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Body panels and the like can be welded to heavier metal. I do similar items with a stick. You strike your arc and start your puddle on the heavy metal and flow it onto the thin metal. Your dwell time on the thin metal must be brief with each move. You can also use low current and run a bead...

For long driveway and road edges, I just backdrag and spread. If done early, the lawn recovers fine. Otherwise, raking is good cardio.

I had to drop the front carrier to replace the seal. On reassembly, the tapered bearing appears to not be going square on the lower portion of the housing. This prohibits me from getting the two halves together. When I try to drop it again, the bearing locks in place, pulling the new seal out...

Of course, looking at what you are pulling once in a while helps too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAnh6tpDTK0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I wasn't real sure where to put this. I was pushing Nemo around last night, making my boy a snow mountain. Pushing in low gear and using high when in transit. Not real sure what happened, but hit deep snow and ran out of steam. Shifted to low, and right about the time I thought "binding"...

Friend just posted these on facebook. What is it? What hauled it? Serious pieces of metal.

Mapleton man dies after falling under tractor mower — Aroostook — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine "Ouch" for all involved.

Everybody raves about Bushmaster rifles. Here's something to think about. This rifle was being used by a friend of mine to teach a gun safety course. The bolt failed and set off a second round in the magazine. The shooter and one of the students was hurt by shrapnel. He was using Lakeville...

Maine woman dies in lawn mower rollover | The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME

Hi all, friend of mine came to me with a broken axle on this unit wondering if I could weld it. A replacement part would be a much more viable option, but he couldn't find a parts source used or new. Can anyone point us in the right direction?

Maybe I am an overbearing parent, but I cannot understand how I would not notice my child dangling, throwing, pushing, hurling something out of my vehicle window. Boy Loses Hand in Freak Jump Rope Accident - amputation - jems.com And, while looking for the boy, which happened close to home, I...

National parks suspend mowing after deadly accident | WJLA.com

One of our customers is Canadian Chains. For the last three years, as I've delivered them, I've asked the receivers "What are you doing with the old set?" Finally! Success! One of the Highway Departments scored me with a set from their bucket loader. MOST worn links still had 75% of the metal...

Couldn't see spending the cash on a valve with a detent, and got tired of messing with a bungee cord. This is the trial run. It needs the lever spring attachment point a little closer to the pivot, but it works. splitter mod.mpg - YouTube

Not tractor related, but it is for the shop. Gentlemen, stare in awe at the Shop-O-Lounger 5000! (No wonder I never get anything useful done!) Thrown away seat from my work and a bunch of detritus that was laying around the Man Cave. The telescoping seat base was already surprisingly heavy...

NO, this is not me..... But I was involved in the recovery.:D

Hi, posting for my Dad. The 3pt has no lift unless rpms are up, then it's very slow. He rebuilt the piston and cleaned any debris he found. Put it back together and it worked better than is has in some time. For a day.... Now it is back to being slow. Rest of hydraulics seem fine. Ideas? E

Firefighters tackle lawn mower fire in Rumford — Maine News — Bangor Daily News

Dozens injured in Quebec hay ride accident

Old Town boy?s foot severed in lawn mower accident — Maine News — Bangor Daily News

Worker killed in Bangor backhoe accident identified as Waldo County man — Maine News — Bangor Daily News

Tractor mishap severs left arm | The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME

So, after two years of a LOT of mowing, I do about 5 acres weekly, I had to do some real maintenance on the mower. I had to weld a new nut under the deck to secure the shield and do a bunch of touch up painting. When I checked the fluid level, it was fine, but I noticed some flecks of silver...

I was talking with my NH sales rep in Bangor last night and he was told to give a last years leftover 8N, with FEL, away for 28,000 CASH. They won't do it if its financed. Anyone interested contact Ralph at T&B Equipment. E

Yesterday my Miller Thunderbolt died while welding DC. :-( I found the initial problem, the yellow, uppermost, front panel insulator for the AC side failed and grounded the post to the front panel. So, trying to finish the last 3" of weld on the project I was working on, I pulled the stud from...

As the subject says, anyone have some ideas? RH side. Looks like a ball popped out of the bottom cup bearing and somehow made its way to the gear, which forced the bearing assembly outward. Thanks in advance, E

On my NH2220, don't know how it is getting in there, whether it be condensation or water coming in a vent, but any ideas how best to get it out? Don't really want to have to do multiple (expensive) flushes, as the oil is only a year old now. I'm guessing hydraulic filters do not function the...

So, 2009 DK40 with bucket, backhoe and 6' deck. New on the lot leftover. 32k. Good price? Bad price? Looking into this for the brother in law. (One I like, be nice!:laughing: ) Thanks!

Just as the topic says, when the tractor is cold and operated near full HST speed. At first I thought only in 3rd range, but tonight (35 out) it did it in 2nd. All I can tell is it is coming from under the tractor and can't tell the "where". Seems any noise would be echoed upward from the...

My Little Man showing off his tractor and sense of safety.:D

I just spent a bunch of time working in the Finger Lakes Region of NY. What is up with this? Other than no flats, that is!:D I saw them everywhere, with all brands of farmers using them. All sizes and shapes, even saw a set on a small yard tractor. The owner of a hardware store in Himrod said...

Yesterday my Dad and I teamed up my T2220 and his JD955 to get the adjoining properties mowed in a hurry. My portion has a slope about 150' long and steep enough to warrant a little caution while cross-hilling. I happened to look over just in time to see him come to the tree line 20' from me...

