Bulldog Tractor

Bulldog Tractor

Follow Justin and Sarah as they own/operate a commercial tractor service business with their John Deere Tractor. Based out of Minneapolis Minnesota, watch as they provide landscaping services to businesses and homeowners while experiencing the highs and lows of business ownership. If you have an interest in tractors, heavy machinery, operating machinery, landscaping projects or just want to learn some basic maintenance tips, be sure to subscribe!

Bidding Small Jobs

Bidding Small Jobs

TL12 Stuck In The Mud

TL12 Stuck In The Mud

Garage Door Broke!

Garage Door Broke!

Bulldog Shuts Down

Bulldog Shuts Down

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  • @hellofreeman6653
    @hellofreeman665313 күн бұрын

    Great information!

  • @davidphillips9469
    @davidphillips946919 күн бұрын

    Interesting video,I as a retired nuke welder always paid attention to the old wise men in my trade ,kids now days think they know everthing.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor19 күн бұрын

    I hear what you’re saying. I had a direction in mind for the video. But shortly after it was the story that took center stage. I hope to cross paths with Vic again. I would offer to pick up the bar tab and listen to him for hours.

  • @matthewcovelski6566
    @matthewcovelski6566Ай бұрын

    How is the grip of those hybrid tires? They look like they would be easier on turf.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor29 күн бұрын

    Love the R3 hybrid turf radials! Very little turf damage, if any. More traction than R4/Industrial/Block tread in both summer and winter. Unless the application is specifically dirt fields, then I would go R1 Ag paddle. But for everything else, these R3 Hybrid radials are the cats meow! Cheers from the Bulldog 🍻

  • @jmjlori
    @jmjloriАй бұрын

    she looks like my easter egger! they were broody for 6 weeks (a second joined the first), so I got a half dozen fertilized eggs so they wouldn't be wasting their time. 5 hatched about 10 days ago. a third hen went broody just before the eggs hatched! ugh!

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    Thanks. This girl is a Maran as far as we can tell. Our other girl is a fuzzy cheek Easter egger. They all have strong personalities 🤣

  • @jmjlori
    @jmjloriАй бұрын

    @@BulldogTractor yes, they do!

  • @jmjlori
    @jmjloriАй бұрын

    @@BulldogTractor oh, awesome! Do your marans pull feathers?

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    No, she’s a nice lady. At times we have introduced new hens and there was a little hair pulling. But with a little intervention, everyone gets along fine now.

  • @jeremyj612
    @jeremyj612Ай бұрын

    Thanks Justin! I like this one a lot. Good representation of the kind of projects people need done.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    Well thank you! Means a lot!! Cheers 🍻

  • @RaymondYocum-uw5hd
    @RaymondYocum-uw5hdАй бұрын

    It's nice but the vent didn't work so I opened the lid a bit. The water that came inside was to prime the pump.

  • @roseymalino9855
    @roseymalino9855Ай бұрын

    Informative video. Note for all: @01:27, it would have been safer to do the tilt with the fuel cap on to avoid spillage.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    Would be hard to show the trapped air on a video if the cap was on. But in general yeah I agree.

  • @Nissan240
    @Nissan240Ай бұрын

    Never liked a Chevy anyway

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    Ha! They take a licking but keep ticking lol. Cheers 🍻

  • @Nissan240
    @Nissan240Ай бұрын

    @@BulldogTractor amen! Just be careful being that close 😂😂

  • @NatalieTaekwondo
    @NatalieTaekwondoАй бұрын

    I’m making similar trails on our property with spooky slopes, rocky (gravely) soil, and confined work space due to large trees. I’ll probably do a few videos on techniques I use, but as you know, doing it safely requires DOZENS of methods. 😬 Every move means considering all the variables - which are constantly changing. Definitely not for anyone new to tractors.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    I appreciate your understanding. I hope someone is able to properly explain the rapidly evolving variables to perform work on hazardous slopes. Although I am confident in my operating ability, I am less confident in my ability to properly explain the techniques. Hence, I can show it can be done. I just don’t have confidence i can explain how to without risking someone getting hurt. There is a fine line between the outcome of performing work safely and tragically on steep slopes 👍 Cheers from the Bulldog 🍻

