I've owned just about every manufacturer of chainsaws with the exception of the above named. The reason was that no one around here sold them. So now a rental shop has gotten a Dolmar franchise near by and I have a desire to own one. I'd be looking for something along the lines of a limbing saw...
Cannot get parts for a mid eigthy Kawasaki engined 3.5 hp rototiller. Needs a new carb which is no longer available. I do have a spare 5 hp Honda GC160. It is not a 6 to1 gear reduction motor and wanted to know if this is an essential ingredient for a rototiller?
Many times I've used a technique of falling a tree into another tree so it would purposely hang up. This is so you do not have to hit something with a full fall. This particular tree had the chance to slap the house with its last 5 feet or so of length. I had the tree (18" oak) nestle slowly...
Those with the type of wood stove that have the air tubes at the top of the firebox allowing for secondary burning, I have a question. If I do not have the draft moving up the chimney, my ws of this type begins to smoke out the bottom. So I understand this happening with a poor draft and a just...
Back in the 70's- 80's, a company in Vermont made both the Yellowbird and Wheel Horse rear tined tillers. These were small 14" 3.5 hp tillers effective for smaller areas. Mine has the Kawasaki motor and is currently baffling me as to why it will not run properly. First, the tiller ran great for...
Here in the Northeast, most of us are supplied energy by a company called National Grid. This company has instituted what is called a "demand charge" This is a charge that is added to a usage charge. NGrid has convinced state authorities that in order to supply the region enough electricity or...
On the previous advice from members, I went out and purchased an external hard drive with one terrabite for about a hundred bucks. I then discovered I was only using 22 gigs of my 80 gig hard drive that includes pictures on it. I could not justify spending the money for such a large storage...
Of all the asinine things we do as a species, this has got to be near the top. First, all the premises we heard when growing up were all wrong. "It was for the farmers" but farmers hated it as a result of animal schedules being thrown off. "It saves energy" but that may have been true during Ben...
This is a picture of how I move logs to the splitter. This oak one weighs about 900Lbs and is as far as my fel would lift. I can easily get under a log like this with my front tine bar but I know with all the wigglin and wagglin the fel goes through moving to the splitter, this cannot be a good...
There has been much discussion on this forum about welders and such. As I have little experience with them, I'd lke to ask about a comparison that my limited experience has led me too. I have only welded AC stick. A tip from one of the posters (Highbeam?) stated that the 7014 was a sweet rod to...
Currently, I have a 100 amp Century purchased many years ago. Granted I hardly use this machine but that may have something to do with how hard it is to use. (AC only, always sticks) I'm thinking I need something better but I have a couple of problems. First, I only have 10 gauge wire going to...
I have an older (2002) computer that is doing nothing in my cellar. Can I use its hard drive to back up my current computer and if so, how do I do that?
Not much else can beat up a tractor more than logging in the dense woods of New England. I 'd like to know if anyone uses this size Mahindra ( 2615 same tractor?) to skid their firewood in or the like as I think it is a good size for the woods. Questions come to mind such as ground clearance...
This device is used to clean wood stove chimneys from the ground. It attaches to a drill and there are flexible rods that you are able to snake up the chimney. I just bought this and the wife threw away the instructions as she thought they were just another useless pamphlet on the coffee table...
The recent death of our boxer coupled with my wife's assertion who is in veterinary medicine, that canine cancer is in such prevalence, many opinions and good sense have come through. Being of simple mind, I have a belief system going that cancer may not be the natural ender of life as we are...
As others have experienced within our forum family, yesterday my seat time involved digging a grave for our pet boxer of almost 13 years. My wife being in the veternary field, actually delivered this litter. Unbeknowest to her at that time, she then received one of the pups 8 weeks later as a...
Even though I did this kind of stuff for a living, I get a great deal of satisfaction with the challenges of skidding out with a compact tractor. The finesse aspect is certainly tweaked with a small tractor as opposed to a full size skidder.
In the second picture, I wrapped the stem first...
At one point in time, our woodstove was in the living room. We moved it to the cellar so the kids wouldn't break their little heads on it about 30 years ago. Now, this new woodstove which I automatically placed in the cellar when we first got it 3 years ago isn't cutting it down there to heat...
I've ownwed a horizontal splitter for 11 years now. Before that all splitting was done by hand. Unfortunately, a 4 way wedge to fit my splitter cost over $200. It has a handle on top to remove it when splitting smaller pieces. I split wood between 8"-20" and my question is are these wedges...
Has anyone thought to come up with a fitting that would slide over the teeth of a Markham toothbar or similar type extending the grab of the teeth a few inches. This contraption would come in handy sliding a loader bucket under a tree stem and transporting the stem without the use of chains or...
Guys , Take a look at this welder please. It is a DC welder with 140 amps 220 volt input. I need a new one for around here and this is a toss-up beteen this and the Hobart AC welder @ 205 amps. In 35 years of living here, I've used a welder 5 times so I do not need to spend much more than this...
I notice the non-flip helmets (auto-darkening) for welding range in price from $60 to $300. Speeds of darkening seem to approach each other so I am wondering what would be the factors to cause such a pricing difference?
Recently, while watching a tractor pull contest at a local fair, I got to thinking as to exactly when does a front wheel assist tractor that is smaller, get to the same work ability as a larger 2wd tractor or is there any equal point at all. While watching the 3500# class, I said to myself "my...
