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FLU419 SEE HMMH HME Owners group

rtrask

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Man. That is pretty country that you're in there, rtrask.

I shoud know but I just don't; where are you in that San Luis Valley:

- Is that at the foot of the Front Range

- Down in the San Juans

- Somewhere else altogether?!
I developed the web site for the San Luis Valley Campground which I live just west of. The San Luis Valley is in the inter mountain region between the Sangre de Cristo mountains to the East and the San Juan mountains to the West. The closest "town" is Villa Grove. The Great Sand Dunes national monument is located South East of where I live near the city of Alamosa.
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Sangre de Cristos to the East

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San Juans to the West
 

rtrask

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I'm no fan of the SEE's loader. Maybe it's a lack of practice, but I'm much faster and better with the tractors' loaders.

For dozer work, this one does work quite well. Would be better if there was no suspension, especially in the front, much like when operating the SEE's loader.
I am jealous of that blade. Is it interchangeable with the Schmidt or is that yet another specialized FLU? My nephew has promised to fabricate an attachment to my front end loader that would allow me some capability, but you know how promises like that go. I first need to locate a snow plow blade, but I have not looked that hard. We really don't get that much snow here.

I think the biggest problem with the front end loader on the SEE is that the hydraulic pump is just too undersized. When I get a full bucket it can't lift it. I likely need to tighten the fan belt, but I still don't think that will help much. Do you know of anyone who replaced that pump?
 
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