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Tried out the new log skidder attachment...might turn it around next time :unsure:

Cracked open the manual to make sure I had all the filters I need for the 50 hr service and there's no hydraulic filter change called for at 50 hrs. Seems like cheap insurance to me, anyone change them at 50 hrs or am I being over cautious?

I should have clarified, for ease of use the shuttle shift is just as easy to manipulate/operate as HST for folks that don't know how to work a clutch.

I don't believe they do. If you're in 1st at idle you move very slow, just not much friction zone on the clutch.

I agree, I also feel significantly more stable with my normal loads of water, hay, feed at ~1,000#. Love the M4 more and more as I use it and get used to it.

Haven't ordered those part specifically but if you just start searching around with the specs and material type you're looking for there's a pretty good chance you'll see what you need.

Amazon or ebay is where I go in these situations. As much as I loathe both of them.

The shuttle shift is basically HST with slightly less control of extreme slow speeds.

They'll do it if enough people pay for it, obviously it's probably cheaper for them to pay a driver $10/hr with a $50k flat bed truck to go get your tractor while their $25/hr wrench monkey and $100k tool truck turns wrenches for three hours instead of drive to look at a small tractor. Gotta...

I used Wells for years, went through 3-5 pair a year. Last year or the year before their sizing changed, I went a size up from what I had worn (L to XL) and the fingers were still to short. Tried twice because I had used them so long, now my 14 yo is wearing them because I can't make them fit...

Shouldn't have any problems, my MX5800 HST doesn't even know there's a 6' cutter behind me and with gears you have a significant advantage in power.

I've seen a good part of Texas but I can't imagine why you'd need a wider stance? Fronts can be widened by flipping them over I believe.

FIFY

50 hours without knowing the fluid levels? Bold move.

When you’ve got those pliers/side cutters/fence tools/etc that won’t fall open or open as easily as you want find an old sawzall blade, cut it off at about 3” long, drill a hole and make a solid loop of wire. Chuck up one handle of the tool in a vice, apply a generous amount of lube, loop the...

The pig tail runs peer from the battery to the pump without alligator clips and also plugs into a charger. Angry pixies can go both ways through wires.

Dang goat buck kept destroying our feeders so I built this for them.

I work on a military installation and live on the far side of it so I don't drive through the "big city" hardly ever, last time I remember doing anything in the city was May or June? We live near a small town and I do pretty much everything I need to there. Today I had to run up to the Kubota...

Just a grapple?:p Disks and grapple, I was on a trip when I saw they got delivered and the airport was over two hours from my house but only about 15 min from the dock so I gave it a try. Disks and 54" single lid Grapple.

So here's my first attempt at beer math for what it would cost for folks to poke holes in (already struggling with the baler, think that would have to be $6-8K for something that will be mostly reliable and operational). Bit of an explanation: -Two tractors are the top left blocks and I'm...

My feed requirements are getting to the point where maybe making some hay makes enough sense it's worth looking at the costs. Looking around at land near me in west GA there's a lot of idle fields that if I got on them soon I could brushhog and probably have okay cow hay next season, I haven't...

So I haul water to most of my critters in an IBC tote that I fill from my pond with a 12V pump. The 12V pump takes forever and it just died. So, now is my chance to change to something PTO driven. I've looked at a lot of them that chain on for sprayers etc but it looks like about 22gal/min...

Helping a neighbor brush hog yesterday in my MX5800, looked at the dash and saw the oil pressure light so reached down and hit the PTO switch to see what was going on and the tractor shut down. From the trail it looks like I went about 150 yards streaming oil pretty good. Never recovered the...

Almost ran out of bacon. We had a secret source though. Or should I say we moved something from the liability to asset column?

Anyone know what plates this guy is using to support those rails for the first cut (start at 3:50)? I need to buy or build a set.

These are the bodies I was given by 2.2 yesterday, she said she shot another one that was unrecoverable. Costs me enough to pay for the bodies so I maintain a pretty hard line on proof of deadness:p

How do you feel about pigs? 3-4 in a good fence will till up 1/2 acre in a few days, just broadcast some corn. After they're done just drive over it with the rake once or twice to fill in their holes and dirt clods then plant whatever cover crop you desire. ETA this is my pigs after their last...

What? I've got a MX5800 with the hoe and hydraulic thumb and love it. Its first job was clearing 5 acres of harvested pine stumps most between 8-12? I averaged 10 per hour with it in pretty sandy soil. I helped a guy get a really large pine stump out after a storm, maybe a 24 tree and that...

