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I think the name of the group is Kubota B,BX, and LX owners. Or something like that. I think you might be surprised at the QS for your situation. It concentrates all the force in a small area. I found that, if I was careful, since the forks are in the ground at an angle, even if I couldn't lift...

Feedback from a local fella on a Facebook post of mine puts these being planted in 1996, and it's a Youpon Holly, not a boxwood.

Great low priced implement, imo. Just like my ratchet rake and my drawbar with drawbar lock. Low cost, high bang/buck.

At Jeff's request: I posted a while back about using a quick spade on my forks with my BX1880. I also posted on a Facebook group that pertains to B, BX, L, LX tractors. According to the FB page it's the worst idea in the world, and here I got mixed opinions. Well, I decided to try one anyway...

I posted a while back about using a quick spade on my forks with my BX1880. I also posted on a Facebook group that pertains to B, BX, L, LX tractors. According to the FB page it's the worst idea in the world, and here I got mixed opinions. Well, I decided to try one anyway. This is the primary...

I want a County Line, giving me the option of a reverse rotation or forward. Reverse will till better and leave a smoother finish. The tiller pulls against the tractor and sucks itself down into the dirt. Forward rotation is better if you hit a rock or something. It'll jump up over the...

I thank y'all. That's about all the "cheap" implements I can think of to get. It's all expensive stuff from here on!

I have read your thread. I like that a lot! You made it simple, and effective. I wanted the one that can slip on the forks OR clamp on to the bucket, but that was $380 vs $180. So I just got the one for forks, and I'd like to try my hand some day at modifying it to be able to clamp onto my...

I'd like to give an update. Especially with the Pat's added the top link is not so hard, and I plan to try to source that locally. However, the tilt is not so easy. Here's what FitRite can do for me/us: "I would build your T&T units with 2" dia cylinders and 1 1/4" dia rods similar to those...

Just ordered one. We have some older boxwoods around our pool we want to transplant to the house, no way I'm digging them up by hand if I don't have to. So hopefully this will help. Should be here Friday. Will update! I wish I could get some shorter forks specifically for stuff like this, to...

40 hr update: Gah-Lee I love this thing! Absolutely love it. Fantastic little tractor for a homeowner.

I picked up this three point fertilizer spreader for $30. It's rough, but it spins freely as it should. I hope I can patch it up and see how well it works to broadcast sand and/or compost. At this price point I don't mind going hog wild on any half-brain ideas I might cook up to modify it. If...

I may be misunderstanding what you mean, but if by "load leveler" you mean something like airbags you're grossly mistaken. Airbags and the like are no substitute for a WDH and proper load distribution. Leveling up the load with bags does not generally make weight distribution any better, i.e...

Anybody have the land Shark 5.0 subcompact box blade?

I picked up a boom pole yesterday for $60. It's nothing special! They had it listed for $100, I happened to have $60 cash in my pick, and they took it. I don't know if I'll have much use for it or not. When I was pulling my diy drag around the yard, I was thinking a boom pole would be nice to...

*in person I can't charge a vehicle via a photo.

I've still never seen a charging station.

I still want to come up with a diy top dresser idea, and I'd still like to come up with a way to make my tilting trailer a dumping trailer for yard work, but this is what I came up with. It wasn't nearly as time consuming as I thought it would be to just ferry dirt back and forth from the back...

Mine was pretty lethargic when it was stock, but I feel like they were on par with the trucks of that day. Shortly after I got it I put an intake, exhaust, and tunes from DPTuner on it. Even just my 60 and 80 HP tow tunes really woke the truck up big time. Made it fun to drive, and my 80 HP...

I don't plan to do any charging by the hour. I think that's the wrong direction to look entirely. As a customer I don't like to pay for a job by the hour. It's too easy for someone to take the customer for a ride, and there's no incentive for them to hurry. I'm not so concerned with what...

I don't want to get too hung up on pricing, but at the same time, I want to be fair to both of us. I don't want to price it so cheap I'm almost donating my labor, and not even know it, and at the same time I don't want to throw out a ridiculously high number and not know it. I'm seeing anywhere...

