BX25D. Mod #1 and continued.

[Scooby074]

Site is very well done. Brian knows what he's doing. :thumbsup:

 

[wwinter]

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[4shorts]

Site is very well done. Brian knows what he's doing. :thumbsup:

Thanks Jason. Brian will sure appreciate that! Thanks for posting. Hope all is well across the pond

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Thanks for the thumbs up and welcome to the site. From Texas hey. Very cool. One of the bravest ladies I know is from Texas and is a member of this forum. Hope you enjoy the site. Lots of knowledgeable folks on here.

 

[Scooby074]

Thanks Jason. Brian will sure appreciate that! Thanks for posting. Hope all is well across the pond

All is well. Hot, but well Thankfully the heatwave has broken, I'd have melted into a puddle if it hadn't :laughing:.

 

[PapaPerk]

Thanks!

 

[WaxMan]

Hey Paul I was just watching a couple of your videos with the Kubota plowing, mainly because I have a Grand L cab also.
How are you going to be able to give up plowing? all the work, all the lights, etc. The video's show your excited to plow and can't wait for a big storm to come. Like you said in a video for a guy with a tractor it's like a vacation or something to that affect.
I think you should bid on the contracts and then sublet the plowing over the holidays when your want to be away. Your going to be one sorry sap sitting in your tractor with nothing to plow but your driveway and maybe a neighbor or two. You been doing it for 25 years, you finally got your tractor set up the way you want it. Bid now with no regrets , or regret it later this December. Just my 3 cents

 

[4shorts]

Hey Paul I was just watching a couple of your videos with the Kubota plowing, mainly because I have a Grand L cab also.
How are you going to be able to give up plowing? all the work, all the lights, etc. The video's show your excited to plow and can't wait for a big storm to come. Like you said in a video for a guy with a tractor it's like a vacation or something to that affect.
I think you should bid on the contracts and then sublet the plowing over the holidays when your want to be away. Your going to be one sorry sap sitting in your tractor with nothing to plow but your driveway and maybe a neighbor or two. You been doing it for 25 years, you finally got your tractor set up the way you want it. Bid now with no regrets , or regret it later this December. Just my 3 cents

First and for most our tractor is part of our business. If there's one thing I'm good at then it would have to be my business skills. Our tractors are paid for, our business has done well but in the last few years with our booming economy it seems that everyone including their dog got a plow truck or a small tractor. Its great to see everyone doing well but when these guys go out bidding on snow clearing contracts and keep knocking the prices down to the point where its not worth firing up the machine then its just as well to leave it parked.

I won't miss the 4am wake ups either and trying to get all the snow pushed before the rain starts. We are seeing less and less snow each winter. Although its not etched in stone yet that we'll completely give up snow clearing its at the 80% mark that we will.
It will be the first time in 25 years that I can take my wife on a cruise or jump on a plane and go see our two sons when we feel like and not let the winter dictate where and what we do and that sounds really sweet to me.

Also the customer has some blame in this. The last few years we would take on some private driveways to clear. People would beg us to take them on as customers. They knew our record for safety was good, they knew we were reliable so we'd quote a price by the push because they didn't want a contract. Well we'd give them a good price but when the winter came they would only call and ask to have their snow cleared when there was a Hugh pile of snow in it. We would quote them on an adverage snowfall and over the course of the winter it would all balance out but it really didn't when they only called when there was a major dump of snow. Mid way through the winter we told them if the snow is deeper than 15 cm's then the price doubled. That worked out better.

I'm really looking forward to a winter without snow clearing BUT if I do decide to go at it again you can tell yourself "Paul's making money now"

 

[WaxMan]

For the very little plowing I do, it does gets boring really fast. So I hear what you're saying. You'll finally be free to do what you want on a snowy day.:thumbsup:

 

[BX Dan]

:thumbsup::thumbsup:I checked out your new website 4shorts,it looks fantastic and bookmarking goes without saying. Congratulations and like everything you do it always very professional & high quality.

The best of luck to you and the misses. :thumbsup::thumbsup: Dan.

 

[BX Dan]

:thumbsup::thumbsup:I checked out your new website 4shorts,it looks fantastic and bookmarking goes without saying. Congratulations and like everything you do it always very professional & high quality.

The best of luck to you and the misses. :thumbsup::thumbsup: Dan.

