Popular Post Dirtyhip Posted January 16, 2021 Popular Post Share #1 Posted January 16, 2021 There is a ton of levers and buttons on it. It’s a really old British made thing. I did some grading, scooping, and used it to deliver a railroad lumber tie to this spot where we are putting in a mechanical gate. Kinda fun to work with. Once my husband has his garage together he wants to work on it and make it nicer. It runs well. 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 16, 2021 Share #2 Posted January 16, 2021 I am so fucking jealous Enjoy, tractor pilot is a fun position 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted January 16, 2021 Share #3 Posted January 16, 2021 I hope you were singing this as you drove along! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted January 16, 2021 Share #4 Posted January 16, 2021 Don't tell HoSmudge. He is this close to buying a work tractor. If he does, there will not be a grain of sand unturned at camp. But it's awesome that you are learning how to do that. There's definitely a knack to it. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dirtyhip Posted January 16, 2021 Author Popular Post Share #5 Posted January 16, 2021 Just now, Kirby said: You are so fun. I always love your posts. 3 minutes ago, Further said: I am so fucking jealous Enjoy, tractor pilot is a fun position I was a little spooked at first. I thought the thing could tip if I did something wrong. Hubby laughed and just told me to play around and practice. So I scooped, graded, and learned how to start it. Starting it is not like my truck. Choke, start position on the stick, gas pumping lever, start. It starts so well if you do the right switches. The key is funky. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Share #6 Posted January 17, 2021 No selfie in the tractor?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 17, 2021 Share #7 Posted January 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: You are so fun. I always love your posts. I was a little spooked at first. I thought the thing could tip if I did something wrong. Hubby laughed and just told me to play around and practice. So I scooped, graded, and learned how to start it. Starting it is not like my truck. Choke, start position on the stick, gas pumping lever, start. It starts so well if you do the right switches. The key is funky. Old machines have personality, with a little luck you will have a new friend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 17, 2021 Share #8 Posted January 17, 2021 Just now, smudge said: No selfie in the tractor?? This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted January 17, 2021 Share #9 Posted January 17, 2021 very cool. I learned just enough to plow the driveway if Einstein is away or under the weather or what not. I understand why you enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted January 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, smudge said: Don't tell HoSmudge. He is this close to buying a work tractor. If he does, there will not be a grain of sand unturned at camp. But it's awesome that you are learning how to do that. There's definitely a knack to it. We found it on Craig’s list. 3500$ The guy was nice. He even delivered it for us. It sits out on the property. We are building a barn to house it, eventually. The barn will be for our gardening supplies, tractor, garden tools and trail building tools. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dirtyhip Posted January 17, 2021 Author Popular Post Share #11 Posted January 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Further said: This My husband took pics. I look so scared. Maybe I will share if you don’t laugh 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Share #12 Posted January 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: was a little spooked at first. I thought the thing could tip if I did something wrong. I tipped my backhoe one time while digging up a septic on the side of a mountain. If I hadn’t been up against a tree it would have gone clear over. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted January 17, 2021 Share #13 Posted January 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: My husband took pics. I look so scared. Maybe I will share if you don’t laugh i wont laugh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Longjohn ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Popular Post Share #14 Posted January 17, 2021 I found a place that would build you a she shed for $1,000. I like Smudges better, she put the door on the and and extended the roof and made a porch. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Share #15 Posted January 17, 2021 We won't laugh! Hell, you were brave enough to get in there and move dirt... Props! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 17, 2021 Share #16 Posted January 17, 2021 37 minutes ago, Longjohn said: I tipped my backhoe one time while digging up a septic on the side of a mountain. If I hadn’t been up against a tree it would have gone clear over. A while back at work I was up in a manlift with a big guy, prolly go's about 275 maybe 300. Anyway, we're up about 50 feet and only have 3 wheels on the ground, but we didn't know that. So I swing the bucket around and the center of gravity shifts, and the machine lifted one wheel and settled on to another, and we moved about 20 feet real fast. I was on top and bounced off his belly, had he been on top I would have been hurt, bad. We both heard the other guy squeal like a little girl, but neither of us remember squealing 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Share #17 Posted January 17, 2021 Yow!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Share #18 Posted January 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, Further said: A while back at work I was up in a manlift with a big guy, prolly go's about 275 maybe 300. Anyway, we're up about 50 feet and only have 3 wheels on the ground, but we didn't know that. So I swing the bucket around and the center of gravity shifts, and the machine lifted one wheel and settled on to another, and we moved about 20 feet real fast. I was on top and bounced off his belly, had he been on top I would have been hurt, bad. We both heard the other guy squeal like a little girl, but neither of us remember squealing Don’t those have an alarm that goes off before you get to that point? My hoe didn’t, it was built pre-WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 17, 2021 Share #19 Posted January 17, 2021 Just now, Longjohn said: Don’t those have an alarm that goes off before you get to that point? My hoe didn’t, it was built pre-WWII. They have a tilt alarm if you are on a slant, apparently they don't tell you if all they're feet are not on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 17, 2021 Share #20 Posted January 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, Longjohn said: My hoe didn’t, it was built pre-WWII No hoe like an old hoe..