Recent content by jaydee325

Never understood why people come to forums such as this for financial or medical advice. My suggestion is to seek out a reputable financial advisor and discuss your needs. Make sure such advisor is not strictly a annuity salesman. Some annuities have very high fees that are not apparent on the...

An appliance repairman told me one time to never buy an expensive dishwasher. From basic to high end in the model range, all have the same mechanicals inside!

Son and close friend worked for a major appliance maker. Both say major appliances are designed for a 7 year life cycle. Old days of 20 year or more appliances are long gone. Nobody makes money if things last that long. Complain all you want, you are not going to change anything. Just budget...

1) While it sounds easy, it is not. Especially in the global manufacturing realm. 2) Same as 1. 3) This can and should be done. Dealer also has some actions he could take such as either loaning you or renting at a discounted rate a used tractor off his lot to allow you to at least make some...

According to the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) on the Kubota website, the Kubota branded 10W30 is most likely packaged by Valvoline. Link

I live is SW Michigan. Gets cold here. All diesel suppliers switch over to winter blend around mid-October. I'm sure it's the same in Iowa. No additives needed since the supplier takes care of that. I've never used additives in diesel and I've lived here 65 years.

Yes progress. See this website on the 150hp Case steam tractor. Certainly is exciting to watch it pull a 50 bottom plow, but look at what it required in man power too! These tractors were phased out simply from an economics stand point. Consider how long and how many man-hours would be...

A buddy of mine bought one of these brand new in the mid to late 80's. He was the envy of the shop! Tractordata shows this tractor produced 1984 - 1992. Listed for $9500 in 1992. That inflates to a little over $20,000 today! One thing that bugged him though was that the mower deck would leave...

If you are a fan of science, this is cold.

It's really quite simple. Disclaimer: I'm a retired nuclear reactor operator and dealt with thermodynamics and power conversion for 38 years. You need to have a delineation between the theoretical word and the real word. What I mean by that is, in the link I provided below, there is reference...

In the late 70's, I was a construction equipment tech and got to rebuild one of the first Fiat diesels in the shop. Everyone in the shop was impressed by the build quality. It was a warranty rebuild (due to a bad operator that we were told was fired because he had a habit of damaging the owners...

I've attached the Tuff Torq brochure for the models you're interested. It shows under Key Features that differential lock is optional on these models. I couldn't find anything on Tuff Torq that tells you what to look for if for instance, you found a used one.

For 15 acres, I suggest you want a 40 to 50 hp tractor minimum. I've got 1.5 acres (there's a decimal point!) and a 40 hp tractor. Sure, I've had a few situations where I've thought smaller would be better, but that is far overshadowed by my thoughts of being glad I've got the bigger more...

Showed up on my MacBook Air today. I just went into the cookies on my computer and deleted the TBN cookie. That requires you to log in again, but that fixed it. I've seen old or corrupted cookies cause various problems with different websites.

The only one left in the true garden tractor segment is Deere with their X500 or X700 series tractors. Simplicity used to make an awesome garden tractor in the Legacy model, but that model is no longer offered. Their top of the line is probably close to the Deere X500 series. Husqvarna or Cub...