Recent content by jimmer2880

Hello all. Pls help. I have a BX1830 with around 600 hours on her and have the wandering steering problem. So, I bought the cylinder rebuild kit from Messicks. I have the cylinder off of the tractor and on the workbench. However, I can't get it disassembled. I have tried putting a...

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I need some help. I have a Cherry tree who's main trunk is about 20-24" in diameter. During the last ice storm that came through the area, I lost about a 10" main branch. This branch was responsible for the center 1/3 of the leaf coverage of the entire tree. There are tiny buds starting...

I was thinking that also. However, I happend to be at the orange toy dealership for a bolt yesterday and saw these on the front of a Kubota Zero-turn. Now, I'm really interested! I love the simple design.

I've been thinking about putting different wheels on my BX1830 54" MMM. I understand that the deck is designed as a floating deck, so that the wheels aren't supposed to be in constant contact with the ground. However, my yard is anything but smooth. The factory wheels take a real beating...

It's kind of linked to tractor'ing, as I'll be using the tractor to do it. We have 3 inside cats. Boy - we sure go through litter. It seems a shame to keep tossing it into the landfill. Does anyone till it into the soil? I have no idea what it's made out of, so I wouldn't begin to...

I'm posting this thread for a friend of mine who is looking into getting a toothbar. My first thought was Markham. However, I'm re-thinking them. Without getting into a pro/con of Gator Attachments (Seriously - I know people have had both good and bad with their stuff), what other brand would...

We have a JD4410, with a front, PTO (from the mid) 59" blower. When the blower is lowered, below grade, the rear fitting on the lift cylinder hits the blower frame and breaks off. I'm sure we aren't the first people to have this problem. I also can't believe that JD has such a design...

Just wanted to post what I discovered tonight. I had some steel that I needed to remove some Herculiner (roll on bedliner), that I sprayed on. I had it on pretty thick. Originally, I grabbed my sanding, flapper disk for my 4 1/2" angle grinder. Quickly moved to my 7" flapper disk. Even...

Finally started a new thread for my small Gantry project. I've been thread-jacking someone else's barn gantry-crane thread. Picked up most of the steel, and ordered the wheels today. No pics. Hopefully I'll get some this weekend. Purchased scrap steel for $0.30 per lb from my local steel...

I want to get a camera to help in backing up to hook up the trailer. I've seen the license plate style. They look pretty simple. But - like anything, I'm sure there are junk ones and good ones. Who has any experience with them?

I've been using standard scraper blades for close to 30 years now. Even resorted to putting suitcase weights on them from time to time to assist in "cutting in". Now - I've known that a BB would be a big difference in usability, but I wouldn't have thought it was this much! Last week, I...

Just a quick thread about how invaluable my forks have been. A year ago, I took a non-working forklift hand-truck (the kind with a little bottle jack inside) and turned it into a pair of 3pt forks. Since I have an adapter to use 3pt attachments instead of a bucket, it also fits on the...

Purchased my 1830 1 year ago. It had low hours and was dealer serviced (Original owner didn't do any of his own maintenance). Other than a dent in the hood, it's only problems were a few electrical problems. I had problems with the headlight not working - fixed that by replacing the...

I'm posting this here, because I bet I'm not the only one who's been around too many tractors, machine shops & guns without hearing protection while growing up. Has anyone had any success in treating their tinnitus?