Garandman
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Equipment
L3200, SSQA bucket, pallet forks, Ratchet Rake, Wallenstein BX42s chipper
In mid-September we bought a small house and garage on 12 wooded acres near Mt Sunapee, NH. The property had been a family farm before being divided up in the 80's. The property was logged in 1987 and then the house built. There is also a 24' x 24' garage. The L3200 is a max of 21' with implements so it fits with room to spare, though I have to lower the ROPS.
There had been little maintenance done on the land and it seemed like a tractor was called for. Several friends have B series and are very happy. But after speaking to George Ryan and Dave Kendall at MB tractor, I decided on an L3200, as they still had a few in stock. The L was heavier and I don't plan on using any of the mid-mount tools some of the B series accommodate.
Debated on a backhoe but decided other implements were a higher priority. Got a 5' Land Pride brush cutter and a Wallenstein BX42s chipper. Got the SSQL with 66" bucket and have some pallet forks on order. Debating on a Piranha blade or Ratchet Rake for trail clearing.
The tractor was delivered Wednesday 10/1 just before noon and I had 8 hours on it by the time I left the next morning.
The bottom of the property near the brook is pretty flat: long ago it had been a potato field. The logger (a local with a poor reputation) had apparently used it as a yard left downed trees, cut logs, stumps, and ruts. So I found "surprises" like this throughout.
The dealer told me the brush cutter would be "set up" but after scalping the front, I discovered that the tail wheel was on the second lowest hole and the top link was tight enough to tip the unit forward quite a bit. Worked better after adjustments.
Before
After:
I spent 5-6 hours on the brush cutting (and started some trails not shown) then mounted the chipper. In a little over an hour I reduced a 15' diameter brush pile into a 3' oile of chips. The 42 is rated for 4" and as proof I cut down a 4" Birch sapling about 25' long and fed it in whole: no problem!
Since then I've started buying extra tools for the [empty] toolbox, and a 10" LED light bar I want to try mounting on top of the FEL. Have to find some threads on wiring.
Won't be up there again until Columbus Day weekend but will continue with cleanup near the driveway (220 yard gravel), the field, brook banks, and making some walking / dirt bike / snowmobile trails through the woods.
Overall very happy with this machine and it's the right size. I can use all the power but anything bigger would be hard to fit between the trees.
There had been little maintenance done on the land and it seemed like a tractor was called for. Several friends have B series and are very happy. But after speaking to George Ryan and Dave Kendall at MB tractor, I decided on an L3200, as they still had a few in stock. The L was heavier and I don't plan on using any of the mid-mount tools some of the B series accommodate.
Debated on a backhoe but decided other implements were a higher priority. Got a 5' Land Pride brush cutter and a Wallenstein BX42s chipper. Got the SSQL with 66" bucket and have some pallet forks on order. Debating on a Piranha blade or Ratchet Rake for trail clearing.
The tractor was delivered Wednesday 10/1 just before noon and I had 8 hours on it by the time I left the next morning.
The bottom of the property near the brook is pretty flat: long ago it had been a potato field. The logger (a local with a poor reputation) had apparently used it as a yard left downed trees, cut logs, stumps, and ruts. So I found "surprises" like this throughout.
The dealer told me the brush cutter would be "set up" but after scalping the front, I discovered that the tail wheel was on the second lowest hole and the top link was tight enough to tip the unit forward quite a bit. Worked better after adjustments.
Before
After:
I spent 5-6 hours on the brush cutting (and started some trails not shown) then mounted the chipper. In a little over an hour I reduced a 15' diameter brush pile into a 3' oile of chips. The 42 is rated for 4" and as proof I cut down a 4" Birch sapling about 25' long and fed it in whole: no problem!
Since then I've started buying extra tools for the [empty] toolbox, and a 10" LED light bar I want to try mounting on top of the FEL. Have to find some threads on wiring.
Won't be up there again until Columbus Day weekend but will continue with cleanup near the driveway (220 yard gravel), the field, brook banks, and making some walking / dirt bike / snowmobile trails through the woods.
Overall very happy with this machine and it's the right size. I can use all the power but anything bigger would be hard to fit between the trees.
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