Recent content by keeney

I went to use my JD4100 MFWD the other day and noticed a puddle of gear oil under one of the front wheels. Pretty obviously the seal at the lower steering joint had let loose and drained the oil from the front axle tube and differential. I had not noticed any previous slow leaking the last...

I have a project where the 49" bucket would be much better suited to what I am doing. I have the 61" bucket on my JD 4100 loader. Posting here on the off chance that somebody here in the Twin Cities area has a 49" bucket on their John Deere and would be willing to swap for the few weeks the...

I stupidly left my JD4100 parked outside this weekend, not realizing that last night's low was going to be so cold. When I went to start it, it cranked over, but didn't seem like the fuel was flowing or maybe just not vaporizing. I cycled the glow plug on for several seconds before each...

I have been looking at what it would take to build or obtain a small ice resurfacing setup to maintain a small skating rink on the lake behind my house. From what I can tell, the small units are just a box with a sharp blade in them that scrapes rough spots off the top of the ice. (They also...

I am upgrading the finish of my workshop area and garage floor and would welcome opinions on the flooring types I am considering. Pros & Cons of Each that I know of so far with quesitons intermixed: A. Epoxy Coating. Reasonable Price Moderately Durable Some Concern With Scratching When...

The thread on pickup dump beds inspired me to think that pickup truck beds actually kind of suck for heavy duty use. I came up with a list of features I wish my truck bed had, and I bet others who use their trucks for more than just daily commute would want as well. (This idea excludes trucks...

I found a deal on some used JD Aercore 1000 aerators. PTO-powered, 36" wide. It looks like there are enough good parts on the two units to have one working unit and some spare parts. What would a going used price for this model be? For PTO-powered aerators in general? - Rick

Was on the Bobcat site and found they are showing their new 4x4 Utility vehicles (this may be old news - I haven't followed this forum for a while). Overview: Bobcat 2100, 2200 and 2300 Utility Vehicle The model 2300 has a lift arm (called Rapidlink) in the front configuration like a Toolcat...

What would be a resonable daily rental price for a small brush cutter to attach to my JD 4100? I am trying to estimate if it would be cheaper for a buddy to borrow my tractor and rent the cutter or just hire somebody to come do the wokr for him. - Rick

\"Ready Welder\" Owners? I am thinking of purchasing a Ready Welder for occasional repairs and hobby fabrication of thick aluminum sectioned things like docks and boat lifts. The concept of using automotive or marine style lead-acid batteries for welding voltage seems sound enough. I am more...

Before today, the only Toolcat I ever saw around here was parked at a Bobcat dealer. Then this morning on the way to work, I saw one tooling down the shoulder carrying a 55 gallon gas drum in the bucket like he went to refuel something. About mile past that, I came up and followed one being...

I am looking for the lightest dump trailer I can find to maximize payload for my truck's towing capacity of apx 10,000 lbs. I also want to be able to fit my tractor in the trailer, so I need at least 12' long. 14' long by 80" wide would be the ideal size, but I am not sure I want to add the...

I wanted a leaf vac for my JD 4100. The JD high-dump system was way out of budget. I like the trac vac model that uses trash cans because it looks easy to empty into a trailer for off-site comkposting, but it was also a bit out of the budget. Then, a buddy had an old snowblower with a good...

Ballast block for use with my 4100 / 410 loader. 10-1/2 sacks of quick-crete. Two 3/16" flats with 3/4" hole dilled through the end welded to an off-the-shelf cat-1 drawbar. Some additional rebar thrown into the forms in case it cracks. Estimated weight = 900 lbs. I tapered the front so it...

Anybody know of a good source for the heavy nylon woven mesh fabric that is used for grass-catching bags? I need to find something that will keep the leave and clippings IN the material colleciton system I am building without clogging. To quote Mr. Dyson, "It loses suction...". - Rick