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I had a heck of a time getting the right belts to fit my tractor too. It took multiple trips to the store. You can't necessarily go by the size printed on the belt (all belts with the same LxW dimensions seem to be the same), and there usually isn't as much room for belt adjustment as you'd like.

Yes, I have cleaned the filters. Didn't seem to help much. Tinting the windows is a good idea. I will look into that.

Several years ago, I was having trouble with my fuel tank vents plugging. Someone on this forum suggested that I install inexpensive fuel line filters on the end of the vent lines to keep critters, dirt or whatever out. (Gee, I thought it was you, Lou). My tractor has separate fuel containment...

I had thought of that, but the aluminum crimp section is partially worn away from it rubbing against the hood and I am not sure it will re-crimp. Actually the JB weld seems to have worked. However, I am finding that on a 100 plus degree day, the AC just doesn't have enough oomph to keep the...

This weekend I fixed the AC on my 4720CH. The high-pressure hose out of the compressor was leaking because the hood was pushing down on it when closed and I didn't notice it until I tried my AC, it didn't work and I started checking things out. I could tell it was leaking there because of oil...

I agree with Harry. I have never seen an alternator upgrade that doesn't require fabrication or modification of the tension arm and/or mounting brackets. A pulley change is often needed too. But in the end it is worth it.

I gutted mine years ago. The only difference I have noticed is a little black smoke for a few seconds after starting it cold.

Maybe I am wrong but it seems to me like people are overthinking this. There are a multitude of transmission fluids that have worked just fine over the decades. There are improper fluids but many proper ones. Nothing has changed in transmission and hydraulic systems that drastically changed...

The "right to repair" argument is much more about manufacturers trying to make their equipment in a manner that leaves you no choice but to come back to them for maintenance and service. Sort of like being forced into a shotgun wedding with a greedy SOB. If a company that hasn't gone out of...

Yes, It has been converted to 12 volt. It also has glow plugs which I had to replace and re-wire several years ago. There is a plug for an intake manifold heater but I don't have one for it. I keep the battery on a maintenance charger at all times during the winter months which helps in...

I would think that would depend on how frequently you use the winch, and for how long. If it is just used occasionally, the one battery will work fine. If you plan on using it regularly for hauling trees up hills with chokers, maybe two batteries may not even be enough.

It seems that some people think that a tractor company that has been in business forever, makes 100% of their own tractors and parts, doesn't form alliances or have mergers with other companies, never changes their business structure, are only made in their idea of acceptable spots on the globe...

My Daughter and I rode past that place this summer on a motorcycle trip. We both noticed it. One always wonders about the history behind such places. You live in a beautiful, underappreciated part of the State, 3 Horse!

Yes It does have a draft control. Moving the draft control to any position doesn't seem to affect the operation of the three point. I do have the factory service manual. If one can understand their wording of how to adjust things, they are a better man than me :). The youtube videos were...

I honestly had never heard of them, but you are right, Steve, But as I do a quick research, many people say that the quality of a single phase vfd is considerably less than a 3 phase vfd. And I know from experience that 3 phase vfd themselves vary considerably in the quality of the sine wave...

VFD's do have their place, for instance if you have a large lawn sprinkling system with uneven numbers of sprinklers per zone. But matching the VFD to the pump's curve to maintain the required pressure and flow rates, along with providing a control system that will really take advantage of the...

This may unfortunately be true is some areas. However where I live, the ones I know are exceptionally honest, knowledgeable and not at all out to fleece you. Maybe we are an exception, but I hope not.

I bought a Hisun E1 electric UTV for around the farm several years back. Although I wouldn't want to use it for recreation purposes (such going out in the woods.., too little range), it is ideal for around the farm with its near-zero maintenance, ease of use, and general handiness. It is sort...

Not knowing your local conditions, it is hard for us TBN "experts" to make expert recommendations. I would depend more heavily on the recommendations from local well drillers and installers. They have more experience in well issues that occur in your area. However I would add that wells is...

I have been wondering how you have been, there have been fires close by on all sides of you. Glad to see you are OK! Hopefully the seemingly now annual fire season is over.

Why would anyone want to trade in their tractor anyhow? With a little patience you could sell your tractor (regardless of its color) for considerably more than a dealer will give you in trade (regardless of its color).

Yesterday I lifted the control section off the tractor to try and figure it out. I have a Massey Ferguson service manual. It outlines a non-descript set up procedure with set by step method to adjust the various springs and cam, but no explanation of what it is you are doing nor suggestions...

Thanks Sotty. I will study these and figure out how things work. I replaced the hydraulic pump once and it works the same before and after so it does appear to be something to do with the linkage somewhere. It sure isn't intuitive and I think these diagrams will help:)

Anyone have a suggestion of what to adjust?

I have a TO35 that I have had for decades. Since I have owned it the 3 point has done something I think of as weird but I have never known if it is the way it should be or is in need of adjustment. The lever lowers the 3 point all the way to full down if it is in the 1/3 "up" position. If...

