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The shredder on my MacKissic TH186 shreds leaves ok but like someone pointed out you have to feed a handfull at a time. And the shreddings dump out the bottom so you have to shovel them up every so often or move the chipper. That is ok for a couple large tree's worth of leaves for garden mulch...

My 3725 has those same design features. The air tube maintains the same area through the flattened part- it's wider there. A change of shape with the same area has very little effect on air flow. as long as the change is gradual (as it is on mine). The oil cooler has to go in front of the...

Did you do a valve adjustment as part of the tuneup?

The loader valve should have a relief valve on it. It's usually an adjustable bolt with a lock nut, sometimes under a cover. In this pic its on the left side above the two spool covers: https://www.qzrnjt.com/images-hd/HDRSmPNcifAMFcjdPR7Dqzcpv/valveparts/tdls-2k11g/detail/tdls-2k11g(22).jpg

The current 20 series Bransons do regens but still use mechanical injection. They expanded the capabilities of the previous version's data recorder computer to monitor the regen process. It's an improvement over the older ones like mine that don't have the ability to do a regen. A few people...

The manned fire tower depends on radio communications to relay information and coordinates to fire dispatch, who sends the fire crews. Wouldn't a Carrington event interfere with radios?

Ideally you'd get a valve rated for about 25% more flow than your tractor sends to it. If the valve is for a much larger flow, it will be difficult to modulate between off and full on.

Manufacturers don't need to give away their software to make repairs possible. They just need to provide user-accessible diagnostics and configuration. One of the good things about EPA emissions regs is that they mandated the OBD and OBD2 interfaces and standardized codes. OBD2 is not as...

Yep you can do that. Dedicated loader valves often have regen so the bucket dumps faster, which a generic three spool won't have. You may or may not want the regen. They also make joystick loader valves with an extra spool and lever for a grapple. If you use a generic 3 spool valve make sure...

A number of towers have been preserved or resurrected by volunteers, which is nice. And there are some you can stay in! Lookout Rentals

There's not a lot of lookouts left, and fewer that are actually manned. Fire cams are replacing them and overall they do a much better job. And you can watch them yourself. Last year when the dry lighting storms went through there was a fire ignited not far from me. I could see on the cam...

It's very clear that our greenhouse gas emissions are causing the warming part of climate change. The mega-drought we may be entering is partly caused by human-caused climate change and partly a natural cycle that we don't fully understand (so when we understand it, that part may end up being...

The high pressure has moved south and we're getting the heat now. 90 degrees at 8am this morning. It didn't drop below 82 all night. Now it's 96 and 12% humidity.

Is this a gear or HST transmission? Is the engine bogging (losing rpm) when climbing the hill?

Sometimes even the spring centered valves can stick in an "on" position. The fact that the loader worked for a bit then quit would make me lean more towards air in the system than pump failure. You can run it and cycle the cylinders to work the air out. It shouldn't take many cycles.

Yea you have to do control burns when it's still wet. In the west that means spring time. California has a new $500M program to do control burns and other fuel reduction programs. Finally. Closer to me, the local fire safe council got some grants for fuel reduction and will start next year...

Out here they put panels over parking lots. It's a convenient place to put panels, the panels shield the cars from the sun and the panels don't heat up as much as the pavement does.

The AlertWildfire cams are awesome. So much better than a lookout in a tower who is often drunk.

Vrismo makes orchard flails here in the US. They're made to chew up orchard prunings.

The could have used an OBD2 port and reader and customized the protocol to make it unreadable by anything other than their reader. That'd be off the shelf and cheap, with just a software change. Or it's a known OBD2 protocol (there's a bunch) and the gear I used didn't try that one.

Was it a total replacement or did they repair it?

A lot of the "does not work at slow speed" problem of the 8H is because they use a flow control valve that is too large. It's a 20gpm unit but the system is 3 gpm. When I replaced it with a 4 gpm valve (per textbook and advice here) it performs much better. I can slow it down to a crawl and...

It might be easier to plumb in an additional two spool (or more) valve, mounted on the fender or on a bracket on the ROPS. Eric

The 4mix is a four stroke, with overhead valves. Suck squeeze bang blow. Part of the fuel/air mixture gets sucked into the head under the valve cover and travels down to the bottom end to lubricate the crank bearings and piston. This page has an animation that shows it: 4-MIX engine...

Here's the data sheet: https://www.uleiauto.ro/phpeuri/oiluri/agip/ROTRA%20MULTI%20THT.pdf the description and viscosity make it look like a premium tractor fluid like Chevron THF1000 or Mobilfluid 424 would work. Those are readily available.

The usual rule of thumb for selling businesses is 7x annual revenue but that's probably not applicable here. If he's willing to carry a note then he'll probably get more, but that's more risk than an up front payment. It's going to be hard to sell if he can't give details for fear of people...

I wish it would throw OBD2 codes! My data recorder has what looks like an OBD2 port but none of my readers read anything. But the shop manual shows that there is info to be read from it with the supported reader. I'd like to be able to see that. It can throw codes... about the DPF. Mine...

