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As a really Rough number, around $1/LF per square inch of the cross section of a pipe, is kinda in the ball park. I'm not on the money side, so I don't know how close those numbers track on a longer shot. But $7/lf for 2 and 3" is about right $12ish/lf for 4" is pretty good $28ish/lf for 6"...

The Google car even got the pipe fusion machine in the street view

We aren't really supposed to share pictures taken at work, because technically, they aren't ours. However, the Google Earth car drove by, and I pulled the street view up. I believe this one is 16" HDPE at 700LF, behind a 22" reamer. Got a 12" steel, at 4000lf coming up next week.

If you go this route, make sure to talk to TSC, cause their training manual says they can do that, but locally they say they only take their own Thorughbreed marked bottles

Bulls-Hit farm and ranch is planting this morning in Hastings FLa

I do see the electric connector he mentioned. They don't appear That expensive, like $180/pair new, but I'm guessing they are a pain to replace.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/12AsCSNUR4s/ So, this was a short video with a mechanic replacing electro-hydralic motor mounts on a Jeep Grand Cheeroke... Why? That seems like an expensive, difficult, complicated replacement for steel with rubber bushings, that will last 20+ years. Do people...

My Ck2610, I'm at 116.0 and getting close to 2 years. My L285 before that, at times was maybe 25 hours/years, but a lot of that was just it wasn't normally worth the trouble to get it running. On the Kioti, it goes in spurts, can be 4-6 hours in a weekend at times, and then 15 minutes in 2...

Apparently Ram announced production of a mid sized truck in Illinois, available in EV, gas, and whatever PHEV is. Part of the same story mentions adding investment into an engine plant in Indiana. Don't know that two are linked or not? Don't know which "mid sized" truck it is; they have the...

I always find it kinda funny when people complain about Mexico manufacturing and forget just how many cars/trucks are made in Canada. Foreign but friendly, is foreign but friendly, and I prefer tacos to beans on toast, with maple syrup :)

Our brick houses fall into 4 categories. 1) very old, and structurally, the brick is often load bearing, double coarse with wooden beams. 2) Kinda old, concrete block structure with brick veneer (single coarse), tied back to the structure with metal tie backs 3) Wooden frame, and bricks tied...

To bring it back around a bit toward the original topic, part of what I said about the past 5 years in homes, might also apply to vehicles. The engineering and design fundamentally is very good. Now, if it being build that way? Not necessarily. So, I dont build cars, but I've been around...

On specifically houses, wood framing is plenty strong. If you mean longevity, more than 50 years doesn't matter. I'll bet less than 5% of Americans live in a parents passed down home. I dont have real numbers, but I would guess atleast 50% don't live within the same state as were they were born...

Well, in the US, all travel lanes are a minium of 10 ft wide, with the vast majority being 11 or 12 ft wide, with many (pretty much all state roads), also having a 5 ft paved shoulder. Don't know how common it is other places, but I've seen a ton of videos of like 16 ft wide or narrower roads in...

Heck, if Function was it, they would only make primer grey vehicles. So, yes, everyone is influenced by others view. It's not always the same, either. You pull up in a Escalde on 24" gold plated rims, in one neighborhood your trashy, in another your a stud. Jacked up Ram 3500, on 44s, same deal.

Oh I agree, but Many Many people, and if we are honest with ourselves, all of us do get influenced by appearances. If not, why do you wash your car, that has no functional effect. People stopped buying mini vans because they have a stigma. Same with station wagon. I would probably say, "cool" is...

I was scrolling through FB Marketplace, and saw this. It's not a random dude, it's the same dealer i bought my CK2610 and my trailer from, and has been around many years (and has expanded over last 8 years, twice). $22,299 for a brand new CK3520 (don't know what HB is?) but it has loader, HST...

For most of us, small isn't an advantage, where crowded EU cities and the small rural roads over there, large might be a disadvantage. So, given the choice of larger or smaller, at comparable prices, very very few people in the US would choose smaller. Edit; as much as people will say it's...

As I try to point out in each of these Many threads on gravel/rock/dirt driveways; I don't work in areas with freezing soils, so I know what I'm talking about, in my area, but what i say may be wrong in areas with frozen ground.

The old time roads, step one was to cut the ditches, and roll that excess material up to create the road bed, compact, often mix with a rock or clay to stabalize the sandy material, then add more rock and/or sandy ballfield clay. Thats all assuming it's not a fat, expansive clay, or muck type...

Even in your link, they mention Gravel is Loose. Thats why gravel is not a good driveway material. The name of roadbase material varies around the country. Down here, we use Limerock roadbase, Kentucky it's called DGA, other places it's called crusher run, or one of Many other names; but...

I still would not rule out short term hunting lease/recreational. Being so close to DFW, I'll bet there is a line of folks ready to drop $500/weekend for duck/turkey/deer/hog hunting, or even special event short term RV spot. Maybe the week of the Cotton Bowl or other major sporting events...

