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No way! (I mean: “No way, man!”) So many of their songs are about mortality and coming to terms with it. Here’s the lyrics of just a few: http://artsites.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/brok.html http://artsites.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/pete.html http://artsites.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/bmr.html...

Why? You do know you don’t have to click on it, right? You’re free to stay in a safe space and not view it. It’s existence won’t make you melt. I just don’t get why you think other people shouldn’t see it or participate in it. Not everybody has the same sense of humor.

I can be done. I’d practice for a few years before you do one where it really counts. What is a q tip tree? If the tree is strong enough, and the ground wet enough, depending on what type of tree it is, and it’s root system, it’s sometimes safer to pull the whole tree over, root ball and all...

In simplest terms: On an all wheel drive car: No, front and rear axles are not locked together. On a four wheel drive car: Yes, same for 4wd truck, tractor, etc. That’s the difference between a transfer case and a differential. More complicated systems are… more complicated.

Interesting. Supposedly there are smart meters that can tell which appliances are running based on algorithms. I could imagine that it could detect a motor start versus a hot water heater, oven range or lightning circuit; and depending on running current, time of day, duration and how often it...

No, I didn’t. Hope you weren’t offended. There had been a few comments before (posts #13 &14) wondering if Watts/hr was proper terminology. My long winded explanations was more for them or anybody who cares… so…basically for myself I guess. [emoji16]

Sounds like someone is getting a new tractor! …kidding. Congratulations to her and your family. You don’t sound like the type where money burns a hole in your pocket. IMHO, stash a lot more away and think about how you can retire early…or pay for college, if you want.

^ Maybe he was the same guy who stole the roa.., err..alligator clips for “other uses”. [emoji38]

Very interesting. Wonder if that would work when you’re trying to figure out where the electric fencer is shorting to a post, or branch, grass etc..?

Watt/hours is very different than watt x hours (watt-hours). Watt-hours are just Joules (energy). While mph x hours = miles traveled (distance), mph/hr would be a measure of acceleration ( often measured in ft/sec^2, or meters/sec^2) . Not sure where Watt/hr would ever be used as a measurement...

“Should it be 3000W/hrs?” I don’t think so. Power (Watts), like speed (mph), is a RATE. The rate of something else. Power is the rate of Energy used and Speed is the rate of distance traveled, based on Time. The term “Watt” already has the “per second” or (“per time”) built into it. (It’s a...

I’ve ruined brand new tubes 2 different ways: -Bad installation where I either pinched the tube under the bead or with the mounting tools. - Not finding and removing the little splinter of metal that was still poking through the tire that flattened the original tube. Of course, if you have new...

It wasn’t sudden. It seems you might be suggesting is that I, on a tractor or bicycle or any other slow vehicle, should occupy the main lane all the time. Many tractor drivers here on TBN would agree, as you probably do assume some liability by driving on the shoulder and enticing cars to pass...

I think you mean it draws 12.5 amps. At 240V, 12.5 amps would be expected for a 3000W rated heater. (240v x 12.5A = 3000W) Running this heater for 2.5 hours consumes 7500watt-hrs (7.5kW-hrs) Watt-hours is a rather weird unit to use for Energy. The System International (SI) (metric) unit for...

I think I understand that you are arguing the Lightning Dissipation Theory, while I favor the Lightning Diversion Theory. https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/65825/does-a-lightning-rod-prevent-lightning-strikes

I replaced mine with an Interstate battery. In fact, Interstate has been the replacement battery for any vehicle that’s needed one.

Correct. If it draws 30 amps, it needs to run on a 40 amp breaker. If it’s on a 30 amp breaker, it shouldn’t draw more than 24 amps.

Yes. Multiple the wattage times the amount of hours it runs to get the Energy in Watt-hour units. Power is the rate of Energy being applied. Power = Energy/time. So Energy = Power x time. For single phase power, which is usually just 2 wires and a ground, 120V or 240V, the Power is volts x...

It’s the grounding that dissipates static electricity. How does a pointed metal rod sticking up in the air at the highest point dissipate static on the building underneath it? Being directly grounded, lightning rods definitely decrease the distance of the “ground” to the cloud. Some would...

Do you know how safety shutdown normally worked? Did they work? Interlocks may include some combination of seat switch, neutral switch, parking brake and pto switch, etc... Usually an empty seat switch shuts tractor down, but an empty seat switch may be canceled out by a parking brake (set)...

What you’re talking about is “skin effect”. It’s only a thing with AC currents. With DC currents, the current will be uniformly distributed across the cross section of the conductor. With 60 hz AC currents, skin depth is about 8.5mm. One has to be careful with conductor ampacity charts if...

I’ve gotten grief here when I talk about temporarily blocking traffic so cars don’t try to pass and create a dangerous “3-wide” scenario when there’s an oncoming vehicle; or when going through intersections so vehicles don’t think I’m turning and pull out in front or cut me off from behind. I...

