Bought a tractor...

[chtucker]

Should be here next week sometime.... broke down and got a bi directional, used but only 450hrs..... tv145, front and rear lockers, 84" bucket... coming out of Canada....

woohoo..... Still awaiting word on the blower, going to used a skid steer push box for now....

Ordered tire chains for all 4 from pewag... couldn't believe what those cost

[MrBobcat]

NICE Howard!!!!! Looks like ya did good. Keep us posted on progress. How hard is it going to be to get into the states?

Congrats again!!!

[appleman]

Looks handy. What is the Hp.:burnout

[Cornerstone]

Looks good, Howard. Theres a local contractor has one like that with I think a daniels on the front.

[chtucker]

Looks handy. What is the Hp.:burnout 105hp at the PTO, with the 38" tires 22mph.. Dealer said it won't be too much of a problem....

[snowplowjay]

Ok nowwwwwwwwwwww I am drooling!!!

SOoooo when should we roll out the carpet and welcome you back to CT ;) come on bring that bad boy home :)


Jay

[John Banks]

Nice rig ya got there Howard! Lotsa luck to ya. Wishing you many happy and prosperous hours spent in it.

[snocrete]

Very nice!!!! What kind of attachment you putting on it?? or are you just using the bucket for now??

[bryan]

Really nice. Good luck with it.

[chtucker]

Very nice!!!! What kind of attachment you putting on it?? or are you just using the bucket for now??

Hopefully an 8' pronovost blower
http://www.pronovost.qc.ca/pxpla.html
Goes in both directions, push and pull.

[jbutch83]

Very nice purchase Howard, a long way from the Excursion isn't it.:D

[hlntoiz]

Congrats Howard. For what you are using it for (I believe it is for snow) this will be a great machine. Still think you need that plow I posted for you.

It is always exciting to get a new toy!

[chtucker]

Very nice purchase Howard, a long way from the Excursion isn't it.:D


Geeze and I almost forgot about that POS hunk of junk.

..... coming soon... pixs of the spreader mods too... should be back from the welder by Friday.

[sno-mover]

Awesome, cain't wait to see thoes action shots:D whens the next storm expected? will the tractor be ready?

[Tileman]

WOW with the bucket and blower you will be the Man. That is going to be so nice to clear the deep snow and load the salt spreader.


Rich

[Snowboy]

That is a nice machine. There is a trucking company based out of Barrie Ontario that plows allot of streets in my city with those.

Where out of Canada is it comeing from? Western Canada?

Nice rig. :cash

Dave.

[mazamarick]

Howard,
Very nice, wish I had one! I think you'll love the way it'll move snow and it should be a comfortable ride to boot. Pewags are awesome chains (both in price and performance), but certainly worth it for the kind of work you're doing. The Pronovost blower is cool, the swivel hood is a great idea. The number of times I've almost "punted" a rock with the auger through a door or window is spooky, the cover would eliminate that potential. Best of luck with the new toy!

[Prosno]

Howard that is the cadillac in my opinion I am happy as hell for ya! super looking machine! Gotta post lots of pics when you get it. Good luck.

[Long0]

Contrats Howard,
What's the operating weight? Can you haul it with your truck?
I think I will have to take a short road trip when you get. Gonna have to see the bi-direction up close.

Andy

[Mark Oomkes]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeettttttttttttt.

That thing is awesome, can't wait to see it ready to go. I can only imagine what the chains cost.

Need an operator?

[gordyo]

Hopefully an 8' pronovost blower
http://www.pronovost.qc.ca/pxpla.html
Goes in both directions, push and pull.

One of the Vendors at the Snow and Ice Show was looping that video. I watched it more than once and I think Cat320 did too!! Actually if I remember Rick tried to break the seat in the bi directional tractor! LOL

[salopez]

Sweet! I have been lusting for one of them for a while now. What did it set you back?

[atgreene]

Sweet! Awesome rig!

Did you get your Osh-Kosh yet?

You're gonna need to hire more help.

[itsgottobegreen]

YAHOO!!!!!!!!!! He took my suggestion. Bi-directional with pronovost blower. Ulimate snow removal tool ever. Period. BTW it will push a 16' protech loader box if you have the rear weight kit and front wheel weights too.

[T-Zab]

Howard, Have Fun. Sweet rig, and its gonna get better with that blower.
Looks like you fellas are gonna get wacked again here real soon. Hope ya get it before the next storm.

Take lots of pics for us flat landers.
T

[Pelican]

Very nice machine!! Does it have hydraulics at the bucket?

I think the tires are reversed though, the tread should be in the opposite direction.

[salopez]

actually those are the wrong tires. there is a special tire from goodyear that are non directional made special for that machine....

