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Yep, happens here too. We've had more bad FEDEX drivers than good. And they change 3 or 4 times a year. We've had the same UPS driver for at least 10 years. I attribute this to FEDEX being contract drivers, UPS being employees.

Aren't our temp swings just crazy!!!! We're supposed to hit mid 40s tomorrow and then a high of 8 Thursday...... I'm just 15 miles from Iowa down I-35.

I read an article and watched a video about that. Very interesting. Absolutely amazing they can have that many small motors involved and all of them work under extreme conditions. Yesterday the temp differences were around 380F. Incredible.

Don't feed the bears Mark..... ;)

Thank you very much for the update!!! Often we never hear back as to the results. Thanks again!!!

Absolutely Murph. And it's our money that purchases the consumer goods that cost less because of the subsidies. It's a vicious circle that will never be broken. We have an example going on today in regards to fuel costs. The moment the government halted domestic production progress the price...

Absolutely Murph. Nothing is free. Even though our POTUS says some things are. In regards to the Farm Bill, everything I read says you and I pay less in the end with subsidies. I, like most of my neighbors, don't want subsidies. Let free market prevail. But if we do that then the...

Thank you. I'm a dobber compared to Dylan. He's a Welder. Thanks again.

By the pic it appears to have been farther over than just laying on it's side. So for awhile you were literally picking up the 2,000lb vehicle... :(

The farmers in my area don't want the subsidies. The people in my area want cheap food. Can't have one without the other.

Yes!!! And the guys that clean business parking lots!!!! :giggle:

Today we are supposed to get rain from mid day to midnight tonight. Then change to snow. That's a horrible combination.

Says the King Troll. :ROFLMAO:

Do you know what a flying monkey is?

Do you know what a Flying Monkey is?

My Mom qualified for Medicaid in her late years. There was even a stipulation concerning how much money she could have in her checking account at any given time. I don't remember exactly, but it was under $1,000.

I too am retired Military. My medical coverage monthly costs went up when I had to join Medicare.... Tri-Care is an excellent retirement benefit for Military.

By his description, the strap you see isn't how they uprighted the RTV.

Stupidity comes often enough for me I just fall on my sword and admit it.

Dang it, I did not know that. And didn't intend to confuse the situation. I agree, visit the dealer. Just hoping it is an "operator error" situation and could be resolved on his own. Sorry for the confusion OP.

Grandson sent me a couple more pics. These are of the barge and Excavator being used to clean Kentucky Lake. He said they've been slowed a little by weather. Looks like the Storm that will hit us starting tomorrow morning will hit them tomorrow late afternoon/evening. Rain changing to snow.

Hopefully I clarified that? If not, here's an operator's manual pic of the flow control valve.

A couple thoughts. The single valve that comes standard on the tractor is a self canceling valve. It requires significant force to set the lever in the self canceling mode. It feels similar to a detent. It's on both ends of the lever movement. If the lever isn't set into the self canceling...

And why would you offer a 50% discount during a shortage.

In our area for sure. Most of the small farmers make the majority of their income off farm. I own 150, 75 tillable. No way I can afford to farm it.

No trashing here Hay Dude. You handle that department very well by yourself. No talk about Ford being better than anything. No Trolling. That's your department.

Best job to have.

Then why do you keep bragging about your trucks?

If the problem is with the tractor, probably the dealer will have to come out. But what if it's just a piece of corn stalk covering a sensor...... Slightly different but similar. If your one and only key fob quits or gets lost on new vehicles, it has to be towed to an authorized dealer to...

Jealousy. Definitely jealousy.

It's my assumption that you partly missed the point. So you have a sensor on every moving part. It detects an error and codes the machine to stop. Owner is notified on his phone. He's 20 miles away picking up parts for another breakdown. Someone has to go "reset" the autonomous...

I'm surrounded my multi million dollar machines. I watch them during planting and harvest season with interest. I see all the complexities. I encourage technological development. It has already moved my friend's operation forward. But advertising fantasy and reality have a big spread...

