Recent content by aclarke

Thanks everyone for your responses. I guess I don’t have my notifications set right or I’d have been back sooner. To address some questions and follow up: I get the rules of thumb like 12” of mower per 5 PTO hp. However, what I’m cutting is very light. Sheep have already grazed it for 2-5...

Hi folks. I’ve been wondering if a flail mower is right for me. We’re rotationally grazing sheep over about 17 acres, although next year it’s going to be about 60. We tend to mow after we move the sheep, just to keep uneaten vegetation from going to seed and encourage new growth. Last year...

True, but in my case at least it's my own tractors and my own equipment.

Last time I was tractor shopping was for a subcompact. Ended up with a John Deere which was slightly cheaper than the Kubota. Local Kioti dealer to KW doesn't really sell many Kiotis so discounted those and your friend might want to consider that too. Mahindra was no cheaper than the Deere so...

That's in like with what I'd LIKE to hear at least and makes sense to me, if the two fluids are compatible.

Thanks for your response. I'm not sure about fluid specs, as companies tend to conflate marketing claims with specs. The John Deere 1025R is fairly new so I've only done one transmission fluid change on it so far. I was in a hurry so didn't research options and just spent the $$$ on John...

Came here to research this same question and hopefully this thread isn't too old to resurrect. I just bought 2T small farm dump trailer. Have a Kubota L3130 (FST) and John Deere 1025R (HST) and I'd really like to be able to use the trailer between both tractors. I'm always a little...

Hi there. I have a Steiner MX-460 60" mulching mower attached to my venerable Steiner 410. I've owned this about 5 years, and I'm pretty sure it's not mowing as well as it used to. It basically seems to miss between the three blades. So I get three sections that are mowed reasonably well...

I am the new owner of a Steiner 410. I have the MX460 mower on at the moment. I've noticed that when I go to lift the mower, it hardly lifts at all. It might be my imagination, but sometimes it seems to lift more than other times. I made a video and put it at...

Hi. I just bought a farm (yay me) and along with it came a Steiner 410. I've owned it less than a week at this point, and it's made it half way through my front lawn before exhibiting some major problems. It will start, but maybe sputter and almost stall, and the choke sometimes needed to be...