This cattle lease would reduce his holding costs to near zero. Sure, the property value Could drop, but being so close to a major metro, I think holding the property, and leasing it is probably the "highest and best use". The cattle farmer isn't going to buy what can be leased for $15/year for...

First, we need details. Length, width, terrian/topography, expectations, and budget. Pictures help some, but grade, drainage, ect don't always show well. If this is a long drive, say, 500lf plus, there are worse options than just adding 36 tons of rock every 3 or 5 years.

So, first, Why do you keep regrading the driveway? Is it settling? This grid isn't going to solve a subgrade issue. Are you the type that regrades cause you see grass growing? This isn't going to solve that, and if you care that much, look at chip seal, asphalt, or concrete. Is it erosion...

Really Durango started as a SUV of the Dakota, a small to mid sized truck. Then it kinda morphed into a Ram based vehicle, and then into its own more car like version. I actually think the Durnago (atleast 10 years ago) was an excellent all around vehicle. It towed and hauled well, and even with...

The Kioti really isn't much savings over the comparable. Although $68.5 gets enclosed AC vs Kubota $73.5 without enclosed. I have yet to see a single Kioti in the wild with a contractor, and I wouldnt be in a hurry to get one. I don't doubt it's fine, but parts supply make take a while

Couple more comparison prices

Wish there was a better source for equipment prices, figured I'd post this one cause it popped up.

The rye will be dead by May, maybe June from heat. Our drought is normally spring, and we can go 60 days without rain, but a "typical" year, summer gets good rain, and another dry period in Oct/Nov, depending on tropical storms/hurricanes.

I have never used one, but I have seen several out in the wild. I've seen them a few times as a 18" asphalt milling head host on paving jobs, and a couple times as general grading machines. I haven't heard any complaints.

So, if the Cat-249 is really at the same price or even lower than competing makes, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to buy a Cat. Much of why some people have avoided them, is they are generally higher dollar than the others. Like them or hate them, noone can deny the big advantage of Cat is...

Winter Rye came up pretty well. I do have some bare spots, but I used a push seeder. I'm looking at an early-mid March broadcast seeding for Bahia grass, before the spring dry season starts. I'm thinking a Tifton-9 seed. I also just ordered new impeller blades for my fertilizer spreader. Plan on...

Man, that's cheap, I might stop in at one of two local places and get a price on a Ar tank, just to play with my arc/mig/tig machine. I had priced a couple places years ago, and it was gonna be $400+

Is that a rental? Was there a lease with that?

Oxygen bottle prices

They are Expensive, $429 for a 80cf inert bottle, and around $54/swap.

I was going to point this one out, but everything I've heard/saw, says you use Way more O2 with Oxy-propane cutting. Like 2x the Oxy. It's a good option for heating and cutting, but can't weld, although I think you can still braze with it? Homeowner, cutting, plasma has gotten good and cheap...

I tried with Mustang or Ponygas, whatever it is at TSC/Ace. I read all their stuff, and according to their own training manual, they will take any owner tanks, as exchange, not just their own, however, the actually guys at those places won't take them. They are really high on the price if tanks...

For specifically Oxy-Ace, a 120cf bottle, or even a 80cf bottle of O2 lasts pretty well, but are you heating, cutting, or brazing? For cutting, the cheap plasma cutters seem to the the way to go. Unless you are doing a lot of production, I think the largest owner bottles would be the way to go...

I dont know if the cattle lease and Land Trust are really mutually exclusive, but i would want some sort of separation from planned hunt locations and cattle. Duck and turkey though, I would be Far less worried about a stray shot inhuring cattle. Heck, maybe coyote and hog hunts are mutually...

Land trust, I've seen them on Vortex Nation and maybe Meat eater pod casts, and maybe another thing before. People will pay good money to have a 2 or 3 day self hunt for some turkeys (or deer, ducks, hogs, ect). They really seem to work with most ag properties that are trying to diversify revenue.

Also, don't know what kinda game is on the property, or if there are creeks or a pond, but there is a website that allows property owners to do short leases (a couple days) for outdoor Sportsman activities. Maybe a couple weekend turkey leases (it's kinda the Airbnb of hunting/fishing/camping).

So, the question would be, did they do that on your TYM? I am just thinking of avoiding it in the future. It kinda surprises me that you slipped the tire to rim, before breaking tire to ground traction.

What i was trying to say above, it reduces Eddie's holding cost of the land to basically zero, for what is an investment property. Without the lease, I'm guessing he'd pay $500/year or more in property taxes for it to sit

So, I had the thought about no money lease, but I think the money side will make it much more cut and dry for Eddie. If this is just a handshake free use by the neighbor of Eddie's property, there could be an argument that he is responsible for the actions of the cattle. The lease makes it clear...

Yes, exactly. Another thing, Back Hoe. Technically track hoes are a back hoe, as they "hoe" back towards the machine, but most people "mean" TLB, tractor-loader-backhoe when they say back hoe. The position of the hoe on the machine, front, back, heck the side, does not matter.

So, that is great news, but is there a solution to prevent wheel to tire slipping in the future?

