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yeah i was a bit embarrassed at the quality of my work- the old HF mig was giving me some feeding problems when i welded it up years ago. also the design could be better to minimize the chance of pressure put on the splitter blades edge, I maxxed out the splitter on some bushings that...

Snow was almost Gone-except for piles and then added a bit overnight

my take on Dump trucks versus trailers (CONFUSION):laughing: Still have the old GMC 7000 dump but extended family bought a new 5th wheel dump trailer and i agreed to sell my 1/2 of the truck to pay part of the cost of the new trailer. Not sure where it stands now, since the truck has...

Mr. Douglas may need spare parts for his..:D Part it out or yard art

Happened to see this video on you tube... interesting mower, but as 1 poster pointed out 1 stump or large rock and probably be damaged Brielmaier Motormaher mit Formel 1 Smaal car - YouTube Great side hill stability though at about 3:30 into the vid Seems to be convertible for...

I gather from your recommendation that the existing attachment method on a Koyker K2 is not skid steer. No it is not skid steer, I would describe the top mount as similar to skid steer, the bottom is just a pin on, it seems to be Koykers early attempt at a quick change system that never...

Grapple Tine, It was Only bent (trying to pry out a stump) and I decided to (Fix) it by pressing

Press update Bent a 1 3/8 grapple tine trying to pry out a stump . Thought it would be interesting to see if the Press could bend the round tine back. Took the rose bud to it for a while and started applying pressure... the result guess I didn't heat it enough :laughing...

2nd update: Works perfectly with a 2000 / 4000 watt peak inverter and enough 12vdc to the inverter Shot of the 12vdc amp draw while cranking with snowblower ignition off: Looks to be pulling about 100 amps DC current -sorry about the clarity Need to install real cables for the...

The B lead in the connector should be chassis ground... period. a point previous to X5 may be an open connection assuming the diagram posted and linked is correct.... the A lead in the connector should be battery + voltage and since the diode is reversed biased should not reduce or...

got some more info on the trailer that is being looked at to replace the dump truck-here's a pic of the model they are interested in I was mistaken on it being a 2 axle- and will also be a gooseneck, anybody have any experience with Maxey brand? Would have to get some kind of adapter to...

At least no mouse house, this is what was in my BILs Idealarc when I serviced it:D

Dug out some of mine, the cut quality does have a lot to do with how steady of rate you can keep the torch moving- obviously I had some problems with the controlling movement. One thing that has helped me improve ( lately ) is to watch the sparks exiting the bottom of the cut, there is a...

More progress Added wheels to the frame dug out the old boat winch The handle seemed way long so I shortened it a bit made a side bracket to mount it to the frame I added some corner braces to the top of the press frame and also plug welded them. Cleaned everything up and...

More progress - although had some setbacks... Got the springs cut from the garage door parts and bent the last coil for the top of the press using the torch. i made 4 thinking the old springs may be a bit weak for this jack, which I went ahead and drilled holes to mount on the...

1st off this is not a well matched set of build parts for a press.:o It is roughly copied from the HF 20 ton hydraulic press I really wanted to use what I had laying around and most of this was pulled from the metal re-cycler pile. So far -the only things purchased was a 4"x 4" x 72"...

:laughing: Me to ( waiting for the temp to warm up that is) have been wanting to build a press out of some new and old steel and just couldn't wait either. 1st drilled some 7/8 holes for pins- and once my uninsulated shop warmed up to a balmy 26* went at it with my 3 in 1 plasma...

That is one nice weld! you can sure lay down a SMOOTH wire feeder mig weld... hopefully someday get to try a mig in spray mode , but for the near future going to try and fix BILs 300 300 I did get the welder to my place today...

BIL 300 300 has been stored on a trailer for years and I was telling him how much enjoyment i was getting from welding with my old 300 300. I asked why he didn't get his out of storage and start using it. Well here is where it got interesting... Apparently the last time he used...

Sorry it took so long some pictures of the manual machine and bar in use: bottom bead being put on Now the easier to see top bead hope this clears up how the bar and roller get the bead on the wheel

was going to burn this cottonwood in the burn pile but can use any burnable firewood for heat so tried out my new pallet forks to move it and should have looked a little closer at the tires instead that log was heavier than it looked. Got it cut up and now really, Really wish I had one...

Put the forks/ receiver hitch to work, 1st needed to move some timothy and alfalfa bales around next jacked up the boat to drain some rainwater moved the log splitter into garage for some maintenance Pretty happy with the fork/receiver attachment mods and the paint...

time to add add a receiver hitch in the middle of the converted fork attachment for moving trailers and such, and paint it. Thanks CanDo got a little time to work on the hitch where to start?..? lets see, ... I figured since the receiver had to...

I bought the wrong style ( before getting the trailer) -otherwise could have used the flat hook style ended tie downs which will slide thru or the chain ended style like Tim posted. This worked for me by plasma cutting round holes in the outer pockets It works well and retains the hook...

