My number one top pick would be a front loader tractor. Always get a tractor with a front loader. I use the front loader bucket A LOT. Makes installing culverts a breeze, loading & dumping gravel, moving dirt & clay around, scooping branches onto the burn pile, and the list goes on. A front loader is a must on the farm!
Front end loader would be the #1 most useful thing. I have added forks, flail mower, and post hole digger so far. Next will be whatever I need at the time the most. Thanks for the tractor content!
I agree with everything you said except that the carry all is a waste. We have a 120 acre pecan farm (grove) and the carry all gets used more than any other implement we have except for maybe the brush hog. I would say its invaluable to us. Great video. I always enjoy your stuff. Keep them coming.
Good job. I love "what to buy first" video and stories. Decades ago, as a "new-bee" home owner, a friend told me as a "first time home owner" tool to buy was an electric drill (way before battery power) and I found that to be great advice! No matter what ones "first time" experience might be, check first with folks who've been there, done that. It will save you lots of time, money, head aches! Thanks.
4 wheel drive regardless of hp, front-end loader, grapple, bush hog, and box scraper in that order. The grapple and front-end loader may be the most used implements, depending on your acres and trees and cleaning up the land.
Thank you. I just bought 10 acres and a new jd3038 tractor. it came with the front loader and brush hog. my next purchase will be a post hole digger and a tiller. Great video
take my advice...rent a post hole digger....cheaper. That's one piece of equipment that sits all the time on the farm...better to rent unless you are building a major fence project
Well I certainly needed this! just got a 50hp tractor without a loader and needed to know where to start. Everyone's opinion helps when you are starting out.
there ya go!!! Good luck for sure....a good Woods rotary brush hog would be my first purchase, along with a nice woods scrape blade to keep up roads and push debris...next get yourself a grapple...then look at tillers and such
I think what you need depends on the condition of the farm you bought and what you want to do. A front end loader with a bucket, a fork and a pallet attachment and a grader for the three point hitch are good for general use in my opinion. Maybe some ballast weights, too. Literally every other attachment depends on the circumstances.
I actually agree with everything you said and all your attachments. I would add a dump trailer that can be towed behind a 3/4 ton truck and tractor with drawbar. I would say though, by having a tiller, bucket with grapple and bush hog, and dump trailer,, you can advertise for clearing land and setting up gardens for people in the time between harvest and freeze and freeze and planting. Its usually some downtime that you can supplement your income with cash with "spare" time and machinery that would otherwise be sitting idle. Great Channel, man. Thanks for the content.
Yes! Tractor content! 🤠 About the Bush Hog - I use the rule where the width should match the width of your rear wheels on your tractor. This rule applies to other implements too. Loader is my #1, #2 hydraulic dump trailer, #3 is bush hog (for me).
This kind of works up to a size. When you get up there you can pull a batwing mower that's way wider than the tires. Usually that rule kind of works as well.
Nate vanLandingham for sure. My workhorse is an Allis Chalmers 170 (pic of a 170 rear view: goo.gl/images/pMVaA4) with a 7’ span across the rear tires. So a 7’ would be the min size I would run for that machine IMO. I have an Allis Chalmers 720 which has a 4’ span and I run a 4’ bush hog on that (pic of a 720 rear view: goo.gl/images/2h1tpb). I guess we should add “minimum size” to the rule as you pointed out. I have run a 5’ on the 170 and it is harder to cover a big area and not miss spots. With an equal length - if your tires fit in between something so does your cut line.
Wow, I couldn't believe my ears when you said a carry-all was a total waste of money. Of course, in the present configuration you have, that's perfectly understandable. I built mine out with with pressure-treated 2" x 8" yellow pine over a frame from Tractor Supply to form a nice wide platform and back. I added removable sides and swinging gate, and underneath, I added a standard 2" trailer receiver. I use a John Deere Quick Hitch to mount the carry-all behind the tractor so it's instantly on or off, but since I use it so often, it's more often on than off. I LOVE my carry-all and it is one of the cheapest yet most useful implements I have ever owned. Of course, I have pretty much all the other implements you mentioned, but I'd say my loader bucket or loader forklift forks are by far the most useful to me on the front end. I also have a removable backhoe, but it's a pain to put on and remove and not nearly as efficient as a real TLB would be, especially given that my tractor is a fully cab version.
When we bought out tractor in 1960, It was robust 55 hp internatoonal harvestor. There were three implements namely Mouldbourd Plough ( 4 tines), Rotavtor (46 blades) and a 4 wheel Chessis for carriage. The mouldboard plough was doing very fine job in the field. Then Rotavator was used.
Thank you for helping me. Your information has been very good. I just need to find a site or someone to show me how to plant Corn, Beans, and where to find 2 or 4 row planters. And what's needed to plow around the row crops when they come up. Simple farming like farmers did 40 - 50 years ago.
I know this is an old video but my wife and I just started looking at buying acreage. We’ll need to maintain a road, clear out some timber to create trails, till up some area for lawn, gardens and food plots. The rest will be leased out to farm crops. Your videos are extremely helpful and I appreciate the format.
