Recent content by nickmech

I found a promark chipper coming up at a local city auction. Fairly big unit.It is a trailer mount, 2 cylinder engine. Maybe a Wisconsin. Only saw it thru the fence. Can't find much info about these machines. Anybody ever used one? At the right price this might work ok for me.

The plan: take out weed infested, uneven, rutted worthless front lawn. What would be the best method? Do I need to kill the grass first or can I till it with tractor, cover with top soil, level and replant? How much top soil should I cover with? It will be aprox. 100' by 80' . Concerned about...

So I found a good deal on a used Howard rotovator. It is an offset model and I noticed when tilling I start to run off at an angle to the right instead of going in a straight line. This messes up what I have tilled. The tiller is set straight at the 3pt. Is this common with offset tillers or is...

If my Kubota B3030 has 24 hp at the pto, what could happen if I borrow a sicma rototiller that I think is rated 35 hp plus? It is a heavy 60 in. tiller. I don't want to break the machine by overloading the pto rating. Anyone have experience with this?

What is the best way to restore an overgrown field? I have started mowing 10 ft. high blackberries and small alders and brush. It is only about 3 acres, years ago it was a pasture but now just a jungle. Lot of debris left on ground after brushhogging. Should I get a rake and pile up to burn? And...

Been looking at tractors and have a question on the 3 point design of the 2520. The lower link arms are attached outside of the axle housing to small gear reduction box. Gear reduction is a good thing. But how is that aluminum whimpy housing gonna hold up to the beating a brush hog and box...