I feel the same way. I sold my old '99 in '16 with 340,000 and it's still running the roads today. It never gave me a lick of trouble, and I was not kind to it. The alternator went out around 300,000 and the fuel pump went out around 320,000. I put a few clutches in it but that was, uhm...

I've never used one behind a tractor, but when we used to use one on a skid steer, it would do a great job of letting us separate and gather up rocks.

A lot of that I can't answer until I visit with him Tuesday. He definitely knows his stuff. I am assuming they will have the materials delivered, but if I go pick them up obviously I will need to take that into consideration. I've watched a few videos already, and read a few tutorials...

Until a few months ago, I got roughly 10-20 hours of overtime a week. COVID finally caught up with Lowe's, and consequently us, their treated lumber supplier. I went to strictly only 40 hours immediately, but hey I'm still working, and thankful for it! This all happened right after buying my...

I'd begin by experimenting with nozzles first regardless of anything else. Rainbird has low angle nozzles that are supposed to help a little bit with wind. I'd figure out the gpm you have, install the right LA nozzles to not go over that demand, and see what that does. I don't remember if you...

I was working on the lawn today and needed something a little less aggressive. This worked pretty well. I can lay my big tire on top if I ever need to.

You can really pretend to know every situation and assume they can all conform to that?

Just a thought, but maybe the need didn't arise until now?

Valve itself.

I don't think the timer would like it, but I really think the valves would be fine. Remember the one I'm advocating for is modular and separated. If you could lengthen the wires enough to mount your timer in one location but the valves in a box I think it would be fine. But again, at that...

I think they might be okay, but they shouldn't be too difficult to water proof if there was some need to go this route vs "real" irrigation valves. (They make DC irrigation controllers and DC irrigation valves. Real valves intended to be hard piped) One of my hobbies has been RC vehicles for...

With the one I used, if you can lengthen the wires, you don't even need to use the manifold. Just buy the valves (sold separately. My pack came with 2).

One of mine was set up but laying on the ground for a while. Through some heavy rains it was fine, but I know that's not the same as being submerged. If you teed them off the same main line source I don't see why you couldn't use two for 8 different zones. I have low water pressure and low...

Almost, you're missing one step. We pull a vacuum, hold it, then valves open and the work solution fills the cylinder. Then it is put under pressure, we hold the pressure for a time, then put it under short final vacuum to wring the excess out of it. For the most part, it's drawn into the cells...

I ordered the skid plate and gauge/shim kit from BXPanded yesterday [emoji3526].

I used two of these with hose end sprinklers all last summer. Several times I wondered if I could extend the wires to the little solenoid valves and put one wherever my heart desires no matter where the timer itself is. I don't see why not. It worked really well for me, and I've used one this...

So far the only attachments I have are my pallet forks, ratchet rake, and drawbar with a 2" ball if that even counts. I'd love to have a grapple, but I think for what I do, forks will always be a "good enough substitute". Especially when I get "the thumb" on them. With my filled tires and...

This is about how I feel about my 40 volt tools compared to their gas counterparts. I've been real pleased thus far. My 40v brushless chainsaw is by no means as good as my old Stihl, but it's very good for residential maintenance and cutting small trees. My pole saw, edger, brush cutter...

According to my RV forums, yes.

I agree with this take on the situation wholeheartedly.

I really like the idea of the cattle gate as a leveler. I've priced gates recently, I want to add one to my shed I park my trailers and tractor in. They're priced such that I even think it would be worth buying a new one for this task, if it works that well.

I enjoy seeing your unique tractors.

I got more work done this weekend than I have in months prior! My property shaped up more than it has over the last year, and is looking the best it has yet!

I definitely can't back it up. Haha. I was very careful with my lines and a time or 3 I had to get out and man handle it over one way or the other. I can lift or lower the 3ph though depending on the situation to adjust the aggressiveness of that front 4x4. I would like to pair this with a...

Okay, by no means is this really worthy of a "do it yourself". I'm aware all I did was pop a few screws and attach a chain. BUT. I had been doing some grading and felt I was at a point where I had done all I could do with the tractor, and I needed a drag or to start working it by hand. Well, I...