Poison bait can kill the predators that eat rodents. The mice or rats wander around sick and vulnerable before they die, and they often get eaten. Then the poison goes to work on the predator.

The Tpost clips I have used only work on the one side of the fence. They're a V shape where they go over the rib of the non fence side of the post. You'd have to re-bend each one to get it to hold the fence on that side. That would be very tedious. Pull and redo the posts, or just put the...

Closing up the building openings will help, if that's possible. Yea a skunk with a trap on it's paw would be a problem. They make traps that are not open like the usual snap traps. We have had good results with dryer sheets near openings to keep mice out of cars.

Ventrac and similar units are not going to do well for carrying heavy objects like logs. Not enough loader capacity. Their PTOs often are hydraulic and limited in power compared to the engine driven PTO of a regular tractor. Even if they have the right 3pt rear linkage for a PTO chipper and...

The end tanks are crimped on, with a gasket. They can be replaced. The tanks are removed by gently bending the crimps back, and then the new tank gets crimped on again. So you could try to crimp the tank back on. There are videos on youtube showing how it's done. There are companies that...

When a company can't make their numbers, it's never the CEO's fault.

Sounds like we may be getting this high pressure heat dome thing in another week or so.

I have a steep piece of property here in Northern California. From corner to corner it's 33%. I can't operate any vehicle on part of it that has 45 degree slopes that are heavily wooded. Not even off road motorcycles. The lower half is less steep and has a lot of brush, and there are roads...

If SAE10 is small enough to restrict flow, it'd affect speed but not force. You can find rule of thumb GPM limits for the different fixture size. Flow restriction is a function of diameter and length of the restricted area. So if SAE10 is a restriction, keeping everything else larger will...

If your land isn't perfectly smooth you'll be raising and lowering the FEL a lot to try to follow the contours of the land. It seems like if you can get the tractor and front mulcher into an area you could probably get the tractor and a 5' rotary cutter into the same area... it's not that much...

Often the HST version of a tractor comes with an oil cooler that the gear model doesn't have, or has a large one. So the factory is already dealing with additional heat.

The shop manual has a couple pages on diagnosis of the windings and rotor, but I don't know if the individual parts are available.

Pine or fir is the easiest tree to chip. The wood is soft and the branches are at an acute angle so they fold up as they go into the chipper. The hardwoods we have are more difficult with live oak being the worst. The branches go all different angles, the wood is hard and the branches stiff...

It's not any more load on the HST than driving the same slow speed without the mower running would be. The PTO is driven off the engine or the clutch, not through the HST. But keeping the radiator clean is important. Mowing puts more chaff in the radiator than other tractor work. Keep an...

Keep in mind that the CG of the load on a pallet will be a couple feet out from the pins, and thus the capacity will be less as the lever arm is longer. SSQA pallet forks weigh about 250 lbs. The 7800 probably does not have SSQA though. Forks that clamp on the bucket will have...

We got a Coway air filter for the smoke last year. It helped when there was a big fire a few miles away. The town of Lytton, British Columbia hit 121 degrees F today. It's currently being evacuated due to a fire that's reportedly burned structures. The residents are in my thoughts, as well...

The Woodmaxx 8H and Woodland Mills 8" are both designed in North America and made in China. They're probably the best deal in new PTO chippers. The two designs are different. Each has it's plusses and minuses. I went with the 8H due to the dual feed rollers. In my area used commercial...

They make throw weights and super light line for that. They're in arborist catalogs. Throwing up into a tree is harder than it seems like it'd be, especially if there is a lot of foliage. A friend who works as an arborist has the weights and line and also a big slingshot, which makes it a lot...

I can't find the study now but the number of human caused fires in the US roughly doubles on the 4th. I'm glad that the idiot on the next ridge who had a big illegal fireworks display every 4th has quit doing it.

As long as the tractor can turn the mower without struggling, the lower the rpm you engage the PTO at the better. It's easier on the clutch. Replacing the clutch is expensive. My tractor (not a Kubota but about the same HP as a 3901) has no problem starting any of my implements at idle.

DiscountHydrauicHose or SurplusCenter. One is cheaper for pre-made lengths, the other for custom lengths. If I need something right away or really unusual I go to the local hydraulic supplier and have them make the hoses. JIC/JIC is really common. You can use old garden hose to mock up the...

To handle the problem of pressure build up in detached implements I made a couple devices that consist of a tee, two ag couplers, and a valve and cap on the other leg of the tee. When I remove the attachment I plug the device into it. Then when I want to put the attachment on, I can undo the...

Yep, if you only idle it that's going to happen. At least you have the ability to regen, unlike earlier models.

I've tried both. I found flat faced take a LOT more force to get connected. I found it very difficult to connect two hoses together. You really need one on a bulkhead and even then it's a lot of force. I like the Pioneer 4200 series couplers. The sleeve will release the coupler when...

I've not needed lube on the rim except for a few tubeless MTB tires and then I only use water. I used to use talc but it didn't seem to change anything other than keeping the tube from sticking to the tire. But it's not that hard to pull them apart. Someone earlier mentioned the Conti tubes...

