Recent content by jjp8182

Not real familiar with them, but what I have seen I've gotten the impression they largely rely on measuring the hydraulic pressure at the lift cylinders and doing the calculations as to what that translates into total weight being lifted (possibly minus the attachment weight depending on...

Essentially the places where gas engines would have issues, and finding/using an outlet can be a pain (if even possible). A big part of what drove me into trying a battery string trimmer in the first place was the impracticality of leaving a running gas string trimmer strapped to my tractor...

Never got rid of my gas ones even though I don't use them that often. The battery string trimmer is just so much easier for my most frequent uses - where it's usually intermittent trimming around mailboxes and sign posts while I'm mowing. Just a lot easier/quicker to stop the tractor and trim...

Just a thought, but it might be worth paying attention to how ditches & right of ways are maintained (with regards to mowing) in your area by the local & state governments. ....in this part of the country it's almost exclusively done with tractors and either batwing rotary cutters - or other...

Not a #2 pencil, but: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/0315191630-jpg.694417/ 😇 (for reference the upper grapple tines are ~3/8 inch thick) It's a bit bigger of a stick than I tend to just to mow over, but picked it up with the grapple tines for fun after doing some larger...

Given how much information it s already here I'll just a few thoughts/observations from having transitioned from a riding mower to a tractor on about ~3 acres (with a garden of similar size to yours) several years ago: - a larger/heavier tractor won't always tear up the yard more than a...

If you already have cordless tools, then checking to see if the manufacturer also has a cordless tire inflator (or compressor) could be an option worth looking into .... or if you're having to frequently fill tires a cordless tire inflator might be worth looking into anyway. While I have a...

For those interested Triple R Farms posted their first cotton harvest video for 2022: It's one of the better farming channels (located in the southeastern) US I've found so far. From what I've seen they're growing corn, soybeans, cotton and wheat ...which seems to be a fairly common group of...

I wish ...even the most mundane of individuals is still a potential customer (for someone) - which gives a whole lot of incentive to data conglomerator to listen and gather as much data as possible. Data which they then turn around and sell to whoever is willing to pay. I didn't realize just...

Me too ...particularly comibined with a crabbed steering (which I'd expect many telehandlers to have). ....would be handy for mowing perpetually wet areas while keeping the telehandler on dry ground. There's a high probability if/when I get a second machine it'll be a compact telehandler...

Interesting. I usually find that working at lower RPMs the entire system is less responsive - especially to small control inputs. Where at higher RPMs I can make smaller, slower, smoother control inputs and get an appropriate response (still not as nice of controls as I've experienced with...

Stupid question: where are the engine RPMs when you're having this problem? Reason I ask is the only time I really have issues with lack of response is when I'm operating at lower engine RPMs. Granted with the relatively low flow hydraulic system even operating at full throttle there isn't the...

...a very good reason to consider the tasks that need to be done, and the implements needed to perform them prior to looking at the powering machine (be it a tractor, Toolcat, telehandler, skid steer or anything else) in my opinion..... Even if farming (or large scale gardening) is a potential...

Now that I've finished my mini-rant - I'll step off my soap box and add (on a different note) buying implements designed for use with both cat 1 & 2 linkages may help offset some of the costs of buying a somewhat "smaller" tractor as a potential starter. A large/heavy frame tractor (even one...

....and like clothes "too big" vs "too small" is very dependent on the person/situation. On that note personal safety and discipline are also very dependent on the person. I've met more than a few children that are more responsible than many adults I've met (which isn't saying much in some...