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  1. MinnesotaEric

    220V Plused spray MIG welders?

    Two tools I don't have for changing out this style of rim are a bead breaker as well as that funky Esco bead lock. I'm paying the mobile tire service $150 an hour to come and do it but the guys who do it for a living make it look easy. My wheels will require a shedload of wire wheeling.
  2. MinnesotaEric

    220V Plused spray MIG welders?

    As a follow-up I eventually circled around to what I originally was thinking about, namely purchasing a Miller Multimatic 255 and welding up my own 10", four-wheel, two-bottle, welding cart for it. That said, I ended up doing nothing because while waiting for a True Blue sales discount to come...
  3. MinnesotaEric

    220V Plused spray MIG welders?

    I picked up a 4 into 1 bucket last year that I need to redo the configuration of the pins so I can attach it to my Pay Loader. I figured this would be a good opportunity to step into a dedicated 220V multiprocess welder. Among other things, I'm interested in the pulsed spray process so that I...
  4. MinnesotaEric

    In-floor manifold corrosion question (not tractor related)

    As some of you know I'm a real estate broker in North Central Minnesota. A house that I'm representing the buyer has more corrosion on the in-floor heating manifold than I've ever seen and I'm concerned. Check it out. The photo on the left shows one run down into the in-floor heating, but...
  5. MinnesotaEric

    This is so obvious, I don't know why I never realized it before (tech tip)

    While doing my 700-hour service this afternoon, I realized something I wish I'd known since I bought this machine.
  6. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    It has been a while since I parked a Wicked Root Grapple video, so I thought I'd share my annual slash burn video while also showing those of you in fairer climates how we're starting our 2020 winter here in North-Central Minnesota in October.
  7. MinnesotaEric

    Thread pitch and size of hydro-trans red filler cap on NX

    Does anybody happen to know (or has the resources to measure) the thread pitch and size of the little, red, plastic, filler cap on the HX series HST transmission? My cap is increasingly a battle to get on right due to the plastic threads stripping out and I'd like to purchase an aftermarket...
  8. MinnesotaEric

    Fabricating a Knee Support for my Bum Knee in a Side-by-Side

    After adding aftermarket BRP seats to my Polaris RZR, my right knee suddenly was getting fluid-filled (never a good thing) and since I can't be the only guy whose bits are wearing out, I thought I'd share my make-shift solution for a right knee support (along with a cute dog-related video at the...
  9. MinnesotaEric

    Mice Deterrent Tips

    I assembled my mouse eviction and rodent repellant tips into one short, informative video. Fresh Cab Rodent Repellant Steel Wool Grade #00
  10. MinnesotaEric

    Anybody know about International Pay Loaders?

    To the relief of the seller in the brave new world we suddenly find ourselves in I am going ahead with our original deal to purchase this H80. I need to do some grinding out, cutting new metal reinforcements and welding on bottom of the bucket and replace the leading edge, fix some vacuum leaks...
  11. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    It is 13°F outside my window in the afternoon here in north-central Minnesota and it has been cold enough to shatter the plastic off of hammers. Missed winter... LOL
  12. MinnesotaEric

    Anybody know about International Pay Loaders?

    I'm going to be going and looking at (from the photo from the seller) what looks like an H90 International Payloader from lates 70s or early 80s. It is powered by a Navistar DT466 and has a leaking air brake valve under the brake pedal. Anything I should be sure to look at or know about? The...
  13. MinnesotaEric

    Generic DPF filter delete.

    Continuing the discussion from a year ago about our DPF systems, since I cannot tinker with the ECU, I'm thinking about popping in a generic SK-09 DPF delete box in, yanking out the DPF and fabbing up a "test tube" and muffler to bridge the exhaust this coming spring...
  14. MinnesotaEric

    Welding Projects

    This isn't really a project, per se, but I thought we should have a thread sharing welding project ideas. Here is my last one: making horseshoe art.
  15. MinnesotaEric

    What is a good starter water table?

    The conversation went like this: "You should just buy a plasma cutter," Other Eric said suggestively. Pondering, Eric replied, "I'd like to but I want a CNC port and I don't want to drop $2400 on a Hypertherm." This started a discussion. See, Other Eric services and sells (occasionally) CNC...
  16. MinnesotaEric

    Garden tractor snowblower chute electrification

    A friend of mine tired of endlessly adjusting his snowblower's chute while blowing snow asked me top electrify it. So I did.
  17. MinnesotaEric

    Lug nuts/bolts doing a Peter Pan

    I parked my tractor near the entrance of the property I'm slowly turning into a park and one of my neighbors happened to stop and look at my tractor and noticed one wheel had lost bolts and is working loose. The part book says the bolts are M16x1.5 but not how long. Does anybody happen to know...
  18. MinnesotaEric

    Anybody have a wiring diagram for a 66-68 JD 2510 gasser?

