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New farm toy

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by Eckie, Oct 7, 2024.

  1. Eckie

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    A big non chain outdoor store was having their yearly expo this past weekend, so decided to go see what they had going on, and try to find a scope for a new rifle. Going down the road, something caught my eye.
    ..turned around, went back and looked at it. Old feller came out, we chatted for a bit. I took pics that had ph number etc on it, and drove off. Wife and I talked about it and within 2 miles she had me turning around.

    Went back, the 3 of us checked it out. Talked to the guy and his son for a while more, talked some business and shook hands on it. Went back today w the rest of the $ and brought it home....

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    A 2019 w only 140.6 hrs on it. It's never seen mud. I got it home in time to go check cows. It's already smelling like it lives on a farm now.....
     
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  2. CutSplitStack

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    My buddy in Texas uses the same one, except 4 seater, to check his cows. Congrats on the new equipment!
     
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    Nice new toy there. Wanna see some mud and fire wood on it soon.
     
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    Not a truck but same idea
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    Brad Paisley - Mud On The Tires (Official Video)
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  5. Eckie

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    That's funny, same song popped into my head, but I had to change the words since its dried out a bit since the 6 inches of rain. Changed to....cow chit on the tires...
     
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    Great tool right there if ya got the acres
     
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    Congratulations! Lots of fun but also so very handy for many, many things. You will wonder why you waited so long and how you ever got along without it.
     
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  8. Eckie

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    The in laws have a mule, and I can usually grab that to ride (fence, ck cows etc) when needed. Our farm butts up to theirs. But the fil has the back totally clogged with stuff...various farm tools and all kinds of stuff, to where you can't hardly get anything in it. And while they say I/we can use it, well you know how that goes...

    I'm sure mine will end up with tools etc, but I want to have some kind of boxes so I can easily organize and take stuff out for when I need to do something else, like haul wood etc...

    I hate spending the $$, but I know it will be extremely useful on so many things, and I am excited... Been looking at pieces and parts already...boy do vendors like their stuff!
     
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  10. Eckie

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    Kubota RTV Vehicle Chainsaw Clamp by Kolpin
    = $107.79...

    See what I mean!
     
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    Not sure of the cargo box size on that unit, maybe just a board or 2 can make you a “toolbox”.

    I used a couple old 2x8’s in mine. A shorter piece to make a corner for chain, hitches & hatchet. The longer part is wide enough for a gas can, oil, fence jack, chemical jugs, etc…

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    If you are looking to spend money on an upgrade, put taller tires on it. A little more ground clearance is a good thing if on uneven terrain in pastures.

    After moving from 25” to 27” tires, I can get thru several places that I couldn’t before, especially with the sprayer in it.
     
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  12. Eckie

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    I thought about building dividers like that, but then got to thinking about when I haul wood, trying to keep as much bed space as possible.... So that has me leaning towards actual tool boxes of some sort..or what actually works pretty well is those plastic bucket like containers that kitty litter come in. I use a couple of those for tools already...and that way I could easily take out (and put in) whatever "tool ensemble" was needed for whatever task...
     
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    Not saying that I won't purchase a/some actual toolboxes if I think they will do a good job of fitting the purpose I need...
     
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    Yep I believe Polaris bought them a couple years ago
     
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    Polaris bought....Kolpin?
     
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    Not sure if this is helpful/useful or not?

     
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    Yes I actually didn’t realize it’s been 10 years already, all Polaris wheelers have kolplin winches factory on the ones that come with one ect.
     
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  18. Eckie

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    That's pretty sweet...I'm always amazed at what folks make/can make. Thanks for posting. I didn't know you could buy those threaded hole rivet doodads!
     
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    Nice machine, that will be great for what you're doing
     
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    For what it's worth, they're called rivnuts or riv nuts.
     
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