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I did finally get some hay for my horses, a lot of steams. Should have been cut two weeks ago, but too much rain. My ha guy is having people as far as OK wanting hay. He is selling everything, They are chopping it up and adding to feed cattle, Most likely to turn dry now.

Rain about every 3 days in Alabama. My hay guy has a lot of cow hay, mulch, Every thing is getting rained on.

I had to lube mine and use it. It went back to ok about a week later.

Branson is owned by TYM. No more new Branson.

But everyone says the Kukje is a Cummins!

At most lumber places here, if you have a larger order delivered, the will take back the bad/unused.

I have a 590 gator. It goes places you would never try a truck. between trees that my tractor can't go. My tractor is too heavy for the yard, so it is the wheel barrel for dirt for the yard. Also use it to fix fence and spray apple trees, get mail and haul trash to the road. It is cheap on...

We had a service center at another branch. Customer wanted repair done under warranty on used parts he provided. Said we put them on and should warranty them. We told him no, we would warranty the labor, as that is all we were provided. After repair, bill for the new parts, and the unpaid...

I may be wrong about my dealer. My XR4150 has an S173 with F03 code. Bad temp sensor. I called my dealer, I thought that he could send his tech out with parts. I was told a visit would be $300. I called today and was told that they thought I wanted someone to pickup my tractor for repair...

As a person with some knowledge of Deere dealership. They pay a lot for the training to use the software, pay for tools to connect laptop to tractor, all kinds of special tools to install seals, etc., And a dealer is not allowed to reprogram an ECU. It is done by Deere and downloaded to the...

I had a F250 2014 crew cab, 6.2. Great truck, saved my life in head on with a drugee. It had 143,000 and still running great. Just purchased a 2019 F250, 6.2, 6 speed, 125,000 miles. Love it. Enough power for me. I agree on the shift points. I got used, due to saving $35,000 over new.

Thanks, I think this will help.

I am sure you are right and it is F31. The DTF HAS 3 temp sensors. I will start by checking connections. I looked for mice, none found. THANKS

I am getting these two codes. I think temp sensors, but which one. I think it has 3. Runs fine, but will not regen. I hate to haul it 60 miles to dealer.

Last year purchased a new utv. Only one that was in my range within 100 miles. This year my friend had problem finding one, got used. My tractor dealer has LS, Branson, TYM, Bobcat and maybe others on the lot. He seems to be moving a lot, but not sure when you compare what's on the lot.

It is not licensed as a cummins or inspected by them. Great engine. Maybe better than the small cummins. Like calling all mowers a Bushhog.

It is not a cummins, great engine, built in same factory, by same people, with some of the same ideas. But it is not a cummins generator engine. But most likely better.

Looks good.

My hay guy is done for the year here in Alabama. He has some really good hay this year. Very dry here right now. Friend in Arkansas wanted another cutting but no rain. They are done with the year with not as much hay.

My LS came with about 1/2 a tank of fuel, tires filled, free labor to install the 3rd function, 3rd function kit at cost and one cap.

As was said, 'What about the 7.3?" If ford thought the echo boast was the answer to today's towing, why come out with the 7.3 gas? Old school engine, said to put out as much power as some diesels. No over head cams, no turbos. I have read better mileage than the 6.2. Said to be one of the best...

With the backhoe on, I could not shut the rear doors.

I don't recall anyone saying anything on the F250 with the 7.3 gas burner.

I have an LS XR4150, open station, 2 remotes with 3rd function. LOVE IT! I have the 2100 backhoe. You must have one detent remote for the backhoe. You only want one. The 3rd function can be added later, but it is a must have for a grapple. I have a hyd top link. Easy to take on and off for...

Hopefully they have the BH dumping the fluid directly into the rear end and not thru the spools. It helps to not heat the fluid up.

I have the XR4150 with the backhoe. Love it. But only use it for what it is designed for. I dig small stumps and dig dirt. Know the limits of all equipment. Had a friend run a mower over a lot of stumps, way fast, bent stuff, lost pens, broke stuff on tractor. Mower was fine. You can...

They now have a new tractor. 3 hours. Had a friend cut the ROPS and lowered it 12 inches,

A backhoe still can move dirt a short distance. A small mini ex is great for water lines. Not as much for stumps. As far as hauling, you can over load a 3/4 ton real fast. I had a 3/4 with a 14k trailer. Could only pull about 12,500 legal.