    A friend inherited a JD 2510 from his father. For his part, the father made so many repairs or modifications to the wiring that I want to rewire the ignition and charging circuits. As it is I'm involved to chase down a 1700mA drain on the battery that appears to be coming from the brand new...
  19. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    Never checked the tire pressure since the dealer's lot. LOL. At least you didn't set your side-by-side on fire like I did last month. But I got a good story out of it. Truth be told, I'm on a two-year tractor tire pressure checking schedule as well. LOL!
  20. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    Never checked the tire pressure since the dealer's lot. LOL. At least you didn't set your side-by-side on fire like I did last month. But I got a gopod story out of it. Polaris RZR Catches on Fire (1) - YouTube Truth be told, I'm on a two-year tractor tire pressure checking schedule.
  21. MinnesotaEric

    How to remove a loader from a tractor

    Hello TractorByNet, On my YouTube channel, I have been asked several times to demonstrate removing a loader from a tractor. Well, eventually something broke requiring me to remove my loader and so I tried to make a universal how-to video out of my misfortune. If the following video helps...
  22. MinnesotaEric

    Curses, mice.

    Click me for live mice video by MinnesotaEric Click me for live mice getting shop vacced video by MinnesotaEric
  23. MinnesotaEric

    Carry a Fire Extinguisher: A cautionary tale.

    Ten days ago my RZR came to a dead stop after it caught on fire when I was heading back home making a beer run for guests who were coming over to my house later that evening. I had nothing to put out the engine fire except beer until a Good Samaritan stopped by with a 5-gallon pail. After I...
  24. MinnesotaEric

    Polaris RZR 1000S pressed into utility work

    I got a deal on this thing, so while not the best utility mchine, it is genuinely comfortable. Could use a turf mode as at any speed it'll rip things up in a sharp turn.
  25. MinnesotaEric

    UTV: Diesel or Gasoline?

    This insurance salvage had rolled. The company totalled it because a passenger door didn't close as they supposed the main car body frame was bent. However, the door is attached to the roll cage and the roll cage was obviously bent. Polaris designs the roll cage as the sacrifical part and where...
  26. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    This thread needs a tractor video.
  27. MinnesotaEric

    Air seat in NX cab?

    Plan A. I tried to shoehorn in a Sears KM1003 (the same seat is used in a pile of Case and Deere and other tractor applications) into my cab-on NX series tractor. Having measured everything, I estimated that I could use the 5" travel air suspension, and if needed for clearance, remove the...
  28. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    After raking out 14" ruts in my driveway, cars can now passby and trucks won't high center.
  29. MinnesotaEric

    Popped a bladder seal on a loader lift ram

    Likely because it is cold in Minnesota, I popped a bladder seal on a lifting ram my KL6010 loader. I strongly suspect the loader was originally made by Quicke, a German company, since the loader features German metric hydraulic fasteners. At any-rate, since Kioti doesn't offer replacement...
  30. MinnesotaEric

    McKee SnowLander cable-actuated, hydraulic chute cable routing

    I was asked about how to route the cable on the McKee-style snow blowers. The answer is embedded in a longer video of mine and not well advertized on YouTube. So, for the sake of the internet here is my video on the subject. What I don't mention in the video, is the set the chute dead center...
  31. MinnesotaEric

    Diagnostic adaptor for OBD2

    Anybody happen to know what diagnostic adaptor Kioti uses on their NXs? I have a bad injector and want to see if the computer happens to know which one using a Launch Pro Touch. FWIW, the connector on the tractor looks like a Molex 33472-1201 MX150 12-Pin, female, without the two notch tabs on...
  32. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    I bent a tang on my landscape rake and I thought I'd call attention to Everything Attachment's excellent design and ease of serviceability.
  33. MinnesotaEric

    My skill is the willingness to try

    There are good welding videos on Youtube and then there are mine. Enjoy. :laughing:
  34. MinnesotaEric

    The Life of Fire: 8 hours with my Wicked Root Grapple and tractor

    Eight hours in the life of a tractor loader-fueled fire.
  35. MinnesotaEric

    How to weld a broken tea cup

  36. MinnesotaEric

    Well, well, well!

    I noticed that my jet pump on my old 2" 118' well was running continuously and when I shut it off, I could hear the well sucking wind. Before it lost prime I turned the jet pump back on, opened up a garden hose spigot to try to keep the pump from overheating and called my well driller thinking...
  37. MinnesotaEric

    Wolves

    My mother spotted a wolf in our backyard that she swore was around 180 pounds. I told her that'd be a big wolf and asked her about the color, wondering if it was the same male I had seen several times within the five miles area in the past year. My mother described the wolf she saw as a...
  38. MinnesotaEric

    The Siberian-Minnesotan link is affirmed!

