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Another viewpoint of your spreadsheet that you should add.... what if someone is putting in (I think you said) $10,000 of their gross income. Just because the Roth is done as an after tax contribution, doesn't mean that the money is coming FROM the Roth contribution. Meaning, you can STILL...

I don't know the first thing about them.... so could it be a PTO speed thing? 540 vs 1,000?

If she's under age 50, then she can put in $19,000 (perhaps $19,500) EVEN AS a Roth contribution. If she's 50 or over she can put in $26,000 AS a Roth contribution. So if YOU want to add some.....YOU give her say, $1,000 a month (or whatever) and she takes it out of payroll deduction....and...

I have to admit that's a fair question and not one that has escaped me. I would (hope to) think that if (WHEN) they see this pool of money as a taxable opportunity they might think twice and if they did decide to attack it, grandfather those who might have their 5 years in. Point being, I...

To change the perspective a bit....you put $1,000 into a retirement account. You do "your best" to grow that $1,000 into $10,000. You managed to do just that. The IRS has no sticks in that fire. If your $1,000 goes to zero, they don't care. YOU do, but they don't. If however, you do...

I thought I hit quote for this for my above comment.... I didn't. This is what I was responding to. Where's my coffee....

I'd suggest that's not accurate. If someone puts $5,000 into an IRA, they get a $5,000 reduction on their income and might pay less tax 'today'. If that same person puts $5,000 into a Roth IRA (or 401K) then the account is STILL receiving $5,000 BUT now their take home pay will be...

...and sometimes a rabbit problem even if you didn't know you had a rabbit problem. Ask me how I know once I walked into the basement bathroom (fully finished with walk in shower). On TWO occasions.... 1. Walk into door, cat is sitting with his back to me. I interrupted him. He turns...

Couple comments but first a disclosure that I admit to being partial towards the Roth account. I'll tell a story to someone starting a 401K account: 1. Pretend you're a farmer and today is the day to buy the seed for your land. 2. You can buy your seed one of two ways 3. You buy it out of...

No doubt that's a great rate of return.....however, is that the current annual rate? Annualized over the last 3,5 years? Since inception? There's more layers of the onion to peel back. That said, I agree with you 100% (I help teachers/State Employees in TN with their pensions & 401K's) Even...

Love the lights....been thinking on adding something similar to that on my backhoe. For sound though.... I'm not feeling it yet. This infers that you'll not be wearing any hearing protection. (in my case...) I have to because all tractors we have and my backhoe can get loud. They all have...

My mower doesn't have the 'bowtie' center for the blades to attach to.....but it does essentially have a square bar for the blades to attach to. (no stump jumper) I'm indifferent to it. Not that I'm an expert..... and most of my cutting is on the already cut farm.... I don't know that I've...

Good stuff. How high can you raise a wing and still have it work properly (and safely)? I ask because I'm on hills and in some areas, find it nice that with my hydraulic mower, I can raise a wing as much as 90 degrees (don't need that much) and it still cuts fine. Yes, I'm paranoid when I...

Not really related to this thread other than, I used to live in "North West Iowa" (Sioux City). Down where I worked, was on one corner, a stockyard which for a city-boy like me, smelled to high hog..... however, not to be out done, across the street from the stockyard was (if I recall...

Please give some reports. I've been looking at this exact mower, same wheels.... didn't know the stump jumper had maybe changed... (interesting!) Is it a 540 or 1000 version? (I've got both on my tractor and presume I'd slide to the 1000 side)

Just now went to the thread. Very nice job!

Thought to add... I've used these pulling finish nails (out face and out back) regular nails (ditto), wiring staples that hold wiring to your studs, FLOOR staples back when I used "U" shaped staples for an oak floor. I've used them when I ripped up an old pine floor that had been stapled down...

Of the various vice grips I have.....these are ALWAYS now my first go-to.

Funny you should ask.... The rest of the story: To answer the question, yes....I had checked the fuses. I was pretty sure this was electrical in nature so pulled out my DMM and checked for continuity to the seat switch, power on the fuel shutoff.... then I thought I'd look closer at the...

I bought one of these once (large size) Absolutely loved it....so on a whim when I was at the store and they had a set on sale, I bought it (giving me two large, one small and one medium). Love how this grabs onto a nut or bolt....BUT in keeping with the spirit of this thread, I've found it to...

I don't know the year and don't have the serial number handy. I'm not well versed in schematics....I can trace a wire but I don't see the relay in the diagram (or don't recognize it if it is there) So let me approach it this way..... any thoughts on what might be making it cut out when I...

I thought he was going to use the thumb on his backhoe to pinch the nail and pull it.

Saw some water dripping....so needed a new water pump. Decided to drain/replace the hydraulic fluid at same time. Tore into it today, got it done. Oh, I might add that to warm up the hydraulic fluid, I went out to cut a couple swaths of grass.....so it WAS working and working fine. Get done...

We went out last night to see a play. Went to dinner beforehand (about 10 of us). The service at the restaurant was a bit slow....she let us know that she was doing all she could (waitress). Warned us that the food would come out as it was finished rather than all at once so some would eat...

The manual shows how to pinch it off.... (think of a clothes line pin) Two pieces of metal with a finger wingnut on them and you simply compress the supply line. This is easy to do if you HAVE the part which of course, I don't... and don't mind crawling under there while it's literally...

So I went today and looked at (and picked it up) the barrel. It's a plastic 55 gallon with two bungs on the top. Has about 30 gallons if I recall. Brought it home, put it where the boats are. Opened one of the bungs, didn't see anything on top (don't know if crud grows "in" it....or "on" it)...

Ok, so I'll admit this angle didn't dawn on me at all!! As I'm picturing this.... I have a single line connected to my remote. Goes to a T splitter and then goes to each cylinder. (updated brain thought) I was previously thinking how am I going to attach a single unit to the other port...

Sing acting is correct. This is why I'm not panicked about them. Most of the times the wings are down so as you point out, it's not a major issue. I just want things to work correctly so that bugs me!! When I had it apart, I attempted to peer into the cylinder. It was still mounted on mower...

