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https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/time-series This graph does a good job of visually explaining the cost you speak of.

So very thankful to have USAA.

Also I would try and experiment away from your truck if you do. If the loader fails on the way out your tailgate is going to get trashed.

Good Works Tractors was selling them for awhile...I havent see a video from them on Summit since Nov. You might reach out to them on their website and see if they are still in contact with Summit? https://www.goodworkstractors.com/

No help but thought the ad was appropriate LOL.

You want 4WD. Hay baler = HP. Think small square bales for horses at most In this HP range. For the dirt work, weight matters not HP. For the road it depends on how compacted it is. You can help by trying to grade it after a light rain when it’s a bit softened up. You can always drag...

In the spring it's all out war for me. I have multiple traps, baits...have found the best thing is to kill as many as possible....I keep everything in sealed spaces as much as I can. Exhaust pipes if not vertical and high are covered with wire mesh. They are relentless. I also have packrats...

IRS typically works in years, not days. Be patient.

Repair it, sell it. Something is wrong. "not in their database of issues" is just a nice way of saying they dont know what is wrong and they arent going to cover it.

Nah PTO blower on a decent HP tractor will chew threw anything. We got 4 ft of heavy wet stuff....its no problem. You just have to go a bit slower. I have a 60 HP tractor operating at 9000 ft. Where ever you choose to move, just make sure it isn't really windy in the Winter. That makes open...

That looks like about 3 inches of snow there....wait till you move further north and get 3 feet! I had 40 inches of snow over 2 days last week. Cab? You bet your butt! You cant really plow that much where I am...nowhere to displace it. Has to be a blower...which means on Open Station you...

As you said you answered it for yourself. Get a cab machine. About the only people that dont have one are those that have open station and have never had a cab machine...especially if you have 1 tractor. Dust, debris, insects, hot, cold, rain, wind....they all mean nothing in a cab. Open...

Or if you work in a high wind/rain area, or if you work around lots of dust, or lots of insects, or have any type of respiratory issues....there are other reasons. I do understand the better accessibilty you get with no cab....it really is nice. That said ther are lots of scenarios where cab...

If the trees are missing crowns they wont really grow the same. I would cut them down to make room for the full trees.

Is the tree dead or just a few branches? Most likely the answer is cut the entire tree if dead, if not then hire an arborist. If the tree is really far away from anything valuable and you ahve hundreds of feet of rope to get you out of the danger zone..maybe. Putting tension on a limb and...

And you think a SCUT will be better? I doubt it. Check these out. TSM Class

Since you mentioned staying away from the local one specifically, why did you choose to do so? I like how they spelled it Beat juice and not Beet juice lol...

Why not a Zero Turn? You already have a tractor. A ZT will run circles around any SCUT for mowing. They are amazing at it. Just make sure you consider a prosumer or near commercial grade machine.

The ramps take up way too much room under the vehicle for me. You can't access 1/2 of the underbelly. This looks like a storage only lift.

Normal, just returns the fluid to the tank. This is of course unless you see fluid under the machine!

Haying is either very expensive to get into (new equipment) or very time consuming if you buy used (always baler repairs). If you can find a lightly used square baler that might work for you...but man are they expensive. Do a cost analysis before purchase.

Pretty sure the Branson line will be going away. If TYM has a machine that is similar specs, it will more than likely can the Branson machine. I would just look at TYM personally. TYM https://tym.world/en-us/products/tractors/compact/series-3/t554/ Branson...

How Tiny is the acreage? Do you need something to maintain the property after said construction?

Bought in 2019 delivered about 4 months after. 66inch grapple and a 7 ft landscape rake. Great attachments, well made.

For stumps, I would get a 20-40 ton machine rental as long as you dont have really tight quarters. Getting started with using it is pretty easy. Getting good at it takes hundreds of hours...so dont expect to look like the youtube pros for your rental!

Bankrupt EV bus-maker Proterra finds buyers for its business units was it Proterra? This was the big one that went bankrupt last year.

Construction equipment being used inside buildings has a battery powered use case. I’m not convinced with outdoor uses, and any tractor uses.

