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I'm pretty sure he's talking about Greg only. Yeah to bad about Dickie, he's got several albums of his own out that are fantastic also. One is "highway calls" ?? It's a little difficult to search as I think some are under Richard Betts. Check it out. Y'all will probably laugh, but in the last...

Link works for me. I've seen that before and I imagined that it was for "biomass" fuel for generating electricity (probably Europe) and that was a plantation type situation with specific crop and machinery.

...dang it, I had a several paragraph explanation on my above post before I left to find that link.:confused: Part of it was ptsg's points about the advantages of mechanically driven "tools". In a nutshell, start with a purpose built rotary cutter. Not a pasture mower. I just replaced all of...

https://baumalight.com/en/ I have bought from them through the local JD dealership.

Don't you have someone you know with a welder? It would only take a couple of minutes each with a weld or two.

"2 oars" :LOL::LOL::LOL:

You'll learn it's traction limitations. It's usually better to find out going up hill and loose traction at the bottom. Anything can go down hill, it's controlling it that makes the difference. (y) Told ya that you wouldn't need the headlights. ;)

It should be fine with the chipper as the top link will be "in tension" and not cause it to be in "compression" while transporting it. Definitely not for either of your rear blades.

It's probably an item that is worth spending the big green money on. Just make sure it's "turn key" and has everything included. They have a way of selling multiple "kits" to accomplish what common sense tells you should only be 1 "kit". I'd suggest at least investigating ($$) a 3rd function...

That should be done. Iirc it's like a 500 hour item and just takes a couple of quarts (+/-). Easy but just make sure you fully drain it. On my old F I think you drain each gear case behind the wheel. (bevel gear) I'm pretty sure that's going to be the same on you unit. I was told that they...

I miss something "speed reading" all of the time myself. 😉

He's invested in his aftermarket *hydraulic top link already. I haven't run across an "extension" like you've pictured, but it would be very simple to fabricate if you weld. *I think 😉 Maybe altering the attachment could be a non welding solution.

Tooth bar?

I made a 30" edge that slipped on over the teeth and was secured by a chain welded on the back side that got hooked on a hook welded high on the bucket. This was over 30 years ago and a little Woods 3pt backhoe on my first new tractor. Wish I still had that Yanmar 336D! For what I had invested...

Some parts may be more accurate. My local dealer actually gave me the wrong p/n and I ordered and received it (messicks) only to read the installation instructions and realized that it was not for my tractor. After shipping it back with an understandable restocking fee, Messicks did send the...

Going from the cub cadet to a Kubota F.... You'll no longer be "mowing into the night". 😆👍 Congratulations on having a great machine! If you're really into returning the machine to "factory", have your dealers parts guy to check with Kubotas "obsolete parts" dept. So far I've been able to get...

I definitely have the fuels "health" constantly lingering in my thoughts. I treat with a biocide and the normal anti gell, certain boosters. So far, so good. I am (strangely) eager to refill with fresh fuel. At the end of this last run I heard a odd noise that seems to be the frequency and...

After a lousy winter for snow, I took mine off late March. Now we can get a good April snow, but with no existing snow cover I knew that any April snow would soon be gone. Don't you know that we had a foot, (gone in a week) then about 13 days later we got 18". Typical for my excellent timing. 😆

I wish any "color" from 1960-80 could be had now new!😄

Yesterday afternoon power was restored. 😎

I'm going to switch to that little "dog house" 6500w Kubota that I put together a few years ago just to run it. I keep thinking about selling it but I just don't really want to part with it. Wet stacking is and has been a concern for the 20kw is oversized, I just haven't seen anything in the...

Day 4 staring. Mrs rusty found the first estimate for restoration this morning online.... Tuesday. :ROFLMAO: And I don't blame the utility one bit! 👍

I'm going on day 3 with my diesel genny. I'm so glad that I didn't settle for a LP unit for the convenience. Lots of folks are getting close to running out of propane for their generators. As I knew, many times that you have a power outage (at least here in rural Maine) many of the "things"...

Thanks for the reminder of the scale of things out west! Probably been 20+ years. Beautiful

Time to get pissy👍

Isn't a properly charged 12v battery supposed to be +/- 12.4 to close 13v?

Very heavy, wet snow. Figured that getting rid of some of it would be helpful when it's over. Genny is purring along.

