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Gonna call the 2 local pool supply places tomorrow.

3 inch chlorine tabs seem not to be available. I loaded the chlorinator this morning and started circulation. Have 3 tabs left outside the chlorinator. Ralph

You can get a new Toro Timecutter with the 14 hp engine for $2,600.

Here's a 3ph one I did for the 4010.

If you have reasonable flat mowing landscape, a ZT would be good. Otherwise, they can be tricky/dangerous on slopes. Just got a Ryobi ZT 48v. Went flying down into my neighbor's tall grass off a compound slope with it. Bought it to help me with the lawn up around the house. Fine for that.

Check out the Ryobi RM480

I got a pleasant surprise re the shipment of the Ryobi ZT 48v. When ordered 30 April from HD, it said June 1 delivery. Later, it said May 24. It arrived this last week!

Should work. Put M1 into a Kohler (on a Gravely). Stopped it from using oil.

I've had both turf and R4s. Both track mud into the garage. I or the wife just sweep it out when we take the tractor out. Maybe R1s would not track so much?

Zee best would be M1 0w30 ESP like I just put in the JD 2025R in place of the VW Castrol 5w30 that I'd been using. Next best (and less expensive) is 5w40 T6 someone else mentioned. Downhill from there. 15w40 is probably about the worst other than a plain 30w.

We have a trust between us. Would make sense to put the vehicles in the trust, but, no, they're all 3 in her name.

We had lots of invasives and downed trees on about 4 or 5 acres of our 8.5. The wife took them on with her not going to the gym. With her trusty battery chain saw, she cut down the autumn olives and cut up the downed trees and loaded them into the bucket of the JD 2025R. I piled them from the...

I had the PTO switch go bad on the JD 2025R. Actually, it didn't totally quit. I could usually jiggle it, and it would work.

The rear PTO stopped working on the JD 2025R a few weeks back. PTO light was still on. Thought I'd sheared a shear bolt in the bush hog. Nope. JD picked it up the end of that week and had it back to me by the end of the next week. Cost me $694, almost half that in just the PTO relay that...

I fought the groundhog war and lost it in NJ. Here in Va, they haven't really been a problem, but I trap them if they get too close, like underneath the pool decking in a hav-a-hart trap with cantalope. Nice to hear about the apple cores. Better to lure them with something that has been eaten...

No. Had an old JD 14SB mower with Kawasaki engine. Oil (Mobil 1) was ALWAYS crystal clear, even before a yearly change.

When I was a medic, I used to kinda relish stabbing guys in the butt with a big ole penicillin shot for a social disease for visiting the local ***** house. Think I'd be more kind today.

Am gasless now. The Honda HRR216VLA was taken away this morning for $200, 8 years old. Gave them the 2 gas containers, too. One still had a little in it. I'd emptied the 2 gallon one into the Tacoma's thirsty mouth.

Corrected. Never had an issue with dead grass.

I could not manage our old Gravely 5665 until I got steering brakes. With the steering brake and its single handle, I could run it around on slopes, etc. with a couple fingers of one hand on the steering bar.

I've been mulching forever and have really never had an issue with lots of dead grass being either a problem nor an eye sore. Just a new Ryobi ZT 48v and put the discharge closure on it and removed the side deflector. Same for the new Ryobi 40v walkbehind: put the plug in the rear discharge...

Fully agree with Jeff. Run in 4wd ALL the time unless on paved surfaces for a period of time. In 2WD, you only have 2 wheel brakes. VERY dangerous if you do down any slope at all in 2WD.

I've done a separate review on it. Had some problems going down complex hills where the slope is in 2 directions. Haven't used the brake yet. Was trying to control it with the motor sticks (motor on each wheel). Gotta avoid reversing direction or causing the wheels to spin at all. It goes...

Any tire recommendations? Do they make a turf tire with maybe little spikes? Think they're 18x8.5-10. Never mind. Found some videos where they put on some other tires. Anyone backing down slopes? One video advocated backing down slopes, particularly when a pond or a fence is at the bottom...

The most easily managed walkbehind self-propelled we've had is the new Ryobi 40v 21 inch "crosscut" one from Home Depot. It is lighter and easier to reverse than previous (heavy) ones we've had.

Hmm. Didn't know about this. Could be why the battery powered stuff is in short supply, probably more chips in them?

Home Depot's agent delivered the Ryobi ZT480e (battery powered ZT) yesterday after ordering on 30 Apr 2021. It originally wasn't promised until June 1, then May 24 and now yesterday. Stores cannot get or keep them. They wouldn't let me order from the store and get my veteran discount because...

What arrived here today. Wondering how long it will take me to get comfortable going around a tree. Those steering arms are quite sensitive.

