Recent content by BenjiMac

Besides what CobyRupert wrote about the trailer tracking to the inside on corners, there are two things you need to know. First, when going forward, of course, you do not need to worry a lot about the trailer, it will follow your car. When backing up, the opposite is true; you do not need to...

Little tree made a bump on your roof! You can probably straighten it with a jack and a proper length board from inside the building. Some years ago I was taking a nap in my living room of my townhouse during a hurricane. We had a small front yard, a larger back yard, and woods behind that with...

Not just the tractor, but also a trailer so you can take it other places since you don't have enough land to keep it busy!

We have professional welders (people) where I work - we make machinery for the food processing industry. We use mostly TIG welding machines. I am not a welder but have done a couple of small pieces, and the TIG machines are nice.

Put down black plastic sheet, with a thin layer of gravel on top of it, just enough to hold the plastic down and cover it so you don't see the plastic.

Tractor Supply sells suitable bolts. You can get high quality strong bolts, but don't, the point is to have something that breaks before the other parts.

Not likely any damage to the alternator; it was not running yet when you were just cranking the engine. The battery acid is acid, so neutralize it with a weak solution of something alkiline followed by plain water or it will eat the vehicle metal. It is good that the explosion did not happen...

I pushed one over. The reason it would not go down was that it rocked back and trapped the chain saw, so no further cutting was possible. Pushed it the other way with my tractor, no problem.

Sorry I didn't look at my posting until years later! Yes I have a bunch of the bushings, and the cat 1 implements work fine on my tractor.

I like the gear transmission on my tractor and would not want a hydraulic transmission. Mostly because I can set an engine speed and the tractor speed remains constant. Mine has 4 speeds plus reverse, and high/low range selector. Much better would be some number of forward speeds (my 8 speeds...

I did a quick search for trailers, and found this one. It might be slightly larger than your absolute minimum. https://www.leonardusa.com/cargo-utility-trailers/shop/trlu-0718leo-300c

I have an old 50hp (PTO) Massey-Ferguson tractor with front end loader. I think it is too big for what you want, mostly too big for easy transportation on a trailer even without the backhoe. 35-40 hp (engine) would probably be good, make sure you have a way to get it to your construction sites...

I have a fairly large (50 hp PTO) MF tractor. When it needed repair, I called a towing company, and they easily loaded it on a tilting flat bed truck, and also brought it back on the same truck. I don't know how much they would charge for 150 miles, but the truck could easily do it. As far as...

Hi all, I just bought a "new" tractor. I have never owned a tractor before, and know nothing about them. The farmer I bought this one from showed me how to start and drive it. This one is about twice as big as those I have been looking at (both power and weight, rated 58 hp engine from...