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Are there not funds attempting to diversify and investing toward the same indexes? Are not these funds alleged to be run by "financially smart" individuals? I also think that "anarchy" is not the only thing that might make you lose your house based on financial exploits. There is part of this...

These two are not the norm Cahala. They are the exception. It is in their framework, background and experience that allows them to formulate these thoughts. I hope they may wake up others' thoughts to this end. As a logger and alone in the woods many a day, (actually most of the time) I thought...

What part is false? That people who run these funds never make mistakes? That you can be in one or two say of the plethora of Vanguard funds and never lose money? What is not being said is how many of us have the time for a "rebound"? So would you "happily bet" your house on your statement? I...

What's not being said here Scotty is this institutional money is being moved around by "experts". Not your average Joe. These people "live" finance. It is their thing. They know the ins and outs and heck, they may even have info that is considered "insider trading" for you and I. Finance is most...

This "investment" crap is nothing but a red herring. It's the same as "if you practice catching this ball everyday, you will become a professional baseball player". Maybe, but what are the odds of this happening? There is absolutely no guarantee one will make money no matter what statistics are...

How? I feel it's the most predatory because it is built on a false premise disguised as to what's good for the consumer. The finance charge is already accounted for and it is a captive one at that. You have no say in what the interest rate charge is at "0%" nor are you allowed to know. It has...

Most heads milled for performance are around .30 thousandths. If your heads were just skimmed to resurface, your prolly less than that. a quarter inch is 250 thousandths.

Well CD, admittedly I do not get involved with parts for people on the forum very often. I was not going to stand by and allow a Mahindra owner to possess a 5000 lb paper weight as opposed to a working tractor if I could help it. Glad you found one.

I would say 80% come installed and 20% we install. Backhoes are now very hard to come by currently so that percentage may change.

We do it all the time at the dealership. No downside and we are very careful with the install and judicious in torquing each bolt to factory spec and thoroughly greasing all fittings. Many of the factory installed fittings are not as thoroughly greased and we find bolts over and under torqued in...

Regional guy has put the word out to dealers on eastern seaboard to see if anyone has this pump in stock.

Ok, We did not have one in stock. We have contacted our regional supplier to see what he can do. If he has one, we can ship it to you sooner if you'd like to go that route. $1072 plus shipping. I should say that was our latest price as of Apr. 2022 .

I am going to tell you something that is not going to make you happy. I work at a Mahindra dealership and parts have been murder to get as well as tractors themselves. The 2500/2600 series Mahindra's are some of my favorite tractors Mahindra puts their name to. Currently, TYM hates Mahindra and...

I know they use different engines but did you cross reference with TYM since that is who makes the 2538? Perhaps the housing and bolt pattern are the same....

I think another incentive for purchase is the scarcity of product. People are buying tractors they "think" they may need from when this first thought entered their minds from 5 years ago. Now they're acting on it. We had a client who has come in now and again for the past 3 or 4 years...

If they have "0%" financing, they are only allowed to negotiate to a certain point. They can only cut into their financing charges imbedded within the purchase price to a limited degree as ordered by corporate..and they do not have to even give this discount if they wish not to. In this case...

That has to do with a leaking or clogged egr valve. It can get that way with mice eating lines or idling for extended periods.

Man I used to sculpt in marble and limestone. That piece already has the look of a prone leopard in my mind. Would just have to remove all the stone that doesn't look like a leopard.

If it is...that must have hurt the poor tyrannosaurus. No wonder they went extinct.

Yeah ok. Evidently you know no such thing or else you would be able to name who does. A "Five star dealer" was about the premises being kept attractive. Sufficient accommodations for clientele, demeanor of sales people toward customers, knowledge base of sales, proof of after sales follow up and...

I asked if you specifically KNEW about a corporate tractor company differentiating their pricing policy for the pure sake of an extended knowledge base. How that helps people here who are thinking of purchasing a tractor is dependent on if the bargaining aspect of said dealership perhaps having...

It is my understanding that Mahindra corporate is having a price jump by July 13th. Any new tractor orders after that date will carry the jump.

I am fully aware of outdoor equipment providers having tiered purchase agreements as I experience that myself. Tractor dealerships offering ancillary outdoor equipment sales is a very common practice as is tiered pricing policies. I thought I made it clear of my targeting question as it applies...

I worked at a car dealership for almost 20 years in truck sales. Everyone paid the same for what was then called Dodge Ram trucks. With Quotas met, the dealer got added bonus money but when you sat down and ordered specific options, those prices were the same for every Dodge dealership within...