The Ryobi ZT480e arrived today about lunch time. Uncrated it and put seat and handles on, attached the battery cables. Backed it off the shipment enforcement metal and pallet. Took one turn around the front lawn and then to basement of the carriage house where I parked it on the charger...

Boss did once. He won a bunch and gave the money to his wife to put away. Paid for their trip. I played the free money and lost it all. Wife played, made some, pocketed it and walked away. Keep playing, and you'll lose it all.

The Ryobi ZT480e arrived about lunchtime today. Had to uncrate it and to put the seat and handles onto it. Gonna take some getting used to, like I've read with others using ZTs for the 1st time. Those handles are quite sensitive. Got it plugged in now. Says 100% but not to use it until it...

The Ryobi ZT (think 480e) has no belts. Nor does the new Ryobi 40v walkbehind. Just has added motors to drive the wheels.

I'd say a ZT or ride-on mower. Ryobi makes a 42 inch ZT and 30 inch ride-on.

Have used the Ryobi 21 inch crosscut now several places. It's virtually the same as the very excellent Honda gas mower but easier to maneuver because it's so light weight. Battery longevity seems to have gotten better the 2nd time around. Reasonably sure it'll do the whole ~ 1/2 to 3/4 acre...

I'd let big patches of all that grow up to make wildflowers. Just mow paths through it. Then chop down once/yr. Have 2 or 3 off shoots to our "lawn" that we do this on. Lawns are to drive on or play on. Unless you need a ball field, there is no reason to mow great big acres of it regularly.

I've a movable 2 finger one bought at NAPA a long while back. The fingers move in and out on springs.

Don't think 2 batteries will do in the Ryobi 40v 21 inch. Think 2 will do near an acre but not 4. Gotta wonder why anyone mows 4 acres. Just mow paths through and bush hog once/yr. That's what I do to some offshoots to our lawn.

Never ever had water in diesel but have had a couple times in gas in 63 years of driving. Sounds as though it could be water. I'd change out the filter in the water catcher.

Use the FEL and rear blade. Our driveway is fairly flat; so, no need for chains. When I had a Gravely, it needed chains to push its big snow plow or to run the snow blower. Need turning brakes in snow/ice unless you have turfs. They will grip a bit in snow to turn. R4s are almost hopeless.

Used the Ryobi 40v 21 inch to trim around stuff in the blueberry patch hill. Wife trimmed while I did simple, straight, big space with the bush hog. Used 3/4 of the 6 aH battery. Should have put the 2nd battery in the 2nd slot because it only mowed a little bit more in a spot up the hill a...

Hp goes up by sqrt of the diameter. Our 2025R with 24.5 hp sorta loafs along on the WC46. A 30 hp tractor would just loaf along with the WC68.

I remember the loose piles in the middle of fields. Don't recall details of progression from those to moving balers. Seems like someone had to ride along beside a baler for a while to tie off the bale, or something, before auto tie off. Think had twine first and then wire. Yeah, remember...

The Ryobi ZT battery machine is on back order. Expected delivery now is June 2. Chlorine tabs are in short supply, not available anywhere. Luckily, we have about a month's supply. Hopefully, the 2 remaining plants will have cranked up by then. Got our WC46 last fall in less than a week's time.

See what your manual says. Would think that an ISO 32 or 46 hydraulic fluid would do. Would err on the low side and get 32, as it would be better for cold winter starts and would still be okay for summer. For motor, the best would be a 0w30 ESP (exhaust system protection) by M1 at Advance...

What kind of posts? For metal posts, I have one of those very heavy inverted coffee-cup type with 2 handles on the sides. You pick up and slam down on the metal post. Bought at Lowes.

Did with about a $10k 12.5 kw Central Maine Isuzu diesel generator in Nov 2012 and A LOT of electrician work rewiring 2 200 amp panels. One was a new Gentron panel that has 4 to 6 side boxes that only allow those breakers to come on if room on the generator. Has worked flawlessly. Had a lot...

I just rub a finger over the end of the zerk.

Would like to see this one again.

Yes. There's another 21 inch, not crosscut, that is, and there's a 20 inch self propelled. Home Depot had gobs of them when we were there buying our crosscut.

Best mulching mower I've ever had is a Honda with dual blades. Now have a Ryobi 40v 21 inch crosscut with same dual blades. Why are zero turns any different? Just put those dual blades on there and block off the outlet.

Just bought and used one time, a Ryobi 40v 21 inch "crosscut" self propelled mower. Powerful. Don't cut our grass as close as you would yours with this type of grass, but it feels like a gas mower. The blade start/stop is irky. Has a button to push and 2 levers. Supposedly either lever can...