They shut down the schools at a hint of snow or heavy winds! have a LS XR4150. I love it.

I knew of a dozer that was 25 years old, but low hours. Always kept inside. He wanted new price, but was sold for a lot less. The major problems where all the seals started to leak from drying out. If it had been used more, it might have been in better shape. I also have a dozer and make...

I would love to borrow that trailer two days a year. I did find a 24 ft. BB with 5000 lb axles for $5,000. Says it was only pulled one time. It does have a dove tail, but I am thinking I might get 8 on the bottom and 3 or 6 on the top. A lot better than 4 at a time.

On the current trailer, we load end to end. 4 in the load. trailer has sides. On a new trailer, I hope to haul 2 wide and one on top of each 2. maybe 12 to 14 at a time. But if it has fenders sticking up, I can't get 2 wide between them. With a deck over, it is easy. I was wondering the best...

I am thinking about buying a new trailer. I use a 16 BP now. It has rails on the sides. I get 4 rolls at a time. I hope to get a newer 3/4 ton PU this fall. I am thinking about a 20 or 24 foot equipment trailer. I would love to have a deck over but the prices are high. If I get a 24 ft BB...

What's it going to cost in fuel to haul it? I am paying about $50 for a 800-1000 lb roll. The this year is ok.

Where I purchase sand, they will mix sand and topsoil together before you get it.

I did find picture on-line and friend said it was the right one. It is Deere.

I have not seen it. But JD does show a canopy in their build on-line. The say the have ordered her a new tractor. She is talking about having someone cutting the ROPS BACK to lower it. I told her, she should not, safety.

I have a friend that purchased a new 1025r with belly mower, loader and canopy. In stock, took 3 weeks to deliver it. When they got, it has 32,6 hours on it. Not happy! And the canopy is so tall it will not go into their shed. Can anyone tell me how tall the tractor is with canopy? She...

First regen may have been from the tractor being started at the dealership and transporting it. A lot of starts, short runs, and stops. No time to heat up. No way to know how many customers wanted to start it.

I know that Deere dealers only sale Deere. When I purchased my LS 3 years ago, they only sold LS. It was a small dealer. They have grown. They now sale 5 brands of tractors, moved into bigger shop and sales. They also sale mini exs, trailers, mowers, attachments, etc. They still support LS...

Not sure about my LS dealer, he starting selling Branson also. He moved to a larger location. Selling small excavators and skid steers. OK. Now he has starting selling another compact tractor line, Solectrac.(electric tractor, made in Cal.) It would be interesting to see what LS thinks of...

If you are going to handle roll hay, you have to be able to lift and stack them. So the loader lift height and weight is needed. List the attachments that you will need and then match them with the tractor hp and size. Most small tractors will do most work, but the ability to stack hay is...

Columbian in Alabama has a MT357 on the lot, open station. They have just moved to a new location and short on people. Some newer sales people. New inventory systems, etc.

I take keys out of tractors and toys so kids don't turn them on and run the battery down. Even if they don't take them, still damage. I had one guy that I let use my tractor. It was an old one that you had to warm up the glow plugs by turning the switch to the left. He used and returned it...

I work for a JD construction deal and the salesman told me he was about to trade. So I got it about the trade in value. Great deal. The service manager had it hauled in to the shop and checked everything out for me at no charge. Any repairs I do myself and parts have a discount. I just need...

I paid about $27,000 six years ago for my JD450J. It only had 2200 hours on it. I have been offered over $35,000 for it. It is just a great size machine. Deere is great on having parts, but high.

I have a 6' ditch bank flail. It is the only thing I have to cut my ditches with or some of the banks. I also use it to mow under some of my trees with low limbs.(my wife does not want cut) I still have my 5' RC and use it most of the time. I find the flail mows slower. That may be to what...

I like to use my cultipacker before and after I seed. Makes and good seed bed and pushes the seed into the ground. But a seed drill is the best, but too much money for me to own one.

My parents did not even have a lock on the front door of the house until 1970.

If you can find someone that has stock and wants to rent it, let it be their problem to keep mowed and fenced. Problem would be solved for now.

Most people here will want to know what tasks you plan to do with your equipment. How much land, pasture and trees, slope, etc. And how much time. The bigger the tractor, the faster it will get done. Pick tasks to do, attachments, and dealer support.

