nedly05
Senior Member
Man I cant wait for dirt work, 2 feet of snow here already this week and its snowing like an SOB again right now!
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Colorado Digger
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brush disposal
we burn everything we can. wait for a snowy or rainy day call the local f.d. and good to go.:tong:tong
we burn everything we can. wait for a snowy or rainy day call the local f.d. and good to go.:tong:tong
hvy 1ton
Senior Member
That's my preferred method of disposal when you can. There's just something about a nice fire..
Agreed
Colorado Digger
Senior Member
well, i have about 10 loads ready to go. i am just waiting for the right weather. we get alot of high winds in the spring so you have to be carefull. a few years ago a rancher was burning and "as the story goes" he left it smolder. the next day we had 50-60mph winds. so the thing lights up and goes whipping down the ditch. it burned 50 acres in 30 mins. so then these poor old fellers are fishing the roaring fork river in a drift boat and they are headed right for the firestorm. anyhow at the same time the fire is jumping the river they are floating through. so they hit the shore and make a run for it. ended up badly burned. the rancher ended up with a large court case
we had another fire that some dip..sh...t concrete guys sparked with a demo saw. that one torched 1500 acres in a few hours. it was major. i cut a bunch of fireline for that fire.
regards. cd
we had another fire that some dip..sh...t concrete guys sparked with a demo saw. that one torched 1500 acres in a few hours. it was major. i cut a bunch of fireline for that fire.
regards. cd
In CO the tridem is allowed to reach 62,000 GVW. My tri-axle trailer weighs in at 11,000# thus leaving a 51,000# payload.
Colorado Digger
Senior Member
hauling the 225
i have said the 225 is a large load to haul on the tridem. it does work but i would not move it long distances
here are a few fotos from yesterday, installing some electric. it was a real p.i.t.a, digging through rock with no fines. to make it worse there was a gnarly side hill and a ditch crossing. we had to bed the conduit in as we worked. not to mention loading the material into tandem, tandem to bedding box, then the mini fished it out.
i have said the 225 is a large load to haul on the tridem. it does work but i would not move it long distances
here are a few fotos from yesterday, installing some electric. it was a real p.i.t.a, digging through rock with no fines. to make it worse there was a gnarly side hill and a ditch crossing. we had to bed the conduit in as we worked. not to mention loading the material into tandem, tandem to bedding box, then the mini fished it out.
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nedly05
Senior Member
What's going on CD, we are jonesing for some pics!
Of all of the hoes in your fleet what one would you say you couldn't be without?
Of all of the hoes in your fleet what one would you say you couldn't be without?
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Colorado Digger
Senior Member
morning
nedley, yes i have been slacking. it has been such a muddy mess and all i have been doing is driving dump truck. i will load fotos later.
i love the 210's, the x2 is a dream but the hoe that seems to get used the most is the 225. for tight jobs it is the perfect match.
nedley, yes i have been slacking. it has been such a muddy mess and all i have been doing is driving dump truck. i will load fotos later.
i love the 210's, the x2 is a dream but the hoe that seems to get used the most is the 225. for tight jobs it is the perfect match.
jmac
Senior Member
Nice Thread and a fun read! Keep up the good work.
nedly05
Senior Member
I hear you on the mud, we are heading in to mud season now. We are working our maple sugar operation right now no dirt work yet. I figured the 225 was your star, gotta love zts!
Colorado Digger
Senior Member
mud season and late winter operations
here are some fotos from the last few days. we are demo'ing an asphalt road to an entrance to a bike path and rerouting the road. my other job is a black clay mud pit with ground water at 2'. it is on a creek and has another draw next to it. i could not even muster up the heart to snap the fotos b/c it is such a friggin mess.
i am hoping it is in better shape tuesday to snap a few fotos for everybody.
no con expo:Banghead my plan cuaght shutdown by you know who and i am too busy.
regards.cd:usa
here are some fotos from the last few days. we are demo'ing an asphalt road to an entrance to a bike path and rerouting the road. my other job is a black clay mud pit with ground water at 2'. it is on a creek and has another draw next to it. i could not even muster up the heart to snap the fotos b/c it is such a friggin mess.
i am hoping it is in better shape tuesday to snap a few fotos for everybody.
no con expo:Banghead my plan cuaght shutdown by you know who and i am too busy.
regards.cd:usa
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EGS
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Glad to see the pics. You going to be busy for the rest of the year?
