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What model was the replacement for the B7800? And was there a replacement for that model? I haven't been paying attention over the years. I have a B7800 but might be interested in one with a loader but no mower. Mine has a mower, but no loader since a loader with mower would be awkward when...

I'm confused and this has probably been beaten to death but I am not sure which rating engine oil to use in my Kubotas. Kubota oil in the jug is rated CJ4, Ci4 plus, Ci4,CH4,CF4,CF,CE,CD,CC/SL, SJ. So is Rotella, etc. Kubota service bulletin says that non-EGR engines can use CF, CF4,CG4, CH4...

I have cleaned water separators or fuel filters on Kubotas several times. You close the petcock, drain the fuel and put things back together. Pump the bulb thing on top of the fuel filter, open the air wheel, start tractor and that's the end of it. But not this time. When I put things back...

I'm the OP and here's my final commentary on this after a year of trial and error on RedWing boots. I like parachute cord bootlaces but am going with other laces. Paracord is great and if I used boots in a brutal fashion that is what I would use. For light ag and dry rural use, regular laces are...

ozzie got me going on this again and concerned I might have screwed something up so I went to the dealer and found a Kubota supplemental booklet that covered the hydraulic shuttle and the wet clutch. Indeed, they can be touchy little buggers but here is how you adjust a wet clutch on a Kubota...

Look what I found while searching the Kubota parts on a Kubota dealer's site. To my surprise, it's polyurea chassis grease, part number 70000-10701. Considering the spirited conversations on grease types over the past few months, this is big news. I hope I'm not the last to know. They also list...

We have been plagued by Japanese beetles ever since I had fruit tress. They made a mess of my lawn by killing the grass and fed off the fruit trees. The fruit trees are now gone so I want those bugs gone. Chemicals work, but I have dogs on the lawn I don't want injured so on a lark I bought...

Found this giant moth in the back yard this morning and don't think I have ever seen one this big. I let it loose under a tree so surely it's something deadly that will either wipe out my tomatoes or kill all my spruce trees. Ever seen one like this or this big?

Found this in the barn recently. Also found another by the back door. To the untrained eye it might look like a novice with forks on a limited view tractor tried to pick it up and got the forks too low. That's to the pilgrim observer. I, on the other hand recognize it for what it is and yes...

Maybe I'm the last to know but I was pressure washing some equipment and decided to try it on some grungy lawn furniture from the barn. It was really nasty with years of dirt, grime, grease and whatever but the pressure washer cleaned it back to new in mere moments. The results were so shocking...

Wow, am I confused. I would like to touch up the paint on a 2002 M6800. I know the orange is Bright Orange II and have that figured out. I also know the ROPS gray is different from the frame/chassis gray. I learned that from the attached Messick's paint chart of Kubota colors. Here is that...

We don't fool around with parties.

Party central.

I have a new-to-me Kubota M6800 that has hydraulic shuttle and a hydraulic clutch. The pedal is fine but I would like it just a little bit lower. Trouble is, I don't see any adjusting rod or any way to adjust. The owner's manual skips over it and the shop manual says nothing. Any idea? Can I...

I bought a used tractor with rears loaded with windshield washer fluid. Granted, it's not calcium chloride and most people think it doesn't corrode but here are some rusty pics. Tires were loaded for "a couple" years I was told and look at the rot. Luckily, I caught it in time and dumped the...

I have an M6800 Kubota and am trying to get the hood off. It's a tilt up style and I can't figure out how to get the hood off. A shop manual would surely help and if anyone has one maybe they could look up how to do it. It's easy, I think but there is some trick to it that I don't know. Thanks...

I bought a used M6800 and would like to remove the hood to pressure wash and clean up but can't figure out how to remove the hood. I'm sure it's easy but I can't figure it out. These pictures may help but it looks like a simple hinge that just slips together. I've been trying lots of things...

Here's a two row Deere 71 "flexi planter" I bought pretty cheap. The prior fellow converted it to plant pumpkins so some of the corn planter parts are missing. Plus it sat outside in Ohio for 10 years or so. I dragged it home, assessed the situation and things look pretty good. I need new seed...

Considering all the angst and disappointment over TIER IV diesel engines and tractors, is it time for a manufacturer to bring back a gas engine tractor? I mean, they worked well for lots of years under lots of conditions. My understanding is that Kubota currently sells gas engines to repower...

Look at this, my friends. Look what I found. It's pallets painted as flags and trying to hide out in the open by looking patriotic. This way they can move about more freely without raising suspicion.

OK, I have another winner I entirely forgot about. It's their 1/2" D rings that you bolt to the sides of a trailer or whatever to tie things down. They are thick, strong and bolt on easily. I put six on my smaller double axle trailer and have hauled everything with them. They are on "sale" for...

I'm going to order one of these tomorrow and could use a little help from those that know more. What I would like is a Honda commercial engine, a CAT pump and 50 ft of hose with a good warranty. My goal is to use around the house, wash farm equipment, concrete and maybe some greasy equipment...

