TODAYS SEAT TIME

[Gordon Gould]

Thanks Lou !!

gg

 

[Gordon Gould]

I'm sanding almost a quarter of a mile, doing a light sanding with the gas engine throttled down for a narrow pattern one load will do a decent job. If it's a lot of ice from an ice storm (1/4" or so) I may use a load and half.

The sander holds well over a yard and a half of sand when loaded with a heaping load, with "damp" sand being over 3000 pounds per yard it can be a pain pulling a trailer down or up hill.

With an 11,000# tractor with chains on all four it's not an issue but you sure know it's behind you on hills.

On a chained up truck it was a piece of cake, on the trailer it can get your attention.

This is my third sander, I've rebuilt 2 older steel body sanders. Then I bought this new SS sander 10-12 years ago. I see that there are some smaller 3 point self loading sander available now days.

If I am reading what you you saying right with my 7500 lb tractor chained up on all four with euro ice chains and hard ice on a hilly road about a yard of sand would be all I could do - if that ????

gg

 

[LouNY]

If I am reading what you you saying right with my 7500 lb tractor chained up on all four with euro ice chains and hard ice on a hilly road about a yard of sand would be all I could do - if that ????

gg

My driveway is 14-16 degrees or 25+% slope so with a full sander of 1 1/2 yds or around 4500# of sand plus the trailer is a heavy trailer and the sander it's self it can be over 7000# behind you and pushing.
I am well aware of that load behind my Branson 8050 which is over 11,000 pounds also on chains. I've never had it get away from me or get me sideways but it does get my attention at times.
I would recommend small loads at first to see how it felt on the hills. It would also make a considerable difference with how much tongue weight is loaded onto the tractor.

 

[crazyjake8493]

Put an hour on the tractor today clearing up the snowstorm. Had to replace the Trex board cutting edge I had on the bucket. Made it 2.5 winters, not bad for $8.

 

[Highlandr]

It was touch and go for a bit there. But I made it to the end of the driveway.

 

[LogChain]

Highlandr, I can only imagine what might have happened if those turf tires encountered a patch of acorns .

— LogChain

 

[4570Man]

It was pretty nice weather for January so I put in conduit for an electric service.

 

[Highlandr]

Highlandr, I can only imagine what might have happened if those turf tires encountered a patch of acorns .

Prolly had ta use the bucket to pull myself out.

 

[Highlandr]

It was pretty nice weather for January so I put in conduit for an electric service.

Why two meters?

 

[4570Man]

Why two meters?

The building has 2 of everything so 1/2 of it could be rented separately.

 

[Runner]

Today I used my pallet forks to straighten fence posts (that were pushed over by horses leaning on them). The technique is:
1.) Drive up to the post with the end of one of the forks about 2/3 up from the bottom of the post.
2.) Drive forward enough to push the post past vertical a little.
3.) Back up slightly, and raise the forks above the top of the post.
4.) Drive forward, centering the top of the post under one fork and, with the forks tilted up slightly, start lowering the fork down on top of the post and push it down into the ground enough that it stands up straight.
5.) Repeat, ad-infinitum.

Next task was to move some errant railroad ties.

 

[grsthegreat]

Today I used my pallet forks to straighten fence posts (that were pushed over by horses leaning on them). The technique is:
1.) Drive up to the post with the end of one of the forks about 2/3 up from the bottom of the post.
2.) Drive forward enough to push the post past vertical a little.
3.) Back up slightly, and raise the forks above the top of the post.
4.) Drive forward, centering the top of the post under one fork and, with the forks tilted up slightly, start lowering the fork down on top of the post and push it down into the ground enough that it stands up straight.
5.) Repeat, ad-infinitum.
View attachment 4705303View attachment 4705307View attachment 4705342Next task was to move some errant railroad ties.
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I just straighten mine by hand. They bend pretty easily