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I've had two tractors in the 40+ years out here. Both - open station. They have been kept in an open carport. Protected from direct rain, snow and sun. Never had a problem with either because of the moisture. Kept in the carport mostly to protect all the rubber parts from the sun...

My ROPs has two bolts on each side. One is the hinge bolt - the other tightens the ROPs down. Maybe a little bit of welding to make brackets to tighten the ROPs down.

I had a WR Long installed with my grapple - ten years ago. Not a moments problems.

For 27 years I used a five foot PTO driven blower on a smaller tractor - Ford 1700 4WD. Now with a larger tractor I use an 8 foot really HD rear blade. When I angle the rear blade - I loose cutting width. It would take a 9 foot or larger rear blade to completely cover my rear tire width...

My Mom would use most any type of glass jar for jams/jellies. Fill the jar - pour a hot wax lid on the top. This provides an adequate seal. Then the lid does not have to provide an air-tight vacuum seal. This only works for jams and jellies.

I hear from many who are into farming. Yes, it is a way of life - like being in the poorhouse. FORTUNATELY - those who I know the best are still into farming because they like that way of life. AND they are very good at it. Farming is a business. It can be a very tough/demanding...

I have lived for 42+ years in the middle of ranchers with cattle. One large rancher on my north - another on my south. There is NO WAY I would wish to have anything to do with raising cattle. Not at my age - 80. From what I've seen it's a never ending job. 24/7/365. Fencing - feeding -...

The other good thing. It appears the dip stick is plastic. If it should get into any of the transmission it should cause no harm. It would simply get chewed to smaller pieces and, perhaps, end up on one of your filters. How did the end get chewed off ?? Only thing I can think. The OEM...

The temps dropped to 14F this morning. Thankfully - no wind.

I have a hand-crank peeler like ponytug links to and Moss Road shows a picture of. Mine is by "Peel Away" and has a rubber suction cup rather than the screw crank - for attachment. Very handy device - works like a champ. Easily attaches to any hard, smooth surface. It peels the apple and...

When we first moved here it was firewood. My ancient Ponderosa pines are 24" to 36" on the butt. I tried a splitter maul - ABSOLUTELY no go. I looked at a 3-point splitter and a stand alone splitter. I chose the stand alone splitter. I could get the stand alone low enough to the ground...

When I tilled our garden plot with the new Troy Bilt tiller. MILES of ancient barbed wire.

Over here, near Spokane, we have had two snow falls. About ten days ago - 2.5 inches. Four days ago - an inch. Both were heavy, wet snows and have melted away. The coldest morning, so far... 18F. Good Morning Doofy. Hope all is well up in Glennallen.

I used a 25 ton Didier splitter. My ancient Ponderosa pines were too large for a 4-way. The 4-way split was never an even split. My rounds were 26" to 34". I stayed with the OEM vertical wedge. A 4-way would be nice if you like the way the round splits.

This is how I justified all my purchases. First the tractor - plow/repairs to my mile long gravel driveway. Clear the snow in my yard also. The FEL and bucket - move material on my driveway and anywhere on my 80 acres. The 3-point rear blade - driveway maintenance and creating trails...

I'm with MF243RedTop - you should consider a stronger built grapple to go with your 75hp tractor. Also do something like this with your grill guard. Sticks, stobs & limbs have a nasty way of damaging your radiator, grill or battery. This is my Land Pride SGC1560 - 60" wide and 820# of AR400...

No - I've not watched Yellowstone on any network.

My 2018 Ram 2500 Power Wagon came with load range E off-road tires. Recommended pressure - 65 psi. On rough roads it rides rough - on smooth roads it rides smooth. If you want a smoother ride - go to a lower load range and lower tire pressure. I'm completely satisfied with the way my...

Lutefisk. It's a Scandinavian delicacy. I'm going to describe the smell of cooking this "delicacy" as politely as possible. Those who have been to war have, most likely, smelled what Lutefisk smells like. When my Mom would cook it up - the entire neighborhood was agast. As a child -...

Got a friend who I graduated High School with. He moved to an area in East Tennessee. From what I understand - not far from RockyTop. He and I use to raid the neighbors LARGE corn patch and eat it raw. He says - gets most of his corn from a Mason jar now.

I started out with a 1982 Ford 1700 - 4WD. With loaded rear tires it weighed around 2750. I never had a grapple for this tractor. I would chain my pine logs to the bucket and lift. It was disappointing. I don't think I could ever lift over 1000#. In 2009 I bought a new Kubota M6040. I...

Let's face it - Xfaxman. You will probably never change the dietary intake of any of these old boys. Too long and hard in the same saddle.

Many years ago - out on the far reaches of my property. Checking fence line and scouting for coyotes. A single engine plane, all light blue in color, buzzed me three time. Getting closer each time. I stood up - raised up my rifle - it has never come back.

Yes - I'd say that's working hard and doing a good job for you. I'm sort of in shell shock - so very much plowed land - NO rocks.

