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I have been looking for a small one like that with a bucket , I have a 74 Ford 5000 that I wished it had a bucket.
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This is a little tangential but I figured tractor people would appreciate it. This is my vid of the Levant Mine beam engine in Cornwall, the very furthest southwest corner of Blighty. The tin and copper mines on the coast there were already famous when Julius Caesar was conquering Gaul. He jonesed bad to cross the Channel to get the mines but had to wait. This area is the setting for Netflix's "Poldark" series set in the late 1700's. By then they had exhausted the easy pickings near the surface and had sunk shafts almost 2000 feet down and then over a mile out laterally BELOW THE OCEAN! Yeah, pretty badass, not to mention dangerous.
The miners spent 45 minutes climbing down ladders to the bottom and, of course, didn't start being paid until they got down there! At their shift end they spent 1.5 unpaid hours climbing back to the surface. This steam engine was made in early 1840's to speed that up and increase productivity as well as pump water out. The way the beam engine worked is crazy. It took a determined and nimble miner to hop back and forth on that Rube Goldberg setup if he wanted to go home! This Wiki link has a good little gif of its action. I recommend watching it first. The second link is to the Levant Mine page.
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en.wikipedia.org
Amazing how quiet a steam engine is! The original engine was restored around 1993.
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The clever Limeys have recently figured out how to get lithium out of the mostly exhausted tin mines by drilling down and pumping the water out and filtering the lithium out! Then the water is pumped back down to rinse and repeat!
The miners spent 45 minutes climbing down ladders to the bottom and, of course, didn't start being paid until they got down there! At their shift end they spent 1.5 unpaid hours climbing back to the surface. This steam engine was made in early 1840's to speed that up and increase productivity as well as pump water out. The way the beam engine worked is crazy. It took a determined and nimble miner to hop back and forth on that Rube Goldberg setup if he wanted to go home! This Wiki link has a good little gif of its action. I recommend watching it first. The second link is to the Levant Mine page.
Man engine - Wikipedia
Levant Mine and Beam Engine - Wikipedia
Amazing how quiet a steam engine is! The original engine was restored around 1993.
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The clever Limeys have recently figured out how to get lithium out of the mostly exhausted tin mines by drilling down and pumping the water out and filtering the lithium out! Then the water is pumped back down to rinse and repeat!
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Yeah the bucket is handy. I’m actually looking for a 5 or 6 thousand series ford without a front bucket just for pulling implements like mowers and bailers.
I love tractors. I’m still after some older N series tractors but what I really want is a golden jubilee from 1953.I always wanted one of those when I was younger.
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Some nice tractors/mowers/loaders on here. Any recommendation on a nice CUT for 1 acre moderately wooded property? I'd prefer to stay away from a SCUT only because we plan on purchasing more property in the next 5-10 years. I have a Ferris IS600z to handle the mowing but need to work the land quite a bit in the coming years. Plus the asshole that owned the house before me left tons of rotting logs from fallen trees in our wooded easement and a loader/dump trailer or the 6' fire pit will make quick work of it.
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Not really a tractor but it has tracks.. 
. On the trailer it just about tops out the towing cap of my 350 Tremor. Its about 10,000 lbs plus what ever attachment I have That one is just over 1,100 lbs.
. On the trailer it just about tops out the towing cap of my 350 Tremor. Its about 10,000 lbs plus what ever attachment I have That one is just over 1,100 lbs.
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My current equipment sized appropriately for my 3 acre yard. F150 is going to a F250 Tremor (hopefully built this week) and eventually 3 acres will grow to something substantially larger at which point I will upgrade. For now these get the job done nicely for me.... the proverbial orange and green:
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One more... my favorite view!
I have a Kubota B2601 and thought it was great on a 1 acre. Many told me it was overkill but for me it was just right. Now have 10 acres that I am brush hogging and leveling out and am in the process of upgrading. The 26 has done everything well just taking much longer than a bigger machine would. Personally I think the B 26hp tractor range is good for smaller acreage use but would look at a bigger machine no matter the brand to cover larger property better. Especially if doing blade work or brush hogging. I do highly recommend going hydro stat for general property clean up. With a hydro and a grapple loader makes quick work of downed trees and brush. As far as a brand that is going to be personal preference and availability in your area. My friend has a Kubota dealer and grew up around them so I lean orange they have treated me well.
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Appreciate the advice man, thanks for taking the time. I'll be looking at the bx26 series and similar new Holland's in the coming year or two.
I am a Branson and Mahindra tractor dealer, so I am hauling new tractors behind my Tremor all the time. Here is something that is probably more interesting. This is a 1952 John Deere R I bought last year. At the time these came into production, they were the biggest baddest tractor that John Deere made at nearly 10k lbs with ballasted tires. It was also the first series with a diesel. It's a big two-cylinder diesel and starts with a gas pony motor. I start it up occasionally and drive it around the property, just for grins.
I can appreciate just about any brand of tractor.
I can appreciate just about any brand of tractor.
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I checked out your website a couple weeks ago.
I'm gonna have to swing by someday, just cause I'm afflicted too. 
Stop by anytime. We are like a toy store for guys that like tractors. Inventory is lighter than normal due to covid related supply chain issues. But as a high-volume dealer, even when we are down by half of our normal stock, we still have 30-50 tractors and hundreds of implements in stock.I checked out your website a couple weeks ago.
I'm enjoying the Tremor as my delivery truck. I'm still amazed at the power delivery with the 6.7 and the 10-speed.
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A Tremor with that paint job would be a TOTM winner.
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I knew that looked familiar!
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Not sure if these pics belong here or in the trailer/camping thread …
![What did you do to your Tremor today? [2019-2024]](https://www.fordtremor.com/data/files/featured_images/featuredimages_thumb_4.webp?1790430621)