Wondering if you agree with my thought process. Flexwing mower has two cylinders that change the height. Both were leaking & dead when I bought the mower. Couple weeks ago, I took one apart, took to shop (the rod/piston, the rest of it was at home) and they fitted new seals to it and gave me...

I'd want their paperwork on the transfer of the vehicle. I "gave" my mothers car to a local cancer charity (if I recall) with the obligatory "you can write this off your taxes and we'll pick it up for FREE" So did it.... number of weeks later, I got a letter from them stating that the car...

Can I quote you on this? Oh wait.....too late lol. @MossRoad

Just called him. Turns out it's in a plastic barrel, not a steel one (and I really wanted to use the barrel as a burn barrel in a specific location so I can burn in place rather than drive tractor or backhoe across yard pulling fallen trees down.... oh well) So it's a plastic barrel. He...

No emissions. Though I don't know the exact year... the backhoe was bought (by TVA) in 1987 so they likely bought it new. My tractor is an IH 1066 so nothing on there and my mower is an old Deere 430. All diesels. Maybe I'll talk to him. I must admit, I didn't think about mixing it at all.

Neighbor says he's got a 55 gallon drum of diesel that is "full of fuel" BUT is (I forget) maybe up to 10 years old.... maybe he said 5-8. None the less, it's not what you might call fresh from the pump. I've never seen the drum He's a good guy (so not trying to pull any fast one) He does...

When we moved here we cleared out a spot in the woods for the house, so I had many, many fallen trees that needed cleaned up....consequently, my chains were either digging into the ground and/or the tree which was laying on the ground had loads of dirt.... I bought a 100' spool of chain and had...

Well....you could always buy them a tractor/generator too!

I had a cylinder go bad on my old flexwing mower. Dealer/manufacturer no longer supports it (Alamo now owns company) I have TWO similar cylinders....took one off, took it apart. Took the rod/piston assembly to my local hydraulic shop. He took the piston off, found the parts to fit, gave me a...

My wife's flower beds have been eyeballing me.... think she'd mind? :oops:

Don't have a torpedo and if I did, it would be next winter before I'd need it. I'd rather dispose of or burn this over my natural upcoming activities. That does however, imply that if burning the (trace) transmisson fluid ostensibly indoors isn't an issue then burning it outside isn't an issue...

Backstory: I have an industrial backhoe. Last fall, knowing I had some water in my transmission fluid, I changed it out.... like three times. What I realized is I have remnants of the old fluid in the transmission all the way through the cooler. Maybe that's good enough (that I did it...

Fixed it for ya! I love them little sob's. The woods around here gets very thick with undergrowth. Went for walk once with wife & her sister out to an area I'd not been....and was amazed at how clear the woods were.....hardly any undergrowth (almost need machete to go through). Then I...

Do you have any other tasks you could use a backhoe or bulldozer for? My wife's cousing next door had a tree that was fine....but within range of his house so he wanted it down AND the roots out. I dug on three sides letting the 4th side act as a bit of a hinge to hold the tree from falling...

I'd never really done that before (tugged on them) and frankly, it sounds kind of silly to me but with those "ramps" on the adapter, it's easy to now see how that might be the case. I suppose I'll head out for my first mowing (whenever the time comes) and just keep an eye on it. Of course, you...

I've got an International 1066 with two remotes on the back. It's a dedicated lawn (farm) mower so when I got it two years ago, I set it and forgot it. I just now got to fixing the hydraulic height cylinders for the mower (15' flexwing that has lift cylinders for the wings AND two cylinders...

So am I the only one that cringes when I see (what I expect to be) educated talking heads on TV use the phrase "An Historic....." Just sounds so wrong.

Ok, so let's say you use a chainsaw.... NOW, after it's cut you have a jungle of sticks to pick up. Our bamboo is around 2" in diameter with some being larger and some smaller.....but 2" is probably a good average. About 30 feet tall and all the sudden it's quite a mess. Had a patch that...

I gotta keep an eye on my wife! Her apple didn't fall far from her father. Years ago, her father was somewhere like the local Co-Op.... Some dude comes to him and says he's on hard times....would he (father in law) like to get a bargain on a diamond ring... (first flag should go up)... Oh...

Late response.... but get this.... went out one day to jump start, move to house where I can then charge batteries.... on setting up the charger, I was a bit perplexed.... the wires didn't seem to go as I expected. Long story short, I was 100% "sure" that I had bought two 6 volt batteries...

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Question if I may.... if you load a delivery truck with 'plain' diesel, then inject the red dye.... do you reuse that same truck for more red deliveries? The next time you fill that truck, does any residual dye tint the new load? I'm really just curious as to how persistent the red dye is...

Oops, meant to mention above.... when I put the new tooth on, it does appear the others are about 25% worn. They each come to a nice shiny, flat blade type tip.... and this one looks much more chunky. Being a bit OCD at times.... this disparity is noticed by me which is why I'm debating on...

When I was away from the house, I was thinking I had two three extra teeth. (turns out I did). However, when I was having my "try to remove your kingpin" saga, one of the things we tried was to weld two of the teeth to the top of the kingpin so we'd have something to apply torque on to...

No, not those teeth!! I was on backside of farm other day using backhoe when I suddenly noticed that one of the (4) backhoe teeth was missing. Not knowing how all buckets are made, mine has four 'posts' (like what the dentist might put under a Crown) and then, I have a replaceable "crown"...

If you have the choice, which do you prefer and why?

Backstory: Sister in law lives 30 miles away. Her next door neighbor's daughter (17/18) said she wanted a dog. Mother said "no". Low & behold, a couple weeks later, daughter picks up a dog from someone in a parking lot somewhere and brings it home. Dog gets tethered to tree outdoors. As...

"The farm needs a haircut" Lots of branches encroaching into the fields and all.... I debate every now & then on attaching a side mounted mower to my International.....or buying another tractor with it mounted like you see cutting the right of ways. I think I've primarily seen New Hollands...

