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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:26 pm
by Jaybr
I'll get right on it
CJ, next time you come out bring the crawler
crawler??
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:50 pm
by haydug
I'd like to see that beast in the pond!!
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 12:21 am
by xtremesj
It was good seeing everyone again. Thanks Jay for the food and good times.
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 10:34 am
by 4punksdad
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Originally posted by Jaybr
Yeah the skid loaders where fun and 4punks sure can work it.
I just added one to my christmas list, I could really have some jumps if I had one of my own:D
if you buy one...........get one of these. Those bobcats don't hold a candle to the amount of work you can do with this machine. Don't go cheap on this purchase. Spend the extra couple of thousand and thank me later.:head:
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 2:14 pm
by Jaybr
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Originally posted by 4punksdad
if you buy one...........get one of these. Those bobcats don't hold a candle to the amount of work you can do with this machine. Don't go cheap on this purchase. Spend the extra couple of thousand and thank me later.:head:
Looks nice, is it for sale?
Honestly, I'd have to figure out some way to justify it. I could rent one every weekend for the next few years for what a new one would cost me.
Guess I could write it off as a farm expense on my taxes:confused:
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 12:07 am
by 4punksdad
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Originally posted by Jaybr
Looks nice, is it for sale?
Honestly, I'd have to figure out some way to justify it. I could rent one every weekend for the next few years for what a new one would cost me.
Guess I could write it off as a farm expense on my taxes:confused:
one weekend of rental pays the payment for the month...........the next 3 weekends are free. Look at it that way and sign the papers
thank me later.
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 12:10 am
by Jaybr
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Originally posted by 4punksdad one weekend of rental pays the payment for the month...........the next 3 weekends are free. Look at it that way and sign the papers
thank me later. ahhh, but I hate payments.
I'm seriously considering upgrading the tractor to about a 40hp model with hydrostatic tranny though. I could use that for everything and it would be much faster moving the dirt than the one I have now.
BTW: We're riding again this Sunday if anyone wants to join in.
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 7:54 pm
by atvrulz
Where you able to build your entire track with that bobcat? How about the whoops? I am renting a bobcat about that size with tracks on it for a weekend. I am planning on getting the dirt for the track by just digging holes next to the proposed jumps. Is a bobcat about that size good for digging?
thanks
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 12:07 am
by 4punksdad
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Originally posted by atvrulz
Where you able to build your entire track with that bobcat? How about the whoops? I am renting a bobcat about that size with tracks on it for a weekend. I am planning on getting the dirt for the track by just digging holes next to the proposed jumps. Is a bobcat about that size good for digging?
thanks
digging holes next to the jumps is a bad idea unless you like to have several water holes around the track. I would suggest taking dirt from the highest point on your land and using it for jumps.
a bobcat with tracks will dig 2 times what a machine with tires can accomplish. If you have soft ground it helps. Rocky stuff is hard on a small machine.
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 12:29 am
by Jaybr
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Originally posted by atvrulz
Where you able to build your entire track with that bobcat? How about the whoops? I am renting a bobcat about that size with tracks on it for a weekend. I am planning on getting the dirt for the track by just digging holes next to the proposed jumps. Is a bobcat about that size good for digging?
thanks
4punks is the expert, take his advice.
To answer your question, I had a huge track loader that built most of the jumps, we added a double, tabletop, and whoops this weekend with the bobcats, I rented 2. The dirt I'm using is already in big piles grown over with briars, so we didn't have to dig.
I cut the track out with my tractor.
You'll be able to build jumps with the bobcat, but in one weekend I wouldn't plan on more than 1 or 2, especially if you have to dig up the dirt.
I've got many hours in the track, alot more than 1 weekend.