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Kubota was the same. Some simple metric shoulder bolts. Mc master carr for the win. Being from the industrial world many seals , bearings , bushings , bolts , etc can be purchased through suppliers. Electronics are not to bad either. Arctic cat wanted $380 for my sled injectors. I searched the...

Thank you guys ! Mine had a aftermarket cab added on. Every now and then when I turn the key on the turn signals light up. Thought I got all the wiring cleaned up and sorted but still some minor problems.

Man this would be perfect for my tc45 !

supposedly a new parts depot is being built in the US. I’ve still had back order issues with kubota / new Holland / and now titan. Would not be surprised. I keep hearing about back orders on several automotive brands as well. Fellow Cnc machine repair guys suffering from back order parts too still.

Long shot but does anyone have a titan lw6 or lw7 backhoe ? I need the length for the dipstick. Also looking for pictures of the hydraulic hoses. Primarily how they are routed going through the frame to the boom. Emailed titan and woulda been happier if they didn’t respond. Everything , back...

Does anyone know if the glow plugs are supposed to come on every time or only for cold ? My ls once over a certain temp won’t , same as my trucks. My tc45 always comes on every time I hit the key. Wiring has been molested on this unit before I got it.

Not yet. Just hauled it home with some other implements from my father in law. The driveshaft bolt is stuck in the gear box input shaft. Do you run a slip clutch or a shear bolt on the pto driven cutters ?

This will be my winter project. We are into late fall and clearing jobs have slowed down. I’ve been very interested in the chain style cutters due to the conditions of the places I cut. Boulders , car parts , old fences, stumps , and almost always some demolished foundation. Replacing blades at...

Awesome fabrication! How many hours roughly into the build ?

A stacked disc like pictured previously to capture the chains securely. The gear box is only rated for 40 hp. This seems rather light duty for constantly smashing brush. As for the description it was just stating to condition of it. Basically explaining it’s the perfect candidate to chop cut...

I have been following this thread for a while. I just got a free kk 5’ rotary cutter today. Tail wheel bent badly , stump jumper slightly bent. 3 pt mounting slightly bent. Thinking about salvaging the spline portion of the jumper and making a dual disc setup to hold chains. Worried the 40hp...

Yeah I’ve been seeing people making rippers for the front of their tractors now. Risky risky unless you are just using it as a pick with the hydraulics. I’ve been curious to try a skid steer style land plane on the front to see how it would do.

Thanks , my tiller and others were a little easier. Cut 3/8 drop plates and used the dual pin holes the other implements have to attach the plates. Just had to drill matching holes , no geometry re work. I like my mods to be reversible incase I ever had to sell them.

I’ve adapted all my implements as well. This was my last one. Quick little job with some scrap on the mill. Made it quick hitch compatible and corrected the top link geometry.

That’s a big part of why I am here. I enjoy the help and the network of knowledge. I am a huge diy guy as well when it comes to building implements etc.

Yes. Just under the covers. Each cover has 2 bolts that you access from under the hood. Then 2 bolts that pinch it together under the column. Glad you isolated the solenoid from the tractor. I figured that might be the issue. It was really sounding like it. Good job working through it all ...

Yep eventually I’ll have this bed setup up how I want it. I’ve been looking for a aluminum saddle tank off a truck to put under one side for a fuel cell. I need new under body boxes. I put a nice box and chain rack in the gooseneck to hold most the straps and tools. I loaded the headache rack...

Ha no kids yet. My f350 is a single cab. I swapped the bench seat for captains chairs. The dogos ride in the middle on the nice big flat floor space. I made sides for the bed. Having a 10’ beds the life. I’ve even stuffed the Harley rake on Infront of the gooseneck.

That’s why I have a flat bed. I swear after having a flat bed I will never go back to a regular bed. Way to limiting.

Heck I get told regularly I use my outback as more of a truck then most people with trucks. Hauled tires , deer , farm supplies and much more. I have a trailer I made for towing behind the Subaru. Haul my atv and kayaks etc at once. Tows pretty nice actually and still got 24mpg awd with about...

Have you checked into springs? My f350 was pretty bad. Local truck shop has hd spring packs under $600 for the pair. My friends done all his landscape trucks as well. Eliminated most of the need for bags. I’ll still be getting bags. My GN is 6400 empty. Im usually around 18-22k every haul. Can...

Have you verified your ignition switch is working correctly and the fuel shut of is functioning correctly on the tractor it’s self ? I see you bench tested it. You could make a external power source to open the solenoid then try starting it. This would jump over the ignition if it’s a issue. *...

I’ve noticed the ls dealers here are all bad boy dealers. LS and bad boy seem to have a little something something. Bad boy makes the implements for a lot of the LS stuff just of course blue and few hundred $$ more for that sticker. Must be more that meets the eye to that one. But all the...

They closed one plant yes , but they expanded the plant in Seoul. Many hear the cuts gm makes but not the growth. Over the last decade gm has closed smaller isolated plants and expanded its larger hubs. I tore out every gm powertrain line with a Comau Cnc , re tooled and installed them as new...

The hydrostatic pump is probably a purchased assembly from a OEM MFG and bolted in on the assembly line. I came from major automation. Most things like this are purchase components. Which can lead to difficulty getting parts. As for South Korea. We had a huge gm line over there for powertrain...