When I bought my 1066, the prior owner fabricated two "steps". One on either side of the machine and to these, he strapped down a single 12V battery (one on each side). These were wired in parallel and all was fine except the battery got in the way of using the "step" to step up onto the...

Waiting on wife so grabbed a couple pictures. Hole in shower where it goes Toilet area that I'm working behind Temporary parts to size things and see if the idea is going to work Wood removed to see the cuts My goal is to fit things and mount the ears to the wood...."finalize" those...

Simple question first, details after: How many times can you solder, reheat it to take apart, put back and take apart before you have any copper issues (if any?) Scenario: Imagine you're framing in a bathroom shower. Hire a plumber and he plumbs everything (BUT swaps the hot/cold sides such...

Bought a Festool OS-400 EQ for the wife a handful of years ago (forget when). Blades can be stupid expensive.... thought I'd look at getting an off brand and not sure they're going to fit. Seems the blade systems have evolved to a Star or Starlock or super duper Star Stud system. Alas....I...

Right smack dab in the middle of the "entrance" between two fields is a small patch of 15/20 foot high thorny locusts. Thorns are five feet in length...(or so they seem) but probably 2-3 inches. Branches are out from the trunk so you can't really get "close" to the tree without going...

I burn quite a bit as there is always branches or dead trees laying about. This was one of my larger fires... farm (250 acres) had been timbered and they had TWO of these slash piles pretty close. You can see in the upper picture the backhoe way in background to get some scale of the pile...

Interesting ideas. Just got off the bucket lift doing some preliminary measurements. Looks like we're going to need six 4x8 sheets. We'll have loss for the window (46x72 external dimensions) and then of course, as the gable end narrows to the roof, we'll lose that material. Wife is asking...

Wife wants to add some "Cedar Shakes" to the end of the house. She's found them in vinyl....which if we use, would have a benefit of not being wood and needing maintenance issues 35 feet up in the air. (I currently have full time access to a bucket lift which is more than enough to get me...

Backstory: Farm used to be leased and one thing he did was to create what seemed like 1,000 round bails of hay (probably 200). Lease is up, he left BUT, left his hay stored here. Phone call was made to him and he picked MOST of it up, leaving behind, maybe 30 bails. This stuff was...

I'm currently using an old 15' Terrain King (now owned by Alamo) hydraulic mower (no shafts, exposed moving parts other than blades) Does a nice job and leaves a nice looking field. Been noodling over the idea of getting a newer (used) flexwing. The Rhino 4150 has caught my eye. I like the...

I finally got the kingpin on my backhoe popped out. There are some deformations, though slight...they're enough to prevent the new kingpin from going in. The king pin has a SLIGHT taper on the top/bottom so is difficult to measure accurately. So let's just say the kingpin/cylinder are right...

Hi DanielDD, I'm in the Knoxville area. The wife's family farm here is about 250 acres, essentially 50/50 wooded/fields. I like to keep it cut. It was leased out at one time but he created more of a mess for us so he's gone. I worked backwards... it literally, used to take me all summer to...

Wife wants to build another room. Wants to put wood planks on the floor or, maybe on the wall instead (or maybe both??? (don't know) She wants to use Maple. We have several maple trees here that are within range of the house, should they ever fall....so we're thinking on taking them down on...

Hope he heals fast. Burns are nasty. I've had my share of fires here. Some "big" and some downright huge (for scale you can see backhoe in background). I put diesel in a garden sprayer and go out with my propane (or MAP) torch to light it. Spray a spot, light it then use the can to spray...

1. Rhino has a 4150 which you can get the optional deck rings. Watched a video about them and the claim was you didn't need the deck rings because of the distance between the blades and the deck. They can't hit the deck at all unless you near bend them in half. (not really in half) This had...

I don't know if I'm spoiled or screwed. I don't have the collar to pull back....I don't have the pushbutton. My mower is hydraulic so it bolts on. Support bracket bolts around PTO assembly. Speed increaser bolts to support bracket. Hydraulic pump bolts to speed increaser....and done. The...

He offered to take one inside and fire it up. He told me this is a heavy duty welder for THEIR needs.... meaning, they take (I have no idea of exactly what they're doing but based on a picture I saw of what I think is one of their projects....) They take sheet metal (aluminum?) and do LONG...

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Someone here in my town (local business) says they have like 10 of these for sale WITHOUT the leads.... (no idea what else might come with them) Said "$200 - $800 depending on hours/condition" Looks like the MSRP is around $2,500 Preface: I have NEVER welded anything, zero, nada but like the...

My current gauge is dying. I've got some liquid filled gauges (like 0-2000 PSI) for when I measure pressure on my PTO or something.... got me thinking about getting a liquid filled for the air gauge. In part, it strikes me a bit as over kill however, if I get a cheap one, they just feel...

I live in Greenback so am not so far from OP. We've got a dry pond area that is dry 99% of the time until it rains HARD, then it will fill up to maybe 5' deep.....and slowly seep away. I've got access to this area from all sides with my loader/backhoe so we just pile it up and burn. You can...

For anyone not familiar with this.... the rod goes through the axle. The hole you see opens up to a "notch" in the rod and a slanted cotter pin goes through there and bolts on back side to hold everything in. Picture attached shows new rod with notch and upper left, shows the tapered cotter...

Didn't think about a picture. As a preface, our current project is to have a cradle made (being done now) that will hold a 30 ton bottle jack and put the jack on the bottom part of the pin and see if we can then push it out or at least break the bond. The lance thing is in my view, the last...

So, I've got a stuck king pin on my industrial backhoe. Couldn't get it moved to remove steering knuckle.....so it's been cut off. I now have (roughly) 1" stub on top of the axle and 1/2" stub on the bottom. Been beating, oiling, rose-budding, welding (a lever onto the top and sledging on it)...

I've got a battery that HAS been fine, used to start my backhoe. It's getting a bit long in tooth but works. Some idiot that's working on his king pin, needed to raise the loader, turned machine on and when he killed the machine, left the key turned on..... dead battery. By the way, that...

