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I am on my 3rd Jeep Grand Cherokee with first one (1984) going to my ex with divorce. This one had the 360 V8 and didnt surpass the 10-12 MPG mark of highway driving. None of the Jeeps I have owned rode "like a log wagon" but had really smooth rides on highway, however the suspension is a bit...

The Youtuber "Project Farm" did a comparison on different filter brands including K&N.. IIRC the K&N let all kinds of small particles come thru. NOT GOOD for any engine to have that much grit (any grit is bad) ingested.

I have had 4 vehicles with 4 WD (currently have a 2007 Chevy Z71 and a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I have not used the 4 WD in my pickup in years (no need for it) but it is there just in case. I grew up on a farm and we never used anything but 2 WD trucks. Tractors were always available if the...

Second that on checking ALL bolts on that tractor especially the wheel lug bolts and all mounting frame bolts for the FEL. Recheck them all again after about 50 hours of operation. When I got my LS, I found several bolts that were not even finger tight. Pay close attention to any bolt that...

If punch fails, try drilling out the holes from both sides using a 1/2" drill bit.

It is obvious that part of the sheared bolt is stuck in the hole. Find a punch of equal or a bit smaller than the hole and try to drive out the stuck piece of bolt.

I think you are going to find a mixed bag between those with a cab and without one. Nothing beats mowing in dusty conditions while sitting in an AC cab listening to some tunes. Much of the negative about operating in the woods can be mitigated by trimming up the limbs or just watching for low...

My German Shepherd has to take medicine for an allergy. Most of the time, my wife hands me the pills to give to him. I tell him its time for your medicine "open your mouth" and he just opens his mouth and waits for me to push the pills behind his tongue. He also seems to have a clock inside...

I think the OP is trying to prevent a bend from happening because he has seen them bent on other FEL's. I dont think I have ever seen the dog leg bent, but I have seen some cylinder rods bent.

Also in regards to your 7018 rods. If they arent rusty then they can be reconditioned. Just pop then in your oven at highest setting (500F) and let them cook for at least 2 hours after oven has reached temperature. NOTE: just put them in a cold oven and bring it up to temp, let rods soak at...

This is the best idea, bend the 3/8" plate and weld it to the outside edge of the outside link. One side of each link should be sufficient to adequately strengthen the set. Welding structural steel with 6011 or 6010 is not the best rod for the process but might work for a while. Avoid leaving...

If you buy a plasma cutter/ TIG/ stick multi-process machine with 3 year warranty and it craps out after less than an hour of use and it cost you $160 to get it repaired, how much is that big 3 year warranty worth. I just got the bill back from Everlast repair shop to repair my machine which...

My car hauler deck looses nothing in width to the fenders and it is lower to the ground than a deck over.

A few month ago I posted about my daughter letting my Kubota RTV 900 get into the pond because she didn't set the park brake. Well today another item showed up. The starter just stopped working, started drove 50 yards and then it wouldn't start. Took it off and it was all rusted inside and...

It is good to have big and little. I do most of my work with the little Kubota. But when it comes to moving, pulling, dragging, etc. it is the LS that goes to work.

I would just use a box blade scarifiers set to depth wanted. Tilt it forward by shortening the top link so the blade isn't touching. Or you could use this (Photo below)

Harbor Freight had their Titanium 125 FCAW DC inverter welder on sale for $159 so I decided to buy it. I dont need to weld thick stuff, I have stick rod for that, so the 125 works well for me. I just got thru welding up some shelf brackets I fabbed out of 3/32" thick sheet metal. The little...

A few days ago I found the battery in my boat completely dead and wouldn't take a charge so I bought a new battery and hooked it up. I didn't check to see if it would start at that time. A day or so later, I came back to the shop where boat is stored and found a nav light burning which had ran...

Anyone have the new digital RF electrical meters installed at home. The power company swapped mine out last month. The house meter didn't change much but my shop bill went from normal $50-60 per month to $110. OF course they claimed it was accurate and nothing could be done. They did say...

For sure, been outside and sun and rain will damage the plastic. Mine is gray plastic which has some sunlight resistance but I keep it totally inside out of any light other than electric lighting. It does get some indirect sunlight if I happen to have the roll up door open to get out my...

Mine has a valve drain on the bottom with a threaded 90 ell screwed on. Around here when I got mine several years ago a local chemical plant (they get them with epoxy resin in them) would load you up with as many as you could haul for NO CHARGE. I would imagine that they still do. They used...

Earlier posted about how my RTV went for a swim in the pond and how I had to drain all the fluids. Well the fuel gauge was the only thing that didn't work, so I purchased a new one and got it installed a couple days ago. The old one was stuck on full and now the new one goes to empty when the...

My daughter was using the RTV to go visit her Aunt and play some games of Scrabble. She lives just across the pond from me. About 12:30 I was awoken by my wife saying the Kubota is in the pond. After getting dressed, grabbed my B26 and went over and found the RTV setting about 10 feet from...

I mounted one to the FOPS on my B26. It is just at eye level so easy to see inside it. Not a real good photo but if you can zoom in it is good. It is hard to see in the photo, but it has the top platform box for the tool box and then a 45 degree stiffener brace underneath. The frame is all...

You can do it yourself with a box blade using the scarifiers to loosen the soil and the FEL to pick it up on the next pass. It does take a lot of finesse to control the box blade and use the FEL at the same time, but you can move quite a bit of soil at one time that way if your tractor has the...