I used a 60" blower on my mile long gravel driveway - for 27 years. I might have problems - clogged chute, iced up auger, blown shear pins - if I tried to blow when the snow was too wet. Otherwise - it would blow - 30 to 35 feet. Company has been sold now. At the time it was called The...

Lordy - that's a large garden there - Sawyer Rob. I'll have nightmares of pulling weeds.

I wonder if Learning knows how really big an acre is. That's one Hell of a big garden.

Our original garden was 80 by 150. A little over a quarter of an acre. I had a brand new TroyBilt rototiller - 8 hp Horse. The ground had never been broken. I WOULD NOT want to do four times that much( one acre ) with that rototiller. I had to go over the ground three times to get it...

During spring planting and fall harvest there will be lots of LARGE tractors using our country roads. I've never had a problem - been out here 40+ years. Just pull over and let them pass. What really makes me chuckle. City dude & some fancy auto. Going like the Devil is chasing him...

Regular maintenance is probably one of the best ways to get max mileage. Quite honestly - I've never given those additives much of a thought. However - I do use Power Service - White Jug in the winter. I had my diesel "jell" one winter. Kind of a PITA to get things going again.

Last week I though I had caught some trespassers. I'm down the driveway to check on the mail. Near the very end - a large white truck is parked in the driveway and I can hear chainsaws running. It's the electric utility guys. They are in checking on the power lines. Felling a few trees...

I do like code54. At around 80% tread wear - I buy new tires. I want MAX traction for winter conditions around these parts. Never thought of selling the used tires. I've not heard of a used tire market around here.

For 27 years I used a "standard" 3-point blower. Being a hard headed Norwegian - it took that long to see the light. In 2009 I bought a Kubota M6040 so I could plow my mile long driveway with just a rear blade. My neck/shoulders would be sore for two or three days after blowing my...

Back in 1982 to 1984 I built two sheds. One big and single bay. The other has four bays. They have withstood 38 plus years. Kind of looks like Beverly Hillbillies but, by golly, they have worked well. All my implements with moving parts and my tractor are stored under cover. Those...

In Spokane and at major intersections the county/city sprays some type of liquid ice melter. I will leave thawed stripes on the ice covered roads. I avoid Spokane in the winter.

A while back I saw one - on a video - cleaning out the area around a low dam. Made my BP spike. JMHO - easier to get a machine like that than to find somebody who would operate it in those extreme conditions. Absolutely crazy stuff................

When I got the grapple on my Kubota M6040 I knew I would need ballast. I have 1550# of Rim Guard in the rear tires but 3-point ballast would help. I considered a ballast box but then I got an idea. I have several implements that go on my 3-point. Why not just attach one of them. My 80...

Strange - I have lots of deer around here -mulies and white tailed. They never bothered the apple trees in my orchard. Pocket gophers - a totally different matter. The deer WOULD eat the low hanging apples in the fall but that was about it. My be because my dog "irrigated" each and every...

You make a valid point - ovrszd. Let the idiots wrangle over the spots right next to the entrance. I can still walk and parking at a distance is always easier. When I need a walker or some other "walking device" - I hope there may be spots closer to the entrance. And in good weather I...

The thought must have been - the chopped off whorl of branches would hold the post in the ground better. I've seen my share of rotten fence posts - never anything like that though.

I don't know if it's an act of kindness or self preservation. I ALWAYS give way to those who seem to be in a big hurry. I prefer going a tad slower. I can smell the flowers and hear the songbirds. I'm also retired.

Yes - Moss - I've noticed that change from my 2002 Ford F150 to my 2018 Ram 2500 Power Wagon( the Taco Wagon). It IS ridiculous but it seems to be what the buying public wants and it sells. It's preference over function.

Easiest and perhaps best solution - chains for the front tires. I run R-1's year round on my M6040 and have not found a need for chains - yet. Besides a good set of those European type ( Aquiline Talon ) are so God-awful expensive. Last I checked - around $4000 combined cost for front & rear.

I can't remember the last time I had any trouble parking. I simply AVOID those businesses with parallel parking or tiny spots. I have neither the time nor patience to play their games.

Interesting - 5030. Out this way it's alway four strands of barbed wire on T-133 or T-145 posts. Your combination sounds more like what would be used for horses. I have a mile and a half of barbed wire around my property. It's called EVERSHARP and after 40 years it WILL do a job on...

I do have pics of Brownie. Wish I would have got some of him in the snow. Here he is in all his glory. As a young pup - as a REAL hairball - after a haircut. Brownie is a 25# registered Chocolate Cocker Spaniel.

My 2018 Ram 2500 Power Wagon came completely undercoated. It's four years old and I've had no problems with chipping, pealing or rust. Recognizing I live in an area that is designated as semi-arid. My previous truck - Ford F-150 had no rust after 14 years either. I intentionally avoid...