These are my picks for my sub compact for our smallholding - loader, bush hog, box blade/grader, tiller. If money was no object possibly a chipper and log splitter.
If you're just starting out, you are in a unique position to identify what you need, tractor size-wise.. and build up a fleet of like tractors over the years. My Dad started out with a Ford 8n in his 20's, but it was too small, went to a poppin' Johnny, but it was too old, and then got a John Deere 2640.. and it was just.. right.. Now he's in his 70's, has several of these same model tractors for his cattle and hay operation over a few farms at different locations, and it just makes maintenance and repairs a lot easier, especially once you're imminently familiar with one specific model. Plus, once you latch on to any specific model that works for you made in the last 50 years, you know the value of that model if you keep up with it, and can know a deal when you find one. I know Dad bought at least one of those 2640's as a bucket of parts he turned into a pretty well re-manufactured tractor over the course of a couple of years. He uses them all for cutting and baling round bales, plus mowing, moving 1000lb round bales, front end loader work, etc. My tractor of choice is the International B275. I don't do anything with round bales, they're cheap to get into, and that model works for me. Also, if you have to move pallets around but don't need a forklift, 3 point pallet forks work well. Farm on!
racheting come-along isn't an attachment but i tend to use it with my tractor quite a bit to get at the hanging trees or stuff where the tractor can't easily go, and some tow chains. The TOOLS you keep in the cab or box in the field with you are critical too. You can't be huffing it back to the garage for that wrench. Helps to have a level too for adjusting the "angle of the dangle", as they say. And bring that Deep Woods OFF.
I have a Rhino CY72 bush hog I use just about every day. It mounts on my old Ford 420. I do have a rake, a box scraper, and a pair of 3 point forks for it as well. Nice video!!
If you have brush on your land, you have to have a brush hog, even more if you have woodland. In the event of a fire, it's starved of fuel. The chaparral here in southern California burns with the intensity of gasoline. Love watching the arborists crew with the grapple. If you're moving brush or logs, sure saves your back. You can till a garden in minutes instead of days.
Thank you for sharing those every attachments when it comes to preparing ground, and planting. We just got a tractor and I’m looking into how to farm with a tractor instead of by hand and with a small Troy Bilt tiller .
I dont have 4 yet, but my first ones I bought with the tractor were backhoe, scrape blade( wish i would have got one with hydraulics that adjust in all the differnt directions. I got a reverse tine rototiller. And I guess that front loader of that counts. Front quick attach forks are my next investment
I would recommend using the plow at least once before the rototiller. Because you can buy a used plow for a couple hundred bucks. Use it to make sure there are no hidden surprises. After that, the rototiller is awesome. Just hate to tear up expensive equipment when I don't have to. You can use even resale them and get your money back.
I have a 60hp Kubota and got a 10' bushhog, I have over 15 acres of pasture to cut. I needed to maximize my time on the tractor and a 6-8 foot cutter would add a couple of hours to the job.
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer If you want to save a few steps and have a tool that can make you extra money in farm country, a front-mount brush mulching attachment for a skid steer is a good way to go.
I have a carryall that I have a gasoline powered air compressor mounted for driving t-post, plus any other thing that needs air. #1 = bush hog, #2 = disc, #3 = front end loader, and #4 = 150 gal sprayer. Other items are grader/scraper, rear blade, grapple, hyd. post hole digger, garden bedder, trailer, etc.
I still remember the first tractor I bought when I bought my first little piece of property. It was a John Deere 950 that was probably 40 years ago and along with the tractor I bought a box blade and a brush hog. If I was doing it today I would include a loader and instead of a box blade, I believe I would get what they call a Land Leveler or Land Plane. The difference is a box blade is designed to move material whereas a Land Plane is designed to smooth and level material, then you could always use the difference in the price of a box blade and the land plane to make a really good down payment on a tiller. And I think my next piece of equipment would probably be a good quality post-hole digger and since I have a loader make it loader mounted. Now we're talking about building a farm so about this time you will probably have to start building fences this is when you almost have to have a post driver. I know that you can build a fence without a post driver man's been doing it for hundreds of years but it is so much easier with the post driver. Just my opinion.
1. Pallet forks (3pt or frontloader if you have one) 2. Post hole digger 3. 3pt Towing frame, with Swan Neck and all types of coupling to tow trailers 4. Tipper box or a big towing trailer. Then depending on your land, Brush hog for brush, hydraulic wood splitter if wooded. My basic advice, buy things for the jobs you do most / the most physically labour intensive - it pays off massively. For the price of a labourers wages for a year i have everything to do the work of 10 men for 10 years with minimal maintenance costs. Invest as little as you can get away with but don't skimp on safety, old 3pt kit can be restored with WD40, a scotbrite pad disc,m elbow grease, a steam cleaner or Shotblaster. I've even taken to buy stuff to restore for fun, and sell it to local hobby farmers / small holders for a little more than i bought it for and its paid for other implements i use rarely, like a chain harrow.