...well I just happy that I'm not the only one with difficulties speed reading. 😆

I'm in the purple 'dot'! I've never seen the "infinity" symbol used in a weather forecast!

That axle should be low to no pressure behind the plug. Once you get it out replacing it with a normal 6 sided "plug" of the correct thread should be pretty simple. Then you could just weld a normal nut to your factory plug.

I need a little one for my Jack Russell!👍

I've got nothing against Cummins 👍 I recently got my first one (in an excavator) the dealership just replaced the fuel pump at 980 hours under warranty. Chit happens. Edit; I did have the remarkable 4B in a Case SS and a 30KW IR generator years ago.

It seems to me that all of the manufacturers now rely on their customers for "their long term testing" rather than spending their money on this.

This guy did!😜

I've got more land than I've ever dreamed of having and my last place was 128ac. What it provides me is priceless regardless of the market value, and I'm sure that many respondants here feel the same regardless of its size. 👍

That's pretty cheap. I paid about that for my 84" grapple over 25 years ago! Lofflin brand out of NC. Dual "lids" and flat bottom which I'd recommend. I have "tweaked" the lids in this time but this was doing things that I shouldn't have. It's still fully operational.

That's a pretty good testimonial. 30ac/week definitely gives RjC's opinion a lot of merit in my book.(y)

How many hours on the clock of your old Z? When do you start worrying about the hydros? You know better than coming here to get talked out of shiney!;)

Meanwhile "they're" calling for 13-14" of snow tomorrow here!😅 Not too unusual for March, but this year it'll be the biggest snowfall of the whole season, at least for us.

I remember making my decision.... I asked the salesman how much that frameless, curved and drilled glass door costs to replace!!! This knowing that I'd primarily be working in the woods, the decision was easy. As you get older, you start realizing things (truths) about yourself, my conclusion...

It seems that the happiest guys have (or have access to) both. 👍 Some have very singular uses like mowing and snow removal. Then others have countless tasks like jockeying trailers and stuff around the property where you might be on and off constantly hooking chains or hand shoveling in/out of...

.... and when you know your pushing the limits, hand on the loader valve full time and ready to lower it quickly. As soon as the bucket hits the ground your "event" is over. I got pretty good with the smaller tractors that I've had driving on 3 wheels IF the terrain allowed it. 😮 As Jay...

I always thought that blueberries like "dry feet", we've got acres of wild high bush blueberries that grow in what's basically a peat bog and 90% of the time there's standing water and we wear knee high boots to pick. Walking through and among them is very difficult and we've never looked for or...

They sound like a great customer and if they wanted me to wear sneakers and a tin foil hat while working there, that would be me! Being "fed" steady work and not having to chase your money, close to your location and (from the sounds of it) have a 2 way trusting relationship, that's a winner all...

I've never used the big bag "totes" but a buddy does. He always has trouble in the field with trying to meter it into his spreader (just a 3 pt spinner) and ends up with spilled fertilizer because it doesn't "shut off" very well. I understand your need but building several 500# bins would...

Stick with your FPSF! Not only are they less costly but living on a hunk of frozen concrete is horrible. The further into winter the colder it'll get. I'm not a super BH fan other than the Swiss army knife capabilities, but from what you've described I'd lean that way. That 95 case SS is a very...

Not exactly what you're asking, but fertilizer dealers have " buggies" (trailers) that are available if you buy enough tonage. They may even make up your needed mix. You'll need enough tractor to pull it through the field. Check with a farm bulk supplier. Used feed bins came to mind initially...

That's good chit!:LOL:

RjC laid it out above. If this is beyond your mechanical ability you should probably just stop by the dealer and ask them what to buy. It's really as straightforward as he described, and only a little bit more complicated than adding fuel to the machine. It's usually a good decision to get as...

I remember when people weren't swayed by trendy, unproven gadgetry and could see a scam when it came to separating them from their money. Also no one feared using a gallon of gasoline and "chicken little" the sky is falling nursery tale was just a kids story.

For a little 1ac. lot you could skip the middlemen, aka; batteries and get a 100' extension cord. 🤣

Jeez you must be busy to not even unbox it.😆

^^^ well worth an hour of hand shoveling. There should be a warning tape, yellow or red 6" or more above each utility. You can carefully scratch down the this warning tape with a backhoe and hand shovel to the line to establish its exact location and depth.

