What attachment to buy next that’s most beneficial?

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

That kind of stuff I would never buy new! You can see what you are getting, not like it has an engine or anything. Buy, it new and it's worth about half that when you get it home. Buy it used for half, use it and take care of it for ten years, and sell it for what you paid for it. And have enough money for another toy!

Around me I have a hard time finding used attachments that aren’t mingled Chinese crap that people are asking 80% of new value. The only one so far I bought new was the Box Blade and before I bought new I hunted for 6 weeks to find a good one.

So if I buy it new, I plan to keep it the rest of my life. That’s the theory anyway lol.

It’s like trying to find a used trailer someone took good care of and kept up on the maintenance and is reasonable on price. Lol

 

[Rustyiron]

That kind of stuff I would never buy new! You can see what you are getting, not like it has an engine or anything. Buy, it new and it's worth about half that when you get it home. Buy it used for half, use it and take care of it for ten years, and sell it for what you paid for it. And have enough money for another toy!

:thumbsup:

 

[Rustyiron]

You gotta hit the farm auctions John, it's a full day of entertainment, and at the end of the day, even if your empty handed you've only spent $5 for the auction food gas that you're now enjoying for a 2nd time:laughing: .....but now and then you get lucky and find a deal.:thumbsup:

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Does your 5555 have ssqa? Are you a fan of auctions?
If yes, yes, you may luck out and find a SS tooth bucket and have real teeth that you don't have to mess with for the same money. I like teeth on my buckets, but there are times that a smoth bucket is what your need. A tractor ago I added a SS tooth bar to my JD bucket because of JD's "proprietary" loader mount. It did what I wanted but was a 1/2 hr job to get it off and put tools and the bar away - somewhere. There weren't these piranah type tb's yet and my experience was equipment with traditional replaceable pin on teeth, like on a track loader or excavator so I won't judge that type. They seem to be popular and might just be right for all around chores, for dirt work and grubbing out rocks and roots, give me real teeth!:thumbsup:

The Mahindra is SSQA and I go to auctions every now and then. Never came across buckets being auctioned off before but might have been at the wrong auctions lol.

Storage might be an issue with a second designated bucket though. Right now I have everything under a roof.

 

[Peter 315]

You gotta hit the farm auctions John, it's a full day of entertainment, and at the end of the day, even if your empty handed you've only spent $5 for the auction food gas that you're now enjoying for a 2nd time:laughing: .....but now and then you get lucky and find a deal.:thumbsup:

5.00 your not getting much food......:laughing:

 

[buck12]

I have not read all the posts. My two most used attachments are my bush hog and grapple. Next would be bucket, box blade and forks. Seldom used attachments are tiller and PHD.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Re: What attachment to buy next that痴 most beneficial?

That is the other point about used stuff. It's often higher quality than new.

Unfortunately, my (historically) favourite source for used stuff (auctions) has dried up, as auctions have virtually all gone on-line, capturing a huge market and netting almost no deals anymore.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

You gotta hit the farm auctions John, it's a full day of entertainment, and at the end of the day, even if your empty handed you've only spent $5 for the auction food gas that you're now enjoying for a 2nd time:laughing: .....but now and then you get lucky and find a deal.:thumbsup:

I have spent a lot of time at auctions only to go home empty handed because stuff sells too high for what condition it’s in. Actually only 3 equipment/ farm liquidation auctions out of a few dozen I have been to, I actually bought something. One was a rug, one a few old light duty 12ft farm gate/panels the last was a John Blue G-1000 tractor.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

That is the other point about used stuff. It's often higher quality than new.

Unfortunately, my (historically) favourite source for used stuff (auctions) has dried up, as auctions have virtually all gone on-line, capturing a huge market and netting almost no deals anymore.

Some of the old stuff is sometimes beefier with a poorer design I find, new stuff is improved but not built as heavy with the exception of EA attachments. I have not been able to find a Box Blade new or used that’s built as strong as my EA Box blade. They braced and reinforced all wear areas while having a design that works very well and is user friendly making adjustments.

So far shopping around, looking at used the landscape rakes also hold true to that. I’m having a hard time finding one rated over 40hp that’s not EA.

 

[Hay Dude]

If I was in your shoes, Id be looking at rear cast wheel weights as my next attachment. They give extra traction, probably reduce tire wear when using loader and make your tractor safer.