Couldn't resist posting this one! Silo TIMBERRrrrrr!!!

6v or 12? Just had one show up with a froze motor and we were wondering what it took. Thanks!

I've bent one of mine a couple times and they are a bear to straighten because of the axle being off center from the pivot shaft. When you apply pressure, the assembly wants to twist and roll. I had tried the press, but that wasn't the answer. I had settled upon using a large pipe wrench but was...

Newcastle man dies in lawn tractor accident | The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME

Not my trailer, one of the neighbors got a "good deal" on it and then figured he wanted it to be 18' instead of 16. I'm charging him 20 bucks and hour, giving a ceiling of 12 hours unless he wants more work done. He paid for materials and I bartered him out of a 2'x8' sheet of 1/4" in exchange...

I've reposted this from the NH section. Hi all, I'm posting this for a friend on a farm in Edmunds Maine. I don't have the year, but he has a TS110 that will not shift into any of the even numbered gears. The odds all work fine. Ideas? Thanks!

Hi all, I'm posting this for a friend on a farm in Edmunds Maine. I don't have the year, but he has a TS110 that will not shift into any of the even numbered gears. The odds all work fine. Ideas? Thanks!

Noticed this beast under a storage trailer at a customer in downtown Milbridge America. One solid chunk of vintage iron!

Just finished removing the second line that I've had fail in 163 hours. First it was the "up" side of the FEL roll, now it is the "down" side of the boom. Both have been the factory crimp on the QC end. I'll have to drop it at the dealer in the A.M. The service manager had said last time NH...

How come when I change my Avatar at My Home, it doesn't change on my posts? I'm not pulling it from cache, considering I am running a new hard drive and OS since the last time I swapped. Thanks!

Is there a standard? What is it? My NH 68" bucket currently is 9.25"oc, I'm assuming it is actually metric? The cutting edge will be a future add-on to the snow pushers I am building, so being able to drill the holes now before welding in a spacing widely available would be much easier.

I finally started my 7' snow pusher. I'm also building a 5' at the same time for a friend. I'll keep posting as I move along. E

When running Mozilla Firefox this site has become unusable because of spoofing. Pretty much every link I click gets rerouted to some sort of malicious site or search engine. IE appears to work fine which makes me wonder about Firefox. Odd thing is that no others sites do this and the problem...

Problem (possibly) solved. Krylon flo-green and many coats of clear.

I had posted these in another thread. Figured I'd get them out in the open. This was August 1st, 2005 On route 11 in Patten Maine. Retired guy who had bought the tractor and then gotten the local roadside mowing bid. He did not survive this crash after he turned in front of 100,000 pounds of...

I'm surprised I haven't seen these guards or heard of anyone shearing the lights from their T2220/TC34DA/2035. I also added the rear work lights, but they won't be staying there. I have some better lights that will be mounted a bit more inboard when I have the time to fabricate the brackets...

Does anyone else have this issue? Looks like I'll be removing the QA's and building up the face of the forward stops. So far it doesn't appear I have damaged the finish.

Nothing special, this was more of a test for posting a thumbnail than anything else. I had this bracket and weights that were mounted on the front of my TZ25. I kept them when I traded but didn't need anything on the front of my T2220. So, here's version one. Next step will be to spend more...

Having replaced the housing (123.00), filter (30.00) and oil (150.00) after getting punji sticked, I figured it was time to make a guard for the filter. I was a little stumped on this one because of the amount of doohickeys and widgets hanging around the area, then it came to me in an epiphany...

I was pushing back sumac with my T2220 and must have snagged a spear while backing up. AMAZED at how easy this broke, there is only a very small dent in the filter. Gonna be expensive, lost all the oil, 123 bucks for the part and 30 for the filter. Quite a job the tractor out because the field...

Was greeted with this image this morning.......

Pure patriotism!

Not really sure what else to call it! Original plan was to make a small blade to put on the forks to drag topsoil and gravel fill away from the house to lay insulation. A bucket wouldn't work due to close proximity to the vinyl siding. Shoveling is too much work.:eek: Secondary plan, which will...

No, it didn't happen on a tractor, yes this could happen if you aren't working safely or have appropriate guards in place. VERY GRAPHIC, don't blame me if you ruin the new carpet under the computer or never care to eat buffalo wings again....... Chicken bones E

Mini excavator

I was just in here on a dirtbike. Cherryfield Foods is one of Americas largest blueberry producers. http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/122252.html

I sit typing this from a hotel in Pittsburgh. I am here to compete at the annual National Truck Driving Competition after winning on the state level in the 5 Axle Class. My new T2220 sits lonely at home while I'm spending my vacation down here! Wish me luck!

My Dad has a 1989 955 with a GAZILLION hours on it. 4th hour meter is all we know. Problem is in the lefthand spindle, at the top. There are two bearings in the upper half. The uppermost holds the front wheel assembly in place, the lower holds the bevel gear for the drive. There is a snap ring...

A few years back I managed to scrounge a set of forks in anticipation of owning a big enough tractor to use them. Now, the time has come! Today's start was to attempt the Quick-tach sockets. So far, I have about 60 bucks invested in steel, including two 4' chunks of 3"x1/2" flat for the fork...

A few years back I managed to scrounge a set of forks in anticipation of owning a big enough tractor to use them. Now, the time has come! Today's start was to attempt the Quick-tach sockets. So far, I have about 60 bucks invested in steel, including two 4' chunks of 3"x1/2" flat for the fork...