  • @NatalieTaekwondo
    @NatalieTaekwondoАй бұрын

    @@BulldogTractor Absolutely. Any videos I make will be situational and describe only HOW I’M DOING IT IN THAT MOMENT. Viewers can do with the information as they see fit since this type of work is anything but standard procedure. Nice job btw. I know that took a while. 👍

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    Awesome! Let me know when you make the video. I would like to watch it, and help myself learn also! Never stop learning!! Cheers 🍻

  • @robinverbridge4900
    @robinverbridge4900Ай бұрын

    Is the chain a .043 gauge? .050 gauge?

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    0.5 gauge 👍. It grabs well and for what it is, seems balanced.

  • @jeremyj612
    @jeremyj612Ай бұрын

    Nice job! I just knocked out one of these jobs yesterday. They had a new septic system put in, and it was done when the ground was completely mud. I showed up a couple weeks later and my job was to make the concrete hard clay with 8-10" dried ruts smooth, broadcast some seed, and roll it in. That ground was tough. I love the way your rake smooths out the tilled soil. The more you use it the more I want to add one...lol. Thanks and feel better!

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    With 8-10” dry clay ruts. Well, you had your work cut out for you! Thankfully my area I rarely see soil like that. The TR3 Command (hydraulic rippers) is a tool I can’t live without. Thankfully i haven’t had to yet, but if i need to smooth out dry clay ruts I would first use the TR3 to knock down the soil. Before abusing myself and the rototiller. 8-10” clay ruts just sounds like a trip to the chiropractor! But we can’t always get the gravy jobs. Usually we get called AFTER the project went full potato 🤣 Cheers from the Bulldog 🍻

  • @jeremyj612
    @jeremyj612Ай бұрын

    @@BulldogTractor Ha ha, yeah I definitely was in the clean up role on this one. I just tilled first and it went surprisingly well. It was definitely a rough ride on the first pass, but I split the width and overlapped about 2 feet as I went, and by the time the first pass was done it looked 80% better already. Just dropped the bucket and skidded the front end a couple times when my front tires dropped in. I gotta say, tillers are WAY tougher than people give them credit for. I've tilled in 1-1.5" saplings on hill sides for food plots, taken on baked-hard ruts like this, broken through hard packed clay, I've been hard on them for sure with the understanding that I might go through them faster than your average homesteader. Truth is over the last few years, the tillers take the abuse and go right on tilling. The tines actually hold up quite a while too. I'm thoroughly impressed. I had a 60" Titan for the first few years on my 1025r, which was a little more than I should be using but it was all that was in stock in mid-2021. I sold that last winter and got a Tractor Basics 48". Much better fit, but both perform great and are on the low-end price wise. Like TTWT has said, you'll love whatever tiller you get. They're great tools.

  • @michaelhartzell4751
    @michaelhartzell4751Ай бұрын

    Great job as usual. Cheers 🍻

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    Thank you! Appreciate the continued encouragement! It’s a grind, and I thank you for keeping me motivated!! Cheers from the Bulldog 🍻

  • @BillyP55
    @BillyP55Ай бұрын

    I feel for you and the allergies. Great work!