    I got a kick out of this: The Russian Kioti Importer just asked for my permission to subtitle in Russian my Diesel Cold Start video and put it up on their YouTube channel. Russia: cold like Northern Minnesota. :laughing:
  39. MinnesotaEric

    Deere 270 McKee 720 Parts Diagrams

    Last year I purchased an old paper parts book covering the Deere 270 snowblower which was manufactured by McKee and is McKee's 720. It sounds like one of my auger bearings is shelling and so I scanned the relevant pages from the parts book to get the bearing part number and am attaching those...
  40. MinnesotaEric

    50 State Winter Misery Index

    I stumbled upon a 50 State Winter Misery Index. Since misery loves company, you can look up your state and see how you're fairing. States With the Worst Winters & Cold Winter Weather Forecasts - Thrillist
  41. MinnesotaEric

    Ice Station Zebra: My cold start procedure and a whole lot of snow blowing.

    I made a cold start procedure video.
  42. MinnesotaEric

    Kodiak Winter Dog Coat Review

    My sister and I decided last year that my dogs should have dog coats if they are going to tag along with me all day outside in the winter. Thus began a journey trying to find dog coats able to withstand two blundering labrador retrievers running through brush and snow. Once we had the right...
  43. MinnesotaEric

    Pettibone MK30 AWD Crane

    Pettibone MK30 AWD Crane for Moving Shipping Containers? I don't know if I should post this the construction equipment area or not, but I figured that somebody has done this before on TBN and the rural area is a good place to start asking questions. I'm thinking about playing legos with...
  44. MinnesotaEric

    Kioti has teamed up with Woods

    KIOTI Tractor Introduces New Line of Industry-Leading Implements
  45. MinnesotaEric

    I had a snowy misadventure today

    Watch the video. What really happened is that I've been busting my butt trying to get as much material together into three slash piles to burn this winter all at once like I did last year. The 14" snow we had was nothing but super wet, sticky hard to plow, and slippery. Nobody in their...
  46. MinnesotaEric

    Gear or Hydrostatic Transmissions for Compact Utility Tractors?

    I dunno what happened to the Creeping forward thread that started the conversation, but yesterday I made a video sharing my thoughts while running my tractor.
  47. MinnesotaEric

    MoJack pro Video Review

    After losing confidence in my barn jack to not slip off and I wind up squashed like a bug, I researched a bunch of different mower jacks and then ordered in a MoJack Pro. Today I assembled it, and made a video review of its first use.
  48. MinnesotaEric

    Best mini-spit heat pump?

    I'm thinking about popping in my own mini-split heat pump. So far the most efficient I've looked at in the 18,000 pound range is a Mitsubishi rated at 21SEER. It also pumps heat down to -13 degrees F. I've never done this kind of thing before, but as an auto tech, understand automotive AC...
  49. MinnesotaEric

    Jameson B-Lite Blue Stick pole saw review

    I took a break from clearing brush and mad an ad-hoc video review of my pole saw set-up.
  50. MinnesotaEric

    Best product for controlling mosquitos with a power fogger

    A friend sold her supper club and offered her backpack power fogger to me if I also used it to treat her house and her neighbor houses for mosquitos. Anybody have good product ideas for use with a backpack power fogger? Something like this perhaps...
  51. MinnesotaEric

    New 76" x 144" Bear Track aluminum trailer

    I purchased a new 76" x 144" aluminum trailer today. I have learned to not purchase trailers made by people in the south because they do not understand the salt belt. This is a Bear Track Trailer are here in Minnesota that come with an electrical harness that really is fully sealed and...
  52. MinnesotaEric

    Anybody have experience with a KOMATSU PC35MR mini-excavator?

    There is a 2013 KOMATSU PC35MR cab on with AC, heat, and hydro thumb and road tracks for $30,000 grand with 50 hours on the clock. I have been looking at used open-station Deere 35Ds and Kubota SU27 or SU35s in the $30K range. Any opinions are welcome!
  53. MinnesotaEric

    BAd Boy ZT Elite 60"

    I like all of the Kawasaki engines. I would have preferred to get a Kawasaki commercial engine on the Ferris 2100 I purchased last fall, but I was looking for an out-of-season deal in lake country where all of our dealers are fat and happy and the dealer matched my best internet deal. As I...
  54. MinnesotaEric

    Well Priming

    Sometime in the night the power went off and my 89-year-old mother, God bless her, attempted to wash her hands. Without any water from our well pump, she left the tap open allowing the water in the well to drop and draw a vacuum into the plumbing system eventually losing prime on the deep well...
  55. MinnesotaEric

    Ever lose something mysteriously in the woods?

