What to buy

[Jpsrvcs1]

I just posted my what tractor to buy, but no matter what I purchase I need a little help with the attachments. I'm a small landscaping company, so besides the loader I was looking at a back hoe. Pretty much out of my price range for right now, the tractor will have to earn me some for that. But as far as prepping land for sod, or breaking up the ground so I could use the bucked to remove earth, in either small or large sections what do you guys think will work better. either a box blade, or a reversible dirt scoop? Thanks for your help
Steve

 

[rcrcomputing]

Heavy box blade with rippers...

Maybe a subsoiler if the going get's tough.

 

[alchemysa]

My guess is a 4in1 bucket would be the most useful multi purpose attachment for you. They are pricey and can be heavy but they are invaluable for clean-ups, picking up rocks and blocks, loading junk into trailers etc. They can rip up bushes and and rip down branches. They can be very handy when working in tight spaces. I think you would find it more useful than a grapple attachment.

I see in your other post that you want to lift pallets of stone. If thats so then its its absolutely essential that you test the tractor in a real situation before you buy. Don't go by specs alone. Lift capacity of loaders is measured in the bucket (at the rear of the bucket I think) and thats a vastly easier lift than the same weight on a pallet. What I'm trying to say is, a 500kg loader won't necessarily lift a 500kg pallet.