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    Thank you! Pollens have been crazy lately! Cheers 🍻

  • @zx6rkawi09
    @zx6rkawi09Ай бұрын

    What they told me is if you change it you need to retune it

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    It’s never a bad idea, but Vic said I can run it just fine. My head was tuned with factory knifes. I’ve got quite a few jobs and a handful of hours running carbide. No issues thus far. But there’s a lot of variables that can affect the outcome. My skid is fairly powerful so that probably helps. Cheers 🍻

  • @zx6rkawi09
    @zx6rkawi09Ай бұрын

    @@BulldogTractor im wanting to try carbids mine is 100hp but has more torque then the asv 135 so i should be fine. Knives are nice but sharpening them every 4 hours gets old. Is the better cut really worth it to run knives over carbides? Or can you reprocess material and get same result without fear of rock tearing knives up.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    @@zx6rkawi09knifes definitely process the material finer. But from my experience this new profile on the carbide along with how the double DCR bite limiter rings are. It really processes nice. I have hit 1 monster rock. White smoke everywhere. I couldn’t see any signs of carbide damage.

  • @zx6rkawi09
    @zx6rkawi09Ай бұрын

    Im wanting to put them on the outside edges cause the way the outside blades wear

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    I found zero issues running a hybrid Knife and Carbide setup. The only thing that comes to mind is horsepower. If on the lower end of HP, then for myself I would be closer to (2) carbide per side. With more HP i see no problem going to a 9-9-9 hybrid setup. Let me know how you set yours up and please report back! What’s good, what you didn’t like and what changed! That would help everyone! 🍻

  • @zx6rkawi09
    @zx6rkawi09Ай бұрын

    It likes more speed with knives. It wants to eat move faster on hard wood. Exp on that plained board you have and it will explode then it will fine mulch it. That head eats i love mine. Blade wear is better after i watched that video you had with shearex guy on trick to blade sharpening . Love the video

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    That’s great news! Cheers 🍻

  • @Shearex
    @ShearexАй бұрын

    Thank you for sharing! Insightful video 👏

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    Cheers 🍻

  • @terripetersen7212
    @terripetersen7212Ай бұрын

    My stubborn chick has been broody for 3 months! But I don't want to get pecked at ouch!

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    They can be stubborn!

  • @davidmays2161
    @davidmays2161Ай бұрын

    The carbite blades make pulled pork, the normal blades look make matchbooks. Have a great Father's Day weekend! As always thanks for sharing your project.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    Thanks bud! Raining here, so finally got a day off and happens to be a Dad’s day, day off present 🎁 Have a good one! Cheers 🍻

  • @IOSALive
    @IOSALiveАй бұрын

    Bulldog Tractor, awesome video you deserve more subscribers

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    Thanks! I just do videos for fun. Glad you enjoy them!!!

  • @IOSALive
    @IOSALiveАй бұрын

    Bulldog Tractor, great content

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    Appreciate it. 🍻

  • @axonaxonaxon
    @axonaxonaxonАй бұрын

    Pot Pie is a funny name for her 😂

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers 🍻

  • @aaronburford5701
    @aaronburford5701Ай бұрын

    Love the TR3 attachment, they are the best to work with....n

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    They take a licking, and leave a great finish!

  • @go5582
    @go5582Ай бұрын

    hi handsome great channel and video. more videos please. did you Consider any of the 5 competors?

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    Well thanks! I ended up renting another bigger Bobcat and did look at Cat & Deere. I ended up buying a Takeuchi TL12 and hope it will be a good middle ground of all the options out there. Working on editing the Takeuchi video and hopefully have that published soon! Cheers 🍻

  • @michaelhartzell4751
    @michaelhartzell4751Ай бұрын

    Thank you for the videos I have learned alot. Keep them coming Cheers bulldog 🍻

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    You bet! I’m blessed with an abundance of hard work 🤣. It’s the editing that feels like dragging a boat anchor lol. Cheers bud, appreciate it!! 🍻

  • @aaronburford5701
    @aaronburford57012 ай бұрын

    Love this video! Love the skid loader usage...

