Tractor_Jim_CT
Silver Member
Last year I posted I had a dozen or so tree stumps to pull and it was suggested by several TBN members to hire out someone with a larger tractor. I'm glad I took the advise.
I asked the driver who made a delivery of top soil if he knew of anyone and introduced me to a young man who just bought a JD 110. He went to work the next day and what a machine.
Watching that yellow colored machine pull in a couple minutes what would take me hours was a learning experience. Also learned is what you see on the surface may be more than what you bargained for once you start digging. This kid went to work for two days and I can not believe the hugh rocks below the surface with tied in with the tree trunks. I fiqured if I tried to do this job, my BX would have over 400 hours on it.
The BX did move the hugh trunks to help out once the stumps were out of the hole and the dirt was shaken off with the JD110. The JD110 cost a little under $50K according to the owner. Also the BX was good at filling and pushing dirt back into the holes.
So the $2K was well worth the investment. I think the BX is good if you have a lot of time to slowly pick away at a large project and it can be a productive machine. But, there are times you have to just be smart and not be a hero and kill your machine.
I asked the driver who made a delivery of top soil if he knew of anyone and introduced me to a young man who just bought a JD 110. He went to work the next day and what a machine.
Watching that yellow colored machine pull in a couple minutes what would take me hours was a learning experience. Also learned is what you see on the surface may be more than what you bargained for once you start digging. This kid went to work for two days and I can not believe the hugh rocks below the surface with tied in with the tree trunks. I fiqured if I tried to do this job, my BX would have over 400 hours on it.
The BX did move the hugh trunks to help out once the stumps were out of the hole and the dirt was shaken off with the JD110. The JD110 cost a little under $50K according to the owner. Also the BX was good at filling and pushing dirt back into the holes.
So the $2K was well worth the investment. I think the BX is good if you have a lot of time to slowly pick away at a large project and it can be a productive machine. But, there are times you have to just be smart and not be a hero and kill your machine.
