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You may be able to find a forester and borrow an increment borer. Then count the rings. Kinda neat to think back when it was little what part of history it was in. Kinda pricey tool at approx $250 but can be used multiple times...

Here in NC it is illegal to live trap a coon and then release it anywhere. They are rabies carriers. Shooting them is more humane than poison, takes em out quicker. Even if you have to trap them first to get a good shot! ;) I have taken some coons swimming when caught in a live trap, even...

you may want to consider getting a negotiator to go with you. You negotiate your best deal, then have your negotiator step in. What ever he/she saves you split it with them on a percentage 50/50, 70/30 . You come out ahead either way and feel like you won.

Sounds like an idyllic world there where you live. Here not so much. Nothing bad, I just wouldn't want anyone coming onto my property and getting what they wanted to borrow etc. I would want them to ask me up front first. I would pretty much say yes, but its knowing... As for doing for...

Sir, if it is convenient for you, please show me your bulldozer.

Kioti 是韩国制造的，我记得那里叫 Daedong。Tyme 也一样。在美国很受欢迎。另一个受欢迎的品牌是 Kubota，这是一款在美国制造的日本品牌拖拉机。John Deere、New Holland、Mahindra 就是其中几个 Kioti is made in South Korea, its called Daedong I believe there. Same for Tyme. Popular in the US. Another popular brand here is Kubota a Japanese branded tractor made in...

Mine is 45hp. Kioti dk45Se Nice looking tractor there.

I could see something like those with tractor type wheels, and a draw bar that could compete in sub-mini/lawnmower tractor pulls .

I google "City" 10 day forecast as a starting point. You can also choose hourly for about a 24hr window of what to expect. If I'm out fishing/hunting/farming etc I often bring up myradar app on my phone. It uses the gps to point to my location. I can zoom in or out and see storm clouds...

When I bought my dk45se a backhoe was an option. Have you checked with a Kioti dealer?

My second hive is in good shape. I do need to add another brood chamber and honey supers. Should get a decent crop of honey this year.

ah... shows i am out of touch. thanks for the update.

Anyone experience the bee collapse syndrome recently? I have at least one hive I lost maybe the other one. Gotta check it to be sure. I probably won't replace them again. I'm hoping the wild bees/bumble bees around here will complete my pollenization this year.

They are right around the corner from me. I drove mine home when I bought it. My DK doesn't fit the offering, if free I would consider it but wouldn't pay for anything. Probably most GPS modeled tractors could see some value. If it had engine fuel consumption etc that would interest me.

I'm not a horse owner, can't afford em, I hunt and fish. 😁 Around here from time to time I hear of folks buying the wild horses, mustangs from either the outer banks or out west somewhere. Knew a few people who got one or two and went through the breaking in periods. After THEY were...

Most of my vehicles in my teens were straight drives, pinto, vega. Traded an old datsun truck in for an almost new 87 jeep commanche. Loved that 2wd, 4 cyl 4 speed truck. I learned how to replace the clutch in it, did it twice I think it was in the 200k miles I owned it, then gave it to my...

When I was a teenager, I used to help a local farmer and we would burn off the fields. I haven't seen it done in decades. The forestry dept has folks/agencies that will come out and do a controlled burn for you. They will do a site survey to determine what is needed like fire lanes.

That cutter sure chomped it up.

I look at that ladder and I know it would kill my feet. I am susceptible to gout. Even though I take gout meds (interesting enough, the side effects of gout med is... GOUT) i have flares a few times a month. Most outbreaks are kinda light, others make me recliner or bed ridden. Hope you...

On my f1445 mower, I foamed the tires, kinda like closed cell foam. Been working great for several years now. Those tires and dry rot cracks in them. It is 100% left under a shelter but the sun can peak inside everyday for 1/3 of the day. I figure when the tire quits working I will replace...

You've probably heard the terms, Go _Go years (first 5-7 of retirement) Slow_Go years (next 5-7), No_Go years. Planning on your spending is critical to what phase you are in and how long it lasts. Wife and I like to travel some, me more than she. Wanting to take a few good trips somewhere...

The ROPs is a hollow tubing (at least mine looks that way). Why not cut the amount out of each side you want to drop it. Put in a smaller dimension but snug fitted tubing in the bottom side and weld that to the original tubing, then put the top half you cut off onto the new tubing and weld...

Sorry, I am not gonna talk you out of it. I want one too... Been thinking of all the things I could use it for. Like you I could clean around the pond, make trails around the pond. Just digging a hole to see what's underneath. I find indian artifacts on my property all along after some...

Sounds like your TCM may be getting pegged... Take Crap Meter. I am in my higher years of earnings. just want to enjoy doing some "stuff" before I get so I can't. As for the money, I have asked myself numerous times, how much is enough... HealthCare isn't something I can actually put a...

I just checked my W2 no DD entry there. In 12A on W2 I see AA which is my Roth 401k contribution amount. I think that is where it is supposed to be listed. I do see a Med Pre Tax item on my paystub that shows a YTD. I believe that is my contribution amount though. I saw the IRS indicating...

