Recent content by Pleease

I just about “LOLed” at your cash-cavation post, but couldn’t find a “funny” reaction option here…

“Launchable nuts”, lol

Good to know - thanks… I’m definitely not looking for a hassle!

I have a Kubota BX at our lake cabin, which has some steep hills. Side hill cutting is out of the question, but vertically it’s great - will climb about anything in 4wd low… so it works well as long as you work within its limitations. You’re right though… suicidal taking a hill horizontally.

Did that backhoe work well? I have a BX1880 and don’t think I actually need a bh, but it’s something to think about, depending on what comes up now that I’m retired.

I have 3 Echo products - a 20+ year old chainsaw, a 21 year old weedeater and a 5 year old weedeater - and you’re right… they’re all “Hondas”. They virtually always start, they rarely break and I don’t have to pamper them. I don’t use the chainsaw much, but it can sit there for a year but will...

There are no doubt good tractors made by others, but if you decide to make a change "down the road" you can always sell a K or a JD because everyone is familiar with them, and parts should be available for a long time.

Someone might've mentioned this - I didn't check all the comments - but a tooth bar is incredibly helpful for digging and clearing land. I haven't had blackberry plants to deal with, but my Kubota BX1880 (their smallest-horsepower model) is a brush-clearing savage with the BXpanded Piranha...

Some good points. Every increment farther out from the fulcrum (if that's the right term) reduces lift capacity, including, of course, the distance the SSQA pushes it out. So far I've only had the loader bucket on my Kubota BX, but do take that off frequently to mow without taking the whole...

OK, so you can convert to SSQA - that's good. I'm sure the JD-branded implements are fine, but generally better to have a broad range of choices, i.e. let competition among the implement manufacturers work for you.

I have the smallest Kubota - a BX1880 (the BX 80 series models all have the same frame) - and am 5'11, 220, and I have plenty of room.

Do John Deere tractors generally require "proprietary" attachments/implements, or can they accept generically-designed attachments? Or maybe it varies by JD model, etc. That's my understanding based on comments over the years, but it seems unlikely. For reference, my total tractor experience...

"Lawnmower and nothing else" is a little harsh, lol. I cut a flat spot for a 16x24 shed out of a hillside made of clay & rock with a Kubota BX1880. It wasn't fast, but totally up to the task. That said, if I had several acres to maintain I'd probably move to a B or an L for speed & capacity...

Congrats - looking forward to an update or two on how it's going, if you don't mind!

I have the very smallest-HP Kubota BX subcompact - 18hp - and while it's terrific for my use - mowing an acre or so on a pretty steep hill (lake property) and occasional excavating - I'd likely go bigger if I had 15 acres to maintain, depending some on the specifics. Even at 18hp my BX is...