Another newbie looking for attachments

Thomas · Aug 29, 2006

Morning Mudhen.
First of all congrats on your new investment,also hope your enjoying the cooler temps.

As you know its fair time in the northeast in which lot dealers attend,and I notice more so this year than in the years past dealers are offering good prices on new attachments etc..

Mudhen · Aug 29, 2006

Good thinking on hitting the fairs! Deerfield must be coming up...

Found this in UH:

60". $300. Sound like a fair deal?

Thomas · Aug 29, 2006

Fairs...
Dates for NH fairs and expositions

Looks like a good deal for the rake...better than useing armstrong rake for those big projects...I will say I like my rake drop down blade combo a lot,enough so that my Woods 5' rear blade not seeing any action.

Mudhen · Aug 29, 2006

Well...I was leaving my house on my way to work and saw my builders york rake...it has wheels? Doing some searching here I'm guessing those are 'guage wheels'???

So, should I hold out for a rake with wheels? Are they a must have or a nice to have?

From some of the posts here it seems the york rake, like everything else, can be a frustrating and difficult learning curve. Gotta remember that the tractor is loud and my kids will be able to hear me swear if I'm not careful...

Thanks once again.

Pat

On to some research into rake/drop down blade combos...

mikeinvt · Aug 29, 2006

i like the gauge wheels, but its everyones personal prefference anyway. the wheels will keep everything on the same grade, vs u looking back and eye balling your work the whole time. a friend of mine has a very nice york rake/box blade combo. it is very expensive though! has the gauge wheels, rake, fold down box, and ripper teeth (when using box blade). you can even get rakes with hydraulic angle if you really want to get fancy, but i'm not sure you have aux hydraulics on your model? it all boils down to personal prefference, like i said before. good luck on your decision making!

George2615 · Aug 29, 2006

I have mostly King Kutter brand implements for my 2615HST. TSC sells them. They also have KK XB series implements which are narrower (20") compared to standard 27 1/2" wide spacing. This helps keep your lift arms from coming too close to the tires. I have the 5' rake, 5' back blade, 5' rotary cutter, and a Provonost 64" snowblower for the 3pt. For your tractor they are probably all you'd need. They have sales too.

shvl73 · Aug 29, 2006

George2615 said:
I have mostly King Kutter brand implements for my 2615HST. TSC sells them. They also have KK XB series implements which are narrower (20") compared to standard 27 1/2" wide spacing. This helps keep your lift arms from coming too close to the tires. I have the 5' rake, 5' back blade, 5' rotary cutter, and a Provonost 64" snowblower for the 3pt. For your tractor they are probably all you'd need. They have sales too.

We're not fortunate to have a TSC locally in most of New England. There's just Bennington and Rutland VT or Pittsfield Ma., that I'm aware of. I think there is at least one in CT also.
The rake I bought from Batchelders has the guage wheels, I'm glad it does. Makes it handier for maintaining the driveway.

Achilles · Sep 6, 2006

Hey Mud. In response to your snow removal question. I use a 7' rear blade that I had added hydraulic angling to that works marvelously. You can get rear blades relatively inexpensive vs. blowers (which are nice). I also have a FEL which comes in handy. I live in Buffalo, which gets a decent amount of snow and my 2615 handles the 7' with ease. A 6' would probably work well for you and would various other uses aside from snow removal. Just my opinion. Happy hunting!

Achilles

Mudhen · Sep 6, 2006

Achilles said:
Hey Mud. In response to your snow removal question. I use a 7' rear blade that I had added hydraulic angling to that works marvelously. You can get rear blades relatively inexpensive vs. blowers (which are nice). I also have a FEL which comes in handy. I live in Buffalo, which gets a decent amount of snow and my 2615 handles the 7' with ease. A 6' would probably work well for you and would various other uses aside from snow removal. Just my opinion. Happy hunting!

Achilles

Nice - those are cheap enough!

Stupid question about that, though...so you're reversing to push the snow? Or driving over it and pulling it along? **** I hate asking that...

I talked to a place in Epsom, NH today (Northeastern Forklift) about a King Kutter box blade and rake. I'm thinking about a 5' rake and a 4' box blade. Are those appropriate for the 2015?

I wasn't going to get a box blade but we're trying to put a lawn in and the loam around the house feels like cement...hopefully the box blade won't just rip up big useless chunks - I definitely can't afford a tiller. :-(