My new CK25

[TimC]

I just pulled my new CK25 home today. It's a CK25 Gear, new design KL130 Loader, Loaded R4s, a 5' Box Blade and a Toothbar. The tootbar had to be ordered, but I went ahead and brought the tractor home to use this weekend, and I will take it back to have the toothbar installed next week. I'm really excited about my new machine!
On Friday we close on 6.5 acres in the mountains, so we'll be up there this weekend cleaning up and cutting some trails. I'm sure I'll have more pictures then.
I've already learned a lot by searching the archives of this forum.

Tim

 

[Gittyup]

Congrats Tim. I know will get lots of good service out of your CK25. It's a good choice. Be careful on slopes with it.

 

[RedRocker]

Congratulations, welcome to the pack.

 

[Dmace]

Welcome to the Pack!

That's a great looking machine you got there. Do a little digging with the FEL and then try it with the toothbar installed and you will see the difference for sure.

 

[williekioti]

Welcome to................. well guess the guys beat me to the punch.

Enjoy your new toy. Working pictures are always welcome here, hint, hint.(bring a digital camera to your new property).

 

[TimC]

I'm planning to take the camera to the property this weekend so I can have some action shots. Thanks for the warm welcome!

 

[mrutkaus]

Don't tilt it over in the mountains!

Mike

 

[IslandTractor]

I'm planning to take the camera to the property this weekend so I can have some action shots. Thanks for the warm welcome!

Yes, we just love pictures especially with lots of orange.

 

[TimC]

Here's some quick action shots from today with the new CK25. This is my first real chance to get to use the loader, so I got to work on the new driveway. There's probbably 150 feet of driveway to dig out and I got ~30 feet started today. I suspect that I will get faster as I learn the loader and get the tootbar. I spent ~2 hours on this. The first picture is what I started with... you can use the tree in the middle of the picture and the well on the right as reference points. Next, an action shot, and finally, a picture of what I left it at today. I could do this much faster by hiring it out or renting a larger piece of equipment but where's the fun in that?

 

[Gittyup]

Good project. I'm doing a similar thing with my CK25. Though my drive will be about 300 feet long. So far, I've dug out and soften the steep embankment part. Now I need about 5 or 6 dump truck loads of fill dirt, all of which will have to be ferried into place with the tractor. I'm considering a bigger yard card for my garden tractor to hasten the dirt moving. But, not gonna start til spring. I guess I should post some pics. The weight of the CK is great for digging. Next I need a boxblade like yours.

 

[Oleozz]

Good luck with your 25 Tim, you should find it very manuverable in the woods. You are right, it's much more fun and rewarding doing it yourself.

 

[IslandTractor]

Now I need about 5 or 6 dump truck loads of fill dirt, all of which will have to be ferried into place with the tractor. I'm considering a bigger yard card for my garden tractor to hasten the dirt moving.

Man, that is going to take a while. I think a 5ft bucket can hold something like 9 cubic feet so if you get 6 dump truck loads (about 12 cubic yards/load) that gives you something in the order of 12x6x27=1944 cubic feet divided by 9 is about 216 bucket fulls if you are able to get and transport a full bucket each trip. 216 trips times how ever many minutes to do a round trip cycle.

That'll get you some seat time alright. How about a dump trailer for either a truck or even the tractor? That would at least cut the travel time.

 

[Gittyup]

Yep. It's gonna take a while. I just ordered a Country Manufacturing dump trailer that I can tow with my garden tractor. That should hold about a yard at a time. I'll have a helper driving the garden tractor while I ferry by the bucket load on the tractor. Terrain is not suitable for a truck, at least not for the first 2 or 3 dump truck loads (too steep). But, I'm not in a real hurry. I will be doing it one dump truck load at a time, most likely. The first couple of loads will only be moved about 60 feet or so. For that I'll just use the bucket. After that, I will have to put in a culvert pipe before adding more dirt. I'll post some pics of my current progress this weekend.

 

[Mastertech]

Work and Fun. Who could ask for more!!!!!