He Finally Got What He Wanted...
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- Опубликовано: 17 мар 2023
- You guys have been watching us shop for skidsteers for years now....today is the day!! We settled on a Bobcat T595. It's used but in good condition and should serve us well. You guys will never guess what is coming next... (hint: Grant and I are going somewhere) Be sure to check out my FaceBook, Instragram, and TikTok page: Laura Farms for other content and don't forget to subscribe :)
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It’s a good idea to reverse up the trailer with no bucket on as bobcats have most of there weight something like 70/30 over the rear . 👀
Was gonna same the same thing:)
Yep …. It’s heavy end up or first. So backing on would be best.
Same as well. I'm a trainer at work on several pieces of equipment. But that is 101. Also as they live in flat country. Not as big a problem. But in hilly areas. Being mindful of keeping your counter balance uphill. Is a good thing. Keep you from rolling it. Not only hurting yourself. But hurting the equipment. Skidsteers in general having many statistical accidents. Mostly bystanders. Have to be careful with them.
First, congratulation for their hard work. Even though am not expert, but I think they should load the skidsteer in reverse to avoid toppling. Am not jinx anything.
Wouldn’t it be safer to regularly back up an incline? Just saying.
Like others have said, load skidder in reverse OR leave attachment on as a counter weight! So happy for you guys, so nice to see how you work together! 👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸
Congrats on the newish skidsteer Laura and Grant, absolutley load on the trailer BACKWARDS for SAFETY !
You might want to consider backing the skid loader on the trailer since the weight is more to the back than the front on a skid loader. Safety first.
Laura & Grant are America's true power couple in my opinion and it is nice to see Grant getting more comfortable with being on camera. When Laura begins a video with "Good morning everyone" I feel better even if I already feel great.
I love the addition of Scotty to the channel. It's so cute seeing him follow you guys around!
Love how you guys help everyone understand the business of farming and how each decision you make is an intentional business decision.
No. He got you, which makes him the luckiest man in the world. The skid steer is just the icing on the cake. 😜
Cool! Skidsteers are the ultimate Swiss Army knife. Buy one and you'll find a million uses for it.
Laura your enthusiasm is totally infectious! Never stop being you! I hope you and Grant enjoy Germany! Love your channel ❤🎉
The hydraulic flow. Basically your axillary hydraulics is opposite and bobcat from all the other manufactures so if you’re swapping attachments from a neighbor who happens to have a case or a SV your hydraulics are going to be backwards and you’re gonna have to switch your connections if you’re borrowing attachments from your John Deere, I would check with John Deere to make sure your pressure and return are the same
Laura a few helpful hints here... a ton of people have commented that without the but or other attachment counter balancing the front when loading or unloading, back the skid steer on. True!
But I will share an old time trick we used to use on old 2 wheel drive backhoes.. take a chain and loop it through a stake/tie down pocket mid trailer and then the other end around the quick attach part of of the boom. As you go up the dovetail of the trailer, raise the boom and it will hold you down on the trailer. It will keep you from doing wheelies or rolling over.
Also your Bobcat skid steer is new enough that sitting in the cab on the right side where the bucket lock is, there is and ISO and "H" pattern button before starting put in "H" and you will have travel on both sticks... forward and backwards for each track and right and left control bucketand boom controls
Put in ISO mode the you have forward, back, right and left on your left stick and bucket controls on your right stick. Have to shut machine to off to switch. Each has pro and cons.
I have a Bobcat T770 and run mine in H pattern most of the time. Also to turn Hi Flow on... on right side above the green unlock button and where the lights are you will see a hydraulic button. Push it twice and you will see a little green LED on each side of the button and controls on sticks will run the functions of the attachment. HI-Flow on display.
One thing you will come to hate us if the boom is not all the way down you can't open the door! 🤬🤬🤬 That can be a pain in your ass at times when you are by yourself
Be safe and happy farming!!! 😉👍👍
Dream work makes a team work!
Really enjoying watching you two! Learn alot!😊
Laura, girl I’m amazed how well you can work Farming. With finger nails so long, my daughter would love them. May try backing the Bobcat on the trailer!