Many, many years ago I installed a half mile of electric fence. Temporary until I had time for permanent barbed wire. I had a little, cheep-O electric fence tester. It seemed to indicate - no voltage. So.....out of pure frustration I grabbed the wire. REALLY BIG MISTAKE. It didn't...

Almost the same here Doofy. Only it's buzzards and coyotes. Once I put out a package of REALLY freezer burned chicken. Out in the yard about 100 feet from the house. I've never seen so many scavangers - buzzards, crows, magpies. The coyotes cleaned it all up the following night. Even...

The snow two days ago was pretty wet. It was still above freezing when we topped Sherman Pass. Fortunately we are getting rain out of this passing storm front.

Just to be certain we are talking about the same implement - my LPGS.

I have a Land Pride GS2584 grading scraper ( LPGS). I've never considered it as an implement to spread dumped gravel or dirt for that matter. I use mine to repair pot holes and riffles on my mile long gravel driveway. Mine has scarifiers which I use on the potholes. Your description of...

Yes - that four letter word. Yesterday( 10/23/22) Brownie and I drove up north. Into the northern reaches of EA WA and over Sherman Pass. At the highest elevations ( 5500+ feet) there was two fresh inches and it was snowing lightly. Brownie remembered the snow and had a blast when we...

Yes - Leavenworth. A TRUE tourist trap. I use to visit before it made such a drastic change. It's about 175 miles due West of me here.

When we were out hiking we were told to make noise. Lots of noise. You do not want to "sneak up" on a bear who was sleeping. This gives them the chance to make a getaway. We use to walk thru bear country all the time. Never had any bad experiences. We lived in Alaska.

Thank goodness - the M6040 comes with a step. My Ram 2500 Power Wagon came without a step. After my "first entry" embarrassment - I purchases a set of step rails the next day.

I was just lucky. I read a couple posts here on TBN about folks not having a grill guard and the resulting damage to their tractor. So..... I ordered the grapple from the dealer and immediately took my OEM grill guard to the local welding shop for mods.

I have a VERY HD grapple on my M6040. Even with all that - I DO NOT backdrag with the upper lid. I will rotate the grapple until it's pointing straight down, jaws wide open and then go down on whatever. I don't have a whole lot of brush, limbs, detritus, etc - so backdragging is seldom to...

Salt - that's why they chewed the wooden handles on my wheelbarrow.

We might have a GREAT situation if we could just mix the porcupines here with the trespassers from m1garand762's post. What a great solution.

Sunset thru the pines. Ancient Ponderosa pines form a semicircle around my house and out buildings.

My son plays a game - FOE. Forge of Empires, I think.

Yes - I can easily see the rainbow. A good dog is a real treasure.

I have a JD X570 riding mower. I cut over six acres of field grass and it does just great. During spring and early summer the acres even look/function like a lawn. Now that everything is dry and tan - not so much.

NO - some dogs NEVER learn. I had a beautiful, young chocolate lab that I had to put down after his third encounter. He actually went out and hunted the porky and attacked it.

I don't really care what day it's delivered. I'm just thankful that they all will notify me of delivery by email. My driveway is a mile long. I don't like making dry runs.

I use to see them quite often. I've not had one in my yard in over twelve years. That was the last one I dispatched. I have no answer as to where they all went or why. I still train my dogs with old quills. Years ago I had to put one of my dogs down. He just could not learn to leave...

I have a unit with a Honda engine. It's over 24 years old. Doesn't make the pressure that it did when new. But more than sufficient for cleaning anything I have. I would be very wary of all these new plastic units. They come with built in - engineered obsolescence.

And then there is the other option. It may be a used vehicle - wherein the owners manual is passed on to the new owner about 1 out of 100. I suspect that Hazel does not have access to an owners manual. BTW - cute dog.

Go on the web and type - wheel lug nut torque. Go by the recommended torque for the size your wheel studs are.

Hmmm - I've not seen anything like that around here. Maybe all the climbing critters around here are just to lazy.

I've used two Wallenstein chippers for the last 18 years. First the BX42S - now the BX62S. I've NEVER had anything come back at me with either chipper. Most likely reason - I only feed whole trees. Not chunks or short pieces. Feed a short chunk - it's likely to bounce around as it's...

After piling my small pines and letting them dry for chipping the following year - no problems. The dry needles become brittle and shatter. Same with the branches. The main trunk might be the only thing with still a little sap. I'm fortunate - the ONLY thing I have to chip is Ponderosa...

Learn something new every day - right!

As I've aged out here - I've made sure that the number of jobs that must be done have also reduced. The most dangerous job - firewood - was eliminated thirty years ago. My big 'ol ancient Ponderosa pines are just too much to handle. Besides a 32" to 38" round is just too much to split...

I have six implements that go on my Kubota M6040 3-point. I've checked three quick attach units for my 3-point. Seems that most all my six implements would require some degree of modification to fit. I very seldom change implements. So....I've decided I can do without a quick attach unit...