You also have the option of a hydraulically powered mower. I have a Terrain King (now owned by Alamo) 15' hydraulically powered mower. Cuts like a beast and as I understand on the newer versions, if you raise a wing, it will stop the movement of the blade (might not slow the inertia down fast...

Speaking of generators.... my brother in law currently has a Miller 400 welder (diesel engine) and it's on a trailer. I understand it can also duplicate as a generator. He's asking $2,500 and if I recall, It has 5,733 hours on it. Runs smooth as a watch, starts "right now" and welds like a...

Well....you would have been in for a rude surprise!!! Worked on this thing most of yesterday AND today. My fabricator buddy came over. Brought his rosebud torch. 1. We tried to drill out that bolt. (I forget the name, Beetle plug? something named after an insect) Anyway, snapped &...

10 years ago, we leased out the farm. One thing the guy did was create some round bales of hay. Fine & dandy. Lease was up.... he left his rounds with the plastic white covering on them in nice tidy rows...... then, a year later (a year after lease had expired and we called him) he came out...

Hope you're not asking me what size.... First, It's going to be metric. The sheared bolt itself appears to be about 1/4, maybe slightly larger on the shaft. The OTHER end of the cylinder has the same pin and bolt system to attach.....so I have a perfectly sized bolt that I can sacrafice. All...

Totally agree. Carrot was a stray a number of years ago. He's become my little buddy.... feed him on my desk, he'll lay on my desk when I'm working. I was gone for two days. Wife said he was looking all around for me (probably looking for a mouse but she's trying to make me feel good) When...

My steering cylinder on backhoe needs rebuilt. Couldn't get it off as a unit so had to pull cylinder off while leaving rod in place. Noticed a slight bend in rod so I'm on a mission to get rod off to straighten it out. Rod is held by a pin and the pin has a lock bolt. The pin essentially has...

So we've had Carrot Top (and yes, for the sake of humiliating him, I'm going to show his picture!!) Anyway, without counting, we've had him for say, 10 years. Indoor/outdoor having his own cat door in a window he can come/go as he pleases. For company, we have three (now two, RIP Otis) dogs...

Is a Lincoln "Power MIG" 210 that is "brand new box was opened just for pictures never used this is a welder for a begginer or a pro it does it all very nice machine comes with gauges , lead , . 110 adapter & 230 adapter and more please see pics" and of course, there is only ONE picture of the...

Must have really crunched things. Looking at how mine mounts, (adapter mounted to tractor, speed increaser attached to adapter, pump then attached to speed increaser) I have a hard time seeing how someone could crunch that unless they really got folded in half. Ouch.

I've got this older Hydraulically powered 15' flexwing mower (Terrain King which is now owned by Alamo). Mower is powered by PTO driven speed increaser and a pump. Debating on getting a newer mower.... saw a newer version of THIS same mower, now made by Alamo. The newer version has deck...

When weather cleans up, I'm going to remove/rebuild my steering cylinder. Looking at directions, it calls for the bolt that holds the piston on to be coated with Loctite 262 and preconditioned with, well, I'm not sure exactly what they call it. I think the JCB instructions call it "Activator...

I've got this JCB. Looks like I might need to redo the steering cylinder. Fine. Done some others so this won't be an issue......except, there is some "wire" that is curled in there (see picture). Anyone ever do something like this? None of my other cylinders have this wire so I don't know...

I'm presuming the answer is no....but here's the situation. I have a 15' hydraulic flexwing mower. In each section of the mower is a (roughly) 4x6 inch hydraulic "cooling tank" that runs the entire length of the mower, front to back. The fluid route is sort of from main tank to blade 1, then...

My wife's cousin lives next door. Bought a shiny new Deere with ABOUT 45 HP. (I don't know the model number) He's got a BH on it with the subframe. He's left it on for about 8 months of ownership, took it off several weeks ago and now looking to put BH back on. He drives to the BH, connects...

Just a PSA to anyone that has a leaking cylinder and is preparing to take it to the shop. Try it yourself first. I had taken several of mine to the shop over the years to have new seals installed. I thought there was something difficult about it. I finally had my crowd cylinder off machine...

1987 JCB 1550-B backhoe/loader Back story: Needed rear stabilizers rebuilt. Had kit in hand, unable to get pins out. Had to drive machine to friends house (machinest) and had to CUT the pins and he fabricated new ones.....literally took us all day yesterday (near 10 hours) I got home around...

I took a couple quick pictures so you're not totally blind. It's higher than it appears as we're on a slope and the BIG tree is at the very bottom. Just spoke with my wife's cousin next door.... he's game to give this a whirl in the morning. Logic (mine) is again: His smaller backhoe...

I don't know the sizes....but let's say that I cut a 10" oak tree. Had a good hinge and as a cheater, I also had my backhoe sideways so I could use some force to persuade it. (other trees kept me from being straight on to tree) It caught a branch on an OLD oak, maybe 30+ inches diameter and...

So I have this hydraulic mower. Book says replacement blades are: 00750788 (quantity 4 for counter clockwise rotation) 00750787 (quantity 2 for clockwise rotation) What I'm wondering is, are there other brands that might be an equal replacement for these blades? I've found a couple recently...

Don't have one but, once in blue moon, have need of one. Has casually crossed my mind to perhaps get one. (my blue moon is currently out) Homeowner, ZERO welding experience, has 110v and/or 220 available I currently have need to weld the (slightly less than 1/4") skirt on my rear rotary...

I did a full harness rewire last winter/spring. (new harness, new ammeter / instruments, new lights, batteries, ignition switch.... virtually EVERYTHING except for the tach and water/oil info. I even replaced the button for ignition and the other button for the ether. I'm confused on the...

The quick question is "can they go silent on demand??" I'm sitting downstairs, watching the ballgame.... I hear a faint "bang, bang, bang" Go outside and I hear several dogs (more than one is all I can really guess) going ballistic. They sound like they're across the field from me (which is...

I bought a hydraulically powered (fluid powers the blades not shafts) and the mower has two cylinders that raise/lower the cutting height. The ends of these cylinders are flat with maybe a 1/4" hole on them that I suppose a spanner wrench would work on. Mower is circa 1987'ish or something...