FWIW: my recommendation Must haves:1. A Front end loader: preferable a loader with quick attach elease. My number one use for the loader is forks to move stuff on pallets. You can load hay, firewood, water, tools, Stones\Bricks, you name it on a pallet. You can also use forks to move around other equipment. Some of those PTO attachments are heavy or impossible to move by hand. No problem for a load with forks!2. Brushhog. Nothing clears grass or remove small trees in overgrown areas. One really good recommendation not shown in the video:Auger! I use my auger to put in fence posts & fruit trees. Nothing sucks more than digging holes by hand or trying to use a handheld auger.
I like this type video especially for a person like me. I inherited a compact tractor, single blade, bush hog, and finish mower from my Dad. Since I'm going to be planting a large garden and help in a flower farm I bought a tiller and EA garden bedder. I think I should have got a single plow to setup the ground for the Spring planting.
Don't plough it, upsets your land and its ecology, just rotovator it. Ploughing is very damaging, a good percentage of farmers near me do not plough but cultivate crops over crops, with a No-Till policy.
I would add a 5th implement and it would be optional depending on how much snow you get in the winter. A pivoting snow blade that mounts on your loader and snow chains for your tractor tires. If you live where it snows a lot it will make life easier.
Great video. Thanks for the tips. You make the subject interesting by moving it along quickly. Some videos on youtube are like watching paint dry. 😃 Just a side note. If you were in Canada, your number 1 implement would be a snow blower. 👍
My order of implements will be the loader, roto-tiller, and box blade....I think it really depends on your needs at the time which implements you start out with. Someone in snow country may want a snow blower, or plow before they purchase a tiller, box blade, rotary cutter, etc. My chores list will be repairing my driveway, and getting 2 loads of gravel hauled in which will have to be moved around to a couple different areas that the dump truck can't get into so the loader and box blade will be immediately needed. The roto-tiller as I have a couple areas that need to be loosened up and filled in where ditches were that got partially filled in but extremely rough to walk and drive across. I'll eventually get snow handling equipment but I have a snow blower for my lawn tractor so that's currently taken care of with what little snow we have been getting the past few years. I only have an acre so a sub-compact tractor will easily handle all my chores and chores I haven't even thought of LOL. I put my name on a new tractor, loader, tiller, and box blade at the dealer....apparently this year many people have gone and bought new tractors, they've sold all their inventory that usually lasts them 6-9 months within the past 2 months, pretty good sales year for the dealer, sucks for the guy trying to get their first tractor though LOL. Went over hoping to climb on a tractor and get myself familiarized with them, and look at the implements, but what I found was a very bare sales lot LOL....dealer is estimating end of August beginning of September for my tractor to arrive & be ready to pickup...can't wait, the chore list keeps on growing. I am still tossing the idea around of picking up the mid-mount mower for the tractor as well. I have a lawn tractor that's got plenty of life left, but I could save $300 on the mower if I buy it when I buy the tractor. May be worth buying even it it only gets used a couple times a year.
Would depend more on what kind of farming one would be doing. If raising crops on a small scale or having a pasture and raising hay; each would require different equipment to function. You have a great collection and all suits your needs. For myself: bush hog, turning plow, and disk are a must. Would like to have a loader, cultipacker, and box blade. I am learning a lot from your videos Josh.
I never owned a large enough piece of land to need any real farm equipment. Always envious of people who farmed. I just never knew anything about it and never had the money,know how or confidents to jump into it.
Not to be nosey (really) but everybody here is wondering ... 1) Do you farm full time? 2) Do you have "other" resources" to be able to afford all these nice implements, attachments, and tractors? Don't want to "know your business" it is just ... everybody here is surely wondering any and all things "they might be missing". Btw, GREAT VIDEO -- absolutely jam-packed with :just what you want to know. Great Job!
I've been waiting for this one... Have about 10 acres with some woods and a creek. Now have 3 mowers and 2 pull swishers... New Holland skid steer and a small disc I pull with my pickup. Definitely need a box blade and V rake, but currently no PTO or 3 point.
Make sure tractor is 4 wheel drive, front end loader, 2 rear remotes are good so you can do top n tilt, also true third function on loader. Grapple - I prefer long bottom style Box blade Landscape rake Rotary cutter -- (brush hog) don't use mine a lot, but handy to have.
We just bought a 1025R TLB with 60D belly mower so the mower, bucket and backhoe are a given, and all have already been used. For us, reclaiming nearly two acres of blackberries is a priority so our first two additions / implement are going to be a tooth blade for the bucket (probably the BXpanded Piranha) and a 48" wide flail mower. The flail mower may also be used to go over the 1/2 acre formal lawn in lieu of buying a power flow grass catcher. We've found that mowing meadows and the lawn to a constant height of 4" keeps the weeds down and minimizes the water necessary, and leaving the clippings reduces the need for fertilizers. The flail mower can handle the blackberry removal and pulverize the clippings if we let the formal lawn go too long. The other fields and meadows can fend for themselves... I'm hoping I don't need a box blade but that would be next, and also a Heavy Hitch. We have a BCS rototiller so that use case is covered. Down the line, I am considering a chipper/shredder to replace our ancient 10 hp stand alone unit, and a post hole digger. Fun stuff, and thanks for your time in putting the video together. Good info there!
