TBone
Platinum Member
FELs arn\'t worth the risk!
Ha, I knew that would get your attention. Unlike the other "arn't worth the risk" discussions, I would like to keep this one friendly.
I don't own a fel - never have but I won't say I never will. After reading a lot of posts saying they are the greatest thing since duct tape I have a few questions:
The work I do with my tractor is broken down roughly like this:
(1) 80% rotary cutting
(2) 10% maintaining gravel driveway and gravel access roads on my property and neighbor's property
(3) 5% disking and plowing garden(s) and deer food plots
(4) 4% Moving farm equipment and other "stuff" out of the way that interferes with #(1)
(5) 1% Admiring tractor
I have quite a few acres planted in young pine trees. I know for a fact the fel would be in the way at least the 80% of the time I am in activity #(1) because I have to be extra careful without one.
I have removed most of my fence from my property since I don't have anything I want to keep in or keep out so I don't do fencing any more.
I did remove some dirt from the shallow end of my pond last summer while our drought was on. The dirt scoop did the job quite nicely. A fel would have saved me a few hours in the seat. That is not necessarily a good thing.
My box blade does activity #(2) so well my wife thinks I am a professional roadbuilder/driveway guy.
My gin pole, which is on my tractor anytime I am not using the other implements does a wonderful job of activity #(4).
It's probably just me but a fel would distract from activity #(5). It hides the pretty little decals and much of the grill.
My long time neighbor has had a tractor w/fel for 20 years for his cattle farm. He has told me time and time again to use it anytime I need it. (He has the same offer to use mine). I can remember only three times in all these years that I have needed it.
I seriously thought about getting one with my last new tractor but I was afraid it would gather rust and join the other stuff involved in activity #(4) Am I missing an obvious use for the fel?
TBone
Ha, I knew that would get your attention. Unlike the other "arn't worth the risk" discussions, I would like to keep this one friendly.
I don't own a fel - never have but I won't say I never will. After reading a lot of posts saying they are the greatest thing since duct tape I have a few questions:
The work I do with my tractor is broken down roughly like this:
(1) 80% rotary cutting
(2) 10% maintaining gravel driveway and gravel access roads on my property and neighbor's property
(3) 5% disking and plowing garden(s) and deer food plots
(4) 4% Moving farm equipment and other "stuff" out of the way that interferes with #(1)
(5) 1% Admiring tractor
I have quite a few acres planted in young pine trees. I know for a fact the fel would be in the way at least the 80% of the time I am in activity #(1) because I have to be extra careful without one.
I have removed most of my fence from my property since I don't have anything I want to keep in or keep out so I don't do fencing any more.
I did remove some dirt from the shallow end of my pond last summer while our drought was on. The dirt scoop did the job quite nicely. A fel would have saved me a few hours in the seat. That is not necessarily a good thing.
My box blade does activity #(2) so well my wife thinks I am a professional roadbuilder/driveway guy.
My gin pole, which is on my tractor anytime I am not using the other implements does a wonderful job of activity #(4).
It's probably just me but a fel would distract from activity #(5). It hides the pretty little decals and much of the grill.
My long time neighbor has had a tractor w/fel for 20 years for his cattle farm. He has told me time and time again to use it anytime I need it. (He has the same offer to use mine). I can remember only three times in all these years that I have needed it.
I seriously thought about getting one with my last new tractor but I was afraid it would gather rust and join the other stuff involved in activity #(4) Am I missing an obvious use for the fel?
TBone