I am trying to help my widowed neighbor by fixing her tractors PTO shift cable. I got the top part off easily (well not so easily since I had to move the seatbelt to get to it) by just pulling a cotter pin. The bottom side where it fits to the PTO shifter at the transmission does not have a...

The last time I mowed with my Ferris with the Kawasaki 691V engine, it started surging like it was running out of gas. I found that the fuel filter was plugged. I took it off, blew it out and finished mowing. The next day I bought a new filter and installed it. It seemed to run ok then so I...

Lets see if I can find them. He is just about life sized at around 6 foot wingspan

I just finished restoring an American Bald Eagle, I guess you would call it a sculpture, made from scrap iron. It had originally been installed on my neighbors roof but the guy wires had rusted away and it had to be removed. I lay in the dirt under a big oak for a couple of years and rusted...

I built my shop 30x30 main floor then 30x12 wings on each side. I walled in a 10x12 on the north side and put in a sink and commode. Planned to put in a shower and water heater hence the large size but then changed my mind so it has lots of storage space in the bathroom. I put a man door...

Looking at my hours and maintenance schedule, looks like I need to change hydraulic fluid in both my Kubota B26 and RTV900. I knew I didn't want to pay Kubota dealer price for the UDT oil, so I got some premium universal hydraulic oil that is stated to equal Kubota UDT for $17 per gallon. No...

Spend the money and get a hydraulic thumb, it is worth the cost and it completely folds out of the way when not needed. I would not mess with a manual thumb just for the reason you listed, but with the hydraulic thumb, you can fold it flat against the dipper when not needed, then extend it to...

Anyone have an idea what my LS P7010 is worth. It is a 2010 model but only has 160 hours on it. Guy supposed to come look at it today along with my motorcycle. Tractor is only used about twice a year to till up my garden spring and fall. Motorcycle is about the same or worse so no need to...

In 2009 I compared cost to built a steel shed vs wood frame, both on concrete slab, and found that wood was much cheaper at the time. Steel may win out now or vice versa due to cost of materials. I built a 30 x 30 with 12 x 30 wings on each side. One side I took in a 12 x 12 section for a...

I have several neighbors that I help whenever they need something from mowing yard to mechanic work. Since it was so nice outside today I finally got my across the road neighbor to get his car out to replace the head light on his Nissan Maxima. You have to remove the inner fender liner to...

Grading for the house should be done by the contractor building the house and surely shouldn't cost $4000. From your photo, I dont see any drastic need for grading since it looks like you have some gently rolling hills. I prefer that look to a simple flat landscape so I would just leave them...

Saturday night the wife and I along with our neighbors went out for dinner and a movie. When we came out of the movie there were several cop cars and an ambulance right in front of the theater. It seems several people were outside waiting for something (maybe a ride) when 4 guys in a white car...

Great looking disc and well built. IF you can find one, lay a full length railroad steel or 2 like in photo across the center between the gangs and it will cut much better.

Most rear blades aren't built strong enough to handle hanging the blade on a root at the end/near the end of the blade. If you are looking for something to loosen roots, I suggest using something like this.

A few days ago my account just vanished, no log in, no password accepted. I did a search and nothing was shown for my TBN screen name. Thanks to Muhammed, I am now able to log in. Will see if it shows my previous posts now.

We have a home warranty policy that will fix or replace just about all the appliances in the house. The over the range microwave quit working. Took 5 days to get a serviceman to come look at it (Friday). Magnatron, transformer, diode, thermostat and capacitor all had to be ordered and...

For the last several days I have been cleaning and waxing my 38.5' motor home. I have finally managed to remove all the old wax after 4 days and started putting on a new coat of Nufinish wax. Removing the old coating of a polymer floor polish wax (this was recommended by my neighbor and...

I found this at a local hardware store and it works great for finding and bringing up rocks. I just go really slow with my LS P7010 and keep it in 2 WD and this implement will stall the tractor before breaking a tine. It is basically a box blade without the box and blade. I was opening up a...

photo of trimmed trees so tractors and mowers can get under them. All my trees are trimmed up appropriately. It was a lot of work at first but now just a yearly cropping of the limbs that tend to hang down. This is an old photo and trees are now about twice that height, but still trimmed up...

For those of you who suffer from lactose intolerance, have you tried the newly advertised A2 milk instead of lactose free. No one near me carries it currently. I did fill out the form for the A2 distributor to see about getting it near me. Just wondering if it will work for me rather than the...

Leveling a hill is not a job for a small tractor. I hired a dozer to level out the hill where I built my house which is about 250 feet in length x 120 or so in width. I then let it set for a couple of years to settle naturally. I ended up having to move my shop back further than I had...

I don't know what I typed but I got a voice reading off everything like is was for the blind or something. Anyone ever have this happen?

How about this one then?And my trailer was $2400 with dual 6000# axles with brakes on both axles. This gives me a tare weight of 9600 pounds. I do have to watch my load balancing so as to not overload my trucks hitch but it pulls nicely.

We did a lot of rock drilling in Angola Africa for explosive charges to obtain quarry rock. They used crawler rigs with vibratory& spinning rock drills with compressed air to clear the hole and a vacuum system to trap the dust. These machines were a bit more than your budget I suspect but they...

That is how my house and shop were built. Grade beam was poured, then concrete blocks set on the grade beam and these were used for the slab form. Compacted sand was then placed inside the forms for the plumbing to lay in. Everything inside the forms was original compacted native soil. No...

