L4310 Enhancements

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#91  
Lastly (for this iteration), another rear view. From this angle you see the tires, more tires, and, oh yeah, tires.

Mark
 
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#92  
Oops, forgot one: The 4-in-1 bucket, with toothbar (you can slso see the bolts that hold it on) and pallet fork hooks.

Mark
 
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#93  
Lil' Paul - I have a 40A alternator. My total amperage draw with everything on, including the motion alarm, would be just under 38 amps, so that still leaves me 2 amps for the accessory outlet. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Mark
 
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Wen - As you may be able to tell from the more recent picture of the console, the yellow zone on the tiltmeter starts at 20 degrees, and the red zone starts at 25. The electronic version has fully adjustable switches so you can set the beeper for any degree of slope you want.

By the way, if you want to see a really sharp picture of the tiltmeter, go to http://www.tiltmeter.com/7489.html.

Mark
 
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Rowski - I'd say the 4-in-1 bucket is definitely on my must-have list. It's an incredible tool. You can also use the heel for a depth gauge for cutting when back-dragging, or the toe for the same purpose (to a more limited extent) when pushing. Or, open it up and push brush a while, then when you've got a load, just clamp it with the jaws, pick it up, and take it to where you want to dump it. And on, and on.

Last month, I was working on a project and a guy was trying to get a T-Post out of the ground that had been put in concrete (and no, I don't know why, either). He wasn't working for me, but I felt sorry for him, he was having so much trouble, so I rode over to pull it with the 4-in-1. (He offered no resistance to the plan whatsoever.) Anyway, I clamped it lightly and lifted, and it just slipped. Second attempt, same result. Third time, I really crunched it - actually "cut it" would be a better way of putting it, because I only came away with the top 3/4 of it. So, for the fourth time, I was very careful to put just enough to crimp it slightly and I got the whole works up that time.

There's also a very clever trick you can use if you've got teeth and the object is a little bit flexible. It's easier to do with a backhoe, and it's easier to do than it is to explain, but the idea is to thread the object (sapling, rod, conduit, whatever) over one tooth and under another. The easiest way I've found to do it is to pull up to it, push down on it with the bucket as you back away from it, then, when the bend appears in front of the bucket, lower the bucket enough more to get one or two teeth under it, pull back forward until the tooth is in the bend, then lift it out of the ground. If you've got a tooth bar, but don't have a 4-in-1 bucket, this is a surprisingly easy way to pull saplings. Impresses the toughest client, too, when it works. When it doesn't, just tell him you were trying to break it off so you could see what was on the other side of it. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Mark
 
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Am I the only one that couldn't pull up Marks photo of the fuse box?
JerryG
 
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#97  
Repost of the fuse block pic.

Mark
 
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Mark,

Tractoring is so addictive and costly. I wish you would have told me the 4 in 1 is junk and don't get one /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif. Now I will have to get one /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif. Is Long the only one to consider. What is the approx cost if I keep my loader frame. I will search this site and the old one for info.

Nice new pics. Those tires are big. Would a radial tire also give better traction in the cold (northern cold). You must be able to get a lot of work done in an hour with all the hydraulics adjustments in the rear and the 4 in 1.

I got my thumb yesterday. Took 2 day shipping from FL to VT. Not bad. I wish I could get my dealer parts (for car repairs) that quick. Should be welding it on the next rainy day. Thanks again

Rowski
 
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Rowski - Well, I could tell you the 4-in-1 is junk, but somebody else here would correct me and I'd lose what little credibility I've got.

The traction advantages of radials would be at least as great in extreme cold, and probably greater. They may not give as good traction as they would in warm conditions, but much better than bias would in the same conditions, which is the issue, of course. The much greater flexibility of the radial will allow it to conform to the surface a lot better and this advantage improves as the stiffness of the tires you're comparing it against increases - the stiffness of bias ply tires increases a lot more in cold weather than the stiffness of radials.

The hydraulics make a big difference in the time it takes to do a job and in how nice a job you can do. You're just not going to adjust the tilt of a blade very often if you have to stop the tractor and get off every time. Besides much of the advantage you'd gain from a fine adjustment is lost to the action of stopping and disrupting the work in progress. But the tires have made at least as much difference in the amount of work performed in a given amount of time and the quality of the job. Every time you spin the tires, when you're grading, you just made more work for yourself.

And then there's the issue of HST. But, these days, I've stopped advocating HST. I'm letting Gordon and Rich handle that end of the business. I guess I should let Rich handle tire advocacy, too. Then, I could almost retire. That would only leave me with cylinders and synthetics. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Let me know how you like the thumb. (You're welcome! Glad to be able to help you spend money. Just wish I was selling all this stuff. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif)

Mark
 
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Mark,

It's always easier and fun to spend other people's money, at least for me. I'm going to search the site and net for the 4 in 1. My wife just brought me my second epresso tonite /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif, good time to search!

Rowski
 

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