I,'ll take that carry all frame if u don't want it.lol .I drive a gas tanker through ur neck of woods everyday.From Greensboro to Roanoke. I live in hillsville. Enjoy ur videos .whoooo!!!
1-front loader, 2-post holer, 3-brush hog, 4-box scraper ... For just starting out ... Later on disc harrow, back hoe, pallet fork, grapple ... Suggested only, not carved in stone ... Depends on the land, existing setup and proposed uses ...
Great video! I need to get me a loader after seeing your videos. I have a woods BW12' batwing mower (35-75hp rating) it handles great on my 55hp john deere. You should look into one if youre just mowing pastures. Great time saver!
I've just got a box scraper, bush hog and boom pole for my tractor. I've used the boom pole like once, so I wouldn't recommend it. For attachments 3 and 4 I'd say get a front bucket and maybe a rear scoop like a backhoe. I've managed fine for years without any of those things, but they would be nice to have.
Josh god bless you brother! I enjoy your videos, very informative and positive flow of what’s what on the farm. I discovered your videos after buying a Massey which I’m getting ready to use on our little piece of property soon. Can’t wait :) keep up the good work.
Another great video! Hugely informative. I've got a Kubota M7060 and my four top implements are the same as you'res except I've got 72" "Land Leveler" instead of the Box Blade because I have a mile long gravel driveway.
LOVE MINE.....WOULDN'T EVEN ATTEMPT GRAVEL DRIVEWAY AND PARKING LOT WORK WITHOUT ONE. WAY FASTER THAN BOX BLADE AND DOES A BETTER JOB. BB IS BETTER SUITED FOR ROUGHER GRADING, THEN FINISH GRADE WITH LAND PLANE. WORKS EQUALLY WELL WITH DIRT.....DAN FROM MONTANA
See here in south Carolina it's easier to scrape roads, vs. mowing for people. I had a pretty good client basis, but in one year I lost dang near every customer. But picked up 4 people who want the roads maintained 2-3 times a year.
Hey Josh i would replace the roto tiller with just a plain ole disk harrow because then you can youe the money on a bigger tractor or bigger disk since it wont be requiring a pto
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Love hearing and looking at tractors! In the market for one now!
Awesome! Hope this gives you some good food for thought
What county you in we live in surry
I love my YNMR 2420D! Got it refurbished from Jack! I got the backhoe and 6 ft scraper. Its awesome. I am preparing my 3.5 acres for development.
My number one top pick would be a front loader tractor. Always get a tractor with a front loader. I use the front loader bucket A LOT. Makes installing culverts a breeze, loading & dumping gravel, moving dirt & clay around, scooping branches onto the burn pile, and the list goes on. A front loader is a must on the farm!
The rule of thumb is 1 foot of brush hog per 5 hp of tractor. I pull a 6ft bush hog behind my 32 hp 1953 ford jubilee and it cuts great.
Up here in Canada, a snowblower is a must-have implement.
Front end loader would be the #1 most useful thing. I have added forks, flail mower, and post hole digger so far. Next will be whatever I need at the time the most. Thanks for the tractor content!
every time i get a new question about working on my new block of land, you seem to have a video about it, legend mate.
I agree with everything you said except that the carry all is a waste. We have a 120 acre pecan farm (grove) and the carry all gets used more than any other implement we have except for maybe the brush hog. I would say its invaluable to us. Great video. I always enjoy your stuff. Keep them coming.
Good job. I love "what to buy first" video and stories. Decades ago, as a "new-bee" home owner, a friend told me as a "first time home owner" tool to buy was an electric drill (way before battery power) and I found that to be great advice! No matter what ones "first time" experience might be, check first with folks who've been there, done that. It will save you lots of time, money, head aches! Thanks.
4 wheel drive regardless of hp, front-end loader, grapple, bush hog, and box scraper in that order. The grapple and front-end loader may be the most used implements, depending on your acres and trees and cleaning up the land.
Thank you. I just bought 10 acres and a new jd3038 tractor. it came with the front loader and brush hog. my next purchase will be a post hole digger and a tiller. Great video
take my advice...rent a post hole digger....cheaper. That's one piece of equipment that sits all the time on the farm...better to rent unless you are building a major fence project
Modified my carryall with 2 by 6 planking and sides, like having a pickup truck bed on my tractor. Very handy for hauling cut logs from woods.
I agree with you bryan, the lift all has been a life saver.
Well I certainly needed this! just got a 50hp tractor without a loader and needed to know where to start. Everyone's opinion helps when you are starting out.
there ya go!!! Good luck for sure....a good Woods rotary brush hog would be my first purchase, along with a nice woods scrape blade to keep up roads and push debris...next get yourself a grapple...then look at tillers and such
box blade, Pallet forks, bush hog, 3pt chipper! Great video, Thank you.
Good ones!
Very informative. Helpful as I'm about to purchase a new tractor and some attachments. Definitely a grapple.
Thank you boss.. i am a indian tractor driver.. your chanel is great..