Anyone ever get a gift that cost you much more than the original gift? I got a set of 3 books (Gunslinger by Steven King) for Christmas. After I started reading them, I discovered that there are 5 more in the series. Now I have to buy 5 more to finish the novel. I didn't think I would really...

Re: What size pipe did you use for your rear blade痴 cutting edge? See table 4 of attachment on API 5L piping standard.

My neighbor said he was at the local Walmart yesterday and bought a box of 500 .22 ammo for $19 and there was no limit. That is the first I had heard about the pricing and availability being back somewhat normal. Anyone else finding the same thing.

Well it is near time to go get dressed for the second funeral in the past 2 weeks. First my brother in law died Oct. 11, now my next door neighbor Kenny passed 21st Oct. This area is fast becoming a neighborhood of widows. My wife always claims that deaths come in threes so I am just waiting...

Today I noticed that my nectarine trees are blooming. I guess they think it is spring instead of fall. Anyone else notice that?

My Buckmark is like this one

Seems like a waste of a lot of lumber just to mount a tool box. Wood for an ROPS is useless for rollover protection. A tool box can easily be mounted to the ROPS on the fender side.

I took my class A motorhome out for a short trip to Branson,Mo. a month or so ago and got both my windshields (both sides-it is split in the middle) cracked. I have a $500 deductible insurance policy. Allstate has put me in touch with Safelite RV solutions as a recommended repair facility...

I was reading a Goldwing motorcycle forum and the administrator recommended a particular brand of the phase change cooling vests (Polar but there are many other similar brands with similar pricing). Well I had considered buying one several years ago but decided it was too expensive at the time...

I recently replaced my Poulan pro power head (I backed over the old one with my RTV) with a new one from Walmart. It came with a 12' tree trimmer attachment which works great. My problem is that the engine vibrates so bad that after a few minutes of use, my hands are tingling. Anyone else...

Washed down my Ferris with Kawasaki engine on time and it wouldn't start. Had to work the safeties several times before it finally started. Water must have gotten to one or more but thankfully just working the handles, brake and seat switches cleared the problem.

I had not missed seeing my Peahen more that 1 day at a time when morning feeding and yet I was surprised this morning to find that she had 2 chicks with her. Not long ago my Peacock got hit by an 18 wheeler so I guess this is the last of his offspring. I got them caught up and put in a pen...

I have found this attachment to work best for digging out objects from underground. At my place these objects are medium to large clusters of rocks. With all 5 shanks down and pulling with the shank bar dragging the ground, it will stall my LS if I hit a big cluster of rocks. So far the shanks...

I do all my own maintenance if at all possible. Change fluids in my tractors, cars boat, motorcycle andrepair broken parts etc. Today I decided I would install the new air filter that I have had for over a year for my Honda Goldwing GL1500. Even with a step by step tutorial, it took me about...

By the way, the shanks aren't cast iron, they might be cast steel but more likely they are forged steel. They are weldable as I have welded back mine more than once using 7018 rods. They then hold as well as a new one, but still break at that notch. I haven't used my box blade since I got...

I hope the early spring is not just a hope. I hooked up the tiller and tilled up my garden spot. I think I will go ahead and plant a few cold hardy things like onions and maybe some cabbage, carrots etc. We have had such warm winter, the trees are already leafed out at least peach, apple and...

My neighbor claims the only way to tow a car behind a motorhome is to flat tow. I have looked at tow bars and cars that can flat tow vs just getting a tow dolly. I would like some input from folks that have done one or both types of towing and pros and cons of each. Price wise, flat towing...

As far as ripping goes, you cant beat this attachment and for about the same price it will rip down about 12". Sorry no digging attachment but I have a back hoe for that. I use it to curl out beds of rock prior to tilling. It exposes them well below the frost line.

Last week it was in the teens here and got a bit of snow but the last couple of days the temps have been in the 60's. We have had our share of cloudy conditions like for a week or more at a time not seeing the sun but for some reason not very much rain out of it. We should be in dead of winter...

I really don't know what we would do without the internet today and how we got by without it. Recently I was in need of a cornering light for my 17 year old motorhome which is on a F53 Ford frame. Of course Ford doesn't stock many parts for this other than some of the engine and suspension...

For years I have been polishing up yellowed and dull plastic headlight covers using Mothers Chrome wheel polish and a dry sponge. It works but takes quite a while to do. Recently while cleaning out my motorhome, I found some red and some white buffing compound and tried it out on my camper...

I don't know where else this would fit but here goes. A friend wants to buy a used Ford 3/4 ton truck to pull a 25' trailer and I remember that some of the older ones especially had some issues with the Navistar engine in them. I am looking for anyone with info on reliability of the lets say...

Anyone familiar with this snake. Native to Arkansas I suppose although I have never seen one like this before. Caught on a glue trap in my garage. Does not appear to have any fangs so non-venomous.

Anyone do work for neighbors like mowing yards, weed eating etc. without asking?

My neighbor just got a nice Dixie Chopper model 2750 with 560 hours on it for a bargain price(maybe?) of $800. I was working to level the deck which was about 1.5" lower on one side when I noticed that the engine was a Generac. I don't think I ever saw a Generac motor on any mower before. All...

My Kawasaki powered mower with only 150 hours on it has a starter failure. One day it was working fine, next day not. It is 3 years old but is supposed to have a 4 year warranty. I hate to load it up and haul it to the dealer for a 15 minute repair that may take a week or more to get done. My...

Isnt there something that can be done about this constant hopping up and down with the pages. It is so aggravating with having to scroll down 3-4 times at every page opening. I think this was reported a week or so ago and so for nothing seems to be happening to fix the problem.