My wife pointed out that fancy basaltic birch cabinet plywood is less than regular CDX and why can't people use that? "because its not approved for construction" I replied. Plywood had the double whammy of shortage of raw lumber and shutdown of resin plants in Texas due to the freeze (and...

In our area we're required to have tanks with 4" pipes running to a hydrant. We currently have a 10k gallon tank which supplies the house and the hydrant. I'm trying to get a permit to build a shop. To meet the current code that requires a separate tank for the hydrant, I'll need to put in...

Another tip is next time you get a Tyvek envelope from USPS, cut it into strips about 1" wide and 3-4" long and put a few in your seat bag. When you slice a tire you can put one of these "boots" between the tube and tire so the tube does not bulge out and get pinched. Being Tyvek they weigh...

Presta valves are superior to Schrader, but you need to use rims made for them. I raced bikes for many years. For a long time I was putting in 8-10k miles a year with close to a million feet of climbing. I've changed hundreds of bike tires. When I get a flat I examine the tube to see where...

Some types of these pins are not symmetrical. They close with more force and more completely in one direction. In the other direction they don't have as much force and don't close all the way.

Shear bolt AND slip clutch? Usually it's one or the other. Is that how it came from the factory?

I checked today and we've had a bunch of dry well events recorded by the pumpsaver. Looks like I'll be cutting way back on watering the lawn and if it still gets the dry well events, stop entirely. I put a lot of work in the last two years getting the lawn back into good shape, so it hurts to...

I've yet to have one of these fall out. Do you know how they're getting undone? Maybe a different style than the usual round wire spring clips would resist getting opened and lost?

Most of them send data out to the company's servers. (see The Privacy Risks of Your Smart Thermostat | VPNoverview.com). That is where the analysis and AI are done. Not in the unit itself. If you can run an app on your phone when it's not on your wifi and access or change settings on your...

With many "smart" devices, if you block their outbound traffic they won't work. It's because they store their data on the company's servers. This is so if you have for example an app that monitors your backup generator at your vacation home, you can monitor it from anywhere. Which is a...

The tractor's valve springs will be selected to prevent float at the normal peak operating rpm. Since tractor engines don't turn very fast, that's not hard. The springs are wimpy compared to performance engines. You can hear valve float. It's unlikely to be valve float. The springs in...

There's nothing wrong with signing up for a plan where the PoCo can turn up the AC in exchange for lower rates. I won't have smart devices in my house for a lot of reasons: poor security, poor privacy, selling my data to others, and bricking devices the customer thought they owned. All of...

I found the "easy" tool-less chain tensioner on my MS250 to be harder to use than the regular type. Fortunately I still had the parts to convert it back. Not all of them can be.

Kodiak makes good cutters at a reasonable price, and they come with slip clutches.

R4s have advantages if you're going to be operating on slopes. They are wider tires and will often make for a wider track than R1s. They have a square tread profile instead of round so they can support weight on the outside edge better. And they have stiffer sidewalls to help support that...

They can burn for weeks. Putting those out close to the fire line is part of the fire fighting "mop up" process.

The brake light is actuated by a mechanical switch. If it doesn't come on when you have the parking brake latched on, you should be able to adjust it. And yea I have missed the brake light and left the brakes on a couple times.

It's far less stress than digging with the backhoe. When I have the BH on I park it with the pins in. And a strap to hold up the outriggers that droop.

The larger engine has greater friction and pumping losses (i.e. windage in the crankcase). It's pumping more engine oil and may be pumping more hydraulic fluid too if the pump is larger than the one on the derated model. Also keep in mind that in a diesel there is no throttle, the max amount...

The EPA was considering regulating ex-street vehicles turned into non registered racers 5 years ago. The public backlash made them stop. But the laws that they would have used to issue those regs are still on the books. There are no regulations for ex-street vehicles proposed now but SEMA...

My Branson can pick up things that weigh more than the listed capacity. But I'm not lifting that to full height. Lift capacity is always greatest at the bottom and least at the top. It'd be interesting to compare the breakout values for the two loaders. The newer 20 series have a 4 speed...

Your tractor weighs about the same as a 3/4 ton truck and has larger contact patches on the tires, which are at lower psi. So it will be putting less pressure on the pavement than that 3/4 ton. If the pavement is thin then it can crack or sink a little at the edges where you drive off onto the...

Local Home Despot had 8' 2x6s for $14 last week. 1/2" ply was $60-something. Seems like prices are stabilizing or coming down some. Lots of lumber in stock and the stick lumber quality was better or at least less bad that I have seen there for a couple years.

That's what my dealer does.

None of my Stihl saws have bulbs. My Stihl blower's got one though.

We did get the new 35 series though and a new 10 series to compete with the L2501. And there's also the existing 00, 05 and 15 series in addition to the 20s. As far as I can tell only the subcompact 05 is common with TYM. Kukje doesn't make an engine that small, it uses a Yanmar.

I store the grapple with the lids closed and a tee connected to the quick connects. The other end of the tee has a valve with a cap. When I put the grapple on I let out any pressure that has built up due to temperature rise (or suction due to temperature fall), disconnect the tee and plug into...

