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That's a good point. Thank you.

When in clay, y'all are using the fish tail style point? I believe those are less likely to cause the bit to suck itself down.

That page is a big help! I also found this. It's a PDF file by pengo with descriptions on bits, tips, and what they're intended for. I'm not sure if my big takes Pengo parts or not, but either way I can look through to see what certain designs are intended to do, and use that to help me find...

Yep. I run a skid steer mounted auger at work and it's definitely the cat's meow. I don't have access to that for personal use and side jobs though. I think the down pressure kit is a tremendous help when you're trying to bore into hard ground. I don't love the idea of trying to hang off...

How do you accomplish that and still operate the 3ph controls?

Hey y'all. I recently acquired a nearly new Bush Hog post hole digger for compact tractors. I work for a concrete and grading company, and an old customer called us to come auger in some post holes for her fence with our skid steer. I got there, and realized that she had a BX tractor just like...

I present them on my phone screen at the register.

Actually I was shopping for a trailer. The local Kubota dealership is a dealer for Hudson Brother's trailers. They are a local manufacturer known for good trailers. I was on their website, and they had ads all over the place for BX tractors at 0%. One thing led to another and I have a trailer...

I've really wanted a tiller, but I've continued to hesitate to spend the $2000 on one, and I never see any used ones for sale. I happened across a 5' disc harrow for $300 on Marketplace, so I decided to try it. I wasn't sure about my BX's ability to lift one, or whether I'd be at all satisfied...

New EA **** for my lawnmower. I like this box blade very much.

Just ordered a Landshark box blade!

Nice! I moved all the stumps into this pile with my BX and a grapple. It has surprised me.

230 hours on her now. Very much so enjoying having this tractor! I use my box blade, rake, and grapple quite a bit.

It is not an option (for some weird reason??) But if you wish to pay Via PayPal, call or email and they can send you an invoice. This is how I paid and used PayPal Credit.

This is about 3 days' worth of seat time on my BX 1880 with my new Wicked Grapple. I finished it up today. This is when I left the site today. Before photos: I'm extremely pleased with both my lawnmower and my new grapple! I'm able to do more than I anticipated. The root...

I have the wicked 48 on my Kubota BX.

I haven't used a rock bucket but I want one very much. I have a root rake styled grapple and I can say that for clearing land, raking the ground, and doing a little dirt work at the same time the root rake style is a fantastic tool!

I've been using the bajeezus out of my grapple. It's already paid for itself. Both the raking and grappling functions are incredibly useful. Worked on cleaning up an old brush pile half a day this past weekend and got a lot done.

But if I'm a single mom who wants to build my own diy shelf or whatever, I'm better off to just buy the lumber vs invest in my own sawmill. [emoji1751] Are y'all really so close-minded that you can't step outside your own box and see that what works for you isn't always the best for the other...

To be fair, a 2x4x2 is still one 2x4. [emoji846] Also the same reason we continue to spend $5/gal for fuel, and all other obscene prices right now, vs going off the grid and being totally self sufficient. Back when 4x4x8 posts were $15 or $20 each, it was still easier, cheaper, and more cost...

Lots of folks without power tools or a know how to use them. Generally it's a small DIY project where the cost doesn't matter that much for a piece or two. Once Lowe's asked us to manufacture and ship that it has continued to sell pretty steadily.

I moved a lite brush to a better location the first day I had my grapple. The town decided about 6 months ago to quit picking it up without telling us because they've become shorthanded. I moved it to a less important part of the property. Made quick work of it and gave me some good practice...

They will cut some things in store, but we pre cut and package those 2x4 blocks, the 2x2 squares of plywood, stair stringers, etc. and ship it to them that way (for Lowe's).

Sells like hotcakes, actually.

I work for the company that receives, treats, and ships the lumber to Lowe's. We used to get a little bit of domestic fencing (dog eared pickets) but it was much more expensive, and most of the mills didn't like supplying it to us and eventually quit producing it. The stuff we get on the...

I know I know, dump trailer. But I haul lumber and vehicles and other miscellaneous things too. It's a whole lot easier to haul a truck, or load a bundle of lumber, on a trailer like this. Not to mention getting the lumber back off. I made the deck to go with a flat bed trailer but build side...

For me, the other option is just don't get one, so the wait is what it is. One of the drawbacks, of course, of my small tractor is I sort of have to stick to things purpose made for it so they are light but still strong. The only real other option is Land Pride and last few things I checked on...

