Most useful implements?

[RjCorazza]

IMO...unless you are talking about actual farming (plowing, seeding, cultivating etc...) or mowing, haying etc...the amount of acreage one has...has nothing to do with what constitutes what is USEFUL...especially when it comes to having a loader...
...even if you only have a 1/2 acre lot with a small kitchen garden...if you use a wheelbarrow...a loader can be a godsend...
I see 3ph dirt scoops on CL all the time for $200 or less...

I got a lot of use out of my 3 point scoop behind a Kubota B8200 2wd! I suspect the reason scoops come up on CL all the time is because guys like me upgrade to a FEL, and never look back.
I know the op is specifically asking about 3 point implements, but it's hard not to recommend a loader.

Given the price of a 3pt scoop, I would certainly consider one if a loader is not under consideration. The boom pole mentioned was the one implement I practically never used with my B8200. They turn small tractors into teeter-totters real quick.

The implements I used frequently with my B8200 were:
RFM 6'
Rear blade (snow)
Rake (gravel drive)
Small box blade (leveling field)
Post hole auger (installed fence 20 years ago, due again)

 

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I got a lot of use out of my 3 point scoop behind a Kubota B8200 2wd! I suspect the reason scoops come up on CL all the time is because guys like me upgrade to a FEL, and never look back.
I know the op is specifically asking about 3 point implements, but it's hard not to recommend a loader.

Given the price of a 3pt scoop, I would certainly consider one if a loader is not under consideration. The boom pole mentioned was the one implement I practically never used with my B8200. They turn small tractors into teeter-totters real quick.

The implements I used frequently with my B8200 were:
RFM 6'
Rear blade (snow)
Rake (gravel drive)
Small box blade (leveling field)
Post hole auger (installed fence 20 years ago, due again)

Even though I do have a loader with a thumb grapple I do still use my boom pole a lot...I put a hitch ball on it and pull my trailer using it...can drop the trailer and can use the boom pole or the loader to load the trailer...I fill the bucket with gravel for front b_allast when lifting heavier loads with the boom pole... also use the boom pole for skidding logs with some chain holds welded down close the the hitch...one of the biggest advantages of using the boom pole over the loader for lifting loads is working without a spotter (ground man) I can actually see what I'm doing...working in the blind with the loader sucks...

Log tongs on the boom pole work like a champ and no fussing with chains etc...

 

[CoyPatton]

Even though I do have a loader with a thumb grapple I do still use my boom pole a lot...I put a hitch ball on it and pull my trailer using it...can drop the trailer and can use the boom pole or the loader to load the trailer...I fill the bucket with gravel for front b_allast when lifting heavier loads with the boom pole... also use the boom pole for skidding logs with some chain holds welded down close the the hitch...one of the biggest advantages of using the boom pole over the loader for lifting loads is working without a spotter (ground man) I can actually see what I'm doing...working in the blind with the loader sucks...

Log tongs on the boom pole work like a champ and no fussing with chains etc...

Boom poles are great items, however, common sense related to tractors mandates front counter balance weight. Rear ballast is a frequent topic with FEL’s. But front ballast is critical when no FEL is present with many implements.

 

[i7win7]

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[mwemaxxowner]

IMO "most useful" means whatever saves the most manual labor or exertion...

Absolutely! And I wouldn't necessarily be the same for everybody, hence this thread. I'm wondering what has wound up being really useful to you guys individually, even if it doesn't apply to me. I still might glean some ideas!

I have used a box scrape, but not a grader blade. I've been imagining if I had the box scrape I might be able to do most everything with it, and not get a blade. You guys agree? I think most of what I've mentioned I would probably find use for for years to come.

I also agree wholeheartedly to search out implements as I find that I have a need for them.

As to a FEL, unless I stumble upon a deal on a used one that works with this tractor (except I have no idea how to figure out if it would) I think I'd be better suited to financing a new small tractor with a FEL vs buying a new FEL just for this tractor.

I could see myself in a few years doing that. I've looked at the Kubota BX series and I think even the 16 hp would do fine for me. Looks like 200 bucks a month or less would get me a tractor. Maybe when I pay my truck off in a few years.

I do think adding hydraulics would be worthwhile. Since I started kicking around the idea of adding a FEL, or at least learning what it would require, I've been reading a little here and there about adding remote hookups in the rear as well as how to power a FEL.

I think most of the things I'm thinking about having would be relatively cheap. Especially used. For example, the subsoiler or middle buster. I might not use them often but they don't take up much space, and they wouldn't cost a great deal. I could buy them cheaper than renting some other machinery for a day or two.

For trimming the trees and when I need to remove one, I have a 6x10 tilting trailer with sides that's really nice to use. I'll definitely want a 3ph trailer ball for it. I also wonder if it will move my camper ~ 800 lbs of tongue weight. Probably less not packed up to camp. It's awfully tight backing it in where I park it with my truck.

 

[mwemaxxowner]

Have any of you seen/used one of these? When I search for 3ph scissor lifts I don't find much. Can't find many videos of it in use either.

3PT Scissor Lift

As far as front ballast, I do have suitcase weights on the front. For whatever that's worth. I would consider having the tires filled with antifreeze if I ever started seeing a need.

My dad used to mow 3 acres with it and a Woods finish mower, but I have a zero turn and no desire to mow it with the tractor. However if I had a lot of open land that would be at the top of the list!

I've never used a boom pole. I'm picturing it being nice occasionally helping load or unload certain items into the truck. Maybe not? Use a test lift first, obviously, to see if the front end stays planted.

I love the idea of a grapple on the rear for forks. I could see that being very useful when I have to do a lot of trimming. Is that anything that's available already built?

I'm not much of a fabricator, I can weld a little, but my dad has a nice welder and is a decent fabricator.

 

[pmsmechanic]

On the scissor lift. From what I understand off of the website is that it goes in between the tractor and say a set of pallet forks. What it does is use mechanical advantage to double more or less the lift in height that your three point hitch is capable of with out the scissor lift in between. The weight capacity would probably be reduced.

 

[mwemaxxowner]

Yes, that's how it works. I understand that. Lol

Any of you used one? Does it work well, or is it gimmicky?

 

[mwemaxxowner]

I've decided to start a small garden. I borrowed a tiller from my uncle, and HOLY COW that is an awesome attachment! Might have to pick one up some day! Unfortunately they're expensive . My plan was to just tear it up with a middle buster and use my walk behind cultivator to till and mix it up, but this made quick work of it from start to finish, did a much better job, and was EASY!

 

[MossyDell]

I did not buy a loader with my JD970 and then also balked at spending $4,000 to put one on. I was doing a lot of farming at the time and could have used a loader. But I got by okay with rear implements.

My indispensable implement was a nice box blade. 5' Bush Hog brand, 500 lbs. I never saw the need for a rear blade with it. Great on dirt and vital for our long gravel driveway and wide gravel farmyard. Could have used a blade for snow removal, but I used the box blade as a snow pusher. It worked great, though it was all reverse work.

A boom pole, which was very cheap, was surprisingly useful for lifting and carrying. And rear forks for moving round bales, complete with a small spear, were great for moving other stuff. Throw a piece of plywood on or build a proper carryall.