    Working at clearing wind falls today while feeding a burn pile. I heard three tree knocks today. At 5:00 PM, in broad daylight, I realized my $400.00 Stihl chainsaw and mickey mouse ears were missing. I had taken a five minute break and left them 50 feet behind where I was sitting and now they...
  56. MinnesotaEric

    Large zero turn cover?

    I picked up a 52" Ferris is2100 last fall. I'm wondering if anybody has experience or knows if the Exmark/Toro large mower cover can fit a ZTR that has a rollbar. Any other suggestions are welcome.
  57. MinnesotaEric

    Hiniker SSQA problem

    Since the Hiniker engineer I spoke to last year didn't seem to apprehend the problem with his SSQA design, I made a video.
  58. MinnesotaEric

    Electrical Connector domestic vender help!

    My new Grammer MSG75/531 seat has a 2-row, 6-way, multi-connector, AMPish style and I need a male block with female 6.3mm blade connectors. This British site appears to have what I need (the 050105 6-way) 6.3mm Blade Multiple Connectors Fine, I'll order wheat I want from across the pond...
  59. MinnesotaEric

    Any feedback on Milsco's V5400 Air Ride Seat?

    Any feedback on Milsco's V5400 or Grammer MSG65 Air Ride Seat? I purchased a new Ferris IS2100Z two days ago. Today I winterized the new mower and put it into storage, but I dream of putting on an air seat this spring to sooth my ailing back. :) Does anybody have any feedback on the Milsco's...
  60. MinnesotaEric

    Ferris is2100z or an is700z?

    Think it is worth spending an extra money to get into a Ferris 2100 rather than a is700 or Simplicty XT? Which engine do you think is best on either mower? I've been looking around the internet and there isn't a lot of info out there, so I'm throwing out a lifeline looking for advice. :)...
  61. MinnesotaEric

    Meanwhile, in the next county over?

    Normally this kind of thing happens toward the end of a long, bat-sh-t crazy winter, not toward end of the nicest summers I can remember. Allegedly shot by landlord, Perham man told fiance 'I?m already dead. Run.' | Park Rapids Enterprise
  62. MinnesotaEric

    Bad Boy vs Dixie Chopper vs Grasshopper mower decision

    Although i do not have a dealer, I'm interested in the Ferris 700. I do have a Gravely dealer but like the idea of suspension.
  63. MinnesotaEric

    Yeah, but can your boat do this?

    I like that the hidden feature is that one can also fish from it! I think I'm going to get a quote on one of these. Mobitrac USA Amphibious Harvester, Dredger, Excavator http://www.mobitracusa.com/wp-content/uploads/Mobitrac%20USA.pdf
  64. MinnesotaEric

    Cool Kioti tractor video

    Nice video of an NX4510 with a self-leveling Qicke loader (I think) on ag tires running an old sprayer. Notice the factory front fenders that are impossible to get here in the states for reasons never explained. Why are front fenders hard?
  65. MinnesotaEric

    Skunk extraction

    I had a little stinker move in under my container which I smelt every time I visited the container, and met when my floodlight caught his little, beaty eyes. I thought about knocking the little stinker off, but then didn't want a different kind of funk coming from under my container. My...
  66. MinnesotaEric

    Building pad preparation question

    I'm taking delivery of a double door, 40-foot, high-cube container this coming Tuesday that I need to use as immediate storage. I have prepared a pad for it to rest on that is about 6" higher than grade out of a compacting fill dirt that is mostly sand and clay but rocks too. Cement guys would...
  67. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    Sounds like a good plan!
  68. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    Instead of wheel and suitcase weights, have you considered getting your wheels filled with Rim Guard? It puts the weight down low, improves the ride, and doesn't strain the wheel bearings by forcing them to bear the load. Downside: high gear works harder to carry the weight, and you cannot...
  69. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    The longer bottom tines are useful for hand stacking the little stuff as well.
  70. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

  71. MinnesotaEric

    John Deere 5052R Compact Utility Tractor

    You asked about similar models. Last year when I shopped tractors I was looking in the 60ish hp range. I looked at Deere's 4720 since the 4066R wasn't on any lots at the time. I also looked at Mahindra's 6010, Kubota's L6060, Massey's MF1759 and 1758, as well as Kioti's NX6010. The Kioti had...
  72. MinnesotaEric

    Grappling fun - A Picture Thread....

    Clearing lakeshore.
  73. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    No. The zerks are on the top of the grapple lids out of harms way.
  74. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    Although the lower crossbar means that the Wicked Root Grapple isn't as good as some at nabbing brush, let it not be said that it cannot yank tree stumps, roots and all out of the ground! A little context here. My tractor weights better than 4600 pounds before adding a Cat2 Quick Hitch, a...
  75. MinnesotaEric

    My NX6010

    Cabs are only good in winter, right?
  76. MinnesotaEric

    My NX6010

    Ten seconds later the root ball lost.
  77. MinnesotaEric

    My NX6010

    Lifting the rear wheel off with the loader.
  78. MinnesotaEric

    Stump Grinders?