More explanation forthwith: I'm talking about tractors. Ariens/Gravely is a product we carry. Mostly grass cutters and snow blowers. I asked what tractor companies have deviated pricing since the original thread was about Kubotas. A statement was made by Torvy that dealers "do not pay the same...

I don't know what dealers you're talking about but all matching option Mahindra's ( brand I work at) cost the same per dealer. Whatever "incentives" you're talking about are gone nowadays. Incentives were like trips to Japan or India or year end bonus's. If there were "specials" or tractors slow...

As you probably learned by now is that they adjusted the chemo cocktail based on tolerance so the side effects become lessened. Glad to hear she is doing better.

We're starting to get more of what we ordered. Last two weeks we've gotten 15 out of the 50 we ordered.

Considering this thread was started 9 years ago, there were a few developments as far as ease of hook up since then. Here's one type of which there are a couple similar ones on the market:

Unless they are all Benjamins, that must hurt to sit.

It's not so much one dealer has "more room". Everyone pays the same amount wholesale wise. it is more of how close to margin one dealer has chosen over another. If a tractor wholesales for 25K and there is a 5K mark-up bringing the msrp to say 30K, it is more about that moment in time for the...

There's not a lot of info on them as I believe Mahindra has discontinued this line. These are great tractors and much more sophisticated than they used to be. Will you be filling the tires?

I've installed several of these and they're quite easy to take on and off once the main frame is on. Takes about 40 minutes to install. You can also turn them around to cover yourself if you have a backhoe. Two little levers and they dismount and mount backwards or forward.

Congrats ecreps. Let me know if you have any questions on the 1626 and I'll do my best to give you the answers.

You are correct. If the skid steer was 80 grand, the financing would be much more than $2700 imbedded in the 0 pricing. I can just about guarantee the dealer would not have gone to 4 grand.

It makes little sense to give the public any appreciable choice difference under the zero% scheme. If the skid steer was like 80 grand, then $2700 was like taking off $500 on that 25K tractor if you didn't want the zero on that tractor.. The dealer does have more margin on the higher priced...

Exactly. Otherwise It would present the "zero percent" as the scam that it is. In reality, it is "captive" financing. What if I didn't want to finance and pay $3000 less for the tractor? I and others simply do not have that choice with "0"%. Everyone is doing it because it is a rather ingenious...

They make up the zero percent with upticking the msrp which nowadays should just be called mrp.

That strikes me as absolutely ridiculous as well. It's like "blackmail". "You're not gonna get your kid back until you give me a deposit". Who on this green earth comes up with these business models???

That depends where the Mahindra is coming from. Tym makes their 2600 series and is a good tractor in all regard. Mitsubishi makes their 1600 series and although a bit crude, is a very capable tractor and very dependable. The tractors coming from India (3500 series and up)are your basic tractor...

I work at a place that sells the 1626 Mahindra. I own the predecessor number 3016. I feel the geared tractor is stronger in all regard between the hydro 1626 and the geared. I feel the Mahindra is rather crude in its shift operation but is still capable. I also do not like the back and forth...

Kubota has been doing this for a long time. I recall in 2013 they had the "0%" thing going. I am unsure if they ever relented on this since then.

Not just that. Litigation has added to the cost enormously. People were suing the electric company for not backing off electricity transferral during tinder season and others were suing for them backing off the output.

I painted both the dip stick ring and the collar of the opening. It really helps to do this.

If you have found it by now, dip the grab ring in some light paint. That stuff they use to rubberize tool handles works well for this. 14-1-2-half-oz-plasti-dip-black-2779.html

no I do not. USA Today has become a leftist rag. What they do not mention is was this usage sustained and for how long? It could have met the need for 5 minutes. It's stored how for night time use?

They should have named it POPR 15.

Just got a 2022 CX 5. With less than 10,000 miles on the odometer, it gets a measured 34-35 mpg at 40-50 mph. At highway speeds of 70-80, it drops down to 30 mpg. This engine is the 2.5 liter and has 14 to 1 compression now. It still can use regular gasoline. There are plans to develop with...

No I did not contact the company. I scraped off the big rust flakes and according to the product sig, "painted over rust". I did no prep after that so it could be user error. Only other things I can think of are two: 1. I did a lot of welding while the vehicle was in the garage while welding and...

It's about the "powers that be" pin-pointing as to who is gonna get rich and taking advanage of whatever the current mania is be it mood stones, gadgets that spin or Cabbage patch dolls. Now it's electric car with subsidies of up to $10,500 to buy one. Even then people think this is "free money"...

I believe it was a color thing with the black Por 15. That color absorbed uv rays rather well and it disintegrated the product. I painted one of my vehicle chassis w black POR 15 and it lasted a year. I did not think to top coat it

Makes sense. The stuff wasn't as impervious as first thought.

