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Good stuff Sam, keep cuttin'!

The manuneverabilty of the compacts and subcompacts is an underappreciated feature. They are little workhorses and the ability to get into tight backyards, through narrow gates, use inside a barn, etc make them even more valuable to someone like me with lots of residential properties to maintain. If i was always working outdoors on a large tract of land I'd get a bigger one.

Good video and very well explained and well done. The only difference in Canada is that according to the CEC the wires in the panel that are going to be powered by the backup generator have to be pulled out of the panel and spliced in a separate junction box and not in the main panel. Since I'll be using my 8500Watt generator, I purchased the same brand inlet & panel but 50Amp and 50Amp power inlet ($950.00 icluding tax) myself and the electrician is charging me $1,600.00 for the installation only. So $2,550 for the complete installation. Yep, those are the prices in Canada.

What make of quick hitch are you using? Thanks

Almost at 9k brutha.!! Energy for the family. 🧬🎯

What a great prospective. Keep up the good work.

🤔....if it even has the option fer a belly mower...it's a glorified lawn mower not a tractor...my unprofessional opinion of course

For 23 years I got by with a 25HP Yanmar and a 750 pound lift front loader to feed my outdoor boiler. Last September I bought a JD 240 skid steer and moved tons of wood with it for 2 months. In November the boiler finally collapsed and now I'm a propane burner. I have 10 acres to maintain, so I'll still keep both machines.

Overrated fair, very little to actually do there.

Extreme overfill of conduit

I decided to buy and will be picking up soon, an LX3330. I went bigger than I originally thought because everyone says to buy bigger than you think you'll need. Plus, for the acreage I have, this size is considered a minimum.

Look at the Tym 474, lifting capacity is way better than Kubota & it considerably cheaper. I had one for a couple years, great machine, ended up trading for a 58 hp LS w a cab, but the TYM was impressive for the money.

Funny you posted this today. I laid to pallets of sod today and was glad I have my BX1880. Last weekend was cutting up three 12-15” trees. My friend brought is B2401 and made quick work of things. Wish my BX could do a little but it’s what I could pay cash for and has made hard work around the property less back breaking. I definitely see where you would benefit from a L series or similar.

I was in the same boat a little over a year ago. I went back and forth between larger tractor and skid steer, even almost bought a mini articulating loader. In the end I bought a larger tractor with the lift capacity I needed. I gave up some on being able to get into tight spaces, but gained so much more in capacity and HP it really didn't matter in the end. I also opted to go from open station to cab. That first winter I knew I made the right choice. Nothing better than moving snow in warmth and comfort. A guy can stay out longer and get more done, plus a little AC in the hot summer is never a bad thing. Best of luck in your journey in deciding which direction you go. It's not an easy or inexpensive decision to make.

Great advice Sam. I would love to have a tractor but I know it’s not practical for me. I would love to own one just for little jobs for myself or other people. Also for clearing my driveway of snow. Oh well, I’ll just keep on watching your channel to get my fix. lol. Thanks for another video Sam.

Very well said Sam. The right macine makes a whole world of a difference. Enjoy your weekend!

do yoy have 1/2 a mile to snowblow, every day in about 4 mounts ?? Vel for me the bigger the better

Some great points! I would like to add a few more. The Morgans is a fantasy. Been watching it from day one, but you don't need 5 million dollars worth of equipment to put out 50 cords a year and saw a few thousand board feet of lumber. Billy Maze. The other thing I learned personally is brand loyalty only goes so far. I was a Deere guy, but when I went to upgrade was about the time they were in the "Right to Repair" lawsuit which rubbed me the wrong way a bit too. I almost pulled the trigger and bought one , but I stopped. I did research and for the money vs performance and capacities Deere and Kubota were taken off the table. I watch another channel called "Lets Dig 18" Chris Guins is maybe late 30s and he has built an excavating empire, especially for one man. He bought a Kiote for his farm and basically told the nay sayers to pound sand and keep their Deeres and Kubotas. I gave that some thought and also remembered when RK loaned The Morgans 3 tractors way back and he was giddy about them and their performance and capacities. I eventually bought a TYM 25 hp with a loader and a 60" tiller for my 4 acres and have added a few implements. I really only needed it for one project (that paid for tractor) It is just so handy on the back, like you say. That tractor was $4,000 less than the Deere I was looking at, plus with the dealer being 45 minutes away and in a different county I saved another grand in taxes. The tractor lifts 1400 lbs. in the bucket, not at the pins and it runs the 60" tiller in hard clay with ease. The new TYM T 25 is more like a 35 hp tractor and has a 2200 lb. lift capacity. TYM makes RK Branson and one more I think. So between Mike Morgans early days and Chris from Lets Dig and the $5,000 I got to keep it was a no brainer. In your situation I would say you need a 35 ish. HP. capacity. With Kubota you will need the 40 HP range to lift a basket of wet hardwood and pay for the name. It really is a balancing act and how much you have and are willing to spend.

