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Anyone with experience running a small-ish tree shear on a mid-sized miniexcavator? After a few days of bashing in forest trails with my KX-040 using just blade, bucket, and chainsaw, videos like the below are very interesting. Especially as I contemplate how much of my forest could use...

I have a Branson 4225H. With it I use some attachments whose 3ph mounting pin spread is pretty wide, for instance a logging winch that has 26 1/4" inside (not centre to centre) between 3ph mounting pins. I also have some nice used Trygg chains for the back wheels in winter. Either the...

I got a new KX-040 in February 2023. Just did the initial 50 hour service (final drive oil change, turntable greasing, etc.). There's quite a bit more wear on the right track sprockets and track links than I was expecting - see picture, note the exposed metal. Does this look unusual for a...

The curl function on the joystick of my Branson 4225h is stuck. I'm not experienced at fixing stuff; can anyone comment on my reasoning before and suggest where to look next? (It's my week for breaking stuff...including the truck I could use to take the tractor to the dealer/mechanic, so it's up...

I was browsing/daydreaming about Mecalacs and came across this video: 1. Anyone here pull a trailer with their mini-ex (whatever type/brand)? Hardly useful for buildsite or fenceline work, but gives me ideas for maintaining and extending my forest road. Trundle along carrying a load of gravel...

Having bitten the bullet and acquired a mini-excavator (KX-040), I think it's time to sell the BH760 backhoe I bought with my Branson 4225H tractor. It's worked really well for what it is, I just don't see myself taking the time to mount/dismount a subframe backhoe from my CUT (which I use with...

My Kawasaki Mule has a Warn 2500 lb winch, no remote just the switch on the dash. I've gotten hold of a never-installed Warn wired remote add-on (https://www.warn.com/atv-remote-control-kit-64259) which will help in particular when I'm done winching and winding the rope back in. Alone. Now I...

Are there any ratchet straps (tie downs) that actually last? At first, I just got store-brand 2" straps at my local Canadian Tire or Princess Auto (a Canadian Harbor Freight-equivalent). The retractable ones since they were convenient. 3 months later, they no longer retracted. A year later...

I'm great at overthinking things, so please poke holes in my logic. I thought I was ready to buy a miniex (KX040, Bobcat E42, or similar) this summer, for personal use on my land. I have plenty of use for one, and would prefer using it for a few hours here and there rather than batching...

I'm thinking it's time to get a skidding winch for my tractor (42HP). Been mulling for a while, but used ones are rare around here, and I doubt new ones are going to get any cheaper anytime soon. According to Wallenstein's website, the 8500lb-capacity FX85 would be the right size for our...

Does anyone know the length of the Branson BH860 backhoe, from the front of the frame to the back of the hoe? I need to get it from my woodlot to the dealer/repair shop (unfortunate encounter with a very large boulder...) and I'm trying to figure out if I can transport it myself on a 6x12...

Just looking for rueful sympathy. Bought a snow blade for my Kawasaki Mule (MX Pro). Installed it, left it on to run an errand. Carelessly bashed a large rock with it while raising it out of the way *and* moving forward at some speed (dumb, yeah I know to not go fast while plowing, but I wasn't...

Time to get a snow blade for my Mule MX Pro. I want the best of both worlds, occasional snow removal (1/4 mile driveway) in winter as primary use, but also ability to smooth out gravel and earth in the summer. Feasible or dumb idea? If feasible, anything I should watch for (e.g. heavy duty vs...

I'm in that dangerous stage of having survived my first 18 mos as a tractor newbie, and therefore maybe feeling cocky :) I'd like to occasionally pull a loaded trailer around my forest property with my tractor. Trailer is a 8.5 x 14' flatbed (deckover), when loaded about 5000 lbs. Tractor is...

When we bought our land a year ago, previous owner temporarily left behind his ATV, a 2005 Honda Rubicon TRX500fa, allowing us to use it until he "figures out what to do with it". It's been quite helpful as we get set up, for running around trails on the property, pulling stuff, etc. He's...

Hi, I'm a near newbie buying my first tractor (got great general advice at my initial thread) I'm now deciding between a L4060HST+LA805+BH92 combo versus a comparable Branson 4225H, which are surprisingly similarly priced where I'm at. The biggest minus of the L4060 seems to be the lower, at...

I've just bought a recreational property in Ontario. I'm new to tractors, but based on my reading here and elsewhere, I think I should get a Kubota L3901 or Kioti CK4010. Would appreciate people poking holes in my thinking. When some of this white stuff goes away, I'll start visiting dealers...

Just bought a couple of hundreds of acres of recreational land, Canadian shield wilderness. A couple of private lakes and a couple of miles/km of private road, painstakingly developed and maintained by the previous owner on the cheap, using the labour of friends with rented equipment. Pretty...