I can tell you how our stuff at our tractor place gets rusted. It is sent in non weather proof cardboard boxes. Dampness, humidity and actual water getting thru, rust is created. Yours may have been in a cardboard box with other stuff and that box was exposed to moisture of some sort. I will...

POR 15 requires a top coat of paint if exposed to sunlight. It can do all of those things you mention it cannot do if not top coated When it originally came out, it was sold as a single coat solution. Then the stuff started to chip, peel and disintegrate. It then became a "two coat" solution as...

I don't think that's the motivator. The EV hoax is about marketing and the "connected" making a killing. The "new shiny thing" is about legislators pitching what the lobbiest want them to pitch and giving them perks. 50% of them are millionaires while 1% of the population are. A bit skewed in...

All you're gonna need for your grass area is a 52" Gravely ZT-HD. A well put together unit w a Kawasaki engine and a nice suspension seat. Hope you can find one.

I always thought there "50" series tractors of the mid 80's were some of the best tractors they slapped their name on as well. Built by Yanmar

I can agree with a certain aspect with this post but I think it stretches to owning or start looking at particular brand. Now within a particular brand to acquire that which you want is another thing. My particulars have nothing to do with owning a tractor of a 100 hp or more for farming. It is...

I recall when Jungle Jim Liberman would come up to Connecticut Dragway and bring his side kick "Pam" along. I didn't know to look at the car or she with no underwear on whatsoever. It was the noise of the burn out that reminded me "oh yeah, there's a car there". Poor guy died at 31 years of age...

It is a beauty. I love the fact of no vinyl roof which completely took away the aesthetic of the car as a mean ombrey imo. Vinyl roof always broke up and disturbed the nice lines of the car for me

The L78 is "thee" engine in the Nova and Camaro's in my mind. (these were really 402 cu in) Most problem w these was w traction. At the time, the Cobra Jet Mustang was vaunted as the fastest production street car. I had one and ran 13.28 with just a set of 7" slicks. Tuned and some headers and...

We called it a bore cut, trigger cut, strap cut, BCA (barber chair avoidance) all within the "game of logging" techniques.

A lovely pastoral scene there Gordon

and a good person as a salesperson, should diminish naivety and help to inform the individual.

Yeah ok

A reasonable approach. Our Aturna mats ( mats used so equipment won't tear up grass) were $235 per mat last year. Now they are $365 for the exact same product. They use petroleum in their construction. The freight for the same loads we would get last year, is now $1800 more. As a business, you...

Why do people always think there are shenanigans going on to beat the customer to death? I know there may be arrogance going on with some dealerships but there are those who attempt to do right by the customer and to their company existence. People who sell stuff would like to get as much as...

and who's complaining? People do what they need to do. People who own businesses are people as well including your neighbors who work for them.

Typically perhaps. But we are experiencing the results of an atypical time. I am talking about Mahindra and our dealership's experience. There were lag times created because of undermanned staffing of web controllers as well as corporate communication for the same reasons as with those...

Size of dealership does not equate to "corporate". As a matter of fact, a well healed individual might have more than one dealership. You're way off there if you think size has anything to do with this. Kubota states their dealerships are privately and individually franchised. So unless Kubota...

Could very well be but that is where communication is key so no one is left up in the air. For me and where I work, that is not so much about the buyer/seller relationship as it is simply treating people in a more righteous and forthwith manner no matter what the situation.

I agree. That was a rather harsh and knee jerk reaction by that owner. There has to be a better way than saying, "leave your kid in the car". We certainly wouldn't say that to anyone. "Please keep your child off the equipment" along with a sign or two pertinent to such usually gets it done....in...

Kubota states that their franchises are independently owned so your water carrier may have some leaks as well. Not all company business models are the same. There is price gouging going on but because one or 15 does it, doesn't mean it is indicative through out the seller market. I'd rather not...

Not necessarily. You're thinking is that the "website" is constantly manned. Not so. Corporations usually hire that out and differentiations about who is manning those websites (or if at all especially w this covid stuff) can be rather large. We had info that wasn't altered on the website for 2...

Not the issue about "your boy and his experience". Has all to do with litigation and the myriad of other "little boys" climbing all over the equipment and slipping and hurting themselves and the subsequent possibility of a lawsuit. As far as the boy "remaining in the car": that's about parents...

That has nothing to do with "honesty". It has everything to do with price hikes that can happen in a matter of days and in some cases; hours...literally. Websites cannot keep up with what info the dealer gets from corporate with a mere email. Whether it's family or anything else, you are always...