Doesn’t sound good for Solectrac. Anyone have one of their machines?

Walmart has their own issues...poor packing, sometimes disorganized...but I have a store I can stop by when I go to town, and their customer service has been easier for me to contact. Not saying its amazing...but for us its better.

I dont do Amazon anymore for anything. Once we moved up to the mountains, their delivery service is slower than just about everyone else...Walmart, direct vendors, etc.

No the creeper on the M62 is different. It is a little forward/back toggle switch that actually moves the machine...its not a gear. Meant specifically for backhoes to slightly reposition the machine when you have the seat facing backwards towards the boom.

The question is can you use creep while the PTO is engaged. That I never tried. YOu can of course use it with no back hoe attached and a 3 PT implement attached...just not sure about the PTO engagement.

17 F250 Diesel. 30k miles. I also have a 2010 Subaru Outback beater (125k miles) that I drive to town and most places if I dont need the truck. Love them both.

The bottom line is you have too much to do for 1 machine really. If you have 10 good years left you may never finish with a M62 lol. Developing land is for construction equipment. Skid Steers, bulldozers, excavators, full size TLBs. Maintain land is for tractors. The M62 does sit somewhere...

Huge upgrade, great machine! Enjoy.

355t with muffler and air fliter mod...man she runs great even at 9000 ft. What a little beast of a saw. I almost bought a battery top handle...then I saw this video on the mods and said what the heck. Its now my favorite little saw.

I have 2 EA and a bunch of LandPride attachments. So far both have been great. From now on its LP only for me, simply because I want to make sure the company is in business in 5 years. The fact that EA folded is surprising...they had good products. Obviously mismanaged.

The simple fact that they required payment in advance with 4-6 month wait times means that if they default on refunding any customer they are the worst of the worst in my opinion. It was shady to begin with. Very pro EA and very anti-customer. However they make great products...

I had 2 great transactions with EA a couple of years ago...sorry to hear they are having issues right now. So far the attachments have held up extremely well.

You could have just gotten a M62 (I believe its 18 gpm) for the price difference....much more capable machine and a backhoe to boot. Hate to say it, but you are probably going to regret this power pack in a year or 2. It just doesnt perform the same as a true hydraulically driven machine...

Which attachments?

Is the error gone? What was the original error code? What have you already tried to troubleshoot? More info please. Also if you dont find an answer here try posting at OrangeTractorTalks - Everything Kubota

10 acres in TX is not much. We have 150 in TX and it doesnt feel like much. At 35k an acre (If I understood) that seems way too high...any comps sold in past 6 months in the area?

I have no idea who we are talking about sorry. In general I like the idea of being able to ignore someone, and in doing so that will prevent you posting replies or quoting them directly, and vise versa. It doesnt seem right to allow somone you are ignoring to quote and post against statements...

Rent a river barge, rent an extended arm excacator with hydraulic thumb. If barge long enough you can scoop directly onto barge. Carry to dock/port and offload on truck.

You cant pull out of the tree mess with that bulldozer?

So people can't control themselves with a modern smartphone? Sad really. Just delete all of the apps, keep messaging and phone only.

You have a front blade designed for concrete or very flat surfaces (as all straight front blades are). Can you drive on the far right 1/2 of the drive for pass 1 and back down the other far side for pass 2?

Thanks for sharing. What I am really afraid of is the band saw. I will not buy one because I am afraid of forgetting and lopping a finger off. So much for fine woodworking!

chain wrapped works really well...when you have the other end attached to a shackle on a FEL.

It is important to remember the cycle of viral vaccine manufacturing. We try and identify likely strains in the Spring of a year...based on historical trends. We add those strains to the vaccine, and it takes until the Faill to ge them manufactured and to the pharmacies/MD offices for...

Its not really limited to COVID. All viruses can cause rare immune responses and long term health issues. It isn't that common, but because so many people got COVID it makes it seem like the incidence is higher. Here is an example article discussing influenza specifically. It was published...

I use the Stihl guided sharpeners that also do the rakers. Very easy to use and great results...can also be used in the field.

