well i can honestly say that its a really powerful machine. i have had no problem digging a couple foundations with them nor clearing land. the only problem i found with it, is that the bucket does roll back far enough. but you can still get a full load in the bucket just but picking it straight up in the pile. your reverse gear should be all the way to the left and straight back if i am not mistaken. i am sure if i am wrong on that i will be corrected haha. anyways, you have a strong machine just needs a little TLC.
Sounds good. Thanks for the reply. I am more anxious to get it going now. Someone has added on to the bucket to make it larger. Any guess on what this thing weighs?
Thanks,
John
The HT4 book I have says it weight is 18,000 lbs. (9 ton) mounted on the D4 chassis.
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