I'd stick with the Yanmar. More circulating, lesser impact of whatever direction the European economy ventures to and better dealer support mechanisms. 60" of snow per year is not excessive but it depends how you remove the snow. Plowing-weight is king and you can weigh down the Yanmar pretty...

Twice a year. When I change it. No leaks, no smoke...I'm good just like I did with my previous tractor of 28 yrs. Only putting on 30-50 hrs per year. If I used equipment commercially, once per day. As 5030 stated, tire pressure critical not only for soil compaction but for load carrying ability...

This is a reasonable concern and is why I suggest the plow in unison with the rear blower. I recall the year we had snow fall after snow fall w no weather to melt any away. 106" of the stuff that year. My main weapon is a rear mounted scraper blade in unison with a snow pusher. When the windrows...

I can guarantee that with just one attempt of plowing your 500 foot drive with just the bucket, will make you pull whatever hair you have on your head right out. If you have a full head of hair, it's going to hurt real bad. This is why I suggested the plow. No going back and forth. Controlling...

From experience of ppl who have bought blowers from the tractor place I work at, with the exception of those who have short runs of say 50 to 100', they didn't mind the rear mounted blower. The rest eventually regretted their purchase of not getting a front mount blower for the sanctity of the...

Cleaned the injectors or check them for flow? How did you clean out the tank? When it loses power, is it only when fuel gets low? If you disconnect the fuel line at the filter, does fuel freely flow from the line? If it does not, blast the line with a shot of air. If it then comes flowing out...

When i was working the wood and just a pup in the business, the grizzled veterans on the crew taught me to never tighten a chain so the bottom touches the bar. They embedded in me that a dime width space was the preferable dimension. Now granted, my life as a logger and all the rest I worked...

I've done a few experiments with the tractors at work. On hard ground or pavement no matter what tractor they are on, I get more push with R4's. Once I place the tractors on anything soft like the woods or grass, the R1's excel as they do in deep snow. Turf tires are good in 4" of snow. No...

More than likely they would get you with some type of "doc fee" (or whatever they name their fee) even if you did not finance w them. They already got their "pound of flesh" with the 0% gag. just purchased a new car for the wife. They attempted a documentation fee, a filing fee, a title search...

man I wish they'd stop placing their tie rods in front of the axle. They still using the trundle type pedal for their hydro's?

"0%" finance rates...As long as you know it only "sounds" better.

Look at it this way as far as any threads go: There's the octopus with its eyes and mouth in one place....then there's the tentacles.

He was. Once beat up a 28 yr old punk who sauntered into the local coffee shop and brandished a knife to the local clientele. He was 73 at the time. Then there's George Burns who smoked 13 cigars per day. Lived to a hundred. Comedian Milton Burl who also smoked and lived to 94. Jack Linnane the...

There is nothing a person eats that will extend life so in that regard, there is nothing "good for you". (well maybe alpha lipoic acid with L-carntine) There is plenty a person can eat that will shorten life. In that regard, there are things considered "bad for you". Genes and telomeres are the...

This is a strip mine extracting copper Milwaukee makes great battery powered hand tools. Battery powered circular saws, drills and flashlights, come with a different heading of usage and power expenditure. I know 3 landscapers. They have all tried the battery operated stuff. In some instances...

Plenty of people in Alabama I guess would love their Ego snow throwers. That's what we sold in CT and they hated them. Your measurement of 50% excess capacity is applicable as to how we use energy now and this is only in certain parts of the country. We have brown outs now at night with just air...

Wow Richard! Only 30 posts in17 years. You must be very selective with your insults.

In my mind, the electric vehicle is non sustainable. It would take 1.3 million "charging stations" just for the state of California. The quickest "refill" I've encountered is 1.5 hrs or 30 minutes enough to get back home within the neighborhood. Compare this to 5 minutes for a gas refill. Yet...

So true

Greg, they were like brand new like they were just minted! The guy could have put them in there and died a week later or his kid could have stolen them from his pop and hid them in a tree because the pop disciplined him and was too afraid to admit it was him who took them and blamed it on the...

The N.E woods I lived most of my life in had some mighty strange things found in trees. This was a pretty busy area in the 17 and 18 hundreds. I have found (struck) arrow heads, wrenches, locks, stirrups, broken knife blades, a tin drinking cup, metal buttons, axe heads, chain, and plenty of...

People who cut wood for a living are in another wheel house. We'd have a chainsaw in our hands for 8 hrs at least 5 days per week if one wasn't operating skidders. Equipment care becomes more critical much like any other profession that utilizes tools for their income. As a "home owner" now, I...

Nooo. Establish a dedicated wheel for rakers. You can fine tune these grinders to take no more than 1/32" off a raker if you want.

