I Was Not Prepared, and it Shows, New Backhoe, Pusher that Won't Work No Matter What
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- Опубликовано: 19 янв 2024
- Cutting Firewood in Clearing, New Back Hoe for the Kubota LX4020, A Pusher Box that Won't work on My Tractor, and Old Reliable Rear Blade that does.
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Hello! 😊
What is amazing to me is that no matter that pickup prices are closing in on 100K, people have enough money to buy them. And 600K for a house, no problem. I can't figure out where people get the money to pay for this.
Agreed 35 trillion %
Easy just need a you tube channel
@@reddogatv1Maybe, but that is kind of like having a bunch of dairy cows that you have to milk and feed twice a day. Takes away your freedom.
@@caniacstevehenderson7115 Hi Steve! Where are you from?
50 year mortgage and a 10 year your equity loan for the truck
Good Morning Mike, So, I bought my first Ford PU in 1973, an F250 Ranger 4x4 High Boy, received it with 15 miles on the odometer, cost $4000. I drove it for 30 years, including 5 trips on the Alcan. In 2003, I purchased another Ford, a 2003 F350 XL Extended Cab 4x4 with the 6.0 diesel. Cost $40,000. I plan to drive this one for 30 years too. 20 years in on the 350 still going strong and 4 trips on the Alcan for it. By the way, I still have the High Boy.
Good evening Mike, I just wanted to let you know every time I go your videos and watch them, I first check if I'm still subscribed and almost every video that you post I'm not subscribed. It's happening to a lot with the RUclipsrs I subscribe to, and I have to click subscribe every time. Love your videos, and I'm not a firewood guy and do not have a tractor. I just enjoy everything you and Melissa do👍🇺🇲
Melissa, my wife Linda and I wish you a Very Happy Birthday, hope you have a fantastic day.
We are headed to a control society, that may not want any private owning a truck. I'm sure that will limit access to who can buy a truck. good to hear you talk about this subject Mike, because it should concern all of us. Open discussion is very much needed.
I think you’re watching too many conspiracy theory channels. What will be controlled if the far right fascists take over will be your freedom.
Happy Birthday young lady!!!!! Hi Mike. I used to have a backhoe attachment like that they work in a pinch but if your trying to make any time up it's a pain in the but jumpin from seat to seat. With that being said it's better than a shovel.
I think that you’re making the correct decision going with the gasser in the dump truck. I am a total diesel proponent, but for all the reasons that you mentioned, low usage and long term ownership, I too would go gas. The big concern that I have over the long term, is what is going to happen to the DEF system? It is so corrosive, how much is it going to cost to maintain or replace it in 10 years?? And like everyone is saying, diesels love to run…
Boy I really like that valve on the back of that Kabota. The backhoe comes off pretty quick on my 1025r too, a lot like that one, but I've got to connect the power beyond hoses. That's a really nice design. Thanks for the video Mike! Stay warm!
Mike made me feel better about the snow pusher. I struggled with it and to see MM say it made me felt better. Except I have an ornament for my yard now I guess.
Great video,
And thanks for sharing. Take care, all the best, and God bless.
The retired North Pacific, Bering Sea, and West Coast Commercial Fisherman and survivor,
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Hello Mike and Melissa!!
Happy Belated Birthday Melissa!! 🎂
Hope You Had A Joy Filled Awesome Blessed Day!!
Enjoyed The Video Loved The Picture in Picture View Could See You As You Talked And What Work You Were doing With The Excavator!! Loved it!!
Keep Smiling On!!
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I'm done with the snow. I did make it to work and home all week. Thankful to the Vdot crews that were out many hours plowing.
I think you'll love the Godzilla for your use in the dump truck.
Looking good. You got about the same amount of snow as we did in Syracuse.
Point taken on the dump truck. Diesels like to run. I totally agree about new vehicles and prices, even used pick-up trucks are sky high, but I am making it with a 99 S-10. Tough little truck, rattles and makes noises but it is still running. Good mind to name it Timex 2, in honor of all the Luv pick-up trucks I have owned! Stay safe!