What is that ? I have those same forks and just noticed the extra hole by the chain pocket and wondered what went there. You just solved that curiosity.

See I was lucky the new LS dealer said not a problem. I asked first thing when I got filters from them. I did not purchase my tractor with you but I like your service. It is under warranty will you service it under warranty. They said absolutely so long as it under warranty. Took it in for a...

Dealers are everything. I got lucky another newer dealer came along. The first ls dealer is about 2 hours north. They flat out sucked. Couldn’t even get them on the phone for filters etc. Newer place about 40 minutes away is a small equipment shop with good brand name things and diverse. They...

Yep I came from wrenching on 7 figure Cnc machines. We rebuilt it all , spindles, hydraulic pumps , coolant pumps, gear boxes. Nothing is non serviceable to the right mind.

One implement I find could be hard on a top link is long ones like brush cutters. I actually sheared a few bolts on my NH top link mount. That’s a lot of weight bouncing around.

It’s all been a gamble. Neighbors had his deer 3e series at the dealer for a few hydraulics problems. We had a old Kioti from 89 that lived a insanely hard life up until about 3 years ago it got a low compression cylinder. My LS mt5 has almost 400 hours now of heavy use with a 7’ hd tiller ...

that and how people take care of them. I feel like my ryobi has lasted the 6-7 years because I use air to blow the pump out dry then shoot a little oil in it and store it in the basement. Any washer I haven’t blow and oiled needed unloader valves replaced from corrosion.

I have a ryobi one. It works well for the small stuff and simple stuff. I like to use it on cars , power sports , small equipment. It just doesn’t have the blast my gas does to get the job done efficiently when it comes to blasting the tractors after tillage.

Sucks on the parts. Everyone’s a parts pusher now. What happened to real mechanics. I’ve rebuilt the “ un serviceable “ many of times. Hydrostatic pumps are fairly simple actually. I did a little machine work for my friends jd skid pump. Supposed to be a total pump replacement according to jd...

Wow that’s lucky. I’m still dealing with supply issues and long lead times for parts. It’s been frustrating. Just had to wait 2 weeks for a tiny little stamped plate from NH. Delayed a few jobs. I will message you about a cylinder.

It should be hooked to a t in the return line. Mine goes as follows. Rubber return from injector about 6” long , plastic tee fitting , 6” hose to filter housing , other hose from tee returns to tank. My understanding of this fuel system is that with the tee this will keep the fuel bowl full and...

You should have a good amount come from the returns. What ever the injectors don’t use is what’s being sent back.

Ha that would be nice ! Covid was a real time waster. Glad to see lead times came down a ton.

Yeah I feel you. I had to wait about 9 months when I had ordered mine. But it was worth it. I do a lot of grading and it comes in very handy with my vegetable farming implements. Very smooth control with the restrictors and the cylinder ends were a dead match to the factory. I am in need of...

Brian was top notch to deal with. I added and changed some thing in my order. Give Him a reach at fit rite. Well worth it. Very robust cylinders and ends.

Yeah it’s worth it to do yearly fluids if you use it but not heavy/ at the hours. Even more so because moisture accumulation. I usually change my oils before hours if it’s close and spring work is near.

It’s another in the file item 29 on the far right in the parts diagram. That’s the full time 2 wheel drive. I wonder if it got snagged and was between range. It’s one of the lowest shaft/levers on the trans.

Sounds like they wanted easy to pawn and scrap. Local junkies probably. They will steal batteries from equipment, power tools are easy pawn items. Notify the local pawn shops. Idiots that stole our stuff hit the local small town pawn shop

Do these have the auto 4x4 lever ? It’s on the left side. My 45 has it. It’s a lever for manual 4wheel , and like a auto sense 4 wheel. Edit *** they call it the full time 2wd lever. I wonder if this is perhaps between range.

Yep I sucked up a buried cyclone fence in my tiller. That sucked. Since then I carry , bolt cutters , cut off wheels and multiple batteries, pry bars , good fencing pliers, Vice grips , screw driver, and good leather gloves at a minimum.

My bucket wouldn’t have saved my. These boulders were laying in the bottom of a v ditch , and combine ruts. %80 of the time I run wi try my grapple on and low.

Will not be disappointed. I went full top and tilt on my ls 573. Worth every penny from Brian. I run some big implements and they don’t sweat it. Paired with a box blade it’s a sweet grading setup.

Fresh set ready to beat up. Yep always the same it’s clean. I get a lot of jobs in the city by me. I’ll be darned if every home from the 80s back didn’t come with out it’s own garbage dump.

Ah the joys. Win some , loose some. Job still made money at the end of the day. Got a job for a 4.2 acre field. First time cutting it. Took it easy. Cut the whole field but left a high area by a bean field. It had combine ruts and a few v ditches. Went to take a final pass and cut lower by...

That bottom pulley has a pretty big lean. I certainly wouldn’t want to see that. Top acting the same.

The dirty tank was fortunately not my doing. I traded for my Tc45da. It was a local rental for years and was used in the woods often with a grapple and pto winch. Had just over 5000 hours when I got it. I unfortunately lug fuel cans for my equipment. But plus side is I never have fuel sitting...

Good deal ! I was hoping you didn’t pressure it with the line attached to the filter housing. My tank bottom was covered in silt and bio mass. I used a cheap hf electric fuel pump to drain most of it. Then drained the rest from the line. The tank bottoms pretty flat so any debris can be a...