G & L,
Another good way to smooth dirt with the bucket is to get a bucket full of dirt for weight. Then put the bucket full of dirt flat on the ground or close to flat. You will get the feel for exactly what degree of tip you want as you work it. Use the float setting and back drag the area on a 45 degree angle to the cut (or the berm whichever you're dealing with). In extreme cases you might want to back drag it twice over in this manner but the second time you back drag, do it in the opposite direction, again at a 45. That would be 90 degrees from the original back drag (a cross pattern). I have never done this with a skid steer, but I have done it with a backhoe many times. Should work the same provided the bucket is large enough and heavy enough to do the trick. It will give the topography a lot smoother general finish than trying to use the sharp edge of the blade to get close to a finish grade.
I notice that your new skid steer has the arm set up so it can reach high enough to load into a regular size dump bed. In certain situations that's a great tool to have. Maybe they all are that way now, none of them were that way in the beginning and it was a pretty bid deal when they started appearing with that feature.
Good luck. Love you guys videos.
I enjoy watching your videos. Maybe a tip I can provide would be to purchase an inexpensive vise you can attach to a plate, which will fit in the hitch of your pickup. That way when you have to "wrench" something that is a little stubborn, it will be a little easier to lock one side of it into the vise and you can then "ugga dugga" whatever you need to release. Also, I'm sure you and/or Grant have seen someone take a box end wrench and make an extension to another box end wrench for some additional torque. Put the box end of the extension wrench on the lower tang of the open end of the wrench on whatever nut you are working on. You can then push the flat side of the wrench providing the extra torque against the tang of the open wrench on whatever you may be working. Confused yet? May take some experimenting to get it on there correctly, but it provides a little extra torque to bust loose a frozen nut.
I was so afraid that you were going to roll the Bobcat backwards when loading it on the trailer. Yes, I agree with a former comment, it’s best to go backwards when going up the ramp. Glad you did get it loaded without any problems.
I have the same machine. Keep those tracks cleaned out! Mine blew a drive motor and wiped out the Hydro-Stat! Very expensive to repair but I bit the bullet and fixed it. Great size machine around the farm!
When loosening a fitting and you have the T595 close by. put one wrench in the chain pocket to hold the fitting. it will come off easier. remember keep the mud cleaned out of the tracks. when loading the T595 without attachment back it on. the T595 has the 74 hp engine and the counter weights that adds more tail weight. Have seen them rock back on the back door and toast a engine. T595 is a great machine. Laura did great loading. Most would have quit.
Whew! That was almost a bad situation in that first clip loading onto the trailer. Bobcats are very bouncy and tippy when no front attachment. When I was a kid, I used to always do wheelies on our wheeled Bobcat, especially when changing attachments. Backwards and then quickly forwards and it will go right up. I also noticed in your other video when Grant was bringing that seed into the shop that he didn't lift the forks after setting the seed down (banging forks on concrete floor when exiting shop door). Since they are so bouncy, especially with no load, you usually want to get the lift arms off the ground. You don't usually drive around with the arms all the way down unless you are moving something big/heavy and going very slow. Jealous about the purchase!
I'm super happy and excited for both of you!!! Keep up the good work.
Thank you Grant & Luara for the journey love seeing what you do on the farm.
Great job you too! It’s about time! that skid steer is so versatile it’s just what you needed! So happy for you two!!
The video of you and Grant working together to build your farm and life is a nice way to start my day, thanks
Great to see you getting new equipment for the farm Laura, and bobcat is a good skidsteer brand for sure!..Always love seeing scottie.. 😊
1) get a length of tubing that fits into the pockets on the trailer deck
2) get a steel plate, sturdy enough to mount a bench vice to. drill holes as needed.
3) weld plate onto tubing, bolt on the vice. if the vice can swivel, all the better.
4) if your trailers all have different-size pockets, make several bases - you never know when you need to hold something, but still need both hands free...
(and yes, REVERSE onto the trailer, esp when there's nothing attached to the boom - rear 'wheelies' are hard to recover from, been there still got the scars)
Thanks for taking us along! So much information! Really enjoying watching your content!😊
I ran a Bob cat with foot control for years. Once I switched to a Cat with hand controls I found it far more comfortable to operate. You’ll get used to it Laura!
Years ago I worked on a tree farm where we used bobcats a lot. We would always back them onto trailers since they don't have any weight on the front.
