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1000 injuries in 3 1/2 years Whats up with this place? OSHA says the company's safety record is so poor that the administration has placed Ashley in its "Severe Violator Enforcement Program." Over the past three-and-a-half years, more than 1,000 work-related injuries were reported among the...

And now its working again this morning

Test Yup all fixed

Personally I just used the female half of a 16 ga (blue) insulated crimp on spade connecter to tap the hot blade. The lights themselves are grounded to the ROPS frame with a short piece of wire and ring terminal. Been like that for 15 years now but I'm sure matching plug connectors can be found...

Some recent threads show that there is a lot of people on TBN with electronic experience parts/soldering/repair general electrical maintenance auto. Even the last little motorcycle project I was involved in had to solder in new brushes and a wiring harness to update and rebuild an antiquated...

Well now THAT was interesting I also have a NGK glow plug timer on my Yanmar built JD. I searched numerous electronic parts distributors for a replacement one with no luck This one is even different yet S83NT-O1A and it has 6 blades. And according the shop manual schematic the Deere...

Guess it was inevitable hey :rolleyes: Radio Shack files for bankruptcy, may sell off 2500 stores throughout North America You know its such a shame but a sign of times I tried to get a solderable fuse recently to fix the circuit board in a 6 outlet power strip we fried at work...none in the...

Boy seems to be a little confusion on what a Rockwell 3Rill is...but it sure isn't a hand impact driver! I have a couple of those in my tool box and I'll bet any old school wrench has, but happily I can't even remember the last time I used one So just for curious like me :D this is what the...

Any word on the rodent today? Yankee magazine says they're one and the same Difference Between a Groundhog and a Woodchuck | Lexicon - Yankee Magazine

Holy cow I just caught up this news. It originally happened just before the holidays and although nothing about it was in my immediate region it still concerns me somewhat considering I work for a decent sized regional apple producer and distributor with a tri-state market. Stuff like this is...

Put a motor on that thang! :D Lance Farmstrong - Modern Farmer

I have two lightweight rearview mirrors I purchased at an auto parts store and mounted on both sides of my tractor's loader mast frame with the sticky foam adhesive tape (its been so long really to tell you what brand tape but most likely was 3M) This has been easily 10 years or more and my...

9 LEDS! :shocked: :thumbsup: Way cooler than Craftsman's with only 4 led's

Ahh the deep space intricacies of painting your barn. :rolleyes: Hey but everybody really knows...red is simply the cheapest paint to buy. Google THAT! :laughing: Barns Are Painted Red Because of the Physics of Dying Stars | Smart News | Smithsonian

Wow how have I missed this thread so far...yup this was me back in Maine! :) This was the whole thread back when. :rolleyes: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/photos/11766-got-mud.html

Best thing they did was go to those non metal fenders and floor boards...and hood too right? After 15 working years my all steel 4100 is having some serious body work done to it down in my garage right now! ;)

Found this Estwing hammer in a pile of junk being discarded for a scrap drive. Black leather handle speckled with paint. :D Its a classic and a keeper for me. Head design is slightly different than my newer ones.

Years ago I bolted down an old step bumper 2 inch receiver to my bucket for such purposes...do they even make that style anymore?

Hey I picked up this 24" Stillson pipe wrench for less than the price hot dog and a soda at the big flea mkt where I spend all my weekend time selling for the business I work at. Most folks never look twice at it and pass on by but since my buddy had snapped the handle of my cheap 14" Harbor...

Well got my home garden plants in the ground yesterday. Both Celebrity and La Roma for a main crop of tomatoes, plus have a couple of sweet 100's. And then a mix of peppers. Hungarian wax, Hot cherry, Hot Portugal and Jalapeno and for sweets I always grow the Cubanelle and will try out Northstar...

National Ag Day was yesterday March 25. There was a lot of promotion in a lot places so I don't how you guys missed it. :rolleyes: I saw some great statistics on US Agriculture it surprised me being most folks think of farming as something from days gone by... and that Agriculture is still...

Haha too funny I just looked in my rollaway and they're still in the original box...I can't remember if they ever been used! :laughing:

Dave, here's a new twist on that idea...CHICKEN POWER! :D Permaculture Reflections: Introduction to Permaculture: Urban Areas

The "This Old House" thread brought back some fond memories of the New Yankee Workshop show Watch the craftsman himself at work... New Yankee Workshop - Shop Projects - WorkBench I - YouTube

Ya that's probably the one Murph. Stretching out all the way from California they show. Predictions for 18-22" in parts of Mass, Conn, NH, and VT! :eek:

So USA TODAY ran some articles ranking states by the over all well being of residents... America's most content states have good jobs, health Report: The most miserable states in the USA You can download the full report...http://info.healthways.com/wbi2013 Maybe you agree...disagree...