Fuel starvation. Don’t hit these tanks with compressed air. These engines use a diaphragm lift pump and over pressuring could damage it. My tank was full of garbage in the bottom. These tanks have a very small inlet and it easily can plug. I drained the fuel and just used a hose taped to a...

Could get add additional remotes if you are handy for a decent price.

Maybe. These are “known” for it but I don’t except that completely. Just seems to me like it’s a tad bit of air in the system. I seem to notice what appears like the ever slightest weepy around the diaphragm via dust collection and color. Nothing wet for say. But if it has any kind of leak that...

I’ve debated rebuilding my 45da lift pump. It surges a little at idle and seems to get a small amount of air in the top of the filter continuously. But it runs and operates fine. Never sucks air in. I thought mine was bad but my tank was in horrible condition after years it had collected a...

A lot comes down to components. Things like hydraulic pumps and valves can get costly fast. Example price a Rexroth valve vs chinas. Huge difference. As another stated some things as well like hard lines vs flexible hoses add to cost. Don’t forget standard features. I chose my ls due to it...

Good service reminder for everyone , check those loader frame bolts. Figured now that the loaders off I should give it a check again. Well , they loosened up a little again.

I removed the loader yesterday before tilling. Tilled a few rows of flooded out broccoli and cauliflower in. So much nicer when I get to the ends by the trees. Plenty of room to run out with out the loader frame on. I just saw the loader specs yesterday the frame minus bucket is almost 1600...

I have a Tc45da. Absolutely love it. That tractor is hard to consider a compact compared to what I use it for. It had a add on cab. It was a local guys and they used it for rental , logging business , contracting jobs, and snow removal. Has over 5k but still going strong. Mostly had a pto winch...

Exact feeling. My dealer was great until the tractor hit my driveway. I have a 45hp nh I use for most of my chores.

tillage tractor , vegetable farming. I mainly use this tractor for tilling , shaping beds , and transplanting. Some of the rows butt up close to ditch’s with trees. So the loader is in the way of view and turning around a lot. These days I really only use it to lift full Ibc totes of fluid...

Well for anyone with a 5 series curious of what it looks like with out the loader. I removed mine finally. Very easy to do and convenient. I’ll be removing it way more often.

For anyone with a bad boy 7’ box blade. They really did make them cat 2 only. It’s super easy to make it work on cat 1. I have a nh tc45 I use it on for grading drives etc. I used a pair of speeco cat 2 bolt in pins off Amazon. They are 1-1/8” thread. So they fit perfect in the pin holes. Cat...

Second this ! A piece of wood is about as square as a circle when it comes to clutch alignment. I use a starrett 24” scale. Messed with a ton of snowmobiles. Clutch alignments huge when it comes to not shredding belts. Saw many sleds with the belt tracking in line but the problem was usually...

I would remove the flails and then spin the shaft. I had a tiller that the bearings seemed fine until I removed the gears and tines. The shaft had .250” run out and a bad end bearing. The bearing had no factory grease. I had a older ford flail that would eat belts till it got new bearings...

Yep that’s what he uses the Darwin grips.

Just bite the bullet and get a survey. That way there can be no complaints with other neighbors /future. That way it’s set and marked. Apps only get you roughly within 20’ at best. Many times I find them badly skewed. ONX has every single property between the main roads of me shifted about 10’...

There is a company that makes after market handles. They reduce fatigue a lot and bending over. I’ll have to ask my lawn care friend what the brand was. I tried his trimmers with them and what a world of difference. You can get your trimmer balanced pretty well.

Sadly yes. Cheap old iron is just about gone these days. At least highly versatile older ones. Still find some cubs and As with lots of attachments around here but they are getting harder. Lots goes to scrap around here. I’m always on the lookout for implements for my sc.

Still a few old allis G’s around here. One vegetable farm has it setup with baskets for weeding muck land onions. Tilmor makes a custom ag tractor still. Other then that, not much for options when it comes to specialty vegetables.

What I learned is if it’s been hay ground for some years the roots are deep. I would brush it down. Let it sit a few to dry that material out. Then disc it to scour and cut the top sod. Then plow it. You will thank your self. I made the mistake of plowing first. You will be constantly un jamming...

I haven’t noticed any foamy or bubbly oil , but I haven’t really checked the dipstick after long use. Mainly see it when I disconnect my remotes and it’s been just clean bubble free. Im tempted to pull the dash shrouds and make sure that’s all tight at the steering orbital. I saw pecan creek...

Only things that’s ever bothered me hydraulics wise is the steering. Makes a lot of groaning from the hydraulics. I know some tractors are louder then others for hydraulics. Mine constantly sounds like it gets air in it. After sometime of running at pto speeds it quiets down a ton. I have 330...

Just seems like it’s been able to lift less and less. I totally understand the whole pivot pin rating and weight being extended out. Just curious to actually see what it’s set at. I don’t trust anything covid period made. Some of the best manufactures have had terrible quality control these days.

Hey everyone , does anyone have loader pressure specs for the 573 ? I’ve lifted a full skid of concrete and could barely curl it but it did. While getting water today I only had 225 gallons and it was struggling to curl that roughly 2k. I need to check the reliefs and see if a nut was left...

