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My log splitter is a Frankenstein's Monster of a device. I think my grandfather built it decades ago to run off a 3 point hitch. It has a 4 in bore 30 in stroke cylinder. There are removable blockk that allow you to reposition the cylinder away extend the split 6 or 12 inches, though I am not...

Yes, that's exactly what we did. I have a 15-year-old who is learning to become a jack of all trades. He is in welding class in high school/ community college. While neither of us are experts I told him to have at it given the low risk of this repair. He used my plasma cutter to cut the angles...

I found some 3/8 a36 plate that should be easier to weld and cut. I'll get to it

That was my initial thought but sometimes laziness takes over. I'll see what steel I've got in the shop. The only thing I could find so far is actually an old metal Target 3/8 thick ar500 I'll just cut it down with the plasma cutter and attach it

I am the somewhat fortunate recipient of a free tractor. My dad purchased some land in coastal North Carolina and on that land was left a tractor that at the time was non-running. He dragged it out spent a couple thousand dollars on it and decided it wasn't big enough for his needs so he dropped...

I have an 11k 2 post asymmetric lift that I use all the time. I bought mine off Amazon (risky but has worked out). It's a Triumph and I paid 2700. I have a 30x50 shop. I mainly do vehicle maintenance, so brakes, tires, oil changes... a four post lift would not have suited my needs. I've...

No pics but I have a case 450 skid steer with over the tire tracks. I was running a forestry mulcher on my land when I buried it nose down into red mud deep enough that the door wouldn't open and i had to crawl my fat butt out the emergency exit. I tried to use the mulcher to push up but...

Thanks for all the advice. Working around family obligations, I got about 7 hours on it today. there were two standing dead trees that i felled with a chainsaw for safety. 4 that were already windblown and tangled up. I used the ex to push them down to the ground and then bucked them. 22...

The Virginia pines are really poor stuff. They have branches all the way up, shallow roots and every storm leads to a couple blowing down. The local state forester came out and said the virginia pines are probably not merchantable. I'm leaving the few shortleaf ones that i have It never even...

I have about 2 acres on the back of my land that I wish to clear. Long before me I believe it was pasture that was neglected and now grown up. My intention is to clear and stump to the point I can put in a food plot. The land currently has about 30 to 40 Virginia pines that range from 16 to 20...

I have no experience with the Toyota but the f150 is certainly capable. Make sure you option it with max towing and Max payload because the payload is always the catch on a 1/2 ton truck. My 18 f150 3.5 ecoboost is fast, gets good had mileage, had the Max tow package, but is sprung fairly...

No experience with Toyota but f150 will certainly do it. Make sure to get both the Max tow and max payload package as payload is the main issue

Battery powered caulk gun. Seemed ridiculous at first but after 25 tubes of construction glue for an insulation project, my hand thinks it was the best decision

Sorry. He did have a 8n. He used the Ford 881 diesel more though. He was a bit of a collector, mostly of old state surplus equipment (ie the backhoe multiple road tractors with Detroit diesels and somewhat implausibly for a 20 acre hobby farm, a heavily used d9 cat with cable blade lift)

My grandfather used a diesel 8n to run the tiller I inherited. Great machine. No fel on it but he had a Ford 4400 industrial backhoe that was also a workhorse. That was his primary tool and he did everything on it except tilling the garden. I think it turned over 30k hours before he died. My...

I feel like I did okay. $13000 for solid unit with 1039 hours on it. I did have to buy tracks (4k) before it was really useful but I enjoy it now.

I should add, I don't own a mower and don't mow my own grass. I enjoy messing around with the equipment but still work full time and the time/money ratio favors paying someone to mow my 3 acres. I find the work cathartic but need to be able to walk away when I need a break

That was my thought. I can't see getting rid of the skid, if for no other reason than the mulcher head (which is set at 40gpm hydraulic flow). While i don't currently own a tractor I have had several over the years, and the skid steer puts them to shame for loader work. With the three point...

A few years ago I lucked into a friend trying to clear out his shop and purchased his 2005 case 450 skid steer. It is a an 82 horsepower machine with cab, hydraulic couplers, high flow, two speed, and all the goodies. I use it for everything and really enjoy it. I find myself wanting a...

I have a 50 horsepower four wheel drive tractor and a 90 horsepower skid steer with over the tire tracks. The skid steer gets 95% of the work at my house and with high flow Hydraulics it runs a mulcher, stump grinder, and mower. No comparison on lifting, but I find the thing u use the tractor...