It doesn't. I have the bucket back on now but still without the park stand. It's hard to explain but the stand attached to the bucket at the pivot pins and then is just very loosely attached everywhere else. It's hinged in the middle and has rollers in the back part that allow it to slide back...

Thanks for the help fellas! As soon as someone mentioned it extending to over center and no stops I thought that was probably it! Without y'all I wouldn't have known what to look for.

The stand doesn't work with the fork frame because it has no accomodations to mount the front part of the stand (by that I mean the end nearest the bucket.) With the front part not securely attached to anything the rear most part rolls out of the keeper and it all falls down. I believe the...

I don't see anything on my forks that would be responsible for acting as a stop.

Yes, as mentioned that's the parking stand. With the bucket removed it just dangles.

It doesn't matter how fast or slow I tilt them. If I tilt all the way forward, it gets to a point where it sort of flops over and it won't come back up. This makes a lot of sense because when it's down at the "point of no return", it's at an extreme angle sort of pointed back toward the tractor...

I still don't understand what there is for them to fix if the issue is the center pin hole on the fork frame being a little out of whack and not in exactly the right position. I don't know what they would warranty for me or work on since the tractor is good and they didn't sell me the forks if...

This is what I was thinking about doing. I don't understand how this is a dealer issue. It works perfectly with my bucket and with everything I bought from the dealer. I would imagine they'd tell me to kick rocks since everything works well with the oem equipment. I'm sure they'd look at it...

My eventual plan is to use these with the AI2 quick attach. This might make me figure out a way to purchase that sooner than later. In the meantime if I can come up with a good way to set up a length of chain or cable to limit that downward tilt would that be an acceptable workaround?

I have a new BX1880. 13 hours on it. I have a set of 42" Redline pallet forks. They weigh about 167 lbs, according to Redline, and they are pin on. I've been moving brush with it. I've discovered that if I tilt all the way down vertical to dump a load, it won't tilt back up. I have to lower...

The center pin is the same as the one for the bucket, the outer two pins slide in place and use a clevis pin to keep them in place. When I have the cash I'll purchase the AI2 quick attach.

I put my Redline pallet forks on today and fired (actually plugged battery in) my pole saw up. We've been here about a year and a half now, and this is the fifth time I've put a pile of brush about this size by the road. All the times previously I drug every piece with my hands and feet. Sure...

I think you were trying to talk me out of it, but you actually sort of talked me into it! Haha (I think, anyway) It sounds as though it will do what I was inquiring about, it's just not necessarily ideal. However, as a jack of all (many?) trades for me, and it *can* do this, I think it holds a...

If you look, the tires are stretched. As to the fenders, I see tons of trailers with no fenders. I hardly even notice it.

Is a ratchet rake any good for actually just raking the ground? For instance I've got some areas that could stand to have some old debris raked up and out. Old leland cypress needles, twigs, junk from a Crepe Myrtle, etc. I've used a landscape rake in the past to rake over some of that kind of...

He's not trained, he's just lazy and well mannered! [emoji38] Wherever we are he is, I don't feel like holding his leash constantly!

If you don't mind my asking, how much was it? (The website just wants me to contact a dealer) I just want something to move dirt, gravel, sand, compost, or mulch and dump around the property. Road legal isn't a must but it's part of why I feel like the one I posted us overpriced. I live a mile...

The hitch is a Curt True-Trac. When dropped low enough to get my camper level, it sits low to the ground. It's similar to the E4 that is so popular.

He's pretty stout, so possibly a lot. [emoji23]

I set it up on the scales at work, and my weight distribution is almost perfect. I have 12.8% tongue weight and about 90% falr. I'm not over any axle ratings or any other rating. The truck has a 2.5" level on the front which makes it appear worse than it is. Even aside from that I don't think...

That is amazing. I have been eyeballing this one. https://www.ruralking.com/king-kutter-1-5-ton-xb-dump-trailer-1-5t-dt-xb-ok?gclid=Cj0KCQjw0emHBhC1ARIsAL1QGNelY2I-Oi56Br4J43cWwYFstHRbP5kO1EdSRAqS5pIVba5Ad7r88UYaAqyCEALw_wcB I think the price is a little steep though.