I have a penchant for people who cut wood to also have a grinder type chainsaw sharpener. Rakers are done in about 2 minutes because you can set there grinder at a stop just enough to get the rakers where you want. The wheel change takes less than 15 seconds. When i was logging, all my tweaked...

I resemble this remark. Been cutting trees down for 56 yrs now and I'm becoming less and less confident. Had a lot of hang ups this year and that's just not like me. Where i could fall a tree on a beer can, my aim now is more like "I betcha I can hit that house".

Get the turfs and a set of chains for them. You'll go just about anywhere you want w that combo. The only problem some see w turfs is the ply amount. Most are 4 ply but there are some w 6. This is only applicable if you plan to bring your machine into wooded terrain.

Perfectly fine w/o.

I asked the same question at the dealership a couple months ago and I was told there is one company selling Mitsu's. I did not know enough to counter the assertion and to this day i still don't know enough. I do know that upwards of 2006, Farmtrac sold a Mitsu tractor under the Farmtrac label...

I am going by literature at the dealership written by Mahindra. Also, you responded while I was editing so you may want to go back to my post for current accuracy.

It is of no concern to me as to your intentions. I am simply seeking accuracy so as to not give false impression that you may have inferred to anyone considering the brand. It is not difficult to drill down into the line or manufacturer of a particular tractor suite. Most cuts originate from...

Mahindra tractors started in 1947 in India and they contracted with International Harvester at that time. Of the 11 tractor types Mahindra makes for the U.S market, these tractors are made in 3 places: South Korea, India and Japan. Tym, Mitsubishi and Mahindra of India produce USA tractors...

I need some enlightemnment. I have never seen a bolt on mechanical thumb needing welding to the boom. I guess yours didn't have the drilled ears toward the top of the boom to fit the upper pin in? Who makes this one?

It does start to change color very quickly. I changed mine out at 50 hrs and it was darker than what was first put in there for sure. But you're right, I should have stipulated however as the word 'immediately", is relative for me in comparison to other things not so immediate such as changing...

New oil, changes to dark almost immediately. The main cause of darkened oil is not "dirt" but heat. As oosik states, you cannot compare a thin film of oil to a panful as the density of oil particles is not only blocking light but adding to its color saturation as well..

There's a bunch of names I've heard. neckers is one. Spinners is another. I have heard them called a Brodie but what that has to do with a guy who jumped off a bridge and lived to tell about it is beyond me. They made their claim to fame in the 40's and 50's with truckers who didn't have power...

Here's a close up of the tine to give an idea on how it goes fat to thin and how its bolted on

Make yourself some bucket forks for stem lift,. You won't be sorry. They come in handy in a multitude of ways Mine go all the way to the back of the bucket and cut from a 32" long piece of steel (4"wide x3/4" thick). Held on by two 1/2" bolts per side. $50 to make. Had welding shop cut out shape...

Thats not the reason and a rather ludicrous statement that a person w a 4wd tractor, doesn't know how to use the 4wd as if there is a technique to place it in 4wd. Also, the locking diff is there for sporadic use when needed . It has more to do with the tread spacing on particular R4's, size and...

I recall them being called "suicide knobs".

I place mine at 12 o'clock. I seem to have the most leverage in that position and its neutral enough to use either hand.

Seems like these things should be in every woodchucks arsenal. Was looking for a new limbing saw. Perhaps one of these would fit the bill for that.

Does the tractor possess a derate bypass itself like on a Cummins engine downstream of the other sensors? Did they hook up a code reader by any chance?

This is exactly my home owner situation. I am much aligned to your two with the Husq Rancher and the 257. Felling is done with the 50cc w an 18" bar and blocking is done w the 257 and 16" bar. Have had the Rancher since 1985 and the 257 since 1998. They start every year and have been trouble...

Whether it's $10,000 or $5000 doesn't matter. Nor do any of our opinions on what we think its worth. It is all about you and what you think is more important: how much you pay or owning the tractor.

I have little choice unless I want to pay $14 per gallon for non. I have had to rebuild or replace just about every carb on my small engines. I now run everything until it runs out of gas, drain the carbs and now i have no more kelloggs Corn Flakes in my carbs.

Thank you. The RI, Ma and CT mentions are selling racing fuels in 5 gallon cans. $65-$80 per can. Nothing at the pumps in these states. Maybe marinas might have something. Tried the local Piper Cub airport and they only sell to air plane owners on site. Shouldn't be this hard to obtain but in...

If the 590 wasn't a right fit for the op, going to the 501P could be a feasibility. With an 18" bar, that saw would cut down any tree the op has mentioned thus far.

