Importing and modifying a new mini excavator from China

[bindian]

How big are the pines? That’s probably a job I would do with my CTL and tree puller.

Anywhere from 4 to 22 inches a foot off the ground. I would love to have a CTL.
hugs, Brandi

 

[4570Man]

That’s bigger than I expected, but it would make quick work of the small ones.

 

[bindian]

That痴 bigger than I expected, but it would make quick work of the small ones.

I just pop a tine of the grapple under the small ones and POP, out she goes.:dance1:
hugs, Brandi

 

[majorwager]

Just a FYI

 

[dfkrug]

Well, still no rain here, so I have not had the chance to extensively use my new machine. I have
done some work on one of my trails, by dampening the ground with water siphoned from the creek,
100 feet away. This trail is about 40% grade (5/12 pitch) and 4' wide. The bottom of the photo
has a 3-foot level to indicate slope. The photos do not do justice.

I have used the time to go leaf-peeping in New England, and nearly complete a hydraulic thumb
for this machine. I hope to test it in the next few days. I will post a new thread on that, or put it
here.

 

[California]

... trail is about 40% grade (5/12 pitch) and 4' wide. The bottom of the photo has a 3-foot level to indicate slope. The photos do not do justice.

Where does the trail go, that justifies building it so steep? That would be difficult on foot and near impossible for a common SUV (if it were wider) at such a steep pitch.

This driveway out of our mining claim can be a challenge and it isn't nearly as steep as your photo. I had to cut all the small brush on the far left and drive on that to get my Subaru Outback out of there one time. It took 2-3 tries to get the Outback up that rocky grade while dodging the high-center boulders. (I had thought the Outback would be an adequate replacement for this Trooper, but it wasn't quite - plenty of power but insufficient suspension travel and ground clearance).

 

[dfkrug]

My new custom hydraulic thumb is complete and working:
https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...aking-hydraulic-thumb-my-new.html#post5270617

After 7 months of no rain, it is raining here now. I walked the trail in the above photo, but could barely get down without falling on my a55. It goes up to the location of my pump-up septic drain field and my 5000 gallon water tank.

 

[ArlyA]

Glad to see you guys are getting some moisture!

 

[slicktierney]

Hi David; Thank you for the run through, your machine color looks kind of like woods mfg burnt orange. I enjoyed the videos as well. I have been shopping for a bucket coupler, but the small machines are not supported very well near me. My pins are .98/25mm,

 

[dfkrug]

...your machine color looks kind of like woods mfg burnt orange.

Closer to CAT yellow, but not quite there. Woods orange is much different.

I am past 15hr on the machine, and it has been working OK, along with my new hyd thumb. I am learning a lot about working on steep slopes. A lot of the work is still manual, and part of my lower trail (see above photo) is now blocked by a mudslide and another 2T rock. Keeps me busy.

Thx!