Bigger Is Better

I had a monster job to do moving lots of dirt and sand and lions and tigers and bears, and the project was too ambitious for my 80 horsepower Kubota "Tang Thang".

I rented this monster state-of-the-art front loader and in the matter of 4 days, I moved 1,000 tons of dirt, sand and rock.

It has an on-board computer that is able to weigh each load you pick up and then computes the total at the end of the day.

This monster (compared to all other tractors I've owned or driven) was like a Cadillac and was quiet, comfortable and as smooth as silk, and the weird thing about it, no conventional front wheel turning. The thing turns by articulating in the middle and it is incredibly easy to move around,

Sadly, I want one very much however these cost $200,000. Maybe when I win the Texas Lottery, I'll buy one. The one week rental (I turn in in next week) is a tad over $2,000 per week, but it sure beats using a shovel and a wheel barrow.