Saw the strangest (to me) thing yesterday when walking my dog. Was out in the field and when I'm out there, I almost always pass by the fire ant mounds to see if the Amdro is working.... so I'll give them a quick stomp then back away as they swarm......or not. Went by one location and ...

I have this JCB industrial backhoe. The paint on it ....... in a word, is pathetic. That said "I don't care" as I'm not worried about it looking pretty.... just functional. Current situation: One of my stabilizers for the hoe is starting to leak. This was last rebuilt maybe 15/18 years...

I am going to presume the answer is "yes, the public has access" but here's the setup/question... Just for kicks & grins, let's take your front or back yard (and presume it's large enough for this) Your local county has a ROW over your land....has a gravel "road" there for access.....later...

I normally have done our taxes since......forever. For many years, I was 1099 so had expenses. I'm currently W-2 however, I have (suffer?) non-reimbursed mileage AND I have an office at home (room is about 225 sq/ft.) What I'm wondering is does the non-reimbursed mileage (let's call it 1,000...

Short story: I have a speed increaser. It mounts to my 540 PTO shaft and multiplies it 4x to power a hydraulic mower. Though it works, there is some wear on the shaft so I'm looking to replace a couple specific parts BUT, the manufacturer (Alamo-Industrial / Terrain King) no longer supports...

My wife loves to do the scented wax thing.... then, she's a nervous wreck that it's going to cause a fire. Go figure. Had the wax thing going.... nice & scenty hot.... Don't recall what happened but it fell or got yanked over and you can see the red/pinkish wax on the walls. Looking for...

Looks like the 20' Schulte I was eyeballing has sold.... so back to the hunt. Found a Rhino SD-15 within driving distance. He said it was 5 years old and a trade in. Their warranty was 5 years.... when the gear box blew on one of the wings. (this is at a dealer). Said he has replaced...

I park my tractor away from the house. My backhoe IS within reach of a 100' extension cord so I can put a charger on the hoe if I need/want.....but the tractor is a bit away. Been thinking on putting a tender on both of them. My tractor has two new batteries (the long skinny 12v type) and the...

Wife cuts both our hair (I used to go get mine done until wife showed me her pouty face that I was paying someone else when I could let her cut it and give her ..... hmmmm.... about 50% more than the gal at the Salon!) Anyway, she's using what might be hair shears.... might be for paper. I...

Schulte FX180 vs Bush Hog 3715 Bushhog is near me (50 miles away) the Schulte is probably 8-10 hour drive (or I could have it shipped for a price) The question is, how do they compare? This is a Schulte FX180, NOT a FX1800. I had the factory rep on phone other day. He told me he's...

Was squirting some oil out the top (ram) end of my cylinder. Of all cylinders, this one was replaced second to last....(meaning it wasn't the most recent but second most recent... 7-8 years ago) done by the dealer, paid the most for it....and it's leaking! Anyway, took it to a hydraulic shop...

I've got this JCB. Probably built around 1987 or so. When I got it, all lights worked. Over the years, I guess they've gone out one by one and now, I only have 2-3 that work. Had dash off and noticed that they simply twist in/out with an odd shaped bass I've never seen before. Looks like...

My tractor has both PTO's so I can go either way. Local dealer has Bushhog 2515 in stock with 540 input. He does NOT have a 1000 version in stock. If you are buying for yourself: 1. Do you really care which one you use? 2. If you do, WHICH do you prefer? 3. If 1000 shaft and he's got to...

Are these type blades (rotary cutter) ok for "typical" field cutting (long grass)? Until recently, I've never seen rotary cutters with chopper blades & dual blades. We have NO stalks... just some old pasture land that we now cut. Would this be a good/bad/indifferent style of setup? I've...

Landpride RC-4015 brand new (buying from someone who bought it, says they never used it....it sat in their barn and by the pictures of it, I'd agree....looks pristine) Aircraft tires, 540 pto, chains. Asking: $13,900 OR Schulte FX-1800 Been used, but the pictures make it look like it's in...

There is a Schulte 3020 20 foot flexwing mower for sale a couple hours away from me. It has the shredding kit (double blades), 1000 input shaft. I don't necessarily need a shredding kit and know little about it. I never knew they might put double blades on a cutter until I saw this one. 1...

Mowing the other day, noticed a wheel wobbling around. (I bought the mower used and it's perhaps 30 years old...ugly as sin BUT, works fine mechanically) until now!! So the wheel was wobbling. I already knew out of the 5 (I think) studs holding the wheels on the back of the cutter, the...

I've got this 1/2" plate mounted to back of PTO. I mount my mower to it. The plate has an approximate 4" hole for the 1000 shaft to poke through and and a (don't know the measurement) 1 1/8" hole for the 540 shaft to poke through. It totally fits around the 540 shaft but it gives me the...

This is a strange one. I check my fluids every couple months verses every use. (actually, for as much as I use it, it MIGHT BE every couple months!!) So other day was taking some stuff in my wheel barrow (backhoe) to the burn pile. Drove up....raised bucket, dumped.... "clicked" to go into...

Number of years ago, we leased the farm. Guy had dozens and dozens and dozens of round bails. He wrapped them in white plastic and lined them up. Lease over.... he left (stored) the bales here for another year before we called him and asked if he wanted them... "yes, I'll get them". Came &...

Since I'm a sport, I thought I'd share this so anyone that cares to laugh at me.....can. Was cutting some grass yesterday with the 430. Put it back where its parked and went to refuel it. I didn't cut much so it didn't need much. (back story: I use 5 gallon yellow cans for my diesel) I got...

1066. Has a female pipe plug (if I have the correct name) to drain the hydraulic fluid. (I've actually not even looked at engine oil yet!) I used my 1/2" ratchet with nothing attached to pull two of them off. As I understand, there are five of them. (I've not yet dealt with the axle drains)...

I got this (new to me) 430. Looks, sounds and feels like a solid machine. I notice when I pull lever back to lift deck, the lift seems to only be on the left side and in sympathy, the right side will lift, a LITTLE. I don't yet have a manual that describes this so I just looked around at...

