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Don't have bedrock here, but do have rock from golfball size to Datsun. Topsoil is about 3 to 6", then it's subsoil or what I would call hardpan. Everything I dig in the basement is subsoil clay, it's like granite till I soften it up with some water... depending on how wet it is, it's either like snott or glue. I had a couple of football sized rocks that I dug out by hand when I was digging in the posts for the walls, they were 20 to 30" below the dirt floor.
The rockpile I have under the stairs, this picture was taken Dec 2008, I haul the rocks out just about every yr, the really big rocks I carry out by hand. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...8/IMG_2322.jpg |
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Hi joe-looks like you are working hard and getting a lot done. I have a weird idea if your interested. Could you take your camera on a tractor, 4-wheeler, or some type of slow moving vehicle an give us a tour of your farm? Not sure about anyone else but I would like to see that. Alabama has lots and lots of farmland but these days most of it is just lying dormant. I think these farmers realize they can get more money from the gov. by not planting. :confused: Not sure what is going on, I just know that not much is being grown in Al. If you don't have time-not a problem
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How about an aerial view Tom? I think these pics were taken 2002.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...armphotos1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...mphotos2-1.jpg A pretty shot of canola flowering middle of June in the late 90's http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...trker/farm.jpg |
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Beautiful property definitely beats my 82' x 59' city plot lol
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Yeah, I like it here too. :)
Guess not retiring the Tamiyas just yet... the bellydumps are top heavy, I need to lay down a base with a dump trk 1st, get a smooth level roadbed developed. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pskssrv7t2.jpg |
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Thanks a lot joe- you have a really nice place and BIG!!! Approx. how many acres do you plant? I remember when I was a kid I would go stay with my grandfather on his farm and go to the fields with him daily to watch him plow with his-2-horsepower set-up (2-mules) and he would plow all day and spread fertilizer by hand. My how things have changed.
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Just short of 3500ac, although this yr I decided to chem fallow 300ac b/c one particular field I had a lot trouble harvesting last Fall. Heavy crop of winter wheat, too much rain on it, a lot of it twisted up & went down, made it difficult to cut, it's just a woven mat of straw this Spring that would be difficult to get the airdrill through without making a big mess. I have a couple of thousand ac of tame & native grass pastures too that I rent out now that I don't have cows anymore. Part of the agreement I have with renters is I maintain all the barbed wire fence, about 20 miles worth... which is what I'm doing now being done with spring planting. Renters will be putting their cows in June 1st.
So late this afternoon I took some time to put the Lil Giants to work, the 450 digging a hole so its big brother could come out & play too. :D I need the hole so I can get the boom low enough to clear the window opening. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ps3suoesjx.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psjk9pszlv.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psznxvulti.jpg Loading the B50 to stockpile closer to lean-to... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pspxge2agj.jpg ...then reloading the GL & pup to distribute the dirt along the east side of the lean-to. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psiep4uy4q.jpg A great way to kill the last 4hrs of the day. :) |
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The wdc tailgate hasn't shown up yet... but I got the pup hooked up to the B50 tonite.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pssjixlbsy.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psukluwurl.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psg6f7y3t4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psjyhrju5i.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psmjptvruc.jpg When measuring for the hitch length on the pup I never gave it thought for the tailgate clearance when B50 box raised... geez, I'm always forgetting something. :( Don't lower pup till lead dumps... :rolleyes: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psk2ejzqwj.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psnipoaji0.jpg I tapped into the hyd hoses that lift/lower the B50 box, but with a separate valve on the pup I can operate both dump boxes independently from each other. To operate pup I use Aux 1 (3pos) & pull down B50 box ch (throttle) to supply oil flow to pup valve. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psqqxlbstj.jpg Quite a notable difference in box sizes! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psanwwvkbx.jpg Total length is 53 inches. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psxjijwoxb.jpg Here's its parking spot for the summer. :D http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pspdfayitj.jpg |
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Just a thought...
Did how about a bit of angle on the pups gooseneck to protect the wire? Ap |
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Just hauling dirt, shouldn't be a problem... maybe a strip of duct tape to cover. :D
Managed to do a bit of hauling this evening, works awesome! :cool: 6 scoops on the trk & 3 1/2 on the pup, moved a lot of dirt in an hour... darn the luck the B50 doesn't fit through opening between house & lean-to. :( http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ps23xi11f7.jpg |
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Excellent work Joe! Really liking the pup you've made, its just a shame it wasn't a little bigger
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Good looking train Joe, The pup will probaboly hold a full 4 scoops when the tailgate gets done...
