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All of the 2" rachet straps I buy are too long (30') so I cut 8' off of them. This is on the ratchet end so the driver did it for a reason. Whether the reason is he's keeping something on top from flying away or he's stupid is up for debate.

I've been trying to get rid of the wild lupine, I have it all over.

Just after sunset last week

Looks like Congress is in session.

If mine became a missile in my truck, my truck would have hit or been hit hard enough to kill everyone in the cab anyway, so the point is moot. I keep it stowed in a compartment under the seat, not on the floor of the back seat.

LOL A hitch that hangs lower than the receiver acted in a way to cause the other vehicle to slide under. Yeah, that's a scenario that happens every day.

The silly thing is, you can legally burn any wood that isn't painted or treated, cardboard or junk-mail in your wood stove and it's perfectly legal. I used to heat my house with mill ends.

One of the nice things about a receiver hitch is it is easy to remove the hitch from the receiver when not in use. The only reasons for leaving it permanently in the receiver are stupidity and laziness. I keep mine under the back seat until I am in front of the trailer. Saves my shins, as...

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Where I worked, topsoil was made from topsoil hauled in from job sites. I was mixed in a Trommel with screened sand and sawdust. Anything much bigger than pea gravel was screened out. For gardens they added some contributions from the local dairy farms, which was aged several months before...

It isn't a modern problem. When the switch was made to overhead valves it became a problem that could occur. The 235 came out in the 1950s. I think that the intake valve would impact a piston were the valve open and the piston at TDC, same for the 283 head. It's not a planned obsolescence...

Last engine I can remember that didn't have valve to piston interference problems when valve timing failed was a L-head Chrysler.

How much are new nuts and bolts? I would have thought the bolts would be keyed in some way to prevent them from turning. In the diagram, it appears that they should be. If so, I would let the weight of the bush hog rest on the bolt heads using wood blocks or something. Otherwise...

Mine is the 20v and I have had zero problems with it.

Nice machine. I spent four days on a Yanmar 55 digging 800 feet of 42" wide by 60 ' deep trench but have no experience on a bigger machine. In fact, that was my only experience, but it sure was enjoyable work. I think I missed my calling. I have a 100 gallon transfer tank for my tractor and...

Exactly why I chose DeWalt. I won a three tool 1 flashlight DeWalt combo at a company Christmas party, and it has been DeWalt ever since. While not always the best, they aren't second-rate tools either. On the Project Farm channel tests, DeWalt usually finishes above the middle of the pack so...

I've used pneumatic, lever, pistol grip and now electric.(DeWalt). I love the electric one. I used to use a pneumatic back when I owned a semi and the weekly greasing of it wore me out with about 40 fittings to hit. Wish I had an electric version then, but they weren't around in the late 80s...

I was just going through my trail/security cam photos this evening. Lots of mule deer, coyotes and one turkey. And of course, lots of cars on the driveway. This was my favorite; one deer defying gravity and the other doing an imitation of the John Deere logo.

Dream Lover - Bobby Darin

Reminds me of my ex-in-laws bending over the buffet table at a church social.

Sand and rock weigh approximately 2700# per yard. Each tote about 1/3 full (or less) would equal about what your trailer can haul.

With that much concrete and a budget of $10,000, your best option is to just live with it until your budget is at least double. If there is a ready-mix plant nearby and it's clean, without rebar, they often don't charge a dump fee, but you will have to pay for trucking. In some areas, using...

The (s) is in vehicles without any adjective to designate it means only trailers, therefore it means all vehicles in combination. If you get inspected in Washington, the ticket only has unit 1, unit 2 and unit 3 boxes meaning vehicles in combination. "All single vehicles with a manufacturer's...

You must have missed the box that says "Are the manufacturers weight rating of the vehicle(s)s 26,001 or more" That bracketed "s" indicates both vehicles in combination. Stated more clearly in another place: "All trailers with a manufacturer's weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more, and a...

It's the same in Washington. Above a certain weight it is considered a commercial motor vehicle, but in Washington, that doesn't mean the CDL requirement kicks in until it is being used commercially. We are limited to a maximum of 26.000 lbs., either as a single unit or in combination. No...

