Recent content by Mudfarmer

The simple solution I've used for years on several tractors is a bungee cord to hold the seat down when I want the PTO to keep operating when I leave the seat. I keep several bungees strapped to the brush guard in front and the roll over bars in the back - they come in handy for lots of things...

Shipping container with a lock box.

When I'm balanced on a hillside cutting brush between fir seedlings with an Oregon blade on my Stihl FS91 I let the brush and gravity decide. MF

What's all the fuss. The MS261's I have all came with 20 inch bars from the dealer. They work just fine.

Whenever I need the seat safety switch to stay quiet (particularly when mowing fields on hot days when I like to stand up to relieve my butt for a few go-rounds) I use my trusty bungee cords strapped across the back of the seat [to the ROPS] to keep the seat in place. Works fine on my B2650 so...

IXLR8: Am I to understand you don't have hydraulics on the tractor you can hook a splitter to? A good three-point hydraulic splitter should cost less than the farm store stand-alone specials. They are so basic that nothing can really go wrong. I've had mine for 15 years and split at least 100...

I see in the previous responses the concern about damaging trees. The problem is that the discussion depends on what kind of trees you have and what you mean by brambles. Here in the Pacific NW we are predominantly concerned with growing conifers, particularly Douglas fir and western red cedar...

Conifers in the pine family generally become "brittle" in the winter which is when they shed their branches. Once the sap flows in the spring the brittleness abates. Eagles know that; they build their nests before the sap starts to flow. They don't collect nesting material from the ground, they...

Been there, done that, a couple of miles of barbed wire fencing once the livestock was gone. Whack to the fence (power saw and handlebar weed-whacker), pull the staples and clips, roll the wire, pull the metal posts if any, salvage what's good (store, give away, sell), take the rest to a...

If you are in a timber growing area and mills are nearby, planting trees for future harvest (and/or carbon credits) is rational. There is typically an initial flurry of activity to get the seedlings planted and about five years of tending them until they reach the "free to grow" size. After that...

I got one of these years ago and put it on a Kubota b2710.It was way better than the OEM. Catalogue says "Kubota," but you can check the screw hole diagram to see if it fits...

I just "disabled" the seat safety switch on my B2650 by tucking the plastic lever under the wire connecting to it. Easy on and off. I will untuck it when the grandkids are learning to operate.

Huh? Been "self-insured" tractor-wise for 45 years. This discussion is interesting - didn't know how much I was funding into my "insurance account," probably enough so far to replace a coupler of tractors. Wait, I've already done that! Only coverage I keep that is pertinent is my umbrella...

Any of the bucket hooks above will be stronger than a standard bucket's steel. I have welded-hooks courtesy of the dealer on my JD which has an upgraded heavy-duty bucket - no problem. However, I have a central bolted on clevis hook on my Kubota B2650. I made the mistake of using the Kubota like...

The price for name brand batteries is surprisingly inflated. A 20V 5 AMP hour Dewalt battery at Coastal Farm and Ranch is priced around $120, but when I got a Dewalt pole saw there, marked down on sale for around $100, that battery was tossed in "free." I stick to Dewalt specifically to have...