List your tasks, List your attachments needed and their size. Than look at tractors in your area that can power those attachments. I went with the LS 50hp, due to size, power and speed. Good dealer within range. It has been a good match for me. Too big and it has trouble with trails, too...

I would not doubt the corps of engineers would get involved. If water runs in it, they want to control it. I had a friend that purchase 14 acres to build a house and pond on. The ditch has water in it in the spring. A neighbor turned him into the county to get a permit for the pond. He...

It has not been that long ago that I put gas in my car, $5 at a time. And still see a few people at country store coming in and buying $3 to $10 in gas at a time. Even see people paying in coins. And you may first want to help, but you notice that they are smoking $5 a pack cigarettes.

Had to put out a roll of hay for my ponies. I could not get to the hay spear so I used my grapple to pick up and move the roll. Worked ok, sorry no pictures. I have been using the grapple a lot to move trees that I pushed down with my dozer. I have a low place to burn them. I don't want to...

Anyone planting fruit trees should read the Ellen White method of planting them. Nice read. Her method is over 100 years old.

All energy comes from the sun. We have been told that oil was plants and animals that died millions of years ago. Oil is something that stores the energy. We burn it and the energy is released. One of the issues is how to store large amounts of energy for later use. Current batteries are...

Well, I planted 6 apple trees with my backhoe digging the holes. Does that count? I only have 5 more to go, 3 new and 2 that must be moved from old spot to the new. Still small trees. Too much shade in the old spot. But I love your planter.

I can always pull it with a horse.

On my LS4150, the regens have not been a problem. The first one at about 35 hours, the next at about 50. I can't tell you more as I don't really notice them. I do know it happens more often as to how I drive the tractor. Start, put out hay, shut it down, regens more often. Pulling a mower...

And they have a better warranty. I have a Deere 590E. Mostly because when I went to buy one, it was the only one I could get for 3 months. It is a good machine, but sometime I wish I had power steering. I do want a lot more lights on it. I use mine every day. I was driving my truck all over...

What part of Alabama? I am in the west central and my dealer has been great. I know a little about one of the dealers North and most of it has been good. Know nothing about the 2 dealers in south Alabama. I watch Columbiana, LS dealer, and they have just moved to larger location and is...

John Deere, no doubt has one of the best parts systems. But you can no longer get any transmission parts for a JD350 dozer. They just are not there, with Deere or any one else. It was last made in 1970. So you may not find parts for any tractor over 50 years old. At my age, I am only worried...

You might try LS, my dealer is selling a lot.

My regens about every 50 hours. Do you run the rpm up when it regens? It may not be burning the soot off. But I think the dealer would have done this. I would contact LS. Temp may be a little lower than mine, but not by much. To check if it is the temp of the engine, try putting something...

I have a LS XR4150 with a lot of attachment. My son has a Mahindra 26 emax. Both are great for what they were designed to do. I pickup logs and move rolls of hay. He can put top soil in the yard without packing it down. He can move between the trees. If he didn't own a smaller tractor, my...

Cahaba, I am north of Tuscaloosa. I love my LS dealer, Columbian. You might have to be careful getting advice on here, they may be Auburn fans. Just kidding.

People's opinions on fuel prices is interesting to me. At $2.00 a gallon, it was high. At $3.00, it doesn't need to go any higher. At $4.00, we can't survive. AT $5.00, no, we can't go on. At $4.80, we have some relief, everything is going to be fine. It is only one part of the total.

I had my JD 450H stuck a couple of years back. I was lucky in that I still had my old Case 680C backhoe. The dozer is 16,000 lbs. I think the Case was 14,700. After a little digging, I pulled the dozer out with the backhoe. No longer own the Case. My wife makes me stay out of the wet areas.

With the dry weather expected in the mid west (and fires) and if rain continues in the southeast, I hope I can get enough hay this year. I am almost out. And I can't think about what fuel prices will be.

Yes, inflation hurts anyone on a fixed income. But the government comes out ahead. As taxes are based on a percent of your higher income, their debt is worth less. Maybe if we stopped the spending, with inflation, we could someday pay it down.