Weight is immaterial when the tank is mounted on a pallet. (You must have missed that) I didn't feel like waiting for 9 months and packing fuel in five-gallon cans in the meantime while waiting for a black Friday deal that may or may not have appeared. With the fuel I used last summer prepping...

I use this tank mounted on a pallet. When it gets empty, I haul it into town and fill it and then put it under cover in the corner of the hay shed. https://north40.com/100-gallon-rectangle-steel-transfer-tank-white And a 12 volt transfer pump on a deep cycle battery charged with a solar...

I read about that in an old book.

Swinging on a Star - Bing Crosby

I agree, the problem with aluminum trailers is they can really carry a good load, until they can't. The "can't" is usually an immediate catastrophic failure that will force one to pick up two halves of a trailer and their destroyed equipment off the highway.

My brother is blind but he enjoys "watching" TV, but most of the modern shows hold no interest for him. He liked Law & Order because it was dialogue based and not action based like most other shows. Neither of us can stand any of the modern sit-coms. Lately we have been watching thing like The...

It's still a couple of years until my license is up, so I may just get a DOT physical just to continue having the option. I drove semi, straight truck, truck and trailer, doubles, A-train and truck and pup, none were at all difficult to transition to so I think I could jump into a semi or any...

Exactly how I got my CDL. I got the CDL permit and went to work as a trainee for a few weeks. The chief driver signed off that I was "experienced" and I got a State issued truck operators license just by paying the fee, no driving test. Two years later the Feds came out with the CDL law...

What is the GCWR of the truck? I believe that no matter the combination, the truck has to be licensed for the combined gross weight. I think that is what the commercial enforcement officer was getting people on. Most people license their pickup for just its weight. It may (and probably does)...

There was a commercial vehicle enforcement officer in NW Washington that seemed to pick on farmers and small contractors with the two axle bumper pull trailers. I used to see him almost every day at a certain intersection with one pulled over. He liked dump trucks too, but his favorite was the...

I pay cash at the local garbage transfer station because they charge a $2 transaction fee on a $15 charge. Even then it is cheaper than paying $60 a month for garbage pickup especially when I have to load the cans into the pickup and haul them a mile and a half out to the main road first.

Actually, he is partly right. He can overload his trailer or truck axles and be under gross. However, a 26,000 GVWR truck can pull a 10,000 GVWR trailer without a CDL. Step up to a 14,000 GVRW trailer and even if it is empty behind his 26,000 rated truck, he needs a CDL. It is all based on...

I have heard that you now have to take one of the CDL courses and have a CDL learners permit in some states before you can take the test. Passing the knowledge test is a requirement for the learner's permit...

CDL is a federal requirement. The CDL is a federal license issued and administered by the states according to federal regulations.

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Fun, Fun, Fun - The Beach Boys

Uneasy Rider - Charlie Daniels Band

Sunshine Superman - Donovan

Son of a Travelin' Man - Ed Ames

Yes, I'm Ready - Barbara Mason

I used my NH 50 to unload a full pallet, but the loader has a higher lift rating than the TYM. (NH T60TLA 2371 @ the pin; 1849 @ 500mm) Even so, the pallet of pellets was all it could lift Before I bought this tractor, I studied Tractor Data on various models in the 35 to 50 hp range...

As long as that is an OSHA approved harness, it's all good. [emoji2]

My little tractor will lift a ton out of the back of my pickup as delivered, but is just a little tippy without something hanging on the back, usually a landplane, box blade, or in winter, a snow blower. Ballast makes loader work safer.

I would suggest that the low capacity number is for a load over rough terrain. Heaven knows that nobody here has ever loaded a bucket and gone bouncing across hills and hummocks but I am sure some have. 😀

From the cost benefit side of solar, California's new policy will kill home solar. We had whole house solar in a large home in NW Washington. With full net metering, going solar was only marginally profitable. The payoff came at 15 to 20 years, allowing about 10 to 15 years before the solar...