What are you planning to do with the chips if dragging the material isn't efficient? I've got the WoodMaxx MX-9900 on 28 acres and I've been using it hard for almost a year now and have about 15 acres I haven't even scratched yet. I don't find it efficient to have the chipper running while I...

Not on your guys' level but I finally got tired of the height of my "portable" vice. Local scrap yard had what I needed, about 90% done cleaning up the rim now. Might actually stick some pieces together tomorrow. They also had these lying there...I searched around for the other parts...

Bractice beads seconds before weld, pretty proud, feeling good. So weld:mad: Ohhh well, more practicing:p

Sorry this is long. So in late October I reached out to WoodMaxx to use their .mil discount while I was deployed to get a chipper. At the time the chipper wasn't in stock but supposed to be back in production early December which isn't that big of a deal and the emails implied December-ish...

Wha's everyone using to push air to their plasma cutters? I have an old DeWalt that I thought I'd be able to limp along but it turns out that's not the case:o So what's the smallest I could probably get by with(I'd like to not have it bolted to the garage floor and don't have 220)? What brand...

I've been away from the tractor for about 9 months and during that time it got run a little less than monthly by my son who did driveway maintenance and some other chores and it was on a battery tender most of the time. I got back a few days ago and the MX5800 has had a weird issue starting...

Galvanized, looks like the individual pieces that make the rings are 24-26" tall and 10'-ish feet long. Here's a pic from the add.

I need a shop bad. I've been going back and forth about a steel building or a big pole barn, then I happen upon a CL add for three large silos (24' diameter) and a few gain bins and other odds and ends for what seems like a screaming deal to me. So has anyone ever relocated a silo? Do they...

You don’t say;) Still want a shovel :thumbsup:

I've got a few rogue tools and like them a lot. Recently my goto shovel had an unfortunate incident between a tree and my tractor:o It wasn't anything great, just the best I could judge the big box store had. Looking for some quality shovels, recommendations? USFS shovel worth it or the...

Travis, I’m eying a R530...any official opinion on how well an EA grapple would hold up to it?

Went a little outside of design specs;) Some of the aftermath.

I know you are generalizing but I sort of take offence to it. I've got four and while I wish I worked on a farm I don't, but that doesn't mean I'm not doing my best to instill those values in my children.

Moved to some new property in GA and about 10 acres of the property is choked up with what we call around here "wait a minute vines" which is basically a nice way to say you ain't getting through there. I was thinking about getting a little tiny mini excavator and clearing some of the vines...

True, can you post your SSN and physical address so we can verify you aren't a spammer please;) Attempting to call out a reputable dealer on an open forum makes no sense when it sounds like they are reaching out too you through other means already. But if your underwear is that small...

Travis/Ted, This would solve so many of my strorage space vs needs issues:o. Pretty please!

Who's got the best free/cheap method to spoil your electric fence wire back up to move it? Made a giant ball of yarn looking thing with my rope and that worked okay but don't thing that's what I want to do with the wire:o

Travis, Which brush hog are you recommending for the MX-5800? 60" or 72"?

Anyone running a really big brush hog on their MX? Been shopping for a while and an MX10 just popped up for a reasonable price so I'm doing big my research :anyone:

Yesterday the spousal unit and son were cleaning up the yard a bit in prep for Hurricane Matthew and the boy was using my MX to move chicken coops. They says there was a little puff of smoke and he shut it down. Didn't say there where any noises or anything else. He's young so my standing...

Local I've got bush hog and Landpride dealers and I'm looking for a 7' finish mower. Bush Hog RDTH84 is 3,195+tax Landpride FDR 2584 is 3,499+tax Sound right? I like Landpride but is it worth the extra $300?

So we've been talking about getting a cow or a few pigs for a while and finally picked up two pigs. We have about 2 acres fenced that the goats haven't been able to escape from so I figured pigs should be okay until they get big enough that they can damage the fence by leaning on it. So got...

About how long did it take and how much work was it? Need to get a lot more done sooner rather than later but I'm down for the count:(

A Cat 307 popped up on CL near me with 4400 hours for what seems like a really/too good price. Any opinions on how many hours they should be useful for?

Try it with the PTO shaft hooked up;)

So I found a few threads that seem to describe what happened but not final answer on what to do. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/148722-warning-digital-instrument-cluster-water.html...