I think most everyone is over reacting. That doesn't mean I wouldn't follow through with the manufacturer checking it out. But I doubt it is anything more than a cosmetic problem that can be easily remedied. Lags in the bottom would bring it up to its original design strength characteristics...

Hmmm. My dial caliper doesn't read in either celsius of fahrenheit.:unsure:

Probably "attachments" is more appropriate but I wouldn't worry too much. If you post in the wrong area the forum police don't give tickets. Just ask your question :)

For small engines (chain saws, trimmers etc) I mix fuel as I use it. I have have a couple 20 ounce bottles. When one goes empty I measure out 1/2 oz of oil, using a cattle syringe (that I plugged the hole where the needle goes) and dump it in the bottle then fill it with non-ethanol gas. That...

Once I hit a rock buried in some grass with a bush hog with no front guard. The bush hog launched it forward under the tractor and somehow managed to hit one of my cows in the leg causing some pretty severe damage on the old gal. You are wise to not under-estimate the danger of not having a...

When I was a plant engineer the previous plant ownership had poured a elevated concrete deck in the plant. Before they poured it they apparently raided their bone yard and filled the forms full of old angle iron, pipe. scrap metal, wire and whatever else they could find. Not just a little, but...

Perhaps a flail mower would handle this situation somewhat better.

This is about as biased reporting as you can get. Not that I am a defender of fast food, nor am I saying issues like this don't happen. They certainly do. But you can just as easily go to a more upscale restaurant and get the same sort of issues. My friend that worked at a Red Lobster...

It is possible I suppose, but I doubt the pilot bearing would cause this. I'd be looking at the clutch linkage for possible binding or adjustment. Did you replace the throw out bearing?

You must have some pretty good ballast on board to keep your tractor from tipping over.

I have never counted on a dealer for servicing or repair. I know of several small shops that can and will fix most any tractor from a rare Lamborghini to a Belarus. If you sell your tractor because of no dealer support, you probably aren't trying very hard to deal with your issues, or are...

My neighbor just share a picture of a moose that wandered on to their place last Christmas day

I have to list the flat bed for my '96 Dodge dually. For years I put up with a beat up bed. Finally when the tailgate started falling off whenever I hit a big pot hole, I decided it was time to replace the bed. The flatbed is so much handier I wish I had done it 20 years ago when I first...

Excessive use of ambiguous acronyms (EUoAA)

I recently got offered a free month long subscription to Sirius, so I tried it. I was quickly reminded why I cancelled my subscription to Sirius several years ago. There are no stations that fit my listening desires without throwing stuff I don't care to listen to. That's why I will stick...

Some people seem to think that standing still is the answer to everything. They think that climate change is a giant lie made up by ?? to rob us of our money and take us out of our comfort zone. Because the government is indeed far from perfect, they think the government is part of the...

I have 2 ea gallon sprayers (one for 2-4d , the other for milestone) 1 ea 2 gallon sprayer (for round-up) and a backpack sprayer for larger areas. They are all various non-famous name brands. bought locally based mainly on price. All get used and abused quite frequently, and are many years old...

I have a 3 point post hole digger that if I lift all the way will surely break the rear window if it is open. Haven't done it yet, but like K5, it is an expensive accident just waiting to happen.

I think what Tinhack was trying to point out to you is that point out to you is that many tachs these days get there speed by counting the AC pulses of the alternator. If so, there is a wire from the back of the alternator up to the tach that you should check to make sure the connection is good.

Other options are a Kawasaki KLX300 or a Honda CRF300. New, they are about $1000 more than the TW200, but they are still very easy to ride and probably more versatile than the Yamaha (they will go down a paved road at highway speeds when you need to). All are good bikes though.

I use Worktunes for all sorts of noisey jobs (Chainsawing, mowing, Tractoring, etc) to listen to music or baseball and they work great. I also have a noise canceling headset, but Worktunes works better even though it doesn't have noise canceling.

I agree that a shoulder mounted bag spreader works the best. I have never found a push spreader that spreads evenly. If you are worried about stuff blowing back in your face either wait until the wind stops or just modify your pattern to always have the wind to your back.

I have seen more than one FEL bucket (mine included) that is no longer perfectly straight through normal use (or what some may say is miss-use, but hey, the job has to get done). Having re-inforcement on most OEM bucket leading edges is a good thing, even if you are choosing to just use the...

When you make cars that can go 100,000 plus miles with no more than occasional oil changes you tend to make "idiots" out of many car owners. I think that is just a natural phenomenon. Us "non-idiots" laugh at them, but all in all, owning a car these days requires a whole lot less expertise...

Looks pretty aggressive and I think it would work well. I like the fact you can reverse it and use it to strengthen the leading edge of your FEL. My concern would be the nuts that stick up from the securement bolts would cause material to hang up in the bucket when dumping.

