MX5100 at work

[Steppenwolfe]

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Here's my " WORK " pictures. Gotta love these 5100's...

 

[Herkypilot]

Well, that's a new one...hang the deer from the forks...Nice.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Well, that's a new one...hang the deer from the forks...Nice.

I notice we have the same tractor and chipper, which I really like ... how do you like the woodmaxx backhoe? I've been thinking about the Kubota bh92 for mine. They're just so pricey.

 

[Herkypilot]

I only have about 30 minutes of use on mine. I dug out an old pine stump with it which I thought it did pretty well at. You can read more on this link: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/295966-woodmaxx-3-pt-hitch-backhoe.html
I'd didn't want to spend $10k or more for a backhoe that I would only occasionally use.
Woodmaxx will give you a discount for multiple purchases from them too. They've been great to deal with. They addressed all the concerns I had that I posted in the above link and seem to want to develop a good customer relationship.

Btw, a Jack Yuan posted in that link asking me about the chipper. He is in China and is involved in making the chippers for Woodmaxx. He PM'd me and asked me to give him any constructive feedback on the machine. He's very receptive to product improvements. I think purchasing from Woodmaxx was the right move for these implements. I hope they do well.

HP

 

[dbaer78]

Well we didn't get enough snow to really test my recently built fel snow plow so I dropped the plow and put the grapple and winch back on to snatch out a blown down ash and red oak.

 

[dbaer78]

Burned all the brush I cleared off for my dam repair over the weekend. Kept the grapple busy all day.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

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Don't you just love these mx's? I'm thinking about a backhoe for mine, have you considered one?

 

[dbaer78]

I've never given it much thought...I've always had access to heavy equipment because I work in excavating and logging for a living. IF I were to ever get one it would be a kubota, woods, or maybe a wallenstein. The back hoe subframe would mess up the way I'm mounting my belly pan so I doubt it'll ever happen....

 

[sixdogs]

Don't you just love these mx's? I'm thinking about a backhoe for mine, have you considered one?

Wow...a backhoe for an MX5100 would be the perfect combination.

 

[dbaer78]

I'd probably have the bh92 kubota backhoe if money weren't an issue but man are they expensive. I can buy a usable full size backhoe for that money. Plus it's just to easy for me to borrow a full size backhoe or excavator.

 

[dbaer78]

Here's a couple bad pics from plowing snow today. It was the maiden voyage for the plow. It's an 8 ft meyer c8 that I welded up a ssqa mount for. Needs new cylinders so I'm just angling in manually for now. Seems to work well. I need front chains to keep the front end planted though.

 

[sixdogs]

I'd probably have the bh92 kubota backhoe if money weren't an issue but man are they expensive. I can buy a usable full size backhoe for that money. Plus it's just to easy for me to borrow a full size backhoe or excavator.

I know, but your own on an MX5100 is so handy and has so many good things going for it. I know you can borrow one but nothing beats having your own so my vote is to do whatever it takes to buy what you really want. Just get a second job for a while or sell something or whatever it takes.

 

[dbaer78]

Absolutely no question of the versatility. I guess what I'm saying is at this point in time there's other things I want more...like a heated shop to work on my stuff in the winter. But I'll never say never to a backhoe attachment!

 

[rScotty]

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Don't you just love these mx's? I'm thinking about a backhoe for mine, have you considered one?

Which grapple is that you have there? I like the shape of those lower tines. We don't have much wood, brush, or debris... I'm trying to find someone who makes one that has the lower times built more for separating rocks from gravel & sand as I push forwards through the pile. For our dirt it would need to have about a 4" spacing between tines. Also it needs to NOT have a cross bar in the front. So far I haven't found one made like that though.
Hey, by the time you get an MX5100, loader, and backhoe together how close does that come to a M59?
enjoy, rScotty

 

[alancamby]

Which grapple is that you have there? I like the shape of those lower tines.

looks like a 72" Wicked to me. Everything Attachments Wicked Root Grapple for Compact Tractors