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Sell the backhoe separately and trade in the tractor or sell private party. Could get $5-6k for the BH off of the tractor (maybe a little more).

I'm also a tractor newbie, but based on what you're looking to do, an L/LX seems like the best idea (with the LX being a bit more maneuverable in the tighter areas at the expense of slightly reduced FEL capacity and torque). Get a grapple ($2-3k) and a PTO stump grinder (can be had for $2-3k)...

PM me your email and cell # and I'll shoot you a link later this evening.

@Daferris thanks again sir - a smooth transaction and a stand up guy!

Agreed, before they entered the market the US Dom manufacturers didn't have a reason to up their game. I wish Toyota built an HD truck, I'd be all over it. On that note, the big three do make a decent HD truck - I just wish they cost what they did in 2008 :LOL: New ones are pushing 25%+ of a...

Ah, I'm going with filled just to give the LX some more weight. In hindsight, it's probably not critical, but what the hell. Yeah dropping the tire on its side means deadlifting 300+ lbs (which I can do once or twice, but definitely don't want to unless there's a bar and plates involved). I...

I've had good luck using a jumping jack to tamp the clay and then use geotextiles over the subbase prior to using 4-6" of limestone with fines and plate compacting in 2" lifts. This method has worked very well for me on two paver patios over very dense clay soil in MI where we experience...

Had a 22 F250 for a little while and ended up selling it and taking pandemic profits - it wasn't a bad truck by any means and seemed relatively easy to work on. The transmission was a little sketchy and the 7.3s have defective fan clutches, but nbd. Ordered a 22 Tundra to take it's place, twin...

Care to sell a copy? I can PayPal you.

Good call, thanks!

Hahaha the babbling was value-add. I, too, am not doing anything with my CUT to make money so time isn't really a concern for me either. Simply having equipment on site and not having to rent a beat up SCUT from home depot is good enough time savings for me. We're your tires filled when you...

Wolfman, do you have an LX2610 WSM and LA535 WSM you can share? Thanks in advance!

I've seen them done on both here but YMMV on whether there will be clearance issues with the FEL or MMM.

Was on hiatus for a day and didn't realize how many replies I got haha. I'll try my best to address all points and feedback. I also didn't realize how much of a PITA it was to multi-quote here (or maybe I'm doing it wrong)... I find myself having to click reply on each message individually :LOL...

@bbxlr8 - I am definitely considering forks. It is challenging loading/unloading my truck of heavy items without it and asking the household CFO to help unload with a 2 year old running around unsupervised is a challenge as well. The Forks are on my short list! @nbryan that's a great idea, I've...

This was my reasoning for going this route, I want a 'swiss army knife' for a variety of tasks. I am excited to see how many excuses I can come up with to leverage the CUT. I'm glad I'm on the right track with the BB, I'll have to grab one of those relatively quickly before any ground work...

Now that's what I wanted to hear! Haha I like the idea of having the toothbar to assist with FEL digging and also using a tiller or box blade to loosen up the areas to be dug to put less stress on the machine. most of our soil is sand/clay mixture so isn't too difficult to work with I'll...

Thanks Mike and NCL4701! Glad to be here.

Evening all, New Member from MI, loads of great information here and awesome orange tractors. I've been lurking for a while on here and TBN and decided to create an account now that i have a deposit on my CUT. We have 1 acre that needs quite a bit of work. Previous owners left many felled...