Our daughter and SIL met online. He'd been married 2 times already. Seems to be working. Think it's now 4 or 5 years.

I've gone to a Ryobi 42 inch ZT, battery powered, as backup to my JD bush hog. They're on back order, probably not until early June.

Have sold both the old Kobal 40v (brushed) mower and just now sold the old classic JD 14SB to a 6 year navy guy in process of moving to Quantico. Have no idea how old that 14SB is. Still runs great. Holding off in advertising the Honda HRR216VLA. Looks as though it may only be worth about...

The 4010 I had for 9 years had turfs. All sorts of problems with the front tires. They grip better in turns than R4s, but have not had an ounce of problems with R4s now for 8 years on the 1025R and now the 2025R. Just need turning brakes in the snow/ice.

I did that intentionally once with the old Benz 240D. Gas engine oils just have less detergent. Diesel engine oils have detergent designed to keep the diesel blowby soot in suspension.

57 years ago, I met her at Princeton church of Christ. Jim (also in Ch.E. grad school with me) and I went out on a date with her and her friend Madeline. I ended up with CJ at the close of the date, and the beat went on.

Read my review of the Ryobi 40v brushless grass whip. It's awesome. Did the review on "going gasless" in lawn & garden area. Just wish they had (may have; gonna check) a 2 aH battery for it. That's all the Kobalt would take. Would make the Ryobi lighter to use.

I've lots of pendaflex file drawer space. Recently got a JD tech manual from a friend here. The wife brought me one of the bigger pendaflex holders. She put it into the drawer next to my other JD stuff.

Finally got to use the Ryobi 40v mower and trimmer. I bought the carbon fiber grass trimmer to try to reduce the weight. It's still as heavy as the Kobalt 40v but MUCH MORE POWERFUL with its brushless motor. I did way more than the normal grass whipping and ran the battery down to where it...

I plan to use the discharge cover on the Ryobi when I get it (probably early June). Have always mowed with mulching mowers except for the bush hog. Plan to remove that deflector from the Ryobi ZT.

I've had both the pin type and circle type both get pulled loose by brush. Recently a push pin type on the bottom arm of the HF QH came out, and the pin was wanting to drop out but was crassways and keeping itself in place. Put a circle type in place of it and taped over both of them. Have...

The Kobalt 40v brushed motor mower was like that. This one supposedly has "gas like" performance. One of the guys helping with the loading said he'd just gotten one, and his is like that. Some others seem to have gone to 80v for their self propelled mowers, like Kobalt. Kobalt, in...

Never ever heard of such a single cylinder engine size. HUGE.

Picked up a Ryobi 40v 21 inch "crosscut" mower and carbon fiber grass whip and 3 batteries and 2 chargers among them. Waiting now for a visitor @ 2 before going out to unload and unbox them. Sold the Kobalt 40v mower with a couple batteries and chargers on Nextdoor. Thought I'd had my JD 14SB...

Never ever had water in diesel. Never appeared in water separator on tractor nor generator. Cars didn't have them.

Lots of people moving to the country what with remote work possible now.

Liking the Ryobi technology in battery equipment. Have ordered a Ryobi zero turn and plan to convert to Ryobi 40v self propelled walkbehind mower and probably a Ryobi grass trimmer if I can sell my Kobalt one. Sold the Kobalt 40v mower yesterday, a brushed one, not too powerful. Have had...

Did not know they'd stopped providing them. They stopped providing gasoline filters. In 38 years driving 3 diesel cars and 17 years driving 3 diesel tractors and now 9 years on a diesel generator, I've NEVER had a water in diesel problem.

I'm happy to get it barely visible on one end. On Ujoints, they'll need very little, maybe a squirt. JD made an absolute mess when I had them grease its driveshaft Ujoints. They did the whole tractor: grease all over the place.

Never found much use for the toothbar I had JD put on the 4010. Used it exactly one time. Found it intimidating to have to carefully walk around it in the garage. Was off, mostly.

I posted elsewhere about getting a Ryobi 42 inch zero turn battery rig. It'll likely do the 1/2 acre yard, my "blueberry" hill and the trails. The new Ryobi 40v walkbehind will be for backup/trim work. We've only about 1/2 acre up here. She can mow it with the Honda self propelled in 1 hour...

Self propelled 40v.

Guess I could have gone with this option.

I stumbled upon the fact that the 20 and 21 inch self propelled Ryobi 40v mowers are top rated. So, have made the decision to go gasless. Took pictures of the 3 mowers(2 gas and one Kobalt 40v), Kobalt grass whip and the 3 gas cans/containers to advertise them on Nextdoor. Most will be cheap...

