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Sounds like my kind of luck. Fix a problem,cause a problem. I suspect you blew a fuse RR the panel.

I would start buy checking wires to the ignition switch and the switch itself or a pinched wire going to the glow plugs.

Welcome to the club there are several threads about LS tractors regen problems. Mine regens every 12 hours with an occasional 14 hours depending how hard I run it..

I've seen some ticks but the fire ants are what I can't believe, there are more mounds this year than the combined mounds for the past 3 years. I only try to control them in my yard and use Ortho Fire Ant Killer 3 times a week. They have taken over the fields not much I can do about that.

You know your old when you have trouble putting on your socks or cutting your toe nails.

Water and med's will be the down fall for a lot of people who think they are prepared including myself. In the winter I can handle a month off grid and will be eating a lot of dried beans and rice after that I will be SOL. In summer I have a small garden but don't have enough canning supplies...

I have a Kobalt 24VDC and really like it, pull starting was becoming an issue for me. I don't use a chainsaw that often so I don't have to worry about stale gas. I have had no problems cutting down 16 and 18" cedar trees and for casual use of a chainsaw electric is the way to go for us older folks.

I had the same problem until I tightened the alternator belt.

I agree if anything goes wrong R&R a 700lb tire that would be a major event.

My loader manual says grease every 10 hours. I generally grease once a month.

I did the rent a stump grinder and fill over. Of course it depends I only had six fairly large stumps. I rented on Saturday and returned before noon on Monday for a one day rental. It was a one day project but driving time to pick up and return would take up a half day.

I stand corrected my dash resetting after start up is related to a low battery, probably because my battery used to be below 11.5 volts if set over 4 days. I had it at the dealers but they said no problems found but replaced the battery anyway. Got home same problem returning back to the dealer...

When you look at voters and who controls the majority of votes you have to consider the entire county not just the city proper. Example LA County population is 9,861,224 however, LA city population as reported in a previous post 3,881,224. To me it is apples and oranges about in how you report...

I have had a starter cause this but you could tell it just did not spin quite fast enough as when hot. Having said that I also suspect the fuel pump as going bad.

I had a Mitsubishi 2350D and took the starter to a re-builder. I don't remember the cost but 3 years later when I sold it it was starting just fine. They also said it was interchangeable with another series tractor but I don't know which one.

I suspect you have a bad neutral and where I live the power company says they are not responsible for open neutral problems. Caution: What can happen is 180VAC or move volts on one leg and 60VAC on another fluctuating can and will damage everything electrical in your house. I doubt it is...

I bought a new deer lick!

I don't think it is a garter snake but, I don't know what kind of sake it actually is.

When I was growing up we had a different way our family had dinner. Mother would cook she and my dad would sit down and eat then she would set 3 plates on the table put food in each plate then my brothers and I would eat. We never ate as a family. The idea of everyone sitting at the table and...

I know I'm old every morning when I get out of bed.

I remember the Burma Shave signs all along the highways in the 40 and 50's.

My FIL uses locust for fence post, says they will last forever.

I don't know if it's compatible but you can buy PVC slip joints. I have used them underground and never had a problem with them.

A lot of states pension plans are underfunded and will be looking for the federal government to bail them out.

Is there any more/less vibration with chains as opposed to blades?

Anyone remember when the iceman delivered ice to the house to put in the ice cooler (refrigerator).

During WWII we used to go around hunting up scrap iron and selling it to the local junk man, 1 cent per pound. You would be surprised what all you could buy for a few pennies back then.

A few years ago I started making trails through the wooded areas now the grand-kids loving visiting driving the JD Gator through the trails, driving the tractor, target practice and the ones to young for drivers license get to drive the truck around the open field. We also planted a vineyard one...

Make it to sweet and ants will eat the tires.

I think Tractor Supply carriers the bushings.

Don't know why people complain about price increases when the truth is your dollars have less value and no one seems to consider that. The more money printed the less value for the dollar.

Good job. Year around comfort

When I first bought this property there were 10 or 12 live and several large dead Honey Locus trees. I have cut them down and dragged them to a steep bank and pushed them into a creek bed being very careful. That was for the live ones, trying to drag the dead ones wouldn't work as the limbs...