I was asked to post a new thread with photos, so here goes! I have a BX 1880 with 150 hours on it now. I recently received my pin on Wicked 48 for my tractor, and I have an AI2 quick attach for it. First Nom Nomming other attachments seems handy. Today's spoils

It is pin on. I have the AI2 quick attach.

Ordered March 3. Stoked!

The loader mounted plane, drag, whatever you wanna call it worked beautifully. Roughing in. Wish I would have taken more photos before I started. What I found was that if I set the loader in float, and back drag, I could control what it does with my tilt. Tilt back so the edge near the...

Answered in post #8. Really wound up being quite simple. Had nothing to do with any pins being located in the wrong place, no geometry problems, just no stops on the fork frame (which is an incredible oversight by Redline, IMO). Involving the dealer would have been stupid, as there was nothing...

I haven't used one with the tines on it. I'd like to try that too. I've wondered if it can be useful for "raking" debris out of the dirt. Stuff you find on sites like these.

I guess think more like land plane than chain drag. At any rate, when I tested this with the cattle gate the way @Xfaxman did it worked really well for me. I can put the loader in float and drag with it. I can push or pull if I need to, and I can manipulate what it does with the tilt function...

I forgot to update. I did try this and it did work very well. I sort of temporarily set it up with straps. I found out that it works, but I'll need a heavier duty gate for sure if I plan to use one like this often. I was going to modify it with some hoops to slip my fork tines through, or some...

I need to update this, it did wind up being that there are no stops on the fork frame like I said. My solution for a little while was just to not tilt that far forward. Eventually I bought the pin on quick attach from AI2. It's built properly with stops so it totally fixes the problem.

While we're at it ([emoji23]) I hope to set the trailer up with a manual pump, and have the option to dump pumping it manually or tie into the tractor and dump more easily with the tractor hydraulics. I figure for this all I need to do is have couplers between the manual pump and the cylinder...

Thank y'all very much. One set of my rear remotes has been completely unused thus far (other set is for my HTL). The only real plan I have for it is a yard dump trailer, so I don't see a problem with setting it up that way to do it "properly". I may or may not get a tilt cylinder some day, but...

Yessir, the goal is to run a small dump trailer in the yard. Thanks! Stupid question...when it comes to routing "to the tank". On a tractor like this, does that mean getting creative and tapping into the hydraulic fill cap or something, or is there a way I don't know about to tap back into the...

I have a BX1880 that I ordered with rear remotes. It has 2 pairs of factory remote valves. I am curious if it would be possible to run a single acting cylinder off of these, or one of these, and how I would go about plumbing that. Many thanks!

I suspect most would have just replaced the valve, but I don't know. Fixed is fixed as far as I'm concerned, but I'm sure disassembling this one and fixing it saved me some time waiting on parts to ship!

So, like I said they isolated the problem to the control valve for the 3ph. My dealer told me he had a hard time swallowing $700+ for a new valve without knowing WHY that one wasn't working properly. He disassembled it (the fella I'm speaking of is the one who owns the dealership. He tore my...

I found that agri-supply carries Caroni tillers, and they have several options in the 32-48" range, and some of those can be offset. They come in at the same price range ($1500 ish) but they are usually in stock. So no shipping, take home right away, and I can lay eyes and hands on it before...

At first he thought something was plumbed wrong with the remote valves,but they have eliminated all that, back to just the original and OEM 3 point hitch, and he says it's still present. He's isolated it to the control valve for the 3ph. He says he doesn't understand why, but it appears that's...

My inside track club price was $170, but I got 10% off for my first purchase with the HFT credit card and it came out to $152.99. The HFT card gives 10% off the first purchase, which I opened just for getting this generator a little while back. I get the option for 12 month interest free...

I took advantage of a pretty sweet sale and have two new HFT purchases. I guess I'll be able to update this thread in a while as to whether either of these are worth a crud [emoji23]. I've read good things about both of them, reviews are promising on YouTube and forums, etc, and specs are good...

Has anybody used their sprinkler pump,or this pump? https://www.harborfreight.com/1-hp-cast-iron-shallow-well-pump-with-pressure-control-switch-63752.html I want to install irrigation, but I only have 32 psi of static pressure and 8 gpm of flow. By the time my water runs through pipes my...

