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05-05-2017, 04:19 PM #151
Ha! Thanks.
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05-05-2017, 04:19 PM #152
Works good at Halloween time, too
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05-05-2017, 08:53 PM #153
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05-13-2017, 07:30 AM #154Registered User
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Anyone on here have experience with the burlier-built No.2 blade shovels? I want one that can handle some prying. So far I have found the King of All Spades, Corona AS 90300, and the Wolverine SL600.
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05-13-2017, 09:43 AM #155
Digging bars and pickaxes don't split and bend like shovels when you use them as pry bars.
https://www.wylaco.com/true-temper-1...tl-digging-bar
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05-13-2017, 01:45 PM #156
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05-13-2017, 02:18 PM #157Registered User
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^Thanks for the suggestions on the digging bar. It looks similar to what we call a rock bar around here. For that low price, I will be ordering one.
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05-13-2017, 03:28 PM #158Registered User
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Yeah shovel are not pry bars but shovels with the back all welded up where the blade meets the mounting are tougher and cost a lot more than shovels that are not
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05-13-2017, 03:46 PM #159
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05-13-2017, 04:32 PM #160Registered User
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While in a rush, I made the mistake of prying too much on my favorite Bully 12guage blue handled shovel. I am really interested in trying this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...A143QXMCJ5WMVJ It sounds like it can handle some prying, but the price is more than I want to spend right now.
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05-13-2017, 05:53 PM #161Registered User
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http://shop.coronatoolsusa.com/ss-60...back.html.html
Sure a rock bar works better for heavy prying, but a heavy duty shovel works a lot of the time. These handle heavy abuse.Blogging at www.kootenayskier.wordpress.com
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05-13-2017, 06:01 PM #162
I've gone through a couple rechargeable-battery weed whackers but ultimately decided they just lacked the power I like. They are good if you have a small urban lawn, but they really won't tackle anything serious. I switched to an electric weed whacker (using a 100 foot extension cord) for around the house, and a gas powered Stihl for the real heavy shit on the perimeter (we have 10 acres). Kind of sucks to have two weed whackers but the gas one is way overkill for trimming around the house.
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05-14-2017, 10:33 AM #163
Fiskars makes a pretty decent all-metal spade shovel like that for a good deal cheaper. We beat the living shit out of the one we got this season and it held up great. Will be picking up some square head versions for next season for sure. Every wood handled one we bought no matter how nice is in pieces now fwiw.
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05-14-2017, 10:37 AM #164
Damn $24 at Target that's a fkn steak for these. A go getter homeowner type will likely never break one.
http://www.target.com/p/fiskars-174-...w&gclsrc=aw.ds
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05-14-2017, 10:49 AM #165Registered User
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05-14-2017, 12:04 PM #166
I disagree. I grew up with all John Deere on our farm. The older and bigger equipment is quality (like a 1960's era 4020), new CUT's are barely Deere (under 50 HP ish are pure Yanmar), which isn't bad in and off itself, but you're paying for the green paint more than anything else. Also stay away from the 3XXX E series, aluminum rear ends that are not very durable.
And, to seal the deal, John Deere is litigating all over the place and claiming you don't really own your equipment because of their bullshit EULA software license. They're fighting "right to repair" legislation left and right. So, fuck Deere.
I just bought a 2000 Kubota 4310 a couple weeks ago, after MONTHS of research and shopping around all over the country. I have no brand loyalty, I wanted the best deal on the most reliable tractor I could find - I considered every manufacturer that is sold in the states. A few things that I think I discovered:
1. Buy bigger than you think you need.
2. If you aren't going to do your own maintenance you should probably get a brand that has a dealer nearby.
3. Kubota is some of the best bang for the buck and has better reliability than others IMHO.
4. If you truly compare apples to apples finding a good used deal is WAY cheaper than buying new. Dealer was quoting me 23k for a 37 HP new with rebates and such, a 47 HP was 28k (both standard models, no bells and whistles). I got a 43 HP deluxe model (yeah it's used and old, but tractors last forever if you take care of them) with 1700 hours (which isn't much) for 10k, I paid another 1100 to have it shipped from Iowa. Already have about 8 hours on it and it's great. And I saved a fuck load of money.
5. Texas seems to have the best pricing on used tractors (for reference, a super clean tractor that I was considering was going for 13k in Texas, here in Utah the exact same model with almost identical hours that came with an implement worth about $500 is listed for 26K). You'll also get something with next to no rust if you go Texas. I went for the one in Iowa because it was such a good deal.
6. Get on Tractorbynet and learn stuff, look at equipment on tractorhouse.com too.
Tier IV final currently. But yeah, what he said. Older tractors don't have the DPF and EGR crap going on. Between Tier III and Tier IV tractor prices jumped across the board 4-5K (new) just because of the new emissions stuff. Now, I'm a pretty big tree hugger, but when it comes down to it, my 17 year old tractor uses less fuel than the new stuff and is far simpler and cheaper to run. With mixed use I'm using on average 0.6 gallons per hour (no typo, it's crazy efficient). Am I polluting more. Yes, most likely. In the grand scheme of things I pick my battles though.
And now, I can do all kinds of cool shit with this snowblower I picked up:
Also awesome: I can borrow neighbors' 3ph implements. Sunk two wood posts with the rear auger, piece of cake.
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05-14-2017, 02:27 PM #167Registered User
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Fuck that, I came to this thread to see if anyone has used an electrical trimmer and BOOM iceman delivers.
I may break my gas powered in half so it fits in the garbage can. Yeah, that's it. It needs to fit in the garbage can, I need to destroy it because of that.....yes yes yes.
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05-14-2017, 05:17 PM #168
Don't know what kind of gas trimmers you guys are using, but my 26cc 45 stihl 'wacker just had its first plug change. A new spool head last year, and it gets fed premium fuel. 3 or 4 pulls of the cord and it's a beast for the home lot, easily takes on the encroaching woods at the cabin. Light enough not to need a harness but power enough to make short work of thimbleberry and maple suckers up to .5cm. Bought it new in '08.
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08-18-2017, 10:46 PM #169
I got a woodsman pal as a bday gift. Pretty stoked. Has made quicker work of new blackberry patch and incense cedar saplings.
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08-18-2017, 10:56 PM #170Funky But Chic
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I should have remembered this earlier in the thread.
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08-19-2017, 09:41 AM #171Registered User
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08-19-2017, 05:33 PM #172
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08-19-2017, 09:34 PM #173
My wife got me a Husky riding lawn mower and boy does that little bastard get it done. We have a fairly sizeable lawn but also a strip of irrigated wild grass that serves as a fire buffer to the Sea of sage around us. Said strip rolls over a rib from the mountain above and creates some seriously gnar steepness. If lawn mowing was a sport, this is the x games and that orange midget handles it in spades. Pretty impressive.
Some day I'll buy a Kubota. We need a loader for snow removal.
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08-20-2017, 02:33 PM #174
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08-20-2017, 07:06 PM #175
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