Yes, NFPA 780 is the standard on how to INSTALL a lightning protection system….but where and what code says you need one? I’ve never found one. I believe NFPA 780 itself has a “quiz” that can be used to evaluate whether a lightning protection system is needed on a building or structure. It...

Yes, they are occasionally used. Most don’t want expense. Metal buildings don’t typically have them. It’s more important to ground the steel columns. The lightning rods themselves aren’t the most important aspect, the idea is to get the lightning to flow on metal conductors (either steel...

^This. Is the corner of the garage where it hit also the corner where your overhead electrical service attaches? Sounds like the bolt got into your electrical system and used it’s ground to get to earth. Like trying to send 10,000 gpm down a garden hose. Pressure is going to build and spill out...

My father had a 1953 Case VAC with calcium filled tires. In 2003, I noticed one was starting to weep a little fluid when we sold it. What a horror show! [emoji41] Working on a side hill with that little narrow front end tractor, I’m glad it did have loaded tires. I want added weight down low...

With a front end loader and loaded tires he might be closer to 8000lbs. Tractordata says a 2155 weighs 5-6K lbs. If he’s on a flat spot but pulling the logs uphill that will pull down on the rear of the tractor, increase traction and increase the pulling force way beyond the weight of the...

I like the roundabouts (or traffic circles). They keep traffic flowing and you and a bunch of other cars aren’t sitting their unnecessarily at a red light when there’s no traffic on the cross street. Talk about being a slave to a robot (traffic light) …or the government. I often stop at red...

Safely or legally? I think yes on the former, not sure on the later… but I thought so. How would an inspector know how much weight you have on the trailer if they’re weighing axles (and not tongue weight)? …well, the “safe” part depends on how you drive.

Looks like the tire over the cable does very little to stop the destruction of a snapped cable. Video showing various cables snapping:

I 2nd Cycledude’s suggestion for choker chain. I’ve never had a tree that was so straight and so branchless fall on ground so flat that you couldn’t get a chain under it within a foot or two of where you wanted to. Check the rating of your tow strap that you plan on pulling with. Others may...

The funniest thing I’ve read! Oh man! I’m stealing this!

A couple unsolicited tips: Don’t try to push tree over with a bucket. That’s too close when things go wrong. Pull any standing or hung up tree from a safe* distance. (*: farther than the tree is tall) If you hang up a tree and try to pull the trunk so that tree falls down, remember that weight...

Not only does lifting one end off the ground make it slide easier, not dig as deep ruts, or catch on stones and roots, it’s keeps dirt off the bark and your chainsaw doesn’t dull as fast. When dragging and you catch the butt on a root, what’s the plan to get it up and over? Often in the woods...

Since you ask, yes. If I had been riding in the main travel lane when he approached, as is my right, he would of had to follow me until I went through the intersection instead of passing me and immediately cutting me off. Or he could of passed me on the right shoulder and turned. Much safer...

Perhaps, in NY “poke along” means anything less than 10mph above the speed limit. At speed limit would be pretty much be considered “stopped in the road”.

If I’m towing something like a hay wagon or something that doesn’t have turn signals that I can’t see who is following, I’ll do “A” and merge left, slowly taking away the passing lane. This makes it less likely a car or motorcycle decides to pass me when I’m turning left. Normally with a...

One of these definitely doesn’t feature clickbait thumbnails for videos that largely appeal to middle age men. Nope, nope, not at all. Why, I’m confused why people would even would suggest that. …rolls eyes…

That’s why I’m saying I should of been out riding in and blocking the main lane for an extended distance before the intersection and before any traffic approached from the rear. I’m just as dead when I’m in my own lane on the shoulder and they decide to sideswipe me.

True. Bikers are a wide cross section of society, just like vehicle drivers are. There’s the good and bad, timid and aggressive, etc.. Just last week I was riding on a wide road, riding to the right of the white line on a shoulder that was almost as wide as a car lane. Pretty nice right? I was...

I ride a bike. Bikes and horses were on roads way before cars were and have every right to the lane that a car does. We can all get along and “share the road”. BY CHOICE and at my discretion, I choose to ride on the edge of the lane and share MY LANE with a car that wants to pass without that...

Roadworthy is right, with new PTO shaft in hand, bring a measuring tape and a hacksaw to cut to correct length. That is, make sure it can telescope short enough that it doesn’t “bottom out” in all positions of the mower going up and down on the 3 point hitch and going through ditches and destroy...

Agree Lou. It seems that their horsepower numbers aren’t tied to (qualified by) a particular rpm. My understanding is Horsepower numbers are often from a “bench test”, done without standard intake, exhaust, pollution (etc..?) systems that engine has when installed on tractor. That is...

