Recent content by lostcause

i just had another mechmaxx stump grinder ad show up on Facebook - $999. it all looks like the correct address & all, but you get redirected to mechmaxx.co instead. The site looks legit at first glance, but there's a lot of bad math in the prices & discounts, along with the standard bad grammar...

my commentary on the "cheaper to rent" opinions: I've heard people discuss the issue many times over the years for various things, and the one thing they never seem to factor in is resale after purchase. I try to think long term about most of the choices I make, and i think that you could buy...

I've had two Woods backhoes. First was a 3PH BH7500 on a JD770. I thrashed around on my more than I liked, but never had any issues with it or the tractor. A few years back I bought a 3039R (cab) and I ended up finding a dealer leftover Woods BH80X with the subframe & 4PT mount. Because I have a...

Ordered April 10, got email confirmation soon after. On April 11, got a mail changing the shipping time from 15-18 days to 4-5 weeks. Got an email on May 20 that it had been shipped. later that day I got a call from Fed Ex Freight scheduling shipping for next week. Maybe I'll get to try it out soon.

when you say "pulling a plow" do you mean pulling an angled grader blade? In today's world, i think anything targeted as an inexpensive "garden tractor" is really only meant for a mower deck and pulling a cart full of potting soil and flowers. i have an "old school" john deere 318 in need of a...

I'm pretty sure you can accomplish the task without an engine drive welder. that's the same kind of opinion as someone who will try to tell you you need a 3500 cummins and a gooseneck to safely haul a BX around. That said, I probably wouldn't attempt this kind of task if i only had access to 110...

All of these 2' diameter pto grinders look like clones of each other, so I wonder if they don't all use the same teeth? Baumalight, Mech Maxx, Northern Tool, Woodland Mills, and probably more selling them by now. I know that that Mech Maxx advertises them at 12 for $130, 18 for $150, and 34 for...

Try leaving a root gap - 1/16-1/8" and see if it makes a difference. Also vary your distance between the gun and the work piece. Both of those should produce noticeable differences. about 30 years ago my first wire feeder was a 120v Century welder. With tight gaps I would sometimes produce cold...

They sell to a price point for sure. Griffin is a very common brand around here if you view the local trailer dealers offerings. They have a 5x10 7k dump in what I would call a homeowner class that was listed on a lot of dealer sites for $5200-5500 last year. Just over $5k is pretty inexpensive...

I used straight pins on my ballast box - the width just fits between the hitch arms, so there's no way it can slide off either way. i deigned the cage with a notch to suit the top link placement compared to the bottom pins. One of these days i'll empty out the blocks & paint it. Been saying that...

Ordered and got the confirmation email on the 10th. On the 11th i got a mail saying that due to exceptionally high demand the delivery time is estimated at 4-5 weeks. The website still shows "in stock" for both colors with a 15-18 day delivery. I guess time will tell if / when i will get it...

and another $50 today - $1499 now. but... around here you're lucky to find a used woodland mills for that price, and they are $2400 new - on sale right now for $2000 though. Baumalights are over 3k new.

Last (and only) time time i ever got away with that was the early 90's. junk yard let me pop off some u-bolts with my portable torches to get a truck axle out. Also got the ok to go in with a 1kw portable gen and a corded sawzall once back in the 90's too, before battery tools. had a family...

There's enough information in here already for me not to need to add anything much (probably some dis-information and certainly some opinion thrown in for good measure too) but i will add just one thing, though maybe the OP already has investigated this too: I also used to get by on flux core...

i'm sure that poor prep is the cause of a lot of the peeling powder coat issues, but i wonder how much flexing metal impacts it? i see a lot of issues with snowplows too. both of those seem to peel in sheets. i've been threatening to get a dump trailer, and as much as i hate the price, i'm...