you could get a few pictures posted of this hoe?
PJ