I dropped it off at the dealership this afternoon. Curiously, and I haven't even noticed this, at low throttle it lifts up pretty quickly. (I'm beating my head against a wall because that would have been a nice band aid a few times while I was limping along. There is a clear point in the RPM...

I have wondered if the remote install had something to do with this. It was done at the dealership before I received the tractor. The levers to activate my remote valves aren't engaged while this is happening.

I believe so too. What does that indicate?

I understand these points, but sometimes you do get a good deal, and sometimes you can get the job done with cheaper stuff. Keep in mind this is a light duty tractor. A few satisfied customers above is promising. Still feels like a gamble though. Has anyone seen an offset sub 48" tiller...

My deposit was placed on 4/19/21. I messaged them on 5/14/21 saying I had my site graded and ready to install. I think it was a couple weeks after that they installed. From the time I ordered and placed my deposit to the time they installed (and the delay was mine not theirs) steel prices rose...

All that controls is down speed. There is no adjustment that I'm aware of for lift speed. Down speed is fine and I adjust that most every time I operate the tractor to tailor the drop speed to my situation. I should also note that rpms are generally wide open when I'm working the tractor.

I have a relatively new 1880. I've had it about 8 months, and it has about 120 hours. For the first part of my ownership I didn't use the 3ph much. I'd raise it now and then to move a trailer or something but that was about it. Recently I've bought a box blade and a rake and have begun using...

Well, I ordered that 6' gate, I'll pick it up today or tomorrow, and try it out on a sandy "lawn" Friday. The idea popped into my head after seeing these for a mini skid. I thought "Hey, that might work well on my BX." Then I saw you using your gate and thought that might work just as...

I can at least confirm R&R will stick your quoted price once you get a deposit down, and will do you right. [emoji4] I got email confirmation on a nice professional typed letterhead as soon as I put my deposit down. It had all of the terms we had agreed upon listed. Color, customizations...

My two 'boters together. [emoji7]

They have a 33" offset tiller that says it's built for subcompact tractors. I wanted a 48", but no more tilling than I will do, the smaller track isn't going to matter much. This size I should be able to run even in hard ground (BX1880). At home I'm in Sandy soil, but it would be nice to know I...

Anybody know of this company? I see some tillers I really like on there that should be well suited for my low HP subcompact tractor. I've never heard of them, but I can't find any negative information, and when I'm on their site I don't get any of the warning bells I usually do on scammy pages...

Might give this a whirl. Should be easy to transport on my trailer with my tractor and other implements when I go somewhere. I've taken the 8x8 drag a few times and it's cumbersome to transport to say the least.

This is the standard. It's cut to 2x4 before it gets planed and whatnot. This is why the tags we put on the lumber has to have the "actual" size below it. To the comments about hoping they aren't selling much at these prices, so far that doesn't seem to be the case. We're busy as ever shipping...

Only thing is,I'd have to purchase one to try it. If it's a flop it's an expensive experiment. If it works well it's pretty cheap for what it will do!

I've seen you post this before, which got me wondering how well a cattle gate attached to the bottom of my forks would behave as a "land plane" for loose material.

Two thumbs way up for the boom pole in conjunction with the drag. Now I can use it in forward and reverse, and at the end of a run if I lift it it would sweep back and up and feather any material piled under it nicely.

There was definitely a real shortage. I work for a company that treats lumber and ships it to Lowe's, builds and ships their fence panels, and remanufactures a lot of products from lumber, treats that, and ships it. We struggled to get material in from Mills for a while. When Covid first...

I want to try to diy a set of gauge wheels for my rake. If they turn out "meh", I will absolutely be buying a set for it! As to snow, we don't get any of that. I don't have any need for a chipper, and I don't own any land to bush hog. Stuff I trim and prune at home I pile at the road and the...

They're not "easy" to run, but I've dug hundreds of holes with them. Stories are exaggerated by people who are afraid of hard manual labor I think. I still much prefer it to using a shovel or clam shell. Yes if it hits a rock or a root you need to be braced for it. If we were in known rocky...

I don't understand. I have a two stroke auger I've used plenty of times to dig post holes for a fence. It works well. Little more labor intensive than using a tractor, but a lot better than a clamshell digger by hand. I used to work for a landscaping and fencing company and that was all we ever...