This (see photo) is typical of hills that I mow up, down and sideways with not problem with my zero turn Ferris IS 700Z. My old Craftsman 6000 ZTR doesn't do so well on the hills though and slides down and sideways easily. The cheaper ZTR mowers just don't have the weight or the tires to hold...

This is how it looked after putting down the shale around my shop which was built first then house a year or two later. Sorry, don't have any of the final product. If you cant afford asphalt or concrete, then all this advice about pavers is for sure out of the question due to cost. Lots of...

I had to remove the "hood" in order to fix some cracked plastic. This required removing the switch wiring. When I was trying to plug it back in, I didn't notice that two of the blades were bent together so when I turned the key, it produced some smoke from under the engine where the starter...

Well what did you decide to get? I will throw my personal experience in here also. When I went trailer shopping to haul my B26 about 600 miles when I bought it, I looked for something that would also haul my LS P7010. I went with a 18+2 foot dove tail with twin 6K axles with brakes on both...

I have been on pills for years. Doctor finally put me on insulin. I am using the Lantus Solostar pen and was wondering if anyone else uses it and if so how much dosage does it take. I started at 15 units with instructions to go up 1 unit per day till my morning blood sugar was 130 or below...

If you don't need nor will ever need the 14K trailer then you will be carrying the extra weight for nothing. A 12K trailer would be as much as any CUT hauler would ever need and that would save you gas and wear and tear on your truck not to mention the extra $$$ you would have in your pocket...

Are you wanting 10K for each axle or 10K combined. I bought my trailer in Conroe, it has twin 6K dexter axles with electric brakes on each axle. Here is a photo of it with my LS P7010 loaded on it.

This is what I have. Never used it SO FAR. It is supposed to be good for 8 people but they would have to be packed like compressed sardines to fit that many, 4 and my dog would be more realistic and then it would be bench sitting only and knee to knee. But it is a certified shelter up to 250...

Here is mine. Photo of it when building a new deck and using the old gearbox and stump jumper. I had them change it from a single rear wheel to a dual to help keep it level AND help carry the 1500# load.

Here is how my 7 foot rebuilt bush hog model 307 is built. The deck top is made from 1/4" deck plate with the ridges on the bottom. 1/4" deck plate is actually thicker than 1/4" with the added thickness of the top of the ridges adding a bit more thickness. The sides are made from channel...

This is not really tractor related although it might run into some tractor work down the line. My neighbor wants me to start up a business doing electrical fixture upgrades. This would be working with a lighting distributor (his brother) who has several contracts to upgrade business light...

I use this to break up any hardpack and bring up rocks to the surface. It will pull all the way to the frame which is plenty deep enough for any root system other than a tree. If I recall rightly, I think it was around $250.

For your sand, you could use just about any box blade without any issues. I doubt you ever have to use the scarifiers for that soil. I bought a cheap (about $500) box blade with my first tractor (45HP) and now use it with my 70 HP tractor. I have broken some scarifiers when I hang them on...

Yep, bad placement of the axles on that 25 foot trailer. They should be much farther forward for proper balancing of the load on a 25 foot trailer. They appear to be in about the same location as my 20 foot trailer so you would be putting a lot more tongue weight on it if you moved any amount...

I like the way the jack on my trailer is mounted. It has a telescoping foot that is spring loaded to retract it so you only have to jack it up enough to release pressure on it when hitching then pull the pin to retract the foot. Reverse order when unhooking so there is less turning of the...

This is the way to loosen up soil for a tiller if you need to. Much faster that a plow. It is same as a box blade without the box.

Neighbor lady came over yesterday to get me to look at her Jeep to see why it wouldn't start. Turn the key just produced a clicking sound so we figured the battery was dead but attaching jumper cables didn't change the scenario. I told her that something was fishy since if the battery was...

Well after more than 5 years of mostly setting idle, my LS P7010 battery died. After setting unused since last fall, I went out today to crank it up so I could till up the garden. Battery was 1 volt. I got it cranked with my battery charger on engine Start and unhooked my row hippers, hooked...

Some of the box store ZT's like my Craftsman 6000 don t do hills at all. Even with bar lug tires, it wont hold on very much of a side slope. My Ferris IS700 will take the steepest hills I have and hold a straight line across a 20 degree slope with ease as long as the grass is not wet. It...

I don't know if having the wife to compete with for mowing is a good or bad thing. Personally I cant get my wife on a mower (tractor type and especially ZTR) but I enjoy mowing also. I cant comment on the BadBoy mowers, not having any experience with them but then again, most mowers are...

Woke at 3:30 am to go pee and immediately stepped into a couple inches of water. Water hoses to one of the bathroom faucets had burst sometime after 12am and had pretty much flooded 2 baths, 2 bedrooms, living room and much of the dining room and was headed to the other end of the house. I got...

Recently my brother in law was trying to start up his small generator and it would start and run for just a second or two then die just like it was starving for fuel. After exhausting his abilities, he took it to a repair shop but they couldn't do anything and suggested that the compression was...

This photo surely shows the difference between CUT and UT.

The header pipes off the manifold on my RV broke off on one side due to an impact with road debris. I welded it back up using oxyacetylene torch and ER70S-2 wire but the welds really didn't like to fuse with the parent metal. Since it is right off the manifold, I suspect it is a chrome alloy...

I have two out of 19 that seem to be getting dimmer with time. In the last couple of months it seems that these two have dropped to about half of less in lumen output. They are 5 years old and calculate to have possibly as much as 31,000 hours on them as they are on at 5 am or so and not off...