I saw that article - fortunately they did not go into specific details nor provide graphic pictures. Like Jstpssng said - probably a piece of clothing got stuck and pulled in. I have a chipper and use it every spring. Thinning and chipping my pine stands. I've had friends come out to help...

I finally realized, about 15-20 years ago --- my memory wasn't what it use to be. SO ....... everything has its place and when done with "it" - better be putting it back in its place. My memory seldom helps find the "lost". Its simply a matter of an extended search.

Perhaps it has to do with the quality of the product. My barrow is 40+ years old. I have to "air up" the tire every ten years or so. Back when rubber was really rubber. Almost had to replace the handles. The local porcupines really enjoyed chewing on the ends. That became the "final...

Gordons verbal description sound like the way the dealer ran my lines for my grapple. The WR Long 3rd function valving is on the right FEL riser/loader tube. The lines run out the FEL arm to the final connector on a stand-off mounted on the FEL cross tube. From the last connector to the...

Given a choice - grapple on the 3-point or grapple on the FEL. I have put the grapple on the FEL. Simple reason - better vision, better maneuverability, less pain. I've had a snow blower on the 3-point for 25 years. One of the main reason to upgrade to the M6040 - with this larger tractor...

I just priced Aquiliane Talons for my Kubota M6040. WoW - $2650. That's a four wheels chained up. Glad I have no need for chains!!! I had V-bar chains for my previous tractor. Heavy tractor chains - $950. I thought that was a lot.

I have a mile long gravel driveway. It gives access to the back side of my neighbors property. I don't mind the hunters using it. Easier access to a downed animal. It's when they drive off my driveway and "go exploring". They get stuck - expect me to drag them out - tear up the neighbors...

My only similarity to your condition - we both get snow. You will get more than I ever do. My driveway is long( 5000 feet) and basically flat. I've never got so much in one occurrence that I have to plow DURING the storm. I always plow AFTER the storm. In your situation - 4WD tractor...

Mine has solved the sight glass situation. On the front axle - drain hole - fill hole - it's full at this level hole.

Short story. Wife bought me a brand new Harley Davidson for my 55th birthday. We rode over to visit and show the bike to her father. His lawn and ground was so very darn soft - almost got the bike stuck in his back yard. I could see why he mowed with a very light weight push mower. I...

No firearms - that's a shame. Hand grenades can be SO messy....... Forty plus years out here. Only once - a belligerent couple of fellows. They saw the light when I racked a shell into my 12 gauge. I reported this incident to the County Sheriff. Physical description and license plate...

I thin my pine stands almost every spring. 800 to 1200 small( 1" to 6" on the butt) pines. I feed them into my chipper - butt first. No limbs are ever trimmed off the trunk. My first chipper - Wallenstein BX42S had trouble with the pitch from the needles/ green pines causing the discharge...

And people are getting exactly what they want...... Let's just be sure we keep it in California.

So....where is mtputney, the OP. Does he have any answers to our questions. Is he the original owner. Where did the tractor come from. To Hell with how that hydraulic oil LOOKS - face it - it's just plain BAD. Something serious has happened to that tractor.

Social interaction between your immediate family and your sons family will be a large concern. Even if only for a short while. Is their being located on your property a short term expedience or a long term solution. Difficult situation - not an easy answer.

We have cougars around here. OP was probably very lucky that he was not attacked. MANY years ago I lost six barn cats in one week. Not eaten - just ripped to shreds. Hunters have bagged some really large cats just five miles west of me. Been here forty plus years. Never worried about...

Lower arms that have adjustable length. I've never seen that. The lower arms on my Kubota M6040 have extendable tips. Aides in implement connections. However - they retract as soon as you move the tractor. Extendable tips and hydraulic top link. As good as it will get in my case.

I have limited covered space. So..... I put everything with moving parts under cover. The remainder - out in the orchard on pallets. Riding mower, ATV, chipper, tractor, grapple, rear blade - covered. ROBB, disk harrow, moldboard plow, LPGS - on pallets.

My new Kubota came with a full fuel tank. MORE IMPORTANTLY - it came with a great dealership. They have been my "go to" dealer for over forty years.

It's not going to be the HP that will lacking. It will be the traction that you are able to achieve. In any case - probably easier to drop shanks after the ripper is mounted on the 3-point. Have fun.........

I'm talking about when we first built here in 1982. We heated the house with our wood stove. All the firewood was harvested from the property here. That lasted about ten years. The wood brought in too much dirt, dust, bark and bugs. My big 'ol pine trees still had Mt St Helens ash in...

Ha, ha - - you ARE funny!! I don't watch 60 Minutes. However - it does take two times to watch most football games. Third quarter is usually sleepy time and I watch a second time on the rerun.

WHOA!!!! Try the ripper with the full five shanks first. You could be surprised. Go as deep as possible and consider that you will DEFINITELY need to make additional passes. I don't have the specs on your five shank ripper BUT........ It could be more efficient to go full five shanks...