I too am facing this decision. From what I looked on marketplace, I can drop my income to my SSI level and use savings and qualify for a lower premiums. I didn't know about the 1099 surprise that would come due. Didn't know that the amount my employer pays for med is listed, never really paid...

Now you can send the engineers of the fan a coffee for building breakaway fan blades. I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't designed that way. Glad you will recover from it.

I have seen this a few times on various equipment. I have taken them off and cleaned them. Good ideas here so far, I'll be watching to see what I can take away too. Gonna get a zerk cleaning tool...

It is fun to watch your ingenuity in action. Keep sending some pics as you go along.

I bought the titan side shifting 72" flail. Has the ability to shift 16". Works great for cutting under my orchard trees, against berry rows, along pond bank buildings etc. I've had it for about 3+ yrs now. I bought the y blades as well as the hammers. The Y blades seem to always leave more...

I looked into "crop ins" they charge per crop, meaning, peach, pears, blackberries, grapes etc. I designed our u-pick for the eventual crop loss of some varieties but not a total loss for all. Crop insurance wouldn't have benefitted me unless I had only planted one or two types of fruit. As...

Sometimes easy is gooder... :) I did this back in 2012 when I bought my mule. Dealer in Wi saved me $1k even after having to pay a hotshot type dude to bring it to me, I think it was a dollar a mile then. They make numerous stops along the route to get extra dollars in the door. I think I...

Is the one you made the weighted one that you manually lift and pull down/let fall? Or hydraulic/pneumatic?

I have used the neighbors trailer site when my trailer lost a hub in the middle of a 45 mile run. Loaded it on the rented trailer. Used it for a day and was exactly what I needed. Going to do the same for when I need to take my tractor to one of my properties about 45 miles away. Can't beat...

No complaints about my orange bobcat. 😁 Except that danged PTO relay...

Just did some more reading on PEX. Not only is there A, B but C and AL. I was curious what type is best for freezing. So the crimper type would matter what you used from what I read. B &C use the same type crimper. Not sure what AL uses.

Thanks for the link. I had thought about fencing in my pasture but have been dreading the idea of the fencing. My pounder would bend them too easily. Reasonable costs. I already own a gen & air compressor.

Thanks ya'll, I can't shake the ole ways, have to see it upfront before giving a dollar a way. While I do buy via Amazon and feel mostly comfortable buying stuff on there. Don't know anything about Alibaba or Temu. Didn't know anything about vevor until last spring. Bought two chicken runs...

Good post, lots of info here. Had no idea there was an A and B pex. I use to use PVC for most things. Had the 80 yr old hose redone in PEX. Gotta go look and see what they put in. I also wondered about the freezing issues with Pex. The old PVC we dripped the water in below 27 degree...

So I guess the question about farming is is it successful or not? OP mentioned about surviving I believe it was stated. What is success? Is that your opinion? At least to you it should be. Many farms are run like a business, they are able to buy groceries or grow groceries each year...

Right around the corner. You got the right rig to get a lot done.

Local news agency did a story on a guy who lost too much money being too trusting of the seller... Hope he can recover at least some of it back. https://www.wral.com/consumer/5onyourside/good-samaritan-loses-thousands-helping-neighbors-rebuild-hurricane-helene/

Nice ride there. Where bouts in NC ya at? I am about 18m east of Raleigh. Lots of good wisdom on this site. I have/am learning a lot!

Generally 3-4X your hourly rate + expenses (software is an expense as is computer, electricity etc). If you can gain any income from it you can then deduct your expenses from your taxes and what ever percentage of your home/office electric bill, property taxes. Just declare your earned income...

As with any business you have to juggle taxes along with other operating costs. Uncle Sam gonna get his part no matter what. Many businesses would rather buy more tractor than they need to offset paying that or similar amount income taxes. Then after its amortized they can sell it and get a...

If you ain't doing this as a business/side hustle you should think about it. Awesome work.

I bought a cheaper made grapple about 10 yrs ago. Had to reinforce the hinge once but its been holding up great. The tines are about 3/8 thick best I remember. I never bent any of them, its lightweight. Seems like it weighs about 400# best I recall. I went with a 48" model and it does...

Great purchase. I sure love my grapple. Can't imagine life without it anymore.

I don't have the canopy on my rops. But can you tilt it back with the ROPs bolt adjustment holes? Not sure that would still allow you to get into the seat without bumping your head though. Some say it's not as strong that way, so you can always lift it back up when using it. I leave mine in...

I bought a similar gen (duramax I believe) from Walmart (12kW) a few years ago for the very same reason. My shop doesn't have but 40 amps max and I would only be welding on occasion anyway. Mine has a 50 amp receptacle and is dual fuel. It said it drops down about a 1k watts when changing...

when traveling between sites I often just move to a higher gear/range and lower the RPM's to idle. I ground my top link too, Had one piece of equipment where it was 1/8 of an inch or so too wide. Did that years ago no issues so far.