I think what you need depends on the condition of the farm you bought and what you want to do.
A front end loader with a bucket, a fork and a pallet attachment and a grader for the three point hitch are good for general use in my opinion. Maybe some ballast weights, too. Literally every other attachment depends on the circumstances.
True.....we've had no use for ballast weights though
Gotta love the 68 Bronco. Used to have one, was even a 68. Best farm implement ever! :-)
I actually agree with everything you said and all your attachments. I would add a dump trailer that can be towed behind a 3/4 ton truck and tractor with drawbar.
I would say though, by having a tiller, bucket with grapple and bush hog, and dump trailer,, you can advertise for clearing land and setting up gardens for people in the time between harvest and freeze and freeze and planting. Its usually some downtime that you can supplement your income with cash with "spare" time and machinery that would otherwise be sitting idle.
Great Channel, man. Thanks for the content.
Yes! Tractor content! 🤠 About the Bush Hog - I use the rule where the width should match the width of your rear wheels on your tractor. This rule applies to other implements too. Loader is my #1, #2 hydraulic dump trailer, #3 is bush hog (for me).
Thanks buddy!
This kind of works up to a size. When you get up there you can pull a batwing mower that's way wider than the tires. Usually that rule kind of works as well.
Nate vanLandingham for sure. My workhorse is an Allis Chalmers 170 (pic of a 170 rear view: goo.gl/images/pMVaA4) with a 7’ span across the rear tires. So a 7’ would be the min size I would run for that machine IMO. I have an Allis Chalmers 720 which has a 4’ span and I run a 4’ bush hog on that (pic of a 720 rear view: goo.gl/images/2h1tpb). I guess we should add “minimum size” to the rule as you pointed out. I have run a 5’ on the 170 and it is harder to cover a big area and not miss spots. With an equal length - if your tires fit in between something so does your cut line.
Yeah, that's what I think, too. I'd hat to think of having to run a 60" bush hog on a 50 HP tractor.
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Wow, I couldn't believe my ears when you said a carry-all was a total waste of money. Of course, in the present configuration you have, that's perfectly understandable. I built mine out with with pressure-treated 2" x 8" yellow pine over a frame from Tractor Supply to form a nice wide platform and back. I added removable sides and swinging gate, and underneath, I added a standard 2" trailer receiver. I use a John Deere Quick Hitch to mount the carry-all behind the tractor so it's instantly on or off, but since I use it so often, it's more often on than off. I LOVE my carry-all and it is one of the cheapest yet most useful implements I have ever owned. Of course, I have pretty much all the other implements you mentioned, but I'd say my loader bucket or loader forklift forks are by far the most useful to me on the front end. I also have a removable backhoe, but it's a pain to put on and remove and not nearly as efficient as a real TLB would be, especially given that my tractor is a fully cab version.
Always entraining ..since I can't have my own farm I get to enjoy your videos everyday
Thanks for the video. Its very helpful to hear the voice of experience to buy the right tools at the right time 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
When we bought out tractor in 1960, It was robust 55 hp internatoonal harvestor. There were three implements namely Mouldbourd Plough ( 4 tines), Rotavtor (46 blades) and a 4 wheel Chessis for carriage. The mouldboard plough was doing very fine job in the field. Then Rotavator was used.
Thank you for helping me. Your information has been very good. I just need to find a site or someone to show me how to plant Corn, Beans, and where to find 2 or 4 row planters. And what's needed to plow around the row crops when they come up. Simple farming like farmers did 40 - 50 years ago.
Do a video showing the tiller. Every time I uses mine it always amazes me how soft, airy, and smooth the soil look.
I know this is an old video but my wife and I just started looking at buying acreage. We’ll need to maintain a road, clear out some timber to create trails, till up some area for lawn, gardens and food plots. The rest will be leased out to farm crops. Your videos are extremely helpful and I appreciate the format.
Useful implements I have: 3 point PTO chipper. Also a PTO concrete mixer if you're into building stuff.
You did a good job explaining the the pit falls
Love the Bronco! I have a '75. Been watching for advice on my first tractor and implements.
there are so many attachments. it's its own school of knowledge.
These are my picks for my sub compact for our smallholding - loader, bush hog, box blade/grader, tiller. If money was no object possibly a chipper and log splitter.
I’ve got a carry all with a wood body on it. I love it. I was mine a lot. Of course I don’t have a bucket on my tractor. Enjoy your videos!!