So far for me, the box blade, loader forks, ratchet rake, and 3 point landscaping rake have proven most valuable. I really like having the bucket and box blade together as a pair when I'm doing some dirt work. Being business at both ends can be really valuable. I haven't needed the boom pole...

Pm sent!

[emoji23] Yeah yeah I know. Don't think I'm officially even there yet (I'm waiting on an invoice to my PayPal account).

I may or may not have just placed an order for a Wicked[emoji769]48! Wooo!

Just got myself in line! [emoji16]

20' was not available. I asked twice, but that was quite some time ago. It could very well have been supply chain issues going on, I'm not sure. It's anchored to the ground only.

It's 18x36x12, and it was $3600 when I put my deposit down on 4/19/21. I wanted 20' wide but they didn't offer that, and they were significantly cheaper than anything else I found. It's a lite tight backing the two trailers beside each other, but I have it down to a pretty good system where...

I'm not defending this by any means, but that's not poly string. That's the band that we use to band the lumber together that you see on the full bundles at Lowe's. Extremely strong stuff. But don't read that to mean I'm saying this was fine [emoji23].

The truck is a 5 speed manual and you could see the front end get light every time he shifted. Another day on the lumber yard! [emoji2373][emoji23][emoji1751]

I had a metal carport installed and they let me lock in my price after a deposit. Which worked well in my favor as steel rose 20% between my deposit and when my site was ready. My outfit was R&R Carports and Garages. Also in Mt Airy. Apparently that's like the metal carport capital of the...

No.

I'm not advocating overloading your trailer, but look up SumoSprings and the ones they offer for trailers.

I'm not sure I understand when you say "wood and steel ramp together". Drive up, scoop, back down. Same as loading or unloading. And/or remove a side (s) and scrape from the ground.

I thought about drilling some drain holes, but I do keep it parked under a shed. I still may do that at some point. I wanted them recessed because I will haul mulch and whatnot occasionally, and wanted a flat surface so I can scrape it out with the bucket. I built some sides that go into the...

I like having a wood deck. It's something easy for me to replace, work on, and modify. I recently flush mounted some D rings in key locations by routing out where they needed to go. I'm much more experienced and much better equipped to work with wood than metal. I have also occasionally...

Man, I have a 20' trailer with my BX and even that isn't hard to fill up. This is just with my forks on the front and rake on the rear, forks against the front of the trailer.

I will just assume that having receipts for the oil changes will be good enough. That's generally what's asked for when warranty work needs to be performed. I'm sure you all know of the Magnuson Moss Warranty act which does allow us some freedom to perform our own routine maintenance, and not...

I read "have an API service classification" to mean it must be an official API certified oil, not carry a promise from the oil manufacturer that it does because they say so. Perhaps I'm misinterpreting that nomenclature. I'll dig into it a little more. I also found this. So in their diesel...

" Related Questions Is AMSOIL API Certified? – AMSOIL XL and OE Product lines are API Certified and Signature Series meets all the testing requirements. Due to the costs of testing and licensing each new formula, AMSOIL has chosen not license each and every product." If Kubota isn't a...

Right, they say it meets those requirements but it does not actually have API certification. Amsoil states it more than meets those requirements, but it hasn't actually been certified. Which matters to some manufacturers. That chart is letting you know, for your own peace of mind, that if your...

Doesn't seem too specific but it does need to be API certified. Amsoil SS doesn't carry any API certifications. I can't remember if I saw that anybody their "diesel" oils do. However, if I can't run SS really no reason to run Amsoil, in my opinion.

I would like to run SS in my BX, but it does not carry the API certifications or whatever that Kubota states is a minimum requirement. I have been slightly concerned of there were ever an engine issue and my oil doesn't meet their stated requirements (on paper) I might be in hot water. I am...

I meant to say retracted length doesn't need to be any longer. [emoji51]

I'm sure one slightly longer would work but I think it's pretty limited on much longer being right. This is very close to the manual top link lengths. Retracted length really doesn't need to be any less IMO. Oh, you meant actually swapping out the lower 3 point arms. Not something I've even...

I definitely got lucky! In the FB thread where the guy advertised it for sale several people were badgering him about how his price was too high, you can find a $100 cylinder that works blah blah blah, but all the while I'm messaging him saying I'll take it IMMEDIATELY! Haha I was going to...