In general, pick-ups aren't designed anymore with it being a work vehicle as the primary design consideration. They are luxury vehicles designed to be more of a status statement. Unfortunately that is what most pick-up buyers apparently want. Their are probably a large number of pickups on the...

People continually want to maintain a high standard of living but always want someone else to pay the price. The "not in my backyard" mentality really means one feels they should be considered privileged. If it really bothers them that much they should sell just their property and move...

I think it is pretty straight forward with no "tricks" or special considerations. Be sure to remove the ground wire from the battery as step #1

Not to question your knowledge of Bransons, you have frequently offered very worthwhile insight; but is it indeed a vented cap? I ask this because my 4720ch has vent lines running from each of the tank halves to a point by the upper link on the three point. This vent line clogged once and my...

MY only experience was I wanted to get an idea of what it cost to ship a motorcycle across the country. I contacted someone I found on line and was immediately contacted, over and over and over again by numerous companies wanting to give me quotes for not only shipping my motorcycle, shipping...

I think it is just because most people are conditioned to think in terms of horsepower. 45 hp is a relatable term to most people while 38 ft lb of torque comes across as an ambiguous figure. Knowing either max torque or max hp is limited in what it tells you. What is really telling is a...

Make sure the hydrostatic pedals are centered. Every once in a while mine when I stall mine the pedals don't come all the way back to center and there must be a safety that prevents it from starting with a pedal depressed.

If you drained all the oil out of the tranny area (a pain to do) you could pour some oil down the stand pipe. It shouldn't leak out. If it does you could see where it was leaking.

It would seem strange for the pump or relief valve to fail solely due the installation and removal of a diverter valve. You obviously have a leak somewhere. You have seemed to confirm the leak is before the stand pipe but there aren't many places for it to leak before the stand pipe. (??)...

The tach works by counting the pulses from the alternator, converting it to rpm. If you lose your alternator you lose your tach. (I know from experience) It sure seems that the hour meter is nothing more than a clock that is turned on when either the ignition is on or the engine is running...

I tend to think you are comparing the used tractor market to the used car market and they are not that similar at all. I don't have any statistics to prove this, but I think people own cars for a lot less longer, maybe 2 to 4 years on average before they sell them. Tractors, I would guess...

I see, makes sense. This also confirms that there is a giant conspiracy against left handed people.

I get a kick out of these gloves. If you buy them be sure to remember on try to cut yourself with your chainsaw on the top of your left hand only. I wonder if the sell safety shoes that will protect your left big toe only?

From reading most of this thread, I assume you are having these problem mainly when the wife is watering the lawn. Your pump does 5 gpm. That won't power very much irrigation before your demand out strips your supply and create the problems you are describing. Sounds like you either need a...

One thing I might add, and you may already know, is that at your altitude (7000 ft) you should be insuring that the new tractor has a turbo, regardless of the particular model and engine you settle on. Turbos help at altitude to much more of a degree than they do at sea level.

I don't know the answer to your question, but you might try looking at the hour meter itself. I would think it uses 12v dc power (I could be wrong, but it would seem strange for it to run of un-rectified power). If so, supplying it power from any switched 12 source would work. As with other...

With all due respect, I am not sure what is that different about your assessment and mine of what Tim was saying. I do believe he inferred repeatedly that out sourced components, such as engines, as having the same long term risk as an entire rebranded tractor. I certainly came away with the...

I just put a motorcycle up for sale. The first text in response was from an area code 3,000 miles away saying he was buying the bike as a present for his nephew who lives in my area, then asked all the usual dopey questions followed by "What is the lowest price you will take?". I responded...

Mine has 3 holes. I mainly use the middle one, However when I use my post hole digger I find that attaching to the lower hole allows me to lift the auger further off the ground. If I use the upper holes, the auger drags along the ground as I drive around and I have more trouble positioning...

I am not much for bidets, but having used both systems throughout my career, I sure wish the US would have adopted the metric system back in 1776. Everything is so much easier. But unfortunately my brain has become calibrated to think in inches, pounds, and BTU's.

Then please enlighten me. What do you think was the point of this video.

I am not sure what to think about that video. Their main point seems to say that if a manufacturer outsources any part of the supply of components for their tractor; that is a generally bad thing. You supposedly won't be able to find parts in the future. First off; every manufacturer...

The calipers that offer a display in fractions have always made me scratch my head. I have nothing against fractions, but I have a hard time quickly visualizing if 23/64th is larger or smaller than 3/8th of an inch.

That is a big difference between coyotes, wolves and cougars. Cougars and wolves can kill just for practice, or maybe fun, I am not sure which. Coyotes tend to only kill what they will eat.

In our area the pheasant population is related to the amount of rain we get in the spring. If it is wet the coyotes can sniff out the nest easier and eat the eggs. If it is a dry spring, our pheasant population will be high.