Loader bucket, mower, York rake, some type of blade. My 4 most used
simple, straight to the point, nice n easy to follow, please get yr own TV show, the guys on there now sux haha
1. Loader and tractor
2. Brush mower
3. Pallet forks
4. Tiller
5. Finish mower
6.post hole digger
that's exactly my list too
If you're just starting out, you are in a unique position to identify what you need, tractor size-wise.. and build up a fleet of like tractors over the years. My Dad started out with a Ford 8n in his 20's, but it was too small, went to a poppin' Johnny, but it was too old, and then got a John Deere 2640.. and it was just.. right.. Now he's in his 70's, has several of these same model tractors for his cattle and hay operation over a few farms at different locations, and it just makes maintenance and repairs a lot easier, especially once you're imminently familiar with one specific model. Plus, once you latch on to any specific model that works for you made in the last 50 years, you know the value of that model if you keep up with it, and can know a deal when you find one. I know Dad bought at least one of those 2640's as a bucket of parts he turned into a pretty well re-manufactured tractor over the course of a couple of years. He uses them all for cutting and baling round bales, plus mowing, moving 1000lb round bales, front end loader work, etc. My tractor of choice is the International B275. I don't do anything with round bales, they're cheap to get into, and that model works for me. Also, if you have to move pallets around but don't need a forklift, 3 point pallet forks work well. Farm on!
racheting come-along isn't an attachment but i tend to use it with my tractor quite a bit to get at the hanging trees or stuff where the tractor can't easily go, and some tow chains.
The TOOLS you keep in the cab or box in the field with you are critical too. You can't be huffing it back to the garage for that wrench. Helps to have a level too for adjusting the "angle of the dangle", as they say.
And bring that Deep Woods OFF.
I have a Rhino CY72 bush hog I use just about every day. It mounts on my old Ford 420. I do have a rake, a box scraper, and a pair of 3 point forks for it as well. Nice video!!
If you have brush on your land, you have to have a brush hog, even more if you have woodland. In the event of a fire, it's starved of fuel. The chaparral here in southern California burns with the intensity of gasoline. Love watching the arborists crew with the grapple. If you're moving brush or logs, sure saves your back. You can till a garden in minutes instead of days.
I couldn't agree more. The pallet forks would be number 5 and a must have. Just after the top 4.
Great advice. I couldn’t to without a front end bucket, but everyone has different needs
Thank you for sharing those every attachments when it comes to preparing ground, and planting. We just got a tractor and I’m looking into how to farm with a tractor instead of by hand and with a small Troy Bilt tiller .
I dont have 4 yet, but my first ones I bought with the tractor were backhoe, scrape blade( wish i would have got one with hydraulics that adjust in all the differnt directions. I got a reverse tine rototiller. And I guess that front loader of that counts. Front quick attach forks are my next investment
I would recommend using the plow at least once before the rototiller. Because you can buy a used plow for a couple hundred bucks. Use it to make sure there are no hidden surprises. After that, the rototiller is awesome. Just hate to tear up expensive equipment when I don't have to. You can use even resale them and get your money back.
I have a 60hp Kubota and got a 10' bushhog, I have over 15 acres of pasture to cut. I needed to maximize my time on the tractor and a 6-8 foot cutter would add a couple of hours to the job.
Love the info! Up here in CNY I’d put a snowblower or push blade on that list also
Here in WI, I recommend a wood chipper. Burning gets old.
Yessir we have one...very handy
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If you want to save a few steps and have a tool that can make you extra money in farm country, a front-mount brush mulching attachment for a skid steer is a good way to go.
Another good vid. Intelligently discussed and well-photographed. Thanks agin.
I have a carryall that I have a gasoline powered air compressor mounted for driving t-post, plus any other thing that needs air. #1 = bush hog, #2 = disc, #3 = front end loader, and #4 = 150 gal sprayer. Other items are grader/scraper, rear blade, grapple, hyd. post hole digger, garden bedder, trailer, etc.
interesting....sprayer over and above a scrape blade...and disc...if ya eliminated the disc..you could probably eliminate the sprayer my brotha
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer No sir, I have a lot of acreage to be sprayed annually (tree farm).
I still remember the first tractor I bought when I bought my first little piece of property. It was a John Deere 950 that was probably 40 years ago and along with the tractor I bought a box blade and a brush hog. If I was doing it today I would include a loader and instead of a box blade, I believe I would get what they call a Land Leveler or Land Plane. The difference is a box blade is designed to move material whereas a Land Plane is designed to smooth and level material, then you could always use the difference in the price of a box blade and the land plane to make a really good down payment on a tiller. And I think my next piece of equipment would probably be a good quality post-hole digger and since I have a loader make it loader mounted. Now we're talking about building a farm so about this time you will probably have to start building fences this is when you almost have to have a post driver. I know that you can build a fence without a post driver man's been doing it for hundreds of years but it is so much easier with the post driver. Just my opinion.
I like the 68 Bronco the best!
1. Pallet forks (3pt or frontloader if you have one)
2. Post hole digger
3. 3pt Towing frame, with Swan Neck and all types of coupling to tow trailers
4. Tipper box or a big towing trailer.
Then depending on your land, Brush hog for brush, hydraulic wood splitter if wooded.
My basic advice, buy things for the jobs you do most / the most physically labour intensive - it pays off massively. For the price of a labourers wages for a year i have everything to do the work of 10 men for 10 years with minimal maintenance costs. Invest as little as you can get away with but don't skimp on safety, old 3pt kit can be restored with WD40, a scotbrite pad disc,m elbow grease, a steam cleaner or Shotblaster. I've even taken to buy stuff to restore for fun, and sell it to local hobby farmers / small holders for a little more than i bought it for and its paid for other implements i use rarely, like a chain harrow.