I agree to read and do your homework. I purchased new a couple of years back. Not my first tractor, but an upgrade, more power. I thought I wanted one brand, went to dealer and test drove it. It just did not fit. There was no way that I could sat on that tractor for hours at a time. If you...

On DST, could we all just get up and go to work when we want to, without someone telling us to. I love the quote on facebook, by a native American, "Only a white man would cut the bottom of a blanket off, sew it back to the top, and call the blanket longer."

I have had my older tractor 3pt stay up for over a week and not leak down.

72 here today, 22 tomorrow night.

In Alabama, tractor are treated the same as a car. It is an auto tax rate. About 1/4 as much as general sales tax. But an implement is the general tax rate. 10% at this time.

I love my LS. And Branson is a good tractor with the Kukje engine. The Kukje engine is not a Cummins engine. Kukje was contracted by Cummins to manufacture engines. But they are not the same engine. But Kukje is a very good engine.

I look for my hay guy to go up. I have purchased 4 x 5 roll of costal from him for a long time for $35 a roll of about 800 lbs. I have expected it to be $40 to $45 for the past three years. He also raises chickens, so has chicken litter. I would not be surprised to see $60 or more here for...

Never had a tire roll off the bead doing loader work. Hay or logs. But I don't overload it. I have had the front tires lose traction pulling subsoiler, heavy back blade.

Does Ls make the NH?

Attached the backhoe, dug 12 holes, mixed peat, manure, top together with bucket. Filled the holes back in. Planted apple trees. A long day.

Had a head on last year. Woman on the wrong side of 2 lane road on something. Traffic in other lane. I think she was trying to pass several cars. My insurance company only want to pay me $10,000 less than KBB. I have hired an outside appraisal and lawyer. It was an F250, loaded. Good luck on...

Why not? Weight in or on tires does not ride on the front wheel bearings. The front wheel bearings support the weight of the tractor or what is in the FEL.

Did I read that the front end was light? Add fluid in the front tires and front end weights. I do a few things where I need all tires on the ground pulling. If I lose front tractor, the back spins.

A lot of old farm folk use our brakes to steer with. At the end of a row, I will turn my tractor around on one rear wheel. And no I don't have HST. I love my shuttle.

My LS4150 has been great and my dealer has been good. Growing and moving into a bigger place and adding more service bays. I thought that LS also produced some tractor for MF at one time.

I plan to have a 40 x 60 metal building put up this year. To go with my 40 x 40.

When I had a shear pin and new ground, at times I sheared 1 to 2 pins a day. Clutch was a good addition. A little spring maintenance, along with grease.

I think 2 or 3 locals are going to stop haying this year. A few younger one baling grass. But a lot of them have no dry place to store hay and few are doing the small bales. My hay guy still has chicken houses and does a lot of small square. I am one of his customers that use rolls. I don't...

You may want to make sure to fill the tires. I have an LS and love it. I have all the tires filled. Down to 200 acres and 6 horses, 4 ponies.

I keep more than one tool box. I take most on my side by side. If I am using the chainsaw, i take that box, etc. I have about 5 different boxes. The one on the tractor, has a few pins, channel locks,

I thank everyone for the information. Still not sure the best way to go, At my age, I will not be walking around the pasture putting anything out. A sprayer behind my tractor may be something I could work with, but the cost of the spray?

I have a Deere dealer that I don't care to buy from, but another one up the road that is great to deal with. A bit to drive, but worth the drive.

Anyone have good ideas on what to do about fire ants. I think I have a mound every 6 feet in my pasture. You hay guys in the south have to have something.

I have a basket lift. Battery powered. I still paid to have 3 large trees taken down near my house. He had better equipment and insurance. I did the clean up after it was on the ground, so still saved some money. I love my lift, but most of those only hold 500 pounds in the basket. Great...

I have a lot of attachments, including a king kutter tiller and a backhoe. I use the backhoe about 3 to 4 days a month. Worth it to me and it does a great job for ME. My son has used my tiller more than me. Over 20 years old and never any problems. It does the job it is made for. I think...

With the traffic on the highway, I only turn my high beams on in my pasture. Traffic on the road in front of my house is so bad, that I have to wait up to 15 minutes to cross the road to the mail box in the afternoon. And better back across is not any better. Weekends not so bad.

Reminds me, when I was young, the local liquor store would be raided for selling to minors. Would be shut down. Within a day they would be open under new owners. I guess the same thing happens in a lot of industries.