The first piece of equipment I purchased was a used JD 110 TLB 40 hp backhoe ( no longer made). The backhoe sits in a cradle similar to the Kubota and is easily removed. Love it. Something else to keep in mind with on road diesel vs. off-road diesel is that most on road fuel is ultra-low sulfur now. Some equipment may not like the off-road fuel. I don’t had any experience with any such problems but a friend of mine brought it to my attention the other day. Our weather will be in the teens this weekend and back in the 70’s next week. Crazy SC weather.
One more thing and a little different than what Mike is comparing to choose from but the gas 6.2( I know he’s looking at the 7.3) is a turd compared to the 6.7! I’ll never choose another gas turd over the 6.7 for a work vehicle. Just my $.02. Love the videos Mike 👍🏼
Good Saturday morning Morgan Family! Sub zero temps here in SE PA for the last week, along with a few snow storms. About 8 “ on the ground or so. Happy belated birthday Melissa! Have a day!
Impressed on that back hole removal. They got that right and greatly helpful to remove. I like the way you have two pictures in one. I really like that. Keep up the videos. Stay safe and warm. Enjoy that grand baby and daughter!.
Edge Tamers on the tractor bucket handles 90% of my bulk snow removal with the rear blade reserved for hard pack, inside corners and ice removal. With the Edge Tamers we even clear the snow off the grass over a large area for the dogs to handle their business and not come in covered with snow!
Hi Mike. Some unsolicited advice. An easy fix for your snow pusher is to replace the steel cutting blade with UHMW plastic. You have to drill your own holes in the plastic but a 6" wide piece the width of the bucket gives you plenty of space to ensure the cutting edge is low enough and when that edge is "done" you can flip it over and have a new edge ready to go. I have asphalt drive and use the UHMW to protect the surface and it works wonders.
Is it possible the box was in the air because of the weight of the backhoe? Lifting the front end.
I used to work at a plant that produces UHMW was poly hi solidur now it is Mitsubishi plastics!
Great idea.... :)
@@Knotyourbusinessit’s just a Kubota problem with loaders not properly designed. That’s why many people don’t buy them anymore. As also with the engines blowing up without a 100 hrs as well.
As anyone who has rock driveways. The point of the skid shoes is to keep cutting edge up so doesn’t push all the rock into the lawn. 🤷🏻♂️😉 if you want clean surfaces driveway with the cutting edge. You better first pay for concrete or asphalt 💁♂️😉
-25 Celsius here in northern Ontario 12 inches of snow on the ground still pulling wood on warmer days
Thank You as always, this time, thanks for continuing to point out the wasteful spending of gov.
Unfortunately you are probably right on with your prediction about price in 20 years. Looks like a good day to sit by your wood stove and relax.😊
Good Morning Morgan Family 🌞- Have a Wonderful and Blessed Day 🤠
Diesels are bought for two reasons. Longevity and torque. The first time you load down a dump truck in hills you will ask yourself, 'what have I done'? That's my experience of 60 years of driving.
With the added 10,000 for the diesel along with the difference in fuel cost ( here it's between 80 cents to a dollar a gallon difference) it would take a long time to make up that difference.
Good morning Morgan’s! Have a day! Blowing snow of the property this morning from yesterday’s storm.
Really nice to see that you have gone back to marling cuts on your firewood logs! I also like my stuff to be uniform.
Same here, I haven’t noticed the marks till recently.. I haven’t seen Mike marking them
AWESOME!... HAPPY B DAY MELISSA!
Charlotte is cold but crystal clear. I enjoy the snow videos. I would love to see it in person. The Rexcavator does great in the snow, too!
