Monster Showed Up Today

[sandman2234]

Just to put things into perspective, 120 gallons of fuel is over $500 in most parts of the country right now, or durn close. I just fueled up yesterday for the first time in my 28 years of driving and put over $500 in the tank in one fillup. Doing that every day means somebody has to have some operating capital to just keep going.
Nice machine, no doubt!
David from jax

 

[rvaitor]

Not hardly and I had to put fuel in it to get started! I am chasing big work unfortunately that means big machines, big machines means big payments and 120 gallons a day.

So, what are you thinking to charge for this thing? Looks like a minimum of $20K/month to operate it not including your time.

Awesome machine. What area are you in?

 

[QwikDraw]

Impressive.

The head can be lifted much higher then I expected.
I assume it is a rigid track, let us know how it is in the rocks. I operated a dozer for many years and I know how it felt on even the smallest rocks.

When is that Barko arriving?

 

[jmfox]

How are the operating accommodations? Is there sound insulation?

jmf

 

[Double Orange]

$350k

Thats not bad!

I hope they thru in 2 hats!

 

[john_bud]

jb it took about 6 weeks to do 186 acres with the FTX-140. I am shooting to have the 84 acres I'm on now by dark Friday. I am able to run 12 hours a day since my my family is not out here. Wish me and the beast luck.

So, about 3 acres an hour - with the Super and about 3/4 acre/hour with the FTX140? A 4 x increase in productivity, not bad for 2x the $$.

That's slower than I would have expected from the 140. But what size brush / trees are you whacking down?

 

[Maka]

That is beautiful. As John Bud asked, what are you taking down primarily?

Maka

 

[cbturf]

Ok a full day of running and I have an update. The GOOD is the huge power runs through this small pinyon and juniper trees like warm butter. Yes JB once I get good on it it will probably run 3 acres per hour. Gets a little better fuel economy than I was expecting only about 90 gallons today but I cut it 2 hours short. The BAD I hate the dozer controls (they are backwards when you are in reverse). I spent most of the day trying to get the front end to turn the right direction when I was backing up. The knives are toast! That is why I had to stop early so now I get to replace 48 broken knives with carbides tomorrow. The UGLY, the guy running the grinder.

D.O. how bout you mooch me that RTV 1100 to haul fuel up the hill.
JB and Maka the numbers are skewed a little The job that I was in heavy rock and billygoat steep on the first job.
QD it runs really smooth with the 30 in track pads and the air suspension seat. Of course everything is relative don't forget I came out of a very small tractor compared to this one, it may be as rough as can be I just don't know it because of the beating I took in the little machine on the last job .
Jfox the cat cab is SWEET for the first time since I started mulching I got to listen to a certian right wing conservative commentator today.
RV I will only work by the acre with my big machine...Uncle Sam made me a cobat live saver for when by buddies got shot, he taught me nothing about what to do upon spontaneous cardiac arrest when you give a customer the hourly charge for a 300hp mulcher.

 

[Gamma]

cbturf,

I can't remember... did you purchase that machine or is it a demo?

You're not using that Ford to pull that thing are you???

Are you saying that the dozer engine is located on the back end? Or are you saying that there is an auxillary power pack for the Fecon head back there?

 

[Terra Firma Scott]

Of course everything is relative don't forget I came out of a very small tractor compared to this one, it may be as rough as can be I just don't know it because of the beating I took in the little machine on the last job .

I thought I had the smallest, roughest Mulcher on the site!! lol...
This beast is truly LARGE...like 5-6 times the horsepower im dealing with!! I cant imagine what you could mow down with that!! VERY nice and I'm drooling...When I grow up I wanna be like you...Some day...ughhh