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Is the fumotec dumper 1:14? And the wedico? Big differences in box size. I still have my sights set on the fumotec b50. Looking at time manufacturing vs money spent, but boy it would be nice to have a kit!!! Really thinking of going that way as I've never been able to compare professional vs me!! :) lol,,, I always have a lot of scrapped and leftover parts!!!!
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I can't get over the size difference from the B50 and the 740! Mind you, it's a 50 ton truck VS a 40 ton. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Wedico based on 1:16th scale and not 1:14?
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Thanx Calum, it does work well in tow. :cool:
Indeed rctech-9, looking forward to getting one on there. wdc might be 1/16th, I don't recall RW. From what you accomplished with your D11, an ADT should be a snap for you. ;) You're right Mario, it's the oil tank in the way... would like a John Deere hat? :D :p Moving the tank just 6 inches isn't a simple task unfortunately, it's all solid metal piping going into the basement & tank is half full at the moment too. :( Oh well, I got another dirt pile out in the trees, north of shop that the B50 & pup will haul from to landscape the north side of the building. ;) I got a good chunk of the dirt pile in front of the house moved out this wkend, started using the bellydumps again today, now that I have a level roadbed clear through to the north end. ;) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pslw9c6ucl.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psyw38x2af.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ps7oweiukp.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psityadzyz.jpg Pounded out the dirt ramp today & the B4206 spun out going up, had to put this sheet of osb in place temporarily for the remainder of the day. I rebuilt the road before dark & then soaked it with water, should be good to go again tomorrow night. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pshrhuqnlj.jpg |
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Hi joe-;looks like you are enjoying yourself as always. Would you please explain how both boxes dump on the pup set-up -or maybe a video. Do you jack knife the pup and then drive over the edge of the pile?
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JD hat? :rolleyes:....some days I'd like to walk into work wearing one ya know? ;)
I just realized you must be loving this outdoor, non winter,not in the basement work. The outdoor pics really put into perspective how much work you've accomplished!. definitely a lil giant. :) |
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Here's a video for Tom.
https://youtu.be/UfXzAi95Y2g If you're wondering how the hyds are hooked up? I just tee'd right into the hyd lines that go to the dump cyls for B50 dump box. Pull down stick (lowers B50 box) to circulate oil flow to valve on pup & operate 3pos switch (Aux 1) on radio. Had about 9 gorgeous days of 25C to be outside this past week Mario, Wed afternoon 3 tenths rain & today heavy cloud, windy & 10C BRRRR! Sun just came out now & no wind, go dig in the pile for a couple hrs before dark. :) Got a bit of rebuild to do... gotta get some eaves put on the shop this summer! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psd3ms9u1w.jpg Idiot foreman ofcourse had to make some potholes in the mud yesterday. :rolleyes: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psdcsw2zbh.jpg Last night I tore into the ol' JD dozer to figure out what the problem was with one of the track motors, a couple of broken spur gears, easy fix - it's running again. Izzybilt dozer has been working great to level windrows from bellydumps, but the angle should spread better... it's been yrs since I last run this dozer! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pshwc4ozeo.jpg Off to work! :D |
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hmmm lets just say im a little jealous of your setup matey lol
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Thanks joe-that clears it up. I wasn't concerned about the hydraulics (to complicated for me), I just wanted to see the physical part of it. Your operation is flawless as always. Great work!!
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It only took me 20yrs to get where I am today Chris, with a few hiccups along the way. ;)
Tom, when I use the B50 & pup to do north side, I'll dump both boxes on the fly to spread the dirt. Won't need to do much dozing & the B50/pup will do a great job packing as well. ;) Wiskybilt, I'm using a 4ch FM radio with that Mammoth & still use the +1 control unit too so the limit switches are still in play for up/down stops. The dump is on a separate ch from steering. I'll have to look tomorrow how I plugged the rx leads into rx... :thinking: I can dump on the move, but not at full throttle or dump will stop. |
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What do you use the 4th channel for? Example: I was thinking 1 - for/rev, 2 - left/right, 3 - up/down
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Steering servo plugs directly into rx. Throttle plugs into +1 unit & the corresponding lead out goes into rx for for/rev. The other lead from +1 unit goes into rx to operate dump.