I have that same bar - was standard with my Coats tireman - Will try and get a picture- also do you have the rim on the machine with the recessed side of the rim up? trying to re-mount with the wide flat side of the rim will make it Very hard to get the bead over the rim due to the bead...

like the old Kaw street bikes to- My 78 A2 Z 1000 Built in Lincoln Nebraska

thanks CanDo I will try and take a few pictures of the fork frame,- It is an old New Holland L778 skid steer, fork attachment- so it is pretty heavy, but a similar build with possibly some lighter slightly smaller, and thinner steel might be a great combo for your FEL...

Sold my skid steer some time ago- but saved the pallet forks with the hope of eventually setting them up for my Rhino tractor. Unfortunately the Rhino has a fast attach FEL set up which I guess is similar to some types of pin on styles Short on extra funds, and have other attachments...

This shows the Kioti- Believe the Mahindras are double shear also- I would gladly give up a little in turning radius to gain strength

Been heating solely with wood for several years and the first couple years cut with a Homelite with 20 inch bar from Home Depot- after just 2 years of use- everything on that saw except the engine itself has been trouble , Got tired of carb problems ,oiler problems,chain break problems...

Been bidding and sometimes winning a few auctions on shopgoodwill.com This can be a little like gambling because you might end up with junk- but first won some great vintage stereo equipment- Marantz, Yamaha also speakers (Infinity) and recently tools this (grab bag) of tools...

Yep, the other sides tires have been replaced more recently- and have more acceptable tread

this is making me feel all warm and fuzzy:laughing: hauling hay today, and one of my 235 85 16 LT radials let loose (sounded like a shot gun)was doing about 55 mph Made it home with an old spare michelin 10 ply recap, wasn't specific when I dropped the tire off an when I picked...

You got me thinking about the old micronta, so dug it out and found out it is a model 210 and was built in korea. Doubt it was built by Simpson after all. it did come with a mirrored scale though. This Simpson meter thread is interesting lots of neat older equipment How about some...

I just body worked and shot this last week with mine. One of these IR compressors will get the job done- but since buying the second identical unit now have 23.8 cfm @90 psi and 120 gallons of air storage for under $1000 and a spare if 1 of the 2 does go down for some reason. With...

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Horse run- out cleaning today. with the 32 year old (rescue) horse watching. Power company left us some power line clearing chipper waste- Using it to cover the run out and when I dug into the pile discovered it was plenty warm... Now have a dirty tractor, pulled up so much horse poo...

Thanks- when I did the re- wire with aviation plugs, re- sized the rheostats shaft size larger. Here is a comparison of the factory Lincoln foot pedal/ and home built unit at extreme travel : The range matches the Lincoln very closely, and I really like the way Lincoln designed their...

Well i did some fence clearing today- where a tree had taken out a fence and the new hook was basically USELESS... Broke the chainsaw -:ashamed: special aluminum muffler bolt fell out for the second time,- Love paying Husky $ 4.00 for 1 aluminum special thread bolt... Headed in and...

Been wanting to add this for a while, Probably would not do it to a new grapple with a warranty... But this is an old well used grapple and have many times needed a hook in the middle for small lifting jobs, especially since the open tines make it easy for a chain to slip around or...

Wondering what kind of set ups Tbners have come up with for cutting circles on outside projects- where the hole needs to be cut (on the job). Wanted to change my trailers tie down brackets on my fifth wheel. The tie downs I have have a hook and there was no good way to hook them on the...

i think the lighter one should work fine. if you break the ground first with a plow. here's a couple shots of my old cheap disc with the 3000 this disc is considerably lighter than the medium duty one you are considering- i would think The trade off with a lighter disc like mine...

It should be possible to adjust the track width:down to about 63 inches on the rear. it may pay to just try it as is though, you may be surprised how good it comes out. Interestingly you can set the track width to almost match the wheelbase.

well I am sure of one thing- the old Lincoln wasn't even breathing hard and I don't think there is Any way my Chinese 200 amp inverter could melt that 5/32 rod like that- I did try one pre test with the 5/32 rod in a fillet weld with the Lincoln and was so happy with how this 1st...

Had a crack in a previous owner repair of my Ford 3000 front axle Thought I really want to try some 5/32 rod at over 200 amps dc with my old Lincoln Tig 300-300 so I ground out the weld with a carbide bit And set the welder to 225 amps dc+ stuck in new 5/32 7018 and just laid down one...

did some more wood(stump) removal today Sure makes it easy when the ground is wet

Wanted to weld aluminum with the old Lincoln that I picked up,as a back up for my little inverter welder. Originally thought it would be easy because my sister has a newer Tig 300 with a foot pedal she was willing to lend me. Unfortunately my old lincoln is a Mag amp...

A little update on the tig 300 300, trying to upload a picture-? mmm no luck something up with picture uploading? so picked up some charcoal metallic paint and knocked out some of the dents from when it fell out of a truck in the past. just fizz can...

This helmet does have a grind mode ,but it actually goes a little farther than that. It allows you to chose 5-9 or 9-13 inside the helmet and then adjust brightness on the outside knob I hadn't thought about it- but you are right, this might work for the oxy acetylene...

Here is the same model from an e bay offering Can't believe some of the prices that are being asked for this model, this one looks much much nicer than the unit I am getting...

