Recent content by jmc

We might be neighbors!

You should post the link. There's some emission proposals out there for 2035 and 2045, (IIRC) but also some clickbait speculation trying to stir things up.

Bingo! The local Firestone franchise doesn't do anything but automotive anymore. Counter guy there has helped me re-seat the bead on a zero turn and a front Kubota tire before, probably just to get rid of me! No charge either time and he recommended a local shop for a permanent repair.

My daughter's HS was being renovated and a full dumpster was outside of the physics classroom. Her physics teacher was a good guy and we had a lot in common. One day when I picked her up, I told the physics teacher I was going to check out that dumpster. "Don't bother," he said. "I already...

Ugh. We have 5 Krogers- one on each side of town and one downtown. Locals call the downtown location Kro-getto's- Full time police presence inside for the grab and run liquor "shoppers". Camera tower in the parking lot. Nice store otherwise- hope we don't lose it.

Could you clarify this?

40 years ago, when I was new to tractoring, my WWII vet/farmer/neighbor gave me 3 pieces of advice: Get an engine block heater. That tractor might be your lifeline someday. Bush hog in first gear only for awhile until you learn most of the hazards. Don't buy cheap lynch pins.

Update- turns out that series is just the 4330, 4630, and 5030. Attached is a comparison in my owner's manual which covers specs for all 3. Very similar.

From memory after a decade or two, that L5030 was the most powerful of a series of 3 or 4 very similar tractors. I ordered the Grand L 4330- 43 HP vs 50 HP for the 5030. There was also a Grand L4630 and maybe one other model. Since they're similar as far as frame size, overall dimensions...

I don't like having to decide how much to tip while the cashier or waitstaff is hovering over you.

If you don't find your answer here, you might get better exposure on the TBN "Construction Equipment" forum. This Deere forum is mostly ag tractors.

I'd bet Deere was sorry to see you retire!

OP here. One of my original beefs here was the standard battery included in each of their tool packages was out of stock if purchased seperately, but they did have a $300 battery instead. That standard battery was about $80 at the time, IIRC. They offered to notify me when is was available...

Yep, typo. 2001.

Besides buying stocks when there's blood in the streets, another rule of thumb is selling stocks when long term rising prices have sucked about everyone into the market. Might be an urban legend but someone claimed to have avoided the Depression losses by selling out after the shoe shine guy...