Hello; From Limestone, Tennessee

[wwmw]

Hello; everyone, my name is William and I am a retired Master Sergeant/E-8 from the US Army of 24 years. My wife and I live on less than 2 acers the reason I came here is I want to find out how I could make, or maybe even buy used of course a small compact tractor with scoop for dirt hawling and such. I heard something about a 3-point hitch does anyone know which small tractors have those hitches and how it would work?

Thanks! Happy To Be Here.
William

 

[Muhammad]

Welcome to TBN.

 

[creekbend]

Good to have you aboard. :tractor:

 

[The kid]

Hello; everyone, my name is William and I am a retired Master Sergeant/E-8 from the US Army of 24 years. My wife and I live on less than 2 acers the reason I came here is I want to find out how I could make, or maybe even buy used of course a small compact tractor with scoop for dirt hawling and such. I heard something about a 3-point hitch does anyone know which small tractors have those hitches and how it would work?

Thanks! Happy To Be Here.
William

Welcome Williams and thank you for your service to our country. TBN has a wealth of info just for the asking and searching. The "three point hitch" is a term used in tractors as a point of attachment in three places at the rear. Your inquiry as to getting a tractor with a scoop or known as a "front end loader" is popular in both old and new. Check your local area first in places such as Craigslist.org where you can inspect the tractor in person. Visit a local tractor sales such as Ford, John Deer or Massey Ferguson just to name a few. Greetings from Music City,Tn. -robert

 

[moored4]

:welcome: to TBN! :thumbsup:

Happy :tractor: ing!

 

[kensnelling]

Hello William, welcome to TBN from Oklahoma.

Ken

 

[wwmw]

Welcome Williams and thank you for your service to our country. TBN has a wealth of info just for the asking and searching. The "three point hitch" is a term used in tractors as a point of attachment in three places at the rear. Your inquiry as to getting a tractor with a scoop or known as a "front end loader" is popular in both old and new. Check your local area first in places such as Craigslist.org where you can inspect the tractor in person. Visit a local tractor sales such as Ford, John Deer or Massey Ferguson just to name a few. Greetings from Music City,Tn. -robert

Ok! thanks The Kid

William :thumbsup:

 

[TripleR]

Welcome to the TractorByNet forums from Southern Missouri.

As mentioned, you can use a front end loader to move dirt, but before we could afford a tractor with one, we used a 3PH mounted dirt scoop that you could use; not as effective as a FEL, but a lot cheaper.

Most compact tractors have 3PH and you can find reasonably priced older tractor that will fit your needs.

Thanks for your service and good luck.

Just one of the threads on scoops:http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/179646-dirt-scoop.html

 

[ChiefLoneWolf]

A welcome to TBN. Have fun and enjoy hours of entertaining and educating reading. :welcome:

 

[wwmw]

Thanks! to everyone, I am very pleased and happy to be here :thumbsup: and you are very welcome Kid. I hope to be around for awhile

William

 

[wwmw]

Well; I finally bought me a garden tractor the old Sunstar GTH 20 now I want to add a FEL, can anyone help me please, I want a 40 - 42" bucket, what size hydraulic cylinders, pump etc... do I need. :confused2:

Thanks as always!
William