I was referring to a commercial made famous by a little ol lady that said. "Where's the beef"? If you remember the commercial you would know the rest of the story.

A small hole may not seem like much but gas fumes will escape wasting gas and possibly creating a dangerous situation stored in an enclosed location. I suspect as gas exits the tank a one way vale allows air in.

I would strongly advise against it as you will unlikely get a second chance. Due to age I now have difficulty picking up a full 5 gal container. I used to fill 2 containers per trip. I now take and extra can and fill each with 3 gallons. As a former fireman I know better, gasoline is dangerous...

Where's the beef?

I'm confused, I thought when a female wore those skimpy stringy butt showing bathing suits the official name was thongs and we called that butt floss. Then again expensive flip flops were also called thongs. So what are thongs???

Often overlooked is the ignition switch and your problem sounds like a safety switch or ignition switch

I use Forney Flux Core Wire in my HF 125 FCW and recommend it over the Vulcan wire sold at HF

You know you are old when you remember who said " Goodnight Mrs Calabash wherever you are".

I have a Titanium 125 DC wire welder from HF. I love it when on sale $149. Look it up on YouTube it is a good beginning welder for the money. I think it weights around 14 pounds works on 120VAC. I used to have a Champion 90 flux core wire welder weight around 45 pounds and just no penetration on...

I have never did get it figured it out I just go with the flow. Born in MA, parents moved to FL then TN I left TN for the USAF went to TX from there to NC, Korea, Vietnam, MS, NE, discharged and with the same company lived in SC, NC, VA, MS, OK. I retired and currently live in MS this is where...

The sun on one side can lead to a 10 deg or more difference side to side. If it were me, I would test again for a short run and if the same results I would back of the castle nut one quarter turn on the 125 deg bearing. I suspect you are fine as is but I'm over cautious pulling a trailer.

In case you didn't know hay bales are great places for snakes to hibernate. Wet hay in a silo will ruin you day. My grandfathers dairy barn burnt to the ground when a burning silo fell on it. The only thing saved were a few horses that had to be lead out of the barn with hoods over their...

Absolutely, I like the idea of no reselling, you grow it you can sell it. We used to have a big garden but gave that up many years ago and now I only grow a few things for the heck of it, my wife passed away 4 years ago so I really have no need to grow anything but I still visit the Farmers...

I have an MT250 with 180hrs. Since new it has regen every 12 hours like clock work. At first I did let it idle around 1200 rpm and read on here to keep it above 1500 rpm so I now keep the engine above 2000 when idling so far it has regen every 12hrs except this last time it was 14hrs. I...

Whoever stole it had to have a large enough trailer to haul it so it may no longer be in the local area.

You know your old when you remember getting on an airplane and all the women wore dresses and the men were in suits.

Total 109 acres. I live on 41 and of that I maintain around 18 acres of grassland the rest hard wood full of trails for grand kids when visiting riding around in a JD Gator.. The rest is not adjacent and about a mile away of that 30 rented out and farmed for soybeans the rest mixed pines and...

I feel every hub immediately after a trip or filling at a gas station. A warm hub needs service ASAP a hot hub needs service right now.

Along with age comes new problems, my furnace located in the attic with access in a closet quit working. To repair furnace. First empty closet (major job), get ladder, climb up through a small access hole and fix it. I "think" I can get up into the attic but I know I'll never get back down. At...

Our DIL told my wife their daughter deserved to go to Disney Land and they were planning a trip. My wife asked "Why does she deserve to go, does she do laundry, clean up after the dog, load the dishwasher, exactly what does she do to deserve the trip". That really upset the DIL, she stomped off...

Recovery straps do break. My friend was pulling me out in reverse, strap broke and went through his windshield. No injury but scary.

I think there is a lot of damaged done by squirrels that get blamed on mice.

That's another thing, when you are young you make sounds like groan and moan that's for others to hear you. When you are old they just come out even when you are all alone and they are for real.

I said it before and I'll say it again. You know you are old when your "kids" are drawing their Social Security and Medicare.