I'd be inclined to put a potato piece in a hole and fille with mulch. That should work even in sandy soil, and not require any fert. Any chemical fert kills all life in the soil, just supplying the plant with its NPK, but you'll have to keep using it because the soil will be dead. Better to...

Have a WC46 that I run on the 2025R with 18 PTO hp. It loafs along; so, I'd say your GC with nearly 2 more hp should be fine with a WC68. Think hp goes up by sqrt of tree diameter. The only sure chute plugger I found on the WC46 was tiny vines growing in the upper parts of the trees. After I...

A carbed gasoline engine will use 50% more fuel than a straight fuel injected diesel. This is good data from a bunch of us engineers back in the 80s. Knowing this, a carbed gasoline engine should use 1.5 x 0.46 gph for 18.5 hp. This is data from my 4010 over 9 years and 660 hours and has...

Most useful 3ph stuff for me are the bush hog and wood chipper. Back blade gets some use in the winter to use on snow with the FEL.

Never fertilized potatoes in regular soil either here in Va or in NJ or in La.

Did the "blueberry" patch this afternoon and trails on our own property. Doing the patch with the bush hog is about like doing carpentry with a sledge hammer or sewing with a log for a needle. Used to do it with one of the walkbehind mowers when I had the fence in there. Fence is out but...

Gives me some encouragement. The tractor's right rear wheel kept spinning on me this afternoon with the bush hog. Then I realized they'd thrown it out of 4wd. Not very safe to go down our hill behind the house down to the creek out of 4wd.

Well, the Home Depot store has to have them and you live within 45 miles of the store for them to give you the veteran discount and ship it to you. If you have a trailer like you carry your tractor on, you could pick it up. I ordered from Home Depot online. Expected shipment date is June 1...

Do you go uphill forward or reverse.

The battery powered ones just have a motor for each wheel and one for each rotor. No belts. Apparently have parking brakes but probably not for steering, as separate motors would do that.

Just ask for another.

In all my volunteer time on the hort helpdesk as a master gardener, never once ran into a case of potato blight. Potatoes aren't subject to much bad stuff. Maybe if you over water. I never really water mine. If you're concerned about it, dig a hole and put a potato piece in and fill with...

Rats. Waynesboro store (don't have HD in Charlottesville) says they don't have it, and you have to place order in store with your military discharge copy and ID (driver's license) to get the 10% discount. The HD in Glen Allen (70 miles vs. 35 to Waynesboro) has them. Guess I'll have to pop...

The tube on the DR extractor is fairly stiff, yet it was the one that curved on me on the Mz3. The tube on the Ironton pump has no stiffness. Could easily curl.

Yeah. Me, too. I'd think they could have relays without contacts now that would be more reliable, not that I know whether or not this one has contacts or not. It just switches power from a low amperage area to high amperage area. Should be easy with transistors.

No a lawn tractor would need 3 to 5 swipes around a tree. Whereas, a ZT just goes Ziiiip right around the tree. Less energy, particularly if on Ryobi, EGo or Cub Cadet battery one.

Here's some comparison of EGO vs. Ryobi that I did this morning: More comfortable/adjustable seat on EGO. More capable, the EGO. No discharge closure yet for the EGO for mulching. (online says "it's coming") EGO comes with 4 of the 6 battery slots filled. Unclear exactly what the price is...

Yeah. Thinking its safest to back up a hill. I'm not getting for the speed, just maneuverability. The Ryobi has a "slow" button that you can push to avoid some possible jolt by the drive system taking off too fast.

I'd advertise it for maybe $120. When we get the Ryobi, the wife says the old JD 14SB has to go. Think I'll advertise it for $150. I replaced the blade brake on it a couple years ago. There's a local Nextdoor thing online here that is good for selling stuff like these.

Done. Being delivered on Friday.

Just don't spray into the air intake. On ONE car, I had water get under the distributor cap. Of course, with diesels, no worries about this!

They will blossom, signalling some potatoes being grown underneath. The tops will die when fully ready. Sometime before that, you can scratch around the side in the dirt and harvest some small potatoes. Best if it's in mulch or very loose dirt. Been there; done all this.

I've been right at 180 for the last 8 years. Do my weight every morning because of congestive heart failure. Recently, I'd dropped to about 176-178 for and now down near 172 (one day).

My DR pump extractor recently broke the line between the one that goes down the dipstick hole and the pump. Bought another one. Have had the DR for years and used for everything. Really handy for the generator where the oil just cannot be drained (a boat inboard would be another). Your pump...

