Watch It Bounce! Removing Concrete Patio and Sidewalk with Compact Tractor & Pallet Forks

Using a compact tractor is a great way to remove concrete patios and side walks! Watch as our JD 1025R tackles a patio and sidewalk all in one evening. The Heavy Hitch rear ballast is a must to lift the slabs into the dumpster. The JD 1025R is a work horse!
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[@willhenton6475]

the way tim was swinging that sledgehammer he wont be doing this kinda stuff for long.. I love the videos keep them coming.

[@cvalle3443]

Am I the only person cringing at the sight of perfectly good concrete being removed?

[@BigDsHomestead]

You were talking about keeping loads from bouncing. Some people may not understand that if it bounces too much with a load, it could damage the hydraulic pump/system in these "baby" tractors. You did grsat, Tim. Although, I would have been afraid to have used my gc1710 for this, but it still would have worked. Just gotta be careful. Thats the main thing. Trying to rush anything, without first thinking things out can prove disasterous. Great Job.

[@03demax]

Great vid!! There are alot worse things a guy could be doing on a friday night!! Spending time with the family and Johny is a great idea!!!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Tim Schultz yes. We definitely had an enjoyable evening.

[@06goatm6]

I like the heavy hitch and all the quick attach front accessories. But that sledgehammer technique.... you need to take some tips from the neighbor guy. Start swing with hand near the head and slide down as you swing. Love your videos. Keep making em

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Hey! I take offense to criticism of my swing! Just joking. Welcome to our channel!

[@robsmith7681]

Tim, I love the videos. But hey. I have a friendly suggestion. I’ve watched a few videos that you’re swinging a sledge near VERY EXPENSIVE GLASS!!!!! A sheet or 2 of subfloor from Home Depot or where ever you choose is a lot cheaper than one of those lanes of glass. I do speak from experience. Just trying to help. Again, love the videos.

[@dighsx]

Nice to see neighbors working together and helping each other out.

[@jmyers8115]

You’re proving sub compact tractors are more than glorified lawnmowers one video at a time. Keep up the good work/videos 👍🏼

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+J myersfitness thanks J.

[@scottcrick]

Hey that went smoothly, Well done!

[@davidparadis490]

I think this video epitomizes what happens to businesses like Tim's...I had a mason do new steps and walkways at my house, and he got a few new jobs out of it from people driving by and seeing the work.

[@nealtubbs9608]

It's amazing what Johnny can lift.

[@justinshaw5706]

The extra weight of the water jug i'm sure made a big impact on this job!! Love these work horses!!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Justin Shaw ha. Just threw it up there near the end of the project.

[@justinshaw5706]

figured as such!! just thought it was kinda funny is all

[@eosjoe565]

Wow... your Hee Man Concrete Cracking technique is really coming along quite nicely! :-)

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I'm pretty good at pretending I can swing a sledge!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+m9 ovich I used to be able to 'ring the bell' at the fair....but that was back when I was 18!

[@johndeno562]

Great strength and diversity. A bigger one would only make you want a bigger one and so on. Great video as usual.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

...and a bigger trailer, and bigger implements, and a bigger truck, and a bigger shed, and more property for that shed. ... it never ends!

[@johndeno562]

Tractor Time with Tim I farm with big tractors, I get a big bang out of using my 1025r

[@ricktanguay2310]

Hi Tim, Next time you are trying to save some of the concrete squares, instead of one big hit with the sledge hammer, give the concretes about 4 smaller hits just to the non-saved side of the relief joint. Space the blows evenly along the joint and you will have much better results.

[@fredkaminski6138]

Boy, your are not afraid to "work"Johnny! I keep expecting to see one of the forks snap in to!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Ah, Fred. Johnny can handle it. He loves the exercise!

[@chaddthompson]

I want to see a video of them hauling off that dumpster.

[@mikeelders1618]

Hey Tim from North Alabama! Love your videos, just got my 1025r two weeks ago and love it.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+mike elders congratulations!

[@1ton4god]

Good job buddy

[@RockhollowCNCServices]

I love the videos, I learn so much, keep them coming please

[@ScoutCrafter]

Awesome job!!! Those cement squares will come in real handy at your house! Those pallet forks are really well made! 😃👍

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Best forks around. Strongest and lightest avaliable!