Rotary mower wasn't rotating.... long story short, found this. Main question is, was this a break waiting to happen, or did I snap it? Tractor/mower are pretty new to me, only have 2-3 hours on it. Worked fine one day.... next time I went to use it, didn't work and this was there. It's a...

I need a 400, 2,000 and 3,000 PSI hydraulic test gauge. Want fluid filled. I have read they use water, glycerine and one or two other fluids. I've read that the thicker the fluid, the longer it will take to reach its reading but, it will be more stable. (???) I know NOTHING about these...

So I'm in need of a new lawn mower. My lawn is ugly (live in the woods in the country and it's been near impossible growing a "lawn"... it's more weeds. Wondering if a JD 430 With 986 hours would be worth $2,700? I DO like the diesel aspect of it (love the idea of having one fuel for my...

Have a (new to me) 1066, got it last fall. Fixed a couple things over winter, am preparing to change all fluids (new Hytrans, new engine oil, all filters...) Needs a battery. I've never dealt with 6v batteries before. It has the two long skinny trays (for the long skinny batteries). Prior...

I don't know first things about them (nice brand, trash brand...) Have an International 1066 that has a MCV valve on it. I want to test some of the pressures on it. Any brands to go towards and stay away from?? The IH should be standard size threads. I also have a JCB backhoe that has (I"m...

I get that Snapon sockets/ratchets/other.... are good tools....and they are expensive....perhaps over-priced. Not trying to open that bag of worms here. My question is more along the line of quality. If you want a pair of channel lock pliers, comparing Snapon to other brands, (forgetting...

I bought a rolling tool box and with it, came some wrenches (all snapon), sockets (various) compressor...and generator. In the world of the wrenches, I have a full set of metric and SAE. In the world of the SAE wrenches, they are all "OEX**B" where the ** is a number that seems to correlate...

In Sept, I bought a Terrain King, hydraulically powered mower. This is nothing more than a 15' flexwing mower but, instead of being powered by shafts on the PTO, there is a closed loop pump hanging on the pto to power the blades. At the hinge location for the wings (on BOTH sides of the hinge)...

This might be an odd situation....but the frugal part of me is coming out. Wife's cousin, next door, has an International 444. Various hydraulic leaks so from time to time, it needs oil added. I just acquired an International 1066 and am slowly going through it (fixed funky gear selector, add...

I have two items, backhoe and tractor. Both are going to need a battery soon. I've never been exposed to 6V batteries until recently reading about them and some pros/cons they may or may not have. One thing I noticed is they're essentially half the width of a 12V battery. THEN, I find that...

I was going to ask this in my oil thread....but it's a different question and I didn't want someone who might know the answer to pass by since it would have been buried in oil.... So, I have this (new to me) IH-1066. It has what I believe to be TWO remotes on the rear. Two "pair" as each one...

Where do I get some Hytrans? So far, can't find it locally (Knoxville, TN) What can I use instead of? I've found some Lucas Oil "Universal Hydraulic / Transmission" oil.... Will that work? The only Case dealer I specifically know of is near 2 hours away in Jonesboro. If there's someone...

I didn't want to hijack the compressor thread regarding noise. I have a Campbell Hausfield 20 gallon 'hot dog' style. Motor on top, wheels...handle. I think it's nearing the end of its life (the motor) Though I really like the idea of maybe a 30 gallon 2-stage compressor.... I'm also...

I just acquired an International 1066. Seems as though the battery is probably weak (sitting on charger right now). Yesterday it was chilly out, not "cold" (I'm guessing mid/upper 60's??) Cranked her over.... smoke puffed out the stack but it just wouldn't quite start. Hooked charger to...

I hate it when things happen on Saturday's and our vet is closed! (I really don't want to go to the emergency Vet if I can help this) I just noticed that our cat's lower canine tooth (one of them) is evidently pointing out his mouth. Essentially, it looks like it's been rotated in its socket...

Just bought an International 1066 open station (geared). Needed to move it as it was blocking a trailer.... so for the short jaunt, I did not put my hearing protection on that I would normally have. Since it was only moving about 15', I left it at just above idle and scooted it. Since it was...

Just took delivery a week ago of an International 1066. So far, what I do around here when a tree (for example) might fall is bring out the backhoe, cut the tree and then push/drag it somewhere. Using the front bucket for a drag situation is always......a bit of a drag! Usually have to go in...

We've been looking around to get a tractor and 15' cutter. Found an IH 1066 (no cab) locally in nice condition. Then, found a Terrain King hydraulic mower (parent company Alamo) The mower is currently attached to a John Deere. My understanding is, there is a "speed multiplier" or something...

If you remove the fuel line on the pressure side of the transfer pump....hold your finger over the hose end and then you flip the little flippy lever at the bottom of the pump with your hands.... would: 1. Fuel get squirted past your finger much like a garden hose would spray? Worded...

I think this is perhaps the first time I've ever posted in the JD forum since I've been here!!! Anyway.... I'm looking for a flex-wing mower and tractor to pull it. Locally, stumbled onto a hydraulically powered mower. It is hydraulic, not PTO (shaft) powered. Here's the listing batwing...

Preface: I live on my wife's family farm. With the passing of her father, there are now 12 owners of the farm specifically (my home is deeded on its own) So there are others who take care of the place, along with me. We're looking for a batwing mower and a tractor to pull it. I come home...

Backstory: "A guy I know on the internet" (we both frequent another forum and have interacted over last maybe 8 years so he's not a total 'stranger' but, we've never met) Came online with a question about value of some Snap-on wrenches. He was looking to maybe sell them and trying to get a...

Brother in law found a Long 1540 tractor "locally" (maybe 45 minutes away) Said they are motivated to sell it (estate situation I think) I'm guessing it's a geared tractor. He said it had pretty new if not brand new rear tires on it. So far, I can't find a think on it via the internet. Are...

Current tractor has no remotes so I've never had experience with them. Looking to buy a used tractor (Kubota). It has dual remotes on the back. I'm a little confused on configurations. We intend to put a flex wing mower behind tractor (don't have that yet either) in a perfect world, I'd...