How big is your shed ? I couldn’t lift my 12x20 but a inch or two on a end. I had some large angle iron that I used to make skis. Then I pulled it off the location , did everything I needed and towed it back into its new spot.

I see shibaru N843 rebuild kits all over. Not sure if it’s the same as the j843. Sounds like the N designation is just naturally aspirated. Many kits list the part numbers. You could get the part numbers and cross reference.

Yeah when I was shopping I got the sorry, don’t know when or if we will get any large tractors with the 14s. Might need to find a set for my tc45 if it lives that long to kill the new R4s I put on. The last pair made it 5000 hours.

That engine for sure has a gallop when cranking. The injectors spray awesome now. I was just thinking like mentioned above. The injection pump timing could be out.

Dang timber farm that stinks. I really badly wanted the r14s but glad I couldn’t find a unit with them for a few reasons. One being how limited they are around myself , 2 spring plowing would have really sucked. I struggled with 4wd and pulling 3-14s on R1s. In the end though , neither tire is...

Yeah I should add to my comment , mine has been fine with regen. If I work it hard it only does a factory regen at every 50 hours. So plowing and tilling it will go 50 hours. Doing driveways and spreading stone etc , piddly stuff it usually regens between 12-23 hours.

Just spotted that as well this morning. No fab work today just lots of moving plants. Just moved over 700 tomatoes into our greenhouse, a few hundred cabbage , cauliflower , and broccoli.

My 573 has regenerated about 14 times in 300 hours. I’ve tried running higher Rpms with not much load and I’ve tried lower Rpms. On my tractor it does seem to make a little difference. Seemed the regens were further apart. Closest was about 12 hours. Each one only last about 18 minutes.

Yeah I’ve been doing 3-4’ rows depending on the crop , and yes I’m a native thumb bum lol. The thumb either seems like muck land or hard clay for the most part. I’m 1/4 mile off the lake and it’s hard clay here. I’ve been subsoiling the last few years to combat water issues and that’s greatly...

Hi everyone. We have a small vegetable farm. Being only a few people we try to mechanize things like weed control etc. My self I like to fabricate what ever I can from the scrap pile. What are some implements you guys have made ? Currently working on a Diamond tool bar. I’m going to mount...

For screening oil I use paint filters. They are slow but cheap and easy. You can carefully cut open a oil filter as well and open the element. Any metals will stand out. Glad to see all the positive help as well from everyone. You really seem invested and interested in learning and figuring...

Have you checked the valve lash by chance ? Wonder if someone adjusted the valves as maintenance and set them a touch to tight. I know you said smoke from the oil fill but that could be some blow by from sitting/ dry rings. Adding oil to the cylinders could help boost the pressure if they are...

Been following this thread. Have you drained the oil and checked for particles ? With as low of hours, you stated it has fuel in the lines , and clean intake. It’s sounding like someone ran it low on oil and smoked that engine maybe. Only way I see all cylinders being that bad. As stated do a...

I see a few post about a recall on the harness on the smaller tractors. Wonder if mine has one. Really sucks. Was in the middle of plowing to beat the rain.

Well fellas. Looks like my good streak just ran out. Was plowing and got the beep. Caution and stop displayed. Error code f02 s636

The LS is my do all tractor. It sure has moved a lot of stone. I have a vegetable farm and expanding. I use it to work ground. I plow , subsoil , run a 7’ hd tiller , shape beds , haul water you name it. I usually leave the loader on minus the bucket. I would like weights on the front for...

A new grill is on the list. Actually a whole new bumper/weight bracket. I bent the factory one really easy. Even worse was I couldn’t open the hood until I pulled it back straight. I get the fun of swapping tire spacing around. Wish these new tractors had the axle shafts and clamps like the old...

I’ve had the beep but not the pop out. Try a lower gear to stab bales ? What gear range and gear are you using ? Only time i get the beep is when I have it in to high of a gear and trying to do precision work. These transmissions are tough. Only time I popped out of gear was a horrifying moment...

My rear hydro filter was tough. I used two rubber strap adjustable pipe wrenches across from each. I started to bend the tubing and mount it was so tight. It finally let loose. I ordered a kit as well and it actually came with the newer smaller hydro filter and the old. The new shows up as a...

I’ve done lots of car and truck tires with a manual machine. But this weekend was a first. Changed the tires on my NH. It wasn’t bad at all. I will for ever be doing my own.

I live in Michigan. We get lots of corrosion on wheel and brake surfaces. There was also a lot of grime from dirt roads. They never bothered to even clean it. When I removed the wheels at a friends shop I found small pebbles logged into the wheel from it being re installed without cleaning...

Last time I got tires from discount I was charged for new valve stems/TPMS rebuild. Wouldn’t you know it , they never swapped the valve stems. Two are leaking. On top of that, the tech never even cleaned my wheel/brake mounting surface. I’m used to driving 50k+ miles in a year so I noticed it...

The dealer I purchased mine from is about 1.5 hours away and after dealing with them I wouldn’t trust them to wrench. I couldn’t even get a phone call back for weeks when I called about filters for 50 hour change. Luckily a newer dealer is about 40 minutes away. They happen to answer and carry...

Yeah a friend used my tractor and beat it with a hammer once to unlock it. Bent the handle some but luckily did not break the pin. If the pin breaks I’ll be machining a new one. I am half tempted fabricate some stuff mimicking my NH. Those handles are stout and open easy plus they have a grease...

