Recent content by Railroadman1

in 74/75 I worked for the County main job mowing River Banks, Levies, & Lake Dams I dove an IH 565 gas, the had a 4000 ford, Rear Drive Tractors (4X4 would have been Great) Wheels turned Backwards to get Spacing Required to stay on Slope both pulling 15' mowers, for the most part worked well...

There have been Lineman Hurt & Killed due to Back Feed,,, a Breaker is a Safety Device that Can & Will Fail

it has been stated that the clutch / shear pin protect the drive line True the Main Purpose is to protect the Gear Box

Weed eater??

if the lift is done correctly they should change the angle to align the shaft/ U-joints

my thought is some of the wobble is in the U/joins when you lower it down the wobble will be less or none

The Swather is the Original Zero Turn mower

A lot of the problems with Tractors are attributed to the operator some think they are driving a big Lawn Mower

the cyclists you are talking about are riding on country Roads, no shoulders these rds have sharp curve's hills poor visibly the light on the bikes are not great a lot of cyclists have poor riding habits ( they seem like they get in the zone) the city's have a lot of Blame these rds need to be...

as stated earlier on the rear it is much better to chain across the trailer on the dangles the preferred way is four corner a ratchet & chain on each,,, chain each implement including FEL

I agree the Chinese tube are poor quality make sure the tube isn't twisted on instillation & inflated correctly low pressure can cause the tire to slip on the rim & tare the tube

for one thing your opening statement was vague if you go old school one can attach a long load to the side of a vehicle as I said old school you loose the use of the doors on the passenger side you can transport a long load

I've been greasing equipment for years never had a problem mixing grease of course I grease the fitting till I see the grease start to come out of the joint so if there's a problem with the mix the new grease is about 60 to 80% in that location the next time more like 5 to 100% problem Solved

I would vote sod cutter you have to dig a hole to start as you plow the skid makes the under cut & the blade cuts the roll

most people worth their salt grease their equipment while its warming up,,, if you use over a tube of grease every 8 hr. I'll bet you cant walk by that tractor without getting it all over you