Looking for something to pull a 15' mower to cut some fields. Found this. Hours: 2,450 according to the tach Year (??) Maybe 1990? (I have no clue) Drove it yesterday with a 15' Rhino behind it and cut some 3-4 foot tall junk in his fields.....almost exactly what I'll be cutting here. Did...

Found a Bush Hog 315. Called the company last week and he laughed.... saying they stopped making it nearly 50 years ago. There is a twisted spline, current owner is in process of fixing it right now (I saw the new spline inserted, he had just not finished putting it in because I got there...

Looking around at some used tractors. I find locally (that catch my eye) Allis Chalmers 6080 (I'm told 83 HP @ pto) Kubota MS9540 (unsure of HP but believe it to be more than the AC) AC is 2wd, Kubota is 4wd Person with the AC tractor has a bushog 315 cutter. I understand it's 15'...

I've used a Kubota that was a GST. I've used a shuttle shift. (didn't really care for either given my circumstances) Those were not our machines, I just had chance to use them. My backhoe has a shifter, don't know if it has a name. It's like a turn signal on the left side of the steering...

I've got this Kohler Command 17.5 engine for my mower. Seems it dried out from last year so been cleaning out some dried gunk.... Got mower running, but it's VERY erratic. Seems it's flooding. There is a solenoid on the UNDER side of the carb with wire. Seems this shuts off flow to bowl...

Backstory: Wife bought several (call it 5) kitchen base cabinets. Combined length is about six feet. Also bought some wall cabinets to go above them. They were unfinished so now we get to paint them. Have 20 gal compressor, HVLP gravity feed spray gun. Some kind of primer as advised by HD...

Wife wants to build a new pantry. She wants the doors to be able to slide in to tuck them (mostly) out of the way if she wants. I've not found something that strikes me as the correct item for a full sized door (18x96" she's using two of them for a 36" opening) Here's a website to give a...

Wife bought some kitchen cabinets that we had to assemble. (that part is done) Wants to paint them. I thought spraying them would work best (right?) I have a 20 gallon compressor. We sprayed some cabinets a couple years ago and it worked nice however, the plume of spray in the air was...

I'm perplexed.. I have a JCB 1550-B. There is an 'idiot light' on the dash that comes on AFTER the engine stops and I turn the key OFF. It seems to be the Transmission Oil Pressure indicator. With the machine running, it runs perfectly fine and there are NO lights on the dash. Turn it off...

I'm finally (after something like 15 years) getting annoyed! :eek: I have a JCB-1550B backhoe/loader. I have a voice in the back of my head that says things from England don't have great electronics.... but then, maybe I'm getting it confused with some things of old. None the less... I've...

Ok, so it's not yet on the ground. Near me is an Oak tree...I think it's red (in case that matters). It probably has 30/40 feet of arrow straight trunk and is (guessing) between 20/24 inches diameter almost from the ground up 30/40 feet. It has a really nice looking main section. Anyway...

Redoing guttering/downspout. Will need to buy a pop rivet tool. Like to get a nice one Thoughts on brands to look at? Aluminum rivets if that makes any difference. I've had need for one of these before and borrowed it... am prepared to make this my excuse to get one.

I like the idea of covering the wire. The eaves on the house hang over something like two feet so it's well protected from the general elements, it should "never" (I know, never say never) get water on it. Squirrels... hmmm....hadn't thought about those little SOB's... although my cat...

Ok, so we're preparing to chink the house. In case you don't know, chink is essentially fancy caulk that is used between the logs to seal the gaps from the weather (helps me keep my toes toasty warm during winter) When the satellite internet (NOT tv) guy came out and installed the wire, he...

Has a couple rust spots starting... What can/should I use to coat it with to protect it? I'm guessing something like mineral oil? (light coat of course) How about something that I already have on hand, peanut oil?

I realize the installation might have something to do with it... but, when we first built, the HVAC guys came out and installed things. I don't think it was more than a month later, no cooling in house, so they came back to fix. I happened to ask about their extended warranty (which I never...

Wife wants to redo our kitchen ceiling (ugh) Pulling 5/8'ths drywall down. Moving about 6 can lights about 10" (whole reason for project) Wants to replace drywall with 3/4" tongue & groove pine. Boards will span the entire kitchen (only about 14') I've put T&G flooring down and had a...

Called UT (University of Tennessee) chemistry department.... the gal answering went to her boss to see who to transfer me to....boss lady said "tell him to call 911" Nice. Called Vanderbilt chemistry department while I was at Vanderbilt today.... no answer all day....just machine...

My wifes cousin next door, has an International 444. It's old as the hills but, works and gets done what we need for it to get done. New event: His daughter & son in law have just moved into the 3rd house on the farm (my wife's deceased fathers house and his uncle's house) So, the son in law...

I'm guessing this won't be as easy as it sounds? I live in a log house. Logs are 12x6 square cut. We're both sick & tired of the annual attack of the carpenter bees in the spring. She is now saying she'd like to put a stone facia on the logs. Will that be enough to combat the bees? Will...

Let's guess and say about 10 years ago, I finished the basement bathroom. I moved some (copper) pipes so took that opportunity to put some valves in to shut the bathroom down. I installed ball valves. Just this morning, I happened to be in that closet and noticed them. They say "Gas" on...

I bought this a couple years ago. I'm a homeowner, not a contractor. I've only used it (don't really know) let's say a dozen times. Just now pulled it out to cut two 2x4's that are hard to reach. Held it firm, cut first 2x4 and noticed a smell in room. Started to cut the second 2x4 and...

Seems we have coyote's around us. At night, then can make the worst racket.... sounds like they are simply eating each other (or something else) alive.... We have the obligatory small dogs (note avatar) and cats. Over the years, it sounds like there are more of them and at times, getting...

It doesn't have to be portable as I will NOT be lugging it into the countryside to go camping. Instead, I'll try to use it on my back patio to pan-sear a thick steak so I don't smoke up my entire house (ask me why that's now a concern!) I don't care if it sits on the ground (with legs) nor...