I have had my 500i for about a year now...felled hundreds of trees with it..limbed and bucked. I run a 25 and 32 inch light bar...I am at 9000 ft and it still screams. Very happy with this saw. I also have a Stihl 362 and 241 which are m-tronic...but just no comparison at altitude to the...

Now that is funny lol

You missed parts availability. It doesnt matter if you have a dealer close if they dont have the parts to begin with. Many smaller brand dealers have this issue...and that is why I went with Kubota. For me I wanted a good dealer with good service and a good parts network. I would not buy a...

First, yes shoes are a must. Second, you need to get used to constantly adjusting the depth if your ground is not very flat. I have hills and I am adjusting it all the time. Also just get used to leaving an inch or 2 on the top early in the season unless you are plowing on concrete. Lastly...

That doesnt seem normal on a L2502... My L6060 doesnt smoke for more than a few seconds. Neither does my RTX X1100C.

As if Mahindra corporate would not push anything down on their dealers....I bet that dealership agreement has quite a bit of interesting verbiage written into it!. Point being all of these corporations are the same to some degree. Kubota is still selling tractors and commands a major portion...

My local Kubota dealers would disagree with your assessment. I wonder how Bobcat corp treats their dealers? I have seen some pretty impressive looking Bobcat dealerships. Corporate mandate or just the little guy spending their cash?

A billion? This sounds like hogwash to me. Not saying some dealers wont get dropped along the way but your math is a bit off.

Large MF dealer close to me, good folks they have a bunch of tractors on the lot. They do sell JCB as well...but tractors are all MF.

I have spent alot of time on OTT. Lots of great information on Kubotas, all sizes. They have actual technicians that work or worked on Kubotas on their boards. Very useful. I could care less about political affiliation when I need advice on a tractor issue so OTT will continue to be a go...

Best Buy also takes them.

We just dropped Amazon Prime. Takes them 4 days to get anything here...Walmart is faster. They dont deliver up where I am directly so its just not worth the $$...sure Music and Videos but dot use them.

In TX it is common to have someone else cut, bale, and sell. It really depends on what you can negotiate and how busy they are. We have done years where we keep 1/2 of the hay, we have done hears where we keep 30 of 300 bales. It depends. It is also common to do it yourself, but it is a...

So that finished lawn is the challenge. Normally I would recommend an entirely different machine (Zero turn or a garden tractor) For a groomed lawn. You could go tractor with a mid mount mower…but that would likely be a Kubota BX or JD 1 series. The larger the machine the more ridiculous a...

Tractor, cab and snow blower is also great…..and you can use it for many other things without paying $7000 per implement like you do on a skid steer. I recommend a tractor cab and rear snow blower with a front buck or plow blade (if You have a ton of snow).

Define mow lawn? Are we talking Bermuda Groomed or pasture grass you just need to knock down. The larger the machine the more difficult it will be to maneuver around a yard. Also weight of machine could leave tracks and swinging the rear mower could hit stuff by accident.

I run mine out for the season (winter/summer) if I dont need it for the entire winter or summer. This is for my plate compactor before winter and my snow blower before summer. I would do the same with a garden tractor If only used in the spring/summer/fall.

Chili for dinner and a puff on a cigarette at just the right time can light a field on fire. Relaying this from a friend.

Landscape rake works great. However once you get rocks built up it will start pulling dirt also. So make a pass to pull rocks into a pile, then you should remove the row of rocks from the field by hand most likely, then repeat. You will be done in no time. Then regrade the dirt that you...

I would clean it out, then just add a bunch of fill over it and compact. See if that holds up. Don’t dig anything up if you can help it.

Electric company will probably bring a bucket truck at a minimum....19k lbs. If that is the case I doubt the 55 gal drums will hold up well.

Pictures would help, but the ideal situation is to: 1. dig it all out, try and save the pipe if you can. 2. shoot grade on both sides, 4 in over 10 ft of fall is just fine. Key here is to ensure the inlet is also properly graded and compacted. I do a gradual slope into the inlet....say...

