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I'll have to test out adjusting springs or stops, mine hop for sure even with my good fitting Kubota buckets. That wouldn't surprise me. My Fork attachment (and Grapple for that matter) are Titan, chinese import... They lack Qaulity Control, and the Grapple is 1\8" slop on the bottom, I plan...

Good to know that angle isn't unique to my m59. I'll clean up the grinding dust and metal shavings and take another pic, you can see a pretty good spot where the paint is gone from engagement. I do think my grapple engages more than this kubota bucket and will get measurements from that too...

Thanks @rScotty for the detailed reply. The visible line is a score mark I made to highlight current position, as you can tell it's a bit nasty with grinding dust right now :D I'll check if it's level, but this is the Kubota Bucket and so far their attachments have been much better in terms of...

I've had to cut and weld my torque tube a couple times, and I'm thinking my QA is still slightly out of alignment due to engagement I see and before I tweak something again I'm looking for info to make adjustments again, if possible. I've attached an image with a line I put on it which is the...

Correct. Backhoe... and I use it a lot, so much that I've never removed it since I've owned it, and I can't convince myself to get a 3pt chipper knowing I'll need the backhoe at that same time while doing tree work :/ Scratch, and overkill and this will likely be a small 'boom' for the...

Appreciate the detailed the answer. My most recent acquisition is a bandsaw mill... so getting more wood in less time & effort is something I'm investigating too :D and you've painted a picture that's going to keep me going back now to these setups :D :D Jealous of your 700+ acres, we're hoping...

Thanks for the feedback! I too use my bucket and\or fork attachment currently but it's gotten to the point I've ran into situations repeatedly where I have issues and have to rig it up and make it work... which is fine, but at this point I'm thinking I need to save time and be a bit safer :D...

Aside from the issue of my forks being too long, and trailers too heavy to make that a viable option I need to use it for lifting and moving more things than just a trailer.

That was my initial thought and plan, but the fork attachment itself (not the forks) I have isn't exactly the strongest or thickest material and I do move trailers with enough weight that I'm not comfortable using a fork to do that kind of moving as my forks are over 48" too, and I also work in...

Up until now I've used the receiver on my fork attachment but it's got issues... like it's near impossible to remove so when I move pallets my receiver can cause damage to what's on the pallet or not allow me to load that extra 4" which does matter sometimes. I have a spare blank\empty quick...

Curious... if this is for home use why do you need a full-on skidding winch\system? I've been felling on my extremely over grown and dense 20 acres for 10+ years, 5 of them much more than the past.... 100s and 100s of trees 8" to 38" that I cut into 10, 12, 14 pieces but have also moved some...

Thanks everyone! Based on some searching and the price it does seem like using normal wire + scrap steel will do what I need. The replacement cost for some of my buckets don't even exceed $400 😁 I can't see paying $300+ for a 33lb spool. I may end up just grabbing some hard facing rod to use...

Thanks! I wasn't aware of that, good to know. We usually deal with 2-3' for storms with anything over 3' you have to be sure to clear before trying to drive through or you may end up stuck and clawing out with the backhoe 😆 that slight grade becomes a hassle, and then I also risk digging up my...

The tires on my Kubota M59 are chunked pretty severely already from catching edges of stumps and misc stuff I may run across not visible in the snow... By comparison @RjCorazza your tires look brand new. I assume you didn't notice any additional chunking as I don't really see any right now...

More of an I want than an I need to do this :) at this point... but I'd like to get some wire for it. I'd like to add hardfacing to my backhoe buckets as well as for my auger bits. No crazy patterns or 50lbs of weld... more of edge repair and strengthen. What MIG wire is everyone using for...