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TYM had already improved on the old 58hp Branson, and now offers a cab. So they are investing in the legacy models. The 5835 has been renamed and refined

The creeper range on the HST is awesome. When breaking virgin ground with the tiller it does come in handy. After that I can run in 2nd range easy

If that imported Chinese honey gets more expensive... I can sell mine for more, right? Win.

You just act nice, and everyone respects that so much, they do what is in the best interest of YOUR people 😁 Or so I've heard.

Exactly. If you lie down, you will be walked on. Every country has a duty to place its people first, I understand why. There are various means by which to reach that end.

My son in particular, is experiencing his first real transfer of power and news cycle regarding "change". His anxiety is through the roof. I just look at him and say, "you are new here huh?". I feel like after a while, one will become desensitized to the drama presented us by the media, or...

Yup, my parking brake, is literally a lock on the brake.

People often look at a policy proposal in a vacuum. They are never in a vacuum. They are used as leverage for a reason. Most never see the light of day. And some "evil" tariffs are still in place, when different administrations could have removed them. We live in a society that reads one...

I think the world will be fine. No government will make or break me.

My neighbor's had a Ford Escape with an ecoboost in it. After two motors, and under 100k miles, they went with imports for them both. One a Subaru and one a Toyota.

The start issue, really could be a weak battery, right? The paint issue would piss me off, because that is there to protect the metal fender, and it should absolutely not come off. We have 60 year old Farmall tractors that have original paint. I have the Branson legacy model from TYM and it...

I don't know that it's turbo 4s in general, or just certain turbo 4s that lack longevity

That sounds like more damage while driving

Still can't believe we are totalling a tractor over an engine issue. https://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/cost-of-adding-an-l-series-loader.11829/

I mean, 700lbs at the pins is probably 500lbs realistically? Can it lift that? A CUT will lift 2500-3000 at the pins. A very big difference

I'd never pay $10k for insurance. That's insane. I'd let them know I'm going back to shopping.

Why is the tractor $10k more than discussed?

Yeap, never buying a property with an easement for other owners to access. What a recipe for headaches.

Any update on the dealer response?

I suppose, the warranty would fix what is broken. If the gearbox is ok, then I suppose there isn't much to fix? It seems it would take long time for a full gearbox to fully drain due to loose bolts? The only thing to do would be to tighten the bolts and fill the gearbox and keep using it...

I'd sorta expect any modem vehicle, regardless of quality, to have no real issues while under 100k miles. And quality ones to go to 200k quite easily. I always intend to drive a car to 200k. Not impressed with "no issues" while under 100k honestly. That should be the bare minimum for the...

Is the gearbox bad?

Raw wool. It has breathability that synthetic insulation like foam, doesn't have. It's much more costly to use, but has moisture wicking properties that other insulation types just don't have. I've never had bugs infiltrate the walls of a hive. Everything is glued and then stapled, so the...

Another hive getting insulated and exterior walls tonight

Off season work... Making lip balm with our own beeswax! Need to print labels next week.

Another order filled. Some of the best aluminum work I've ever done

Motor Trend said that TESLA as a manufacturer has the highest fatality rate, NOT that a SINGLE one of their cars had the highest rate. That may be the difference.

https://smartfinancial.com/car-brands-with-most-accidents

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/11/17/more-theories-on-why-teslas-have-the-highest-fatality-rate/

https://www.motortrend.com/news/deadliest-car-brand-in-america/

The fatality rate is higher. Reading comprehension is not your strong suit, is it?

I read the other day the Teslas have a higher, or highest accident fatality rate, basically due to performance capabilities.

Knocked down our 4 acres today. Maybe for the last time? Took a little under three hours. Some isn't what I'd consider "manicured", so it's pretty rough. I went with a gasser because I wanted a 72" deck

Dealer boo boo

Damn, that's an early failure

Matching the width is best, if you have the HP to do so

What a way to go. https://jalopnik.com/fiery-tesla-crash-traps-and-kills-four-after-electric-d-1851697336

I'll notice when cutting 8" grass, to 4"... Which is often around here. Grass is weed free and fertilized three times per year, so it's quite thick. The leaves are like tissue paper in comparison

I've never really noticed an increase need for power when the lawn is covered in leaves

I've mowed into December a few times. Fields could almost use another mow too

I think I may get one more mow done this fall. Six years and 240 hours on the ol girl. Still looks new. Hoping for at least 10 more years.

You can measure the actual camber like this. Mine has about 3 degrees.

This is an easy way to get a baseline.

Is there actually a problem?

