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kebo
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I used a JD 750 to nudge an 8x12 utility building (full of the usual stuff) about 15 inches or so. We were selling the house & lot the building was set on and I wasn't exactly sure where the property line ran behind the utility building. I was afraid the back edge of the building might be over the property line a few inches so I decided to move it forward a little bit so there would be no issues with a survey at closing. The back property line was just a wooded lot, but the treeline was not real well defined.
I drilled some holes in the skids underneath the front of the building, and then ran a cable through the two skids and attached it to the tractor's drawbar. It wouldn't pull it outright with power, but with a short running start I found I could nudge it a couple inches at a time using the inertia from the weight of the tractor, which was all I needed. How much do you suppose an 8x12 utility building (full of the usual stuff we put in them) with a shingle roof and masonite siding would weigh????? Probably more than the tractor did!
I am sure others will have other unusal uses for small tractors. I guess your imagination is the limit!
I drilled some holes in the skids underneath the front of the building, and then ran a cable through the two skids and attached it to the tractor's drawbar. It wouldn't pull it outright with power, but with a short running start I found I could nudge it a couple inches at a time using the inertia from the weight of the tractor, which was all I needed. How much do you suppose an 8x12 utility building (full of the usual stuff we put in them) with a shingle roof and masonite siding would weigh????? Probably more than the tractor did!
I am sure others will have other unusal uses for small tractors. I guess your imagination is the limit!
sailorman
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I never imagined I could sit in my tractor seat as if it were an easy chair, enjoying a beer, while gazing into the woods, imagining all the jobs I could do, never starting the engine or moving an inch . I have since done this successfully many times. I 've heard tell many TBN members actually sit on their seats in their tractor house and watch TV. You don 't have to move it to use it. I tell my wife unit I 'm plannin' .
boggen
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what size bigger tractor will be needed to pull yourself out of a mud hole:ashamed::laughing:
pulling out some bushes.
finding out ya need more tractor weight and/or HP. due to ya stuck at baby crawl speed.
pulling out other vehicles (cars, trucks with 4x4 on them) and tractor just keeps on going like there is nothing behind it, and not a foot deep into the mud.
finding out ya hooked way to high on the back, and end up doing a wheely to a point of rolling tractor over almost.
finding ways of not using a shovel. even though it makes a bigger mess :laughing::thumbsup:
finding out how tall of weeds you can cut, then realizing, ya spending an hour under the deck with screw driver, and utilty knife as you dig stuff out of the finishing mower.
wondering were the "O'poo" bars are, like a car or truck has, as ya go full throttle down a bumpy road / hill or bumpy part of the yard. and only way of holding on, is by how tight your butt checks pucker up to the seat.
finding out, that i can dig deeper much quicker than i realize, when i see a water line pulled up out of the ground, or the 220 electrical out to one of the sheds hanging and wrapped around the bucket. or the cable / telephone cable got cut clean off from that last dig of dirt. and i never knew i hit it, till i was done for the day and it was to dark to see without flashlight.
pulling out some bushes.
finding out ya need more tractor weight and/or HP. due to ya stuck at baby crawl speed.
pulling out other vehicles (cars, trucks with 4x4 on them) and tractor just keeps on going like there is nothing behind it, and not a foot deep into the mud.
finding out ya hooked way to high on the back, and end up doing a wheely to a point of rolling tractor over almost.
finding ways of not using a shovel. even though it makes a bigger mess :laughing::thumbsup:
finding out how tall of weeds you can cut, then realizing, ya spending an hour under the deck with screw driver, and utilty knife as you dig stuff out of the finishing mower.
wondering were the "O'poo" bars are, like a car or truck has, as ya go full throttle down a bumpy road / hill or bumpy part of the yard. and only way of holding on, is by how tight your butt checks pucker up to the seat.
finding out, that i can dig deeper much quicker than i realize, when i see a water line pulled up out of the ground, or the 220 electrical out to one of the sheds hanging and wrapped around the bucket. or the cable / telephone cable got cut clean off from that last dig of dirt. and i never knew i hit it, till i was done for the day and it was to dark to see without flashlight.
texasjohn
Super Member
drive T post with FEL.
hizoot
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crash325
Elite Member
Raising a flag pole or letting it down.
Lesson #1 No matter how tight you screw an aluminum pipe into steel, its going to loosen.
With one high wind just past and one on the way, It was time to fix the pole. And with my usual skill, I turned a simple 2 hour job into 6 hours of frustration. Also learned new ways to screw up.
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Lesson #1 No matter how tight you screw an aluminum pipe into steel, its going to loosen.
With one high wind just past and one on the way, It was time to fix the pole. And with my usual skill, I turned a simple 2 hour job into 6 hours of frustration. Also learned new ways to screw up.
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TripleR
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They actually make a fairly decent ATV though a bit slow. You can go through stuff an ATV would hang up on. Plus with a FEL you can push any obstacles out of the way you would have to find a way around on an ATV.
As mentioned, they do make a pretty good seat to relax on and watch wildlife since tractors don't seem to bother them.
My wife uses "her" BX2660 to move potted plants around and to dump old soil out.
They also make a pretty good rifle rest.
As mentioned, they do make a pretty good seat to relax on and watch wildlife since tractors don't seem to bother them.
My wife uses "her" BX2660 to move potted plants around and to dump old soil out.
They also make a pretty good rifle rest.