We are just working our way out of Covid supply chain issues. One year ago, I would have had to wait three to five months for the tractor I was originally going to buy. I opted for a larger machine and only waited 4 weeks. Supply is building and demand is dropping so I would expect some delays...

The new dump trucks the company was getting as I retired all had that feature from the factory. Good feature, I always turned mine off when backing anyway. Somehow it was always easier to see steer the trailer where I wanted it with it off. Pro tip: It also helps to have it off when looking...

The first part of the video is just about everyone here the first time we tried. The second part is just about everyone here after a little (or a lot) of practice.

Three point hitches don't have precision fittings. The tolerances that let you easily slide lift pin through a ball and a pin through the top link connection allows a certain amount of play. If the balls on the lift arms are worn, throw a little more slop in the mix. I've never had as much...

It is easy to understand the failure in this case. The amount of leverage a sudden shock would have on that hollow hitch insert would be tremendous. My suspicion is that we wouldn't be talking about this if the strap had been slid up to the dop of the drop hitch. It was the leverage that...

North to Alaska - Johnny Horton

It was common in our company to carry a 20' 5/8s chain in the cab. I didn't like that at all. When they started stocking heavy duty 6" straps the chain went bye-bye. Getting stuck with a dump truck is about as common as getting stuck off-road, probably even more so.

This is my second year here, so I ordered some markers. Unfortunately, the freeze and snow arrived before the markers did. I just stuck them in the snow banks at about 50' intervals on opposite sides of the driveway. We sometimes get heavy snow and drifting and the snow will drift and cover...

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It Takes a Worried Man - The Kingston Trio

Mama Told Me Not to Come - Three Dog Night

I don't Believe in If Anymore - Roger Whitaker

Snow season is all done for this year. It started in early November and lasted until just before Christmas. Between new snow or windblown snow, it seemed like I was out every other day clearing new snow or drifts. Then the weather pattern changed and we have been getting 2+ months of slow melt...

They were purposely testing to the failure point. It's not very often that a pickup would have a Cat earth mover behind it, nor is it likely that the average person would be pulling with a D8. The front receiver hitch failed at about 21,000# of steady pull and the rear at 24500#. Pretty...

I have the same problem with my New Holland. I can't understand why the engineers who design the consoles lay them out with the ignition switch in exactly the wrong place.

The coyotes around here are smaller than that, but three of them took down a mule deer in the field about 100 feet from my driveway.

Oh okay. BTW did I tell you about the deer that a pack of KIOTIs killed a hundred feet off my driveway last month? 😂

Doesn't this belong on the Coyote thread? C'mon man!

But, but, but my Garmin said there was an exit there.

Heart of Glass- Blondie

Since you've been there, then you know it's quite a feat to back a set like that down in there. Happily, I left that job 20 years ago and moved on. Now I am working on my 6th year of retirement. I couldn't remember where they were exactly, but my memory (such as it is) has me thinking it was...

CUTs = Compact Utility Tractors: Most of the modern sub 50 hp tractors are CUTS SCUTs are the even smaller tractors, some just a little bigger than a ride on mower. SCUT = Sub-Compact Utility Tractor

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Exactly my point, but I decided arguing against a brick wall was futile.

I pulled a set of basically hay doubles. A 26' 1 axle lead and a 24' 2 axle pup on a turntable with an ~8' reach, not a converter and no turntable lock. The tractor was a W800 short wheelbase tandem axle. I went to a place in north Seattle on Aurora Ave North called Seattle Glass Block to pick...

Too bad it can't be converted to take some kind of rachet like a Harbor Freight 1/2 x 18" and use a cheater for extra leverage.

I really don't have any complaints about the actual shipping of anything. Shipping itself seems incredibly fast. Last year I ordered a 3 point snowblower, shipped from California and it arrived within a week. This year, I ordered a SSQA snow plow shipped from Minnesota and it arrived in 8 days...

So, what has been your personal experience with Kioti arbitration? Did they not fix your tractor; put in used parts instead of new; taken too long to fix it; scratch the paint, what exactly?

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I have an older 27hp Ford 1715 that I used to move a lot of dirt with a box blade. It would make a fair sized list it I typed out everything I did with it. On the 7.5 acres, there was nothing it wouldn't do. I seldom wished for a bigger one, and seldom wished for a smaller one, so I figured...

