Recent content by PreacherM

Started the tractor today to go cut some firewood. After hooking up trailer etc I glanced down and seen the hour meter was showing 0.2 hrs and counting! Yay! I've always wanted a brand new tractor! Later when I shut it off and restarted it went back to the correct number (230). Anyone else have...

2601 no question. Only reason to get a bx is if you need something that small for a particular task. The BX tractors are are very capable, but very limited when it comes to loader and 3pt work.

A farm near me had to "depopulate" a couple million layers about 2 years ago. So just being big is not enough. Back to the subject of pricing, I don't think tractor prices have risen much more than vehicles or housing or other large ticket items.

What's the alternative? Make your own? Only so many used units available. Certainly some of us are priced out, but there are still people buying new. Some people will migrate to the lower priced brands. TYM, etc.

Free shipping to Ohio? Just kidding. This is a great deal for someone!

My OP shows a grapple with virtually no sides. Your point is one of the reasons I hesitate to add a grapple to my existing bucket. As well as the fact that it doesn't appear too cost effective in my view. (Approx $1400 for the grapple vs $6-800 minimum to add a grapple and tooth bar to mine...

Do you use your bucket for dirt work as pictured? I assume you'd just leave the grapple wide open? If I went that route I would probably fabricate the entire assembly myself.

I've considered building something like that to make my existing 52" bucket into a grapple. Then buy a 60 inch bucket for light duty hauling (which I should get anyhow).

I'm not too concerned about allowing dirt to fall through. I'm mainly interested in being able to grab onto plies of brush, gripping logs, etc.

I'm considering the purchase of a grapple bucket and looking for input on a solid bottom grapple. Uses: primarily will be used for moving brush, logs, and split firewood. A solid bottom seems like an advantage for me in that I can still haul my chainsaw, gas, oil, chains etc easily. My...

It's no fun to be overwhelmed, so I'll make it easy for you: TYM. Probably the best bang for your buck. Provided you have a dealer within reasonable distance. A 15 or 20 series legacy model would check all the boxes.

I use this style. They release pretty easy unless the socket drawer is left open and collects dust and grit. I like how easy it is to customize my set up or rearrange to add new sockets. (Link below) https://a.co/d/ji7MRBZ

The 2610 offers one.

For the OPs described usage a 6ft would be just fine. My little 2610h runs a 5 footer in thick grass no problem. I often run it in 540E. On a 2515 a 5 footer would barely cover the tractors width. Of course if there are a lot of steep hills, you won't be mowing in high range.

One of my children actually found it on the field lane just this afternoon. One more reason to be thankful!