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I have a medium duty woods rotary cutter, 40 HP tractor and hydraulic toplink. We have some brush at hunting camp that is too high to just run over with the tractor before cutting. If I raise the back of the cutter with the lift arms and angle it up with the toplink, I could kinda shred my way...

Any suggestions on a reasonably priced spring loaded chisel plow for a 40 horse NH. Doing food plots for deer. I'm only planning to cut about 4-6 inches deep to avoid bringing excessive rocks. When I try that shallow depth with my spring tine harrow, it constantly kicks up rocks and dirt...

My RC has sat out in the weather all winter. I know that there is high likelihood that the slip clutch will be frozen. How far should I back off the pressure plate bolts to break it loose and what sort of test do you do to assure that it's freed up??

I am planning to burn off about an acre of last year's sorghum before planting new food plots in May. My local firechief wants me to have a reliable source of water available in case TSHTF. I would like to add a fitting to my 3-pt sprayer to attach garden hose for that purpose. Could also use it...

I've had my tractor and Bushhog for about 3 years now. I use the BH to cut back some trails at hunting camp about once a year, so my experience in hooking up to the tractor is limited. It always seems to be a challenge to get the cutter's shaft collar on the PTO shaft of the tractor. Usually...

I have a 72" woods brushbull, light to medium duty, and want to make sure slip clutch is not frozen from winter outside. I've read that you should loosen bolts on clutch, engage PTO and it should break free if it was frozen. I have read that you need to adjust all bolts to same degree and return...

I am planning to change fuel filter next weekend before food plotting season begins. If the sediment bowl is refilled with fuel before reattaching, do I need to use bleeder hose to purge the small amount of air that will be At the top of the filter aparatus after reconnecting??

My local NH dealer said that they could boost my FEL lift cap by about 20% by changing a shim set in the loader hydraulics. Does that seem safe. If so, sounds like found money to me.

I am looking for a narrow grapple to grub rocks with. My 60 " Anbo is too wide for grubbing in very rocky ground. Anyone make a 24" wide unit??

My 6 foot RC has slip clutch and will be enjoying the outdoor weather over the winter. To prevent slipclutch from rusting frozen over the winter, would it be helpful to loosen SC bolts a lot and spray plates with WD40 or something preventatively??

I'm planning to fire up my RC in the next week or so to hog some brush at perimeter of foodplots. How do I assure that slip clutch is good to go after winter outside, uncovered?? Don't want to break something on the tractor or the Woods brushbull 72.

This may not be news to everyone, but I heard from my NH dealer that they have a CVT type tractor scheduled for sometime in next 18-24 months. Do other makers have these. I guess they are more robust for ground engagement than HST's on the bigger tractors. I like my NH 40DA HST but would love to...

I currently run a NH TC40DA for deer camp foodplots. I could use a bit more loader capacity to grapple larger boulders and logs. Does Kioti provide greater LC in a comparable hydrostatic machine??

I have a woods 72" RC. Our ground is uneven with ups and downs. Tractor goes up a small mound, RC goes down and vice versa when tractor descends a mound. Is there a good way to have the RC follow the terrain better??

Is it confirmed that the Millonzi Co. has shut down?? Too bad. Nice products. I have a stone bucket and boompole they made that are top shelf.

I'll be going to deer camp the week after turkey day and would like to put tractor to full advantage in dressing and skinning the game. Last year, I rigged up a chain and C-clamp to the end of pallet forks to hold deer vertically for skinning. I have hooks on my bucket to attach a chain, but...

I have an overgrown field edge I want to hog some paths into. Mostly woody brush up to 1 inch or so diameter, up to 2 feet tall. I was thinking of backing into the stuff from the open field with the RC lifted a foot or so, tail wheel off the ground. Then going forward over the same path with...

I have a 72" woods brushbull that has been in my storage building since last summer. Haven't had to use it as much as I thought. It takes up a lot of space and I was planning to move it outside. Thought I'd stack up pallets 2 high and cover with tarps. What should I apply to deck and shafts...

I have seen where several users have mentioned lubrication of their roller pump 3 pt sprayers between uses. How is that done and with what lubricant??

I have to take down an 18 inch maple that is in the way of a trail I'm creating. How far into the tree's backside do you cut the backcut?? Do you angle the felling cut any??

How well will a tiller incorporate "green manure" into the soil.Thinking about getting one for food plots despite very rocky soil.

I bought a new vicon spreader last fall for food plot prep.Starting to think that it may be overkill for my 8.5 acres. Spreader is still in storage at the dealer, new in box. Any suggestions on best avenue for resale??

I'm planning to open up a new trail to access a food plot that will hopefully be cleared by end of summer. I have read several similar threads, but still have questions. The trees I need to remove are small birch and scrub oak up to 3 " diameter. We could just chainsaw them at ground level, but...