[@jbindallas1]

dude, john deere better be showing you some love, that's all I can say. one day youll look back on this video and be like "man I did that the hard way" lol. I almost commented "tilt the forks down and drive into it while tilting" but you figured it out. next time, stick the forks in about half way, pick up as hard as it will go then start tilting down as you drive into it. once you have it in the air, throw a round or jagged piece of small concrete under the slab and drop it on it. if it don't break use the tip o the forks to put weight on it. kickin job and I was serious about john deere showing love. they should at least service and repair that thing for free cuz you work that lil tractor. I would imagine you sell some units for them. I know I would have been more apt to swing the extra couple grand when I bought my tractor if I had watched your videos prior to making my purchase.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+jbindallas1 nothing. So far. Oh well!

[@kenlitherland6065]

Looks like a late night for everyone. Try using a log splitting maul on those concrete seams. Concentrate your hit right in the seam with the blade end. You shouldn't have to use so much effort. You gotta love those forks.

[@cliffordlarson5425]

Good job Tim

[@TractorTimewithTim]

thanks Clifford!

[@Nf6xNet]

"Cheeseburger-challenged". Love it!

[@jaxturner7288]

Boy, Tim gets ONE hundred percent of that loaders lift force any way he can! No way John deer would even claim it could do it, probably wouldn’t even believe his actual loader performance numbers if you had a real time gauge showing them.

[@KiotiCS]

Awesome job!👍

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Thanks Curt!

[@salcortez869]

You guys are awesome .... Johnny I'm sorry i bashed on you on the last video , u are awesome

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Ah, that's all right. He forgives you!

[@tomr9509]

It'll be interesting if the rolloff truck can pick that weight up.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

It was still there for our 3rd visit. ...and we put MORE stuff in it....(video will appear in a few days/weeks :-) )

[@jjacres129]

I was thinking the same thing

[@MrMunchiemo]

Looks like you have some good neighbors.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+MrMunchiemo I wish this was my neighborhood. These folks are great people. They work together, and enjoy each other's company. Very fun and relaxing place to be!

[@patrenwick205]

Great video Tim, can't wait until next Monday when my pallet forks arrive.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

you'll love the pallet forks. This video really showed their versatility didn't it?

[@patrenwick205]

Sure did.

[@mattsbrute]

I use my forks more than the bucket. I don't know how you can not have a set.

[@zach_hewitt]

I think you and Johnny both worked hard enough for burger with glazed donut buns!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Mmm! Mouth watering right now! I think I'll have some home grown sweet corn!

[@znovosad555]

Well we got our 1025r. So far we love it but we've only mowed with it. And we already know what next attachments we're going to get. We're going to be doing loader work soon enough because we got a lot of work to do on our dirt road. You should come to Connecticut and help out lol

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Zach Novosad headed your way now on Johnny. Should be there by mid fall! :-)

[@znovosad555]

Tractor Time with Tim haha. Johnny should do a tour around the country :-)

[@daveknowshow]

you guys are turning into a regular concrete demo team! great job and I'm really impressed with johnny's lifting capabilities.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+daveknowshow he'll get the lifting job done, but often not 'directly'. Must almost always have some sort of trick to get something 'moved'

[@daveknowshow]

well your asking a lot out of that machine. I'm sure my tractor would struggle with those large pieces of concrete as well.

[@lodprice2343]

Johnny got a heavy workout!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Ah, he didn't even break a sweat. ....but I did!

[@gdeisig]

Cool video.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Thanks Grant!

[@triumphovertragedy7860]

I never wear shorts, especially during work and I work landscaping

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Scott Klos exactly!

[@mi2tn]

That was a workout for Johnny...oh yah, for you too. Christy got to watch on this job. Got my HH order figured out, just haven't figured out the payment yet.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+mi2tn much easier to figure out what we want than it is to pay for it! Which one did you choose?

[@mi2tn]

I'm wanting the HH1DB-G, HHFBK-G and 2 suit case weights. Have to wait till we can afford it as it isn't something I just have to have right now. I'll make do the way I've been doing. Unless of course I smash my fingers again. Then it will become a right now thing. :)

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+mi2tn wait until you see my video on the double version before you buy it. Might not be the best choice.

[@mi2tn]

OK, I'm not buying anytime real soon. I can wait. Thanks!

[@mrbriancnc]

Where I'm from, we tend to roll up the sidewalks at night.

[@Rhys_Official]

*Fun Fact -* Bigger tractor = bigger horsepower. Get a John Deere 2R Series or a John Deere 3R Series. It would help a lot. And yes it does cost more .-. I know that cos a John Deere 5R Series is around about £98000 :(

[@georges8348]

Hooray, a bigger hammer!

