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    Removing small dead trees - best way to pull

    Most bang for the buck. Titan Attachments FEL Tree Puller Unless you are just in it for the exercise, if you do not have a helper this will allow you to do everything from the seat. Push, pull, pry, lift, dig and then carry it to the burn pile. Snatch up little stuff too small to put a chain...
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    Batwing mower

    On the other hand... My dad once had nearly a thousand acres of pasture and an old 20-foot Caldwell batwing. He sent me to a two and a half day seminar on pasture management put on by Texas A&M. They insisted in the strongest terms to not mow. Use herbicides to control weeds. Then he sent...
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    150 years worth of Gopher mounds

    If you are running cattle on the property here is a compromise that will help. It's a good idea to break up cow poop with a pipe drag. The pipe drag will also knock down gopher mounds. Over time, it will flatten the ground. A gang of tires can also be used as a drag. They can usually be...
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    150 years worth of Gopher mounds

    Where in East Texas are you? I'm between Crockett and Palestine and have the same gopher problem. In my case, after trying to poison them out, I just live with them. Like you said, the grass grows through and they don't bother the cows. I just drive slowly. The equipment, fuel and time it...
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    The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!!

    Congratulations, Ted, on side-stepping the supply chain shortages with an innovative solution for an even better product.
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    FEL Mounted Brush Cutter Recommendations

    An FEL brush cutter is on my wish list but allow me to share my experience with an FEL mounted Titan Tree Puller. In my opinion at around $1400 it is a lot of bang for the buck, very versatile and safer than a cutter. We have a root grapple and use it a lot but the tree puller pulls out...
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    Lane Shark Owners - Your Experience Please

    Are these cutters safe to use if a tractor does not have a cab?
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    Mystery Spring Thing on a 5555 Mahindra

    Thanks. I'll check it out.
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    Mystery Spring Thing on a 5555 Mahindra

    As viewed from under the right floorboard and back toward the left rear wheel. It is just hanging straight down and has a bare end. Noticed it when I was checking our broken parking brake, but that has a different spring which is still there.
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    MUST READ! Mahindra CRD Full Diagnostic Manual with Check Engine Codes

    This is a different link to a pdf that may work. Mahindra CRDe Diagnostic Manual
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    Mahindra: Stop painting the engine black. Paint it Mahindra Red.

    Almost every tractor manufacturer paints the engine and running gear the same color as the body. These lighter colors, whether green, red, orange, yellow or blue, make it possible to see what you are doing when cleaning up and working on the tractor. The black engine compartment on the...
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    Mirror Solution: Inexpensive, Vibration Free, Fits All Your Tractors Bike Mirror

    The kind of mirror bicyclists wear on their helmet or glasses to keep from being flattened by SUVs. Take-a-Look Compact Size Visor Mount Eyeglass Mirror The Bikesmiths Traffic was piling up behind my ranch hand sometimes when he was traveling on the road. I follow at distance to increase...
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    The WICKED Root & Debris GRAPPLE!!!!!!!

    Let me try one this way.
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    Hydraulic Sump or Tank Return Line Plug Locations Mahindra 5555

    Trying to connect a post hole digger hydraulic down force kit. Where can I plug the return line? I don't like the filler plug or drain plug locations. Is there something in back I can use, ideally below the fluid level?
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    Tires  Air Leaking Out of Wheel Rim Clamps on Mahindra 5555

    After checking the tire, valve stem and beads, the tire man at our local farm and ranch store began spraying the wheel rim of the Mahindra 5555. The four wheel drive beast has large adjustable front wheels with separate rims and centers clamped together by means of loops welded to the rims...
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