Have any implement purchase regrets?

[Henro]

Hi,

just curious. Here is mine.

I bought a backhoe with my B2910 Kubota about 15 years ago. One bucket was included. Any size. The second was paid for.

I chose 16 & 10 buckets.

I now realize a 24 and 16 would have made more sense. Live and learn.

For soil conditions here the 10 does not let the clay soil drop out freely. I do not even use the 10 when digging stumps anymore. The 16 is not much different.

Just wondering if if I am the only one that learned a lesson after the fact...

* Not sure why the inch symbol does not show up when I previewed this post. *

Bill

 

[majorwager]

I have a 12 and a 36 inch grading bucket. I have more hydraulic flow w/ my pto pump, 17 gpm or so, more AUTHORITY when I open the 12 inch bucket curl rapidly. Cleans right out.


I also use KRONE rustproofing liquid to coat the bucket, in and out. Provides a semi-non-stick surface. My BH is a 10 ft, Long Brand, believe it was built for Long Tractor Co. by Koyker, the loader folks.

Also purchased 6 ft oversized snow bucket. Quality/construction is fine. Just too darn big. Lip extends too far forward, easy to scalp the driveway. Not much clearance at dump angle. Would be great for mulch but I have little use for mulch. Volume is excessive for stone/gravel. It just sits.

 

[Einthewoods]

Not much of one, but instead of buying the Land Pride landscape rake, I wish I would have bought the one like in the link below. Having the offset capabilities by simply pulling a pin would have been nice.

Landscape Rake for Compact Tractors

 

[Gem99ultra]

Sadly, I bought a 1,000 Boom Pole. Why? Heck - it was "On Sale". Who could pass up a deal like that?

So far there hasn't been an occasion in 3 years that required more than my FEL or Cherry Picker. After bringing the Boom Pole home, I mounted it once, just to be sure it was okay, which it was/is. Then I parked it out at the edge of the woods. And there it sits. Yard Art for sure.


PS yeah, I'd like to sell it; $75 and its yours.

 

[oldballs]

i regret having bought any attachment that does not readily fit my QH that was bought after I switched to a larger tractor model. Switching to a larger tractor unit will do that....especially when a larger attachment is now desired. Several attachments require that I take the QH off......a PITA that I could do without. And one attachment that i have rarely used is the Boom Pole. In my ignorance and hindsight I've seen that the FEL will do better in most cases. Boom Pole, too, just sits near the tree line....I've repainted it just for the hellava it.:confused3:

Cheers,
Mike

 

[bigtiller]

I regret buying my 14" single moldboard plow. I shopped off & on for a few years with no luck. I finally paid retail price for one and was satisfied until several months later one identical to mine showed up on Craigs List. It was close to home, two years old, stored inside, still had most of the paint on it AND it was less than half the price I paid for mine.

 

[Industrial Toys]

A trencher is totally useless implement in this stony ground. A friend lent me one, I had a miserable time and then I went out and bought one! DUH!

What does Anton say? You Pick the Right Tool for the job!

 

[dnw64]

A trencher is totally useless implement in this stony ground. A friend lent me one, I had a miserable time and then I went out and bought one!

We recently put in a generator and upgraded our propane tank (which had to be relocated). The propane company came with a trenching machine and managed to grind their way down at least 6-8" in a few spots, displacing an inch or two of the top layer of shale-y bedrock. Nope, no trencher for me!

 

[ovrszd]

I've got some that don't get much use, but none I regret.

I've never bought a new impliment.

 

[oosik]

For the first 27 years, out here, I had a Ford 1710(26hp). It weighed around 3200 pounds. I bought several implements for that size tractor. Now I have my Kubota M6040 - it weights 10,100 pounds. It cost beaucoup dinero to upgrade to class two implements. But, what's a guy to do.

BTW - - one unwritten law out here in the wild west - - you ain't never gonna find ANY used implements of any kind. So, suck it up, and be prepared to buy new. Same with a tractor. I swear to God - the written law says - "all used tractors and used implement must be transported EAST of the Mississippi before being offer for sale".