I look at it like this. I never plan to have any body damage or need repairs, so I don't really take that too much into account. The aluminum is giving me other tangible benefits on a daily basis. If I ever do get some damage, and need repairs, it is what it is. [emoji2373]

I figure if my truck catches fire, or is in a fire, it doesn't much matter to me if the aluminum body melts or not. It's gonna be "toast" either way. It'll be totalled and I'll be in the market.

I would like to use that, except I work too close to home to get out of the fence! [emoji1787] Just changed a few settings actually. Due to this discussion I decided to pop in and have a look, and realized I haven't re programmed out away schedule since my wife and daughter went back to work...

I like to be able to check on the temperature in the house, and I like to be able to see how quickly the temperature rises and falls, and how much the system has to run. Now that I've had it a while I about know how it performs, but I liked watching it for the first few seasons to start with to...

I have a smart thermostat that I can access via my phone. It's extremely convenient being able to make changes from the phone while I'm home, but it's VERY nice being able to check on it when I'm not at home. And make changes if I need to and forgot before I left.

Woo hoo!

I have two expired 30# tanks that are in good shape that I want to convert.

I don't have any gooseneck or fifth wheel trailers any more, but that's awesome!

Now that I know how they work, I'll be sure to shut off both before I mess with anything. I understand your point though! Didn't have anything to do with the reinforcing, the condescending tone wasn't appreciated. I've never had or dealt with a sub panel before. For some reason was just...

Been figgered out. Thanks.

I think Chilliwack was talking about the original poster of the thread, but you're right. Now that I understand that's my main panel, this is fantastic news. Won't even have to buy much wire. Over where that panel is will be a good location for my generator (that I don't own yet). It won't...

Another good photo of my girl with her guard dog.

None of the panels are old, the house is only about a year old, by the way. However, it is a modular. So the main panel was in place when the home was manufactured, then (I assume), the small panel was installed after the house was set and the power line was run.

Awesome. Thank you fellas (and fellets if one of you is a lady) for helping me sort through that. It's good for me to just know how they work together.

They're both 200 amp boxes. It posted as an attachment for some reason. Clicking the attachment should open the photo. Trying again.

Maybe I have it backwards, and the small panel is actually my main since it is right at the meter, and the one in my house is a sub-fed from that one?

Above is inside, I'm calling my main panel. This is a small panel servicing just HVAC . Shut this one off, the main power in this small box, my wife said the whole house shut down .

Positive, I was about 60 feet from the main panel. Lol I flipped the main power on the sub panel and my wife thought the power went out. I'm not doing this work myself, just working on figuring up roughly what I'm looking at.

I assumed that was the case, until a few days ago I flipped the main on my sub panel to work on my HVAC (fan was frozen with ice) and it shut the whole house off. Since that sub panel had the ability to shut the whole house off I wasn't sure if that meant it feed from the main panel or not.

I have a quick question. I have a separate sub panel that services my heat pump. I've been thinking that, when I get a generator, I want to get a generator input wired up on the house, to a double pole breaker and an interlock kit. However, since I have that sub panel, a simple interlock...

I store most of my implements inside the privacy fence I have in my back yard, palletized and inside my Harbor Freight "portable garage. Pallet forks for moving them around. I hope to build some racking to stack them.

That would mean having concrete to roll it on. [emoji1787]

Oh I'm sure it'll work well! I've just read a few reviews where the CL rake pretzeled up, but they were using a bigger tractor, and doing some heavier duty work. I think with my BX I won't have to worry so much. I've also read many good reviews. I chose a 5' rake. I tend to do a lot of work...

I've added a 48" box blade, and just recently bought a County Line landscape rake. I've read mixed reviews on them, but it was in stock ready to pick up and I need it soon. Keeping in mind that my BX is a small and light duty tractor, I'm optimistic it will serve me well. The box blade is a...

Any trailer that the OP is looking at should have brakes. I definitely wouldn't shop for a trailer to haul a tractor that doesn't have any. I've never seen a rating given for my truck to tow an amount without brakes, but I do think there is a law that trailers over 3,000 (or something...

I have a BX, and bought a 20' trailer to haul it with 2 3500 lbs axles. The trailer is a good match for my half ton truck, and will max out my truck's capabilities. I built removable side planks which have turned out to be VERY much so appreciated and I hardly remove them now. 20' is by no...

I used my new to me 4' box blade yesterday to do some grading and smoothing for a friend. Used the box blade, loader, and drag I made from 4x4x8 posts and chicken wire. Still very happy with this tractor and what I can do with it!