First off, Happy Belated Birthday to Mellissa and hoping you all had a great time with family. Thanks for sharing another great video .. your camera angles and clarity set the standard for youTube :)
They make a stand for the backhoe attachment. Not using it causes issues when you try to reinstall it. The bleed off of hydrauliic fluid will cause the weight to push the unit closer to the ground. The outriggers and bucket will not stay put due to the bleed off. I've experienced this in the past and reinstallation turns in to a nightmare. I found a stand with wheels that allows me to move the hoe around my garage without issuses. And I just roll it back into position behind the tractor and connect it up. No sag as the base of the unit rests on the stand rather than the outriggers and bucket. Prior to using the stand it would take hours to reinstall. Now it takes minutes. Even if you put it back on before sag occurs you still have to line up the parts by backing the tractor to the precise place for alignment. With the stand you merely roll it into place. The stand is essential if you ever uninstall the hoe.
Have you shown on previous videos of what you use to measure and mark firewood length to cut. I can see the white marks, just wondering if anything is different than tape measure and chalk.
Hi Mike, I really enjoy your videos. I am retired but used to own an excavating company. We had several mini excavators, skid loaders and backhoes. I hope you’re not disappointed with getting rid of your mini excavator because they are much more versatile for what I’ve seen you do around your place. We were able to transport our mini excavator and skid loader together on the same trailer so maybe that is what you’re trying to accomplish with the backhoe. I’ll be interested to see how you like running the backhoe compared to the mini excavator in the months ahead. Good luck and keep the videos coming.
Good morning Mike and Melissa. Love the wintery scene around there. Looks great around the place. Thanks for sharing with us. Fred.
Mike, on the pusher, I don't know what kind of deal you have going on that but if faced with no other option, that can be fixed. It would involve some re-fab on the pusher plate. Not to difficult but time consuming and we all know labor is the largest cost. Without looking at one at this moment, I whole new plate being of little cost compared to reworking that plate so the loader connects at a higher location on the rear of the pusher. Interesting, I never would have thought about the loader arms scraping the ground when buying one of those things.
I own a sub-compact John Deere tractor with a backhoe. It has a very similar system for removing the backhoe, except the rear hoses on the tractor have to be connected for the 3 point arms to work.
My first car was a 1966 Ford Mustang, 6-cylinder, 4 on the floor with factory AC. It came into Beamer Ford in Morgantown, WV on Dec. 6, 1965 and was $2300. Mother and daddy required that my 2 brothers and I pay for our own cars and our own graduate schools. We did. In order for me to be allowed to order that car, I had to agree to learn to change a tire (that never worked with that car) and put chains on it. I put chains on that car more when in Chapel Hill, NC for grad school than anywhere else....got quite good at it when the requent ice storms came through.
Happy belated birthday to Melissa! Beautiful lady.
The removal of your backhoe is nearly identical to my JD 1025R. You’re correct in that the removal is a breeze. Hooking back up after pistons release pressure then stabilizers and the boom slump is another story. I’ve gotten better over the years, but I still have days where it’ll take up to 20 minutes to get everything properly aligned to drop back in to the carriage. I do have days where I’ll get it back together the first try in minutes, but it usually takes me 5-10 minutes. In the beginning, I literally would walk away after an HOUR of futzing with it. I can say now that it’s a good system and you just need some time to master it. I do recommend a block of some sort to support the main body to minimize the amount of slumping from the boom and stabilizers.
I was thinking the same thing...removing the backhoe is a breeze, its hooking it back up weeks or months later that is a PITA.
@@wildbill23cback tractor up close, hook hydraulics up, and re-set everything and hook it up.
Not rocket surgery.
I always support my backhoe on wood rounds after removing it so it doesn’t slump. As long as the wood supports are in the right place, it slumps very little and I can easily line it up and re-attach it. But as the other commenter said, if it slumps, back up close to it, attach the hydraulic line, lift it back up and level it, then back up and hook up. Still fairly quick to do.
Hi Mike. I put a Polaris 60” poly snow plow on my 23 Sportsman xp1000 trail. What a beast! And all kinds of fun! And I still have my tractor when the snow gets deep and or heavy.
I think for what you are doing the gas motor will do you just fine.
We went from no snow this season to very cold and a week of snow in Erie County PA. But warmer and rain by Tuesday. 🙄
In 1968 a 3/4 ton chevy pickup with a 327 and an 3 speed automatic was $4500 out the door. Thank the bankers and the government for the difference we have today.