Love the shelby look.

No mine does not grind going into gear normally. I think I will need to replace the CVT as it squeals when I first start taking off many times. Not going to right away as it still pulls me around fine. Saw a good youtube on it.

Yup mine is limited at about the same speed. Hmmmm. Where you at? How many hours/miles on it? Is it diesel or gas? I'm hooked on the diesel ones.

I have sowed clover in my vineyard in the fall when things have died back. A couple of rows did awesome, a few nothing. Even tried sowing in a pasture like area beside my pond and same vineyard. Same time as the vineyard but nothing came up out of it. I may put some seeds out there this...

Just saw this article in a local new station. https://www.wral.com/lifestyle/health/bird-flu-detected-wake-county-owl-2025/

I've always loved owls markings, how well camouflaged they can be.

Welcome my mule brother. I have a 2012 transaxle 4010 diesel. LOVE it. If it dies I plan to get another one. My wife has declared we must too... She drives it more than I do which is a lot.

WOW. Never seen trees like that. Seen plenty of iced over trees and snow covered. I always thought the snow sloughed off when it got too much on them, or broke the limbs in the event of ice. Cool shot

Way cool. I could see me riding one of them, just have to get 3 XL sized seat. Looks great. I bought a hand pipe bender for my projects list to tackle in my retirement. I used to build climbing tree stands. Your tubing looks thicker than the emt I was using. I been thinking about...

I was diagnosed with high blood pressure in my mid 20's. Paid no heed to it, wasn't overweight, ate what I wanted, life was full bore. Had a heart murmur but was born with it, no big deal. Never went to a dr, unless it was for stitches, even that was rare. Fast forward about 20 yrs, ended up...

Very cool I'd love to see some pics of your trikes. Had a friend who built one using a v8 and fabricated many parts or modified existing parts. That was probably 20 years ago and I think he still has his.

Most of the work I'd be doing would be tree removal. I have another tract of land about 1/2 a mile away I have to go by road to get to but I had thought about driving it on the road. Over there I own part of another pond. I had thought I might dig that out and make it a little bigger make it...

I will follow up and submit them. Looks like we got about 4-5 inches of fluffy snow here. Only going to get about 33 for the high today, 42 tomorrow. The other plot looks like it may have gotten more. I am wondering if I should wait until the snow's completely gone Saturday or postpone it...

Another good point. I want to stay away from DEF/DPF units. More to go wrong and things I don;t understand so much. I hadn't thought about the single pick idea, I could see that being useful.

I have also considered an older backhoe. I have seen one guy around here clear lots with his a few times amazingly fast.

Indeed its not legit. It was advertised in my area. I sent them an email to go look at it and they said its in MT. Another big flag. I poked around craigslist and found probably a 8-9 listings for similar equipment, same MO. I had read about a company posing as a larger legit company...

Glad you and the ride are ok. Super glad it wasn't any deeper than it was. Pond stank can be hosed off. 😁

Nice ride there. Congrats!

Retirement is scheduled for 2025. soooo I have had the bug to get an excavator for some time. Rented one to do some work around my 2 acre pond years ago. I have a specific project to start with it. Its a wooded strip about 170 ft long and about 40 ft wide. Most trees in it are under say 20...

Will do, thanks. It's covered in snow for the next couple a days. Gotta remember which corner of my attachment yard I put it in. :) When I do I will also put it back on maybe its a linkage/angle issue I wasn't seeing before.

I love big powerful tractors. I'll never own one but enjoy looking at em none the less. Neat to see all the things they thought of to make it a little easier for the operators.

I would think you could get the serial number and go to Case IH® Serial Numbers - KMP Brand it should tell you more about it. Of course the engine serial number may not be original, so the frame serial number may be used for the other components on the tractor. Thanks for the google...

Great engine info in this post. And here I thought it magical when I turned the ignition key there were a bunch of fairies under the hood doing all that work. A little pixie dust (diesel/or gas) goes a long way. 😁 😀:)

Great find. You will get lots of good seat time if you allow it. :)

I have a roller someone left on the property years ago. It never seemed to roll right. I am going to spend some time trying to fix that. It would be cheaper than buying a cultipacker. Yesterday I went ahead and sowed the durana clover mixed with some daikon radish and some left over blend of...

Many good stories/ideas about types of stocks/funds etc to get. No need for me to hash them out further. I would suggest to you to research putting your money into a ROTH IRA. Then inside of that you can pick the funds/investments you want. The beauty of it though is when its time to take...

Gonna do the frost seeding this afternoon at my local food plot. We have temps below freezing for about another week possibly 5" of snow Wed. We'll see how it goes. This is one I can reach with my tractor/mule easy enough. I keep it fertilized and limed pretty good. Still gonna get a soil...

I have pics and a couple of videos. I will add the pictures here, but this site doesn't allow Video's unless its from youtube or similar. I have a onedrive folder I can send you the link to it and after you have it I will delete it. OneDrive is microsoft's web storage area. As for...

