Is it worth the effort?

[2458n]

They are fancy stainless steel wheel covers. Good ones bolt on top of your existing steel wheels and give the truck some "BLING". You will always find them on Commercial wreckers, and other dressed up trucks. I have ran them on one ton dumps untill somebody tears them off with a bob cat. Wholesale they cost around 200.00. Used car lots will always put them on because of the curb appeal.

 

[2458n]

This is a real truck and looks good to me as in Ohio it would be very rusted by now. Only suggestion would be to watch out for those dang little stumps. Tires are pricey for both the truck and tractor.

 

[timswi]

I didn't show the back seat. It's really not even there. It was in such bad shape we threw it out. How are things in Beaver County. I was raised in the area and used to hunt around Raccoon State Park for many years.

Excuse my ignorance, but what are Simulators?

Beaver County is what it always was..I was a kid when the mills went went. Have to drive to Pgh to make an OK living....Still a nice place to be...The people can't be beat.

Simulators are the chrome wheel covers that everyone puts on the dulley "bud" wheels...$150-$200 at Summit Racing...They just look really nice. Certainly not a necessity.

Glad to hear from a Beaver County ex-pat.:thumbsup:

 

[Diamondpilot]

I am with you guys and barter also. Usually for use of dump trucks, ect.

Chris

 

[aczlan]

I am with you guys and barter also. Usually for use of dump trucks, ect.

We use barter for welding/fabrication work with a local shop.
Works out well for all involved.

Aaron Z

 

[Flying MXZ]

18 acres x 43,560 ft^2/ac = 784,080 ft^2 / 5' brushhog (assuming full 5' cut) = 156,816 ft driven / 5280 ft/mile = 29.7 miles. Assume brushhoging at 3 mph (wag) = 89.1 hours. That is a lot of time, but for a free truck in decent shape and the other benefits I would probably do it.

Feel free to correct any of my wrong assumptions.

 

[HHR]

18 acres x 43,560 ft^2/ac = 784,080 ft^2 / 5' brushhog (assuming full 5' cut) = 156,816 ft driven / 5280 ft/mile = 29.7 miles. Assume brushhoging at 3 mph (wag) = 89.1 hours. That is a lot of time, but for a free truck in decent shape and the other benefits I would probably do it.

Feel free to correct any of my wrong assumptions.

29.7 miles at three miles an hour would be around 10 hours.

 

[Diamondpilot]

18 acres x 43,560 ft^2/ac = 784,080 ft^2 / 5' brushhog (assuming full 5' cut) = 156,816 ft driven / 5280 ft/mile = 29.7 miles. Assume brushhoging at 3 mph (wag) = 89.1 hours. That is a lot of time, but for a free truck in decent shape and the other benefits I would probably do it.

Feel free to correct any of my wrong assumptions.

Everything I read when it comes to pricing out mowing jobs is 80% efficiency. This is how the ZTR mowing crews that I maintain equipment for do it.

10 hours is right for perfect conditions, ect. My guess is it will be a 20 hour job just from experience. Thats assuming 80% efficiency and just the time to move obstacles, ect. Mainly trees and rocks.

Chris

 

[Flying MXZ]

29.7 miles at three miles an hour would be around 10 hours.

Yep, that's what I get for trying to do it fast.

 

[slowzuki]

18 acres on a 5 ft hog always takes me about 10 hours. In really rough ground though. I'd say you got a great deal!

 

[RobertN]

The truck looks nice... How does it run? Tires ok?

Depending on your state, I would be as concerned, if not more so, about registration. The registration was not transferred after the family member passed away? Has it been registered, or non-op'd?

I have seen "free" vehicles, wind up costing a ton of money in past due registration, as well as hours and hours at DMV getting the registration paperwork straightened out.

Otherwise, great truck if you like 8-9mpg

 

[clemsonfor]

The truck looks nice... How does it run? Tires ok?

