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I hear what you’re saying. I had a direction in mind for the video. But shortly after it was the story that took center stage. I hope to cross paths with Vic again. I would offer to pick up the bar tab and listen to him for hours.

Love the R3 hybrid turf radials! Very little turf damage, if any. More traction than R4/Industrial/Block tread in both summer and winter. Unless the application is specifically dirt fields, then I would go R1 Ag paddle. But for everything else, these R3 Hybrid radials are the cats meow! Cheers from the Bulldog 🍻

Thanks. This girl is a Maran as far as we can tell. Our other girl is a fuzzy cheek Easter egger. They all have strong personalities 🤣

@@BulldogTractor yes, they do!

@@BulldogTractor oh, awesome! Do your marans pull feathers?

No, she’s a nice lady. At times we have introduced new hens and there was a little hair pulling. But with a little intervention, everyone gets along fine now.

Well thank you! Means a lot!! Cheers 🍻

Would be hard to show the trapped air on a video if the cap was on. But in general yeah I agree.

Ha! They take a licking but keep ticking lol. Cheers 🍻

@@BulldogTractor amen! Just be careful being that close 😂😂

I appreciate your understanding. I hope someone is able to properly explain the rapidly evolving variables to perform work on hazardous slopes. Although I am confident in my operating ability, I am less confident in my ability to properly explain the techniques. Hence, I can show it can be done. I just don’t have confidence i can explain how to without risking someone getting hurt. There is a fine line between the outcome of performing work safely and tragically on steep slopes 👍 Cheers from the Bulldog 🍻

@@BulldogTractor Absolutely. Any videos I make will be situational and describe only HOW I’M DOING IT IN THAT MOMENT. Viewers can do with the information as they see fit since this type of work is anything but standard procedure. Nice job btw. I know that took a while. 👍

Awesome! Let me know when you make the video. I would like to watch it, and help myself learn also! Never stop learning!! Cheers 🍻

0.5 gauge 👍. It grabs well and for what it is, seems balanced.

With 8-10” dry clay ruts. Well, you had your work cut out for you! Thankfully my area I rarely see soil like that. The TR3 Command (hydraulic rippers) is a tool I can’t live without. Thankfully i haven’t had to yet, but if i need to smooth out dry clay ruts I would first use the TR3 to knock down the soil. Before abusing myself and the rototiller. 8-10” clay ruts just sounds like a trip to the chiropractor! But we can’t always get the gravy jobs. Usually we get called AFTER the project went full potato 🤣 Cheers from the Bulldog 🍻

@@BulldogTractor Ha ha, yeah I definitely was in the clean up role on this one. I just tilled first and it went surprisingly well. It was definitely a rough ride on the first pass, but I split the width and overlapped about 2 feet as I went, and by the time the first pass was done it looked 80% better already. Just dropped the bucket and skidded the front end a couple times when my front tires dropped in. I gotta say, tillers are WAY tougher than people give them credit for. I've tilled in 1-1.5" saplings on hill sides for food plots, taken on baked-hard ruts like this, broken through hard packed clay, I've been hard on them for sure with the understanding that I might go through them faster than your average homesteader. Truth is over the last few years, the tillers take the abuse and go right on tilling. The tines actually hold up quite a while too. I'm thoroughly impressed. I had a 60" Titan for the first few years on my 1025r, which was a little more than I should be using but it was all that was in stock in mid-2021. I sold that last winter and got a Tractor Basics 48". Much better fit, but both perform great and are on the low-end price wise. Like TTWT has said, you'll love whatever tiller you get. They're great tools.

Thank you! Appreciate the continued encouragement! It’s a grind, and I thank you for keeping me motivated!! Cheers from the Bulldog 🍻

Thank you! Pollens have been crazy lately! Cheers 🍻

It’s never a bad idea, but Vic said I can run it just fine. My head was tuned with factory knifes. I’ve got quite a few jobs and a handful of hours running carbide. No issues thus far. But there’s a lot of variables that can affect the outcome. My skid is fairly powerful so that probably helps. Cheers 🍻

@@BulldogTractor im wanting to try carbids mine is 100hp but has more torque then the asv 135 so i should be fine. Knives are nice but sharpening them every 4 hours gets old. Is the better cut really worth it to run knives over carbides? Or can you reprocess material and get same result without fear of rock tearing knives up.

@@zx6rkawi09knifes definitely process the material finer. But from my experience this new profile on the carbide along with how the double DCR bite limiter rings are. It really processes nice. I have hit 1 monster rock. White smoke everywhere. I couldn’t see any signs of carbide damage.