The lease termination and/or renewal is my only concern. I think it wouldn't be unreasonable for the renter to ask min 90 days notice of intent to terminate, and something like a 3 year lease, with 2 optional, 1 year extensions, possibly with a price adjustment of 5% per year, but for what you...

It might even be to ghetto for me, but belive it or not, carpet does wonders to stabalize sand in a driveway or parking area. Astroturf works too. Carpet is nasty to lay in to work, as it holds moisture, and the astroturf is only half a step above sandspurs for comfort

Best thing is to liquidate as much as possible prior to death. It's very easy to divide cash equally. The vast majority of estates are too small to get hit with death tax. It's hard to do with some assets, but if you really want to simplify...

Heck, some company's advertise high pitch roofs. Thats added sq ft of material, added wind loads, added labor, and often looks ridiculous

I dont understand the drive to make roofs more complicated than they need to be. We don't need multiple roof pitches, fake dormers, added high pitch gable over the entry, and all that. You add a lot of cost, it doesn't look good (IMO), you add additional trouble areas, and it greatly increases...

Most of the times now, I just pay the fee when I get new tires for the shop to keep the old ones, but i used to just bury them, and save the $5/tire. Old tires do work well for shooting range back stops, when filled with sand, and can make very good leveling drags after you have disced up a field.

Ours will take 4 (maybe it's 5, but a full set) once per year. I dont think they keep a record though, so

So, regardless of what the client sees, you still need a number for your time to throw on bids, plus materials, and where I think Many small guys go wrong, Profit. You should be paying yourself, your equioment/helpers, your material (with some profit), and then company profit after you paided...

Every now and again, I'll see folks doing bush hogging for $35/hr....

Was talking to a guy Friday at work, and we were talking about exactly this. He said most guys are at $150/hr and 4 hour min. He said he's $300 to show, and $100/hr after first 3 hours. He also said he bills himself at $40/hr. We were also talking about another job he did that i was very...

But I don't believe that New Holland will do 2.2x the amount of work the machine is linked earlier will.

In 2007-8 I was making $75/hr with a Cat-257 class machine, and honestly, just getting by. At the time, New, they were like $45k. Now, if i could have had it working 30 hrs per week, i would have been doing pretty well, but it was half side hustle, half start up...

Dang, I didn't realize just how much the upper power machines had crept up. $147,031. Yes, it's AC and Heat, and 114hp, but its also 16,100 lbs, and it comes with just a bucket, although it includes teeth...

Is there a reason that you want to till before stripping? I don't know how deep your organics go, but I would think you can paint the edge, and strip 2 or 3" maybe 4", and have all the top soil stripped with the loader, and stockpile it for later use. I dont know much about soils freezing, but I...

Did pick up a set of 4 aluminum wheels with fairly decent looking tires on side of the road. They looks to be off a small boat trailer, with a 4 lug pattern. I almost left them, but though, they might match a bit trailer mom is trying to get rid of, that was 15 year old tires, that have...

Lots of 1840M and 2850/2860M open stations, and they really are nice machines, kinda falling between a compact and a utility.

If you play your cards right, and have the right private land or permission, you can role right into hogs, through to spring turkey, and then start fishing again, till bow season opens.

Power Shuttles have been used on forklifts, front end loaders, back hoes, ect since 1970s or so, and are rarely the source of a catastrophic failure. For our OP, I would recommend looking at the Massey 18M and/or 28M power shuttles. I would also try to find out more about the LS MT357. Yes...

The LS MT357 has a button you press when shifting, so I don't know if it's an electronic dry clutch, or a true wet system?

Power Shuttle is a clutchless Shuttle, hydralic wet clutch system. You would need to do your own research, as you May need to run a clutch peddle for PTO and Range, but I belive they all have electronic PTO engagement, and I'm 90% sure you can change the range at "low speed" without a clutch...

Yes, 18am series, the 1840M is offered with a Powet Shuttle. In the 28M series, the 2850 and 2860M are offered with power shuttle. The 18E and 28E have dry clutch Shuttles. On the 18M series, it is the 40M that offers it. The 18E and 28E, as well as the 26, series are a complete different...

Our decks, it's not just, its abrasion from sand. It's like 500 hours of sand blasting on a 24 ga metal deck.

That said, it is possible an extra $10k on metal vs shingles, might pay off? that would be a question of local market folks.

Maybe i should add. neither of those mowers were new. Both very used when I got them. 1st one, had no hood, but decent function till hydrostat went out. 2nd one, needed a starter, and something else? and I got it for free, in return for trailering their new Craftsman riding mower for them...

So, I'm Not saying the difference between $8000 and $12,000 you would make up, but the difference between $1500 and $2500, I have no doubt you would make back, locally.

So, for me, doing it all my self, 1440 sq ft 3/2, my cost to do shingles was right at $1500, including some single use tools (nail gun, roofing bull trowel, razor blades), metal should have been about $2200, including all the trim and screws and all, but not including firring strips, or any...

I've had two very used Deere riding mowers, and I won't say they are bad. One of them is like 13 years old, and still running. The other made it like 9 years. Both, I think the average home owner would have put out to pasture a long time ago, but I've redone bearings, belts, starters. No matter...

