3-Point Hitch Ripper Claw Suggestions?

[Samwise]

Being property owners we all have these - piles of stuff be it rocks or pipe or whatever. Whoever put it there at some point we may want to clean it up. I don't want to do this by hand at my age with a pick and bar. The BX is pretty small though and experience with gravity weight alone on the box blade has not been too impressive. I am looking for ideas for something to attach to the 3-point that will tear piles of stuff like this up so we can get the mess cleaned up. Anyone sell a single ripper claw attachment for a BX?

 

[Tomtint]

I think that if you have the QA front bucket, you could get a skeleton bucket and have that cleaned up fairly quick. I have on for my tractor and like it. All the big stuff goes in the bucket dirt falls out.

 

[old and tired]

Couple of thoughts, Box blade with just one or two of their rippers installed. Or forget the 3 point hitch and put a tooth bar on the FEL. What's your definition of "mess cleaned up"? Is it to just spread the rocks out in the same location or move the rocks to an out of sight location?

Bucket Tooth Bar, Clamp On for Sub-Compact Tractor

Not sure a subsoiler (single rear tine for 3 pth) would fit a BX...

 

[Jchonline]

Check out BXpanded.

 

[Samwise]

I have a tooth bar. Both that and the rippers on the box blade are simply not heavy enough - not enough down force or front force with this size tractor. This was just an example pile. Want i want to with it is consolidate into one mountain instead of a ridge to get access on one side. But I have several piles of buried junk around - fence posts, pipe, old gutter ,etc, half buried in the ground and trying to find a way that the small BX can help out.

 

[Samwise]

There are no claws for the 3-point for the 2370 on BXpanded (have their tooth bar and skid plate already though; tool box looks good). I see ripper claws for the backhoe . . .

OK looks like two box blade claws is what we have to work with - no readily available single claw. Single claw will be lighter than the box blade anyway. Perhaps a larger claw attached to the box blade is what I need. I'll think about that one. thanks guys.

 

[Henro]

How about a sub subsoiler? Following link should show a picture of one...(Hopefully)

https://media.tractorsupply.com/is/image/TractorSupplyCompany/2128333?$456$

 

[Jchonline]

There are no claws for the 3-point for the 2370 on BXpanded (have their tooth bar and skid plate already though; tool box looks good). I see ripper claws for the backhoe . . .

OK looks like two box blade claws is what we have to work with - no readily available single claw. Single claw will be lighter than the box blade anyway. Perhaps a larger claw attached to the box blade is what I need. I'll think about that one. thanks guys.

Sorry thought you meant on a BH. Have you checked on a middlebuster? I know your machine is really light...so that makes it really hard to engage the ground.

You arent going to be able to drive over these based on your description, so that kinda eliminates the 3 PT right?

 

[jonsstihl]

Sounds like it is time for a bigger tractor :laughing:

seriously though a grapple probably makes the most sense since you don't really want to be driving over all that junk to rip it out with the 3pt

 

[old and tired]

I have a tooth bar. Both that and the rippers on the box blade are simply not heavy enough - not enough down force or front force with this size tractor...

So have you tried a *single* ripper on the box blade? Next, I would start adding weight to the tractor. Granted, I have never used a smaller tractor so I don't know what they are capable of doing...

My (somewhat light) tractor was helped a lot by adding weight to it. Loaded tires for starters. To get better traction, I have a 55 gallon drum as a counter weight filled with concrete.

For my implements to work better, I've chained 3x, 75 pound weights on my rear blade, they just kind of hang on it. I've stacked a "Yard Tool" (250# soil pulverizer) on top of my disk to bite into the ground more. For my box blade, I have 2x, "Toolbars" strapped to it (toolbar is 2.5" solid steel bars you attached other things too). They are very heavy and helps the box cut tremendously.

In your case, I would try the tooth bar but use as much counter weight on the 3 point hitch, all that it could pick up. I would also try adding "suitcase weights" to the sides of your front bucket (possibly inside and out on both side). These are just some random thoughts of mine....