Or comparable sized tractor? I'm about 100% certain I can turn it just curious how it handles with the heavier blades on a fairly light 50hp tractor.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that the old blade? New one has the rounded pivot plate I thought.

Going to try to put in a fair size garden this year (3/4ish acres) and wondering about sources for seeds...or do I just stock up on walmart envelopes:o

My list of desired toys...I mean implements is growing and was hoping there's a coupon out or pending. Anyone know if they do any spring sale?

Anyone build any easily moveable chicken tunnels to let the girls scratch new places in the yard? I've got three tractor-ish coops going right now but saw an image of a chicken tunnel and it looked like it would solve some of my problems, aka the children could move it themselves:thumbsup:

We are trying to get my oldest into FFA but the local folks are telling me we can't because we homeschool:thumbdown: Anyone know if this is correct and if there are any work arounds?

Thinking about getting one of the receiver mounted winches for my F-250 and need a quality reliever for the front. Anyone running some and have good or bad things to say about them? Key is I don't want to loose any ground clearance. I've googled around and I can't see any good photos of...

About to do my 50 hr service on my Mx5800. Any suprises I should be on the lookout for or helpful tips? Already know to have my metric and standard sockets out...:thumbdown:

Do the implements I want to use need a tractor just a little bigger than the one I have? Is there always some sort of animal excrement in the bed of my truck? Does the wife always have "just one more thing" to grab at the feed store that has like seven accessories or installation parts it also...

New MX5800 is too dang sensitive, changing buckets if I lean to make sure I'm lined up it kills the engine. I'm about 230# so I think I've got plenty of weight in the seat;) I'm not looking to disconnect it, just adjust it to be a little less sensitive. Any tips?

I'm very impressed so far. I was looking at 5200's but after shopping and getting Barlow's pricing I got the 5800. When I got to the shop it had 2.1 hrs on it and by the time I tied it down it had an even 3. First day I played around with it but nothing serious and got it up to 9.1 hrs and...

I'm thinking about making a 6'x10'ish walk-in greenhouse that I could put next to the house in the winter time but move down with the rest of the garden during summer. I think for ease of construction and movement I'd like to build it to move with the pallet forks on my tractor. Anyone built...

I'm positive I read the info I'm looking for on TBN before but I can't find it now for some reason. I'm getting a bigger tractor and I'd like to get a PTO generator that will run the house, as with all PTO generators threads "what if I need my tractor"? So I thought I read somewhere that you...

Does everything attachments have a .mil discount?

About to grab a MX5800 and need to figure out tires. I've been planning on R4s but wondering if I should go with more AG type tires. Primarily I'm clearing some previously logged land (aka stump central) and brushing out some woods but after that mostly just field work. I'm in Georgia so no...

I think it's way too much tractor for me but a dealer has one with 300 hrs and is offering a deal I might have to find a reason to jump on but can't for the life of me find any reliable info on the specs of the M4011 BH. A for sure deal breaker is if it's not going to fit on my current...

I move around quite a bit, taking a torn up piece of land and making it a nice yard/garden is how I blow off steam. I got a BX-25d their first year and at that time I had 1.5 acres and it did great. Now I've got 5 acres that are full of stumps (previously planted/logged pine). I want to put...

Need to butcher my first round of meat birds on a large scale and figured I may as well set up something that can support cleaning fish, hogs, deer etc. I'm thinking about a 6-8' long table capable of being pressure washed and maybe a sink. Would love to see photo's of your set up.

Work moved me a while back to an area where my power tools don't get much use so I've been religiously starting everything and moving it around every Saturday of the month. This weekend was no exception. Got to my trusty Stihl 391, gave it a light pull to make sure everything was moving, put...

So work relocated me to vic of Barstow, CA and it's very common to get some power outages here lasting 24-140ish hours (7 times last year). I already decided on a PTO gen because I don't need another engine to maintain or teach the boss how to use so that's not the discussion. I'll be using...

Work hard? A before and after Not included are pictures of mowing an acre of lawn every week, moving all kinds of things with the forks, leveling about half an acre and spreading/leveling 24 yards of top soil, skidding about a cord of logs up a hill and out of the woods cutting them up and...

