The Collection

[EddieWalker]

I pulled up to my shed to add some hydraulic fluid to my Backhoe, and thought this was a good picture. It shows most of my tractors. The dozer is off in the woods, out of the way, and my mowers are behind me, in the shed.

 

[ultrarunner]

It's hard to stop at one...

Mine scattered so not possible to get a group portrait...

I do admire folks that have a barn or outbuildings to keep everything inside.

Sometimes I question my brother but know it's not my place... he put in a lot of work fixing up the old barn but still has equipment outside where it could all be inside.

If I retire I will offer my help to organize...

He's a busy guy and nothing stresses more than having to go look for something...

A few times he called and asked if I had moved or borrowed something and the answer is always no...

The only exception was his extended reach Stihl pole saw I used at moms which was returned ready to use the next morning...

It makes me nervous to borrow things and more so when the owner thinks it never came back...

 

[EddieWalker]

I want a shop to put everything is really bad, but I made the mistake of getting animals before I was ready for them, so I’m still chasing my tail for them. Eventually I’ll build it, I just don’t know when.

 

[MossRoad]

I added a 24x24 addition to my garage a couple years ago with the intention of bringing everything home from my rented storage shed and closing out my account.... didn't happen. Somehow it got filled up with a bunch of my kids' items.

 

[Thomas]

Good looking family Eddie.

 

[scootr]

I want a shop to put everything is really bad, but I made the mistake of getting animals before I was ready for them, so I’m still chasing my tail for them. Eventually I’ll build it, I just don’t know when.

I got rid of the horses. I'm too old to compete. Now I park the car, Skis Steer, Brush hog, and Kubota in the barn. Made a welding shop out the wash rack, and finished 2 stalls into a model airplane shop.

 

[rgr33]

I have never read anything about the John Deere in the picture.
Do you use it much? Looks like it’s in good shape.
also the little reddish tractor Looks out of place considering the others

 

[ovrszd]

I think the cheapest thing a multiple tractor owner can purchase is a building to cover them when parked. Has nothing to do with rain. Has to do with sunshine. And Eddie is in a more critical area than most of us.

 

[EddieWalker]

I have never read anything about the John Deere in the picture.
Do you use it much? Looks like it’s in good shape.
also the little reddish tractor Looks out of place considering the others

The Deere is a 2012 5065E 2WD with 65 HP and almost 600 hours on it. I mostly use it for putting round bales out and drilling post holes for my fence. I just added a Light Bar to it last week.



The other tractor is a 2003 Century 2535 4x4 with 37HP that became Branson and now TYM. But parts are almost impossible to get for it, so it's probably not going to be around for very much longer. I just use it for pulling the sprayer, or a trailer. It was my first tractor and I put 900 hours on it mowing my place before I got the Massey with the 12 foot batwing.

 

[Hay Dude]

I pulled up to my shed to add some hydraulic fluid to my Backhoe, and thought this was a good picture. It shows most of my tractors. The dozer is off in the woods, out of the way, and my mowers are behind me, in the shed.

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That little Massey looks good!
Now you need a Maxxum with a 5.9L and off you go for round baling!

 

[EddieWalker]

Thank you. I used the backhoe and grapple on Saturday to clean up an area that I'm removing trees for my fence. I hauled the logs to my firewood splitting area while it was still warm out. No cab means I don't use the backhoe when it's cold out.



Sunday was really cold with temps in the 40's and 15 mph winds. Too cold for an open station tractor, but perfect weather for a cabbed tractor. Since I'm still new to having a cab, I'm still excited about being able to get things done in cold conditions. I only turned the heater on a couple times, and that was because it was fogging up inside the cab. With all that glass, it works as a greenhouse, and it doesn't take much to be warm in there.

I'm not sure how much dirt the bucket holds. It's smaller then the bucket on my backhoe, which is one yard, but it's bigger then the bucket for the Deere. I'm guessing it's somewhere close to 3/4 of a yard. Most of the holes from the root balls take 3 buckets to fill them up. A few took 5 buckets. And a few small ones where good with just one bucket. I spent about 6 hours filling holes.

One thing that surprised me is how light the rear end is when going into a hole to dump a load of dirt. It felt tippy and I even had a rear tire come off the ground a couple of times. I didn't like that. I'm gonna look into getting wheel weights to see if that makes it more stable.

 

[2manyrocks]

That's a lot of dirt in your bucket. A substantial counterweight on the 3pt is a necessity to restore balance.

 

[ponytug]

That's a lot of dirt in your bucket. A substantial counterweight on the 3pt is a necessity to restore balance.

And has the big advantage over wheel weights that you can pick it up when needed, and drop it when you are done giving the tractor lower ground pressure.

All the best,

Peter

 

[EddieWalker]

I did a quick online search for rear weights and the only ones I found were over $1,600. They weigh a thousand pounds, but I don’t know if that was a pair or each. And I don’t know what shipping costs. I could and will buy 5 rolls of fencing before I spend that for rear weights

I’ve seen a few posts on 3 Point Ballast Boxes. I’m gonna do a little searching for those to see if it’s something that I want to build.

 

[MossRoad]

I did a quick online search for rear weights and the only ones I found were over $1,600. They weigh a thousand pounds, but I don’t know if that was a pair or each. And I don’t know what shipping costs. I could and will buy 5 rolls of fencing before I spend that for rear weights

I’ve seen a few posts on 3 Point Ballast Boxes. I’m gonna do a little searching for those to see if it’s something that I want to build.

Years ago I got some 3pt pins and hooks and welded them up into a rebar cage set in a plastic 55 gallon drum with pins sticking out the sides and top for top link. Filled it with cement. As I recall, it was around 750-800#. Easy to take off and on as needed.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

I did a quick online search for rear weights and the only ones I found were over $1,600. They weigh a thousand pounds, but I don’t know if that was a pair or each. And I don’t know what shipping costs. I could and will buy 5 rolls of fencing before I spend that for rear weights

I’ve seen a few posts on 3 Point Ballast Boxes. I’m gonna do a little searching for those to see if it’s something that I want to build.

Have you considered adding liquid in the rear tires? One of my tractors has water in the rears, so that’s the one I use for heavier lifting.
I just put pure water in mine, because I’m far enough south not to worry about freezing in the tires. If it ever gets that cold here, I ain’t gonna be working anyway.

 

[MossRoad]

Years ago I got some 3pt pins and hooks and welded them up into a rebar cage set in a plastic 55 gallon drum with pins sticking out the sides and top for top link. Filled it with cement. As I recall, it was around 750-800#. Easy to take off and on as needed.

I no longer have a 3pt hitch tractor, so I don't need it anymore. I could ship it to you...

Probably not a financially wise move.

 

[MossRoad]

You could put some 3-4" PVC vertically in it before pouring concrete and use as rake/shovel holders.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

I want a shop to put everything is really bad

Build it bigger than you think you will ever need

 

[MossRoad]

Years ago I got some 3pt pins and hooks and welded them up into a rebar cage set in a plastic 55 gallon drum with pins sticking out the sides and top for top link. Filled it with cement. As I recall, it was around 750-800#. Easy to take off and on as needed.

I recall that thing fell over in the sand one time. I tipped it back up to vertical by myself. I was a beast! (Keyword: WAS )

Today I strained my arms tossing 40# boxes into a dumpster!