Purchased a Lotos LTPDC2000d 3 in 1 50 amp plasma cut/ 200 amp tig/ 200 amp MMA and so far it has worked great.---b-u-t I may have an opportunity to buy a Linoln Idealarc Tig 300/300 1960s? model in unknown condition (the guy was told it worked and has never hooked it up to test it.) I...

Looks a lot like the 1939 International DS series ton and a half dump bed truck I had They are neat trucks :thumbsup:

Sorry forgot to check this thread for a while One thing that is different from the LT5000 is the plasma cutter in the LPTDC2000, the 2000 has the pilot arc -no need to touch the metals surface thereby increasing the consumables life span -also will cut right thru paint I have used...

Yeah-:D it's still intact, I thought about having it done professionally but we had already removed several other shorter/smaller trees using the same method. So just went for it, gotta say i didn't need any coffee during or after:laughing: I posted about it over on the tractors...

Knocking the dirt out of the newest stump by lifting and dropping it and then grapple holding it to square cut the top- This one was heavier than most grapples are the best:) here is a pic of the tree- the stump was attached to before i dropped it

Have to agree- once into ag tractor territory a little wider grapple is probably a good idea. my grapple is around 67 inches wide-, the only major drawback was in the past when I used it digging out stumps. The day the dozer arrived was the LAST day of using a tractors FEL and...

Here's what i use for my 55 hp with loader and Brush hog, it tilts so no ramps needed. 20 foot x 82" no extra room at 20 foot. I realize my tractor is a little larger than most 40-45hp tractors but it shows just how fast you can run out of space... It works well for my uses and...

Found a new use for the grapple today. Had a hard time finding hay this year( due to local production being 45-55% of normal) anyway our farmer friend had some extra he imports from canada. they are about 3 x 4 x 8 and are weighed and guaranteed to be at least 1080lbs. guessing it...

got it cut into 12 foot pieces and off to the wood pile

got it cut into 12 foot pieces and off to the wood pile

more dead blow down pine -storm took the top out of this one , going to turn it into firewood. Got out the JD dozer and after some root ripping still have to do some saw work and then grapple it over to the wood pile

Wow sounds like what happened to one Jinma 284 several years ago. If I am reading this correctly? did you break (crack) the tractor in the middle due to front and rear forces?? does it resemble this damage? In this ones case- a new housing had to be sourced... Pics would help

As another posted- that engine is equipped with 2 piece oil rings... When the metal in the pan is dissected the missing 2nd part ( the actual oil ring) will likely be found-in pieces I did read the entire thread... i hope the picture helps explain the difference in oil rings used in the Kioti

Think you may be right -those lift arms (Look) like mild steel?? If I am not mistaken both my Chinese and American tractor have what appear to be cast steel lift arms. Also as mentioned by another poster- you could add (weld) a support to the lift arms to counter the horizontal...

The factory ones from back then are not removable in the sense a new quick attach type is. Here's a pic of mine moving a stump i dug out with it The loader frame is basically one piece- which mounts to the rear axle and then to an adapter that attaches to the front axle cradle. In most...

Was almost home today and saw Bullwinkle enjoying some water cameras zoom is broken- so the definition is pretty poor-:( still nice to see the wildlife close to home

i ended up doing a similar thing as canuck pt- we ran under ground power lines fairly close to this tree and after losing two trees in a wind storm last year that just brushed the house . Decided this one needed to go, it is also fairly close to the garage and stormy weather is a...

began clearing out the area next to my garage . old tree stump cut 3 years ago- only had about 8 inches above ground. Had to use the rippers on all sides of this one to finally break it loose with the dozer. (one of the harder stumps to loosen so far) Then picked up the dirt covered...

Cleaned up some more blow down from a storm we had. limb-ed this tree and drug it out with the JD550 and then grappled all the brush to the burn pit.

Thanks, Bart I am finding a commercial machine is real a kick to operate. I bet that Case Super M is a blast to work with to. crazyal I see what you mean about pushing trees over I made a deal with the wife- since we needed to warm up the engine before the oil...

Have been SLOWLY removing some stumps using the Rhino tractor with grapple. Got this home and already removed 3 stumps in under 10 minutes. the new addition A John Deere 550G long track : very happy with the pushing power and the ripper abilities of the JD dozer...

The first item I don't see is some type of rear axle support that runs to the upright supports that are in the FEL bucket in your pictures. I do know that some of the smaller Koyker loaders were not supplied with these re enforcement tubes like my Koyker has as seen here Also there...

here are a couple of my recently purchased american made tools- first a Van Dorn valve refacer - found it on craigslist not sure on the vintage but after i found a manual there are references to refacing model A and T valves..:laughing: It runs good and the max run out on the work...

Cropped the picture- sure looks like cracked metal?? The whole thing does look like some type of flex drive coupling. The only tractor i know of that does not have to be split is a Leyland, there is a slide-able coupling that allows a clutch change (manual trans) without a split...

Not in the market myself- but came across this Yanmar New 45 HP 4x4 Diesel Yanmar Tractor with Loader, INSANE PRICE and thought Wow New 45hp with warranty- the price looks good for somebody wanting to avoid tier 4 and save some money or is this just an average deal.?

