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    Bolt on bucket chain hooks

    Bolt-on. Going to go with the hook on top of the bucket and the shackle on the inside top. I can’t count the times a helper and I have fought to pick up larger items with my FEL. With the hooks it looks like I should be able to handle the items pretty easily solo. I’m also in the middle of...
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    Bolt on bucket chain hooks

    Seeing all the pics of people using theirs is making me anxious to get mine. I am ordering them this Friday. Guess I need to pick up some orange paint.
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    Bolt on bucket chain hooks

    This is the combo I am ordering next week for my BX. There have been too many times that I have had to hunt for some way to hook something to my bucket.
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    Leaky tire on BX

    I had similar experiences with my Kubota. I bought it used and it came with a set of AG tires and a set of turf tires. With the work I was doing I kept picking up small leaks/punctures. I went ahead and slimed them and have not had an issue since. If/when I get new tires I will probably look...
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    Leaky tire on BX

    There is the option to use Tire Slime in them. I have done that with good luck. I have read that there can be an issue with slime and it reacting with the rims.
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    Budget Man Basket

    I am thinking of doing this. Only issue is that I need a set of forks first.
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    3 point Log Skidder/Trailer hitch

    Here is what I have done with my BX. Worked well for me. It is a 3 pt 2” receiver and then one of those combo hitches with 3 sized balls and a hook on it. I put my chain around the log. Then lower the 3pt down and throw the chain over the hook. Lift it up and drag it. Not the fanciest thing, but...
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    Better than hauling buckets

    Work smarter, not harder!!! Sounds like it turned in to a pretty useful tool.
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    Better than hauling buckets

    Some of you might have seen where I used my BX2200 to tear apart my old camper. We are planting trees and bushes around the property in areas without access to water. I saved the fresh water tank from the old camper and clamped a piece of hose to it. That way I can just haul it around to water...
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    BX saves time and my back

    My 3 break stuff too, but are getting better at fixing more than they break. That is the way I learned to do stuff......a whole lot of "Well crap!!!! that didn't go as planned!!"
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    BX saves time and my back

    yes you did!! The boys do help save my back. Love tackling projects with them.
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    Fellow country-folk. Starlink

    I hear it is decent. The design should, in theory, reduce the current satellite internet issues. I tried a couple of different options when I moved out to my property. "Normal" internet wasn't an option. I tried satellite for a while and it was pretty much un-usable. I have since switched to...
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    Small tractor advice

    I think a BX sounds about right. I have an older BX2200 with a 60" MMM, FEL and 2 sets of tires. Turf and AG. 5 acres. 2.5 to mow and 2.5 old farm field.......along with some trees. BX works great for me. Plow drive, spread gravel, remove stumps etc etc. I do wish my MMM was less labor to put...
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    BX saves time and my back

    On my purchase list is a box scraper, a toothbar and a carry all. Also going to make a snow pusher to hook to the bucket. The rest of the stuff I will probably rent if needed.
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    BX saves time and my back

    I looked at stump buckets. It would be handy for all the small ones from around the pond where I cleared brush, but after that I wouldn’t use it much. For the rear ballast I have a receiver on my 3pt with a cargo tray I put on that I put bags of salt/pellets on. I am thinking of getting a carry...
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    What to do with old trailer metal

    I use mine a ton. Can't even imagine how much blood, sweat and tears it has saved me during projects.
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    BX saves time and my back

    Used the FEL to push the MMM deck over to the tree and flip it up so I could power wash the underneath and fix the 2 guard plates on that attach to the front bottom of the deck. They were all bent up. Then mowed down the area that my solar array is gonna go so it could be staked out to get the...
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    BX saves time and my back

    I used mine just the other day to spread more rock in my driveway, finish demoing my old camper, pull the camper axle and then clean up the bonfire areas after it was done.
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    Best place to buy parts?

    This is what I have found too.
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    Fun Father’s Day project

    The boys were on pressure washer and shovel duty. I handled the tractor stuff. I hear ya on the pulling them away from their phone/XBox. It always goes the same when I volunteer them to help me with a project. They grumble for about the first 30 minutes. Then after that they are all smiles and...