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300# It's well made with very good welds.

Received my new 55" Pinnacle series HI grapple last week. I am impressed with the build quality. Here are some Pics.

Just received my 55" Homestead Pinnacle series grapple last week. It's very well made.

It works very well... the key is to use well dried sand and to keep it dry, otherwise it will clog up. One advantage for me is that my power washing trailer is mobile with 250 gallons of water. Take it anywhere for sandblasting...

People have an unnecessary fear of snakes IMO. More often than not, they are nonvenomous, and even the venomous ones aren't that dangerous with proper treatment. A dog bites harder than snakes do and unlike dogs, snakes aren't coming after you, they just want to be left alone. Most snakes are...

I have been planning to do just that. The initial contract was for 94K in trees they were buying and they left more than half laying.

I have 20 acres that got timbered right before we bought it last year. The prior owners and the timber company got into an argument and they kicked the loggers out. The loggers had almost everything they wanted already cut and laying on the ground where it still is. I could cut the rest of my...

Well, that's news to me! Makes me wonder if surveyors are the ones who upload that data and why it's so accurate.

I have an app called Elevate Parcel and it is DEAD ON to my property lines the surveyor marked.

It really is! And I just returned to work today from 4 days off. Why couldn't it have happened yesterday!?!? lol

Gonna be a long day waiting for the work day to be over. Just seen on the security cam that my Homestead Implement 55" Pinnacle grapple was delivered a few minutes ago. Can't wait to put it to work!

I was just looking at 8 foot hoses at my local farm store and they were $30.

It just requires that I buy a sticker for it from the BMV.

Can you ride on the national forest there? We have a large national forest by me but ATV's are strictly forbidden, as any motorized vehicles are (off road). In my younger years, all of us guys use to mud our trucks in the forest every weekend but the CO's started really crackin down on that.

I looked everywhere for a used one with no luck. Got this one at Rural King for $250.

4K miles a year? I use my quad constantly, like every day, and it has under a 100 miles on it in 9 months. I need to plate it so I can start riding it to my area family members homes...

I picked up a middle buster this week. Just curious to hear interesting ways you have put this tool to work. Fire away!

@ArlyA Did you just call for pictures? lol It looks small but that's a 5x8 trailer behind the ATV....

I totally understand that! I needed something to get around on my 26 acres and haul wood out of with my smaller trailer in tow. I also needed to make trails through my newly acquired property and knew that a 4 wheeler would be the most nimble of machines.. The deciding factor for me choosing...

Listen to your wife! lol

Used telephone poles are usually free or very cheap. Can be cut and used for trailer decking. Seen it done many times!

ATV's and SxS's will go far more places than a pickup ever will. Mine also pulls my 5x8 trailer stacked full of hard woods out of my woods regularly. I wouldn't even consider using a pickup for what I use my ATV for...

I purchased a new 2024 Honda Rubicon ATV is September of this year and paid $11K for it. At the time, they had a new Honda Pioneer 700 SxS for $13K. Looking back, I wish I had purchased the SxS and was foolish for not doing so. My GF was really pushing me to the SxS and even said she would pay...

I have been thinking about various ideas to support the plants. This is one I will have to consider. I was thinking about putting posts on each end of the garden and running steel cable across and tying the plants to them somehow but don't want to bend the stalks....

That's one thing I plan to make is spaghetti and pizza sauce. I do have several large pots for fish fries, seafood boils etc. Should work out well.

I have thought about this actually and I am in a good position to set up a stand at the road and sell if needed. Perhaps, I can even sell to the Amish as they drive by on their buggies every day, and recoup some of my money from last year :ROFLMAO: If I don't sell, I have plenty of...

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!

I am also a contractor and have experienced the exact same thing. The folks who look like they have money are always the ones either saying they can afford it, or trying to negotiate you down, or complaining about your fees. The average looking people just ask when you can start.

Never used one but there is this... https://www.sawstop.com/

Table saw without a doubt. Just pay attention to what you're doing and you'll be fine.

We owned a home in a subdivision last spring and only moved to our new place last August, so this is my first real garden. My equipment is a Kubota 2502 with a 5' KingKutter tiller. I tilled in roughly a 50x100' garden mixing in some straw. I got into canning last fall and bought my tomatoes...

