Money where my mouth is.

   / Money where my mouth is. #11  
Just be sure to remember the combined weight of everything added to the FEL and the distance out from the quick attach male plate on the FEL will all add up to lessen the overall lifting capacity. ;)
 
   / Money where my mouth is. #12  
I'd get the diesel instead of the gas. But that's just me.
 
   / Money where my mouth is. #14  
What are you going to use the 6" auger for? It's a pretty close fit if you're setting 4x4 posts. I use a 9" for 4x4 posts. I can see 6" for pipe posts.
 
   / Money where my mouth is. #15  
I have the 1430 with many of the attachments referenced. The post hole auger works well. I bought the augers from PT, but I think any auger with a 2 inch round coupler would work.

I use a WIX 51759 hydraulic filter. That filter is $22.71 on Amazon and someone at PT told me it's the same filter. The gasket is a little harder to fit though.

I have the grapple bucket and the larger light materials bucket. The grapple bucket works well for brush and is better for scooping up some material. I think the teeth and shorter width help it cut through rotting hay or semi frozen compost better than the larger bucket.

The brush cutter does well on fields, but I wouldn't use it instead of a finish mower. It does virtually no mulching. It's almost like cutting with a hay bine. I also have the finish mower that does a nice job.

The 1430 is by far the handiest tractor I have. My only disappointment is the bar tires and the wiring around the starter solenoid. The bar tires started losing air almost from day one and dry rotted to the point of needing to be replaced within three years. Carlisle Trupower tires are a nice upgrade, It has a solenoid that feeds another solenoid mounted on the starter. Two connections on the first solenoid failed about a week after I got it. That may not be an issue with the gas engine. Mounting the solenoid on rubber bushings seems to help. I only had one broken connection during the last 6 years.
 
   / Money where my mouth is.
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Sirmombo.
Thanks for the information.!
 
   / Money where my mouth is. #18  
Jeez, I was going to add notes but after reading everyone hit the high notes. Get lots of adapter plates (or make your own like I did, they are easy to make). Get a pickle fork. don't buy the 4 in 1 but do buy a grapple. Mower is brush only, never tried the fine cut cut but very tempted.... 12" and 30" auger bits... I got a big bit to plant trees with and that makes my wife happy.
 
   / Money where my mouth is. #19  
I have most of those attachments. The vast majority I got used or they came with a used tractor. Also, most of my attachments are for the 425. The experience may be different with a more powerful tractor.

Buckets: All buckets are good (I have all of them including the utility grapple). I use the large bucket the most by far. The 4-in-1 is good to dump something in the back of a pickup truck as a regular bucket doesn’t work so well (bucket tilt is limited when at full height). Also, the 4-in-1 can pick up a log for easy sawing (but so can the grapple bucket or utility grapple or mini hoe with thumb). I would buy a piranha bar WAY before the short bucket teeth.

Mowers: Both the finish and brush cutter work very well.

Post Hole Digger: The post hole digger is fair in my view. It’s handy to be out front and the ability to apply down pressure is great. Seems to put a lot of stress on the arms.

Stump Cutter: Have it but never used it. From comments on here I would put it in the fair category. I wouldn’t personally buy it and would rent a better machine if needed.

Rotary Tiller: Would also put in fair category. It “might” till up virgin soil with enough passes but I wasn’t impressed. It seems to work best travelling in reverse. It also catches a lot of stones that will lodge between the tines and cover. It’s not as good as a tiller used with a conventional tractor.

Rake: Works ok for some stuff. Not sure I would buy it.

Salt Spreader: Have it but never used. I’d need to spread a lot of salt/fertilizer before I could justify.

Power Dumper: It’s decent. Again, easier to drive in reverse than push. I would probably buy it.

Mini Hoe: Works really good to lift logs for cutting. Doesn’t work so good for actual hoe work. Puts a LOT of stress on the lift arm’s.

What you’ve missed or may want to consider:
Potato Digger: This is great to loosen soil so you can scoop or till. Can be used for trenching. Very useful in my opinion.

Forks: A must have in my view. I might buy them elsewhere and weld on a quick attachment since the PT version is a bit expensive.

Cement Mixer: This is the one attachment I’m wanting but don’t have. I mix a fair amount of cement from time to time. Would be great to mix in one location (like from the back of a pickup) then drive and pour in another location.

Lift Boom: Another fairly cheap attachment that’s been quite handy. Can use like an engine lift. Also, to remove heavy loads from the back of a pickup.
 
   / Money where my mouth is. #20  
The unit I’m getting would still be the diesel version. It’s the demo unit of the old 1430, so one of the last of its kind.
You’ll be glad you went with the diesel; I couldn’t be any happier with mine.
 

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