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Recent content by Ray450

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    Honey Locust trees excavator, Track loader, Dozer

    I had Reuben Frazier come out with his Cat/Fecon mulcher and he brought a Virnig grapple for me to use on my Deere 333E. Meant to take some pics/video, just didn't have time. My camera caught the Cat here though. I ended up with about 12 piles to burn. I tried burning one and could get it...
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    Honey Locust trees excavator, Track loader, Dozer

    No not digging them out, he's mulching down into the ground, I assume a few inches down, not really sure. I had another bid that wanted to use a big dozer and root rake. Much more expensive, and I fear would spread thousands of thorns everywhere, and still not going to get/remove all the roots...
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    Honey Locust trees excavator, Track loader, Dozer

    Looks like Rueban is coming out next week with his Cat CTL drum mulcher. He's going to be cutting them down n mulching down the stump, I'll be using my Deere 333E CTL with a grapple to make piles and burn. I'm hoping to spray some of the mulched down areas with some Remedy/diesel, before we...
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    Honey Locust trees excavator, Track loader, Dozer

    What do you mean? Yes, pretty much same thing. Had 400 racers in three groups Saturday and two groups Sun. I have Reuben Frazier coming out to take a look. Sounds like he has a lot of equipment/experience in this area, so I look forward to seeing what he thinks after taking a look.
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    Honey Locust trees excavator, Track loader, Dozer

    Couple more pics, I need a close up of the base of a typical bunch, but don't have any right now. I'd say this is about average, but there's always 4-8 all bunched up and grown together, some much larger than this. . So whats the best, most cost effective tool for the job. Big excavator...
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    Honey Locust trees excavator, Track loader, Dozer

    I'll try to post a couple pics. . This is one of the reasons I can't leave millions of thorns everywhere, this is one race of three on Sunday. This area is more towards the front, very few Honey locusts, but I have about 8 miles of track. The area with the honey locusts is mostly in the 70...
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    Honey Locust trees excavator, Track loader, Dozer

    I have been hesitant to use a mulcher, but this may be one of my best options. Cut as low as possible, and get the stump just below ground level, I grab and pile trees in burn pile, and jump out and spray. What size of machine/mulcher do you have? My cell number is 214-802-278seven. Text me...
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    Honey Locust trees excavator, Track loader, Dozer

    I have about 145 acres near Greenville Texas, with about 100 acres I bale for hay and about 60 acres of it with Honey locust trees scattered about. They are mostly 2"-12" trees, 15'-30' tall, typically they grow in clusters so many grow together making large bases in clay soil. I probably have...
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    Just bought a Deere 333E

    Managed to find one of the problems, a broken wire on the Air throttle. Looks like the cab strut hit the harness connector and took out a wire, and scrubbed up another. Will have to solder later, but was able to connect it and was not getting the code anymore. It also almost immediately went...
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    Just bought a Deere 333E

    Thanks, I'll play around with that and see if I can figure it out. There is a huge amount of dirt in the bottom of the engine/pump compartment. I've scraped out several buckets of dirt, and many hoses/components are buried, making finding leaks very difficult. I've been hesitant to remove all...
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    Just bought a Deere 333E

    Finally bought a gooseneck and can haul this thing. It's been throwing a code since I've owned it, "2950.05 , Suction Air Throttle Actuator , out of range low", I have not been able to find any info on what to do to fix it. Accelerator pedal also seems to be not working well, I usually just...
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    Gooseneck trailer

    I'm guessing it is about 10"-12" now, what is ideal? When I hooked it up at the dealer it looked good enough to get home empty. Right now the trailer neck sits almost perfectly level, once loaded it would be below level so I'm sure it needs to go up a little anyway. Yes it's adjustable. Can...
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    Gooseneck trailer

    Pulled the trigger on a 2018 32' Kearney Deluxe pierced low, torque tube, dozer package with I beam neck, 30k coupler, 12k axles, a lock box, spare, and it has blocks on the ramp with several pieces of extra channel to strengthen the ramps and a rounded extra piece to make the ramp/flatbed...
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    Gooseneck trailer

    I've looked into the single 17.5", and it has some benefits. I really like the idea of less weight/drag/tires , but in the end I got a dually for the same reasons I should probably stick with a tandem dual. Flotation is big with me, about 100 acres of my property is in a low/flood plain, clay...
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    Gooseneck trailer

    Seems like most of them used Rockwell, the Big Tex may have been the only one with Dexters. What does this mean, "I also recommend the 17.5 tires, you'll only have half as many as with 16s, less weight, less drag and fewer to replace." are you saying I should go with two singles? I know I...
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