Types of implements, polling questions

   / Types of implements, polling questions #21  
kubota L2500DT (manual tranny) w/ 5 foot med duty loader $13K delivered in 1999

5 foot box blade $300, nice for leveling, ripping and counterweight
7 foot med duty back blade w/ tilt and shoes $500, used a lot, haven't been able to hurt it yet.
5 foot snowblower, paid $1300 new
5 foot med duty bush hog $900 new
cone spreader $75 at auction, rusting out at bottom
toothbar for bucket - $150 well worth it
6 foot york rake $300 (made the guage wheels in welding class)
$500 post hole digger (new)
$200 chains for rear wheels (only used in snow)
 
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  • Thread Starter
#22  
I suppose that I should list out my own stuff also.

PD35 heavy duty post hole digger with 6,9,12,18,& 24 inch augers. $3171
PHD is very good, bits are top notch.
Wish that 24" auger was not a tree bit. (tapered bit)
Recently bought a down pressure kit $540 :)

66" wide frame pallet forks, with 48" forks $1051
Very happy with these.

RB40-96" heavy duty rear 6 way blade.$926
I am sort of disappointed with this blade, I was told that it would hold up to my size tractor and it has not. It is still very usable, just has a few parts slightly bent.:(
I need to either beef it up or get a better one.

81" heavy duty root grapple. $1861
Very happy with this implement.

81" rollover box blade. $2069
Very happy with this, except that the bar that controls the rollover part is a little to short, so I have to use a rope to pull the lever.

LR20-96" landscape rake. $670
I bent this thing up like a pretzel with just a few uses.:mad:
Rebuilt it with some heavy wall material and powder coated, about $400
Works very good now, had no idea how useful this implement was going to be for clean-up and grading.:)

8" offset pull disk. $800
Rebuilt for around $800
Works very good, very happy.

8' rotary harrow, $1400 I think, can't remember for sure.
This works ok, not quite what I thought it would be.

102" very heavy duty flail mower. Bought used from Cal Trans (it is like new) $1000
Painted it and have not really used it yet, so I don't know if I like it or not.:confused:

78" wide loader bucket. $200
Beefed it up wit 3/8 plate & angle, added 9 weld on teeth & 5 chain hooks, and painted. About $500
I use this bucket more than my standard bucket, and am very happy with it other than the bad paint job that I paid for.:eek:

7' heavy duty double blade road scraper-grader. $1460
Very happy with this implement and price. Dealer had on his lot for a looong time, was happy to get rid of it. This thing simply works great for getting rid of wash board effect on the dirt roads.

These are the implements that I regularly use through out the year. Satisfied with them all, but some are definitely better than others.
 
   / Types of implements, polling questions #23  
MtnViewRanch said:
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7' heavy duty double blade road scraper-grader. $1460
Very happy with this implement and price. Dealer had on his lot for a looong time, was happy to get rid of it. This thing simply works great for getting rid of wash board effect on the dirt roads.
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What is this?
who makes it?
got a picture?
 
   / Types of implements, polling questions #24  
MF 1433 (33hp) w/ FEL
Everything is covered in 2 feet of snow and ice, so I"m doing all this from memory :p

5' Bushhog rotary field mower (came with tractor, the low end model). about $500, work great, the replacing a shear bolt gets old, but this one has made me money. Want to get a heavier duty 6 footer for lighter grass. But sometimes that 5' is just perfect. (tractor is 5' wide)

5' no name brand box blade with scarifiers. Probably about $400. too light duty, I've made money with it, but it's close to history now, need a bigger heavier one.

5' made in mexico, no name Rototiller About $1800. Work great, never had an issue, will turn 6" of dirt to dust. great.

5' Landpride York rake (aka landscape rake). About $600, only used a couple of times, hooks up well, easy to use, well made.

5' Landpride Scarifier. $720 (since I looked it up for someone the other day). Worth every penny. Gets down 12" and breaks everything up before the tiller. Also hooks up to the York Rake above. neat setup.

