What attachment to buy next that’s most beneficial?

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

So unfortunately I don’t have the money for all the attachments I want so I need to sort the most useful, figured I would buy one a year till I have a good line up of attachments.

Tractor: Mahindra 5555 (55hp 8,000lb 4x4)

Attachments: Bush Hog BH17 (7ft rotary cutter), EA 78 extreme duty box blade, 6ft 3pt Ford rear blade (scrape blade), pallet forks (don’t like design or fork length), and bucket.

Property is 3 acres of cleared land I raise cattle on and feed round bales. I do custom bush hogging, driveway maintenance and chores on family & friends lands. 32 acre hunting property etc.

This year im leaning towards buying a wicked toothbar for the bucket, bucket tamers for snow removal (instead of rear blade) and severe duty 7ft landscape rake (tired of picking up sticks in the pasture and fence line), also picturing rake to replace what I use the scrape blade for.



I don’t like the design of the pallet forks that came with current tractor I have, I also want longer tines/forks 48”. I came really close to selling these and buying a design I like better but instead will prob buy an attachment I could use more.

I will need a post hole digger next spring but will only be digging less than 10 holes so I’ll prob rent one.

What’s your go to attachment? What attachment not on my list you couldn’t live without? Maybe I’ll have more use for it than a rake. Pasture maintenance attachments?

 

[shooterdon]

Not to sure you will be happy trying to rake sticks with the rake. But maybe I don't know who to use one property. For sticks I think a pine needle rake might be better but that is a one trick pony and I do not have enough sticks to justify it.

I use a rake for driveway maintenance and to rough up areas I want to over seed.

 

[Industrial Toys]

For the money, a landscape rake really is hard to beat for versatility. Might suggest one with trailing wheels. Better for grading.

 

[Rustyiron]

How big are these "sticks"? Sounds like your not making hay so why don't you pick up the big one's and just bush hog the rest? Even with a landscape rake you'll break them up and maybe make them into a pile- that you still need to pick up. Can't see you being able dragging them very far without screwing up your pasture.
I've been somewhat absent here for a while (for no particular reason) and John the last thing I remember reading of yours was you selling your Deere and getting your financial act together. Cheers and respect to you for that brother. Personally imho, a rake has very limited purpose other than "touching up" a dirt road. You sound like you've gotten things under control and :thumbsup: for realizing that renting a phd made much more sense than buying for a handful of holes. Rent, borrow a rake and see if it does what you want, I'd be surprised. Some jobs are best done the old fashioned way, manually.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I designed and built this rake for my little steiner, for that express purpose. If I fell a tree on a lawn, I can gather up the branches. Then push them into another bucket. The tines are floating on bushings on a rod to make the teeth less agressive on uneven (when isn't it) ground. Can also be arrested to be more agressive.

 

[Rebeldad1]

my rake is my goto attachment. mostly road maintenance and cleanup. hardly use my ratchet rake tooth bar for the front bucket., tough to get rid of as well. box blade went away a couple years ago. hardly use a post hole digger but still keep it around. got rid of the brush cutter and replaced with a flail mower. excavator with bucket assortment,rake for everything else.

 

[Rustyiron]

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I designed and built this rake for my little steiner, for that express purpose. If I fell a tree on a lawn, I can gather up the branches. Then push them into another bucket. The tines are floating on bushings on a rod to make the teeth less agressive on uneven (when isn't it) ground. Can also be arrested to be more agressive.

Now that's a horse of a different color :thumbsup: Good idea.

 

[RalphVa]

My main attachments are the bush hog during growing season and chipper/shredder for fall/winter. Used to use the shredder for about 100 bags of leaves collected every fall. That source has dried up. Still have plenty of tree limbs and stuff to do in cool season.

Use a back blade to aid the FEL for snow removal.

Used to use a carryall with surround to make like a little pen on it for hauling mulch down to the big garden. Had to give up that garden and hardly ever use the carryall now.

Ralph

 

[jeff9366]

Re: What attachment to buy next that痴 most beneficial?

I don't have money for all the attachments I want. Figure I will buy one a year till I have a good line up of attachments.

Tractor: Mahindra 5555 (55hp 8,000lb 4x4)

Property is 3 acres of cleared land I raise cattle on and feed round bales. I do custom bush hogging, driveway maintenance and chores on family & friends lands.

This year im leaning towards buying a wicked toothbar for the bucket, bucket tamers for snow removal (instead of rear blade) and severe duty 7ft landscape rake (tired of picking up sticks in the pasture and fence line.

What is your go to attachment? What attachment not on my list you could not live without?

Your tractor is the ideal weight to utilize a $400 clamp on Bucket Spade. A toothbar is not very useful for digging on a wide bucket.

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Consider a $400 Ratchet Rake bucket attachment for tearing out brush during your commercial mowing jobs. I almost always have Ratchet Rake attachment on my bucket when mowing Florida jungle. It is much easier to mulch vegetation with a Rotary Cutter when vegetation is flat on the ground.

Ratchet Rake may serve for corralling sticks on three acres. Good for minor grading.

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VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tractor+Ratchet+Rake

 

[johncanfield]

A toothbar is quite useful for digging with the loader, it's why all excavator digging buckets have teeth . I have a rear blade but it's my least used implement here in Central Texas.

 

[duffer]

Based on the implements you already have, my vote would be for the 7-8' landscape rake. But I would suggest you get one that can spin 360° so you can reverse it at an angle and actually plow snow with it, as well as rake up branches, roots, and redistribute gravel or dirt on your driveway or trails. I use mine a bunch. I have a ¼ mile gravel road to maintain, plus a 600' driveway to the house. I'll take the rake over a box blade any day.