Some one in this wreck was trying to make money, the truck owner, trailer owner, boat owner. I agree that the driver is at fault, but so is the truck owner, trailer owner and boat owner. Also the owner of where the boat was loaded. They knew it was not legal.

I work for a company with several trucks, large and small. Everyone must have a valid driver license. Payroll keeps a copy and will advice before it expires. If you don't get it done, you don't drive. Health card for all drivers of more than 1/2 ton. CDL med cards for semi's. If you have...

Most problems now has still be rain. Just too wet to want to get under equipment. And on the real nice days, we have had a lot, just too much fun clearing for more pasture or a good football game. Hard when you still work in town 5 days a week.

The return line, returns excess fuel to the tank. It is to maintain the correct fuel pressure in the main line. Not a good way to mix the fuel. Compression on an engine is measured by taking the volume of the chamber when the piston is all the way down and comparing it to the volume of the...

If you haven't load grease by hand, you aren't old.

We are lucky in my town to still have an old hardware store. Not the new ones. They have every odd nut and bolt, old tool, etc. I needed a flat washer, 2 + inches, with 1 1/4 hole. they had them. Every horse shoe, nail, tools. Every fence tool, etc. They have been in the same old building...

Not sure on the model year, but my dealer is reporting selling a MT3 about every 3 weeks. I think they still have stock.

With some of the help that they get today, it is no surprise. The other day, I was told that they no long sold the hoses for propane tanks. They sell propane, they sell tanks, no hoses in stock. Half the time little to no cat food. A lot of brands of horse feed, they are out. Most of the...

Welcome, I am north of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A few of us on here. Roll Tide!

It got worse over time. I already checked everything around the joystick. All looks good there.

I have an XR4150, joy stick lift is fine, but the curl is very hard to move. It no long returns back to neutral. I looked at the joy stick yesterday and found every thing clean. I looked under the tractor and everything looked fine. I did not have to time to remove the cable from the...

My dealer is selling tractors, about 2 to 4 a week.

We have had f250's on order for some time. Dealers are listing used trucks for $10 to $20,000 more than they would have sold for 5 years ago. 1/2 tons, yes, bigger, NO! A friend building a house was told that the bath tubs would be 3 to 4 months. My boss ordered a new refrigerator, it has...

I didn't realize that was there. So farm down, I just never looked past the tractor section.

maybe start a new thread. We have what we did today, We have tractors and wood. How about tractors and gardens, under 2 acres. Something, I think I would read. Even rename this one, to Farming with a compact tractor. I might as if someone has any different ideas on getting an open area ready...

Bet they don't know how to turn the air bag off.

Diggin it, I have to agree on the just in time inventory. I live near a car plant. Another plant that supplied one of the parts, had a problem and had to shut down for a few days. The car plant had to shut down for 2 weeks. They didn't have enough part to even finish up one day. When the...

My dealer is Alabama has had tractors and selling them.

my xr4150 open station, only came with two remotes. I wish I had at least one more.

Agree on the weight. But most likely too much for an F350. And in a lot of states, if the truck was owned by a company or being hired out, it requires CDL and DOT. A lot of people with horse farms getting tickets because trying to take farm off taxes. I don't understand people. I used to...

I have a Deere 590E, can be purchased in 2 or 4 seater. I added windshield, a must have for me. Use it everyday to go to barn to feed. Very little gas usage. It will go between trees and turn around in tight places. It is for work and not play. And at the time, it was the only one that was in...

My dealer provided me with all of the manuals. Not sure if web site or what. I know I have them all on my computer.

Was told by a friend that Lowe's expect the prices to go backup before the end of the year.

I love my dump trailer. 14k. We use it to haul 4 to 5 yards of sand, gravel or fill dirt. Where I pile it is in the pasture and large trucks can not get back there. My son also uses it to clean up the tops from trees that has fallen or been cut. Great not having to unload by hand. I have...

Watch the old video. It explains the first draft control.

There is an old film on utube It is an old Massey Ferguson film and explains the draft control on the tractor the best I have seen.

It's just flat on one side!

I think the union leaders agreed with the new contract, but the workers voted it down. Union leaders looking after their jobs?

I mostly get water from the supplier. I have purchase diesel in 5 gal can and had it set over night and can see the water in the bottom as I pour it into the tractor. At work we have monitors in our underground tanks for water. We do not let anyone fill up after we dump fuel into the tanks...