Aside from drugs. one of the reasons for the homeless problem is there aren't any low skill. repetitive, low self-motivation factory line jobs left. And that might be one of the reasons for the drug problem, no hope of being able to provide for themselves.

But that GDP used to in part represent machinery and steel going over seas, now it's bulk oil, bulk coal and the cups of Starbucks we purchase a $4 per cup.

The town I moved from on the left coast has basically driven all industry out of town. The bay used to be lined with boat building, salmon canneries, lumber mills, a tissue mill, a marine shipping terminal, a plywood mill and a cold storage. All of these were along rail lines and each facility...

Sueing for a buy back really worked well for all the owners of the B3350 didn't it. 😂 I have been through arbitration and had it come out in my favor. While I don't pretend to know about all arbitration in all cases everywhere, I have some experience with it. Tell me, what is your experience...

The thing is, nobody is going to sue over a ten thousand dollar repair on a thirty-five thousand dollar tractor, even if they could find a lawyer to take the case. Tractors aren't protected by lemon laws and with what someone might pay a lawyer to get satisfaction, they could buy a new...

Probably both simultaneously.

If you are trying to single out Kioti, two words: Kubota B3350 I read the thread on here about that machine did some research, and it turned me off from even considering Kubota when I bought a new tractor. (the extra $5000 price was no help either) My thought was, that maybe the new tractor I...

Chevy Van - Sammy Johns

I've lived virtually all my life in Washington. What you experienced in the 70s is nothing like what it is now. Around 1980, Washington was "discovered" by California and the influx to the Puget Sound has made the state into California north (we called it Californication back in the 80s). East...

California Girls - The Beach Boys

I think they will start not registering ICE vehicles within about 10 years of the ICE sales ban and outlaw the sale of gasoline a few years later. Diesel will be a different matter. I can imagine a commercial permit to buy on road diesel and a special ag permit to buy dyed diesel, at least for a...

I drove a Ford 9000 flatbed with a 24' flat bed wagon behind it. With practice I could back it over uneven ground in a straight line or around a slight corner. I have heard of people (never seen it) who could back a set of doubles. One won a bet from a former boss when he said he could back his...

I had a seldom used state scale about a mile from my house and would check weigh my load before I got home. The bales were supposed to be between 700-750#, but I checked and they were average 690#. I figured it was better to maintain good relations than quibble about a few pounds per bale.

Lots of folks here live between 2500 to 4500 feet, the valleys, where the stores and services are located are at 1000 feet and often 30 or more miles away. People here will be travelling to Idaho to buy new vehicles when the ban goes into effect or rebuilding their old ones.

I thought the same thing a few years ago about a Washington State proposal to ban ICEs. I thought, never happen, the eastern part of the state is too rural. Surely the legislature can see that EVs with long distances and large elevation changes won't work there, especially in winter. Oh, how...

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

Is the Bobcat a rebranded Kioti? I am curious as I see Daedong makes both engines. If that is so, my personal preference would be to go with the Kioti. At some point, Bobcat could switch to a different manufacturer and a few years later their parts inventory would tend to support the newer...

I operate mine always above 2200 RPM, which would be low for a gasser. With an HST machine, the engine is driving a pump, not a gearbox and I operate it like I would any other hydraulicly driven machine. (Think skid-steer or mini) My New Holland regens about every 25 to 30 hours and it is...

Welcome to the forum young man, from the deserts of Washington State.

Pretty easy to tell that it isn't a newer truck. It doesn't have the modern hinged frame.

I think I would put that one in the Larry the Cable Guy, Get er' Done file. A little ingenuity and family go a long ways. (y)

Sweet Surrender - John Denver

It looks like it works on the same principle as super solo dump truck booster. With the air bag inflated, it should put some weight back on the front axle and minimize oversteer with the truck's drive axle being the fulcrum. For the money, a good tandem axle trailer will allow one to haul a lot...