Only you, only you. I have many friends with Dodge and Ram trucks. I have owned a Dodge and liked it just fine. I like my Fords based on dollars invested and work return. But then all I do is light work compared to heavy operators like you. :)

That's almost always what initiates the badge change. And eventually will make some product changes. In the case of Dodge/Ram, all I saw change was the grill.

We are 1-3" Friday and 3-5" Friday night. My guess is 3-4" total. But it makes for great drama on their part. :)

I agree with some of their theory. But when they start talking about going fishing, etc., they overstated the product. At least the product they have now. Maybe in the future. My friend's first statement to me when I brought it up was "who's going to fix the tillage tool when it loses a...

Yep. My friend has been using JD GPS guidance on their planting tractors, chemical sprayers and combines for several years. Always sets me back to watch the machinery go thru the field with no one touching the steering wheel. The planters are accurate to 1.5" now.

Dang it,,,, should have read down again. I gotta start paying closer attention. :sleep:

But if you do add that, then you need to read the farm bill and see the pork barrel attached to it. Less than half the farm bill goes to farmers. Our welfare system is tied to it.

If changing the hood emblem changes the manufacturer's design that would be news to me. I've saw it tried a few times.

Yep. Thats why I asked if it pressurized?

Show you what money? Not sweet talking anything. Just sharing information. Are you okay? You have seriously declined mentally over the past year. Hope all is well.7

She broke her neck, broke her collar bone, broke two ribs. Happened 15 years ago. She's fine. Thanks for asking.

Great commentary.

You Dork, you posted a pic of 30 something miles an hour. Maybe 33? Being nice. Was probably 31. :ROFLMAO: So because you posted a pic in the 30s to prove you can hit 40 and I asked how that confirms 40, I'm a liar??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Too much hay dust will do that. It's proven.

So you couldn't "quote" that huh??? If you PM me I can teach you how to do that. I'll wait.

I run a road grader in a wide range of temps. I never turn off the AC. Just regulate the temp with the heat knob. Sometimes when I first crank the grader in cold temps (10F or less) it will fog the windows for about 5 minutes. After that, no problem. Not being familiar with your tractor...

Please quote where I called you a liar??? Thank you.

I'm guessing that tractor has forded that river many times. Many times with the hood almost under water. For evidence, I use the fact that he uses an electric cooling fan or a controllable fan clutch and turned it off. Didn't see any water thrashing around did ya??? :cool:

Now you are following California's lead, changing the subject. You said line up on the border. I said bring it. Then you realized that might have been an error so you changed the subject. Sweet..... :rolleyes:

You deployed a very common tactic in discussion today. Change the subject. Clever...... :rolleyes:

Educate me, what variety of Pine is that?

Yeah, something like that. :)

You're the one that described their forces lined up on the border. Or did you forget you did that?

That was awesome!!!!

Not sure what percentage, but a LOT of that money is for programs such as CRP. I have 70 acres in CRP. Doing that decreased my bottom line. But it removed potential grain from the market. Which increases demand and holds the grain price above the guarantied price so it isn't subsidized. So...

Not without us. NATO does nothing without us.

It gets turned into suburbs and dwellers like you buy it.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :ROFLMAO:

Study history. We love it when they line up on the border. Make much easier targets. :)

If I've ever saw one or a pic of one I didn't know it. There are some definite differences in the Gene pool in Europe. We've diluted everything here so it's hard to single out.

I don't see this issue warranting WWIII. Don't think there are enough "powers" willing to bleed over it. If Ukraine were our neighbor we would protect them. Then our big corporations would infiltrate their commerce and own it. Then those corporations would export at a high price to the...

Glad I looked down to this post before replying. You nailed it. :)

I should have been more clear. Overpriced for me. Nothing negative in either of my comments.

Yep. Saber rattling with little action from us. We aren't in the mood. Timing is very important as in all things.

Good one. Would have better superimposed over more farmland. But still makes a point.

