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I don't have a ton of experience taking down trees. Now and then I do cut one down very carefully. I'm wondering what makes this one so dangerous? Is it specific to dead trees versus live trees? Why couldn't you take down one section at a time? Please, no lectures on the general dangers of...

Yes, it will compensate for the inches added with the Pat's easy connect. Thanks for pointing that out.

I'm thinking of buying a PTO link for my CX2510. I'm not sure whether to get the SD or compact. If anyone uses one I'd appreciate hearing which you bought and if you're happy with it. I'd be using it for my flail mower at this point. Thanks.

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@Eagle1 I just realized that my picture doesn't have a number 6. I assumed you meant number 5 on my photo, but maybe you meant the item labeled 6 on the diagram that Coyote posted? That would be under the rubber cover at the bottom of the joystick. I thought I would need to lubricate the...

Thank you very much. They replaced the valve when they fixed it, and told me that there were little balls that were spring loaded, like the ones when hooking up a hydraulic line. These little bb sized balls get seized up, and that's what needs lubrication. Those must be the detent balls that...

I have a CX2510. My joystick developed what is apparently a common problem. It would go into float but required a LOT of strength to pull it back out of float. The dealer came out and replaced the valve. He said it failed due to moisture/corrosion and that I should remove the cap...

Thank you for the interesting comments. I think the point is probably valid, that there are expensive, well made items, and less expensive (probably Chinese) items and they have more similarities than differences. I think that the less expensive "knockoff" items mostly will work well, and are...

Hi, I've been researching small flail mowers for my 25hp CUT. There are some reputable brands I can order online, and I'd buy them based on reputation (Befco, Caroni, EA, etc.) but I'd prefer to purchase locally, and I'd rather spend less money as I'm not going to use it very aggressively. So...

My tractor has loaded tires. I don't think I can adjust them to be wider, but I can buy a kit to put them out a few more inches, and I may do that. I appreciate the vinca minor suggestion and I'll see if I can find some to plant. I don't know if it was this type of vinca, but vinca drugs were...

I will definitely keep an eye on HD for a sale. Thanks for that suggestion. I would love it if I could use a rear finish mower. I do have a 3 point hitch and PTO, but the layout of the land would make it really challenging to do. I'm not the most experienced tractor user, so I'll have a more...

I've done a lot of reading about riding mowers and the manuals all list an amount of slope that is considered safe, and none of them consider anything beyond 15 degrees to be safe. The robotic options are interesting, but I want to be able to do my entire yard with one machine. I'm going to...

Thank you all for the helpful ideas. Most of the really good options are just too expensive. I like Gem99's suggestion to seed with ground cover. I'm not very knowledgable about that kind of stuff. Do you have any suggestions for what I could seed it with that would be low maintenance? It's...

I hope this is the right section for this question. I have usually done my lawn with a self propelled walk behind mower. The last couple of years I hired someone who used a riding mower. This year I'd like to do my lawn myself again, but my knees are not up to doing it all with a walk behind...

I also have a CX2510 and agree with the power. I AM interested in those spacers though. I have to work a lot of slopes and ruts and it can get a little scary. Seems like they are easy to install and would add quite a bit of stability. I'm thinking of doing only the rear though. My tires are...