9' with booms I forget the name Sprayer. Holds 50 gallons, booms fold out to 9' and in to 5'. Pretty cool. Only used it a couple of times. $900

6'x6' chain harrow. $500. I actually pull it with the ATV (faster and less impact). Probably my most used tool.

6" chipper. Only used it like twice, paid way too much ($3200) but VERY COOL. it will come in handy as soon as the snow melts. I forget the brand name.

Fertilizer/seeder spreader. Best piece of equipment ever. Paid for itself in the first month. (which floored me, I had no idea it woudl be so popular). Holds 100# of seed or more and will cover 2+ acres before refilling. Total PITA to hook up. About $700.

Rhino PHD. 9" and 12" augers. The 12" auger works great, teh 9" has never worked, I don't know why. I've put in 100's of feet of fence. Again, worth every penny. (no idea, came with tractor, $500?)

Aerway 5' Pasture aerator. $4800. (yes, no typo, 5 grand). Weighs almost 2000# when pull of water. Really works great on the soil out here, drainage, compaction, etc without even tearing it up. Super tool. Not worth buying as an individual, but worth it for the business. Nobody else has one.

Now I want a bigger tractor to assist with this and get a bigger 8' rotary cutter and a 8' aerway.
 
   / Types of implements, polling questions #25  
Here is my list, I will use a satisfation rating scale of 1-10 at the end of each attachment.

1. 5103 tractor, canopy, 1 scv,- $14,400 (9.5)
2. 512 loader 73" bucket - $4300 (10)
3. LX6 rotery cutter - $1600 (10)
4. King Kutter professional rear blade 7' - $550 (10)
5. King Kutter landscape rake 7' - $466 (10)
6. John Deere 10' cultimulcher - free (8)
7. John Deere RWA 8' disk - $600 (8)
8. ancient 2 bottom plow pulled out of ladies brushrow - free (7)
9. John Deere 290 corn planter - free (8)
10. fertilizer spreader converted into ballast box - $50 (6)
11. Leroy 8' roller - $400 (8)
12. Farm Star fertilizer spreader - $350 (9)
13. King Kutter one row cultivater - $150 (8)
14. King Kutter middle buster - $125 (9)
15. Linbach post hole digger with 9" auger - $425 (9)
16. pallet forks - $150 (9)
17. meyer snowplow adaped to loader - $600 (copied pineridge's design. Thank you pineridge!) (10)
18. I almost forgot a New Holland 450 sickle mower that needs to be fixed - free (?)

The implements that I got for free (except for the plow) are from the farmer that I work for. He did a lot of updating lately.

You can see I am very satisfied with almost all my implements and would recommend them to anyone.

Stefan
 
   / Types of implements, polling questions #26  
5' Walace Auto brush hog 560.00 new, use all the time, works good
7' Walace Auto back blade 165.00 new, use all the time, works good
6' KK rear finish rear discharge 1250.00 new, use all the time, works good, reworked the height adjustments.
KK middle buster 109.00 new, haven't used yet
Want a tiller, disc/plow/chisle plow type equipment, this stuff looking in the used market for garden/ deer plot work
 
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LoneCowboy said:
What is this?
who makes it?
got a picture?

It is a road grader blade, smooths, levels, fills ruts, eliminates wash boarding.

Mine is an early model of the Road Boss. Mine is 7 foot square, with 24" sides. I think that the newer ones are a bit shorter for length, and have a serrated blade.

Here's a picture of mine shortly after I got it.
 

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   / Types of implements, polling questions #28  
2 38'' mower decks
46'' mower deck
54'' mower deck.
60'' MMM
2 Tillers
2 42'' front blades
FEL
BH.
And a few home made gadgets.
 
