CTOA Gone.

[Bob Rooks]

I guess Hal threw in the towel.

Account Suspended

 

[sd455dan]

I think you are right Bob, same here (account suspended)

 

[Bob Rooks]

Could have been seriously hacked also. Sad.

"If you aren’t looking at the URL carefully (the suspended page should be displayed at the root of the domain) and assumed so, you might just run into a case where the site is actually fully compromised and still active."

 

[quicksandfarmer]

And Chinese Tractor World seems to be just hanging on, I looked over there for the first time in a long time and it looks like there have been 12 threads in the past year.

It seems like Chinese tractors aren't nearly as widespread as they were a few years ago, I think the EPA regulations have really cut into their availability. Those who have them seem to have pretty much figured them out.

 

[Bob Rooks]

It seems like Chinese tractors aren't nearly as widespread as they were a few years ago, I think the EPA regulations have really cut into their availability. Those who have them seem to have pretty much figured them out.

That could be a large part of it. But there always seems to be a person that has never had a tractor before, is not mechanically inclined (more of that nowadays), is attracted by the low price, and wants to start a hobby farm. And then some of it could be due to the one-time $15 fee Hal charged because he didn't accept advertising, and most people want something for nothing.

 

[Texan4Life]

Sad to see it go, I'm looking hard at getting a nortrac dozer and was looking forward to hopefully being a part of the community.

 

[Bob Rooks]

Sad to see it go, I'm looking hard at getting a nortrac dozer and was looking forward to hopefully being a part of the community.

For some reason Muhammad doesn't want to recognize the Chinese dozers (I've tried), but you are always welcome here even though there isn't a dozer specific forum.

 

[dfkrug]

For some reason Muhammad doesn't want to recognize the Chinese dozers (I've tried), but you are always welcome here even though there isn't a dozer specific forum.

There is "construction equipment". Until the excavator subject got popular enough, it did not have its own subforum either. Now it does. I do not know how many bulldozer owners are on TBN, but maybe not enough for a sub-forum yet.

I did not see the value to a separate Chinese equipment forum: CTOA. A lot of the value of TBN is not specific to particular makers or geographic origins. If a Jinma tractor owner has a technical problem or a how-to-use question, why wouldn't they want all tractor users to see the post? Similarly, a lot of us owners of non-Chinese tractors would like to read about Chinese tractors, if an interesting thread gets posted.

Now, I have a Chinese mini-X, and I am glad that TBN is a huge equipment community with thousands of daily readers and posters.

 

[Bob Rooks]

There is "construction equipment". Until the excavator subject got popular enough, it did not have its own subforum either. Now it does. I do not know how many bulldozer owners are on TBN, but maybe not enough for a sub-forum yet.

I did not see the value to a separate Chinese equipment forum: CTOA. A lot of the value of TBN is not specific to particular makers or geographic origins. If a Jinma tractor owner has a technical problem or a how-to-use question, why wouldn't they want all tractor users to see the post? Similarly, a lot of us owners of non-Chinese tractors would like to read about Chinese tractors, if an interesting thread gets posted.

Now, I have a Chinese mini-X, and I am glad that TBN is a huge equipment community with thousands of daily readers and posters.

There is also Heavy Equipment Forums, of which I'm a long time member, that includes just about all equipment under the sun.

 

[Bob Rooks]

There is "construction equipment". Until the excavator subject got popular enough, it did not have its own subforum either. Now it does. I do not know how many bulldozer owners are on TBN, but maybe not enough for a sub-forum yet.

I did not see the value to a separate Chinese equipment forum: CTOA. A lot of the value of TBN is not specific to particular makers or geographic origins. If a Jinma tractor owner has a technical problem or a how-to-use question, why wouldn't they want all tractor users to see the post? Similarly, a lot of us owners of non-Chinese tractors would like to read about Chinese tractors, if an interesting thread gets posted.

Now, I have a Chinese mini-X, and I am glad that TBN is a huge equipment community with thousands of daily readers and posters.

There is also Heavy Equipment Forums, of which I'm a long time member, that includes just about all equipment under the sun.

 

[tucker2]

I guess the lifetime membership I payed for was a short lifetime, hate to hear than, was the only forum that had info on the Chinese 3 cyl dozer.

 

[Bob Rooks]

I guess the lifetime membership I payed for was a short lifetime, hate to hear than, was the only forum that had info on the Chinese 3 cyl dozer.

For whatever reason CTOA is back up and running. Anyone's guess as to how long. Site owner offered no explanation, or apology, for the downtime.

 

[MossRoad]

Thread pruned. Please continue original discussion. Thanks.

 

[Bob Rooks]

Thread pruned. Please continue original discussion. Thanks.

Thank you.

 

[Darvish]

I noted that the $15 membership I bought about 8 years ago no longer meets their needs:
but I'd sworn off the site years ago, as the arbitrary messing with the forum by "hal"
was aggravating.
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I haven't used my YCT Fiberglass Beauty much, since my back operation.

I'll probably sell it.

Mr. Rooks was always the "go to" guy: and also "Tinbender", if I recall.

 

[Jeem]

Well I'm a new owner of an older Jimna 254 - just found out about CTOA from this this forum here. Think I'll send in the $15.00 - looks like some of my basic questions and advice for a newby can be found there. Dunno. Interesting dynamic these Chinese Tractors and Owners enjoy. Glad it is there. Glad this forum is here. Hopefully, I can contribute in the future and not just "ask questions"

 

[Darvish]

Well I'm a new owner of an older Jimna 254 - just found out about CTOA from this this forum here. Think I'll send in the $15.00 - looks like some of my basic questions and advice for a newby can be found there. Dunno. Interesting dynamic these Chinese Tractors and Owners enjoy. Glad it is there. Glad this forum is here. Hopefully, I can contribute in the future and not just "ask questions"

I went about 10 years with few "real" questions,
but have recently drained Mr. Rooks AND his old posts at CTOA.

It is back up, (CTOA) and I did find my password, so it is a resource.
Unfortunately, the site is set up to only allow searches to those who "buy access",
which may accomplish the site owner's goals for $,
but it seriously impairs dialogue, new information, and "camaraderie." (Sp?)

 

[Bob Rooks]

I see Mandlemann has done it again. I think he's preoccupied with his other business interests. He should just put it on auto-pay or inform his subscribers that he's shutting down. He owes that much.

 

[blegdleg]

There is also Heavy Equipment Forums, of which I'm a long time member, that includes just about all equipment under the sun.

how can you get to the heaveyequipmentforum

 

[Bob Rooks]

how can you get to the heaveyequipmentforum

Just Google what you typed, or be spoon fed .........

Heavy Equipment Forums

Heavy Equipment Forums

www.heavyequipmentforums.com