I can't believe I didn't think of putting a split in cross ways. I'll try that. If it works like I think it will, I'll add making a spacer to my list of fabrication tasks.

Yes and no. Kubota (and many car and truck companies) use low or zero % financing as a factory sales incentive. The list price remains the same but the reduced interest lowers buyer's payments so it's like they lowered the price. Sometimes there is also a rebate for cash buyers. It is a sales...

I have an Oregon log splitter, 28 ton, one of those horizontal/vertical types. At full extension there's about 2" between the end of the wedge and the plate on the end of the beam that holds the round in place. Many times that's not enough to fully split the round. Sometimes I can pull it...

Both 3725 and 4325 have a 2.1 liter four cylinder. Smaller bores than the 4720's 2.3 four, and larger displacement than the 1.8 triple in the 3520. When I got mine they had a different larger fuel filter than the 20s did (clear plastic bowl instead of the metal bowl) and according to my...

There wasn't a lot of difference between the 3725 and 4225 (all we got in the US). Or between the 20 and 25 series.

A hydraulic winch would have a better duty cycle but the ones that run off power steering need something like 3 gpm at 1500 psi so you'd have to have some flow control and relief valves. Forestry winches have a "shoe" that digs in to resist the force of the winch pulling the tractor backwards...

Loctite 545 is made for sealing hydraulic threads. It works far better than teflon pipe dope. It will work on NPT fittings that have already been used once. You do need to let it cure overnight.

If you don't want to hook up both PB and tank ports from the new valve, you'll need to find a valve whose tank port is rated for your tractor's full pressure, usually around 2400 psi. Most are 500-750. This will limit your valve selection. You use the tank port as PB in this case and leave PB...

If it's super steep, back up it with the loader low. That way if the tractor starts to "wheelie" you can keep it from going over. An implement on the back won't keep it from going over backwards- the 3pt arms don't resist force in that direction. I go up grades steeper than 30% without issue...

Doesn't Kubota make a rear remote kit for this tractor? A rear remote is ideal for controlling a hydraulic top link. The factory remotes usually integrate better into the machine and are more ergonomic than home made. But it's possible to do your own as well. Put it in series between the...

My rotary works like that though it's a different make. I specifically wanted one that could handle a lot of angle change, so I could back up to banks to mow them.

I can't answer the Kioti specific questions but one of the PTO positions may allow you to rotate the PTO stub on the tractor by hand (when the tractor engine is off of course). If so, you can use that when attaching the shaft. Bring the shaft up to the stub and turn the stub with one hand...

Eucalyptus (blue gum) and live oak, both of which I have, are over 7000lbs/cord when wet. I can verify that carrying eucalyptus rounds out of the woods is hard work. I'd prefer not to burn live oak but when one dies and needs to come down it goes into the stove...

I used the 1/4" version of that to restrict the flow back to the valve from the dump side of the curl cylinders. There's not a lot of of flow to the loader so the 3/8 is not needed (and would make adjustment more difficult). And I put two on the backhoe's boom to make it less jerky. You could...

A cord of hardwood can weigh over 7000 lbs wet. My tractor can just handle an IBC tote full of firewood. A 275 gallon tote cage holds a little over 1/3 cord. I bring them up to the house from my splitting/wood storage area. I prefer to haul logs to my splitting area if I can. The ideal...

I probably rotate them earlier than most people would. I think the brush and hardwood I chip is harder on the knives than softwood. Also I wanted to do it when they are not very dull so there's not a lot of material to take off to sharpen them. I sharpened a set sort of following this...

I rotate the blades after 20 hours. 300 seems like a long time even taking into account the different material. I wonder if that's the cause of your problem? Also, while changing blades don't accidentally drop a blade mounting bolt or nut into the housing. It's tough to get out.

I've got close to 80 hours on my 8H, mostly chipping brush. I've not seen more than a small amount of stuff wrapping around the feed roller axle and it's soon gone on it's own. I'm not sure what the fix is.

Re-reading the original post I'm thinking more of an electrical fault, like a wire that's broken or a connection that is loose. When the fuel runs low the engine sputters as it goes lean, rather than cutting off like it was switched off as the OP describes. A lot of things could be the problem...

take the seals to a bearing supply house, they will be able to match them. Or you can do it yourself using the numbers embossed on the outside.

Force from a cylinder is determined by PSI and the area of the piston. There is less force in the retraction direction because the area of the piston is reduced by the cross section area of the rod. Most of the time splitters use nowhere near their max force. My stand alone with a two speed...

All the Stihl exhaust bolts I've seen have been steel. Use a center punch or a dremel with a carbide bit to spot the center of the bolt so you drill the center. Be very careful with the cheap ez-outs you can get at the hardware store. They have a tendency to snap because they're very hard...

Anyhow to get back to the OP's topic, the county road crews here use a rotary cutter on a boom, mounted to a good sized tractor. It's pretty rough on the big trees. A lot of them have large scars where they got chewed up by the cutter. But it's a lot faster than hand crews.

