Recent content by Hard Knocks IV

I've driven that far many times on the road,amazing how much I missed buzzing down the road real fast in a vehicle.Heck I'm sure I put that many miles on a tractor some days in the hay field doing things like mowing and raking.Just make sure you have all your fluids in the tractor up to snuff...

Always let the owner of the vehicle to be pulled hook to their vehicle so if something pulls off it'll be on them

I've been using corn head grease in gearboxes like that for over 25 years,no problem so far.You could always add a little gear oil to thin the grease if you wanted.New Holland for example originally used gear oil in their hay rake gearboxes but now say to use corn head grease.

A tractor for sure with a loader,skid steers are nice for some things but for overall farm use they won't do near what a tractor will do.

I'd say you probably won't be happy with it in the long run,I have a Cub Cadet 7000 diesel 20HP great tractor to use around the farm and good in the garden but definitely not hoss enough for me to do some of the things you listed.For bigger jobs I get on my larger tractors,also using a tractor...

I have about 20 I use for different things

(LOL) most of my tractors the companies that built them don't exist anymore much less dealers.The internet and my spare parts machines are my 'dealer'.

By the clock hour,customers understand that easily.Big outfits charge for the time a machine is on a job whether is in use or not.

People rent equipment to run the crap out of it and what can the owner do if its returned no so perfect

I have a 2WD 1970's David Brown 990 with a Case/DB 56L loader,great outfit,very well built loader.Also have a 1973 Oliver 1365 4WD with loader does a good job.

Have a Yanmar 2210 with a cracked block does anyone know where to find a block or a running engine for this tractor?

I have a Bolens G242 which as well as I can find out is an Iseki TS2220T model.I need to find a lower radiator hose as mine has a hole in it.Does anyone know where one of these can be had? thanks

What companies make a loader to fit a Yanmar 1300?Would maybe like to put a loader on mine

Just bought a UTB (Universal) 800 anyone ever owned one of these or know anything about them?

Looking at an early 80's M4050 Kubota it has almost the exact same sheet metal as Fiats of that era and a lot of similar mechanical parts especially is the lever used to throw the PTO in and out never have seen one like it except on the Fiats and this Kubota has one thats exactly the same. Any...