Northern tools has a selection of sprayer/tank combinations that are all 12v. They rate them in horizontal and vertical reach. I'm also the type to put something together myself if I can, this is one of those things that I can see spending more time and money on different components trying to...

I think I might start building while you're dirt dries out and just touch up the grading when you can work the dirt. Pretty spot there!

Rick by looking at the picture in a post above, the bucket mount is flat on the ground and by the looks of the cylinder it appears to be fully extended (or very close). Now if you pick up the loader arms about 30-35" that approximately equals the "floor" length of a bucket and add in the arc of...

While I don't know anything about your operations other than here on TBN, for the storm cleanup and similar woods work I'd think about finding a deal on a Milemarker or other hydraulic winch and put something together for a tractor 3pt. You already have a complete "wet line" on the back of all...

I imagined that your tractor would be close by in that situation. Hayfields are usually hurting for a winch attachment point.

HD are your self recovery situations mostly getting out of the field with the g/n loaded and it's just a little too greasy?

I've only had 3 winches (other than little atv type) and they were all Ramsey's. 1 electric, 1 pto and 1 hydraulic. The mechanical PTO was my favorite but I imagine that your right about it being a nightmare if not impossible to get to the front bumper with a driveshaft. I missed it if you...

Learn your mill, by that I mean the flow of the "process". Moving the quantities of logs, slabwood and boards on and off of the mill (efficiently) is something I'm still playing with myself. This said noticing that you only have access to one side of the mill in your picture. (and that might...

I didn't see "color" like you did, I saw flip flops, shorts and a cardboard "helmet". 👍

What could possibly go wrong? 😆

I cut this building for the mill. Yes, and cut it's new home also. I've been building all of my life, sawing out your own materials is incredibly rewarding and kinda completes the circle of the process. You'll love it!👍

If it's adjoining your place it sure would be nice. Is that the price of open land in TX? Or would this be what a small "developer" would pay to chop it up in 3-4 building lots?

Does it inflate into a flotation device. 😆 (Your log jam project)

HD can this job wait for accommodating water temperatures and possibly lower water levels? It might be a nice job in between hay cuttings. 😉

I "adjusted" your post to illustrate what you really meant/think. Now go and place your order.😆 You could have written that post for me including every single point! After years of arguing with myself (but never stopped looking for a used mill, I came across a fully hyd Timberking with the...

Usually an old plow that's been converted for its last "tour of duty" on a tractor has quite a bit of "slop" worn into it. Any further movement is going to take a decent bit of customization to the mountain set up. In extreme rolling grade situations, modifying your approach.

I have been informed by a secret source of the name of the accused.🤫 My take is I know what to expect, I usually skip reading much of it. But I have developed a picture in my mind of this little old man. He doesn't have much to do (or can do) and his little bit of research, cutting/pasting and...

C'mon HD, I can't even believe the price of a McD burger these days! 😉 I totally agree with your $20k price for a "plain Jane" work truck, diesel/at, is very reasonable. I'm just afraid that (as usual) I'm 10 years or more behind the times. They probably want $30k +/- for the truck (with a...

This is where one might get in trouble by either the recipient has a very thin skin or actually misinterpreted a poorly written comment that was intended to be a joke. It seems (to me) that our collective skin has become nearly translucent. 😆

I'll try ... $Way too mu.ch! My 2nd guess is $more than it's wor.th 🤣 Good luck with your hunt HD.

My "neighborhood" consists of den's and nests and the deer, moose and 'yotes are like cowboys, they'll bed down anywhere. 😆

Now I'm getting paranoid, 😆 especially because I have no clue to who in the heck your talking about. Years ago I had a few guys "ignored" but learned that just like life, you learn what to expect out of people and don't be surprised when you see it.

You gotta explain what's going on here for any help.

"How dare you" 😉

Picture a poor dust bowl farmer with a persnicity old mule hitched to a little cart with wooden wheels that your filling with rocks, by hand. Then picture the cup holder on your new tractor. That's my take on this. 🤣

If you're existing doors, track and hardware are in good shape, I'd put the suggested foam, draining/grading solution way ahead of considering an overhead door that I can assure you will be a custom size or require re framing your existing opening and be very costly. Also an overhead door...

