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I hear you... I do DYI/construction as hobby or part time (AKA 30+ hours per week). Based on my past purchase, prices are 30-100% higher compared to pre-COVID/Biden. I remember paying $31 for a rockwool bundle when I built my addition, but today same thing is about $75. Not everything doubled...

Price drop to 350. I just listed on ebay for 400 + shipping. It is a 60 LB 10x10x10 inch box, so shipping isn't cheap. Depending on location, probably around $50.

Ordered from motorsports tech (owns bora brand). They are steel and still in box. Never installed as I upgraded to bigger tractor. Not sure about current lead times, but I had to wait almost 3 months for them to arrive. After tax and shipping, cost me about 500. Asking 400 + shipping with paypal.

We have about 100 acres mostly wooded land (it was tobacco farm than many years turned to pine tree farm). I mainly want equipment for construction projects ands also shaping land (for the projects or maintaining trails). I started with L3301 with backhoe and IMO that is the smallest tractor I’d...

First thing to consider is where your footings are and what size and how deep. Next is considering grade and compaction. You dont want to put concrete on top of disturbed soil as it will settle over time. You want the base soil to be as hard as possible which is normally below topsoil…varies by...

I found and bought an L47 for 72k (has pretty much all options) and sold the tractor for 36k. Transport service will be dropping off my new tractor in a few days and picking up the old one to deliver to new owner. I did throw around idea of getting a mini ex (u27 for 40k or u35 for 50k) and...

It’s hard to tell from a zooming in pic, but I doubt that dent is structural. Not ideal, but don’t think it’s reasonable to expect cosmetic perfection from a tractor. If you inspect the paint job as if it was a car, you’d be disappointed too. All tractors look great brand new. Unless it’s a...

After having the tractor, it’s best to shop around and buy the implements yourself. Maybe a bigger mistake is to get something bundled in from the dealer than want a different one (ex, unknowingly getting light weight box blade when you want a heavy duty one).

If you don’t have a heavy implement + less overall weight (no filled tires, no backhoe, etc), rev high, don’t plan to do much heavy duty ground engagement, and not on steep hills, the 2501 HP is more than the enough to exceed the weight of the tractor. That said, IMO it wont be if the above...

I'd recommend a tooth bar with large longer teeth in it as posted in the pic earlier. I got one similar (construction attachments brand) and it works great. I always back drag with the inside curve of my bucket with the teeth raised. If you lower the teeth, it's going to leave marks with some...

On my L3301 with BH77 with 16 inch bucket, I got the BXpanded quick adapter, thumb, ripper, 6 inch trench bucket, and tow hitch. Here are some thoughts about each: Quick attach adapter - Despite trying my best...I've lost already 3 pins. The idea of always being concerned and checking to see if...

Unless you're planning to load it up fully with large rocks, I'd go with 72 (300lb) or at least 66 (280lb). For reference, the factory 66 bucket is ~350 LB, so these skeleton buckets are 'light weight.' I wouldn't go smaller than 66 as you want it to see the sides from the tractor. 72 would be...

Yes one line is at pins and other line is almost 2 feet forward (the more realistic number). They assume you are using a ~350lb bucket in the numbers. Basically, you can lift ~850 LB in your bucket full height. With the stock bucket, the weight is pretty close to pins. It's very difficult to...

Sounds like brakes are stuck.

For half the price, you can get a gas or electric pole saw that is more capable. Anything less than 5 inches, I use my STHIL HT131 pole saw. I don't see a point of the tool you found...it will make you really immobile too.

To be honest, you're going to get killed buying right now versus 2 years ago. Prices are high on everything. That said, they're may go higher later, so maybe buying today is better than waiting for tomorrow. ~25k for a tractor that size isn't too bad. I assume it's 4WD since its HST. Based on...

Well it's getting hotter and my grapple has the same problem. I spent a good 30+ min trying to connect it with no luck... Basically I unhooked it cold then it got hot and pressure built up. Normally a 'love tap' using wrench and hammer works for my backhoe, but that didn't help. I tried to hit...

Funny those "Kubota pallet forks' are identical to my "Land Pride.' Land Pride 3042 (rated for 3k) was 850 end of last year. I guess you could get away with 2042 (rated for 2k), but the price and weight difference is negligible. I'd go for 3k IMO... that means each bar is rated for 1.5k and you...

Ya I'm looking into pulleys and realizing you can 2x, 3x, or even 4x the pull power if needed. A 24 inch (at large end) 16 foot pine log is ~2000 LB. Same for oak is 3k. Realistically, I'd want to get mostly 13 foot logs and mostly pine. That's only about 1500 LB for a large log and many will...

I'm starting to think hydraulic winch is a no-go. I got a quote for bloom winch... 3k before taxes and shipping...no line or anything else too. At that price, you might as well man up and get a front or rear attachment for a little more. I'm leaning on trying 'portable winch.' The concept...