Yup I would go with PT sleepers shimmed and leveled over the concrete. That's what I did down at the orchard when we had to meet the new food grade standards for food processing. Also fit rigid insulation under the plywood floor so it hopefully wouldnt be as cold as it was standing on the old...

Here the link for the latest U.S Farm Census Statistics released today USDA - NASS, Census of Agriculture - Publications - 2012 And a few highlights... 6 Things You Need to Know From the New Farm Census - Modern Farmer

Is this the correct cylinder diagram? Looks the same as Tx Jim's #2

PART #10 is the plug and Part#7 is the hydraulic screen And PART#17 are also drain plugs (2)

Here's the Directional valve assembly diagram from JD Parts. Search under sectional you can view all the hydraulic system components

Well my tractor powers up like this...key switch needs to be turned to on position, then light switch is off 2) flashers only 3)work pos. headlight/rearlights 4)road pos. headlights only and flashers. No xtra fuses that I know of. Make sure your add on light wires aren't reversed connected. I've...

Another neat tool Bosch NEW Socket Ready Impact with 1/4" Hex and 1/2" Square Drive Kit Pro Tool Review details all the new brushless releases from Bosch for 2014

Now you have ask yourself what could POSSIBLY go wrong with buying hammer from HF? Well let me tell you :D I bought this 2lb double sided brass faced hammer what piece of work that was. The first time I tried use it the head came flying off. It was just secured with just a wooden wedge (a...

And another HF tool that's worked out good for me is this 2inch capacity. 18 ga brad nailer/staple gun. The plastic case not so good locking latches broke off... so it sucks! ;)

Alright I'm going to add to this thread. This is my Chicago Electric 5 1/2 inch cordless circular saw. It is the only cordless tool I ever got from HF that ever lasted...still has the original battery and quick charger both work plus I have another battery from a long defunct cordless drill (I...

This study suggests just that. The study by scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln argues that there have been abrupt declines or plateaus in the rate of production of major crops which undermine optimistic projections of constantly increasing crop yields. Seems corn, grain, and...

Sure does make the garden look purty...

Maybe the JD parts pic will help you visualize it better. I did this more almost 15 years ago with my 4100. You have the block, plug it, add hoses, valve, connectors and your good to go. Always remember to keep continuous flow back to the block.

What Does The Farmer Say? (Ylvis - The Fox PARODY) - YouTube :laughing:

Stopped at the local coop for the business today to check on current apple prices and I saw this sign on garlic :D

Rutabaga LOL! There famous around here and most local people just call them turnips There is two distinct varieties one on the Vermont side and one on the Massachusetts side of the border. Just a scant 50 miles apart go figure. :rolleyes: Florida Mountain Turnips! | Little Bang Theory Fedco...

Jim I say you really don't have to wait until a frost but they're certainly cold tolerant. Just like this other vegetable many folks feel that the frost gives them more flavor Schoolkids came to the orchard again yesterday and yours truly had to lead them on tour. So while we were out in the...

Last of the season...cant believe I am still picking peppers and eggplant! And Brussel Sprouts are ready now

Give a man a cherry tomato plant he'll eat...give him two he has more than he knows what do with lol! Tomatoes harvest is still coming on strong. I had to make sauce. Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes. The sauce is a mix of La Roma's plum, Celebrity, and Big Beef!

The tale of the tape...yup the tape don't lie! ;) Harris Classic what we sell for garden planting. A pretty decent eggplant for a short season. The pepper is an heirloom O.P. Hot Portugal...

My kitchen garden is producing pretty good for a guy who's not home much. I've been overflowing with string beans. Picked peppers and some ripe tomatoes already and will pick the first of my eggplant sometime this week. There's lots of big green tomatoes. The field report...weather has been...

Yup another food thread :D Years ago an old fellow vendor at my farmers market who originally came from Maine gave me some of those green and purple striped Italian pole bean seeds. Dragon Tongue was the name we always called them at market. Don't know if that's exactly right but it always...

Yea thanks Jim Common Jimsonweed...more folks than not ask me if Datura is an eggplant when they see it at my market. Both being nightshades. I have 4 big ones to sell this week 2-3 ft tall. I'm under the impression it does not survive zone 4 winters but the NEVM pest indentification guide...