Not sure about backfill...but first a 55 gal drum inner diameter is way over 18" right? YOu are going to hvae to dig very deep...and if not graded properly on both sides it will heavily silt in. Nightmare to clean out with that much silt in it. If you ever have any heavy equipment brought...

I also put in a minisplit in my shop. Very cheap to heat. DIY MrCool 240v. Easy install.

100 ft! Why bother even putting the blower on the machine! Do you have hills? How is the snow? Mostly heavy/wet and how many inches per year? T25 and a plow blade my concern would be enough weight (with cab is 2400 lbs) to push the snow, but you only have 100 ft so hopefully it will be...

Same here GSD all the way. After having such a smart dog I am not sure we could settle again (we have had other breeds as well in the past). GSD is absolutely a handful...but they are amazing.

My best friend in high school had a Vizla. Major separation anxiety....completely tore their house up. Even had to have a new window put in beacuse he chewed the sheetrock down to the framing around the bottom 1/2 of it. Destroyed a couch...I mean all of the cushions. High energy. Pass.

No it is not normal. Get your money back and for future do not ever pay for something they say is out on rental! Could come back damaged!

Nothing over 3ft diameter where I am...all soft woods to boot. Much easier to deal with. I look at the tree longer than I take to fell it. Mostly just careful cuts and wedges.

Yes they have amazing stuff. Expensive but you get what you pay for. I have their steps, FEL hose guard, filter guard, and light bar mounting kits. Great stuff.

Yes except when the local yokel doesnt show up, and you need to get to work, school, etc at 0700 after a big snow. My inlaws have been through 6 snow removal contractors in about 3 years...most of them worthless and do a terrible job because they dont know where the edges of laneway, road...

No what you need is a Heated Cab lol

The problem with a rear blade is you run over the material before you scrape it. Not terrible, but also you are compacting portions of it before you scrape it. It doesnt sound like you have enough snow for that to matter anyway. You can also get a rear blade that you can turn around so the...

I had the 800 ish lb LP grapple on my M62...well matched. The question is what do you plan on lifting with that heavy grapple?

Best to go look at some of contractors recent work if you can before hiring them. We had some of the best in the area do ours, but we had to wait 4 months.

Thousands? Last I checked a Level 3 (DC-fast) charger is over $ 1 mil installed. L2 is probably $2k or so installed and is only 240v at around 24 amps. That would be around 6 kw an hour.....so if you have a 200 kwh battery then....yeah it will be awhile! Apparently some L2 chargers can pump...

4 hours of run time is really bad. What rancher is going to hay for 4 hours t hen charge the machine for 8 hours?

The SSQA mount is bent to hell...looks like they ran it over in the parking lot lol. I would require a new one. They can bend this one back until they get a replacement in so you can use the FEL.

https://www.cabdepot.com/search/model/Kioti/All%20Cabs https://www.covermytractor.com/products/products_detail/kioti_tractor_cabs_and_enclosures_for_fn1_pn1_tap100_tractor_canopy_folding_rops_sku_kipenc112/ Try those, might need to call to make sure they fit your specific cab. Be mindful...

How old is his bride to be?

Your tractor weighs what 3000 or so lbs? I would be concerned about moving anyting on slopes that doesnt have active braking if it is close to or outweighs your machine. Also depending on weight of trailer, the tougue weight might exceed your FEL lift but hopefully not.

What is wrong with your current tractor? Why do you want one from 2000s?

Oh yes it will with the right amount of heat! Just dont burn yourself!

Are you sure you cant straighten? Take off and get some heat on them in a good vise and some leverage? Dont be afraid to use the machine to help straighten also....they are much stronger than we are.

And maybe a cistern in front of that. We have 1100 gal cistern (you can get much smaller) and a booster pump...never any issues.

Ok a few serious thoughts. 1. Are you at least at full PTO RPM when running in medium? 2. Gear is always going to beat HST for power to the ground. For field work, give me gear everytime. For everything else, HST. Remember on HST, less pedal pressure = higher torque. 3. For ground...

I dont see the issue. Just let your 2 employees and family use te 35HP in LOW so they dont run into anything or crash it....win win. You can sit inside and drink beer.