I have a 400 # capacity vicon spreader on order because I had heard that they are good quality implement. Anyone here have expewrience with one. I'm looking to spread up to 150# of seed or 200# fertilizer on food plots.

I have access to a 50 gallon plastic tank meant for a sprayer that I was wondering about using for diesel storage. I can't beat the price, but the whitish translucent plastic worries me. Seems that I've read about stored diesel growing algae or something??

I have an old spring tine harrow that is 6' wide with 2 rows of sweeps. I removed rear row of sweeps because too much plant debris was getting caught between them. The sweeps I have now are double ended reversible chisel points, about 2-3 inches wide by maybe 9 inches long. They dig well but...

Does anyone make a self powered gas snowblower for skid steer type mounting??

My QD's for the grapple are always a pain in the back pocket to connect/disconnect. Doesn't seem to be related to dirt or pressure. It's difficult when completely unpressurized. My local hydraulic shop showed me some flush face QD's that he says should correct problem. Not cheap, but worth it to...

I found my tractor and loader forks very helpful for retrieving deer from the field edges as well as during field dressing, skinning and cutting up. Using the materials I had on hand, I rugged up a tow chain fixed to forks by large C-clamp to suspend the animals for transport and dressing. I was...

I have a set of pallet forks that I use mainly for moving pallets of firewood at deer camp. I have numerous rocks that are at least partially buried in ground under food plot construction. Does anyone use tips of PF's to root out rocks or small trees?? Can't get grapple deep enough into ground...

I bought a ballast box from NH dealer before consulting the experts on this forum. It has capacity of 400# total including the box when filled with sand or similar material, according to the dealer. After buying it, I read some posts here that recommend 700# or so for counterbalancing loader...

I just bought a drawbar to use 3-pt hitch to lift and drag logs for firewood. If the bar is attached to lift arms and not toplink, will it likely rotate enough to release 3/8 chain from the grab hooks that are mounted to drawbar?

I have a set of QA forks that I was planning to use to move palletized firewood. What happens if you try to lift too heavy a load?? Will it simple not elevate or will something break??

I have used my Anbo 66" clamshell grapple for many things in the 4 months since I got it. I try to balance the load when lifting 20-30 foot tree trunk for chainsaw cross-bucking, but I wondered how much off of center balance point is safe to avoid twisting loader arms??

I have been establishing food plots for deer in very rocky soil. It's difficult to fully utilize the benefits of green manure crops because I cannot use mouldboard plow or tiller because of rocks. Are there any decent alternatives that will allow soil to be turned over in such rocky soil??

I was planning to do some bushhogging and hoped to use the technique described by others here of leading with the bucket slightly curled in float position. Not sure I have float pos on new TC40DA

I was thinking of waxing loader arms after a thorough cleaning this fall prior to winter downtime. With all of the hoses, clamps etc attached to the loader, obviously paste wax is out. Any good products out there that are spray on, wipe off, that would be recommended?? What about on the...

I have a 3-pt adapter that has horizontal draw bar to connect to lift arms and a toplink attachment. Can I safely skid logs with this if lift arms are down nearly all the way? That should put the drawbar and chain hooks just above the level of the tractor's own pivoting drawbar. Concerned that...

I purchased a 3-pt carry-all from northern tool a month or so ago. It has worked great for transporting bags of seed and fertilizer from storage shed to fields. Don't have any tie downs on it yet. Deck is 3/4" plywood. I was thinking about screwing 2/2's to undersurface of the perimeter of the...

The contractor who constructed my tractor storage shed installed a rolling steel door that reduced my 8' door headroom by 3.5" even though I told him that there was no room to spare with ROPS clearance. Is there a way to safely shorten the ROPS by about 3" without sacrificing the integrity of...

I've been harvesting rocks of all sizes from fields we're turning into deer food plots. Using loader stick to "shake" out the dirt works well as long as you're not downwind. Found that out the hard way. How aggressive can you shake without damaging anything?? I had tractor bouncing pretty good...

I've read in other's posts that many adjust toplink a bit "loose" when setting up rotary cutter. When my HTL is connected, it fixes the distance from the tractor's upper attachment. How can that be loosened??

The quick disconnect hoses for my grapple keep sagging enough to catch on brush if I'm not careful. I've cable-tied them, but ties don't last very long. I seem to remember a thread a while back talking about mounting QD's on transverse loader bar, but couldn't locate that thread. Any suggestions...

I was finished discing 2 acres for foodplots yesterday and put her away in the shed. When I turned her off, heard splashing sound up front. Got off to see hydrauliuc fluid dripping steadily from under the hood, behind right front axle. Popped the hood to see a few streaggler drips from the side...