They think that they are the only ones that know how to view them and use the data. Where to put the advertising into, etc. They also use it to know how much they can push the prices up.

It is how things are being seen. Main employee gets big raise and a big bonus. They are working 3 out of 4 weekends. Company did not plan for this much sales and are trying to catch up. They are getting a increase in pay, but will pay more health insurance. That is 20% more, but no dollar...

Deere knows the numbers. but only release them to the dealers for their area. I am talking about larger equipment. If they know theirs, others also know. These numbers are guarded and not released to the public. These numbers are money for all the market.

My dump trailer battery charges off my truck when it is hooked up and running. It also has a small charger in it that I plug up some of the time to keep the battery charged. No problems for years. Never replaced the battery.

Not towing, but I lost my f250 to a driver on the wrong side of the road, and high on drugs. I just found out the she had run another truck into the ditch a few miles before me. Head on, totaled my truck. I had just purchased a new land plane and had it loaded in the back for my truck, but at...

Looks like something I might use on my side by side.

And with a tractor with FEL you can have a load or two of gravel on site to repair spaces when a boat is moved.

I have been told not to mix different types, colors. I am not sure what types there are but am sure there is something on internet to tell you. I just don't mix.

But rednecks will!

I just can't like that!

I love mine. And I don't have a trailer that can haul it, so no one can borrow it.

On my dozer yesterday. Pushing a lot of trees and brush. limb beside dozer, I had to stop going forward, not enough dozer. Tried to back up and could see limb going into engine. STOPPED before it got to radiator. I did manage to turn and get it out. Pushing on limbs with a lot of pressure...

Does a BX without loader come with the joystick and hydraulics in place? I think not. So resale of loader would need them also. So you would have to remove those. Sale as it is. He is looking at how much lower a used BX is without the loader. Reason is no one wants one. The loader will add...

Might want to look at the shuttle shift. I love mine. I also have ROPS.

I have a spot that I want to level, fill in holes from old pine tree stumps. I only plan to do a small spot at a time. I don't want any thing to wash down the hills. I have most of the attachments listed, no rocks. I will try 5 acres and see how it goes and than try another spot after the...

Changes are that the dealer will also make the hose. I work for dealer of heavy equipment. The only hoses that we stock are ones with non stock ends. And that is not many.

Agree, clamp on is better than nothing. But anyone that has used both know that if you have quick attach they are a lot better. Mostly due to the clamp on putting the weight so far forward and not beint able to pick things up.

I hid my outside key pad. It is wireless. The people I want in has a transmitter. I only put the keypad in for use when I forgot to get on while on my tractor. My gates open in, as to allow room for my truck with trailer to be completely off the highway when I turn in.

Back to the broken frame. I had a 97 F150. It had the tow package. I got it used. It had a 2 5/16 ball on the hitch. I removed it and installed a 2". After 5 years of heavy use, and I did overload it a lot hauling stuff to build a house, I had a horse trailer on it. Drove 80 miles to a...

I think my local dealer has sold 2 in the last 2 weeks. He has tractors.

Gee, you got to start out on a new one!

The Corp of Engineers can get involved into to any thing that carries water. A friend wanted to build a small dam across a low place on his property to back up less than an acre for a pond. Water was run off and it dried up about 4 months in the year. Less than 1 inch deep and only about 24...

A farming friend of mine just retired. He still lives in the same double wide trailer that he purchased new 45 years ago. He is no longer farming but still haying for his cows. They are renting out a lot of their farm land. And plan to sell a little each year to make it thru to the end. His...

50 years ago, there was not caps lock. Even today, my boss's wife wants everything typed to her in CAPS. It is bolder and easier to read. Years ago, the old impact printers only printed in caps, inorder to print faster. Plus I need most things in caps, I have a hearing problem.

4x4x8 PT today at Lowes, listed at $8.57, It was $11.57 last week.

The place I work for sales a lot of large equipment to the big saw mills. Our salesman was told by one of the large ones that build a big mill, that they paid for it last year within 6 months. They are still buying timber at less than the price 4 years ago.

I think they are pricing it as high as they think the local market can handle.