The easements PG&E has lets them inspect and work on the power lines. You can't lock them out. They only cut trees (or more often, branches) that will affect the lines. It's not like the huge powerline ROWs you see for high tension stuff. I want them to do it, I just wish they did a better...

Are you PG&E? We are. I hate them so much. They contract for ROW clearance. The contractors are usually very lazy and cut only a little so it will grow back in a year and need to be cut again. Some of them have parked at our place and goofed off for days. They're supposed to chip the small...

My Branson is 37hp and the base tractor weighs 4100 lbs. The rear tires are loaded which is another 800. That's about 2000 lbs more than yours with about the same power. I can drive up a 22% grade (measured) in medium range with a grapple on the front and 1000lb chipper on the back. I need...

How steep is steep?

Usually when the float sticks it does not shut off the fuel flow and the carb overflows. This sounds like a low fuel flow problem. The fuel line or filter could be clogged. The carb inlet could be clogged. Or the vent on the tank (often in the cap) could be clogged. If it does not let air in...

Air in the lines would just cause the lids to be delayed. The OP has used it a few times, so any significant air would have been pushed out already. The "sloshing" could be the sound of oil moving through the lines or going into the tank (transmission). I can hear that sometimes when the...

Summit Hydraulics sells a generic kit with high quality switch gear: Amazon.com: Universal Hydraulic Third Function Valve Kit w/Joystick Handle & Bracket 15 GPM: Home Improvement Or you can piece it together yourself. You'd need hoses and fittings for your tractor and some fab work for the...

I don't know if it's true of all PTO shafts but mine (all button type) will engage with the splines before the button is pushed in. Its only a little bit, maybe 3mm. But its enough to feel that the splines are engaged by rotating the PTO stub with one hand. Then I can push the button in and...

TYM (or Kukje) may have tested some post production units. Or dealers with PTO dynos reported it.

If you'd be lifting the sacks on pallets I think a 20 series would do it. Your terrain is probably not an issue. Last summer when we were under fire evacuation warning I moved my firewood totes to a space away from the barn. That was up a hill across mildly uneven terrain. I was in a hurry...

The "pull the collar back" type PTO shaft latches are the hardest to operate. Swap it for one with a button or a collar that you twist. It's best to leave politics out of posts here. We all have common interests here even if our politics differ.

The bungie cord takes the weight of the shaft so you're not trying to hold it up while lining up the splines. Even if you have the shaft level you still have to support it. Some PTO shaft couplers with the push button release will slide a short ways onto the tractor's PTO stub before you need...

I have the older BL25 loader with 2100 lbs capacity. I move IBC totes full of firewood using pallet forks. A tote full of green wood estimates at 2200 lbs with another 250 for the forks. No problem moving them but I don't lift them more than a couple feet. If I don't get the forks fully...

Even with the smaller IND10 wheels and tires high range is useless for me. There's not enough flat-ish land here. It's all M, with L for pulling or going up the steepest grades. The other day I was pulling logs up a hill with a cable. M range to back up and get into position, L to do the...

Mine's finally breaking in after 280 hours and shifting easier. Or maybe I'm getting the hang of shifting it. An H pattern would be so much better.

I've been having a problem with safety glasses and hearing protector muffs. Some of the muffs when combined with the HF glasses I was using become uncomfortable after a while. I recently discovered that 3M makes glasses with super thin ear pieces specifically to fit under muffs. They're a lot...

Power loss is about 3% per 1000' altitude. At 9400' that'd be nearly 30%, so you'd feel it for sure.

The L3540 was made from 2009 to 2013 so I think that means it was "Tier 3 interim" which would not have the DPF. Some Tier 4 tractors over 25hp have a DOC instead of a DPF. Some have both. All but a few models with DOC, DPF or DOC+DPF work fine with no problems. Especially if you run it at...

Our insurer State Farm sent us a notification about this. But I have not heard anything about inspections now or ever in the 24 years we have been with them. Even CalFire has only been out twice and that was long ago. The only comment they had was that we needed a blue reflector by the...

Being able to run an actual regen should elimintate the DPF clogging problem that Slim and a few others have had on the older machines where there's no way to regen. Unless Branson somehow screwed it up, which is always possible with any manufacturer.

If you're getting a job bid, contractors are busy now and that makes their prices go up. So it's probably not just materials prices in that price increase. Here's a good article on why lumber prices are so high: https://constructionphysics.substack.com/p/lumber-price-faq

Surplus Center and Agri-supply have a lot of gearboxes.

The engine and PTO HP ratings are always different. The PTO one is always lower, but the percentage varies between models. The difference shows the power losses between the engine and the PTO. Don't get hung up about which kind of tractor has the least power loss. Buy one with enough PTO HP...

It does not take much power to lift that much weight. But you need a tractor that has the lifting capacity and is heavy enough that the load won't over power it. My 37hp tractor can handle IBC totes full of firewood that weigh 2000 lbs. But it's a heavy tractor for the engine HP, and I had...

With a mower you can slow the tractor down if it bogs due to thick grass. That's easier with an HST than with gears. With the HST you just let off the pedal. With gears you'll have to clutch, stop, shift to a lower gear, then get going again. (some larger geared tractors have transmissions...