Don't need 4chs, it's just a radio I had on hand to use. When little kids come with their parents to see my layout, I give them this trk to run around with, it's virtually indestructible & easy to drive. When they try to drive somewhere they shouldn't & do something like pull a power turn or ramp it, :rolleyes: I holler at them, "drive it like a real one is suppose to or park it!", boy their eyes sure get wide!!! :D Here's a vid showing the bellydumps last night... weather not so friendly again. :( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HczfGfyWIg |
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Definitely looks fun Joe, those fines are not conducive to traction! How many runs can you make before you have to get the dozer out? Hope to see some video of the JD running, I don't believe I've seen that one before. :)
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Boy that's a tight fit! I'm smiling just thinking about the kids ripping your rc around. Nothing like the kids laughing and having fun. THAT INCLUDES ME, I GET ACCUSED OF BEING A BIG KID TOO!
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About a dozen loads Kent. There's one vid of the JD dozer I made, the right track gearbox was making a horrific noise (sounds like RCP's KW :D) & then the dozer quit moving, I hadn't run it again till now. I still got more wrenching to do on it, gotta change the gearing as it runs way too slow atm. And I think a new blade is needed too, current one made from aluminum doesn't have the right curve in the blade, nor cutting edge to roll the dirt smoothly.
https://youtu.be/AKer7cnNC_4 Yeah it's funny cracking the whip on them kids, straighten 'em out right away to run like a pro. I wink & smirk at the parents, they bite their lip to keep from laughing & the kids take it so seriously not to screw up or loose their driving job. ;) :D Cold, windy & now drizzling, no fun outside today. :( So I made a trip to the city to return my conveyer from the airdrill for a refund, it didn't last the season before blowing up! :mad: While in the city I got me a hauler for the JD850... either it takes 10 minutes to walk it out of the shop to the dirt pile or strain my lower back to get it out there quickly... now I got this. :D http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psfgybdacj.jpg Just got to fashion up some loading ramps. ;) |
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What, no low boy for the bd tractor yet? Then you could haul it to the job in STYLE!��
Oh yea, thanks for the help on the controller, I just hooked up the fs-gt3b, and IT REALLY WORKED! |
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Haha, it either sounds like an ill version of my KW or someone was running a chainsaw in your basement.lol
Those belly dumps are cool. It's nice to see the GL and pup get some love too! Thanks for the info on the dirt too Joe. I am a little envious of the soil there. So much rock and gravel here at our place. Very tough digging for the toys. |
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:jaw:I'm surprised you didn't come up with a low boy and tractor to haul it:cop::lol::lol: I guess you could RC the new cart including the loading ramps :cool::rolleyes::p
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It's on the "to-do" list... as my workshop comes together with better tools in the future, perhaps I make something like this for the B4206 to pull.
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That's some heavy haulage. Looks like an interesting build!
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It's been spotty showers all week, but today was sunny & I started digging 1pm.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psqkzfuqv8.jpg By 4pm I got this far with ugly weather coming. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psjnyp1xcg.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psa4eeux4d.jpg But it virtually miss me with only a few sprinkles & I was digging again 8pm. :) This is where I quit at dark. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pseuyveeqp.jpg It doesn't show up in the photo very clear, the blue can is where the pile's edge was 3wks ago, the dirt pile is about is half gone. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pscxcubyii.jpg I started piling on the west side of shop today. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psdelmesxe.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psdmelprdp.jpg Sun don't shine on the east side too well, kinda muddy over here... I'll finish building this up with the north dirt pile, I can hide in the shade from the shop. :D http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psyi8p86jn.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psqle8ogkn.jpg Lost the pup today, 4mm thread didn't stand up. :( I'll make a new one from a 5 or 6mm bolt & just weld this steel loop to it. ;) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...psyvwyslet.jpg |
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Good progress Joe, I am enjoying reading your regular updates. The 850 and B50 are working well as a team! Do you use the 450 much?
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I use the 450 on occasion, but I like the 850 much more.
I put the dirt along the shop to fill the air gap & seal the interior of the building from the outside elements. The back of shop & lean-to will never be cement. Pile getting smaller everyday. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pspoqgl9ar.jpg |
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