In Alabama Lowes, 2x8x12 is $20.62 I have been watching 4x4x8 pressure treated for fence posts. I also need 2x6x16 pressure treated for railing. I purchased a full pallet load of 4x4x8 for $3.95 each a lot of years ago. I have used them all. The price here before this started was about...

My wife has always had me start the gas mowers and leave them running for her. She has never been able to start anything that run a gas that didn't have a key. So, Yes, she can start the electric.

I have a lot of Dewalt 20v, but a 40v kobalt chain saw, weed trimer and mower. I rate them as ok. My wife can run and start them.

LS 4145XR, LS4150XR and LS 4155XR, same engine, same part numbers, same turbo, same ECU, but different ECU programming. Will the 4145 outlive the 4155 when both are run the same? I don't think so, as most of these are less than 250 hours a year. But when mowing, 10 hp makes a difference...

It's just flat on one side. Oh, the times I have heard that!

We had almost all of our blackberry bushes die over the last 2 years. I am not sure why. Even the ones that I mowed around for my wife. I am not flagging them when I see them to move this winter. We just want enough for a pie or two.

There is a program in Deere construction equipment. It is powertrain relife. They replace the Transmission, engine, axles and other parts on the equipment and give it a 3 year warranty. With construction being used as hard as it is and the cost of new equipment, it looks to be a good...

The LS dealer in Columbiana, Alabama is still selling 3 to 5 a week. They had good inventory the last time I was by. They also sell Branson.

Where I work, we have oil heaters in the winter. We change a lot of oil in heavy equipment. This includes a lot of hyd oil. Any extra oil that we have is sold to a company that recycles it. And the base that this state sprays down is oil, not vegetable. I have used oil on some of the wood...

In checking on the size of tractor. Frame size, weight, not HP. Some people stack hay bales that weigh over 1600 lbs. This is one factor, the other is how high. I can only stack two high, but that is ok due to the height of the hay barn. If you can stack higher, make sure that your tractor...

The biggest take that I get on this is "Always have an escape route".

I don't live in the cold climate and I use my tractor a lot more. I would hope that some of you Northern guy would help tell him how to better maintain his tractor. I know that even in good weather I try to start every machine on the farm at least once a month and it it warm up and run. I...

With the current price of wood? It might have been cheaper to go buy a hitch.

I have on that is over 25 years old. Deck is rotted out, but Kohler engine still runs.

A friend said she sold a house the other day for $50,000 over the asking price. Put it on the market and had 7 people try to buy it. They started bidding on it. Said the bank had two houses over 1/2 million that were being built and is over 1/2 finished. The owners can not get any additional...

I had my frame crack on an old F150. Hauling too much weight. When it really went, I will pulling a heavy trailer and when I tried to unhook it, I jacked the trailer up and the hitch on the truck came up with it. Looked a lot like this. It needs to be parked. I sold mine for scrap metal...

My boss just build a new hunting cabin, well over $1 MILL. He is over 78, and still works 7 days a week. He started with nothing. Has worked his whole life and always wanted this cabin. He has paid his taxes and employees over 250 people and pays a lot more than $15 an hour. He earned it...

Not tractor, but it is a Mahindra. Dealer told me Saturday that he no longer will carry any side by sides. I was told that Mahindra did not renew their contract for side by sides. He said that Mahindra will not long manufacture or sale any side by sides. I can not find anything in the news...

Heavier disc have heavier frame. Stronger!

Or buy a tractor with the tank down low.

All of the equipment on our yard is started about every 2 to 3 weeks and let run for about 1/2 hour. This keeps the battery up and dries the moisture out of the engine. We also move things around on the lot often. We see no equipment with less than about 8 to 10 hours on it. (But, larger...

You may be right, I may just find other things to read. I may not want to be here. Speaking on the real news, politics, tax and things that affect our lives and farms.

With most taxes being a percent, with prices going up, doesn't the taxes go up? I really don't burn enough diesel to make that much difference. But I am looking at getting rough cut oak lumber for my next fence railing. I have used it before and it lasts as long as the treated. Will be...

In talking small equipment, the small dealers sale the lawn mowers and the scuts and cuts. The also have to do the warranty on the lawn mowers that are sold at the box stores. There is a lot of time and lower profits. A salesman may be paid commission on the profit of the sale. A bigger...

Agree, prices affect low income the most. As well as small business that can't pass the increase off to customers. Look at retired people living on fixed incomes.