After puttin her back in shed, noticed substantial dripping from under hood of TC40DA 2002 on left side when standing in front of tractor. Popped the hood and fired her up again. Dripping increased from left side of radiator cover. It's not coolant. Definitely hydraulic fluid. Can't see any...

Usually, I have been fortunate to have one of my sons to hook up the RC. Last week, I was doing this myself and fould that an extra set of hands would have been nice. I couldn't seem to align the splines, retract the lock collar and push the coupler onto the PTO shaft simultaneously. After much...

My 2002 TC40DA that I've had since 4/07 has SS and I love the short turning radius. Very useful in the woods on tight trails. How long has SS been around? Any long term reliability issues? Since I don't know how conscientiously the maintenance schedule was followed on my tractor, I'm debating...

When I run my rotary cutter on my fairly irregular fields, I have been using lift arms and hydraulic toplink. Unit goes as the tractor, up and down hills and depressions. That causes high and low spots in cutting path. If operated using lower lift arms only, it would more closely follow contour...

I'm going to be picking up a 3-pt spreader in next week or so to use on food plots for deer, mainly for fertilizer application. X I could always use trial and error, starting with light applications and working up to the 150# per acre I need. Must be a better way, though. Any suggestions on most...

I bought 2002 TC40DA in January and have used it mainly to develop food plots for deer in NE PA. Heaviest jobs include clearing stumps dug out by a friend with his backhoe, clearing and piling logs from newly cut trees, clearing branches and other debris, digging out boulders with grapple or...

I received Pat's Easy Change in the middle of April this year. Installation went smoothly and quickly. Since I'm not as organized as I could be in my quest to develop food plots for deer at hunting camp, I change implements frequently. Works great. Problem encountered today after spraying RU on...

I pull a 6 foot STH with a NH TC40DA. Works great in my rocky soil in NE PA, almost too well. Even when I just want to scratch up the top 2-3 inches of ground, STH will dig deeper and pull up more rocks. If I feather it up slightly for more shallow pass, it usually rises to surface and doesn't...

My Woods Brushbull 72" cutter has 2 metal "straps" running from the toplink attachment area spreading out to the rear of the deck. They bend substantially during operation. I'm wondering if I'm somehow setting the hydraulic toplink too long to accommodate the ups and downs of my property. You...

I purchased my 2002 TC40DA used. It came with one key. How would I go about getting extra keys. Can you duplicate them on a key machine like any other key??

I took delivery of 2002 TC40DA SS several months ago. I bought the lincoln rechargable grease gun and hit the loader zerks every time out and the others I can see often enough I think. I did not get a manual with it and wondered if I'm missing zerks underneath that I'm not aware of. I can...

I'm not sure if this is a symptom of wear or if it is to be expected. I cannot climb a moderate grade in high range with any significant 3-pt load such as a rotary cutter. It is in transport where I notice the slippage of the HST. The implement is elevated at this time. No problem operating in...

When I hooked up rotary cutter last week for the first time, the PTO shaft did not easily slip onto tractor shaft despite proper alignment. I probably should have greased up the shaft first. It may slide right off, but I'm expecting that it will come off as "easily" as it went on. Any tricks for...

I just received a Zimmerman 55 gal 3-pt boomless sprayer. Haven't had a chance to use it yet. I'd like to do some spraying later this week if the rain lets up. PTO pump has chains on it to keep it from spinning. Instructions say hook them to something, but no specifics. What do you typically...

Gnats and mosquitos gettin bad in our neck of the woods. Tired of taking baths in bug spray. Anyone have stories about the small personal battery powered devices that are supposed to clear bugs for several feet around you. Would be real handy to carry around your neck on a lanyard, if they work.

Most posts I've seen refer to running RC about 540 rpm. A farmer bushogs the brushy areas around my development and his tractor is so quiet while running, I know he's running at less than 540. Any harm in that??

I like the installation of the between the ROPS toolbox explained by Jinman in a past post. My problem is that I'm at home and tractor is 1.5 Hrs away. Does anyone know what the inside clearance is for a TC40DA between the ROPS immediately behind the seat?? Thanks in advance.

I recently had a WR Long 3rd function switch added to NH TC40DA for grapple use. Works the nuts. Love it. Question is how to protect the hoses that run from the electrohydraulic valve at the rear of the tractor, near the hydraulic reservoir, to the FEL and then to grapple. The hoses loop...

I'm getting a Zimmerman 55 gal 3-pt sprayer soon. I want to spray about 15 gallons per acre for glyphosate. Have to calibrate according to ground speed vs PTO speed (pressure). It throws a 25 foot spray pattern. I figured 15 gallons should last me about 1/3 of a mile to provide coverage of one...

