Recent content by WinterDeere

I've done this. Thankfully, the one branch that was strong enough to not break when my ROPS caught it at speed, was high enough to not completely flip me over backwards. I did pop one hell of a wheelie at 11 mph, though... still not sure how I didn't break both front casters on the landing...

lol... "old" is relative! The oldest part of our house is 290 years old this year, with two of the three major additions being very substantially older than your dairy barn. I have no qualms about storing my tractor and mower in a 1770's carriage barn, at least it's away from the house. There...

Getting back to the original topic of buying a property, and stretching your margin, always consider contacting the selling realtor directly. If you've been through the property buying game at least once before, and doing all of your own legwork to find properties online yourself, then dropping...

This entire house, barn, property can all be described as "beautiful but dysfunctional." It has miles of curb appeal, but isn't the most practical space in which to live. :D

When you live in a 300 year old house, you learn to make due and build within what's already here. So, about 10 years ago I converted this 1770's carriage barn to a workshop, adding a second floor within the existing envelope, insulation (spray foam), heat and air conditioning, electric...

Yikes! Back when I was occasionally taking my street cars to the track, I remember having to add a driveshaft hoop to one of them, before they'd let me bring it back to the track. But I haven't noticed any provisions on any of my factory cars, not that I've been specifically looking for it.

I used to have a truck jacked up on 40" tires in my early 20's, and the bolts on the front U-joint on the rear driveshaft used to sometimes work loose. I forever had nightmares of that thing pogo-sticking me off the road, if I happened to drop the front end of the rear driveshaft onto the...

Reminds me of things I read about Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, and how he used to fly himself around the country in a Cessna to meet with his various store managers before they computerized everything.

Let's clear this up, right now. "Ozzie", died in 1975: "Ozzy" is the walking un-dead Prince of Darkness:

Still safer than working around draft animals. :D

Two small planes collided over my house in 1998, and fell into a field next door. Wild stuff. The occupants of one bailed out half way down. I was outside pressure washing the deck and painting a garden trellis, and heard it, but did not see as a neighbor's roof line blocked my view. Hearing...

I've pulled several boxwoods, and the method I've found that works well is: 1. Trim up from bottom to make some clear working space under them. This can be done in about 30 seconds with a gas trimmer, you're not trying to make it pretty. 2. Choker chain around the bush to chain hook on...

I think OP is asking how to read his meter. If there's any doubt: Record time and hour meter reading next time you start the tractor. Record time and hour meter reading when you turn off the tractor. Compare difference in meter reading to elapsed time. Always best to do this when running...

It was a regular Failure in Italian Automotive Technology.

That's maybe fine homeowner stuff, but I've never seen a commercial zero-turn with a mechanical clutch. eClutches have been standard for decades.