Compact Tractor- What Attachment to Buy First?
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- We get a lot of comments asking what attachments to buy when buying my first tractor. I hope this helps.
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Another benefit of the flail mower is the length. Not as long as a bush hog, so it makes maneuvering easier. Great list! Thanks for sharing, Tony! 👍😎
Great suggestions, Tony! I don’t disagree with anything. I wish I had bought a flail instead of my finish mower and bush hog.
Thank you my friend
The only recommendation I have is DO NOT go through Kubota for a flail mower, they want $7k+ for one. Lots of other brands out there for a heck of a lot less money.
A flail mower definitely is better in tight spaces, which is something I'd go with over a rotary cutter...but, they're still way too expensive for something I'd only use once or twice a year.
Good video. For me it was grapple first because of how many trees we cut down. They are worth their weight in gold when you have a lot of logs and tree branches to move. We will also be purchasing a set of pallet forks, a tiller, and possibly a box blade this spring. Pallet forks mainly so we can off load trailers & semi's if we have new equipment delivered, but I am sure we will use them for other things too. We already have a 54" mower that the wife uses, though I would not mind a flail mower. That will come later down the line.
Same!
For me, I wanted the backhoe attachment and I knew that I would never be able to justify it later, so throw it in when you get the tractor if you can swing it. It's a mild pita to put on and take off, but I've used it quite a bit, sometimes to make up for lack of other implements. ;)
And get the 40HP+. A lot of guys get by with 25hp, but they're pushing harder. If you look at the popular youtube videos, you'll see it's anemic. Sucks to finally get a tractor and not be able to do all the things though 25hp is better than 0hp!
An old timer neighbor told me I should get a skid steer instead of a tractor when I was still thinking about it. In retrospect, he was probably right, so I'll pay that forward here. But why not both, right?
Just before buying mine, I actually hired some guys to park out part of the property with their skid steer and forestry mulcher (which kept breaking down btw). Had a lot of hawthornes so it was worth it to farm that part out! Those things are the devil, no flats yet, but they go right through thick rubber mud boots and into your foot and break off at the tip.
Agree! If someone has to build a road, or maintain a road, a box blade or land plane is a godsend.
The box plate is actually one of my top picks. However, due to price I went with the grader blade
landplanes are stellar
I just paid for my new Kioti CK2620HST on Wednesday of this week...it's coming with loader with 60" bucket, 3rd function and Dirt Dog double grapple and dealership had promo for one free implement and I chose a Dirt Dog 60" box blade. I've been you tubing it for mower choices and after your videos I do believe it'll be a flail mower. Prob be acquiring a set of forks for the loader as well, as you & others have stated...used for many tasks.
You sound like you are going to have a good setup. Forks are so universal.
What a great video mate for people who have a garden that’s as big as yours but here in England Great Britain where not that lucky. But all the best to you guys and God bless you always.
You guys still have the best gardens. I am always impressed at how space is use in GB. God bless you too my friend.
I ordered a backhoe, 3rd control and grapple for my first tractor. It'll be delivered next week. I went all out but I also cannot do any manual labor due to chronic back pain.
The grapple is an awesome choice then. It will be like an extra set of hands.
Thought your list was spot on. I think for me I would swap the grader blade for a box blade. Thanks for your thoughts have a great day.
I am a big fan of the box blade too.
Great video thanks for sharing
good morning
I was watching and very helpful. I purchase my tractor in December 2023. The only thing that I did was purchase Flail mower first and doing the Pallet forks second. I love my flail mower. IT mulch up and mows great.
thanks for the videos very helpful.
I appreciate your feedback. Enjoy your tractor
I Agree with your 5 items (Mostly). However, I feel the order is for the most part dependent upon your individual needs vs wants. For example, I have no needs currently for a mowers nor tillers but high need is a snowblower (front mounted due to medical reasons). Therefore my list is: Blower, rear grader blade, forks, grapple and lastly log splitter. Wants would be: auger, garden tiller and thrasher-mower. 😊
You are spot-on with your recommendations, Tony - especially with respect to the forks. They are without a doubt the most versatile attachment I own. From being the poor man's grapple to lifting heavy objects, forks just can't be beat at multi-tasking.
I chose to buy an entry-level rotary cutter instead of a flail mower because I was pretty sure that I was going to beat up whatever cutter I bought getting my property worked into shape. The mower I bought is still working, but it did take somewhat of a beating while I found all of the rocks and stumps on my land. When it does give up the ghost, I will replace it with a flail.
Take care and God Bless.
God bless my friend. Thank you for your insight.
Good list, always enjoy your videos.
Thank you Bud.
I think for your circumstances your list is spot on. I agree on the mower selection as well. I don't have a mower, but if I ever get one, the flail mower will be the style I select. I don't do any mowing currently with my tractor. Forks are top of my list as well. Can do many things, not the best, but can get away without a grapple with forks. Doesn't work as well for everything, but can get the job done. My forks are on most of the time these days, but if I'm doing brush or a lot of logs, the grapple is on. Expensive to add to a tractor, but can be added in on initial purchase and SHOULD be if a guy is entertaining the idea of a grapple. Just get the 3rd function right away. They can be used for more things than just a grapple. Good video Tony as usual.
