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I actually had a small Kubota a few years ago. It had the FEL and backhoe. Was a good tractor but just overpriced compared to the Mahindras and Kiotis which serve me just fine. The Kubota was the small one. BX22 or something like that.

We had very high winds here all day yesterday. The TV and Internet went down yesterday evening. There was nothing to do here, had to talk to my wife. She seems like a nice person. Internet is back on now but TV is still down. At least with Internet, the streaming services work now. I've been thinking about cancelling the cable anyway. I guess this is a good test.

Yes it does. It would have been a no go without the skid steer hookup.

Well, I now have another new tractor. Also a year ago, I bought the new Manindra 1626 HST. It served me well for a while. Then I changed stairlift suppliers and the new brand is heavier. As with the other brand, they come 5 on a pallet. Though the pallet with the 5 lifts is only about 975 lbs., the pallet is about 96" long and I have to take them off the semi from the end so there is a lot of weight hanging out on the end. The Mahindra handled the old brand ok but not these. I couldn't get under the pallets and curl it back at all. Depending upon how the weight was distributed on the pallets each time, I usually also couldn't lift them at all. I could get under it and drag it off the semi and it would hold them when it slid off the end. The I would have to get it from the side to carry it to my shop. Scary dragging a pallet off the end of a semi not being 100% sure it would hold it. So, I decided to buy yet another new tractor. The problem is, I didn't want to go with more HP because if you go above 25 HP you have to get the DPF emissions crap. After a lot of research I decided to go with a different brand this time. My last two tractors were Mahindra and I really liked them. Never had a problem with either of them. This time, due to it's better lift capacity, I ended up with a Kioti 2620 HST.; Still about the same HP so no DPF system but about 200 lbs more lift capacity which should be more than enough. It's not a lot more but enough that I should be able to curl it back and lift what I need to. It seems that Kioti has the most lift capacity in this class. It will be delivered one day this week after they get the rear tires loaded. Then I'll put my forks and ballast box on it and do a littler test. I just had a load of stairlifts delivered and am leaving them on the pallet until I get the new tractor here and give it a go. I'm confident that it will be OK though. The good news is that I got a heck of a deal on the Mahiundra 1626 and got within $500.00 of what I paid for it. Here's a picture of what I bought.,

I really enjoyed ridijng the GS but not sure how I would do with it on an extended ride. Lot's of fun though. I've always loved them. Maybe if I was younger.

Hello Melk, Welcome to Venture Rider. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Melk joined on the 03/24/2023. View Member

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You may not get this if you have never been to.an Aldis grocery store. The new Aldis that just opened here has grills for 25 cents.

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I would love to have another Ruger International.308 but can’t hunt with them around here though and I no longer hunt anyway. Love that rifle though.