I had the BH77 back hoe on my L3301. That was a great setup. That hoe is far better than the small version. My brother has the little one and the controls aren’t nearly as smooth and the BH77 has a full 180 degree swing where the smaller version stops about 15 degrees short on each side. Yes, the mounting and removal are very easy. I’ve since sold that machine (and miss it) but now have a KX033 cab’d excavator. Wow. I love it more but they are two different machines for different tasks.
Wow I love how easy that backhoe is to put on and off 😊.
My Land Pride SPL0548 Snow Pusher with pull back works GREAT ! I live in a Row home Neighborhood . There is a Learning curve on using it. Empty lot for piles needed. I used to Snow blow.
Newsletters are awesome! Where was this engineering when I was younger.... It was always a pain to switch attachments on any of our tractors... John Deere, Ford or alice chalmers
Mike - I appreciate your insights when it comes to numbers. Typically it tends to be something I haven't considered.
We all have days we are not prepared Mike! 😊. Everything is looking great at your homestead and property!! Happy!! Happy Birthday Melissa 🎉🎂😊. Stay warm!
The 7.3 would be fine as long as it is the old style single cam and push rods . I think when people hear 7.3 they think back in time when Ford ran the International 7.3 diesel engine . That was a winning combination . Liking the growth of the Morgan Enterprise . Good Luck
You are right on gas verses diesel the way you cut wood I have been doing it this way for 20 years makes it easy on the back good video
Sending Birthday wishes for Melissa. Its great that you understand the importance of family. Always enjoy your videos. God Bless.
I’ve had the BH92 backhoe for my Grand L4060 since 2019 and it is not only amazingly capable for a tractor backhoe, but also as easy as you demonstrated to remove and attach. Mine doesn’t have the valve so you have to re-attach one hydraulic line to close the loop, but it tucks in nicely and has never been in the way or at risk of damage with any of my other attachments.
Oh yea, Kubota's mount System on the BH92 & BH 77 Are the absolute Best ,for the "Positive-Secure"& easy on& off. But the Conversion of the Bh92 to the 3point back&forth with the MX5200 class 2 is murder...they weigh a ton!! Only done this "twice" in 7 years&1200hours.
That stinks about your pusher blade!
The old Ranger and plow never let you down!
My 2007 gmc sierra 1500 was $23,000 they are now over 50,000, out of control.
We had a nice pile of snow north of you Mike this morning.
Hi Mike the truly sad thing is the truck did not double in value the dollar lost half its value.
Exactly
Mike, i like that trick of turning the blade backwards for gravel driveways. Im going to try it today for the neighbors. Thanks.
For the dump truck motor choice, I’m sure that the 7.3 will be ok for the use you intend.. I bought a 22 SuperDuty crew cab Lariat new to tow an ~8000 lb travel trailer. For the most part it’s ok but when we towed from northeast Pa. out west and back, I was disappointed with the power. One example was we were heading west across South Dakota with a head wind, the truck would stay in 6th or 7th gear going 60mph and got a whopping 6 mpg. On that trip we drove ~8200 miles and burned almost 1100 gallons of gas. In Utah and northern Arizona we were just about the slowest truck on the long climbs.. We want to do a trip like that again but I won’t go with the current truck. For now now we’ll stay in Pa. For our camping trips.
Perfect example of the 7.3 gasser being the inferior choice over diesel.
I would NOT want to pull 8K across the USA and back with a gas motor, less about the fuel cost, more along the lines of being the slowest truck on long climbs. Too nerve-wracking. Speaking of cost, diesel is higher than gas (the 7.3 burns regular, correct?) plus the added cost of DEF, not to mention the higher maintenance cost... so sure, you'd have saved some real coin running a diesel on that trip, but maybe not as much as people are thinking.
@@beckyumphrey2626It wasn’t the best choice at least for my purposes. It does ok around the tri state area so no more cross country trips with this truck. Yes, runs on regular gas.