[Mark Oomkes]

I think the tires are reversed though, the tread should be in the opposite direction.

Steve, that's the Bi part. Now Howard can go either way. In his tractor that is. I hope.

I would sort of think they might have them the tread the other way with the loader on that side of the tractor though.

[flmusj]

Very nice piece of equipment. How are you going to set it up? What are you going to put on each end?

[Alan]

I think the tires are reversed though, the tread should be in the opposite direction.

With the tires set up for "forward" being the hood end of the machine, the way they are now, traction is going to really suck when you're working the bucket. Ag tires are designed to force material out of the tread in the primary travel direction. When working them "backwards" they will pack material under the tire instead of cleaning properly and traction is exceptionally poor in that condition. I don't think the chains will overcome that problem when you're working the bucket in your case. It's fairly easy to make them "right" in this case, all you need to do is swap sides with the wheels, keeping the same side of the tire out. If you just turn a wheel around it will likely change your tread width as ag wheels are usually set up so that turning a wheel around allows for tread width changes. I'd leave the fronts as they are. As is they will be aggressive when you're "backing" out with the loader or operating the blower(I assume the blwoer will be going on the "front" of the machine . For working the blower you should get plenty of grunt with the reversed rears and correctly oriented fronts.

Keep in mind that chain life goes down rapidly as the chains loosen. Considering that the chains will be on all winter I'd air the tires down and snug the chains as tight as possible, then bring tire pressues back up to normal levels. That should result in chains being as tight as can be had and keep those expensive little gems lasting as long as possible. It has been my experience that ag tires are real beasts to get chains tightened properly, those big lugs make it difficult to get the cross chains straight across the tire but once you run them they have a way of working any loose slack out and things are floppy again.

What style Pewag chains are you getting?

[Andy Detwiler]

Howard,

Very cool machine. I think you'l get along just fine with it. 400-500 hrs. is nothing on a machine like that. Instead of changing all four tires around, just change two and see how that works. Once again, way cool.

Andy

[Mark Oomkes]

Howard,

Very cool machine. I think you'l get along just fine with it. 400-500 hrs. is nothing on a machine like that. Instead of changing all four tires around, just change two and see how that works. Once again, way cool.

Andy

How is it going to make a difference just switching the front to the back and vice versa? :p

[Andy Detwiler]

How is it going to make a difference just switching the front to the back and vice versa? :p

Just change the two on either the loader end or the other end. Maybe it would help with traction. Tractor treads suck in the reverse position, backing out of mud or snow sucks. Maybe if just changed the two, you would have traction in forward and reverse. Just an idea.

Andy

[Alan]

How is it going to make a difference just switching the front to the back and vice versa? :p

Mark, you must be into the foo-foo dust heavy today, the fronts are way smaller. You don't swap front to rear, you just turn around one on each end. That way one side pulls going forward and the other in reverse.

[salopez]

front and rears on the same size on this machine.
God i love them...I need some snow so I can get one....

[Alan]

front and rears on the same size on this machine.

Are you saying they are the same size? Doesn't look it in the picture, may be just camera angle. Now that you mention it the few that I've seen did have the same size on all four conrers

[atgreene]

Howard, you'll need one of these to do it right. Either that or loop a chain through the rim to the other side so the spinning of the tire tightens them, not reccomended, but we used to do it on the skidder that way. Getting them off was a little rough, though.:eek:

http://www.labonville.com/shop/pc/viewCat_h.asp?idCategory=7

As far as reversing tires, run them in the direction your going to travel. Highway travel on pavement will wear them fast, espesially if they are turning with the tread in reverse. Andy is right, run the front one way and the rear another, if all else fails. The non-directional similar to what they run on the graders and loaders now is your best bet when these wear out.

[rgrimes945]

That is a very nice machine, for a guy that has gone out of his way for so many.I have to go with, Gottabegreen you have got yourself one hellofa machine. Good luck and hope you have a few more storms to use it in.

Ray Grimes

[Mark Oomkes]

Mark, you must be into the foo-foo dust heavy today, the fronts are way smaller. You don't swap front to rear, you just turn around one on each end. That way one side pulls going forward and the other in reverse.

Should be the same size just like the Versatiles we were talking about someplace.

As for the one side front to back, it was a joke. Obviously a bad one since I needed to explain it. sheep

[szorno]

Howard,
You said you were looking at a tractor but I had no idea it was this sweetheart. Call me when you get it and are ready to test. I'll shoot the pics. :D

[stuvecorp]

Howard, how has the tractor been working? Do you have any action shots?

[chtucker]

Well, it has only snowed 4" since January 9th.... so no action pics just yet...

It has been awesome at pushing back banks... But I have been real busy trying to get a new job...

Howard