Great video, probably help a lot of folks to think before the buy, about what they will actually use.
Damn Josh....you've got all the fun toys
I am a Massey Ferguson man but I would hold on to that Bronco now that Ford is coming out with a new one. You will get top $$$
FWIW: my recommendation Must haves:1. A Front end loader: preferable a loader with quick attach
elease. My number one use for the loader is forks to move stuff on pallets. You can load hay, firewood, water, tools, Stones\Bricks, you name it on a pallet. You can also use forks to move around other equipment. Some of those PTO attachments are heavy or impossible to move by hand. No problem for a load with forks!2. Brushhog. Nothing clears grass or remove small trees in overgrown areas. One really good recommendation not shown in the video:Auger! I use my auger to put in fence posts & fruit trees. Nothing sucks more than digging holes by hand or trying to use a handheld auger.
Auger is shown at 5:40
I like this type video especially for a person like me. I inherited a compact tractor, single blade, bush hog, and finish mower from my Dad. Since I'm going to be planting a large garden and help in a flower farm I bought a tiller and EA garden bedder. I think I should have got a single plow to setup the ground for the Spring planting.
Thanks for the positive input Larry!
Don't plough it, upsets your land and its ecology, just rotovator it. Ploughing is very damaging, a good percentage of farmers near me do not plough but cultivate crops over crops, with a No-Till policy.
I would add a 5th implement and it would be optional depending on how much snow you get in the winter. A pivoting snow blade that mounts on your loader and snow chains for your tractor tires. If you live where it snows a lot it will make life easier.
LOL Stoney Ridge farm. I live in Virginia on a ridge ... the locals say there are two rocks for every dirt here. Stoney Ridge indeed. ;-)
1. Land Plane
2.grader blade
3. Rotary cutter
4. Finish mower
Obviously my first choice would be a loader, but I concentrate on three point tools
Great video. Thanks for the tips. You make the subject interesting by moving it along quickly. Some videos on youtube are like watching paint dry. 😃 Just a side note. If you were in Canada, your number 1 implement would be a snow blower. 👍
And o yes a PTO driven snowblower ( I live in Minnesota)
Hey happy 🐻 great video, your place is still beautiful even in the winter, great care taken all around
My order of implements will be the loader, roto-tiller, and box blade....I think it really depends on your needs at the time which implements you start out with. Someone in snow country may want a snow blower, or plow before they purchase a tiller, box blade, rotary cutter, etc.
My chores list will be repairing my driveway, and getting 2 loads of gravel hauled in which will have to be moved around to a couple different areas that the dump truck can't get into so the loader and box blade will be immediately needed. The roto-tiller as I have a couple areas that need to be loosened up and filled in where ditches were that got partially filled in but extremely rough to walk and drive across.
I'll eventually get snow handling equipment but I have a snow blower for my lawn tractor so that's currently taken care of with what little snow we have been getting the past few years. I only have an acre so a sub-compact tractor will easily handle all my chores and chores I haven't even thought of LOL.
I put my name on a new tractor, loader, tiller, and box blade at the dealer....apparently this year many people have gone and bought new tractors, they've sold all their inventory that usually lasts them 6-9 months within the past 2 months, pretty good sales year for the dealer, sucks for the guy trying to get their first tractor though LOL. Went over hoping to climb on a tractor and get myself familiarized with them, and look at the implements, but what I found was a very bare sales lot LOL....dealer is estimating end of August beginning of September for my tractor to arrive & be ready to pickup...can't wait, the chore list keeps on growing.
I am still tossing the idea around of picking up the mid-mount mower for the tractor as well. I have a lawn tractor that's got plenty of life left, but I could save $300 on the mower if I buy it when I buy the tractor. May be worth buying even it it only gets used a couple times a year.
If the midmount is like the John Deere Auto connect, you're good.
My 1st is the tiller my 2nd is a loader my 3rd is a plow my 4th is an estate rake and my 5th is a sprayer, that’s my opinion!
Would depend more on what kind of farming one would be doing. If raising crops on a small scale or having a pasture and raising hay; each would require different equipment to function. You have a great collection and all suits your needs. For myself: bush hog, turning plow, and disk are a must. Would like to have a loader, cultipacker, and box blade. I am learning a lot from your videos Josh.
I never owned a large enough piece of land to need any real farm equipment. Always envious of people who farmed. I just never knew anything about it and never had the money,know how or confidents to jump into it.
Admit it...you farm so you can ride the cool tractors!!!
On the top of my list right now, for my needs, would be an auger for building fence.
Great advice for anyone getting into farming!
thanks Mark
good video, very helpful to a beginner like me. Would like to have seen how some of those implements hook up and work.
Not to be nosey (really) but everybody here is wondering ... 1) Do you farm full time? 2) Do you have "other" resources" to be able to afford all these nice implements, attachments, and tractors? Don't want to "know your business" it is just ... everybody here is surely wondering any and all things "they might be missing". Btw, GREAT VIDEO -- absolutely jam-packed with :just what you want to know. Great Job!
