Here is the BEST WAY TO SEARCH TBN and get good results

[Piston]

I don't know exactly where to post this but here goes....

As we all know, the TBN search function (like many forums) is certainly lacking. It can be difficult to find what you are looking for.

If you aren't aware of how to search specific websites using google, it is by far the best way to search, and here is how you do it:

Go to Google and type in whatever you want to search, in the search bar, then, after what you just typed, type this exact phrase, but without the quotation marks- "site:www.tractorbynet.com"

Therefor, if your looking for "how big of a tractor do I need" - You would type into the google search engine:

"How big of a tractor do I need site:w"ww.tractorbynet.com" (Note: take out the quote marks)

You will get ONLY results from TBN, and it works excellent. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[lhfarm]

I thought I was pretty good at using Google, but hadn't come across the site feature. So thanks for the post!

 

[strum456]

Thanks! I will have to use that on some other forums too :thumbsup:

 

[Baby Grand]

Awesome! You get Googles search engine and limit the search to the TBN database.

 

[allenr]

As we all know, the TBN search function (like many forums) is certainly lacking. It can be difficult to find what you are looking for.

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

That's an understatement - you find everything but....

Thank you for the tip.

 

[RoyJackson]

Works with Bing too!
Good tip and thanks for posting it!

 

[Martian]

Thanks for the tip! I'd never known about this, but the forum search features are definitely not the greatest.

Thanks again:thumbsup:

 

[Piston]

Works with Bing too!
Good tip and thanks for posting it!

I didn't know it worked with Bing too, good to know.

I use that method almost all the time. Usually if I'm searching for something I know what site I want it from, and will always use that method when I know what site I want to search.

I haven't used a forum search function in years, that works so much better.

It would be nice if more people knew about it though which is why I posted, a lot of times it's hard to find what you need. There are so many threads that we see all the time where people just say "use the search function, this has been covered many times" but quite honestly, it's difficult to find certain things that have been covered many times. What's old to us, is new to so many others, and sometimes people get discouraged and stop asking questions.

The unfortunate thing is, after a few days this thread will disappear into the depths of the other hundreds of pages...and then you can't find it using the forum search function to remember how to google search the site :laughing:

 

[Martian]

I didn't know it worked with Bing too, good to know.

I use that method almost all the time. Usually if I'm searching for something I know what site I want it from, and will always use that method when I know what site I want to search.

I haven't used a forum search function in years, that works so much better.

It would be nice if more people knew about it though which is why I posted, a lot of times it's hard to find what you need. There are so many threads that we see all the time where people just say "use the search function, this has been covered many times" but quite honestly, it's difficult to find certain things that have been covered many times. What's old to us, is new to so many others, and sometimes people get discouraged and stop asking questions.

The unfortunate thing is, after a few days this thread will disappear into the depths of the other hundreds of pages...and then you can't find it using the forum search function to remember how to google search the site :laughing:

I PM'd Muhammed or Bri (can't remember which), but asked them to make the how to post picture thread a sticky so new members would have easy access. It may be worth a shot. Google is definitely an improvement off the forum's search!

 

[magicheater]

The key to search engines exclusivity begins with the "quotation marks" It just narrows the search, you can apply it to any part of your search.... Thanks PISTON for bringing this to our attention.

 

[Piston]

Good idea Martian :thumbsup:

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Thanks for posting.

I have been doing the same thing, but in a roundabout way...

For example, if I want to search "JD vs Kubota" I will type "JD vs Kubota tractorbynet" into Google. I'll then click "More results from tractorbynet.com"
That pretty much gets the same result, but your way will be much faster...:thumbsup:

 

[newbury]

That's been reported here for a while.
Also you don't need the www

Found this on the first page of a google search using the syntax:
how to search tractorbynet google site:tractorbynet.com
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/news-feedback/197350-search-syntax-help.html

many people use the google search on the tractorbynet.com
syntax:
* * * * * *my search string:tractorbynet.com




Hope that helps

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...ed-search-terms-tractorbynet.html#post2156135

Like you, I have been struggling with the TBN search function. If I try to do a fairly simple search on, say, "loaded tires", the returned search results give me hundreds of posts that contain the word "loaded" in addition to hundreds of posts that contain the word "tires". As a result, I do most of my TBN searching through Google. Using my tires example, I would do a Google search for

"loaded tires" site:tractorbynet.com

and link back to the TBN posts from the Google results. At least this way I would find posts that actually contain the entire phrase and not just individual words from the phrase.

Perhaps I'm just not aware of how the TBN search function is designed. Although I am a newer member, I have been using this site for quite a while before actually registering as a user. Any search advice would be appreciated here.

 

[ShenandoahJoe]

When I'm looking for information from extension offices, I usually add "site:.edu" to my search. It keeps out the people who are just trying to sell me something.

 

[Artisan]

Sure would be nice is Muhammad added a link that did this automatically
on the search page...
Hint Hint

 

[rsewill]

I used the forum's search to read every thread that mentioned my Deere 4100 shortly after I bought it early last year. Worked very nicely! I had to keep track of how many pages back I had read so I could easily find where I left off.

 

[Ron JD670]

I like to learn something each day.
Thanks for the post
RoN

 

[Piston]

That's been reported here for a while.
Also you don't need the www

That's the problem, It keeps bumping down so someone who hasn't read the forum almost everyday doesn't get the benefit of reading/seeing those posts.

 

[The kid]

I've been using that method for quite some time looking for exterior Studebaker Champion Coupe parts. Works well, but brings up a lot of dead links when searching "for sale" sites.

 

[Hooked_on_HP]

I do not think TBN would want a great search engine. As long as TBN has been around and as many posts as there are, pretty much every possible question has been asked and answered. With the exception of new model tractors. If you could easily find answers with the search engine there wouldn't be as many new posts. Less new posts = less answers = lower value of TBN.
Bill