Most useful attachments

[dieselscout80]

Oh, come on, what fun is that?

For me, it's a tossup between bucket and pallet forks as the most used. Least used would be my 3PT platform lift, which I think I have not mounted for 3 years now, and the poor thing's sitting out in the woods. But once upon a time I used it at least twice a week.

It’s justification to buy all of them.

 

[Bronco82]

Summer time, FEL, box blade, pallet forks, and rotary mower in that order.
Winter, it's the snowblower, then FEL.

I would suppose the trailer mover gets used the least, not season dependent.

 

[crashz]

Most used (in order):
Loader with bucket & toothbar, brush cutter, finish mower, snow plow, pine needle rake (works for other leaves too), landscape rake (mostly as ballast but does push snow), forks.

Least or never used:
I bought, but never used a sub-soiler. I just move it around to get to the implements I actually use.

 

[LouNY]

I don't really consider the FEL an attachment, to me it's a part of the tractor.
Attachment can go on the loader to replace the bucket or attach to the tractor.
My back blade is one of the more often used attachments, my box blade one of the least used.
My brush hog and flail mowers are second in the summer.
In the winter my snow blowers are second to the back blade.

 

[jaxs]

If you don't have a FEL... A dirt pan, boom pole and a back blade/box blade are a must..

I 100% agree and will add 3p hay forks whether you feed rounds or not. In addition to moving things around with forks a pallet carryall is handy as shirt pockets.

 

[PJRAM]

Lately I've been using my grapple the most and my post hole digger not at all. I plan to use the post hole digger to put a fence in this coming spring.

 

[jaxs]

Middle buster - used at times but I really have not been able to get it deep enough to really make a difference for me.

Middle busters were a necessity for row cropping until no-till farming took over. Ground was already tilled up (usually deep disced or flat broke) before using middle busters. If your soil hasn't been plowed recently, wedge posts or 4x4s in bedder frame and sticking out behind. Slide 8x8x16 hollow concrete blocks onto posts. The added weight will do wonders in driving plows deeper. Properly setting point so it digg's in takes a litle pratice and is done with top 3rd link. Now that your plow actully plows,here's how to put it to work. Set centerline of L&R tires exactly 72" on centers. Set plow points 36" apart. If you have 3 point cultivators,set them up for 36" rows or simple put 3 points on 36" centers and "lay off rows" ( scratch a pattern ). If no cultivators,improvise a row marker on bedders that makes a scrtach 36" out tire track to one side. If soil is in need of organic matter and there's cover crop or heavy weeds on ground plow them under as ground is bedded. If there's not much vegetation ,spread compost before bedding. Wheat,Rye,Clover or such might be broadcast for incorpration following Spring. Done in the fall and alowed to rest over winter,wet/dry and freeze/thaw cycles will pulverize hard clay clods alowing much needed air inside bed. Well in advance of planting,unless there's a nice amount of cover crop lay compost in middles then "bust" beds into middles. Now you know where the plow's name originated. Rain will break clay clods up between now and time to plant. Farmers used planter-plows that resembled busters but you can knock tops off beds with your box or straight blade a couple days before hand planting. Once crop is hearvested the rows are already marked and soil can be flipped with bedders. Needless to say beds can be leveled at any time to leave soil similar to if it had been tilled. Might be more than you wanted to know but someone might find the rest helpful.

 

[MF243RedTop]

Middle busters were a necessity for row cropping until no-till farming took over. Ground was already tilled up (usually deep disced or flat broke) before using middle busters. .

What I run down each row before laying fertilizer and seed..

 

[jaxs]

What I run down each row before laying fertilizer and seed..
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That can help where soil isn't loose below. Depending on how it's used it's called subsoiler or root plow.

 

[MF243RedTop]

That can help where soil isn't loose below. Depending on how it's used it's called subsoiler or root plow.

Yeah, I mainly use the subsoiler to keep the hard pan which is very close to the topsoil in my garden opened up for moisture to reach plants during dry times. The garden area was converted from low lying area/swamp flat along a drainage ditch.

 

[jyoutz]

“Middle busters were a necessity for row cropping until no-till farming took over.”

No till farming isn’t really used for vegetable farming, more for grain and legume crops

 

[SmallChange]

It’s justification to buy all of them.

Dang. Didn't think of that. You're good!

 

[Username Taken]

What are the most used attachments you have? What attachments do you never use?

There's real farmers and there's hobby guys like me.

I have my grapple on more than any of my FEL attachments, including my bucket. Seems like every time I turn around, there's something that needs to be picked up off the ground and I don't like getting on and off the tractor 15,000 times day. I'll just snag it with my grapple and take it to where I want it.

On the 3-pt I have my box blade on more than anything else. It also acts as ballast. I don't like loaded tires. Just me.

Pallet forks, especially for the cost, are hard to beat but they're off more than they're on. But they're practically mandatory. When you need them, nothing else will do. For me, 42" works best

 

[oosik]

This is how I justified all my purchases. First the tractor - plow/repairs to my mile long gravel driveway. Clear the snow in my yard also. The FEL and bucket - move material on my driveway and anywhere on my 80 acres. The 3-point rear blade - driveway maintenance and creating trails anywhere on my property. My Wallenstein chipper - I thin and chip my pine stands. 800 to 1200 small pines almost every spring.

Let "necessity" be your guide to what you need to purchase.

I did purchase a disk harrow. Land Pride DH1040. It is WAY to light and has proven to be worthless for me. One of these days I will get around to selling it.

 

[scootr]

This is how I justified all my purchases. First the tractor - plow/repairs to my mile long gravel driveway. Clear the snow in my yard also. The FEL and bucket - move material on my driveway and anywhere on my 80 acres. The 3-point rear blade - driveway maintenance and creating trails anywhere on my property. My Wallenstein chipper - I thin and chip my pine stands. 800 to 1200 small pines almost every spring.

Let "necessity" be your guide to what you need to purchase.

I did purchase a disk harrow. Land Pride DH1040. It is WAY to light and has proven to be worthless for me. One of these days I will get around to selling it.

Most small disks need additional weight to dig in. Consider mounting a 55 gal drum on top of it and filling it with water for added weight.

 

[Piston]

Grapple, nothing else comes close. (and I have a LOT of attachments)

 

[The Deerslayer]

For my uses, the brush hog is probably at the top of the list and the ratchet rake is at the bottom (only used once).

All of the others (FEL, snow blower, rear blade, york rake, and wood chipper) get used and I'm extremely glad to have each. This time of the year, I am able to mentally justify a future purchase of a pto leaf blower like the kind the golf courses use. Gets a tad old using a back pack blower in the pastures. The ones I have seen are expensive for a once per year use, and just can't seem to find a good used one.

 

[SmallChange]

This time of the year, I am able to mentally justify a future purchase of a pto leaf blower like the kind the golf courses use.

Having spent yesterday with a backpack blower loosening all my fillings, I am right there with you.

The rub is, they're certainly expensive. And they seem to want a lot of horsepower, though even my small 25 hp tractor has more of it than the stinky two stroke on my back.

 

[Nyle]

Grapple, nothing else comes close. (and I have a LOT of attachments)

Which grapple do you have

 

[Piston]

Which grapple do you have

I have the WR Long OBG2, 64" version. W.R. Long, Inc. | Open Bottom Grapple "OBG-2" & "OBG-1"

More pics here: Grappling fun - A Picture Thread....