Recent content by Rock Crawler

So, I went last Saturday and ordered an Amish built 24' X 12' shed. I talked to the fellow making the sheds, and he stocks used oil and offered to spray it for me for a price. I declined, as I can do it myself easy enough with a garden sprayer. His opinion is that some of his sheds on the farm...

I have 3 trailers with wood planks for the deck and I have been annually brushing on Olympic transparent sealer stain, but each year it flakes off and needs re-applied. I've seen/read where old timers use used motor oil mixed with diesel or kerosene and brush it on the wood on a hot summer...

When I bought my L3560 tractor, I went and bought a new Sitrex 72" finish mower and a 72 brush hog. My thought was that I would get side work with the finish mower. I used it one time at my father in laws place and never used it again. It's taking space in my 12X30 shed for the last 2 years and...

Kenny Hauk who owned River Raider Off Road / HAUK Off Road did similar. They were quickly up and coming in the Jeep/Bronco world, had some History Channel TV show deals doing custom build shows, and all of the sudden they vanished in the blink of an eye, back in about 2022. They also were doing...

On my L3560HSTC, I will slide sideway off of the hill before lifting a rear tire. I do it a few times a year while mowing one of my slopes... you start to hear the creaking sound of the tires slipping on the smearing grass, and then it goes a couple feet down in the rear. This is with a 72" Iron...

I have a story... I'll preface with... some folks have more money than we can understand. I have a newer buddy who he and his wife bought a local skydivers airport. His wife is some sort of medical equipment salesperson, she makes big money. She had a childhood dream to live in a barn, so as a...

Percentage goes to me winning. This does not assume that I will not come out bloody or injured, but the percent chance I live and it dies. This assumes that it wants me dead and will not stop until one of us is dead. RAT - 99.9% House Cat - 99.9% Goose - 99.9% Medium Dog - 80% Eagle - 17% Large...

For me in Western PA, I buy my red fuel from a place that sells diesel/Home Heating oil out of a single pump. When you go in to the counter, you can state off-road diesel or state home heating oil, and you are written up and charged according to your words. The girl once asked me if I meant...

I also have a Exmark Laser HD commercial zero turn, it is useless on my slopes compared to the Husqvarna. If I had more flat property, the ZT would be the hot ticket, but where I am in south western PA, the ZT is not overly useful. My son has a small lawn service, so he has a few properties that...

Ya'all missed the value king light duty garden tractor. $4600 for a Kawasaki V-Twin, Tuff Torque K-66 with locking diff, fabricated deck that cuts amazingly well, high back seat and is priced far lower than anything else that can match the quality of parts. The downside is that the frame will...

Since your in Pennsylvania... We have Appalachian available to us. They are build per order, no dealer network. You go to the factory and pick them up. I have a couple. Trailer question - skid steer

If you all like USA sourced and manufactured, go look at Iron Craft. It used to be Titan, but with the other import company also being Titan, they gave up and renamed themselves. I hand some Titan USA implements and find them to be perfect for my needs and are now 6 years old and like new aside...

Well... that sure did not age well. 2 months later and his words are worth less than vomit.

So, I watched a couple really informative YT videos of breaking these pumps down, what to look out for and getting them back together and sealed up. There really is not a lot going on in here, they are fairly simple creatures. I think I am going to order the seal kit and tear into the right...

This is a super el-cheap-o JD LA series with a cable operated drive belt tensioner. It is a cable to a coil spring that you rotate a lever on the dash to pull the cable tight and apply the spring pressure to the once limp deck belt. So no electric PTO on the crank, just a solid fixed pully with...