Depending on your state, I would be as concerned, if not more so, about registration. The registration was not transferred after the family member passed away? Has it been registered, or non-op'd?

I have seen "free" vehicles, wind up costing a ton of money in past due registration, as well as hours and hours at DMV getting the registration paperwork straightened out.

Otherwise, great truck if you like 8-9mpg

Here in SC as long as the title is signed by the owner or someone with power of atterny it is easy. Im "sure" the owner signed that title before he died for his son, otherwise it is willed to someone and wont be that hard, turst me. I live in SC.

 

[Pa Pa Jack]

Well, 23 hours of work, so far, and the end is in sight. I have about 3 or 4 acres left to do, and I am waiting for Jeff and his brother to finish cutting the sweet gums down so I can finish. It has been a learning experience.

Had my first flat tire. Front tire came off the bead. I thought the steering was feeling a little loose and should have known better. that was a relatively minor hold up.

I also found out that bush hogging in this kind of dry environment will rapidly plug up a radiator. I also found out that someone was thinking. Mahindra installs a screen shield in front of the radiator to keep all the dust and dirt from getting to the radiator. I overheated the tractor this morning but no damage done, I hope. I do not know if this type of screen is typical on all tractors. I hope so as it really saved a lot of headaches. Now I will be more careful and check this screen on a much more regular basis. Cheap insurance.

I have a total of about 23 hours on this job so far. the hardest part though is what is left to be done. I figure that it's going to take about 8 hours to do the last 4 acres as it is steeper and I have to watch for a lot of stumps that are going to be left. I have been surprised at how well the bush hog handles 6 foot high briars. I move with the FEL lowered and have been able to move at a good pace. I travel most of the time in Low 2nd and it just goes through almost everything smoother than I had expected.

I did get a little too close to one fence line, and picked up some old barbed wire but it was only about 10 feet of wire and I got it cleaned off quickly.

So far, I have used about 35 gallons of fuel which is a bit more than I expected.

All in all, I am quite pleased. With the tractor and myself. It's been a good week.

 

[clemsonfor]

Well, 23 hours of work, so far, and the end is in sight. I have about 3 or 4 acres left to do, and I am waiting for Jeff and his brother to finish cutting the sweet gums down so I can finish. It has been a learning experience.

Had my first flat tire. Front tire came off the bead. I thought the steering was feeling a little loose and should have known better. that was a relatively minor hold up.

I also found out that bush hogging in this kind of dry environment will rapidly plug up a radiator. I also found out that someone was thinking. Mahindra installs a screen shield in front of the radiator to keep all the dust and dirt from getting to the radiator. I overheated the tractor this morning but no damage done, I hope. I do not know if this type of screen is typical on all tractors. I hope so as it really saved a lot of headaches. Now I will be more careful and check this screen on a much more regular basis. Cheap insurance.

I have a total of about 23 hours on this job so far. the hardest part though is what is left to be done. I figure that it's going to take about 8 hours to do the last 4 acres as it is steeper and I have to watch for a lot of stumps that are going to be left. I have been surprised at how well the bush hog handles 6 foot high briars. I move with the FEL lowered and have been able to move at a good pace. I travel most of the time in Low 2nd and it just goes through almost everything smoother than I had expected.

I did get a little too close to one fence line, and picked up some old barbed wire but it was only about 10 feet of wire and I got it cleaned off quickly.

So far, I have used about 35 gallons of fuel which is a bit more than I expected.

All in all, I am quite pleased. With the tractor and myself. It's been a good week.

Those tall briars and vines are what wound up my shaft and wadded up in my lower output seal to casue my seal to go out on my second use when i got my tractor, and was "reclaiming" some of my open ground. Most tractors either have a screen or have small holes like some Jds and fords i think to even get air into the radiator area, like grill gaurds but really small mesh holes. I have to stop my yanmar every 15-30 minutes in really bad "seedy" stuff to clear it. Seems a poor design, but again my tractor was meant to till rice paddies, little dust there.