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

“Launchable nuts”, lol

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Was your blade, uh, spared?

Look at the possibilities - maybe we'll finally find Jimmy Hoffa in an overgrown field!

We have a 2017 Ranger 500 that my wife gave me for Christmas in 2020 (used) - what an incredible surprise! - to use at our lake cabin. It's the only ATV I've ever had, so minimal experience here, but while I typically operate in 2wd (i.e. with the differential locked), switching to turf mode to...

I don't know if this is legit/current, but when I searched for BX2380 this package came up for 25k, including FEL, 60" mow deck, box blade, brush hog and 20ft trailer...

Now that's funny - thanks for the chuckle!

Uh...did that work? Asking for a friend. :)

Happened to me several years ago while weedeating a steep little bank behind our house. Didn't hear anything - gas machine - and was wearing gym shorts and t-shirt. They got me about a dozen times, some inside the shorts (but not, well, you know). Hurt pretty bad! I'd never reacted much to a...

I resemble that - a subcompact tractor owner who uses it maybe 40 or so hours per year. They're 40 helpful hours for me though, mostly mowing steep hills at a lake property and some clearing/digging with the FEL. Right now I'm digging a spot for a pole shed (and enjoying it, but don't tell my...

I bought a subcompact Kubota about 4 years ago to help me maintain the family lake property, which, like many such properties, is situated on a big**s hill out in the sticks. Mostly I mow with it, clear brush, and use the FEL for digging out around the dock (off-season, when the lake level is...

I think that's a very valid solution for many circumstances, one exception being where mowing steep hills is required - especially if the ground will sometimes be damp. My little 4wd tractor is great for the steep hills I mow at our lake cabin...as long as I travel vertically up & down it, of...

Don't know if it was noted elsewhere in this discussion, but are you not going with a backhoe model? Plusses/minuses, like everything else, but if the BH is out, a "plus" is that it leaves more room within your budget for the brush hog, flail, etc. For example I think the Kubota BH models are...

With respect to the FEL/box blade discussion, I would emphasize that it's not "either" an FEL "or" a box blade - having both would be nice (i don't have a bb yet), and also lots of people use the box blade for ballast weight when the FEL is on the tractor. I have a Heavy Hitch/suitecase weights...

I was assuming Kansas = "flat" too, but if it's hilly a B might be more ideal, as you mentioned. I have a BX1880 in Kentucky and I'm on a pretty steep hillside a lot. I'm careful and have developed my tip-o-meter (aka my posterior), and it's working out fine, but the wider stance of the B...

Got ya - thanks Ed. I have only a Kubota subcompact tractor - maybe 2800# with the FEL, MMM, weight bar and me on it, and no tracks - but maybe many slow passes with that would help smush it down.

Just curious what you pack "like your life depends on it" with (love the expression!). Do you use a simple tamper tool or maybe one of those gas-powered things that you can rent, or something else? TIA

Having your own solar power is a very different scenario than buying electric at whatever market price from what's basically a monopoly. Well done. 408 miles seems pretty great. Have you driven on a long trip, and if so how tough was it to find recharging stations, and how long did it take to...

Absolutely - 100% agree. Markets find solutions for virtually every big and little problem....if we let them. Our national budget and economy get screwed up when the government thinks it's in charge of the markets, and especially when it tries to "be" the economy. Borrowing and spending...

I've liked the idea since the first time a Tesla silently rolled past me in a parking lot - the quietness was beautiful - but I'm not giving up the range of my IC vehicle. I might consider one as a commuter car, but I don't commute (been remote for 25 years). On the environment subject - and I...

I appreciate your attitude toward helping - it's refreshing. If the helpee doesn't behave properly, that's "on them".

A little off track, but.... Back in 2009, by a freakish event that I won't go through here, my wife received a new Mercedes CLK350 convertible - a beautiful car, and an extravagance we never would've pursued on our own. So we took it out for a spin on a nice summer evening and along the way...

....or toothbrush.

The worst part is that your wife was right....again, lol. Don't take it hard; you were trying to help a guy. Any bad acts/karma are on him, not you.

I didn't get a zero turn because I understand they can be very dangerous on a steep hill, especially if it's a bit damp. Those front wheels are just big casters, i.e. no steering capability. However, the zero-turn models with a steering wheel do actually have front wheels that steer, so likely...

I'm no horse farmer, and just have a Kubota BX1880 with loader and 54" mid-mount mower deck that I use to maintain lake-cabin property in Kentucky. Maybe an acre or so to mow, 2/3 of it a steep hill. So consider the source, but honestly I could mow 2 acres easily with my tractor, which is...

Oh yeah, I've done that type of wheelie before on my subcompact Kubota - lucky it didn't cause a heart attack! By now though my ROPS has "trimmed" several of the lower limbs at the lake cabin where I mow.