Honestly been raining here in some form almost every day for weeks now. We had a gullywasher of T-Storm let loose yesterday afternoon. There was so much water being carried off my yard swales that the culverts were backing up. They were at max capacity for 8" and 10 " pipe. At one point I...

Hooray...summer weather has finally come to the Northeast. Amazingly its been only 4 short weeks since we had below freezing temperatures and snow. My tomaters, eggplant, and peppers are growing fast now! Brussel sprouts are looking good too. :D

Man we've had a lot a rain lately. More than 13 inches in two weeks but nothing like 2 years ago when we were struck hard by hurricane Irene here in Vermont. The flooding was spectacular (if the that's proper description!). Stream and rivers became torrents and all major access for transport was...

Hey I just learned I have a bad upper ball joint on the right side of my Dodge Durango I have 108,000 mi. I bought it used 2 1/2 years ago 88,000 mi. Looking on the web the just now pricing the part I learned Chrysler has had a serious issues with ball joints on Durango models made from 1998...

Guys like you keep us in business :rolleyes: Watcha all think of this That's my kind of customer :D ...

They are natural gas heated because they are all in the city limits. We use 3 sources of water city and well water at the main business and well and pond water for the ones up at the orchard. We have to do something different there soon as we now have the GAP inspection for the orchard business...

Okay flower guys and gals :) I'm off to work now...so ya'll can knock yourself out with this today What are the common names of the flowers/plants in these photos...3 in each! Hint: one is an annual grouping (flower basket) the other is a perennial planting ;)

So what do any of you guys (or gals) know about flowers except not to weed wack them, run them over with the mower, let the dog dig them up, or spray them with roundup :D The flower guy is what they call me at the market and that's because I sell TRUCKLOADS of greenhouse flowers all season from...

I'm sure anyone who ever travels is quite aware of the different accents across the country but lo and behold a university level researcher created some maps showing regional favoritism of different words. 22 Maps That Show The Deepest Linguistic Conflicts In America - Business Insider But I...

Re: Looking to start growing & harvesting Hay - with a Compact Tractor. Advice please Check it out we won first prize last year! :laughing: I'm glad your having fun with it. Pumpkins are probably one of the greatest crops to grow...I've grown plenty. Look at a Rupp's catalog for...

At the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington DC Smithsonian curator Peter Liebhold thinks there should be an Ag Hall archive of American farming and is now asking for farmers and rural communities to contribute. Liebhold is hoping to gather enough information for the...

Right most pumps are sold for clear water use. On roller pumps its usually recommended to use stainless series with glysophate products such as roundup. At the greenhouse we run water soluble powdered fertilizers thru all types of equipment with no problems. You will be able to move water with...

Nope no drip! Last I knew they didn't offer one with it. Be easy enough to add I would think.

Looking on JD parts that seems to be the case if its part #33

I always said to my ex when we farmed together that all we need to do is sell rocks and if we got a dollar for every for rock we picked we'd be rich! :D

Long story not so short. ;) I have been having some battery/charging issues over the winter months. I had found a broken battery post clamp on my negative cable replaced that, then still had a weak battery after a few days sitting. Considering it was the original John Deere battery that came...

I like hot peppers...I grow them, I sell them, I dry them and grind them up, and I pickle them. I even eat them at breakfast. Hot cherry are my favorite love them with cream cheese and bagels! I even like hot pepper sauces but I never made one yet but might be a cool thing to do. :) My best...

Whoohoo found it! And of all places it was right here on TBN all this time. What a blast from the past. :D My 1957 Zundapp 200 cc Challenger restoration photos. Was in old bike journal! Top pic was taken at Gunstock campgrounds during Laconia bike week. Side cover for the battery/aircleaner...

The movie I just watched it. Has anyone else seen it? I direct marketed fresh produce at farmers markets and to resturants chefs on my own for many years, and in my current postion I now get paid to promote fresh produce and to do farmer markets by my employer. In my area of the Northeast its...

Decided to get into the cider donut business down at the orchard and this is what we got...a Donut Robot Mark 2 makes up to 450 donuts an hour. Ansul system, stainless hood, table, machine, mixer, I turned this 2x4 shed into kitchen...roof vents, wire, insul, windows, ceiling joists, rock...