Always got what I could afford or did without. When a farm income is all ya have it was a lot of do without!! My theory was ya don't miss the things ya never had !

Thanks for sharing! Prayers for your daughter and the entire family! God bless y'all

Hope your daughter feels better be waiting on your next video

You were looking at a larger tractor with a cab at that county show the other week

Sam, After owning a BX2680 for 6 years, I think my next move will be the LX4020, It is a nice size/capability upgrade that is still towable with a 1/2 ton truck. Love your videos!

"We like to..." For some of us its "we're forced to. There are no alternatives". Hiring anyone is such a crap shoot nowadays - if you can even find someone capable who doesn't charge $$.

I had to laugh about your "getting older", it gets worse! At 82 I keep wondering who glued that bag of whatever to the ground when I go to lift it. Only advice I would give is to make sure you take into account what implements you are going to use and their PTO HP requirements. Nothing worse than looking to add say a PTO generator and find out your tractor PTO is way shy of the required HP.

Sam, your 100% correct. Everyone says go bigger than you plan, weather it's equipment, buildings, or etc. It's very easy to spend someone else's money 😄. Along with the bigger tractor is all new attachments. People need to get what they need not what other people think they need. Hopefully your daughter is feeling better by now.

that cab looks handy :)

Hope your daughter feels better soon! My bx is the perfect size for all the flower beds I deal with here and the mowing!

the next size up "compact" tractor could do the job better if you need a bigger tractor. a 5 ton tractor is a big machine to use unless you have a farm

that is a handy small tractor but it could do with a cab if possible. the winter is going to be terrible.

Being a cash only guy myself I bought the biggest I could afford. Mahindra 26 HP. I got it 1 day after my plow truck broke down in the winter. Being on 15 acres it pulls a 5 ft brushhog and a 5 ft York rake in the summer and can snowplow my driveway in the winter. Today I'm headed out to see if it will lift a 1000lb round bale of hay on the loader. Update, picked the bale up without hesitation.

Size matters!! 😝 seriously though, having had back surgery for a herniated disc, that is a valid point!

Dremel would have come in handy on the knockout panel. Local tractor supply gas one for 100$ on clearance. Probably should have bought it

Good advice Sam! Another point is what type of land do you have? Is it heavily forested and you are trying to cut trails? Or flat and open? Frame size requirements are gonna be different in forested areas. Happy Saturday from Nova Scotia :)

Great to see you again Sam 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

Hand towel and soap on the water spiket, now you’re just showing off! That’s pretty clever my man!

Sam, are you interested in Battery Powered Fuel Transfer Pump ? May it be useful to you?

This entrees could do with an area of soil around the drip line tilled up and some Fertilizers applied, they all look like they are slowly dying . Those walnut trees are an absolute treasure

What red plastic pin deal

That's what I put in my house same system

Awesome 😎

I use a 15 gal electric sprayer I use in the back of my UTV, but I’ve also loaded it on the bucket of my tractor, connecting to tractor battery under the hood, and simply drive and spray. It has a 15’ hose which is ample. Got the sprayer from the jungle website. Easy!

a little advice, when toyur don with the gardenhose, tur of the input and open output, cold water expands ig the sun and might plow something :-)

Great ideas! Over time you will wonder how you made it without them. What was the brand of the wire strippers did you use and do you like the style. I just finished rebuilding my trailer and I had a pair of strippers in the bag that I put back, I just wasn't sure. My trailer has a lot of lights and both axles have brakes and I was cussing the old style strippers I have. Never liked them!

Thanks for taking us along! Everything is looking great!

I tried putting chicken manure on my corn, but I think now I'll just stay with butter> ;-0

Corn thrives with any high nitrogen enrichment. An idea that the Native Americans had was to plant Corn, a climbing bean plant and a squash together. The Bean plants absorb nitrogen from the soil and the corn uses that, the corn stalk allows the bean plant a place to climb, and the squash plant shades out any weeds from around the base. I'm planting a field of pumpkins and decorative gourds next year to give the local school kids a place to come get some free pumpkins and gourds for the holidays. Maybe even a few pie pumpkin vines. We may also plant some sunflowers to give the birds and squirrels some seeds in the fall. We had a great harvest of cucumbers, beans and tomatoes this year for our first year using a raised enclosed garden. (Keeps the critters out, and we have a LOT of those here on the property.) If you'll prune back the apple trees, they'll produce more and better apples. Apples only grow on new growth for that season so pruning produces lots of new branches for them to grow from. We had the same issue with some ol apple trees on our property. Thankfully, the wife used to manage a historical Orchard on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Orchard at Altapass, and we learned all about managing apple trees. If you get the chance, we took a walk around the 30 acres and made a video of that experience I uploaded to our channel. We'll take another one once the leaves are really carpeting the forest floor in all their glorious colors.

Good morning Sam. It's nice to have a few days to get the small things done. I am going to run a water line down to my sawmill, adding a soap dispenser is a good idea. Thanks for sharing!

Looks like squash bugs.

What are you going to do in the winter with your soap dispenser?