But, to circle back around a bit, I do think, atleast around me, a well done metal roof does add value to an existing home. So, if you are already looking at needing to reroof, and metal is a $1500 more than shingles, you might get $5,000 more on resale?

I like Rib type metal roofs, But Mom had her low slope roof, previously tar and rock, redone about 7 years ago. She kept having issues, and had the roofer back maybe 8 times, before he stopped answering. Now, she didn't pay an uncle or cousin, or anything, professional contractor. I kinda left...

I think misunderstood what I meant. Did you fill your rear tires with water for added weight, and if so, is it possible the water froze, creating a less than circular tire?

New Holland is one i think we left of the list. They aren't really one of the more common ones, but if you have a dealer close, I wouldn't rule them out. They do appear to average a bit lighter for the same HP; which can be good or bad,

I'm less worried about dealers than many on here, but still, I can see only couple reasons you would by a SCUT at Lowes; 1) there isn't another dealer around, in which case you like SOL 2) there is significant price savings 3) It exposes then to the general public. Frankly, with the price of...

With those Rhino and whatever brand SxSs, after like a 90 day warranty you're on your own, so local small engine shop, or do it yourself, and order parts online. The difference is, the tractor, LS or whatever, has a warranty. I would be completely against it, IF there was significant savings...

That means you need atleast 1 acre per home, and in a population density of that, that's asking an aweful lot. Also, by default, that would raise the costs of the developments. It's not an easy solution. Also, there is risk in every place. Hurricanes in gulf and SE, earthquakes in Cali/PNW/Ask...

On John Deere, the 74 hp model is the JD-325G. It's about 10,500# operating weight and seems like a well put together machine.

Another option, would be a fairly low hours used machine, and putting away maybe $10-15k for possible repairs. Just make sure you inspect any used machine. Something like this Case, has a Lot of cost savings over a brand new deere. $22k vs $75k. Even if it needs tracks or something, you have...

Metal roofs vary widely. I've never liked the screw directly through singles to OSB installation. I prefer 1x4 (or 2x4) firing strips. When I redid mine, I did want to do metal, but it was going to be around $2500 vs $1500 for shingles, and also i had a short time line, and shingles were fast.

So, a it is entirely possible that GF's dad changed his will, and/or didn't want to discuss it with the GF, just to avoid a fight. A friend, his dad was sick, and the dad told him he was leaving everything to him. Actual will, stated his dad gave everything to his girlfriend.

Basically, you need to determine weight, power, and accessory requirements, and kinda out together a min spec of machine you want. All of the big ones offer something that will work.

Cat can have fantastic service, But, at times they have a tendency to push off the one or two machine kinda guys, to service their major customers. The same can be said of Deere at times, with certain dealers, for their big Ag guys or their big commercial clients; but that is not across entire...

I think first you need to narrow your focus down, and select a size of machine, and features you Need, features you Want, and then take a look at 3 or 4 makes, and figure out which total package is best (including the money side of the package). I would certainly look at Kubota/Deere/Cat/Bobcat...

Unit density is a very double edged sword. Denser allows lower pricing, and also less vegetation to start fires, and all; but it also can make the fires harder to fight. Now, maybe they can regulate say, 25 ft fire breaks on the perimeter of new communities, like we have 25 ft landscape buffers...

The early 2000s Deere were slow to catch up, and were more primitive than CAT and others. The last few years, the JD-333G is as advanced as the others now. A lot still comes down to preferences. The JD has put swinging doors, which some people hate and others prefer. I would atleast look at them.

"Voids warranty on the Bucket", whatever. A bucket can be replaced for like $1200, so as long as it doesn't void warranty on the machine or the loader, I wouldn't worry.

Anyways, on Power Shuttles, I really like them in construction equipment, and in tractors; But Try to test drive the specific machine you are buying. Some of them are already bit jerky when moving from F to R. It can be adjusted on some, but make sure it's something you can live with. BTW, some...

Massey Ferguson 2860M is right within your power and budget range. Edit: sorry, I miss read the last sentence... There is an 1840M power shuttle as well; but the 2850/60M isn't that much more for a good bit more tractor.

$12,500 over 3 heirs, and a good sized estate, I wouldn't consider that high.

We also sometimes have had fires that burn for months and months, when they get down to the peat in the Prarie bottoms, and they smolder and smoke for 4 or 5 months, and randomly pop back up.

I admitted I'm not an expert on the environment and specifics of the fires out there. Yes, we get wild fires every year here in FLa, in the dry spring, and if we have a dry summer, combined with a couple months of no rain from spring, it can getting pretty bad, but its not the wind driven stuff...

So, I dont know how insurance might work with that; but I've heard from others in FLa, we get our letter "replace or provide inspection of roof, or insurance is canceled". Owner puts perm metal roof on, and boom, rates go Up. Even though the roof is more storm resistant.... (more fire resistant...

1% of the value doesn't seem too bad.

