Name your top 3 tractor attachments and why.

[gman4691]

New here...just thought I would start a little thread. I have a John Deere 5520 Tractor (don't know what year). Been playing catch up on my Dad's place since he died last May. Perimeter fencing, cross-fencing, and currently about 20 cows, 10 calves, and 1 bull. My top three attachments over the past couple of years are: 1) a grapple for the front for hauling away brush I'm having to cut off of fences - I love this thing, 2) a bush hog, 3) near & dear to my heart - a home-made box (4'x4'x1') with an angle iron frame and 3/4" plywood floor and sides for hauling everything I need to clear and repair/restretch/replace fencing - can slide the back forks right under it through some short pieces of square tubing welded to the bottom, pick it up, and away we go (the missus called it a luggage rack. Honorable mention goes to a 200 gallon tow-behind sprayer (works off of PTO) that has been worth its weight in gold when the weeds start to show up - made a huge difference in the pastures last year. What projects are you working on and what are your favorite attachments that help you get it done?

 

[TCRanch]

Bale spears, front & back. Pallet forks! And a weed wiper last year. Not an actual tractor attachment but rigged. Speed mover to smooth the gravel roads. Brush hog and blade for the small tractor (PTO).

 

[coachg]

quick attach hay spear , pallet forks

 

[Named'em Tamed'em]

Pallet forks and a trencher attachment for my TR320.

 

[gman4691]

wow...pallet forks have shown up every time thus far.

 

[Dusty Britches]

grapple, Armstrong AG hay spear/ pallet fork combo and my sprayer. I don't use the sprayer but twice a year but it is one of those things that when you need to spray, you need it now and don't have time to wait for the custom sprayer to schedule.

 

[Brute 23]

Grapple, bucket, and bale spears.

I wasn't raised around FIL so when I first used one regularly I was amazed. Getting a grapple recently has just continued that.

 

[gman4691]

Grapple, bucket, and bale spears.

I wasn't raised around FIL so when I first used one regularly I was amazed. Getting a grapple recently has just continued that.

With my situation and the sheer amount of brush I'm having to clear off of fences, my grapple has become my best friend...ha!

 

[tex452]

Grappler's

 

[gcreekrch]

#1 is a good operator.

 

[Dusty Britches]

But gcreekrch - isn't that all of us?

 

[tex452]

With my situation and the sheer amount of brush I'm having to clear off of fences, my grapple has become my best friend...ha!

And it's fun too.
I also like my PHD I can hook to the front end loader.

 

[TCRanch]

We do love the grapple bucket. But it's a bytch to hook up the hydraulics! Don't know why because the speed mover attaches pretty easy.

 

[Texas G@l]

spray rig, bush hog and last but not least pallet forks. we didn't get the pallet forks until a couple of years ago but wish we had done it 30 years ago.

 

[gcreekrch]

But gcreekrch - isn't that all of us?

In most cases, in ours there are four or five employees besides my wife and I.

 

[fnfarms1]

my bale spears I built to double as pallet forks, not exactly the same but haven't justified the extra $ yet. One spear has slight bend, makes pallet stabbing hard. Grapples and bushhog

 

[gman4691]

In most cases, in ours there are four or five employees besides my wife and I.

Or, in my case, just me.

 

[gman4691]

my bale spears I built to double as pallet forks, not exactly the same but haven't justified the extra $ yet. One spear has slight bend, makes pallet stabbing hard. Grapples and bushhog

Same here...using the front forks...also with one bent...not great for pallets but then I don't have to deal with many pallets. Does the job of moving the trough with salt/mineral blocks around from time to time.

 

[gman4691]

spray rig, bush hog and last but not least pallet forks. we didn't get the pallet forks until a couple of years ago but wish we had done it 30 years ago.

I feel the same way about the grapple.

 

[gman4691]

And it's fun too.
I also like my PHD I can hook to the front end loader.

Gotta admit...it IS a fun implement to use.