My plan was to ignore this thread and get on with life but look what I found in the yard last week. It appears to be some sort of robot or drone pallet and has what looks like ventilation slots in the top. It's made of a man made material whose origin cannot be fully confirmed without additional...

Does anyone have experience getting rid of a few stumps by burning them? I have a few soft maple stumps about 8" across that I need to get rid of. I could backhoe them out but that's too messy for the lawn. I could grind them out but would have to rent a stump grinder and don't think I want to...

Be careful of the stainless steel hose clamps.

For those who think you have to spread traps all over a barn to catch mice, it's not so. Here's a picture of four traps set right next to each other and each one with a deceased mouse. I hate mice and have caught three in a row but never four. Maybe because I never set four traps in a row. The...

I bought it from Mast Farm Service in Millersburg, OH. it's a mostly Amish welding business (go figure) that does some of the finest welding and fabrication I have ever seen and they are a pleasure to do business with. I have one of their Deere to QSSA adapters. Their work looks flawless and...

Jeff9366--I do like that RO600 Bush Hog. Any more pics? This is the chisel plow I use if I need to but it takes some serious HP. It's 17 shanks from an IH Vibrashank on an 8' frame. I have 2" wide chisel type points on it and it does a great job tearing up old sod. Only one pass or it will...

You know, you don't actually have to kill a weed with a high dose to be effective. You can merely suppress it with a lower dose. I have done this for decades and it's a common agricultural practice. I use less than a 1% dose of the 41% concentrate and it works fine. It probably kills the weeds...

I have an implement that has box blade shanks on it and is some sort of a mini ripper or scarifier. It does not penetrate as much as I think it should and only goes maybe four or so inches deep. I got a little more when I shortened the top link, so that helped but I would like maybe seven inches...

Forgot about this until I got ready to plant sweet corn. The frame is an old Ford cultivator toolbar that I turned the pins in on for clearance with the planter. That way I plant one direction and then turn around and head back in my tracks for a 30" row center. I think--but not certain--that it...

I need to weld something in my machinery barn that has no power. Will my 10,000 watt, 12,000 surge generator run my Lincoln MP210 for five minutes of MIG welding?

On many implements that are both cat I and cat II usable, the pins go in for one and out for the other. It's a common thing so no problem other than a slight loss of stability on some implements. EDIT--Here are two pics of the same implement. One is on a cat I tractor with pins in and the other...

I have a 5520 Deere that turned over but wouldn't start so I checked the fuse panel and the 20 amp fuse was blown. Changed the fuse, cranked again and blew the fuse. Again changed the fuse but just turned the key to "on" and blew the fuse. Now what? After a fair amount of searching, I learned...

Here are the stats. I can rent a commercial 3500 PSI pressure washer for 8 hours/one day for $65. To buy a commercial model 4000 PSI washer costs $800 plus tax at Sam's Club. I'm not real familiar with pressure washers and it's been 20 years since I owned one so has anyone debated the merits of...

FYI Here's the best price I've seen on the highly regarded red stackable tool cabinet. I bought one after the favorable reviews here and it is excellent quality. I got this coupon in an email flier from them but it's only good for a couple of days. It would be on their website too, I would...

The thing that is probably on the end of the pole is a metal point with a hook on it and I believe was used to move logs in the rivers decades ago. It's called a "pick pole" and I have one I got when we lived in woods country years ago. Here's a couple off the internet and there are lots of...

I'm the OP on this and here's how it turned out. I finally got a set of forks. They are rated at 3500 lbs and while a bit much for the JD 790, will fit fine on my 90 HP Deere 5520. This thread convinced me of all the uses and , frankly I should have bought them last year. I dawdled around...

Here's why I only** use OEM paint for my ag repairs and projects. This is a "gift" I made for the wife out of an old moldboard. Yeah, I'm a great guy. :D I painted this around six years ago or maybe longer. It's hard to see but the shine is still there and it does not look appreciably...

I fenced with high tensile smooth wire and springs in the line (Kencove Fence) and no problems. I'll guess the barb wire is getting pushed by cows or whatever and just a little bit of slack feels worse than it is. For barb wire, you can buy a simple tool that twists it tight again with sort-of a...

Someone has been opening rural mailboxes around here and apparently looking for prescription drugs. A number of neighbors have had prescription packages torn open and this occurs as often as once a week or more. No mail appears to be missing. The drug company thinks they are looking for...

Here's an even better view. I bought this one at an auction over the weekend. I'm hooked. My use is different from aarolar, and I would prefer his thinner shank design but this one will work perfect for busting hard ground for me. I'd never get around to making one like he did...

After taking a trip today I cut across a connecting road and discovered a new Rural King store under construction near Marysville, Ohio. For all Buckeyes that have longed for one, this is great news. It's in an old K Mart and I was told will open April 15th. It is right across the road from the...

I knew I had seen something similar. Here's a photo I took at a farm auction today . Yours looks much better for brush with thinner tips and the reverse tine section. This thing is laying on it's side awaiting a farm auction this weekend. Yours is a great build.

