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    Takeuchi TL230 won’t move

    Yes. About 60 seconds before everything stopped working it slowed down a lot and was jerky, not smooth. I backed up and went to pivot on each track and it would slowly jerk and turn left but when I tried to turn right in reverse it wouldn’t do it, then I went forward again and it crawled about...
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    Takeuchi TL230 won’t move

    Hey all, hoping for some help here. 2012 Takeuchi TL230 (tracks not wheels)... was piling up brush into burn piles with my grapple and all was going fine and then all of a sudden it felt like it kicked into limp mode (which it doesn’t have). It would move very slowly and jerky so I backed up a...
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    Help! Quick hitch attach not working on Takeuchi TL230

    i have a TL230 with hydraulic quick hitch (which I hate and wish it had regular old manual quick attach). Anyways, today the button stopped working and I can't get my root grapple off to replace with another implement. I checked all the fuses and they're all good. When I press the button nothing...
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    Narrowed down to three track steers. Can you give advice?

    Thanks! That's the kind of input I'm looking for. So most of the time I won't be using a regular bucket it will be using it with a grapple bucket moving downed cedar trees and piling into burn piles and a tree shear or puller bringing them down. Nothing huge, probably 6-8" would be the biggest...
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    Narrowed down to three track steers. Can you give advice?

    Does 66 HP sound like enough to handle what I need the machine for?
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    Narrowed down to three track steers. Can you give advice?

    I've been looking for a track steer to use to clear my land. Mostly will be used to move downed trees to brush piles (not huge trees, just small and medium sized cedars). Clearing under brush, moving large rocks, general stuff like that. The land is 30 acres and overgrown and I'd like to get it...
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    Need Advice! Is a track steer a good option for my needs?

    Hey all, So I have 30 acres of land to clear. It is mostly overgrown brush and lots of cedar trees and saplings. I'd like to clear the brush and the cedars and pile everything for burning. The land is mostly flat with half having a small grade. I know a dozer is the best option, but I'm...
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    Going to look at and possibly buy a used Cat 262c. Advice on problems to look for?

    2012 Cat 262c. Going to be using it to clear my 40 acres. What are some things I should look for to determine whether I should buy? Like mechanical problems, etc. 40 acres is mostly brush and cedar trees with some large hardwoods. I'll only be clearing out all of the cedar and brush (which...
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    Need advice on the best equipment for my job.

    I had a logger come out and look and he basically said there wasn't enough money here for him clean up all of the stumps, he just wants to take the timber give me a little money and leave a mess. My uncle has 1600 acres and let a logger come in three years ago and take a big section out of his...
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    Need advice on the best equipment for my job.

    I definitely hear what you're saying, and for the most part I agree with you. I am over my head here. But I've gotten a pretty good start on it over the past 6 months with my trusty old chainsaw and a lot of sweat, but now I live out here because we built a house and have more time to dedicate...
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    Need advice on the best equipment for my job.

    I called a logger (only one I could find in my area) and he didn't act interested. He said the job wasn't big enough to come in and selectively cut. He said he'd come in and take what he wanted, but wouldn't dig up stumps. I told him to forget it. Maybe I should consider checking with a few more.
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    Need advice on the best equipment for my job.

    Thanks. Yes, I did call today and the local equipment rental place will rent a "mini" excavator for $700 a week which includes delivery. He said the excavator was this model (http://www.cat.com/en_US/products/rental/equipment/excavators/mini-excavators/13971151.html). Is that big enough to...
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    Need advice on the best equipment for my job.

    Ha, no the Kubotas don't have a place on the ranch. We use John Deere's. The biggest is 425HP and our smallest was about 100HP. As far as the grazing... Yes, they will, but the land has been completely neglected since... well, forever. There are so many trees and the brush is so thick that you...
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    Need advice on the best equipment for my job.

    Not sure if I posted this in the correct forum, but here goes... I bought 25 acres and built a house, 20 acres is very heavily wooded and we want it selectively cleared so we can eventually run a few head of cattle. The trees are medium to large. Most will be about 12" in diameter, but some...
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    New guy here needing advice on equipment for clearing land.

    Would someone mind taking a look at this and giving me your opinion on this dozer? I think it is more than big enough to complete my job. https://fayar.craigslist.org/hvo/5243722413.html I am also interested in this one. https://tulsa.craigslist.org/hvo/5223726964.html Any thoughts/advice...
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