    My tractor is rated at 48PTO hp. I had to turn away a job because I don't have a stump grinder attachment. At some point I mean to buy one. Cabelas is selling the Woods Cat 1 and 2 TSG50, a 20" grinder for $3600 right now on sale. A Shaver 50 with a 34" wheel would set me back $5800 new...
  79. MinnesotaEric

    Combo disk ripper for sale on the best of Craig's List

    "Back when corn was trading at $6, I thought it'd be a good idea to buy an overpriced used disk ripper… " best of craigslist: Disk Ripper for sale
  80. MinnesotaEric

    900 series mower: R or M?

    I'm starting to sniff around looking at commercial mowers since my existing 42" deck Toro will not be up to task for the park I'm creating. The most annoying thing I do with my existing Toro is switch from mulch to vacuum mode and back again in the spring and fall. Deere offers a mulch on...
  81. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    How about a POV on a 60hp tractor?
  82. MinnesotaEric

    Anybody running MyStik JT5 instead of Mobilfliud 242?

    Anybody running MyStik JT5 instead of Mobilfluid 242? Time to drop the hydro trans fluid and my $75.00 a pail source is now charging $120 pail. The lure of switching to a Citgo product is strong. Anybody using Mystik JT5 or something else with success in their Kioti?
  83. MinnesotaEric

    Why Kioti?

    Paul Shorts is a fellow poster here whose videos inspired me to look into tractors. Anyway, I stumbled on an interesting video he posted a couple of weeks ago. Pick it up at about 10:00 and then pay attention at 11:30 Sadly, I feel just like Paul's rant about the necessity to add features...
  84. MinnesotaEric

    Don't know if this has been shared before?

    I'm glad I'm in Minnesota were we have the good sense to keep our rattle snakes along certain, known sections of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers.
  85. MinnesotaEric

    Nail hole in tire repair

    I got a nail into a front tire on My NX6010 that is filled with Rim Guard. what is the procedure for repair? Can I drill it out and plug it, or must I break the wheel down and patch it like a bias ply tire?
  86. MinnesotaEric

    Okay, Fess Up

    "A 1,200 square foot Oregon home disappeared from its foundation, and no one has any idea where it is?" House vanished in Oregon - Business Insider
  87. MinnesotaEric

    Kubota Auto Hitch spotted in the wild

    Why kubota isn't marketing the bejesus out of this automated accessory package is beyond me.
  88. MinnesotaEric

    Hydraulic scarifiers: various designs

    Travis, I thought you and Ted may be interested in this variant design by Modern Ag Products. Instead of rotating the scarifiers, Modern pulls them straight up. The scarifiers are pulled straight up. In the following two photos you can see how each scarifier is held in a captured slot. BTW...
  89. MinnesotaEric

    Snow plowing with a Kubota M135

    I made a little video tonight clearing snow with my first night using a Kubota M135. Along the way, I share my thoughts on gear and HST tractors and some safety tips.
  90. MinnesotaEric

    Seppi 200 Miniforest PTO driven forest mulcher

    Anybody have any experience with the PTO driven Seppi Miniforest? The 200 is 78" wide.
  91. MinnesotaEric

    Seppi 200 Minforest

    Anybody have any experience with the PTO driven Seppi Miniforest?
  92. MinnesotaEric

    Kioti NX-series Claims 20,000 hours before engine overhaul

    Watching tractor YouTubes and I stumbled upon the claim that Kioti's NX series are expected to go 20,000 hours before rebuilding. Any pushback or affirmations?
  93. MinnesotaEric

    Prayin' For Snow, A Minnesotan Anthem

    Praying for Snow When it's cold outside, but there is one thing missing, The sky is grey and the wind is hissing, I can see my breath, I can feel it comin', When it falls from the sky, I'm going to hit the ground running! I got no money left with no gas for more, That's why I'm praying for...
  94. MinnesotaEric

    Mowercycle

    Went to a local motorcycle rally for not Harley Davidsons a few years ago. I rode my freaky Husky Supermoto with the factory racing team's 60hp motor, my brother rode his '38 bobbed Indian Chief, my next door neighbor rode his Speedway mini bike with a 20hp ported, high-compression engine, a...
  95. MinnesotaEric

    Investing 2014 and beyond

    Here is how every asset class performed in the USA this year.
  96. MinnesotaEric

    Steel carport to monitor barn question

    The property I purchased to develop used to be lovers lane and my neighbors have cautioned me on leaving things out during the school year for fear of theft and vandalism. As a result, I've decided to bring in a 40' high cube cargo container, the most boring and yet secure structure I can...
  97. MinnesotaEric

