Goodbye Kubota, hello EarthForce

[MChalkley]

Darin, that was an excellent idea - just on GP, of course. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif I wish I'd thought of it. Even more than that, I wish it had worked...

MarkC

 

[DarinRay]

Oh the link didn't work? Shoot I guess I should have double checked that. You know for GP. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif Next time I will make sure before posting. Sorry about that!

Darin

 

[Harv]

<font color=blue>looks like the Oscar Meyer Hotdog Vehicle</font color=blue>

<font color=blue>It's called artistic expression</font color=blue>

Or maybe some folks just see what they want to see. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Looks like a field of $100 bills to me. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

 

[MChalkley]

Harv - You mean, as in the "field of $100 bills" it takes to buy a piece of equipment these days? Or a different batch of bills?

MarkC

 

[Harv]

Hmmmm... Lots of ways to see things, eh?

Some see the Chalkley Cup as half full. Others see it as half empty.

The reality is it's just one friggin' BIG cup!!! /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[MChalkley]

Harv - It's the cup for all personalities - whether it's half full or half empty, it's still way more than average! /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

MarkC

 

[mwagoner]

Mark,
I called today to find that the Earthforce is a rental unit and is not for sale. Sorry about that.
I did inquire and it rents for $145 a day, I could easily find some work to do with it at my place. If I don't get a tractor with loader in the spring I may have to rent it for a day to get some jobs done.
Take care,


Matt

 

[MChalkley]

Matt - Thanks for checking! EarthForce says a large percentage of its units are rentals - I'm not sure exactly what that means. My take on it is that, because they're not well known yet, "consumer confidence" in the product is shaky enough that it's a tough sell, but an easy rent. If they can convince a dealer that it's a good product for a good price, or that they'll take it back if it doesn't meet their expectations, the dealer will take it for a rental unit, but getting the end user to plunk down cash for something they've never heard of before isn't an easy task. At least that's my theory... Whatever the case now, I'm predicting big things in the future for the EarthForce machines.

MarkC

 

[JATO_RaT]

Mark, if a rental yard finds the Earthforce tractors to not only be a valuable tractor, but also to be light on the repairs, it will be a winner. I wish I had a rental yard here that had one, I would have tried it for sure. Can't wait to hear about yours, Rat...

 

[HR_Mutt]

<font color=blue>EarthForce says a large percentage of its units are rentals </font color=blue>
MChalkley
I wish that was true around here!! Could use some additional FEL putting up a rock wall(pic attached). Hopefully the bucket is VERY thick steel/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif. My bucket is starting to take a round profile when viewed from the front.
regards
Mutt

 

[Thomas]

Your useing those rocks to build a stone wall/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gifheck rocks like those are used for embankments.
Looks like you need little extra steel to enforce your bucket. What year your B7100HST?
Be careful and keep on a rocking./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[MChalkley]

Rat - Yeah, unfortunately, they're still a relatively very uncommon machine, but I predict that will change pretty rapidly in the near future. I also predict you'll begin to see some competitive models introduced by some of the other big players. Right now, the EarthForce units don't have any competition in that class of machine. It won't stay that way long. Either the market place will decide there's no need for that class of machine (which I doubt), or more people will start making them. I think something similar to what happened with the skid steer is going to happen with the "mini-TLB", much of it at the expense of the skid steer market (and apparently Ingersoll-Rand/Bobcat thinks so too, since they bought EarthForce) but we'll see.

I can't wait to hear about mine, either! I'm picking it up next Monday, but it'll be the end of the week before I get it home - it's making a little detour by D&E's shop for some "enhancements". /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Film at eleven... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

MarkC

 

[JATO_RaT]

Mark, we have a large Ingersol Rand dealer here in town that I keep looking at everytime I drive buy to see if they will start carrying the EF product. The yard is loaded with Bobcat everything. Bobcat makes a fairly heavy duty 4N1 albeit heavy as heck. Anxiously waiting the big, big day and some pictures to boot.

Heres a picture of my new Kubota, it sure works great! Notice the big monster Michelins I put on it.

 

[HR_Mutt]

Thomas
I get a "little" carried away/w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif with tractor projects sometimes/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif. The B7100 (now wifey tractor) is approx. 1990 model. We would not trade it for the world. It might go on loan to my parents for the winter(if we ever get it!!!)
regards
Mutt

 

[HR_Mutt]

MChalkley
I'll watch for EarthForce to show up. Got a couple projects and I'd certainly like to get my hands on one for a weekend{EWG}! (no smiley icon for Evil Wicked Grin).
regards
Mutt

 

[n6ckv]

In my area we call them Mudders. The farm down the street took delivery of 5 new mudders this past spring (all Kubotas). The land is operated (farmed) by Dole.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

{Mark, I tripped over this browsing the web...rental rates & used EarthForces}

<pre>
Model Day (8 hrs) Week (40 hrs) Month (160 hrs)
Tractors/Loaders/Backhoes
20-40 hp Tractor (bare) $155 $550 $1250
20-60 hp Tractor/Loader $185 $675 $1600
80-150 hp Tractor (bare) $225 $1000 $2760
150hp Plus See Ag. Rates
675E T-L-B $325 $1150 $2750
Mini T-L-B (Earth Force)4x2x2 $210 $750 $1995
Mini T-L-B (Earth Force)4x4x4 $245 $895 $2450
6000 lb. Forklift $185 $695 $1650
Tractor w/Boom Mower $400 $1350 $3500
</pre>

Used EarthForce

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

Chalkley 4-in-one buckets

Mark:
I assume that the EF-5 is currently being modified. Way back in your travels, however, you mentioned that Power Trac had agreed to modify a Long 4-in-1 bucket to go on their machine. Assuming I ever get the 1430 ordered, I have about come to the decision to follow that route rather than the grapple bucket. Do you have a source for literature on the Long bucket, with pictures, etc., so I can start doing some thinking about reinforcements necessary to put the quick attach plate on the bucket and distribute the load to the fel mounts? I assume the hydraulics are plug and play with the quick attach circuit, right?
Post EF-5 and attachment pictures soon. I saw some of the implements in Baltimore, but not the machine, only smaller ones.


Charlie Iliff

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Chalkley 4-in-one buckets

While you're waiting for Marks reply.... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Go to Carver's Web-site for some info on Long's stuff... maybe email or call Mr. Steve Carver for detailed spec's...

Carver's Long Attachments


By the way, a few weeks back, they had a 4 in 1 bucket at an auction that went for $150... enormous size though... maybe 900-1000 lbs... {hard to judge weight like that}