We went from an annual income of $300k, to $50k 🤣 It's better to be rich, or poor, and not in the middle. The middle is a terrible place.

I think you could buy coverage on the marketplace for less. Wow Being retired, my income is something I can control now, so affordable coverage is easy to find on the marketplace. Looks to be $215/mo in 2025.

I dont see the difference. The photos were taken from different positions, angles. Park it on a level surface. Lift the loader out of the way, and look at it directly head on. Like I've said. MAJOR damage would have to occur to CASTINGS to cause an actual issue. This isnt the first time this...

I dont see the difference. The photos were taken from different positions. Park it on a level surface. Lift the loader out of the way, and look at it directly head on. Like I've said. MAJOR damage would have to occur to CASTINGS to cause an actual issue. This isnt the first time this...

Sorta difficult to affect camber on a MFWD tractor without creating major and noticeable damage

I don’t. The only bees we keep, deal with mites themselves. I decided long ago that the only genetics I wanted to propagate, were those resistant to mites.

We pay under $400/mo for our family, for a non group plan, since we are self employed. We are about to start paying about $150/mo.

I'll look into Valspar though, it's much less costly than Glidden

I've always used the same paint... Always had great results. I've yet to repaint anything the past 10 years.

Oh, it's just 1" foil backed foam insulation. It was put up before the metal exterior

A little roof building and painting today

When it is running, do you see any movement in the window, like oil moving?

That tractor probably holds 10+ gallons, so I'd buy 5.

It's quite clear, but not sure that clear. That looks low

New labels arrived from Germany... Long story. Ordered matching labels for lip balm after cleaning another 135g of beeswax from burr comb.

Luckily Ammoseek sorts by shipping cost. I typically buy in 1000rd increments, which helps with aggregate shipping

10 year warranty, if you can find service

Homemade cheddar broccoli soup and homemade sourdough bread, tonight

$220 worth of Hercules tools for $75! Free tool with purchase of $100 charger and 5ah battery kit (marked down from $120). Then added the $25 off purchase of $100 or more. 🤣 So I got the 5ah battery, 4ah multi voltage charger and 20v cordless Hercules circular saw for $75. I spend 12 hours...

Last I checked I had about 7000rds of assorted 9mm, 5.56 and 7.62 Shouldn’t have to replenish for a while. Average cost per round was about $.25 at the time of purchase. 😂

Is the speed knob turned all the way in?

Well, I earned a couple years worth of expenses, since the election 😂 So, retirement looks even better than last week.

Local, unfiltered and hives are all chemical free. No treatments

In 2024, anyone claiming supply chain issues, IMHO is full of crap

I'd probably do a slow tow behind my truck... To be honest

8' is usually the planting width, that unit should be wider than 8'. Right?

We are in a town of 2000... 🤣. I'm actually always amazed at what people will spend money on.

My kids will be left little. Not because there will be little left, but because they will have the life they make. Most of what we have will be donated, they can split the property, which will be quite enough. I'm guessing $400k each

I'll survive on honey and bees wax lip balm sales 🤣

I use a dust blower.... That's about 95% effective. Any equipment I pressure wash, I use the 40deg tip to reduce pressure and avoid bearing and sensitive areas.

That is A LOT of honey for $75... We sell ours for $12/lb. 🤯

I have enough bees wax for 66 lip balms. Now that I'm retired I have time to explore a lot of different ways to make money with bees! I can probably find a few frames of wax I can recycle and make over 200 lip balms.

The darker honey and light honey, yes there is a noticeable difference... Lift compared to light, a little, but not a lot. We did have two solid crops of buckwheat on the property this year, so that helped to darken the honey. The clover didnt fare as well in the drought this year.

Well, awesome... Strained the cappings and got another 1+ pounds... So we ended up with about 56. Also decided to clean the cappings to make some beeswax. Rinsed them, strained them, melted them, filtered them. Tada! First time... But being retired I have nothing but time

A metal fragment won't be kind to the impeller in your water pump.

I did have one of my fellow airline instructors over yesterday, to help me bottle honey... He is my same age, and still working for the company, and he said that our supervisors asked him to try to convince me to come back. 🤣 They offer us 5 years to come back, no questions, into our same...

I’m taking the view that fear and anxiety is really a prophetic view of one’s future where there is no God. I can’t worry about all of the unknowns… what sort of life is that? And who am I to think I can control it?

2020...

Machinery Pete posted some stats recently, and used prices have plummeted from 2023-2024.

Last year was the lightest honey we have ever seen! This year is the darkest.