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dirtyhip Posted January 17, 2021 Author Popular Post Share #21 Posted January 17, 2021 OK, Fine. Laugh, and I will whip you. I was scared, concentrating and nervous. Also, my butt was frozen. The seat is soooo cold. It's metal and has no padding. 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share #22 Posted January 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Don’t those have an alarm that goes off before you get to that point? My hoe didn’t, it was built pre-WWII. Oh my gosh. THis is not helping my confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Share #23 Posted January 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: OK, Fine. Laugh, and I will whip you. I was scared, concentrating and nervous. Also, my butt was frozen. The seat is soooo cold. It's metal and has no padding. What is that attachment on the back oh the tractor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share #24 Posted January 17, 2021 Just now, Longjohn said: What is that attachment on the back oh the tractor? A grader. It's for flattening and smoothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 17, 2021 Share #25 Posted January 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: OK, Fine. Laugh, and I will whip you. I was scared, concentrating and nervous. Also, my butt was frozen. The seat is soooo cold. It's metal and has no padding. British Leyland, basically a Ford, good old tractors. As long as you don't drive off a cliff you'll be fine. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted January 17, 2021 Share #26 Posted January 17, 2021 I knew you were planning a smaller house, but I think you could consider something just a bit bigger... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Share #27 Posted January 17, 2021 That looks like you got a deal on that tractor. You are not likely to tip a tractor with a front loader. The only direction it can tip is forward and as soon as the bucket touches the ground it will stop tipping. Keep the bucket fairly low until you get your confidence up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Share #28 Posted January 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: I knew you were planning a smaller house, but I think you could consider something just a bit bigger... Yay, they have their bathroom completed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share #29 Posted January 17, 2021 Can you guys believe that is enough lumber to build a house? My hsband said he thinks that is all the lumber we need. It doesn't seem like a lot. Small house. He said there is a ton of air in a house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 17, 2021 Share #30 Posted January 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: He said there is a ton of air in a house. Ya gotta leave room for the people 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Share #31 Posted January 17, 2021 20 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Can you guys believe that is enough lumber to build a house? My hsband said he thinks that is all the lumber we need. It doesn't seem like a lot. Small house. He said there is a ton of air in a house. Is there a lot of lumber hidden behind the tractor? Is your house only slightly bigger than my shed? I'm skeptical. But feel free to prove me wrong! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Share #32 Posted January 17, 2021 42 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: OK, Fine. Laugh, and I will whip you. I was scared, concentrating and nervous. Also, my butt was frozen. The seat is soooo cold. It's metal and has no padding. Actually, that's exactly the face you should be making. Shows concentration. It's also how you make minor adjustments to your work. True story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share #33 Posted January 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, smudge said: Is there a lot of lumber hidden behind the tractor? Is your house only slightly bigger than my shed? I'm skeptical. But feel free to prove me wrong! 👍 Look at the tarps held down by rocks. My home is 1000 sq ft with a slightly bigger than two car garage. We have not purchased the lumber for the barn/she shed yet. So, we have a porta potty and power. We could almost live on the property. We need a place to put our stuff though, so we can't sell just yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 17, 2021 Share #34 Posted January 17, 2021 Great, kid. Don't get cocky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share #35 Posted January 17, 2021 3 hours ago, donkpow said: Great, kid. Don't get cocky. Me, cocky? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Share #36 Posted January 17, 2021 18 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: There is a ton of levers and buttons on it. So it's a one-ton tractor? I bet it's fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Share #37 Posted January 17, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share #38 Posted January 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, MickinMD said: So it's a one-ton tractor? I bet it's fun! I have no idea. This is a question for the Mr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted January 17, 2021 Share #39 Posted January 17, 2021 24 minutes ago, MickinMD said: I bet it's fun! When you grow up driving one 5, 6 and 7 hours a day driving back and forth pulling a plow the fun kinda wears off. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 17, 2021 Share #40 Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, BR46 said: When you grow up driving one 5, 6 and 7 hours a day driving back and forth pulling a plow the fun kinda wears off. My neighbors still pull the plow with horses, they only wish they could use tractors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted January 17, 2021 Share #41 Posted January 17, 2021 19 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: OK, Fine. Laugh, and I will whip you. I was scared, concentrating and nervous. Also, my butt was frozen. The seat is soooo cold. It's metal and has no padding. I used to drive one of them little things growing up. If you remove the back grader, get that bucket up high, you can pop from first to second and do wheelies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted January 17, 2021 Share #42 Posted January 17, 2021 21 minutes ago, Longjohn said: My neighbors still pull the plow with horses, they only wish they could use tractors. Some of the Amish around here hire some of the neighbors with tractors to plow for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted January 18, 2021 Share #43 Posted January 18, 2021 On 1/17/2021 at 1:34 PM, Longjohn said: beat me to it! @Dirtyhipit is a fine looking machine. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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