Diesel stores a lot better than gasoline. It is probably OK, I'd run with Wolfie's advice and keep on eye on it to see if you notice a difference.

After reading this thread, along with my lifetime of experience of putting in posts, I am convinced there is no single proper way to put in a post. It depends on your soil, your moisture and drainage conditions, what you have for equipment to work with, and the kind of post material. What...

A follow up: After looking at this pile of asphalt for several years, and not seeing a practical solution, I decided to try something, anything. The pile was probably dumped straight from a dump truck and not rolled and compacted. If you attacked it with an FEL like your supposed to use an...

The fuel gauge not working could very well be created by a bad ground. My fuel gauge only worked intermittently, so I checked the ground. The ground wire is attached to the fuel tank access port on on top of the tank. Mine "looked" OK, but I disconnected it, cleaned it and applied some...

I am not one who believes professional wrestling is a true sport nor am I naïve enough to think there has never been a sporting event that was rigged, or that it is not possible in any sport. But your claim that all important NFL games are rigged sure comes across as a conspiracy theory. If...

Just do what you can, spread them out and see what happens. If you do everything just right you will get a very high success rate. The more "less perfect" you do it, the success rate goes down. You don't have to have a high success rate to get a lot of beautiful flowers, and if they re-seed...

I just love to hear people who believe the whole world is a giant conspiracy :). Each player on the winning team got a payout of $153,000. If you were on the losing team you only(?) got a measly $82,000. And you are telling me that all the players on the losing team are going to conspire to...

The Super Bowl has turned into some sort of Ad showcase along with a bunch of other non-football related hype (the Halftime show). Some of the ads were entertaining but most were stupid. That long Halftime show is great. It gives us an opportunity to turn off the TV for a full half hour and...

I think that is exactly what happened. The element was already about as short in length as one would imagine they could make it and there was still no orientation that prevents it from touching the sleeve liner. I will, have to try something different. However, for whatever reason the...

As Roadworthy says. A little is fairly normal. If it excessive white smoke, it is from blow by most likely caused by piston rings not sealing properly

Regarding old appliances; When my Dad was a young man he had a job delivering ice house to house so people could replenish their ice box. When I was growing up he always referred to our refrigerator as the ice box. At times I still inadvertently refer to our refrigerator as an ice box, which...

From what I have seen, weasels tend to be worse for killing chickens than coyotes. I coyote will generally just take one and go eat it. A single weasel might kill the entire chicken flock just for the fun of it.

To those who pass judgements; If everyone who has done something remarkedly stupid concerning vehicles at least once in their life were somehow not allowed to have a license, there would be virtually no one left on the roads.

I have had that happen when it was well below freezing for days on end, but the refrigerators, as jyoutz says, do insulated items inside from the cold fairly decently.

My wife's 2018 Hyundai Kona only has an electronic door unlock feature while my 2018 Chevy Volt has a manual unlock lever on each door. The Hyundai is continually locking itself up when she doesn't want it to. Make her mad. I hate the auto locking features on car doors these days. You'd...

A friend of mine related a different auto door locking story: On an icy and snowy day some lady in a VW Bug (the new ones) turned the corner in front of his house and slipped, jumped the curb and got stuck. She got out of her car to look at the situation and shut her door. Unfortunately she...

My first rural residence had a system similar to yours. I hated it. It would probably be worth the expense and time to replace your tank with a bladder tank. When a non-bladder tank starts getting waterlogged, as it eventually will, your pump will cycle much more frequently which is not a...

We recently replaced our microwave, toaster and dishwasher. They were all just a few years old, and all had issues. In fact it seems like most appliances we have bought in the last 15 years or so have an unusually high number of issues. We don't buy the cheapest appliances, we read and pay...

Another follow up. The second block heater also failed. I suspect it is because the heating element actually touches against the engine casting when installed, but not sure why that would cause the problem. Going to try something different. Maybe one of those heaters that goes in lower...

540e refers to an "overdrive" speed for your pto. Somewhere on your tractor you have a lever or switch that will engage it. What it does is gives you 540 RPM on the PTO shaft at an engine speed of around 17 or1800 rpm instead of 2500 rpm, I never take mine out of 540e. Your dealer should...

Can we put this thread back under a rock?

The Yanmar/TYM joint venture proceedings are certainly nothing new in the tractor industry. In fact it would be hard to find a tractor company that doesn't do outsourcing from what some might view as a competitor for everything from individual components to entire tractors.

For several years I mowed a neighbor's 11 acre lot for weed control twice a year. There was one particular coyote I got to know rather well. I am sure it was always the same coyote because of a peculiar triangular shaped hair discoloration on her left hip. The first year she would shyly...

I wonder if it is really coyotes killing the calves? We had a cow/calf operation in the Columbia Basin for years. The area was thick with coyotes. You could hear them howling every night. We couldn't keep a house cat around because of the coyotes, but we never lost a calf to any predator...

