Recent content by MossyDell

Long story short, I am getting rid of my 42" cut zero turn because of issues on modest slopes. I am looking to replace it with the Cub steering wheel type ztr. I'm fine with the 42" cut I currently have, due to tight spaces, lots of small trees to circle, and not that much grass really to mow...

Ha! What you don't see is that the floor is COVERED with tools. Got them off and attacked the surface, covered with dirt, mouse turds, sawdust. I swept it and then swabbed it with Simple Green. Once the magnets come this week, I'll hang them and unload a couple wrench rolls, plus lots of...

Wall Control is sturdy steel pegboard available in various colors, and it's helping me get control of my workbench in the tractor shed. I picked orange to honor my Kubota, with some blue fixtures like the paper towel holder. Nicely painted, Wall Control looks more expensive than it is. Internet...

At least with a tractor, you have a slim chance of shooting between the wheels if it's freewheeling. Why does it not have a deck over the tracks at the door? Is it looks, because it does look cool? Or because a deck would cause a massive snow/ice jam?

When I got my new B2601 two years ago with my first R14s, I asked the salesman what psi I should run. "Twenty pounds, all around!" he said. Not sure what the sidewall says, but it turns out that's about what my owner's manual says for R14s. 20 up front seems to work good for the loader—when...

Thanks Roadworthy and oosik. There were several niggling problems with my tractor from dealer setup, but I am pretty sure the plastic dipstick had two indicator pegs. My theory is there was a flaw in the plastic. I'm thinking I "should" change the fluid and filters but that if it was going to...

Arly, I told my wife about all this and she speculated that bananas might be so easy to digest, compared with apples, say, that they hit your system all at once.

Today I was doing a fall service on my B2601, and when I checked the hydraulic oil I noticed the tip of the dipstick appears to have been sheared off. There are supposed to be two indicator pegs—as I recall and from watching YouTube videos of others' services—and the bottom one is gone. The end...

ArlyA, you know more about diabetes than me. But for those who are not diabetic, or maybe are pre-diabetic like I was: a medium banana is 105 calories. Compared to much of what people eat, including fatty meat and processed carbs, that is a low cal snack or meal component. Seven corn chips are...

Daugen, I don't know about Truvia. For sweetening I use Stevia, made from a South American plant that has zero calories but is very sweet. Apparently our bodies don't know what to do with it and dump the calories. I use Stevia sold by Splenda, the artificial sweetener company, for no particular...

I drink herbal iced tea! Raspberry Zinger for me, and I love it.

DM, my impression from my low carb brother and all the stuff out there is that replacing carb burning with fat burning ONLY works if you go all in 100%. This is extreme, where fatty meats and cheese are fine but not any oatmeal or a single piece of fruit. Speaking of fruit. I cannot see how it...

My new young doctor, an internist, took me to the woodshed a year ago about being pre-diabetic, at 99 fasting glucose, and obese. It was the kick I needed. I got heavy 15 years ago in a perfect storm of stress. I'd manage to take off 10-15 pounds in the last few years but would put it back on...

Tihanks, Tim! They are not cheap, and the salesman told me the prices are fixed, no negotiation. But I came across the paperwork for the former owner's old JD 345 rider I've been using and that's 27 years old: $7,300 plus. You can buy quite a ztr for that, though I doubt most will last that...

Thanks, RJ. After looking at some others on another lot after posting, I think I share your perspective. The Kubota does cost considerably more. But the stamped decks on a few others seemed so cheap it made me wonder about the rest of the mowers.