Don't doubt that this is true. Deere has their on-line quote system and your first quote would have been on file. Not sure why a regional rep would get involved. Unless he was a regional rep for the dealer and not Deere. Deere protects their dealer regions and if you go to a dealer not in...

Yes, sold my 1973 Plymonth Satellite Sebring Plus (one step less than a road runner). I purchased new for $3,000 and sold it in 1982 for $700. Man, what it would be worth today. I think about it all the time, but more than likely would have crashed it at high speed. It was fast on the highway...

How about this, Man with some money starts a company, buys a lot of land in the middle of nowhere. Builds a large factory, with housing for the workers, pay them a fair wage for the times. Later workers strike and shuts down the plant. Making owner give into their demands. Owner can not...

Just a little heavy on the front. Would hate to see it hurt.

Half of the pickup trucks in Alabama farms and construction sites on tanks in the beds.

10%, we only hope that is all. Look at lumber and other supplies.

There was a post I read a few weeks ago. I am not sure where, may have been on here. Some thing like, "Shame on you people that kill animals for meat. Why don't you just go to the store and buy it where they make it. That way no animals get hurt." Not sure about the words, but you get the...

I think it all came South to me. It is wet and muddy.

My grandfather sharpened saw blades late in life for a living. All kinds of blades. I often wish I knew how to do it right.

Dude, I understand your issue. Not sure that I have any advise to help. A good friend in Arkansas quit farming 2 or 3 years ago due to just not make any money for his work. Now has land not being farmed at all. Got tired of working for break even. Still has some cows and hay fields. But no...

I have a LS XR4150 and love it. My friend has had a sub compact tractor in the past. He is thinking about buying 12 to 25 acres and building a new house. He has looked at my tractor and likes it. Has looked at my dealer. He is looking at the MT240HE. He feels that it is all that he will...

My son's Emax26 he purchased new. It is about 5 months before the warranty runs out. He was having an issue with the shuttle shift. Getting harder and harder to shift. He checked all of the external linkage. Called the dealer, they said that it must be brought into the shop. He took it in...

I did look to see if I could find any solid information on market share. Could not. So I thought that I would show a little member share on tractorbynet. I only picked some of the tractors. I added LS because I own an LS. Tractor Posts Percent...

This is part of my 3 rail fence. I like it. At one time I had about 18 horses. Down to 10. I found that they like it a lot better if they don't stay in the barn. Check the cost, but here my rolls of hay contain about 18 square bales. I do lose some in feeding. All is stored under cover...

I just purchased a used millcreek manure spreader, model 50. I understand that it has not been made for about 20 years. I can get parts from Millcreek, but I think they may be a little high. I am needing a PTO Shaft. It has a 1 in yoke and is about 60 in long. About $266 from millcreek plus...

That is a big difference. I think that I can see a heavy frame on the EA. Light on the KK. And can see where weight is the most important factor. Because I live close to the KK in Winfield, Al, I have several things that came from them. Most are over 20 years old and most are not their...

Looking at a cultipacker. I see EA has a 72" smooth wheel and also sales a King Kutter 72. I don't think it is a smooth wheel. Can you tell be the difference between them. I had someone tell me that King Kutter had been sold in the past few years. Their factory in Winfield, Al is not too far...

Problem yesterday on my XR4150, still less than 200 hours. While I was subsoiling part of the pasture, it would not say in 4wd. It did a good job of pulling it as long as it was in 4wd. But about every 5 to 7 minutes, it would go out of 4wd and the one wheel would spin. Stop and push the...

I just ordered a new mower from Betst, a AGL165. It is the same model number sold by Titan and a few others. Import from China, I know. But the videos look good on it. The price was $3295, but on sale less than $2000. I ordered it with hammer blades and ordered a full set of knife blades...

I was interested to know if anyone had mounted a small air compressor and tank on a tractor. It would be nice to blow out the radiator or the air cleaner in the middle of mowing the pasture. I would think the biggest question would be where to mount a tank. Maybe in front of the grill. It...

The new 4150 was delivered on Friday. With backhoe, grapple, 3rd function, and hay spear. Here is the reason to let them deliver it. Drive left the store and had 2 flats less than 3 miles from their store. The tractor is great. I put the grapple on the cleaned up two trees that were cut...