Compact tractors - Page 15

RedRocker · 05-02-2012, 07:48 AM

Congrats! That's a nice rig.

oj may · 05-22-2012, 10:21 AM

I picked up a stick in my front tire, about 3/4" from the bead. It went all the way in,,,,,,, but the tire still holds air! The stick is about the size of my little finger. I cut it down so that it doesn't have as much protrubing. I plan on running it until it won't hold air, as I am sure it is not repairable.

I do like how much I can accomplish having a tractor on my 5 acres. Yesterday I did in 2 1/2 hours what would have been a full day of HARD labor.

Does anyone else have a Rachet Rake? It is the most used and best implement I own.

ragtoplvr · 05-23-2012, 09:34 AM

On low speed tire, you glue on a boot, it will be fine. You will need a tube, but it will be just fine for many years.

Link

http://www.gemplers.com/product/5SW/...FcEDtgodLkUS0w

oj may · 05-23-2012, 10:27 AM

Thanks

Roonie · 05-23-2012, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oj may

Does anyone else have a Rachet Rake? It is the most used and best implement I own.

Love my ratchet rake! Best implement for sure. Just regraded an acre and planted it with grass. Also regraded my driveway that had been packed down for ten years and tons of weeds growing out of the gravel with just a few swipes of the rake. It looks brand new again. What a great tool!

For those wondering what it is...
http://www.ratchetrake.com/

RedRocker · 05-23-2012, 03:44 PM

Thanks Roonie, hadn't seen one of those before.

oj may · 05-24-2012, 05:02 AM

The 72" size is being closed out at Tractor Supply for $199. That is cheaper than the 54" I have.

It is always on my front bucket, but takes only a minute to remove if I need to. It has been invaluable in 'reworkin my back 4'.

I use it to clear brush, move brush piles, push over unwanted trees and grade paths and terrain.

oj may · 05-31-2012, 11:12 AM

Does anyone have a grapple attached to the stock FEL?

Do you like it?
How much/what kind is it?
How much use does it get?

I have thought about getting a back hoe thumb, but now I am considering this alternative.

RedRocker · 05-31-2012, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oj may

Does anyone have a grapple attached to the stock FEL?

Do you like it?
How much/what kind is it?
How much use does it get?

I have thought about getting a back hoe thumb, but now I am considering this alternative.

Yep, I hardly ever take it off. I have lots of trees and brush so it's my main implement. Mine is a Melonzi, but I think they went out of business.

oj may · 06-01-2012, 05:24 AM

RR, did you run a new hydraulic line, run one from the back or use an electric switch to open and close the grapple?

RedRocker · 06-01-2012, 10:35 AM

I used a diverter valve, you can see it sticking up on the right arm of the loader. You have a button on the joy stick that diverts the up and down function to open and close. Push the button and push forward on the joy stick to close the grapple.

oj may · 06-01-2012, 10:47 AM

Srbenda · 09-11-2012, 05:40 PM

I went to look at a Kubota today, it's a BX2200D, with a 60" deck and a FEL, it's got about 700 hours, and it's 10 years old. I think it will work perfectly for what I need it for, but it's still a decent chunk of change to spend on an implement that will get used 1 or 2 hours a week for mowing/ snow plowing/ etc.

kobudo28 · 09-11-2012, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Srbenda

I went to look at a Kubota today, it's a BX2200D, with a 60" deck and a FEL, it's got about 700 hours, and it's 10 years old. I think it will work perfectly for what I need it for, but it's still a decent chunk of change to spend on an implement that will get used 1 or 2 hours a week for mowing/ snow plowing/ etc.

I have the same tractor, about the same vintage, bought it with less that 100 hours on it and it now has over 300. I have a 54" deck, FEL, 50" front mount blower, 5' rear scraper blade, weight box and chains. It came with a tow behind trailer, a nice one, that I have since sold. I bought a PHD, used, completed a major fence project with it and then resold it.

I don't know what you have for property, but I use mine all the time. Mow once a week and every time it snows I use it as well. I use my FEL all the time for things that I once muscled around. The potential to use it more than you think you will is there, depending on your situation.

My BX is my favorite cordless tool.

oj may · 09-12-2012, 04:59 AM

My '11 BX25 now has 180 hours on it. It got more time than the bike this last year. My 5 acres is about 2/3 reclaimed from 12 years of neglect and next summer should see the end.

I am removing all Box Elders and Buckthorns. Multiflora Roses are a thing of the past. We have a lot of Black Walnut, Hickory, Oak, Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, White and Yellow Pine and various fruit trees. Ash trees still voumteer, but as soon as they are old enough to have rough bark, the Emerald Ash Borer gets them, I have about 35 dead ash that I am going to put in the stove.

