I got to use a new/modern skidsteer for the first time, a John Deere 318G. When I first climbed into the cockpit, I was not excited about the joystick controls for all locomotion and bucket control with a foot pedal for RPM control. After a brief learning curve, I loved it! I put new gravel around the dog kennels, removed and smoothed the dirt covering the power line trench, and took care of several odds and ends. I wish it was it was in the budget to add the incredible machine to my set of tools.
I took our dump trailer to get a load of 3/4 gravel and discussed the max I could get was about three yards so I wouldn’t exceed my dump capacity. Guy comes over with a big loader and dumps his whole bucket without a concern. When I weighed out, the lady was as concerned as I was. I can confirm that my trailer cannot dump 13,000 pounds. I had to get a lot out manually before I tried my 2nd dump attempt which was successful. Lesson learned – make sure you talk to the guy that is actually loading the material before turning him loose.
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