Congrats on the new skid steer! You’ll be an expert in no time! (Grant makes a good teacher!). Looking forward to the next video!
few things. Congrats on the skid loader. However, you want to load it backwards up the trailer or that will happen or the truck will move foward only load it foward with heavy implements on it. Two you should get a skid loader trailer mover they are great we don't know how we would live without them. Third, you need a brushhog and grapple and pallet forks they are all great in their own way. Lastly, you want to make the attachment pickup the skid loader by having the attachment push it up off the ground. We put on forks and it was not latched all the way they fell off and almost killed my brother.
Congratulations! You two are amazing. So exciting to see you farming in today’s world. Quite different from my era. God bless you and your families. Best wishes.
I think this versatile machine is a great investment - and fun to operate, too! Have fun working with it!
I'm super excited for you guys. I recognized the look on Grants face at the equipment shows and know damn well that feeling. You waited and just the right machine for your farm at this time. Thanks again for including us.
Thanks, I am going to enjoy watching the two of you build your HOME! Love watching
On the right side above the throttle setting is a switch, switch to HI controls, that will let you use both joysticks, more commonly known as CAT controls
Always load your skiddy in reverse especially on a deckover trailer, bolt at least 2 3inch channel irons on the beaver tail for traction, keep your tracks spotlessly clean, keep a spare belt on hand especially with the tracked units, get a couple of 1/2x 4 or 4.5 coarse thread bolts for the quicktach that go into the spring assembly (don't ask how I know all these things) use real good quality extra tacky grease and do the quicktach pins and bottom pins in half the recommended intervals. Biggest most used attachment is a pallet fork, make sure it's at least 48inch and don't buy a China one, get a deere or Bobcat one. Have fun and be safe, if you are working around trees or loading gravel over top of the cab remove the door and save the cost of the window, that's another reason to loader in reverse.
I'm so happy for you and Grant getting a skid steer! It's going to be so handy around the farm, you will wonder how you managed without one. Have fun and be safe!❤
Awesome video! 👍We use all Bobcat skid loaders on the dairy they're great machines! All of ours are wheeled with the exception of the s250 that has wheel spacers and over the tire steel tracks...If it wasn't for all the concrete we are turning on constantly we would probably have a dedicated track machine. I watched the Neighbor dig out a 200 ft driveway in the rain with a rubber track machine down to the clay with no problem...a wheeled machine would've spun out in minutes 😅
Congratulations on the skid steer. It is sure a way to make your work easier!
this is the start to my day that i needed, great video cant wait for planting season to roll around!
Congratulations on the latest purchase. That Bobcat can do all sorts of handy things around your farm and house 🏡
Nice job handling it for the first time! Thanks for showing all the close up shots of the different bells and whistles 😊❤
Im happy you guys got a skid steer. Fantastic work horses for any job. That being said, you should always back them onto a trailer. That way you don’t flip them over backwards. I’ve personally seen it happen. The machine was severely damaged, and the person inside broke several bones. Please, please, please be careful!!
Great purchase. Skid-steers are incredibly useful on the farm for all the reasons you mentioned.
Outstanding machine !! Love the Laura and Grant show . God Bless and see ya both on the next one
Waiting for the videos of both of you doing wheelies in the Bobcat!!! Lol
Wish you much success and happiness in your future together!!! You two are adorable!!!!
Laura, Grant your Sunday morning content is always the best, very enjoyable and so great to see you 2 working together and I see your subscriber count is growing, very good
A skid steer / track loader is the most versatile piece of equipment you can have. They're great.
Bobcat’s are made in my home state of North Dakota…you will be surprised at how much you will use it and how many attachments you will end up getting…enjoy😊
Congrats on the new skidsteer, one of the most versatile pieces of equipment, tracks instead of tires wise move, can't wait to see all the projects you all be doing besides farming enjoy your videos more and more I watch, be careful kids
I so enjoy this new chapter of Laura Farms! To me, it is heartwarming to see a young husband and wife work together toward a common life goal. You have acknowledged that you are both stubborn and I see that as an asset. It means you have a dogged determination. Will it get in the way of your relationship? I doubt it because your love and faith will help you work through those time. I love to watch you two work together.
Congratulations on your Bobcat purchase! There’s a lot of things you can do with that. How cool is that to just rip unwanted trees right out! No stumps to deal with either! 👍
I absolutely LOVE seeing all your new equipment! The closest I get in real life is to sit on the riding lawnmowers at Home Depot! Thanks for everything!