When I had a problem with the IRS I received a letter from them threatening with wage garnishment due to non payment. I sent letter explaining I had sent regular quarterly payments. A month later I received another warning letter, I did not know what to do and was really concerned with how to...

IIRC I used to lock the clutch down in reverse and pulling a truck backwards. Could be a bad throw-out bearing

You had to pay by the number of people in the car so. We used to sneak in the back on foot and meet the car or ride in in the trunk.

I have one and have used it quite a bit. It is not a backhoe but it does have it's place It takes some getting used to and the problem child is the stumps with a "deep" tap root. Best to use it in damp soil after a rain. The easy ones is the old stumps, 3+ years and they just dig out with very...

I had two teeth go through my upper lip from a tree limb. Hurt like crazy and bled a lot. That would not have happened with a cab. Now I have home made limb guards to prevent that in the future.

OK, this is a test to see how many folks on here are "really" old. Who remembers when we had ration stamps to buy tires, leather goods, gasoline, sugar, shoes, and lots of other stuff? This was during WW2 and for us it was no problem, my grandad owned a dairy farm and we could barter milk for...

I was in high school when the latest fad was 3D movies where they gave you a cheap pair of glasses with lens of different color. Pretty neat at the time.

lots of choices on e-bay I installed on on my truck and have on on my tractor.

Is there a reason not to use SCH 40 instead of thin wall?

I remember when working for NASA back in the early 70's we were scheduled to interrogate a satellite somewhere around the moon. I had to go out to the dish antenna (small 28 footer) and change the polarization from right hand circular to left hand I re-positioned the wave guide came back down...

I know I'm old. The first thing I do every morning before I get out of bed is raise up the cover and see if I have a tag on my big toe. If not I get out of bed knowing this is going to be another great day.

I had to make that decision when I bought a new tractor in 2021 my old tractor was open. I decided since I am retired (85) and can choose my work hours when bush hogging I start early 7am and work until the metal on the tractor gets to hot to touch around 11 or noon and quit for the day. I do...

I have a DR Trimmer and use the round chain saw blade. You can sharpen the blade. However; the blades are pretty expensive I hope one of the blades shown on here will work on the DR. and save me a ton of money. It really works good on Privet hedge and small (3") trees.

Proper use of a dozer and they will come out stump and all, push them up in a pile and burn. Around 25 years ago I paid a guy around $1700 to clear 6 acres with hundreds of trees of all kinds including cedar, took about 4 days with the dozer. I went back with 3,000 pines in the same area. I...

I had a 33hp Mitsubishi tractor that did the same thing only would not start below 40 deg F. I ran 12 gauge wire from the battery to the glow plugs installed and a push button switch to the glow plugs. Push in the switch for a count of 20, problem solved.

You can't reason with a troll he is only on here for attention and boy is he getting it, 10 pages of BS. Time to close this ridiculous thread.

I made the comment "If you have to ask the price you can't afford them" because they quoted $7000 to install the gutters and leaf guard screens over the gutters for an 1100 sq ft house.. I paid them $3000 to remove the old gutters and install 6" Leaf Guard Gutters I would not pay $4000 for the...

I bought a 65" from Best Buy got home unpacked and the screen was cracked in one corner. Took it back, they saw the crack and refund no problem the box had no damage. It was a Fire TV and they had no more in stock and didn't know when they would get any new ones. Ordered one from Amazon 3 day...

I was in the USAF stationed in Biloxi, MS during the Cuban crisis (Oct 1962) From dusk to dawn military vehicles heading to FL on US 90 and very few during daylight hours. FDR was president when I was born.

About "Leaf Guard" gutters. If you have to ask the price you can't afford them.

Where's the beef?

I was having a tire repaired one day and their were two guys having all kinds of problems getting a large (really large) tractor tire to seat on the rim and just couldn't get it done. Tire shop owner comes out of his office told the guys to step back sprayed starter fluid in the tire and threw a...

You know you are getting old when your kids start drawing Social Security and signs up for Medicare.

Wonderful insightful story about Sandy. My coyote story; I few years ago I was cutting a small field on the tractor when what I thought what was a dog just sitting and watching me, it showed no fear. As I cut closer the critter stood up but it did not run and turned out to be a three legged...

