I have a kubota B2650 with a front end loader and backhoe. it is amazing all the different jobs you can find to use the backhoe. I only have 5 acres, but am always doing something with it. I enjoyed your video, you've got a nice set of tractors.
Hey Roy, I used to see you a bunch on MTF and remember when you originally made these videos. Any updates on your current equipment and property? You were always fun to follow. Hope you're well! ( -- Hans-X585 on MTF)
Came for the tractors and stayed for the music,,good tunes I usually hate music in a video because I like to hear the engine, but this is my kind of music nice job,, sweet equipment
Just stumbled on your channel. I just started a small tilling/ lawn service company. Bought my first ever JD tractor. Nothing fancy just a little la135. After using mtds and craftsman and growing up on IH on the farm I can already tell, JD and I are about to have a love affair haha. Love your videos and a wee bit jealous of your equipment. I will get there someday I have no doubt. Really dig your music choices too. Keep up the great work and keep it green !
Yeah, I was disappointed when I started compiling the video and realized the camera battery died right when I started using the box blade. That is what really formed up and finalized the project. I have a couple more projects in mind that will require the box blade, so I try to make sure the video works when I get to them. ;-)
i know this is going to sound crazy, but if you spray pam or some kind of non-stick spray in your bucket it will help with the mud not sticking to your bucket, a old time showed me that and it worked great, you will have to spray it in it ever now and then, but it does work, good luck and great video's
Glad you enjoy them. Back in the 80s, I was a real farmer: 900 acres in the TX Panhandle. I owned a couple of real tractors: 4630, 4230 and an 8820 Combine. My brother still farms. He has some really big JD tractors. I can’t believe how much they have change, and how much they now cost.
+Eli Fulton They ain't cheap because they are well built. Properly maintained they are a life long investment, so over time they are real cheap. Case and point - you are still using your grandpa's M. ;-)
+Roy Rector no they are not! lol but you are right they are a life long investment...the M runs just as good as my 1025r and my x500. Great Grandpa used to tell use when we were boys that tractors never die. you just keep fixin em up
Roy I really enjoy the films and showing how to do things. I'm over 65 and just got a used deere 420 and going through many things. I love the music I'll need to add these to my garage tunes which I've done before. Not sure if theres a backhoe for mine
Know what you mean on the BH. I didn't get one when I bought my 1026. I could sure use it. I just make do with the FEL. I did get a tooth bar for the bucket which makes digging a little easier. Never thought I'd need the BH but... you're right, I could use one.
My initial thought (which very brief and I am ashamed since I sound like the old lady) was "why not just use your loader to move the mulch / dirt instead of the backhoe into the garden cart on your X748? Isnt that faster?" The simple answer... because you can!
+Nick F Your simple answer is correct, but there are 3 more reasons. 1. Operating a backhoe is fairly new to me. If you haven't ever run one there is a pretty steep learning curve that takes practice. It requires some repetitive muscle memory exercises to master. I started the weekend projects with the silly little much/dirt in the cart action, before I begin dipping out the creek and cleaning out the culvert. The mulch thing gave me some morning practice before the real digging started. 2. It makes for good John Deere eye candy TH-cam video. 3. It is all “seat time,” a man having more fun than he should be allowed to have! ;-)
not shure what your laws are in Texas , always call the locating company before you dig i know for a fact that i have an 8" plastic high pressure gas main in my front easement . What a bad day it would be if i put a tooth in to that with out locates and costly too
+neb I built it from the 17P. I took pictures as the re-fab process progressed from beginning to end, and have plans to someday compile them into a video that demonstrates how I built it. Basically, I took a stick welder and a cut-off saw to some square tubing I had laying around to build the frame work.
Thanks. I have a welder and I just ordered the 17p. I have an old trailer to grab the second axle from and make one like yours. thr idea is a great one.
Yeah, I’ll put the FEL on the X748 if I ever need 2 FELs running at the same time, or have a tight spot in which the X748 will maneuver around in easier. But for now, the default configuration for the 1025 is to leave the FEL and backhoe attached, so all I have to do is pull out of the garage and start digging. And besides, the X748 pulling the dump cart to haul away the material the 1025 digs up is just too handy of a team not to leave configured as such. It’s like having a mini-excavation crew, ready to go at a moment's notice. ;-)
Sure will, it is in planning now. I fabricated the conversion myself, and took a bunch of pictures during the process. I plan on compiling the pictures with some video to demonstrate how it was built and how it works.
I have to ask you Roy why would anyone consider a John Deere x748 when a 1023e is cheaper? Am I missing something I should know about or just buy the 1023e.