My 1957 TO35 has been using ULSD steadily since it came out with no additives or issues. And this tractor gets a lot of hours put on it. I think if an older tractor has problems, some people look for something to blame when the problem is really that it is just wearing out like all things do.

I spent most of my work career estimating the cost of construction projects, getting them approved then having to do them for what was estimated. Sticker shock for the customer was a given. Identifying and defining the scope of the job in great detail was the single most difficult and important...

I think your plan of using large stuff below and progressively larger stuff as you go up until, as Oosik and Overszd said, until you are above ground level is the best and easiest route. Any improvement to drainage will help.

No problem with my 4720's water pump in over 1000 hrs

My other "cold" experience: I spent the winter of 1967 at Glasgow AFB in Northeastern Montana. We had a stretch where it got to an honest -40 F (no wind chill factors back then). We used box vans (bread trucks) as a work station to work on our aircraft that were parked outside on the flight...

One of a couple of my "cold" experiences: I went cross country skiing on the side of Crater Lake once when I was in College. It was fairly rough terrain and it was very cold and windy. I was probably a mile or more away from my car I caught the tip of my ski under a tree root and broke it...

Today I am digging a hole with my post hole digger and burying a 6" post to mount my new mailbox. My old mailbox was flattened to a useless condition by a State Hwy Dept's snowplow throwing slush against it as they go by plowing at 40 mph. It has been deformed several times over the last few...

I think you are going to like that disc too. One thing that i think would help it a lot is to figure out how to add some serious weight to it. With weight it will dig into the ground a lot better and do the job with a lot fewer passes.

This is an informative thread. I have never heard of a thermostart before, now I have. If you are like me, here is an article that explains them; Inside a Yanmar thermostart (glow plug) unit.

Why do you think that? Is it going to add to the value or quality of a tractor brand that does? Even if I saw a gallon of oil that said "Genuine Kubota Oil" on it, I wouldn't believe for a second that Kubota made it. They would obviously outsource it as it is would take considerable...

I can't imagine any vehicle maker venturing off to make their own oil, fluids and air filters. They would be venturing into areas where they have no expertise. It would likely add expense and reduce quality. What would be the advantage of that? I am trying to understand why you are you even...

I drove by my local New Holland dealer yesterday and for the first time in months, they had any tractors on their lot (2 ea.) Not sure of he sells them quicker than he can get them or just can't get them. The JD dealer lot is all but empty too, just a few small 20-30hp units. My Branson/TYM...

I just checked, Yours uses the same filter as mine. I have been using a Wix 51626

What Branson filter does that model use?

My friend has a solar powered water pump similar to this that she uses for a waterfall in her fish pond...

Wow, I just looked one up! If you really loved your wife, you'd just spring the $3,799 for a Jura Z10 along with the $399 milk warmer. Even if you have to sell your tractor to afford it.

Maybe just buy here a Mr. Coffee at Walmart and tell her you love her. In all honesty I have never heard of a Jura coffee maker. I will have to google it.

I can understand you being pleased with your Polaris EV, XFaxman. They are great rigs. I have had a Hisun EV for 4 years now. It is a 2017 model and I bought it used. It is pretty much along the same lines as yours. I absolutely love it. I charge it once a week or so if it needs it or...

Actually, if they would just put filters in places where they are easy to access all these weird tools wouldn't be necessary. Some of them are not only difficult to access, but drip oil in places while changing where you can't clean it up. I am sure in vehicle design that the filter location...

I put one of those with a 6 point nut on my Triumph motorcycle which has a recessed filter. When I tried to change it the nut rounded off and I had to resort to the pounding a screw driver through it method.

I too own a extremely large variety of filter wrenches. I think one of the reasons they make so many different kinds is because there is always a filter installation where the ones you have (no matter how many that is) won't work.

I just had a log chat with my old Branson dealer who is now a TYM dealer. He said he reality of the change is really not as big of deal as some people make it out to be. The old Bransons are now badged TYM but they are the same tractor. The merge gives him access to a wider range of tractors...

I think this is a case of well intended people not considering all of the ramifications of their societal "improvements". I am sure the facts will bore out that gas stoves reduce indoor air quality. I also tend to suspect the are evaluating the worst possible situations and present them as...

I think if you check it out, most of the large, custom built, non-consumable transformers and other high voltage electrical distribution equipment is not built in China.

I think people are getting worked up over speculation. This issue needs research at this point, not regulations. I have noticed that Yahoo news aims towards writing articles in a manner aimed at getting people riled up and promotes polarization of opinions. I no longer follow it.

Non-detergent oils tend to carry contaminants in solution and remove the contaminants from the engine with an oil change. That's both good and bad. Its good because is reduces sludge build-up in engines (if you change your oil frequently), but bad in that it reduces the lubricating quality...

