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OK - He's not a baby, and so far he hasn't bounced, but he does pace quite well. We went to an Open House in Cream Ridge NJ this past weekend and ended up adopting a beautiful Standard Bred Gelding named Turbo Cruise-N. What a great time we had, and we finally got to meet so many of the folks...

I wanted show my latest project - we brought in a small horse barn for our geriatrics - it's worked out great. We installed it directly on a gravel base (8" to 10" deep) - built up the stalls with another layer of compacted stone dust, and then the rubber mats. Unfortunately the youngest of...

\"Stall Skins\" vs. Rubber Mats Hi Folks - I posted this over in the Country Living Forum a couple days ago - however I'm hoping it gets more traffic here. I'm about 3 weeks away from actually having a small horse barn (finally). In regards to the stalls themselves, I wanted to get some...

Have you ever seen this? It is a conveyor of some kind that is pumping concrete into the building going up next to me. The concrete truck pours it into the back in the trough and it's pumped over the wall and around, into the basement... very slick!

Hi Folks - I just bought a Woods 72" landscape rake. When you folks are using yours do you typically use it at an angle or straight? I plan to try it on different settings, but I'd like to learn from your experiences as well. One more question - Do you apply much downward pressure to get it...

Well here is what I've gotten done through the summer. I hoped it would be done but I had to take a month off for Schooling. I think it's come out nice so far. What you'll be looking at was formerly treed and totally overgrown land off the side of our house. We are going to take more trees...

Typical Sunday for me... Blue skies, nice temps, hop on the Deere and start clearing land. I really need to post some pictures of the work I've done. Better yet I'll have to host the North East group out there sometime. Well right around quitting time, i.e. lawn mowing time, I got the...

Has anyone used the electric fence mesh? I found a website for HorseGuard products, and I was thinking it looked like an economical way to get some pastures fenced off. I'm still clearing our land, but I've got a large enough area for the girls to start in, so I was thinking of using this...

Hi folks - I posted over on Country by Net as well, so sorry if this is a repeat for some of you. Does anyone know of Barn Pros? They are out of Washington, and seem to offer a good product. I'm curious if anyone has had some business with them, and if you'd let me know how it went. I'm...

Hi Folks - We're about to meet with a few local builders and come up with some pricing for a new 4 stall horse barn. We're looking to build something similar to this - http://www.countrycarpenters.com/horsebarn.htm What I'd appreciate from all you current horse owners is "What would you do...

Hey All - Just got back from my dealer. Here are some more well placed rumors from the factory; 1. The new mid-chassis will have a Deere engine, not the Yanmar. Can't say if this is better or not... certainly different. 2. "300X" will be the loader series. Does this mean anything...

Just a heads-up to any mower shoppers in my area. I went to the Lowes on the Berlin Tpke today. They have begun marking down the riders and push mowers... even a few Garden Tractors. FYI - they were selling some Troy-Built, and Cub Cadet, and Husky tractors... both lawn and garden tractors...

Hey folks - I think I"ve about worn out our Toro Recycler (Home Depot Origin) mower. I'm curious if you have any information about walk-behinds that are bigger than the typical 21" deck. I went to the Deere shop... they had several nice mowers, but nothing in between 21" and the big commercial...

Hi Folks - I just wanted to put this out there. I read in the paper today - 2nd annual Zagray Farm Museum Show July 17th and 18th. Opens @ 8am - it's on RT 85 in Colchester - about a mile and a 1/2 from the center of town. Hopefully some of us New Englanders can get out to support the show...

Hi All - I just wanted to briefly relate what I received in the mail last week. I received a letter from John Deere regarding a serious hydraulic flaw that rendered the tractor dangerous and unusable. They were repairing these units - but were asking that the customer pay $500 towards the cost...

Well I saw in a thread last week about Chinese tractors someone asking "aren't all small JD's made overseas?"... I've now solved the mystery for everyone... indeed JD does make a small tractor in China for sale in the US. I don't have it's specs yet, but maybe Mike aka Rockyridge can find them...

There is a new Counterfeit in town... a "HUANGHAI" (Hung High???) LM2800 LAWN & GARDEN TRACTOR. It sure looks like a large unit for a lawn tractor. NEW HUANGHAI LM2800 LAWN & GARDEN TRACTOR Well if Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery, then I'm quite flattered to be driving a real...