I have tasted Hickory syrup. I am guessing its the same idea/process. ?? Anyone ever tried that? Wonder how far down south it could be done?

If you are a rider, you can rent a MC and drive through the Rockies. Its a beautiful, especially in the Durango/Silverton area. Wife and I liked stopping at some reservations along the way. I have always wanted to get outside of towns and gaze up into the night sky to see if it looks as...

Correct.

Welcome my mule brother! :) I have a 4010 Transaxle Diesel foldable second seat. Love it. We are at about 1050 hrs today on this 2012 model. Good luck on your project.

I'd love to join in on that fun. Too many hobby's going on at the moment. I get my brother to print stuff for me all along. He has the Bambu x1c, can do up to 16 colors if you get the additional "SAM"s he only has 1 so is limited to 4 now. He has gotten quite proficient with it.

Looks like fun...

Loved the video. Dude got a great deal... It helps he really understood the dynamics of what makes it work and how to fix it.

I have a dk45se and the same loader I think its the same frame as the 40. If that would help I'd be glad to take some pictures for you. To be clear you are referring to where the loader frame mounts to the tractor? That it? You want pictures or dimensions of the metal (assuming its a hollow...

My Kioti, is not hyd trans, has I think they say 12 gears. I have a forward/reverse lever mechanical it appears in the dash area, then l/m/h range selector followed by the 1-4 gears. The clutch appears to me to be mechanical, but honestly never looked for the hydraulic reservoir if indeed its...

There are no wrong answers here.

Mine has a push clutch too. So I am thinking its not hydraulic. It feels the same whether its running or not when I depress it.

Kinda reminds me of ole Solomon, he said all the things we "achieve" in life are simply vanity. Generations come and go as do stuff, the earth abides forever. Sun rises and sets each day as it has for a long time. Ecclesiastes 1:2-8 Me, what would I want? I honestly can't think of a thing...

My reference was indeed targeting tractors. When I tried cranking mine I tried every gear to no avail. But it wouldn't crank normally either as stated above. I guess I gotta test the theory to pull it off when it will start normally should i need to in the future. I knew the HST wouldn't...

My dad bought one of those do it your self metal sheds. Put it up one weekend. Within two weeks it was rolling down the hill. We should have anchored that down. Even then I believe it would have been flattened. We get some pretty sever shear winds around here. Usually in late spring/early...

Many moons ago we would/could pull a straight drive tractor/car and it would fire up. Granted these were gas best I remember. Made me wonder if its possible to pull off a more modern tractor? I did try to pull start my kioti last Sept or so and it didn't/wouldn't crank. I ended up finding...

As a new prospective tractor owner in 2012 I watched my FIL get so frustrated almost every time he wanted to use his 140 and super A for garden work. He had quit farming by then and leased his farm years ago. He offered the farm to my wife and I to do something with it. I didn't want to go...

Mine has always been covered at least. I think there was only a couple of nights where I had left it outside because of say the disc or some other large attachment on it wouldn't allow me to park it there. The first 5-6 years it was a shed, then built my shop and had a drive thru put in it...

I found this in the search: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/turfs-to-industrial-r4s-what-size.52472/

Although I don't own one of these yet... :) I was intrigued by the options around treads and why pick one over the other. Found a pretty good article I thought on track tread designs and uses for them...

I have thought about having the soil tested but keep forgetting to take a sample, the local farm I can/should/will. The other was hardwood timber for a hundred years or more before I had the timber harvested and replanted in Pines. It's a 2.5 hr round trip to that tract. I am pretty sure it...

I am blessed to be able to park my Kioti in my fairly new shop. I built it with my tractor in mind. Have two opposing 9' doors on the long end of the 30X24 shop. My JD F1445 I keep under a covered shed. I'm wondering does it matter? My initial thought was to keep from sun/rain exposure to...

My dk45se ignition switch went out about 5-6 years ago. The new one looked a little different too. It has held up great. I'm with you on the relay... They are the Debil.....

I was pleasantly surprised. If KC had only played the rest of the game like they did between 2 and 6 mins left of the 4th quarter. I must I was surprised how the eagles man handled the chiefs. They almost tied a 36-0 deficit from years back. Another great thing is maybe we won't be seeing...

I always try and get a low wind day which is fairly easy to do here. I also try broadcasting when a rain is predicted in the next few days. With that said there was a drought last fall and I had frost seeded the wheat/oats with little success. It had some effect as I had deer eating it, just...

I do not own a landscape rake. Thought/thinking this may be the reason to get one.. :) I think I have a piece of chain link fence in the woods behind the barn. I will check for that. I have tried frost seeding and get some results just not the beautiful fully populated field I see others...

I use a JD F1445 mower for this very reason. I can get most if not all the way around our blueberry/blackberry/raspberry/fruit trees and cut what I need to. No other zero turn worked for me, My rows are about 10 ' wide with at least 2-3 ft of "plant" in the middle.