    A favor from an NX series owner

    My tractor is in a camera free zone a couple of hundred miles away and I spaced off identifying an electrical connector. Can somebody shutterbug the electrical connector on the three wire sensor that has the the two lines going into it from each side of the particulate exhaust filter. Bonus...
  98. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    In my case, why buy a light pole when you own a forest. =)
  99. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    40 degrees and raining tonight. 25 degrees and snowing tomorrow. Welcome to Minnesota!
  100. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    The guys over at Everything Attachments may get a kick out of my using an Everything Attachments Root Grapple to unload an EA box blade. I unloaded my truck just about the time my neighbors came home from work, giving them something to look at while retaining my "most interesting neighbor...
  101. MinnesotaEric

    Anybody know where to source Sangki Quick disconnects?

    Sangki mades this (damaged) rear quick disconnect, and I need to find a vender because my dealer informed me that through them, the disconnects are silly expensive. I've had no luck searching. Help!
  102. MinnesotaEric

    Good generic chain saw press or scabbard?

    I need to mount my Stihl MS251 on my tractor somewhere and I'm wondering about which saw press or scabbard that allows rapid deployment, ease of use, and good enough security from falling off? I also carry a Milwalkee 28M cordless sawzall with a brush blade for pruning. Any good ideas on how...
  103. MinnesotaEric

    Anybody know of a rotary blade sharpener?

    I'm wondering if anybody knows of a rotary blade sharpener? What I envision is something like a lawn mower blade sharpener, only bigger. Amazon.com : Oregon 88-023 Professional 1/2 HP Lawnmower Blade Grinder : Lawn Mower Accessories : Patio, Lawn & Garden
  104. MinnesotaEric

    Hats off to Kioti's packaging genius

    I received my gas tank. The box that it was shipped in was too flimsy and so the packaging genius braced the corners with other boxes. No box is ever too flimsy, small, or ate-up to not be used to ship parts at Kioti. I don't know if it is genius by necessity or an end-of-year company bonus...
  105. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    I read all 22 pages of that thread. That thread was about the super-duper, totally-wicked, mega-uber, beastly, box blade. To me that thread was about building product interest and righteous pushback against ever-increasingly confusing product nomenclature, a problem I've experienced firsthand on...
  106. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    Everything Attachments, Are you guys working on a CAT2 78" or 84" hinged box blade, and if not, wanna make one?
  107. MinnesotaEric

    Hinged back, or regular back box blade

    Can somebody explain the virtues of a hinged back and fixed back box blade in so far as working goes? Thanks everybody!
  108. MinnesotaEric

    Front Fender quest.

    I noticed that Paul Shorts has front fenders on his Kubota L series. I have a Kioti NX series which would take about the same size front fender. Are front fenders a Kubota item or aftermarket? Either way, I'm looking for a source that will fit my wheel arch about right and I can fab up bracket...
  109. MinnesotaEric

    Front fenders?

    Anybody know where to get some front fenders? I'm cool with making my own mounts if necessary but it occurred to me that by the time the snow flies, I better have a set on my NX.
  110. MinnesotaEric

    Who sells those fun, spring-loaded hose-holders that mount at the end of loaders?

    I lost the link. Who sells those fun, spring-loaded hose-holders that mount at the end of loaders? EA uses them or something like them on their attachments to keep the hoses from getting goofy. Thanks!
  111. MinnesotaEric

    How Old is Your Tool Box?

    How old is your tool box? My old Mac Tools MB1500 dates from the eighties. I used to have a Mac Tools top chest as well, but that was stolen when my shop was broken into and the thieves used our wrecker to boost my top tool box. Anyway, here is my tool box.
  112. MinnesotaEric

    Mobilfluid 424 cross reference question

    My NX6010 among some other brands, takes Mobilfluid 424 which is Exxon Hydraulic 560, Shell's DONAX-TD, BP's Tractran UTH, and ChevronTexico's TEXTRAN TDH. I tripped over an SEA rating of Mobilfluid 424 saying that it is 30W. I'm wondering what the equivalent to these name-brand hydraulic oils...
  113. MinnesotaEric

    Photo request for QD location on loader

    Hello, I'm trying to puzzle out the best way to run 3rd function lines down the loader of my Kioti NX6010. I'm thinking about using hard lines, but with hard lines I'm wondering how or where I should mount the quick disconnects. Photos and suggestions are welcome.
  114. MinnesotaEric

    Cat 2 subsoiler?

