Have any implement purchase regrets?

[bcp]

Boom poles, for most users, were made obsolete by front end loaders.

Bruce

 

[/pine]

I use my boom pole a lot...IMO loaders are for "loader" work...I realize many operators have larger heavier duty FELs on their tractors but I always thought my LA301 was just a little light weight for many of the things I use my boom pole for...was always afraid of wracking or twisting the loader frame etc...

...Another thing is the sight factor...unless you have a ground man/spotter it is very hard to see through the front of the tractor and the bucket etc...especially for delicate clearances...

With log tongs or a (sky) hook a lot of times I do not even have to get off the tractor to grab something with the boom pole and I have a clear sight view of the action...

One of the best mods I've made was putting a receiver ball on the boom pole...I can pull my trailer with the boom pole...drop it off and use the pole to load whatever on the trailer then just reconnect the trailer and I'm off...

Having a heavy duty hydraulic top link is an added advantage as it turns the boom pole into a mini crane..ratchet straps work well for check chains

 

[3gunr]

This, CL junk


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Looks like a nice cultipacker . What dont you like about it.

 

[arizona98tj]

I bought a Wallenstein BXM32 Chipper/Shredder. Now that I've used it for a couple of summers, I find I rarely used the shredder feature. If I could do it all over again, I would just get a slightly larger chipper with an auto-feed. I like Wallenstein's quality....I just didn't get the right model for me.

 

[bambam31]

I bought a new 6' disk harrow with 20" blades. I wish I had got the 16" blades. We have a lot of uneven ground at the camp. I can't lift the 20" blades as high and the disk drags the ground when crossing a low spot. I never had that problem with my old disk with 16" blades.

 

[sixdogs]

I bought a new 6' disk harrow with 20" blades. I wish I had got the 16" blades. We have a lot of uneven ground at the camp. I can't lift the 20" blades as high and the disk drags the ground when crossing a low spot. I never had that problem with my old disk with 16" blades.

Can you shorten the lift arms on your three point hitch to, in effect, raise the relative height of the implement? You just move the pins to a different hole in the arm.

 

[mxm3904]

samurai sabre cutter (hydraulic sickle bar cutter) struggles to cut anything stronger than a single 1/4 in twig without binding.

 

[John_Mc]

Hi,

just curious. Here is mine.

I bought a backhoe with my B2910 Kubota about 15 years ago. One bucket was included. Any size. The second was paid for.

I chose 16 & 10 buckets.

I now realize a 24 and 16 would have made more sense. Live and learn.

For soil conditions here the 10 does not let the clay soil drop out freely. I do not even use the 10 when digging stumps anymore. The 16 is not much different.

Just wondering if if I am the only one that learned a lesson after the fact...

Clay soil here as well. I saw a trick someone did with their mini-excavator that I have been wanting to try on my backhoe. They had something rigged with two lengths of chain in their bucket. The chains were attached in such a manner that they were pushed into the bottom of the bucket while digging, but uncurling the bucket pulled the chains out, pulling out the dirt/clay at the same time.

I did not get a close look, and it's been a while, so I don't clearly remember the setup, but it seemed to be working well. Maybe someone here has seen a similar setup and can post a picture or describe it better. There may have been a thread on here about it as well.

 

[John_Mc]

BTW - - one unwritten law out here in the wild west - - you ain't never gonna find ANY used implements of any kind. So, suck it up, and be prepared to buy new. Same with a tractor. I swear to God - the written law says - "all used tractors and used implement must be transported EAST of the Mississippi before being offer for sale".

It's not any better east of the Mississippi, though there a couple added provisions to your law:

1. In the event a used tractor or implement is available for sale, it must be either so thoroughly trashed as to be unusable, or it must be advertised at 90% or more of the price of a new tractor or implement of similar design. (Exceptions may be granted for used implements for which I have no use.)
2. Used tractors or implements in good condition may be sold at bargain basement prices only after I have spent at least 2 years looking, and then given up and bought new.

 

[oosik]

Yes - I have an implement "suggestion" for all those manufacturers. Quit trying to impress the weekend yuppy "farmer" by powder coating your implements. Yes, they are shiny and look good sitting back there on the 3-point OR up front on the FEL. But powder coat has a bad habit of chipping - which leads directly to rust - which looks "really neat" sitting in and amongst the remaining powder coat. Looks a lot like seagull crap on top of a freshly fried egg.

For God's sake - use a good automotive paint and be done with it - already.

BTW there John - your two added laws apply here, west of the Mississippi also.