Also don't forget that a site may be down for you but other it may work. That can come for a variety of things like an outage in the Internet, dns misinformation, poweroutage down the street from you that is the feed for your internet, malware can also give you the appearance of an outage to...

Kioti fan here. Mainly because they were cheaper than kubota when I priced it out about 2012. I love the simplicity of most of the features on it. Only issue I had was a dang relay issue that plagued me for about 2.5 years. Thanks again grsgreat! I learned on this site what the dealer...

I have been trying to successfully come up with a way to sow/plant clover. I can use a pull behind seeder that spreads things fine. How can I get them covered approx 1/4 though? Just read a thread about the landscape rake and wondered if I flipped it backwards would that give them better...

Sometimes your carrier will backup data for you. I know Verizon does. I think its a default 5gb of space. Did you retain the phone number of that old Android? If so you may be able to now go in and get "stuff" As someone mentioned above with a gmail account. If the phone number changed I...

I have used the aluminum brazing type rods before with decent success. That was a couple of decades ago. But I did see on youtube a few months ago where some dude was testing the tensile strength of it against other stuff. It held up pretty well. I'd overfill it a little then sand it down.

Yeah a large chicken buyer (Tyson Farms) left some farmers hanging out to dry. One I remember in MO had just paid a few million to raise more chickens for TF. Back at least as far as 2016 TF did a similar trick to raise the price of chicken meat. Farmers had gotten too efficient. They...

I used to braze when I made climbing tree stands and silver soldering for adhering Carbide to tool posts back in my machinist years (a lifetime ago). I only used Ox/Acceletene torch for those. I guess it depends on the thickness of the metal you're trying to SSolder. If its the muffler, I...

From one Pulley to another (last name is Pulley... :) ), anyway, looks like you could simply measure the OD of the Shaft, measure the ID of the pulley without the bearing. Find a needle bearing, press that into the pulley. If the pulley with the bearing in it has the same ID (excluding the...

I had heard of people talking about doubling prices of insurance and taxes. Seems crazy to me that this remote piece of dirt would get hit that way. I have contested a house/land I had in another county and won those about 2 decades ago. I hadn't tried this county before, hadn't needed to...

I moved 85% of my roth to S&P 500, the 15% to tech. This is the last thing I plan to use to withdraw $$ from. Using up my IRA's first, Land if I need it but hoping to leave that to family. Speaking of land... I got a tax reassessment notice yesterday. Property I bought in 2012 has increased...

Very cool indeed. Hoping to make up something for my granddaughters baby picture soon.

34 - 31 KC taking it. Wishing Eagles do an upset though.

Woody's Lumber Beaver's lumber

Here its 5+ acres for Horticulture, 10+ for ag 20+ for timber. That doesn't count housing, that would be an additional allotment. My property taxes exclude the house from the farm(s) as well.

Whoopsie Daisies!!! Watched that. Just chalked it up to nerves. We've all done something similar I'm sure.

Just an idea. You can invest in land... As a business. You create a business farm related, of course you need that farm to generate income from the business. It then becomes an expense. Business expenses are deductible as are the equipment needed to operate the farm including mileage...

I am among the hope the eagles beat the chiefs team. I've seen enough state farm commercials of them to last a lifetime... Bundle-a-ruski.... Bundelay Savay .... Ugh like an ear worm...

My investments are spread out over several different venues. From CD's for short term reach funds, land, MM accounts, 2025 funds/2030 funds and more aggressive fund (about 20-25%). My thoughts were to invest say a third into something long term (ROTH) that I won't need it for 10+ years. I...

Second the JD Front mowers. I have used a JD F1445 II 60 side discharge and 72" rear discharge deck (two units). They are a beast... Like a scaled down version of a bushhog. Takes the bumps fairly well. Before I got this I borrowed my BIL Kubota 60" ZT can't remember the model. I didn't...

Welcome aboard. Lots of good knowledge on here. I have a similar sized kioti tractor. Love it. I bought larger than I thought I needed but like you not so large it impedes me from doing what i want. Only thing I think I would have done different is get Ag tires instead of R4's. No real...

Wow... Here I thought I used my tractor a lot. Bought it I think 2013 has about 760Hrs on it. So that equals about 58 hrs a year. My mower about 50 a year. Mule about 80 hrs a year. Hmmm. Seems I do more looking that working. But I use the mule to go to/from the fields to...

Not sure yet but I will have to get back to you on this. I bought one mainly to relocate some blueberry plants and other bushes. I had thought about using it to dig a trench where I want to lay down some electrical wire between shops. I am hoping to do the wiring on that in a month or so.

Have you checked your air filter? I know sounds kinda weird. My JD commercial mower started overheating come to find out the air filter was clogged. Cleaned that and all issues went away.