While most issues are on the right track, now it seems half my screen goes away when an ad tries to take over the other half. Is it me or the site?

Does TIER 4 kick in at some particular HP level or are they all TIER 4? I'm just thinking about a BX25D and cannot seem to find the information on this.

Two of these are my rescue dogs. They are actually high end dogs that someone else put up for adoption. Now they have a great home, comfy beds, four star dog food and room to run. Dog bones almost on command. They rarely let me out of their sight.

Not to belabor this but I've read a lot on the topic of hardpan and have gone to some seminars where it was discussed by deep thinkers on the subject. As I recall, the thinking was that ground left alone will clear itself of hardpan in around 11 years from the efforts of natural vegetation roots...

Here's an update on this old thread. I have used this implement for a few years now and it has been so great I would like to strongly suggest it to others. First, I use it to rip along the edge of fields to root prune trees over the border that send roots into the fields in search of nutrients...

On the fuel tanks, Rustoleum Smoke Gray looks pretty good and covers primer real well. Covers rust and old sliver paint real well, too. I would not paint a fuel tank black because it would look bad when dust and dirt accumulates. Lighter colors look better longer and if outside, don't pull the...

I have used Stanadyne Performance fuel treatment for around 25 years now and never had a problem or an injector issue in thousands of hours and different climates from 25 below to 95 degrees above. My friend that owns a diesel repair shop originally suggested it. Some of the fuel I have used...

You can taste the struggle of fear or whatever it is that causes the animal to fear. Something gets secreted and it shows up in game meat because I have tasted the difference. When we use to work in the woods or farm in northern New England, coyotes were a severe problem attacking farm animals...

Can't you barbeque a couple of them and the rest will get the hint?

Can anyone suggest any "ad blocking software" I can get to stop the increasing number of ads and pop-ups that are on the general internet sites? TBN is under control but some of the news sites are getting really burdensome.

Drive or work on one and let me know what you think. Eastern Bloc thinking and decades of party influence is hard to reduce overnight and the products I have seen were not very user friendly. Absolutely. I have seen Kubota marketing materials for walk behind tractors intended to be sold in...

Carry this in your wallet next to my picture. :D

Here's how you can stir a new jar of 100% peanut butter before you finish reading this. Apologies to all if everyone already knows this but I've done it for years and it was news to me when I figured it out. Anyway, I discovered that an electric drill and a certain kind of egg beater-type...

In the very rural area I lived in during the "Rocky" Balboa movie craze of the mid 1970's, guys used to block out the letters on their Toyota truck tailgates to just read "YO" , which was Rocky's answer to most questions. There were lots of Toyota trucks where I lived and , yea, it was pretty...

They are so sweet they walk all over me.

Never send a boy to do a man's job...

For about two weeks I have been nearly unable to visit this site. Almost always, I get a pop up that says "TBN is not responding". I realize by asking this question that if you have this problem you can't log on to answer my question. Maybe you had a problem and it went away? I can get on every...

My prior automatic battery charger from Sam's club has conked out. Or at least I think so because I don't hear the fan run when I plug it in. It seems to charge OK--I think-- but not sure. So I figure it's time to start looking for a new one. Unfortunately, there are way more of them than I can...

Has anyone seen a coupon or better price for this rolling toolchest "roller cabinet"? Roller Cabinet - 44" Red Rolling Tool Cabinet w/ 13 Drawers I believe I've seen them for $320 ? or so but can't recall and now I think I need one.

That is a great job. Maybe invite him over for a holiday grog.

By accident, I discovered that by getting my batteries up to full charge before winter they seem to last much longer than they would otherwise. I always fully charge them around this time of year. I'm sure it has to do with preventing the cold from damaging things but I never figured the results...

Wow, I took a couple days off and I'll never catch up in this thread. Anyone know if Mossflowerwoods is all married by now? My invite must gotten lost in the mail. :D Going to well over 70 today so it's back to the chores I never finished this fall. I charge all batteries late in the fall...

Love that big boy Diesel in post above... My Springer

Congrats and best wishes, David MFW.

txdon--I hope this is the right place to ask so if not I'll send a PM. The question is, how bad is sugar for you and what amount is acceptable? How do you make a sweet potato pie with none of the above ingredients?

Are you supposed to leave a tip at drive in restaurants like Sonic? We have no idea and would like to go but don't understand what the protocol is and don't want to do the wrong thing. Some say yes and some say no. A Sonic actually closed in an area near here and I know of a number of people...

Anyone know about using silicon bronze wire in a MIG setup with 100% argon to do sheet metal repairs? My welding supply guy says it's the rage and the showed me a clip of it. He said it's easier to do, is cooler, softer so it grinds down easier and the metal stays stuck together just fine. All...

You know, woodskiff, that's really the best way to own a trailer. You know 100% what went into it and have the satisfaction of rebuilding it correctly and using the quality of flooring and wiring/lights that you wanted. It's perfect and the bearing buddies a nice touch. If you want it to, it...

