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Cubs playing in the dirt
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:35 am
by Winfield Dave
My brother was home a couple weeks ago and we gave a couple of my Cubs a workout.
We hauled 16+ tons of shale to the house for a road.
Sure does beat using shovels and a wheelbarrow - like when we were kids.
I had never graded much with the belly blade, but it went so quickly I didn't take any pics of that playtime.
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Re: Cubs playing in the dirt
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 9:53 am
by twotone
Sounds like you had some fun! I love those loaders.
Re: Cubs playing in the dirt
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:15 am
by Hengy
Looks like it was a good weekend of work with Cubs! I know that I had my share of good hard work with Merlin. Always fun to get them some exercise!!
Mike
Re: Cubs playing in the dirt
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 2:35 pm
by gitractorman
Yea, the belly blade setup has to be one of the best attachments that IH ever made for the Cub. I've done a lot of ditching and grading with one and it's amazing how well they work. Re-graded about an acre of my back yard in an afternoon, grading out about 100 yards of fresh topsoil.
Re: Cubs playing in the dirt
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 7:59 pm
by danovercash
Love my belly blade too! Got to tweak it a bit since I aquired and installed the bellcrank. The part connected to the rock shaft was starting to rub the fuel tank. Now I have to center the arms on my home made substitute drawbar. I would not take anything for it if I could not get another one.
Re: Cubs playing in the dirt
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:34 pm
by beaconlight
Nice to have a pile like that available.
Re: Cubs playing in the dirt
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 5:58 am
by Winfield Dave
beaconlight wrote:Nice to have a pile like that available.
Bill...They have started coal strip mining in a new area near me and the overburden is a nice shale mix...The owner dumped one loader bucket in that pile for me to take from.
Re: Cubs playing in the dirt
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 8:50 am
by Rudi
That must have been one large loader bucket
That looks like about a 12 yard bucket
Pit loader
Re: Cubs playing in the dirt
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 11:04 am
by Winfield Dave
Rudi wrote:Pit loader
Yep.
Re: Cubs playing in the dirt
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 1:42 pm
by Stanton
Playing in the dirt! How fun!! Thanks for sharing.