Recent content by fc1

+1; mine came from tractor supply and lasted about 3 months.

No complaints about my cheap ballast box. Mine came from India; I filled it with pavers and pea gravel.

No experience with any of that really, but to be honest, it sounds like you know the answer already..

FWIW I got a full set of OFA EKO chains from Windy Ridge and found them (Windy Ridge) very easy to work with. These Scandinavian chains were not noticably more expensive than the China-made ones. No review yet; haven't really needed them so far.

You're in for a treat; they're incomprehensibly useful. I started with a Little Buck on my JD445 and now have a 40hp Kubota with 1500# of lift (+ ballast box). Grapple is installed 95% of the time, bucket 3.5%, balance forks.

Put this old story in the For What It's Worth category... First diesel I ever had any responsibility for was my then GF's early aughties Golf TDI. When it ran right, it was a real hoot; crazy torque. In any case, I recall reading in one of the related fora (VW Vortex, maybe?) that those cars...

First month of the quarter- shut off the house power and ran the Generac for an hour; checked the oil after a bit.

If you take the invites to go and visit the Brighton and Stockbridge peeps come to Howell as well and you can take my Kubota L3940 w grapple for a spin. 39hp, 4wd, ~4500#. Agree about the mud; I have lots sometimes and have learned to be careful...

FWIW I decided to go with 'known-good' and self-installed a WR Long kit. About a grand, about 4 hours of careful install time. Pretty easy, and no messing about sourcing parts or making bracketry.

FWIW I elected to 'not worry about it'; tractor weighs ~5000lb, my SUV can pull 3500, and my trailer was originally for a sunfish :).

Not yet- it's still pretty firm. I will fs though.

I have some long term soft spots, so I'm trying corduroy road. Found a giant puffball.

FWIW I love a mechanic's stethoscope for this type issue; makes it much easier to localize the source of the noise.

Spark plug worked for me!

Y'all are awesome. I have to admit I headed to AutoZone this am with the idea that while it would be *nice* if the plug fixed it, but... The improvement in the saw was so obvious and immediate that I swapped plug in my 2-stroke Kombi as well. What do you know- the start/idle/restart behavior...