It can be but the longer you work the saw, the stronger your arms get. It got to the point for me that a Husky 372 was simply an extension of my arms. It became weightless after awhile. If I had to recommend a saw for you saying you are in decent physical shape, it would be the Echo 590. Put on...

Battery group size for mahindra 3016, 3216, 1526 and 1626 tractors = MT 58

In the proletarian states i live near such as Ma, RI and Conn, no choice for non ethanol at the pump. You can buy it at our local outdoor power equipment facility..$14 per gallon.

Heck no. Please no apologies needed. i consider it an honor to help.

No, the flat head acts like a washer but you can still put a washer on there if the tolerances allow. Some have this hole and some don't. I'd ignore it for now. Some say its for a "pivot pin removal tool" in case the pivot pin ever gets stuck or rusted in place. Insert the tool and wiggle it...

Great!. They may have changed their manufacturer source. Different set up that once necessitated a bunch of washers to contain side flex. Your pins do not look oversized for their sleeves either like some of the ones i assembled. Big time saver.

You're very welcome. Chart torque specs will be fine. The biggest bugaboo for these are the placement of washers between frame for pivot pin.. If yours is as such, you would have received several million of them to place between the rails. The trick is to get as many as you can on the thru end...

Perhaps this will help. I've put together plenty of these so if you have any further questions feel free. One thing I would offer is to not hit the pivot pin with a steel hammer as opposed to a plastic hammer to get it thru. You can also use a drift placed at the center of the pin to knock it...

Not getting your drift...I just offered some useless info and compared nothing about, heat, friction, oiling open or closed. I full well know there can't be a comparison to an i.c.e and chainsaw bar oiling. Perhaps you meant your post to Dodge man who I guess initially brought up a comparison...

most of the time the chain speed is measured in length traveled for a given time.. A chainsaw revving to 12,000 rpms will make its 3/8ths chain travel about a mile per minute. More sprocket teeth, the the longer the distance. A 302 Ford engine piston at 6000 rpm travels 2500 ft per minute w a...

I would not doubt this be one factor or at least for tube wall thickness.

The fixed ones were at the predetermined height for effectiveness. The added height had more to do with clearance issues of some rear attachments and design features when rops were folded or so told by a Mahindra rep at seminar. He failed to elaborate on what Mahindra utilized as attachments to...

Primarily, the rops are configured to stop a backward roll over as well as side rolls. In order to be effective for this kind of mishap, the rops need to be tall enough to create the necessary leverage to stop a backward flip of the tractor. If you are not wearing a seatbelt, there is no need...

I've put together several of the Mahindra branded ones. The washers drive me nuts. They go in fine on the receiving end but the far throw relegates you put in each one separately (about 7 or 8 of em) AND you have to align each one with the thru rod. No room so I use a needle nose to place each...

Do these have the 7 bazillion washers to align like the one's Mahindra puts its name on?

I work at a Mahindra dealership. Have driven many models on the lot. The 2000 numbered line Mahindra puts their name to, are the most comfortable to manipulate in my mind.

Super price. I've seen 72" manual plows go for that.

Short of not having a Nebraska drawbar pull listed for the particular tractor or the inputs necessary to begin to ball park via formula, I do know a Mahindra 8560 w loaded tires, fel and 4wd has about a 7200 lb DB pull. After that, it's a ball park crap shoot. This is a tractor that weighs in at...

From these caps I see at work, they're there I feel to protect against rust and abrasion. If the equipment is not sold and I'm simply doing a set-up, I leave them on. If the unit is sold and about to be picked up, I pull them off. I see a lot of these on wood splitter axles as well during assembly.

Skidding in some crowns. I like to clear them out because if I didn't, they'd always be in the way of a skid trail. They process pretty quickly with these taking about 15-20 minutes. I push the slash into pile to be burnt this spring. I don't like to mess as firewood anything under 3" or so.

I don't mind the "price being the price", just don't make it seem you're giving people something for nothing to con people to come and get it.

I'll throw back what comes at me but I'm happy your glad. There wasn't ONE part of my information that was "incorrect" or "misinforming" 0% is a come on plain and simple.

Did you use your Kub to pull out the Case or was yours in a different location all together?

Heck Loader, had i known, I woulda wished over your Cat. It was much closer than Gordon's machine and i'm sure I would have had more success. It's even a bit lighter than the Dresser so it would have been easier to teleport.

Freakin time just keeps moving dun't it. Doesn't even care what we're thinkin or how we feel. It's so inconsiderate. I asked not to get old upon the advice of so many before me. You think he listened? Nice and picturesque pic.

