Pushing A Tractor To It's Limits

[Jac65]

To me, if i could see what the benefit was i might would agree with those that thought he was okay, but i couldnt see anything that justified the risk…

That's the problem with all video clips like this, no context.

 

[stso9d]

Of course, you couldn't. You have never been in a position where there are a hundred guys who would take your job that go with the risk. We Americans have no idea what the deal is overseas.

 

[stso9d]

As another poster stated, he was barely getting any results with the front bucket is my point. My post is not about those less privileged as you wrongly imply…

 

[ovrszd]

To me, if i could see what the benefit was i might would agree with those that thought he was okay, but i couldnt see anything that justified the risk…

Toward the end of the video, when he's going away from the camera you can see the slope is clean, hard shaved ground. Cut to a specified degree slope. Then loose material was pushed off the top and down the slope. He's scattering that material to the lower part of the slope.

He couldn't have rode that slope if it was all loose material.

 

[ovrszd]

As another poster stated, he was barely getting any results with the front bucket is my point. My post is not about those less privileged as you wrongly imply…

It's not a bucket. It's a blade. He set it a few inches off the ground. Just low enough to scatter the loose debris ahead of him. Definitely had a purpose in mind.

As another poster stated, he accomplished the job his boss said to do. He did it with the equipment at hand. A talent that we have softened here in our country.

 

[sree251]

As another poster stated, he was barely getting any results with the front bucket is my point. My post is not about those less privileged as you wrongly imply…

Well, as another poster pointed out, we don't know the context of the situation. I could be barking up the wrong tree like everyone here.

 

[ding beep]

The operator in this video has way more (skills? seat time? fur on his peaches?) than me...but

l also push my little red tractor to it's limit nearly every time l turn the key.

l typically run the snow thrower as close to the ditch as possible, on a very steep driveway.

Bucket work with sand or gravel is the same: always going for full scoops.

Sometimes l dig too deep, and bog down or stall. l just exceeded the tractor's limits again...

Backhoe work is the same: some boulders you just have to dig around.

With tractor work, as with most things in this life: Good judgement comes from experience.

But sometimes, experience comes from bad judgement. ding beep

 

[jjeff]

Experienced old-timers used to do amazing, dangerous things with equipment less capable than a modern scut. If cell phones and internet existed back then the keyboard commando tractor/equipment police would have a field day IMHO. Go to a less regulated foreign country you will see some crazy stuff both hauling and using equipment.

 

[Blue hood]

Now that Cahaba Valley Farm show the "crazy operator building a reservoir" video I have a question:


I need to build up a 1.75 acres square irrigation reservoir that should have 15' high sand walls all around, (meaning the wall cross section view it's a trapezoid), and I'm planning to use a [4x4, 40HP, 5K lbs. tractor] "or" a [80HP, 13K lbs. crawler tractor] pulling a 6K lbs. dump trailer.

I personally feel safer to use the crawler, crawling across the 25% to 30% walls to dump, (if it could pull that weight at that angle), instead of dumping alongside to form the walls using the 4x4 tractor.

The distance from the sand source to the planned reservoir is about 300 yards. (not use for a dozer)

I saw a youtube video of a slightly safer way doing the same thing with a 2WD, 20HP old tractor pulling a box blade that in my case could take forever to move 25K cubic yards.

Let me know what you think:

 

[ovrszd]

Now that Cahaba Valley Farm show the "crazy operator building a reservoir" video I have a question:


I need to build up a 1.75 acres square irrigation reservoir that should have 15' high sand walls all around, (meaning the wall cross section view it's a trapezoid), and I'm planning to use a [4x4, 40HP, 5K lbs. tractor] "or" a [80HP, 13K lbs. crawler tractor] pulling a 6K lbs. dump trailer.

I personally feel safer to use the crawler, crawling across the 25% to 30% walls to dump, (if it could pull that weight at that angle), instead of dumping alongside to form the walls using the 4x4 tractor.

The distance from the sand source to the planned reservoir is about 300 yards. (not use for a dozer)

I saw a youtube video of a slightly safer way doing the same thing with a 2WD, 20HP old tractor pulling a box blade that in my case could take forever to move 25K cubic yards.

Let me know what you think:

Please start a thread about this project. Using the right title you'll get a LOT of useful information that won't find you here.

I have a lot of comments to offer based on the above information but I'll hold them for your thread. Come back here with a link to it after you get the thread set up.

I'll only offer here that sliding 25K cubic yards of dirt along on the ground is not going to be practical with the equipment you list.