    Hello guys, I'm looking for a CAT 2 subsoiler that I can use to get down to the 48" frost line dragging through my sandy northern MN soil. On the other side of the Atlantic, the cheeky Brits sell a subsoiler that I'm interested in under the J. Silk Agriculture name but I cannot find USA...
  115. MinnesotaEric

    Why is this hard? Hydraulic sizing frustration

    All I want to do is add a third function valve and subplate in series to the fat 1/2" ID hydraulic line in the middle of this photo. One problem is that my NX6010 flows just a little over 12 gpm and all of it, flows down that 1/2 line through three spool valves for the rear remotes and then...
  116. MinnesotaEric

    Help: John Deere 4000 series handle question

    Are you familiar with the 3000/4000 series Deere handle? It looks like this. In it is a round, grey button pad where is looks like there are three buttons. But when I peel off the cover, I see that it has only two buttons, yet the circuit board has room for a third button. Question...
  117. MinnesotaEric

    Sound damping the cab with ice and window shield.

    Since I'm pulling out nearly the entire interior of the tractor to add functions to it, I thought I'd sound dampen the cab. And since automotive products like Dynamat cost one zillion dollars, flexible ice and window shielding works almost as well as the real thing at 1/5th the cost. Make sure...
  118. MinnesotaEric

    Question for any foreign Kioti NX owners

    My NX6010 shipped with two blank knockouts for switches on the right rear fender. I see the new NXs do not have the knockouts in their fenders. My suspicion is that the kockouts are for some option in another market. Does anybody know of any options that take advantage of the two knockouts...
  119. MinnesotaEric

    Anybody know how to pull Kubota part numbers?

    I'm adding a 3rd function to another brand of tractor and I like the simple knob joystick handle that Kubota uses on their L6060. I can order the two halves of the joystick handle but cannot get the part number for the engine acceleration switch (which I will use to trigger the custom circuit...
  120. MinnesotaEric

    Lack of professionalism in Sales: a rant

    I thought I'd cross-post something I wrote in the hopes that maybe one dealer or one territory rep would read it, take it to heart and try to raise the level of salesmanship and professionalism. I must have shopped two dozen different dealers in two months trying to find a tractor, but also...
  121. MinnesotaEric

    Insurance: How do you guys insure your tractors for hire work?

    I'm in Minnesota, have a FICO around 830ish, and I cannot get the kind of insurance I want to cover my tractor. I can get a rider policy that covers the cost of the tractor and attachments through USAA (and others), but I cannot get a liability policy that covers the tractor and myself doing...
  122. MinnesotaEric

    My NX6010

    I needed to shoot some photos for a project I'm working on and take some measurements and so I chased over to the Kioti dealer where my tractor is. I took some photos. The air filter system comes straight from Minnesota to Kioti. For all I know, my sister designed and set up the assembly...
  123. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    Double post. I don't know why.
  124. MinnesotaEric

    Everything Attachments

    I received the 72" Wicked Root Grapple this evening. Since it is my birthday, good timing, Everything Attachments. In the dark it looks like I should add some welds to the sistered front tines since at least one of them isn't laying flush with the main support and i have a concern about one day...
  125. MinnesotaEric

    Z4235 Mow like a man

    Been using my 4235 as a brush hog for days. Sharpen the blades and away it goes.
  126. MinnesotaEric

    Tooth bar for Kioti 72" bucket?

    Since i still have not received the NX6010, does anybody happen to know a bolt in tooth bar that fits Kioti's bucket when it has been ordered with a HD bar?
  127. MinnesotaEric

    Damaged Frontier SB1274 question

    After experiencing sticker shock while looking at commercial grade blowers, I've been sniffing around for used commercial blowers with hydro chute and deflect. I found a dealer with a damaged Frontier SB1274. The blower has a blown out universal joint (now removed) and I don't think the dealer...
  128. MinnesotaEric

    Wow are there a lot of different quick hitches out there. Which one for me?

    I thought I had the quick hitch thing puzzled out. I had planned on getting a Cat 2 Pat's easy quick change but then I stumbled on a video that cast doubt on the wisdom of using a Pat's in my application (for those who are wondering, the Pats in that video was installed correctly). Anyway, I...
  129. MinnesotaEric

    Poly 96" snow plows: which one?

    I'm looking for poly snow plows in the 8' size for use on a 60hp Kioti 6010. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I want poly because it will be lighter, and easier for the tractor to steer when the loader is in float mode. I've looked at Hiniker but their 8' poly loader plow is only 26"...
  130. MinnesotaEric

    Anybody recognize the Company logo on this Kioti joystick valve?

    This is the cable-actuated joystick valve used on Kioti's NX series tractors. Anybody recognize the maker's logo? More to the point, Kioti doesn't list a separate power beyond tap as an available accessory like other OEMs but service manual diagrams out what looks like could be used as a...
  131. MinnesotaEric

    Your towing rigs and trailers

    More important than my truck and dump trailer, I got Bill, one of my dogs, to hold still long enough to shutterbug.
  132. MinnesotaEric

    Normand, Lorenz and Pronovost snowblowers for a 60hp, 50 PTO hp CUT?