@@stephenoffiler8024It was stressful at times. Seems to do better at slower speeds and less long climbs.
I do like the way the new Backhoe hooks up to the Hydraulics', very clean & neat. I have a Older, but similar setup on my Kubota with a Woods Backhoe. Your right about the hoses, swapping over when removing the hoe is inconvenient but, they didn't have that option available then. Now I am thinking of modifying my Kubota to include a hydraulic direction valve. More to do, thanks Mike. 👍
Happy birthday Melissa!!!
I don't have all the attachments you do but for me I clean snow just using the front bucket in combination with the level indicator and float mode and have no issues with tared or concrete or gravel driveways.
Good morning Mike. Can you show us in one of your videos how you mark the trees prior to cutting them into smaller pieces? I see the marks, but would like to see you marking the trees and the process you use. Stay safe and stay warm.
JD 1025r after 2018 yr model the backhoe comes off pretty easy. Has two pins to stop leak down. The outriggers auto lock when put up so they don't leak down. I made a wood cart to set it on when taking off and can wheel it around the garage. Can't beat the mower deck either. Have the 60d and drive over it and set the wheels and done. Auto connects, auto locks the deck in place. Works great if adjusted correctly! To take off, flip one lever, set the 4 wheels to freely move and set the deck height to remove and drop it and drive off. I finally got to use the snow pusher for first time after getting it last year and having no snow. Tried it on this couple of inches just to see and not liking it. Would rather have the 60" JD front snow blade. Will have to try it again if we ever get more snow like 8"+ would be nice.
Morning Mike
I only have three attachments for my 'Butota', shovel, forks and drill, so when I plow the neighborhood, I have to use the shovel. I have found out it works great if I float it and pick up the snow & dump it outta the way. Works good for me.
Mike bought ,1996 tacoma LX2 ,25883 miles3,00.00 neds a condensing coil, new tires ,new shocks 2.4 4 cylinder, new would be 36,898, still praying for the family and Hunter have a day
Happy birthday, Melissa.
Good morning!! It's a balmy 21 degrees here in Forsyth County NC ❤❤❤❤
Happy Saturday!! Have a Great Weekend ~ Stay Safe and Warm. . .
Hope you had a great birthday Melissa! Your smile is infectious!!
I have the same backhoe, and it couldn't be any easier. The arms take longer to install
nice tractor work.. great content..
I bought a new F350 crew cab , 6.0 diesel, SRW , 4wd in 2004 for 36,000!
If you had something like the HALVERSON HWP 150 attached to your skid steer you could pick logs up, carry them to your wood pile, and cut and split them without ever getting out. Would be much, much faster.
I agree with you on the gas motor for what you’re going to be using for .you will like it there nice and should last you a long time . 😊
Mike always a pleasure watching you getting things done around your home and in the clearing area 😮😊❤
Hi Mike and Missal and Hunter, i like your shows a lot. Have a nice day ❄️ ☃️
Mike i have the 7.3 it will be fine compare that truck to the old trucks when we were kids and look at the work that was done with them
It is so obvious that you keep your chains in good shape! It is a reminder for me.
This snow we got around us im in Ambridge is great you don't even have to use the Medieval Torture device ( shovel) just breakout the snow blower and blow it off your walks and driveways just don't step on the covered walks or the foot prints stay! That snow will all melt after Monday but it gave you a job to do and that is a good thing!
Only difference with my John Deere 1025R backhoe 260B is the 2 hoses are on the tractor so you just snap them together. It's also easy once you learn the process..
Early Happy Birthday Melissa!!!*** Enjoy your time with Family!
Good morning, Morgans!
Good morning! A cool 20F/-7C here in NCNC this morning, anticipating 14F/-10C tomorrow morning, and a repeat of today Monday morning. Brrr.
Hi John, Your weather is very similar to ours. 21° F here going up to 41° F by mid-day.
minus eight degrees here in davenport,Iowa ten inches of snow
Morning Mike, pretty chilly here in Ontario... getting a break in a couple of days....