A ZT would mow that pecan orchard A LOT faster. ZTs are all hydrostatic now; I think. Back in the 80s, I mowed with a cable steered Scag with a single drive/steering wheel underneath the seat. Think they all went hydro now. One reason why most need rather monstrous 22+ hp engines on them vs...

Tell me about it. Time to quit doing silly things like collecting grass and leaves. I've always just chopped up leaves and used mulching for grass. Leaves initially turn acid but go neutral after full decay (newer research).

I used to regularly give the 1983 240D Benz a bath underneath the hood. Even on the alternator, never was a problem. Had that Benz for 25 years. Cannot see that you can hurt anything on any tractor except for underneath/behind the instrument panel. If REALLY dirty, I've wetted and sprinkled...

Was SOOOOO glad to get away from the cows. Grew up on a dairy farm until I was 14. Was really dreading doing an animal project. Then dad decided to move.

Don't have a mosquito problem here. Had to give away all the 2 strokes back in 2013 when I got the ICD in my chest. Loved my 2 stroke Lawnboy; just could no longer get them.

Through happenstance maybe promoted by what we cannot control, I'm off the gasoline powered ones. Here's what I told the wife: I guesstimate added costs for a gasoline zero turn to be about $200/yr in gas vs kw, oil, spark plugs, air filter, belt. Just a lot more hassle to run get gasoline...

I struck out with the local dealer. He did not have the 75740 but did have the mulch kit. May go the Home Depot route if I can get the wife settled down. She's been worked hard in the heat. She doesn't do well in the heat. She cannot mow the yard with the walkbehind in the heat. I'm...

It's the $288 relay. Total will be $691 with the $120 pickup and dropoff. Lots for labor.

We did the lawn this afternoon. The wife was not supposed to be doing it (doc told her light duty for 2 weeks after doing her new tooth base), and she wasn't supposed to be pulling old barbed wire out of along the old maintenance road down below this morning either. Told her that I just could...

Your tractor can easily run an 8 inch chipper. Got a 4x6 (WM WC46) on the 2025R, and it just loafs along, about half the PTO hp yours has. Hp only goes up by sq rt of wood diameter. So, double the diameter, and it goes up 40%.

Do they make a 12v top link that would plug into the ready-made plugs?

I'd back up the hill and then go forward down it. ALWAYS keep in 4wd unless on pavement. Otherwise, you won't have any front brakes, which can be disastrous going downhill because the back may skid in 2wd. If there's a tapering or nearer level spot at the top of the hill. You could turn...

I've wondered about ZTRs on a slope. Had to go with 4wd because the Gravely did not have enough traction to go up/down our back slope. Only 2wd. Wonder if they even make a 4wd.

Va Tractor picked up the machine yesterday. Didn't ask them why they took so long. They said on Monday that their normal pickup days my way was Friday. Not to nearly 2 pm. Only troubles with this machine: PTO button and now probably the solenoid unless the button is bad again. Before, it...

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Astonishing: $4500-5000. Way above the Radrover's $1500.

It went out the window with age and neuropathy.

Our Isuzu is naturally aspirated.

Same thing we do with the HUGE amount of trees we've had to cut up since the May, 2018 flood. They've gone either into 3 or 4 or more gullies on the property or along the creek bank where I figure they'll degrade by the next big flood (ones in 2004 and 2018). Otherwise, you'd have to burn or...

Don't find this tech manual too useful. Doesn't show you where and how to get at various mechanical components. Shows picture of apparently the front PTO solenoid but not of the rear one, assuming there are separate ones and not just different detents on same solenoid. Not clear. Anyone find...

It was warmed up going down the hill before starting the PTO.

Our Isuzu diesel has no warmup. There's a few seconds of cool down.

Very useful. One negative for a Kubota B.

Got a tech manual from tradebit.com for $26. Shows where both the front and rear PTO solenoids are located. Front one is really easy to get it; it appears. Rear one appears a tad more inaccessible. Drove over to Va Tractor and made an appointment for them to pick it up (on Friday morning)...

When we had diesel cars for 37 years, if you started them with snow on the hood, you could let them sit there and idle forever, and the snow would likely never melt from the hood. Not much heat is given off from an idling diesel engine. Not a good thing to do. If you're starting a diesel HST...

Pulled the PTO button on the 2025R this afternoon. The bush hog blades did their thing, but then it sounded like the shear bolt went. No, the PTO just stopped and will not restart. The PTO light comes on. This leads me to think that it is the rear PTO solenoid. The PTO push-pull button was...

Put the PTO in forward position so that you can turn it by hand. Put PTO onto the shaft and rotate it until lined up. It will go on about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. THEN pull your collar back and push the PTO over the detent and tug it back to make sure it catches. I complained to my sale person. He...