[@brentbrown8393]

Try turning the blade 180 degrees so the blade smoothes out the stone after the grade looks pretty evened out.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+James DeVoe interesting. This comment shows up on the 'watch it bounce' video for me!

[@RKHarm24]

Need CHEESEBURGER to replenish Man Strength. Fine job Tim and Christy.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Thanks Randy!

[@chasesblog]

We’ve got a jd 4640 and 4440 with loafers on them I wish we had pallet forks for we’ve only got hay forks for them

[@alphonsotate2982]

NEXT TIME LIFT THE CONCRETE UP AND BACK UP AND DROP IT THAT WILL BREAK IT UP SO YOUR LOADER CAN HANDEL IT YOU WONT HAVE TO USE THE HAMMER SO MUCH ON THE PIECES YOU DID NOT WANT TO KEEP

[@gregsecore9625]

Wait a minute body you gotta watch your woman, you see how she did that with the popcorn first she got you to agree with the food and then she slid in the popcorn at the end of the conversation. Watch out for her body she seems like she is a high maintenance woman he he he just kidding around you do have a very good woman let me set that straight. All the time going around with you on the jobs like that that's awesome you're a lucky guy

[@brandywine1548]

Just curious if rollaway dumpster truck did a wheelie or not when picking dumpster up? I once loaded one with more than half concrete, broke every piece of the driveway...

[@bones549]

no code out there for rebar? Hope the neighbor gives him a little something for his trouble

[@ohiovalleypondandexcavatio2114]

Hydraulic jackhammer for the John Deere

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Johnny needs more juice for a jack hammer.

[@michigantler5046]

cool

[@ramcummins0521]

That poor roll off truck driver that's gotta pick that heavy 20 yd up

[@mikedickson2925]

Isn't it amazing what you can do with a sub-compact tractor. Some days you want to get a 'bigger' tractor and then you see where and what the 'small' tractors can do and you think, Why?....

[@plowtruckdriver]

Did this same job with a Kubota tractor some years back ended with busting the front rims out of the tractor not a good day

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+plowtruckdriver definitely possible. We might 'pro-actively' take our front axles apart to see what they look.

[@timkd5vmv583]

After all that hard work you deserve a cheeseburger and a side of fries.

[@72hourbob61]

I am in shock. My 3005 John Deere will not lift what your tractor will. I would love to have a set of forks like you have.

[@justinbyrd6398]

think you all need to invest in a K12 chop saw or what we call a concrete saw

[@TractorTimewithTim]

you guys could easily spend $5000 for each video we make :-)

[@lostinacrowd]

I feel like you could have rolled a big rock under the slab and then dropped it on it to split without the sledgehammer.

[@portugeeprepper6821]

What's the lift capacity of that loader out of curiosity. Is it the same as the kubota bx series

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Portugee Prepper should be very similar to the Kubota. Folks say mine is stronger than the average 1-series. I can lift 12001250 lbs off the ground about a foot. Not nearly as much to full height.

[@tomsmith4839]

Looks like you could use a hoe hammer for the 1025r! Hahaha! I have an upcoming project to redo my brick walkway around the house. Around 80 feet or so by 4'. Not sure how to tackle that with our Johnny to minimize manual handling. I need to remove each brick (I want to save them to reuse), landscape timbers clean up and add more stone dust compact and level and reset bricks and timbers. I have the bucket and hoe. Any ideas?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+tom smith use pallets for temporary holding of your bricks. Move the pallets as needed with your forks on Johnny. If you don't have forks, get them! Www.artillian.com

[@jacksonhunterandfarmer2673]

👍

[@CC-te5zf]

That's a husky slab.

[@ERICMB24MF37U24F39]

Hello Tim, great peace off hard work..... for Johnny. Why are the cylinders colored black for the dump function?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

That is the way Deere makes them. The loader is made in different place than the backhoe. So, the backhoe still uses chrome rams. The black ones are supposed to be better :-) You know how that goes...sort of like plastic vs. steel hood :-)

[@jeffrainwater4084]

I want to see what you did with the pieces you salvaged

[@TractorTimewithTim]

You will ...assuming we ever get it done!

[@TheProCut17]

you could use a concrete saw next time

[@GuyinWY]

Yeah, no way you could fit a bigger tractor in there by the dumpster. Maybe an electric jack hammer would be a good idea though!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Guy in WY yes. Jackhammer would have really helped.