Several years ago my wife had a bad ATV accident. Broke her neck. We were in ICU for 4 days. One day the Doc and I were talking and I said we both had helmets on. He said yeah I know. That's more than likely what broke her neck. If wearing a helmet you should always wear a neck brace as...

Wouldn't this be a very important resource for Russia? Ukraine I mean.

Dang it, I had a good tube roll for ya but it won't let me post it here.... :)

Well written.

Absolutely.

Agreed. Should have read down before I posted my reply.

If I did my math right, it's $135 per person in our population. So for you and your wife, farm subsidies cost you $270 last year. How much money did you spend on food last year? Now multiply that by, going low here intentionally, two. Should more likely be multiplied by four. But my point...

Yep. Fact. I've went down this road before. And discussing this with the unknowing is never fruitful. We as a society wouldn't want to live in this Country without farm subsidies. Our individual food costs would quadruple. That cost increase would cost the individual taxpayer twice as much...

As it nears complete rollback the speed will increase and power will decrease. But I think the operator will get accustomed to that. Nice work!!! Anxious to hear how it works!!!

You know that technique very, very well.

You forgot the smiley face. Never jealous of an overpriced purchase. :)

I'm Blessed with very good neighbors. All younger than I. They look out for me without intruding, just like I did when I had old neighbors.

I have a personal commitment that my farm will be a better farm in 2022 than it was in 2021. Erosion control. Plant life that increases small game population. Improving structure efficiency. Improving equipment efficiency to minimize fuel use. Improving my personal health with more...

Thought I better watch this quick before it gets deleted!!! :)

I must have missed it...... Where in these pics does it confirm 40mph? Please help me find that..... Thanks!!!

I've never reported a post here and never will.

Probably so. If I would have said 40mph I would have gotten blasted by the nay sayers. So I went with a number that might be accepted. Hay Dude talked about his tractors. He don't know fast. Nothing in his tractor list will hold a candle to European tractors on the road. :)

I've heard of that ten year deal. Very bad. We here in U.S. don't have any understanding of that.

Most farmers will tell you they don't want the government in their business. Those that do want the government in their business aren't in farming to be an independent business owner, they are in farming to milk the system. Those are in a very small percentage.

Well Sir,,,, Europeans have been using them for 40 years. The incident I quoted happened in 1987 or 1988, can't remember for sure....

You won't see this often..... I agree with Steppy.

Was gonna mention this earlier and got side tracked. Europeans have been using tractors with road gear speeds of 30 mph or so for decades. Reason being their tractors get used on the roads a LOT. Way more than here. Their farms might be smaller and their fields most certainly smaller. But...

Wanna hurry and support this post before it gets deleted, along with my support post..... :rolleyes:

Yep. That was my suggestion as well. If you locate the diverter out on the FEL arm just behind the SSQA or however the bucket attaches, the hoses will be short. No way would I consider adding an electric motor, additional hydraulic pump and a tank to do something so basic as run a Grapple...

My youngest of three Sons, Danny, was always the guinea pig. "Danny crawl in here and we'll roll you down the hill". Country Boys. :)

A couple decades ago JD moved away from the old American standard design of long wheel base, cab rearward tractors that we knew from the era of the JD 4020 or IH 806. The change brought short wheel based, cab forward design. The design that had been used in Europe for quite awhile

Good stuff Pedro!!!! Thanks!!!

Very good post. How dare you suggest that many members here have tractors they don't need...... ;) My oldest is an '82 model. Shows it's age. Still does the work it was intended to do. No payments. :)

This is the only Goldoni I've ever saw. It was in Baghdad Iraq.

Just much better equipped.

Pedro, have patience in these discussions. We are wayyyy behind on versatile use of tractors here. Europe is light years ahead of us. Thanks for your input on this subject as always!!!!

It's inevitable that you will cross contaminate your fluids. As for buying new. The first time you hook up you will push any contaminate in the new hoses and cylinders into your tractor's system.