My Wallenstein chipper is my only PTO driven implement. I spent the better part of a day figuring out drive shaft length for the chipper. The time was spent trying to figure out all the various described methods of measurement. I must be REALLY dense but each described method gave me a...

My Kubota M6040 has RimGuard in the rear tires, grapple on the FEL and HD rear blade. It weighs 10,000+ pounds. My soil gets hard enough, this time of year, the tires only leave "trace marks" in the dirt. I only have a single shank ripper. Under these conditions I can pull this ripper...

Scott - I just reread all the posts here. You are considering getting a grapple. BEFORE you get the grapple - modify your grill guard. Sticks, stobs, limbs, etc have a nasty way of causing damage to your grill, radiator or battery. This is my Land Pride SGC 1560 grapple and modified...

I know your pain - S854. Trying to find products that give sufficient info so that you can cross reference - can be like finding that needle in a haystack. And then wondering if the cross referenced product is really good enough. Heartburn!!! I used Kubota branded oils during the warranty...

Just a passing thought. Neither my FEL or 3-point will drop a measurable amount - even after 30 or so days being elevated( 2009 Kubota M6040). Yours is a new tractor - still under warrante. I'd call the dealer and have him check into this situation.

My need for "remote" control of my FEL is, thankfully, seldom. I've used 16 foot chunks of quarter round molding - tied together. It worked for the one time I used it. I was lucky but I didn't press it. Now if I want to do something crazy in my raised FEL - call my son and make...

Mine is as ptsg indicates also.

Two years ago I priced a 40x60 steel building. It was just too much for this kid. It would have been a shelter for my farm equipment/implements - not the Taj Mahal. So - I have prioritized my storage. Any equipment with moving parts will be under shelter in one of my carport stalls...

I have the neighbors cows on about 50 of my acres. He installed a barbed wire fence to restrict their access. There is no contract - no payment. It's simply to reduce the amount of grass. He rotates his cows on various grazing lands all year. They are on my land two or three times a...

Around here - very few NEW well houses/pump houses. Drilled well - pitless adaptor - storage in the basement of the house. Basements are normally vented so moisture is no problem. If its a special room in the basement - then that room will have its own venting.

If you will doing a "task" that is so very close to the edge of max power on a tractor that gear drive vs hydro will make a difference. Perhaps it's best if you bump up a size or two.

After three years I had something( mouse or chipmunk) die in the cab of my Power Wagon. There are simply too many places where this little beast could be and I decided not to tear the truck to pieces. As time went by - the odor got less. Bloated, liquefied, dried up. Now there is no more...

I bought a brand new Ford 4WD 1700 in 1982. After about ten years or so it started doing the "bouncing thing" when raising/lowering the rear blade. Like it had the jitters. I stopped the tractor - engine rpm at 2000 - spent 15 minutes or so - raising/lowering the rear blade. As fast as I...

Short story about my cliff swallows. I have a ten acre lake and anywhere from 400 to 600 cliff swallows nesting in a rock grotto in the basaltic lava cliffs. Ages ago my FIL bought me four white ducks. They looked kind of cool floating around the lake. One evening while sitting out on the...

My very first thought - your system is over charging the battery. Three batteries ago - I gave up on the standard wet cell type - I only buy sealed AGM type now.

Local hamburger joint has one of their 1960 price signs mounted on the wall. Hamburger -0.55 Cheeseburger - 0.65 fries - 0.15.

Here in the PNW we have a very excellent after market tire dealer - Les Schwab. Last time I bought four new tires - $65 to mount and balance - less than $20 per tire. And I get lifetime balancing and rotation - free. That is where I will be going when I need new tires for the Taco Wagon.

I have no knowledge of your brand of grapple. I have a Land Pride SGC1560. It's designed as a skid steer grapple and has 820# of AR400 steel. I've had it ten years now and not a moments problem. Works great on my M6040 Kubota. One overall wish - that implement manufacturers would QUIT...

I got stuck with the M6040 once. It wasn't deep mud - it was slick mud. So.... I didn't really sink any at all. Pulled myself out with the bucket. Two good points on the video. It's not the ocean so - no tides. The engine remains above water so - no engine damage.

Try this. Valve stem at 12-'O clock position. Put a puff or two of air into valve stem to clear it. Let some air out of the valve stem. Does it bleed just air or RimGuard.

I don't really do that much different - winter or summer. Bring in a few little batteries off old mowers and ATV's. My new ATV is OK - use it all winter. I'll put a battery tender on the tractor and new mower. Just hope we get some snow this winter. Things are getting pretty dry around here.

I used LokTite Blue on all my wheel lug nuts and on the FEL lug nuts. I've also used it at various locations on most of my ground engagement implements.

Batten the yard arm 'ye scurvy dogs.........