Well good news. Replaced the PSS/steering filter again at 275 hours. Back to normal. Guessing filter was getting restricted.

My qa handle gets sticky as well if I moved a lot of stone or dirt. It gets small rocks packed in. I blow it out with a air gun first then it usually pops free.

I usually use the stationary throttle. Mine slows down and I can hear it in the rpm a little when I’m cruising along and use the hydraulics. I just recently got the Tc45da but it’s been great. It’s super steer so I have been using it as my fork lift and for brush cutting tight areas.

So question for those of you with mt5’s. Does your tractor have hydraulic wining and does it go away or consistent ? It never bothered me much. I know some units do groan from relief valves etc. I recently got a NH hydrostatic tractor. Only groan is from the drive and it doesn’t slow when I...

Welcome to TBN and great post keep us updated. 275 hours and no issues so far on my 573. Keep us updated on how ls handles warranty. Unfortunately dealer loss is more and more common these days. We just lost our kubota dealer of 20+ years.

For sure. The jump from the 4 series to the 5 was large. The cab size was way larger and more spaced out on the controls. I’m only 5-10’ and the 468 cab felt tiny to me. I thought originally wow I probably won’t use half the features. Wrong I use all of them. I originally went with this tractor...

Really good honestly. It spent 23 hours in it doing the drive and pad. It was high 80s and humid. The ac does well. I never have it full blast. Air ride seat is great. Wish my zero turn had it. Plenty of room for my self and supplies. I took a picture of the speakers to replace eventually...

Yes bought a kit and got the wrong power shuttle filter. Anyone figure out filter cross references yet ? The smaller series tractors seems to use cheap $6-8 filters. Not so for the ls spray painted filters. I’m more so interested in brand so I can try and find the filter pressure reliefs. Then...

Only complaints/changes would be. Loader stoutness Top link Trans filter location.

Well 270 hours on my tractor in a little over a year, I’ve gotten to know it pretty well. It sure has been handy. Only a few small complaints but satisfied. Here’s some recent work I did with it. A major regrade and parking pad in front of a barn. Re worked the drive and house parking...

My buddy just got a jd package deal locally. The guy worked at a local steel and fab shop. He copied other heavy implements and fabricated his own. If you have the ability you can save a ton. I’m still in good standing with the laser shop I worked at years ago. The laser manager works remote...

I’m self employed now days. I find a ton of value in building my own things always. I was a machinist for years. I have a mill and lathe at home. As someone stated time is worth something. It is indeed, but I value my federal I owe you notes in my bank more then some spare time. Awesome fab work !

Yeah the wait was the only down side. I ordered last fall so I got my kit in the spring. One thing I liked was no check valve but flow restrictors. I like to use them in float sometimes.

I used the Fit Rite Hydraulics. I figured for cylinder size and to have the factory style slotted end it was a easy pick. Pin on and go.

Yeah we have a old Kioti that has a injector going. It would cut out at about 1900 rpm and start smoking white. Wasn’t consistent for about 2 years then finally it was all the time.

Eagle 1 is correct. Search part codes on parts. I worked in Cnc automation for engine and trans lines. Most parts are sourced from only a hand full of companies. Perfect example. My arctic cat snowmobile. AC wants $380 for the 2 injectors. I searched the number. It was a $13-17 injector used on...

Almost sounds like a injector stick or low compression on a cylinder if it’s pouring a lot of white smoke.

Both lines need to be disconnected most likely from each cylinder. If they are good cylinders and don’t leak then the other side of the cylinder is currently holding them from moving.

The idea for the tiller attachment came from searching for larger hillers and bedders to fit my HP tractor. Upon research I found a small older YouTube clip. Being crafty and a machinist I said yeah I got that no problem. I had some scrap I beam with a 8” plate welded on one side and offset. It...

We are going to start with a good size road side. Many of the old generation are gone or retired now. The town is a summer boom town and we are 1/4 mile off the main route. 1 mile up is a huge state park on Lake Huron and camping park 1.5 miles down. Eventually would like to go U pick and maybe...

Well we decided this year we want to get into vegetables. Most of the acreage is still for hay. We are starting small to test and learn the waters. We have a small green house and I have 250 plants currently in care. The MT573 has been exceptionally fun and fast for getting ground prepped...

I installed CNC machining lines for 7 years. Most lines are either automated for a part kick out or a person pulls one. Depends on the part type , tolerances etc to determine frequency. Rougher not so critical tolerance parts usually have way less qc attention. Could have been a slip through QC...

I have a few of those series 6 shafts for my implements. Local dealer had a a few I purchased for $170. These ones are not welded. They have a huge pin to hold them into the yokes. The tube sections were like $23 a piece online. Punch pins, install new tubes , cut to proper length and save half...

Awesome outcome so far. That weld for sure was poor. I come from automation and robotics world. More often then not. Only select amount of parts are pulled from a run for QC inspection daily. As of lately though I see a lot of bad welds on things and little prep. Trailers being the worst...

So basically melanistic chickens inside and out, very interesting. I thought this was going to be some kind of Vietnamese food by the tittle.

I agree. I used a rental jd with a thumb like that but it was hydraulic. I had to do a lot more curling with the bucket to grab up things. Having that goofy curve seemed to push things out of its grasp.