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My rhino was available with one but my engine does not have the balance shaft installed, just checked- since i have the engine apart but that's (another story)... Wonder if there are other 4 cylinder tractors that the balance shaft option was available or came with it installed ??

just put the tractor back to work and cut this piece And talk about SAP Just had to split it and check out the inside Going to move this to the side and let it set for another year... what a gooey mess :) time to re-sharpen the huskys chain:laughing:

Wow- NLA on the filters, sure wish i had bought a few spares when i changed mine... live and learn. My 3000 is diesel but i did find this for timing hope it helps

I use the AMBRA multi g 134 trans oil, it is the only one the New Holland dealer told me meets the specs for sure. I changed it out and cleaned the screen (although it was fairly clean) and replaced the large trans filter-they both go in the left side of the case. Mine runs pretty quiet...

thanks for the encouraging words Bob Yep- # 4 is down on compression, been side tracked on other things but did get # 4 piston out. the ring gaps surprised me- these were measured down the bore where they sit when piston is almost at tdc top -chrome ring measured at .010 I had...

This tractor has always run and started well ,also runs very quiet compared to my Ford 3000- which when cold sounds like it wants to throw the rods through the block:laughing: and yet the Ford has absolutely NO smoke after running a few minutes... Anyway the tractor has always smoked...

the axle ratings seem a little low to support a load of 10,000- my trailer is similar to what you are looking for (tilt ) , but lists 6 k axles and has 8 lug wheels and it lists the trailer load rating of 10k lbs. I agree that getting a little more trailer than you think you need- is a good...

in my case the rotary cutters are used for cutting the larger fields down for weed control and are really for rough cutting like this I would not use a rotary 3 point cutter on an actual lawn, finish mowers on tractors will give a nice manicured cut - but generally you won't...

Don't have a Gremlin- but picked this up (1974 AMX) for the wife a couple years ago- hopefully finish it up and paint it this year...

not me - although these pieces aren't as large as that one it's just a little more work for me the tractor and the splitter... a picture of the Rhino helping the Ford out when the drive...

Looks like the new grapple is working out great! Congrats I would like to eventually get a narrow grapple like yours - or the EA wicked for digging some old roots and rotten stumps . For going through and removing slash/dirt piles i find that the wider grapple can be a good thing...

My Rhino/Shanghai 554 is kind of like that - the thermo-start is fed diesel from the return line from the injectors and is also tied into the top of the second fuel filter top feed bolt. here's a picture the funny thing is that the factory manual shows a different routing of...

Nice! maybe that is why I just can't bring myself to hate gm to many good times in the old muscle cars...and my 1996 Police- Caprice 9c1 is still rolling along just fine @ over 170,000 miles Here are some of the old Ponchos i have owned

We just picked up 6 newbies to replace our 5 year old hens. the new ones are Auricauna-Ameuricana-Easter Egg ? chicks, little buggers decided to sleep in their food bowl:laughing: used to have Australops,Buff-Orphingtons,Silver Laced Windhams and Speckled Sussexs the old...

kind of changes with the next new implement / job. today used my HF pole saw hooked to the HF inverter i installed on the Rhino also made some extensions for the grapple tines because I could not load it like i used to load the pallet forks got to say this...

Here's an interesting comparison- the Kubota graph posted and one from an older lower revving and larger displacement tractor engine two tractor engines with equal peak rated horsepower- which one has more average horsepower and will do more real world work when run at non peak rpm...

I found some of the heavier than water wood the other day while removing an old Hawthorne I could tell when the loader lifted it that it seemed a little heavy for such a small tree- anyway cut off 2 pieces one from the base and one from a ways up the tree and they both sank right...

Totally agree- even my 40 hp ford and the brush cutter is a little long for my 20 foot tilt trailer. It would also be over weight if limited to 6850 lbs. on the trailer and or trucks load capacity tractor 3800 + 1500 loader +900(loaded 14.9x28") 800lbs. Old ford 6ft...

she's all back together, it took a little longer because i had to deal with another worn part- the axle pivot pins threads are shot and the bolt that held the pivot pin retainer broke Being cheap i just decided to drill and tap 3 smaller holes and make another holding plate- its not pretty...

well every thing showed up today so- got started after picking up a new bearing, and pressing it on and secured the bearing with the small snap ring Installed the end seal, pressed the shaft/bearing in and then finally installed the large snap ring installed the large o rings and...

Thanks Soundguy figured I was getting lucky today when the pump shaft and drive shaft showed up - also thought the seal kit was going to be here today to- but no Joy. Other wise i could have started on the pump shaft replacement after pump clean up and dissassembly... At least...

Was using my 3000 to fix a rutted driveway and when using the loader with some down pressure to back drag, the drive coupler and pump shaft gave up the ghost. I had already backwoods repaired it with a new coupler and installed set screws in the coupler but the pump shaft is just to...

heard some noise and took a look outside and these two were hanging out today... sorry about the resolution- old camera with a stuck zoom

Wow that is one thick log! here's one of the larger pieces of fire wood the rhino has handled- and here is the wider ends diameter no idea what the weight was it took a little fanegalling to grapple it off the trailer but seemed to pick it up and transport it ok -made sure...