Trust doesn't make problems completely go away, you still have to divide everything into a cash value, convert it into cash (sell) and divide the cash out to the heirs. Some assets, people might not want to sell, but it can't be split 2 or 3 or 7 ways. You can't realistically share ownership of...

Even numbers of "damaged" is often inflated. I donr consider gutter down spouts being blow off to be "damage". That doesn't relate completely to the Cali fires, but 10,000 structures doesn't mean 10,000 homes and or businesses. That might be 5,000 homes, 2,000 barns/aux buildings, and 3,000...

I also want to point out a couple things; 1) we have fires, but they are different, so i don't want to comment too much on something I don't understand. 2) True scale of things is often Not what the news shows. Don't remember the Hurricane, but I was watching news showing a very identifiable...

Ok, going off topic, but for many of these things, we end up back at Infrastructure. So many threads kinda go there. It's expensive, inconvenient, and takes years, and it's always easier to build new than rehab old...

Was just looking at some traffic studies, and the county east of me, has an average annual traffic growth of 3.9%. Now, is traffic strictly 1 to 1 linked to population, no, but they are pretty dang closely linked. That's pretty high growth.

Yes but the more you can get ready and stage, before renting the equipment, the better. You probably don't want a $4000/week hoe onsite, before you start looking for your borrow pit.

I think you made a good choice. I dont think you will find many cases that it is too large, but you will have significant capability

The flip side, engine access is Fantastic on the Lull/Cat/Gradall/Genie models I've been on. You can almost climb inside the engine compartment

I do mention the in boom repairs, because we damaged several through the years. You have chains, cylinders, and like 120 lf of hose that require complete disassembly to repair. It can easily be 16+ hours of mechanic time, and a crane, to pull the boom segments and repair and reassemble. We were...

So, i didn't take a screen shot but a pull behind vibratory roller sold for $4,500 at a local auction last Friday, and it was higher than some of the running, static steel wheels. No idea brand, or hydrakic flow requirements. Just seemed awful high for what it was

Oh, and with a Lull type machine, they are Heavy. When you have 28 ft of boom out, that counter weight is Working. Lull644 weighs 24,000 lbs, and that's not a particularly large one. the smaller Genie and Skytracks are a lot smaller,

What tires did you get?

Allnof that is based on a pond that is 4 season, wet pond. If you are OK with seasonal, or less tall, that changes things.

So, before you get too serious, you need to dig 3 or 4 test holes and do a perk test. If that wash area doesn't naturally hold water, your entire idea becomes more trouble. Dig a kinda smooth, 3 ft deep hole, and see how long a bucket of water takes to perk. Next, you need to locate your...

I have used telehandlers/shooting boom lifts/Lulls many times; and they really do excel at unloading trucks, lifting trusses/bricks, ect. They also actually can grade in ways you wouldn't expect, as all I've used have a chassis tilt capability, and many have forks (impliment tilt), But, the...

Now, I didn't address the other unspoken part; will your soils hold water? And do you plan to construct a true pond, that holds water year round? Cutting a keyway, and making sure everything is water tight is more than moving dirt

So, clean fill, 100% doable with the tractor. Now, if you are digging it out of a hill bank, with rocks or clay, it might be a real challenge. So, on the dozer, if we assume $3000 mob, and $2500 day, I can see a $8k bill, maybe $10k, but $20k is too high, IMO.

Yes, University of FLa has a beef research unit about 30 minutes west of here.

That sounds kinda like Citizens Insurnance in FLa. If you can't get private, you can buy through Citizens, which is a state thing. It's fairly affordable, But its really bad insurance; no injury, no possessions, high deductible, and double that deductible during tropical storm or hurricane...

Dad died and we sold the farm in 1991, when I was like 8 or 9(we actually didn't sell in 91, I think mom tried till 1994, but it was all down hill from 1991). So, at this point 35 years ago. We also did some with the awful temp sheep netting stuff... that stuff was the worst product, always...

So, 10 long days per year; you could do single day rentals, or maybe 3 weekly rentals for around $6k per year. Heck, even if you did a month long rental, and 3 week long rentals; we are at $10,500 per year in rentals fees. Yes, there will probably be hidden fees, but i pulled Sunbelts prices...

I'm not locked in on exactly how I want to fence the additional areas yet. Barb is cheap and fast, but I haven't completely decided. We ran electric when I was young, but the world moved away from that until maybe last 5 years, it seems more popular again for new set ups.

They are the same as everyone, Globally sourced. Some in China, some in Taiwan, some in Ustados Unitos, some in India, and apparently some in Denmark (hand saws and chisels)

I won't say I really like them, but I will say, they will get some attention.

Yes and No. You can't just walk in Lowes with your 1980s ratchet and walk out with one. Maybe exact model for model, maybe? Generally now, I think you are suppost to contact Craftsman, and get a replacement; m

Well, it's about the same as OLD craftsman, but way better than new Craftsman. Now, you cant just take a craftsman tool to a store that sells craftsman, and exchange.