Against traffic is the way you're supposed to travel when on foot. It's far safer.

I expected such a response. When there is a car coming from behind, I can hear it, and I get in the grass (I have rolled ankles as a result but that's how it goes). I also typically look over my shoulder behind me when there is an oncoming car to make sure they have room to inch over. I don't...

I don't ride a bike much, but I do run. I run properly on the shoulder of the road facing traffic. Some people just seem to think it's funny to get as close as possible to hitting you without actually doing it. No amount of trying to create awareness is going to fix it. Some people just suck.

When did you purchase the E&T forks? I was curious about their forks, as they have a really light set for my tractor, but would never hear back when I inquired about them.

I stumbled across a FB marketplace listing for a Fitrite top link made for the BX tractors for 325 shipped, with hoses. Assuming the deal goes through as planned and it arrives in the shape it appears to be, I'm quite stoked about that! It is not sized to accommodate Pat's, but I have been on...

I wouldn't reckon most people have another tractor at their disposal, but regardless I think this is a terrible idea with the bungee and lifting by hand.

I saw a guy on Facebook recommending to bungee the loader control in the lift position, then get off, walk around, and assist the loader by hand to finish a lift, then get back on the tractor. [emoji1751]

Edit- oops, already posted that. [emoji51]

I have one of those. It works really well. It's not necessarily faster than splitting with a maul, but it sure is easy!

Lately it's anywhere from 30 to 75 (°F), dry as a bone or monsooning, sunny or cloudy, calm or wind gusts that are laying trees down. It's quite a chore to dress properly this time of year!

Great, thanks! Just looking to use it for small stuff as well. I'm hoping the brush grubber chain will get more of an immediate grab on stuff.

I have forks and a quick attach for the loader, and I have several pallets. The pallets are definitely very handy to have around! I have one that is about 7' wide, and it can be very handy. This weekend I moved a big pile of baled pine needles with it. A few sturdy pallets are must haves!

Either way, I couldn't add a FEL to my dad's tractor if he didn't want me to, and there was the issue of even finding one. He told me I could take it and keep it at my place and use it as mine, but he also said he didn't really want a FEL on it with no power steering. All moot, as I have the...

It's a factor, but that's partly why this loses less than the factory SSQA. He's designed it to keep the load in closer to the pins than the factory SSQA.

[emoji38] It's a quick attach for my loader. According to Kubota, you lose 126 lbs at the pins of lift capacity with the SSQA. With this quick attach I (supposedly) only lose about 50 lbs. In practice I don't think I'd notice a difference between either but I wanted to avoid that extra...

You have no idea what I'm pulling with that or why. I back up and hitch up to my empty trailer, or my 5x10 with not a great deal of weight on it without having to get off the tractor to hitch or unhitch. Works great for, example, pulling my 5x10 around to spread pine needles.

AI2 quick attach has come in. I'll install it tomorrow!

FEL on that tractor was never really am option. It seemed difficult to find something that will work, cost prohibitive, and my dad didn't want one on the tractor since it doesn't have power steering. As this thread has progressed, though, I have bought a BX1880 with fel.

Yessir that's it. I really want the grubber you have and the chain.

Not an "attachment" per se, but for things like pulling shrubs, brush, vines, etc is the "brush grubber" chain any better than a regular ole chain? It's not terribly expensive, so it it works better I'm all for spending that much on it, but if it's just a gimmick I'll stick with the chain I...

Bad choice of words I guess. Moving on...

I'm glad you enjoy your tractor also 5030. I wouldn't even have room to turn it around.

Like this!

I want a hydraulic top link on the rear, and I want a grapple for the loader (from EA). Those are the reasons for adding my remotes and third function. I may try just "The Thumb" on my forks before I get the Wicked Grapple. I was using the forks on my 3ph today and it sure would have been nice...

I purchased myself an 1880, and added wheel weights, canopy, cruise, third function and rear remotes, and of course with the loader. I bought it primarily just for property maintenance. Easy wheel barrowing, help with trimming and pruning the 70 or so trees on my one acre, working and...

AI2 quick attach is on the way! https://bxattachments.com/product/2-8-hd-quick-attach-gen-3/

I don't see any 3ph splitters at TSC, but the cheapest 3ph splitter I see is $1000.

