Recent content by Barely Smokin'

I needed a cheap/easy way to get fuel to my tractor, dozer, house, etc. and thought I'd fab something up. Don't want to pay any serious money for an electric pump, so I've tried to keep it simple. Started with this thing that I bought at auction. I've stripped it of its hydraulic and...

I love my pallet forks.

Hey yall, it's been a while. The weather's calling for 3-5" in the AM and it reminded of last year's snow in Dec. This is the old 790 plowing in some pretty good snow. It takes four miles to plow the driveway. The 790 could only push about a foot of snow at a time, so you had to take the top...

Ya can't make this stuff up: A tale of adultery and green tractors | Reuters

Sorry, guys, had to share this. Just picked it up today. It's a 1977 Caterpillar D4D, weighs in around 22,000 pounds. Starts on the first revolution without a block heater! Runs like a dream. Drivetrain is 95%, aside from the grouser pads, which are fine. No leaks anywhere. All fluids...

Well, weatherman says 12 - 24 inches of snow inbound for tonight here in central VA, so I guess it's about time to wake up the old 790, take off the FEL and put on the plow----always a pain in my butt. Seems like every time I do it, we're virtually guaranteed to get 0.0010" of snow. Still, the...

use a skidder, of course. That's how we do it in VA! :p

I find myself switching frequently between my pallet forks and bucket, and I tend to move them both around a lot. Of course, it's a no-brainer that you can pick up your bucket with your forks but thought I'd mention that you can pick up your forks with your bucket. The quick attachment points...

Who says you need a big tractor for earthmoving? ;) I thought I'd take some pics of my 790 this morning, showing some of the projects I've done with it. As you can see, I've managed to do a fair amount of excavating and earthmoving, all with the box blade and bucket. For the garage approach...