First pass with the Rhino today- should have started earlier I remember that storm - here's my RX-7 being dug out following the storm...- there is a 1970 formula 400 just showing a little farther back

As do grapples FELs Have to be one of the best back savers ever:thumbsup:

here's one from fall , figured why strain my back hand lifting the rounds and can't (stand) to split them on the ground-so used one tractor to position the rounds to be split and then pitched the split wood into the other one to be moved and stacked. don't miss the Avista natural gas...

I don't know if this helps but for 1968 3000's there was an over under 12 -speed listed that appears to be based on the 4 speed with direct , over and under drive-

I mentioned the thread to my wife and she reminded me of one of the main reasons that we had such poor luck with everything- but the heavy duty rubber liner. The game that would come in at night to get drinks -mainly deer and sometimes elk (would invariably step on the liner)...

No- there are 24 60# bags on the pallet 8 per layer ( 3 wide 2 in the middle and 3 on the other end) middle layer-and 2 rows of 4 top and bottom . that doesn't count the forks, pallet, or the double walled Ford bucket - and i am sure if it had a quick attach without the factory bucket...

Nice 850 Soundguy You have a real spear- i have been cheating a little bit using a round add on bucket pallet fork- will get a real spear this next year but it has worked well so far it does take a little extra push to stick the round bale though here's the 3000 after cleaning out the...

I do all my own maintenance to and today am replacing an intake manifold gasket on a family members 1993 Chev 1500 with a TBI 350 , I have always been told how (over) zealous I am with oil changes, and that he has had great success with extended oil changes using Pennzoil -non syn...

It sounds like Ford changed the key switch designs, at some point but all the earlier 2000- 5000 Fords came with this style , I now am curious as to which style that 545c has ? As far as draining the water I thought that it would be obvious to use the block heater with...

Or instead of dragging it, grab the root ball- like this and start driving... Oops-. after breaking off the part that was about to jamb into the left front tire. using this method i was able to remove it without cutting it into short pieces

Every year we plow and sometimes weather conditions cause the ICE field effect. We have several yards of sand on hand from our local crushing pit. and in the past have used the FEL bucket and a shovel to sand icy areas after plowing. I got to thinking that since I got this...

Still getting wood bucked up and split before the snow starts flying, needed both machines because after lifting (by hand) a couple rounds decided enough of that! and parked the grapple with rounds next to the splitter and then put the split pieces in the other bucket and moved the wood...

I have the same ones on my K1 Koyker and have hooked a chain there and pulled out metal fence posts, just figured since they are there I'll use them- mine is a little different in that there is only one hole per side and mine has the quasi fast -attach maybe they put them there so the...

Actually i think that the short log addition was Xfaxmans suggestion and I think that will work lwm- you can just grab the log diagonally like this I thought you had mentioned having some large logs to deal with- post 52, and that is what happened to me lately- any larger and i...

got some more of that brush hogging ourselves, started like this closer the wife does a good job running the (big )tractor while i ran the Ford Great having a gal that's happy to get the job done... and willing mowing machines... Brush cutting can be fun- work

Looks like Mobilefluid 424 might work Mobilfluid 424 meets or exceeds the requirements of the following industry and builder specifications: Kubota UDT X strange- this fluid is not recommended for hypoid gear use Also found that JD HY-Gard is also listed as a service rated oil...

I think you can get that close enough here's a shot of the Allied loader with the bucket setting flat on the Yanmar and mine in both cases with the tractors on level ground there is probably only a couple inches of curl cylinder travel to tilt the buckets up. In most cases if you are...

Same for me, the separate control is nice- one control (dedicated ) for each function and I still need a (dedicated) COFFEE receptical:laughing:

I would install the FEL without the bucket (supported by an engine cherry picker or some other form of adequate support) and make sure the cross brace will clear the front of the tractors hood. You may want to check this before finish welding and bolting the frame.. hope this makes...

We mowed a property for my sister and caught these pictures sorry- low resolution, stuck zoom asked my sister if any of the neighbors had any animals killed or go missing and they hadn't figure there were a lot of field mice... the field is right next to an airport so who knows ...

almost looks like they reversed the torque vs. HP graph?? 3rd gear pull ... here's the factory 2011 ratings The torque should be at its max somewhere between 1400 and 1600 rpm

I managed for about 3 years of fork up what you can get and then hand pile the rest.. Then go S L O W to the burn pile. Did enough of that way to lose a few pounds ( me - not the loader):D still use the forks but not for picking up debris Here's my forks with add on plate

Fairly heavy, but i'm pretty sure the smaller diameter birch i got in the same load were actually heavier- all the trees were alive when cut- and when i bucked up some of the birch water actually ran out, the loader picked it all up and non of it pushed the hydraulics into bypass although it...

Nothing wrong with the Koyker's here's a shot of mine carrying a good sized stick of fire wood- and it has over 20 years of use under its belt and it is still going strong Unless i'm mistaken they are still built in South Dakota, but the prices have gone up quite a bit over the...

Servis used to build what i believe you are referencing - it has the standard rear angle adjustment -AND a forward boom angle adjustment (up to about 40degrees) plus gauge ? wheels that can be adjusted vertically by spinning a screw adjuster... mine is ancient but still gets the job done...