Great video guys, and congratulations on the bobcat. You talked about being stubborn, but working in a rural farm country atmosphere, I translate that to determination, that you will get things done, and succeed.😊. I have been told by several people, that I am the most stubborn person they have ever known, and that is friends and family included! But I have the most positive way of being like that. At least you know who each of you are, and know how to work around this character in each other as both romantic partners, and business partners. 😊
Great way to start a Saturday morning watching you two. Have a great day. 😊
Look forward to your videos from Germany as well as postings from the upcoming crop year. Been with you from the start in 2020; and think you're the best.
You kids have the coolest toys from all of us on the block 😊
Congratulations guys! 🎉
You 2 n of course " Scotty" are soooo informing n entertaining...!Congrats on your skidsteer..the possibilities are endless, for applications of it..working on " your" ( you n Grant's) farm!!
Enjoy your trip in Germany!!
C ya on the next video!!
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Grant is a blessed man...and I'm not talking the Bobcat.
Laura and Grant, that was so enjoyable watching you both working together. I know we will see a lot more of that this year. The bobcat is so versatile when you add different attachments. This has added more variables to your videos.
Love from Mike. ❤
Loved the Video!!
The Skidsteer will be a nice addition to the Farm!!
L.G. Farms 🚜
Keep Smiling On!!
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congratulations on yalls new addition to yalls farm equipment. what a great investment
The T595 is an excellent machine. My personal favorite. Excellent decision. Congratulations, guys!
Skid steer is probably the most versatile piece of equipment on a farm. Glad to see you finally found one at the right price. Rome wasn't built in a day. Sure you two will overcome the hand controls, practice makes perfect and you will soon get use to them.
I've hauled hundreds of skid steers in my day, always backed them on, especially without a bucket.
Nice to have Bobcat on the farm. Versatile piece of equipment to help with heavy lifting and moving on the farm. Hand controls are super fun and can make you feel like a pilot.
Great new addition to your fleet I hope you get many years use out of it.
In terms of longevity it will make sense to clear the dirt build up inside the tracks regularly.
That machine will really fill the bill for you guys. They are so versatile. Happy birthday Grant. You’ll love that Bobcat. Cool video 👍❤️
Grants def doin his happy dance when no one's looking haha congrats that's an awesome addition & with all the attachments is virtually useful on any type of job etc. Power washed, detailed & maybe upgrade the paint job to match your logo colors etc and show your farm/property name would be a cool project as well for the channel!
Great skid-steer video. It's fun to play in the dirt. 😁
Wonderful, you can do so much with a skid steer, almost an unlimited number of attachments you can get or make to to specific jobs, and far easier than using a shovel. It might not be much use for a lot of farm work, but will sure speed up a lot of tedious jobs, well done. I to learnt on skid steer with the bucket controls on foot peddles, and years later I would still catch my self reverting. Hope things go well in making this farm you own. Take care of each other, be safe and farm on.
I am hoping to buy one myself soon...!!! SO stoked. One really useful modification I saw on another channel was to drill a hole for a ball hitch at the end of forks or the bucket to pull things around tight spaces with the bobcat. You'll be surprised how handy that will be. Enjoy!!
Nice machine guys! I'm a bobcat mechanic from ontario canada and these T595s are just solid solid machines! The sjc hand controls are super nice, hope youguys enjoy it!
So great when a dream comes true. Having the right tool for the job makes the work go so much faster, and better. You two always remind me of that Clint Eastwood line from Heartbreak Ridge…when faced with adversity…adapt, improvise, overcome.
You both are a great couple and you will work together and teach each other.
Laura! the old saying, practice makes perfect and you will master that skid steer.
You will be doing wheelies before this summer is out.
Many years back I was your age. I so enjoy watching your channel and seeing you and Grant moving ahead in life. Bless you both.❤
Grant gets a new toy, Laura gets to run it!
That’s true love in action❤
Those are very good machines. Ran one for 15 years. Definitely a learning curve. Before long you will be able to operate in your sleep. Mine had an open cab, froze in winter. Thanks for the vids !!
Such a cool channel. I love how y’all take so much pride in keeping your gear neat and tidy. 🤠🤘🏼☀️☀️
I have a 773 enclosed wheeled bobcat skid steer and mannnn it is the most useful "tool" to have on my farm. Yall will love it and find countless uses for it! Congrats!