I did a search and found many styles of BB's, homemade and storebought. I wondered what the cheapest workable solution might be? 55 gal drum filled with sand? Any good stories out there??

Any idea why NH uses metric zerks on the tractor and standard on loaders?? You'd think they could be the same, either all metric or all standard!!!

I have one dealer installed rear remote to operate hydraulic toplink that I purchased from CCM. If I want to operate hydraulically activated spreader switch by rear remote, can I disconnect HTL, connect remote to spreader switch after getting HTL set for operation, or will the HTL length drift...

I would love to have a larger tractor than my TC40DA since we just expanded our foodplots by about 7 acres to a total of 10. Larger implements would make work go much quicker. Field work is no problem, a gear tractor would be fine for that. Using FEL with grapple on logs and larger rocks takes...

I've noticed slight amount of hydraulic fluid on the top of loader arm attachment right below QD's. Never see drips or spray of fluid, so it is very slow leak. I keep checking the fluid level and it has stayed with normal range for over a week, confirming very slow loss. However, it is just...

Got to play in the dirt last week establishing several acres of new food plots for deer. Our ground seems to have more rock than soil, unfortunately!! But it gave me great opportunity to work with my new Millonzi stone bucket. Incredibly solid, strong well made piece of equipment. Allowed me to...

I recently installed Pat's easy change on a TC40DA. The installation went easily and it makes hookup much quicker, as others have said. I haven't tried to use my Woods 72" brushbull yet, but sort of expect to need PTO extension due to longer lift arms. Question is how much leeway does one...

My used tractor has much accumulated "crud" around the zerks. Is there a safe solvent for such stuff. I'd like to think creating piles of dirty, greasy towels may not be the answer, although I've done that before!!

Having just had a NH TC40DA for one week now, I'm still figuring out the finer points of implement hookup. When your off alignment slightly and can't muscle lift points into position, what tools do you use?? How much force can you use to persuade the links into place??

I really like the hydrostatic trani on TC40DA. I wonder whether anyone knows if NH plans to offer HSS on models larger than TC45??

I know that I have an adjustment knob below seat on TC40DA to slow drop rate of hydraulics. How useful is this adjustment??

I just took delivery of a NH TC40DA wednesday. I needed to move several implements including a disc, rake, box blade, rotary cutter and rock bucket to safe spot about 80 yards from delivery spot. If one of the the hydraulic toplink hoses was not leaking vigorously when first tested after...

I run my hydraulic toplink from the rear remote. I would need 6 foot long arms to reach the control lever while keeping the HTL positioned accurately. I'm sure this is a safety issue, but it creates a big PIA. I was planning to put together a PVC handle with T's at each end. I'm 1.5 hrs away...

I'm sure debris can cause havoc with hydraulics. When I disconnect my grapple, how should I protect the hoses and QD's from dirt??

I posted this question on the NH section and didn't get any takers. So, thought I'd try again, since it's a generic question that applies across all makes and models. I found that it was difficult to accurately position my new grapple due to fast up/down function of FEL. I'm sure I'll get better...

Just got my TC40DA, 2002. A little wear, but sounbd machine, I think. I was playing with it last 2 days scratching some dirt and moving some rocks with the grapple. I'm sure I'll get better with more practice, but it's difficult to fine tune the up/down motion to best position the grapple to...

I am going to be clearing about 1/4 acre of trees to enlarge food plots for deer. I have a set of logging tongs I was planning to use, attached by chain to hooks on hitch bar to allow 3-pt to lift near end of log off the ground to avoid it digging in when pulled. The logging tongs are about 16"...

I was thinking that welding hooks or eyes to the top of the deck of an RC might more easily enable positioning of RC for storage by yet to be purchased skid steer QA boom pole and chain. Any concerns about that. Welding won't affect gearbox or anything??

I've read here that the PAT'S EASY CHANGE system lengthens the lower arms by about 4", which may cause PTO shaft to be short. I guess it's cheaper to get longer PTO shaft than to replace lower arms with shorter ones. Anyone know what shorter lower arms might cost for replacement??

I just bought a woods model 72 6' rotary cutter. It is rated at 1.5" cutting capacity. Is that max for occasional encounter with bigger stuff or max for sustained cutting of 1.5". In other words can I occasionally cut 2-3" stuff that I run into while primarily cutting high weeds and grasses??

Does anyone know of skid steer style QA boom pole for FEL. Seems like it would be helpful for great variety of applications, allowing more clearance for the load. Obviously, the physics of carrying the load farther out would lessen loader capacity.

I'm planning to buy casters to attach to pallets or rigged up stands for implements allowing more efficient storage and attachment of implements. I've seen casters in Tractor Supple and Northern tool. Any other good choices. Since most rigs will carry 1000# or less, 4 wheels rated at 250# each...