I used (contractor used) all copper with closed cell foam insulation on all the pipe which was ran underground and up thru the slab. The insulation keeps soil and concrete from contact with the pipe plus insulates the hot water line to which I have a recirculating pump attached at the water...

My B26 began making a strange screeching noise for a few minutes when it is first cranked after sitting overnight. I typically sounds like a squealing bearing but the sound is only when depressing the HST pedal. As long as I don't exceed 1200 RPM and about half of the HST pedal, it is silent...

I did a bit of work for my neighbors brother who just purchased a house close by as an investment. Normally I don't charge my neighbors when I do a few minutes or an hour or so of work, but since this is on investment property and all the work I did was in beautification and cleanup, I think a...

I just bought a 38" Class A Motorhome and will be needing a shed for it. Recommended is 18 x 40x 12 high (preferable 14) minimum. I see some metal carport type that are basically just a roof and no sides or ends for about $3500. I think that is a bit high at least for the material used and...

I have been thinking of buying a used Class A motor home with a diesel pusher engine, something 1994-2000 year model to keep the price reasonable. Any reason that a pusher engine is better than a front engine? I was thinking a pusher would do away with that 25+ foot drive shaft which must be...

Yesterday my brother in law asked me to look at his Craftsman 6500 lawn tractor. The starter was not engaging so after taking it off, cleaning up the bendix well and lubing it had not effect he decided to just buy a new one. Sears wanted $175 for a new one. His wife found one on line for $52...

My neighbor has a Dixon with Kawasaki engine that quit running after daughter put in some questionable gasoline that was at least 3 months old and a little brown. This I discovered when I drained it and put in fresh gasoline. I blew out the fuel filter, drained out the gas line all the way to...

I decided that 75 hours was likely enough for the first transmission oil change regardless of the mfg stated 200 hours. Since tractors require 50 hours, I thought this was likely a good idea for the mower. The manual only had like 11 steps to do this and about 9 of those involved putting the...

I decided that 75 hours was likely enough for the first transmission oil change regardless of the mfg stated 200 hours. Since tractors require 50 hours, I thought this was likely a good idea for the mower. The manual only had like 11 steps to do this and about 9 of those involved putting the...

Recently we have noticed a pair of Purple Martin's coming and going in our garage. They seem to just set on one of the door frame rails to eat. They come and go all day long and each morning (we close the door at night)they are inside sitting on that rail waiting for the door to open. I...

Yesterday was a very good day, for a change. It has been cloudy and raining much of the time here lately but yesterday broke with sunny skies. My neighbors ZTR just quit working a couple days ago and for some reason it popped into my mind what the problem was which was good, except it was 3...

Yesterday was a very good day, for a change. It has been cloudy and raining much of the time here lately but yesterday broke with sunny skies. My neighbors ZTR just quit working a couple days ago and for some reason it popped into my mind what the problem was which was good, except it was 3...

I was able to get a set similar to this from my brother in law but with 4 rows instead of two . They were in weeds and vines from 30 years past so we had to dig them out. I intend to cut the bar down to just two rows like in the photo but just haven't gotten around to it yet.

Its a nice spring day today about 68F so thoughts turned to spring time. I didn't change the oil in my mowers last fall for some reason or other so I decided that today was the day. I got the Ferris out and drained the oil and removed the oil filter only to discover that the dealer gave me the...

I came across a 16 gauge model 97 Winchester pump shotgun for $200 at a gunsmith's shop which I thought was a good price. The gunsmith told me he had not looked at it since he took it in on trade. I bought it since I am trying to put together all I need for some cowboy action shooting. Looking...

We have a 2013 Honda that we rarely use unless we are going on a long trip (29 MPG vehicle), otherwise it sets in the garage. I used it to make a trip to town (40 miles roundtrip) because it hadn't been cranked in several months and the battery was a bit weak. Anyway, I checked the onboard oil...

How many folks here do reloading of pistol ammo? Any recommendations for brand of reloading equipment to buy? I did some small time reloading back in the 1970's using a Lyman turret reloader. It was pretty easy to use loading 44 mag and 357. Now next door neighbor want to go in with me to...

I was attempting to pull out a large oak stump using L range and 1st gear with engine at idle. The tires started to spin but then the chain broke so I gave up for the immediate future. I did do some more work with it afterward and it seemed to be working OK. A few days later after some more...

I thought we had fenced out all the dogs but I think my BIL has opened a gate to some adjoining property owned by a family member so his cows can graze it. Anyway, this morning about 630 am I heard his chickens making a fuss like something was chasing them but I didn't see anything. About 8am...

I have a thread on rippers that I bought for $300 and they do a fantastic job of ripping up the soil and vegetation. They can go twice as deep as you can get the box blade rippers to go due to having the box blade on the back and limited to how short you can make the top link. The best you can...

I have what appears to be the same disc as you except mine has 12each of 20" blades per section. It is just same width as my tractor and without any wheel weight on the tractor (water ballasted rear tires) it give the tractor all it wants in the traction dept. when in heavy loose soil. I have...

I just got this ripper from a local mom and pop store. No brand name on it but they get a lot of Howse equipment so it may be a Howse. I will ask next time I am by their store. It is build much stronger than the TSC or others that I saw online. I had it deep enough in hard clay to slip the...