My point is, for the price of $75k, you could do a Lot of work, with the most suited equipment for the job, rather than force the CTL into every task you mentioned

How much are you budgetting, are you a cash buyer, and are you actively making money with the machine? Reason I ask, $75,000 is a realistic budget for a new machine, although, maybe certain models can be had for mid $60s, and some of them upwards to low $90s. If this is not a money making...

Yeah, you are right of coarse, but when a home maybe costs $265 to build, and sells for $400, appraise how you want, I dont fault insurance for being hesitant to insure above $265.

Credit where credit is due, nice thing about HF, I just dropped of that 3 gal pancake for full refund, no issues. I ordered a new capacitor for the 8 gal earlier on Amazon, for like $12. Now, it Would be nice if they stocked wear parts for there tools, but i don't blame them for not keeping all...

What i was trying to get at, in FLa, atleast, it's "replacement" value that is often the issue. You pay $400k on a home, that in there estimates is worth $280k, they would be fools to insure at $400; yet your lender want that's to minimize their risk. It's almost like GAP insurance on cars

I dont think insurance is completely against Risk; but they don't like insuring at inflated prices. So, they might be fine insuring a $500k home for $500k, in a risky area; but they don't like a home that was $500k, and sells at $1.2m, and insuring that $1.2m, in a risky area. Also...

Wow, autocorrect seems to want to change Weight to Wright; Tow to Town, and mine has always wanted to turn For into Foe...

With any twin axle trailer, getting things leveled well, with hitch height, whole loaded to normal operating wright helps. Lot of tow vehicles now need a drop hitch. What is our OP using as a tow vehicle? You don't want to be pulling a 4000# trailer when you pick up 500# worth of stuff. At the...

It does look good, but I don't blame anyone for not painting the bottom plows and that kinda stuff. With ground engaging impliments, I don't hold rust against them. I just feel like you can spend 2 minutes and use a cardboard spray shield or a trash bag over tires, simple kinda stuff. I often...

I do think that recommending a 5th wheel to a guy looking to transport a sub compact is kinda bad advice.

I do understand a quick paint job, and I don't even blame them for not wire wheeling, ect; but 1; use a peice of card board to minize over spray on the galv hopper, and 2; you intentionally went to afford to paint the chain and sprocket? Why.

Why is it always the red paint. Not even that familiar with this spreader, but why would you paint the drive chain and sprockets? Do you think they de-greased it first? I almost hope they painted over the grease, cause otherwise that chain is going to be a pain. Atleast if it was greasy when...

That's how my Kioti is. So, if you only pull the one drain plug, you will only get about 75% of the pan empty, and then you added 100%, so you might be at 125% capacity. As noted, check the dip stick. It's not going to be easy to drain just 2 or 3 quarts by pulling the drain plug, might want to...

Oh, so i see I talked about the cabinet paint.... We were very displeased with the coverage. It would take 4 or 5 light coats to get good, even coverage. We ended up using a very light grey semi gloss on the cabinets. It might have worked well if we took all the doors and draw fronts off and...

For a couple feet, any chance you can expose and straighten the run, and gain some slack?

It's certainly not preferred, but I have seen underground primary spliced without a box or conduit, direct buried. The issue with that, is, when dealing with larger wire (this stuff is about 2.5" cross section), then splice, and the water proof shrink wrap, the splice ends up doing like 12"...

Long time, no update. We are nearing having the old place ready for sale. We didn't do that much, but a lot of clean up, some repairs. It's mostly been a time issue (and wanting to use that time) to dedicated to the old house. Anyone have a feel for the market? It kinda seems like the past 6-9...

Used conveyor belts, if you come across them, also work. You don't want to buy them new for that purpose, but if you have a source of disposal ones, get them.

The thick truck bed mats works great as something other than sand to lay in working on vehicles, and I've had one since 2005, and it's still going strong. The one i gor came in a 4x8 piece, and you trimmed it to length of your bed. Now, it looks like the ones at TSC come in 4x6 length, and you...

I've used one like that, purple handle and all from HF. I think it did a good job, although I didn't do that good of a job... You really need your paint thinned right, and definitely strain it, cause it will clog up easily.

On the 5 year old used side; 100% there can be about 50-60% savings over new. Just don't buy online, you really do want to inspect it, and if you don't know what you are looking for, it's worth spending $500 ot so, to have a compinent mechanic look at it before signing. Another approach...

Yeah, but the OP didn't mention mowing. My personal feelings are a Telehandler Can be forced into a grading and or dirt work role, but they don't do well. The buckets are often fairly light duty, material moving buckets, well suited for loose material, mulch, and manure. They truly to excel at...

Yeah, I dont need that level of compressor. Just airing tires, blow gun, grease gun, roofing nailer, air chisel, ect. For commercial use, those are great. I could buy and throw away a dozen 30 gal Husky compressors before a Quincy paid for itself. If each one lasted 5 years, it would be past my...

Our OP might need a swivel bracket *don't know if that's the right term?* for leveling, as well as general forklift work? Another possible option would be a small Genie telehandler, there used to be a guy on here that really preached that gospel to anyone considering a CTL. Edit: a swivel...

