Dougster
Well-Known Member
I am still "new" to the world of rubber-tracked mini-excavators. My paying work in the past has mostly been performed with my 41 HP Mahindra tractor with its R4 tires and its FEL, backhoe, 3-point implements, etc. While I used to tear up lawns a little doing really tough jobs, my new (to me) Yanmar VIO35-3 mini-excavator has a nasty habit of tearing up lawns just about anywhere it goes.
Even when I endeavor to keep the tracks moving as uniformly as possible as much as possible... I still end up with some pretty serious and ugly lawn damage... ruts and ripped up turf. It has gone so far that I've decided to leave the mini-ex home for this week's digging job and do it all with the tractor's backhoe because I'll need to cross the client's lawn (including some tight turns) to get to the several backyard work locations.
Am I missing something here? Was I expecting too much for a 3.5 ton mini-ex to be reasonably kind to turf? Are there tricks or things to watch out for in order to to minimize lawn damage? Does anyone sell tracks that are kinder to lawns? Or would that defeat the usefulness of having a mini-ex of this weight and size in the first place? Help!!!
Dougster™ :usa
Even when I endeavor to keep the tracks moving as uniformly as possible as much as possible... I still end up with some pretty serious and ugly lawn damage... ruts and ripped up turf. It has gone so far that I've decided to leave the mini-ex home for this week's digging job and do it all with the tractor's backhoe because I'll need to cross the client's lawn (including some tight turns) to get to the several backyard work locations.
Am I missing something here? Was I expecting too much for a 3.5 ton mini-ex to be reasonably kind to turf? Are there tricks or things to watch out for in order to to minimize lawn damage? Does anyone sell tracks that are kinder to lawns? Or would that defeat the usefulness of having a mini-ex of this weight and size in the first place? Help!!!
Dougster™ :usa