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Box blade and chain harrow. Both bought used at CL or FBMP for a fraction of the cost of either a new land plane or a box blade. These two work different ends of the gravel spectrum but both do an excellent job

I put this thread into circulation awhile back and the answers and leads it provided helped me narrow in on the best grapple options for me. Not sure if it will help you but here it is https://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/grapple-university.77219/

I got out there early this morning and started using it and in a couple hours I had removed 20-30 trees and stumps varying from 4in to almost a foot in diameter. This is a great little tool that quickly tears thru tree roots so that you can push over the tree and its root ball. I do think I'd...

A quick update in case others find this thread like I did in a search for info on a backhoe root ripper. I ordered my ripper and quick-on 3/3 and it arrived 3/23. Install was straightforward and easy - maybe 20mins.

That VS220 is a deluxe looking spreader for sure but its well beyond my budget.

So I am in the process of researching my options for a spreader/seeder that I can use on my property. This will be fairly light duty use for the most part. I see a need for annual ongoing grass seeding and overseeding along with basic grass starter fertilizer. I also will likely want to use it...

Yeah. I eventually figured that out and went ahead and ordered the ripper and the quick on. Not sure what their lead times are like these days but I am excited to get the new toys in. I have watched a few vids today on the install process and the ease at which you can swap BH attachments. Ill...

My weekend adventures in land clearing - mostly 6-12in trees - for a road expansion with my OEM bucket made me start thinking about a better solution. I need to rip out roots and pull out the stump all while not leaving a huge hole and piles of dirt that I then have to sculpt back into firm...

Awww... and nothing about my crappy paint job? Why hold back now?

Thanks MCMXi.... my tractor will fail before that SSQA attachment will. That was a completely unexpected but wildly entertaining romp down the IK Brunel rabbit hole. Lotsa of fascinating history and innovation in there. The 1840s vacuum powered train was kinda out there but my favorite part...

I had the steel already so i did one side last night and the other this AM. Ha! Add weight? Nice troll... the added steel reinforcements maybe totaled 3lbs which is negligible. I probably went overkill on it but now I won't have to worry about anything more than the "already lame lifting...

Ye of more experience than I... please weigh in on this mod or improvement. I lucked into a good deal on a set of Caterpillar SSQA front forks. When I attach them to the front of my tractor via SSQA, the top of the SSQA plate has - to my eye - less of a contact patch than I would preferand...

My CL and FBMP listings are absolutely filled with wheel spacers for CHEAP! Maybe start there? My problem is finding a match. I regularly see lots of listings for the 6x5.5 as this must be very common for trucks out there. But I need the 6x6 for my tractor's rear wheels and these so far have...

And don't ask me either!!

I looked into this and the cost was significantly more. Also the tongue jacks and handles took up more space back there on each side and was more conspicuously in the way. Plus if you lower the front tongue jack down very low and then maximally extend the rear stabilizers that I added, you can...