Right you can just let the internet lie to you lol! If you are on a computer on the internet I really see no difference. You choose what websites to visit, but you are force fed information such as ads, etc. No different than a TV. iPhones, iPads, TV, internet….lets be honest all the same.

A stronger fan would also blow dust at a higher speed straight in your face. Not sure that is going to go well either if you live in a dusty area.

I had one on my M62 and it just doesnt blow enough in the open air to make much difference…unless you get a box fan! It seemed to work better on mosquitos, but the flies could care less. There is a reason people shell out $ for a cab machine and I can 110% attest protection from all insects is...

The flip side of that is if 99% of browsers are working worry free and yours isnt….then its a you problem. You should not expect the admin to do something about every individual that has an issue…..much less someone that has less than 100 posts on these forums. If you dont like it go somewhere...

Then why not look at some used?

I have 47 acres and I use mostly gas chainsaws, all electric weed wacker (nothing to actually mow/cut really), and all electric blower. My gas weed wacker and blower are long gone. The other consideration for me is performance at altitude. I am at almost 9000 ft and battery could care less...

Only if he has a machine that is still financed right.

Wait let me understand...you dont insure but you are complaining to the OP about the claims raising rates? Its like complaining about the federal income tax rate but you make $10k a year so you only get money back.

Been an amazing year in the CO mountains for growing. Rain steady but not too much. Funny just how different things can be a thousand miles away!

It is always hard to turn down the next opportunity when you run your own business. I have the same problem, but luckily I dont travel much at all anymore. That has helped a ton. We all need purpose. My recommendation is to set some goals (retirement, less travel, business website, etc) and...

I do my own oil changes on all equipment and my truck. So far our Jiffy lube in town has been fine with my wife's Subaru.

I looked you could actually have purchased the M4700 with a 12 speed creeper (if tractordata is correct)! https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/001/3/1/1315-kubota-m4700.html

You dont really have a tractor built for field work. My M7060 has 12 forward and reverse gears..so its really easy to find the right speed for mowing, haying, seeding, spraying, etc. Machines like my L6060 or your M4700 are a compromise at best....these arent "field" tractors. Just dont have...

Years ago we lived through a major hurricane in Houston and were without power for days. At our house now I have 15kw battery bank for instant backup power on 10 circuits including all mechanicals (well, heating, boost pump, etc), kitchen, office, and bedrooms. 1100 gallon water cistern in...

Nah, I didnt ask for your opinion and neither did the OP. You just decided you needed to interject your opinion about what he wants to do with his property. What you did is kind of like someone coming on these forums and asking for tractor buying advice only to have you tell them don't get...

Cant wait to see the waste they generate when trashed in 20 years. Sure hope we will have an efficient way to recycle by then. However I am betting it will be the same sham we witnessed with plastic.

Holy cow. Tell him to sell the tractor and all implements. He needs to just get a few popup-books and call it a day. He should not be in control of anything else.

Usually pictures make slopes appear less severe....so I am going to assume you have a pretty steep grade in places. Tractors are not great on slopes, but as I am sure Hay Dude can attest you can make it work with the right equipment and operating discipline. There is a bunch to unpack here...

Do you think most farmland is just magically devoid of trees and it was found that way? OP did not ask for your opinion about whether or not it should be done. If you cared so much you would be out volunteering to plant a few hundred trees a week. But I doubt you are. I planted 280 on...

That mark on the tail is not coloring, it’s a chunk of hair taken out. There are no black spots or rings or coloring at all on the animal which is very indicative of a bobcat. Lastly Bobcats are seldom over 20-30 lbs (really just a large house cat…we have seen them from about 15 feet away in...

Mountain Lion (small), tail gives it away. We have a Bobcat den just behind our place and have multiple sightings/pictures. We also have mountain lions in our area and Nope….definitely not a Bobcat.

Sounds like you are doing fine. Give dealer specific part numbers, go to Kubota for hoses…nothing major here. I was expecting a nightmare blown engine story with no replacement or something like that. I would just stick with your current machine and work through the kinks. That is unless you...