When I got out of boot camp and went to my A school, I was shocked to see the main road leading to the Base's gates was ridden with predator car lots waiting to take advantage of all the 18 year old kids with a fat bank account and a steady paycheck.

If you want my honest opinion, it would be to stay out of his business. He's an adult now and needs to make his own decisions, good or bad, and learn from them. If he's in the Air Force, it sounds like he's got a good head on his shoulders. If he has a 700+ FICO score then he should be able to...

I had a conversation with my local JD dealer about the Deere's sold at box stores. He said while they WILL work on them, that anything bought from a JD dealer will be ahead in line of anything bought from a box store.

No, not really seeing any new comers to our small town. Lots of kids are buying homes earlier now in my area. Also lots of people upgrading homes. The realtors are snatching up homes left and right to remodel, flip, or rent out. Rent here is going for $1500 for a small 3/1 home. Very few...

Houses are flying off the market as fast as they're listed where I live and at premium prices!

Sounds like an exhaust leak to me.

I am presently waiting a determination on my VA disability decision. I was diagnosed with PTSD from a military doctor while I was on active duty over 20 years ago. I have been treated for it ever since leaving them. We'll see what happens.... My son was approved for full disability for PTSD...

I have lived in Florida a couple of different times. I know all too well what you're talking about....

At $15 a bush, I was kinda hoping mother nature would take over! :ROFLMAO:

I have been considering some black and raspberry bushes. Do they put offshoots out on their own once you have the first plant?

$99K for 28 acres in FLORIDA? Was it swamp land or something? I just sold 5 acres for $75K here in Southern Indiana.

We sold our house in a subdivision and bought our new house and 20 acres last summer. We went from a 2.25% interest rate to a 7%. We profited $150K off of the sale of the other home after owning it only 4 years. It's definitely a much higher mortgage now but the quality of life is well worth it!

It will be electric and it will be nothing larger than a 3500LB.

Something very similar to this is what I have in mind but I will probably weld mine out of 3" tubing...Thanks!

Thanks fellers! Not looking for an actual boom pole, I don't need that kind of reach and want a higher duty rating than wat a boom provides. And I definitely don't want or see the need to invest in a skidder winch. Here's what I am kinda thinking... I am considering adding a winch into the mix...

I am planning to make a 3pnt log boom. Will probably also incorporate a trailer hitch so I can move trailer around too. Just curious if anyone has pics of one they've made. Always looking for ideas.

Well I have land to hunt and crop if needed to survive, as well as access to fresh water. I have close Amish neighbors who are friends that I could work with to help supply necessities and learn skills from that I may not know. I think me and my family would be fine...

Yup, it's considerably lighter than pretty much every other saw out there and makes limbing an absolute breeze. It will out cut a 355T in 10" wood all day long. To me, a top handle saw should be light weight, easily maneuverable, and fast cutting through anything 10-12" and under. That's what...

Have ran the 355 and own the 2511. I would choose the 2511 any and every day over the 355.

I purchased my first ZT this year to mow around 4 acres of my yard. I went with the Spartan mower with Kawasaki engine because two family members have them and really like them. They are built very well. With that said, I absolutely hate having a ZT now.... I can't drink beer and mow anymore...

I own a power washing company and use my house daily to connect to house after house. Also on commercial properties dragging across concrete and asphalt regularly. The Flexzilla hose will last me a few years. It's the standard for us power washers.

I own a power washing business. I have diesel fired hot and gas cold washers and all put out a minimum of 8GPM running Honda engines. The GPM is your cleaning speed, the more water you throw at it, the faster you clean. PSI is overrated as most things don't need high pressure to clean. With...

Shooting targets on a range is pretty easily doable with either eye. The problem arises when shooting off hand quickly with a non-dominate eye.

Nice Anschutz! They look a lot like a CZ 452.

That isn't a garter, that's a Dekay's brown snake....

I have a 490 also that I modded and it's a good little saw. I also have the Echo 4910 that I modded the squish and opened up the muffler on. My favorite saw I own and I own a bunch, is my 2511. Love that saw!