Great video. Gotta have those things to make life easier 🙂
I've been waiting for this one... Have about 10 acres with some woods and a creek. Now have 3 mowers and 2 pull swishers... New Holland skid steer and a small disc I pull with my pickup. Definitely need a box blade and V rake, but currently no PTO or 3 point.
Very good and interesting to watch Thanks.
Make sure tractor is 4 wheel drive, front end loader, 2 rear remotes are good so you can do top n tilt, also true third function on loader.
Grapple - I prefer long bottom style
Box blade
Landscape rake
Rotary cutter -- (brush hog) don't use mine a lot, but handy to have.
Id have to have a backhoe attachment in my top 4 . Cool video
Depends what you're doing. I wouldn't say I use mine that often.
Great information. All great ideas of things to have. I would only add start with a tractor with a front end loader
We just bought a 1025R TLB with 60D belly mower so the mower, bucket and backhoe are a given, and all have already been used. For us, reclaiming nearly two acres of blackberries is a priority so our first two additions / implement are going to be a tooth blade for the bucket (probably the BXpanded Piranha) and a 48" wide flail mower. The flail mower may also be used to go over the 1/2 acre formal lawn in lieu of buying a power flow grass catcher. We've found that mowing meadows and the lawn to a constant height of 4" keeps the weeds down and minimizes the water necessary, and leaving the clippings reduces the need for fertilizers. The flail mower can handle the blackberry removal and pulverize the clippings if we let the formal lawn go too long. The other fields and meadows can fend for themselves...
I'm hoping I don't need a box blade but that would be next, and also a Heavy Hitch. We have a BCS rototiller so that use case is covered.
Down the line, I am considering a chipper/shredder to replace our ancient 10 hp stand alone unit, and a post hole digger.
Fun stuff, and thanks for your time in putting the video together. Good info there!
I,'ll take that carry all frame if u don't want it.lol .I drive a gas tanker through ur neck of woods everyday.From Greensboro to Roanoke. I live in hillsville. Enjoy ur videos .whoooo!!!
My first attachments: scraper, brush hog, backhoe, and (yet to buy) tiller.
1-front loader, 2-post holer, 3-brush hog, 4-box scraper ... For just starting out ... Later on disc harrow, back hoe, pallet fork, grapple ... Suggested only, not carved in stone ... Depends on the land, existing setup and proposed uses ...
for guys like me that can't afford a loader I would put a boom pole on the list of 1st things to get for your tractor, great for moving stuff around
What an educational video! Subscribing right now.
Hopefully we’ll get to see videos of you using them
Oh yes! For sure
Great video! I need to get me a loader after seeing your videos.
I have a woods BW12' batwing mower (35-75hp rating) it handles great on my 55hp john deere. You should look into one if youre just mowing pastures. Great time saver!
This is what I've always heard as well. 1ft per 5 pto horsepower.
Thanks...my step father has one and he loves it
Definitely 4 good choices but A 3pt snowblower would be A must have here in Newfoundland and maybe A backhoe attachment to remove rocks
I've just got a box scraper, bush hog and boom pole for my tractor. I've used the boom pole like once, so I wouldn't recommend it. For attachments 3 and 4 I'd say get a front bucket and maybe a rear scoop like a backhoe. I've managed fine for years without any of those things, but they would be nice to have.
Josh god bless you brother! I enjoy your videos, very informative and positive flow of what’s what on the farm. I discovered your videos after buying a Massey which I’m getting ready to use on our little piece of property soon. Can’t wait :) keep up the good work.
another honest and perfect video josh. keep them coming. ric in massachusetts
Loved looking at the tractors
Another great video! Hugely informative. I've got a Kubota M7060 and my four top implements are the same as you'res except I've got 72" "Land Leveler" instead of the Box Blade because I have a mile long gravel driveway.
LOVE MINE.....WOULDN'T EVEN ATTEMPT GRAVEL DRIVEWAY AND PARKING LOT WORK WITHOUT ONE. WAY FASTER THAN BOX BLADE AND DOES A BETTER JOB. BB IS BETTER SUITED FOR ROUGHER GRADING, THEN FINISH GRADE WITH LAND PLANE. WORKS EQUALLY WELL WITH DIRT.....DAN FROM MONTANA
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See here in south Carolina it's easier to scrape roads, vs. mowing for people. I had a pretty good client basis, but in one year I lost dang near every customer. But picked up 4 people who want the roads maintained 2-3 times a year.
Hey Josh i would replace the roto tiller with just a plain ole disk harrow because then you can youe the money on a bigger tractor or bigger disk since it wont be requiring a pto
Very informitave! Thanks!
Hit the field with the 6' brush hog then hit it with the 8' 80 yr old 2 row disc then seed it while rototilling it smooth and watching grow.
That was very helpful, thank you!
Front end loader and bucket. #1
That plow that you said was of a craftsman lawn mower. It is called a sleeve hich plow. I have one for my old cub cadet
Me too but it has trouble if you are working with any clay.
completely agree on the 4 most important and practical implements! Great vids man, keep 'em coming!