Tractor fluid and hydraulic fluid look about the same. Some tractor fluids are colored, others are clear like hydraulic fluid. They even smell about the same. Tractor fluid is basically hydraulic fluid with additives to make wet clutches and brakes happy. Safest bet would be "premium"...

Sometimes that (backing up) works. You can also lift the front wheels off the ground with the loader, which takes all the "wind up" out. But neither will help if it's the mechanism that's the problem.

No tractors under 75hp use DEF. Tier 4 emissions limits are laxer under 75hp, and laxer again under 25hp. The machines between 25 and 75 use a DOC or a DPF (often with a DOC though you'll have to look at the parts list to see it). But no DPF like engines over 75hp use, and usually no EGR.

Check with your home insurance agent. You may already be covered for this.

I pile himalaya berry vines and canes on a pile of stuff that I don't chip, along with old wood and poison oak I pull out. Vines don't chip well. The woody canes might but with the thorns it's too much of a hassle.

R4 tires are also wider than R1s. And they have stiff sidewalls and square shoulder tread, both of which will help reduce the likelyhood of a rollover. Their traction in mud or loose soil is not as good as R1s though. My dealer put on slightly smaller diameter tires from a different model...

Looking good! Lots of mowing to do there.

Does the unit tell you it needs a regen using a warning light, and then you run it manually?

Where'd the 3200 psi come from? 2500 psi or thereabouts is typical for CUTS.

At 2500 psi (a guess but that's the high end for most CUTS) and a 4" cylinder I calculate 16 tons. Wallenstein's ratings are less dishonest that a lot of splitter manufacturers. My Oregon splitter's rated at 35 tons and assuming 3500 psi (I can't find a spec but splitters are around that) and...

The numbers should be stamped on the bar. You need the pitch (i.e. 3/8 or .375 or 3/8 Low Profile), the gauge (i.e .50, .58) and the number of links. With those three numbers you can order chain from anyone even if they have no clue what a Tanaka needs. A 14" bar probably does not use regular...

That 11.6 is llisted by Kioti as "total pump flow". Most if not all modern CUTS use two pumps. One for steering and possibly PTO clutch, and one for the loader, 3pt and aux valves. Usually on a machine this size the steering is around 4-4.5 gpm and the main pump is 7-8 gpm. So if Kioti has...

I have used mine solo by parking it and climbing up with a ladder. It makes a much better work platform than a ladder.

Deere is as expensive as they can get. And they are known for locking customers out of working on the machines though that's more with the large ag tractors. The less well known manufacturers like Kioti and Branson make good machines that may be heavier than the equivalent Kubota or Deere...

Last time I used the Mantis I discovered that the handles are cracked where they attach to the tiller. It's a dumb design. They have squish bends where the handle's tubes bolt into the casting under the engine. So the part of the handle with the most force on it has the smallest cross...

That cutter comes with a pivoting link that you attach the top link to. The pivot link is supposed to give the cutter some play to move up and down at the back end, pivoting around the pins attached to the lower links. If you're not using the pivot link or connecting the top link to it so that...

If you had a PTO you could run a 9" Woodmaxx chipper. They're reasonably affordable. It takes some HP to chip the larger stuff. But with the equipment you have the only choice is to do all the pulling and stacking when you have time and then dedicate days at a time to chip the piles with a...

Lumber costs are only a part of the cost of a building. If you're getting older the equation changes to where an extra $30k or whatever is worth it because you get to enjoy the results for a significantly larger fraction of the time you have left.

yes No 275 is plenty tall enough at ~46".

It's cool that you kept the water tower. Those used to be common where I grew up in the very east east bay area (a ranching town). But they're nearly all gone now. There's two state insurance pools- one for fire insurance and one for earthquake insurance. I know the earthquake one just...

I'd put them on the grapple between the quick connect and the tee to the lids. When I add them I set them up to restrict flow out of the cylinder(s) on the theory that doing it the other way can induce cavitation. But I'm not sure it matters.

I've got an 8" Woodmaxx chipper that I run on my 3725 (32 PTO hp). My stove does not like to burn Doug fir and we get plenty of hardwood so I chip all the fir I can fit into the chipper. I could really use more HP for that.

If it's moving the lids too fast you can add restrictors to slow them down. You'll still get full pressure for clamping objects.

Neither a three or an in line four cylinder engine has perfect balance. Both have secondary imbalances. The three is worse, so triples are more likely to get a balancer driven off the crank to counteract the imbalance. Since all CUTS have solld mounted engines, balancer shaft(s) will have...

Biocide might kill the algae or ****** its growth. But it won't help an existing clog. If the filter is clean you need to check the flow from the tank to the filter. There is likely a glob of algae plugging the fuel pickup in the tank or the fuel line or filter housing. If you have algae in...

How the heck does the 3rd function have a chip? It's a simple solenoid valve. <25hp machines don't have EFI or ECUs, they're all mechanical FI. Any chips would be very simple ones in the dashboard. But there's been low inventory at dealers for nearly a year. Seems like as soon as covid...