Definitely! But I'd still use a well draining backfill from the foam to the finished grade.

That part is on you, there's no "free lunch" keeping out the critters and weather along with securing your doors in the wind. Dig it out (deep) and replace the soil with 3/4" or bigger stone for drainage under the door. 👍

I have built a few wood in ground "tracks" for rolling doors. They work well although extended periods of very cold weather will "pinch" the door to where it's a pushing match but never to the point where I couldn't operate the door. You can see it's basically a pressure treated U (2x6) with a...

In a direct answer, I agree 100% 👍 People are either a wood burners or not, with hundreds of life variables making that decision for them.

Burning wood (and saving big) is the equivalent to hunting and thinking that your saving at the grocery store. 😉 It's the other "rewards" Moss mentioned above when you measure the additional value. 👍 I heat with wood and a 80* house and all the hot water I want with no concerns for the wallet is...

Me too. If it weren't for the spinner I wouldn't really care, but with one hand on the reverser, and the other fooling with one of the 3 the remotes, 3pt or loader and I'm twisted around looking backwards at an implement.... I find myself "hunting" for the spinner.😊

I take used 10-12" miter box carbide blades and punch the center hole out with a 1" die on the ironworker to fit the arbor of my very old Sthil FS 90. been doing this for over 10 years and I have lots of rocks. In fact many of the saplings and small trees are growing directly against a rock and...

I believe that Yanmar now is the current owner of the ASV name. They now have a 120 & 135 hp models. Every "Cat guy" that I knew (with the xx7 series) that reached the *comparatively early undercarriage rebuild point decided to sell it off rather than spend the *inordinately high rebuilding...

Yes, blue stabil👍

It's been a year since I did my comparison and I didn't remember all of the differences. But they were enough for me to decide on the 620 over the TW. Aluminum handle and magnesium? Sprocket cover and the Stihl/Husky guys on YouTube admitting that for the price, they really didn't have anything...

Arrow I thought that you were a logger. One of your replies above made me question my memory as you sounded more like a petrochemical engineer!😆👍 I run pump gas and it's not like I'm running the saws daily either, but I have zero problems with it. I do "stabil" my fuel 4-5 5 gallon cans before I...

You sound like a "saw guy", I was needing fill a 60cc "hole" in my collection (either my fav 044 is getting heavy or I'm getting weaker) and I opted for the echo 620. The internet and YouTube guys were saying that it's basically a ported 590TW with less plastic and an adjustable bar oil pump...

Double check the width of that plow on full angle. I run a 9'6" on my smaller than your Challenger (m9540) and it covers the tracks nicely but a tight corner will get squished out by the inside tire. You don't need 2 too small plows.

We're hurting for snow here. We just had a nice 10-11" that was nice and fluffy. The 2 before (4-6") ended up as rain and turned into slush. 👎 The snowmobilers are pissed.

Shhhh! Have you been getting snow?

"It doesn't hurt to ask" is my way of thinking. Also (and depending locally) the euro hitch might not be to his favor.👍 Even at $3000 you shouldn't be hurt. That JD paint is worth a grand alone. 🤣

Gotta pay for it👍 Next time take a left and head up to Maines coast. They say that there's 3600? miles of coastline with all the islands, "fingers" and inlets. Lots of available safe harbors for overnights and coastal towns for eating, shopping and fuel. I have cousins that live on 2 different...

So finally "you're ship has come in". You are a patient man, happy "sailing".👍👍

Good job! I like your 2x4 wall stakes on the outside. They may be helpful with some on the inside of each wall also. I'm wondering about snow shed off of the roof & walls exerting inward pressure.??

.... and I'm struggling through painting 4 17" truck wheels for a set of studded winter tires!😆 Hat's off to you! (I won't take the time to explain "studded winter tires" to you in FL, you'll have to Google it) 😉

That's going to deserve a decal kit!👍

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/tractor-skid-pan-toolbox-passenger-step.269134/ I've searched for stuff here and it's not easy with all the posts.👍 Here you go!

That's going to be pretty!

Part of today's project. I haven't set foot outside yet but there's a good 6-7" on the picnic table. I use the SS with the push box around the house, shop, sawmill/firewood area, probably a half acre, it's faster than the tractor as most of the snow is carried (pushed) a long way. Finished up...

