[AT] No politics - and a tractor question.

[Chuck Saunders]

soil mover is what I know them as. I think that is the brand name by Orthman
Chuck Saunders
KCMO


On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:

> Thanks Cecil.  I have seen those around in the past, but they are not
> called speed movers around here.   I thought I had heard them called
> "pans"(just like the big machines) but searches on craiglist and whatnot
> return nothing but those little things some folks use to muck stalls.
>
> Any ideas on other names/terms to search?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 11, 2013, at 23:22, Cecil R Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>
> > Spencer:
> >
> > Speed Mover is the best for leveling.   I have one in addition to a
> > grader, 3 dozers, a 613 Cat scraper, a 35000 lb Cat excavator, and a 944
> > CAt loader.  I have built ponds, terraces, toads, waterways, and
> > building pads with mine long before I got all the other construction
> > equipment.  The Speed mover is the last piece of equipment used on a
> > job, but it is ALWAYS used.  It will level, fill, and grade like no
> > other.   With a good heavy Disk and a speed mover, My dad and I moved
> > several terraces in a day... With not a whole lot of horsepower.
> >
> >
> http://www.google.com/search?q=speed+mover&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=hgmPUaubK4zs9ATIzYDoCA&sqi=2&ved=0CEwQsAQ&biw=1855&bih=899
> >
> > Cecil in OKla
> > <
> http://www.google.com/search?q=speed+mover&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=hgmPUaubK4zs9ATIzYDoCA&sqi=2&ved=0CEwQsAQ&biw=1855&bih=899
> >
> >
> > On 5/11/2013 5:13 PM, pga2 at basicisp.net wrote:
> >> Spencer,
> >> The box blade will move dirt better than a regular grader blade. If you
> need to cut a level path, the regular blade
> >> will make the cut a bit better, but the box blade will pull the dirt
> out and not leave the dirt ridges behind.
> >>
> >> My 2¢,
> >> Phil
> >>
> >> --- yostsw at atis.net wrote:
> >>
> >> From: Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net>
> >> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <
> at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >> Subject: [AT] No politics - and a tractor question.
> >> Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 10:28:24 -0500
> >>
> >> On May 10, 2013, at 22:59, "Sewell, Steven" <sewell at ohio.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> I think we need to get back to talking about all the antique tractors.
> >>
> >> Agreed!
> >>
> >> Quick question.   If you need to do light grading, what is best
> implement?  Box blade?   I just need to create a level tote path through a
> piece of property that has a light slope. So maybe be able to scrap 18" off
> the high side of path.
> >>
> >> I like the box blade for putting a finish to heavily graded land, but
> never moved dirt with it.
> >>
> >> Spencer
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