According to this calculator: https://spicerparts.com/calculators/horsepower-torque-calculator Calculate horsepower from torque: Deere: 77.2 ft-lbs at 2500 rpm is: 36.7 Hp (Deere says 37.2Hp/30Hp (PTO)) Kubota: 77.7 ft-lbs at 2500 rpm is: 37 Hp (Kubota says 30.8Hp/27Hp(PTO)) Calculate torque...

If “rated speed” is engine rpms when the PTO is turning at a standardized 540 rpm that most attachments operate at, it means the Deere’s engine is turning at a faster rpm to get the 540 rpm at the PTO. Like others say: (Horse) power = Torque x RPM (don’t worry about the other numbers in the...

That does seem light. Tractordata says a “H” weighs 3875 lbs. They say a Farmall C weighs 2845 lbs.

Carpenter bees were horrendous this year near us. I used wood filler. Filler was probably a success because we also hung up traps and got rid of hundreds of them.

Why wouldn’t they just deliver 12volts to the glow plugs? Why would they have a “glow plug controller” that really is a resistor (heater) that heats the air at the dash? 6 volts at the glow plug seems really low even if significant current is causing voltage drop in the wiring before it gets...

Exactly. OP says he’s only 300 lbs too heavy on the tongue. It depends on geometry of trailer axles and tongue, but every pound shifted from front and added to back could reduce tongue weight by (up to) two pounds. Probably takes a minute or two.

If it’s 1100 lbs when it should be 800 lbs, does that mean you’d (ideally) have to rake about 150lbs from the front to the back? Well, maybe more or less depending on tongue length and box placement above axles, etc.. but probably not as much as you think. I have a gravity dump trailer for...

It’s when that strain is in the driveline that it’s often hard to disengage. As others have said, lifting front wheels with FEL, or turning, rocking back and forth can “un-strain” driveline. My tried and true method is to give the throttle (or hydro pedal if not a gear tractor) a quick tap...

Interesting question, but it’s not the weight, it’s the torque. That is, how far the weight is “out front” is just as significant as the amount of weight. If it’s twice the distance you only need 1/2 the weight.

If it works, it works! …but when it doesn’t, having the forks under the load keeps the load closer to the tractor. This is less leverage that will lift the rear of the tractor and the FEL has a greater lift capacity operating in its “breakout” range.

….but hooking a chain and binder around the bucket to avoid getting a smiley face bucket prevents sticking in a couple of vertically mounted 2”x4”’s into the clamp on forks that acts as a “backstop”. (Most clamp on forks have a 2”x4” holder) This is ok if you’re just lifting pallets, but if...

Naw, that means there’s not enough weight on the tractor/tongue and you don’t have the Traction to stop. Now if you got the brake pedal mashed, and the weight/traction can still overpower the brakes and turn the tires, that’s a different problem. Similar to pulling. Many times you have the...

Just make sure you load the tongue heavier than the tail.

That reminds me…you can probably guess: An elderly couple is enjoying a 50 year anniversary dinner together in a small tavern. The husband leans over and asks his wife, “Do you remember the first time we had sex together over fifty years a go? We went behind this tavern and I made love to you.”...

I’ve used the clamp on forks. Like others have said, they’re better than nothing. With me, it was just a matter of when I’d over do it and the leverage of the forks bends the bucket edge. It now has a smiley face. ..and some dents where the clamp on bolts touch. Also be prepared with a BIG...

Yep, just when you think you’re being safe and got all the dangers figured out, Mother Nature will **** you in ways you can’t even imagine.

Are readable John Deere manuals not online anymore? All I can find is a page that wants about $35 to download them.

With the clutch loose, it’s easiest to just grab the blades and turn them while having the tractor’s PTO locked (that is, tractor PTO is “on” with tractor engine turned off). You can then easily see it slipping at the clutch.

Spinning means you have more horsepower (torque actually) than weight and/or traction. Put enough weight on your tractor with a good traction tire/surface and it won’t spin.

People here before have chased battery and terminal connection problems to find out it’s a conductor broken inside the wire or connector, etc.. I agree with above poster, start checking voltage drops (voltage across) the different conductors and components. If you get a significant voltage...

Can you back up to it, reconnect hoses (only) and move cylinders to desired position?

How did you try to bleed it down? Were hoses still connected to tractor (but hoe unhitched)? Unhooked hoses are going to be hard to bleed down. With the male end of a hydraulic hose, you can push in the ball to relieve pressure (and some oil) to lower cylinders, depending on how much pressure...

Did you also check and clean where the (-) ground cable from the battery connects to the frame? This is a common source of resistance. Do a battery load test. Either with a battery tester or see what the voltage drops to while you’re starting.

Then what do you do with the blade for the 2nd pass? Are you saying your straight blade doesn’t angle?

Original post was 8 years ago? I hope he’s checked the oil since then.

When you can’t see what you’re doing and can only use your sense of of touch: “Sometimes you just got to Helen Keller that ***ch!”

What donuts?

….just make sure it’s not a pregnant cow you drive to the processor in Texas. They’ll fine you $10,000 and then hang you.