According to half the internet this is a suicide mission [emoji849] Headed out for the weekend!

Ah. I was scanning the photo for Indian arrowheads and ancient pottery and stuff! [emoji23][emoji23]

They just need somebody to whambalam it good from the other side and it's good to go!

This isn't even a joke. Lol. Some crazy old coot I work with hauled this lumber home. The Ranger is a 5 speed and the front end was getting light each time he shifted [emoji23]. Tough old truck though. Yes, he banded the lumber right to his tailgate. [emoji3526]

I use Tapatalk for my foruming. I like TT and that way all forums are almost identical.

I work for a treating plant. Yes, we have ground contact, and above ground. The difference is the chemicals used, but also the strength of the mix when it is treated and also the treatment process itself (how long it's put under pressure mainly, to control how much chemical is injected into it)...

I've got at least this many more ripe on the vine. I still have a lot of green ones too. Good thing a lot of people like fresh home grown tomatoes. Lol

So I got some numbers together. The thumb is about 100 lbs, and my forks are 160 lbs. That still gives me some decent loader capacity. If I get the EA wicked grapple, it weighs about the same thing as my factory bucket. (150 lbs) I should be able to do some work at either if those weights.

I'm enjoying this thing. I think its abilities are going to line up very well with my needs, even though people like to call it "cute" [emoji38][emoji2361]. I already made a little money off of it. I picked up a quick little grading job (I also helped that crew prune some trees that day)...

Fun little harvest for us recently. We've had tomato pie, tomato jam, we have a few jars of tomato sauce, we had a delicious low country boil using the potatoes and squash, we're enjoying some good stuff!

No but I think you missed my point. It takes time to get anything right now. It'd be hard to say whether that's just due to the way things are right now or because it's new. My coworker ordered a Woodland Mills stump grinder and waited about 12 weeks for it.

I don't consider that going soft though. You CAN and you WILL if you need to. You have chosen to work smarter but it doesn't sound like you're scared of work. Soft, to me, is when you're lazy and you won't work. Won't even try, even when it's necessary.

Well, I see it at work and my wife sees it in school. It's not always going to be easy, and if you'd prefer to just quit, and not work hard, fall behind in school or find yourself unemployed...soft. I'm a supervisor in a fence panel building department at a local lumber yard. We get a large...

I chime in only to say I'm a firm believer in slime. I had an old ATV sit a few years with flat and dry rotted tires. Finally resurrected it but the tires wouldn't hold air long. I put slime in them and now have not had to worry about them in 2 years. Occasionally one of the cracks will ooze a...

I think it's obvious that, as a whole, we're getting softer. I think the elite athletes are for sure getting more capable, but due to resources and science. I played sports through school, and have continued to dabble in running and obstacle course racing as an adult. I see lots of older...

Meh. Now's a tough time for getting anything. I just waited 14 weeks for a tractor.

I've often had a thought similar to this. Our overnight runs park in mostly accessible locations, with nothing but 4" straps stopping anybody from swiping lumber. There actually was an entire truck load stolen once. The owner/operator left the keys in his truck and the whole truck was stolen...

I have the brushless 14" 40v Ryobi chainsaw. I like it very much for pruning and trimming my trees and even dropping some small trees. I want the new 18" now that it is out. I use the 40v power head a lot with cultivator, pole saw, edger, and brush cutter. I also love my 40v blower for all but...

I have 40v Ryobi yard stuff and 2 4ah batteries, 1 2.6ah batteries. I think I could stay on top of that weed eating with just my 2 4 ah batteries. Worst case you buy more batteries! I have a gas blower, gas chain saw, and gas weed eater but I rarely use those any more. The 40v stuff is so...

I finished it up last night as well. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's was eye opening to the difficulties of farming. It was also cool to see Jeremy's genuine concern for real farmers who don't have Amazon backing them.

I'm about halfway through. I love it!