The Kubota has been a real blessing, I would have struggled for a decade to accomplish what has been done over the last 16 months.

05-02-2012, 07:48 AM	#211
RedRocker Native Texican Joined: Sep 2008 Location: N.Texas Oddometer: 4,733	Congrats! That's a nice rig. __________________ N. Texas "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation."

05-22-2012, 10:21 AM	#212
oj may Have bike, will travel. Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Ann Arbor Oddometer: 2,433	I picked up a stick in my front tire, about 3/4" from the bead. It went all the way in,,,,,,, but the tire still holds air! The stick is about the size of my little finger. I cut it down so that it doesn't have as much protrubing. I plan on running it until it won't hold air, as I am sure it is not repairable. I do like how much I can accomplish having a tractor on my 5 acres. Yesterday I did in 2 1/2 hours what would have been a full day of HARD labor. Does anyone else have a Rachet Rake? It is the most used and best implement I own. __________________ (lll>0<lll)

05-23-2012, 10:27 AM	#214
oj may Have bike, will travel. Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Ann Arbor Oddometer: 2,433	Thanks __________________ (lll>0<lll)

05-23-2012, 03:44 PM	#216
RedRocker Native Texican Joined: Sep 2008 Location: N.Texas Oddometer: 4,733	Thanks Roonie, hadn't seen one of those before. __________________ N. Texas "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation."

05-24-2012, 05:02 AM	#217
oj may Have bike, will travel. Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Ann Arbor Oddometer: 2,433	The 72" size is being closed out at Tractor Supply for $199. That is cheaper than the 54" I have. It is always on my front bucket, but takes only a minute to remove if I need to. It has been invaluable in 'reworkin my back 4'. I use it to clear brush, move brush piles, push over unwanted trees and grade paths and terrain. __________________ (lll>0<lll)

05-23-2012, 09:34 AM	#213
ragtoplvr Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: S. W. Mssouri Oddometer: 4,539	On low speed tire, you glue on a boot, it will be fine. You will need a tube, but it will be just fine for many years. Link http://www.gemplers.com/product/5SW/...FcEDtgodLkUS0w

05-31-2012, 11:12 AM	#218
oj may Have bike, will travel. Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Ann Arbor Oddometer: 2,433	Does anyone have a grapple attached to the stock FEL? Do you like it? How much/what kind is it? How much use does it get? I have thought about getting a back hoe thumb, but now I am considering this alternative. __________________ (lll>0<lll)

06-01-2012, 05:24 AM	#220
oj may Have bike, will travel. Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Ann Arbor Oddometer: 2,433	RR, did you run a new hydraulic line, run one from the back or use an electric switch to open and close the grapple? __________________ (lll>0<lll)

06-01-2012, 10:35 AM	#221
RedRocker Native Texican Joined: Sep 2008 Location: N.Texas Oddometer: 4,733	I used a diverter valve, you can see it sticking up on the right arm of the loader. You have a button on the joy stick that diverts the up and down function to open and close. Push the button and push forward on the joy stick to close the grapple. __________________ N. Texas "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation."

06-01-2012, 10:47 AM	#222
oj may Have bike, will travel. Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Ann Arbor Oddometer: 2,433	__________________ (lll>0<lll)

09-11-2012, 05:40 PM	#223
Srbenda Embassy of South Carolina Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Embassy of the Nation of South Carolina Oddometer: 11,930	I went to look at a Kubota today, it's a BX2200D, with a 60" deck and a FEL, it's got about 700 hours, and it's 10 years old. I think it will work perfectly for what I need it for, but it's still a decent chunk of change to spend on an implement that will get used 1 or 2 hours a week for mowing/ snow plowing/ etc. __________________ It seemed to me that the earth may he borrowed but not bought. It may be used but not owned. It gives itself in response to love and tending.... But we are tenants and not possessors, lovers and not masters.

09-12-2012, 04:59 AM	#225
oj may Have bike, will travel. Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Ann Arbor Oddometer: 2,433	My '11 BX25 now has 180 hours on it. It got more time than the bike this last year. My 5 acres is about 2/3 reclaimed from 12 years of neglect and next summer should see the end. I am removing all Box Elders and Buckthorns. Multiflora Roses are a thing of the past. We have a lot of Black Walnut, Hickory, Oak, Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, White and Yellow Pine and various fruit trees. Ash trees still voumteer, but as soon as they are old enough to have rough bark, the Emerald Ash Borer gets them, I have about 35 dead ash that I am going to put in the stove. The Kubota has been a real blessing, I would have struggled for a decade to accomplish what has been done over the last 16 months. __________________ (lll>0<lll)

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