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Appreciate it! It was a great learning experience for me! Cheers 🍻

  • @davidmays2161
    @davidmays21612 ай бұрын

    Just remind yourself... a bad day in the woods is better than a good day stuck in an office cubicle.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    You hit the nail on the head! I love this comment! 100% good sir!!! 🍻

  • @jeremyj612
    @jeremyj6122 ай бұрын

    Thanks Justin! I do lots of small area "land clearing" with my 1025r and all the attachments. I just have to draw the line when an area is too big. I'm honest with the customer too, I tell them I can do it but it would take so long it'll save them money bringing in someone with bigger equipment that can knock it out fast. With surface roots it looks like I take a similar approach. I don't till too close to the trees and use my landscape rake or hand rake to rough the area up and smooth it out. Hope your spring has been productive! My spring surge is over here in upstate SC.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Thanks bud! There’s power in knowing what niche to target! My area it’s hard to find “small” companies to do these little jobs. You are absolutely correct, and I know you speak from experience. Be honest and transparent with clients. I have to pass on a few jobs myself because I know another company can provide a more competitive bid estimate than I can.

  • @jeremyj612
    @jeremyj6122 ай бұрын

    @@BulldogTractor Yep, exactly. I hear two things from a lot of my customers: #1 is no one else ever answers the phone or calls them back, and #2 is that there isn't anyone out there doing the small jobs (like I specialize in). I had 3 or 4 people this spring tell me that there isn't anyone else out there even tilling gardens. Knowing yourself is key like you said. I get in trouble any time I break my own rules....lol

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    You know that’s true! Side note: make sure to change accordingly. Not saying overcharge, but don’t sell yourself short either. Small contractors are a dying breed 🤷‍♂️. I still don’t understand why, our small jobs are fun! A little bit of stress, but still primarily FUN! Cheers 🍻

  • @jeremyj612
    @jeremyj6122 ай бұрын

    @@BulldogTractor Definitely my weak point. I never charge enough. I just got back from an estimate on a multi-dimensional job. On the stump grinding part I feel like my quote is high, but then the guy told me what they're paying a tree service to take out each of the trees and my number is a drop in the bucket compared to that. Very thankful I'm not dependent exclusively on the income from my tractor business. At least it gives me the flexibility to give people a less expensive option to the big companies. Totally agree with the fun part! Well, sometimes you're an hour in and wondering why you took the job, but for the most part fun...lol

  • @zx6rkawi09
    @zx6rkawi092 ай бұрын

    Can you show me what he did to blade cause that makes since

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    I will try. Might take a couple weeks as it is my busy time. But i will see what I can do 👍

  • @zx6rkawi09
    @zx6rkawi092 ай бұрын

    @@BulldogTractor thank you they didnt show me that when i had my head tuned

  • @zx6rkawi09
    @zx6rkawi092 ай бұрын

    I want to try carbids but the knives cut good just sucks sharpening the knives ever 4 hours

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    I got a video on Knifes and Carbide. Just need to fish editing it.

  • @zx6rkawi09
    @zx6rkawi092 ай бұрын

    I run the hm 70 shearex and its a tank. Love it.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    I have a hybrid knife @ carbide rotor balance video coming up. Then I’ll get a knife sharpener video out. Sorry, just busy out in the field working. But it’s coming!! Cheers 🍻

  • @zx6rkawi09
    @zx6rkawi09Ай бұрын

    @@BulldogTractor i figured it out it was a life saver made sharpening blades take half the time.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractorАй бұрын

    @@zx6rkawi09Nice! Yeah a little tip from a guy that’s been doing it for decades. Saves us a lot of time!! Cheers 🍻

  • @kimm59
    @kimm592 ай бұрын

    That's exactly what mine is doing exactly the same kind it's upsetting me

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    I hear ya!

  • @michaelthompson9559
    @michaelthompson95592 ай бұрын

    Nice video! I run a HM60, I’ve had no problems going on three years now.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Thanks! If i didn’t need the door, I would love a HM60! I bet that thing has surgical precision! Cheers 🍻

  • @aaronburford5701
    @aaronburford57012 ай бұрын

    Great challenge to this yard, great content and video! Love the attachment usage, love the strategy and finished result!