Im not actually sure I agree that newer vehicles will last 30 years. There are so many electrical and integrated circuit components on them now they are just 1 big computer. Maybe 10 years.

I use the Bose QC, they are amazingly good and amazingly expensive. I use them for everything including forestry work with chainsaws.

I buy 5 gal premix, lasts much longer than anything at the pump (no ethanol) and for me thats a years worth of fuel in my saws. I had a few places that sold Ethanol free gas, but they went out of business. Not the Stihl brand mind you, but my local stihl dealer sells a cheaper alternative that...

The RTV is a work machine (I have X1100C). It isnt made for fun. I have friends up here in the mountains that have torn up Polaris and sporty "utility" vehicles with a bunch of plastic parts on them. They all want my machine for real work. So thats the trade off. The RTV diesel is pretty...

Welcome! Most likely yes. Which tractor did you purchase? Year and Model please.

Do you lift bales regularly with it that are 1800 lbs and transport them?

I was thinking it needed fork lift points! Beefy!

PTO tasks? Might help the tiller and mowing.

See if they can demo loading and unloading a bale of that size from a trailer your height before you buy it. Just drop a bale on your trailer and take it to the dealership...let them do the rest.

What do you consider a heavy bale? A tractor that weighs 2800lbs is going to have a hard time with a large round. If you arent moving them regularly long and uneven distances you might be fine with appropriate ballast. The problem with large rounds is how far they stick out and change center...

Messicks sells them as well so that is a good sign in my opinion...they look fine to me but I dont own one.

Just trying to reduce the inventory. That isnt a good thing, to me it means they are trying to end the line.

Tires to me a terrain and use case dependent. We have R-1s on the farm tractor and I have R-4s on my L6060 which is a forestry management machine in the Rocky Mountains. I would never run R-1s in the mountainous, rocky terrain. R-4 is much wider, more stable on hills, and thicker ply so more...

I like that idea, may try it. So did he cut the rubber mats in the shapes of the steel plates?

Second on the remediation efforts. At the range in town they payed hundreds of thousands of dollars for remediation on 6 ranges. As mentioned, remove the top 6 ft of soil all around the target area and dispose of it in a hazardous dump. Big machines, big money. That said there were tens of...

OP Branson as a Brand is going away. They were purchased by TYM a few years ago and now the Brand is phasing out. Right now they are still making the previous models under the TYM name, but with TYM also having very similar models I doubt they will continue making them both in the coming...

KTAC is $275 a year for my $21k RTV. I can't imagine it being that much for a SCUT but maybe!

7 years 0% down IS NOT 0% interest. If you do the math you are paying an extra $6500 over that $18k sticker just for financing (if the payment is $297/month for 7 years). That's a complete rip off in my book.

Come to Colorado and spend some time just North in Wyoming.

I also consider biosimilars to be the same principal as a me-too drug. I do understand the differences but dont think it is relevant to this forum thread. Basically its a situation where a drug company is trying to milk as much money out of patients without needing to put in all of the work...

You may be retired before that approval comes through!

I use the term dangerous as that is in most pharmacy law texts. You are correct that many are safe, but they still require a prescription. However there are certainly Prescription drugs that are truly dangerous as well. There are very few multi sourced product advertisements on the market...

Add fans at each end one intake one exhaust to help with heat dissipation. I would be more concerned about the winter. Are you going to keep it heated?

Im not interested in other industries in this context. Drugs that are so dangerous they require a prescription should not be advertisements on TV. The whole purpose of requiring a prescription is because it requires the expertise of a doctor to decide if it will be safe and effective in a...

How small are the snakes? I like the fine galvanized wire mesh idea provided you dont get rust/seepage from it into the water.

I have no issue with over the counter medication advertising, as that helps inform the consumer buying them. However prescription drugs require a doctor's order anyway...so there is no need to have a patient seeing something on TV and asking about it. If it was a good option any doctor worth a...

First, if your gutters arent handling the rain in your area, then they are failing. You need more downspouts in those areas if they are not clogged. I lived in Houston area for 12 years so I understand the challenge. Once that is corrected you could power wash them with dish soap then rinse...

