Before the weather goes to the dogs.. the Cat goes for a ride..
Pretty nimble for an old block of iron!! Sounds good too!
How do you like the johnson bar? Mike
Looked like a great day for a cruise around on the D8 Tim ! Have ya tried the winch out yet ? Our weather tuned cold & wet all the sudden , messed us up on the finishing end of a dirt job . In south Indiana around Halloween time seen it hot & sunny and on the other end might see a little snow depending on mother natures mood swing
Hi Guys, Yep same here, today is cold and rain all day.... right off Lake Erie, you never know!... Yep the winch works, we pulled off 200' of 1 1/8" line with my tractor so I could straighten it up. It all worked as it should. It might get to do a hard pull next spring/summer if I try to clean out my pond with the TD-25.... I got some half tipped over locust trees I can rip out by the roots too... I was surprised how good the line was when we pulled it off... not rotten and rusted. Most of it was very good yet.
Sounds like we are in for a cold wet spell ... That's cool you tried out the winch on the Cat D8 & it works . My God !.... Driving around on an old Cat D8 without a ROP's cab . A deer could jump out woods & end up in your lap . LOL ! Keep up the good work Tim !
Yeah, I measured the equipment shed and found that this one would fit with inches to spare without the ROPS. I like the old school look much better anyway. This gave me a reason to take it off. It now resides next to the 1979 JD450C inside for the winter. I plan to make the ROPS into a very heavy duty outdoor work bench. Bury the legs in sackcrete add a giant vice and anvil and you have a real mans "Tim The Tool Man Taylor style" work bench right outside the shop door.