Yeah when ever I hit a old garage area I usually get veins a few feet wide of black stained soils. Usually a old oil dump. Charcoal not bad. I can actually dig across the road at my uncles and find charcoal. Not much land change around me since the fires in the 1800s burned Michigan’s thumb...

If even. I just did a ton of drain installs at a new apartment complex going in the outer cities by Detroit . The old homes were half blended into the soil by the looks of it. Dark color /looking very brown can just be from moisture. My soil is heavy clay and when it’s fresh tilled it looks like...

Yeah the nozzles I have are .4gpm at 40 psi. We shall see. I have to pick the pump up tonight and a few fittings.

Yeah that looks like high clay content. Screened topsoils I still get some rocks and glass 3/4” and under. I also expect some from where ever they scoop it up. Last loads I got had a lot of clay and did the same thing. Spread it and rained that night. It all packed down and settled. Once dry I...

It was a remco 5500 series from tractor supply. Supply is still iffy around me for things.

Got the tanks mounted and secured this morning. Just waiting on the pump. Going to plumb the returns / circulation on the tanks and put feeds with valves in the bottom. Make it easy to flush it. Re used some old cables and turnbuckles from a hunting blind. The barrel rims are super thick so I...

Could you use a piece of all thread in the center shaft. Then bolt a strap across the gear with a hole in the center for the all thread. Have a nut below the strap and drive it off and away from the bearings.

From what I’ve seen and the nozzle ratings calced 4.4 gpm is the requirement for these nozzles at 30 psi 13-14 gpa @8mph. The pumps 5.5 gpm @100 psi. I tested with a basic garden hose and it atomized good with the air induction nozzles. I looked up similar builds and a lot of portable washer...

Finally got around to a much needed project and a fun one. Repurposed a old disc set that the attaching points were broke off. I used the disc to make a finisher to break up large clumps in my field. I then took the upper frame. I made a new front attachment frame to fit my category 2 QH out...

I wouldn’t worry much. I’ve seen in these pumps and plow pumps. Nothing wild. I had a case o matic that worked fine on either atf or hydraulic fluid. Never noticed a difference. My dump trailer has been using hydraulic fluid.

When in the pits , if you hear a backup beeper your head should be swiveling to see where it’s at. We just had a loader operator smash the box in on the dump truck I run. The owner was waiting in the line to get loaded for probably 10 minutes. A careless operator just flying around not paying...

Dang you guys suck, I want to gouge my eyes out after seeing your prices you pay. Here in SE Michigan 24 yards (1 semi lead ) of what we call 21a “driveway gravel “ is around $680 !!! Our pits charge $21.50 a ton. The local place that has it shipped in by water charges $16.80 a ton.

I run a dump truck and have my own dump trailer. First things first safety vest and hard hat. Just keep them in the truck. If you need to exit your vehicle for anything a vest is required some places require hard hats as well. Most places sell by the ton and not the yard. Scales are normal in...

I have a 7’ woods bbx for my ls. Now that I have top and tilt I can finally drive on my flatbed with a implement attached and not drag ground. Side note , kubota kx008 is a hard hat requiring machine. Had a trenching job in tight woods that the owner Wanted minimally disturbed. Went over a...

We have a farm and I spent almost all of my career since day 1 out of school machining. Latest I did was CNC install , repair etc for 7 years at the big 3 and more. I have a vast collection of tools and all the safety gear. I appreciate all the great replies. You guys have helped my...

Sounds like we all have about the same arsenal of equipment . I guess I shouldn’t feel as though I’m missing much. Out of almost all that you guys mentioned a concrete saw, blower , and power inverter are the only things I don’t have. I always have brooms etc with me for clean up and cleaning...

Yeah for the frequency I use them it’s killing me to keep renting. Hay dude you gave me a good idea. I have rakes , spud bars you name as for manual hand tools. I keep the truck stocked with tape , batteries , stakes , flags , tools , levels and usually my laser. I was a long time scout and the...

Hi everyone, a little background info. I went from being a machinist/Cnc Tec to going out on my own getting into dirt work. I’m still fairly new considering most guys around me are 20 years plus in. I have trucks trailers etc. My lacking is on hand tools/small engine things. My question to...

I have a old 044 as well. It’s my favorite saw currently that I own next to my little NOS $20 pioneer saw I got from a neighbor. I have always ran what ever premium is available or non eth if I can find it. I run amsoil interceptor and dominator. I have used this in various 2 stroke bikes...

Don’t know the model but I know that dealership sticker. About a hour from me. That tractor looks fairly nice to.

I’m young I can still wrench for a day and not feel bad for two. But it could get tiring doing all your own work eventually maybe. I don’t really trust the yahoos around here to even check oil in site glass. I also save a ton of money, trailer shops are pricey. I added a Anderson connector...

I have a 12’ flatbed cab and chassis I tow with currently. The GN ball is actually about 1’ behind the center of rear axle. Still well between the rear spring mounts and hangers. It rides really nice it’s only 2wd but I have to be cautious at some sites. But dually trucks odly do well off road.

That’s a sweet setup. Eventually I’ll find a F550-F750 of my liking. I want the shortest wheel base I can find. It’s just a tow rig for me mainly. I have tons of under space on my flatbed trailer to add storage for work tools.

I have a larger model with power shuttle. It’s really no issue. I grew up running non sync manual clutch tractors. The power shuttle is nice to not have to use a foot petal continuously. For loader work I use the foot clutch and appropriate gear. Drive both and see what you prefer. I would...

