Torvy
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I'm jealous, but right behind you, well maybe another 6 weeks or so. It seems like we have shared much of this journey. I'm looking forward to your posts when you start putting it to work.
TYM 494 or Branson 4820
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CloverKnollFarms
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Same here! I’d have been happy with either I presume, and my dealer has been answering text messages from me all weekend. They have been great to work with. The TYM merger made the decision a bit easier, because they now have a much bigger footprint in Indiana. It should be on a trailer here with the tiller attached in a couple weeks. A lot of posts and information will follow, as well as questions.
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CloverKnollFarms
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The 4820H. They are installing dual remotes and a block heater. Also picking up a new Ironcraft 72” tiller to get to work on the bee forage fields in the spring.
tacticalturnip
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I thought so, but I wasn't all that sure that I wasn't thinking of Torvy, lol.
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CloverKnollFarms
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jyoutz
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Looks like a very nice unit, and I really like the fuel tank filler location. When’s the delivery day?
K5lwq
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Very nice and congratulations! I like that they left Branson as the prominent logo and added a smaller TYM logo.
Slowpoke Slim
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Congrats.
Don't know what your plans are, but my thoughts would be to get those rear tires filled with ballast and aired down before delivery. Looks like they have too much air pressure at the moment.
What attachments are you getting lined up for it?
Pics when you get it home. We like tractor pics.
Don't know what your plans are, but my thoughts would be to get those rear tires filled with ballast and aired down before delivery. Looks like they have too much air pressure at the moment.
What attachments are you getting lined up for it?
Pics when you get it home. We like tractor pics.
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CloverKnollFarms
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Sometime next week. I’ll have to work it into my schedule
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CloverKnollFarms
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Initially a box blade for road work and a 6’ tiller
jyoutz
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Everyone has their preferences, but I have always preferred a heavy rear blade with offset capabilities over a box blade for road maintenance.
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CloverKnollFarms
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I really need to dig out some deep potholes… I was hoping the rippers and ability to move material would be beneficial, coupled with a HYD top link
Slowpoke Slim
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Yeah, if you can get those rippers deep enough to get through the bottom of the pothole, that helps a lot in my experience (not a lot of pothole repairs, though).
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CloverKnollFarms
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That was my thought. It’s always seen new gravel and grading, which does nothing for potholes. The surface needs to be loosened and regraded so it shares the same density
jyoutz
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True, box blades do excel in that task, but once the road is in decent condition, a heavy rear blade with lots of adjustment capabilities is the best implement for regular maintenance. When I first bought my place, I used a box blade to work out potholes, then never used that implement again for road maintenance. I’ve used a scraper blade on the road for the past 18 years.
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CloverKnollFarms
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Maybe I’ll just rent one
jyoutz
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Your uses may differ. For my uses, I would rent the box blade and buy a good rear blade.
kantuckid
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I have a 1/2 mile of mostly very steep private road I've maintained for 45 years. I had a blade only for years and it works VG, my previous tractor I got a 72" Land Pride box scraper in the deal and never use the blade since then. The only rock which fills a pothole or stays put anywhere period on a steep grade is dense grade. Thats nothing to do with how you grade the road tool wise, it's about the rock. A flat grade road then the rock choices can vary some. One road I maintain is even steeper than our main road and goes up on a ridge area (E KY terrain) and I use on larger rock as seen on rail roads as ballast rock. I use a dressing of dense grade, called DGA at the quarry 2 miles away from me.
My box blade adjusts in the almost the same directions as my high quality Bush Hog brand blade.
It's certainly true that if you drag a bunch of "tumbly", non-compactible rocks into a pothole they'll find their way out soon enough. Of course creek rock also compacts well & holds on steep grades but is illegal to obtain many areas.
I use #9's up around my home where it's flat. They move around some but not much.
My box blade adjusts in the almost the same directions as my high quality Bush Hog brand blade.
It's certainly true that if you drag a bunch of "tumbly", non-compactible rocks into a pothole they'll find their way out soon enough. Of course creek rock also compacts well & holds on steep grades but is illegal to obtain many areas.
I use #9's up around my home where it's flat. They move around some but not much.
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CloverKnollFarms
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So very pleased. I’m happy I went with the 4820. The paint and build quality seems much nicer than the 494… and the physical size is actually my more compact, while weighing the same. The castings are so robust, not a spec of rust from its journey. I will admit the operator platform is smaller than the 494.
jyoutz
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Nice machine. And you have the adjustable rear wheels also.
What brand of tiller is that?