   / Types of implements, polling questions #29  
I got a package deal along with my tractor.
-Koyker 190 FEL with 72" HD bucket, 2500lb lift
-Nardi 7-½' backhoe with 18" bucket and it's own hydraulic pump
-Howse 84" Cat 2 HD box blade with 7 scarifiers
-Howse 6' Rotary Cutter
-Leinbach 7300 Post Hole Digger with 12" Auger

Everything was mounted, fitted and plumbed to my 2005 55hp 4wd Kama 554 for $18,500. Shipping was $2000 on top of that from Missouri to Southern California. I thought I got quite a good deal 1-½ years ago.
I've been extremely happy with everything and have about 300 hours on the tractor now. Except the PHD which seems to chew up shear bolts in my hard decomposed granite property. So maybe I need to get some carbide teeth for it? Everything else works great.

Since the initial purchase, I have made some mods to better equip the tractor and implements.
-Homemade backhoe subframe that turns the 3pt mount into a 7 point mount system. Making a huge difference in stability and performance.
Cost approx $250 in materials
-Substantially beefed up the Howse box blade and added a custom gear driven hydraulic scarifier system to it including cylinder and hoses. Works great!
Cost approx $750
-Added a Markham toothbar to the bucket. Works great. Cost about $250
-Added a CCM hydraulic top link cylinder including hoses DPOCV. Works great.
Cost about $200
-Added huge Ø3-1/2" x 8" side tilt cylinders (2) with double pilot operated check valves hard plumbed and all plumbing. They are now operated by the valve that used to go to the rear remotes (2).
Cost approx $450
-Added 3 additional sets of Rear Remotes, a 3 spool Prince valve, pressure gage, quick disconnects and all plumbing. Works great.
Cost about $400
-Added (2) Andy Tatro bucket grapples, re-enforced the bucket, WR Long Solenoid Operated Valve, rocker switch, all plumbing hoses with quick disconnects both at the FEL mounting brackets and at the bucket, and wiring. Works fantastic.
Cost approx $1100
-Recently added a Moving Articulating Thumb to my backhoe. It is powered by the same hydraulic cylinder that powers the bucket. Should work great but I have yet to try it out.
Cost is $110
-Bought a 12" wide backhoe bucket (new). Very handy for trenching and digs easier than the 18" bucket.
Cost $650
-Added fire extinguishers (2), tool boxes (2) and tool clamps (2) to the tractor.
Cost about $75
-Bought Pat's EZ Change system for hooking up implements.
Cost $179
-Added a 12v receptacle and solar powered battery trickle charger.
Cost $25
-Added a rifle scabbard.
Cost $45

Oops, got a little carried away I guess.:confused:
For the homemade projects I did all the machining and labor myself and also the installation of all additions. Not counting my labor, I've got just over $4000 invested in making my tractor and implements about as fully capable as they can be. Even so, I only have about $24,500 total invested and that includes $2000 for shipping.
I've got 3 more projects lined up for now.
Homemade forks, a "Gutter Cutter" implement and a quick attach 3pt hitch mounted to the FEL to move implements. I'm sure there will be other stuff in the future too.
 
   / Types of implements, polling questions #30  
Afternoon MountainViewRanch,
Well I bought a 1942 Farmall A for $800.

I rebuilt it and found a Cub snowblade for $200 and modified it to work with the A.
I bought two broken down sickle mowers for $50 and rebuilt it to get one good one, 6ft blade. Mowed the fields a couple of years with it and figured out I needed a CUT diesel with a rotary mower.

I bought a 1986 Massey Ferguson FWD for $6000 with 1300 hrs on it. Then found a Woods bushog for $500 in very good shape.

The 800 ft drive needed grading and bought a cheap 6ft rear grader blade new for $350.
Got a 7 ft Taylor Way harrow for doing some machine work for the farmer down the road :)

Needed another project so I bought a 1949 Farmall Super A for $700 and restored it.
Needed a way to haul tractors and bought a broken down tandem trailer for $500 and rebuilt that.

Lookin for a 6ft finish mower for the Massey..... see where this is going ;)

There is no eeeeennndd !!! BTW there is no cure either !
 
 
 
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