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MossRoad
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- Joined
- Aug 31, 2001
- Messages
- 58,044
- Location
- South Bend, Indiana (near)
- Tractor
- Power Trac PT425 2001 Model Year
Yes, I did have a chance to use it today! Man, what fun! I had a muddy parking space next to my paved driveway that I wanted to replace with crushed limestone. I went in the back yard and practiced on a dirt pile for about 10 minutes with the small tooth bucket(now I'm an expert, yeah right). Then I excavated the muddy area about 10' X 20' and down about 4 inches. The ground was frozen about an inch down. I got the turf tires because I'll primarily be using it to mow the lawn. The turf treads got plugged a little with mud, which I expected, but it still did a great job. Took my time and finished in about 35 minutes. I filmed the whole thing on 8mm video and will download some clips to my web site later tonight.
The hydraulics are very powerful. They are a little too quick. For instance, I had a bucket full of dirt, and I went to curl the bucket back to clear the top of a pile. The bucket came back so fast that some dirt actually flew out and back into my lap, about three feet in distance. Now that I know just how quick they are, that won't happen again. Had to brush off the dash board too.
I also went up to an old Mulberry log that is about 24" in diameter and 8 feet long. Rolled it over with ease. I'll try the forks on it next chance I get.
Practiced with the quick attach. Rearranged the shed again for practice. I still can't believe how easy it is to change attachments. Set it down on the ground, flip the lever in front of my right knee, push the joystick to the side and back away. About 5 seconds total. Hook up takes about the same. I should have filmed that too. I will next time and post it as well.
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The hydraulics are very powerful. They are a little too quick. For instance, I had a bucket full of dirt, and I went to curl the bucket back to clear the top of a pile. The bucket came back so fast that some dirt actually flew out and back into my lap, about three feet in distance. Now that I know just how quick they are, that won't happen again. Had to brush off the dash board too.
I also went up to an old Mulberry log that is about 24" in diameter and 8 feet long. Rolled it over with ease. I'll try the forks on it next chance I get.
Practiced with the quick attach. Rearranged the shed again for practice. I still can't believe how easy it is to change attachments. Set it down on the ground, flip the lever in front of my right knee, push the joystick to the side and back away. About 5 seconds total. Hook up takes about the same. I should have filmed that too. I will next time and post it as well.
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<font color=green> MossRoad </font color=green>
