Recent content by 2manyrocks

There is more opportunity for debris to be thrown at the operator on the tractor if the cutter were on the FEL, and more debris will be generated to fly into the radiator. Probably also have issues of how the smaller front wheels of a tractor handle the weight of the cutter versus having the...

Wind + dry grass will do that, and it will make a person gun shy.

I've also read that the thorns can be burned off the tree if you kill the tree and wait for it to dry out, but haven't tried it yet. I girdled some this winter, but didn't spray them, and now they have green leaves.....

I just use a plain water bottle with a flip cap on the tractor or when I'm working clearing brush, but I keep a large Igloo water container at the truck to refill the water bottle during the day. When the bottle falls off the tractor, it's not such a big deal to replace it. Around the house...

FWIW, I ran into the applicator licensing issue trying to find the right herbicide to kill kudzu, but found an ag research expert who recommend using two unrestricted herbicides in combination with one another that is working much better for me. It may be that similar research has been done on...

Wouldn't adding gas to diesel increase the risk from flammable vapors?

I'd be grateful to hear more how you did this.

IDK, it depends on whether you or someone else installs the tubes without them leaking. I think it's easier to change the whole tire when it's that large of a tire than to install tubes if I'm the one doing it. I don't seem to be very good at installing tubes. Smaller tires like the front...

Can't directly answer your questions due to not knowing this machine, but strongly recommend using the search tool to look at previous threads on TBN that discuss this machine. Sometimes members will post discussions about a machine that can tell you a lot about a particular machine if you...

I'd be very surprised to see Power Trac offer any engine alternatives to what they currently offer until they run out of their present inventory of Deutz diesels for the PT1445 and larger models. I think they might have had a Kubota diesel about 20 years ago, but they don't seem inclined to...

IMO, the tires and tubes today don't last like they once did, but whatever they cost today, they'll be more expensive to buy later. If it were me, I'd shop around for new tires.

IMO, the PT425/1430 are really nice sized machines, but the lack of any diesel engines for either of those models is a big miss.

I'm curious what PT will do once they run out of Deutz engines that don't have DPF emissions on them. They already no longer have a diesel for the 1430 model.

The Fecon dealer in middle Tennessee rents mulchers to commercial users who carry enough insurance coverage to meet their requirements. They basically told me I couldn't afford to rent one. I ended up paying $185 an hour to have someone mulch with a Cat 299 equipped with a Cat mulching head...

It's tough to see them go.