Well you see, it goes like this - - I bought the x748 in July 2010. At the time there was no such thing as a 1023e. The SCUT at that time was a 2305 and it did not have fold down ROP (Roll Over Protection). And, the only place in 2010 I has to store a tractor was in a little shop that, if I had bought a 2305 I could not have gotten it inside due to the ROP, and if I could have the doors would not have shut due to the 2305's longer wheel base. So I bought the X748. Six years later (2016) I bought the 1025R and now I have both and a garage to store them in. As Yoda might say: "John Deere heaven my garage is."
+Roy Rector Thanks Roy I look at all the things you can do with the 1 series and I don't know why John Deere charges more for the X748. Maybe its a supply and demand thing.
I have a kubota B2650 with a front end loader and backhoe. it is amazing all the different jobs you can find to use the backhoe. I only have 5 acres, but am always doing something with it. I enjoyed your video, you've got a nice set of tractors.
Hey Roy, I used to see you a bunch on MTF and remember when you originally made these videos. Any updates on your current equipment and property? You were always fun to follow. Hope you're well! ( -- Hans-X585 on MTF)
Came for the tractors and stayed for the music,,good tunes I usually hate music in a video because I like to hear the engine, but this is my kind of music nice job,, sweet equipment
Nice set-up there. You're right, a backhoe beats a shovel every time.
Just stumbled on your channel. I just started a small tilling/ lawn service company. Bought my first ever JD tractor. Nothing fancy just a little la135. After using mtds and craftsman and growing up on IH on the farm I can already tell, JD and I are about to have a love affair haha. Love your videos and a wee bit jealous of your equipment. I will get there someday I have no doubt. Really dig your music choices too. Keep up the great work and keep it green !
Nice video! I got all excited when I saw the box blade come out. I have some projects I need to use one for but not much experience using one
Yeah, I was disappointed when I started compiling the video and realized the camera battery died right when I started using the box blade. That is what really formed up and finalized the project. I have a couple more projects in mind that will require the box blade, so I try to make sure the video works when I get to them. ;-)
had some awesome music playing. keep it going
i know this is going to sound crazy, but if you spray pam or some kind of non-stick spray in your bucket it will help with the mud not sticking to your bucket, a old time showed me that and it worked great, you will have to spray it in it ever now and then, but it does work, good luck and great video's
when pink floyd came on i thought you had a helicopter too. lol
the culvert looks good, nice job.
....i need a dump trailer
Glade to see you back sir!!! Love the sound of your voice lol. :-}
Your John Deere 1025r looks really nice!
hay Roy I really love your stuff. I own a big John Deere myself but I call mine Johnny Tractor
Glad you enjoy them. Back in the 80s, I was a real farmer: 900 acres in the TX Panhandle. I owned a couple of real tractors: 4630, 4230 and an 8820 Combine. My brother still farms. He has some really big JD tractors. I can’t believe how much they have change, and how much they now cost.
+Eli Fulton They ain't cheap because they are well built. Properly maintained they are a life long investment, so over time they are real cheap. Case and point - you are still using your grandpa's M. ;-)
+Roy Rector no they are not! lol but you are right they are a life long investment...the M runs just as good as my 1025r and my x500. Great Grandpa used to tell use when we were boys that tractors never die. you just keep fixin em up
Roy - you should run for County Drain Commissioner! lol..... tell them you are already revitalizing the county drains....so you may as well get paid!
Roy I really enjoy the films and showing how to do things. I'm over 65 and just got a used deere 420 and going through many things. I love the music I'll need to add these to my garage tunes which I've done before. Not sure if theres a backhoe for mine
Good music in the background Bad ass machine
That's a massive machine! You never know when you have to dig some potatos.
you really don't want the grandkids breathing that poison either
why is this so satisfying to watch lol
Know what you mean on the BH. I didn't get one when I bought my 1026. I could sure use it. I just make do with the FEL. I did get a tooth bar for the bucket which makes digging a little easier. Never thought I'd need the BH but... you're right, I could use one.
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Roy, think about getting a tooth bar for your bucket. You'd have dug up that culvert in no time at all.
Roy, try putting a board on the sidewalk to get the rear of the trailer just a little higher to eliminate that manual work.
I just love hydraulics!
Beautiful
you could get more in 1 bucket if you use the whole arm when you curl the bucket
My initial thought (which very brief and I am ashamed since I sound like the old lady) was "why not just use your loader to move the mulch / dirt instead of the backhoe into the garden cart on your X748? Isnt that faster?"
The simple answer... because you can!