I guess that squinting doesn't work. 😉😆 I've used a regular box fan in the general area to encourage sideways movement away from me. A nice temperature and gentle breeze is not always available but working outside has its good points.

If you're only on a couple of acres and don't make firewood, a farm and ranch saw will probably do. I don't think the "reputation" of the big top 2 (stihl & husky) carry too far over into their HD, TSC retail line. Buying a "pro" saw even tho your not a logger or professional arborist...

Wouldn't a little medium duty 4x2 road tractor (or something with a short w/b) with a plain wooden (or fancy store bought) flat deck on the back handle 99% of your snows? I'd think that the sub division plowing that you've talked about, this would work as long as you had a loaded salt spreder on...

You don't have enough vertical space for one. By the time you create a little 4" fascia, allow another 4" for the pitch of its "roof" and put whatever trim around the door opening It's going to be be tight up against the little overhang that's existing. Just my opinion and experience, but it's...

Prepping and painting equipment will definitely test a guys patience ! Not fun at all. Good for you, and waiting for the "after" pictures. 👍

It would involve a lot of custom fab work and hydraulic customization. Get a 48" grading bucket with tilt.👍

I may be wrong, but with these now very complicated emission controlled tractors with sensors and computers.. Spending extra for a "major manufacturers" dealer service and support might not be a foolish thing even without considering the resale value. If this was pre 2000 it would be a much...

27 pages of regulations and govt. mandated problems when you boil it down. 😒 Having whittled down my pickup fleet since retiring to my old 99 f450 (that's not geared for the highway) and a Tacoma, I rented a ram 3/4 pickup for a week to tow a little 2 axle 10k trailer. It had the Cummins. I...

I just saw a similar YT "short" that now has that # @ 740 days +/-. There might be some deals to be had.

....and sadly, I'd be surprised if 90% of all jack's sold in the US were not Chinese made despite any label it wears. I don't care who's name is on a jack you still have to use jack stands!

....and my best wishes to everyone still without power! Be careful with your generators and check the oil every time you fuel up.😩

I don't know how (other) people here are so negative to our power company. I heard today that there's over 1100 tree with lineman crews working this storm. That's more than the terrible ice storm of 1998. My hat's off to them.👍

33.2 hours starting on Mondays storm.

I like jockeying trailers around with the skid steer with the forks on and a little adapter that slips on a fork, but the visibility is perfect vs the zero visibility of a tractor. Unless the receiver tube (with a tractor) is on the top of the bucket and fully to the side you can't see chit...

Until everything freezes, plowing snow on gravel is just no fun. Maybe some funky, long skid shoes could be fabricated for use until you have a good snow pack.

I think that about $100 you can get a 3 point attachment that's got a 2" receiver and is perfect for trailers. Some of the bigger ones have a ball on the top for moving a g/n.

If I understand correctly, your plow is set up for a regular 3 point hitch. Couldn't you just experiment the performance of a "truck type" hitch. Do you have a ssqa to 3 point adapter for operation on the tool cats loader?

Yeah, and that's probably an "easy" $2K right there in parts.

I agree with the components. Heck there's a good bit of work finding a mounting spot for a small reservoir and a pair of control cables for engagement of the pto and a valve. This may be handled electrically but that all adds to the costs. Maybe a designated pair of batteries and an isolator...

It's pretty easy to find a used mechanical winch around here. Are you thinking about the 5500 or the IH for the winch?

The best winch I've ever had was pto shaft driven. Now this was on a 67 Bronco and I imagine that I had a lot more physical space to work with sending the pto shaft to the front bumper than any modern vehicle. I actually had the pto on the x-fer case and with it in neutral, I had a 4 sp winch...

With today's steel prices it's well worth saving it. It will still have some memory to it and don't try to spoil it up as tight (small) as when new and you'll want a helper or 2. Making 10' (approximate length) loops and a couple of rolls of electric tape taping as necessary to keep it under...

Smokey I've read and heard quite a few approvals like yours. 👍 Kinda makes you wonder why this "off road" type of jack hasn't been available before?

I had a hook lift f750 that we bought new, what a slick unit. Had a "can" and a flatbed. What we found out was for any meaningful load we needed another axle to be legal. While in the truck body place there was a brochure of the same "Stellar" hook on a GN that's been on my radar since That's a...