I'm sorry, I don't buy that argument at all. I don't mean to sound like I am defending the EPA, but John Deere's motives are behind their right to repair position has far more to do with trying to monopolize the repair of their machines. Emissions are a small fraction of the things they...

This is a minor victory in a bigger war, not only with tractor companies, but everything from cell phones to appliances. Large companies will continue to do whatever they can get away with to monopolize the maintenance and care of their equipment. Sometimes their motive is to discourage or...

I have been putting a tablespoon or two of diesel on a used paper hand towel that I have saved to start the wood stove in my shop. Works great.

More notes. When I make the two 3/4 size loaves, I wrap them tightly with cling wrap and then put each one in a second plastic storage bag (I asked the local grocer if I could 'steal' a few of his produce bags. He said, "go for it any time you want."), We freeze one and eat one fresh. The...

Here is what I know, for what its worth: My daughter had a Panasonic bread maker that she stopped using after several years of owning it, so she gave it to me. It works great. However I hate the shape of loaves made in bread maker, so I use it in the "Dough" mode only. After the dough is...

Now that's bad news! Two companies that both have lousy web pages should be prevented from merging!!!

What's in a name anyhow? Heck they could change the name of the Branson Tractor tomorrow to what ever they wish and it would still be the same device. I am sure that TYM will keep trying to sell whatever tractors will sell the best for as long as it remains profitable. That may be the...

I agree it will make the machine have to push harder, and you should normally use all the angle you can. But more angle does create more side stress. Without seeing the exact situation it is hard to say if that was good advice or not. But it wouldn't hurt to try, particularly if the snow...

Here is TYM's perspective on the merger, which suggests that there isn't much to going on for Branson owners to get nervous about. https://tym.world/en-us/media/stories-articles/integration-faq-branson-owners/

If your tractor isn't a show tractor, maybe cutting up something like this and gluing it together might be a inexpensive, easy and effective solution: Anti-Fatigue Foam Mat Set, 4 Pack. I have used this matting for quite a few things beyond it's intention.

It looks more like voles to me. I have had them in the past. If I am right, you can get rid of them by plugging all the holes except one and building an above ground tunnel open at one end over the remaining hole ( a piece of gutter upside down works) and a mouse trap in it. No bait required...

I may be repeating some of what has already been said. 1) Find a good starter repair shop, tell them your issues and they should be able to set you up with a quality starter or rebuild. 2)never crank the starter more than 8 or 10 seconds at a time. Stop and let the starter cool off...

I think we have had atmospheric rivers occurring forever, but they have just recently coined a catchy pair of words to describe it.

In the town I was growing up we had an unusual problem before the put the bypass freeway in. It was near the Washington State Coast and the main road to the coast ran right through the middle of town. It was a small town of 2,500, and we didn't even have a stop light. On summer Sundays...

The next thing to try then is don't angle your blade quite as much.

What do you consider a good pressure? Maybe try upping whatever you consider that to be. When running chains their is no reason to be cheap with air pressure, run it up to the max rating. The chains may be indirectly contributing to the problem by allowing you to put more sideways force on...

For those of you interested, here is an article that appeared today concerning Dark Sky's death, and weather apps in general. https://slate.com/technology/2022/12/dark-sky-weather-app-apple-meteorologists-rip.html

I use "The Weather Channel App". My Wife uses "Weather Bug". They don't agree 100% but both are reasonably accurate. Both give current, hourly, daily, 10 day or longer forecast, and both can give you weather at any remote location that you select including small towns out in the boondocks...

My small town has a Chinese restaurant that could easily qualify as one of the worst restaurants in the State. On the other hand, we have a indoor plant store that qualifies for one of the best indoor plant stores in the State (never mind it is the only store I have ever seen that only sells...

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Around here about all you can get anymore are big bales. That is great if you are a large farmer but they sure suck if you have just a few animals.

Discussing what is the best brand of battery falls into the same merry-go-round as what is the best brand of tractor. I gives everyone the opportunity to display their prejudices. Almost any brand will work as good as another with a little basic battery maintenance.

Normally I would have said that gluing it is a horrible idea. My son has a Toyota pickup that had a similar break on its plastic radiator. He decided to use JB weld to fix it temporarily until he could find a used radiator to replace it. That has been over a year ago and he has yet to...

One thing I dislike about my wood storage shed is that it is "last in, first out" rather than "first in, first out". In my perfect world I would have a storage shed that had roll up doors on opposite sides so I can keep putting wood in without covering up last year's carry over wood.

If we only did things that financially make sense, we would be missing out on most of the pleasures of life. That doesn't mean you do spend money stupidly or spend money you don't have, but it does mean that it is worth the money it takes to smell the roses once in a while.

Your cleaning the filter after every couple hours of use with a two stage filter? That just seems weird. I can't imagine any filter that requires cleaning nearly that often unless you are in extreme conditions. Perhaps you are introducing dirt from cleaning the filter so often. One trick I...