Local honey is incredibly easy to sell... And I am not the lowest cost option around either. I'd like to get to the point I can produce 1000lbs per year. I have to re-seed some clover and try to get my phacelia in early next spring. The drought really hurt us this year, everyone has really...

Nope. I can sell hundreds of pounds from my own shop. We have a lot of repeat customers that contact us for honey. We have been invited to the community farmers market, but I sell out before it opens in the summer.

So far my wife's income exceeds our expenses... So brokerage growth and my side jobs are just icing. Our HSA investments grow enough to cover medical expenses.

Look at this honey! Saving the dark ones for myself.

We didn't batch blend the honey this year and that resulted in some awesome color variations! Moisture measured about 17%

Had a few new beekeepers over to extract honey. Ended up with 54 pounds from 3 hives, who we also took 30 pounds from to feed other colonies. Three hours of fun!

https://www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-only-has-10-days-cybertruck-order-backlog-being-forced-halt-production-line

A 5835 cabbed? That would be cool. Though, I'm pretty sure my little 4820H will be my last "modern" tractor purchase as I have a desire to go back to the 1066 Farmall in retirement. The 4820 is nice for small jobs and loader work

This is from three... Minus the 30 pounds I gave to three new hives for winter. We have a total of 6 now, but three are first year colonies. Looking forward to swarm and split season next year. I have (8) empty hives ready to be filled at the moment.

I'm hoping to get maybe a 5 gallon bucket

You know, it's fascinating that his take on the teaching of the Bible is that he is here to judge and condemn. I mean, if anyone is astray, of course it's the Christians job to ridicule and turn them away. He is the epitome of why people hate religion... Because so many are so prideful...

My buddies car reads signs... Except it reads Highway 29... As 29mph 🤣. So he overrides it a lot.

Nice bench! We are bottling tomorrow.

Well my exteriors are all 3/8 pine plywood... With three coats of high quality exterior latex paint. Also, the gabled roof keeps the exteriors pretty dry

Butter Chicken tonight!

Pine. I have considered using hardwoods for the dimensional lumber pieces.

No.

I am the cook and baker. I maintain the property, run the bee keeping operation and have a small lawn care biz in retirement. My wife is a realtor... Basically we spend most of our time together and enjoy life

Not a lot of deer... But inadvertently nosing over, or misaligning with runways etc.

Looks like if you disregard the need for a regen, a dealer has to perform some magic to force it and clean the DPF

A quick search looks like it may be in limp mode. The light indicates the exhaust temp is too low for a regen... Making it seem like it actually needs a regen performed.

I see a lot of CFMOTO UTVs out here... And will likely consider them when we go that route. For now, the Polaris ATV does what I need done. I'm more concerned about utility than anything else... Especially when I see where I could spend the $10k I saved, elsewhere on my property

Your friend isn't well versed in modern diesels. The guys above are right.

I suppose this is no different than an airliner being flown on autopilot. We disconnect for anomalies all the time. I just hope any Joe Shmoe with a driver's license becomes as adept at it as an airline pilot.

The flail hangs to the right, rockshaft slid right… Looks an awful lot like the flail caused it.

This deer was just standing stationary in the road. And yes humans will do this… I think FSD is hoping to be better than a human

That's one thing I noted in my friends car, when it tried to exit an intersection on a 45 degree angle while accelerating I to an Arbys lawn. It's not something you'd expect, and since it's driving, you are less connected to and ready for a surprise event.

Damn Tesla “Full Self Driving” Drives Through Small Deer — Doesn’t Stop Tesla "Full Self Driving" Drives Through Small Deer — Doesn't Stop - CleanTechnica

Topped it off with treated fuel for winter. I may need it, may not, but it’s got a full tank.

I'm retired. So all of my time is free 🤣

Last of the hives were checked for resources today, some were given honey frames from other colonies. All got their wool pillows and were locked up. I'll see them in Late February

Currently everything I own is fully operational. Currently.

Ran my Predator 3500 inverter yesterday to power my pressure washer. It only sees REAL use once every 24-36 months, so this is about all I can do for it.

Maybe the question is, why is there so much friction that it tears away?

Is there perhaps a relay in the system somewhere that got damaged during the arc? https://www.ebay.com/itm/174138122102?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=-swCMKsRRtq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=v1L0f6oXQZu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Keto dough has no gluten either, so it doesn't need to be stretched. It rolls out much like a pie crust would. Typically if a yeast dough is too elastic, if you knead it out by hand, flatten it, and let it rest 10 minutes, it will become much less elastic.

