Buying an excavator

[mac_man_luke]

They are awesome, love old stone walls! hope your keeping them!

 

[Albynsw]

They are awesome, love old stone walls! hope your keeping them!

Absolutely, I need to clear all the crap away from them though so you can see them better. I was pretty wrapped when I found them

 

[80lover96gxl]

Yeah thats super cool mate.
We have quite alot throughout our district that must date back to the late 1800's or early 1900's.

Glad your keeping them Alby, great historical value plus make a good statement piece and topic of conversation.

 

[Albynsw]

Update
Bought myself a 4.5t ton Kubota with 2500
hours on it
Hopefully will serve me well

Thanks everyone for the input

 

[dno67]

Well done, hope she works well for you.
Is it a -3 or a -4 ?
Just make sure you change the hub reduction oils more frequently
than the specified maintenance schedule suggests. If doing a lot of
tracking I'd suggest every 100h, cheap insurance.

 

[Albynsw]

Thanks for the heads up
It is a -4

 

[dno67]

The -4 has better final drives than the -3s but it still pays to change the
oils more frequently, as they only take a couple hundred ml each side.

 

[Albynsw]

thatvis good to hear
I just had a service and all the fluids changed so that I have a fresh start
Just got to learn how to use the bloody thing now
I think I will be a bit rusty for a while

 

[dno67]

Won't take long, just take your time and try cutting area's to a flat level bottom.
Once you master that, all else is just a variation. Anyone can bulk fill a bucket,
it's the detail stuff that will save hard hand work.
Look forward to seeing some of your handy work.

 

[dno67]

How's that digger going, any pics of your handy work ?

 

[Albynsw]

How's that digger going, any pics of your handy work ?

Nothing particularly worth photographing but have buried a dead cow, lifted a big aviary I am making into place (6mx2mx2m) and have started clearing lantana and rubbish down the back in steepish (20degrees plus) land which has been interesting and seat quilting at times but feeling more confident as time goes
Really happy with the machine and pleased with how I am picking it up, I thought it would take me longer than it is. I thought I would keep putting in the time in the cab cleaning up to get used to the sticks
I should be starting my new house in a week and have about 70 piers to bore so just trying to line up an auger to use
I also have to excavate for a 21000 litre water tank and dig in the power mains so a few big jobs to come

 

[dno67]

Whats the nearest major town to your location?

 

[Albynsw]

I have been doing a bit of clearing around the place, there is a lot of lantana etc that is taking over in places

Started this area today

Here are some areas I did about 6 weeks ago that I have seeded to try and keep the weeds out. With the recent rain it has started to get a bit of colour going

Am loving the new excavator

 

[80lover96gxl]

Looking good with that nice green cover on it now mate.
Once you get the gist of em their fun machines to play on hey.

 

[Albynsw]

I am having a break from clearing as I have started building my new house
Just finished pouring the piers today

 

[typhoeus]

Looks like you"re going to have a great view!!

 

[muc the truck]

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Brian when I started clearing some of the lantana I have discovered a number of old stone walls that were built by convicts


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Farmers would build fences like that too . very common

 

[muc the truck]

Update
Bought myself a 4.5t ton Kubota with 2500
hours on it
Hopefully will serve me well

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Thanks everyone for the input

Give it a fluid change it will save you money in hoses blowing later . new fluid keep seals and hoses softer. Nice machine and block of land

 

[dno67]

Looks like your going to have a nice view.
Im not sold on them waffle pod slabs, but they do make economic sense.

 

[Albynsw]

Looks like your going to have a nice view.
Im not sold on them waffle pod slabs, but they do make economic sense.

I hear that comment every now and then, why don’t you like them?
Price wise they are the same as a raft slab for hard dollar but have other benefits with site prep and ability to withstand reactive soils being the main ones.
I think they are a stronger slab than a conventional one too as the concrete and steel is in the critical locations and its effective thickness is nearly double a conventional slab