So..... a place like mine must frustrate the power utilities. So far we have nothing like that here. There are no rate differences between peak/off-peak hours and no utility controlled thermostats. I'm all electric here but each room is controlled at the baseboard heating unit. No...

Diggin It - in my case it makes little difference. This time of year I will have either a field of dead, dry weeds or a field of dead, dry native grasses. In a wildfire scenario - a 200 foot wide fire break around my property WILL help alleviate the ground fire. However - the prevailing...

JYOUTZ - that mowing project turned out fantastic. Locally there are two MAJOR seed companies. They provide the farmers - corn, wheat, alfalfa, canola, rye - etc, etc seed. As a side line they also provide wild grass mixes as seed. I've used this seed a few times with good results.

I'm watching this one.

I mow two acres with my riding mower. I'm able to walk my lawns - level the pocket gopher mounds - remove the large rocks. VERY glad I don't have 30 acres or more to mow. I would be VERY upset if my new rotary mower looked like the OP's. I would work towards some type of solution...

I did a whole lot of 4 wheeling with my first tractor. Had to have the front tires replaced. Local tire shop ( Les Schwab Tires ) made a house call and mounted the new tires.

Only when doing the toughest of jobs do I go much above 1800-2000 rpm. I certainly don't need the added power and it requires quicker reaction on any/all of the controls. For me - the job will get done just fine at 1800 rpm. On my M6040 - 2150 engine rpm = 540 PTO rpm. That's about 99% of...

Well - this last week I had morning/sunrise temps of 34F. Haven't seen any bees, yellow jackets nor BF hornets since. Also - noticed the bats have gone south. Won't be long before the first "flakes" of winter.

I have a mile long driveway and an outer and inner gate. The gates keep the neighbors cows off the county road ( outer gate ) and off my property ( inner gate ). TELL ME about a PITA. When the wife was still alive - it was easier. Stop - she got out, opened the gates - I drove thru - she...

I tried a rear view mirror. It was a waste of time. Too much vibration. I don't expect any type of camera would be any better.

I'm pleased to see that I'm not the only one with no foggy idea........

Sometimes you may be be fortunate - other times not so much. If it was sidewall damage on my tire - new tire.

I'd certainly recommend a good attorney. Around here the best the county will do - DEFER all property taxes. That and a poke in the eye with a sharp stick get you about the same thing.

I have a standard stainless steel Schlage door knob type. It's lasted 40 years. BUT - probably don't get the use yours does.

For a couple years I worked for the Health Dept in an adjoining county. One of the more distasteful jobs was recognition and elimination of marijuana and associated illegal drugs and all associated paraphernalia. More than a few times this meant the total burning of a house. The house...

I'm able to tilt my rear blade enough to create a ditch in the area needed. That's because this "mud hole" is bone dry this time of year. There is one other area where something like the OP created would work well. I'll have to give it more thought. Thanks for the post - CORDAK.

I have a Land Pride grapple on my M6040. It's a very HD grapple - SGC1560 @ 820#. However - LP does make lighter grapples for smaller tractors and, after nine years of use, mine is still in mint condition. I use mine to move large rocks and chunks of pine tree trunk.

I wonder - are the seals in one or both of the hydraulic cylinders allowing fluid to go past the piston and effectively stopping the cycle. This may also explain why the upper lid is operating slowly now.

I've had several implements out here and a few were too light and failed. One of the reasons for the HD Land Pride grapple - I knew exactly what it would be used for and that it would have to be built heavy to do the work. I've had it nine plus years and never a moments problems. The only...

I have 80 acres here. About 25 of those acres are in two lakes or an extended moat. I need R-1's on my M6040 for the added traction. The R-1's - both front and rear - are 6 ply. I'm in an area called the "Channeled Scablands". Quite a bit of exposed basaltic lava bedrock. It can be/is...

Soooo...... I checked my LockTite bottle. It says Henkel on it. That's supposedly the "good stuff". Better be - pretty expensive as I remember.

I have a Land Pride SGC1560. It's 60" wide. My front wheels on my M6040 are right at 65" wide. It's never been a problem either picking up or raking stuff. This grapple weighs - 820 pounds. I didn't go to the 72" because of the added weight AND I saw no advantages in a wider grapple...

My main breaker panel is mounted on the last power pole in my yard. A 4x4 sheet of plywood with long lag bolts into the power pole. The breaker box is mounted on the plywood and held on with carriage bolts. Been this way since 1982 without a single problem.

I have a 2019 Ram 2500 Power Wagon (aka - Taco Wagon ). It uses that new full synthetic oil. I'm also "old school". Oil & filter change every 5000 miles.

I used Blue Loktite on all 56 wheel nuts on my M6040. I've used Blue - here/there - on many of my implements. Never had the need for any other type. OH - I also used Blue on the nuts that hold the FEL onto the tractor.

I've started saving my pine chips. Spread on the driveway. Almost as good a gravel. I've got an old sheet of plywood that I clamp on the back of the farm wagon.