Feels like the First Time - Foreigner

I've used my 60' tiller behind my 69 inch wide New Holland tractor and it worked well. I was using it to loosen compacted soil to level a building pad, not to garden. A 60" ought to work pretty good behind your tractor. I don't think the inch and a half of tire track on each side will make...

With an HST, I think I would go with the 6' since you can easily regulate your speed depending on load. Also, I've heard the rule of thumb of 5 HP per foot of engagement, which puts you in the upper side of right in between. It also depends on your ground, but you know what you have better than...

I've had the County Line Tractor supply tiller for 5 years behind an older 27 hp 23 PTO hp Ford and have never had a problem with it. I've never had it even load up the engine very much. I don't have much rock in my ground but I've hit a few. The advice about the slip clutch you have been...

Crazy - Patsy Cline (1961 crossover # 8 on Billboard)

I don't have much use for those plastic things either. I never wanted to mention it for fear of the safety police. 😐

Once you do get it started and running, when you get done with it, turn off the gas at the sediment bowl and let the engine burn the gas in the carburetor, then shut off the key after it stops running. It will help keep the carb from getting gummy with evaporated gas. This is especially true if...

There were signs in the restrooms in the passenger cars, "Please Do Not Flush While the Train is in The Station." That was about 1960.

As I read the original post, it sounds like there is plenty of steel available. How many sticks were you planning to use for the bridge?

When my Dad worked for the NP B&B crew in the Northwest, they were housed in old converted wooden boxcars, 4 men to a car. What they did for restrooms back then, I don't know, but I remember him mentioning that they had a shower car. Later, shortly before and after the GN, NP, CP&Q merger they...

Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra

Slow Hand - Pointer Sisters

Life In the Fast Lane. - Eagles

One degree below zero, blowing snow in 20-30 mph winds. I wouldn't have been able to clear a mile and a half of road without a cab. Yet, for most work during the spring and early summer, I prefer open station. I wish somebody made a convertible tractor cab with heat and AC.

If you are working on a D9 Cat you use one set of tools. If you are working on a Ford Ranger, you use a different set of tools. If you repair fine watches, you use yet another set of tools. Different tools for different jobs. One set of tools might be "cute," but you couldn't use the other tools...

For that price I'd expect I could buy 3 or 4 Chinesium 72 inch snowblowers. Mine is showing no issues at all even if there is some less than perfect construction. The only maintenance has been adjusting the auger chain tensioner and I will change the gear oil at the of the season. Should last me...

Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills & Nash

Changes - David Bowie

Welcome. Lots of good info here, lots of tips and tricks to learn from.

Okay, but I don't care how hard you try to make it work, trying to hook a female hydraulic hose to a female fitting on your tractor just isn't going to work. It works that way in electrical applications, among others, also.

If it's a rust through' then toss it. If it rusted through in one place, how many others are not far behind? The only other solution I can think of that doesn't involve flame in a gas can, would be cleaning the bottom to bare metal and J B Welding a patch over the hole, or over the entire...

I don't like the flat face ones because everything else on a tractor is ag style and converting every implement would be a pain in the wallet. But the primary reason is hydraulic lock. I had them on a snow plow and the first time I hooked them up, it was easy. The next and every time after I...

It's Hard to be Humble - Mac Davis

Seven Bridges Road -- The Eagles

Locomotion. -- Grand Funk Railroad

I will guess not, on your question about govt compensation for coyote kills. The reason for the compensation for wolf kills is that in many areas the wolves were reintroduced and the compensation was a way to mitigate against complaints. Plus, wolves are on the endangered species list, coyotes...

My neighbor is a retired electrician. He used a shop vac, and a line attached to a foam plug to fish a line through conduit so he could pull wires through. It was about 65 feet from the shop to the stable.

What a Day for a Daydream. -- Lovin' Spoonful.

I was just wondering. I spent 4 years taking care of and improving a relative's property with the understanding I would get a little something when he sold. My tractor added 700 to 1000hrs (not sure because the hour meter wasn't working for the first three years) plus all the other stuff I did...

How many hours did you estimate it would take you? $1450 for two and a half acres of lawn (minus seed and fertilizer) sounds more than fair. What is the hourly going rate for a tractor and operator these days?