I would, but there aren't a lot of used Layens hives around

2 cups low moisture mozzarella 2tbsp cream cheese Warm that in microwave for 45 seconds, then add: 1 cup almond flour 1 egg 1 tsp baking powder 1tsp Italian seasoning 1 tsp garlic powder Bake at 450 for about 10 minutes

Homemade keto crust pizza tonight! Retirement is grand.

Collected another 30 pounds of honey today. Got three hives closed up, three more to go tomorrow. Rough year for the bees, but that is nature when you don't intervene and let them sink or swim on their own.

I can see how that could be confusing. I just didn't. I can see how, however

I guess it's hard for me to see the confusion. I just assumed since it's the same reservoir, the one, and lowest drain is the most effective, and any filter that touches that same fluid, should be changed at the same time. At least that's how I did mine. Since the HST fluid is the...

You only need to drain from the lower plug. They drain the same reservoir, so the lower of the two would make more sense. But why not open both? It would make sense to replace both filters when doing the service, since they both filter the same fluid from the same reservoir.

Parts and pillows.

I think the confusion is, you think that there different reservoirs…? The HST, transmission and hydraulics all pull from the same resevoir. It holds a little over 10 gallons, and the sight glass will help with fine tuning that.

This is straight from my manual.

I told you where to fill it. There is ONE reservoir for HST/Transmission/Hydraulics. It's a very bright orange breather/fill cap, rear right on the tractor. Type of fluid is in the video posted, as well as the quantity. Also, you have a sight glass on the rear of the tractor to reference...

Wow. That alone is 1/4 of our total net worth 😵‍💫

Since I seem to be the only one who appreciates sourdough... They will last me 9 days 😂

Actually, my tractor has the Kukje engine, and his I think has the Yanmar, because that is what RK uses in their units. So it could be different. Guessing that is a common rail, while the Kukje is mechanical injection

Processed 12 more sheets of plywood this weekend, so the shelves are stocked with parts. Still have about 6 hours of cutting dimensional lumber, then assembly. This should fill all current orders and leave 5 new hives in stock for later. Time to hunker down in the shop for winter soon. We...

Vacuum attached to the fill port. That’s really the only way I know of

I see this in the official manual

Holy crap, they renamed the 4820, the 5025. It’s still there, under a new name

Wow, TYM removed all of the Branson model manuals from their site! 😳 That’s sorta depressing.

It’s all in this YT video, see screenshot.

Should be a fill/breather rear right side, orange in color. There is only one fill for hydraulics/HST/transmission… I’m certain that quantity is in my manual

Per the manual, yes. It requires brake set

Most TYMs require stationary regen, brake set. That is a TYM tractor

Dry cure is my favorite. For a 5lb belly... 1/4 cup kosher salt 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 1tsp Prague powder Coarsely crushed black pepper (to taste). Blend into a powder. Apply evenly. Seal in bag. Refrigerate for 5 days, then flip and cure for 5 more days. I've gone to 13 days total...

I also cure and smoke our own bacon. Perfect compliment to the rolls.

I have one in my shop, unheated, but rarely gets below freezing

AGREE!

It took a total of 18 hours to make these sourdough cinnamon rolls. 😋

I have a Kunz 58", 27hp unit which I really like. We have been running it for 6 years now

Tesla converted less than 2% of pre-orders, to actual sales. People with 2027 delivery dates, have gotten calls to take delivery now.

I cook a lot. Since retirement, even more. There is always something sourdough in the making, breads, desserts, breakfast items.

Well said!!

How much acreage you tilling? We do a few here with a 72" on a 48hp diesel. 12' disc a no go on a 2wd 44hp gasser

I have a warm shop, but also a block heater.

Arguably all bee equipment is just a wooden box for an insect to live in. However I decided this week to make it my goal to build the best traps I've ever built. Planed the panels to smooth them and true them. If something is misaligned, I cut it and true it. This is the nicest trap I've...

$50 of groceries. Wrapped up the month at $450 total for a family of three! Down 10% since I retired.

Due to the drought and some new colonies struggling with that, I think we will harvest about 75-90 pounds. We had three late swarms and a split who will not be harvested from. I'll keep 10 pounds for us and sell the rest. We have had a few frosts, but during the day it's so warm, the bees...

Enclosed a couple hives today! 10 more to go 🤣

Death spiral 🤣

Three inches in the past three months. This month we will receive 0.00" Dryest year I can remember

I've done a little tillage...

In less than that, 2/3 of the EV owners in this thread will be dead.

