Recent content by Hermio

Our honey locust trees here look like that. The thorns are strongly attracted to tires! Seriously, though, there are a couple of ways to deal with them. One is to toss dry hay or straw as high as you can on the trees, then put some kerosine or lighter fluid (never gasoline!) on the straw you can...

I suspect the particulate problem is much higher in urban areas than in rural areas, so tractor controls will do little to help those most at risk.

I would never tow with a ball mounted on a lower link drawbar. The drawbar can rotate and put undue stress on the ball shank. And when you are braking going downhill, the drawbar can rise up, letting the back end of the trailer drop down and possibly damaging the tractor. You should only use the...

I mowed 1 acres per hour with a 4' bush hog on my Kubota B7100 HST, and 1.5 per hour on the lawn with a finishing mower. That was only a 16 Hp tractor. I now do 5 acres of bush hogging per hour with an 8' dual spindle brush cutter on my Mahindra 5035 HST. That is a 49 Hp tractor. So I find 2...

Kubota is excellent. I worked mine really hard and managed to wear it out in 2500 hours. However, if you are doing a lot of lifting and considerable ground engaging work, consider a heavier tractor in that power range. I would suggest looking at Mahindra. At the same engine power, Mahindras...

Plow skids are essential. You WILL make contact of the blade to the asphalt without them, no matter what angle. Even with them, you may find high spots that the blade will gouge. You want to set the blade angle such that it is flat from side to side even when angled to the right or left. If your...

All I can say is be careful. I bought VP Racing Ultra Plus J20A oil at TSC. When I emptied the jug, there was sludge in the bottom of it. I wrote to the manufacturer, and they did not reply. So even name brands might be dirty.

One other thought: get hydrostatic drive. It can save your life when working in the woods.

That tractor should be ample for your needs. But I would not rule out other brands, such as Mahindra or Kyoti, as long as you have good dealer support.

would have, not would of. (The contraction is "would've")

I once had a Massey 135. I used it for bush hogging and hay baling. I was unable to do the latter for long because the hitch frame kept falling off. It was bolted to the transmission housing and the bolts loosened. Lock-Tite did not stop it. Eventually the bolt holes stripped out, and I could...

I have a Mahindra 5035 HST. I use it exclusively on our property, so mostly I go a few hundred feet on the road to get to another field if the creek is too full to cross it. But I sometimes take it on the road to a repair place about 6 miles away for service. My back gives me trouble, so I don't...

Have you considered Mahindra? In general, they are about 20% cheaper than Kubota. Don't just think about Hp. Think about weight. While more weight is not necessary for mowing, it helps a lot for hauling, grading, etc., where pulling force is needed. I also suggest that hydrostatic drive is safer...

I have not done so. But my Mahindra 5035HST managed to break a new tow strap supposedly rated at 20,000 lb breaking strength. Since my tractor weighs a bit over 10,000 lb as equipped, I am skeptical that the tow strap matched its claimed rating. My tractor has not broken a 40,000 lb strap, and...

Not quite correct. Heat is conducted in every direction, and it radiates in every direction. But the third method of heat flow is by convection, and natural convection carried heat upwards, due to density differences. That is why placing a heater on the bottom is more effective.