For me it was a matter of storage also, not of the snow blower, but all the snow I've gotten. The snow here doesn't melt away much during the winter months so that the snow I plowed at first becomes snow ridges along each side of my driveway and then my driveway gets narrower with each snowfall...

I maintain about mile and a half of driveway and private road. The first time I did it, it was with a 27HP tractor and a 5' box blade. It took me all day. The next time it was with a 50Hp tractor and a 7' landplane. It took me about two hours. I'll be out after the thaw to repair frost heave...

I windrow it so that it is away from the edge. My 72 year old body doesn't like twisting around so that I can do precision snow blower work near the edges. The windrow centers it and I can back up using the mirrors. I clear out 4" of snow even though all my vehicles are 4WD. UPS and FedEx don't...

I have a slightly larger tractor than what you are looking at, however my loader specs are only about 10% more than the RK. I bought 700# rounds and unloaded and stacked them two at a time with a two prong hay spear with ease. I had a 500# implement on the three point and my rear tires are...

What you plan is with the snow blower is what I had started doing with my snow. Plowing left berms on each side and after a series of above freezing days the berms were hard and pretty much immovable. When the snow is light enough I use my front mounted plow and plow from the edge both...

72" snow blower on a 50 hp 40 PTO hp HST New holland tackling hard snow drifts. It hadn't snowed for over two weeks and the weather had warmed to the mid 30s for four days before it started freezing again. Then on the 20th of December the wind started blowing 30-40 mph all night long and was...

I have a small 100 gallon tank for my tractor diesel. I filled it in August and figured I might get through most of the winter. Had to fill it again in December. Last year I was using and old Ford 1715 with a loader bucket, a back blade and a box blade no snow blower and I think I used 20...

LOL That would limit me to 36 inches of width, which would be useless with a 6' wide tractor. Yeah, I think you are being a little conservative with you width vs. horse power. Perhaps if one was using a 4' tall double auger tackling 2 feet of snow in a commercial operation but for the average...

As wide as your road is, I would plow from the side to the center in both directions and use a rear facing snow blower and drive by mirrors. My driveway is a lot narrower than your road and that is my plan for next year. I already have 24-30" plow berms on each side of my driveway, but this is...

Nice job of putting that together. A little large for my tractor, plus pushing snow drifts uphill doesn't always work with my 7' plow. I run out of traction before I run out of power, then I turn around and blow it away.

I have pretty much stopped buying from Amazon. I dropped Prime months ago because of their shipping policies. It just ticked me off that I was paying for two day delivery and they would just sit on the order for five days before they pulled it from stock. I ordered a snowblower from Amazon and...

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We got it from Titan Attachments last spring when they were clearing them out. It's a 72" about 4 inches wider than the tractor. We got it at the right time, they were selling the same unit this winter for almost double what we paid for it. Ours was about $2500 delivered, they were selling this...

Shingles are pretty darn heavy by the pallet. It's been 30+ years since I've hauled them, but I am thinking they are close to and possibly more than 3500# per pallet. The first pallet was centered just slightly ahead of the axle and the second one was completely behind the axle. Having said...

Nights In White Satin -- Moody Blues

I bought one off Ebay, I think the brand was a Bendall and sold by a company out of Minnesota. I paid $2850 delivered. I an happy with it, it rolls the snow pretty good. I've plowed drifts as tall as the plow, which is 24" x 84" and I have never had snow rollover the top of it. I made a You...

I have a 2021 Boomer 50 and I haven't had a single problem with it. I run it like I would a Bobcat at 2000+ RPM usually more. It regens about every 25 to 30 hours. I've used it a lot for road maintenance, clearing snow with blade and blower and for building site prep and field mowing. I am...

I have a New Holland/LS with an HST. I run it like you would any other hydraulic equipment like a bobcat or a mini. Set the RPM above 2000 and run it unless you need more for PTO.

The ballast recommendations you have been getting are spot on. One thing I would caution any new owner when doing loader work: keep the bucket low at all times. It's important even with an empty bucket as a raised bucket significantly changes the center of gravity, but you can tip over before...

