kspring61
Silver Member
I wasn't sure whether to post this in the projects forum or here but I figured since all the work included using all 3 listed in the title, I would post it in the attachments section and make it a semi-review of each product.
Finally got down to my land in West TN to work on a couple projects, driveway, gate and fence, and clearing some brush.
First the EA Post hole digger. Order this first week of March and got it the next week. I ended up with the 6900HD with a 9" auger. I didn't assemble it until I got down to the land and that did cause one issue. But assembly was easy and straightforward except for one minor thing. They paint he gearbox with everything assembled, even the pin that holds the gearbox to the boom. So when trying to remove that pin it was a pain given it had paint on it (maybe too much paint). I ended up having to pound it out with a brass punch and then scraping some paint off it to get it to slide in easier. Everything else went smooth and ended up drilling about 20 holes. Here is the front gate and split rail we put in.
Finished
The grapple I have used a few times, but its the 60" Wicked Root Grapple. That thing works great, no pics of it all loaded up but we burned for several days collecting downed trees that were laying there from when we put in the drive.
Fit Rite Hydraulic Top Link
I went back and forth on getting this for about 3 months, man am I glad I did. This makes blading the driveway so much easier. Couple pics of the part I extended out to the Pole Building on this trip, you can also see the nice pile we have burning.
Also got some new stone laid down in front of the new pole building
This part of the driveway it temporary until the end of April. Then I am going to dig out about 10" and have some #2 stone brought in to lay down, followed by some #57. Then once I get the house built I will top that off with some crushed 21A or 22A
Also next trip we plan on adding the the split rail along the road frontage another 200-300 feet of fencing.
Anyways, the EA PHD worked great as well as the Fit Rite Top link, both places were great to work with and answered all my questions on which model I would need.
Finally got down to my land in West TN to work on a couple projects, driveway, gate and fence, and clearing some brush.
First the EA Post hole digger. Order this first week of March and got it the next week. I ended up with the 6900HD with a 9" auger. I didn't assemble it until I got down to the land and that did cause one issue. But assembly was easy and straightforward except for one minor thing. They paint he gearbox with everything assembled, even the pin that holds the gearbox to the boom. So when trying to remove that pin it was a pain given it had paint on it (maybe too much paint). I ended up having to pound it out with a brass punch and then scraping some paint off it to get it to slide in easier. Everything else went smooth and ended up drilling about 20 holes. Here is the front gate and split rail we put in.
Finished
The grapple I have used a few times, but its the 60" Wicked Root Grapple. That thing works great, no pics of it all loaded up but we burned for several days collecting downed trees that were laying there from when we put in the drive.
Fit Rite Hydraulic Top Link
I went back and forth on getting this for about 3 months, man am I glad I did. This makes blading the driveway so much easier. Couple pics of the part I extended out to the Pole Building on this trip, you can also see the nice pile we have burning.
Also got some new stone laid down in front of the new pole building
This part of the driveway it temporary until the end of April. Then I am going to dig out about 10" and have some #2 stone brought in to lay down, followed by some #57. Then once I get the house built I will top that off with some crushed 21A or 22A
Also next trip we plan on adding the the split rail along the road frontage another 200-300 feet of fencing.
Anyways, the EA PHD worked great as well as the Fit Rite Top link, both places were great to work with and answered all my questions on which model I would need.