MY kioti is stick. Actually Sticks... 1-4, + L, M, H + F/R ... :)

Welcome aboard neighbor. Congrats on the tractor and getting some great seat time. Its always fun to find ways to get -r-done with a tractor... :) I opted not to do the filled tire ballast thing. I built a ballast box when I need it. Took a 55 gallon barrel put in a drawbar rod through it...

In the best of worlds, it truly takes a village to raise a child. Even good parents can't be around all the time. If my kids got out of line out of my presence I would appreciate it if someone stepped in. As a former scout master myself I have had to tame things down a few times when I wasn't...

Wow. Very cool work. What programs are some to get started playing with?

LOL... True but every game is a new venture/challenge. Kinda reminds me of when I was a teenager. An older guy would challenge everyone in the room to arm wrestling. He always won, until he didn't. He slammed me down the first 10-12 times over the course of a school year. Last match we...

I'm going commander/Eagles Same for Bills/chiefs , with the outcome a great game but.... Calling/hoping the Bills.

The layout of the pump wiring etc depends on the well pump used. Mine is a 220 starting at the bottom of the well, pump + wires (mine I think was 3 might have been 4 wires) _ plumbing pipes. Plumbing goes to the pressure tank. Pump has the check valve at the bottom of it. The electrical goes...

My "check valve" is on the pump at the bottom of the motor. We call them footer valves too. It is there to stop water from running out of the pipe back into the pump when it turns off.

There are a few countries that vanilla pods come from. Mexico, Madgascar, Tahiti are a few I have tried. They all claim to have the best. I have made my own vanilla extract. Put a few pods in a quart of clear vodka. Takes a few months then.. Wella. Taste so much better than the store...

Seems low to me. Here (NC) ag farming leases go for $50 an acre minimum. Also I would separate out hunting from that agreement and lease that to bow hunters. Hunting land here leases for about $15 an acre for deer hunting rights, if you have turkey you could get more or split that as...

Hopefully you can also find the sheds. He looks to be a 2 1/2 yr old. This is an 8 that made it through our hunting season. I'm also hoping it grows in length and mass. The other pic is a10 that grossed 136" shot this past Nov 2nd with ML. My PB so far I called him in rattling/grunting.

Took these over the last few years. The red and blue looking bugs are not "spider man" beetles like I would have guessed. :) But are predatory stink bugs, feasting on other plant eaters. I found these on the undersides of my fig trees. Typical garden spider on a heavily dewy/drizzly day.

Next years seeds... :)

I got an eye opener about 2 decades ago. Bought one of the disposable "john Deere" mower from Lowes. Lasted about 5-6 years I think it was about 2k. Found out when a bearing went bad that its not a real "deere" but a painted over murray I think it was. All those mowers are disposable if you...

Tandy. My first computer was a TI94a. Had the tape recorder attached to write programs. This was great opportunity for me to learn I DON'T want to be a programmer... Hated that and SQL programming. I like network/server "stuff".

I'm hoping for a bills/lions SuperBowl game, but won't be disappointed with any of them. As much as I like watching Mahomes play I like to watch Allen, Stafford, Hurts, Goff too. I stay interested if its a good match. Don't care for a blowout. I'm not going to pay to watch any game...

Seems high especially with a trust. We settled my FIL estate no lawyer. He had a handwritten will that is all the state needed. We submitted everything done.

Growing up my dad told us stories about an old cabin where he would go play. He said he used to drop pennies down the cracks under the cabin. Fast forward 20+ years by brother and I went in together and got a metal detector. Went down to that cabin and found his Indian head pennies and a bone...

I kinda cheat... I use some charcoal in my smoker that I cook several times a month in. Put the cubes in a chimney starter put that on the side burner of my grill turn it on for about 3-4 mins. Wait until the smoke clears then add to my firebox, add my fruit/hickory/oak wood as needed and I'm...

Thanks. If I put the PHD in the top slot it drags the ground as I move around. I in the bottom hole it is just a few inches. I will test this out and invoke the draft control handle that often raises things up an extra couple of inches.

Thanks for sharing those, both were great. I wondered all along how a limited slip differential works. Now I know...

Clean slate... I think its some form of alien dandruff (AD) 👾🧌. Rumor has it that there is a "AD" warning in effect for our area in mid NC. Haven't seen the stuff in a few years. I guess its the result of all those "alien" "drone" 🛸 activities recently.... :ROFLMAO:

I understand now. Which is why I wasn't seeing any benefit of the draft control when plowing. I had the toplink in the bottom hole. Same as my tiller that I use 30% of the time, 60% for flail and 10% for plow or disc. I need when plowing to use the top or mid hole for the toplink. I guess...

I had to google them. As far as I know its not a common practice around these parts to use that type. See there is more than one way to skin a rabbit/cat/deer.... :)

I have pondered this a bit. My kioti have 3 holes to adjust/move the base point of the top link (where it connects to the tractor not the implement). I have almost 100% used the bottom hole. I wondered what the other two are primarily used for? I watched a video once and it mentioned the top...

Ah... Didn't catch that. didn't even know there was such a thing. Thanks for the correction.