He isn't driving it yet. :)

Research "Diverter Valves". A diverter and the accessories to make it work will cost $350 at the most. Will share your curl function. Very common setup for 3rd function.

Here ya go James. She got it at Wal-Mart. It's labeled "Nordic Ware".

Nope. He's not in favor of Ethanol at all. It's been real hard on our neighbors up North.

Spoken as my farmer friend would. :)

My friend binned 1,600,000 bushels of corn this Fall. Contracted at $5.95 per bushel. $9,520,000. And then there's his soybean harvest.....

Absolutely. My very large farmer good friend counsels me often because I'm debt free. He says I need to be using my debt free assets to pay for debted assets that I acquire. I really struggle with this. An example, he's 68. He just bought an additional 500 acres of farmland. Financed on a...

As clearly talked about in the doomed video.

That's what I needed to see. Thanks!!!!

My wife recently bought a tupperware looking plate cover doo hicky. Fits exactly on top of a plate, tall enough to sit over top of a plate full of food, has a handle formed in the top for easy handling, has small vent holes in the top, semi clear so you can see the plate of food. It's very...

No worries there, you would never post a Tucker Carlson video. :giggle:

The video made solid points as to where our society is headed and the migration that's propelling it. If you got hung up on the politics sprinkled in then you were prejudiced toward that type of thinking from the start. Oh, you'll just hafta trust me on this one..... My politics absolutely...

Layman talk here. I assume there is some drag, even in space? I assume that's why it's speed as slowed at a pretty steady pace after day 3? I also assume when it reaches L2 Orbit location it will take very little propulsion to put it in orbit? My concern about energy required to go into...

same here.

You better hurry on over to the replacement, groans quatre. It's already suffering from removed posts......

A good friend and Army Veteran I Deployed with made this knife for me. It's priceless.

Yep. And this reinforces my position. The technology developed and used on projects like this bleeds down to the normal consumer at some point. Would never claim that justifies the dollar amount. Just saying the payback is broad. In one of their videos it claimed each of the mirror panels...

My two 40 year old Fords will burn just about anything. They smoke like a freight train and love fuel.

I was very intrigued by that design!!!! Look how many "thought" and "scenario" hours went into that design.

In one of my posts that was deleted I talked about HEF forum. 10 years ago it was very active. Today it's maybe 30% of what it was. The people with power let it go to their heads and ran off a LOT of very valuable members.

Very good point about your heat situation. Our house is a slab house with radiant floor heat. I don't think it would have made much difference for us.

It most certainly will.

My wife and I discussed the unfolding at length. No pun intended. The thickness, or thinness, of the heat shields is described in terms I don't understand. Only when they start comparing measurements to human hair thickness does it get my attention. The tension phase seemed like it could...

Absolutely!!!

For your first sentence to happen that man would be required this morning to man up and tell us why multiple posts of mine last night were removed from this thread. Even my post about how censorship on this forum has escalated dramatically over the last year. Face it James, "you're a racist...

I was just curious. For some reason I have no memory what they cost back then.

Not sure what Hardiboard is? Rockwool is similar to fiberglass batt insulation, just made from different material. A flexible, compressible, lightweight material that holds a LOT of air. that's how it gets it's insulation value and quiet value.

I use my shop one almost every day. At least 4 times a week. On a cold windy damp day like this it's great for popcorn.

It would make a great shop microwave!!! I got mine when the Bride got a new one for her house. You have any idea how much you paid for the old one James???

I considered insulating interior walls in our house but did not. My only regret in our build is that I did not. I think the material of choice is rockwool.

All I know for sure is there's a LOT of geometry going on in the curl function of any FEL. A slight modification "here" might cause a dramatic change "there". I'm curious to hear the result of the mods being made.

Where do I check that?

You've never lifted the rear tires or outriggers off the ground with a rear mounted hoe?

This is typical. Your problem was fuel quality, not color of the fuel.

