Re: It\'s Here!!!!
I've been sick as a dog the last few days...all weekend in fact. I've got some kind of nasty 48 hour virus or something and have been on the couch/bed for days. Don't think it's the flu, but it's not fun. Finally feeling a bit better.
I did take the
L39 out to play in a dirt pile late this afternoon for 20 min or so before it got dark. Amazing is all I can say of the machine. The hoe is a work of art......very powerful, although you always want more /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif The 24" bucket was a good choice to start, with 12" on its heels. I'm amazed at how heaping I can get the bucket with a single draw. I'm figuring something like 20 human shovel fulls of dirt in one scoop! I've dug a couple of stumps (nothing the size of Sky's) and have now realized why even the CAT 310s can't pull them in one hit....stumps are tenacious to say the least. They require work to rip out, but rip I did and out they came.
The loader is also amazing. One of the first things I did to test it was try to lift the small end of this huge ash truck I had professionally removed (over 80'). I pushed the loader bucket in and lifted a bit to see what would happen...the whole trunk moved! So I lifted a bit more and the trunk snapped in half where I had hit it with a few wacks of my chain saw a week earlier. I coudln't believe it moved the entire truck seemingly without difficulty. For reference, my 723 loader could not even budge the trunk....not the slightest. One other thing about the laoder is the height it will lift. It just keeps going up and up. You could easily load a small dump truck with it. The self-leveling bucket is very cool too...great for a bucket forks/man-lift type of work station.
GST is a work in progress for me. I'm getting better at using it, but there certainly is a learning curve there. It ain't no HST. I stalled it a couple of times from leaving it in too high a gear and not applying any foot throttle. I don't really like how the whole tractor stops between gear changes...It'll grow on me with time.
Industrial tires are a joke in the mud....might as well have racing slicks.
Overall though, I'd have to say it's one fine piece of equipment. It is built like a tank. I'm amazed at the amount of steel. This is definitely not a toy for a hobby person. It will crush anything you roll over and absolutely destroys the lawn. I was hoping to mow with it, but that is laughable now. Yes, it's spring and the ground is soft, but this thing cuts in 2 or 4 wheel drive. I don't know what I'm going to do about the lawn this year....pay somebody I guess.
More pics and input when I get some more time on her. I'll take some pics of the tooth bar soon. -Very impressed so far.
