RDrancher's Photo Thread

[RDrancher]

Hey John, To help warm up your tractor run the PTO

HAHA! Every time I look at that thread it reminds me of Johnny Tyler in Tombstone. "...it's like I am playing cards with my brothers kids or somethin'. :laughing:.....shakes head.

 

[RDrancher]

This is a first. Right after my tractor blew a hydrostatic hydraulic filter seal, the first thing I thought was...Jinman would appreciate this one! I guess the 29 degree start-up and then immediately backing off the trailer was just too much for it.


Worked on a new driveway, put in a couple of parking areas and widened the original driveway.

 

[RDrancher]

Access for the job was limited, so 10-wheelers only for material delivery. Luckily my suppliers yard is only twenty minutes away.


After I laid down the base, I topped the new areas with a brown/reddish peagravel to match the existing driveway and covered a few bare spots. Once the new material gets a bit of rain on it to wash off the pit slime, it'll be a perfect match.

 

[RDrancher]

Here's a few photos from another job. I graded out the floor in this metal shop addition, placed concrete washout, then compacted and scraped it flat.


The homeowner used his tractor to scrape off a bunch of river rock and grass from the side of his existing driveway. My stepson pulled all of the grass out of the rock and did a nice job raking out this little approach.

 

[RDrancher]

Same job. This driveway was covered with way too much river rock. Doing what river rock does...it was all over the place. The homeowner had me move the driveway over and widen it a bit at the concrete apron. I mixed some of the river rock in with a 6" thickness of concrete washout, wheel rolled it, then topped it all with 3/4"-minus limestone. No way to make the edges nice and straight on this one...too much excess river rock spread in the grass for that.


The homeowner will be spreading topsoil on the old driveway areas.

 

[murphy1244]

Nice straight lines. Oh Boy's!

 

[murphy1244]

This is a first. Right after my tractor blew a hydrostatic hydraulic filter seal, the first thing I thought was...Jinman would appreciate this one! I guess the 29 degree start-up and then immediately backing off the trailer was just too much for it.
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Worked on a new driveway, put in a couple of parking areas and widened the original driveway.
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Run your PTO to help warm up your Hydraulic fluid.:thumbsup:

 

[RDrancher]

Run your PTO to help warm up your Hydraulic fluid.:thumbsup:

Haha...I've been waiting for you to comment on that Murph. I've warmed up the tractor with the PTO running every morning since!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Haha...I've been waiting for you to comment on that Murph. I've warmed up the tractor with the PTO running every morning since!

LOL, I love this thread. Glad you are staying busy but have a few days to spend with your family.

 

[k0ua]

Great work as usual RD. I love your thread!