Oh I'm quite happy with it, and the $3XX was a drop in the bucket on my whole financed package. [emoji2957] I just love me some low budget DIY stuff that turns out great! Several have exclaimed that it looks silly, but I'm not interested in my tractor winning any beauty pageants. I wanted my...

If anything ever happens to my canopy I'll be replacing it with a golf cart top for sure. It might even look less goofy on my tiny tractor! I'm sure I could come up with a way to mount it with the existing mounts.

These are great! I added a factory f'glass canopy to my new tractor and it was a three hundred-something dollar option. These look just as nice and even those of you that spent a little more than others saved on my factory canopy. I do plan to look at golf cart enclosures for a low budget diy...

I can't imagine it without mayo. [emoji1787] In fact, there's not much I won't put mayo on.

We've had massive amounts of rainfall lately, so they're all trying to split. As a result I'm picking them early and letting them ripen inside. So they're all either split, or ripened off the vine, or both. I was a little concerned about this, but this is the first mater I've had and it was...

This is what it's all about ladies and gents!

I think that's kind of how it is for us. It's a low profit margin and it stays roughly the same. Our company makes money on high volume. The mills are the ones raking in the dough through the recent price hikes. In fact, our prices are based on the market. Right now we have lumber we paid the...

That's why they did it that way I'm sure. Since they were only using 2 straps I think they wanted to make sure the loader was jammed against the front. I think they just didn't want to give me any more than 2 "complimentary" straps. [emoji4] With this half ton truck if I don't have enough...

What I did not tell y'all is he called me last night saying it was ready, but we left this morning at 10 am to go on vacation for a week. I kinda wanted to just stay home now. [emoji24][emoji1787]

Well, in that case, I'd venture to say you put in your share of time and work and have earned this! And you've still worked for every dollar you now have. And if you've been lucky enough to somehow get here without working much for it, then I'm genuinely happy for you and a little jealous! Lol

I'm going to strap it with 4 2" straps, one on each corner.

Shoelaces would probably do!

Cute little guy! Don't beat me up over the two straps. They loaded it and strapped it for me, and that's what they came up with. Lol. In their defense it's only 3 miles, but I'll be using 4 straps one on each corner. Yes, I know half of you say I need chains!

I'd venture to say that....most of us here ...are working...for every dollar...we earn...

Y'all will see so many pictures you'll be rolling your eyes saying "Dangit we already know what a BX looks like!" [emoji38]

I'm a consumer as well, so I'm glad to see the market correcting itself. I suspect it'll take a while, but by next spring I am guessing we'll be rolling again like normal.

Many if not most of the stores have plenty of inventory, but nobody is buying right now and all the inventory they have is high priced inventory. They aren't buying any more of the lower priced lumber that we have right now until they work the high priced inventory down.

I pick that bad boy up in the morning!

We have been nearly shut down while Lowe's lets their inventory dwindle.

Yep! I have resorted to push mowing that part with the 20" cut push mower, and I do everything else with the zero turn. That works for now, but I want it all leveled better than this. I had decided to live with it, but now that I'll have a tractor I can't do that. [emoji1787] I hate to waste...

You can kinda see the hump here. It's hard to capture in a photo.

I do, which is why I'm willing to give it a shot! All I'd have in it if it failed was the cost of the blade. My boss would let me swipe the stock from the scrap metal bin to build my mounting system. I'm figuring some square stock that slides over each fork, with a bolt on each one to act as a...

Sounds like I need to keep thinking about a blade I can bolt to the forks like the fella above. The forks act like skis to keep the depth consistent. I *think* I found that on here.

If I cut it 4' wide I'd definitely have to cut it into smaller strips before I tried to handle it by hand for sure.

Like I said, I'm aware I could rent a sod cutter. I have more to do with it than just this. I have that option in mind and under consideration, but here I want to explore ways to do it with my tractor that will work for me for years to come. I wish there was some sort of depth guide that could...

I have a section of front yard that, now that I'll have a tractor, I'd like to cut down and level it out better than it is. The problem is, I already have well established sod there that I'd hate to ruin and need to go buy another pallet or two to replace. You can't tell in the pictures but...