I removed the loaded R-1 rear tires on my first tractor - Ford 1700. They were Ag rims and I wanted to widen the stance. One of the tires DID flop down and almost caught me under it. There is NO WAY I would even consider removing the RimGuard loaded rear tires on my M6040. With 775 pounds...

Ultrarunner - unfortunately, my farm wagon has NO brakes - of any kind. All my property, where I use the wagon, is flat. Except the valley on my driveway.

I have a tandem axle trailer that was only used to haul firewood on my property. Many times - going over a bump with a full load on the trailer - the rear wheels on the tractor would lift off the ground. But I was always on flat ground and being in 4WD the front tires pulled everything back...

It's been suggested but - disconnect and reconnect the hydraulic hoses to the grapple.

Dominique - when I went from the 26hp Ford 1700 to my current 64hp Kubota M6040 - I decided to upgrade my chipper also. I actually tried a Wallenstein hydraulic in-feed unit. It was very nice but chipped my pine trees no faster than the manual unit. My pines are straight as an arrow and when...

Clean it just like the bore on your 12 gauge shotgun. Cleaning rod - chunk of clean shop rag - whatever solvent you choose. If it's really gunky - get a bore brush. Soak it in gasoline overnight. DO NOT submerge the U-joint/double cardan joint.

I've had the same problem but with deer. Driving in the early morning or evening. They can be incredibly difficult to see. Especially when roadside brush and trees create alternating shade and bright areas across the road.

We had a good sized garden and a brand new Troy Bilt horse - 1982. I found out, very quickly, that "breaking" the virgin ground, first, with a mold board plow on the tractor worked best. Break the ground with the tractor/plow - follow up with the Troy Bilt horse. Breaking the virgin ground...

My dog - Brownie( Cocker Spaniel) sleeps inside. Outside - he is coyote food. He only goes out when I go out. The sun shade is a very nice gesture for your dogs. I hope they appreciate it.

I didn't know that the Bureau of Land Management had a flag!!

I've had difficulties, at times, getting the ratchet mechanism to release. I use the straps to hold down logs on my farm wagon. I finally bit the bullet and went to a Kenworth sales outlet. They had commercial, 3" wide, nylon ratchet straps. The fellow there told me a secret. Rub talcum...

SCOOTR - it's like FALLON said. It's all in the design of the implement. The land plane is designed to cut the surface and have the material move up and over the blade. The rear blade is designed to cut the surface and with the tall blade - the material CAN move horizontally. Providing...

Check at your local feed and seed store. Maybe they sell fox chow. I know they make and sell monkey chow.

I have coyotes - by the pack. They help control the mice and chipmunks. They poo out on the far edged of my yard. So it's never a problem. Just prior to full dark - out on our porch to listen to their evening serenades. The latest daily gossip is passed back and forth.

Bruce - do you have wild TURKEYS. They can and do raise real havoc with yard landscaping.

I would think if you got heavy enough expanded metal - you would not need any type of plexiglass. When the going get really tough - probably nothing will stop the small crap from covering the operator. I'll bet some form of dust mask will be appropriate, also.

5030 - Yeah, well at my age( 80 ) tripping, falling, stumbling, etc - doesn't do me much good either. I've never been seriously hurt - but it will sure get my attention.

Piston - perhaps one of the reasons the Road Boss does not need/have scarifiers is because the leading blade is TOOTHED. That added weight doesn't hurt either. The Road Boss is a very fine looking implement. Strange - my Land Pride GS2584 does not move material horizontally - not at all...

My first car was a brand new 1965 VW. I paid for it with my own $$$$ - $1685, as I remember. I was newly married - just out of college - we were on our way to Alaska for my first permanent job. Money meant too much to us for such foolish activities. Not that you could ever do a burnout in...

I grind my beans and make a full pot. Reheat in the microwave. If it gets too raw - mellow it with a little JD.

It took a while but finally got the word to all those who deliver. "Put the package in a garbage bag and hang on the inside of my first gate". Saves them time on the two gates and a mile long private driveway. I'll get their email and go collect the pkg.

In the summer the two gates on my driveway can be a PITA. Stop - get out - open gate - drive thru - stop - close gate. TWO times. In the winter the gates are pinned open. Neighbors cows are all in his feed yards. However - I do take an added precaution. I don't plow the driveway...

I've had some more expensive types and now it's a MR COFFEE. Seems to make strong coffee just as well as the expensive types.

I have a mile long gravel driveway and outer and inner gates. From the county road you can look down about 3/4 of a mile of my driveway. I think the sight of that length keeps most folks out. The gates keep the neighbors cows off the county road( outer gate ) and off my property ( inner...

I was reading from the log I keep on the property the other day. There WAS a family of ground hogs - down in the valley. The first weeks or so, when we came down from AK, my son wiped them out with his scoped 22. Replacements never came to the valley.