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Much appreciated! Thank you 🍻

  • @aaronburford5701
    @aaronburford57012 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed both the grading and scraping of topsoil! The attachments are the best! Great video and content! Need more!

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Much appreciated! Thanks! 🍻

  • @TheRealkciRsnurB
    @TheRealkciRsnurB2 ай бұрын

    Uh, over 6’ wide and … what?!? 🤷‍♂️

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    I got a video of a 15’ stump. Yeah, what do I get myself into? Things get crazy. Follow along. Cheers 🍻

  • @aaronburford5701
    @aaronburford57012 ай бұрын

    Love tilling action to the ground! I am a fan! Great content and video!

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Appreciate that! Thank you much! Cheers 🍻

  • @jhanson16
    @jhanson162 ай бұрын

    any word on the long term use of the 20" bar by chance??

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for asking! Yeah I have been using it for a long while now. Happy to report it is still holding up well. With the understanding it is still a “light duty” saw. But I do run a small commercial stump & forestry mulching company. It does get thrown around and put to commercial projects. Although I only lightly use it, when it does get used. She runs hard and strong. The electric torque is impressive for what it is.

  • @IanDennis-gr6ud
    @IanDennis-gr6ud2 ай бұрын

    You got the hydraulic hoses connected the wrong way around that's why your grinder spins the wrong way

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Ah, lol, thanks for the tip! Haha cheers from the Bulldog 🍻

  • @tylersiddons-nb3it
    @tylersiddons-nb3it2 ай бұрын

    Great job guys!!!

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Appreciate it!! Cheers 🍻

  • @Shearex
    @Shearex2 ай бұрын

    Congratulations! Thank you for choosing Shearex, we just followed you on all platforms 💪 Keep up the great content!

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Appreciate it! Looking forward to a lot of hard work, a little bit of luck and a dash of fun! Cheers from the Bulldog 🍻

  • @Shearex
    @Shearex2 ай бұрын

    Christmas came early! Love the video, w'll make sure to reshare 💪

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers 🍻

  • @abrealtor
    @abrealtor2 ай бұрын

    Nicely done, right to the point! Just what I wanted to see, how it performs, and the duel head nozzles increased the efficiency! Great job Sir!

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Thank you, appreciate it! Cheers 🍻

  • @williamkea1461
    @williamkea14612 ай бұрын

    Nice and simple and easy to follow.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers 🍻

  • @jeremyj612
    @jeremyj6122 ай бұрын

    Thanks for letting us enjoy your Christmas! Heck of a toy and goodies. Looking forward to watching you grow the business with it.

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🍻

  • @JoyfulNerd400
    @JoyfulNerd4003 ай бұрын

    I tend to gently pick them up from the bottom and they tend not to mess with me much at all

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor3 ай бұрын

    Good idea

  • @michaelhartzell4751
    @michaelhartzell47513 ай бұрын

    Nice job brother

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor3 ай бұрын

    Appreciate it! Cheers 🍻

  • @randallwright2214
    @randallwright22143 ай бұрын

    Milwaukee tape? How dare you lol

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor3 ай бұрын

    I was actually waiting for someone to notice 🤣. Cheers 🍻

  • @fpvtrucking4830
    @fpvtrucking48303 ай бұрын

    how long did it take you to grind that stump and what is your tractor's pto hp?

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor3 ай бұрын

    Can’t remember that exact stump. Typically i give myself 3 minutes per 1 inch diameter. Obviously that is a very generic measurement, but I find that it works for me. So my estimate would be 216 minutes. My tractor is 38hp at the crank and 31hp at the PTO. It is a diesel so not exactly equivalent to a gasoline grinder as I average 450RPM at WOT. Hope that helps! Cheers 🍻

  • @Keith.Zielinski
    @Keith.Zielinski3 ай бұрын

    Nice, new trailer for a new season!

  • @BulldogTractor
    @BulldogTractor3 ай бұрын

    Cheers 🍻