They've gone up. I'm in SC, USA. I'm also hoping to reduce the number of extra small engines I have. I have a 2 stroke auger I just put a carb in, and another 2 stroke auger that I can't start that I guess needs one. I have a generator and a pressure washer that I can't start, and need work...

Thank you, and thank you for taking the time to give me explanations, rather than just say it won't work, or say it's going to blow your jack. I knew (and was afraid that) blowing the jack was a possibility, but the reasons I thought it wouldn't are as follows. As mentioned, the jack is...

I saw more like $500. I'd spend $100 for a cylinder in a heartbeat. I think the stroke is just a little over 8". I was assuming an air over hydraulic jack would use very little air, thanks for the warning!

About the size of the piston, I see. Just to make sure, I was measuring the diameter of the rod that extends out of the housing that does the work, not the diameter of the housing itself. I was also trying to guess from photos though, I still have not dug mine out to measure in person. I was...

My garden was about 17x30. We didn't can anything, we didn't aim to give us food for the whole year long. It was small enough to be easy to manage. We froze some things, but for the most part what we had in excess we shared with friends and family. We enjoyed fresh food while it was in season...

I know it does, just thinking out loud and wondering what I can do for minimal costs (and also retain either tractor or manual operation). I have a front third function and rear remotes. Seems worth a try to just plumb one of the remotes in place of one of the manual "pumps", but I'm not totally...

I have a 10 ton manual wood splitter that is powered by a two stage bottle jack. The thing is pretty slick, and works well. I have been pondering how to power it with the rear remotes or the third function valve on my bx1880. I think, if my calculations are correct, it would take about a 3.5"...

I tended my first garden this year. We didn't do it to come out on top economically. We knew it wouldn't and that wasn't the goal. I want to teach my daughter about gardening and where food comes from. I grew up with grandparents who had a huge garden, Mawmaw was always shelling peas or...

I've been digging into this a little more. Most of the HTLs I see listed or mentioned that will work only have a 4-6" stroke. My oem manual top link has about 10" of adjustment. Without having done a lot of ground engaging 3ph work before, is that little bit of stroke going to suffice? I'll...

I feel the same way. I just want my welds to hold. If it's something where appearances matter, grinder, die grinder, and paint will fix me right up.

I wish I could remember the tip I read recently about reducing spatter with fcaw. I want to say it was related to wire stick out length. Too much or too little caused it. I'll see if I can find what I am talking about. My memory sucks I might be way off base.

The CE flux core machine was AC. The Titanium is an inverter DC type welder, and is supposedly a much better machine. Also costs about twice as much but it should be worth it. I have bought the same one based on reviews in various places, but haven't used it yet.

Following, I'm in the same boat! Just bought a little 110 welder. I've done a little welding at work that turned out well and looked okay, but I was using our nice Miller mig machine, and somebody else set it up for me.

Gah lee that's beautiful grass!

I don't think it's his problem either, but it sounded like he was considering meeting them in the middle. If I was going to spend anything I think that's how I would.

I'd rather pay to upgrade the house than to pay to buy a fridge or freezer.

It's a good bit more expensive now, but still well worth the price in my opinion. I feel like if I get it, I'll want to get a separate mounting base for my bucket. Allowing me to easily swap it from forks to bucket. Anybody done that? Is it useful on a tractor bucket? I don't move rocks that...

I feel like you are trying to back me into a corner. It's someone I already knew, I trust, and I know will treat me well now and in the future. He's been treating friends and family members properly since before I was born. How's that? Also, yes, it's a good location for me being local (which...

I don't plan to need a whole lot of support after the sale. I do most of my own maintenance on everything I own. I suspect the tractor will be no different. Still, though, if I do need something in person, be that advice, service, warranty work, etc, they're right there. This was my first...

I have a BX. No problem with overloading implements for the most part. [emoji38]

I've looked at these. I think I'm going to buy "The Thumb" from Greens Machine and put it on my forks, with a separate mounting base for my bucket.

I also don't believe this to be your problem. However, as capable as I'm sure you may be, do you think having someone who's labeled as a professional electrician on paper comes out, checks the outlet, says there are no issues with the wiring or the house would satisfy them? I don't think it's...

I think Lowe's buying habits drives the price changes.

Absolutely for me. Dealership close to home really made me not price anything else. Also, I've known many folks to have Kubota compact tractors, and every one of them have always been pleased. I do think the BX is one of the cheapest tractors on the market with a fel though, and the 0% financing...

