front loader or mini excavator

[Smokeydog]

It is surprising the digging difference a piranha toothbar by BXpanded.com makes on a small machine. 75 ton is not that much to move. Question is how much time, effort and money to you wish to bugger up? Your soil in lovely Scotland probably not much different than the Smokey mountains in the USA. Our Scottish ancestors thought so. Have yarrow growing wild here from the old country. The piranha bar was developed and is manufactured right here in the foothills not 5 miles away.
Best Regards,

 

[sandyc]

I’m sure you are aware but if you use your tractor keep the grease gun handy. Manual says every ten hours but you might want to be over zealous in the application.

 

[Henro]

Digging solid dirt with the loader, even with a tooth bar on it is an exercise best avoided in my experience.

I too have a 5x8 dump trailer and last year (or the year before) moved about 300 tons of earth, but loaded the trailer with my backhoe for the most part. One tractor with the backhoe, the other pulling the trailer.

For me, solid dirt piles would be a nightmare with only my loader. And I do have a good tooth bar.

 

[Rebeldad1]

Maybe your best bet would be renting a commercial rubber tired backhoe.

Loaders load.... excavators dig. thats their primary functions.

your Kubota weighs in around 1300lbs and bucket size guessing 1/4 yard or less?. A large backhoe loader (Case580 ish)can lift at least two of your tractors. Bucket capacity up to around 2 yards

Use the backhoe to break ground and turn around and load/move the dirt.

you will get LOTS more dirt moved with less chance of breaking the Kubota