i just ran out to the garage......with the FEL on the ground and the pins in the backhoe i measure 14'-2" approx. when i take the FEL & BH off, i remove the FEL first driving all the way to the back wall of the garage......then back the BH in between the FEL arms, this tightens up the space a little more. it still takes up alot of room,but better than the alternative. outside. hope this helps
I'm getting a pole barn built near a round pen / corral. I want to build it as close as possible to the round pen, but still leave room for the tractor (BX2200, with loader and/or rotary cutter attached). The pole barn runs north/south, and the round pen is on the west side. On the west wall of the barn, right across from the gate in the round pen, is a barn door. It will probably be 12x10. The round pen gate is 16' long (yes I know its too long), so it has to be able to open all the way without hitting the barn, but not only that but I really need another four or five feet more than the 16' clearance because I may need to walk horses between the fully open gate and the barn wall. The barn door will be a slider or garage door, so it will not be swinging out.
So if I'm coming out of the barn on my tractor, through the barn door and heading for the round pen, then make a right or left turn to drive between the pen and barn, how much room do I need to make that turn?? Is the 21' enough? With a loader and cutter attached?
What do you think of my idea to have the barn door directly across from the round pen gate? Good, bad?