New trailer on a special farm show deal. 18 ft Corn Pro, 12,000 lbs and slide in ramps that I might use twice a year but really need. I've had black trailers for decades so ordered this one in red. The hard part is waiting the month to get it.

The mowing season never ends around here and I fully expect to be mowing into the second week of November and maybe longer. When I lived in New England, things wrapped up in September. How late do you mow?

Will a new (rental) Vermeer 7" gas chipper -BC700XL actually chip what it says? I have a bunch of green American Arborvitae --Northern White Cedar--to chip and some of it is 5" on the butt with some odd shaped branches. Plus it's green. All the videos show smaller branches but none show bigger...

I'm looking for help to buy some sort of salamander or whatever heater for the 42' x 60' uninsulated shop but I know nothing about them and am confused over which ones are reliable and which ones aren't. Diesel is my first choice and some kerosene ones say they are checked for use with diesel...

]I might have a chance to buy one that has around 500 hours on it. A front mower like this would great for me to mow under the edges of my spruce trees and around yard obstacles. The big areas of the yard get mowed wit a 7 ft pull type mower so this is just for the obstacles. Plus, the blade...

Go back to the photo in the first post and it does look like newer models of larger tractors do seem to be coming out with larger diameter front tires and are engineered for them. Here's a Kubota to go with the photo of the Case in the first post.

Are tractors evolving to more equally sized front-to-rear tire sizes? Nothing scientific here but the new Kubtoas look like they have bigger front tires and now I see the new Case with bigger front tires. Is something going on that I don't know about?

Do you like your 5000 series Deere and would you buy another? Are you glad you bought it or wish you didn't? Love it or hate it? Use it much? One might be on my shopping list and maybe even one that's a year or two old. The other choice would be Kubota and probably a year or two older as well...

What do you need for HP to run an 8 ft single auger snowblower? I've been on the lookout for a 5 footer or so but might have stumbled onto this 8 footer. It's bigger than I want but it might be an offer I can't refuse and I do have the HP to run it. A search is iffy with conflicting advice so I...

Roy--good looking light bar. That will really light up the Vermont darkness.

Roy ---did I miss any pics of the light bar? Those seem like a great idea.

Harvest in full swing in the Midwest. Soybeans started about a week ago and things are booming now. Too early for corn but the dry weather has it drying down faster than expected. Everyone is on warp speed because you know how fast the weather can turn. Farm machinery of every size--mostly...

Seems I never remember to post this but their zip ties are often on sale for a great price. Often $1 or a little more for the 8" and 11" length. We use them outside frequently and it takes a few years for the sun to degrade them enough to be replaced. They are strong, don't break or strip out...

Here's my update. I've been using parachute cord for a while and really like it. I can pull tighter and there is zero wear. My only concern is they will wear out the eyelets but I still don't see how this is possible. Is this just on lower grade boots? I have Red Wing boots. Here's a pic.

The best way to buy a building, in my view is to go to a farm show and buy the advertised special. Usually it's a 42 x 60 with two big doors and a walk door. I bought two buildings this way and they were way cheaper than what the earlier price was. Just don't make any changes. One building was...

Discussed earlier in this thread but apparently an ideological difference of opinion in a political thread got some feathers ruffled and feelings hurt. dave1949 was in the fray and he's been AOL ever since. That's all I know and I'm not even sure I have that part right.

Still no dave1949 and he blocked his PM's. Anyone have email to send this? He can relate, I'm sure. "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." ~ Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian Spiritual Leader

We will soon need to replace our 15 year old Lennox central air system that has been wonderful. One local quality guy installs Ducane brand but the on-line reviews are only 2 out of 5 stars. Another local quality guy installs Lennox but they also got only 2 out of five stars. What gives? Lennox...

What the? You have hit the jackpot, sir. Don't ever let her get away.

I haven't looked in maybe a month or so but there used to be a "new" post listing on the "home" page where you could see a recent list of them. It's not there any longer so anyone know if gone for good or just in a better place?

Eric--What kind of soil types are around there and what kinds of money do various types sell for?

My choice is cast weights over liquid in the tires. It wasn't always that way but happened fast after I got a flat in a filled tire two miles back in the woods in rural Maine. I was on my own and it was a big event. Some people need filled tires because of severe slopes but for most of us, take...

I used to mow at a 3" height with my B7800 and 6 ft side discharge mower and there was always clumping and annoying piles of grass. This year I switched back to my Woods 7 ft RD8400 three blade rear discharge mower and went to 3 1/2" high. There is zero grass to rake and mower is faster and a...

Maybe just kiss and make up. I looked forward to dave1949's insightful comments. He is one of the reasons I endured this energizer bunny of threads. Take a day off and spend three days reading the back posts. 100 years from now no one will remember the problem but I will miss his posts...

What happened to dave1949? I have been busy for a while and not kept up with this thread. I can't find his avatar and am unable to send him an email. His location seems to be Maryland and not Maine? What's up?

