Recent content by KingBubba

The shift is only for you to decide how much power or speed is needed. You pick a gear at a standstill, let out the clutch and you are working. No shifting while moving like a car. With a FEL you will need 4WD and real tractor tires, not the lawn tires it is fitted with now. You also would be...

Ebay maker/seller sold me a pair of, as you all describe, clamp on forks. My tractor is small, Mahindra 2516, and my fork limit is 800lb. My reason for commenting is to express how useful these are. I leave mine on all the time. It makes it easy on me to take down the trash can 400ft to the...

I know it is new, but what is the possibility that you received the wrong starter. Is it possibly a starter that the bendix does not extend up the shaft far enough to engage the flywheel. I have never heard of anyone that has had so much trouble with such a simple procedure as swapping a...

It sounds to me that your panel is steel that has been powder coated, which is basically impervious to fading and chipping. If it were mine, I would pressure wash it and leave it be. How powder coat is designed is that it should not need to be painted, ever. The process for over painting is most...

Horse manure is described as "Not Hot". whereas cow/pig manure is rated as "Hot", in that it is high in nitrogen. In my next door neighbor I have a perfect example of how horse manure is beneficial. In Central Florida, the soil is mostly sand with little nutrient value. My next door neighbor, a...

Just a comment, but not a product endorsement. If you plan on using your pressure washer constantly, a gas powered unit is great. If, however, you are like me and use the washer once in a while, an electric washer is a better choice. Gas motors don't do well unless they are run regularly. I...

Gearing can compensate for lower HP, but lack of solid weight cannot be compensated for. My 16 horse Mahindra does what I need, but the lack of weight shows its ugly head quite often. If I had it to do over, I would have gone with a 25 or 30 hp tractor instead of a 16 hp. I've had it for 11+...

I grew up in Bryn Mayr/Rosemont area west of Philly. The hardware store, one of two, Had a huge wooden statue of a horse out in front. As a kid, it was a really cool experience to go with my Dad and get to play around the horse. It stood maybe 8-9 feet high and you could hang out under his...

I wish that the OP would tell us the Brand the dealer was selling. It may be that those dealers are directed by the home company to be that way. I have a Mahindra tractor that is 13 years old. I bought it from a dealer 100 miles away. I have never had any trouble with my machine; so I have never...

Using one of a set of jumper cable, make contact between + on the battery and the + on the starter itself. If the starter is good, you with have a motor attempting to start, if not you have a dead starter that will have to be replaced.

Don't even think about a deck under mower. They are a PITA to slide in and out and you will have to do that a lot to do regular maintenance on both the tractor and the deck itself. I had one on a Jacobson 18hp top end Lawn and Garden tractor and I cursed it every time I had to remove or mount...

I have a small (16hp) Mahindra that has done everything I have asked of it over the years. Keeping my mower deck on the back is just enough weight to keep me stable when I have a full bucket load of dirt. Without it I would tip forward quite often, which is funny and scary when it has happened...

A word of caution for all vehicles, gas or diesel. Letting a fuel tank run down to the bottom is not advisable for any vehicle because detritus that has gathered in the bottom from over the years of sediment in the fuel delivery tanks at fuel stations, is at the bottom of your tank. The little...

If I hooked that up to my little Mahindra, the front wheels would end up in the air. I just leave the mower deck on and that gives me plenty of weight for an over full bucket load. Amazing work and a simple yet complicated project. Nice stuff.

I have a Chevy Suburban 2003 2wd with a 350ci V8. It is a 1500 model. It will tow 8000lbs like nothing is being towed. Suburbans are the top towing vehicle made in the US. One of the reasons they tow so well is that they have more weight over the rear wheels than a typical car or pickup. I towed...