Implements you regret buying

[628pm]

Same for me on the tiller. I bought one when I retired, thought I would plant a garden. Didn't happen, but the neighbors sure liked it. Ended up selling it. Neighbors wondered why I would get rid of something so useful. I just tell them I needed the space in my garage. There are some small projects I could use one on, but I get by fine.

 

[/pine]

For the most part it sounds like a lot of the blame lies in the implements...
I don't have any regrets...I don't use the sickle bar much (too big and heavy for my tractor) but if I hadn't bought that one I would have another...just to see...

for starters, any type of grading etc. attachment is going to be easier to learn to use with hydraulic top and tilt...T&T greatly mellows the learning curve...

Not sure how it's done with other types of ground base...but in the SE if you don't have some type of ripper/scarifiers...you will never get rid of pot holes by just filling them...

IMO having a tractor with T&T and a box blade is like being a man that can catch flies with chop sticks..."he can do anything"...granted it takes experience but you should be able to learn something every time you mess something up and reverse the action etc...

I completely understand how an operator without T&T...would consider a box blade no better than a boat anchor though...

A landscape rake...with T&T no wheels needed (unless you're really lazy)...yeah they suck using them to do actual "landscaping"...but on a well based and established gravel road a good one is all that is needed for general maintenance and grooming...and extremely easy to master the art of using...

If you have an implement you don't use...why not sell it and give them a deal...it's good Karma...!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I used my cultivator very little, and have not used it in yrs. My tiller gets used once a year, but it's worth having.

 

[milkman]

Kubota bagger for my BX2200, used it three times works really well, but found a ZD21 at a good price, haven't picked up leaves since.

 

[ultrarunner]

PTO post hole digger with down pressure...

My ground is just too hard

 

[longjohn79]

I'm looking for a field cultivator if anyone has one and doesn't like it

 

[Msamt]

Great thread...
So far my northern tool quick hitch has only sat in the shed - won't fit the finish mower or counterweight barrel, and I rarely use my back blade which I never use lately.
Matter of fact, I haven't used my back blade since my summer project year before last, seems like overkill for my little driveway in the winter too.

Maybe it's time to sell em? Anyone looking for a quick hitch or a 84" heavy duty back blade?

 

[longjohn79]

Wish I was closer, I would be interested. What brand are your rear tires? I like that pattern.

 

[boggen]

sickle mower, just to heavy to deal with for the old allis chalmers CA tractor.
tine rake, to small, loads up to quick, just a pain to use. ended up turning it into a moss remover for lake.

on other side of things...
2 bottom plow, disc, post hole digger, finishing mower, pull behind sprayer, drag harrow, draw bar, custom made draw bar for when finishing mower bracket is installed, lawn roller, rotary mower, weights. while i may not use some of them for a few years at a time. when it comes time to use them. i can not live without them. and most likely already paid for themselves in just labor alone, pain meds, etc...

 

[Oldoak]

Can't say I regret purchasing any of the implements that I bought over the years. Whether I use them frequently or on a very limited basis, I know I have them when I need them. I do regret not buying some of them sooner than I did.