This generator was originally purchased in 1985. (10500 w) It was never used and just sitting in a barn collecting dust. Are their any concerns for this item because of its non use?
Since I am not sure where to post this and since I am considering a 7800 watt pto generator as an attachment, this may be a logical place for my question. I've been reading a bunch of old generaor posts and can't seem to find an answer there. My well point cover states I have a 1and 1/2 hp...
I am about to pull the trigger on a 2615. w/ag tires. My dealer is hesitant or doesn't know about my request to increase the tire size all around the machine. I told him I would gladly pay for the tires. It comes standard w/11.2 out back and I have requested 12.4's along with the increase in...
This is a job at my daughter's house that was going well until I hit this rock which was just a little bitty thing when a tooth scraped into it. I had to dig around the rock to budge it. No matter how I tried, the bucket would not even curl this thing. I am doubting if anyone makes a tractor in...
It is getting extremely more and more difficult for me to get parts for my 1985 JD 750. These days I am hearing more of "no longer available". I know this is a Yanmar product as is the above mentioned tractors and was wondering if those tractors are also tough to get parts for especially since...
I have a 23 yr old JD 750. Its worked hard all its life. After I dump a load out of the bucket, it wags on its pins like it isn't connected to the cylinders. It also takes a while to respond to full dump position after the load is out and I'm trying to clear the last material out of the bucket...
Some of these avatars forum members have are great pictures. I have looked but can find no way to blow them up for easier viewing and I am not sure they have this capability. Does such a way exist?
Just received a Markum TB. My bucket has a 1/2" thick cutting edge. I cannot seem to get the toothbar cutting edge flat against the bucket floor. I can pull out the toothbar and then it lays flat but the bucket edge is not up against the teeth. Where is this thing supposed to rest in the...
Yesterday I saw an old 1986 4wd 2950 kubota. I was surprised to see 13.6 x 24's ags on the rears. Owner said it came that way but he was not the original owner. This tractor had the same tie-rod configuration as the L2800 and L3400 but they looked beefier. Are the present L series mentioned...
Green is all I've ever owned but I am sure taken with some of the pics around here as to what the cut Kubotas can lift. Most of the things I see some Kubotas are working with would have my tractor on its knees. (literally) Never thought I'd give Orange a second look but I gotta hand it to them...
I've been calling this company since a bit past the middle of Feb. leaving messages with no response. Melissa called me back yesterday and I got to order my toothbar. She stated to me that they were having trouble with their message receiving and that the last message I left last Wed. was the...
20 some odd years ago, John Deere used a 67 loader on their smaller compacts. (650-750). I have been trying to find a Quik-Tach for my 67 loader but I am having difficulty finding anyone building one for the 67. There are ones for the 70 loader which John Deere used on their 670 and 770 and I...
Went to take a look at this geared tractor. (L3400) What is turning me off is that the tierods are in front of the axle. This could wreak havoc in the woods even with a fel in my mind. Is this a problem for anyone owning this tractor or does it just look that way.
When I first bought my JD 750, the salesman stated that if I adjusted a screw somewhere on the loader, I could increase the loader lift. I'm thinking it was on a valve somewhere and the only screw I notice is on the loader control itself. Can someone inform me on this?
I just contacted ATI, The msrp for a 54" 200 series bucket is $845 for the bucket and another $165 for the cutting edge bringing this to over a thousand dollars for a 54" bucket. You cannot deal with them directly as they only have dealer net work. This seems like quite a bit for this size and...
Rock buckets for my tractor (JD 750) approach $1000. Plus I'd have to take it on and off for snow plowing or wood gathering as both can happen in the same season. I have an idea for a bucket insert that is not quite a rock bucket but a little more than a toothbar. If I knew how to post a...
If you're like me, you carry your chainsaw in the bucket of the tractor or in the wagon its pulling. The wagon isn't a bad place if you're hauling a wagon but I always find the bucket as an atrocious place to put the saw for a variety of reasons mostly dealing with needing to use the bucket in...
Anybody got a trick to make new bearings spin more freely. I've tried rotating the bearing with a drill while applying WD40. That actually seems to make them worse. I wonder if lapping compound first then WD40 would do the trick. Some of you old Soapbox Derby participants may know a method. I...
I need to pick up split firewood from the splitter pile and dump the load into a cart and bring it to the wood stack. The bucket on my fel does this pretty miserably bringing in few splits and much dirt. Gotta be a combination that does this much better. Any suggestions?
Recently, I had to replace all the differential bolts as they had sheared off on both sides of my JD 750 causing me to have no rear drive. After everything is zipped back up and all cone and backlash adjustments made to spect, I now have a whirring, hissing noise under the rock shaft cover...
I have a 4wd JD 750 with ag tires. For 20 years I have been logging and snowplowing a 300 ft drive with no tire chains. Until this year everything was fine. Perfect situation of wet and ice here in the Northeast. Normally a 60' 15 inch oak I can take out in 2-3 skids. This year I was making 5...
My 750 CT battery no longer is being charged by the tractor. The alternator seems good. I've been told that the voltage regulator is bad. Went to dealers and can buy the piece for $106. Seems outrageous to me. Anyone know of a better place to buy. Cheapest on the net I've found is $89. This...
The 750 has 9.5x 24's out back. Has anyone attempted to put an 11.2 x24 on this rim or knows if this rim is wide enough to utilize this larger tire size?