Someone mentioned mobile butchers, and I've heard of that in other parts of the country, but I haven't heard of any in N FLa.

Basically $100+$1.40/# hanging

Current price sheet for the most popular processor

I knew I wasn't buying a really high outpit compressor, bit my thought was, use it for now, repair the old one, and maybe give the McGraw to son. It just isn't going to suit my needs

I dont know how serious Lowes is, cause they didn't appear to have any impliments for sale. They don't have a service or parts department, and I doubt you get a savings by going through them, unless (i highly doubt it), you Lowes Pro card or a military discount or something applies to the the...

Who remembers grading with your feet, and driving with two hands :)

I have ran the older, mid to late 90s wheeled skid steers (cat, Bobcat, ghel, and deere), and i think for most things I would take an industrial grade tractor over them 9 times out of 10. We gained a ton of stability with the CTLs.

I place a jack stand at each rear corner when loading the tractor or a vehicle. The SxS is light enough it doesn't pick up the rear axle of the truck.

Ok, so this is the Doesn't suck thread, but move that McGraw 3 gal pancake to the Sucks tab... Unboxed it to air up a trailer tire, and grease the bearings with an air grease gun. It eventually did air up the single trailer tire, but it took Forever, and it must take 5+ minutes to build upto a...

So, I meant to ask about AI, for a longer term plan. How expensive is it? My first batch of likely just 2 animals, I really think steers, but it depends on if heifers come up super cheap. That would avoid the inbreeding problem, and the need to rotate out bulls every 3 years. I know some people...

I currently am not buying any, as I have no livestock (other than a dozen or so chickens). Storing hay, typically around here, rounds are left out in the weather for cattle hay. The horse folks are the only ones that cover store rounds.

So, CAT, it's not just sale price, they have some very creative lease to sale programs, with largely the tax breaks of lease, with an option to purchase at the end of lease term, basically at scrap value. Of coarse the monthly lease payments are slightly higher than a regular loan, but you have...

If I'm reading the USDA reports right (and i probably am not), it looks like about $2.88/lbs live weight on hair breeds

We had a pretty good sized (well, not good sized, but not "homestead" sized) sheep Flock as a kid. I think we ran around 60, on mostly fenced timber hills, low grade stuff, in WVa. The market was complete trash through the 90s and early 2000s; but I've been told the ethnic market has pushed more...

The 1.0 with water and shelter is currently 48" sheep and goat wire. Doing everything with that would be a large investment. I have considered doing 39" woven, with a barb (or hot wire) at 48" on the perimeter and along road, but even that gets expensive with a total perimeter of 0.7 miles.

100% plan on rotating, that's part of the reason for multiple small pastures; BUT, i don't mean daily moves like some of the guys on YouTube, doing 200ftx10ft strips, and temp fencing moves every 12-24 hours. I mean, maybe every 4 days, or maybe 7, or as the field allows.

I still haven't completely ruled out hair sheep, but I need to make a decision pretty soon. I can quickly do 4 strand barb on the 1.2 and 1.6, for cattle, but if i do that, that eliminates sheep as an option,

Right now, day one, 1.0 acres, adding 2.8 by summer (that will be pretty low production to start, as i get it established). I'm not really convinced i want 10 of my 12.5 in pasture. I do plan to purchase hay, and supplement with grain, not doing 100% grass feed. I do want to get atleast the...

With all that, the OP said "subcompact", and a 6'4"×16 landscape trailer should be fine.

I thought i had a picture with the Durango on it, it was truly 10# in a 5# sack, and i think we had to window crawl to get it/out.

I had a similar option in 2019, because the Honda SxS was too wide to fit on my little 5x10 trailer. At the time, I had the Kubota L285, but not my Kioti, and the only time I had ever moved the tractor was on initial purchase. I went with a 6'4"×16ft landscape trailer from Texas Trailers, but...

So, on infrastructure, we have feeders, and shelter for 2 right now (came with the place), and waterer. Fencing/gates, 1 acre currently, with plans to add a 1.2 acre field and 1.6 acre field, and down the road, a 2.5 acre section as well (with potential to also do an additional 2.0 and 1.6, but...

All I'm saying, $75,000+ is a lot of money in my world, so, make sure you aren't just following the crowd to a CTL, if it's not the best machine for you.

Another thought, depending on how much you are planning of each task, what some people call a skip loader (no idea where this name came from), or an industrial grade tractor (JD-210LE, or similar JCB, Case, New Holland). For grading; they are better than a standard CTL. For moving material, if...

I can't share any specific complains, just that guys who had Bobcats, often for several cycles, opted to go Tako/Kub/Cat over the last few years, and i know two guys who specifically said "anything other than a bobcat".

There are only about 4 places in a decent driving distance. Nettles, in Lake City seems to be the go too. There's another down near Anthony, north of Ocala, and I think one down near Barberville, west of Daytona. There is also one out in Archer/Newberry, past Gainesville.

So, let's break down the tasks a bit; Dirt moving; likely a typical bucket, possible need teeth in heavy clay or rock soils, but this is a good task for a CTL. Rocky soils will wear tracks fast, and they are not cheap. If we are moving dirt very far, or in large volumes, other tools are better...