Check the voltage from the chassis ground to the pos battery terminal you may have a bad fusible link. Did you check the main 30 amp fuse with an ohm meter? Did you check the main fuse for 12VDC on both sides of the fuse? Did you have no power before you swapped out the key or just dash light...

You know your old when you remember the "Henry J".

The first computer I worked on in the USAF had vacuum tubes requiring 300VDC power supplies and a LOT of air conditioning.

of all the woodworking tools I have owned and there was Lots of stuff the least used machine I had was the jointer. Blade guard can be worked around but what about blades without new blades it wont be worth much.

Switch has a start position with a high value fuse 50 amp or so or a fused link. You need to check the switch in the start position. OR you could have a bad or corroded battery connection enough power to show lights but not enough to turn the starter. I would check the battery first.

I remember the Green Hornet, Amos and Andy, The Shadow Knows Jack Benny and there were many others. The family would gather around the radio on weekend nights listen in.

Since they can't take the cold I tried digging into a mound when it was freezing temps to see if that would kill them. Didn't work, the mound like is concrete. I might try it again now that I have a stump bucket for the tractor. I would love to freeze them to death as payback.

Another welcome, from Frankstown MS.

When I got married (1957) we had to have a blood test. I wonder when that went out of favor.

Thanks for the info. I now have a manual for my MT240, disappointed there are no codes included but is a relief to have the manual.

He and the piano player, Liberace If you never watched ED Sullivan then you probably have no idea.

I understand the ballast takes weight off the front axle but how much help is the ballast preventing a rollover?

There are some good ideas on here and with you on site to evaluate what you can or can't (shouldn't) do I suspect you have a very good idea on how to tackle this job. After looking at your last picture I think it is very doable but trustworthy help and safety has to be a concern you will have...

What I know about hunting Wild Boar. 1. They are "very" fast. 2. have a better nose than deer. 3. They have very poor eye sight. 4. They travel around a lot. 5. Best tell tale sign is, tearing up an area where they are rooting.

JCoastie I think its normal for the gauge to reset immediately after starting on the LS240. Mine has done this since day 1.

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If you outright ban someone what's to prevent him from joining back up under a different name and profile? If you put the person on ignore or bloc him then you don't have to put up with his BS. I know there are some on here that intentionally hijack threads and continually throw threads off...

He may be planning to plant pine trees, I don't know about today but several years ago I had 3,000 pines planted by a forestry service (10 Latinos 1 1/2 days) for less than $300. Then again he may just let nature take its course and 15/20 years it will grow back.

I am no engineer so this is a very unprofessional thought. Tie a small but wide boat off from both sides to keep the boat centered, bow facing upstream and working off the back of the boat use timber claw hook on a winch and winch them back to shore you would need a floating throw line (sky...

Minimum for streaming is 5MB down.

Not hard at all. Have the rental people give you a quick run through.

Being broke is temporary, being poor is state of mind.

What is the "There may be more post after this" comment all about? in the alerts notification's

Not what you expect in Mississippi. Low tonight 11 tomorrow night 10. Next week forecast highs in the upper 60's.

Snowing here in northern MS. Yesterday I installed a 6" PTO extension to make up for the Pat's quick hitch and make it easier to connect and release from the PTO.

When my 2nd cover wore out I decided to upgrade to a metal roof. I purchased the material from a local metal fabricator for less than a big box store. Total for all material was around $350. The blue tarp area is now a 20ftX8X7 attached covered area for lawn mower and other stuff.

After crushing the end of my finger my wife was driving me to the hospital and I made the comment "this is really starting to hurt". Her comment was "you think that hurts you should try having a baby".

Heck, I'm 85 and didn't know I was old until I started reading all this crap.

I was planning to add ballast more to prevent roll over, I seldom have much weight in the FEL but don't like the tipsy feeling I get on a shallow side hill. Now I'm not sure if I have the right idea or is it the same principal.

I learned the hard way just how dangerous kick back can be on a table saw. I spent several years working with all kinds of woodworking equipment, read all the safety literature and thought I was always careful. One day I experienced kickback on Craftsman table saw I was ripping a small section...