I like the concept of the PEC system. Seems to be great help. Does anyone know if you can use it with the deluxe lower link arms on a DA series NH TC40

I'm acquiring a springtine harrow from a guy who's giving it away. It's been heavily repainted with substantial buildup. Some bolts are hard to get a purchase on. I can't complain about the price. I was thinking of having it sandblasted and repaint it myself. But I wondered what do-it-yourself...

If planning to use MIG machine for up to 3/8" thick steel, how big a generator should you use. My projected shop is not going to have utility line for electric.

I know that loaders are designed more to lift than push or pull. Any rough guidelines for a new user of NH TC40 DA with 17LA loader regarding limits of operation when pushing or pulling without damage to loader. I'm thinking in terms of repositioning logs for dragging by grapple short distance...

I'm looking into the fimco LG-60-3PT and the LG-55-3PT spray units. The 60 appears much more substantially built than the 55, even though it only carries 5 gal more capacity. It's hard to tell from the website what other differences there might be. Any stories to tell about these units??

I'm interested in chain drag harrow 6-7' wide by 8-10' long with support frame carried by 3-pt hitch. Any thoughts on how big a chain harrow you could carry with NH TC40 hitch.

When using 3-pt spreader for fertilizer, what cleanup is required after use for the spreader and the tractor??

My ANBO grapple rake ships today. Can't wait. Much rock and brush clearing ahead for deer food plots. Looks like backraking with that piece should work great. Cutting firewood will be much easier whether I pick up the logs or simply roll them over to finish the cuts. Bucking logs at waist height...

I have quick attach forks for the FEL. I have read about QA adapter for 3-pt, but haven't been able to locate one. Any suggestions??

This has been kicked around before I know. Those that have loader stick mounted 3rd fxn rockers seem to like them. I ordered one from WR Long recently. Haven't had it installed yet. Is it difficult to feather the control of grapple with rocker switch vs moving a stick??

Many threads on sprayers I've browsed through. Seems that a 6 roller cast iron pump with 55 gal tank is popular version from TSC. If my calculations are right, 55 gal would adequately treat about 1.3 acres with round-up or it's generic version . If I went to 100 gal, what kind of weight am I...

I'm hoping to order hydraulic toplink from CCM next week, but need to know the length and range of the toplink of TC40DA to make right choice. Any help would be appreciated since my tractor won't be delivered for 2 weeks so I can measure it myself.

I'm planning on getting the WR Long loader stick replacement with dual rocker switches to operate grapple and rabbit/turtle speed control for NH TC40DA. Has anyone had difficulty manipulating these switches when using gloves? Hate to hit the rabbit switch mistakenly when creeping up to grab a pile!!

Is PAT's system compatible with the deluxe adjustable lower links of the TC40DA?? They look useful, but don't know if they'll fit.

I'm not as dense as I may seem, since I made it through college and medical school, although hydraulics was an elective that I missed. If I understand correctly, a diverter valve changes the flow from another function like curl/dump to the grapple, but keeps control of the grapple by moving the...

I am thinking of getting WR Long diverter valve kit for grapple control. If I understand the many prior grapple/3rd function threads correctly, I'll lose the R/T speed controls on the stick if I go with their system?? Tractor is 2002 TC40DA. Since I haven't yet taken delivery of the tractor yet...

A buddy of mine is looking at a 2002 B-20 in good condition, 300 hrs, FEL,BH. The owner is asking 12K for it. Seems like a good price? Any thoughts??

My dealer's price for HTL is a bit steep. Who's a good source for these on the open market? What specs do I need for TC40DA HTL?

Any good place to mount a portable or permanent winch on front end of TC40DA? Seems like handy way to get unstuck if bury in mud and the like.

My dealer is installing rear remote for controlling grapple. He says NH does not have a remote with detent to use for this. Is there any benefit to having a detent for grapple control?? I was thinking that if I went to electronic valve control on loader stick later on to control that circuit...

I've read numerous posts describing each guy's favorite method of getting logs out of the woods. Can they be safely dragged by the towbar simply with clevis and chain??

I'm planning to add a brushguard to NH TC 40DA. Don't have the guard yet, but would like to weld expanded metal "mesh" to the structure to protect against pesky sticks and branches. Does anyone have such a guard and does my plan sound feasible??

Does anyone have experience with 3-pt carryalls like those carried by tractor supply or Northern tool, I don't remember which. The one I saw was rated for 1500# capacity I believe and had manual dump. Seems handy for chores like haulin' wood and the like.