My understanding with a geothermal system is you can have an open loop or a closed loop. I suppose each has their pros/cons. With the open system, one way to get rid of the water is to dump it into another well dug into the ground (or so I've read) I've also read that this can cause issues...

Wife & I are nearing the end of a project.... gutted a space to make it a full bath. Hired out a plumber to do the plumbing, I framed in the shower. We set the floor tile & all plumbing fixtures. Today the bathroom is done except for the shower itself. Roughly 4 1/2' x 4'. I've read about...

We have some huge BB bushes. Though I'm sure someone eats some of them.... I have never felt there was much of an impact. In fact, I would have concluded that deer/birds/mice/boogy men don't like them. We get gallons & gallons & gallons & gallons of them every year. Did I say we get...

Little Chloe (avatar) evidently isn't feeling well. She has historically been very athletic and active. To the point that at (around) 13 years old, our vet says she still has the energy of a puppy. Over the last couple weeks (we probably didn't see the onset of this).... she now just sits...

I thought I'd post this for kicks & grins. This tree is just a skip down the road from my house & mailbox. It is on TVA property and is leaning away from the road. (I always try to notice a leaner towards the road because in a storm, it usually means I'm the one out in the weather, clearing...

I saw a comment in another thread regarding a 100 amp service panel and adding some 220V items.... Got me wondering. My main panel is 200A. I have (if I recall correctly) an 8-3 wire going .... let's call it 40 feet to a second panel in the garage. On this second panel, I have a couple 20...

I guess it''s called a culvert. We have a drain running under our gravel driveway so the collection of rain water on the upside can drain down to the lake. Years ago, we had the farm timbered by someone that wasn't thinking to clearly. The agreement was in part that they would install a new...

Working on a full bath. Wife & I been doing the drywall & floor. Shower stall is untouched (bare studs, plywood floor but the light and water are done) From putting the floor down, I have three pieces of Durrock left over which I fully intended to be used in the shower (needing to buy more to...

Finishing out an upstairs bathroom. 2x10 floor joists and 3/4" subfloor. I have a couple questions. Room is roughly 6' 3" x (doesn't matter) The Durrock is three feet wide. I understand I should leave a little gap between the two pieces and between the edge of the room to prevent crowding...

Wife is pretty emotional right now. I don't mind hunters, she does. We just had a hunter (who was parking in a no-parking area) trespass onto our land and shot what she says, was a baby deer. I wasn't there, I didn't see it. I went to try to find him and he was gone. (she confronted him...

Bought a used L110 from my brother in law. Works fine. He said there was one issue with it....it has a button on the dash that if you don't depress the button and go to reverse, the blades will die. Well, he was wrong. The blades don't die, the entire engine shuts down. All I gotta say is...

We've got an International 444 diesel. It uses the oil bath & wire mesh system for the air filter. In three words: I hate it I've already converted the arcane oil filter canister to a spin on. Want to do something similar to this. I've been doing a google search and thus far, haven't found...

Title says it all.... Is it ok to use treated wood as the infrastructure for a stand up shower? Shower would be wooden frame, layer of durrock (or whatever concrete board is called) followed by a sealed rubber skirt at the bottom & going up the sides maybe (??) 30 inches?? followed by tile...

I'm taking the seat off my backhoe to re-cover it. Seat back and seat bottom are both held on by four screws that screw into a threaded receiver (no nuts) Machine is something like 29 years old. Top of most of them looks very rusted. Flip seat pan over and the inside of them look almost new...

Figured I'd start new thread Regardless... machine is a JCB 1550-B Backhoe will drift to the passenger side of machine. Seems to drift more slowly now that the swing cylinders are rebuilt. One stabilizer drifts down over time. Might take 2-days to go from full vertical to touching the...

You are driving your car and you realize that (even after a 4-wheel brake job) there is some shimmy in the steering wheel when you apply brakes. You can also sense a speed dependent but background "whoh whoh whoh" (like that sound?) as the wheel turns. Faster speed means faster 'whoh woho...

Wife has a Subaru Forester, 2010 version. Key are locked inside. We live 18 miles outside of town so want to do myself. Would a 'Slim Jim' work or should I try the hanger through the door method? Lock is a rocker type at the door pull (inside of car) It's not an up/down type that we used to...

I've got a JCB 1550-B. Noticed the other day that the swing cylinders on the hoe are starting to leak. I've had the machine for maybe 10 years or so and have repacked (removed and taken to shop) virtually all the cylinders but for these two swing cylinders and the main cylinder for the hoe...

One of my bankers was invited to the local high school to participate in a day project. It was designed to give each child a budget sheet.... they would fill it out as they did a round robin setup in the gym. Each station would be one facet of life and the kids would fill out their budget...

My wife likes her cup of coffee. She's not a coffee snob....but likes a nice cup. She's got a gal-pal. This gal has more cash than common sense? Example: her mother passed. She took some of the inheritance and bought (cash) a $250,000 fancy schmancy diamond ring as a momento to her mother...

I've got a GE water heater, 80 gallon, model GE-80T06AAG. It's now several years old and I decided I need to check the anode rod and likely replace it. I'm finding rods that are different diameters and different materials. 42" x 3/4" aluminum 54" x .9" Magnesium I even think I saw a...

This is essentially what I did. I dug on three sides, leaving the falling side intact thinking it would act as a 'hinge' and help hold the tree (in case it decided to fall towards the house) Maybe it's a good excuse for you to rent a large backhoe? This was my wifes uncles house next door and...

In the "Punks" thread where the jeep damaged the fields... it reminded me of something that happened to me once. Rather than take the thread off topic, I thought I'd mention it here. Long time ago, around 1986, I had a 1971 Olds 4-4-2 convertible. (455, 4bbl & 3 speed Hurst) I had two cars...

Situation: Sink has been working 100% fine & dandy when all the sudden, it simply stopped up cold. It's a double bowl sink. Put half a bottle of Drain-O down (1/4 bottle down each sink half) Didn't work Got out the plunger and worked on it for a few minutes.... decided to 'show the wife'...