12 pound killer dog

I used a trap to catch squirrels and on occasion would catch a skunk. I would through an old blanket over the cage, take it to the driveway and run a vacuum hose from my truck exhaust under the cage, skunk would take a few minutes to fall asleep and for some reason never wake up! 2004 Chev p/u.

I have an LS MT250, 2 1/2 years with 178 hrs.and very satisfied with it. You have already found that dealer support is a make it or break it decision, my dealer is only 25 miles down the road and easy to work with. If there was not a local (under 50 miles) LS dealer I would have made a...

I had to come up with a decent way to stow chain, this is my solution. 3in thin wall PVC pipe attached to the ROPS. Chain storage is on the left chainsaw is on the right. backup camera in the center was my first project.

"5030", I don,t understand your post. I am not whining and asked a simple question your response is certainly no help so why waste your time? No one twisted my arm to purchase the tractor and I am very satisfied it.

My LS MT240HE goes into regen every 12 hours and that's keeping the throttle above 2200 rpm. After reading about others with regen problems I suspect mine my be stretched out by going with a higher temperature thermostat. Anyone know a higher temperature substitute? When it does go into regen...

I have a Titan stump bucket. So far it has worked on old dead pine stumps 10 to 25 inches. it just pops them out of the ground in big chunks. I removed several this afternoon. The only draw back is on live or stumps around one year old makes a large hole and a lot more effort even a 10" hard...

Taking a week or more for a DR appointment, they ask you to arrive 30 min early, you wait in the waiting room for 1 to 1.5 hours, finally ushered to a little exam room and wait for another hour, nurse comes in for blood pressure, weight, height, why do you want to see the DR?. If you lucky 30...

OK I hear you, it's 100% to put the bucket on the ground. Starting today it will be bucket down on the ground. Thanks for all the replies.

The contraption the bucket sits on is an architect table/stand. I like bucket where it is however, I was told the hydraulic cylinders should always be stored closed to protect the stainless steel, that would leave my bucket straight up and full of water every time it rains. The tractor is...

I store my bucket on this stand for easy access should I need to service the engine or battery. Question, is there a correct way to store (park) your bucket?

Early on the CIA was involved in Vietnam. Mostly Green Berets and Air Commandos the GB were winning hearts and minds and the AF was flying modified T-6 Texans, T-28's and later B26's to support the GB. The only proof I have of being in Vietnam is a US Passport with a Vietnam entry visa stamp...

The scanner may not help this time since no codes are displayed. I would go with what bearsixty7 said above. Bad grounds and corroded battery terminals cause very weird symptoms and problems. Garry

New battery and everything you can think of still checks OK! Exact same thing on a friends JD. I suggested he check the ignition/glow plug switch, a few days later he said "problem solved". He didn't know how to check the switch so he replaced it for $45 and it has been working ever since...

Not the latest dumb thing I have done but probably the dumbest. I had neck surgery C2/3 DR told me I need to wear a next brace any time in a vehicle but you are OK around the house just take it easy. We had been doing some renovation around the house before surgery and one of the things I still...

I have the same welder and surprised at how well it welds. I saw a guy on YouTube use the HF welder on sheet metal, what he did was turn it "up" on the highest setting and just touched the metal for less than a second and did not blow through. I haven't had a reason to try that but it worked for...

I had this problem many times with an Airstream trailer. The answer was to put the truck in neutral when the ball would not release and 99% of the time it would pop loose. Any incline forward or reverse will add enough pressure to lock the ball to the trailer.

Corroded connections at the battery can show good voltage but not enough amps due to resistance.

I had a several incidents where a limb would slap me in the face finally a bad one put two teeth through my lip. to prevent this from happening again the "Limb Deflector". Limbs will slide up to the curve and and out past my head.

I'm new here, I haven't figured out how to show any details on the left. I have a 2021 LS 240MTE. I have been having trouble opening the hood, you have to push down "hard" and press in the release button "hard" wiggle it and hope it pops up. Arthritis in my left thumb does not help. Today I...