Interesting. I think Water Worker the maker of my pressure tank didn't get that memo. I thought I remembered reading it in their literature when I installed mine a couple of years ago.

While true, many, many posts produce/spark ideas that may help another years down the road. Which is why you/we'd see posts being resurrected. It's a knowledge base of sorts. I know I have done numerous searches on a topic because the title caught my eye and learned a lot from the posts...

If you want you could dam it up build a retention pond complete with a spill way. Toss in a few fishes and see how it goes. Or leave it dammed up and see how many skeeters you can raise. :) Or, become a prepper. You're partial way to putting in an storm/fallout shelter. Get an excavator...

I installed my WR long 3rd function. It has one button to open/close the grapple. Mine has always performed as the original OP stated. Since I don't know any different, I don't miss (much) the ability to use all at once so to speak.

I just love and appreciate well made furniture. Great job! Its on my bucket list to build some great pieces for our children/grandchildren. Those heirlooms are priceless. We have many pieces that were handed down to us from grands/great grands that are very special to us.

Glad you allowed them to recycle it. My FIL had taken down many an old house and reclaimed the wood. I was just grunt labor he built barns/shelters that have been standing an additional 40-45 years.

I agree with "The Goose". On the holding tank there is a tire pressure looking stem. If you depress that and water comes out the bladder is ruptured and time for a new tank. I had heard it referred to as water logged, same principle I guess as the air logged description.

In regards to bed size. Both the Kubota (my BIL has one) and my mule 4 seaters have adjustable beds. Close up the back seat and it adds almost 2' so 4 feet ish. Mine came with a 2" receiver so no issues adding the hitch. I have the original CVT and sometimes it squeals for 20 ish seconds...

What fun you have ahead of you! While we never owned a mill my FIL and I have cut some trees and had the sawyer come out and cut what we dropped. The biggest was about 25" dia they sure get heavy fast, luckily the kioti made that part easy. While it was mostly pine we did get some cedar logs...

Sorry, saw your post about the mule. Sorry to intrude, but just had to say what great machine this has been. I have the 2012 4010 transaxle 4x4 diesel 4 seater mule. Love it. Bought it new has about 1000 hrs/3000 mi on it. Wife drives it daily on our farm March - Sept I drive it weekends...

Is it worth it... hmmm. Well for me it was. I guess it depends on whether you will use the functionality it gives. I installed myself a WR Long kit for my tractor. Took me about 3-4 hours taking my time as I am not a mechanic, more of a part time piddler... :) I really wanted/needed a...

You don't say if its cleared land or timbered. In NC and other states too from what I read you can get it setup as a farm and pay reduced property taxes. Also you can put it in CRP land (conservation plan). That option isn't for me as once its set up that way it will always be that way. The...

I almost always use low when using the FEL. Picking up/pushing over etc mine will stall out if I don't. But I am not using an HST, that may make the difference. Agreed, most gas tractors aren't gonna work in my world. Not enough oompf.

Congrats on the new ride. Nothing like new machines to keep a smile on your face. :) I think you made the right choice. Mowing is a project based task. And while best done with the tool designed to do it faster a tractor adds so much more versatility to other things. You'll be dreaming up...

One thing that may help you determine the path is using google earth combined with the topo lines/map. Then you may see water flow issues before they show up unexpectedly. You can also use the history feature of google earth to see older logging trails. While they do grow up over time they...

WOW. Fascinating topic. I think about an off grid solution from time to time but where I am I don't have the reason to pursue it. One day thought... :) Also see you are from my birth state, former military brat. Ft Tripler. We lived there the first 3-4 yrs of life for me and my little sister.

Pretty cool setup you have there. Makes me almost wish we actually got snow like that... Almost. :)

I go to the website not the app. Never used that, I got too many apps on my phone as it is. https://raleigh.craigslist.org/

On craigslist there is a free section. It's good to keep an eye out for the "stuff" that makes its way there. It's also a great place to post things you want to get rid of. Facebook market place as well.

If you get new/used make sure you can find blades for them. Agrisupply has a pretty good selection of blades for many models. Keep the oil level checked, learn what is level by adjusting the top link. When tilling I usually make the first pass in low/1 second pass low/4. Ideally if its still...

Cable's are the most dependable. Ethernet is allowed a 300' run between drops without attenuation. BUT... If you are susceptible to lighting it would be problematic as a lighting strike in/near the ground would fry both devices its plugged in to. Yes you can get a lighting arrestor but in...

Wouldn't hurt you to download adwcleaner from malwarebytes.org and run it. Takes about 20 seconds to run usually. It will detect any malware in memory running on your computer. If it continues you can clear your browser cache. Sometimes something gets in there that gets reactivated when...

Interesting... Never heard of 540E until now. Does look like a neat feature. I'd try running it and see if you're still able to cut like you normally would. Or what changes you'd need to make to get a satisfactory cut.