The 3rd function was almost $2,000 to have added after the fact...was stupid and being a new tractor buyer I let my dealer talk me out of the 3rd function kit....not that I have anything that uses that function right now, but I had it added as I thought about getting a grapple but after looking at prices and weight, they make no sense on a small sub-compact tractor, they take up 1/2 the lift capacity which is already very sub-par to begin with.
@wildbill23c I had a 48 inch Worksaver grapple on my subcompact tractor. It weighed less than 200 lbs. That was less than 20% of the lift capacity of its loader. Worked quite well.
Hello Tony. Great information as always. I totally agree with all items. I did buy them in a different order to fit my needs on my place. I bought the 3rd function and grapple before my T474 was delivered. You are absolutely correct in that it changes everything a person ever thought about using a tractor. Whatever brand or style a person chooses, it is absolutely a game changing attachment. I bought a heavy duty hydraulic slide flail mower with 18 - 3.3 pound hammers on it. WORLD of difference in cutting quality between it and a rotary cutter. I bought a set of pallet forks and to this day, I keep finding uses for them. I also bought a box blade as I already had a rear grader blade. The most recent implement is a drum aerator that I use for 4 different purposes. Keep doing what you are doing Tony and I always enjoy your content. Thanks.
Marty, Thank you brother. I can't wait for spring. Tony
Great list and order. I did a set of forks, then finish mower due to cost, and no grapple since i don't have trees. Then a box blade for road work. I still want either a back blade or snow pusher.
Would love a flail mower but they’re about 3x the price of a rotary cutter. I just can’t justify it
Excellent advice. I wished I had known more about tractor attachments when I purchased my "Green tractor." Someone mentioned a bachoe ì have one, but they add a lot to the cost..
In most cases, I don't recommend a backhoe for most people. The cost is high, and it mostly sits around.
The package I am looking at comes with the box blade, rotary mower, rotar tiller, and posthole digger. Just trying to decide if I want the 2515r or the 2515h. Also thinking of adding the backhoe implement.
Hey Tony, good video. I do disagree on purchasing the tiller. The reason is if you live within 10 or 20 miles of an ace rental or another rental store then you can rent it for 50 bucks for a weekend this alleviates the need to maintain or store the tiller And it would take off a lot of rentals to make up for the cost of a new tiller.
I would also add when you buy your first piece of equipment to include a hydraulic top link. They really are a game changer. You are right about selecting the right grapple , the grapple I bought is too heavy even though I can’t pick up pretty big logs with it. It is also a poor design. There are many more options now for smaller tractors that are better than when I bought mine.
You have a great argument. Thank you.
Hey good info.
Have you ever tried a 4 n 1 bucket.
I put one on my tractor I do love it. I use it more than anything attachment I own.
I would love to try one, but I have no experience on one.
5 implements? wow i just had barely enough money to buy my 2515h and snowblower ,,, it will take me YEARS to get 5 implements. Love the videos
All the things we have took years to get. I left home with $5, but I kept on digging. Because you are a tractor person, you will get it all too. It is in our nature.
@acadian101 where did you buy your tractor and blower? Is it a 56” Bercomac blower?
@@billr4677 I bought it from patersons sales in fredericton ,prices were cheaper in ontario but the shipping was about 3000$ so with the shipping , prices at paterson were close and i try to support my local people so i went with this tractor rom patersons, and the blower i had installed was the puma 64" made by pronovost,, really satisfied with it ,, ive only had to use it once so far but all in all i really like what i see
Grapple first, fork’s second to maintain all implements, box blade because it can move dirt and double as a ballast weight, mower fourth, then tiller.
Sounds like a solid plan.
Excellent list. We already have the rotary cutter, grapple, box blade, landscape plane, landscape rake, etc etc etc. I think the forestry mulcher is out of our price range at the moment since a tiller is on the short list. Our brush hog has a 2" cut diameter. Looking for an alternative to help clear out land that looks a lot like yours. Flail mower as a good interim solution perhaps?
I really like both of my flail mowers for universal use. We have only broken a few hammers to this point, so low cost to operate.
@@TonysTractorAdventure Currently looking for one that offsets and articulates for cleaning up around the pond and some steeper banks. Thanks! We'll opt for the hammers vs the knives.
Awesome stuff, as always, guys. When I finally get my tym, I will be buying the fail mower over the mower deck for a few more $. The mower deck are not worth the price they ask for them
I am not a big fan of the drive over deck. I think the T25 is a bit too heavy to be a yard mower. It can be done.
I am still interested in the T254. I am debating on selling my 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 fastback to buy the tractor, instead 🤔 😬 but that decision will be another day. Suppose to have 2 spine surgeries done in a couple of months, then we will go for there love all what u guys do
Cheers
Chris
Thanks Tony! For the 2515H which flail mover will be the best choice?
Don't go over 5ft. There are so many good brands.
What make/model is the grapple in the video?
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What about a stump bucket as to a backhoe?
