BigBoyToys
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NICELY BUILT!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:
First project with my B2320 WITH PICS
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hawkeye08
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Awesome, family time building it and enjoying it.
Botaskinner
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Hey there, really nice work!
If you have more leveling in your future, I'd recommend looking into a box blade.. Mine's been indispensable for grading and leveling, not to mention breaking up some really hard clay in places.
My 2320 can pull a completely full BB with a loader full of dirt at the same time. Once you get the hang of it, you'll really enjoy working with it.
I'm looking at a fence demolition and rebuild this weekend, pulling posts and re-leveling the ground on neighbor's side as well. I'm looking forward to a good day's work to get that started. I needed a 4 foot bucket to get into tight places, here's another place where the tractor will really shine.
Best Regards!
If you have more leveling in your future, I'd recommend looking into a box blade.. Mine's been indispensable for grading and leveling, not to mention breaking up some really hard clay in places.
My 2320 can pull a completely full BB with a loader full of dirt at the same time. Once you get the hang of it, you'll really enjoy working with it.
I'm looking at a fence demolition and rebuild this weekend, pulling posts and re-leveling the ground on neighbor's side as well. I'm looking forward to a good day's work to get that started. I needed a 4 foot bucket to get into tight places, here's another place where the tractor will really shine.
Best Regards!
Botaskinner
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Good questions.
The kind of tight spaces I deal with are 5-6 feet wide between sheds, a greenhouse and fences. I'll admit if you're doing loader work, a BB hanging out the back is a bit cumbersome if you have to work parallel to a fence or structure. You'll have to be pretty careful working in either direction without hitting anything. I can do loader work without the BB for ballast, and the machine is pretty stable doing that, just take time to get the feel of what you're doing if working around gentle slopes...and keep the ROPS up and the seat belt on!
As for rocks, how big are they? Using a middle buster (in my avatar, also great for initial ground breaking) and plowing in a crisscross fashion should get the rocks loose, as long as they are not 8-10" across & bigger, you should be able to get them up out of the ground where you can either move them with the BB or backdrag them with the loader bucket.
I needed to tear out an invasion of bamboo that had worked its way across 10 -15 feet of my yard for a distance of about 50 feet . Dropping the BB scarifiers to their full depth, about 3" and setting my top link at an aggressive angle gave me the penetration I needed to dig them out. It took multiple passes, but in the end I got 95% of it out in the first session. The middle buster did the rest by going deeper and getting the stragglers out.
a 2" or bigger tree root will need to be cut with an axe or sawzall, but smaller roots, when snagged with the scarifiers can be pulled up by raising the 3PT when you engage one.
Hope this helps!
The kind of tight spaces I deal with are 5-6 feet wide between sheds, a greenhouse and fences. I'll admit if you're doing loader work, a BB hanging out the back is a bit cumbersome if you have to work parallel to a fence or structure. You'll have to be pretty careful working in either direction without hitting anything. I can do loader work without the BB for ballast, and the machine is pretty stable doing that, just take time to get the feel of what you're doing if working around gentle slopes...and keep the ROPS up and the seat belt on!
As for rocks, how big are they? Using a middle buster (in my avatar, also great for initial ground breaking) and plowing in a crisscross fashion should get the rocks loose, as long as they are not 8-10" across & bigger, you should be able to get them up out of the ground where you can either move them with the BB or backdrag them with the loader bucket.
I needed to tear out an invasion of bamboo that had worked its way across 10 -15 feet of my yard for a distance of about 50 feet . Dropping the BB scarifiers to their full depth, about 3" and setting my top link at an aggressive angle gave me the penetration I needed to dig them out. It took multiple passes, but in the end I got 95% of it out in the first session. The middle buster did the rest by going deeper and getting the stragglers out.
a 2" or bigger tree root will need to be cut with an axe or sawzall, but smaller roots, when snagged with the scarifiers can be pulled up by raising the 3PT when you engage one.
Hope this helps!
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Thanks Boat.
I really don't have man-made obstructions - just trees. I assumed box blades were for dragging long and straight and I am working in areas I clear which for now would require lots of turning. Areas the size you see in the photos in the original post.
The rocks I pulled out were around the size you describe - some bigger and some smaller but none I could not load into the bucket by hand. Much of what I dig up is brittle ledge (shale?) that breaks apart. I am sure I could go slow and feel roots before they did damage. Most of the roots I have encountered have been shallow and less than 1.5".
As for leveling, I did find I used more material than I thought I would to level the fire pit area. In hindsight I should have brought in loam at $10 less per yard and worked that first as I have a back blade and wheeled landscaping rake.
On another project I will be bringing in lots of fill followed by loam to prepare the site for a shed. A HF shelter sits there now. Will the BB work for fill with 3 inch or less stone or is it strictly a dirt tool?
As you can see I have a lot to do as the shed will have a much larger footprint and this temp is out by well over a foot already. The back corner you can't see is touching the pier block.
In one of the photos taken last fall you can see my friend's tractor; now it's mine!
BTW, my tires are filled and with a full bucket of stone and no counter, I had zero rear lift.
Threads they drift...