Wouldn’t higher compression be easier starting than lower compression (assuming battery and starter turn equally fast). Don’t more cylinders try? I thought decompression was so starter could turn faster. Isn’t being able to start with full compression a sign that starter and battery are good...

…what if you idle it unnecessarily, but then make sure to work it hard and hot for an extended period of time at the end of the day? Or every few days. Or often…often enough. It has to partially mimic a regen cycle.

I think with Tier IV, what they really mean is that a low exhaust temp will clog the filter faster. An idle exhaust temp is probably lower than a faster (non-loaded) rpm, which is a lower temp than working it hard, etc..etc.. Even without Tier IV, my understanding is a low exhaust temp can cause...

Good points on why this may not work if submerged. I stand corrected. …but if the volume of oil and air expansion in the gear box is less than the volume of the extension tube, won’t that still limit the pressure that can build in the gear box that can blow out the seals? (i.e. limits the...

I imagine that on most you could “extend” the vent plug with a threaded elbow and some pipe fittings so the vent stays on “top” .

Yeah, for her sake of simplicity I didn’t get into turbos, or friction losses in the intake and exhaust that are a function of rpm. There’s the heat of combustion and the heat of the (air) compression. I believe that the combustion heat (by dumping fuel in and working motor at an rpm above...

Try Google. The most widely accepted definition of how an electric vehicle is zero emissions is: “A zero-emissions vehicle, or ZEV, is a vehicle that does not emit exhaust gas or other pollutants from the onboard source of power.”

There’s no throttle plate in a diesel, so it takes in the same amount of air per revolution at idle that it does revving or working hard. The compression cycle creates heat, but I believe it’s the fuel, when working, that will warm the engine faster than just pumping cold air through the motor...

If you shut the tractor off in a way that locks the pto shaft from rotating, then reach under the mower & hand turn the blade you’ll find the problem at the junction of what spins and what doesn’t spin.

Truck driver is lucky they didn’t get carried down the tracks for 3/4 of a mile by the train engine bouncing off every building as you go.

Holy smokes! You’re missing the fair! Do you have any grandkids, nephews, neighborhood kids, etc… that you can hold by their ankles and lower them in there to hook up the PTO? That’s a tight squeeze!

….but fundamentally, is there any problem with using 4 smart chargers simultaneously, one on each battery? I wouldn’t think so, but maybe I’m missing something. Seems like it might prevent overcharging.

I’ve gone through the bent bolt experience with the soft bolts they supplied. Then broke them off trying to extract. Had to take it to a machine shop. I use a harder grade bolt now, but don’t bother to tighten them down much. What’s the point? The pin takes the load. The Pat’s hook eliminates...

Not creative, but I save them for cutting tree roots or trees with hardware. It’s good to have several old ones so you can switch them out when you hit the stuff you know you’re going to hit without wrecking a good chain. There’s always a “little more” on chains, just be aware they may bite and...

What kind of bait and switch is it if your ballasted so that you can safely lift the weight the FEL and tractor was built (and sold) to do, and this overloads the front axle? Also, rear ballast takes weight off the front axle.

“Contempt”?… maybe…they might call it bringing attention to important issues. Appropriate on that stage? -Opinions differ. Call it what you want, it’s also called Freedom.

You seem to be saying that we should be more like Russia, China or Iran.

Sounds like vapor lock. When motor quits, loosen gas cap and listen for sucking noises or try restarting. Also look for gas lines that are too close to heat sources, that get soft and pinch themselves shut.

I loosen bolts, with tractor engine off, I engage PTO, then reach under mower and turn blade by hand. Only way the blade can turn is for slip clutch to slip. …mowing in tall grass or brush would work too. …or turning on PTO quickly can get clutch to slip. Some people mark clutch plates...

…..and IF the loader fails, it will just come to rest on the building. Ladder feet in bucket can’t kick out like a ladder on a floor. This actually seems safer….just higher.

[emoji106]

Assuming it’s not connected to house: When pulling from the top, how would you control where it’s going to “hinge”? Seems like it would just break off wherever the weakest mortar is. Ever watch the guys take down a silo with a sledgehammer by knocking out the bottom tiles?

Grade it so that water runs off the road (example: in ditches), not in the road.

Percy? …so your Percivals are like our Richards; their nicknames are also euphemisms?

Who says “I need to see a man about a horse.”?

Do you mean a FORIEGN invader? Most Americans witnessed our capital building being invaded and taken over by violence on Jan 6 2021. Also the British invaded during the War of 1812. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_United_States?wprov=sfti1

Symptoms describe what typically happens when someone tries to move tractor or engage blade when the seat switch is not satisfied. I’d start there.

Here’s a quiz that tests your dialect: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/dialect-quiz-map.html Edit: …and localized vocabulary too.

Everybody says this is some of the hughest bigglyest news ever. Way to go government.