In the fine State of Missouri we have "Automobile Inspections" before you can buy or renew your license plate. Only authorized establishments can perform the inspections. They pay $15. They take 30 minutes to properly complete. The establishment loses money on every inspection. The reason...

The HST pedal design alone makes it a better machine? :sneaky:

The fuel pickup in the tank is in a fixed location. It pulls fuel from the same spot regardless of how full the tank is. Water is heavier than fuel so it's always on the bottom, where the pickup is. The benefits of keeping the tank full is less condensation. If the vehicle has an intank pump...

The backhoe's abilities are measured in whether you have ahold of the shovel handle or not. For the OP, it beats the H out of the shovel handle. Might not be the case for you.

It's my assessment that the tube is not strong enough. It appears to be a 1/4" wall welded pipe. My concern is whether the new blade's tube is strong enough.

I think you did very well. I'm sure it will serve you for years to come. Thanks for posting and especially the excellent pictures!!!! We'll look forward to seeing the tractor working.

I think you'll enjoy having the extra 12". Hope the stem is built a little stronger. Don't ya "hate" digging that cash out of the stash......

We'll need a pic at peak flame Mike!!! I've got a large brush pile to burn next time there's absolutely no wind or a SE light wind.

I always try to simplify things and fix everything I can. By now I'd be loading it and hauling to the dealer.

Heheheheheh.....

You can see the seam in his pic. It split the seam.

You more than likely broke it with the moldboard reversed and pushing backwards.

Us Northerners like it when the Pineapple belt gets snow.... ;)

Valuable advice right there.

Though our Fall/Winter has been relatively mild, it's been filled with huge swings. Temp changes of 30-40 degrees in 24 hrs. LOT of wind. Only one snow and it was only half what the weather dreamers said it would be. In cold temps today, 3F this morning. Tomorrow starts a warm up and then...

Because it it fails you can't fix it with a tractor.

Just found this thread. Was gonna read to the end then PM you about joining the conversation. :) Jeremy has a LOT of experience in this type of project. Listen carefully to his advice. Ask questions. He'll gladly offer suggestions.

What???? You mean I can't go to Wal-Mart this morning during the storm??? What???? :ROFLMAO:

What brand tires are they?

We already have a system in place. They are known as Judges. You can write regulations til you run out of ink and it does no good without Judges to enforce them. Maximum sentencing would help turn this part of our society around.

What the Hell.....

As for permits. In the fine State of Missouri, if you hook a farm tractor to it no permits are needed.

It's gotta weigh 5 ton first.

Every sizeable farmer in my area has at least one 8series if they run JDs. My friend has 3. He also already has a digital footprint of all his fields. In my area field size is relatively small for autonomous equipment. Although I see the advantages, JD is overstating it's efficiency...

As we revolve around the Sun my junk gets older and older. My newest Kubota is a 2012 model. It smokes like Popeye. It's Kubota made. Parts are readily available. Strong dealership network. My Ford 3910 is a 1984 model (memory). It also smokes like Popeye. It's "Ford" made. Parts are...

Yeah, my point was I would miss something critically important, as you did. :)

Unless you own a Tow Truck. Then it's Cha-Ching!!!!!

That sounds like me. I'll stock up for yrs use. Then when shortages appear, realize I didn't stock the oil I use in many of my vehicles...... :oops:

Using a flat rate manual, a good mechanic, in a 40 hr week, should clock 60 hrs.

Isn't it sad that the victims of this storm now have to deal with the predators. Every incident, however small, needs to be reported. Continued prayers for everyone there. Even including the tweakers...

The "greenies" aren't worried about that. They have us to do that for them.

1,400 + 100 + 200 (mmm) = 1,700. Thanks for correcting that for me!!!! You actually took time to look it up?? Impressive!!! :ROFLMAO:

Yep. I was more referring to "construction costs". So an owner might find themselves without enough money to build back on their lot.

And odds are very, very good they are under insured.

Yeah, your wedge is wayyyyy too wide. It will actually hinder the splitter's ability to split a grainy piece of wood. My "wedge" is made from 1" flatbar with a pointed edge. It never fails to split a round unless I'm trying to split something 24" in diameter or more and it's a knotty...