    I'm looking into Normand, Lorenz and Pronovost snowblowers for a 60hp, 50 PTO hp CUT for use on 1/2 mile dirt/gravel drive and any for hire business I can drum up, which may include an additional 1/2 to 1 miles of township road. The blower will be used in combination with a loader-mounted...
  133. MinnesotaEric

    PJ C5 car hauler for CUT

    Yeah but with a deck over trailer, you can load what like 20% onto the fifth wheel, which is much closer to the axle of the tow vehicle and the load trailers and brakes better. On the other hand Ford's ant-sway tech really does work well and when my truck's rear leaf springs aren't screwing...
  134. MinnesotaEric

    PJ C5 car hauler for CUT

    I just picked up a new PJ Trailers C5 20 foot car hauler with a 2 foot dovetail that I ordered 10 weeks ago. The trailer has an 83" wide deck and is equipped with Dexter 5200 pound axles, springs, easy-grease hubs and electric brakes, stake-pockets, rub rails, spare tire mount, spare tire...
  135. MinnesotaEric

    Normand, Lorenz and Pronovost snowblowers

    I'm looking into Normand, Lorenz and Pronovost snowblowers for a heavy CUT for use on 1/2 mile dirt/gravel drive and any for hire business I can drum up, which may include an additional 1/2 of township road. The loader will use a Hiniker 8' Big Ox plow.
  136. MinnesotaEric

    kubota vs. kioti

    Actually, and in all seriousness, in my own shopping looking at 60ish hp HST tractors, all of which (with exception of Mahindria) have electronically controlled transmissions Massey and Kioti have the best-to-use HST transmission and Kubota's L6060 has the worst. The reason being that Massey and...
  137. MinnesotaEric

    Kioti hydraulic fittings are what type?

    Kioti hydraulic fittings are what type? UN/UNF; NPT/NPTF; BSPP (BSP, Parallel); BSPT (BSP, Tapered); Metric Parallel; and Metric Tapered. There are about twenty standards in the world, and I don't know what Kioti is using in the States. 4 Easy Steps to Identify Hydraulic Threads
  138. MinnesotaEric

    3 point hitch loss of control

    That's awesome! Follow the linkage and confirm nothing is lose, missing, or rotating on a shaft that shouldn't. You have a provision for adjustment (coming lose) at parts 2, 16, 17, and 23, 24, 25. Come back and share the result from attempting an adjustment or some photos.
  139. MinnesotaEric

    Generic 3rd function schematic

    After going through the open-center, three-position valve, fluid then goes to any remotes for the three point or backhoe before returning to reservoir. With the exception of couplers, hardware, hard and soft lines, the electrical bits that will activate the two solenoids, and ignoring the note...
  140. MinnesotaEric

    Expected price to pay for a Woods BB6000X Brushbull?

    I have thirty acres of tall brush material I need to selectively mow down. Woods claims that their BB6000X, a 60" rotary cutter, can handle material up to 4" with a PTO hp of 40 or higher. I've only shopped one place and I was quoted 25% of of list at $4581 with free shipping, which is...
  141. MinnesotaEric

    DK50SE vs NX5510 vs NX6010 All are HST with Cab, Thoughts?

    White dots? I did not see any dots or hashmarks in the video I made of the NX6010.
  142. MinnesotaEric

    DK50SE vs NX5510 vs NX6010 All are HST with Cab, Thoughts?

    A warmer T-stat does not restrict flow once opened. A warmer T-stat begins to open at a higher temperature. As an example an engine builds up some heat, enough to cause the T-stat to begin to open, and then once the T-stat starts to open, the engine is stuck at that initial opening temperature...
  143. MinnesotaEric

    Pricing out an L6060

    I visited Lano Equipment today to look at and listen to the L6060. Priced out with a 1055 loader, an HD 72" bucket with a replaceable bar, swivel air seat, 3 spool valves, draft control, mid PTO, 3rd function, all the lights, top and tilt kit, and maybe something I'm forgetting about came in...
  144. MinnesotaEric

    Front mounted flail on CUT

    I'm looking at Massey's MF1758 eHST, Kobota's L6060 eHST, and Deere's 4066R eHST all cab on. I have over 1/2 mile of lakeshore to subdivide and selectively clear that is sloping, as well as a about a mile of road to build and since I'm in Minnesota, snow to move around in the winter. I plan...
  145. MinnesotaEric

    Pricing a MF1759 help

    I want to increase my productivity and after a long online comparison and tire kicking, I've rejected getting a skid loader or a Toolcat. While I understand a skid loader would give me the biggest bang for my buck, a skid loader would tear up turf and over the long haul be expensive to operate...
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