What have you done to your Branson today?

[vern748]

Very recently ( 8hr on it now) got a 2505H Branson with a FEL and BH. Love this little tractor. Great size and does everything well...for what I need. It came in handy a few day after I got it. My other tractors do not have a BH, and I would have been so screwed.
The power to my well house went out and I needed to retrench the wires. The 2505 did the digging in a few hours. Would have been quicker, but I was learning to use the BH on the job.

 

[K5lwq]

Nice job Vern and congratulations on the new tractor! Looks nice in the barn backed up by those Yanmars.

 

[LouNY]

Had an easy job this morning for her, my barrel of coal ash was getting full, so dumped them in the bucket and spread them on the driveway.
Also got a couple of pictures for the self leveling loader thread.

barrel was about full;

didn't make much in the bucket;

My self leveling bucket at full curl;

and at full dump;

 

[tacticalturnip]

That sure is a big machine!

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Used mine to move a tote full of firewood yesterday.

Sure is handy to have the pallet fork attachment, which enables me to have my own "forklift" on call whenever I need it.

 

[JM7500]

Yesterday I installed a hydraulic top link on my 4820R. With all the rain and snow lately, everything is a sloppy mess and I can't do much with the tractor. At least the chainsaws run and trees get cut but will wait to move to the burn pile.

 

[MadGunner]

Driving the Branson 5520Ch around the property and mowing some grass. Deferred mowing. I avoid cutting the grass during spring and summer on the back field, allowing wildlife to prosper. Mow it down in winter, limiting tall plants from invading savannah. A few years in to turning this neglected field of Mesquite and Bermuda into native grasses (Buffalo, Blue Grama, Side Oats, etc.). Keeps taxes low, good for the land, and good for hunting.

Bought this Branson when the 5520 was first released. Range selector on the new 4-speed stuck within a few months, but the dealer fixed that as a warranty item. Haven't had any issues since. Love the tractor. LED lights are a mod, and have cameras to mount in the future.

Dealer is up near Waco. Epperson. Family-owned. Great folks!

 

[ericm979]

How do you like the self-levelling loader?

 

[MadGunner]

I'm a big fan of self-leveling loaders... The BL200 SL is definitely worth the extra cost (approx ~$1K) when buying bundled with the tractor. No worries when lifting anything using bucket, forks, grapple, etc. Without self-leveling, wrist work on the joystick keeps your load from spilling, but not all tractors allow curling and lifting concurrently, making the action a bit less smooth. Self-leveling is a mechanical feature, no electronics, can't fail unless something on the loader breaks, and then you've got bigger problems. I'm not in a tractor everyday, so any cheats are welcome to keep me from making an error.

I don't think dealers do enough to get these into the market. Customers don't ask for it, but many customers looking at compact tractors don't know to ask.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Nice machine; I do wish my dealer could get something resembling an inventory. They never seem to have any Branson's or X.1 McCormick's in stock; what they do get in is the large Italian made machines. Such is life I suppose.

 

[ptsg]

I'm a big fan of self-leveling loaders... The BL200 SL is definitely worth the extra cost (approx ~$1K) when buying bundled with the tractor. No worries when lifting anything using bucket, forks, grapple, etc. Without self-leveling, wrist work on the joystick keeps your load from spilling, but not all tractors allow curling and lifting concurrently, making the action a bit less smooth. Self-leveling is a mechanical feature, no electronics, can't fail unless something on the loader breaks, and then you've got bigger problems. I'm not in a tractor everyday, so any cheats are welcome to keep me from making an error.

I don't think dealers do enough to get these into the market. Customers don't ask for it, but many customers looking at compact tractors don't know to ask.

I don't think the most of the costumers are aware or understand the self leveling loaders and the benefit they have. For the most part, it takes the two function need out of the question.

Branson only started offering actual Branson loaders in Europe in the last year or so, and all of them are self leveling, even starting on the 00 series.

 

[Boswell]

Last Spring I was burning some very large brush piles. I was using my pallet forks to re-stack limbs and small tree trunks as the center of the piles burned out. The factory grill guard while being a stout unit has some rather large holes in it. I took a large spruce limb directly to the steel chin just under the plastic grill. The damage was too severe to make a proper repair and get the hood to properly seal against the lower bulb seal just in front of the battery. The replacement piece was $100 by the time it arrived at my door.
So rather than have a repeat this spring when the burning begins I decided to fill in the grill guard buy welding a couple of pieces of perforated steel to hopefully prevent this from happening again.

 

[JonnyRed]

Last Spring I was burning some very large brush piles. I was using my pallet forks to re-stack limbs and small tree trunks as the center of the piles burned out. The factory grill guard while being a stout unit has some rather large holes in it. I took a large spruce limb directly to the steel chin just under the plastic grill. The damage was too severe to make a proper repair and get the hood to properly seal against the lower bulb seal just in front of the battery. The replacement piece was $100 by the time it arrived at my door.
So rather than have a repeat this spring when the burning begins I decided to fill in the grill guard buy welding a couple of pieces of perforated steel to hopefully prevent this from happening again.

Been there myself.....

 

[MadGunner]

What is the best red paint to match the Branson metal components? What red was used for the brush guard mod?

 

[Boswell]

What is the best red paint to match the Branson metal components? What red was used for the brush guard mod?

There is another thread pertaining to this topic. I grabbed a rattle can of "safety red" while at my local hardware store. It turned out to be a tad darker than the Branson red. Next time I am there I will grab a shade lighter and give that a try.

 

[Branson Bob]

Trenched for the rainwater irrigation circuit. About 90 minutes on the backhoe.

 

[ptsg]

Bought and mounted a LED magnetic beacon and SMV sign the other day. Just had to fabricate a support and machine a stub for the support to mount on.

Made the support removable otherwise so it doesn't get destroyed when working near trees. Also added a 12v socket near the left rear light, close to the beacon and there was an ignition On wire already there from factory waiting for it.

Let's try this Gif thingy and see if it works.

 

[K5lwq]

Very nice install! You always do great work my friend!

 

[Torvy]

Good job! (on the install and the post!)

I would probably start having seizures if I had to see a flashing light all day. I should rarely need to go on a road and property is on a lightly traveled county road...

 

[ptsg]

Very nice install! You always do great work my friend!

Thanks my friend!

Good job! (on the install and the post!)

I would probably start having seizures if I had to see a flashing light all day. I should rarely need to go on a road and property is on a lightly traveled county road...

Thanks! Yes, you're absolutely right about the flashing. I felt the same way. The beacon has three flashing modes and I did change to the rotational pattern right after the pictures, it's much easier on the eyes as it doesn't light up all the LEDs at the same time.