As a condition of upgrading to the 25D my wife said she wanted a bagger, if that痴 all it takes I知 in. The dealer cut me a good deal if I壇 assemble it myself so too easy,,,so I thought. Comes in three packages one with the bagger it痴 self (large box), an adapter to my mower deck (medium box)...

Had a chance to do a non-scientific study of this whole fork issue. Results: According to my bathroom scale these bricks weighed 15 pounds a pice, 30 bricks, 2600 rpm it didn't even feel it lifting or rolling (however my front turff tires didn't like it) Here are 32 bricks on a standard...

It's just a bracket that fits where the bucket would be, the pins from the bucket are actually used for the QA minus the center pin which is replaced on your bucket. Anything that's made to replace the bucket would work, it uses the standard pin spacing/location. You drive up and roll the...

Catching this modification bug. Has anyone made a hydraulic for their 25/25D? I don't have a good reason I just think it would be cool and sense the hoses are already back there it seems like a natural first project with hydraulics.

Mods, couldn't find a good spot if this isn't right please move. So school me on pressure washers. I need to start hosing down the tractor and four wheeler before they go to bed, to wash the motorhome, the cars, about 1,500 sqft of driveway, house exterior once a year, roof twice a year, and...

After stretching the new guys wings this weekend I only used the thumb for a few tasks but was glad I had it so good choice. I am very amazed at the difference in capacity when working with stumps between the 1860 and 25D especially with the QA and forks.

My public has spoken, look what showed up in my yard:cool2::D:cool2: Now once 4shorts lays out how we convert this to hydraulic I'll be set.

I blame this on you 4shorts, I was perfectly happy with my 1860 till you started this mess.

Probably going to upgrade little orange (aka 1860) for bigger little orange (aka 25D). Question for you pro's is that mechanical thumb worth it or just a gimmick? I've always lived thumbs on backhoes but don't know if I'd just get frustrated with a mechanical thumb or if it would be useful.

Looking at used PHDs to use for a project then sell for at least close to what I paid. What are the critical things to look for/at before picking up a used PHD?

So my job moves me around fairly regularly and right now I'm overseas so I was emailing with the wife about our upcoming move. I've got a BX1860 and love the thing, wish I would have gone with the 25 because I'm sold on needing a BH but really want an excuse to get up to an L. Anyway our...

So I've got a little over an acre and my job moves me around a lot so I do as much with the children as possible to teach them about the good life. Last year we did Turkey's named Thanksgiving and Christmas. The one that made it tasted awesome and we had a great time from trying to keep the...

You can thank me later, for $6 you can't go wrong. I got one for the ATV and one that's going on the tractor somehow. Cabela's: Stearns® Mad Dog Gear® Chainsaw Holder

Anyone enjoy this guy? Iron Sharpens Iron So One Man Sharpens Another - YouTube Puts together some really good videos for youtube and covers a lot of fun topics. Not always the way I'd do a project but sure is fun to watch when you're stuck in a foreign country. Figured some of you may enjoy...

I'm just saying this thread is like an edited for TV R rated movie. However, congrats on the new tractor

Logging

After months of good weather trying to convince the boss to release funds I finally brought this stihl home today:D Now if it isn't raining too hard tomorrow I've got some work to get done:cool2:

This one is 4 now and keeps all the rabits out of the garden, children in the coop and chickens out of trouble...or something like that.

Anyone ever do one themselves? My dog has decided the 4' field fence is only a recommendation and clears that sucker with ease. Sense I don't want to use wood posts I'm kind of maxed out on height so am thinking about making the move to chain link. How hard is it and what are the tricks?

Searching grass catcher for the BX here I've found some pretty unhappy posts:confused2: Does/why doesn't anyone make a 3 pt grass catcher for the BX? Why/why not?

So I've come across a K42 for cheap. Trying to figure out if it will work on my 1860. Guess they were made for the old b6000 and it had a backward spin on the PTO. This is all google will get me so for the pros out there what is the deal with this tiller? Thanka

Have just over an acer I need to till. Pulled about 2.5 yards of rocks out by boxblade, shovel and hand. Now I would like to till the 1" and less rocks down so I can plant some grass. Looking to rent one but not finding anyone that rents equipment in my area. Kubota 1860 will do all the work...

Newb, lurking a few months sense just before I picked her up. Ran a 460 dozer, 580 backhoe as a kid growing up in Alaska then did some odds and end construction with other loaders/dozers/hoes. Didn't have high expectations for the 1860 just needed a lawnmower that could do some work...needless...