Just my 2¢

 

[BRMyers]

You asked what is my go to attachment?



My EA 55" Wicked Root Grapple is my most used attachment. I have a toothbar added onto my bucket, which is nice and makes digging in hard dirt easier. Based on my experience with my grapple and our needs, I wish I hadn't waited to by the grapple. The grapple acts like that extra strong arm that you wish you had. It has done everything from tear down buildings to move equipment to rip out brush.





So far me, the grapple is my go to attachment.

 

[Industrial Toys]

What were you trying to get out of the shed? lol

 

[johncanfield]

...... I'll take the rake over a box blade any day.

A rake is a one trick pony (I had one), the box blade is the go-to implement for doing anything with soil, dirt gravel, etc. For grooming driveways go for a land plane.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

How big are these "sticks"? Sounds like your not making hay so why don't you pick up the big one's and just bush hog the rest? Even with a landscape rake you'll break them up and maybe make them into a pile- that you still need to pick up. Can't see you being able dragging them very far without screwing up your pasture.
I've been somewhat absent here for a while (for no particular reason) and John the last thing I remember reading of yours was you selling your Deere and getting your financial act together. Cheers and respect to you for that brother. Personally imho, a rake has very limited purpose other than "touching up" a dirt road. You sound like you've gotten things under control and :thumbsup: for realizing that renting a phd made much more sense than buying for a handful of holes. Rent, borrow a rake and see if it does what you want, I'd be surprised. Some jobs are best done the old fashioned way, manually.

Thanks. I did get the finances in order, took about 19 months to be completely debt free besides the house.

Not having a loader tractor was driving me nuts so I bought another one and sold the Ford 960 I was using. The Mahindra is the only thing I owe on now and will be aggressive on paying it off. I really like the Mahindra so far, I figure I’ll have it paid off in two years or less.

I thought a landscape rake would be more useful, maybe even replace my rear blade but now I’m not so sure based off these responses lol. I was picturing clearing sticks from my pasture, clearing trails where I hunt etc. maybe I’ll hold off on the rake. The toothbar I pictured ripping out saplings, scrubs and aiding digging.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Re: What attachment to buy next thatç—´ most beneficial?

Your tractor is the ideal weight to utilize a clamp on Bucket Spade. A toothbar is not very useful for digging on a wide bucket.

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Consider a Ratchet Rake bucket attachment for tearing out brush during your commercial mowing jobs. I almost always have Ratchet Rake attachment on my bucket when mowing Florida jungle. It is much easier to mulch vegetation with a Rotary Cutter when vegetation is flat on the ground.

Ratchet Rake may serve for corralling sticks on three acres. Good for minor grading.

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Thanks, I’ll read up on those and see if they are more useful than what I had in mind. The spade is new to me, the ratchet rake i have seen but forgot about. I’ll have to read up more on them. I remember doing a little research a year or two ago about the ratchet rake vs piranha tooth bar, for what I do leaned to the piranha which is why I was interested in the wicked tooth bar.

The spade on my forks may be pretty useful concept.

 

[Rustyiron]

In my experience sticks get caught up in the tines, well at least roots sure do and then it doesn't grade evenly as the tines don't contact the ground evenly. Then in your wood's trails, unless the full width sits flat on the ground, your going to leave or miss "stuff". See if a local rental center has one and give it a try, if it works it can be a "cheap date" in terms of tractor implements. I have other better options (now) but my old 3pt. rake hasn't seen the tractor in years. The last time I used it was pulling all the leaves out of the edges of my long drive in the fall. They get mixed in with the gravel and give me crappy results in the springtime dressing up the drive. (leaves bunched up in the gravel)

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

In my experience sticks get caught up in the tines, well at least roots sure do and then it doesn't grade evenly as the tines don't contact the ground evenly. Then in your wood's trails, unless the full width sits flat on the ground, your going to leave or miss "stuff". See if a local rental center has one and give it a try, if it works it can be a "cheap date" in terms of tractor implements. I have other better options (now) but my old 3pt. rake hasn't seen the tractor in years. The last time I used it was pulling all the leaves out of the edges of my long drive in the fall. They get mixed in with the gravel and give me crappy results in the springtime dressing up the drive. (leaves bunched up in the gravel)

Maybe I’ll find one to rent first, the rake I had in mind is $1250 plus the $350 gauge wheels. Would be an awful expensive mistake if it wasn’t as handy as I think it would be. I bought my BB new and have been really happy with it.

What’s your opinion on a tooth bar for the bucket?

 

[Industrial Toys]

That kind of stuff I would never buy new! You can see what you are getting, not like it has an engine or anything. Buy, it new and it's worth about half that when you get it home. Buy it used for half, use it and take care of it for ten years, and sell it for what you paid for it. And have enough money for another toy!

 

[Rustyiron]

Does your 5555 have ssqa? Are you a fan of auctions?
If yes, yes, you may luck out and find a SS tooth bucket and have real teeth that you don't have to mess with for the same money. I like teeth on my buckets, but there are times that a smoth bucket is what your need. A tractor ago I added a SS tooth bar to my JD bucket because of JD's "proprietary" loader mount. It did what I wanted but was a 1/2 hr job to get it off and put tools and the bar away - somewhere. There weren't these piranah type tb's yet and my experience was equipment with traditional replaceable pin on teeth, like on a track loader or excavator so I won't judge that type. They seem to be popular and might just be right for all around chores, for dirt work and grubbing out rocks and roots, give me real teeth!:thumbsup: