Compact telehandler

Xfaxman · Nov 1, 2021

Set out the first round bale for this fall season:

Dropped it in the horse style bale ring:

Removed the net wrap, pulled up and tied the hay net:

BigBlue1 · Nov 2, 2021

What is the net for? To make the animals eat more slowly?

Xfaxman · Nov 2, 2021

The net has 2 inch square openings that the horse can get their teeth against the hay and pullout a small bite.

Without the net they grab a big byte, turn their head, start chewing, dropping hay on the ground.

So the net saves a lot of hay.

They are used to a hay bag for the horse trailer:

Xfaxman · Nov 9, 2021

Unstuckable

This happened in June of 2013. Got motion impaired in a muddy low area next to a creek:

With the boom retracted, pushed the stump bucket all the way down:

Extended the boom while backing up:

It moved back about 5 feet:

Turned rear wheels away from the trees behind it:

Retracted and lowered the boom all the way, raising the front wheels and extended the boom again:

Notice that it moved over away from the trees behind it.

Retracted boom and lowered it putting the stump bucket all the way down, then extended it again:

Raised the boom and backed up the hill next to the trees:

Xfaxman · Nov 28, 2021

Removing a small cedar tree from the barb wire fence. Used tree limb loppers and a reciprocating saw to cut the the limbs on the east side:

Hooked the chain low on the trunk and pulled away from the T post.
Looking down at the limb cuts so the tree could be pulled leaving the barb wire intact:

Side view:

Backed up:

Raised it and shook the dirt off of the roots:

Xfaxman · Nov 30, 2021

Got the second round bale out for this fall season:

Removed the net wrap and set the 5'x6' bale on the 4'x4' plastic pallet:

This time we put the hay net over the bale:

Then we put the horse style bale ring in place around it:

Xfaxman · Dec 18, 2021

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Big Barn · Dec 18, 2021

I always like your action shots, X!

Xfaxman · Dec 18, 2021

Big Barn said:
I always like your action shots, X!

Xfaxman · Jan 12, 2022

On 12-28-21 we got the third round bale out for this fall season:

Slid the SSQA into the bale spear, not latched and lifted the bale:

Backed out of the old barn (still not latched) and took it to the horse barn:

My wife is cutting the net wrap prior to setting the 5'x6' bale on the 4'x4' plastic pallet:

This time the bottom of the bale came apart:

We were not able to get the hay net on this one, so we put the horse style bale ring in place on it:

The bale ring is not touching the ground, but the horses don't care!

Xfaxman · Feb 1, 2022

On January 24th we set out the fourth round bale for this winter season. It is stored with the bale spear in it, hooked the SSQA to the bale spear:

Lifted it and backed out of the old cow barn:

Took it to the horse barn, the plastic pallet is ready with the hay net on it in the horse style bale ring:

Dropped it in on end with the net wrap on it, so it would not fall apart like last time:

Removed the net wrap and it did stay together:

Pulled up the hay net and laced it together with a small diameter nylon rope:

Xfaxman · Feb 3, 2022

Needed to remove the fence between the old cow barn and the old cow shed:

Chained and ready to pull it out of the ground:

It moved up some, but the end next to the barn didn't come up. So moved over and pulled it loose:

Moved back near the middle and chained on:

Raised and extended the boom:

Moved forward:

Now I can drive in between the buildings.

Xfaxman · Mar 27, 2022

Picked up some deadfall limbs:

Dropped them on the brush pile:

Xfaxman · May 13, 2022

Wife noticed a tree that didn't have green leaves this spring:

All of its branches are on one side, so she was concerned it would hit the trailer barn if and when it fell.

The V417 and stump bucket will eliminate her concern. First push:

The trunk started to break:

Used the stump bucket to break some roots on both sides:

Next push:

Next push, it is moving:

View from the seat, down and out:

It landed right where it needed to land:

MossRoad · May 13, 2022

That's one thing I miss about my old IH2500b. It could push stuff like that over no problems. Now, on the rare occasion I need to do that, I have to use the chainsaw to fell the tree, then decide if I want to tackle digging the stump or not.... mostly not.

Xfaxman · May 14, 2022

Chained it to the front of the stump bucket:

Raised it up and chained it to the back of the stump bucket:

Raised the boom and headed for the gate into the pasture:

Made it to the pasture, almost to the brush pile:

Unhooked the back chain:

Lowered the boom and unhooked the front chain:

Found the balance spot:

Made it to the brush pile:

Set it on the pile:

Looked like the wind could blow it off, so I moved it back farther:

Xfaxman · May 30, 2022

A rare October ice storm two years ago broke a lot of limbs because the leaves were still on. I got the ones in the yard right away, but there are several more broken limbs out on the property.

Here are two that need to come down:

Clamped on, using the Long Reach Tree Puller:

It broke off when I retracted the boom:

View from the seat of the other one:

Clamped on:

Retracted the boom:

And backed up:

Two down, many more to do.

dcarman · Jul 15, 2022

I had a Bobcat 773 skid steer.Thought it would be the cats meow for doing things around my place. It turns out that it isn't. The slightest up hill climb with nothing in the bucket it wants to sit on it's tail. If i'm trying to move things around, being alone, it is ny on impossible to get out of the thing to hook up a chain on something with the loader at the heighth you need it. I sold it and bought a Kubota with an fel. I put a boxblade on the back for counterweight and fluid in the rear wheels. Lifts anything I need. Works great lasts long time!