Recent content by duanekeys

Have a swisher zt2760. It's a zero turn mower with a couple hundred hours on it. It's been a good mower but recently it will loose power for moving to the point of stopping. The control handled will be fully forward and it will come to a stop. I have to reset the handles back to neutral and...

There seems to be some play in the tilting of the bucket. The video shows the bucket rolling back even though I am only activating the loader arms pushing down. http://youtu.be/NVrZaa-7vMU Is this normal? If not whats going on?

Just thought I'd drop an action photo. This is what my DK40SE gets to do the most, move round bales to feed our goat herd. I am considering getting the tires filled, does anyone know if that will be enough ballast for 1000 to 1200 lb bales? Or should I just stick to the bales spike? Let's...

So my wife and I bought a horse trailer with living quarters to "save" money when traveling to shows (we're hauling and showing goats) instead of having to pay for hotels. I failed to calculate several things into the savings including a new mattress for the living quarters, bedding, dishes...

I was looking over my dk40se this evening and noticed I lost a bolt. Does anyone know the size and other important attributes (or part number) for the bolt that keeps the lower link connected to the tractor? There is a brass-looking sleeve that looks like the sleeves that surround the loader...

I was weed eating a fence line I hadn't trimmed in a while. I was watching closely for some poison ivy I didn't want to trim and fling all over me when a mouse darted out of the brush and startled me which was then immediately followed by this black snake striking and wrapping it up. Over...

I know I can get paint to match the tractor from my dealer but I was wondering if anyone knows of an aftermarket equivalent? I get a discount on auto parts (including paint) and I plan on welding on some grab hooks to the bucket. If not I'll make the trek across town to the dealer over my...

I think I might be getting carried away with this tractor fun.... I was using my tractor and FEL this weekend to clean out my barn of this winter's bedding (thick, composting straw and goat droppings). I was feeling good about the progress and the rate at which the cleaning was going. I was...

I'm always curious to see other people's shop buildings. I'm a fan of a nicely laid out, well let, clean, and functional shop building, machine shed, etc. My newly acquired tractor is sharing room with hay storage at the moment, until we can afford to build a proper home for it. I'd like to...

Any chance we can get TBN on Tapatalk, a smart phone app for viewing forums? Here's a link to info for forum owners.

Something that drives me crazy is the occasional loud rattling of the loader stands (in their folded up position) when I hit certain RPMs or just the right angle. I'm thinking about stuffing some rubber between the supports and the arm to dampen the noise. Has anyone done anything like this...

The testimonial I wrote for the Kioti site finally showed up. Have you submitted yours?

I have a day job in the city where I dress business casual. My "work" clothes and accessories consist of slacks, a button up or polo style shirt, dress shoes, matching belt. I like carrying a pocket knife and use a slim little gerber pocket knife that doesn't create a bulge in the pocket of my...

I'm days away from signing for my first tractor. My wife and I have 10 acres and we raise goats. Some of the things we plan to do with the tractor include: - moving round bales - caring for 1/4 mile long driveway - brush hogging approximately 7 acres cross fenced into 8 smaller paddocks...