Try to store it upside down near the brush pile so rain chips away at the dirt rootball. It will usually burn within 3 or 4 bonfires if the rootball eventually gets clean enough.

Remember that the height of your main stringers or beams might determine the clearance between the tires and the bottom of the deck. IMHO more is better. I’ve seen some wagons where you can barely fit your flat hand between the two. I’ve also had a wagon put on a “smoke show” last year when I...

The people who want to remain anonymous are looking for fame and money? I don’t think so. Of course there’s other people who will exploit the myth for money and fame ….but where did the myth come from?

People are seeing “something”. Is it an unknown creature, alien, hallucination, suggestibility, or some other unknown phenomena? Who knows. What they are seeing is unexplained. I don’t think possible money or fame has anything to do with it. Many witnesses don’t want to be identified because...

Philharmonic orchestras are just cover bands! [emoji2]

Again, how do you, vs someone else, measure that talent? As you say, it’s not popularity, two people will give two different results in any measurement of talent, which is just another word for their subjective opinion. To quote Milli Vanilli: “Girl, you know it’s true!” [emoji16]

Naw, IMHO you’re just substituting words: “talent” for “best”. What makes them talented? I argue that it’s subjective. Often, it’s the simplest music that is the best. I’ve heard a lot of guitar players and singers, etc.. who are amazingly talented, but (IMHO) their music is still crap. Mostly...

FIBS? I had to look it up. (F’ing Illinois B’tards in case anyone else was wondering)

I suspect that having weight on the front helps steering when the blower is raised more than when lowered and sliding on the ground.

A snowblower doesn’t need the weight and travels on clear ground unlike a rear blade. (I wouldn’t “push” a rear blade, only “pull”). I’d think a setup with a snowblower on front and blade (plow) on back, or snowblower on back and plow or bucket on front would make a good snow clearing machine...

If the focus is on ground engagement and wanting about 60hp, why HST?

They said the same thing about ragtime, and the same thing about jazz, and the same thing about rock and roll. Music is so subjective, it’s like asking what’s the best color?

Me? Wasn’t me who first brought up a wager: “I bet the boys say they... were shooting at tires.” [emoji4]

Do you mean the tires on the tractor? Ok, I’ll take that bet. Let’s say $100. You’re going to take responsibility and stand by your words right? [emoji16]

I see nothing in the story that says the kids knew they were firing at him or had any intent to shot him. Maybe they did (which would be unusual and deprived) or maybe they didn’t. “Aim” is a tricky word. If you shot a gun, and through ignorance or negligence, hit an unintended target, did you...

My method is usually to get the dealer part number of the belt and do a search of the part number on Amazon or eBay. Often, manufacturers and dealers don’t want to tell you the generic belt size. Amazon and EBay sellers have done the tough work of cross referencing the dealer number with the...

I probably would of poked it with a pin to see if any water or puss came out.

To test if clutch is rusted solid: With PTO clutch adjusted loose (ready to slip), and tractor engine off, engage tractor PTO lever. This should lock tractor PTO solid from spinning. You should then be able to turn blade by hand and make the PTO clutch slip. Or see if driveline is...

4 post or 5 posts? Are they really set in concrete or on concrete?

The nut (with the grease fitting) that holds the pulley onto the spindle is gone. But which came first? Did pulley disintegrate, releasing tension on nut, nut fly off, followed by pulley? Seems like mowing would of stopped and noises would of been heard before nut came off. Or did nut come off...

Confused me too. I was wondering where the high charging voltage came from?

I think I’ve figured out a way to make some real money from your credit card. I’ve never read the credit card’s fine print (who has?), but get a $1,000,000 personal loan from a bank at (say) 10% interest and use it to overpay a credit card that charges “20% interest on all outstanding balances”...

When you contract or rent the grinder, the money goes down the road with the contractor or to the rental shop. Poof! When you buy a grinder you still have the same amount of wealth. It’s just been converted from one form to another. (From ink blots or electronic bits on a bank statements to a...

Where do you live that you need glow plugs in June? …though some diesels are just really cold blooded. 12.7 volts (or 2.1 volts per battery cell) is normal for a resting battery. But voltage, doesn’t tell you how many amps of charge it can deliver. Voltage might be good, but not enough...

I assume both mowers are the same width? If so compare their weight. That gives an indication on how light duty they are. My 7’ Frontier mower is “light” (but uses its length and leverage to somehow feel heavy, 1000lbs). I tend to use it as heavy duty, backing into hedge rows, bushes and other...

Real time pricing (demand metering) would let a real supply and demand market fix many of the utility’s problems. People would welcome a smart home where the appliances run when the electrical cost is the cheapest. An the user’s/abusers (during peak times) would pay their fair share. Right now...

What?! You want to borrow my tractor. No ******* way! You’d have better luck asking to swap….…something else for a couple days. (IMO) If the tiller has a shear bolt or PTO slip clutch it will be fine. The slip clutch or shear bolt limit the amount of torque the tiller gets and will be be sized...