I agree. It seems to me that the basic rule of thumb is the denser the wood, the longer it takes to cure. Splitting reduces cure time significantly. I am no expert on wood physics , but it seems to me curing a wood of its initial moisture takes a whole lot longer than drying wood out that...

That bone handled knife looks exactly, to the tee, like the one my brother-in-law gave to me as a present in 1957 when I was only 10 years-old. He was in the service and bought it back from Germany (my Mom wasn't to happy about me getting that). I still have that knife out in my shop and use...

I have a Woods BMS72 that I have used for years and am very happy with it. I agree that heavier is better. But with that said, for normal usage having an adjustable top and side links are probably a better place to spend your money than overkilling on weight.

I used to have two scenerios in my dreams. These happened for years up until around the time I retired. One was that I would jump into the air. land and jump again several times, going higher each time. Finally I'd get so high that I wouldn't come down and just floated, around looking at...

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The width of the driveway on straight sections wouldn't be my concern. Having extra wide radius corners would be the top priority.

This doesn't directly pertain to Starlink, but does pertain to internet, internet TV, and some of the rabbit holes discussed in this thread. Yesterday FUBO TV was down for roughly 8 hours. The semi-final world cup match was missed by FUBO customers. It was reported today that it was due to a...

Ain't that the truth! It would be great if more people had the discipline to live within their means.

From what I have seen, people with extremely poor financial habits use their credit cards and don't pay the balance at the end of the month. Equally bad are people who use a debit card with no money in the bank to back it up. People who have a little better, but still less than ideal...

Those are lights put up in the sky with balloons to make you think that there are satellites. They have perfectly synchronized motors and propellers to move them in unison across the sky. Our government will spare no expense to fool you into believing modern science:)

Of course satellites couldn't be real because they supposedly circle the round earth that is really flat. Right Tradasaurus? And nobody can possibly miss-prove your religion and your beliefs because what ever facts people present are nothing more than a giant conspiracy of lies designed to take...

Fatjay, I think you made too many assumptions about what happened. I can easily visualize numerous causes that differ from what you have assumed. You may have been correct, or not. The danger is when you start drawing conclusions and form opinions based on a lack of evidence. I too see...

I too have removed my hood in the same fashion mentioned by Harry. Not a big deal. I don't think those fan shroud mods are common. Someone probably did it because something happened to the factory shrouds. These old MF's have fairly adequate cooling systems so I don't think it was an...

I find this thread interesting. None of the tractors mentioned are "bad" tractors, nor are any significantly superior to others. Comparing things like FEL and 3 point lift capacity are interesting but do we, or should we be using our machines at absolute capacity? I also think if you were to...

I had a similar experience and the cost was similar. You broke your right side door though. I thought it interesting that when my dealer sold me my left side replacement door, he said he has sold dozens of left side doors but only a couple right side doors. Seems people prefer to leave the...

You are probably right, Eric, Electric CUTS will likely be the long term direction we go, but it isn't going to be in the near future because of numerous technical limitations that currently exist. I don't think the preferred use of diesel engines in industrial and agricultural settings...

Having owned both gas and diesel tractors for years and put lots of hours on both, there ain't no way you could talk me into buying a gas tractor again for numerous reasons. I think a lot of people are comparing the simplicity of a 1960's gas tractor engine to the complexity of a modern diesel...

Our area uses the same definition as the ops, which makes a lot more sense and is more easily understood that cryptic #10, #57, and so on used in other parts of the country. But even at that I find one supplier's 5/8 minus can be totally different stuff than another's. Both may pass nothing...

At the place I used to work, austenitic stainless steel bolts had two bars on them. I don't know if that is industry standard or not. But I do know that they were highly prone to having the threads seize. Are they magnetic?

I have put them on the front only and the rear only. Each way had limitations. Now I only use them on both when and if I put them on. I have not had real good luck with chains on Ag tires as too many of the chain cross links fall between the tire cleats. Chains actually work the best on turf...

I agree with those who said an FEL on any tractor without power steering is a major problem

I am thinking something like a CME event (coronal mass ejection) could care less about decentralization. See Impacts of Strong Solar Flares) Apparently one happened in 1859 that was quite severe. There have been a few minor ones since then. It is unclear what would happen today if we were...

Every phase of our lives is becoming more and more dependent on having internet service. Sometimes I think of all the pitfalls in that (hackers, covertly designed, accidental or unforeseen interruptions in large segments of service, etc.) and I wonder if we might be a bit complacent. What an...

Something that struck me as a little odd from your pictures with the valve covers off is that it seems like all the valves are closed or very nearly closed. Perhaps it is just a distorted view in the photo, but shouldn't at least a few of the valves be open a bit more? Don't know how that...

I am not sure he is old enough to be drinking beer!

I have seen several studies saying melatonin has no effect, and is a pure placebo. If that is true, it is a very effective placebo for me. I don't use it often, but it seems to help. I also listened to a podcast by a sleep 'expert' who said one of the major reasons many people have trouble...