I had heard that too. But now they are investigating further. So until they officially announce a cause, it's wide open.

Sorry for their loss.... If it is officially/legally determined that it was a fire ban day, and a fire was deliberately started, there's justification for prosecution. If it is determined that at the time the fire started a fire ban had not been declared, prosecution will become extremely...

Show Me!! :)

I understand the principle. I've never saw a wall with any insulation, covered with spray foam. I've always saw the foam against the outside sheathing, whatever that might be.

Good post. I originally loaded my rears on the JD2210 to add stability for mowing steep slopes. I only added 5 gallon per tire to keep the weight low. When we built our new house on this property that issue went away. Everything I mow is almost horizontal. So I drained the fluid to lighten...

Yep. But once this goes into Court, if it does, whether someone is legally responsible for starting an illegal fire or not will become very clouded. I'm very curious to see where this leads.

Here's a You Tube video that tries to explain the dynamics of the telescope in language a layman as myself can understand.

Our Bicentennial year was 2021 so our plates changed to celebrate that. But we still hafta be shown.

Tyvek is to prevent moisture from entering the wall cavity? So it is a barrier against condensation moisture under the metal entering the wall? So I have a barrier on the outside of my wall substructure preventing moisture from entering the wall. I have a barrier on the inside of the wall...

I'm not sure I understand the design of the "catch" tray? Aren't the splits going to fall off on the ground at the wedge? Sort of easy to catch the one on the operator's side. You'll always drop the opposite side. If I'm understanding what I described properly, maybe extend the catch tray...

Just West of the "Crossroads". ;)

We were typing at the same time... :) My shop walls are 2x6 studs. Tyvek wrapped on the outside. Then sided with metal. R19 faced batts stapled between the studs. Then OSB on the inside. So,, I guess I kinda have two vapor barriers. I'm North of Georgia by quite a bit.

I agree with snobdds. In this particular case I'd probably lean toward 3" of foam and forget the batts. Assuming 2x4 studs, you can't gain enough R value to be worth the labor of hanging batts over 2" foam. I would most definitely, absolutely spray foam a minimum of 2". This will seal a...

I had never thought about this so did some math regarding two of my tractors. JD2210 SCUT weighs 1800 lbs. I added 84 lbs of fluid. 05% of the tractor weight. Kubota M9540 weighs 10,500 lbs. I added 1,300 lbs of fluid. 12% of the tractor weight.

So now investigate to see if their fire was accidental or deliberate.

Our society is way behind the majority of the World in how we deal with thieves. Way behind.

Your story of Samaritans Purse helping those folks find their Son's ashes proves their value.

I applaud officials searching for a cause. Not to cast blame. Instead to see if the cause could be prevented in the future. If there was an announced fire ban and someone violated it, the gloves come off.

Look how short the blocks are.

Good stuff. Thanks for the correction regarding algae/bacteria. I've always heard it called algae. I'll adjust my verbage accordingly.

Yeah I'd like to know that too.

Thanks for posting these RSKY. These need distributed publicly. I have no comprehension of driving a distance to a storm area for the purpose of looting. Their neighbors need to know of this as well. Needs published in their local newspapers and on their local radio stations.

I don't know. Would be fun though.

I'm afraid you are correct. You gotta have very thick skin here.

That was an informative post. Not simple as implied in the first sentence. :ROFLMAO:

Love the old Ford Terry!!!

Good post. I've read that having the tank inside helps mostly because it doesn't heat up/cool down twice a day from sunshine. The article claimed a shade over the tank would offer similar benefit.

I don't care who you are, that's funny!!!! :ROFLMAO:

I had heard of algae many times. Only dealt with it once. It created a blackish snot looking gunk that would gather in the filter. Run the engine til it dies. Remove the filter and cut it apart and it's clogged full. My Brother wouldn't accept that he had algae. Thought it was pump problem...