That makes little sense to me when they could just rent one.

I think there is a reason you see a TON of these used like new chinese min X's for sale everywhere....

I have searched for a 346 for a long time but every time I come across one, they either want a fortune for them or they've already been sold. I have a thing for 50cc and under pro saws.

When I think of a tractor I want to keep forever, this is what comes to mind. I would want something that I knew parts supply will be there for a long time. I would want a tractor that they sold a lot of. this way, years down the road, there will be some sitting in graveyards waiting to pull...

Have you extended the adjustment arms all the way out? If so, buy some longer arms...

Thanks guys for the feedback. I had considered most of these options and was just posting to hear of maybe things I hadn't thought of and there were a few. I have business insurance and will be adding the trailer onto it. I definitely don't plan to loan the trailer out other than to my brother...

Thanks! I was wondering if there was any money hauling for people, even maybe just local stuff. I recently started up a landscaping business that I am working evenings and weekends. Trying to get back to full time self employment again and looking at every possible avenue.

So I needed a trailer to haul my 2502 around on. I purchased a used PJ 20' dovetail with 5200# axles. Just curious, what all ways have you fellers found that you can make money off a trailer?

I'm in the path of totality as well, something like almost 4 minutes worth.. The University has told us to stay home that day with pay which is nice. Officials in my area are expecting to be bombarded with up to 400K people coming into our county that has a population of 60K. They said to expect...

When I put together my rear remotes, I just bought a valve and then fabbed my own brackets for the rear remotes and for the valve. Then drove my tractor over to the hydraulics shop and had them cut all my lines that way they would be perfect length. But that was extremely expensive. I will go to...

I have two rear remotes and use my top link all the time while rarely ever use the tilt. I plan to run lines to the front, from the tilt ports, to operate my grapple once it arrives next month. No biggie..

I'm not worked up over anything, nor did I think this was turning into a *issing match. I simply offered my thoughts, the same as everyone else. Maybe you're taking this a bit too personally.... But since this conversation now feels like it's went South, I'm out and have nothing more to comment...

You, like many others, are missing THE POINT. Cab guys are constantly either saying we couldn't afford a cab, or that we just don't know what we are missing. Couldn't be further from the truth. Many of us chose a OS tractor because that is what we wanted. I have never once said there isn't a...

The cab guys will just NEVER understand that there are a LOT of guys who do NOT like cab tractors. I couldn't in any way ever own a cab tractor the way I use my tractor. It would be a total PITA to have a cabbed tractor for me. I have operated many cab tractors over the year and don't like them...

Snow and rain is about all I would want one for. I can deal with the other issues as I already do. But not everyone has the same wants and needs as I do which is why there is options. I could have purchased a cabbed tractor and chose not to.

I've ran both and can honestly say I would NOT want a cab tractor. I like being apart of what's happening and being able to hear and see things that I cannot have when I operate my brother-in-laws comparable cabbed Deere. Now if I was plowing snow 75" of the time, I may want a cab.

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The bill probably needed to be paid for the website. I'm sure they are keeping it up because if he is trying to sell the company, a working, high ranking website will make it appear more valuable.

The only thing I don't like about the Kershaw folders is the locking mechanism. They will come accidently unlocked which happened to me and closed down on my finger while I was out deer hunting. Dang near took my finger off and had to hike outta the woods and drive to the ER for stitches...

Cummins makes the best diesel engine out of them all IMO. Cummins plant is about 45 mins away from me.

My favorite brand of knives to buy!

Yup, you see it constantly! A person really needs to do their homework...

I totally understand we all have different experiences. I live in an area where everyone and their brother thinks they need a diesel, including the 16 year old kids who don't tow a thing. We are a big farm state so they're everywhere. I use to tow a heavy load daily and had to have one, but I...

I wouldn't own another diesel unless I absolutely had to. The maintenance on them costs a ton more and they are expensive to repair. I drive a Chevy 2500 HD gasser and it's a good truck. Personally, I feel the best truck on the market today is the Ford F250 with the 6.2 gasser engine...

Could be he's planning to come back under a different business name as well....

The Ford F250 with a 6.2 V8 gasser is one heck of a truck that will go hundreds of thousands of miles no problem. That engine will go down as being legendary...

