</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Junkman -- just curious -- why do you use the weight box? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif Seems to me that the backhoe would serve the same purpose. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Thanx --
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I didn't like the backhoe hanging out the back because I know that at sometime I would back into something because I got careless. The box will do less damage and have less damage done to it. The box also gives a lower center of gravity for more stability in my opinion. It recommends the use of 300 pounds, but I put 600 in based on the assumption that the backhoe weighs at least that much. If 300 is good, then double is better????
...... There is no question that the bar tires are the difference in the ability to climb. I need to keep the entire front of the house clear and having used a blower in the past, I find that the loader is better for my use. I am thinking of making a snow pusher like some of the larger machines use, but don't know if it will handle the weight of the snow. This past storm put down heavy wet snow that was difficult to remove from the surface. I have noticed that I am wearing the front edge of the loader bucket by using the down pressure, however a new bucket is better than falling and getting hurt and less expensive. I have thought about a blade, but don't know if it will do a very good job from past experience with a 54" blade on my old Bolens. The Bolens was always getting stuck, and I have never been able to get the Kubota stuck, and I have tried. Some people try not to get stuck, but I believe that you have to know the limits of the machine and the only way to know them is to test them. I don't take risks, but I will push to the limit. I think that I could have climbed the pile a little higher, but didn't think that it would be of any additional value. I now know how far I can push it without damage. The filled rear tires do make a difference.
