BRAND!!! Ear tags are too easy to get rid of. If one is stolen with just an ear tag and sold, the only thing the brand inspector sees is a hole in the ear because the thief will cut out the tag. With a brand or ear mark, it is much easier to track and permanent.
Registering a brand is easy...
Glad it all got recovered. Nothing worse than a thief. From the insurance side, the only way the kid could have recovered any compensation for the stolen equipment, is if he had it covered on a physical damage policy of his own.
Kubotas have a direct drive system. When you let off the accelerator, it stops. I could probably count on one hand the number of times I have had to use the brake in Dad's Kubota. I have gotten used to the direct drive and actually prefer it. I never did like the winding up that had to...
My grandfather had a trailer built that we use that can haul 10 round bales and be pulled behind the tractor. It is essentially what you are talking about. The trailer has a regular tongue hitch like a bumper pull with a pin. Above that is a L bracket with a stud and we have welded a flat...