WoodChuckDad
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- Joined
- Jul 15, 2015
- Messages
- 2,890
- Location
- Free Union, VA
- Tractor
- Kioti RX7320 Power Shuttle Cab, Komatsu PC130-6
The RX7320 was delivered this morning. I drove it onto the property and parked it. I had to wait about 5 hours before I could do anything with it because I had other work to do and had to go out in the woods to check up on the forester to see where he marked for cutting.
When I finally got a chance to get back into it, I didn't really have anything to do...Nothing has been cleared yet, so I drove to the front of the property where there is a little turn around with a debris pile about 3/4 of the way across it. I pushed that into the woods and cleaned up a couple fallen logs...just pushing them with the loader. Then I drove it back down to the pond and decided I didn't like where it is sitting. I want to have a covered area off the main driveway to store it ....I had figured I would rip out the mountain laurel with the grapple but I don't have that yet....so...I got some practice using the FEL and the box blade. I am very impressed. Figuring out how to use the FEL will take a bit of time but I was happy with the results. About 30 minutes of work produced a space in the woods big enough to park the Tractor. I'm going to expand it just a bit and drop a few 16 foot 4x4 posts in the ground and throw up a quick pole barn style cover to keep it out of the elements and out of the tree sap. One thing I discovered...you have to be careful putting down the loader as you dig forward because it is easy to raise it up on 2 wheels....and it still keeps going forward. It was very cool to look at the woods and think that I would like to be able to park there but couldn't because there were small trees in the way.....and then just push them the heck out of the way so I can park there.
One small issue. after I parked the tractor I looked down and saw a nut on the ground. Can't figure what it came off of. Looked all over the tractor but can't find it. I am sure it will make itself obvious at the worst time. Gonna get down underneath the tractor this weekend and look.
Edit--I forgot the best part. When I came home tonight, The wife was wearing a Kioti tractor t-shirt she ordered to celebrate this momentous occasion.
When I finally got a chance to get back into it, I didn't really have anything to do...Nothing has been cleared yet, so I drove to the front of the property where there is a little turn around with a debris pile about 3/4 of the way across it. I pushed that into the woods and cleaned up a couple fallen logs...just pushing them with the loader. Then I drove it back down to the pond and decided I didn't like where it is sitting. I want to have a covered area off the main driveway to store it ....I had figured I would rip out the mountain laurel with the grapple but I don't have that yet....so...I got some practice using the FEL and the box blade. I am very impressed. Figuring out how to use the FEL will take a bit of time but I was happy with the results. About 30 minutes of work produced a space in the woods big enough to park the Tractor. I'm going to expand it just a bit and drop a few 16 foot 4x4 posts in the ground and throw up a quick pole barn style cover to keep it out of the elements and out of the tree sap. One thing I discovered...you have to be careful putting down the loader as you dig forward because it is easy to raise it up on 2 wheels....and it still keeps going forward. It was very cool to look at the woods and think that I would like to be able to park there but couldn't because there were small trees in the way.....and then just push them the heck out of the way so I can park there.
One small issue. after I parked the tractor I looked down and saw a nut on the ground. Can't figure what it came off of. Looked all over the tractor but can't find it. I am sure it will make itself obvious at the worst time. Gonna get down underneath the tractor this weekend and look.
Edit--I forgot the best part. When I came home tonight, The wife was wearing a Kioti tractor t-shirt she ordered to celebrate this momentous occasion.
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