For Those That Are Interested

[Pollack Pete 2,273]

Here's some pics of my new toys that will be used to clear some of my newly purchased 24.9 acres.Going to create a little park-like setting 75 to 100 feet behind my barns.The rest,who knows? Cleared a little before it got too cold out. The pic of the property is looking behind my shop.

[LengerichKA88 1,883]

I had those toys as a kid, but they were only 1:16 the size 😂

 

looks like youve got some work (and fun) ahead of ya 

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

Gonna take a lot of red to cover those!

[Daddy Don 905]

Can I play with your toys/ Be careful and lots of fun on them.

[clueless 2,993]

Ok, now that's just showing off .

[WHX?? 48,815]

Might be a pond in your future with that stuff!

[Pollack Pete 2,273]

1 hour ago, WHX21 said:

Might be a pond in your future with that stuff!

Already have a pond.Maybe a much larger and deeper one??

[LengerichKA88 1,883]

31 minutes ago, Pollack Pete said:

Already have a pond.Maybe a much larger and deeper one??

No such thing as too many places to throw a bobber 😂

[KC9KAS 4,741]

@Pollack Pete You ought to be able to clean up just about anything with those (big) TONKA toys!

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,318]

Wow! If I had those my wife would never see me, I’d be out in the yard all day...dig a hole....fill it in...repeat.... 

[Shynon 7,459]

31 minutes ago, Sparky said:

Wow! If I had those my wife would never see me, I’d be out in the yard all day...dig a hole....fill it in...repeat.... 

[Digger 66 3,478]

If you get bored with those toys , there's always these 

 

 

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,175]

That is a Cool video , Digger.     

[Digger 66 3,478]

30 minutes ago, Terry M said:

That is a Cool video , Digger.     

 

Hope there is no bad language in there .

I didn't watch it clear to the end .

[Pollack Pete 2,273]

2 hours ago, Sparky said:

Wow! If I had those my wife would never see me, I’d be out in the yard all day...dig a hole....fill it in...repeat.... 

I know what you mean,but with the price of diesel fuel at $3.10 a gallon,I'll probably use a little discression when using the equipment.I'm sure there's a reason that excavator has a 66 gallon fuel tank.I've got a 12 inch capacity Vermeer wood chipper that has a 300 cu in Ford 6 cyl engine.When it's working hard,it uses 5 gallons of gas per hour.All this equipment can do a lot of work,but they cost a lot to run.

[c-series don 8,707]

I see a D3C in those pictures. I’ve spent many,many hours on one of those, it’s a great little finish grading machine. I also remember some of the coldest work days of my life on one which was not so enjoyable!! 

[WHX?? 48,815]

46 minutes ago, Pollack Pete said:

but they cost a lot to run.

...and even more to maintain properly...I think I heard all the guys that posted saying good luck with that Pete.. 

I have replaced my share of roller frames in the day on these machines and they weren't exactly free. Then there's hydraulic hoses that bust and batteries! It's not unthinkable how the pros charge 300 an hour for these guys.

'Course there's always side jobs to help out with that?? Maybe the guy down the road needs a ditch or a pond. These beauts were built for one thing and one thing only...to make $$, be it a utility, highway contractor or small time excabator. No typo, that's what my boy called his toys when he was two...he couldn't pronounce the v!

[c-series don 8,707]

I’ve been around heavy equipment my entire life. My family had an excavating business,I remember we had a cable operated D7. As a little kid riding on that thing( the seat was the size of a love seat!) and loving it. The operators maybe not so much!! Anyway I do remember that they all break eventually, so this is why some guys do charge $300 an hour. If a dealer mechanic has to come out they are getting $200+ an hour. They definitely don’t run on “thanks”!