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  1. bearskinner

    B7800 Lower Lift Arms or Quick Hitch

    A quick hitch is a great time and effort saver.
  2. bearskinner

    The Shop

    It just reminds me, my shop is too small. A full lean too would help, but a whole other shop would probably be the answer! Isn’t two better than one?
  3. bearskinner

    Quick hitch advice

    Pictures are worth more than text. It takes 30 seconds to change from one implement to the next.
  4. bearskinner

    To grapple or not to grapple

    I’ve drug downed trees out of the woods with a quad and SxS, not fast or fun work. I can pick up brush, trees etc and haul to the burn pit and save DAYS of work, not to mention my back. With a little saw work, to keep things at about 8’ lengths,( to fit thru the trees and trails on my property)...
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    To grapple or not to grapple

    I can pick up a 10 cord load of firewood, way less than half price of delivered rounds, or split wood. I actually enjoy the saw work, from the saw buck. I cut the logs once on the log yard, to get them to manageable lengths for the BX to pick up and stack on the saw buck. The buck is right in...
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    To grapple or not to grapple

    I also use my Grapple more than I use the bucket. Best clean up tool in the woods, even invented. I can gather deadfall and brush, transport to the burn pile pit, without spilling my coffee. For cutting firewood, I pickup logs, stack them on the sawbuck from the log yard to the wood shed with...
  7. bearskinner

    Positive Comments about your Kubota

    Over 4 years of flawless service, it’s the only reason I have been able to get as much done around the ranch and in the forest. I tried the rest, and bought the best.
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    So tell me

    Just a little cheaper to install each year, than keeping one mounted on an extra tractor. Not too. Ad, spend a half hour hooking it all up. Still much better having it hanging out front than having to look backwards while trying to clear snow
  9. bearskinner

    Wtf?

    I had owned my place in Alaska since the mid 1980’s. I was issued the address when I purchased the bare land. Build the cabin and shop, utilities in place, for years when I got a notice I was getting an address??? So what do I do with my original address and tax info??
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    We've never had it so good, weather that is

    It hardly feels like spring still, but it’s already summer. We got lots of rain again last night, and although it was 60’s all day, it was low 40’s at night. Looks like another storm rolling in next Tuesday, more rain and thunder. I’ll take the lush green, cool wet weather over that sweltering...
  11. bearskinner

    a simple trailer build

    What I think you should think about most, is the way the trailer attaches to your tow vehicle, and the quality of your wheels and tires. Old or under rated passenger tires, can easily cause major issues. Cheap under rated tow ball, or lack of load stability devices, that could keep you...
  12. bearskinner

    (Sold) B7100 HST w/Backhoe (Not Running) $1,000

    Re: B7100 HST w/Backhoe (Not Running) $1,000 road trip!
  13. bearskinner

    60' front blade or Snow Blower

    A front blade pushing, doesn’t smooth out a surface like dragging a land plane or box blade can. The front tends to bounce and hop more, so it creates a bit of an uneven surface. You can use your loader bucket to dump material, than use the bottom of the bucket to “back blade” the material...
  14. bearskinner

    Post holes with a BH?

    I have a 9 inch auger hooked to the 3 point PHD and it works great even in this rocky ground here. Once the ground was marked, I was able to punch 36 holes in about an hour and a half. The BX auger only goes about 28-30 inches down. To run a long fence line, the PHD is much quicker, If I was...
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    60' front blade or Snow Blower

    I’ve used the front snow blade for 3 years, then purchased a new front snow blower this last year. I used the blower all winter, and never put the blade back on. It’s a wonderful thing to blow the snow away from your track, not piling it up like the blade does. I don’t think I will ever use the...
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    Post holes with a BH?

    I know the ground here is so full of gravel and drains so good, I can pack poles in the ground, tamp and water them, and they hold just fine with no concrete
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    Post holes with a BH?

    You could always use the BH to dig, and use some sonnet tubes, for concrete. If your ground is solid enough, you can just back fill around the posts with the soil, and just water it down solid.
  18. bearskinner

    3 point hitch

    Pick up one of those kits, get a 20% off HF coupon, and pick up a 3 point quick hitch for $79. You will be set up. You can back up to an implement hook it and go, without getting off.
  19. bearskinner

    BXpanded Quick-On Back Hoe Bucket Connector

    I just picked up the QD, along with the trencher bucket, from BXpanded. I also have the thumb, and agree what a total PITA it was to change. Now it only takes 30 seconds to change them out. From trencher, to bucket, You will appreciate it.
  20. bearskinner

    Another Grapple Thread

    I picked up s Grapple just over a year ago, and I agree, they seem to be paying attention and took care of the welding issues. I use the Grapple more than any other piece of equipment, from brush to hauling logs to the sawbuck to cut. No problems at all, no bent tines or broken welds. I...