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| 1014211 |
Posted - 05/16/2010 : 07:58:34
Well, got 7 yards of fill sand to put around the kids playsets so I loaded up the box and a trailer to move it. The 616 did fine with the loaded trailer and when I went to move the 101 I could barely steer it.
The next load I didn't heap it as much and kept it just under the top of the box but still was very light in the front, even with loaded front tires (about 24lbs a piece) and the 46lb front weight!
Well, afterwards I got online to see the weight of sand, and the couple sites I founf had it between 80 and 125lbs per cubic foot. Considering this was wet (3 straight days of rain in MI) and the box carrys about 6 cubic feet, I think I had between 480 and 750lbs in it. I'm glad I just used the trailer after a couple loads! Probably would have broke something.
Good thing these are tough enough for my occasional stupidity..... |
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| skunkhome |
Posted - 05/17/2010 : 22:27:01
I paid a good bit for my rig and put it off contemplating how difficult it would be to operate with the manual lift without a counter weight system. I mentioned my concerns to Johnny and he suggested a solution that he had just developed. I got the controlled power dump as well as electric lift. He was working on the prototype when I got ready to order and I sent him dimensions to insure what he was making would fit my tractor. I ended up paying much more than I planned as I was saving to buy a manual lift unit with power dump. It was expensive but it paid for itself when I used it to spread crushed limestone under the T buildings at school and was able to bill them for the use of the equipment. It did a great job and was able to deliver the stone into areas that no other piece of equipment could. I made money and the school saved not having to pay 3 or 4 laborers to move the stone and spread with wheelbarrow and shovels. |
| 1014211 |
Posted - 05/17/2010 : 11:28:10
I believe there was one on eBay recently but I know it was for a newer tractor, a Legacy or Conquest I believe. They have a nice website, I would love to get one also, but it is a tad steep currently. |
| 3414HDuval |
Posted - 05/17/2010 : 09:46:48
Skunkhome
will you help me find a deal on a jhonny bucket? i would love one |
| skunkhome |
Posted - 05/16/2010 : 19:06:12
Loading the trailer was never a problem... unloading was the challenge. |
| simplelife |
Posted - 05/16/2010 : 13:40:53
Some people get a little creative when using the Johnnie Buckets. 
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| 1014211 |
Posted - 05/16/2010 : 13:18:19
That is awesome! Now that is working smarter not harder. Now to convince the wife I need one of those.... |
| skunkhome |
Posted - 05/16/2010 : 09:23:45
I usually get my sand or dirt a yard at a time on my own trailer and offload and spread in a matter of minutes using the bucket. It is no FEL but it works pretty well if you tip the trailer and block it on an incline. Takes 10-12 scoops to empty a 1 yard trailer.
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| 1014211 |
Posted - 05/16/2010 : 08:51:14
My dad next door has a John Deere 5105 with a loader, but with all the rain we've had I knew it would just kill the area around where I was dumping the sand. Probably sink right in. So I did it the manual way. The back is killing me, but I feel good about working hard all day and accomplishing something. Plus the kids had fun "helping". A Johnny Bucket may be the next attachment, as I am nowhere near done landscaping. My machine was quite unpredictable when loaded up. |
| skunkhome |
Posted - 05/16/2010 : 08:45:58
7 yards? moved with those things with handles attached? Jon, you are in need of a Johnny Bucket Junior or a home made equivalent, but I think the weight limitation is a control issue more than anything. Has to be a bit squirrelly with that much weight hanging out over the back wheels.
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