I use a 60" King Kutter tiller on my Kubota 2502 and it works very well.

I have at least 6 of these living in my woods, and maybe more. I have just seen and counted 6 in view at once. Very fun to watch!

This is my first and probably only comment on the whole EA thing... I wholeheartedly agree with your last sentence. No way did Ted not realize this was coming, he absolutely knew. The fact that he was lowering prices on a product, that was selling so well that he was months backlogged, shows he...

If you would have read a bit further, you wouldn't have had to comment. ;)

Wow, that's extremely unfortunate! I have read of some people having excessive smoke on the 2502 and had to have a shim on the pump removed which seems to have fixed the issue for most. Had not heard of the other issues on any. Hopefully he gets his problems resolved soon and mine doesn't get...

What issues have you had?

Sorry fellers, I read Bad Boy and thought of Bob Cat for some reason. Yeah, made by TYM (Kukje).

They're a Kioti tractor so that forum might be where ya wanna look....

What a great story! I can remember well when I enlisted and all the fear and excitement I had before I left. Then, that turned into straight fear the day I arrived at boot camp lol. Both of my grandfathers served in the navy, my dad was army, I was navy and so was my son. My son was in a very...

Take it from a guy who worked for one of the largest aggregate companies in the US and have been on and in many stone crushers...a crusher is not something you want to purchase and attach to your tractor.

The Amish mill down the road from me will sell you the end pieces for $20 as much as you can haul in a truck bed. Most of this is hardwood as well so it's a heck of a deal for wood burners...

I have worked around them most of my life. I use to be an electrician and worked on the same jobsites as many of them. They're very hard workers who do very high quality work. But, I am not looking to pay someone to clear it up, I am looking for someone to pay ME to come and take the timber...

I have considered talking to some of the local logging companies and see what they will offer me because I have a ton of white and red oak laying on the ground - some that are 30" plus trees. The contract was for $94K worth of timer and I was told they left most of it laying after the...

Oh man, sounds like we're in the same exact boat! The tree tops I have to deal with are out of control. I have no idea how to even manage them. I don't have a clearing to burn anything unless I drag them to my back yard and the girlfriend wouldn't be too happy about that...

The two saws I picked up this weekend - I had been looking for a Echo 4910 for a bit because Echo discontinued them. They are basically the same exact saw as the pro series 501p with minor differences. The local Echo dealer had a used one that looked to have never been used and sold it to me for...

I have a serious need for a grapple but haven't gotten one yet. I just added a second 2 spool valve to my tractor for rear remotes but may use one of those to control a grapple. We just bought our new place this past summer and it was timbered right before we purchased it. Apparently, the...

The same it seems.

Picked up two more saws today!

Think I am going to pick up an Echo 4910 this afternoon. They're discontinued by Echo but are pretty much the same saw as the Echo 501P with minor differences. My local saw shop has one new one left and they are becoming hard to find...

I only know of two places in my area to buy a Stihl. One is a tractor dealer and the other is a big box store. The knowledge, or lack of, at both places makes you want to avoid buying any saw from them.... Meanwhile, several different small engine shops in my area sell Husqvarna and Echo with...

my 2511T 's exhaust. She's a screamer!

I would highly recommend you check out the Echo 2511T. It's am amazing little saw!

No, not all of them... the 261 still had a metal cover and so did the 462 I was looking at. It was a top handle pro saw that had a plastic cover but I don't remember the model.

Around my parts, you see more tree services running Husqvarna than you do Stihl. But build quality is subjective to each individual.. I use to love Stihl but feel as if they are becoming way too cheap on the quality of stuff they're putting out which is one reason I have been adding more Huskys...

I'm not brand loyal, own saws from multiple different brands. I bought a 261CM 3-4 years ago and have cut a lot of wood with it. With that said, if someone were to ask me if I could only recommend one 50cc saw, my recommendation would be for the Husqvarna 550 MK II. Not that I don't love my 261...

This looks like something that would be built in the backwoods of Southern Indiana! :ROFLMAO:

Brakes and steering will still work. Don't forget that parking brakes will work also when needed.

