Recent content by EricCR

I started digging last night after work. It's hard digging with a lot of river rock. I'm glad I'm not doing it by hand. I was pulling the pile back flat and parking on it to make room but I can tell I'm still going to run out of space for material. I'm going to reach over from the top with my...

It was a pretty stable lift. I'm rated for 7050 lb at that radius. I was originally planning to fly my 6600 lb excavator down instead, but I don't like to work that close to the edge of the load chart with such a precious load. The Kubota is a bit harder to maneuver down there, but it made for a...

It's my crane. No worries about slings or crane operation. I was more curious about attachment points on the tractor. I lifted it over the wall this evening. I picked it up by the BH pivot point and the FEL torque tube. All went well. I had the FEL removed in the first pic. I changed my mind...

Is there an approved method for rigging a BX24 for lifting? I want to use my crane to drop it down over an 8' wall onto the shoreline of a river on my property. I think to make it a lighter lift I'll lift the backhoe and machine separately and reconnect them down below. Kubota has published...