If it's 6 months old, does it have any warranty on it? I'd take it back and see if they would address it. It's most likely only going to get worse. If no warranty, have you tried jacking it up and blocking it, putting it in gear and seeing if you can closer inspect where the sound is coming...

It seems I remember someone from my past who told me when you are done with the tractors hydraulics you should take the load off. Meaning drop them down to where they are not holding up pressures. I almost always (rarely forgetting) to drop the FEL down to the float mode, lower the 3 pt down...

Looks like a fun project. I could see a few things working here. Getting a few pallets and roping them together to get the height you need then stacking them on your forks, Chaining/tying them to the forks so it doesn't slip off. I'd even put in a back rail (1x2) across the top pallet so it...

Thanks ya'll for letting me know about the sockets. I went last night and got a metric and standard set of each.

I have been a contractor for a few decades (IT) and yeah a different kinda business but the fundamentals are the same. Also before I started IT work I did this kinda work. Had a golf course one time contract me to do all of its woods and remove everything 3 " or less but leave the dogwood...

Sorry not a dig-it owner. Just like helping folks... I did a google seearch and found a few resources that may help you find your way. Dig it Similiar issue: https://www.mytractorforum.com/threads/getting-no-spark-and-running-out-of-ideas-on-how-to-fix-it.1398518/ Parts: Power King Tractor...

I have a dk45se and have seen similar issues. The relief valve adjustment I believe is on the right side (when sitting in the tractor) under the step. I saw a video somewhere of someone adjusting it. There is also one in upper back left not too sure what that one does. I will look through my...

Anyone use " HF BAUER 20V Cordless, 3/8 in. Ratchet" and a dewalt battery? From what I had read it appears they are interchangeable. I have a few 2, 4, 5 amp dewalt batteries for my dewalt tools. I wouldn't mind a battery powered ratchet. Hate to buy extra batteries for different brands though.

It's been a good while since I put this on my Kioti. The long wires you are referring to I believe plug into the third function valve. Here is a youtube that might help some, while not exactly your model its the same make I belive...

Wife, Sister and BIL all went for a train ride up that way. Got to see the fall leaves in full majesty. One really neat thing they did for the passengers was they had a group(s) of people who were stationed at specific intervals along the track impersonating hobo's performing scenes. One...

I inherited my FIL Husky 20" bar can't remember the model. He used it almost daily in the 80's-90's as he heated his hot water and the house with wood. I use it about 1/2 a dozen times a year. Hoping I can leave it to my son when I am no longer able to wield it. I buy premade chains once...

Have you considered renting one large enough to do the jobs you have in mind. I had looked at renting a 30T with a thumb to take out some 20-30" trees and make a small parking lot for our pick your own. It's been a little bit but the price about 3-4 yrs ago was $4 k for a week including...

Ours started declining in the late 70's. By mid 80's they were hard to find. Now I never see a covey anywhere. I hear them in the evenings a few places but none come around like they did. We don't have a large turkey population but have fire ant issues that started about the late 90's.

When I went DR shopping years ago, I asked to see their hands. They originally paired me up with a PA with some pretty large mitts. I said uh.. no. They said how about a female dr. I asked how big are her hands, she came out I examined her hands. We had a good laugh out if it, she is still...

I heeded those warning's of get the next size up and ended up with the SK45SE non hst. LOVE IT after about a dozen years. Only had a few minor things to happen. I would suggest that upon buying whatever, get the service manual(S). That would have sav ed me some recent frustrations with my...

Thanks good thread. I hadn't thought about the other components of a swap. I guess it would be better to sell and buy an old good running Diesel like I want to end up with.

WOW... Just WOW.. Very interesting. I went to your you tube site. You are the real deal when it comes to thinking out and making the attachments we all take for granted. The Cutter video was great, detailed but not cluttered. Can't wait to see what you make in the future.

Hey guys/gals I been thinking about getting another tractor (changing implements is too hard... LOLOLOLOL :) ). Thinking of the older non computerized models but reallly like the power/reliability of diesel (and power steering). So I'm thinking, could I get an older gas model and convert it...

2x4x10 is only rated to support 40# at that length. If you stand it up so its 4 inches tall and 2 inched wide it can support 300#. In your corners I would put in support blocks under each side. So you have to ask, what weight would you think it will be supporting? There is design and then...

You can also look at the spec's of the oil's. Then compare them to the manufacturers. I myself use a good grade of oil, non manufacturer...

I have heard Diesel has paraffin in it and subject to issues in cold weather. Maybe you could use a hair dryer and heat the fuel lines/tank and get it working.

Welcome aboard. Lots of info on here from a whole lotta years a learning. I have found it helpful to search on my tractor type forum and peruse through the posts to learn little tidbits of info. I have a 3pt auger, I used to build our pick ur own farm. Wish I had a known about the FEL type...

I didn't see any mention of your current amps needed at a time. I know you stated you use about 600 kw a month. When sizing solar, especially without batteries wouldn't you need to factor the expected loads during peak/off peak loads? Using your 600KW @ 240 volts (2500 amps ish) number that...