Far as I know, it's a very simple valve with no fancy stuff. Started all this with not getting water flow through the old valve, etc. Old valve is identical to the new valve.

I removed the blades and "sharpened" them on the Frontier RC2048 bush hog (blades look something like Rocky Marciano's face after a bad fight). The nuts weren't particularly tight when I loosened them with my 6 ft piece of pipe on my 3/4 inch plain handle. I was careful in putting the bolts...

I am perplexed. With the new valve I'm not getting much hot water side flow (haven't turned heater on yet). In the past, at start of season, I'd get a little bit of green, almost plantlike material plug the little shower head. I've unscrew the shower head and flush it out and all would be...

Tried the new Stihl sharpener. Like the Dremel better. You can easily see the shiny teeth where it has gone. Cannot easily see where the file has gone. Think the Dremel does a better job. Does anyone have a good suggestion about how to mark the chain? I've some tailer's chalk that my wife...

I bought a test kit at Lowes that wasn't too difficult to use. Tested several things. Southern States probably has them, too, or your local Farm Bureau store. Best is to go to the extension office and get their "kit" for soil testing, which is basically a folded box and instructions. You...

Rather high lift needed to put stuff into the chute. Looks like a Wallenstein or Woodmaxx.

It's time. We need to built some "green" unfrastructure to save the present fuels for portability. This is one reason why I keep preaching to think smaller. For instance, for me, an 18 hp diesel tractor is completely adequate and would love to have a good battery powered one. Wish I could...

Anyone have a good, reasonably-priced ebike? I went looking about a month ago online and found the choices and the prices bewildering. Ralph

Still glad I can drive. Just enough feel left. Use 3 pedals, too.

Acupuncture has killed Godfrey now after the Monday treatment the 4th week. He's the guy who'd been hanging onto my shins with his hands. I had to drag him along as I walked. Some days, he was pretty heavy. He's dead now. RIP. Think the burning from my toes to the upper part of my feet has...

Went to a local plumbing place. They said they didn't have it. Check with Martin Hardware: been here since 1892. Did. They had it: the whole package, identical to what I have from an outfit called Boston House for $49. Plan B (or C) was Pfister OX8-310A for $121. Another plan was to...

I'd have to get power beyond to get another hydraulic line unless they make them electric.

Just work it gently, without lugging it. That will warm it up better than sitting idling.

Diesels are fairly efficient and therefore will give off very little heat while idling. Think that recommendation to warm them up is extremely conservative, sorta similar to the every other year of changing coolant out in the present age of 10 year life for this stuff. Just start and use...

Lots of stories when I volunteered at the extension office about this stuff. Could kill neighbors' stuff miles away.

First time to use the QH to move from chipper to bush hog. Did not have to move the top hook but had to tighten the top link up almost all the way, like I did w/o the QH. This was to get the bottom of the QH far enough back to the thing would catch the bottom lift pins. The QH top hook goes...

Be VERY CAREFUL with that stuff. The tiniest breeze can carry mist made by the sprayer for miles that could condense and kill vegetation way away from where you're spraying.

The WM WC46 came with a PTO end that has a shear bolt in it, with 2 or 3 spare ones. Very small bolt. It would shear instantly if the blades got jammed.

I use mortarless blocks. You see huge walls of them done commercially all over. I've done 2 or 3. So easy to do.

I had a MacKissic TPH-122 for 16 years and a similar TroyBilt Tomahawk for 10 years before that. Yeah, they'd pull the stuff in with sharp chipper blades, and the shredder parts would jerk things in with sharp-cornered hammers but often violently. The self feeding WM units will self feed with...

I got worried last year about my 8 year old diesel in the belly tank of the generator. Checked it. Looked good, but started to use it for the tractor. I just pump out 20 gallons, 2 gallons at a time for the tractor, and then replenish from containers bought at the service station. Think with...

Tried one on the generator's huge battery that powers both its little LCD panel and the auto start panel in the house. Was not enough. Think it was about a 10 watt one, not one of those little 5 watters. Put it out on the gate's battery in parallel with the one they supplied. If you get one...

Here's mine on a TSC Carryall. Just built over a pallet on the bottom forks. The back opens up either half or all the way.

Just start and use. Do this with the tractor, pickup, cars all my 63 years of driving except for maybe a couple years of stupidity where I'd let them sit and warm up first.

Got a neighbor like that who's also a territorial rat. He's out in the fall with his back pack blower blowing leaves off his grass. He was even out rolling his grass the other day with the tractor. Guess he'd put down some seed. Only reason for rolling.

