Above 1200 Sq/FT Garage Refurb®
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
OP
Um, LoL....no. The wife already ruled that out before I said anything. The 1025R will be moving to the house garage where the old riding mower used to reside.
XJSuperman
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Will you be stripping down the 1025 then? Loader, backhoe, etc getting sold?
Thats a fun little fleet you're building.
Thats a fun little fleet you're building.
OP
Just the backhoe will get sold.
I think but not 100% positive that my current pallet forks will fit on the 2032R. If not, having a second FEL with a bucket may just come in handy over the years.
bugnut
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Eric if the new grapple tractor is not a quick attach it is worth every penny to convert it over. Less than 1000$ and you can switch in minutes, between, forks, bucket or grapple. As an aside you can also put together a valve to open or close the width of the forks.
My grapple was a quick attach, the bucket was the old pin style a couple hours cutting, grinding and welding and less than 150 for a 3/8 quick attach plate, we're good to go.
I look for forks when I hit an auction.
My grapple was a quick attach, the bucket was the old pin style a couple hours cutting, grinding and welding and less than 150 for a 3/8 quick attach plate, we're good to go.
I look for forks when I hit an auction.
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RickP
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Nice find on the 2032 -- looks like a great tractor!
We've been looking at new tractors this year and the MSRP prices are just crazy...
Your wife and mine could be related -- they're definitely keepers!
Our JD dealer has the same pricing -- too high. And their repair service prices are even higher. Good thing you've got some time left on the powertrain warranty for your new tractor.
I've been thinking about adding this to my tractor, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. I'm interested to hear what you think about it once you've put it to work in the woods.
I'll bet that will be one of your most used functions too.
Also, the larger backhoe will be another time-saving feature.
I agree with you -- it definitely beats a shovel!
We've been looking at new tractors this year and the MSRP prices are just crazy...
Your wife and mine could be related -- they're definitely keepers!
Our JD dealer has the same pricing -- too high. And their repair service prices are even higher. Good thing you've got some time left on the powertrain warranty for your new tractor.
I've been thinking about adding this to my tractor, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. I'm interested to hear what you think about it once you've put it to work in the woods.
I'll bet that will be one of your most used functions too.
Also, the larger backhoe will be another time-saving feature.
I agree with you -- it definitely beats a shovel!
OP
They both have JDQA, John Deere Quick Attach, different than a skid steer quick attach but you do have to get off the tractor to pull a couple of pins.
I'll post up a couple of pictures in the future..we have a family issue going right now, so between work and this, won't be much shop time.
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OP
I got lucky Rick with the purchase. I saw it, stewed on it for a few days and told the wife that I needed to go look at it.
She is a keeper and knows when I find a deal, it's a deal.
Prices are out of whack, that's for sure. You can still get decent interest rates through Deere financial if you buy new. Used rates, kind of **** but I won't have it full term. Even if I did, the money I saved on this deal far out weighs the cost difference between mine and new.
She is a keeper and knows when I find a deal, it's a deal.
Prices are out of whack, that's for sure. You can still get decent interest rates through Deere financial if you buy new. Used rates, kind of **** but I won't have it full term. Even if I did, the money I saved on this deal far out weighs the cost difference between mine and new.
xtremek
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Nice purchase.
OP
I got the oil/filter changed about 2 weeks ago and then I pretty much lost my extra time. I got bombarded with overtime at work and was in the last pay period to set my pension so I picked up everything I could. ...
OP
I'm currently at the station so I never got to finish my post above. . . .
Then on Thursday, 2 weeks ago, the toned dropped for a EMS call in one of the townships and my ears perked up. It was the two my parents live in and then it was their address. She fell with a possible broken hip.
Long story short, she was knocked down by a family dog and broke her femur. She now has a rod in her femur that's pinned in. She's in rehab and doing well for an 84 year old woman. We've been spending a lot of time in a couple different hospitals with her. So between the still on going overtime at work and family, the 2032R has sat.
I did get some shop time yesterday. I got the fuel filters changed and put her up on stands.
Then on Thursday, 2 weeks ago, the toned dropped for a EMS call in one of the townships and my ears perked up. It was the two my parents live in and then it was their address. She fell with a possible broken hip.
Long story short, she was knocked down by a family dog and broke her femur. She now has a rod in her femur that's pinned in. She's in rehab and doing well for an 84 year old woman. We've been spending a lot of time in a couple different hospitals with her. So between the still on going overtime at work and family, the 2032R has sat.
I did get some shop time yesterday. I got the fuel filters changed and put her up on stands.