I've seen several posts regarding speed of operation of top links and grapple jaws, that you may want to improve control by using 1/4" hoses, rather than larger. Can you buy a "rheostat" like in-line control that can be adjusted within a range to suit the usage, but keep larger hoses for higher...

I am going to buy a 6 foot box blade to aid in plowing very rocky soil for foodplots for deer. Tiller and moldboard plows won't work. I'm considering hydraulic scarifiers which I've read can be helpful to actually pull up larger rocks that are encountered. I'm probably only going to dig 6" at...

I'm in NE PA and am going to build a steel prefab quanset style storage shed for tractor and implements ( 20' x 30'). Will be quite crowded I know. I want to do it slab on grade rather than have to dig 42" footers. The prints from the building's company calls for 16" tall x 10" wide footers to...

I'm going to be clearing some trees for food plots. If I can get good purchase on a log end on centered in grapple and can lift it a foot or so, can I damage the loader by trying to skid it driving backward 20 or 30 feet to larger clearing to cut up for firewood. I have NH TC40DA with 17LA...

I one were to choose tractor color primarily on the FEL capacity for units in the 40-50 hp range, what color comes out on top??

I'm going to be working lime into food plots this spring and summer. I'll be primarily using disc harrow after lime has been spread by outside contractor. We will be using Aglime for the application. How does lime affect the tractor and attachments?? I know fertilizer promotes rust quickly, but...

I'm planning to have rear remote installed by dealer before I take possession of a "new" 2003 NH TC40DA. I am planning to use the remote for control of a grapple I have yet to buy. I'm trying to figure out how one controls the raising and lowering of the arms, the bucket tilt and use rear remote...

I am torn between the open jaw design of the Millonzi 48" grapple and the clamshell types like the Bodozer. The open jaw type appears better for grasping a bundle of brush, large rocks, etc. The clamshell type seems better able to grasp smaller items like blowdown logs, logs to be crossbucked...

Sorry, I'm in wrong place!!

I know I'm going to need YR for small rock harvesting. I was thinking that running scarifiers with the rake might help loosen up surface rock. Any stories about YR/scarifier combo I should know about before purchase would be appreciated.

Saw a root grapple 48" made by piranha last night on the web. Weighs about 400# with single 2 armed grapple. Priced at about $700 + 175 shipping. Has cutting type teeth that should help loosen up rocks and grasp the bigger ones with the arm. Spacing between the tines in bucket is 5" which would...

I'm looking for a reliable, reasonably priced supplier for rolling type overhead door about 10X10' for storage building to be erected this summer. I'm in NE PA? Any suggestions appreciated.

I'm hoping to put in pad for tractor barn this summer. If the local jurisdiction deems it an "agricultural building" my code requirements will be lessened. What would you consider adequate footers and pad thickness for 20' by 30' pad on which metal kit building to be erected. I'm in NE PA for...

I was planning to purchase a BB to level out some fields to be used for food plots. They are currently somewhat irregular in contour, enough to prevent disc harrow and landscape rake from making full contact across their full width. I know that I will encounter partially or completely buried...

I waffling back and forth about whether to buy stone bucket and add grapple attachment to help secure larger rocks in bucket or have stone bucket by itself and purchase dedicated grapple like Milonzi 48. I've seen the ATI advertisements on this site. Any experience with them or other bolt on or...

I was thinking of making cribs for implements to sit on. Is there anything in pressure treated lumber that would damage metal of implements??

I will be buying 6' BB, 6' LR, 6' rotary cutter, 5' stone bucket, 48" grapple and 6' 2 row disc in the spring. Won't have storage shed to start out, but would like to build one over the summer. Any thoughts on dimensions necessary to store this collection and have room for TC40DA?? Hope to pour...

I have innumerable 4-8 inch rocks on the surface of the ground where I'm establishing foodplots for deer. I have a TC40 DA recently purchased, but no implements yet. Trying to develop strategy for rock harvest. I plan on buying Milonzi rock bucket. I plan to buy York rake, but I'm told that...

While visiting the Milonzi site to check out the light root grapple, I saw their rock bucket. Smallest one seems about right for by TC40D. Seems like good product. Anyone here have experience with it??

Difficult to find decent used implements in the right size for my smaller plots. Most used farm stuff is too big. Any good used disc harrows out there?? Like the landpride line.

I have been interested in the Millonzi grapples since I first read about them several months ago. Since I would be using it with TC 40D NH machine with 17LA loader, I thought that the light root grapple at 48" would be my best bet for large rock picking, brush clearing and log moving since it is...

I was looking for rather heavy duty LR for foodplot clearing where we encounter fair # of rocks in the 6-8 inch range. Thought the heavy duty models might handle that stuff best. When cross-checking the specs for various LR makers, seems that they all employ 5/16" by 1" tines. If that's the...