I wouldn’t put a French drain at the low side. To fight water you have to begin at the source. The sooner it’s caught and diverted the better.

Amen to new full synthetic greases. My latest trailer purchase had some old school farm what ever grease packed in. I pulled every suspension zerk and drilled out what nearly looked like clay. Then hit them with oil followed by grease to blow the ports clean. The hubs had grease. Half old and...

I could see the beak being handy. We have used the glacier extreme duty grapple. It’s a monster and nothing bent or damaged. Nice to have a grip when pulling concrete away from walls.

Trucking around me runs about $85-$105 a hour. I try to keep my round trips about 1-1.5 hours for site to dump/materials pit and back to site. 1200sqf was 3 loads in our tri axle dump with it broken up decent. On big pond jobs we usually sell off the excess to locals and everyone’s happy. Make...

I love how we all pretty much think alike here. After seeing several old original equipment pieces maintained like such it was a no brainer. That little bit of time and yearly cost to keep my large investment looking nearly new and functioning is worth it.

I run amsoil marine grease for about everything. My dealer is around the corner. I buy it by the case for $85. I spray fluid film and amsoil MP HD on all raw metal , chrome , zinc bolts and plates etc. My oil guy and his family have sprayed snowmobile chassis and parts with it since the 90s...

This is one of the many things I do in excavating. We just did a concrete tear out 2 days ago. We use a Skidsteer with 8k forks mostly. Fork under a slab and lift it up. Drop and break any that needed to be smaller. We stack them and dump them into our dump truck. Lots of places take the...

Eh depends on who’s definition of looks fine you go by. Once upon a time in the younger years I used to severely overload trucks. My 2010 f150 with a little over 18k in scrap loaded didn’t tow bad at all surprisingly. Had a 7.3idi long block ,6.9idi short block ,3 Dana 60s in the bed alone. Now...

Yeah I couldn’t pass this up. Both of my trailers are the same tire and axle setup. If it wasn’t for our fantastic gentle parcel shipping I’d have it on the road today. But who would have thought you could toss brake assemblies in a box with zero packing and they might get damaged. Oh well...

And weighs in at 7140. My flatbed goose is 6300 so not much more. Tows beautiful behind my flatbed.

Purchased for 8k. I want to be able to haul around 5 yards and not be overloaded on the trailer. It’s for sure over kill but for the price I can’t justify a new one.

Well I got lucky ish. My cousins husband and I were talking over Easter feast. I was ready to pull the trigger on a new tandem 10k axle gooseneck dump. He says I got one. Has anyone had one of these older big Tex trailers ? It’s got tandem dual 10ks 8x16 ‘ box. Added a tarp and doing new...

I have had mine for a year now with 180 hours on it. I love my 573. Loaded the rear tires. I just installed my top and tilt from Fit Right. The tractor is over size for the current land but the ground is nasty clay that takes a lot of weight and hp. I have all 7’ attachments. I mainly use this...

Another thing to consider is commonality of the tractor you purchase. The poor guy with the massey has a model that wasn’t all that popular and didn’t run for a long time. The farm I worked at had all older Massey’s from the late 70s - late 80s. They were popular models and still had parts...

I’m in the lower thumb and it’s snowing good. One of the last times I was in houghton snowmobiling we got over 2’ of fresh snow in a night.

My old Kioti has the bars across the glow plugs. Once or twice in its life I have pulled them off and cleaned up the corrosion. This solved my glow plug issues.

I feel you ! I used to have a nice shooting range until my township decided to put a stupid walking trail in the middle of no where. Now I have a bike path running next to and behind my field. I have plans to build a new range next year. This one will be a large 3 sided embankment. I have seen...

We pay .22 tax on gas and .29 on diesel in Michigan. The roads still suck majorly. The worst is we hear every excuse for high fuel cost etc. Yet we have a large Marthon refinery. I’ve noticed to living by a major border crossing that the fuel/gas prices are .10-.25 cents higher in the major...

I would build a bigger stop. In 2018 we had a elderly lady got one to the head from a stray bullet while in the kitchen having coffee with her husband. I surely wouldn’t want to be the husband hearing a crack to turn and and see my wife hit the floor. Neighbors on a crossroad were shooting at...

I would either buy a TLB or farm the job out to get cleared. I just priced a dozer and a excavator to dig a pond. Trucking and rental cost were $8500 just for a week. Another $1500 in fuel at least and if you don’t have a lot of experience running larger equipment you will waste a lot of...

Thanks guys ! Sure beats my current trailer I’ve been using. Weight wise this wasn’t bad at all. Most of the time I’m hauling a jd333 skid steer around, pipes , fabric , buckets.

It weighed 5980 at the scrap yard. So I’m going to guess maybe 6200 with the added in steel framing , box , chain basket. The over spray isn’t to bad. I used rust oleum implement paint so it’s pretty heavy already. Thinned it out a decent amount and added hardener. The frame was over all...

The rest of todays painting. Hopefully the weather is still nice tomorrow morning to shoot one more coat on.

Well I picked up this 1994 titan 20k gooseneck. I got it for what I think is a pretty good price. The cancer wasn’t to bad. Looked like it sat untouched for many years. I will be using it daily. So I decided to squeeze in one more fast project before winter. I started with fabricating a chain...