OP
Since I still haven't received the manuals, I was unsure where to drain the hydraulic fluid from. So I watched the first YouTube video that came up. I drained out the back which did make a mess.
I also took off a rear tire for easier access to the filters. Filters swapped, dated and hours marked.
I also took off a rear tire for easier access to the filters. Filters swapped, dated and hours marked.
OP
Even though I bought this from a John Deere dealer, Kenn-Feld Group, it was a consignment sale. The NW Ohio dealership salesman told me he had the manuals when I looked at it. However, when I picked it up, he wasn't sure where they were.
So I made a phone call yesterday and he told me he had them and would drop it off in the mail in the next day or two. So hopefully, I didn't get lied to and have to buy them from my local JD dealer. We will see.
So I made a phone call yesterday and he told me he had them and would drop it off in the mail in the next day or two. So hopefully, I didn't get lied to and have to buy them from my local JD dealer. We will see.
Johanfpa
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Wishing your mum a speedy recovery
OP
Thanks.
captain14
Well-known member
Hope your mom does well doing the recovery and rehab process.
OP
Thanks Capt.
We'll be going to see her after the wife gets home from work tonight. So I won't get much done in the garage again.
Priority for today is putting new parts in the dryer.
bugnut
ALLIANCE MEMBER
Eric, hope Moms rehab and healing go quickly.
LeonardY
Well-known member
Hope your mom recovers quickly. Best to her, you and the family.
OP
Thanks guys. We went to see her last night and did alright with rehab yesterday. She's making progress.
OP
I got a package in the mail today. Dealer sent the manuals for the 2032R. I need to get them 3 hole punched for the binder though.
OP
Yep, went to a local shop. I didn't ask how much, I asked if they could do it. $5/ea plus tax. Didn't matter, it wasn't worth the hassle to do it myself.
Jeff Ivers
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Eric,I got a package in the mail today. Dealer sent the manuals for the 2032R. I need to get them 3 hole punched for the binder though.
Apparently, you and I share the perspective of preferring to have our manuals bound into three ring binders. I also do this with all warranty info and instructions that come with my tools.
A couple of years ago, when I started doing this, I quickly ran into some items that were too thick for standard hole punches. This led to thoughts of how printers must do this - drilling?
That led to the creation of one of my favorite home-made shop tools - a hole drill, or more precisely a specialized clamp that allows me to use a 1/4 inch drill to complete the job.
Please excuse the quality of the photos and the sequence. This tool is constructed with a piece of 1" angle iron, a piece of 1.25" angle iron, and a piece of 1" square tubing. A couple of bolts welded to the small angle iron and a couple of wing nuts allow the material to be clamped tight which allows the use of a standard drill bit. Obviously, the pre-drilled holes in the angle iron are spaced so that when the material is shoved all the way into the clamp, the space between the edge of the paper and the hole will be the same as that achieved with a hole punch. The square tubing is just there so I can chuck this in my vice when using it. And, yes, I used some of my favorite raw material - bed frame material. If you look really close, there are notches filed 11.5 inches apart on the 1.25" tubing to facilitate alignment of the paper so the hole drilled manual will match the spacing on a standard punch. I only use this when the combined material to be punched exceeds the capacity of my standard punch.
OP
I like that Jeff, slick tool.
After everything I have for the 2032R, it appears that the 1.5" binder I bought is too small. So I guess next is either a 2" binder or another binder to sort out tractor/implement manuals.
After everything I have for the 2032R, it appears that the 1.5" binder I bought is too small. So I guess next is either a 2" binder or another binder to sort out tractor/implement manuals.
jbmatth
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My father used to work for a printers many years ago and one of the few thing I remember about it was that when they would drill the holes in the paper they would use wax to lube the bits. I don't recall exactly what wax but it was white and seems like the kind you'd buy to melt down for candles or figurines, but that was over 25 years ago.
JB
JB
LeonardY
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It's Paraffin. You can buy at the grocery store. It's used in canning too.
I started out as a bindery man at a print shop in high school. I used to drill the holes for 3 punch binders. That was over 40 years ago.
The tube bits looked like this.
My buddy thought it would be good idea to collect up the holes from the bin and use it as confetti at football game. It wasn't. They get compressed and are like little pebbles. It was like throwing gravel in the air.
jbmatth
Well-known member
Oh that's right, I forgot about those little blocks of paper holes, thanks for bringing back that memory and for the laugh on your confetti attempt.It's Paraffin. You can buy at the grocery store. It's used in canning too.