Can't speak for the tractors smaller than my Rhino 554, but this is a (k2 Koyker model #2) and it does have the rear axle to loader center mount braces. Would think Koyker knows the smaller tractors need the reinforcement just as much as the larger machines...

Started mowing another field today and caught a glimpse this little guy? girl ? darn zoom is broken on my camera , may get a better shot tommorrow, the field is right next to an airport...

Re: What's the MOST FUN Thing to Do on YOUR Tractor? last week- Unloading projects like this new barn find motorcycle... yesterday mowing this field

This is what I used The key switch applies 12 volts to the yellow regulator wire in the on position The charge light wire terminates on the alternator 9 oclock position in your picture with the red or orange from the regulator The green field wire from the regulator...

hello everyone It has been a couple months, the field grew in pretty well-no sign of the Knapweed-, some other weeds did come up but since no weed control chemicals were used- kind of had to expect some... Anyway after the field grew tall and the grass had mature seeds, the horses would...

When I saw the (vari-speed) i assumed it was a hydrastatic like our Co-Op mower. Our Gilson has a belt drive- back to a manual shift transaxle... So not sure what you have- given a choice i would take the hydrastatic hands down , much smoother and very quick switching from forward to reverse...

I'm sure someone else has done this -but thought I would add mine.. We buy hay every year for the horses and usually comes in a self stacking bale wagon of approx 4 ton. Problem is neither of the two barns have doors or ceilings high enough for the wagon to enter and (set the...

started thinking about getting some firewood in - and my sister mentioned they had just taken out some trees for a new driveway.. so i said i'll be right over.. I was thinking some 6-12 " diameter pieces - it's the first time I couldn't completely close the grapple on single pieces of wood...

I see in the first post you included cleaning out the barn- My job today with the Ford 3000 a 4400s little non industrial brother tractors around here are as City farmers area... i paid 3850 for the 3000 in the picture and the loader and front axle had been broken and welded also it is a...

I bought the round ,chain on ones from GC manufacturing and they are a little tight diameter wise when picking up pallets, but they are rated at 3000lbs. and i have used one to load and carry 1100lbs. round hay bales.. also carried lots of brush and even lifted the front of the tractor when...

Looks very similar to the one I pull (interco 20 disc) with the ford 3000 -no problem, Isn't that Kubota 30 hp 4x4- I would think the first time through it would (work) the engine , but on the following passes shouldn't be a problem... If it were me i would go for it . If it is to much...

Well it's not really a standard bucket the category it fits in would be- a tined manure bucket/grapple this one is used New would be close to $1000 I would think... As far as (attaching to bucket ) this whole assembly pins on to the loader arms. I have a standard bucket for normal...

With the Grapple???

no- but the old Gilson 16hp riding mower broke its drive belt on a hill next to a fence -sooo i decided that was no place to replace the belt and lifted it over the fence with the rhino tractor and carried it to the garage to repair it:D

REALLY ?? parts prices for the items on this invoice were very fair IMHO- purchased for my chinese tractor recently One more thing if I could only keep one of the 2 tractors under my avatar it would likly be the Chinese one...

Not all GN/ 5th wheel trailers rated for 10,000 lbs. weigh 2 or 3 tons- here's a data plate for 10k load rated trailer equipped with 2- 6 k axles which should maximize the weight that can be carried when the Gn or 5th wheel combined weight limit with vehicle is around 19k lbs. You can...

Here's one that isn't everyday... This will be great for cars and trucks ... but it's not much good for lifting tractors.:D

This is how We did it on a field to be a replanted pasture. first raked it with an old servis landscape rake Then angled the manure bucket /grapple and squeeze... then it can be dumped in a trailer or whatever... it worked for me:thumbsup:

here's the old ford 3000 after moving and installing the first of several trusses. used a small 12volt winch mounted on top of a 12' extension mounted to the bucket. perlins to on another homade bucket attachment Had to be careful but it worked like a...

this agrees with my Ford tractors manual, in draft control mode as an example my 3000 suggests using the top link hole for lighter implements, the lower hole for heavier units, the 3000, 5000 mounts the top link to the rockshaft differently and IIRC the holes placements achieve...

Wow- just looked again (pictures) is it possible that the lift arms are reversed left to right and inverted ? On most tractors normally the stabilizers mount outboard of the lift arms and to mounts that are very close to the axis of the lift arm pins- but mounted outside of them (towards the...

this may help we used hd 4"x 8" inverted hangers

Yesterday had to mow a field of tall weeds , it was about a 4 hour job with my Rhino 554 and a 6 foot brush bull. tractor is a 1993 with 1100 hours. Tractor ran well, engine temp at or below 190 degrees, oil pressure about 30psi at idle and 55 psi at 1600 rpm, outside temp in the 80's...

Here's my 1993 Rhino 554 (Shanghai) 55 HP washed in the morning, and then worked all day tilling -85" and grappling pine needles... late afternoon picture before parking it for the night and today removing a large bush to make room for more grass and at the controls- my trusty cat Kali who...

Well it is but I think I screwed up. I packed the soil with the log mounted under the Gannon box blade (1000lbs + log weight). Then spread the seed, and packed again with a water filled roller behind a lawn tractor. We didn't get any rain for about 2 weeks.... I decided to see how...

