Opinions??

[dustinfox]

As a practice exercise, you may want to start another thread entitled "Which one of us was a jerk?".

Look... I had no idea that it was not proper etiquette to NOT provide a description of the item I am asking about when starting a thread. All I know is someone gave a "wise guy" response and I couldn't understand what his problem was. I made an honest mistake... So I know that I am not the JERK. If someone would have simply pointed out that what I did was frowned upon I could have apologized and corrected it.

There are no forum rules... I've looked for them. So can I just expect to get ridiculed or chastised when I make a mistake?

 

[EddieWalker]

Don't worry about what somebody else thinks. Do what you want and enjoy the positive comments/replies and ignore those who are looking for a fight or just feel that its their job to insult you.

Eddie

 

[k0ua]

Don't worry about what somebody else thinks. Do what you want and enjoy the positive comments/replies and ignore those who are looking for a fight or just feel that its their job to insult you.

Eddie

+1 on this, and don't sweat the small stuff and it is all small stuff

I opened the thread, having no idea what it was, and was not offended in the least. It is all good , let it go.

James K0UA

 

[Martian]

The last two posts are the most knowledgable in this thread!!

About the actual product, are you looking to put it on a bucket? Stuff like that always scares me of bending my bucket. If I were you, whenever I needed to dig something up, I'd rent a mini ex. A lot less strenuous and a lot faster:thumbsup:

 

[PhysAssist]

About the actual product, are you looking to put it on a bucket? Stuff like that always scares me of bending my bucket. If I were you, whenever I needed to dig something up, I'd rent a mini ex. A lot less strenuous and a lot faster:thumbsup:[/QUOTE]

From another actual owner of the Paumco multi quick spade, I researched both forks and the spade before buying both. I DO NOT use them at the same time (as one of thefirst replies questioned). They are designed togoontheforks of a skid steer, and chain ontothe bucket- my first hurdle- whichcaused me to bend my bucket lip the first time I used it to try to dig out a stump. (I was able to bend the bucket lipback pretty close to the factory straightness by applying the opposite force toit.)

Then I figured out abetter way tolockit onto my bucket- which crimped the top edge a little. Since then it has worked well for working even really large rocks (bcuket-sized bouldrrs really) out of the ground and stacked where I want them. It has also beengood for moving logs around, but I like my bucket forks better for that.

I have found it to mostlybe aniche tool, though. As far as the actual reason I bought it- toremove stumps, as shown on Paumco's web site, it has not been at all useful so far. I think the problemis that my B2320 is too light to drive it down hard enough to cut through the roots. This spring I'm going to try againafter really putting anedge on it. On the website, they showed it in use gy a skid steer and a much larger tractor, so before I bought it, I emailed the company, and the prez emailed back that it would be great for use on a small tractor like mine, and they hadsold lots toguys like me...

As for the bucket solutions clone, the weight difference is likely added by the bucket and fork clamps, where on mine the chainand load binder pobaboy add a good 30-40lb. And at 3X the price, I prefer the chain on design.
FWIW
Thomas

 

[dustinfox]

Don't worry about what somebody else thinks. Do what you want and enjoy the positive comments/replies and ignore those who are looking for a fight or just feel that its their job to insult you.

Eddie

Thank you Eddie. I joined the forum when I started looking for my first tracktor six months ago. For the most part, everyone has been very helpful and tolerant of my complete ignorance on the subject. Thanks to all those folks I have learned so much (One of my first questions was "what does FEL mean?" LOL) I also made some mistakes in posting etiquette, which everyone was very tolerant of, but I learned from those mistakes (I apparently still have more to learn). I guess I should think of these forums like driving into a strange city. Most folks will be tolerant, realizing that you don't know your way around. But there will always be a few who are ready to blast their horns and curse at you for not "going with the flow."

 

[dustinfox]

The last two posts are the most knowledgable in this thread!!

About the actual product, are you looking to put it on a bucket? Stuff like that always scares me of bending my bucket. If I were you, whenever I needed to dig something up, I'd rent a mini ex. A lot less strenuous and a lot faster:thumbsup:

I was actually thinking of putting it on the end of my pallet forks. I agree about renting the excavator for heavy digging. I've actually been able to do quite a bit of light work with my bucket and a tooth bar, but every now and then I come across a small boulder, poking out from somewhere, and find myself wishing the bucket were about 12" wide. Originally, I was looking at stump buckets for $600 + but then I saw this and thought it might be worth a try. As Thomas said though, it is a niche product and would probably spend more time in the shed than on my tractor.