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Part of our back yard is fenced, and we never spent any time back there inside the fence. Once I decided I wanted a garden that was the perfect spot!

Well so far all of mine that have started to ripen have also split [emoji24]. I'm guessing due, in part, to an unusually high amount of rainfall lately.

I'm very close to having a lot of good stuff coming from the garden! We've had some squash already and we have more cucumbers than we know what to do with. This is the good stuff, though. I'm sure there are plenty more watermelons hiding under the vines. They're crowding the row too much for...

I think there is some confusion of terms here. In general these are called an invisible fence. And I often see the one that has a wire you bury referred to as an underground fence. Then you have a wireless invisible fence, or pet containment system, that does not involve burying a wire. The...

I think most, be they wired or wireless, give the same strength shock. I've had both and shocked myself, they seemed the same both turned up to max (my dogs are stubborn). So, I really think it comes down to what works the best in your area, wired or wireless?

The saws you're thinking of are "Sawstop". Aside from the safety aspect they are also one of the best saws on the market. It does not ruin the saw, but you do have to purchase a new "cartridge" for it. Small price to pay for a saved finger.

It doesn't have to be perfect though. It will end with a good bit of time with a drag mat, and some time with rakes and brooms either way I think. It's just that if it can go down already somewhat spread out that saves some time over starting with piles. Most people on the lawn care forums I...

I have another idea, y'all tell me if it's the stupidest thing you've ever heard or not. I have this 5x10 tilting trailer. The pivot point and the axle are in the wrong spots for it to be worth much as a makeshift "dump trailer". I've considered adding a second axle near the rear so it dumps...

Demand has dropped considerably. We're hardly getting any orders in from Lowe's. A few months back we got several hundred a day.

I like to go with 40v or better with my electric saws. My pole saw is 40v and I'm very happy with it!

They would work. The granules are Cal-Hypo, instead of dichlor or trichlor. The chemistry is a little different. It will not raise your CYA levels like dichlor or trichlor tabs, but it will raise your calcium-hardness. If cya levels are already too high, you don't want to use tablets...

I've been trying to say this. Lol If efficiencies are the same (and they should be on the same engine) and the only differences are tuning, the fuel usage should at least be similar at similar demands. There is a pretty cut and dry relationship between air and fuel usage at given efficiency...

Isn't that why I should put a crown in the center, to make the water drain to the edges? I figure the grass is cut at about 2.5". If the edge of the gravel is approximately 2.5" above grade that should be good. Especially here where water drains well in the sand. I just know that my concrete...

I can definitely water it as I spread it in. I would still like to cut it down a bit so the gravel surface is about level with my grass. I don't mind going 4" at all. I was just hoping to not have to do several layers of different material. I appreciate all the help!

Yes, but that's only if you're asking to use ALL of that power. For example, we all have 300+hp pickup trucks these days. However, it only takes a finite amount of power to accomplish a given task. If I'm towing 6000 lbs down the road but I'm not at full throttle, I'm not using all 300+ HP...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there is a somewhat direct relationship between the amount of fuel and air required to make "X" amount of horsepower. Timing and some other things can affect that obviously, but there is at least a rough correlation. So, I wonder how fair it is to say a 60 HP...

Here is our Little garden!

You're saying make it all crush and run? If so I'm definitely down with that!

It is sand. Poor sandy soil that does drain well.

When my tractor finally comes in, one of the projects I have in mind is to clean up this area and put in a gravel pad to possibly park my trailer. It's a 9000 gvwr trailer and a half ton truck, so I won't ever be a huge load on the pad. I downsized from a super duty and this new truck meets all...

A few minutes on Google tells me that seed spreaders don't work very well with sand unless it is very dry bagged sand. We're talking about several tons of sand here so it won't be bagged. Someone told me recently that they tried it with a manure spreader also and it didn't work great.

I like that idea, and it's precisely what I've had in mind. I'd just like confirmation that it will broadcast sand well! I don't see why it wouldn't. I should throw a bag of sand in my small push behind or hand held spreader and see how they handle it.