Took these pics last summer and one day had showed them to my boss at work He insisted it was a coyote and I say its a grey fox! So I figure wheres the best place for another opinion or two...or 3 or 4 lol! Why on TBN of course! :)

This is the one I bought 33 years ago...that was 2 years before I got married and this one I bought 21 years ago...10 years after I got married And I still ride them both today...hey 2 out of 3 aint bad! :cool2:

bite the hook and take a chance?? Seems all over EBAY and Amazon (maybe even other places too) there all kind of stuff being sold/shipped direct to you from Chinese sources. Granted it ALL comes from there anyhow but is it really cutting out the middle man...or is the American markup worth the...

It's Do or Die for Sears, Best Buy, J.C. Penney and RadioShack - WSJ.com

...with Laser! So who has one??? I want to get one of these. I'm sure it will more than earn its keep around my house even more so in the garage and I might even check the grease temp in the new apple cider donut machine I just installed down at the Orchard where I work too! So today I went...

Here's a few pics of the mulch layer I got from Holland Transplanter. <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.transplanter.com>http://www.transplanter.com</A> Looks like it will make for an easy job of installing the plastic mulch I use in the vegetable garden. DFB

Did someone mention mud? DFB

After seeing Devildog's photo thread profiling his Leinbach plow <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/cgi-bin/compact/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=photos&Number=114207&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=>Breaking in new plow</A> I also decided to get one. I've purchased direct from...

Recent discussions about removing trees coupled with the current mild local weather had me motivated to tackle some overgrowth that was too big to get at with my JD 413 rotary cutter last summer. A stand of white pines. Many in the 4"- 6" dia. range. Bolted the toothbar back onto the loader...

Winter storm watches have been posted for parts of Northern Pennsylvania, central and eastern New York, (but not New York City or Westchester County) and parts of New England. Most of Massachusetts is in the watch, as well as Southern Vermont, and a small portion of Southern New Hampshire. This...

FYI Saw some black painted King Kutter equipment at a dealer's recently that I hadn't seen before. I e-mailed KK for info on what I had seen and they sent me a brochure describing it as THE ALL NEW XB LINE. EQUIPMENT DESIGNED FOR TODAY'S SUB COMPACT TRACTORS. (their words not mine) and...

I call this the jungle. An old horse corral overgrown for past decade. DFB

Saw this article in the morning newspaper. A small business success story. Rot to Riches Seems like you can sell just about anything these days and find someone to buy it. DFB

This looks like one handy attachment for logging work. DFB

Which tire is best? It seems that the question has been around awhile. Came across an old magazine that had these tire ads in it. FARM JOURNAL Oct. 1937. Decided to post them up here. DFB

Gave the JD 4100HST (115hrs) a good workout tilling up the garden and running back and forth to dump bucket loads of stones, which gave me plenty of opportunity to use the brakes. Coming to a fast stop the brakes would make a loud howling sound. My brother, a OTR driver said it sounded almost...

I know thru previous posts there are all types of ballasting being used. Some of the ideas are quite creative for sure. Weight being the important factor. Anyhow my tractor (JD) came with a loader operators' manual and it is specific on how much weight to use on different models as proper loader...

Can't get an image file to load up into my post. Is there just a problem on my end or is that something that still needs to be straightened out.

Just a simple idea. Ain't much to look at though. The box is from a utility lawn & garden trailer. Mounted on a carryall frame.

Muhammmad, there are no photo links to be found in any forum at this time. (7:00 AM EST 01/13/01)

Here's a web link to one source of these materials. www.greatwesternliner.com

Muhammad, how does this idea sound. Basically it would be a survey indicating what implements are being most frequently used with which HP tractors by forum members. The results could be displayed in columns on a cross reference chart. Implement type/usage down one side, HP rating across the...

I knew that John Deere were once two cylinder but...

This article was frontpage in this morning newspaper. Quite a kick in the pants for those south of here.www.portland.com

I just gotta think anyone who's a serious gardener has to appreciate this implement. Its a rototiler that can be adjusted for row spacing and the red box on top holds fertilizer that feeds in front of the tines thru the tubes so you can side dress the plants.

This one's not really a compact. FORD 3930

This one's my favorite FORD 2120

I hope you like looking at tractor photos as much as I do. They're not mine but belong to those near and dear to me. I took these pics when I was home for the holidays. FORD 1210

Had this photo in the computer. John Deere 4100

No, not the ones with the brown trucks. Seems that the local utility company is challenged to supply a continuous source of electricity around here.(maybe all the holiday lights has something to do with it) Now its 3 times today the power went just for a moment and had restart, log in etc. Just...