Hi Guys - I've got three projects coming up. I hope to get all 3 started before the snow flies again - but I've got to go before our wetlands zoning commission for approval prior to starting them. Project 1 - Horse Barn (3 or 4 stall) - I don't think this will be hard to get through since...

Well I'm back from the honeymoon - perfect weather for the wedding and all through the week. We went to Misquamicut beach in RI for a week. I actually went the better part of a week without getting to Tractorbynet - I didn't think I could do it but I managed. Here are a few pics I'd like to...

Well I'm wrapping up my landscaping job - I've added a lot of new yard. One thing thats bugged me since I started was this old trailer out in the woods. Well I got a 30 yd dumpster for our general clean-up and decided this was the time to get rid of this. Check it out - it looks like it has...

Hi guys - I'm out lawn tractor shopping today. I'm leaning towards the LX280 with the 48" deck. BUT - He has a used low hour GT235 out back that was traded in toward a ZTR. I don't know exact hours since I guess they didn't have the meter that model year (2001). I think the GT line is...

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Lastly, Since the JD dealer claims that Kubota's transmissions and differentials are not the greatest ( another JD lie) ask the JD dealer who makes the CUT line for them? (hint it is not John Deere) Either way GOOD Luck with your decision. )</font>...

It's located in South Carolina. Seems Legit 4310 on Ebay

I found a product that works incredibly well for cleaning up these plastic hooded beauties. It's from Zep, and it's outdoor plastic furniture cleaner. Hose the tractor down, Spray the Zep on, give it a quick wipe with a towel or something soft, and rinse. Thats it! It cut through excess...

I'm about to pick up a box blade - I'm going to shop around locally and check out the brands near me. What size BB do you folks who have the mid-chassis models use? Thanks,

I was going to title the post "Kubota vs. Kioti" just to get everyone in here... I thought a little levity was in order, and I just got this one via email today. A man owned a small farm in West Texas. The Wage and Hour Department of Texas claimed he was not paying proper wages to his help...

another year older and deeper.... Yes indeed - well before I had the hose failure while digging yet another drainage ditch (don't buy near wetlands, there is more wet than lands) I was busy at work moving 24 tons of "rip-rap" - 3" to 6" gravel for a drainage collection area I made in our...

OK - Let me say upfront that I am working in fairly harsh circumstances. Hence the flat tire last week - well yesterday I managed to crimp a hose on my BH. As I was pulling a bucket full out of the drainage ditch I saw a brief steam cloud rise past me on the left... After my "Oh that can't be...

Wow - what a weekend. Saturday I got my 4310 back from it's 50hr service. I went right to work with the new toothbar (teethbar???). I got a load of "stuff" moved. I had piles of brush all along the perimeter of the area I've been clearing. I was very pleased with the additional bucket with...

4310 thoughts at it\'s 50 hr service I want to review my experience with the 4310 now that it’s in for its 50 hour service. I’ve seen several discussions relating to the eHydro tranny giving Deere 4x10 owners problems. I just want to say that not only has my eHydro been faultless, the...

Please let me know if this link works. I uploaded some pics to Yahoo, but I'm not sure if everyone can see them or if it's just there for my use. 4310 in it's element I just finished another area today. I started this Sunday when I trenched about 100' of drainage. Once the drain pipe was...

Hey folks - just a follow-up to my post of a couple weeks ago. My Father Inlaw (to be) got his tractor back on Saturday. I met the driver there and off I drove it. I've never driven a tractor from this generation ('83) so it was time for a quick lesson in "pre-Hydro". It turned out to be...

United 560HD-60" Heavy Duty Box Anyone have experience with this brand? The price seems right... too right. I expect to pay more than $300 for a truly heavy BB. I intend to get a truly heavy duty unit to deal with our beautiful CT soil Rocks + Roots = Steve's Yard.

Hi Folks - I can't seem to find the thread that talked in some detail about boosting a 790's lift capacity. A friend of mine recently bought a 790 and they are interested in learning about this modification to the FEL system. If anyone has access to this info I'd appreciate getting pointed in...