I started out as a bindery man at a print shop in high school. I used to drill the holes for 3 punch binders. That was over 40 years ago.
The tube bits looked like this.
My buddy thought it would be good idea to collect up the holes from the bin and use it as confetti at football game. It wasn't. They get compressed and are like little pebbles. It was like throwing gravel in the air.
JB
OP
Sometimes, the knowledge and job experience on this forum boggles my mind.
OP
The 2032R came with these pins for the outriggers on the backhoe. They have no keepers and are quite long.
I bought a new pair at Menards with corded keepers and they are shorter.
Pins swapped for a quick, cheap and simple project.
I bought a new pair at Menards with corded keepers and they are shorter.
Pins swapped for a quick, cheap and simple project.
OP
After moving stuff around, I verified that the pallet forks off the 1025R fit the 2032R.
I'm trying to rearrange my JD storage. The little brother will be going to the house garage.
The 2032R will be going to the addition. I need to build a rolling storage rack for the larger bucket and grapple.
I need to figure out where it will go. Either where the 1025R bucket dolly is or where the backhoe resides. I'll be selling the 260B backhoe off the 1025R. I don't need 2 backhoes and I have it listed over at GTT.
I'm trying to rearrange my JD storage. The little brother will be going to the house garage.
The 2032R will be going to the addition. I need to build a rolling storage rack for the larger bucket and grapple.
I need to figure out where it will go. Either where the 1025R bucket dolly is or where the backhoe resides. I'll be selling the 260B backhoe off the 1025R. I don't need 2 backhoes and I have it listed over at GTT.
OP
Snapped a few family pictures yesterday.
The 2032R TLB with grapple. Pallet forks sitting on the ground.
The 1025R TLB.
Together.
The 2032R TLB with grapple. Pallet forks sitting on the ground.
The 1025R TLB.
Together.
LeonardY
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I was thinking It would great to have a tractor like Eric while I was hand digging out the roots from my neighbor's eucalyptus.Snapped a few family pictures yesterday.
The 2032R TLB with grapple. Pallet forks sitting on the ground.
The 1025R TLB.
Together.
Then I thought I don't have the room for a tractor.
Then I thought If I lived on a property the size of Eric's, I wouldn't have this problem.
Then I thought I'm hungry and went inside to eat.
And that was the end of the thoughts for the day.
OP
My property is small, about 3/4 acre, my parents own the woods.
I thought I had the room till I got the 1025R, then realized, I didn't. I built an addition.
I thought, now I have the room, but I bought another John Deere. I was back where I started.
I found out today, I just might be okay. I did a test fit
Need to check clearance with the FEL bucket stored inside.
Let's check door swing.
I'm glad I already ate lunch.
I thought I had the room till I got the 1025R, then realized, I didn't. I built an addition.
I thought, now I have the room, but I bought another John Deere. I was back where I started.
I found out today, I just might be okay. I did a test fit
Need to check clearance with the FEL bucket stored inside.
Let's check door swing.
I'm glad I already ate lunch.
OP
I bought steel a few weeks ago to build a bracket to hold the grapple or bucket as the 2032R is bigger than the little brother.
I started with cutting some 1.5x3 rectangle tubing down.
I started with cutting some 1.5x3 rectangle tubing down.
OP
After doing more math during planning and starting to lay things out, I found an issue. It was resolved by doubling up the side pieces.
Next up, vertical pieces to fit in the stake pockets. These are going to be the attachment point to the dump trailer.
Next up, vertical pieces to fit in the stake pockets. These are going to be the attachment point to the dump trailer.
OP
To keep them in the stake pocket is a through pin with keeper.
Once everything looked good, I welded it all up.
That's where I am right now. It'll get horizontal 1.5 sq tubing for the attachments to sit on.
Once everything looked good, I welded it all up.
That's where I am right now. It'll get horizontal 1.5 sq tubing for the attachments to sit on.
Chrisb62
Well-known member
Totally agree with this but the weight alone may have kept that in position.
What will end up being the tongue weight of this when complete?
OP
Basically no different than if the bucket or grapple is still attached.
Weight and straps when in use should keep it in place. However, the pins are more of an extra safety feature... like when not in use, so it doesn't have to come off.
OP
I'm glad I found those Vise-Grip clamps clearanced at Menards a few months ago. I put 4 of them to good use. They are holding a piece of wood for laying in the cross beams.
Beams cut and in place. They are 1 1/2" sq tubing. I wasn't sure how well it would weld outside but there was no wind
Beams cut and in place. They are 1 1/2" sq tubing. I wasn't sure how well it would weld outside but there was no wind