Recent content by 7snakes

I'll trade ya slopes. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/owning-operating/174753-guess-angle.html

Have a jd mx6 rotary cutter. I have been using for about 3 years with little problems. Yesterday was clearing some brush at the edge of a creek bank. Backed up to the edge of the bank,lowered the cutter and hit a fair sized hidden stump. Realized what was happening and raised the cutter to...

Well i have the best stand of corn I've ever had. 4 big blocks with staggered planting. My first is ready and is being harvested last night and tomorrow. Unfortunetly i have to rely on my wife to pick as i had surgery last Friday. The danged blackbirds are destroying what i worked so hard for in...

I have the largest garden out I have ever put in and it is doing great. 2 nights in a row I thought I saw a raccoon nearby eating berries on the ground from a mulberry tree. Set a box trap last night and caught a possum. Is/will he be a threat to my garden later? What should become of him in...

Got to thinking about oil, gas, diesel, etc. regarding current prices and the outlook of many about the future of energy. I really haven't read or seen what will become of tools running on oil based products-tractors, lawn mowers, weed eaters, chainsaws, etc.. Will all of our small machines...

Does anyone have a link to a website that has statistics of injuries/fatalities in regards to use/nonuse of the rop? I was looking for data collected by some agency, department, govenment, etc. I know rops has been shown to save lives, but I'm sure there are plenty of cases where the opposite is...

Pray for those that have been affected.

Really got the chance yesterday to give my JD553 loader a workout yesterday. It is a blast and awesome what it can do. I used it to begin moving a large concrete block/brush pile. No problems picking up this heavy stuff. I also dug some dirt to start filling in low areas at a base of a hill. It...

I have a JD 5045e with a mx6 brushhog and a 553 loader/bucket on the front. This hill is making me a little nervous this year with the loader on. I know, I could/should take the loader off, but my thought is it is giving more weight up front to keep the front end down as I drive straight up and...

Just took my 5045 to the dealer today to have the FEL installed. Really looking forward to it and can't wait.

Got no responses in the JD forum, so am trying here. Am buying a 553 loader, but need some help with the carrier and bucket. Been to the JD website, but can't find much specifics on the 73" heavy duty bucket vs. the materials bucket. I was wanting to know the differences in weights of the 2...

Am buying a 553, but need some help with the carrier and bucket. Been to the JD website, but can't find much specifics on the 73" heavy duty bucket vs. the materials bucket. I was wanting to know the differences in weights of the 2 buckets besides"thicker back and side panels." Also, what...

Am purchasing a boxblade soon. Looking at a Landpride 7ft heavy duty (1119lbs.) Dealer seemed concerned at first about the size. Have 45 hp 4wd with ag tires. Shows me a lighter duty (593 lbs)7 footer and an even lighter 6 ft(504 lbs.) that is in stock. Will sell the instock 7 medium duty for...

Well, I need some attachments for the John Deere. Was thinking of a box blade to do some maintainance of a couple of driveways, creating some drainage ditches, filling in low places in different areas, moving dirt out of a creek area, build up more on a pond dam, covering low cut stumps, etc. ...