Based on differences in mortality rates it looks like more people died from covid than the official covid death numbers. The spread between mortality rate calculated covid deaths and reported covid deaths varies between jurisdictions and over time. There's been a lot of (real peer-reviewed)...

Semi chisel chain will stay sharp longer than full chisel when cutting dirty wood, though when sharp it does not cut quite as fast as a sharp full chisel.

I did the same when I ran lines from a rear remote up front to run the grapple. But connecting the grapple's hoses together when you take the grapple off does not prevent pressure build up. I thought it did, but then I removed the grapple when the ambient temp was in the 50s and tried to put...

Sorry, I wasn't clear. That's without a turbo. The higher you go the lower the air pressure. So there's less pressure pushing air into the engine and fewer oxygen molecules available to combine with fuel to produce heat. It's about 3% less per 1000ft. It affects people the same amount which...

The hydraulic retraction is pretty slick.

Rollups seal poorly and the insulated ones don't have much insulation. If you plan to condition the space sectional doors will work better. The door rails can be as close as 6" from the ceiling. I recommend drawing the building in sketchup or similar, adding a lift and putting your vehicles...

There's a relief valve you can plumb in to the mower so the motor is not damaged by slamming to a stop. I think it's a crossover relief. But your remote valves probably do not have a detent so you'd have to hold it open with one hand or bungie it down. It may be a better idea to buy a...

You're going to need a way to clear brush on that until the trees you plant are large enough to shade it out. Then you're going to need to thin those trees. Otherwise it'll be a highly flammable mess. You may want to move the logs too. At least the logs are a one time thing that you can...

I bought a used BH760 from my dealer a few years after I bought my 3725. They added the thumb at my request. It's a pretty simple item, so I imagine that you could probably get it later. There is a hydraulic thumb kit but it's super expensive. I think a hydraulic thumb would be a lot more...

Dragging logs gets them dirty, and the dirt is hard on saw blades of all types. It's also hard on your roads (unless you do it when they're frozen, if that happens where you are). Sometimes it's unavoidable but I try to minimize it. If you're going to lift good size logs you want a heavy...

You're probably going to want a larger tractor than that. Maybe not right away. But that one sounds pretty beat up. My land is really steep. Half is heavily wooded and the other half has 60 years of brush growing on it. I started with a 17hp Kubota. It was ok for a while but the brush was...

When we bought our 20 acres 25 years ago the down payment pretty much tapped us out. I knew we'd need a chainsaw and a generator right away, and a lawn mower in the spring. When spring came around we were still recovering from writing all those checks and didn't want to spend a lot. We ended...

A diesel lawn mower is going to cost you a lot more than a gas one. For example a Kubota GR2120 is $10k while a Husqvarna TS348XD is under $4k. The Kubota is probably higher quality but I doubt it's anywhere close to $6k worth. It's your money of course and if it really floats your boat maybe...

They make taller splitters. Mine's got 12" road wheels and it's at a good working height for me at 6' tall. Rounds that are too large to lift I "noodle" (cut along the grain) with the saw and finish with a splitting maul. Noodling is the fastest cutting direction. It's a lot faster than...

Supposedly that's the same as Mobil 424, which was fine for my application.

Shipping from China is backed up, in part due to a shortage of containers. Early on during Covid shippers abandoned a lot of containers in Africa and other places where it's uneconomical to fetch them. The container factories are trying to make up the shortage but they don't have enough extra...

Unlike engine oil, tractor fluid rating is approximate at best. The Branson manual lists tractor fluids that meet Branson's spec. In mine it's Chevron THF1000 and one other that I can't remember now. You can probably get THF1000 locally. NAPA carries it, and at a good price. My local NAPAs...

That's a really awful factory assembly or dealer prep mistake. Please let your dealer know about it so they can fix their procedures or relay it to the factory so they can fix theirs.

Check your local Stihl dealers. Mine has them, and they mostly cater to professional landscapers, not people who need big saws. There's also a MS400CM coming to the US soon. It's already out in Europe. It's basically a MS362 which is 67cc instead of 59cc, using a magnesium piston...

All my front attachments are straight. As I'm approaching the attachment with the tractor I lean over and sight along the tractor's SSQA plate to line it up. That makes it pretty easy.

Your tractor flows 4.1gpm. That will make for a very slow 3pt splitter. A full cycle of a 4"x24" cylinder with a 1.5" rod will take about 30 seconds. That is very slow. Tractor hydraulic systems usually max out at 2200 psi or so. Splitters go roughly 50% higher than that, which makes them...

The oil tank is the transmission housing... which is long and narrow. The sight glass is at the back. So the level on the glass can vary a lot with a small change in incline. If your oil is clear it's hard to tell the difference between no oil showing in the sight glass and oil covering it...

First off there is no "too far" in the 3pt travel. Just the end of the travel. And nothing should leak when you reach it. The loader valves on Bransons often send all flow out the tank port when they are operated. It's acting like the power beyond and tank ports from the loader valve are...

