Recent content by flyidaho

I did the mower moving after a 10 hour day operating my 30 ton boom truck, hydraulic systems are one of the best inventions ever, for sure, under appreciated by most, not us!

I unloaded the 6' brush hog from on top the trailer where it's stored all winter, inside. The cherry picker inserts into the receiver of my fork lift rack, held in by compression, 2 chains sit in notchs cut into the top part of the frame, it comes off and on in about 30 seconds. Made out of...

My grapple, good for all kinds of things, used mostly for pulling sage brush and planting railroad ties, from EA several years ago I seem to recall. It's jaw close tight enough, match up well, to pull small brush with no slippage.

I don't want a proper road here, I just wanted to knock down some of the side slope, which I have done, potential erosion is a major reason why. I want the side slope to remain...., just not quite so much, so I may or may not make another pass or two at it. I sold my box blade, after not using...

No turn required, as the mountain drops away for 1200' vertical before the valley floor, it's much easier and safer than taking off a flat and level runway.

Yes, that's what I did, lengthened it to the max, the funny part is that's how I took Wolfmans advice, though now I see he said to shorten it! When this snow melts enough and it dries up a bit, I'll hit it again, while it's at it's max softness. I think last year I waited too long, it does get...

I now know the top link has a stop, as I ran it out all the way, with about a 4" drop to the side, and just a bit of side angle, too much was worse. What made all the difference was the second pass, that's when it started cutting in much better. Logic tells me more passes would result in more...

I do have sub soiler, used last year with a home made attachment to lay over 2000' of 1" poly line, it did occur to me to make a run with it first. Straight blade or just a slight angle? Didn't try that....

Last year I tried setting my back blade up with a good side angle, plus a forward angle, thinking I could drive down the 1/4 mile of no rock easy digging still soft in the spring anyway trail I have that is side sloped, and take some of that side slope out. I put about 250 pounds of scrap iron...

I put all the heavier scraps of iron I have laying around on the landscaping rake and ran it up and down the runway plus the trails I ride my bikes on. The extra weight really helps in getting the results I'm after. I also have a 100 year old harrow that I can drag around, but the rake is...

I stopped by my local K dealer today on the way to a crane job, I can rent their little mini (forgot the model, 2000+ pounds, small) for $220 a day (8 hr tach time) if I pick it up with my trailer. That's so cheap there is no way I can NOT do that instead of buy another machine I'll only use...

I run a 30 ton boom truck for a living, and have for over 20 years, it has 360 degrees swing, is rear mounted with a heated/ac'd enclosed cab, and it will work the heck out of a behind the cab type boom truck, which do not have what we call continuous rotation. The difference is similar to what...

I get that they have more power etc. but they are still limited to only 160 degrees, or so, side swing, THAT is the deal breaker for me, after running the excavator. That and having to raise the stabilizers, swing the seat around or dismount and get in the tractor seat to re-position, it's...

I pretty much agree, and that's why I'll never sell my 3301, but after running the 25, a hoe attachment on the tractor would be a poor substitute. My old tag team of the tractor AND the mini, combined with the dumpbed trailer, was a whole of fun to use, besides being an efficient combo, I had...

I used to have a U-25 mini X, with only 300 hours on it, in addition to my L3301, but after completing several major dirt moving projects with it, and after it sat in my shop taking up room for almost a year, unused, I sold it a year ago. Now I'm going thru a bit of a withdrawl. I started...