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George Lufkin

03-30-2003 19:22:10




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I am buying a 160 acre ranch. It's best access is two miles of dirt road in poor condition. The property is located between 10,500 feet and 11,000 feet elevation. Needless to say there is some snow at this elevation. Could a Dozer improve the road and remove the snow in the winter time?




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fasteddy

04-02-2003 08:23:45




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 Re: Help selecting the right equipment in reply to George Lufkin, 03-30-2003 19:22:10  
George, I was just trying to help you make up your mind on doing road. A good friend here in upstate ny has a similar set up as you ,I think. He has a driveway almost as long as your's and for a few years he tried a pickup with plow, a dozer, which he kept putting money into because of the long distance of driveway.So he went and bought a small dumptruck with plow and a tractor like I said and he is happy as hell.He told me he has less than 10,000 in all.To me,that's not bad.Like,I said, we all have are own way of thinking. Yes, dozer would work,For me ,I wouldn't do it that way. Fasteddy's 3 cents worth!

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TimV

04-01-2003 17:03:50




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 Re: Help selecting the right equipment in reply to George Lufkin, 03-30-2003 19:22:10  
George: A few things to consider here--2 miles is a LONG way to go on a dozer, particularly if you are going to have to do snow removal frequently. Dozers are not meant to be driven long distances at high (relatively speaking) speeds--it's very hard on the undercarriage and powertrain. Fasteddy's idea about two seperate machines--one for repair and one for snow removal--is sound, but expensive. A good compromise might be a front blade for a decent-size (50-100 hp) 4x4 tractor, preferably one that hooked to a loader in place of the bucket. This would give you a decent snow-plowing rig and something to do minor road repairs (filling in potholes, smoothing ruts, etc) as well. It would probably also come equipped with an enclosed cab--something the vast majority of dozers don't possess, and which you'll miss if you have to spend 3-4 hours daily on a dozer plowing snow.

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VaTom

04-01-2003 15:54:50




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 Re: Help selecting the right equipment in reply to George Lufkin, 03-30-2003 19:22:10  
Hi George,

Is there some reason you don't want to just buy a standard road grader? Immensely cheaper to buy and maintain than a crawler. Last one I looked at was too big for my driveway but a buddy was happy to pay $500 for it. Brakes were the only thing that didn't work, not that they're necessary.

I use a compact tractor pulling a road grader, originally horse-drawn, to maintain my 1/2 mile driveway. Great machine and a whole lot better than a back blade. For snow clearing I usually can't find a tractor driver (the grader needs an operator) and settle for a back blade. But 6" is a heavy snowfall here.

Tom

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fasteddy

03-31-2003 08:40:45




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 Re: Help selecting the right equipment in reply to George Lufkin, 03-30-2003 19:22:10  
#1 ,Get your wallet out!!! Everyone has there own way of thinking. Anyways ,here is what fast eddy would do if funds allowed. Have a honest and exp operator with eqip come and make the road good with good crown so it drains off properly. After that I would look around for a older but good single axle dumptruck from a town or county hwy department with plow on it,not a huge one though.Then I would have a 4x4 compact tractor with a loader and back blade.Just my 2 cents!!!

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George Lufkin

04-01-2003 15:33:20




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 Re: Re: Help selecting the right equipment in reply to fasteddy, 03-31-2003 08:40:45  
Dear Fasteddy,

Thanks for the reply! But Why? Your equipment list - How does this equipment help me over a dozer? How do you see this working together to maintain the road. Get me out in winter, etc?



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Daniel

04-01-2003 10:40:29




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 Re: Re: Help selecting the right equipment in reply to fasteddy, 03-31-2003 08:40:45  
A dozer would improve the road and remove snow, but only to the operators ability to use it. If the road is not built with a good crown, like fasteddy suggests, the possibility of it washing out after rain storms is fairly good, and back out you go again.



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