Recent content by rstcso

This is a picture of mother and father bald eagles taken this afternoon on my way back from our place in the country. In their nest are two youngsters (about 10 days old). Sorry about not getting a closer shot, but my optical zoom is lacking. Their nest is a stones-throw away from the highway...

The first time I turned on the pto on my 4310 with the 513 cutter attached, the sheer bolt sheered. The cutter was raised off the ground and idle set low. Since then (about 15 hours total run time, maybe 2 hours shredding), I have gone through about a dozen sheer bolts. Not once have the...

I'm sitting here, reading the forum and eating some brisket from a bar-b-que place near where my land is located. I realized I can't eat all they can cook, so thought I'd share it with you. The name is Cooper's and it is rated one of the top bar-b-que places in the world, according to the...

Now that my tractor has been delivered and I have purchased an appropriate trailer, the question of whether to use DOT approved straps or chains has been haunting me. I have both, but would prefer to use the straps, but would like your opinions, thoughts and experiences. I have a FEL, rotary...

Well, my brand spanking new tractor was delivered on Thursday. I also purchased a FEL, shredder and box blade. To ease the delivery, the delivery guy had attached the box blade to the FEL with a chain. After unloading, I noticed the hydraulic lines had paint scraped off, were bent and dented...

Great forum. Been reading for a while. I am looking at buying a 4310 with FEL. The dealer that I found to like the most has suggested I buy the 420 instead of the 430 (price difference is $500). I don't have any specifically challenging work in mind for it, other than spread enough granite...