Agree that a used dump truck can be a better value- I would say it works best in states where you can do the farm exemption plate. Purchased this CMC 7000 at a city sale for $1350. it has a Detroit turbo diesel, 5 speed Alison and locking tandem axles, she smokes a bit till warm but then...

Oh why not here's mine..grapples are fun and versatile!! always finding new uses for it...

Yes- mines a 1967 diesel with lots of hours, thinking of rebuilding it in a few years, because of the loudness of the diesel rattle, but it doesn't use oil...Farragut is fun , spent a while there as a cub scout when they had the world jamboree there when I was a kid. I actually live north of...

I do not believe there is any way to pull start a 3000 with a select-o-speed. I would replace the starter if bad. Amazon has them from Db electrical for about $112 with free shipping, Rare electrical might be close on price to. the old 2-3000 like cranking speed to start, and if it's cold...

here's my Elk hound and my spouses (Blue Chow)

here is a copy of some of my old muscle cars the picture of each car was taken after I finished painting each one ( couldn't afford the PRO shops!) the 69 GTO didn't have the trim back on yet... OOps you said sports cars ... here's the engine bay on my 1984 Mazda RX7 for the moment it is...

Congrats on the new grapple:thumbsup: that was a good idea on the extra tines to keep the wood stable.. If you heat with wood and move the split wood sometimes with the the grapple more tines will really help even with 9, I have to get a little creative with the stacking, but my wood stove...

I'm sure the disconnect would help mileage , but not strength the U joints do wear out this is the one for the other side of the 03 front axle replacing the one that just started binding yesterday at 104,500 the other side went about 2500 miles ago. At least they are consistent failure mode...

We resurrected this old Co-Op pto drive spreader built by King , I had never used one of these pto operated ones before but now that I have a little experience with this one I would recommend finding a used one. It also easily holds about 800 lbs. of lime, worked well to spread that. The...

Looks like Dodge is on top of the towing ratings...can these #s be right WOW GCWR-37,600lbs. 385 HP 850lbs.ft. Cummins 17,000lbs. class 5 integrated hitch w/1800lbs. tongue weight

The seed has been picked paid for and now needs to be mixed, We ended up buying a 25 lb. bag of this 28lbs. of OrchardGrass Paiute 25lbs. of Climax Timothy. The plan is to mix the three bags of seed together and use the pto driven seeder. Seeding the main field and then switching to...

Now I'm aware that once rebuild time comes, there are inherent advantages to replacing liners, vs. taking the block in to be machined. Since all three types are routinely used - the differences may be minor... Anyone have opinions on the wet verses dry liner engines- cooling, longevity...

if it is like most tractors, the rockshaft seal if bad- results in your description, but the hydraulic control linkage would cause it to lift back up to the original position if the tractor had position control and the tractor was running.. When not running the quick lowering is the most...

Well my flinstone roller idea got exchanged for a box blade weighted log instead,started to think the logs weight would not be enough so took this old log ,cut two blade widths on top of each other and then repeated them on the other end. It's kind of (backwoods) with the tie downs and scrap...

This sounds so familiar , the first 3 years after getting my first tractor. I needed to move logs ,brush, pallets and on and on. and I did ALL of it with a set of pallet forks, and for many jobs still do... If on a tight budget, I recommend a set of pallet forks before even thinking about a...

, I get Shanghaied every time I use my tractor:D

NOT me -i said I would like to have the double lid style.. but I still believe that tying the tines together at the front is a draw back- except for absolute strength and possibly for brush (bush removal) my 02 cents:) as for opening wide-I knew there was a reason to put up with this oversized...

Figured out the problem, with the belt running off the idler pulley on the spreader. See anything wrong with the belt on the right? At some point someone reversed the belt direction on the right side. looking at this picture PTO turns clockwise the lime would be hitting the back side of L...

You're gonna love the gannon- and you even got the scarifiers to!! I ended up with this one because a couple guys that the seller showed it to complained about it, because their cut's couldn't pick it up!! So he offered it for $250, Which i jumped at, but somebody cut out the hydraulics and no...

Can you also get a couple pictures of the front of the engine on both sides, this looks like 1 of two pumps normally facing each other on the front engine coverthis is a (cropped) picture of the top picture in your post- Thinking another pump is mounted on the same axis?? Just trying to nail...

that's a huge stump - here's how deceptive a root, on a much smaller tree can be, we cut down the previous fall tried pulling it out after digging around it some, the tractor snapped the top in two 3&1/2 hours later this is the hardest i have worked the grapple I think I need to re-sharpen my...

We picked up the GMC 7000 for about a 1/3 that but it was a city sale and the detroit is a (smoker) till she gets warm... also the Allison is a five speed but it really is a 4 with a compound low add on and it has 7.17 gears so about 45 is revving pretty good for a diesel... Watch the county...

I prefer the tined open bottom style (manure?) any of the type that tie the tines together near the front defeat much of the purpose. The first time a person tries to - clean a barn stall the tie bars will push the entire compressed( floor) up like carpet now u can still tilt the grapple...