One thing I desire to do is top dress and level my lawn. I would imagine, to get it where I want, I'll at least do a minor top dress for several years to come. And for the next year or 3 probably a more involved top dress and leveling job. I guess with my tractor the best course of action is...

My experience too!

Still not ready [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]

I've read through much of this thread, but not all. I don't think I've answered my question from what I've seen so far. My grandparents-in law and I share a zero turn. I'm not sure what will happen to it when they pass away. If I ever need a mower I plan to buy some sort of mower for my...

I'd say that speaks highly of the attachments though.

From what I understand, most of the price hike is at the mills, and just gets passed down the line from there.

Probably more like per board foot!

Treating y'all some overpriced lumber! [emoji38] I walked out into the tank farm to take a sample from the work tank and noticed it was raining chemical [emoji51]. Had to repair a leaky valve and snapped some pics while I was out there, thought some might find it interesting. I always have.

We finally got a little rain! Our weeds weren't even growing. The past three days we've gotten a good bit of rain.

Haha, especially since it's just down the road!

Just got a surprise call! They have my tractor in. They still have a lot to do to get it ready for me (install loader, 3rd function, rear remote, wheel weights, canopy, cruise, swap tires to bar tires) but it's there!

That's what I determined, with my trailer too. The price delta from new to used was extremely small with trailers! Given this is my first tractor aside from the old ones I grew up with, starting new and with a warranty made a lot of sense. With Kubota 0% financing it made it very hard to...

First little harvest! Well, besides the basil and strawberries my daughter grazes on daily.

All warm season grasses go dormant and are brown in the winter. Zoysia, ST Augustine, Bermuda, Centipede, etc. The rapid spread and aggressive nature can be both a blessing and a curse. On the flip side,where those grasses thrive, cool season grasses go dormant and brown during hot weather...

'Tis the mark of a good forum!

One thing I'm noticing on cabbed vs non-cabbed tractors is that it causes quite the debate on a tractor forum!

Thanks. It looks good from the photos! But, my grass also looks good from the road [emoji39].

What type of grass is that growing so well under the trees?

I don't appear to be any closer to getting my tractor now than I was when I told him I'm ready to buy [emoji3064].

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I wouldn't be surprised if it can carry more, which was the point I was trying to make. If the DB covers and a truck together can shoulder a 1200+lb SXS, I'd think at the very least this one can handle that much! I'd hate to find the extreme upper limit the hard way though. [emoji51]

The OP asked about the weight rating of the bed sides. That's all I was talking about. The Diamondback SXS carriers are carrying the side by sides on top of the truck. It's not crushing them, so apparently whatever the bed side is rated for is enough. I don't know if they have any other...

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Aren't the cabs on logging equipment also much more robust than the cab on your average tractor?

I have no idea of the limits, but on the Diamondback website there are plenty of photos of covers with a SxS on top of them for various different trucks, and in some cases two. I bet a pallet of bricks might be pushing it though.

I have sand. Lots and lots of sand.

When I was landscaping we used a power rake frequently to ready yards for sod. I've checked them out but they are far too expensive for what little I'd need one on the 3ph. I'm going to want a tiller and a box blade and I'll get by with those.

Oh yes, that's on my list too! I could spray my yard in no time with 10' passes.

Platinums, lariats, king ranches definitely carry low payloads. I think that's a matter of choosing the right tool for the job. You can get a really well optioned XLT. Mine has the large touch screen infotainment system with Android Auto, power seats, pedals, and windows, power sliding back...

Meh, sort of. The heavy duty payload package carries a 7850 gvwr which can still net a decent payload with some options for a half ton. Here are a few of the best I've seen, but you're right it's a rare package. And with a max tow you can achieve that max tow rating even with 4x4 and some...

Awesome, thanks! I can't remember what I've updated the thread with, but I've decided solidly against a 3ph auger. I have a 2 stroke auger which works fine, and I don't put up THAT much fencing. I already have a set of forks from Redline, and I do want to o add "the thumb" to it. If that...

First garden, so full disclaimer we have no idea what we're doing [emoji1787]. I have a 5 year old daughter who has planted some of it a d we're all enjoying watching it grow.