I'm not going to have permanent shelter for disc harrow, box blade, landscape rake and rotary cutter in the foreseeable future at my hunting club. I guess a concrete pad would be best surface. How well would packed stone work if levelled well. What about wooden platform laid over railroad tie...

I was thinking about adding a HTL to a TC40 DA to allow me to cross a small shallow creek with relatively steep sides to improve the exit angle during the cross. I would be crossing with disc harrow or landscape rake to work food plots on the other side. Does this sound like it would help?? What...

I don't yet have a box blade, but am making plans for spring rock cleanup in foodplot fields. I was thinking that windrowing them by york rake would allow me to collect them in BB . I assume you use a BB with 3-pt free floating so it follows the contour of the ground. If you reverse the blades...

I am in the process of developing food plots for deer in NE PA. Very rocky soil. Had decided that disc and spring tine harrow were my best bets for shallow tilling. Then I heard about scarifiers for landscape rakes. I need a landscape rake anyway and adding scarifiers seems like a good solution...

I've seen adapters to convert 3-pt to a receiver hitch. I've read that you shouldn't tow much weight suspended from 3-pt due to risk of overturning. Is there an adapter that readily converts draw bar to receiver hitch short of welding one on??

I've seen at the top of this site many times extensions that clamp onto FEL bucket for lifting loads including logs. Are any of them sturdy enough to use to "persuade" partially buried rocks to pop out of ground. I don't have a BH and have plenty of partially covered rocks that we have been...

I'm doing food plots and have just purchased NH TC40DA used. Need some implements, especially serrated disc and heavy duty landscape rake. Any sources in central or eartern PA that you know of??

I am looking to buy a landscape rake primarily to help herd rocks up to softball size into windrows of sorts before harvesting them with FEL. It seems to me that the heaviest rake my tractor will handle would work best for that purpose. Was thinking 7 footer to cover tracks when angled. Does...

Going to be clearing several acres of very rocky ground in NE PA to establish food plots. Rock bucket would be a godsend for the yearly rock roundup. Also will be clearing wooded areas up to 1 acre at a time. Wondered if grapple could be attached to rock bucket for moving branches, debris and logs??

I'm establishing a number of food plots for deer in NE PA. Rocks a plenty. Vary from beachball to tennis ball size. Thought a rock bucket might be useful. Also, adding a grapple may work for log transport and brush pickup. I have a TC40DA with SS and 17 LA loader, skid steer quick attach. Any...

I know all these price checks get a little tedious after a while. But I'd really appreciate some feedback. Yesterday I saw at a really clean TC 40 DA, 2002, 450 hours, supersteer, 17 LA loader, HST. Dealer was asking 15,500 for it. He said he'd throw in filling of the industrial tires that are...

I have been thinking about what CUT to buy for some time now. I had more or less decided that for the preparation of small food plots, a tractor of 30 hp should be adequate. But I recently read a thread about grapple techniques and thought it might help when we drop trees and cut up for...

I'd like to pick up a 2 row serrated offset disc for use in establishing food plots for deer. We'll be using tractor in the 35 hp range. I've been told in a foodplot forum to get biggest disc tractor will lift. Been looking at 6 ft unit for this application. Is weight likely to be a factor with...

I'm going to need offset disc for foodplot work. Rocky ground with loam. I'm thinking 6 foot disc is biggest that can get through some of the trails between plots. I guess a good set of discs like that would weigh 1000# or so. Any thoughts on how much HP need for 4 WD CUT??

I am preparing some small food plots up to 1 acre and would like to purchase a 4 WD tractor suited for 6 foot two row disc. I'd love to get 45 HP machine, but finances are more in line with 30 HP model. Any thought??

I was doing some window shopping at my local NH dealer last week. In the conversation, I mentioned how tired I was of picking rocks from new food plots. He showed me a "rock bucket" for FEL that had a slotted construction to pick up rocks and release dirt. Looked like a godsend for those of us...

I'm looking for 6-7 foot disc harrow for food plot work. Have been looking at Leinbach and Landpride models. Both look OK to me, but any help would be appreciated to choose between these two or others. Need to purchase by end of July/early August to have available to disc in some buckwheat we...

I'm looking at 4 WD CUT's for food plot preparation. Currently have 2 acres under tillage. Plan to gey to 10 or 12 acres eventually. Need to pull implements like shallow chisel plow, disc, rotary cutter, landscape rake. Ground has many rocks of all sizes. Will not have $$ for BH, but may be able...

I am working on several food plots for deer camp. Problem is too many rocks to plow deeply. Thought I'd use a chisel plow running 4-6 inches deep. Will I need tractor with draft control to keep plow from pulling itself deeper than that?? Since I don't yet have a tractor, do the TC45's have draft...