I just bought a 12v oil extractor pump (Ironton from Nothern Tools) on sale at $25. It pumps diesel well at 0.75 gpm. I had one before but used it to extract hot oil from the Miata. Ruined the seals. They refunded my money. Even with the leaky seals, it would move diesel. Wish I'd...

You could easily run a WM WC88. We've a WC46 (4x6 hole) and love it. Can often stick the base of a long tree into it, and it'll just chew it up. Like anything else though, it has its things to learn about it. Think we have one more chipping trip before the bush hog has to go on. Wife has...

Slightly sore shoulder from the 1st shot and no problem from 2nd: Pfizer.

Too bad. In Oklahoma, we called them King Snakes because they kill the others, especially the bad ones. Think that is a copper head he's killing in the picture.

Wish I could buy a 2019E like the 4010. But I would buy it with R4 tires instead of the R3 turfs. LOTS of trouble with the R3s on the front, about the only trouble except for bent turnbuckles because I did not tigthen them enough one time. Biggest mistake was the 1025R lemon between the 4010...

Had that happen with some mice under the hood of the walkbehind lawn mower. Mouse parts all over the place. Mom's cat once took a ride with us, 13 miles to auto place and 13 miles back. She came out while they were servicing the car but showed up back at Mom's. So, the cat came back in...

Commissioned my outside shower yesterday, but the hot water supply was severely restricted. A bunch of green algae pieces came out, but some more must be plugging the works. Took the shower valve out today. It is not plugged, but I buggered the (very old) shower valve in getting it out...

Newer research has shown that tree leaves of all kinds decay initially acidic but later on decay further to neutral state. So, don't remove the leaves because old research said they cause acidity in the soil.

I ordered a new oil extractor from the DR people. Came yesterday in a GENERAC box with a Generac receipt inside. Just like the old extractor I bought more than 10 years ago. The old one had apparently a tiny tiny leak in the system somewhere because it had become much slower in sucking the...

There are Ventrac and Power Trac ones to look at, too. These have 3ph models available if you want stuff other than mowing and the other attachments (incl. loaders) of theirs that fit in front. Not sure the Ventrac has a rear PTO. Think Power Trac does.

Our church in Whippany, NJ had about 5 acres with LOTS of big, mature oak trees on it. We'd had 2 Sears lawn tractors with underbelly mowers for the grass for a number of years, and they were a PITA to service. For leaf removal, they had an engine that mounted behind the seat and took suction...

Eyelet on my 2025R has always been covered. Didn't catch it when filling to stop at mid point. Took something to act as a dipstick and put in down the inlet hole and then brought it out and measured how far down the level was. Enough room for expansion. It's just a tank, folks. Just need...

Loaned a shovel to a friend at church (with a pHd). He returned it with mud caked all over it. I looked at it rather funny; I guess. He asked whether anything was wrong. I said, "nothing". Have heard from a couple other friends about their FELs getting dented or bent when loaned out. Tiger...

I've always painted stumps with concentrated glyphosate (or Roundup). Just need to go around the outer ~ 1/2 inch or so to get the cambiem. This has worked on bigger stumps. Recently, on some Trees of Heaven, I drilled 1/2 inch holes about 3/4 to 1 inch deep around them and squirted maybe 5...

One Youtube I saw had them putting a chain inside the circular part of the FEL frame on some tractors. They sealed it off with a PVC cap. Don't recall how it was attached. May have put a PVC into the tube and maybe Gooped it in place.

That Scardamaglia gal.

Normally, there's a "drop rate" knob. Check to make sure it isn't totally shut.

I've always sent my chipper blades to a shop. Don't think you can do them yourself without very special tools. It will come with instructions on how to set the "bed plate" or "anvil", the stationary "blade" that the blades rub near to create the chips. Usually about a 1/16". Some chippers...

Plugged it up twice today. Too much green stuff, particularly little vines among the tops of the little trees that were cut down. Noticed it quickly the 2nd time today. Could have reached into the chute and maybe gotten the pieces of vine out without having to open up the clamshell, maybe...

Cheap. Hope it isn't.

Engage at lowest possible speed. Had to rev the 4010 a bit but can engage the 2025R at 1300 rpm idle. Can be in gear or neutral.

Engage the wc46 at 1300 rpm idle and then rev to 2500, which is 450 rpm on the PTO. Don't need the hp. Just loafs along at 2500 rpm, probably about 16 hp at the PTO.

Just like the car or pickup. If they gotta be moved. Move them. Don't work them. Diesels would do better at this than gasoline engines, e.g. any excess diesel will not wash lube from the cylinder walls. Still will leave some condensate that will evaporate once the engine is worked when it...

I'll "grab" a load of chips in the FEL once I have the bush hog on and take the load up and put along the downhill tractor paths.

