Recent content by RedLeaf

Good point on working on slopes. I rotated my JD 4700 rims so that the back tires were as wide a possible, so the chance of a rollover is lessened. 200' elavation change over 6 acres is wild! The horses will be incredibly fit just walking up and down the paddocks. So will the humans!

With just two horses and one border, stick to small square bales. The only real work is stacking them in the early summer. You can monitor the quantity that the horses eat. In the winter, we'll place big squares (700 lbs) out in the paddocks, but the horses get pretty fat by the time spring...

We all tend to call products by brand names instead of generic names. For example, Kleenex instead of Tissue, Thermos instead of Flask, Hoover (British) instead of Vacuum Cleaner, Xerox instead of Photocopier, Velcro instead of hook-and-loop, and Skill Saw instead of Circular Saw. I, too...

Another note. I tried using a disk harrow to till all the soil, followed by an 8' rototiller, then a blade. This appears to look good, but after one winter, everything compressed and I still had seriously deep holes.

Twenty years ago, I bought a 200 acre farm that was pockmarked with hundreds of tree holes. It took quite some time (2 years), but I finally filled them all in and the the land is quite smooth. First, get some clean fill, quite a few tandem loads distributed around your property. You can get...

I have owned a JD4700 for quite some time and have a number of attachments requiring hydraulics. I recently bought a Kubota MX5800 and would like to buy some hydraulic adapters so that various attachments an be used off the back of both tractors. Because of COVID-19 lockdowns here in Ontario...

It was suggested I post this on the JD Owning/Operating forum as well. I am having starting problems with my JD 4700 Compact. Here are the symptoms: 1) Engine turns over fine 2) Plenty of fuel 3) All filters/strainers are clean 4) Never fires I have had the dealer come over and pick up the...

I submitted an earlier post about not being able to start my JD 4700 Compact, but this post is related to a fuel gauge problem relating to one of the repair attempts. When my tractor was returned by the dealer to my farm, I noticed that the fuel gauge needle was below the post that stops the...

I am having starting problems with my JD 4700 Compact. Here are the symptoms: 1) Engine turns over fine 2) Plenty of fuel 3) All filters/strainers are clean 4) Never fires I have had the dealer come over and pick up the tractor and when they got it to the shop, they claimed they a diode was...