A long, long time ago when I worked in construction I ran a John Deere skid steer a lot. I got very used to the controls and (if I may say so) was pretty proficient at doing...whatever. Then a few years ago we go an older Case skid steer on the farm and, to this day, I kind of suck at running that thing. I don't put enough seat time in to get used to it. The controls are very different, in that there are no foot controls at all, but you still use both hands to go forward and back. The advantage of this new Bobcat that you bought is that you can drive with one hand. That means you can take a drink, make a call, or scratch your nose while you are driving.
Love this video! Love to here your comparisons between the models you looked at with pros and cons. I deliver ag equipment for Case, Kubota, and JCB dealer. Like someone stated backing on prevents wheelies (no thrill in that though lol) or leave your attachment on and keep it low and drive on to help with weight distribution. Eventually you will be confident enough to spin it around on trailer and drive it off. Won’t take long to get the hang of controls, just keep using it as much as possible. 100% every farm needs one of these!! Very wise investment, you won’t regret it. Keep up the great video’s and enjoy your vacation.
CONGRATS GRANT, THE SKIDSTEER WAS A GREAT PURCHASE. I LOVE THE WAY YOU BOTH WORK TOGETHER.
G'day from West Oz Laura & Grant. You've done it again & made my day ( night actually) with your happy & enthusiastic appreciation of the fruits of your labour. I can ride bikes, drive cars & trucks & tractors but those "skid steers" have my number. My first effort many years ago resulted in running over the lid of the septic tank on the property & getting the thing firmly wedged in the tank. Luckily I was reversing or I would have spent an extremely smelly hour trapped in the cab before the crane truck turned up to free it. 🤢.
Good job Laura. You will be a pro in no time at all.❤
So happy for the both of you. Thank you for sharing
Wonderful to see the incremental growth for such a enthusiastic couple!
A set of vice grips may help when nuts and fitting seem slippery. A small breaker tube can be placed over the static adhustng part of the grip for better leverage. Have fun! Blessings!
Congratulations Grant & Laura on your skid steer you did a great job Laura
Hello there👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you have a wonderful day.God bless you!!❤
Congratulations Grant on your bobcat that you were wanting LOL glad you were able to finally get y'all be safe and have fun God bless
Just ran across your video. Enjoyed watching y’all for the first time. Congrats on the skid steer. Look forward to the next video. Just liked and subscribed!!!
I would keep the bucket to put on the trailer until you are comfortable with hand controls. It's tippy without on the ramp without weight out front.
Skid ski loader is a very useful machine , and the change of accessories can get the desired work done and in quick time
I always try to back my skid loaders onto our trailers - it's safer and way more fun to unload !!
You really want an attachment on the skid steer when loading it on the trailer. It needs that weight up front. Great addition to the farm! I love my skid steer.
Laura I love your HONESTY......That was a fun Skidsteer on to trailer ride!!!! I would have driven off it I know it!!!! Best part was Grant got the biggest chuckle!!!! The wheelies were good!!!!!
You two are the cutest couple...your exuberance is overwhelming at times, but never lose that.
Wow ripping that out with that tree puller saves so much time......that was so easy!!!!!
If memory serves, those Bobcat brand attachment hydraulic couplers are a -12 orb fitting. Many folks end up with a 1/2" NPT fitting. We used to order the NPT fittings from A&I. But several vendors sell such a coupler. Also, many skid steer/CTL's use those same style of hydraulic couplers. They shouldn't be too hard to find.
Congrats on the new purchase.
I find it's easier to undo fitting like that easier the way Grant was doing it.
Would be worth buying / making a set of adapters, so you can use the skid steer in the workshop when servicing your tractor equipment.
As for the hand eye coordination. You might need to get a game console for in the evening, then you'll get more practice while having some fun. (I know it helped me when I visited the USA and Europe where you drive on the opposite side of the road)
I was talking with a Bobcat Operator who is building our new Dock and he warned of a problem with the Bobcats... If you have that BUILT UP MUD AROUND THE TRACKS GET RID OF IT ASAP.. It damages the wheels under the Track .... He said it works like Sandpaper.... It is very costly to repair and replace and there is a good chance that is why they sold it and did not clean that mud away......
Congrats on the new Skid Steer, a very versatile machine. Maybe you will let Grant use it when he wants to.
Your channel literally blows my mind. Wish my family tree had sprouted some farmers lol. Wish you guys the best.