+Nick F Your simple answer is correct, but there are 3 more reasons.
1. Operating a backhoe is fairly new to me. If you haven't ever run one there is a pretty steep learning curve that takes practice. It requires some repetitive muscle memory exercises to master. I started the weekend projects with the silly little much/dirt in the cart action, before I begin dipping out the creek and cleaning out the culvert. The mulch thing gave me some morning practice before the real digging started.
2. It makes for good John Deere eye candy TH-cam video.
3. It is all “seat time,” a man having more fun than he should be allowed to have! ;-)
not shure what your laws are in Texas , always call the locating company before you dig i know for a fact that i have an 8" plastic high pressure gas main in my front easement . What a bad day it would be if i put a tooth in to that with out locates and costly too
That would be great for digging worms!
"Генезис" это круто !!!
If you ever decide to sell the FEL from your 748 I would be interested in buying it.
Is that a special wall for dirt and mulch. What is it called?
Did you buy that tandem axle dump trailer or build it from the 17P?
+neb I built it from the 17P. I took pictures as the re-fab process progressed from beginning to end, and have plans to someday compile them into a video that demonstrates how I built it. Basically, I took a stick welder and a cut-off saw to some square tubing I had laying around to build the frame work.
I have the 1025r and I have all the attachments to mine I have 3 more years till its all mine
+kris yakymac Mine are all paid for. You will enjoying it all the more when you get there. ;-)
Turn that rpm down a bit so you don't jerk the load off the bucket each time you go to move it.
where did you get that great dump cart? I really want one
Homemade. It is the standard John Deere 17P single axle cart that I took a welder too and converted it to a tandem axle hydraulic dump cart.
Thanks. I have a welder and I just ordered the 17p. I have an old trailer to grab the second axle from and make one like yours. thr idea is a great one.
Christopher Pauquette
You would use a 3020r
I was thinking of getting a John Deere do you have a lot of cash tied up in your equipment. Nice work, keep the videos coming. Thanks
I just bought a 2019 model and there's $21,000 sitting right
What the model of the kart
are you ever going to put the loader on the x748 agan or has the 1025 taken over all loader operations
Yeah, I’ll put the FEL on the X748 if I ever need 2 FELs running at the same time, or have a tight spot in which the X748 will maneuver around in easier. But for now, the default configuration for the 1025 is to leave the FEL and backhoe attached, so all I have to do is pull out of the garage and start digging.
And besides, the X748 pulling the dump cart to haul away the material the 1025 digs up is just too handy of a team not to leave configured as such. It’s like having a mini-excavation crew, ready to go at a moment's notice. ;-)
+Roy Rector You are a lucky man. Maybe the only man in the world with both X748 and 1025R. I have an X740 and 1025R.
+papecat my dad and I own a John Deere x729 a x310 a z950 and a 3046R
So why didn't you just do that with the front loader???? Takes so much less time
it looks as if you need a lot more practice as you are very jerky and u need to use you dipper stick with the boom together more.
To bad the swing boom is so sloppy....i would find it to be more work.... to bad..
cool
Good video....just the same...
would you be willing to make a video about your dump cart
Sure will, it is in planning now. I fabricated the conversion myself, and took a bunch of pictures during the process. I plan on compiling the pictures with some video to demonstrate how it was built and how it works.
+Roy Rector Oh that would be great!
Hey you got a x300
Yep! It is the X300R (rear discharge) -- a sweet little mower!
+Roy Rector i have a x310 lawn tractor check out my videos
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I have to ask you Roy why would anyone consider a John Deere x748 when a 1023e is cheaper? Am I missing something I should know about or just buy the 1023e.
Well you see, it goes like this - - I bought the x748 in July 2010. At the time there was no such thing as a 1023e. The SCUT at that time was a 2305 and it did not have fold down ROP (Roll Over Protection). And, the only place in 2010 I has to store a tractor was in a little shop that, if I had bought a 2305 I could not have gotten it inside due to the ROP, and if I could have the doors would not have shut due to the 2305's longer wheel base. So I bought the X748. Six years later (2016) I bought the 1025R and now I have both and a garage to store them in. As Yoda might say: "John Deere heaven my garage is."
+Roy Rector Thanks Roy I look at all the things you can do with the 1 series and I don't know why John Deere charges more for the X748. Maybe its a supply and demand thing.
Yea but you wouldn't get the pleasure of playing with an awesome toy!
I have 52 acres and a t5c does everything a full size backhoe can do it's just a lil bigger then yours I recommend the t5c terramite
Alpha Wolf a terramite is the biggest pice of crap ever made, go green 👍
you work so low..
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