I found zero issues running a hybrid Knife and Carbide setup. The only thing that comes to mind is horsepower. If on the lower end of HP, then for myself I would be closer to (2) carbide per side. With more HP i see no problem going to a 9-9-9 hybrid setup. Let me know how you set yours up and please report back! What’s good, what you didn’t like and what changed! That would help everyone! 🍻

That’s great news! Cheers 🍻

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They can be stubborn!

Thanks bud! Raining here, so finally got a day off and happens to be a Dad’s day, day off present 🎁 Have a good one! Cheers 🍻

Thanks! I just do videos for fun. Glad you enjoy them!!!

Appreciate it. 🍻

Thank you! Cheers 🍻

They take a licking, and leave a great finish!

Well thanks! I ended up renting another bigger Bobcat and did look at Cat & Deere. I ended up buying a Takeuchi TL12 and hope it will be a good middle ground of all the options out there. Working on editing the Takeuchi video and hopefully have that published soon! Cheers 🍻

You bet! I’m blessed with an abundance of hard work 🤣. It’s the editing that feels like dragging a boat anchor lol. Cheers bud, appreciate it!! 🍻

Thanks! Appreciate it! It was a great learning experience for me! Cheers 🍻

You hit the nail on the head! I love this comment! 100% good sir!!! 🍻

Thanks bud! There’s power in knowing what niche to target! My area it’s hard to find “small” companies to do these little jobs. You are absolutely correct, and I know you speak from experience. Be honest and transparent with clients. I have to pass on a few jobs myself because I know another company can provide a more competitive bid estimate than I can.

@@BulldogTractor Yep, exactly. I hear two things from a lot of my customers: #1 is no one else ever answers the phone or calls them back, and #2 is that there isn't anyone out there doing the small jobs (like I specialize in). I had 3 or 4 people this spring tell me that there isn't anyone else out there even tilling gardens. Knowing yourself is key like you said. I get in trouble any time I break my own rules....lol

You know that’s true! Side note: make sure to change accordingly. Not saying overcharge, but don’t sell yourself short either. Small contractors are a dying breed 🤷‍♂️. I still don’t understand why, our small jobs are fun! A little bit of stress, but still primarily FUN! Cheers 🍻

@@BulldogTractor Definitely my weak point. I never charge enough. I just got back from an estimate on a multi-dimensional job. On the stump grinding part I feel like my quote is high, but then the guy told me what they're paying a tree service to take out each of the trees and my number is a drop in the bucket compared to that. Very thankful I'm not dependent exclusively on the income from my tractor business. At least it gives me the flexibility to give people a less expensive option to the big companies. Totally agree with the fun part! Well, sometimes you're an hour in and wondering why you took the job, but for the most part fun...lol

I will try. Might take a couple weeks as it is my busy time. But i will see what I can do 👍

@@BulldogTractor thank you they didnt show me that when i had my head tuned

I got a video on Knifes and Carbide. Just need to fish editing it.

I have a hybrid knife @ carbide rotor balance video coming up. Then I’ll get a knife sharpener video out. Sorry, just busy out in the field working. But it’s coming!! Cheers 🍻

@@BulldogTractor i figured it out it was a life saver made sharpening blades take half the time.

@@zx6rkawi09Nice! Yeah a little tip from a guy that’s been doing it for decades. Saves us a lot of time!! Cheers 🍻

I hear ya!

Thanks! If i didn’t need the door, I would love a HM60! I bet that thing has surgical precision! Cheers 🍻

Much appreciated! Thank you 🍻

Much appreciated! Thanks! 🍻

I got a video of a 15’ stump. Yeah, what do I get myself into? Things get crazy. Follow along. Cheers 🍻

Appreciate that! Thank you much! Cheers 🍻

Thanks for asking! Yeah I have been using it for a long while now. Happy to report it is still holding up well. With the understanding it is still a “light duty” saw. But I do run a small commercial stump & forestry mulching company. It does get thrown around and put to commercial projects. Although I only lightly use it, when it does get used. She runs hard and strong. The electric torque is impressive for what it is.

Ah, lol, thanks for the tip! Haha cheers from the Bulldog 🍻

Thank you! Appreciate it!! Cheers 🍻

Appreciate it! Looking forward to a lot of hard work, a little bit of luck and a dash of fun! Cheers from the Bulldog 🍻

Thank you! Cheers 🍻

Thank you, appreciate it! Cheers 🍻

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Good idea

Appreciate it! Cheers 🍻

I was actually waiting for someone to notice 🤣. Cheers 🍻

Can’t remember that exact stump. Typically i give myself 3 minutes per 1 inch diameter. Obviously that is a very generic measurement, but I find that it works for me. So my estimate would be 216 minutes. My tractor is 38hp at the crank and 31hp at the PTO. It is a diesel so not exactly equivalent to a gasoline grinder as I average 450RPM at WOT. Hope that helps! Cheers 🍻

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