That's a good example of "to each his/her own". My FIL owned a pharmacy, and for 10+ years had a computer system to print labels, keep patient files, etc., but was 100% not interested in going online or using a computer at all in retirement. He seemed pretty dang happy though, lol.

Yes - market speed (if that's the right term) changes with the scope and speed of the media available to facilitate it. Today markets have become more and more fluid due to the immediate availability of so much product and price info. (BTW I'm 64, and most peers that I know seem pretty tuned...

I like my turfs too; so far very good for mowing steep hills. Have had a leak or two on the fronts...think I'll check out the six-ply turfs when the time comes.

And I think I have arthritis from operating one of these before "weed eaters" were available.

I need that myself. Where did you get yours - Tractor Supply-type store? TIA

I have a Heavy Hitch with about 250lbs of suitcase weights, so ~300lbs total, and since it functions as a hitch I guess it's a degree more functional than a ballast box. To remove it I can easily lift each suitcase weight off and then the hitch itself, so that's handy. The HH wasn't cheap, but...

I'm totally spoiled by my Dewalt 20v tools. Still can't believe what I can do with a circular saw, jig saw, pole saw and so on with a battery powered tool. I bought a Dewalt grease gun (because I'm lazy maybe) and then added others as time moved on over a couple years, and as a result I have...

I have a 4 door truck with a 5' bed that gets used very frequently - at least weekly, often more. Sometimes carries only weedeater, cement bags, etc., sometimes furniture, appliances, push or riding mower, and sometimes it tows the ATV or the SCUT. And it has a locking trunk, usually...

I also use my SCUT - a Kubota BX1880 - to mow steep hills at our lake cabin. A ZT is the obvious choice for relatively flat areas, but I think would skid with me into the afterlife if I used one there, especially if the grass is moist. Have been doing this 4 seasons with turf tires, so not in...

This might not be relevant - if not, sorry - but when my ATV wouldn't start the dealer suggested that I "bypass the solenoid" by turning the ignition key on and connecting the poles of the solenoid with a screwdriver. I did that and it fired right up. In my case it was a safety switch that was...

Sounds like the right machine for your situation. Would be great to hear more about it when you've had a chance to use it.

I'd never heard of PowerTrac, but your note made me look, as I mow (etc.) on what I consider pretty steep ground with my Kubota BX subcompact, and the potential for rolling is always on my mind to some degree. Which type/model did you get, and how is it working for you so far?

I realize they're not for everyone, but I've been driving Honda Ridgelines for 10 years, and the under-bed trunk is amazing for carrying tools and other stuff around. We have a lake cabin an hour from home, so I usually have pieces in there that I might use at either place such as power tools...

In 2006 we bought a 2wd standard cab 1996 Tacoma, primarily for our son to drive to high school/college, but of course used it ourselves for home projects, etc. Really liked it. The low bed height was great for loading/unloading. The down side was lack of traction. That thing would spin the...

My truck is a Honda Ridgeline, and while it handles my truck needs - which are fairly moderate - it's also a very good driving machine. It's not really "fun" to drive because there's no drama - it just starts, stops, steers/tracks very well. It's a compromise, like anything, but in my...

Hey now, my Ridgeline is comfortable and not as large as an F150, Silverado, RAM, Tundra, etc., but it's hardly a "trucklet", lol. Kidding aside, it has payload capacity near 1500#, can carry a 4x8 sheet lying flat in the bed, and tows up to 5000#. Not a 1:1 substitute for a body-on-frame...

I bought my subcompact Kubota from the closest dealer (15 minutes away) but had a proposal from a well-established dealer who sells everywhere (2 hours away) so I could make sure the local folks were competitive, and they did get within a couple hundred $, so I bought there. Fortunately, so far...

Hi. Read your comment from 8 yrs ago. Need a spot for 18x20' pole shed, digging into a hill, 46" deep at far end. My Kubota BX1880 with FEL & tooth bar digs well. Might buy a box blade if that'd help much; useful for the gravel driveway and new one to the new shed. Is it unrealistic to dig 18'...

Yes you should, and let me know how it goes, lol. After enjoying the hemi 6-7 years don't think I'd be satisfied with a V6 either. I drove a diesel JGC while looking in 2018 and was surprised at how quick it seemed. Would that have been a Fiat motor?

We loved our 2011 JGC Overland too, also with the hemi, but the air suspension guts had to be replaced twice - once under warranty, the second time in 2018 at our cost of some thousands - and decided it was time to cut bait. We need the space of an SUV (for my wife's business), so in 2019 went...

Oh yes, darn near every vehicle I've ever had, and I'm old! First car was a red '72 VW Super Beetle, bought used in '75 for $1500, sold it when I went away to college '76 because I was afraid I couldn't make the payments, which were around $40, lol. What a fun car, especially in Sarasota...