Recent content by rtimgray

My son and I have started working on a project at another farm that is going to require a considerable amount of trenching/ditch digging/shallow excavation. I've got a backhoe for my Kioti tractor and the farm is an easy driving distance from home (in fair weather). We did some water line...

So all the way back in 2007, I bought a Case 310G crawler dozer from an older local fellow. I paid about $5300 for it back then and have used it on and off for the past 12 years around the farm. I've done a lot clearing with it, dug a pond (that took a while), drained and then filled in...

I tried to start my old Kioti DK45 a couple of days ago and it wouldn't hit a lick. I assumed that maybe I had left the key switch on overnight, so I took the battery off and charged it. I put on a known good battery and tried to start it in the meantime, with the same results - nothing. The...

Let me preface this by saying I'm pretty dumb about most things, but really dumb about hydraulic cylinders. Anyway, here goes... I had finished cutting some hay with my Kuhn GMD 500 disc mower and I tried to raise the cutter bar to place it in transport position (vertically). When I hit my...

Sort of... I was finally able to roll enough pennies to pick up an International Harvester M1 Garand from the CMP. This particular unit is a Field Grade, but it has a TE/ME of 2. I'm guessing it was demoted to Field Grade because of worn finish. I believe the stock is a Turkish replacement...

Is this the part I need? I called my closest Mahindra dealer the other day and they said most likely the same thing. However, for the life of me, I can't find a spot on the injection pump where it looks like this would go? I'll take a picture of the pump and post it and see if you guys see...

I was bushhogging with my (new to me) 3054XS last night and was wondering if it is possible to tighten my steering radius? There appears to be adjustable bolts with jam nuts on the hubs of each side of the front axle. Has anyone done this before? I can't find a reference to this anywhere. I...

This problem actually started last fall and I messed with it for a little bit, then more or less put the tractor up for the winter and forgot about it until now. So here goes... While using the tractor to carry some brush and trees on the front end loader, I noticed there was a rubber hose...

Well, new to me, anyway. But pretty darn close.. I had been looking for another tractor to bridge the gap between my wife's CS2410 and my old DK45 - something about 30 horsepower or so. Mainly to rake hay and do some bushhogging with. One showed up on local online ad place, and I eventually...

I was cleaning out one of my old sheds and came across a stockpile of filters that I had acquired over the years for my Yanmar F16D. I parted ways with the F16D a couple of years ago and forgot that I even had these items. Here's a listing of what I have: Qty 1: Air Filter - Yanmar Part #...

First of all - has anybody seen my invisible dog? Secondly - I'm sure that this has been discussed, but I couldn't find anything when I searched. If anyone can post a link to a previous discussion, I would be grateful. Anyway, we are looking into installing an "invisible" fence for my wife's...

It looks like the radiator in my Case 310g dozer has reached the point that repairs are not feasible any more. I've checked with a Case dealer and they think they can get me a new aftermarket replacement unit - about $900! The only radiator shop anywhere near me is not interested in doing...

I tried searching on this topic, but couldn't find anything about it. My wife's dog went missing this weekend and she was quite distraught. As luck would have it, we found her the next day, stuck inside of a plot of sweet corn that was surrounded by 8 strands of electric fencing (intended to...

I've had my New Idea 484 for about 3 years with only very minor problems (mostly bearings going out), but I ran into the my first "show-stopper" a couple of days ago. I had cut about 10 acres of hay with the intent to roll it, and when I hooked up to the baler and ran through my pre-op...

I had a lengthy post in this forum a while back regarding my experience with Taurus firearms customer service. The short version of a long, long story is that the pistol that I sent in was replaced with a newer, slightly different model (a PT 24/7 in 9mm) after about a 6 month delay. The good...