Recent content by jdraper

I am looking for advice on clearing about 10 acres of scrub brush to create a pasture for horses. The land is currently a pine tree plantation (160 acres total). There is a large amount of spacing between trees, maybe 10 feet or so. I have been bush hogging the scrub (all smaller than a wrist)...

Within a few days of getting my new 5740C, I have blown two hydraulic hoses! To limit down time, I popped for $250 and had all four FEL hoses replaced from NAPA. Anyone else with issues with new hoses? By the way... where do you add hydraulic fluid on this thing?

After spending weeks reviewing tractors, I bought a new 5740C basd on many of the discussions here. Overall, I am happy with one great exception. I connected my Woods 6' Hog to it...set the PTO to Manual, set the engine RPM to IDLE and slowly released the clutch in my attempt to feather in the...