Man all you guys wanting arm rest , telescopic arms , comfier seats , tool boxes just need to upgrade to a MT573 😃. Has it all and then some haha. My only complaints so far is that fuels not free and no valves to close off the hydraulic line when changing the hydro filter. Other then that I love...

Where I hunt at I keep the maples trimmed up around my stand. Every spring my uncle and I go clean up a cord or two of branches that just pop right off. Most being 3-6” diameter and 10-20’ long. I had no idea about the exploding branches though. Good information !

Sounds like the road isn’t getting worked deep enough to eliminate the potholes. If you watch road graders they usually cut it as deep as the potholes. Even worse if you don’t have a ton of fines. The potholes just act as a bowl to hold the loose stone until it rains and the hydraulics of it...

Heck I feel like people don’t use tractors for much these days. I only have 155 hours on my 7 month old MT573. But so far it’s been problem free and a joy to run. My only complaint is fuel ain’t free ! But luckily this units been very fuel friendly. Hopefully it last as long as the old family Kioti.

My groups tightened right back up. I’ve looked at reloading but I already have a full archery shop setup and my lathe stole the space for a reloading bench.

I feel you ! Took me about 150 shots to get back into the groove recently. Luckily sighting in all of this seasons hunting guns got me a few weekends of good practice and testing.

I was hoping for a slightly further shot. But they came in closer going broadside. Went to raise my rifle and that doe turned dead straight facing me. I do feel lucky though as what was left of that bullet only traveled about 13” total and didn’t hit guts.

The study seems very poor. The last deer I shot with a lead bullet certainly showed they do fragment. I shot a doe with my ML at about 12 yards frontal with a 250gr hollow point. I found a few flakes and barely a base of a bullet. It weighed 112 gr. It pretty much disintegrated.

Can you do it , yes. Legally ? Maybe not. Depends on the trucks weight ratings. It’s a big equine area by me and people pull gooseneck horse trailers with 3/4 tons all the time. The big thing is though combined weights. Michigan anything over 26001 pounds you need a cdl.

Did they like just use a car battery and some welding wire or what ? I’ve seen dirt cheap Chinese stuff come with better welds. No continuous pass , little to any penetration, porosity. I wouldn’t trust those welds for nothing. I’m honestly shocked the gate didn’t just fall off.

Being a big hunter , I have heard of some lead poisoning problems but it’s been mostly birds of prey. I get the push for waterfowl shot to be lead free due to being in water. The biggest reason I use copper is because I like the results. I’ve had some lead pencil hole some big game.

Other then my 22s I pretty much use all copper for hunting. I’ll sight in with some cheap target fmj if I can obtain it for that caliber. I mostly use barnes. No failures yet and very consistent expansion.

Do you have any LS dealers by you ? The MT573 would be in your specs as well. Great lift capacity. I lifted a whole skid of 60# bags off the trailer. I run a 7’ hd tiller fairly easy in hard clay. But overall dealer support is a big thing.

The loader frame kind of protects the hydraulic tube and filter as well. I don’t think you will run into any issues with clearance unless your taking it log crawling.

I am not familiar with this models components but I would assume it has a pressure switch. Has anyone changed it ? I had a f250 that would run cold for a short while then go hot. Shut the air off and turn it back on. It would blow cold then cut off. The pressure switch ended up being bad. After...

That would be a bore spray application. The company I recently worked for makes there own. Chrysler and Ford use them for cylinder walls instead of steel sleeves. Contact a few hydraulics shops. The cutter shop I worked at had a few tool designs with cylinders. We would often have them re...

TimberFarm. I bent mine in clay. I bent it back and put a wicked edge on. For sure worth the few hundred bucks. I would recommend you ask them to make the side tabs longer or lower. Mine ended up on the corner of a welded on strengthening plate.

I just recently bought a bad boy 7ft box blade. It’s light but I’m just pulling top soil and grading drives with it. So far it’s been great and for $1100. It was cheaper then a tar River.

I just recently bought a bad boy 7ft box blade. It’s light but I’m just pulling top soil and grading drives with it. So far it’s been great and for $1100. It was cheaper then a tar River.

I believe bad boy makes some of them.

How deep do you want to dig the pond ? I do excavating work and recently we have been doing multiple ponds for flood issues. I can certainly tell you I wouldn’t want to rent a backhoe to dig one. You will burn a hole in your piggy bank. Having full swing , depth , and a large bucket to move...

I can take a quick measurement when I get home from the bottom of the loader frame to the ground. I can tell you it’s never been a issue though. It’s been through the woods brush hogging around blow downs and stumps , muddy construction sites , and muddy fields. Drove over several material...

After years of snow blowing since I was a child and years of no cab tractors , I haven’t had one regret yet with purchasing a cab tractor. After mowing and tilling this season, watching the pollen and dust running down the windows to no end I knew I made the right call.

I always search part numbers. Coming from the auto industry many components on all sorts of gas, diesel, and electric machines come from the same manufactures. Not always but a good chance you will find the direct source that company purchased from. Example my arctic cat sled. AC wanted $380 for...

I started with a speeco cat 2 QH on my new tractor but after months I’ve taken it off. Slop in the pins and troubles finding the correct bushing or having to make them has steered me away. It’s had no issues fitting any of my cat2 implements. The handles did fall off the first time I tilled. I...