Taylortractornu
Charter Member
- Joined
- Nov 13, 2003
- Messages
- 481
- Location
- Iuka, Mississippi
- Occupation
- Privvate landfill operator/manager
I have a question for some of you Cat and Can folks here. Theres not many scrapers here and none left that re pull type for a crawler. I have an opportunity to get a contract for some wildlife ponds and terracing and work and light clearing for the county and state. Ive seen some ofthe ponds and the ground isnt boggy but slippery. A couple other folks have tryed with small tractor pans and anothr tried with a 412 Dresser. they just slip but dont sink. Dad told me when he was a kid starting out that in soft spots a crawler and pand was the way to go.
Heres the catch the Crawler needs to be small enough to pull on a lowboy without permits, and to fit through the special gates on some of the properties, but big enough to get some work done. I run a D5B everyday and like the work I can do pushing and think it may pull a small Can. I have a friend that has a D5 that has been gon through by the best shop in the area. I ran it a few hours today and liked it. He also has a small Rome disk with it and a pin on rake. Whats the best can size for a D5 I know Im on the small side with it.
Also any suggestions on the brand of the box to use. The neighbor has an old Garwood Cable rig I can get for scrap. I would change it over to hydraulics.
These ponds arent very large and mostly they will be made by damming a hollow. Id like a D7 0r D8 with a larger pan but thats out of the question.
Heres the catch the Crawler needs to be small enough to pull on a lowboy without permits, and to fit through the special gates on some of the properties, but big enough to get some work done. I run a D5B everyday and like the work I can do pushing and think it may pull a small Can. I have a friend that has a D5 that has been gon through by the best shop in the area. I ran it a few hours today and liked it. He also has a small Rome disk with it and a pin on rake. Whats the best can size for a D5 I know Im on the small side with it.
Also any suggestions on the brand of the box to use. The neighbor has an old Garwood Cable rig I can get for scrap. I would change it over to hydraulics.
These ponds arent very large and mostly they will be made by damming a hollow. Id like a D7 0r D8 with a larger pan but thats out of the question.