I'm finally ready to buy a PTO generator and figure if I buy the best it will save a lot of hassle later on. I'm thinking 15K and I had planned to buy a Winco only because I know the name and haven't heard anything bad about them. Is that a respected brand? Any other names come to mind? Winco...

We have Norton right now and aren't happy with it so I've decided to switch to either McAfee or Kaspersky. I'm leaning towards Kaspersky but for no reason other than I see the box at Costco. Maybe McAfee? Does anyone have opinions on these or experience for a recommendation? Thank you.

These were in the yard yesterday morning and the hired guy said "they just showed up". Hmmm. And they appear to be wearing some sort of protective covering, very much like the the tin foil hats others here have mentioned they wear :D . I'll bet they are still out there.

These are the new Burpee hybrids and I forget the name. It's a beefsteak variety and I mentioned the name in the tomatoes post I started a year or two ago. As with all tomatoes I grow, they get no fertilizer until the fruit sets and then I wind it to them. Easy on the nitrogen or you'll have...

Most sweeps are 5" or 7" and there are different degrees of the shank. 43 and 47 degrees are the most common. You might have a mix of both so try to find one that looks like it's flat to the ground and look for a number on the back. You can pull a wider point but not very deep. These are...

When you strap or chain down a tractor for towing, is it OK to just hook the end of the straps into a clevis or hook ? this would mean that the strap tension keeps the end of the hook secured? Or do you wrap the end of the strap inside or around something first and then hook it so that even a...

Still unable to post a picture so try to visualize. I'm building a light duty cultivator and have some 2" x 2" equal angle iron that's 3/8" thick and 7 ft long. It has a line of 3/8" holes punched an inch apart the length of it. The problem is, the guy that got these first had other ideas and...

How do you stretch the day to trick yourself into getting more things done? Time management? Work harder? Nap frequently? In my single years I could work hard from dawn till morn, push paper all day, work again till dark and then go out on a date. Rinse and repeat. The bucket list was two...

We had a close call with the recent deluge and my sump pump almost quit. We made it by the skin of our teeth. A second, or backup sump pump would have made me feel better in the panic of a deluge or a failed pump. I have plenty of room in the basin so I wonder about putting two pumps in there...

Here are the pics of my rolling tables. All are 2"square tubing and I forgot how thick. The tops are 3/4" plywood that I painted Deere green. Last year I put a piece of 4' x 8' melamine on it and lightly glued it down with 3M contact cement. It should peel off easily when I need to replace. The...

Here it is and project still in progress. I need to find someone to weld shut the mounting holes for the dually fenders. I think that will be me so maybe in late summer or early fall that will happen. Then paint, fenders, etc .

Well, I'm the OP and we put the melamine on the workbench yesterday. It looks great and will do for the light duty I'll subject it to. When it's beat up enough, I'll use the old top as a pattern for the new and be back in business. It's only lightly stuck down with spray adhesive and I think it...

I am thinking of putting either formica or melamine down for the light duty top work surface on my bench and have a couple of questions I hope someone can answer. The bench has 3/4" plywood on the top that's screwed down. I figure I can unscrew the top, trace the top onto the laminte and cut it...

Quick question...PTO or portable generator for whole house backup power? We're retired with basic electronics. Nothing special but we do have A/C. I now have a 10,000 watt (12,000 surge) Generac commercial model portable generator. I've had it for 15 years and rarely use it. It's like new...

This is pretty lame but here's how to put a knot in the middle of a branch. It's good for kids. Yes, I had an idle childhood and yes, I did this to many hundreds of trees back then. You start with the earliest, extra soft growth of a tree in the early Spring. Then find a particularly soft...

I was working on a set of Dearborn 1950's cultivators today that had set outside for 25 or so years in Ohio. A little penetrating oil and the parts came right off. No problem. The threads were beautiful, the metal is not all scaly rust and it was a pleasure to work on it. The bolts and threads...

I really like my JD 790 and might be interested in another but the same model in it's current configuration. I figure it's still made by Yanmar in Japan and still basically the 790? Then again. maybe I should buy the current Yanmar that's the equal to the 790 in it's current form?

You know, while I don't do it and almost no one does it, canoe companies will tell you not to transport an aluminum (not sure about other materials) canoe upside down because the gunwales aren't strong enough to support the canoe. You're supposed to transport it right side up. I'm not going to...

Opened that time. Beats me but it worked. Thank you.

txdon--I couldn't open the doc's brochure but I shortened the address and came up with lots of other helpful information on the site. FYI. :) JBoss Web/7.0.10.Final - Error report

TxDon...what about olive oil and oils from nuts?

My welding is mostly MIG and some flux core on farm equipment steel and similar things. No aluminum. I'm an advanced beginner or beginning intermediate welder, am older and like things simple. I'm not a purist and don't want to be but want a quality weld that looks pretty good and I can remember...

Can you take a look at the shade chart below and tell me what you guys think? Do you agree with the settings for MIG? I have a Lincoln SP 170T @220 and am using .025 MIG but am on the verge upgrading to more MIG power. Thank you.