[@bigjim5723]

finance committee is no way gonna OK that tool, as long as she doesn't have to swing the sledge hammer-ha!

[@harleylane4370]

Guy in WY like your channel man... keep it up

[@banjobenson9348]

did you call 411 before you dug ??

[@TractorTimewithTim]

yes on first project, did not dig on second project. What is it with everyone thinking they are the 'call before you dig' police? We get this comment at least 3-5 times on EVERY video.

[@blanecotie3359]

Tractor time with Tim how fast can y’all switch out the bucket for the forks

[@TractorTimewithTim]

30 sec or so.

[@truckinchihuahuaalvieschre2494]

Mine will not lift that I don't have the suitcase weights on the back but do have the light weight wheel weights on it and it will just start getting tipsy before I run out of hydraulic power 98% of the time just like you did with the huge piece. Even with the new pump and check valve it is not that strong like it was when it was new

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Alvie Schreckhise get a heavy hitch!

[@truckinchihuahuaalvieschre2494]

Tractor Time with Tim it would not do me any good because I don't even need the backhoe to stabilize my tractor with all it will pick up because it don't have the hydraulic power that yours does. I don't know why. And John Deere don't know why it don't have the power because it passes all their tests now but it don't have the power it had when I got it. When I got it I dug sidewalks with it just like you did in this video. Now I can't even pick up the same sidewalks I dug out of the ground. And I also can't dig a small stump with the backhoe. Do you have any suggestions.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Alvie Schreckhise buy a hydraulic pressure gauge from boltonhooks.com. It is easy to test the hydraulic pressure, and it is adjustable.

[@akbychoice]

Tractor Time with Tim I agree, the check valve for the hydraulic pump might need adjusted or replaced.

[@eformance]

Every time I watch this channel, it seems like the theme is "how much can we overload this poor little JD tractor?". I'm certain that you've turned up the hydro pressure, since you've got 1200lbs+ of ballast on the rear, and that is what limited your loader capacity.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+EFormance Engineering 1200lbs? 16x42 = 672 lb

[@45NUTS_PART_DEUX]

Do yoi know Kubota prompting the new BX serise on your channel commercials?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Cool. KZbin advertising choices are quite interesting. I wish I understood the algorithm. I'm certain that it is very complex.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

If they'll send one my way, I'll promote it for them!!!!

[@harleylane4370]

It's always fun seeing what small tractors can do... I have a deere garden tractor that I was skidding logs with today. Cheek out my channel if you wanna see it

[@richp5064]

Hey Tim which pallet forks did you get from Artilian?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

36”

[@richp5064]

Did you get the 2300 or 3000 pound forks? Thanks for your replies

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I have one of each now. If you have no need for receiver hitch , get 2300

[@richp5064]

I just realized I live about an hour and 40 minutes from them...

[@TractorTimewithTim]

It will be worth the drive...the shipping is expensive!

[@JackAcid13]

I was just wondering how you estimate the cost of the job like this. I just did some backhoe work for a friend and neighbor and while I was doing it for free because he's a friend and neighbor, he did ask how he could pay me and I have no idea how to figure the cost of a job like this. any suggestions?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Mike, we have a 'channel policy' of not discussing pricing. Mainly because we are not comfortable with our ability to price accurately.

[@JackAcid13]

OK, fair enough. I enjoy the videos anyway. Keep em coming.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yea, sorry about that. Pricing is ...well..not easy.

[@mattsbrute]

Around my area they charge $80-$110 an hour for Mini excavator jobs. Backhoes I believe run around $75/ Hr and most people have either a 2 or 4 hour Minimum charge to cover gas and travel time depending on distance. In this situation I guess it depends on just how good of a friend is he? Haha Personally in these situations ive always just told them to cover my gas and normally they end up giving me a $100 or something. I hate working for friends..

[@kennethmarlow2731]

Hey financier we really could use a little bigger tractor, Johny is very lonely 😭

[@GCraigmile]

Why is the girls NEVER swing the sledgehammer???? They never stop talking but don’t seem to do any of the harder work.

[@richp5064]

Well its 150 to ship but I have to pay tax if I pick it up of 50...factor in gas not really that much cheaper....that is buying just the forks

[@ericwerick]

Cheeseburgers

[@myadventuresincooking6331]

How much was johny

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Worth $100,000, right?

[@myadventuresincooking6331]

Tractor Time with Tim is that with all the attachments

[@dukeige]

That looked way to complicated!