Loader as excavator???

[Raul-02]

Anyone used a ripper to break soil so as to use the loader as an excavator?
Multiple ripper passes to break the soil then turn around and dig in with FTL??

 

[Xfaxman]

With teeth on the bucket I don't have to use a ripper here in the hard red clay:

 

[seville009]

I used to use my tiller to break up the grass/soil, then scoop it up. The tiller not only cut into the dirt, but made it nice and loose. No big dirt chunks.

 

[gstrom99]

A tiller works great. A box blade works pretty well too.

 

[3gunr]

a toothbar like the pirahna makes digging much easier, Some on here say you cant dig with a tractor but i have dug and moved tons of dirt with mine,

 

[sea2summit]

I'd box blade it to a pile then scoop it. Geometry get's funky/high stress with the loader once the pins get below the bottom of the tires.

 

[Raul-02]

I have the ripper no box blade, & no teeth, It's a nice big ripper. Makes a real mess of the lawn ;-0
got a Tiller too, hadn't thought of using that. .

 

[oldnslo]

I have used my 3PH mount tandem disc to work up the soil and then use the FEL to haul it away. Disc also acts as counterweight while doing this also.

 

[Joel/ak]

Old post but I use a ripper for our food plots to turn the land then til. If I need to dig, I grab the mini, pile it up and then tractor to move it if needed.

 

[Joel/ak]

Less than $200 and I can use anything that goes into a 2" receiver...