Buying Advice Looking for suggestions, critisims, options and just plain advice

airbiscuit · Feb 13, 2019

Hard to argue with your list - especially the tooth bar. If it was me however, I would prefer the B series over the BX (traction and clearance - more of a tractor than a garden tractor). I would also question how badly I need a backhoe. Removing stumps sounds easier and more fun than it is (not to mention being hard on equipment). I cut stumps off level with the ground and mow over the top of them. Your flail mower is perfect for that.

Paul Nic · Feb 13, 2019

Oh now you're just trying to piss me off! You are moving palm trees while I'm digging out of multiple feet of snow.

I will hit bucket sollutions for sure. Priceis very important of course, but some companies won't ship to Canada and that knocks them off the list very quickly.

Paul Nic · Feb 13, 2019

Hi airbiscuit. You'reright about cutting the stumps low and I for sure do that. Those ahs trees are nasty weed like things. They just keep growing back from the cut stump. So it really is either get a stump grinder (single purpose) or get the ripper.

Removing stumps may at one point be a primary use. First the downspouts are drained underground at my home and are plugged up. This is causig some considerable damage so cleaning/replacing the drain pipes is job 1. Secondly the cut limestone path to the shoreline has sunk badly and needs to be lifted. These stones are way too large to handle any other way than with a hoe.

Plus all of the rocks that the frost pushes up every spring.... So many uses.

I just dont know if financially I can justify a larger tractor.