Recent content by artf

Hooks, hooks....are there ever enough hooks? Are they ever in the proverbial "Right Place" when you're trying to drag, pull, lift or load? Good friend has same tractor with material bucket, but NO Hooks...drives me crazy when we're working at his place. Gotta love hooks. I use 4 on my...

Only got the FREE hat after I kept wearing my Caterpillar ball cap every time I went in for something. Sales VP commented. I said "If I had a Kubota hat, I'd wear it." He presented one immediately. Then I started wearing a John Deere hat when I visited. Sales VP commented. I said "Wife liked...

This is my approach knowing the shavings remaining after the manufacture & assembly process. I want those out, not floating around or hanging on to a magnetized part for another 10k miles. Service Techs & Managers always argue when I want the first oil change at 1000-1500 miles. It kinda...

Sometimes You Have to Work or Pay to Make it Your Home Depot Truck Chiming in late, but confused how EVs made it into a thread for a "Home Depot" truck. My interpretation was part-time hauler not daily driver, doesn't have to be pretty, but has to run well and support your chores & work. 9...

"You know Forest, Stupid Is as Stupid Does"

Nope. They are Version 1's and will have unusual bathtub failure curbs for design & premature part failures. I avoid new model year 1 vehicles with gas engines. Why would I presume EVs rushed to market are somehow magically immune to automotive product design-build-maintain problems?

After one picks shed antlers out of a front tire, one runs with the bucket to find such things. After one has had to use the FEL & bucket to pull assist the tractor in escaping wet grounds, one runs with the FEL & bucket to escape such situations.

Buy Once, Cry Once! (author unknown, but frequently quoted in equipment & firearms choices) Bought 2 JDs, never again. 11 months down for backordered parts, test equipment, etc. on a 49Hp tractor. British threaded bolts at $8.00 for a 50 cent SAE bolt? I'll cry once again when I buy the new...

Customers/Prospects choose the Channel they want to obtain information, negotiate & buy through, hence multi-channel. There are no "wrong" channels.

Interesting, the survey that started this thread was conducted in July 2021 - Dec 2021, a period when Dealers had little to no on-hand inventory. Industry best practice is a same day return contact via email. 2nd best practice is within 24 hours. I don't know the average cycle time for a...

One box of .45 ACP later, I had 2 barrels, side by side, done. I did have to sit down to space them out correctly.

Interesting .... that Kioti needs a bucket reinforcement cutting edge before it leaves the lot? Some of us have a Materials bucket and a separate Digging bucket with teeth. I bought a used Bobcat SSL QA bucket for $200 and spent $200 more for CAT teeth to have an effective digging bucket...

"Stupid Is as Stupid Does." Forest Gump's Mother

polyurethane or UHMW cutting edge (eBay) ..... easy to work with. All ready been here, done this with BX-22 and L3940. I replace the edge every other year. Yes, you can cut & drill a scrap piece or pieces. If wide enough, then it's reversible....probably need new holes. Helped my neighbor...

This time you posed a proverbial Ford vs. Chevy pickup question substituting tractors. I went back & reviewed your requirements. Both tractors appear to meet or exceed the requirements, but you didn't define the weight/size of the rocks you intend to move. You might be "enamored" with a...