It is much stronger built that this one. See photos

I have been using my box blade rippers to dig up some rocks but I just cant get them in the ground deep enough. I was driving past a local hardware store who also sells a few implements and they had what looked like the front ripper side of a 5 foot box blade for sale for $300. I just had to...

The last time I checked the oil level in the front drive axle was at 50 hours and it ran freely from the level hole. I haven't used the LS much since I got my Kubota B26 so I only have about 120 hours on it now. A day or so ago, I was putting some oil in my brother in law bushhog and thought...

Brother in law wanted me to sharpen his bush hog blades so I had him bring it over yesterday afternoon so I could work on it early this morning. I started work at 6 am on it. (PLEASE ON SAFETY POLICE) I used my LS P7010 FEL to lift it up on its side with it tilted slightly back toward the...

I have lean too sheds on each side of my shop. One side holds my LS and the other my Kubota. It keeps most of the elements off, but does nothing to keep my neighbors cat from walking on the hood and seat. Not the best photo but it does show the shop and sheds. My truck is behind the door on...

Photo of rear patio.

I have 9 foot ceilings and all my windows top line up with top of doors. which puts them 11 1/2" from top of marble floor to top of window sill so it would be about 12" from the slab to top of window sill. I think they look good from inside and outside. Note that bedroom windows are smaller...

I was talking to a friend from Yosemite Ca. yesterday and he was telling me about his accident. He was driving his Kubota down a slope (in 2 WD) and the rear tires good on some dry oak leaves and started to slide sideways. He managed to steer into the skid and straighten it up but applying the...

I have been looking for some row hippers, the type with rolling disk blades, and only ones I have found were little one row things for SCUT tractors. Yesterday while talking to my sister, I asked her to look out for a two row set that someone might have left setting in the weeds some where...

I have been looking for some row hippers, the type with rolling disk blades, and only ones I have found were little one row things for SCUT tractors. Yesterday while talking to my sister, I asked her to look out for a two row set that someone might have left setting in the weeds some where...

My grand daughter brought a friend of her's from college to visit for the weekend. He is from Brazil and he has never seen a farm, living in Rio all his life. They arrived after dark and were sitting out on the back balcony listening to the night sounds. We had told him we had cows, chickens...

I have been hearing a bumping noise coming from the front end that seems connected to the steering column now for quite a while. Yesterday I decided to take it to the shop for a look see. When I told the mechanic about it, he immediately said, let me show you the culprit that I think it may...

I am trying to put in a new garden spot previously just pasture grass. I have disked it , tilled it, used cultivators, and finally resorted to scarifiers on box blade trying to get up the rocks. Each piece of equipment would turn up a few small rocks. The cultivators went the deepest and...

My advice is to make sure you have plenty of dirt on the back slope with not less than 3/1 slope (4/1 is better)so it has plenty of strength to hold back the force of the ponds water and to make it easier to put some grass on it to prevent erosion then mowing will be easier also. The interior...

I just got 200.5 gallons of fuel delivered for $3.299 per gallon. Sure hurt to write that check for $659 and change but the price was low so I stocked up. I was wondering what diesel is selling for in other parts of the country. I think this is about the lowest I have paid in over 3 years...

You might be able to clean out the old pond if you cut the dam so all the water drains out and continues to drain. It will take a long time to dry out enough to get in with a tractor. When the muck looks dry on top it will still be a quagmire underneath. A track loader would be your best bet...

Today was the first time I noticed that when I apply both brakes when in 2 wd it automatically engages 4 Wheel Drive. I was wondering if anyone else noticed that with their tractors. My drive engages with a flip of a switch electronically, so if your manually engages with a lever, then I doubt...

My2009 RTV 900 the day I bought it from original owner with about 50 hours on it for $8500. Comparably equipped in 2011 they were selling for $12,500 at my Hot Springs Kubota dealer. I have over 300 hours on it now.

My 20 foot car hauler with 5 foot ramps still is too high for me to load my B26 TLB without the backhoe scraping the ground a bit, but it still loads ok. At home I just back up the trailer to a hill and that decreases my angle enough to not be a problem. When loading my new Ferris Zero turn...

I have a 20 foot trailer with dove tail and 5 foot ramps. The angle is too steep when loading my B26, the backhoe drags into the dirt but still goes on the trailer ok. When putting on my Ferris zero turn at the selling dealer, the deck was hitting as it topped over the ramp. They just used...

Correct in all accounts, plus I had the 6800# weight of my tractor to force the FEL to dig without a tooth bar. I find that on small CUT tractors, it is almost impossible to dig into hard ground without a tooth bar as regardless of the angle, it just skips along on the grass. By using the box...

Yep the little "wait on me to think about it" circle is when I clip upload photo. I did some other adjustments yesterday so I will try now to upload a photo again Well photo is of the water drain valve I installed.

I was going to flush out the old anti-freeze and replace since it is over 6 years old. I started looking at how to drain it, couldn't get the bottom radiator hose off, looked for and found the radiator petcock but instead of finding the typical screwed plug for the petcock, it has a weird bulb...

I hadn't looked at my radiator fluid level since last summer so I thought I had better check it for freeze temp. I opened up the overflow reservoir and the top had a yellow greasy/waxy substance all around the neck and on the suction hose. It has swelled the hose to the point that it just fell...

photo of slip clutch assembly. Other than short bolts and no springs it looks like any other slip clutch to me. My owners manual shows the external springs, addresses how to tension the springs also. No mention of this type of clutch assembly. I guess I will have to see what KK has to say in...