 

[4shorts]

For the very little plowing I do, it does gets boring really fast. So I hear what you're saying. You'll finally be free to do what you want on a snowy day.:thumbsup:

It can get boring for sure. It can also be dangerous being out in snowstorms but with the lights flashing, the heat on bust and the tunes playing a lot of snow can get pushed. Coincidentally I got asked to take on a much bigger snow clearing contract than I had in the past. If I take it, it might mean a bigger tractor :shocked:

:thumbsup::thumbsup:I checked out your new website 4shorts,it looks fantastic and bookmarking goes without saying. Congratulations and like everything you do it always very professional & high quality.

The best of luck to you and the misses. :thumbsup::thumbsup: Dan.

Thanks Dan. We appreciate your kind words on our site. The web master who IS a master is working on the content for Gasoline Alley, Short guitars and yesterday photos and a video was added on the new dump trailer we purchased. That will be in the mod section.
We'll be adding much more as time allows.
Great hearing from you and thanks again for your kind words.

 

[sixdogs]

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... Coincidentally I got asked to take on a much bigger snow clearing contract than I had in the past. If I take it, it might mean a bigger tractor :shocked:

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If you were to take this contract, any idea of horsepower or Kubota model number that you would be thinking about?

 

[WaxMan]

Think of the Mods you could do to this:licking: It's a three stepper. Leds on each step :thumbsup:If you get this I'm calling you the ModMan:thumbsup:

 

[4shorts]

If you were to take this contract, any idea of horsepower or Kubota model number that you would be thinking about?

Think of the Mods you could do to this:licking: It's a three stepper. Leds on each step :thumbsup:If you get this I'm calling you the ModMan:thumbsup:

IF I were to seriously consider the contract I might step outside the idea of a "tractor" and lease one of these with a snow push. I could then use the 5740 with an expandable snow push for the smaller areas. I spent any years plowing snow with the Cat 966C, 966D and the Cat 988 and they will move ANYTHING with ease when it comes to snow.

Cat Products: Products Machines Wheel Loaders Compact Wheel Loaders 914G2

 

[dragoneggs]

It can get boring for sure. It can also be dangerous being out in snowstorms but with the lights flashing, the heat on bust and the tunes playing a lot of snow can get pushed. Coincidentally I got asked to take on a much bigger snow clearing contract than I had in the past. If I take it, it might mean a bigger tractor :shocked:

Yeah baby! And I am putzing around with a little BX... as Maxwell Smart used to say, "And, loving it!"

 

[4shorts]

Yeah baby! And I am putzing around with a little BX... as Maxwell Smart used to say, "And, loving it!"

You might not believe this but out of all the toys I own I consider the BX25D the most valuable and the most enjoyable and rewarding to have. It's just so handy to have around so I'm really happy to hear your enjoying yours :thumbsup:

 

[WaxMan]

IF I were to seriously consider the contract I might step outside the idea of a "tractor" and lease one of these with a snow push. I could then use the 5740 with an expandable snow push for the smaller areas. I spent any years plowing snow with the Cat 966C, 966D and the Cat 988 and they will move ANYTHING with ease when it comes to snow.

Cat Products: Products Machines Wheel Loaders Compact Wheel Loaders 914G2

Ahh forget that start enjoying your winters.

 

[Kubotafan]

You might not believe this but out of all the toys I own I consider the BX25D the most valuable and the most enjoyable and rewarding to have. It's just so handy to have around so I'm really happy to hear your enjoying yours :thumbsup:

And since when was the BX25D a toy? Do you know how many husbands had to convince their minister of finance it was a work horse they really needed to get needed their work done!!!!

 

[sixdogs]

Think of the Mods you could do to this:licking: It's a three stepper. Leds on each step :thumbsup:If you get this I'm calling you the ModMan:thumbsup:

Well, wife makes them a team so would they be the ModSquad?

There's the title for the reality TV show.

 

[J F]

Paul, sweet website. Very nice. :thumbsup:

I am having a particular problem (I had the same problem on Monday, but figured it was just a "new site thing").

Let's say I go to your website "Home Page"...then I "click" on one of your "tabs" at the top....let's say "Restoration"...I then see a bunch of cool "thumbnails"...so, I click on one, I get the "big picture" (schweet)...I then hit my "back button" (I'm using Firefox, latest version as far as I know).

I DON'T go back to all the "thumbnails", which is where I would "expect" to go... I "go" to your "Home Page".

It happens on other pages as well, when "clicking" on a particular picture...then clicking my "back" button..it doesn't go back to the "thumbnails"...it goes back to your "Home Page".


It may just be me/my computer, or my browser, etc...just something for your webmaster to look at...if that is of any concern.