I hate it when people present miss-accurate information in forums. I hate it even worse when it is me. Our total county road budget is $19,000,000. The $373,000 is a contingency fund, usually used for snow removal.

If there is enough snow to where you need the blower, I doubt seriously anyone is going to get on your case for taking care of your road. The beacon on your tractor should do a good job of making you visible.

I agree, magnets on wooden soft jaws is a great idea that would make them much easier to use. I'll be trying that.

I live in Whitman County, just South of Spokane. Our county has a population 47,000 of which half live in the City of Pullman. The county is responsible for 2000 miles of roads and 300 bridges to maintain and keep free of snow. It has a budget of $373,000 a year to not only remove snow...

Man, I think some of you guys should lighten up. In rural area like ours, there are miles and miles of roads. and not many people. The county has limited equipment and very limited funds and are forced to prioritize road plowing. I find that the people who demand that the county to be out...

A snow blower will work, it will be extremely slow thought. In my opinion, if you have a 4 wheel drive pick-up, a plow on the front of it would be a much better option for most snow events like you get in the Spokane area for 3 miles of road. You can clean the road in a fraction of the time...

I am glad you like your quick attach system. I am sure it is a nice setup and I'd probably prefer it over my bucket forks too if I had that setup. But I will bet there are some people in Europe who use bucket forks. My point was that the choice to use them or not likely has very little to do...

Sorry that you think we live in the dark ages, mate. I think most of us Yankees realize that bucket forks have disadvantages and limitations. But some us of are doing things within the bucket fork's limitations, and we believe in using our ingenuity to come up with inexpensive solutions...

Way back when, where I went to college they required mechanical engineering students to take a 3 credit class in a machine shop. We learned to do things like run lathes, arc weld, and we even spent a day on learning the logic behind sharpening a drill bit. It was so useful. I have sharpened...

One that I heard that struck me as ironic; saying 'versa visa' instead of 'visa versa'

An important question is how big of an area are you going to be spraying. That will determine the size of the tank and width of the boom. Doing a large area with a small tank and narrow boom is difficult. I have owned and used everything from the expensive big 100 gallon tank, 30 ft...

I have been known to wash the dirt and mud the dash, seat and floor in my cabbed tractor with a hose on occasions as needed . Been doing it for 5 years or so with no apparent downsides. I don't "flood" the dash (I wouldn't on an open tractor either), but ain't particularly cheap with the water...

My daughter went the other way, she inadvertently filled her brand new automobile with diesel. Fortunately that is not as bad as putting gasoline in a diesel as far as potentially destroying an engine, but it is still not a good thing to do. I am not sure what she paid the dealer to drain and...

This thread illustrates that there are far more than one way to skin a cat. There are a lot of variables involved in making firewood. How much wood do you need to split? What size of wood? What is the nature of the wood (knotty, splintery, etc)? Is the size fairly consistent? Do you need...

I used that exact blower for several years, and it is a good, quality unit. The biggest problem you will likely have is snow blinding the windows on your cab unless you are able to always match the wind direction and blowing direction, which I could never seem to do. You might consider...

When I was a kid, my oldest sister saved up and bought a set of World Book encyclopedias. I read them constantly. I would swear I learned more from them than ever did in primary school.

When I was a kid working my first job at a Texaco gas station (60 years ago), my boss would have me drain the remnants out of every empty oil can into a gallon container for each weight oil. It always amazed me how fast we would fill a gallon container. There is a lot more residue than you...

I'd go for the angle grinder, at least on the bead. The tractor probably has metal wires in the bead. After you get through the bead, maybe a sawzall might be better, or perhaps a skill saw. It is going to be a stinky job if you have to use the angle grinder all the way but it will probably...

I think it is a bit of a crapshoot on what brand to get. I have two Shumaker trickle chargers that have worked well for many years, an expensive Battery Tender that failed in less than a year, a Craftsman that only worked for about a measly 40 years before failing, and a Harbor Freight...

While you make a good point based on today's situation, my guess is that in 25-30 years those very limiting problems we have now won't exist and we will almost all be driving EV's, not because the government is making us, but because EV's will be the most practical everyday alternative. Ways...

Agreed it is unbelievably inept. However, you can't blame a guy for trying. If I never had picked up welder and tried, I might have done something similar........ Nah, I'd have probably done better. If my 6 year old grandson never had picked up welder and tried, he might have done...

Making a profit and maximizing a profit are substantially different things. More often than not, maximizing profit in the short term generally means the company is turned into what we used to call a milk cow. You under-invest in the root items that make your company viable in the long term...

My TO35 with a 23c had the similar problems. Mine had a rusted out, leaky air filter oil reservoir, was missing the cap and infeed tube and my wire mesh basket was completely clogged with I don't know what. The few used air filters that I could find were in just as bad or worse condition...