There’s dumb answers too. You have no clue why Kubota is unable to repo because the OP never stated why. Is he hiding it, or did he already do everything you suggested but for whatever reason Kubota can’t send someone? It’s not clear. You don’t know, but instead tell a first time poster that...

Does the PTO shaft look like this where it connects to tractor? If the bolt is sheared, the mower’s PTO shaft will slow down, but you may think it’s the tractor’s PTO shaft that slowed down when it really hasn’t.

This was OP’s post (#14). Seven pages later and we’re still wondering where the problem is? If the tractor’s PTO shaft nearly stops but the tractor engine’s rpms do not drop, it’s an tractor PTO problem.

To save money I’ll let my tractor engine run backwards for 8 hours as it pulls CO2 out of the air through the exhaust stack and refills the tank with diesel by the end of the day! It can’t be bad for the tractor cause the hour meter says it’s getting newer and newer! ….say, anybody want to buy...

Should an employee give two weeks notice before quitting? Should an employer give two weeks notice before ending someone’s source of income? Bonus points if you can answer yes to one question and no to the other and include phrases like “ mutual respect” in your reasoning.

There’s been a lot of threads about using electric winches on tractors as logging winches. I think people use them in a very limited capacity. Maybe one log here and there. Keep in mind that tractors come with pto shafts instead of electrical receptacles. Most other thread comments focus on...

Large hose clamps?

You’re positive the front tires are actually pulling when in 4WD right?

My apologies, re-reading my “learn to drive” comment, I sound like an ***hole. “Steering the back tires” was something I always stressed to my kids when they where learning to drive. If you look at all the cars on the road that have a nice sideswipe down the side, or how every business with a...

That’s great. Put the back axle on a swivel like the front and steer it like a fire engine! Or put some cross linkage from front axle to back so they both turn equally and a wagon like that would track with the pull vehicle.

Maybe get a rear steer trailer, like the fire engines. They’d be great in the woods [emoji1]

I agree with Hay Dude. Traction is a tricky balance of weight, soil resistance (to both sinking vertically and lugs pushing off horizontally), tire surface area, and “paddle/edge” grip. There’s a lot of trade-offs, and varying conditions, so there’s no one best answer. Sometimes you want to...

Something like this? https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200674078_200674078 It might just be easier to learn to drive focused on where the rear (rear-est) are tracking. This is something people should do even if they’re not towing a trailer, and are just pulling into parking...

Can you read and understand pump curve charts? The pump you’re considering should have one. I’ve never got into them, but my understanding is they will tell you the balance of gpm, pressure and horsepower for a certain amount of head (lift). People who sell pumps should understand them.

One has to remember, that if your fence is not shorting to a post, or weeds, or through a bad insulator; that when it’s normally operating, there’s no real current being conducted. The fence just gets energized (voltage) on and off. With no current, the conductor type or distance doesn’t come...

I like turtles! .... in case anybody wants to know.

If the lift is 5000 lbs, I’d want a 5000 pound tractor. You could use a lighter tractor but that really comes down to whether the ground is soft enough that your R1 or R4 tires are digging in and can stop you ( while making track prints), otherwise it’s “ do you have enough weight to make enough...

I wonder why it wouldn’t start when pulled up on the level?

No, it was of no concern to them. They didn’t drive my tractor, they unloaded it and moved it into the shop with a forklift. If they had to drive it, I’m sure their “insurance requirements” would require them to inspect it beforehand. If they had any concerns they could ask me before making...

Can you see the pto shaft (on the tractor side of any shear bolt) slow down when the blades slow down? This means the pto is probably slipping inside the tractor. If the tractor’s pto shaft rpm stays consistent with the tractor engine’s rpm but the blades slow down, the slippage is elsewhere on...

No, he’s a pug. Can’t you see his picture? You sure your name’s not Frank?

Oh, I don’t disagree with you, I’m just pointing out how idiotic it is that they are required to be a nanny, blindly conforming to a one-size-fits-all mandate, away from MY specific safety requirements. They made unapproved and unrequested safety modifications to MY equipment (doesn’t that open...

Nope, no need to to find better ramps, invest in a different trailer, or try to find sloped ground (there wasn’t any). Why would I do that? Everything works fine. IT WAS MUCH MORE SAFER, and simple, to move the hand lever and have the unoccupied tractor drive itself up as I stand safely to...

I had a bunch of pine trees that I cut. Most times I’d get a truck load together and they’d go to the mill to get turned into shavings/saw dust for animal bedding. Problem was when my cutting slowed down and I didn’t cut them fast enough to get a load. After a year (or two) they started to rot...

This threads reminds me of picking up my lawn mower tractor from the dealer two days ago after getting some service work. He gave me the lecture about how I shouldn’t have bypass the seat switch, that doing so is VERY DANGEROUS, and that they plugged it back in. They then left me to load it on...

