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    trailer without brakes - max weight

    The law in Michigan is that: I did order a two-axle float-on pontoon trailer with a ~4-5k# GVWR without brakes because it never gets towed more than ~5 miles from the boat ramp to the barn and if it did I'd be towing it with my 7500# truck. None of my boat trailers have brakes and I don't miss...
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    Selling Price Advice: 2032R with Attachments

    Hi All, I'm looking to sell my John Deere 2032R with loader, bucket, fork carrier, long heavy-duty forks, front-mount snowblower with hydraulic chute rotation, 5' Deere box blade, and a Chinese flail mower (EFG155) and I'm looking for advice on asking/selling price. 85 hours on the tractor and...
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    Tractors and wood! Show your pics

    My FIL made a log-lift for the 3PH on his bigger tractor so we can take trees out of the woods without getting them muddy.
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    2032R Need (want...) More Hydraulic Functions

    I have a 2032R and I love it. Lately, I've been thinking about adding a grapple (Probably EA's Wicked Root Grapple for compact tractors). To do that, I need another hydraulic circuit at the loader. This might also serve double-duty because I'd look into a hydraulic deflector for my...
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    What do you do with unused/partial cans of oil?

    A few of my cars use very specific (and therefore fairly expensive) oil. For those, any extra goes on the shelf in the solvent cabinet and is used toward the next oil change. For the more "normal" oils, I don't mind mixing grades or viscosities in my less precious vehicles. My pickup truck...
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    Groundhog Help Needed

    I looked out my dining window this morning and saw a groundhog digging a hole at the base of a tree right next to my septic leach field. I took my dog out with me, but the snow between the drive and the hole was deeper than she wanted to navigate. Discharging firearms is not permitted here...
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    Taxable/Assessed Value Appeals

    We got our new assessment from the township and they've made a big increase to our assessed and taxable values. We just purchased this home in August, so I expected a new assessment, but I didn't expect it to be for considerably more than we paid for the house. Has anyone done an assessment...
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    Impact screw drivers?

    This is the hand impact driver that I have: It's awesome for breaking loose big, crusty screws that you'd otherwise have to drill out.
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    Safety Gear

    I'm sure this has been covered over and over again, but I'm hoping for some advice from the experts here. I purchased a new saw to clean up the down and standing dead trees at our new home. I've done a lot of cutting this past couple months and getting safety gear has always been on my list of...
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    Tractors and wood! Show your pics

    I did some splitting a few weeks ago. I'm posting the pictures as inspiration to get me out there after work to get some more done.
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    Trailer Advice Needed

    I've been reading as many threads as I can on trailers and now I want to get the collective wisdom of the board. I have a John Deere 2032R with FEL and a few attachments. I'd like to be able to take it to friends' houses to help out with little projects. It would also be nice to be able to...
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    Loader  H130 Loader on 2032R "Drift" question

    I have a fairly new 2032R with the H130 loader. When I got it I tested the loader "drift" by raising the bucket to about 4' off the ground, shutting off the engine and leaving the tractor for the night. About 24 hours later, it had probably dropped a foot or so. Yesterday, we were hauling...
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    Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

    It's here! It's also snowing here, but I will still try to get it together and run it for a little while this weekend.
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    2032R PTO Problem

    I just hooked my front-mount snowblower up to my new 2032R for the first time. This is also the first time I've ever tried to run anything off of a PTO on it (either Mid or Rear). The snowblower mounting gear went on with no issue. I got it all hooked up, had the tractor idling and engaged...
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    Front-Mount Snow Blower Options for a John Deere 2032R

    I'm looking at my first tractor and have it narrowed down to the John Deere 2032R and the Kubota B3350. After test-driving both and doing some soul-searching, I'm leaning toward the JD. However, one of my primary uses for this will be to clear our driveway in the winter and the biggest...
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