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Re: Working the 644lbh
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:08 am
by Timj
Propane57 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:45 am
I’m only guessing and rambling here, but Harry’s 646 has the fairly aggressive tire which would make it hard to spin.
And I don’t know right off what rear tire height on a 646 is, but those tires look tall. Let’s say for ramble sakes, original rear tire height is 27” and the tires on there now are 31”, that’s quite a change in rear differential gearing, which would make it much harder to spin the tire. Like sorta going from 3:55 gears to 3:08’s.
Just my thought. Could be wrong.
Noel
Your on the right track, we swapped the 24" tires on our 555 backhoe with the 28" off the 4500. It makes a big difference in traction and float.
We have a lot of the swallow you up sand here, I end up like jancoes pic often. The nice thing with a hoe is you can usually drag/push/pull yourself out.
Harry's bigger tires help him but also take more power to turn them.
Tim
Re: Working the 644lbh
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 4:55 am
by propane1
Ferguson tractors had that track set up too. That’s what they use to go to the North Pole in the mid fifties. Wouldn’t be my cup of tea doing that !
Noel
Re: Working the 644lbh
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 7:49 am
by Harry
It's been raining almost everyday since I dug the trench. It filled up with water after a rainy day, then it rained again yesterday. I'm thinking about pumping the water out because it's backing up in the garden area. I can't imagine how much the garden would have flooded if I didn't dig the trench.
Keep the Peace
Harry
Re: Working the 644lbh
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:45 am
by Timj
Harry wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 7:49 am
It's been raining almost everyday since I dug the trench. It filled up with water after a rainy day, then it rained again yesterday. I'm thinking about pumping the water out because it's backing up in the garden area. I can't imagine how much the garden would have flooded if I didn't dig the trench.
Keep the Peace
Harry
I'll bet that fresh dug dirt is like pudding Harry.
Re: Working the 644lbh
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 11:30 am
by Eugen
Harry wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 7:49 am
It's been raining almost everyday since I dug the trench. It filled up with water after a rainy day, then it rained again yesterday. I'm thinking about pumping the water out because it's backing up in the garden area. I can't imagine how much the garden would have flooded if I didn't dig the trench.
Keep the Peace
Harry
You dug that trench right on time! Good that the garden is saved!
We had quite a bit of rain too, in the last few days. The hole left from the stump I dug out is full of water! My wife said, go ahead continue, we may as well have a swimming pool
Re: Working the 644lbh
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 8:41 am
by Harry
I put in an old sump pump that I use to drain the water off my pool cover. It took a few hours to get it to drain like in the pic. Yes it is like pudding out there. I was hoping to dry it out, but it's supposed to rain again tomorrow!
Keep the Peace
Harry
Re: Working the 644lbh
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 10:03 am
by Eugen
I know the pain
@Harry , a part of our garden floods too
