I dont know what to do.

[bp fick]

Hey Jacob. Your grandpa's advice is sound. I'd listen.

 

[Johndeere3720]

I think your Grandpa is giving you advice and he knows you well I assume. I would listen to him.

Unless you have outstanding fabrication skills, any FEL you build will not equal the re-sale of a manufactured FEL, so your investment in time and material may not pay off. Even then, a home made FEL will not excite many buyers.

If you have use for a 30HP tractor, then you will eventually replace the Yanmar anyways.

If you owned a 30HP tractor already and planned to keep it a long time, then fabricating your own FEL would make more sense. If you want to build a FEL, build it for the tractor you NEED, not necessarily the tractor you own today.

That's my $.02.
Dave.

i have a great ammount of respect for my grandpa and your right, he knows me well.

 

[Soundguy]

I was talking to my grandpa today and he says that instead of me building a FEL for my Yanmar that i should sell my Yanmar and my Simplicity and buy a used 30 hp tractor. A 30 hp tractor would run my tiller and auger with more ease and when i would install a FEL it would have more capabilities over a FEL on my 19hp Yanmar tractor. So, what is the better option, build a loader for my Yanmar or sell both my tractors at the end of summer (I have a summer job) and get a 30hp tractor?

will a small loader do what you need?

soundguy

 

[Johndeere3720]

will a small loader do what you need?

soundguy

Well, since i get tractor jobs occasionally I know i'd use it for a LOT of gravel and dirt work. I also would use it to clear out our woods on our property. And i want to landscape our yard. Lots of heavy work and since my Yanmar doesnt have power steering, hard to turn with a full load.

 

[beenthere]

Yup, I also say "listen to your grandpa". He has your best interests at heart, appears to me.

 

[Johndeere3720]

I guess I better work hard to get the $$$$ for the bigger tractor. I sure will miss that Yannie!

 

[LBrown59]

RadarTech wrote - "After I posted I saw the I am only 14 tag line...
hmm....
hold off on that new purchase.."

*He may be just 14 but he's got twice the tractor knowledge and experience a lot of us have trust me.

MT

* Good point.

 

[Soundguy]

Well, since i get tractor jobs occasionally I know i'd use it for a LOT of gravel and dirt work. I also would use it to clear out our woods on our property. And i want to landscape our yard. Lots of heavy work and since my Yanmar doesnt have power steering, hard to turn with a full load.

as small as that yannie is, I doubt a loader bucket will kill the steering much, especially if you ballast the rear. however.. as small as it is.. i don't look for it to do any real land clearing either. My 1700 had it's hads full with a 3pt dirt scoop and about 500# of dirt..

landscaping on the other hand.. a scut with a loader is great for tight spaces and hauling light material like mulch and what not.

plenty of options.. no wrong answer.. just depends mostly on budget and time resources..

soundguy

 

[mjncad]

I think your grandfather is giving you good advice.

 

[TripleR]

I think your Grandpa is giving you advice and he knows you well I assume. I would listen to him.

Unless you have outstanding fabrication skills, any FEL you build will not equal the re-sale of a manufactured FEL, so your investment in time and material may not pay off. Even then, a home made FEL will not excite many buyers.

If you have use for a 30HP tractor, then you will eventually replace the Yanmar anyways.

If you owned a 30HP tractor already and planned to keep it a long time, then fabricating your own FEL would make more sense. If you want to build a FEL, build it for the tractor you NEED, not necessarily the tractor you own today.

That's my $.02.
Dave.

I sure can't improve on that, very good advice all around.