Compact Tractors are Designed All Wrong

[MossRoad]

Funny you mentions SHARP teeth. When I got my rock bucket with teeth from PowerTrac, the teeth were about 3/8" thick and rounded. They had a flat face. Someone on TBN suggested I sharpen the tips with a grinder. I did. GRRRRrrrr!! Digs right in now. Teeth make a huge difference VS a flat straight edge of a bucket. And they help in loose material like gravel, rocks and mulch, too.

 

[airbiscuit]

When I had a skidsteer, it came with a plain bucket and a tooth bucket. The tooth bucket never came off. Most of my work was in the woods and ditches, and the tooth bucket was a must. I actually preferred it for spreading and smoothing - the teeth chopped up and tore apart the roots and grass, and when tilted, it was like a sawtooth trowel that made smoothing out easier.

 

[SpringHollow]

I have a grapple bucket with teeth and a large material bucket with a tooth bar. Then I got the Ratchet Rake for the LMB. I like it much better - easy on and off and the downward facing teeth get used for removing gravel from the lawn due to snow plowing, scraping off weeds and grass, etc. A very useful implement when needed. Making your own would not be that hard. I have used it for digging but the conventional bar is better if doing an extended amount of digging.

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[TractorGuy]

One more year and we can get an antique tag for this thread.

 

[Xfaxman]

One more year and we can get an antique tag for this thread.

It is now definitely eligible.

 

[MossRoad]

Woo Hoo!!!

 

[MossRoad]

Bumping this thread up for the new year.

 

[scootr]

My tractor is perfectly designed. It's my body that's all wrong.

 

[MossRoad]

If you've never read this thread, it's a good read.

 

[airbiscuit]

I read this thread and came to realize that Power Trac is better than any CUT ever made

 

[bcp]

If [AFFILIATE=1, nofollow=true, newwindow=true, title="Kubota"]Kubota[/AFFILIATE] made several smaller classes of loader than this. Make it with skid steer loader attachment and a 3 point hitch in the rear for your "old style" implements

Construction - Wheel Loaders - R430 | Kubota

Browse through Kubota's R430 Wheel Loaders tractor inventory, filter search by features to find the best fit for you, or even build your own. Then find a dealer close by with your desired product!

www.kubotausa.com

Bruce

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

We don't have to worry about you going in the tractor business.

 

[Xfaxman]

If Kubota made several smaller classes of loader than this. Make it with skid steer loader attachment and a 3 point hitch in the rear for your "old style" implements

Construction - Wheel Loaders - R430 | Kubota

Browse through Kubota's R430 Wheel Loaders tractor inventory, filter search by features to find the best fit for you, or even build your own. Then find a dealer close by with your desired product!

www.kubotausa.com

Bruce

Bobcat makes smaller ones but no 3 point because articulated steering would drag the attachment sideways: https://www.bobcat.com/na/en/equipment/loaders/small-articulated-loaders?perPage=11

 

[Fixastuff]

Bobcat makes smaller ones but no 3 point because articulated steering would drag the attachment sideways: https://www.bobcat.com/na/en/equipment/loaders/small-articulated-loaders?perPage=11

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I almost bought one of those last year.

 

[MossRoad]

I read this thread and came to realize that Power Trac is better than any CUT ever made

It's so obvious.

 

[Xfaxman]

Moss Road has not bumped this "antique" thread recently, so I will for those that have not seen it and all the good information in it.

 

[CalG]

The OP's premise that most CUT applications are mowing grass is wasted on me. I have three CUTs, and have never mowed a blade with any of them.

 

[RobertN]

Moss Road has not bumped this "antique" thread recently, so I will for those that have not seen it and all the good information in it.

This reminded me of the Chalkey Cup thread. Now I can't find it though.

 

[MossRoad]

Here's one...

Chalkley Cup revisited (don't kill me!)

Chalkley Cup revisited (don\'t kill me!) I read the entire post today. WHEW! I read some of the post earlier this year. Too bad the 2000 pics are unavailable. Anyway, my mom asks what I want for my birthday. Jokingly, I say a 52-once cup from 7-11. Guess what I got? Being a PC repair guy by...

www.tractorbynet.com

Here's the original, but the pictures are long gone...

This is NOT a coffee cup!

Well, it won't come as a surprise to anyone that I've been looking for a really good tractor cup that'll hold large quantities of liquid and keep it cold a while. I've found it. 7-11's around here, along with at least one gas station chain, are selling a 52-ounce mug that's got a sticker on it...

www.tractorbynet.com

 

[Oaktree]

The OP's premise that most CUT applications are mowing grass is wasted on me. I have three CUTs, and have never mowed a blade with any of them.

Never mowed a lawn with one, but I've mowed fields plenty of times.