Does anyone use a PTO cement mixer to tumble stone or clean metal parts? I've read snippets on here before but looking to put it all together now. My thought is to use a sandblast type grit to tumble clean metal farm parts and clean rocks for my wife's garden. Cleaning old hardware is so tedious...

I've had the best luck with dropping the tailgate and putting the canoe on an angle. Works great. The roof thing without a bracket can either scratch or dent the roof (I've done both) or the pad you put down can whip in the wind and damage the paint. A roof rack makes sense. You could also...

Why does the same machine setup with flux core wire weld thicker metal than the same machine set up as MIG? My Lincoln SP170T owner's manual gives a chart that shows flux wire welding a noticeably thicker steel than just MIG wire with shielding gas. I don't understand this.

Dumb question but I've always wondered how much my Deere 5520 with 541SL loader will lift. It's a lot because several times I've lifted more than I thought possible. In the site shown below the data is listed for the 5520 tractor with 541 loader and "breakout force" is listed at 4125 lbs. I have...

Does anyone own or have info on a Deere 5205 tractor? I might get a chance to look at one that has only a couple hundred hours on it and it would work well with a seeder I am thinking of getting. I'm looking to see if anyone has one that could speak of reliability or problems. Thanks in advance.

Can anyone comment on their 20 ton press? It's on a coupon sale for the lowest I've seen it---$153--and that's enough to push me over the edge. Any advice to go with this or other commentary? I want to bend angles in steel with it. Any advice appreciated. 20 Ton Shop Press - Hydraulic Shop...

I never got popups until recently but now a Tim Horton popup blocks the page EVERY TIME I change the page. Or try to. When I "x" out of the popup, it re-directs me to the prior page I was on. Then when I try to go back to the page I wanted to go to the pop up is there again and blocking the...

My current mowing setup is a 7 ft pull type Woods RD8400. Recently I put new blades on and the difference in the grass quality is amazing compared with the "before" blades. I mow at 3 1/2". The mower also doesn't clump the grass clippings any more either but distributes them evenly. I'm now sold...

Upper 80's lately and today and grass is growing faster than I can cut it. While I still can recall those colder temps of the long winter, it's amazing how a few weeks of warmer weather pushes the bad memories aside like they were maybe a dream. They were a dream, right?

You were the only one that doubted yourself. We all knew you had the true grit to make it. There's a lesson in there somewhere.

My Deere 5520 with a QA loader is great but I couldn't use skid steer attachments with it without an adaptor. I thought about it for a few years and finally bought an adaptor. I didn't want to make one because of all the fab work required and the prospects of not getting it exact, which it needs...

Wind here is hard enough to make it difficult to stand up. Sort of takes the fun out of being outside.

How high do you mow your grass? Mine has been 3" and I'm thinking of going to 3 1/2" or so. The yard is typical Midwest rural with dog, people and equipment pressure and is a blend of bluegrass and some thinner bladed fescues and ryegrass. Just wondering what others are doing and if should go...

I accidentally put 4 gallons of diesel in my 26 gallon Toyota V8 Tundra. I noticed it stumbled a bit and thought I had bad gas so I filled it up again at 100 miles. Then oops, I realized what I did. There is no drain for the gas tank or I would drain it so my plan is to just add more gas and...

Good thinking design. You could also get a replacement second barrel with a lid on it, put a spout near the bottom and use to water tree seedlings or whatever. I did a few like that for my bucket loader and they are very handy.

Thank you Eric Salop for the price reporting and excellent photos. It's fascinating to see what things sell for and your pictures are always a great glimpse into life there. Thank you again.

chad22...on time going by too fast, wait until you get older. Then it switches to warp speed and make the earlier speed a walk in the park. The only way I have found to slow things down is to get up earlier to try to lengthen the day. So far, so good.

Eric Salop If you happen to note any prices of the key equipment, could you post a few so we can see what values are? The 20% tax would sure knock prices down over here.

Here are the pictures of the other side as requested. No problems here and weld looks much better than the other side.

Anyone else with this problem or have any ideas? When I try to attach a photo nothing happens. This used to be a TBN problem but it was fixed.

Here's a chart of hummingbird movement from south to north. Summer can't be far behind. Spring 2015 Migration of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

Here's a picture of the back of it since I just replaced the tines. I don't recall a crack on the other side but will double check. Here's a stock photo off the website. I cracked the implement right side which is the left side the way you are looking. It's made in Italy and gets a lot...

My 6 ft tiller has a small crack in the frame that I need to fix. I don't weld many repairs like this and want to do a good job. I'm a good advanced beginner. The problem is that there is a crack through the weld in one spot and across a portion of the square stock framework. The first photo...

My wife is a coffee drinker so I figured to buy her one of those single cup coffee brewers that use those little cups of coffee. There are all kinds of varieties of coffee and she would like that. Anyway, it's not so easy. The Keurig that Costco and Sam's sells for $130 apparently only takes...