It's not about "needing" a modded saw, it's all just about taking something and making it better than what it was, because you can. ;) I own several pro saws and every single one is modded and way better than they were from the factory. :giggle:

Land lines are becoming things of the past. I worked as a lineman for one of the largest companies in the US and they have an active goal to eliminate them. If a line is broken, they won't repair it so if you still have one, pray nothing happens to it. For other customers, they are raising the...

I seen where he released his spike and at a very cheap price. I just bought his muffler a couple of weeks ago...

Sign up for your free National Cutting Horse Association membership and get an extra $1200 off your price.

I tried a Milwaukee battery saw but it just has no place in my arsenal. I don't have time to play around with batteries needing charged etc. The 2511 almost 3 times lighter than the Milwaukee is and cuts a whole lot better. If someone is just whacking off a small limb here and there then it may...

Those are two great saws you have there. I purchased a new 261cm about 3 years ago and it's been a killer saw. I like the 550XP a little more though. The 500 is a beast of a saw for sure. I am buying a new saw soon too but unsure what it will be yet. I am kinda thinking of a Stihl 400 but that...

https://eganperformancesaws.com/products/echo-2511-pipe

Worth every penny! (y)

You would love this saw! I recently put a ported muffler on it and according to the dyno it increased the power by 27%.

I have a slight chainsaw addiction because I cut a LOT of wood... I only buy pro saws and tend to stick to Husqvarna and Stihl but have a few Echos, too. I recently picked up the Echo 2511T and it has became my absolute favorite saw to run. It is so small and light it feels like a toy but it's a...

Isn't normal at all for the 261cm. Mine will start in 20 or 90 degree weather in 3 pulls max. Check your lines and filter and make sure they are clogged...

Yep trailer breaks for sure! And I'm sure he was exaggerating a bit on not feeling it back there, but I did follow him for the 16 mile drive through hilly back country roads and he had no issues whatsoever. In fact, I had to work to keep up with him... That little turbo 4 banger has some torque!

My nephew has a 2022 Ranger quad cab 4x4 with the 4cyl. This fall I watched him tow a 40HP 3 series John Deere and several attachments on a 25' steel trailer. Had to have been well north of $10K pounds and he said his Ranger didn't even know it was back there....

I get multiple Amazon packages delivered every week basically all year long. I never have had an issue with them, outstanding service in my opinion. Sounds like some drivers just suck. I guess I got lucky.

I have had ZERO issues with my 2502 since I got it a 3 months ago. I love it and use the heck out of it.

I just bought a new home in July and the insurance company sent out a guy with a drone to survey the roof condition. Thank god the roof was one year old.

Looks like it was around 22-24K when new and these Korean tractors don't hold value as well it seems. my opinion says $16-18K is all I would expect to pay...

I have the Goodyear R14's on my new Kubota 2502. The first thing I noticed is they don't tear up my yard at all. I have had them in the woods working in mud as well and they did great and cleaned out good. I would buy them again.

I own a power washing business and wash a whole lot of metal roofs. Imagine standing and walking on a metal roof that is slathered in slippery soap! I use a vehicle, tree, or anything solid, tie a rope to it and pull it over the roof. I tie it around my waist and always keep it at a length that...

Wow what a find! That's a homeowner line of saw from Stihl but I'd certainly take a free one! That's an odd issue, maybe vent related?

I love the XP line as well and have both the 562XP and the 550XP. But Huskys don't start near as easily as the Stihl pro series of saws do. My Stihl 261CM starts way easier than either of my Huskys do and the huskys are newer than the Stihl. All of these saws got the muffler modded the day I...

according to this, they would have different emissions...

They moved the brakes over to the left side which is a huge change. They also added a PTO electric switch/button verses a lever. But who knows yet what all really has changed. There may be very good changes that we are just unaware of yet. Although, it's also possible there are bad changes as well.

@Rdrcr I have the 2502 and I laterally am not finding ANY information on this new engine D1703BM-DI-EF04. I mean there is virtually nothing about it on the web.

I just purchased a 2024 Honda Rubicon which is a beast of a quad. The tow rating on it is in the neighborhood of 1500# and I have put it to the test. I chose the Rubicon because I wanted something very nimble to get around my woods with and I found the turn radius is not all that great really...