No Jst, everything I've processed has turned into firewood. I've probably given up a lot of money mill wise but the call for decorative oak beams and oak pallet wood is simply too slim in my neck of the wood. it was dead silent when it fell. I know cause i snuck up and watched and hid myself...

Your pics reminded me a bit of what I just got involved with. This oak was 75' tall and 22" dbh. It took out four trees with it and of course they were all tangled with each other. The pics don't give the initial mess justice but I had to cut the stem into 3 pieces to be able to skid them up the...

I prefer to stack mine thusly:

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And I spent much of my adult life in the woods, chainsaw in hand, driving skidders hither and dither so whatda I know. Don't start off with a disparagement with your "so much incorrect misinformation in one spot" crap. Of course a financial "lender" such as yourself would love anything that...

Hozzie, yes there can be a multitude of reasons for price increases but that is not my argument. The jist of "0'% as a marketing scheme, has substantially added to the pricing of commodity. It is the "big lie" about the whole thing that bothers me the most. The gullible fall for this and run to...

Only because the company dictated the purchase price and its buy down price was commensurate to achieve to look like a "savings". Who ever thought of this scheme was very clever and looked at all angles to make it seem like the consumer is getting something for nothing. It's the "lie" of the...

Their "cash price" is positioned to make the 0% crap more appealing. It is part of the hoax. Don't take too much off the "cash price" because we don't want the customer to go to his bank and acquire a home equity loan at 1.9%. They figure their cash price so it looks commensurate to you taking...

There are no "grays" in the aspect of borrowing for time. You always "pay". It only appears that it is a win-win and that is exactly what they're after.

I am not arguing cash vs financing. nor what your money returns. I am talking about the fallacy of 0% financing. Everyone IS paying interest on 0%. To use round numbers, if a machine would normally go for 45K, once the 0% is conjured by the manufacture, the msrp for that machine can raise to...

Nope...not as a homeowner. Plenty as a logger when clear cutting especially. Different species, different style of technique. Selective culling, not so much. Now its mostly machinery around here that clear cuts. lots of "solar fields" going around here.

It makes no sense at all. You already paid the interest within the price of the commodity which I'm quite sure you have no idea what that interest rate really was.

What is it you think you're taking advantage of? You don't even know the percentage of interest they hide in the cost to make it look like you're paying no interest. I'm glad you're laughing thinking there are "grays" in financing. Basically it is quite black and white...you pay money to buy...

0% is the biggest hoax in financing. But you're correct, there are a lot of gullible consumers who think there is actually something for nothing.

Here's a Norse in action: watch

That's a major point to this forum. Some are more direct than others. Some get into great detail and some like to go on and on. In the end, it helps solidify directional course for any type op...one way.... or another.

If you take a pic of your current decals and bring the measurements to any local sign shop, they can make them up for you. Al you need is a camera ready facsimile and you're in. If no sign shop around, go here john-deere-decals-and-labels. Type in your tractor model and serial number in the...

Then I guess i was doing it all wrong.

the "All Nighters" were ahead of their time Mol for burn technology.

I dunno. Seldom were the 48*-54" bars used at my job. Perhaps for the occasional "wolf' tree" and mostly for downed timber with root balls attached. At any rate, Enough of what us "timber doodlers" do. For the op, it is my humble opinion that the semi chisel chain is more general appropriate for...

If one recalls, the wood stoves back in the 80's were merely steel boxes with air inlets for combustion. They were "huge". No glass with names like Timberline, Fisher and "All Nighter". You could put a mother-in-law in one of these.

The mere fact that you "worked" would make you a prime labor hire. I had such a boss. I think he was in his early to mid 30's when he hired me. Always "strung tight" as a violin and miserable and dead at 54 of a heart attack. My most pleasurable moments as a logger was when I was in the woods...

I think it has more to do with type of cutting than chain "set up". Logging here in the east deals with differentiated types of cutting. Felling is one thing but If you're bucking stems off a skidder, sq cut has no business in this application imo and experience. Dirty logs have a more dulling...

It was with a "triangle" shape. Good point about wood stove size. I have a Quadrafire 5700 w 3 cu ft box and it swallows these sizes.

Sqare cut tends to cut faster. They also seem to dull faster. Sq cut is advantageous in softer wood. If we were cutting a stand of pine or fir or spruce and such, I'd bring sq cut to the job. Most of our work in deciduous forests dealt with hard woods here in the North east so most of the time I...

I'd go with the Tym. it'll do everything you want. If it breaks, you'll have $17,000 extra to fix it or.... buy another used tractor with the 17K and you'll always have a spare. Personally, graph usage aside, the most strenuous thing my tractor does is logging. If you're not planning to log your...