I like the B series of Kubota for the best frame size to power ratio especially for small acreages. They are highly maneuverable and easy to use with an HST 3 range HST drive as compared to many others in that size with only a 2 range HST transmission. Or you could buy 2 tractors like I did...

That is exactly my reason plus I enjoy working with the tractors. It gives me something to do to stay a bit active rather than becoming a total couch potato. Much of the stuff I have done with my tractors I could have been hired out, in fact, I did hire some work with a dozer to clean up some...

I just got a message from Amazon that they have 4 each 27 watt LED lights manufacturered by TUFF LED in Colorado on sale now for $86.89 (listed reg price $319) if anyone is interested. They also have some Chinese made on sale if anyone is interested in that junk.

Well finally got the darn computer to work. The third photo is basically how it set into the tractor hydraulic reservoir with o ring seal held in place by one bolt, then the suction line sets on top as shown in 4th photo with o ring seal and the same one bolt. I have to install the suction...

I was pushing up a bunch of tree limbs into a piles to burn and just after I finished the third pile and parked the FEL or backhoe wouldn't work. Found the hydraulic filter housing dented all up and the bracket that the filter screws on to was pouring oil out. It is either broken or a gasket...

My commute is from the bedroom to the kitchen to make coffee then a few steps to the computer while I look out at the geese and ducks on the pond when they are there. After a couple cups of coffee, I will wander out to feed my chickens and gather the fresh eggs, maybe look around for something...

I have a couple of small fountains that hold about 50 gallons of water each and have to be cleaned occasionally. At first I was using my wet/dry vacuum to suck out the water which was a pain to do. I recently discovered that a quicker and easier way is to use my leave blower to blow all the...

What is a good price for a Howse 4 foot tiller. What other brands have you guys got and prices? I am thinking of getting one for my B26. Mom and Pop outfit a couple miles from me has a Howse setting out front of their business but not having priced them at any other place, I don't know if...

I hear you on the back hurting. After using my stiff framed mower to mow about an acre the day before yesterday, I had to take 2 muscle relaxers and 4 advil that night to help reduce the pain. Limped around all day the following day from the back ache and kidney punching I got. I went out this...

I went by the Hot Springs Ark. Kubota dealer yesterday to look at their side by side UTVs and noticed that they have very few tractors on the lot. A few months back the lot was full. Now I could almost put their entire tractor inventory on my 20 foot trailer. They had one model of each size...

No recent pictures so I will show these. One is first photo I took as it was being delivered, one of me digging a pond with it next day and one of my avatar with huge rock. I like the one with my Bota beside it.

Unlike all the other brand topics this one is getting boring. NO ONE complains of tractor not starting, something not working etc, etc. where folks like myself can contribute to theories as to why it isn't working. Here it is just, "I love my new LS", I just got my new LS XXXX and love it...

Not only does it mow but it trims trees also. I forgot about the tall ROPS which my other mower doesn't have. Despite the tree trimming, I really like this mower, it really handles the rough ground without the spine shattering jolt like the JD 332 or the Craftsman.

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After a bit of internet searching for reviews, I bit the bullet this afternoon and bought a Ferris IS 700 with Kawasaki engine from my local New Holland dealer. Ended up negotiating a price of $6200 and got him to throw in a new set of replacement blades. I guess not much room for dealing as he...

My BIL was pushing up some limbs that we had cut off a fallen oak tree and somehow snagged something and broke the hydraulic filter off. The 3/4"? pipe thread fitting was broke off and still in the filter and easily removed. It looks to be cast iron or cast steel. The filter wasn't even...

I was really into building an all metal building 4 years ago and got prices both online and from local fabrication companies. What it boiled down to was the price of the material alone (not including slab, wiring, insulation or interior sealing) was more than it cost me to build a wooden...

Thanks James. It was an interesting 8 weeks. Luckily the job wasn't too demanding which left plenty of time for exploring. The country is pretty stable at least in the Lobito area so we were free to roam the area and see the sights. The jobsite itself is over 13 kms in length x width of...

A few more photos of some local baboon population that drove out the monkeys from a large cavern which they used for shelter. A photo from 1/2 mile away of a 5500 KG AMFO rock blast ( we had about 3 per week)

Well Guys and Gals, I am back and finally got a bit caught up on neglected chores like mowing and weedeating which was a bit out of control even with B.I.L. mowing the yard. A large area around one pond was grown up over knee high and took a lot to knock it down. Had to take a weed eater to...

My brother in law came over yesterday(he lives just across the bass pond from me) and said "come see what I found in my back bedroom". I went outside and in the back of his JD Gator he had some 5 gallon buckets. Inside one was about a 2 foot long water moccasin. Last week we had some summer...

My biggest stump to date is still in the ground. I was able to cut all the big roots all the way around but it is too wet to do anything else with it. I am thinking I will drop a chain under the root ball and see if I can pull it thru and cut all the small roots as I cant dig any closer with...

Oh and don't get a trailer with fold over ramps, you loose about 3-4 feet of space to fold them over. I don't like the fold up (stick up in the air at 90 degrees) either as they create wind drag even when empty. I prefer the slide in from the rear type with good heavy angle iron construction...

I store 26 gallons when the tank is full of diesel in one tractor (photo) and 8 in the other, one on each side of my shop. Then I have 100 gallons of diesel in a steel tank(when full) plus my plastic gasoline 5,2.5 &1 gallon ones on a shelf directly over the fuel tank. I keep my fuel in the...

Centrally located tankless water heater wont help with long distance lines. It still has to run all the water in the line out before hot water can arrive. When I built my new house I looked at those and weighed the pros and cons. We had one in a condo in Peru that was right outside the...

