Recent content by Sid Post

For me, the worst was trying to buy "one tractor" in the middle. My L-4600 was too big for some things and too small for others. It was actually dangerous for most of my loader lifts which were not on even flat land. And mowing around obstacles left a lot to mow with something else. I added...

With all this sidetrack, I wonder where the OP is with their choice and if we have helped at all ... 🤣

Some of this looks like the Cat 0 3-points that aren't true Cat 0 and universal.

You do you, I'll do me. I can do the math and figure out if the EV with BIDENOMICS sways me to use Federal Tax Dollars to lower my transportation costs. One-time savings over lifetime costs need to be considered to make a sound financial decision. Tesla is one "Western" company to make solid...

The Dodge pickups both have 250K on them right now. The Honda is at 135K, the Tacoma is at 120K. If you live in the city and don't travel much, then ~10K miles a year is plenty but, in my case working as a Software/Electrical/Systems Engineer I routinely had >100K miles a year for several...

Last I heard, law enforcement was looking for him after transferring assets to various family members and adult children.

EA is no more. Fraud, theft, etc. if you read the long post about it.

Yep, just because a Tesla works for you has no relationship to whether it will work for someone else. I go from laughter to ranting when people talk about EV semi-trucks, AG tractors, combines, etc.! When people talk about an EV car being more Earth-friendly, I get pretty irritated. When you...

My 5711D was built in France because of the transmission, otherwise it would have been built in Brazil.

All the John Deere's in my life from small to huge have had proprietary loaders. 3-points are universal in their respective category though some of the subcompacts (think garden style tractors) have non-standard Cat 0 hookups.

I'm glad you are happy with your EV's. Normal people won't see 300K miles out of an EV, at least not without heavy and expensive maintenance. How many Teslas make it to 200K miles? EV's have their place but, high mileage driving isn't one of them. And yes, I have experience from several...

After all the side tracks in this thread, I'll try to get back to the OP's question. Check your local dealers for financial stability and time in business. It is nice having a good dealer and service department for support "when" your forever tractor goes down for service. Nothing is perfect...

Older tractors are pretty forgiving generally. Our JD 4620 (old 2wd 135HP tractor) lacked all the emissions and nannies of modern tractors so, I doubt lightweight motor oil would have damaged the hydraulic system, transmission, or rear end. Either of the two hydraulic oils at the ABC Autoparts...

The local Toyota dealer doesn't understand why I drive an additional 45 miles each way for service and factory parts. Sure, it is probably cheaper for me to be PRICE GOUGED locally than the driving expense for an additional ~90 miles but, screw them! A $20 part from Toyota (MSRP) for $42! 🤬🤬🤬...

Hydraulic oil specs vary a lot between different brands. I have been around too many tractors where the wrong hydraulic oil was put in the hydraulic tank that destroyed transmissions mainly but, some axle bearings too. This varies between tractor brands and models but, my Kubota unfortunately...