4-in-1 4in1??

[horsnaround]

Hi,

My wife and I are closing on a piece of property tomorrow. We will be renting a trackloader to clear some of the propery. (9 year old-less than 6inch pines and brush) My question is for the clean up that I can't get done with the trackloader, would I be better to get a 4 -in-1 bucket or some other type of attachment? Oh and by the way, close on the land at 9AM, at the tractor dealer by 1100Am to buy our (MINE) first TRACTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks for any and all info!

 

[kennyd]

Do a search here for "millonzi" and you will have all the info you need

Congrats on the new property and tractor.

 

[alchemysa]

would I be better to get a 4 -in-1 bucket or some other type of attachment?

You can't pick up brush, branches, or large trash with an ordinary bucket anyway, so you'll need either a 4in1 or grapple. A grapple will pick up brush and branches more efficiently than a 4in1 but after the initial big cleanup may be of limited use.

So my answer is Absolutely yes!.. get a 4in1. Its the most useful attachment you will own and worth every cent. You will use it just about every time you start the tractor. (Just look at how many pro tractors and bobcats you see with 4in1's. Those guys know something).

 

[MarkV]

Hi,

My wife and I are closing on a piece of property tomorrow. We will be renting a trackloader to clear some of the propery. (9 year old-less than 6inch pines and brush) My question is for the clean up that I can't get done with the trackloader, would I be better to get a 4 -in-1 bucket or some other type of attachment? Oh and by the way, close on the land at 9AM, at the tractor dealer by 1100Am to buy our (MINE) first TRACTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks for any and all info!

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on the land and tractor. If brush clearing is your main task a grapple maybe the way to go. For multi purpose use I like the 4 in 1 bucket. Either will require you to add additional hydraulics to the loader to operate it.

Not knowing what size tractor you are looking at a big consideration, in my opinion, is the capacity of the loader. Either a grapple or 4in1 bucket will normally weigh several hundred pounds more than the stock bucket. With a loader that has say 800 to 1K lbs of lift you could lose 25% of your capacity. Depends on your needs but for me that would be too much capacity to lose.

MarkV

 

[alchemysa]

Either a grapple or 4in1 bucket will normally weigh several hundred pounds more than the stock bucket. With a loader that has say 800 to 1K lbs of lift you could lose 25% of your capacity. Depends on your needs but for me that would be too much capacity to lose.

MarkV

I suspect the loss of capacity issue is over-rated. I've got a small 20 year old tractor with a heavy 4in1 on the end of just a LA300 loader. And all my hydraulics are well and truly 'worn'. But I can still lift a full bucket of dirt or concrete rubble. Admittedly I have to back a few inches out of the dirt pile to give the 'breakout' a little bit of help but, as I said, its a 'little' tractor. I really can't imagine that a bigger tractor is gonna suffer much at all from the extra weight of a 4in1

Theres no way i would go back to an ordinary bucket unless I was moving dirt or sand full time and could justify a dedicated bigger volume bucket.

 

[Redbug]

I use my 4in1 to do a lot of pushing type of thing. They have another blade/cutting edge on the opened up portion which makes it very useful. A 4in1 in my opinion is worth the money.

 

[horsnaround]

All,

Thanks for the input. I was pretty much decided on a 4 in 1, but had other thoughts regarding a grapple. But after all the good info here I did decide on a 4-in-1!

Thanks!!!!

 

[alchemysa]

All,

Thanks for the input. I was pretty much decided on a 4 in 1, but had other thoughts regarding a grapple. But after all the good info here I did decide on a 4-in-1!

Thanks!!!!

Great. I hope you'll get back and tell us what you think of it. Theres not enough 4in1 owners around to enjoy a gloat with!

 

[Redbug]

Hey...I resemble that goat...er gloat!

 

[alchemysa]

If youve got a 4in1 you will probably want some extra weight on the back end to give you traction. (But that usual with most tractors anyway). I've got a backhoe for ballast but theres a number of cheaper ways of putting some 'lead in the saddle'.. weight boxes, filled tyres, wheel weights, concrete filled drums etc. Its a favourite topic on TBN so you'll find plenty of advice.