Uaually somewhere in the warranty is a clause stating: if you modify your tractor, with equipment, mechanical work, or use fluids, which are not approved by the maker, it can void your warranty. Knowing what dump things people sometimes do - I think that's fair.

We (wife and I) have a Johnny Jr and love it. We have literally moved tons of stuff. Building a house will do that. Mostly gravel and pit run material. Also a lot of dirt, some snow, neighbors mulch. etc. Also hauling tools, landscaping blocks, etc. So much in fact that I have wore out three switches and the lift linear actuator is only lifting about 3/4 of what it use to be able to lift. Even the guy that we hire to move a bunch of stuff with his JBC Robot was impressed with it. It is extremely well constructed. With all the stuff we have done to it there are no dents. Paint has wore out in a couple of spots. Easy to remove the Bucket which we do when mowing (5 minutes tops, more like 3 minutes). We can use the bucket to lift up the front wheels which makes it easier to remove the deck on the mower and put it back on. Make sure to get the power dump. It has paid for itself several times over. The down side. It can stress your tractor so your tractor better have a strong frame and a strong engine / transmission. You may have to add rear weights. We did and it helped a lot. We also added tractor tires instead of the stock turf tires. Ebay is great for getting an extra set of rims and tires.. My wife and I have been using it on our Poulan Pro (yep.. the one with the bad #1 cylinder head posted elsewhere) for a couple of years now. Got the cylinder head replaced and running great again hauling more stuff around. The failure of the B&S engine I am convinced was a design defect not from use of Johnny Bucket. There are a couple of pictures on the Johnny Bucket site. For the money it has been well worth it. We should have actually gotten a compact tractor for all the stuff we have done but the Johnny Bucket Jr has done a super job. If you get one add the Bucket top extension. It helps keep mulch off the front of the engine and allows you to load it up. This sure beats a wheelbarrow which was what we were using before. Holds more and easier to meter/spread out. Using the bucket you can spread things like gravel or mulch flat. Gets into small spaces as well. You can even use the bucket to move / remove snow but Johnny products has a blade attachment for that purpose that attaches to the Bucket frame. I am adding that to my wish list. I really can not come up with any really bad points except for the switches wearing out and the lift actuator getting weak. Those are not Johnny products fault but if you order one you may want to throw in a extra switch as they are a special switch which can be replaced by a normal 2P2T switch with a wiring harness but it is not a clean looking. Later, Tom :)

windcatcher, You will love the JB! I have both the bucket and plow. Real quality materials and delivery was much quicker than I expected. I have become so spoiled! Swept up all my leaves and then used the tractor to put them over my beds as mulch! I am sure your tractor should be fine with the weight. I have mine on a Craftsman DSG 6500 garden tractor and have had no problems (Other than breaking off two teeth 'cause I got cocky. I was leveling an area where there had been a 50' spruce. I cut down the tree, rented a stump grinder and finally graded the plot level again. I had encountered some roots and the JB tore most of them up without much problem 'cause they were old and rotting. I hit an especially stubborn "root" and decided more force was the answer. The root was a concrete block.) The JB comes off easily as well so I tend to put mine on only when I need it. The rest of the time it is a little cumbersome to mow, rake, etc.

"Onions - suggest you consider the intermediates or the day-neutrals rather than long-day varieties for best results in your zone. Dave" "Peter1142 Zone 6b: I am in SE NY (North of NYC), my zone is misleading as I am on the coast... it is similar to Connecticut. I feel like I should remove it from my posts as it is not an adequate representation of my summertime climate." Onion recommendations are influenced by your latitude, not the warmth of your summer. Much onion bulbing is controlled by daylength which is determined by how far you are from the equator (latitude)...not from the coast. While long day varieties may work for you, the intermediates/day-neutrals might also work. Not sure what Dave would recommend now, knowing that you are north of NYC (NYC is around 40.7 N Lat.) Look beyond Dixondale's map and read the latitude suggestions in the write up. Looks like you may be within Intermediate/day neutral latitude range and could consider them. Here is a link that might be useful: Onions, latitude, and day length