WoodChuckDad
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This!
Now for the attachments...
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lennyzx11
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- Kubota L3301 HST/LA525 & 1964 Ford 2000 gas
I went with the piranha tooth bar instead of the ratchet rake. It turned the bucket into a digging machine.
Mentioned already. The box blade will be a good ballast box. I added a receiver hitch to mine and leave it on most of the time. And adding weight are easy for even more. One guy uses his ratchet rake as weight even.
A harbor freight quick hitch makes swapping implements a "don't even get off the tractor" experience. Catch it for 89 bucks on a sale or a coupon all the time.
I got the EA grapple. You won't believe the things you'll come up with for that. It's usually on the front and a land pride box blade on the back.
Mine came with a box blade and rotary cutter as a package deal. I've since bought used a rear blade, rear scoop(also good for ballast or carry all plus cheap!) a finish mower. Clamp on forks(rather had got a regular quick attach forks in retrospect though) receiver hitch adaptor on the three point(mine is carried on the quick hitch).
And a flail mower as an ongoing project because of the traffic here on TBN. I didn't even know what they were.
Attachments get outta hand quick I think so do your research and ask the guys here for advice before spending your bucks.
Mentioned already. The box blade will be a good ballast box. I added a receiver hitch to mine and leave it on most of the time. And adding weight are easy for even more. One guy uses his ratchet rake as weight even.
A harbor freight quick hitch makes swapping implements a "don't even get off the tractor" experience. Catch it for 89 bucks on a sale or a coupon all the time.
I got the EA grapple. You won't believe the things you'll come up with for that. It's usually on the front and a land pride box blade on the back.
Mine came with a box blade and rotary cutter as a package deal. I've since bought used a rear blade, rear scoop(also good for ballast or carry all plus cheap!) a finish mower. Clamp on forks(rather had got a regular quick attach forks in retrospect though) receiver hitch adaptor on the three point(mine is carried on the quick hitch).
And a flail mower as an ongoing project because of the traffic here on TBN. I didn't even know what they were.
Attachments get outta hand quick I think so do your research and ask the guys here for advice before spending your bucks.
GregP27
Bronze Member
Does you wife have a sister who is unmarried? 
Thanks folks, I really did luck out, and it surprised the heck outta me. I guess mentioning tractors for sale for the past four years finally paid off.
I picked up a 5' rear blade off a coworker for use over the winter to maintain the driveway, which, after my first attempt, is going to take a lot more practice. This is my first time dealing with anything with a 3 point hitch, so I just hooked up the rear blade and used it as was. Needless to say, after I scraped up quite a bit of gravel, I youtubed it, and ended up shortening the lifting arm, and lengthened the top link and now it sits a little more straight and I think will be a lot more better resulting in less gravel scraping.
I really appreciate the suggestions on attachments and attachment sizing.
I love the functionality of a grapple, but the cost for a new one kinda puts a damper on the idea of that purchase anytime in the near future. Maybe a set of adjustable quick attach forks (if there is such a thing) will be something a little more budget friendly and I can just scoop under the brush, and wrap a chain or rope around it to move it across the field to dump it. If they are adjustable, it would also allow for me to move them closer together to use it to lift rocks and logs out and move them as well.
I have browsed ratchet rake and tooth bar bucket attachments and they both look great with different purposes for each. When checking out the ratchet rake, I came across the rip and dig, which also looks great and provides much more digging ability.
I have a JD D140 mower, so I won't be using the tractor for fine lawn mowing, strictly bush hog the back field and trails, so that's one less attachment I have to worry about purchasing.
I picked up a 5' rear blade off a coworker for use over the winter to maintain the driveway, which, after my first attempt, is going to take a lot more practice. This is my first time dealing with anything with a 3 point hitch, so I just hooked up the rear blade and used it as was. Needless to say, after I scraped up quite a bit of gravel, I youtubed it, and ended up shortening the lifting arm, and lengthened the top link and now it sits a little more straight and I think will be a lot more better resulting in less gravel scraping.
I really appreciate the suggestions on attachments and attachment sizing.
I love the functionality of a grapple, but the cost for a new one kinda puts a damper on the idea of that purchase anytime in the near future. Maybe a set of adjustable quick attach forks (if there is such a thing) will be something a little more budget friendly and I can just scoop under the brush, and wrap a chain or rope around it to move it across the field to dump it. If they are adjustable, it would also allow for me to move them closer together to use it to lift rocks and logs out and move them as well.
I have browsed ratchet rake and tooth bar bucket attachments and they both look great with different purposes for each. When checking out the ratchet rake, I came across the rip and dig, which also looks great and provides much more digging ability.
I have a JD D140 mower, so I won't be using the tractor for fine lawn mowing, strictly bush hog the back field and trails, so that's one less attachment I have to worry about purchasing.
Fallon
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Palletforks.com (a.k.a Titan attachments, a TBN sponsor) is about as cheap as you will find. Not always the highest quality, but good bang for the buck.
My old forks from them ran off with my old tractor. Got new ones from them as well. Have the frame & part of the bale spear. The actual forks & rest of the spear haven't made it yet. Slightly annoyed with the slow shipping this go, but it's not that bad.
My old forks from them ran off with my old tractor. Got new ones from them as well. Have the frame & part of the bale spear. The actual forks & rest of the spear haven't made it yet. Slightly annoyed with the slow shipping this go, but it's not that bad.
