What is your most used implement?

[RoyJackson]

No doubt it's the finishing mower, after that it's a toss up between the cutter and chipper.

For 2305implements: Chippers are a really nice addition to the stable. I'd wanted one for years but didn't want to spend the $2500 or so required. Lucked out and I found a really nice Woods 5000 for $1000. I leap right on to that! Hourwise, I probably put 5-15 hours on it annually. My stuff is branches and such that fall through the course of the year. I just accumulate it in a nice pile and knock it all out in one weekend.
So, if you can find a good deal on a chipper...new or used...you'll find it a very handy implement.

 

[Gordon Gould]

I think that I use my winch the most. I use it any time of year. It also makes a compact counter weight so sits on the tractor most of the time. The other stuff seems to get more seasonal usage.

 

[teg]

I have a chipper/shredder... it's a way to get rid of brush... not making mulch!!! I'll buy mulch if I need it... Mower is used the most, then Box Blade.

 

[magicheater]

FEL- w/Loader Buddy. 3PT- rototiller, forks, Homebuilt back blade.

 

[Nissan197]

FEL, Bush Hog rotary cutter, Bush Hog box blade, landscape rake.

 

[kebo]

1) bush hog
2) box blade
3) disc harrow

I would throw the FEL in there somewhere, but I really don't consider it a true implement. At least, not a 3pt implement.

 

[dangier_VA]

Box blade. Makes a good counterweight with a couple hundred pounds of good old New Hampshire granite. Mounted trailer hitch receiver in the middle of the back and I can pick up and move a trailer without getting out of the seat. Also makes a good anchor when needed.

 

[TractorRob]

I currently have a FEL, boxblade, bush hog, and finish mower. By far my most used implement is the finish mower. Next on the list is a carry all, which I suspect will get a lot of use, but still not probably not as much as the finish mower.

 

[wolc123]

Not counting lawnmowers, a bush-hog is my most used implement. In fact, from June 1 or so, for the next 6-months, it dont come off my main tractor (JD 4120). After that, it gets changed for a rear snow blade until spring, then a moldboard plow, then a pull-type disc. Probably my second most used implement is a 3-point, spring-tooth harrow which I use to keep areas that were plowed and disced in the spring weed-free until summer or early fall planting times for crops like wheat, rye, buckwheat, clover, and brassicas. I like this tool because it does a great job on the weeds and requires virtually no maintanence (grease, etc). Also, not a lot of moving parts and no bearings so it can very safely be stored outside, freeing up barn-space. It sees very frequent usage on my #2 tractor (Ford 8n) from June 1, thru September. The implement that sees the 3rd most time is a single-row mounted cultivator on my #4 tractor (Farmal cub). This one sees heavy usage and dont come off the tractor from late May, when the early corn plantings start popping up, until Late July when later platings get too high to cultivate. I have many other implements, but these (3) definitely accumulate the most hours on a given year. The volume of work done with each is such that they each require a dedicated tractor. Each of these tractors is nearly perfectly matched to the tool.

 

[Runner]

My tractor is also my lawn mower, so finish mower is most used. After that, the loader, usually with the carryall on it, sometimes the forks.