Recent content by herefromthere

Simple, because I just ordered it and am waiting for it to ship. Decided the Piranha is the right one for my usage, which is to rip out lots of blackberry, salmonberry, ferns, and small saplings without having to scrape a ton of topsoil off the surface. With some steep and uneven terrain...

Other than acreage, I'd have to say my "More Power Puller" come-along. It's a serious, 27# chonk that's been used many times over a whole lot of years. https://www.wyeth-scott.com/

Good call on the Line-X, OP. My general observation from owning two Rhino lined trucks is that Rhino Liner was a little softer and grippier, but it gouged easier and UV faded/got chalkier more than the Line-X that an ex-gf had. From what I've seen, OEM liners seem to be sprayed thinner than...

Is this a big problem in Ohio, where the OP lives?

There's a lot to be said for RR ballast. (That's 3/4" and 2-1/2" screen, crushed in my area.) I put it over less than optimal base in two locations, and it worked even better than I thought it would. I always remove as much topsoil as possible first. In another spot, I used it to build up an...

Picked up the flail, but I also have a 6' bush hog now. The bush hog is probably more suited to my uses and the tractor. Likely going to sell the flail rather than try to make it work on the back of my tractor.

Big believer in buying the right tool for the job, so that's what I do personally. I also understand that others have a use for and want different configurations. I know it seems weird, but I don't get my undies in a bundle that they buy trucks for their needs and not mine. 🤷‍♂️

Can't speak for how you'll be using your tractor the most, but for all the time I spent pondering the backhoe attachment, I found that the box blade to backhoe use ratio is about 50:1. It's been my most useful attachment by far.

The Fairbanks city bus that Christopher McCandless lived in is a nice touch on the map. :) Worked hard to establish a perimeter trail around my property initially, but didn't really get into building a true trail network until last year. Now I have my ADD trail system in progress. Keep...

Looks like I'm going to get an old Haban 502 flail mower with knife blades that's been fabricobbled into a 3-point hitch configuration. It's 3' wide, so it will be a bit on the small side for my Kubota L3200. Googling didn't give me much on its capabilities, so if anyone can shed some light on...

After lots of research, hemming and hawing, and a little bit of second guessing, the new tractor arrived this morning. We're getting the monsoon treatment right now, so it needs to dry out a little before putting it to work, but I'm excited. Ended up going with the L3200 HST 4x4 with loaded...

After quite a bit of lurking and soaking up information here, posing the occasional question, talking to dealers, scouring Craigslist, and general pondering :confused2:, I've ended up leaning strongly toward buying an L3200. The only spoiler doubt in my mind is that I would love to have a B26...

Sorry for the long post, but I want to try to get all of the considerations in one place. Thoughts would be most appreciated. I'm seriously contemplating a tractor loader backhoe purchase, and so far I've spoken to the big three dealers locally (green, blue, and orange.) Red paint (MF) wasn't...