Recent content by stevem5215

Just did a 30ft dead by bark beetles Pine tree. Started at 8:30am had it down and cut into 12 -18" pieces and by the road and stacked branches onto the burn pile by 12 noon. Wood was gone by the neighborhood wood pickers in an hour and half. Nice ! And the chain is still sharp. lol

I live in a HOA neighborhood. But I'm part of the Lichy Farm Subdivision. He was the old geezer who sold his 166 acres to a developer who had a HOA. For years they tried to get him to join it. He refused. The deed to this property even states that the 166 was separate from the 4 acres...

If you can't see the video here's a couple of pictures from the "fun".

https://www.facebook.com/1407607045/videos/pcb.10229875226250631/24077239501918270 Yep, it's on Facebook if you have an account it should be public.

4000 hrs is a lot. The engine will need a rebuild and I'd suspect the transmission would need some work too. Maybe if you were a light user of 50hrs a year it'd be ok. Otherwise I'd look for something newer and less hours if you actually are going to really use it a lot.

My advice ? Replace the alternator and regulator with a GM all in one unit. Get a 3 wire alternator so it'll charge at low RPM's too. I put one of those on our Jinma/FarmPro about 15 years ago and it worked fine till we sold it a few years back. If you search for my name you'll probably...

When I've seen this it was always due to corrosion inside the terminal on the wire. Excess resistance due to corrosion inside the terminal will cause heat and current enough to melt things.

I agree. I need to tune my Farmmer Pro saw. has had 6 tanks thru it.

weak hydro i'd guess

Ha ha yeah 5.95 lbs. That's like lifting a box of Cheerios.

What does that weigh on your scale ? 40lbs ? lol

I had one of those I bought at a garage sale. It was crushed by the ZTR operator! lol

4000 acres requires equipment that costs BUCKS. You will not get away cheap. Hiring it out will be even more expensive. My suggestion is to buy the biggest thing you can afford in several groupings. One would be a regular tractor with a bucket for normal maintenance. Secondly would be...

Agree 100% with the guy above. Learning stick welding is what I did first. I did it poorly and my welder friend who taught me laughed at my early welds. Practicing made me better but the MIG even with no gas works nicely even with a cheap welder (as long as you are not pushing it's limits...

I have three here and that's too many! 4 if you include the pole saw (used it yesterday for a high broken set of branches in a Oak)