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I have a coolant leak on my 1983 JD2150 which I haven't been able to detect where it's leaking. Everything in front of the radiator is wet, some damp, some dripping, but there's enough dust caked on things that I can't see the source of the leak. The tractor runs fine until a heavy PTO load is...

I bought my Titan 42" forks right before the pandemic, have used them hard, and have no complaints. I maxed out the loader trying to lift the concrete steps in the picture... they were 40" wide by an average of 8" thick, and even broken into two step sections (about 7' long) the tractor...

The local dealer said this is what they would sell. I drove 45 minutes yesterday to the dealer, because they said there were two of them in stock, but after an hour of looking through their warehouse, they couldn't find them. :/ But for $153 each, that's a tough price to beat...

My JD 2150 diesel started having trouble starting last year, but after adding a trickle charger, I haven't had any issues, and could reliably shut the tractor off and restart multiple times without issue. A few weeks ago, while brushhogging, I started noticing some sluggishness when starting -...

Just hooked my new grapple for the first time, and am wondering if the rear remote which is powering the grapple lids is always slower than the rest of the hydraulic functions on the tractor. The FEL and the draft arms on the 3-point are very responsive, but the remote seems really laggy...

Yes, this exactly what I was thinking.

I welded (well, had a guy at church weld, anyway) a 6' 2x2 bar to the rear of my cultivator, removed four tines, then added a couple of s-tined sweeps and disc hiller blades to make a garden bedder. A couple of rattle-cans later, she's looking garden ready!

Has anyone made a removable insert to turn a wide-spaced tine root grapple into a rudimentary narrow-spaced tine rock bucket when needed? This is sort of what's floating around in my mind... two tines of flat barstock (or round rod to shed dirt) between each main tine on the grapple, making the...

Yeah tried that too, and text.

I really like the MTL Attachments RG-7, buuuut... I can't get the company on the phone.

This is apparently a brand-new grapple option from Artillian. A lot of moving parts, I realize, meaning more things to maintain - or break. But still, it actually works a lot like one I was independently trying to design as a thumb grapple for my pallet forks. Iron Fist Sectional Grapple -...

Yes, I agree. Not trying to break any new grown, just maintain broken ground from being taken back over.

I would say it's that wide... here is the pic from the rear. I agree that it's light duty, and - for what I will use it for - it probably will work just fine. It's not heavy enough to sink too low, and I can set the depth with my three point anyway. I mainly am wanting something to keep the soil...

I'm wanting to use it after running over things with a disk. I'm in the market for either a plow/disc/harrow combo for soil prep (I live in the Ozark foothills with lots of rock), or springing for a 6' tiller. I much prefer the tiller option, as I have broken lot of ground with a borrowed...

How much tractor weight and HP is needed to pull something like this 10.5' Cat 1 field cultivator? ?

Oh snap. I just read all their reviews on Google, and some other forums. :(

Anyone here have any experience with Sidewinder tillers?

Manipulate him on pricing?

Their website says that the "sold-out" is on their stock, and you basically call them direct, get added to their waiting list for the particular item, then they contact you when ready to ship.

Hey, those look really nice! I had not heard of them before.

This is sort of my take. I'm not doing heavy duty land clearing, mainly cleanup on five acres of woods. I am a leg amputee, so tools and implements that save me steps are useful, especially in this instance, since wading around in downed tree limbs is one of the worst jobs to do on a...

The problem is the adapter plate requirement, adds another $600 to the cost. There are grease zerks on the lid hinges, but not the cylinder attachment points.

Another pallet fork Add-A Grapple type... $885.00 Fork Mounted Adjustable Grapple

This is another option, at half the cost of the Econo... $1,049.00 and change. Pallet Fork Grapple version 2 with 42" Fork Blades This would also require an adapter like this... which would be useful in its own right. $569.00, making the total price $1600Quick Tach Adapter|Fits John Deere To...

I am in the market for a grapple for my JD 2150 with 520 loader. It has a unused set of remotes on the rear I plan to use as my 3rd function. Not the best, I understand, but it will do for me, as it is right below my loader control. I am reeeeaally stretching my dollars here, and wondering...

In what way exactly? I'm new to this, but the numbers are from the DOT. Which calcs am I doing wrong. Open to critique. § 393.106 What are the general requirements for securing articles of cargo? (a) Applicability. The rules in this section are applicable to the transportation of all types...

When I said the weakest component earlier, I was not saying it had to be 50% of the entire load, rather the sum total of the weakest component in each of the tiedowns added together had to make up 50% of the load. Not trying to nitpick, and obviously safety is worthwhile to you (as it hopefully...

If you're into trying to meet federal standards (I realize that's not everyone's goal), the Federal DOT regs say each chain/strap counts for 50% of the least rated WLL component in the tiedown - chains/hooks/binders/straps/etc, unless the tiedown crosses the piece of equipment to another tiedown...

I ended up ordering two 20' "Made in USA" 5/16 G70 chains from US Truck Supply, which I plan to split into four corner chains, several extra hooks, two ratcheting binders, and two of the new style cam binders which have the soft release. The binders are imports, but for the amount they'll...

Those are for guys doing this every day. A bit pricey for me, though. :)

I'm honestly not going to use them a lot, maybe five or six times a year, at that. If the Chinese ones are sturdy enough, they sell them at US Truck Supplies for $30 each. The ratcheting ones are the same price, and the regular lever action ones are $23.

DOT regs say one chain "can" be used, but only if it functions as two separate chains. In other words, you could use each end of the chain to an attachment point on the equipment, then a separate binder on each side, and so long as there is slack chain in between, they function as separate...