Wrap a fence around them until they're larger and can handle it.

I have several nail guns but unless I'm framing a house or putting on a roof, I use screws.

@5030 Those 028's are a beast of a saw that just don't give up!

ANY TIME you are hauling a heavy load, your window of following distance needs to be widened by a great deal.. Sounds to me that you didn't leave enough space (even considering the out of state driver cutting in)...

I will have to disagree. Both the farmboss and the rancher are clamshell cases and not easily split rebuildable unlike the Echo. I also find the Echo's to be better built than the cheap line of Stihl or Husky... And I can run a 20" bar on my Husqvarna 550XP MKII all day in hardwoods without it...

If you think getting parts NOW is difficult, wait until these tractors are 10 or 20 years old. They will be a pile of scrap metal....

I bought a Stihl 261CM 5 years ago and it's been one of the best running saws I've ever owed. The electric carb keeps it in tune easily and it never fails to start by pull 3 even on the coldest day. If a guy only owned one saw for casual cutting, the 261CM would be the one I would recommend. The...

I am a self confessed chainsaw addict. I am not brand loyal but have a few saws that I favor. The two that go with me back into my woods is the Husky 562XP and the Echo 2511T. They'll handle pretty much anything I need to do and that little Echo weighs nothing so it does a lot of cutting. The...

The Timberwolf 590 is a great saw! I have owned one for years that I inherited from my dad and it still runs like a champ. The X series is their pro series of saws and are built a little tougher inside and out, and run with more authority. I just bought the Echo 2511T X series saw and it's one...

Haulin loads out...

My mind is very open to the reality of these tractors. There will be 1000/1 of the 2501/2502 tractors sold in comparison to the TYM offerings here in the US. That means 20 years from now, I would be MUCH more likely to find a used or new part for my Kubota than someone will a TYM. There are...

For me, there is nothing that would convince me to purchase a TYM, or any other korean tractor. The sales volume directly relates to product support down the road and these companies just aren't there yet. There is no free financing, even with Kubota. You pay a penalty up front for the 0%...

If ya were only closer!

Checked the loader hydraulic PSI last night and it is at 2400 psi. For some reason I was thinking it should be right around 2200. I will probably bump it up a bit as I already have the shims for it...

I thought the price was really good. They sold me a new land pride 60" box blade and pallet forks for an additional $1200 as well. But yes, the brakes being on the left where they should have been all along is really nice. The electric PTO and the PTO lock-out button is a nice upgrade as well...

The Kubota any and every day for two reasons. I have seen numerous of the Korean tractor dealers either go out of business or, just drop the line completely. Secondly, I want the peace of mind knowing I will most likely be able to find parts for my tractor 20 years from now. There will be tens...

My comment was that I paid substantially less than 30K for my 2502.

I paid way less than that for my new 2502. For me, I plan to keep my tractor for the long haul so parts availability down the road is super important. Kubota and JD sells a 1000 to 1 of the Korean tractors so that tells me parts availability 20 years down the road will be MUCH better. I am not...

$25,800 but that included R14 tires filled with rim guard, included the seat arm rests, and the bolt on cutting edge. The other three area Kubota dealers wanted 26,500 for same tractor without set arm rests or the bolt on cutting edge.

Would ya hurry up with that 2502 turbo!?!? haha JK

My new L2502 was delivered this week and I love it.. I only bought the forks and box blade for it so far but will eventually get a grapple and a post hole digger, probably a boom pole, and a 3-point skidding implement. My brother-in-law has a ton of different implements that I can borrow if...

Very useful information and insight. I appreciate your time and response.

Are both of these engines equally as good or does one have a better history than the other? Considering

Thank you! I plan to add a skidding winch to help with the work I want to do. I certainly don't plan for the tractor to do the work of what timber machines are designed to do. The work on my land isn't work that needs to be done, it's to have something meaningful to do outside so that I am not...

I'm having this same dilemma now. I just bought a new home and have 20 wooded acres that was timbered the past year. So I have a lot of clean up to do that the logging company did. Have been looking at and researching tractors heavily the past two weeks. I only have one dealer in my town which...