Small tractors doing big work.

[Henro]

BCP,

Have you realized yet that you need to add some weight to the front of your tractor?

I have been pulling a partially loaded dump trailer with my BX2200, which when half loaded the trailer is about 4,000 pounds, and simply keeping the mower deck on made a world of difference up slope. I still sometimes think I should add weight to the front also.

Add a couple hundred pounds to the front of your tractor and enjoy your work more!

Bill

 

[bcp]

If you are referring to this:

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...s-doing-big-work-post5152779.html#post5152779

That is just a video I found that fit this thread. He really does need some weight on front.

I have a loader on my BX, and lots of boulders I can scoop up if needed for weight. Also some lifting weights I plan to use on the front if the loader is off for some reason.

Bruce

 

[IchabodCrayne]

Fixing the well.

 

[Xfaxman]

Fixing the well.

Very clever! :thumbsup:

 

[tman1020]

Setting some trusses with a boom pole that I made

 

[IchabodCrayne]

Nice.
Did you lift them to the roof with the boom pole?

 

[Diggin It]

Setting some trusses with a boom pole that I made

Need more info on that. I'm considering building a small pole shed and am trying to figure out how to do the roof.

 

[tman1020]

Nice.
Did you lift them to the roof with the boom pole?

I use it in conjunction with a winch. I keep the boom mostly vertical with the load close to the ground as I transport the trusses to the wall. Then I use the winch mostly to lift up in to position.

Flat level ground is a must! It can be sketchy if you are off level or lifting much weight. It’s very handy but I’m very cautious. A lot can go wrong quickly with that much leverage.

 

[MossRoad]

 

[IchabodCrayne]

I use it in conjunction with a winch. I keep the boom mostly vertical with the load close to the ground as I transport the trusses to the wall. Then I use the winch mostly to lift up in to position.

Flat level ground is a must! It can be sketchy if you are off level or lifting much weight. It’s very handy but I’m very cautious. A lot can go wrong quickly with that much leverage.

Got the job done.. very nice.

 

[IchabodCrayne]

Hah!.

 

[tman1020]

Found this going through some pictures on my phone. A professional excavator that I know was telling me a technique he used to take down trees so I gave it a try.
I Dig around three sides of tree. Then I pile dirt on top of the fourth side. Then I push the tree over on top of the pile of dirt and it pops the stump out.
It kind of works but my machine is kind of small for that.

 

[IchabodCrayne]

It takes a big machine to just push trees over but with techniques like the one above a small machine can get the job done on a very small scale.

 

[mark kram]

I have a 20 hp Jenma (Nortrac) that I bought in 2006 to cut, rake and bale hay 10 acres using a rebuilt JD-9 sickle bar, a 70's era side discharge rake and an international 47 baler. I use a home made spray rig made with a roller pump, 55 gallon drum and what's left of an international spray boom. I brushhog another 10 acres that isn't hayed with it. All of my equipment cost less than $1000 because nobody else wanted it.