At least in the US, we will see market corrections. Late 2019-2022 was all in favor of the Seller (due to manufacturing challenges and buyer behavior) ....now we will eventually get back to a balance where Buyers have more advantages. It may be a few more years but it will correct itself...

No they should not be able to advertise on TV. Most of the drugs you see are for specific rare diseases or subsets of diseases. Many of them are GENE specific meaning you must have a specific genetic marker that is identified via testing. All of these diseases require a specialist to treat...

Pass. It will likely spend more time in the shop that it will being used through its life.

Remote workers from out of state in a place with high property value already sell. With $$$ can move to the area and drive up property values beacuse they will pay whatever for the homes. Tons of that with COVID.

Your property value would only go down if there are sales in the area that are comparable to the type/size of home you have. If no one sells...then your value wont decrease. It also wont decrease without an appeal most likely even if there are sales. Thats what I was thinking. At least the...

In CO UTVs are illegal on public roads. I am very happy about that. We had a fire arould my area of CO a few years ago and the USFS shutdown 90% of the UTV/offroad trails for the next 10-20 years for remediation. Im also happy about that! They like to occassionally zip down the road...

I agree there, but we don't really load on trailers. We bale it and move it from field to storage (on same property). I guess it depends on what OP needs to do.

Thats barely 1 a day. Just use pallet forks In my opinion…unless you have really uneven ground to work with. If you already have pallet forks…give it a try for a year. Then you will know if you need a spear or not.

I ask because unless you are moving multiple bales a day or have really uneven ground pallet forks (4 ft length) are just fine. I moved 50 or so bales in no time with pallet forks a couple of years ago. You get good at it....and one less attachment to deal with.

Watch will cell service was an additional $5 a month. I rely on that when out for comms. Phone stays in zipped up pocket.

How many bales a year are you moving? What size/weight?

In TX we are all coastal bermuda. We always cut height to head the weeds (I consider bahia grass a weed). We do produce hay off of the place though...so we would never cut the bermuda down unless we are baling it.

Have you considered a stump grinder? Not sure about one sized for your machine but it might be worth looking at. As long as you dont need to plow the ground it will work great.

You will damage your FEL if you try and rip out a stump with this..unless it has been rotting for 20 years. The reason to get a grapple is to move brush, logs and rake small roots/undergrowth out of the ground (think Juniper, etc). You can use them for moving small boulders...but removing a...

I dont think we can ignore the fact that we are pumping a boatload of electricity into a very large battery while charging...and that is always going to have risk. Parked gasoline vehicle fires seem to be mostly related to the electrical system...a short, etc. There is no comparison to the...

100-500# rocks are pretty tiny. To me unweildy for a grapple, at least mine (EA wicked). Especially if on hill or slope. Yours with only the 1 top and 2 bottom tines seems better suited.

No I was serious in my comment. It just seemed that way from how he posted. No problem I do enjoy the videos as well!

In CO all loads brought to the county landfills are double the cost if not covered. Trash disposal is so expensive now you dont see many people paying that premium.

Operator error most likely. You just dont know how to fill a bucket from a dirt pile! No worry we can help. As you drive in, you have to lift up on the arms to help break the pile up. Keep moving forward as you lift at the same time. If a 2 ton bobcat doesnt lift what you want...you are...

Did you just find youtube?

Your issue is going to be placement...not really getting them out in my opinion. Getting them out you could use pallet forks, a bucket, maybe even something to push them into a spot. However placing them is going to require more precision. If you can get them out of the way with what you...

The video shares that the front axle capacities are way under the load if you are at capacity on the FEL. These are manufacturer specs. Front axle capacity 1600 lbs, load on front axle with FEL at max capacity was 2000lbs. Granted these are sub compacts...I wonder what larger tractors would...

How many front axles ahve been broken on tractors by lifting something that exceeds the capacity? It seems ridiculous the manufacturer would have a rated load on the front axle that is less than the weight added by maxing the FEL?

How much more $$$ do they want now? If you paid anything before leaving and they are changing the terms...I would take my money elsewhere.