Parting is such sweet sorrow., ....but I’d part it out or sell “as is”. People like those 4020’s and they were very very popular. They are iconic as they came to represent Deere’s transition into a new era. For a lot of small farms, back in the small farm heyday, they were often the first “big...

Pentair Myers makes a “deep well jet pump kit for 2” casing”.

Adding a turbo seems like a lot of mods. Modifying the intake, exhaust, brackets, oil lines. Why not turn up the pump or play with timing? .....if possible. ...but you know, eliminating engine power as the “weak link”, just makes something else the weak link.

Did you have to get you lumber grade stamped for the building inspector? ....assuming there was one... Couple years back I cut an acre or so of red pine trees. Maybe 1 in 10 was big enough for lumber, the rest where probably pecker poles, 10-12” dbh, and 60’ high. I’d spend months cutting...

Are there horror stories from hiring a neighborhood kid? You bet. Yet somehow 100’s of thousands of people hire a kid and life goes on. A lot of these comments seem like “paralysis by analysis”. Paralyzed by “what if’s” and fear. Sure, steps can be taken to reduce liability, but there’s ALWAYS...

Do what you want. You know what the roll over danger is. You’ve probably heard all the dangers of not having ROPS. The safety police here don’t realize there’s also dangers with having ROPS: A branch can pin you against the ROPS and cause injury. When backing up the ROPS can cock back a...

The only benefit to a chase vehicle is if it gets involved in an accident, it has insurance on the public highway, whereas the tractor might not off your property. Other than than it adds danger when impatient drivers pass both vehicles. Yes, yes, they shouldn’t, but people are idiots and they...

Chase cars are horrible ideas. Maybe not so bad on a 4 lane road, but on a 2 lane road they quadruple the amount of distance (and time) the passing cars need to be in the oncoming traffic lane. They just create a dangerous situation.

Yeah, that would be the tip speed. I’m pretty sure the math is right.

Why is the implement rebate applied after tax? It makes the rebate less and/or the tax higher. It makes the bottom line higher. It’s like they’re collecting tax on $400 that you didn’t pay. ....but they can just say it’s really a $371 rebate and we’re also giving back the $29 of taxes you...

Yes, yes, I know a notch doesn’t totally eliminate the danger of tree shear, especially on a leaner. ....but not having a notch pretty much guarantees it will shear. I can only think of a few exceptions where it wouldn’t. Perhaps if the trunk is small enough, and you cut quick enough, or there’s...

1:1.47 gear box. At 540 rpm (pto) is a blade revolution of 793.8 rpm. A 6 foot blade diameter is 18.85’ circumference traveled every revolution. 18.85’ distance traveled 793.8 times per minute= 14,962.8 ft/min. Or 2.83 miles/min, or 170 mph blade tip speed.

I’ll throw 2 cents in: Regarding the blades sucking the grass back up after tires mat it down: Isn’t this a function of air flow, effected by: - Blade speed (definitely). - Shape of the blade. My understanding is the more curvature the blade has on it back side (non-cutting edge) the more...

Fancy smancy! Wife wanted to pick some apples. I put a couple 2”x 10” boards across the forks for her stand on and told her not to step on the ends of the boards where they extend past the width of the forks.....but for safety I did loop some baling twine around them so they’d only pop up a few...

People will say counter steer...turn the steering opposite direction....blah blah blah...that’s all b.s.because what you need to do changes as you follow the wagon (or trailer) through the turn. Other than practice, practice, practice, the best advice I’ve heard whether it’s a trailer or 4...

So the tractor is $22,184, but the assembled tractor is an additional $415? What do you get if you waive this fee, a dozen crates of tractor parts?

I think you’re saying that the more you bore cut to the front of the tree (towards where the face cut should be), that once the holding strap is cut, the (guaranteed) barber chair split will be closer to the edge and not travel as high before it finally snaps off and allows the tree to fall...

Admitting to aliens would cause widespread fear and destabilization. Think of the effects on religion. Aliens ain’t dope with the Pope (although the latest Pope is open to the possibility). You think super intelligent aliens would come here and do some big widespread televised event...

Any even when there’s no actual difference in cultures, our dna and tribe mentality create them. Example: Professional sports fans. Totally arbitrary tribalism. Look at the resultant division, fights and arguments this causes (granted most times its in good fun “rivalry” / tribalism). People...

The bore cut does not mitigate the extent of the barber chair. It only DELAYS the additional lateral stresses (that cause barber chairs) on the “hinge” (or trunk) until the holding strap is cut. If there is no hinge, it will still barber hair (split) because there is no hinge for the trunk to...

Yes, I do feel the need to point things out if it’s being used as an example for novices. Especially if the information has the potential to get someone killed. Barber chairing a tree is not recommended for anyone, especially a novice. It’s totally unpredictable what will happen. In your case...