That's a good price for a single use. Must be a west coast thing with all the Chinese importation brings an abundance of empty cans vs the east coast.

10x10 with a roof is all you need. Build it on skids if you have to avoid the taxes.

"Up here" you can buy a dump truck load of salt sand. It's mixed sand and salt just as you described. I imagine the your group of 3 all would like to stay there forever and having a small 3 sided building to keep the majority of the weather off of a pile of salt sand should make things much...

Those hours are getting close to big money repair bills. But then you might squeak out 1-2000 hours especially if (as it seems) your the only operator of a multi tractor fleet. What is the ballpark price of a transmission rebuild?

Might be a farm exemption. HD what's your empty weight? That's a big boy load there.👍

As mentioned, an 8' wide sea container is very difficult to use effectively for anything other than shelving. Floor items will need to be moved out and in constantly to access stuff beyond it.

I'd love to be able to move it!😆

I was going to suggest earlier how pretty aluminum rims would look,👍 but the dang budget thing is a party pooper.

HD you'll find other uses for that adapter other than snow with the amount of SSQA stuff around. The global/euro hitch is superior and I don't think it was here way back in the early SS days before Bobcats system was adopted by all of the US manufacturers of skid steers. I bought a SS to "pin...

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....but you must still have some killer snow banks from plowed areas.👍 It does surprise me that you have that much melting/settling during the season to only accumulate 48". You must get a lot of "primo" light powdery snowfalls.

32' is really unimaginable. 1978-79 isn't that long ago, some pictures (even if it's a picture of a picture) would be fun to see if you have the time. 👍

Are they close enough to inspect?

Just the silver. Red is taillight. 👍

Dude they look better than "not half bad". It looks $600 better (less the price of the spray paint). That is what you said new fender parts would cost. I'm partial to the old fashioned silver, or Tennessee chrome. 😁

If you're handles move freely with NO attachment, (bucket) and difficult or impossible WITH the attachment, there's a problem with the attachment. I've noticed over the last 20+ years that there's either a little "wiggle room" in the specifications of the "system", or the aftermarket producers...

If you take off the linkage to the handle, the pin will come out of the bottom. (you said this linkage is free) Remove, clean and inspect it for rust. The tube it was in... the same. An appropriate size plumber's fitting brush (round wire brush) might do the trick or at least help. Dry and clean...

Yanmar bought ASV skid steers, CTL's and is also marketing their own new SS-CTL's here. Their excavators have been "here" pretty steady for years. I'd bet this is where you'd end up for warranty work. Other than a possible distance inconvenience, I wouldn't worry about this. 👍

I agree that waiting was a good thing. You should find that the esab should be much more serviceable in the future therefore extending its service life way past the other choice.👍

Hammering on the pins from the bottom after Tomtint's suggested above treatment. You can raise the loader and "curl" the bucket all the way in/up and hammer away squarely on the pins. Once you see movement see if you can force the levers. Usually excessive force on the levers alone without...

HD what's up with your fwd International. Winter project? Are you currently Raming hay out of the field home and later to market? If you could make a conventional 6x4 road tractor work for sales and the Ram for fields with no roadside access to shuttle home. I'm sure you know this especially...

....and there are propane and oil fired hwh's also depending on your electric rates or available panel capacity.

A week of penetrating juice since you've tried heat? I just happened across a "YouTube guy" that swears by heating the pin to a point where it'll melt candle wax and draw it into the friction points..... I've never tried this yet but there's hope with optimism. 😆

Early season snow I find can be this way along with a warm plow (in a building) that does a little melting and sticking later in the season with good normal snow that otherwise wouldn't stick. Some guys wax or silicone spray the plow. Edit; rockbad you beat me to it👍

Cracks don't seem to matter. A heaving situation would obviously be trouble but if your to that point, your already screwed.

I remember 40 ? Years ago GE had an electric garden tractor size lawnmower. It must have been battery powered, idk and it didn't matter to me. It was just as stupid to me as a little kid as I think it is today. 😆

I'd argue that the plate does help somewhat over directly welding it to a light weight material bucket. The closer you can get the hooks to the side plates of a bucket, the better in terms of strength.

