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I was in a similar boat few years back. I got a B2301. It was a great machine, but I didn’t keep it for two main reasons. The first and more important was it always felt tippy to me. It’s kinda narrow and light, and on any side slope I was always nervous. Other problem was I was frequently...

I agree with a few replies above. Grapples are sweet, I like mine. But they’re mighty expensive. Pallet forks will likely do everything you need.

If you have any rear implement, you can throw stuff on it to add weight. With my B2301, I sometimes added sand bags from the back of my truck to the rear blade for some extra ballast while lifting something that pushed the tractors limits. I was too cheap to buy suitcase weights for an...

Wow, cool company! One thing to consider (if you haven’t already). A 4802 is not just wider, but way longer than a bx. If you’re working in tight spaces, maneuvering it (like, turning it around) may be a PITA. I went for a B2301 to an L4701, and sometimes I definitely notice it’s less...

I agree. I had a B2301 for a few years before trading in in to go bigger. There are some benefits to doing it that way. Like learning the limits of the smaller machine, the appreciating the limits of the larger.

Congrats on the new machine! I got my light kit here: https://www.ropslights.com/ I wouldn’t call it a cheap option, but they are nice and easy to install.

I suppose I use it for a few other things besides moving firewood around!

It cost my like almost forty grand moving from my B to an L4701. You can buy a lot of IBC totes to half fill for that kind of coin. Shoot, with the monthly payment alone I could buy nine clean empty totes per month!

Oh, here’s a video of when I did it 🤩

I’ve wondered this too. Obviously wider axels are more stable (basic physics, right?), but how much more stable is two inches wider exactly? Two inches doesn’t seem like much. But every bit counts I guess? I know my L series feels way less tippy than my B series did.

I once towed a landscape trailer carrying probably a dozen and a half adults with by B2301 (using drawbar). The only part that was scary was turning downhill on grass I felt the trailer push me just a little. That I would avoid in the future! If I were in your shoes, I would do it. (Except I...

Oh, and DEFINITELY one of these: https://locknlube.com/collections/locknlube-grease-coupler I had lots of headache and mess greasing before I got this.

Maybe wheel spacers to widen the rear wheels and make it more stable on hills? My first tractor was a B2301, and I often felt nervous about tipping on it. Probably never came close, but I really didn’t like the feeling. I really wish I had a bucket level indicator on my first tractor. I found...

Scored a bunch of sweet free 5x12 and 5x10 pallets. Forks came in handy. Best upsale ever (from the salesman when I bought my first tractor). I plan to use these to stack air drying lumber coming off my chainsaw mill.

I’m in Rensselaer County; all my sugar maples look kinda crappy this year.

Maybe you could send the salesman an email with a photo explaining (briefly) that you’re disappointed your brand new bucket arrived with so much paint damage, but without making a demand/ask, and just see what he says? I personally wouldn’t return it, but I would consider mentioning it to see if...

You know, I got two free hats, one Kubota and one Emerich (the dealer) when I bought my B2301 (with loader/forks/back blade). When I traded it in a few years later for an L4701 (with loader, backhoe, back blade, snow pusher), I was really looking forward to a crisp new hat. But I got nothin’!

They say it “heats twice”, but sometimes it’s more like four or five times! I’ve gotten things fairly mechanized for just being a homeowner burning a few cords per year. I order log length. Grab logs with the grapple to move them. Lift the logs the backhoe to cut with the chainsaw. Pick up...

Cut some more firewood today. I feel very far behind. Just about done with wood for this coming winter, buy really aught to get started for next — my Jotul likes it very dry.

Dang those are cool!