The flood down there at end of May 2018 knocked down a lot of trees. We cleared out about a 100 yard long and 6 to 8 feet high pile of debris in 2019 when it finally got dry down there. Now doing the knocked over trees still in place.

NOT a bush hog

The FIL who was good with cement used to throw all sorts of old iron into his concrete. Could also use bamboo. A famous swimming pool in Florida was made using bamboo. Still there.

Was working the WM WC46 chipper, and the 2025R's rpm suddenly dropped to about 1700 rpm. Wouldn't go any higher unless I turned the PTO off. Oh, oh. Thought it was the fuel filter. Took it up the hill to the carriage house. Didn't bog any. Probably not the fuel filter. Opened up the...

Went to change the oil in the 2025R. My old DR oil extractor had busted its suction line in a couple places. It had been getting slower in sucking oil out: probably a teeny tiny air leak somewhere anyway. Got another from the DR outfit. Appears the same. Had to drain the oil by removing...

Mine this morning.

Wow. Do the idiots who come up with these designs actually use any of them?

I'd like a 2019R JD, but they don't make them. Had a 2019E in the 4010. Was enough. Now have a 2025R: too much hp. Not sure but Kubota may be the only ones with 3 range HST. My next tractor will be a B2301 unless JD brings back the steering brakes.

You could try getting them online. I recently got an OEM JD engine oil filter on Amazon.

We had Sears garden tractors with underbelly mowers for the near 5 acres of church property in NJ. Well, my travel schedule got lax enough so I could volunteer to do the lawn. Said I would if they'd let me buy a ZT mower. They did. We got a Scag. The Scag would mow the lawn with all its...

Our insurance pays for acupuncture for back pain.

Yeah. Tried lidocain cream and lidocaine patch. Arnica seems to work better than these. Doctor recommends socks, but I'm thinking no socks would be better.

Former 3 star surgeon general who's a friend on Facebook (I worked for him when he was a lowly Captain in Vietnam) says the military is using it a lot, e.g. no side effects like meds. He also agrees that gabapentin is anti Viagra. No burning feet this morning, but it was cooler. Found Arnica...

Jet fuel is kerosene.

Worst for me is burning in the tops of my feet now with warmer weather. Can only last about an hour and a half before I had to stop and put my feet in ice water. Takes then about an hour and a half for the nerves to stop firing with the burning. Went off gaba last Friday night. Never had...

With HST, you can rev it to get the hp needed and push the HST pedal enough to move. You won't get the full 25 hp unless you're up around 3,000 rpm. You cannot just ticka ticka ticka around like you apparently want to with a 40-50 hp tractor.

I was concerned about the 8 year old diesel in the 60 gallon tank underneath the generator driver. So, I worked it down 20 gallon by using in the tractor and then replenished. Working on another 20 gallons now. Still looks great. If it's ULSD, it'll keep well. If older higher sulfur diesel...

I have to move the HF QH top hook up and down depending on the location of the top point on each implement. So, I replaced the bolts in the top hook with some pins. For the back blade, the hook doesn't go low enough; so, I use a QH adapter, a U shapped thing that replaces the hook. Just have...

If all separate: pump, filter, separator. In 39 years of running diesel cars, 17 years running diesel tractors and now 8 years running a diesel generator, I've never ever had a water in diesel problem.

You might want to check out the 2 or 3 electric (battery) ones. Someone posted a thread where they were talked about.

We live within a quarter mile (as crow flies) from the Hessian POW camp here in about 1774ish. They called it the "Barracks". One of my neighbors got interested in finding the supply road to it from town. It's about 6 miles or so by road to the camp, now Barracks (horse) Farm, but only a...

Yeah. We had a 175 or 250 gallon (don't know which) fuel oil tank in our finished basement in NJ. I buried that size tank in the back yard for our diesel cars. Guess it's still there, probably collapsed now.

Those recommendations for annual changes carry a couple assumptions: 1) dino oil 2) short trips or short running periods that don't properly warm up the engine. These go out the window with synthetics. Can go multiple years. Am on multiple years on the generator and on the Tacoma. These...

My Frontier is an RC2048. Haven't had that problem on mine. Before I'd remove that center bolt to take the whole rotating assembly down, I'd look at either grinding or cutting away enough of that metal where the access hole is to get your socket onto the nuts. Don't think you (nor I) could...

Still have our 2005 Tacoma but wishing I'd fixed up the 1996 Tacoma and kept it. Only drive the 2005 about 1k/yr because neither of us like driving it, but both of us liked the 1996. Only drive the 2005 when we absolutely need a truck. Had a 1994 Ranger that Ford forgot to put a suspension...