Arly I hope you're on the mend and I'll take your posting as a sign that you are. 👍 This shaft, I had pictured this when you mentioned this issue last season as one of the front wheel drive shafts. Clearly it's not. Where is the shaft, between the engine/transmission and the front rear axle? Or...

It stated $20,000 in r/e taxes. He bought it in 05 for $3.5 and don't have any idea of the cost of that barn, especially built in NY. It is a spectacular structure, 30,000 s/f and at a modest $100/sf that's $3 million🥳 Are you in Eddie? 😆

Did you It depends on what you'll be asking of it. Probably 90% of the tractors here would stall or deform the bucket before that thing would fail. Not nearly as pretty as Ken's BOH, you only need 2, what's the holdup? 👍

Without completely removing the whole center tube and placing it in some type of fixture with bearings to simply gravity balance it, how would someone (the previous owner) even begin to balance this assembly beyond wildly guessing? [This is me questioning the dude with a welder theory] On the...

I agree with Lou, Coby and your dealer. Ask you dealers advise for your use and local soils and conditions.

I don't have an answer, but am very curious what your going to use these smaller bit's for? I've heard of blasting (as in sand) media, and making a clothes? dye but that's all I know of without searching the www. The dying use might be with the softer greenish layer that's on them when they fall...

I grease mine just because it's there and only periodically. The angle drive on my weedeaters do get my regular attention. Lots of rpms at both locations.

Eddie, while we're spending your money, 😖 I'm certain that you have cordless tools and you know that (mostly) buying a new tool with batteries, the tool is usually close to free if you count the cost of the batteries by themselves. I'm married to Makita, Amazon had a little saw that came with...

This is exciting news, I'll have to check my (different models) Echo's👍 I love little common sense features like this.

I've never had trouble with the red (regular) stay-bil but heard about the blue (marine) and that it was better. Both are so *inexpensive and go so far, the cost difference is irrelevant. *compared to diesel additives especially the anti fungal treatments.

So true Lou! After the first few days in the teens you're reminded of how many things you do (outside) in the course of a day that becomes impossible or at least adds difficulty and time to something you don't even think about when it's 33*. 😆

The reason I ask is that plowing is so much faster and no difference in "scraping" abilities in fact it's my experience that blowing leaves an inch or so where plowing (no skid shoes) will scrape closer to the ground. It's not too difficult to "carry" snow 100' or less past areas with high...

How much snow is "normal" for you guys? It's normal for me to just assume that because your north of me that you get tons of snow and need the biggest and baddest of equipment. I've learned here that this isn't always the case.

A lot of people cut the top edge of the foam at a 45* angle with the "point'' being at the top of slab.

It goes against my nature to talk a guy out of a tractor, but you might investigate hiring a guy. (talk to any neighbors about who to call) Depending on the grade, sunshine for melting and a few other variables you may need sanding no matter what you remove the snow with. This very much...

Go with the 620p Eddie, the X designates a "pro" saw, but don't quote me. It might be the "P". 😆 From what I learned at YouTube university, it's basically a ported 590 with magnesium (covers) and aluminium (handle) along with some engine tweaks. There's quite a lot of reviews on YouTube with...

I can't imagine anything that they sell that would NOT be described as "size, weight or special handling....". Come on guys, just add $75 across the board. I think that wouldn't leave the same "bad taste" with your prospective customers.

This is what confused me. I must have misunderstood something 👍

You have your work cut out for yourself just trying to FIND a "work truck" especially with a work length bed (8'). Then it's still overpriced.

Scotty I'd argue that radiant excels in a shop with the 50+/- ton warm flywheel (slab). Opening a garage door even at a nascar pace with a ceiling hung air heater pretty much flushed out your heat and your starting from 0 with every door opening cycle. Then there's the 5 tons of cold steel you...

Consider the weight of the loader arms and the forces required to move it even in "float". I'm not really familiar with a finger weeder or the ruggedness of your vine "stumps", but having made up some snowplows that were loaded attached and seeing how it all behaved in this application makes me...

I'm not positive, but I accidentally turned on the fuel solenoid on my backup generator and it sat that way for several months. Deciding to exercise it due to a forecasted storm. This was spring/summer temps. 2 or 3 days on a low charge brought it back up to 12+ volts but the amperage was low...