The New Holland came with 2/3s tank of fuel loaded rears, a 3rd function kit at cost and second owner's manual and two caps. I can't imagine a tractor being delivered basically empty. The used Ford 1715 I bought 5 years in a private sale came with a full to the rim with fuel. That actually...

I have one and the depth of cut is adjustable, I think mine will cut about 1 to 1-1/2 inches which is pretty aggressive. I have mine adjusted to cut 1/2 inch deeper on the right. Up one side, turn around and do the other side; it helps keep the crown in the road.

Being mildly absent minded, I painted the handles on mine "don't forget-um dummy" orange. It can be pretty easy to miss an errant black handle against a field of black. Now they are like a flag waving, "you forgot something dummy."

I thought religion either pro or anti was verboten.

With an HST you can set the throttle at a given RPM and not worry about clutch wear.

Imagine taking a new silver dollar and flipping it in the air and it landing on a concrete driveway and landing on heads. Then imagine doing that 500 more times and it landing on heads every time. Now if you don't believe that is possible, how likely will it be that long chain amino acids will...

Understandable with a geared model, not so much with an HST.

Why would you want to?

Get serious, a bucket wheel excavator would be the perfect tool for the job. 😇

I did also. They are the bargain forks, but I'm on a budget and for what I do with forks, they will do fine. I actually like the hole in the end of the forks. When it becomes time to shuffle trailers, a 2" ball in one and a 2-5/8s in the other.

I had a friend, Rick, who had a similar thing happen to him but it was on a dry road on a nice sunny day. He had just gotten on northbound on I-5 near Albany Oregon and the wind shifted and blew a thick cloud of smoke across the highway from a grass seed growers field that the grower was...

s4s = surfaced on 4 sides Bullnose + The rounded corner on finished lumber. It keeps splintering at the corners to a minimum. My first fifteen years of working were in a crossarm mill and those term were common. Before you ask, crossarms are the predrilled and treated wood cross members on...

When we bought the tractor I thought an MMM was a ridiculous option for 45-55 hp. tractors weighing 2 tons bare, but they are offered.

Why did they switch to an all glass door over a steel framed door with several glass panels. My preference would be a steel frame with a horizontal steel bar and an upper and lower glass panels. Steel could be minimized and the glass maximized and it could possibly be fixed at a reasonable...

Around here when we talk power generation we just say "Dam" But there are a few wind farms too.

I bought a 10k car hauler in Mount Vernon 4 years ago for $3500 out the gate. I saw the exact trailer listed in Olympia for 6300 on the lot. Has steel gone up that much?

I looked and all I can find is one for a rather large bucket. You didn't say what width bucket, but I gather you are talking about a smallish backhoe tractor attachment and wanting what my operator friends referred to as a cleanout bucket, or a cover for a tooth bucket that will leave a smooth...

My personal rules for PTO implements. Don't get off the tractor with the PTO engaged. Those times when you need to check a strange sound, stay 3 feet away from any moving part. No loose clothing at any time. If it's too hot, take it off and hang it on a fence post, not draped off the seat...

I had one I lined with a heavy duty garbage bag and filled with sand and gravel. If I ever accidently dumped it over I wouldn't lose anything. If I was going to work with something a little heavier than normal, I filled it with water. It's surprising how much water will go into a box full of...

How sad

The la The last one I saw closed was talking about origins not religion and because some were talking about specific creation other than naturalistic creation the thread was shut down for daring to delve into religion. Revealed a little something about the moderator IMHO.

In a global economy the only real questions are: does it have a reputation for reliability; is the dealer reputable: are parts readily available and will the likely be so in the future; does the dealers shop have a good rep? Most tractors, even those who claim American origin outsource parts...

Add a cab add $6000-8000 add a year add $3000-5000 in today's market.

Excellent point, once a moderator participates in a thread he should be disqualified to moderate that thread or perhaps have to wait until his last post is at least 20 back.

Still six inches of snow on the ground here and when thigs have melted a bit it just turns everything to mud in a hurry. Pretty much house bound until the frost comes out of the ground and things firm up. Then it's road grading, fence building, gravel covering season until it gets too hot to...

