DGZRT
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Does Driving lessons count as work ??
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Branson Bob
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tacticalturnip
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I mean, that's great an all, but how about that Bronco? 
tacticalturnip
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The fit and finish on your home made canopy lift looks better than the forks you presumably purchased, very good work.
DGZRT
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And it was much, much cheaper, haha
THanks
ptsg
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Moved a little bit of dirt today while reworking the angle of the access ramp on the remote propriety. It was a bit too steep and the trailer kept dragging the tongue when loaded.
Had to loosen up the very compact and hard clay with the homemade backhoe first, then move the loose dirt with the tractor. Of course, found a couple more rocks along the way.
Had to loosen up the very compact and hard clay with the homemade backhoe first, then move the loose dirt with the tractor. Of course, found a couple more rocks along the way.
tacticalturnip
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Looks to be a lot of fun; sky seems hazy, are the fires still raging in the distance? Hope you and your family are well.
ptsg
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Thankfully, it was actually just a cloudy day which made for a very nice work day. The third picture, however, was clear skies and crazy hot on that day.
As far as fires, things are lot more calm now that the heatwave is more or less gone. No major big fires at the moment.
DGZRT
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Is there a thread on the homemade Backhoe?? Awesome
ptsg
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No. I've never started one. Mostly because it would be nice to have pictures from the beginning, when I was like 10 or 12 years old, to see the entire process and at the time, digital cameras were very expensive to get. So not many pictures from the early stages.Is there a thread on the homemade Backhoe?? Awesome
This thing has been through a couple of face lifts, updates and a lot of warranty work. Good thing it has lifetime warranty.
This is the current status of it. When I get it back home again, I will pull all the wheels out and paint the rims and adjust the track tension. Oh, and I would like to cast a concrete front weight that is shaped like a nice bumper and get rid of that ugly concrete block I put there temporarily.
DGZRT
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Did you build it from the ground up or did you start with something like a used Airport push tug and add the hoe??
ptsg
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I built it completely from scratch with the help of my dad of course. It was the project where I learned about fabrication, machining, welding, problem solving, reserve engineering, etc.
The chassis is built using 4" I beam all around. Things like the two differentials, gearbox, steering box, radiator, some hydraulic stuff were bought in the scrapyard back when deals could be made. The backhoe arms however, we had someone cut the plate for us and it was just a matter of welding it together.
The engine is a Kubota D640 with around 16 HP. I would like to either turbo it to squeeze a couple more HP or upgrade it with something else. I actually bought a generator with a 25 HP engine to do exactly that as I was told the generator head was bad. Turns out it was an easy fix and I got a solid running 10kW generator that has been more handy than I ever imagined.
It has an hydraulic motor powering a 4 speed transmission, which is then connected to the two differentials, making it a 6x4 vehicle.
Slowpoke Slim
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I don't know whether to post this here, or on the "What have you done... " thread?
Small mowing job for a very sweet old retired school teacher today. Lots of trees, some rolling hills. Poor lady hadn't been able to find anyone willing to mow it for 2 years. She stumbled on my ad.
I tried to get as far underneath her trees as I could...
This was loaded up and set to go on Thursday night, so I'd have more time today to get there and back.
Headed out to a different customer tomorrow, says his weeds are "6 feet tall"....
We sure have had a wet spring this year.
Small mowing job for a very sweet old retired school teacher today. Lots of trees, some rolling hills. Poor lady hadn't been able to find anyone willing to mow it for 2 years. She stumbled on my ad.
I tried to get as far underneath her trees as I could...
This was loaded up and set to go on Thursday night, so I'd have more time today to get there and back.
Headed out to a different customer tomorrow, says his weeds are "6 feet tall"....
We sure have had a wet spring this year.
tacticalturnip
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Very good of you; what year is that SuperDuty?
Slowpoke Slim
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It's a 2012. Bought it brand new in Nov of '12. Just barely turned over 75K miles. 6.2L gas V8, 3.73 gears. It pulls the tractor stuff very well, that's right at 9K pounds trailer weight in the picture.
It has to strain more pulling the 34' fifth wheel trailer. That's the load that makes me want the new 7.3L gas and a crew cab dually with about a 4.56 gear. If Ford would put that drivetrain in their F-450, I'd probably spring for one. But all you can get in the 450 is the diesel.
tacticalturnip
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That might be my favorite generation; I've never owned a Ford truck, but the front end really reminds me of the old Ford Louisville trucks that used to be everywhere here.
Slowpoke Slim
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I had 2 separate sites to clear from one customer. He said his weeds were 6' tall...
Went to the first site, not so bad, no 6' weeds, how bad can it be?
Things were going well, and then this happened...
Lurking in the tall grass. The bane of mankind. There is a special punishment in the afterlife for those who toss wire and cable out into fields. Took me a half hour to get it out, since I was smart (not) enough to not bring any cutters, hacksaw or other.
Other than that, only broke one shear pin on a piece of angle iron laying in the grass.
Second site,
This stuff played heck with my radiator and coolers all afternoon. Sometimes I'd get 3 or 4 passes around, and sometimes I'd be lucky to get one, before I had to stop and blow out the radiator and coolers. Made for a very long day.
Just using my FEL and bucket to push it down and drive over it all. Sure am glad I leave them on. Saved me several times with rocks, dirt mounds, old tires, lurking in the grass.
I found the tall weeds. These were 8 feet plus, taller than the cab of my tractor, which is just over 7 feet.
Just pushing them over and mowing them down. That's a big dirt mound half way back in the center. Didn't even know it was there until I ran the bucket into it. But it's all done now.
Went to the first site, not so bad, no 6' weeds, how bad can it be?
Things were going well, and then this happened...
Lurking in the tall grass. The bane of mankind. There is a special punishment in the afterlife for those who toss wire and cable out into fields. Took me a half hour to get it out, since I was smart (not) enough to not bring any cutters, hacksaw or other.
Other than that, only broke one shear pin on a piece of angle iron laying in the grass.
Second site,
This stuff played heck with my radiator and coolers all afternoon. Sometimes I'd get 3 or 4 passes around, and sometimes I'd be lucky to get one, before I had to stop and blow out the radiator and coolers. Made for a very long day.
Just using my FEL and bucket to push it down and drive over it all. Sure am glad I leave them on. Saved me several times with rocks, dirt mounds, old tires, lurking in the grass.
I found the tall weeds. These were 8 feet plus, taller than the cab of my tractor, which is just over 7 feet.
Just pushing them over and mowing them down. That's a big dirt mound half way back in the center. Didn't even know it was there until I ran the bucket into it. But it's all done now.
ptsg
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Great work Slim! Nice and smooth.
Ahhh gotta love finding some "goodies" when doing outside work.
Luckily it didn't wrap the cable too badly.
Some time ago I was tilling for someone else and caught a solid 5 ft of goat fencing on the tiller that someone left in the middle of the field hiding in the middle of the brush. That was a fun one too.
Ahhh gotta love finding some "goodies" when doing outside work.
Luckily it didn't wrap the cable too badly.Some time ago I was tilling for someone else and caught a solid 5 ft of goat fencing on the tiller that someone left in the middle of the field hiding in the middle of the brush. That was a fun one too.