The #s from the soil test are in!!???? I'm guessing the soil is acidic, just as every one thought , will call the extension office as requested by the lab for explanation of findings and report their recommendations

Well I still haven't got anything back from the university on the soil sample, so today I went a head and worked on the horses field, my wife wanted (finished) this is the field that was recovered in pine needles. So I took the disc to it. Then got the tight hard to get to places with the rhino...

This is the setup I use the trailer is a Wilson it might be just a little on the light side of what his tractor weighs (2 6000 lbs. axles) although rated payload weight is 10,000lbs. so this would be a minimum and it is a 5 th wheel but the hitch is removable. it will accomodate 80" widths also...

Ok so fist sized clods are fine , Finally got the soil sample off to the University analysis lab, the post office clerk thought the lab would receive it today. Helped the wife clean up the pine needles in her horses field, I raked them up last fall and just can't believe how many were on...

I bought my 1967 3000 diesel with an industrial Ford loader, power steering good 14.9x28 tires but it has the selectospeed 10 speed transmission (came with the rebuild receipts from the local New Holland dealer) No issues , I paid $3850. I know- IT'S A SELECTOSPEED they aren't worth as...

Well this is certainly interesting. After I posted the 80 psi for load range E tires thought I should actually check my own truck , and low and behold Dodge does not list 80 psi anywhere that I have looked also when you add the axle ratings together it comes out to a totally different # than...

I noticed this on another thread now check the listed tire inflation (35psi) someone correct me if I'm wrong , but shouldn't the pressure be closer to 80 psi If this truck is going to pull an 11,000 lbs.+ trailer, those air pressure #s look like passenger car inflation pressures?? I just want...

not sure- but are you describing something like this? This tractor was missing the cross brace when I got it so when I fabbed up a cross support, cut the box in half (to fit). then drilled and tapped some mounting holes in the cross brace and bolted it all together, works well for...

Update - went a head and plowed the field with the JD pull behind 3 bottom but there are areas that are just to hard to back the plow into so i went ahead and bandaid repaired the tiller . Once I got it apart, it was the same problem that caused the gear damage the first time, the nut that...

when you mentioned a log chained cross ways- it brought back old memories. When I was 16 my dad owned a 230 acre ranch and we had to level a couple of the larger fields ,dad had taken 3 full length telephone poles and cabled them together in a Z pattern. We had a Case 970 AGRI-KING...

I would just go slow (take your time) if you dig around it with the hoe then if the roots are big you may have to do what I did with this one- clean, around the really large roots and then chainsaw ,or saws all them these stumps can be very deceptive when you can't see the bottom, it took...

Well the last couple days have been sunny, no moisture , so I worked in the part of the field that is treed and just pulled the plow thru the areas that the trees were not closely spaced. Tried not to rip out the root systems of the Pine trees, Once that was opened up , got the disc and worked...

son found a couple pictures- not good quality but here they are old jeeps are just cool

wow thought I was the only one, have a 1970 jeepster eventually going to build the buick 340 i picked up and swap out the 225v6 Few years back, I built a 1969 Jeepster Commando and installed a fresh Pontiac 455 that was punched out to a 462, floor console shifted turbo 400, Tilt gm power...

started to load a picture and a google malware warning about tbn covered the screen, went into the advanced area and was able to get back here ?? who knows?? anyway first- here are my helpers who will do most of the work. 1967 Ford 3000 ,W/6' interco? disc and a 1993 Rhino 554 w/ JD 3 bottom...

I'm sure that's true with a 3 point plow, but not so sure that is entirely correct for this style pull type John Deere (how about it? deere pull type plow owners) here's a picture the amount of work to stop, back up, re-align the plow would make this a real hassle. The property is only 10...

This tiller was purchased new in 1993 at the same time the tractor, a Rhino international 554 was purchased, the invoice makes no mention of brand or model. here are some pictures the tiller is 85" wide and is heavier than my 1100 pound Gannon box blade, it can be set up to run in one of two...

Have a couple of small fields that have been compacted (20 years, horses running on them) also have been fighting a Knapp weed infestation. Bought a well used 6' disc, and JD pull type 3 bottom plow, going to try and plow and disc, New to (field prep and planting) want to plant field grass. Ok...

Wow ! really, I had assumed that since it was bought with a Rhino International Tractor and the implements the dealer was selling that were in the fliers that came with the tractor referred to Rhino Servis tillers and such I just assumed the writing was Chinese not Japanese, The plot...

this is the low, low, dollar boom pole I threw together out of two 2x6s bolted together worked well enough to set 25 ' poles for our barn and the trusses for the garage added one of those small electric winches to the top for the truss setting, allowed 1/4 " movements to get them set on the...

Here's the chinese tiller, can't seem to identify it was bought with the Rhino tractor at same time in 1993, the nut backed off of the mainshaft to the gear drive on the left side of tiller when that happened it broke a tooth on the two spider gears that turn the power 90 degrees. doubt...

I think that's my problem, kind of hate to cut up , the only JD piece of equipment I own

Here's my current set up 03 Dodge 3500 4x4 Laramie,HO Cummins NV-5600 Wilson 12k lbs. tilt utility 5th wheel Rhino International 554 55 hp 4x4 tractor, and missing from picture Ford 3000 Selectospeed tractor also- my nephews 2012 2500 4x4 manual trans equipped ,moving a good load of hay