[AT] Need advice on 3pt Tractor

[charlie hill]

Hey Tom,  How about sending me the secrets of that visualizaton technique? 
LOL.  I need all the help I can get lately!

To effectively grade with a rear blade you need something with down pressure 
hydraulics so it will force the blade to the ground.
Otherwise the blade will skip over the high/hard spots and dig into the low, 
soft ones.  A good operator can work around that by constantly adjusting the 
lift but it's still easier and faster with down pressure.

Charlie

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From: "toma" <toma at risingnet.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 2:38 AM
Subject: [AT] Need advice on 3pt Tractor


> All of my tractors are Caterpillars. I have never owned a wheel tractor. I
> want to look for a wheel tractor with a 3 point hitch that I can set up
> with a grader blade. I worked on a ranch for a while that had an old
> Massey Furgusen that I think was about a 50 hp tractor. I got to be pretty
> good at grading roads with it. Last year I rented a 4wd Ford that I think
> was about 30 hp, it did and OK job too.
>
> I want to get a tractor that I can easily move on a trailer behind a 3/4
> ton pickup. In our area most of the houses are on 5 acre parcels so most
> have extensive driveways, the soil is mostly DG. I want to see if I can
> finance a career change by grading driveways during the wet season.
>
> What I am thinking about is a '50's or 60's model tractor in the
> $2000-$3000 range. I know most of you guys are more knowlegeable about
> tractors like this than I am so I am asking for recommendations as to make
> and model that would be good for this purpose.
>
> There are lots of tractors around this part of California so I figure I
> just need to visulize what I want and one will show up. This visualization
> technique has always worked well for me in the past. A while back I
> visualized a D8 and one showed up right away.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
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