It seems in my area Bobcat is on a fast race to the bottom in popularity; but in the end, for commercial use, I would have a C+ or B- with rapid parts availability in My area; than a B+ or A- machine, that takes 10 days to get parts for. Now, homeowner, or as a secondary use machine, that would...

Didn't win anything today, and really didn't bid to win. Threw some money at a 6 ft bush hog, but I tapped out. I did notice an interesting trend. Mahindra tractor, 4110, with loader and all, sold for $4,000, sure it had 2000 hours; but that seemed like a heck of deal, compared to the...

I've never had anyone ask what oil is in the bucket, and my local dump will take 5 gal per day per person. Autozone/ect used to keep at log book, to supposedly limit to 5 gal per month, but no local ones bother anymore. I just try to avoid anything with fuel mixed in at indoor locations. If you...

So, enclosed vs open... If your doing mulching, mowing, or brooming, enclosed would be highly encouraged. For general dirt work, the way it was explained to me. If you decide to work through a job despite rain, cold, heat, whatever, even two or three times, because of the enclosed cab, it...

"Bottle calves are tough to raise. some make it, some don't." Yeah, I'm not saying that maybe the 2nd or 3rd batch, a bottle bull calf, that I got cheap, it wouldn't pick up, but for a first run, I dont want bottle calfs. I know some people like them, cause they want to handle them from day 1...

So, for people who had First Hand experience with the West NC/E Tenn/NW SC outages this past year; i know everything was initially off line, and many individuals were out for 14+ days. My question is, how long was it before the towns, and maybe 30% of stuff was back online, and it was just the...

Ok, you are right; I would put Bobcat/Cat/Kubota probably top, followed by Deere. Komatsu certainly has great parts availability; With some machines, in some areas, but I just don't see many of their skid steers around. Also, there does appear to be certain niche things, where specific makes...

So, some have doors that swing out, which can be nice, but also means that the bucket Has to be down all the way to exit the door; and also, at some point, you might raise the bucket with the door open, and rip it off. JCB, you have a side door, and it's odd, but probably the best overall...

It would probably be good to tell us what your primary use is. House pads/driveways, mulching, light clearing, loading trucks, moving materials, ect. If you are routinely loading trucks/trailers, how high are the side boards? Do you have specific weight restrictions you are trying to meet? Do...

When I bought my 6'4"×16 ft; i thought, man this is plenty. When I put the little Ck2610, if i take the box blade, i have to hang the bucket over the front, and roll the edge down to not catch the rear lights on sharp turns. I've had a Volkswagen Passat, and a Dodge Durango on it, will maybe 2...

On the length, they tend to shrink when you load them. So, if you get an 18 ft, you will wish you had atleast 2 ft, or 4 ft more. Same with width, 84" wide seems wide, until you wish you had another 8". With car trailer vs deck over, car hauler is great, But its less useful to load pallets on...

As a comparison, 1984 L235. 4x4, loader, as good condition, $3000, about same hours

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I'm not buying, but stopped at Lowes to do some damage to their "facilities" while on the road, ans i noticed they had 2 or 3 LS subcompacts for sale, next to the SxSs, ZTs, ect. Is this new?

You would likely be able to pin point the nest with a thermal camera from the urine soaking into the drywall cieling, if it's not a single/brand new nest.

So, you ask an impossible questions; a simple This One is Best. So, let's try to have a couple key features that we judge; and I'm assuming commercial use, not weekend warrior/diy/homeowners 1) Parts availability/support 2) Reliability, that's actually going to be hard to judge, 3) Hydralic flow...

Been out of the market for a while, but I'll throw one that is nowadays overlooked, but I would look at first, the Gehl. There machines seem less tech heavy, and atleast 10 years ago, really were very good, if not that popular machines.

My old Central Pneumatic compressor has been acting up. It seems like a start capacitor, but frankly I haven't dug into it yet, it was dark, and like 30 degrees last night. I did see the McGraw 3 gal light duty compressors are on sale for $51 right now. I was thinking about picking one up while...

We still often get asphalt tickets, rock tickets, ect like this. There are normally 3 tickets; white, pink, and yellow. One for the contractor, one for the inspector, and 1 for QC guy.

The Charger... it's the state trooper 5.7L AWD i think I mentioned somewhere above. It's pretty rough

Couple things I'll be keeping an eye on next auction. I did log into one last weekend, and it didn't really have a single item I was serious about. This one, couple SSQA forks, if they go cheap; a Buick LaSabre, and some others stuff mostly out of curiosity. The LaSabre sounds like a joke, but...

Yeah, so frankly I didn't see the need to check the Bobcat. I saw no discount on grey vs orange, so why not get the orange

Ah, that makes a lot of sense. I was under the impression you had a wash out area, that you were ripping and repairing regularly. Does the 6-8" of new material put the new surface above the adjacent grass areas. I've never heard of a road base, fabric, road base sandwich. Really, with the 6-8"...