Recent content by fishydeals

I agree, I worked in fiberoptic and we installed the conduit by trenching. If we were going for a nice finish on someones lawn then it was a hand rake and then a hand leave rake to get all the dirt out of the grass. We would tamp but still have to haul the extra away. It would settle of course...

Probably there is more than one bearing in there... Honestly don't know but considering a post pounder is more stationary than mobile it should be fine. We live in a plateau so not much mountains but we're still developing our property so lots of ruts, holes, bumps, mud, rocks, and stumps...

Actually my wheels are bolted on the outside of hubs which means there is no lip for the wheels to rest and they rest on the bolts alone, probably not the best but so far they stay tight...

Thats what I thought but I was doubting myself... Probably if someone did all the physics it could have some effect in extreme circumstances but in practically your both probably right. Actually when we got the tractor the hubs were inverted and set to their widest stance. However I narrowed...

We have a 165d yanmar however for this question the tractor type/make is irrelevent. I got a post pounder for this tractor which is maxes out the capacity of this tractor but we don't have miles of fence to do so it works for us. The post pounder works fine and the tractor carries it around fine...

Hey rScotty, Yeah we did buy the tractor and mower, got a good price on the tractor. Its in nice condition, a Quebec model so everything in French. Paint a bit faded, needs new exhaust after muffler, and the lights need some work. But these are minor things and I love it. It doesn't have a FEL...

Thank you bmaverick, checking out those resources.

Hi all, new to the forum so bear with me. I'm tired of endlessly searching the internet and forums for answers so I decided to ask right up front. My family is considering a Yanmar 165d tractor in good condition with less than 500 hours on it on an auction. However at the same auction is an old...