The one thing I have seen on some rub rails is the round bar welded to the frame and rail between stake pockets. Is that for rope tiedowns, or what? I have never actually seen them used before.

These look interesting! The speed of a lever action binder, but without the kickback when load releasing them. Recoil-less Cam Action Lever Binder

On a 10k plus piece of equipment, I believe it's four separate chains and binders. My tractor is under that weight, but I may someday need to haul something that is, and I want to cover my bases.

Yes, I meant for a four-way.

What is nice about going local with the build is not only did I get to inspect build quality before and during the build, I also could easily do change orders, and even after it's done, if I have mods I want, they will work on it for me. It was actually cheaper to purchase it from one of their...

I can see how that would be a problem!

I had them build it so the jack was just far enough aft to open the tailgate, but it is true the jack won't crank with it open. They normally set the jack even farther back, but I wanted the tongue box, and didn't want the jack against the front bulkhead/bumper for several reasons. I debated...

And the 10 footers are plenty long? I suspect they are, but have not yet loaded the tractor to see. I have a rub rail and stake pockets, and eight D-Ring tiedowns, so I would think four 10 footers would be plenty.

Two foot spacing with heavy-metal 2x2 square tubing. The folks who built it said the preferred the tubing to the channel for cross members due to the channel holding mud, and eventually rusting.

My dad already asked me to leave it to him when I die. LOL

I am aware of the under/over 10k load rule, and the requirements it entails, my main concern is whether or not the import chain and/or binders (boomers) are a problem. It's enough money even for the cheaper stuff that I don't want to do it twice. Is it sensible to buy cheaper chain, but better...

I had them make it removable so I could put it on the side or the front, depending on the load.

When it comes to purchasing chains and binders for hauling my JD 2150 tractor (approximately 7000lbs with FEL and Ballast), are the 5/16 - G70 chains and binders from https://www.uscargocontrol.com/collections/transport-chain-and-binder-packages sufficient, or have any of you had bad luck with...

Haven't yet. They are 5K jacks I think, so 10k of support, and they're supplementary? I hope they hold up. I'm not going to be maxing out this trailer very often - if ever.

I used the TSC carryall frame, and use it on three-point, or as an elevated platform on the pallet forks with the front end loader.

Basically just a couple of rectangular tubes to stick the forks in from the side, thus allowing you to keep some deck space free, and saving the awkwardness of strapping down the pallet forks.

Because I want to be able to rest my FEL bucket on the front bumper when I have my brush hog on the three-point, and the front cargo boxes would have been in the way, plus they cost as much as getting the box built in. The box actually goes back under the bed almost a foot, so there is a ton of...

Lippert Axles.

Wife let me splurge, and order this new (locally built) equipment trailer to haul our JD 2150 and brush hog on. Trailer was built to my specs by Round House Industries in St Robert, MO, and came in under Iron Bull, Load Trail, Sure Trac, Big Tex, PJ, Doolittle, or any other manufacturer in...

I am over in Crocker, near Fort Leonard Wood.

I have a 1997 Chevy 2500, with the 5.7, and a Chevy Express 3500 with 6.0.

I am looking to purchase an Add-A-Grapple to my Titan pallet forks. Any experience with these?

I am looking to buy a trailer for my JD 2150 with FEL, and would like to be able to trailer it safely with a 6' RCR1872 Brush Hog. The tractor weight with ballast is 5900lbs, the FEL adds another 900lbs, and the Brush Hog is 700+lbs. If I throw a tiller or box blade on, to do some extra stuff...

Lol, that's all I can guess. They are out of stock everywhere online.

Any idea what has made these particular PTO adapters so hard to find? They are out of stock EVERYWHERE!

Yes it came with double nuts, but I opted to bypass the for nylon locknuts as was recommended by several folks. I just hadn't put them on yet in the picture.

After conferring with AskTractorMike, I went with the Cat 1. Got them a couple of days ago, trimmed the 1-3/4" long Cat2/1 bushings down by 3/8", and put it all together. Worked like a charm.

What is the difference between the two? The only ones I see that are still fabricated are the Cat 1 to Cat 2, OR Cat 2 to Cat 1. Everything else is cast. Read somewhere that they are tested to 20,000+ lbs for the Cat 1, and 40,000 ibs for the Cat 2.

I just measure my ball width this morning, they are Cat 2, but are only 1.25 wide. Went ahead and ordered the Cat 1... fingers crossed.

Lol, now I'm back to square one. I was about to order the Cat 1 from Rural King, when I noticed in the specs on their website said the socket width was 1.5". So I called the Pat's guy direct, and he told me they are 1.25", (which makes no sense at all to me since the ball width for Cat 1 is 1...

Awesome. That helps me out a lot! :)

I was about to order the Cat 1, then saw this on AskTractorMike. Do any of you have the Cat 1 Pat's that could measure the inner width of the opening for me? "NOTE: If the tractor has lower link arm balls that are both Category I and Category II (many Mahindra models have this option), order...

It seems like nobody else has run across this?

I have a John Deere 2150 that I am planning to put a Pat's Easy Change Hitch assembly on. The issue is that, while the lift arms of the three point are structurally sized like Category I, the swivel balls are Category II. All of my implements (to this point) are Category I pins, and I use the...

So I own a G4200 (my parts mower, as the engine exploded one day), and a G5200, my current mowing machine. The other day, while mowing, I backed up against a porch swing hanging from a tree, and it caught under the rear fender when I started moving forward, which, since I was going downhill...