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    Looking at quick hitches

    Ok, I understand this. My tractor has a Cat II/I 3-point hitch. The lower balls are Cat II sized and the arms are adjustable in width to do Cat I or Cat II implements. They also extend a couple inches for easier hitching, but that's a different story. Do I go with a Cat I or Cat II style...
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    Looking at quick hitches

    I have a Kubota MX5100 with a Category II 3-point hitch. The first implement I got was a 6' brush hog that I just changed the lower pins to Cat II size and away I went with it. Eventually, I got a 5' finish mower and just used the adapter bushings to make Cat I pins work on the Cat II 3-point...
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    1970's International Harvester 1700 truck questions

    I'm getting a (what I believe to be) 1972-1974 IH 1700 2x4 truck for free. The tag says it's a IH 1700 with a GVWR of 27,500#. I think this means is has the MV-404 engine in it and a 4 speed transmission. The owner drove it about 1.5 hours from his house to a camp and left it about 2 years...
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    MX5100 FEL Float problem

    I've got 62 hours on my MX5100 now. Two days ago when I parked it, my float function on the FEL worked properly. I push it all of the way forward, it drops down to the ground, and then I release it to shut off the motor and park it. Today I used my tractor's FEL with pallet forks to lift up a...
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    Stake pocket boards

    I built a very beefy 4x8 trailer a few months ago. It's made from 2x4 box frame with 16" OC cross members also of 2x4 box and a 3500# torsion flex axle. I made it with some fancy features specific to my needs such as slide out 1' extended tie-down points on the front so I can secure two...
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    D198ER diesel motor...what to do with it?

    I have a freshly rebuilt White D198ER 4 cylinder diesel motor with all of the accessories. I bought it when I had a MEP-004a generator with a blown motor, but I sold the generator to someone who needed parts and now I just have a brand new motor all crated up just sitting around. I can't think...
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    leasing land for hay

    I have 10 acres, mostly clear, but slightly hilly. It's been grass for years and the old guy that owned the property mowed it all like a lawn. I don't want to mow 10 acres. I have the tractor, but no implements for making hay and no desire to do so either. The predicament I'm in is that I'd...
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    Finally got my welder setup

    My dad gave me his Hobart Handler 180 not that long ago. He bought another mig welder with a spool gun for welding aluminum since it was cost prohibitive to add it to the Handler 180. Last week I went out and bought a 80 cf tank with argon mix in it for $220 and yesterday I bought a Harbor...
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    transporting welding tank

    My dad gave me his Hobart mig welder but kept his 20 cu ft tank. I'm seriously considering buying my own 80 cu ft tank since I live a lot further out from a welding shop or gas supplier than he does. The problem with any tank, is that I own a station wagon and two SUV's. I don't have a pickup...
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    Pallet forks

    I'm shopping for pallet forks. I have a 1300# generator that has pallet slots in the skid for moving it around. I also plan on stacking firewood on pallets this year too. My FEL is rated to lift a little over 1800#. Is it worth spending the extra money on a heavy duty set or will a standard...
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    New MX5100 delivered today

    This is my first tractor. Other than clearing the driveway, I don't know exactly what I'll be using it for yet, but I have plans. FEL's are very useful, I may get a snow blower, I definitely want some pallet forks for the FEL, I could use a post hole digger for putting up a few acres of fence...
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    Help quick - adding rear remotes to a tractor not yet delivered

    I'm a little interested in doing it that way, now. The only change I'd make is trying to hide it in a near-factory location and making the linkage so the controls are where they would be with a factory install. It doesn't appear as though it would be too difficult to do that. (Google searched...
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    Help quick - adding rear remotes to a tractor not yet delivered

    I bought a MX5100 HST from a dealer last week and I ordered it with the front 3rd hydraulic function since I have plans for a grapple. Now, I'm realizing I might have use for rear remotes (hydraulic top link). My tractor hasn't been delivered yet since the dealer just got the 3rd function...
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    grab hooks on equipment for tying it down

    Is that even an option? Can you weld grab hooks onto your equipment frame and use them to attach your load chains to for securing the load or does your chain have to go around something solid on the equipment?
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    burying invisible fence wire

    Is there a handy attachment for burying the invisible fence style wire? When I installed it at my other house (1/2 acre yard), I borrowed my dad's walk behind hydrostatic stump grinder and ground a mini trench about 2" deep all the way around the yard. It made a wider trench than necessary...
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