On the paint marking pens...I have used many over the years and none really worked but dried out or wasn't permanent. About 10 years ago I bought one of these --Texpen Marker-- It stayed wet so I bought more but I still have and use some that are 8 years old and they works fine. I use on...

The fall zone is often wider and different than one would expect. That's how these things happen. Things go wrong that you don't think will go wrong.

I have found that rotating tires every 5,000 miles dramatically improved tire performance and longevity for me, especially on mediocre grades. I do the rotating myself so no cost and I get free exercise. The better the tire the better the results and my 80,000 mile Michelins will go way beyond...

That is a good looking and practical counterweight.

I'm replacing the 105 tines on a slit seeder and am going to use Loctite blue 242 thread locker. In researching the temperature minimums I can use it at I realized I may have been using it incorrectly over the years. There are squeeze locknuts on the 3/8" bolts and are grade 8 fine thead...

First of all, I'm not sure I understand this but I've been reading about people giving up traditional cable or satellite for Netflix and apparently watching "TV" on their computer. This sounds interesting and all I know is I pay a large amount of money to watch a relatively few channels. We...

I changed the oil in my front axle and hubs of my MX5100 and am not sure about how the hubs get filled. I have an L4300, that I thought was the same axle and you just fill the axle and oil flows to the hubs. The MX5100 has an extra plug in the front hub that looks like a fill or check port but...

Probably don't need an explanation.

Thank you. I will ask. Since I'm building from scratch, anything can be changed. I want to build one of these. It's a rod weeder.

Brandi--the cheapest and best paint is the dealer's paint. Think about it---they have the greatest interest in keeping their product looking nice. Majic doesn't impress me. The best Ford paint comes from Ford, IH from Case/IH, Kubota from Kubota, JD from JD, etc. If you can find acrylic...

Does any angle steel come with holes in it? I'm building a small cultivator and could use some 1/4" thick angle iron punched with holes like the steel shown in the attached photo. I've searched the info I have and can't find anything with holes in it. I could use some of that super duty sign...

Here's a better example of Ford Dearborn Red. Ford Red/New Holland Red is darker. The 101 was almost certainly blue but it is possible a very few were red. The early two bottom Ford Dearborn plows were this color red while the similar looking Ferguson was Ferguson Gray.

I cannot find the video. I think it was on the Kubota site and it showed a rotating 360 video of an MX5200 engine. Short of that, I did find a photo of the MX5200 engine. Lots of stuff that's hard to recognize. And separately, if you think Kubota had a lot of model numbers, look at...

This is my cobbled together response for an area where I need to plow only once every few years. It's an 8 ft Woods landscape rake mounted on the front of my Deere 89 HP 5520. It does a great job on my gravel because I can tilt it back and not dig any gravel. I don't plow to bare ground but...

85 degrees? You guys are killing me. At least the maple sap will be running soon. :D

For those wondering where the birds are, the ones around my place started to show up today. None for a long time and today I saw about 15 around the house.

There are several possibilities with your too-short pin. Maybe a longer stub could be welded on, maybe you could get a junk Mahindra end with the ball in it and grind the ball down or maybe you could just get a whole new tractor lift arm off a similar tractor. I'll bet a lot of them and probably...

Not sure what left hitch mount means but get some cat I/II adaptors and go for it. I think you have loaded tires for it to rip those roots out so take it a little easy. You already know you need the shorter cat I to II adaptors and many mail order places and some farm stores sell them--or just...

txdon--I have done similar tasks using a fox/coyote trapping grapple. It looks like a two foot long three pronged fish hook and I tie a rope on one end and toss over the object to be pulled out. The hooks are sharp and catch on the underside or side of the object and then I pull to the edge with...

I did this for a while and got the best results out of using 5 gallon fuel cans and dumping the fuel in the bulk tank every now and then. The bulk tank stayed in the barn and I rarely spilled any. Next best way is to tag on to a neighbors fuel delivery and they might deliver fuel to you. It's no...

We had six inches of snow on the ground and are in the middle of another 6+ inches today. With annual snowfall here of 20" or so, few people have plows or even rubber boots to deal with things. Tomorrow is going to 50 with rain but for today I have to come up with a plan to get out of the...

Wow, those are really sweet. Almost as cute as a bunch of calves.

I have only seen spring trip shanks but Ford loved to use proprietary bolts for everything and round heads with two flats would be typical. You have some loose frame bolts in the photos so tighten those and oil the beams so they can trip easily. Also, here are pics of a tailwheel--rolling...

Various pics for you. Excuse the dog pic--I can't figure out how to remove it. He loves eating soft snow. photos of next model up in ford plows and an old beam from a scrap plow. Saw at an auction yard. you can pound out the dents in your rolling wheel. just take it off, get a ball peen hammer...

Dave--if you are sledding though the woods and see the tips of an owl's wings impression in the snow--like they were taking off--that's where they plucked a bird out of the snow. Most likely partridge. I worked my field edges for partridge development and seeing them in the snow was very...