Max I was wondering how much solar gain the OP would have with his greenhouse if it's attached? 👍 Your super insulation is a prime example of the importance of insulation. The more you "worry" about insulating, the less you need to be concerned about heating (or cooling)! It's really that simple.

Keep in mind that all an in slab radiant system needs is around 110* +/-. A simple job for even a regular hot water heater. My design guy suggested a "Bock" hwh that has a separate supply (from domestic hw) for radiant heating. My choice of fuel was oil and this is used up until we fire our...

In floor radiant shines for steady comfort but for your infrequent use, explore other means. With radiant you'll need hours to heat up your shops slab and everything in it only to shut it down. It's arguable that leaving a radiant system with a well insulated building "on" for the season at a...

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Then there's this. I felt a little better 20 minutes ago reading the above post, slid over to YouTube for a little and this popped up. 🥺

Hay dude, I thought you were going to say... of course it's an agenda you dumb azz!😆

This was mentioned earlier, it got me wondering.... If it's only the wheel drive that's "hydro", and the PTO was still mechanical, wouldn't the hydraulic loss be very minimal? A hydrostatic drive is so perfect for low speed with a relatively low power - high load condition. 👍

If you're able to bury it deep enough, like 24" of cover it will work. For 2600# probably less, but the more earth over the "pipe" the more load it'll carry. There's a point (depth) where there's no limit on weight and any more depth is useless. It's connected to the pipe diameter and this I...

That's what I think, but I truly would like to know these answers (environmentally) to my "big picture" end results. "They're" blind faith in their beliefs (or is it an agenda) and obviously avoiding any and all of the consequences. Some of them are my big picture (with diesel emissions) but...

2Many, I spent years clearing the type of stuff you pictured with a 2 wheel Gravely...... but I was around 16 years old. 30" mower and a dual wheel setup, my approach was handles down raising the mower for about 4' into the jungle, then drop the mower and back out. I'd repeat to either side. I...

^^^ This is part of what I was trying to describe above. It's the "bigger picture" that I was trying to illustrate that seems to be invisible to the religion of green. Example; Engine A delivers 300 hp and average economy of 28 mpg and is equipped with only minimal exhaust treatment but with all...

If there's such a thing, copperheads are just plain mean! Rattlers will at least give you a warning. Check around for someone who hires out their goats FOR clearing purposes. A friend did that for some very steep and rocky ground that gave him a lake view. I was skeptical but not after the...

I was going to mention goat's, even a hired heard annually.

..... yeah but they sure can do it fast!😆 I wish all the efforts (emissions) were put into a compromise between economy and power. It just seems to me that gallons you don't consume (economy) are much cleaner than any "treated" gallons used to make excessive power. To put it another way, if all...

Not exactly "on topic" but I have a "F" model kubota, F being front cut. It's intended for lawns but over my almost 30 years of ownership I've put it in some very precarious slope situations. This was with turf tires and I've always wondered if someone offered either a bush Hog or flail type...

Nice work for sure, looks "factory".👍 Just remember that you're not superman regardless of any additional guarding. Expensive body panels and coolers seem to be almost an attractant to sticks and branches.

I built one for that series JD. He got the JD "hook & pins" at Deere. My pictures are on my computer and IF I can remember I'll post them. It's exactly what you describe. I 👍

Clever use of the vibratory cable plow! I assume screening soil?

The corners take a beating. Keep this in mind when designing, building and welding. 👍 It looks like the ends of your tines are welded to a cutting edge. You might think about burning it off and getting a full (new) length for strength.

I was going to mention what @mikester was trying to point out. That is don't get carried away with this type of thing. Digging berries or other actual shovel tasks is one thing, but I can see where a guy could really tweak his bucket over doing something. Jcoastie's suggestion of an actual...

I guess if you're not worried about cost or reliability..... None of your first 3 are either. 🧚‍♀️🦄

Nothing is subsided to the degree of the so called "green energy". It's been a while since I've seen the numbers. I wasn't downing your solar setup, mainly wondering how it could be more widespread (accessible/affordable) without penalizing the people who just can't jump in with increased...

This is the way that it does work, of course depending on what various tax credits or subsidies. But if it weren't for the "grid", that still has distribution and BIG costs in maintaining and improving. (that you're non solar neighbor is paying for) I believe that it all falls apart without...

This is completely contrary to my "out of sight, out of mind" thinking. 😆