My opinion is no, they are definitely not one size fits all. Technically I could do anything with my new 20' trailer that I can do with my small trailer, but man it's nice to only use the small one for certain tasks. I have a 5x10 tilting trailer with 2' sides, that sits fairly low to the...

I can't wait until I can give them my money for a 48" Wicked Grapple!

I watched used trailers for about 2 years. My opinion is that used trailers command prices too near new trailers to buy used. I was going to have to spend $3000 for a 16-20' flat bed or car trailer with around a 7,000 lb carrying capacity, and I bought a brand new 20' 3.5 ton capacity trailer...

I've drooled over the Diamondback atv carrier bed covers for a while now. This is the first DIY version I've seen! Love it!

Home for me is Pageland, SC. About an hour south of Charlotte, NC.

95 and very dry here!

They showed up about 6 pm yesterday and installed my shed. Couldn't be happier! $3400 installed for 18x36 with 13' leg height, and a 3' strip down one side.

My coworker bought a woodland Mills stump grinder and I think right now he has an August expected delivery date, and it keeps getting pushed back.

Long story short, I have sort of "joint custody" of a zero turn mower, so I did not get a mower with my BX. If I don't get to keep the zero turn, I'll buy a mower of some kind for the BX. I have never used a flail mower, but I read that they can be the best of both worlds as a brush cutter...

It might have been foolish, but I didn't even price anything else. The Orange dealership is 2 miles from home, and I know the fella who runs the place. He's actually called me by my dad's name a few times [emoji38]. I know many people with small Kubota tractors who are wholly satisfied, and I'm...

I will wind up with a quick attach for my pin on stuff from Tony at AI2. I have been mulling over the possibility of buying his blank plate, and seeing if I could weld the quick hitch from Harbor Freight to it to use 3ph stuff on the front. That probably actually means I'll think about it but...

I found this post: Post 61 https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/what-else-do-you-do-with-forks-besides-lift-pallets.331526/

This is the only tractor I have for now. [emoji23]

I'm sure it will, but I had several projects planned where it would have been quite useful! Improving an existing Swale I dug by hand, top dress and level the lawn, spread quite a few yards of mulch, cut out some Bermuda and replace with centipede sod, and a few other things. Now that I have a...

I also chlorinate with bleach. I either get 10% from Walmart, or 12% from the local hardware store when they have it. When I took over this pool I was doing it all wrong, based on conventional pool practices. I found troublefreepool.com and began following TFP practices and the pool became...

I actually want a slower pump, so I can use my filtering/water separating funnel. I think it's rated for 5.5 gal/min or something like that, but I don't want to push it on my flow. I'd like to be able to start my siphon and not mess with it until it's done. Will the manual siphon pumps exceed...

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I have a Ryobi 40v power head with brush cutter, pole saw, edger, and cultivator attachments. The cultivator works really well for me, especially with a 25lb weight around the neck for harder ground. I prepped my yard for 14 pallets of sod with it.

I just ordered a BX1880 and a trailer at the local Kubota dealership. They had my trailer in stock so I have picked it up already, but it seems it will be months yet before I get my tractor. He still has a few trailers on his lot also. 20' tandem axle 3.5 ton capacity Hudson Brothers trailer...

It's not great for organizing many small hand tools, but I've found I like taking old metal filing cabinets for tool storage. I have managed to find an assortment of them absolutely free that businesses were throwing out. It's working really well to keep my power tools, hammers, caulk, caulk...

It all beats a shovel, a wheel barrow, a rake, and a hoe which is what I've been using [emoji106][emoji4].

I haven't even been given an ETA. It's been a month, and I still just get IDK [emoji3064].

I ordered mine with a canopy. I hope to cook something like this up for winter use, but replace the front window with a piece of clear marine vinyl, which isn't terribly expensive by the yard. It doesn't get all that cold in SC but I'm a wimp in cold temps. If I don't do something the tractor...

I live in South Carolina. It's all relative to the cost of living. If I had to bet housing costs wherever you are are increased by about the same factor as the wages vs here. As well as health care, etc. I talk to friends from other places who make many times what we do, and we all live in a...