North of Bangor, I used to find them in the cedars and cedar bogs in late winter. Then on the first few days of sunny and warmer early Spring weather they just showed up. Never thought about it much but figured they just hunkered down for the cold weather. I've seen partridge dive into the soft...

While you guys are whistling Dixie, they are setting up homesteads and multiplying.

I did a thread on this grease gun when I bought it last year and it has turned out to be a real winner. Levers don't work for me because it seems I'm always one hand short. I use a rubber hose rather than a metal tube so it flops around. It hasn't been mentioned but I wonder to what degree...

Minus 21 in Ohio this morning on a day when our average high ought to be round 50. Whoopie.

Eric--thanks for the tine measurement. I would like to make an implement like that yours but, until now have been unable to find a correct way to mount the tine. Your factory built tool has a tine that works and since they likely bought a tedder tine I will eventually be able to find what they...

It's been number of years and they may have evolved these a bit but here a picture of one from the net. You need an in and an out for the heat pump to circulate and it works excellent. I recall one model that seemed to go from the large rad hose as well but any of them work great. On my plow...

I've seen--on TV-- the guitar player on the left in the first photo play guitar with this group, guitar with Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits and drums with Peter Frampton. Must be pretty talented.

Six to eight inches of snow this morning. it's supposed to be 50 degrees by now and yet we're going below zero at night this week. I "plow" by driving back and forth in the driveway until things pack down and I just spent the last 45 minutes doing just that and shoveling as little as possible...

Eric--What kind of harrow is that and what kind of tines are on it? I could use something like that but have not been able to find a tine stout enough to take the abuse. Is it home made?

Pretty cute. So was the link you posted regarding the snowfall totals for the Great State of Maine. Friend of mine in Bangor says he has never seen it this cold and snowy in 50 years and that they have run out of places to put the snow. Remember this is Bangor and there is lots of open ground...

Central Ohio here and it's colder than a witch's broom right now. Our high today was only 8 degrees and the low tonight should be 6 below zero. For around here, that's enough to cancel everything and issue a travel emergency. This is starting to get old.

Is it worth it to buy a set of skid steer forks that I might be able to get on the cheap? They will fit the skid steer loader adaptor I had built for my Deere 5520--85 hp-- . The forks are the HD version and I think either 3000# or more and 48" long. Problem is, I only lift a few pallets a year...

Might be fixed. I can post a photo. :)

That is one of the happiest moments in a tractor owner's life when all is new and fresh. I love that new tractor smell. Wow...and a cab. Congratulations. More photos will be needed if you can do it.

When does it start to warm up where you live? We were over 50 today, same tomorrow and should be in the middle 50's in a few weeks. That's close enough for Spring Fever in my book. How about your area? When do you start to warm up?

Here's a bad start to the day. It's from northern Maine---check the thermometer. :D

Give yourself time with that backhoe. I don't know anyone that was glad they sold their backhoe. On the grave digging thing. In Maine I was involved that with that and because of the tight spacing, our graves were dug by hand. A tractor was too imprecise to fit. Our grave digger, by the way...

That is a great backhoe. You may not have a lot of use now but you will eventually wonder how you got by without it.

Great idea but I use a small pair of needle nose vise grips. Has worked great for decades. Get one size larger than the sample shown below.

If it does, I learned a good leaf blower used before the grass starts growing will put it all back. Quick, too.

I knew I read this somewhere. Reversing the blade does work and work well enough to not tear things up. Works on grass too.

Saw this on a recent trip to Costco. It's a Kubota shop vac. Just an FYI.

Roy...It would be nice to get that tractor under cover. Any ideas yet?

Does the Weather Channel still give storms names? Where do you find Weather Nation? I have Direct TV but don't see it listed.

I used to live where there were 400 people in the whole town, and that covered lot of square miles. Locals--older people-- would sometimes call the police if they saw someone drive by that they didn't know, especially if they didn't wave and/or looked "suspicious". We had a lot of good laughs...

My vote is for the industrial tires. Way more versatile. The turf tires are too limited in to use. You will love that backhoe.

OK, I'm t he OP and here's what I did. I searched most of the flashlights suggested and decided to keep, but upgrade the Maglites I have, use my Makita 18V flashlight and buy some cheap LED lights from Costco mostly because they did an acceptable job and were cheap. I learned there are a lot of...

I recently purchased a smooth edge skid steer tree shovel. My Deere tractor has a QT loader bucket so I bought a QT to SSQA adaptor so I can use the shovel on either my JD790 o JD5520 loader. It works better than great. The 790 lacks power but with the 80HP 5520 I can dig out and move a smaller...

2" to 4" around me often means either 1/4" or way more than 4". I've been around since they drew the weather maps on a chalkboard and you would think modern forecasting methods would be a little more accurate.

Do you have a particular flashlight you like? I need to buy some new flashlights to replace my old bulb style Maglights and the sheer number of them is confusing. What I would like is an LED that's bright enough to see in the barn at night and takes AA, C or D batteries. I'd like it to be a...

Good looking pictures and it's nice to see a clear view of the countryside.