super99
Well-known Member
I have a 18" bin with 2 rings added that is risky getting into. There is no man hole, you have to take a roof section out to get inside. I added a inside ladder last year and wanted a platform to stand on while opening up the roof. I decided to buy a 2 man tree stand and fasten it to the bin. Our son came over and helped me put it up today. The top is bolted to the bin in 2 places and the brace is bolted to the bin. MUCH safer than standing on the top rung of a shakey ladder. I like it!! That being done, I ate lunch at 2:30 and worked on the untested White 2-62 backhoe and decided it was time to try it out. I drove about 1/4 mile across the field to a tree stump in the fence row by the road to dig it out. I started digging and finally broke thru a root as big as my arm when the boom started falling as fast as you raised it. I wasn't smart enough to stop and look around until I ran all the oil out of it from a busted hydraulic hose. I shut it off and walked home at dusk. One more thing to fix tomorrow. All in all, a pretty good day, Glad the bin is done, thinking about buying another one for the other bin. Chris