Good job! That chainsaw set down on the lawn like that makes me nervous. You could have 300 acres to turn your tractor around and somehow one of its tires is going to cross paths with where you set the chain saw down. Just does. Chainsaw have the gravity pull of a black hole.

Yes, you left more “meat” on. This was why you got the barberchair split, by not providing a notch to create a hinge that can actually hinge. The only option for the trunk is to split once the back holding strap is cut.

I’ll be positive. It’s a good video when it to comes to production values. Got multiple angled shots, quick cuts, an intro and music. Good promotion by going on a tractor website to get clicks to your channel like most of your other posts. It’s a good demonstration on how to create a...

I’ve been driving tractors for 40 years (since about age 12) and I can’t think of one time I’ve ever felt the need to lock the brake pedals together. Just press both pedals together unless you’re trying to turn. How else do you test that your differential lock is unlocked?

Did something hit it?

I wouldn’t bother with the foam. It’s probably a pain to clean out for when it’s done proper. I’d just mix up some mortar and carry up as much as I felt comfortable in a bucket. Or pull bucket up on rope once your at top. Or man lift.

Get get yourself some ladder hooks and put a ladder on the roof. This makes approaching the chimney a lot easier. Renting a man lift isn’t very pricy either compared to a pro mason. Many have an electrical outlet in the cage. Quickest cheapest: Diamond saw the broken tile so top is level...

So it’s illegal to simply remove the emissions? Is it illegal to ever use that engine without emissions in off-road applications? I can understand it being illegal to operate a vehicle on public roads that don’t comply with vehicle inspection requirements (including emissions), but the...

Shoot it down so it doesn’t fall? That’s like when there’s a suicidal jumper on the edge of a building and police don’t want him jumping into traffic so they shoot him down. I just went outside and shot my rifle up into the air. I must of hit it, I’m 100% confident it’s going down.

“The US.....had no plans to shoot it down.” ??? How do you shoot down an object that is falling out of the sky? Who would write something so idiotic...then again, this is ‘Murica, the natural desire to shoot at things has to be reported.

Well....the first one’s free.... ...then like any good drug dealer...

I find it interesting (and if you really research it and are honest: racist) that it took a CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT to prohibit alcohol but one wasn’t required to ban a naturally growing plant. I bet if testing was advanced enough that it showed you took a drink 2 weeks ago and you could be...

Allow me to rephrase: “You can’t be serious. So your employer has a right to fire you because a test shows you had a beer 2 weeks ago at dinner? That’s idiotic. “ Not sure how you reached the conclusion that PuffyC was saying people should be impaired or drunk at work. Employers using testing...

Would OP swim in his pond? Discarded piranhas? Put on you Kevlar trunks.

Don’t think you need a new tractor. Use anything... besides the way you’re doing it now. Tonga, clamp or chain on (to bucket) pallet forks, pallet forks with their own quick connect frame, pallet forks with hydraulic thumb added on, full blown grapple. The way your doing it now is asking for...

Where is a good place to get John Deere lawn tractor service m*nual or w*ring di*grams, in general, and specifically for a LX280 lawn tractor? PTO stopped turning. Thought “not again”, It’s on its 2nd or 3rd PTO. PTO measured 3 ohm, seems fine; but no voltage at the plug with switch on or off...

I use crescent and allen wrenches too.

Does the tractor turn the sky dark with its black smoke? What wears an engine more: “lugging” (but not close to stall & can increase rpms if desired) or higher rpms? I’d guess more rpms has greater wear (even though under less torque)? What gets better diesel burn: Lugging or higher rpm? I’d...

Do we know if wattage stated is the actual consumed wattage (Wattage= Volt x Amps) of the lamp, or a measure of its light (lumen) output when compared to an incandescent lamp (of that wattage)? The voltage of the system might vary between 12.0-14.6V. Incandescents are like heater elements...

Do you have your web browser is “private” mode so it doesn’t remember .

If I don’t stretch and use my neck it gets stiffs, and it becomes hard to turn my neck. I never thought that the solution might be to never have to turn my neck. A camera on the tractor would help for that situation, but what about for the rest of the day? Maybe I should get one to mount on my hat.

You can image the tractor’s Center of Gravity (CG) is along center line of tractor, probably at a height 6” above the operator platform floor. Weight added or raised above this height will make tractor more tippy. Weight added or carried below this height will make tractor less tippy. When...

No, but the year prior to the Covid shot sure did!

They charged a deaf guy with disturbing the peace? Discrimination! If he had his hearing aids out, how would he even know? 🧐

Can you back up 240’ faster than you can turn around?

I can see wanting to warm the hydraulic oil for a hydrostatic tractor. On cold days, I sometimes turn my PTO on, with no load, to get hydraulic oil warming. I doubt that it heats much just turning the PTO shaft. Some people turn the steering until it goes into relief. Oil running through a...

Not sure about yours, but on my single valve there’s a variable “stop” the handle is mounted through that determines how much the handle will allow hot water to be mixed in (for burn protection).