Nice! Looks good on your TLB.
There are times where having all the power on one tooth and shank useful. Here my clay soil can be soft to brick hard depending on moisture.
Excavation of stumps in less time with much less ground disturbance is a good advantage. I also find probing and finding large branch roots to fold and break off near the stump much easier with a ripper.
The KX quick attach is simple, strong and amazingly fast so changing attachments is easy.
You might put some hours on your machine now ;-)
Enjoy!
The ripper is just
another expensive, but handy toy for me.
At least I do not need "comptroller" permission for such frivolous purchases.
She departed, with her "golden parachute", long ago.
Most of my trees are locust, ( a big weed) with a shallow root structure, so I can push them over, by first using the 16" bucket to rip roots on one side.
The ripper will make for much less soil disturbance though.
At 82 I will never put many hours on my now 17 year old L48 TLB (currently has 262 hrs.).
It is my big tractor baby, and a supplement to my 1989 -1100 hr. restored 32 HP Ford 1920 FEL little tractor baby.
I use the little shuttle shift Ford for most things.
The Kubota is here for the 2340 lb. fork lift capacity, and the 11' dig hoe,..... and for me to admire, while it rests quietly in the barn.
Some old guys like flashy sports cars.
I don't care what other people see me driving.
I like nice tractors!
As I believe I have mentioned here before, I have owned a TLB for the past 37 years, and during that time have saved myself a lot of money.
I have never bought a new tractor, and never will!
Have actually not bought a "new" car since 1992 either,..... but have owned several nice cars.