Have a great weekend....
Pete from 🇨🇦
Good morning Pete, getting out of our deep freeze here in the west....looking at -4C this afternoon. Happy for that....much nicer to work/play outside 😊 enjoy your weekend. Steve in Calgary
@stephendobie5013 thanks Steve, glad you are getting some relief... keep the fans on, our warmup starts Monday...
Have fun playing outside....
Good morning Pete, at least the cold is making ice. Cooks Bay has finally frozen 🎣🎣
@fixinanddoinstuff2134 enjoy the ice fishing.... might be a bit cold...
Go for gass i live in Norway and have a ford pickup with a diesel engine and i hate the partial filter that's constantly giving me trouble the adblue is also giving me a ton of problems
Happy Birthday to Melissa. Take care and have a good one!👍❤️
Nice backhoe set up for the LX4020. Wonder if the pusher box cutting edge has adjustments? Thankfully no snow removal needed here in SC. Wishing Melissa a belated happy birthday.
In that same time the value of a home you my have bought in 04 has more than doubled twice but nobody wants to complain about that unless they are just now buying there first home. To be fair the price of pickups as described in 2015 was 58/62k in 2017 65/68 and my last in 2021 was 72k the post Covid increases were an anomaly and we see those prices backing off and will probably level in the 78/84k range by mid 24.. As far as modern pricing goes let’s also not ignore that a guy quit his full time job to become a RUclipsr and that channel through his hard work now affords him two brand new trucks, a fleet of equipment & trailers a sawmill a modern wood splitting outfit a vacation property with a $50k cabin and a pending $80k dump truck… Who was able to do that in 2004 ? Be careful what you complain about or compare with as you’d hate to have to go back to living within the means of your income of 2004…
Perfect morning for a Mike Morgan production!!
Mike - I wonder if you could flip the backhoe controls to be the same as the excavator. Would love to see a video on that! Something I’ve always thought about.
It can be done. Just switch the hoses going to the boom valve with the ones going to the crowd valve. The other two valves are already ISO.
I actually believe that you're going to be a worldwide impression. And not the to distant future.
Got 6 more inches here in SE PA, Mike. 10" total ths week.
Another enjoyable video Mike. I was really surprised at the ease of operation in changing out the back hoe.. Others i have seen was quite an ordeal to remove and replace it. Have not seen a Off the leash lately, nor Eva's, but this time of year is busy for your guys... ty
So, Mike, what are planning on doing for storing the tractor (and other goodies) at the cabin?
Lol went from fun fact to depressing news your too much that's why we enjoy watching you so much. Great job on your videos as always.
Be thankful we had 5 1/2” of snow in Northwest Mississippi and have been snowed in for 6 days. Most roads around here impassable due to the fact this only happens about 2~3 years.
In Michigan we call 5 1/2" almost has not snowed yet.
Hi Mike, just an fyi, DO NOT PUT YOUR HYDRAULIC HOSE'S TOGETHER ON THE BH 77 WHEN IN STORAGE! I did that on my BH 96 for my 2012 Kubota MX 5100 4X4. The back hoe was in storage for about 5 months and the cylinders must have relaxed a bit and I couldn't get those couplers apart without loosing a hydraulic hose fitting to relieve the pressure. Then I could get the couplers apart. It may not be an issue if it's for a short amount of time but thought I'd share my experience. Great video as always! Chuck from Wausau WI.
Happy belated birthday to Mrs Morgan! Always great to have the family visit, honor Mom/Grandma. Gotta love family time. Stay Safe, Stay Healthy. Steve in Calgary
Great video. 😊Talking about trucks, I'm going to show my age here, but in 1979 I bought my first new truck, a F150/4 wheel drive/4 speed, I paid $6,000 for it, so yeah you're right, that's where we're headed....
Don’t you wish you would have been able to buy two and park on in a garage
@@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans Heard that. Yelp it would be sweet.0
Would love to see a few minutes of video packaging fire starter - you did the video on the machine a while back - but would love to see it in production. Have a great day!