Torvy
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I suppose you could rig a water reservoir on the 3 pt and a hose on the FEL and make yourself a nice red Fire Tractor.
In all seriousness, be safe. I usually think of good ideas like that after the fact.
Buying Advice Cab or no cab?
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In all seriousness, be safe. I usually think of good ideas like that after the fact.
I confess I haven't read every single page, only the first and last 10 or so.
But it feels like you might benefit more from a small excavator, with a cab, than a tractor?
Tractors are great for dealing with big areas or mowing. But you originally asked for a "spare pair of hands", which is what an excavator excels at. Moving, clearing, lifting, tidying - without effort. Easy to get into tight woodland.
But it feels like you might benefit more from a small excavator, with a cab, than a tractor?
Tractors are great for dealing with big areas or mowing. But you originally asked for a "spare pair of hands", which is what an excavator excels at. Moving, clearing, lifting, tidying - without effort. Easy to get into tight woodland.
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Or a compromise machine: the Kubota B26 - built specifically to be a landscaping power wheelbarrow and strong spare pair of arms. Expensive, because it is built more toward construction quality. No-emissions. Many dealers won't have one on the floor, but know where they can bring one in from.
This is the 16th year for the B26 - and the model series goes back farther than that. They must be doing something right.
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Rich_Z
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Not sure if I mentioned it here before, but yesterday I put a deposit down on a TYM T474HC, which is the cabbed version. After I have used it for a while, I guess I will then figure out whether or not it was a wise decision.
tacticalturnip
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I'm sure you already know this, but like pictures. Congratulations on the new TYM!
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Rich_Z
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Will likely be a week or three before I get it.
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Going from no tractor at all to a cab with AC in Florida is going to be awesome. We probably won't hear from you again because you'll be on your tractor all the time.
tacticalturnip
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This happens, a lot. Folks purchase their machine and we never hear from them again!
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And another good reason for getting a cab! I might would die!
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GRAPHIC: Hawk drops snake on woman; both animals attack her
The woman was mowing the back six acres of her home when a snake fell down on her from above.
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Rich_Z
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And another good reason for getting a cab! I might would die!
GRAPHIC: Hawk drops snake on woman; both animals attack her
The woman was mowing the back six acres of her home when a snake fell down on her from above.
Oh, it was just a snake. Likely a harmless rat snake. If the woman had just been still it would have crawled right off of her. SHE scared the crap out of that snake, too.