FWIW - there is a definite size difference with my BX62S when chipping green pines or dry pines. Green pines chip bigger - dry pines chip smaller.

My Taco Wagon ( Ram 2500 Power Wagon ) comes, standard, with a WARN 12K electric winch. I wish I could show, via picture, how much heavier the wiring is in the engine compartment because of this winch. I got the Taco Wagon, new, in 2019 and have yet to need the winch. If I were to do...

I have a HD Odyssey battery in the M6040. I got it because of the high CCA. Eight years and still going strong. I keep a battery maintainer on it in the winter.

I enjoy - Law and Order. But this year the background is so darn loud - it's really hard to make out the speech.

I have another thought. If the OP's tractor has 4WD and still has problems getting up that hill. You would be well advised to wait until things dry out. Many times a winch will simply get you into problems that are far worse than not getting up that hill. The same problems could exist...

When in Alaska - many times it was either use the winch or quit the journey. I must have learned something from that twenty years of 4 wheeling. Been here 40+ years and have not needed a winch. Not even once. I've learned to recognize and avoid. Back then I was in my 30's and winching...

I have "selective" hearing. Works great for me.

I had several 4WD vehicles when we lived in Alaska. My CJ5 had a 10K pound WARN winch. MANY times I had great difficulty pulling the Jeep out of muddy areas. Even with the winch line doubled - Jeep to snatch block - back to Jeep. Effectively - 20K pound pull. And this was on flat...

I have one on my Kubota. Use it a lot - even with the power steering.

I've noticed - several chipper brands recommend to not chip lumber. Must be the fear of nails and other metal parts that could be attached/inbeded in the lumber.

A way to make scrap material into saleable items.

Peak vs off-peak electric rates. That must be a feature in larger urban areas. Here - it's the same 24/7/365.

Doofy - I can just see you in an EV - middle of the winter - trying to make it all the way to Palmer to recharge. NOT A PLEASANT THOUGHT. No, until things improve a whole lot - EV's will not be the "WAY" for the majority.

Electric vehicles during a disaster. You mean kind of like right now. Folks in CA told to not charge their EV's because of the extreme heat. They are being told - "buy" but don't recharge. I fear this entire EV situation will go over like a fart in church. Hey - sure I will loan you my...

Logging is a major industry here in the PNW. When I want good, industrial grade chain - go to one of the rigging supply outlets in Spokane. Using appropriate grade, quality chain - one less thing to worry about as I tow stuff around the property.

I don't have yellow jackets, wasps or hornets that are ground dwelling. They ALL make their nests on the low hanging limbs of my pine trees. Or in the eves of my house. In theory - I see and avoid. This theory has malfunctioned a couple times. The most memorable was a small nest of bald...

If I were considering a new tractor in the 100+ HP range - I would be adding Massey Ferguson to the list. Just the impression I've obtained. Watching all the farmers and their larger tractors around these parts.

My rear tires are filled with RimGuard. I run them at around 15 psi. I don't think I would notice any difference if they were filled with just air @ 15 psi. If you need help with your back - better be looking for an air ride seat. JMHO - a radial ply R-1 tire at minimum recommended...

I find that routine maintenance on my 80 acres, mile long gravel driveway, house and out buildings, equipment - all keep me pretty busy. It's sporadic but can wear me down to a nub. However - I DO make time to go for a walk with the dog twice a day.

I have a Land Pride SGC 1560 rock and root grapple. Tine/tooth spacing is 6". I've had this grapple on my Kubota M6040 for nine years. Regarding the separation of rocks and soil. It works best if the soil is bone dry and tends to be sandy. My soil has a high percentage of organic...

I carry LARGE rocks and chunks of pine tree trunk with my grapple. Kubota M6040. When/if the going gets rough - I just slow down. I have a feeling that my slowing down and those accumulators do about the same thing. Am I correct - ??

That has a most beautiful flower. You are not quite as dry as some of us. I could never get something like that to grow around here.

I built my PanAbode cedar timber home here in 1982. Used spray can foam around the two exterior doors and all the windows. The house is still sealed up - tight as a drum.

I have a 60" heavy duty Land Pride grapple on my Kubota M6040. It works very well pulling Buck brush. Buck brush - 3/8" butt by two feet high - thick as the hair on a hound dog. I prefer to cut them down/chop them up with my old riding lawn mower. This way - nothing requires further...

Here in NE WA state - we are still in the "Dog Days" of summer. Any falling leaves are due to the extreme heat and lack of rainfall.

We moved onto this property in 1982. At that time I found a very old five gallon pail of lead based red barn paint. Everything I found and my own knowledge told me - get rid of it. However - after some serious thought - I kept it. I used it on my initial out buildings. It's been 40+...

I have a mile long gravel driveway, home, out buildings, vehicles, snow and 80 acres. All require some degree of maintenance. I find it much better to be able to do what I want to do and when I want/need to do it. I do all my maintenance - home, property, vehicles, etc. There are...