I really don't have man-made obstructions - just trees. I assumed box blades were for dragging long and straight and I am working in areas I clear which for now would require lots of turning. Areas the size you see in the photos in the original post.
The rocks I pulled out were around the size you describe - some bigger and some smaller but none I could not load into the bucket by hand. Much of what I dig up is brittle ledge (shale?) that breaks apart. I am sure I could go slow and feel roots before they did damage. Most of the roots I have encountered have been shallow and less than 1.5".
As for leveling, I did find I used more material than I thought I would to level the fire pit area. In hindsight I should have brought in loam at $10 less per yard and worked that first as I have a back blade and wheeled landscaping rake.
On another project I will be bringing in lots of fill followed by loam to prepare the site for a shed. A HF shelter sits there now. Will the BB work for fill with 3 inch or less stone or is it strictly a dirt tool?
As you can see I have a lot to do as the shed will have a much larger footprint and this temp is out by well over a foot already. The back corner you can't see is touching the pier block.
In one of the photos taken last fall you can see my friend's tractor; now it's mine!
BTW, my tires are filled and with a full bucket of stone and no counter, I had zero rear lift.
Threads they drift...
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brasco426
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Avery nice job on the new fire pit, looks like a great place to spend time with the family. It's nice to look around and be able to take on tasks having a tractor around. Gravel don't move itself lol, and I sure did my time with a wheel barrel, but love having my tractor too 
. Looking at that set up and how you arranged it is giving me an idea to spruce up an area where our little burn pit is.
As for the box blade question, it's a ground engaging implement. 3" stones might be a bit much for smaller box blades that our sized tractors pull. I have a 5' bb although I know it'll move 3" stones, it might not be my first choice to spread and grade 3" stone. Can you spread the load out with your bucket, and back drag it with the ratchet rake, or even move it around with the back blade you have. Maybe others will be able to chime in with different advice. The bb will do a better job of moving the loam and gravel you plan to move. The box itself gathers material to be moved to lower areas for distribution. Say the box is level, adjusting the top link in will make the cutting edge more aggressive, adjusting the top link out will make it less aggressive. The tilt can be adjusted as well to achieve pitch on a grade. Good Luck and looks like everyone is enjoying having the new tractor around. Donnie
. Looking at that set up and how you arranged it is giving me an idea to spruce up an area where our little burn pit is. As for the box blade question, it's a ground engaging implement. 3" stones might be a bit much for smaller box blades that our sized tractors pull. I have a 5' bb although I know it'll move 3" stones, it might not be my first choice to spread and grade 3" stone. Can you spread the load out with your bucket, and back drag it with the ratchet rake, or even move it around with the back blade you have. Maybe others will be able to chime in with different advice. The bb will do a better job of moving the loam and gravel you plan to move. The box itself gathers material to be moved to lower areas for distribution. Say the box is level, adjusting the top link in will make the cutting edge more aggressive, adjusting the top link out will make it less aggressive. The tilt can be adjusted as well to achieve pitch on a grade. Good Luck and looks like everyone is enjoying having the new tractor around. Donnie
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Hi Avery,
Nice work- I think your fire pit site was better prepared than my barn site was...:laughing:
I agree with BotaSkinner and want amplify that unless you want to spend beaucoup bucks for a hydraulic remote setup for your 3-point hitch and/or spend way too much time learning to use a box blade, it would be a good idea to search out and find a roll-over box blade like my [Discontinued, but sold to me new on pallet] 48" Gannon Earthcavator.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...4-gannon-earthcavator-rollover-box-blade.html
Dirtdog makes a new one, but it's about $1400 plus shipping.
I found my through searching EBay, Craig's List, the tractor and implement sales sites [including Sweet Tractor] and especially by supplementing that through separately emailing as many re-sale vendors as possible to ask them to keep an eye out for one in the 48-60" range, figuring that if I got one bigger than recommended, I could always just go slower or not as deep.
The 48" Gannon is plenty heavy and can make our little 2011 B2320 sit-n-spin in place if I get it into just the wrong stuff, but generally they're a great match for each other.
Also consider weighting your tires, especially if you want to get the best out of both your FEL and a BB.
Happy tractoring,
Thomas
PS: Here are some pictures of our tractor and ROBB.
PPS: "Will the BB work for fill with 3 inch or less stone or is it strictly a dirt tool? "
We use ours with #1 and #2 crusher run all the time [1 and 2" average for the larger stones mixed with fines], and it works well.
We pull it forward with the back facing blade deployed on the ground and it works really well for spreading and smoothing that way.
We also back drag with the bucket with the PTB on with good results.
Thomas
Botaskinner
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Just to add to PhysAssist's comments, I agree by the time you get to larger rocks, the BB diminishes in value..and Yes, good to see those tires juiced! I bought our 2320 used and the PO had already done that.
I don't have a ratchet rake, but just installed a Piranha tooth bar and really like it. But since you have a RR and a landscaping rake, between the 2 you should be able to deal with the shale OK.
I don't have a ratchet rake, but just installed a Piranha tooth bar and really like it. But since you have a RR and a landscaping rake, between the 2 you should be able to deal with the shale OK.