 

[Industrial Toys]

That hydraulic sickle mower I got last year may be on the list. Now that I have cut a bunch of skinny branches (much cedar) it won't cut a blade of grass! Samurai (sp?) sickle mower.

Oh, and a Toro 3PH Flex Aereator. Weighed a ton! But the Big Tractor did more compaction and damage than the aerator would do good, and the stones were destroying the tips/tubes.

 

[TrackerOwner]

Sadly, I bought a 1,000 Boom Pole. Why? Heck - it was "On Sale". Who could pass up a deal like that?

So far there hasn't been an occasion in 3 years that required more than my FEL or Cherry Picker. After bringing the Boom Pole home, I mounted it once, just to be sure it was okay, which it was/is. Then I parked it out at the edge of the woods. And there it sits. Yard Art for sure.


PS yeah, I'd like to sell it; $75 and its yours.

Those boom poles are good for moving other implements. I use mine from time to time.

 

[TheMan419]

I don't regret any implement purchase.

If I had to redo one I would probably buy a brand of sprayer that was NOT Fimco. Their pump valve gets gummed up too easy and has to be replaced at $20 a pop.

The other regret I have is not buying a HF Quick hitch the same day I bought my tractor.

 

[hawkeye08]

I bought a back blade from a friend, paid too much, didn't do what I needed (really needed some down pressure to cut the ditch I was working on). If I had been patient, I could have found one on CL for a third of what I paid. The only good thing, I didn't buy it new.

 

[mopardude318]

For the first 27 years, out here, I had a Ford 1710(26hp). It weighed around 3200 pounds. I bought several implements for that size tractor. Now I have my Kubota M6040 - it weights 10,100 pounds. It cost beaucoup dinero to upgrade to class two implements. But, what's a guy to do.

BTW - - one unwritten law out here in the wild west - - you ain't never gonna find ANY used implements of any kind. So, suck it up, and be prepared to buy new. Same with a tractor. I swear to God - the written law says - "all used tractors and used implement must be transported EAST of the Mississippi before being offer for sale".

I agree with oosik. There isn't crap available used in my area, at least anything worth a dang. So Everything I have I bought new. Oh well.

 

[tjkubota93]

For the first 27 years, out here, I had a Ford 1710(26hp). It weighed around 3200 pounds. I bought several implements for that size tractor. Now I have my Kubota M6040 - it weights 10,100 pounds. It cost beaucoup dinero to upgrade to class two implements. But, what's a guy to do.

BTW - - one unwritten law out here in the wild west - - you ain't never gonna find ANY used implements of any kind. So, suck it up, and be prepared to buy new. Same with a tractor. I swear to God - the written law says - "all used tractors and used implement must be transported EAST of the Mississippi before being offer for sale".

I cant never find any on this side either. When I do, they are priced as new.

 

[Texasmark]

Yeah, at least half of mine, maybe more. Next time I buy something it's going to be with a trial or no purchase. if the trial fails the sale fails.

 

[fried1765]

I've got some that don't get much use, but none I regret.

I've never bought a new impliment.

Buying used is not always possible.
In my area of the Northeast a person could wait years for a specific implement/size to show up used,

 

[TheMan419]

Buying used is not always possible.
In my area of the Northeast a person could wait years for a specific implement/size to show up used,

Yep. Around here Indiana I was looking for a tiller. Used ones must be made out of gold the way they were being priced.

 

[oosik]

I have a specific example of the "used implement desert" out here. A month ago I had my son list my smaller rear blade(Land Pride RB3596) for sale on Craig's List( I've only scanned the list - never tried to list/sell). I put a pretty high price on it - was in excellent condition. Got a call that same evening - guy says he will pay the price and come get it in the morning. There he is - bright and early with cash in his hand. Wish I had half a dozen to sell. What little I've seen over the years is real trash and seldom even see that.