Rolando
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- Joined
- Aug 20, 2004
- Messages
- 586
- Location
- Northcentral Florida
- Tractor
- Bobcat Toolcat High Flow Turbo C-series
Looking at one more alternative. I had settled on the L3130 with the LA723 loader and a scraper box. I also decided I can't afford the BH. I wondered if having the BH on the BX23 might make up for the smaller size of the '23 in felling trees (being able to tear up roots as opposed to just pulling the trees down with the 3130). I should say that I have very small trees to deal with, mostly under 8 inches and less that 30 feet tall.
Although the loader and bucket don't have as much capacity as the 3130/LA723, I only need to move dirt for the foundation of the house, and I figure it would just take longer to place with the smaller tractor. My consideration is to the size tractor I will end up with at the end of construction of the house and after I have done all the clearing I need. After that it's mowing and minor clean-up. Like a lot of others in the forum, I'm thinking about whether I want to end up with one machine, or get the bigger tractor now and something else later to do the mowing. But I don't know if I would really need that bigger tractor for anything else later. I suppose a situation would be if I wanted to get a bigger property than the 5 acres I have now. But I'm thinking that would have to be a lot of years down the road. Building a house is not something I undertake lightly. The last house I built was nearly 25 years ago!
Is a grapple available for the BX23? I've got a lot of brush I will need to crush and move. They show a small 3 foot grapple on the <font color="green"> AnBo Web Site</font>. I wonder if that could be made to work with the BX23?
What about a pallet fork? I'm gathering from the posts I've read on the BX23 that a skid steer quick attach is not available.
Although the loader and bucket don't have as much capacity as the 3130/LA723, I only need to move dirt for the foundation of the house, and I figure it would just take longer to place with the smaller tractor. My consideration is to the size tractor I will end up with at the end of construction of the house and after I have done all the clearing I need. After that it's mowing and minor clean-up. Like a lot of others in the forum, I'm thinking about whether I want to end up with one machine, or get the bigger tractor now and something else later to do the mowing. But I don't know if I would really need that bigger tractor for anything else later. I suppose a situation would be if I wanted to get a bigger property than the 5 acres I have now. But I'm thinking that would have to be a lot of years down the road. Building a house is not something I undertake lightly. The last house I built was nearly 25 years ago!
Is a grapple available for the BX23? I've got a lot of brush I will need to crush and move. They show a small 3 foot grapple on the <font color="green"> AnBo Web Site</font>. I wonder if that could be made to work with the BX23?
What about a pallet fork? I'm gathering from the posts I've read on the BX23 that a skid steer quick attach is not available.