Yea use the clrclip pliers and open the clip just enough to get it on. Don't twist it. There's a right direction and a wrong direction to install the circlip. Since it's stamped out of sheet, one side has sharp edges and the other side has rounded edges. Install it so the sharp edges are on...

that's what 4wd and/or diff lock are for. Ballast box would be my vote. The backhoe is large and bulky. Mine limits the rear departure angle (or approach angle when in reverse) quite a bit. Most of my land is pretty steep. When I'm using my grapple I put the box blade on. I have a ballast...

There's also belt dressing made specifically for this. But tightening it to correct tension ought to do it. I had to do it on my 3725. It wasn't difficult.

My Branson's range transmission is like that though it's loosened up some with close to 300 hours on it. The Kubota L3301 and B2650 I demoed were even harder to shift. I think the clearances are tight. My Branson's 3pt position control and throttle lever both have adjustable friction dampers...

The Redmax looks like a Husky with no gauges, cheaper deck and an engine with a bit less power. And different paint and seat. But it's only a few hundred dollars less than the equivalent Husky.

I was thinking about reversing those bolts to the subframe would not hang up on them and not full seat on the cross member. But no the trick is to move the linch pin bail up just enough to let the pin slide out of the hole.

Here's how to remove our backhoes: He doesn't show removing the linch pins on the subframe latch which require a trick. It's as much work as putting the 3pt hitch back on. The whole process takes me about 20 minutes but I take my time and clean and lube the 3pt, and I have top and tilt...

I don't think that the goal is a 100% petroleum fuel free economy. Not for a long time anyhow, and it would depend on tech that we don't have yet like cheap battery storage. But if we can get to 50% reasonably soon that's a big cut in emissions. Even more when a lot of that energy is coming...

The feds do not require that. It's up to the states. And while there may be one or two states that still do that, in the rest the utility pays much less for power you put back into their system. In CA it's on the order of a cent or two per KWH while they're charging 25-35 cents per KWH for...

I think that's not right for loader lift capacity but it's closer to right for curl. And the curl may be more limiting than lift. It is on my loader. What you really need is to measure the distance from the load to the pivot. I.e. lets say that it's 8' from the pins to the loader pivot and...

Their web site shows a bunch of stuff is on sale. Maybe not quite as much as back in the coupon days but still a significant amount. I hated finding and clipping coupons. I'd rather the stuff just be on sale. I do miss having a catalog around to browse though.

Things to look for: a real service dept with mechanics. A parts dept with commonly used parts in stock. A lot with a good selection of machines, though with the current COVID related shortages even the best dealers can be low on inventory. A sales person who is willing to listen to your...

I don't take internet user ratings so seriously that 4.7 vs 3.7 would mean not even talking to the 3.7 dealer. Did you read the reviews? Sometimes reviewers who give low ratings are people who have completely unreasonable expectations or have a grudge against the company or someone there. Or...

The tasks I do with my tractor include loader and grapple work, mowing, moving dirt with a box blade, running a backhoe, and powering a PTO chipper. The only task where I need more than 37hp is the chipper when I'm chipping larger material.

It's a lot easier to reduce emissions of a small number of large power plants than to do it on a large number of individual vehicles. While that does not help CO2 (until plants start doing carbon capture) it does reduce the other emissions. We're also getting a lot of solar power now. Solar...

Running an electric tractor (or car for that matter) will require some adapting to how the machine works. Just like running a fuel vehicle does. The difference is that we have already adapted to running fuel vehcles. Though the threads about what's the right warm up time, idling vs shutting...

I have something like that only it's got three blades. I got it from my Stihl dealer years ago. When I went back for more blades they said the company had gone out of business. Something about some blades came loose and went flying. As Ultrarunner says, can't use it when the grass is dry as...

There's still a lot of chip fabs in the US. The us military has been on a COTS drive for a while especially for non sensitive systems, purely to lower costs. Some of those may allow foreign made chips. The US government is aware that we need to increase our domestic chip production for...

If you can do the routine maintenance on cars and trucks a tractor isn't much harder. Mostly I needed larger tools and oil containers. If you do the routine maintenance, you don't need a dealer close by. Mine's 3 hours away one way. I've been there twice in four years. Once to test drive...

Since the same amount of fluid is leaving the tank as is entering it, the only pressure build up is from the air above the fluid heating up and fluid expansion from heat. Not going to get a lot of pressure from that especially compared to hydraulic pressures. I think Oldnslo's explanation is a...

I'd make or buy u-bolts or clamps rather than welding on the ROPS.

Around here a working commercial trailer chipper is at least $12k no matter how many hours or how beat up. And that's for a 6" unit with less HP than my tractor has at the PTO. Right now I can't find anything under $24k. Maybe it's different where you or the OP is but here every guy working...

I have 78 hours on my WM-8H, on a Branson with 32hp at the PTO. I chip brush and trees- live oak, Madrone, tan oak, fir, big leaf maple. One drawback with the 8H is that the hydraulic flow control is for 20gpm while the system is 3 gpm. That makes the control have a very narrow effective...

It takes good technique and confidence to kick start a big bore two stroke in tennis shoes (the Husky video). I used to show off by doing that until I made a mistake. I didn't break anything but my foot hurt for weeks.