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The stump grinder, grapple, chipper, and flail were the main attachments used over the last 100 hours, mostly for clearing trees and stumps around a cabin build site.
Access the hydraulic fittings behind a skid plate, park in a spot, drop the kickstands using the bucket (not forks) as counterbalance, then disconnect hydraulic and electrical fittings before backing the tractor away.
It took over a month because the dealer ran into problems sourcing a part after tearing the transmission apart, though they communicated well throughout the delay.
Yes, he says it has proven really useful and if he ever had to replace it, he would replace it with the same tractor.