The fact that I have a Kubota dealership 3 miles from home, run by a "good ol' boy" who has known me all my life, and asks me about my family every time I stop by.

I've never done much metal work, but I have recently purchased the Titanium 125 welder and hope to start doing a little more. Small, simple stuff. My dad has a big miller MIG welder for any big stuff, and the years of experience to see that it's done right. I've done some crude fabricating...

Those are not good qualities for a drill press. [emoji38]

I would really like to have a drill press, but I don't think I would use it often enough to justify spending a great deal on one. Any thoughts on one of the more cheaply priced drill presses from HFT?

Yessir, those are the ones! I'd probably bolt some healthy d rings in the corners where it will have a minimal impact on dumping material, with a backing plate if necessary, and let it ride. At least for now until I came up with a better idea. I'm all for getting the most out of what I have!

Where are your stake pockets? They make lashing winches that go into a standard stake pocket, and they make lashing winches that bolt on with a set screw to a lip on the side of the trailer. I'm going to try using one as a makeshift winch to pull vehicles on the trailer. Still have to get a...

I have seen flush mount chain lately that might work well for you. Not sure what to call it, mounts flush to the floor, you can pull it up and you have a short length of chain to work with that is secured to the trailer. Not sure what load ratings they come in. This is why I routed out my deck...

I understand weight of a yard of material varies, due to moisture content and other factors. That's just common sense. The sand and gravel nearby is sold by the ton, and the mulch and compost I buy is sold by the yard.

I've been borrowing one since I was 15. I've window shopped Craigslist specials for a year or so now. I've looked at a lot of homemade headaches. It's nice to finally own one of my own!

My Googlefu is strong. [emoji38]

I'm not sure why some materials are sold in tonnage and some in yardage. Around here sand and gravel are sold by the ton. I figure up the volume I need and do a quick Google on what a yard weighs and estimate from there. Google says 2400-2900/yard for gravel. So, for example, right now I need...

Yes, it would be easy to overload with gravel, but, for example, it would haul plenty of mulch or compost. And it will still haul more gravel than my truck bed. Recently I hauled 4.5 yards of mulch for shrub beds. I need 5 tons of gravel right now for my trailer shed. Two trips will do me just...

Yes, the gravel has to be covered. I'm not sure what made you think I won't tarp it. I'm fairly certain that it's the law everywhere for loose materials to be tarped. I don't understand the second question. The side planks rest on floor that is already there with no gaps. Don't need two of 'um.

So, funny story about how I came to own my tractor, I was actually just shopping for trailers. I'd watched used trailers for a while, and I was going to have to spend $3k or more for something in good shape like I want. Well the local Kubota dealership is also a Hudson Brother's trailer...

My BX will bog down and try to stall the engine too if I don't let up before that happens. I'm fairly certain I could stall it outright but I've always let up when it starts to bog down. It's an 1880 with filled rear tires and wheel weights. Perhaps the low horsepower is to blame in my...

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That's the whole reason I bought this tractor! A lot of what I do with it I can do/have done by hand, but I'm already starting to feel my age at only 33. I want to slow that process down!

I have too, and that reason has always been I couldn't afford a garage [emoji38]. I have always loved when people were on the internet make a comment that lets you know that they assume everyone has a garage and can't fathom that many people don't.

I had to give mine a few good whacks with a sledgehammer. It definitely gets stuck on good!

I have seen this method used to haul a boat and a camper also.

My wife and I planted our first garden this year. We made some mistakes and there are things I'll do different, but by and large it was a great success. The size was about 20x35 and I'll probably do about the same size next year. I'm starting to think about plans for next year's garden, and...

These are actually pin on, but I know you meant "not clamp on". Just trying to show folks you don't HAVE to have SSQA to use forks and switch attachments. It's not terribly difficult for me to switch back and forth, and I use lynch pins not to secure my loader pins. Makes switching a fairly...

Two new, already mature and properly sized Yaupon Hollys in the bed in front of the house. They need a good trim and shape up, but I'll wait for spring to do that once I'm sure they've acclimated to the new spot.

Moved one more yesterday. One thing I really like about this on my forks is the reach it gives me. Of course, that can be a double edged sword, but i understand I need to be careful and need to pay attention to my equipment as I work. I think as a SCUT owner you have to understand up front that...

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