I'm curious if this is common or not... When my tractor is parked I've noticed the stabilizers start to drop a bit, within 2 or 3 days they've fallen a couple inches. I haven't let them go for very long without raising them again, so I don't know if they will go all the way down by themselves...

I just want to share with all the other new users out there... maybe some of you experienced guys have done this. I chained a large root ball to my FEL Saturday. The darn thing was so heavy it pulled my front wheels off the ground for a moment when I was pulling it out of the hole. Anyway...

Hey Folks - I've cleared about an acre and a half in total, and I'd like to get it to the point I can plant grass. Right now the ground is fairly level, and it will be better after I bring in more fill and smooth it over with the FEL. With all these roots, and rocks of various sizes from...

Early Father\'s Day Surprise How’s this for a Father’s Day Surprise – My Father-In-law has an older Deere 1050 tractor. It’s been sitting in his garage for at least 1yr+ unused. Apparently it had developed some hydraulic problems that were making things too slow and unusable. I also noted...

OK guys – I seriously need to have this discussion, and I hope others will weigh in with facts if their available. Are the 4x10’s weak tractors? I keep seeing threads about slow hydro, recalls, splitting it apart for repairs and so on. This is giving me a serious case of jitters about this...

Well have you ever had one of those days? I sure did... After several days of rain it finally cleared a bit today - I hopped right out on the JD to get some work done. First started working on the driveway... the more I worked an area the more it became like slurry. So Off I went to the...

I've got a question... and please don't take this as a wiseguy remark - I'm sincere in asking this... Generally speaking how do folks justify spending $10,000 or thereabouts for one of these little utility vehicles? I have looked at the Gators that Deere offers, and I've seen Bota'a version...

Hey Guys - I'm so impressed with the work I have been doing this past weekend I just had to come on here and chat... I've cleared about another 1/2 acre this past weekend with the 4310. Stumping, rock moving, brush pile "relocation"... it has done it all without a complaint. I even managed to...

Hi Guys - Do any of you have an idea as to how deep I should have to dig to expose the cover of my septic tank? I'm wondering if this is a shovel job or a FEL job? Thanks for any advice.

Does anyone know where I can find more information on shades that mount onto my ROPS? I'd like to put something up there that will give me some protection from falling debris. I looked at Curtis Cabs and it looks like a great product, but too pricey for me. Any other brand suggestions is...

Hey Folks - my tractor came in this afternoon - I promptly put 4 hours on it grading in front of our garage. We had quite a flood yesterday from a rain/snow storm. The water was coming right into the garage. That raised the urgency of getting it dug down and trenched. The ground is still...

Hi Folks - just a quick question... what size bucket would you recommend for the Backhoe? I'll be using it for a variety of jobs, but mostly the following - trenching for wiring conduit from the street - Rock removal - stump removal. Any suggestions are appreciated. BTW - right now I have an...

Hey All - I've been everywhere - I'm sure you've seen some of my posts - Bota, NH, Kioti, Cub, Century... on and on. I liked a few, but no matter which one I looked at, I was always trying to talk my self out of the Deere. Well I stopped trying... and bought one. Around here we have 2...

Hi Folks - I was just talking to a dealer in my area about a Cub Cadet he has left over as 2003 model. Has anyone heard of a model 7305 Compact Tractor from Cub? I can't find any information on their site. I did see a 7350 that sounds close to it, but there are no specs listed for it. Any...

Hi Folks - since I don't have anything to compare to in my area I wanted to post the quote I received and get some concensus on it. It isn't as inexpensive as I'd hoped, but the fact remains it's a considerably larger more powerful tractor for the $$ than I would get through the top 3. Kioti...

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Hey All - I've been bitten. I tried out a DK40 today and I have to admit it was a lot of fun. Overall I think it seemed solid and well made. It's been sitting outside for a while and I noticed some bolts and edges rusting... is this considered normal for any brand? More importantly though is...

Hey folks. I've been reading, and re-reading a lot of the different posts here regarding the models I've been looking at. I originally narrowed my list down to the Deere 4310 and the Kubota L3130. Now that I’ve decided on the L3130 I’ve like to hear from some of you who have it, and used it...