Not my biggest rock but the biggest I have a picture of. The largest one I had wouldn't fit in the bucket so I just shoved it about 100 yards into a creek wash hole to get it out of the pasture. SO FAR, the largest one single rock that we could measure is still at the bottom of one of our...

Blackberry bushes are no match for a bushhog, just back into them and shred them up. Then you can rake up the stems and burn them. They will come back but yearly mowing will eventually do away with them. I had some patches or blackberry and worse, saw vines (those just keep coming back as...

It looks like you got a good heavy framed disc. You can always throw on some railroad track across it for extra weight. I have 2 lengths about 6 feet long on mine and it cuts good in all but the hardest soil. I was disking up a pasture for my brother in law after he fertilized and seeded and...

I don't think the top link will do much for a single gang disk to change the "bite" and speed can get too fast for it to cut properly. 4-6 mph is about the best speed for a disk. Any slower and it doesn't roll the turf over and any faster and it starts coming out of the ground. Adding that...

All my plumbing is copper and insulated and underground. I have a small pump located at the hot water tank that circulates the hot water from a header to all locations so it is instantly hot, well almost, it has to run from the header to the faucet about 4 feet normally. I would for sure...

My old company that I retired from called yesterday to see if I would help them out for about a month or two on a job in Angola Africa. They have a new contract there for site prep work and the QA Manager they are going to put on it cant get off his present job till end of May so I said I would...

I was wondering how many folks are color blind and own more than one brand of tractor and how do they like them. Any all around favorite from your stable? I have LS P7010C, Kubota B26and John Deere 332 garden tractor. My brother in law has John Deere 750 and New Holland T2310. I cant find any...

They work better when they look like this. Slightly worn with a few scratches, note all the paint worn off both FEL buckets. You aren't afraid to work them then rather than worry about getting dirty or scratched up a bit.

Nice and sunny today with 68F temps. I got quite a bit of seat time as in all day with my B26 using the back hoe to dig out for leveling the cross ties base then used the thumb to lift and set the ties in an area about 25 wide by as deep as I want for a garden. I would have been in traction by...

A couple of views while I was moving some top soil from my raised bed garden. The slope is about 2 feet in 25 to I put in some crossties to hold the new dirt. I am removing the topsoil, storing it in the pile seen from the LS seat (ignore the bird poop). I plant to import dirt to build up...

This is how it looked when finished and a few weeks after we moved in.

A metal bench is best for welding, but not a necessity for a work table. I found a nice heavy table at a business going belly up and I think I paid less than $50 for a 36 x 54 table made from 1.5" particle board with formica covering. It has steel legs holding it up with a good set of rollers...

Around here, once past the meter, you can do any work without a plumbers license and the only back flow preventers is at the hose bib and are really just a vacuum breaker. If anything is at the meter it is on the county water supply side. I do have a huge one for my sprinkler system that is...

On my 50 hours oil change, I noticed these bolts loose, very loose and tightened them up. NOW got about 78 hours and was fooling around with my disc and decided to grease the 3-4 zerks on it and noticed that these bolts were REALLY loose now, some 4-5 rounds and a big gap in the bottom of the...

I built one for my LS that has the plastic tank low to the ground. It had a rinky dink one which is the little upturned plate at the left side of the photo which was bolted into the plastic tank which caused the tank to leak, hence my repair and addition to the skid protection. I beefed it up...

Don't weld the swivel link in place as you then defeat the purpose. Most of them have a stop on the front so they only stand straight up but are able to swivel toward the rear when the tractor goes into a dip or ditch where the linkage exceeds its normal travel. In the attached photo you can...

The angle iron frame would be just as good as the tubing if you put the cross bracing in. If you have room for a larger table, I would go bigger. Mine is 36"x64 x 33" tall and gets too small sometimes with just laying all the tools needed for a project and has limited room for work. I also...

My B26 when I got it. It is considerably more dirty and a few battle scars now.

This is about the only photo I can find of the way it was and after clearing out the trash from front road to access the house site

I put the battery that I bought yesterday in my golf cart after putting it on charge all night. I also bought some equipment paint yesterday, so I got my grinders out with some wire cup brushes and brushed off my old disc and put the first coat of paint on it. Trying to do it without...

Through luck or providence when I built my shop one side has a much higher roof than the other and my LS P7010 fits nicely under the North side and my B26 goes under the South wing. Also the garage door are all 8 foot doors (got 9 foot interior ceilings) so all the tractors go inside except the...

If you want a disc that is heavy and deep cutting, get one that is trailer pull type with hydraulic operated wheels. Put water in the tires on the disc for extra weight. That is what we used to do with the big tandem disc that were so heavy that they needed 4 tires to hold them up and then we...

I finally finished all the welding, just have to put the gang back under the gang support. I found some 3/16" scrap plate that was just right to take up the slack in the outside support so the gang will not rock back and forth so much now. Even repaint the gang support. Overhead weld is kinda...

My old Craftsman has finally quit pumping. Motor runs, it make a bunch of racket but get to 65 PSI and stops. I need a new one that is quieter than the oil-less Craftsman. What have you guy had for luck with different brands. I am kind of on the fence on getting a 220 V one versus a 120v. I...

I guess I backed into too many trees because I have two bent axles on my disc. Today I decided to take it apart and straighten out the axles. I got my impact gun and took out the bolts holding the bearing carries for both rear gangs and lifted the 3PH up and neither gang fell. Looked under...