Apparently not currently

Or you are cruising at 55m mph and it sees Indiana 29... Hope the guy behind you isn't on his phone

Had a friend over today to play with the bees. Pulled about 60 pounds of honey and sold him some bee equipment! Here is a shot of the inside of a new trap, with foundation on the frames and the scent ampules installed near the opening.

https://www.torquenews.com/11826/end-only-25-cybertruck-reservation-holders-decided-buy-truck-tesla-officially-finishes

All of us out here own 5-20 acres. There is ONE neighbor who has decided to wall in with a solid 8' fence, their entire property. When they finally sell, the first thing the new owners will do, is rip that thing down. It looks ridiculous. Apparently they don't like seeing horses on pasture...

Well, my buddy said this version is markedly worse than the last. He said he had about 20 interventions on his way to our home. The drive to my son's workplace was fine, the drive back however not. We turned left at a mostly deserted intersection, and half way through the turn the car...

Using the new 30 day free trial of FSD to take my son to work today. Wish us luck! There is a temporary road closure on the way to his place of employment, so it will be interesting to see what it does with that

Yep, experience isnt easily replaced. A body filling a position is just that... What that body is capable of, and produces is not the same.

Regardless of what action you take with LS, I'd sell it and buy a Kubota. No remedy at this point will cause you to enjoy the tractor or the experience. Take whatever action you like, but in my experience it's better for my own well being and contentment to cut my losses. Fighting out of...

Yep, I'd sell it. Not because it's a heap, but because it now represents something unsavory. Someone else will see it as a blessing, you won't. Go buy a JD or Kubota and have a happy tractor life.

Holy cow. They need the Kukje engineers.

Traps are done. Aluminum work went faster than expected. Three roofs wrapped in 45 minutes!

Recommended not charging below freezing? Ouch. That excludes a large portion of the US

I have a radiator genie, but often my battery leaf blower is enough to clear the radiator and the screen at the same time. When we paid a guy to shred the property, in our first year here, he would blow out his radiator every few passes on his Kubota.

Oil filter cap o ring leak on the Polaris. Those rings get dry, shriveled and brittle in 12 months and give up the ghost

I suppose the only cutting I know is a small job being 3 hours and the average being 5, felling 60’ trees, limbing and then cutting logs. I’d never venture into that with my battery saw. For small homeowner cleanup, it’s fine, but I’d never choose it if I had to process a 60’ tree. Which...

6 more bee hives, 6 cedar stands for them, and four swarm traps!

As for bench building. A miter saw on a stand would be awesome for the dimensional lumber cuts. Circular will do it, just not as repeatable. My MDF I cut to size with a circular saw and a long straight edge clamped to the surface. That is how I break down all of my plywood too. I wanted to...

Many companies make manual extractors (spinners). We typically just pressure wash ours and dry with a clean towel. It should be stainless steel, so corrosion isnt an issue.

Last lumber run before winter... Closing up the hives next week.

Another $800 in lumber

Funny thing is, 4 acres here, 6 years ago, was $20k

The top is 3/4 MDF... So this gave it a nice hard shell for longevity.

Several layers of Shellac. Very durable

That work table was an awesome project. All pocket screws. You can't see a single fastener, except on the table top.

Diverted from hives to swarm traps this week. Back to hives soon.

Yeah, 4 acres alone here is about $80k. Throw in a liveable house and you are over $200k easy. I mean, a double wide on a 1/4 acre here is selling for $170k typically. Our 8 acres, new home and new 40x60 shop are worth more than most folks retirement funds.

Yeah the CT is seeing sales decrease and folks not taking delivery of their options.

The ol Husqvarna 460 Rancher got a three hour workout today felling several 60' trees that were hanging over a house.

Daily

I'm sorta the same. I blow out my equipment and radiators at least daily when in use. Not had a regen yet on my tractor, but I'll certainly track those too.

Question, if those short periods of near idle are followed by high heat work, wouldnt that help to clean the DPF by getting it hot enough to burn the soot out? We all idle our tractors. Fuel quality may have an influence too.

I suppose you are right. My only need for a truck would be to pull a 6000 pound tractor/implement, at about 8800 pounds. I can pull my mower at about 3000lb with a basic SUV 300+ miles. To be fair, when we were considering the CT, it was quoted at about $50k. Now, that didn't happen. I do...

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/10/13/my-tesla-model-3-should-appreciate-in-value-any-day-now/

It resides in a clean barn, and I use a leaf blower to dust it off every once in a while. My favorite toy

A couple tenths tilling. Never a problem.