Got a price of $16.5 K for TC45A from Corriher via their email instant response. Seems like pretty decent number. About $1000 less than my local dealer. Anyone have experience with how much better Corriher typically does on price with phone call price discussion??

I'm starting several food plots in rocky ground. I don't think I'd have much luck with a tiller and was planning to much of the ground busting with a disc. Any other attachment that could be used like a surface plow, only going 3-4 inches deep. I thought of a box blade with it's adjustable...

I am looking for a 30 hp tractor like NH TC 30 or JD 790. How large a 2 row disc should I be able to pull and lift with that size tractor??

I plan to do a fair amount of brush-hogging in the spring for food plots. Several of our future plots are slashings- many fairly closely spaced trees up to 2 inch that have grown up in areas we had clear cut about 8 years ago. Would a typical FEL bucket for a 35 HP tractor easily allow you to...

I'm considering a chain drag harrow for final preparation of seed beds. Some of the ones I've seen are fairly large and heavy which should do a better job on hard ground. But since our 1.5-2 acre plots are separated by 1/4 to 1/2 mile of woods roads and paved road, I'm not sure how to transport...

I am preparing food plots as previous posts mention. The ground has not been worked for 50 years or more. We've cut brush, cleared debris and limed in preparation for spring planting. Since the ground is compacted, I thought it best to use subsoiler or chisel plow initially to loosen it prior to...

I needed to lime our food plots. I searched all over the net, talked to tractor salesmen, combed ther classified listings, rental agencies, etc., to find a lime speader that would handle pulverized lime pulled behind ATV or small tractor. Found a listing for a small company in central Pa in a...

I am making a list of implements we need to acquire for our food plot project. Already have great ATV spreader for pulverized lime. ATV broadcast spreader for fertilizer. Will probably hand seed the plots with shoulder bag broadcaster. Still haven't figured best way to collect rocks and scratch...

I am planning on a hydraulic top link on spring time tractor purchase. It should make box blade more useful. Would it help when using rotary cutter on tall brush, allowing me to tilt the deck of the cutter to back into that brush, rather than beat up the tractor driving forward over it?

As anyone who has run across my posts, I'm trying to figure out best way of "scratching" the surtface of rocky ground to do deer food plots. I've considered tillers, power rakes, plows, drag harrows, you name it. Since some of the fields have small craters where they were stumped, a box blade...

I have been thinking about using a power rake to lightly till rocky soil for establishing deer food plots. I am afraid that chore might be difficult for tiller due to the rocks. How well does a power rake resist damage from rocks up to softball size?

I am considering buying a tiller for food plots. The soil is rocky, but I will till only top several inches to avoid jamming the tiller. The walk behind kubota tiller I use for home garden can be used with tines running forward or reverse. Reverse does a better job of breaking up ground. This...

My soil is very rocky as I've said before in other posts. Since I don't think I'll be very successful trying to plow or till deeply, I've resigned myself to working only the top several inches of soil. Will the 3-pt hitch allow me to keep a tiller that shallow. It might give me the seed bed I...

I'm working with several hunting buddies on food plots. Unfortunately our property is very rocky. We would have difficulty plowing because of rocks. Probably could simply disc several times to loosen up top couple inches. How about a tiller run shallow. That way it wouldn't hit as many rocks...

My hunting club is planning to buy CUT in the 30 horse range to use for bush-hogging, discing and cutting food plots. I don't think we'll have the scratch for the purchase in time for next planting season-May or June in northeast Pa. I hate to lose another season without establishing food...

I've been researching tractor and implement size best suited to establish deer food plots in clearcuts which have grown up since initial clearing. We have been using a 17 horse DR field and brush mower to cut brush with stems up to 2 inches with good success. But relatively narrow width of cut...

I'm in the process of preparing several 2-acre food plots to benefit deer herd at hunting camp, northeastern Pa. Have put down lime at about 2 tons per acre. Will check soil tests in early spring to see where we're at as far as requirements for lime and fertilizer. Ground is very rocky and...

I'm new to the food plot thing. Deer hunting buddies want to start working the ground next spring. Soil is fairly heavy and very rocky. I could probably chisel plow first, but that would bring too many rocks up. Hoping to hit it with round-up and then disc. We don't have any equipment yet...

Newbie to this great site. Have found the discussions very useful. No references to the old 1630 machine. I have chance to buy a used 1630, supersteer, HST with 700 hours. Machine looks showroom clean. He wants 12.5 K for it. Does anyone have experience with this machine. My hunting buddies...

I have opportunity to purchase a 1630 HST 2002 with about 500 hours on it. Tractor looks great. Used primarily for mowing previously. Dealer is asking $12.5 K for it which I thought was high. Any thoughts?