Up not the issue...its the down side that you have to worry about ;)

We just pick ours up with tractor forks and put a couple of 6x6 posts under them for safety. How long does it need to be up?

The original FEL was 1200lbs max height at the pins (unless I have the wrong machine). What type of concrete material are we talking about? Not sure making a FEL capable of lifting more would be wise...could create axle issues...

We have also had no problems with the CVTs in any of our 3 vehicles.

Subarus are incredible vehicles for Colorado. AWD and safety features are must haves in our terrain/climate. We have 3 Subarus (2 Forester, 1 Outback) in our immediate family (wife, 2 sons). The outback is 12 years old still running great. I have a F250 but there are many days I wish I was...

CS 355-T working fine at 8600 ft in soft woods. No complaints. Runs along side my Stihls just fine.

The bad news is the price of Mini-EX has gone up tremendously as well. Mine purchased 2020 at $62k is now selling for $81k.

If you are looking for a labor companion I dont think you need more than 25HP. It is nice to stay away from emissions. Have you looked at something in the B2601 raange? Maybe LX2610? Welcome to shop other brands I just know Kubota models so I am listing them. You arent going to throw...

I would just get a TYM. No middle man.

TYM is now going to be making some of the Yanmar tractors. If OP is looking in that spec range probably better to just get a TYM. https://www.yanmar.com/us/news/2023/01/19/119164.html

Branson as a brand is being phased out. They will now be TYM. Same mfg plants making them. TYM will eventually build their version, or the old Branson version.

Start with looking at all tractor dealers within say 100 miles of you. Then put together a list of tasks you want to perform with your machine. Start with the immediate needs, then try and write down longer term uses. When you have your task list, it will help narrow the specs you will need...

I have a truck and a Kubota RTV cab diesel. It is as slow as all get out...but man is it handy. Honestly I put more miles on the RTV than anything else I own including my truck! I was skeptical at first (ie do I really need a SxS if I have a truck and tractor) but the answer has been a...

I use the Stihl 2 in 1 and have since they came out. They are very fast. It is about 7 min a chain and can be used in the field.

Physical barrier. Put up a wire fence with small enough mesh the bottom 3 feet that a rattler cant get through.

If you are getting more acreage I would keep the tractor and get a good UTV that can take attachments (Kubota RTV for example). What are you trying to run off of the FEL 3rd function that requires higher flow?

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I would get a pusher, push it up then below that out right away. Don’t let it freeze up.

That makes sense. Just charge more for EV charging if that is whats causing the added peak generation.

Cut AC during the hottest 4 hours of the day? Where did that suggestion come from? Ill tell my 87 year old mother on Oxygen that she needs to turn off her AC from 3-7 because the idiots in the city need to charge their EVs. She lives in TX, where it is 105+ in the Summer months.

I would wait a few years for Mahindra to iron out the kinks on new model production personally. I am glad to hear they are taking over production of more machines from TYM and Mitsubishi. It will only make the Brand stronger.

Not neighbor.. The cells are 15 miles across. No not better business practice...you are thinking like a salesman. Hoping the one wont realize the other gets a different deal. Better to be honest and upfront about it all. In the age of the internet everyone is bound to find out anyway...

Still do not follow. Simple supply and demand. If a product or service is in high demand, the price goes up. If it is in high supply, the price goes down. This happens with goods and service all over the US every day. What you are saying is if I live in NY city and have to pay $7 for a...

But we arent paying more so others can pay less. Others are paying less because the company is giving that area a discount to try and get more users. It has nothing to do with us. We are paying more because of simple supply and demand.

A weighted blanket over the strap might have been all they needed. 30 lbs is a lot of weight though.

As opposed to me having Hughesnet, paying 4 times the amount for 1/4 the bandwidth and a 1/4 the data allowance? Elon can have my $$, you can go back to Hughesnet. Look if there were other viable options out there...we could speak with our wallets..just jump to another provider. But there...

Customer service definitely leaves something to be desired...just wish we could talk to a person. I guess most companies are headed that way. However I do have to give them kudos...I had a rat chew one of the cables on a Gen 1 dish. They replaced the entire cable/dish. Then about a month...