Who scratched up the counter weight on the X2?
You going to be busy for the rest of the year?Who scratched up the counter weight on the X2?
Colorado Digger
Senior Member
this year's work and the counterweight on the x2
the x2 came way scratched up when we got it last year. it was a rental and someone had been hard on it. we had to switch out the bucket pins as well. the price was right so no big deal. then my demo guy did a few jobs with it and after he put a few thousand hours on the 225 i think he forget he was in a regular hoe. so he added to the problem.
don't get me wrong for 1800 hours the machine does not look great. but it runs very well at it is so smooth and quiet. not to mention the fuel savings.
our work load is very good for spring and early summer of 2011. i actually don'tnow how we are going to get it all done. we have a few large jobs we are looking at for summer and fall. my buddies seem to be getting busier so that might be a sign
regards, cd
ps. any one coming through colorado on the way to con expo?
the x2 came way scratched up when we got it last year. it was a rental and someone had been hard on it. we had to switch out the bucket pins as well. the price was right so no big deal. then my demo guy did a few jobs with it and after he put a few thousand hours on the 225 i think he forget he was in a regular hoe. so he added to the problem.
don't get me wrong for 1800 hours the machine does not look great. but it runs very well at it is so smooth and quiet. not to mention the fuel savings.
our work load is very good for spring and early summer of 2011. i actually don'tnow how we are going to get it all done. we have a few large jobs we are looking at for summer and fall. my buddies seem to be getting busier so that might be a sign
regards, cd
ps. any one coming through colorado on the way to con expo?
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Colorado Digger
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more pics
so here are a few more. this job is picking up big time and we have a ton to do on it. planting a few hundred more trees, a huge irrigation system a few more ponds and stream courses. then more utilities and more road.
then we are going back to a dig from last year that is just huge, more concrete, water line, septic, dry utilities, rock walls and all the associated site work.
so here are a few more. this job is picking up big time and we have a ton to do on it. planting a few hundred more trees, a huge irrigation system a few more ponds and stream courses. then more utilities and more road.
then we are going back to a dig from last year that is just huge, more concrete, water line, septic, dry utilities, rock walls and all the associated site work.
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nedly05
Senior Member
YEAH! Now that's what I'm talkin' about! Looking good did you ever get the T8 back on line?
Colorado Digger
Senior Member
my lastest report
:usathe t8 is mostly hooked up to the triple. i have a few hoes to move around at the end of next week. ordered the hitch for the t6 so as soon as it is done we will do the motor work on the t8. it does not make very good power at the moment. i can't wait to be able and move my hoes with the t6 with the 444 red top...can't wait.
other than that. we have a bunch of little stuff to do, then a demo.. a couple hundred trees to plant.. irrigation..big guns..uh. another dig and two starts in mid april.
here are the mud fotos.
regards, cd
:usa:usa
ps. thanks for the push nedley.. i was slacking
:usathe t8 is mostly hooked up to the triple. i have a few hoes to move around at the end of next week. ordered the hitch for the t6 so as soon as it is done we will do the motor work on the t8. it does not make very good power at the moment. i can't wait to be able and move my hoes with the t6 with the 444 red top...can't wait.
other than that. we have a bunch of little stuff to do, then a demo.. a couple hundred trees to plant.. irrigation..big guns..uh. another dig and two starts in mid april.
here are the mud fotos.
regards, cd
:usa:usa
ps. thanks for the push nedley.. i was slacking
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nedly05
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Glad things are rollin' for ya ol bud, we are starting to get some phone calls for dirt work, so it looks like we are going to have a good start at least! I CAN'T WAIT!
The ground looks a little tacky, but workable. Our ground is finally setting settled the roads are a mess with mud pumping through the blacktop. A good warm rain would cure a lot of this instead it is getting colder and damp. So wanting to get started but where I need work is in clay and it will be a while before that is ready. I hate mud had to deal with it many years on the farm feeding cattle, and being stuck really sucks.
Keep the pictures and stories coming when you get time as they are very enjoyable.
Keep the pictures and stories coming when you get time as they are very enjoyable.