Robert, hosting an event is just a great way for you to get some work done in a hurry!! 😂😂😂😂😂

Being a bobcat mechanic I love an hate the R-series, Granted im not running the machines hours a day just getting in and out of them and moving them to my bay, or testing/verifying repairs and complaints, I love the R series cabs much better than the M, G or K series without having that big chaincase tunnel in the middle, you can actually work on the hydraulic system without having to lay on your stomach or lean over the side of the machine. Working on the engine is much nicer since the cooler gets out the way and you dont have the frame in your face. Electrical issues by far the biggest issue with r series and my thought is because they switched to ground controlled everything. To be honest apart from rare cases the R-series hydraulic and engine wise are very good. Next biggest issue is cleaning r-series they have very few drains and a lot of material gets under the cab especially on track machines and it absolutely sucks to get it out

What a beast! I want one.

That's nice

Good job 😮😮

Up I need one

Funny I'm about to buy a bobcat t64.also Subaru owner

I love the farmers who come into my auto parts store buying HD batteries. Dont even scoff at the $150.00 price tag for a big honkin battery when theyve got millions of dollars worth of equipment parked on the farm 😂😂

Here is a comment for the algorithm. That said. This was pretty cool. Partially torn on the thought of the loss of bush land but also respect the need to put land to use. I remember when these machines came out and Seismic companies started using them for avoidance seismic lines. Overall I would say they save more of the environment than the opposite.

@AtHomeOnTheFarm

11 ай бұрын

I took out quite a few Sweet gum saplings, but the majority of what I was taking out was brush, dead fall, and forest floor debris. I honestly am past due for a controlled burn on the forest floor in my pines. Better to control a burn and get rid of the fuel now than to have someone flick out a cigarette butt and cause a major fire to break out.

@vhayne91777

6 ай бұрын

I purchased a T870 with a forestry mulcher, back in 2013 to make ATV trails on my land (150 acres). Everyone thought I was nuts when I said I wanted to cut trails with a "Bobcat". The mulcher wasn't a well known product back then. But I was able to cut about 6 miles of trails with it, and they are still there. It's a great machine and makes hard work, easy. Unfortunately I do not own it anymore, but I'm now looking to buy another. The T86.

@MarkWilliam-pl6qs

5 ай бұрын

Let me give you some insight in forestry management. Keeping this under brush cut down is good for the forest. It makes more room for sun light to reach the forest floor allowing the remaining trees to grow better. By not properly managing your forests you end up with the massive forest fires you see destroying millions of acres of our National Forests every year and with it entire ecosystems for hundreds of square miles... The government doesnt log our National Forests, they don't thin them, they don't cut fire breaks or fire lanes, they don't perform controlled burns, so the forest floor ends up becoming a tinder box waiting for a small spark. once it catches on fire the government sends out a bunch of union "experts" and millions of dollars of equipment and sit back and let it burn! This is the difference between environmentalism and common sense forestry management conservation

@vhayne91777

5 ай бұрын

@@MarkWilliam-pl6qs I own 150 acres of rural land, that is especially hilly (like mountains). About half of it was timbered and replanted (pines), before we purchased it around 13 years ago. I did cut many very wide trails through it all for atv riding, but you can fit trucks in there as well, so not sure if that would be considered "firebreaks" or not. But I honestly have no idea how to actually "thin" them out, except by hand with chainsaws. I want to keep it wooded and thick, but I don't want to hurt the growth of the trees either. And of course fires worry me too. I don't think the forestry mulcher on a CTL will help me much on this topic. And other suggestions?

What is the max width of a tree...seems under 5 in? SC has that thick young evergreen forest. I've seen tall pines, older growth along the highway in the south. Different forest in WV, I have 5 acres of Oak, Black Locust, Ironwood, and Poplar trees over 10 to 24 inches. My neighbors seem to rent a good excavator and push them down or drop them with a chainsaw for firewood.

@AtHomeOnTheFarm

11 ай бұрын

Not sure what Loftness rates this head for, but I went through a 8-9” pine with it. Mulched a similarly sized red cedar with it as well.

@vhayne91777

6 ай бұрын

Pines are like butter to these things. Hardwoods can take some time. I've mulched many 8-10 inch pines. I wouldn't try more than 6-8 inchs on a hardwood though. Also, not sure why the OP went with the push-cut tactic. That works too, but it's just more fun to reach up, cut the tree about 10ft up, then grind the stump all the way down. Pines just disappear like that. :)

This video is particularly cool for me since I’m real close to pulling the trigger on a loaded T86 I see your demo did not have the 5 link, does your 770 have it? I’ve never run one and trying to decide if it’s worth the extra 5k on the options list.

@AtHomeOnTheFarm

11 ай бұрын

Nope, don't like it. Like the feel of a solid undercarriage.

@briantalley6334

25 күн бұрын

Did you ever purchase the T86.? If so, how do you like it.? I am struggling between that and the Cat 299D3.

@TheOMEGANOX

25 күн бұрын

@@briantalley6334 there has been some first production year growing pains but my dealer has backed me up every step of the way. Having quite a bit of hours in 299’s I can tell you it’s not even on the same page as the T86. Just remember you buy the dealership not the machine, so whichever one you believe in the most is the route you should go IMO.

I would buy a Kubota, thier doors are superior, and very basic controls. Can’t beet them

@Nissan240

2 ай бұрын

Those doors break a lot an if your tall they smack you on the top of the top of the head if you don’t duck. Kubotas are cheap with a good warranty but the service is slacking.

@hhazelhoff1363

2 ай бұрын

@@Nissan240 I personally have had no issues with the doors and I’m 6.1 . And have owned several Kubotas . In my area the service has been very good. The financing is fantastic. And am very impressed with the quality of. It’s hard to beat. And I run Fecon mulching head on one machine in Florida. And also have no overheating issues. Just be patient if you want an inclosed cab with A/C. Hard to find, long waiting list. Cheers

Cab is a lot smaller than past models!