Good hitch Gordon for your machine.

I recall reading something in The Morther Earth News in the early 80's as it pertains to splits. With the testing they did with the same species (I forget which), they calculated that the most efficient burns were to be had with 6" splits. Good for drying and good for lasting burns. Ever since...

Best check the snow load rating if going in this direction

I used to sell Dodge trucks so I know all you are talking about. I also know when the wool is being attempted for eye cover and it was THAT the JD dealer was choosing to do. Glad you fell in the clover with your machine. I did as well as hydro was becoming all the rage and mine, as a stick...

Glad you like yours. When I went to get another tractor, I went back to JD, I forget the model number but it was one bigger than 3032 (3720?). Anyway, this beautiful JD 750 I had with no rust whatsoever and waxed on a yearly basis, they were giving me "dirt" for toward the trade. I'm looking at...

Almost bought the 850 at the time (1985). Instead bought the 750 and a 950. Sold the 950 after awhile as the 750 could do much of the work I intended for it plus I needed the money for a land purchase behind me. My tractors do mostly 2 things. Plow snow and log. The 750 built a 320'x80' riding...

I understand about "turn offs". What were big turn offs to me were the JD 3032E aluminum gear case, the plastic fenders, the plastic hood and the plastic floor along with decreased work capacities. Only thing that was "solid" to me about the JD was the price increase. If the newer JD...

I didn't say they "built" them. I stated the best they "put their name to". Yanmar built these tractors to the JD specs given to Yanmar. They were excellent and I put mine thru he((.

I'm guessing a 2555. Hydro or shuttle since you're describing "gear ranges" as opposed to individual gear positioning?

What Deere was and what they ended up to be is of no comparison. Their 50 and 70 series were built quite well and some of the finest tractors they ever put their name to. (I owned both a 750 and 950 machine) You would think with an aluminum drive case and plastic everything (which is 10 times...

Took mine 27 yrs to do so. (w tubes) Two dime size holes in the rim. Tigged them up, painted the rims w bridge paint and off I went. If I put the stuff in again now, I'll be dead before I have to do it again.

It isn't so much the hp he is looking for but more stability. Also, A tractor that weighs 5000 lbs with 20 hp, will outwork a 3000 lb tractor with 40hp for push/pull grunt. HP doesn't mean much if you can't put it to the ground. Weight means more. The capacity for loader and 3 pt is appreciably...

Best thing about this is it's tight to the tractor. Secondly its removable. Heck, you can even log with this thing which is my favorite pass time. Nice job. Did you fill the tubes with anything?

It's all about too much ballast weight for a particular sized tractor. I am glad you have no use for loaded tires. Loaded tires made my tractor much more useful for how I use mine. It became a different tractor. Even a hundred lbs of chains on the rear ags help.

Cool beans to this small world. Dale is a great guy. None more fair.

Probably do if you're living in Thompson, Danielson or Killingly or even Canterbury or Brooklyn. I see you didn't buy your tractor from Dubay's where I work. Our stock is next to nothing anyway. 28 tractors coming and they're all spoken for.

That hasn't been our experience here in the East. 2 yrs ago, we needed 102 parts for a Mahindra cabbed tractor that had a tree fall on it. Got every single part and had more trouble with the insurance company holding things up than anything else. Mahindra was extremely helpful and has shown this...

Is this a lack of help issue? Where my wife manages (Amazon Hub) offers $18.50 to start. She still can't get enough help. 70% The help she does get, quits after 3 weeks or they do so badly at their job, they itch to get fired so they can collect unemployment. I'm not understanding the...

Depends how hungry I am. If very hungry, I have no other thoughts.

Correct The addition of organic material will greatly offset compaction issues. Either growing rye grass and tilling it in or adding mulch in the form of straw or leaves would be helpful toward mitigating compaction.

When I chained up my fronts with 2 link ladders, it made the thing just about unstoppable in snow. You're gonna notice a good size difference. The advantages of front chains are traction of course, but also steering, better directional stability with off set loads like a front plow would give...

I would agree w this. They would have to be built accordingly. a fel goes a log way to mitigate front end lift when pulling.

I thought "Venmo" was a character on Sesame Street. I wonder if this is the same guy who makes audio stuff?

I think it's a big blade for your size tractor. We live in the same area and 8" of wet snow will stop my tractor cold with the 6 ft rear blade it has. You can always cut this one down if it becomes bothersome because it seems like a sweet acquisition otherwise..

Like people saying you should never use the 3 point draw bar to pull stuff? That's all I pull with because it raises the tree off the ground preventing snags.

Exactly what they're made for. I guess one would have to see them in action to be secure with their workings.