I could use a backhoe but now seeing the stump buckets i am leaning that way to remove small mesquites. I will most likely leave the large trees and remove the smaller ones just to think them out for better growth.
TYM T264
I am 100% against a stump bucket. Every person I know that owns one has damaged their loader. Tractor loaders of any brand will not hold up long term to the stump bucket.
What’s your thoughts on quick hitches? I’ve always noticed you don’t run them. Any reason why?
A quick hitch is an amazing tool as long as all of the attachments and implements you buy match. Unfortunately there is not a standard. If you buy an attachment from two different companies, there's high probability that the hitches will be set slightly different.
Can you drive as fast with a flail mower as you can a bush hog? I've always had a bush hog but don't really like the way they leave clumps of grass.
The flail mower is superior in all ways. This is my humble opinion.
If you must pick between knives or hammers on a flail mower which one should we pick? Any clear winner?
I will always go with the hammer. Clear winner.
Don't disagree with any of yer list bit one question for a beginner tractor owner what are your thoughts between a rotary cuter and a flia probably spelled that wrong what do you think would be better a lot of dealers put them in a package deal was just wondering what yer thoughts were if one would be easier or harder to learn
The flail mower is much easier to use because it doesn't stick out as far. Because rotary cutter sticks out so far, they will tend to pull the tractor sideways on hills. Most dealerships sell rotary cutter packages because they are cheaper.
Depends on what you are going to do with the mower. If you want to mow your lawn, a finish mower or flail mower would work, if you have room to turn the thing around...a rotary cutter or brush hog is for cutting thick brush, small saplings...it ain't a finish mower, and will never come close to being one...and they stick out so far behind the tractor that unless you have a nice wide open field of several acres to cut, don't waste money on a rotary cutter.
A flail mower can cut small saplings around an inch in diameter if you get one with hammers rather than knives....and keep in mind many flail mowers you can swap between hammers and knives, so you can cut grass or brush if you swap the blades out...where a rotary cutter is really just for tearing things up and I wouldn't recommend one for cutting down anything more than saplings, that is what a chainsaw is for, all that hard cutting of cutting down small trees with a rotary cutter is very damaging to your mower and your tractor. They do make a tree shear that mounts on the loader and runs off a 3rd function hydraulic port which would be the way to go if you are trying to clear a field of trees, otherwise buy a good chainsaw LOL.
A flail mower doesn't stick out the back of the tractor nearly as far as a rotary cutter...a finish mower is about the same amount of mower sticking out the back as a flail mower....so neither are too bad for confined spaces, but you still gotta have room to turn around.
I can mow my yard with my sub-compact tractor and mid-mount mower but its just as quick with my lawn tractor by the time I swap stuff around on my tractor to install the mower deck, I'd be done with the lawn tractor LOL.
Neither mower is hard to learn, you just have to remember you got a pretty significant piece of equipment hanging on the back of your tractor, so you have to learn how to turn properly without snagging fences, gates, etc.
Thanks Tony always like your videos find them informative and helpful I've still gotta wait to get my tractor but hopefully someday soon till then I'll keep watching and learning as much as possible and when I do get my tractor yer still gonna be one of the first to know God bless stay safe and keep the videos coming till then I'll mow with my bad boy zero turn lol thanks again
I can't believe the clamp on bucket forks didn't get the top spot!!!!! Are you even a tractor owner????
Clamp on forks are garbage...if you want forks, get the proper ones that mount on the loader frame, not on the bucket. You significantly decrease your lift capacity with clamp on forks, you bend the crap out of your bucket, and no matter what you do those clamp on forks don't stay tight.
Hank is my best friend just pulling my leg.
I was going to get a grapple but they're ridiculously expensive for their limited capacity on my sub-compact tractor.
A flail mower would be great, but once again very expensive for something I would only use once or twice a year. Rotary cutter would be the same thing.
I have a loader, box blade, rear grading blade, and a roto-tiller, as well as a set of pallet forks which aren't really for my tractor so it severely limits my lift capacity because they're for a larger tractor, and trying to get a hold of a set of pallet forks for a sub-compact tractor at the time was impossible.
The only additional attachments I'd like to get would be the landplane, and possibly the landscape rake.
It seems you can't do a video like this and not address why the backhoe wasn't on the list. Too expensive? Not as versatile as one of the Chinese excavators? Or should you just rent one once a year if you have a digging project?
I thought the same thing, but from the opinions of influencers I have seen, a backhoe on a 3pt hitch is often complained about and a regretful expense. I can't say first hand, but often they suggest just renting an excavator when you need a backhoe because it was built for that job.
I would probably go for a post hole digger before the backhoe. Unless I had some task I did often that needed a backhoe, but not often enough to justify buying an excavator. But that's also an implement people seem to complain about because many aren't easy to attach or operate apparently.
Why Buy Something That Requires You To Buy Only The Equipment That Will Work With a New Tractor When You Can Buy affordable equipment All Over The Country For Nearly Nothing For A Full Sized Old Tractor That Will Last Longer Than You.
Thank you for your opinion.