If a post is deleted or a thread shot down, the moderator need to sign his name to it and give specific reasons for the shut down and leave that in a publicly accessed place.

Saw a youtube video with a guy talking about his new TYM tractor and he said he didn't want any grief about having a Korean tractor. Then he showed the tag on his John Deere 5065E , it said assembled in India.

I can understand the reason for limiting some of the topics on some occasions, i.e which religion is best, which candidate is best, and so forth. But when generalities in politics or religion are deemed out of bounds it seems that maybe the moderators need moderating.

If that's US dollars it's a little high, if that's the Canadian dollar, it's about $31,200 US which doesn't seem all that high especially out in the maritime provinces.

The high tensile wire I use is so stiff that once it's bent around a post or an insulator the crimp sleeves don't have much strain on them at all and 2 aluminum sleeves is more than sufficient. With splicing in the middle of a run, 3 sleeves and I've had no failures even with a herd of elk...

If it's on a hill that is steep enough to involve switchbacks compaction isn't as much concern as erosion. If the road is well crowned and has good ditching on both sides would be my main concerns.

Who would have thought that a New Holland Boomer 50 was a SCUT. LOL That's the problem with generalizations, they all fall apart at some point.

Gravitational fields bend space. It was proven in the 1920s during an eclipse when a star that was actually hidden by the sun was observed beside the sun. The gravitational field of the sun bent the light of the star around the edge of the sun making it visible. It's weird stuff, but has been...

Actually the speed of light is a constant. An observer would only notice color shift. If I were shining a flashlight at you while travelling toward you at 10 mph under the speed of light you would measure the speed of light at the constant speed, I would observe the light leaving the flashlight...

I've seen some of those vids. A lot of them look like 60 year old IH tractors.

African or European?

I would consider renting a dump truck to do the half mile run. Contact a local dump truck/gravel company and see how much to rent a solo truck and driver by the hour. It would save a lot of wear and tear on your machine. When I retired, I think a solo was $125 and a truck and pup was $150 but...

It will lift 770 pounds at 19 inches but you will want additional ballast on the three point to handle round bales. If you store your winter's supply like we do, you can put the heavier bales on the bottom. I think it would be a good compromise with the caveat that you get a substantial...

I've never used anything but aluminum. But if you are in an area that can get some sea air, I would avoid steel as I can see the possibility of corrosion being a problem

Yeah, I always had a hard time with "first there was nothing, then nothing happened resulting in everything."

For safety the larger tractor is your best choice. Nothing would be worse unloading your truck or trailer, backing up with a bale on the loader and having it the tractor flop on it's side because of too much weight and not enough ballast. The L series with a 3 point finish mower might be the...

With a lift capacity of 660 pounds at 19 inches from the pin, I think 800 pound round bales may be a little to much to handle at all and a lot to much to handle safely. I have been using a Ford 1715 with 800 pound squares and with 400 pounds on the 3 point and loaded tires it can move and stack...

I can't judge the man's motives that harshly. He is a JD believer, but there are people everywhere with a pet brand. Green, and Orange seem to have an almost cult following, and to a lessor degree blue, the other orange, and all the various shades of reds. You can see it on this forum nearly...

I believe that they are not consciously lying and they believe every word they say to be the truth. Beyond that it is what you choose to be true. It comes down to putting your faith in the veracity of a human. Humans don't exactly have a stellar (pun intended) track record in veracity.

Agree, factual information and tested and proven theory (at least as far as we can test it). Some of the aspects of quantum mechanics are weird to point of defying logic, yet they have been tested and so far shown to be true.

If you are going to use a belly mower that you may want to take off for ground clearance when doing other things, consider the JD 1025R with it's drive over auto connect mower deck. If no mower deck then the tractor with the apparent lowest center of gravity. Fifteen degrees is enough to cause...

And add there is beauty all around, game, fishing wide open spaces, and it isn't California. 😃

If you travel through space 9.7 trillion kilometers at the speed of light, you have traversed both a distance and a time. I'll stand by my previous answer.