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Mick, I think a 5" drop in an hour is VERY GOOD for a tractor as old as yours. 16" overnight is better than some almost new tractors. My 2000 model TC45D drops more than that. In operation, that kind of leak does nothing to take away from the loader's power or workability. Most loads are on the...

Mick, picking up the front really is only a quick way to verify that your loader can do some real work. It doesn't guarantee anything about maximum loader efficiency or power/pressure. On an older tractor, I'd suspect you might not have full pressure from your pump, but if you force the loader...

Sparc, your tractor's instument panel has a light that illuminates when the glow plugs are on. It's highlighted in the photo below by the three red arrows pointing to the lower left corner of the panel. Also, your ignition switch is a 4-position switch as shown in the following diagram. The...

CNC, I sometimes operate my tractors while standing up to be able to see. Sometimes it's when creeping under something with my pallet forks or just getting a better view of something else. I don't do it often, but I sure don't want my tractor shutting down if I stand up. My industrial TLB has no...

As James said, the drop rate knob below your seat is directly below the bigger knob that adjusts the seat height/tension. It's the little black knob with white writing in this photo. It only functions to set the drop rate of the 3PH. Lifting the 3PH bypasses this needle valve. Also, with nothing...

Hmmm? PVC pipe over t-posts. . . I wonder where you got that idea?:D

Jason, the handcrank above the right lift arm is used to level implements side-to-side. Use the adjustable toplink to level the implements front-to-back. Both are shown in this photo. The left lift arm has no adjustment, only the right arm has the handcrank. It will move that arm up-down about...

It seems fall has finally come to N. Texas. We had the rain storms that moved over TxDon come all the way up here and got some more that moved in from the southwest. After moving northward over us on Saturday, they turned around and came back south over us yesterday. Our total for two days is...

:welcome: to TBN. The water pump for your machine is listed in the diagram below. As you indicated, there are two numbers for the complete assy. Your Kubota dealer should be more helpful in identifying the part in my opinion. However, you don't have to replace the whole pump if you can get it...

In Texas, we're very aware of the "drug-store cowboy" types. I think the camo wearers are very similar. I guess you could call them "Academy Sports special forces.";) . . . and I have it on good authority that fish don't care what you wear. You just need a cooler full of beer and half a dozen...

Here's Briggs & Stratton's carburetor IPC. Can you identify your part on this diagram?

I suspect that this one wasn't from the heat, but from somebody sayin', "Put in a larger bulb. We need more light." The one of the seagulls in the shade is just proof that they're smarter than the bird-brains laying out in the sun.:D

Today, I went into our local TSC in Bowie, Tx and found that they have this deer corn brand - 40 lb on sale for $7.99 instead of the normal $8.99 price. The online ad says $8.49, but the store had a notice that the sale at the reduced price begins today and runs for a week or two. I forgot to...

I agree completely with your sentiments, but Pearl Harbor was our event also. Both Dec. 7, 1942 and Sept 11, 2001 are horrific days of infamy against our nation and should be burned into our memories. Freedom always has to be alert and watchful to prevent those events from being repeated. God...

Wow! Don, that McKinney Roughs Park is quite a hilly place. I Googled up a map and it showed over 17 miles of hiking and horseback trails. Nice! It's 53 F here this morning and going to the high 80s before the day is done. It started at 50 yesterday morning and made it to 89 yesterday...

Here's another article with a photo. I'd bet Toyota isn't too crazy about this photo because the white car pictured is a Honda, I think.:rolleyes: Another photo I found:

It's now BigSkyTool.com and still offering some real bargains on quality reconded tools; especially Hitachi. I just purchased a reconditioned Hitachi EC89 compressor for $79 plus $15 delivery. It was here two days after ordering by standard shipping. Yesterday, I finally got around to removing...

160 hours and I have to replace my fuel tank. This morning while mowing, I noticed a strong smell of fuel/gasoline. I stopped the mower and checked the engine for leaks and looked at the hoses and filter closely. Everything was fine, so I just figured it was vapor leaking out of the gas cap due...

My American Standard toilets have a flapper valve adjustment by adjusting the little yellow foam float's position on the chain. the foam will hold the flapper open a longer/shorter time while it floats on the surface of the tank's water. When the inrush of water catches the flapper as water...

After last year, Central TX deserves a break. Sounds like you are getting it. I've yet to see enough rain to make me turn on the windshield wipers.:( It's really starting to be parched in the area NW of the DFW metro area.

David, I don't know about your Kioti's lift, but there is a very simple way to limit the lowest point to a fixed height and still allow the lift to be raised when needed for transport. It involves using chain from the toplink pin on the tractor to the pins on the lift arms. The chain attached...

Well, I'm no hay expert, but I love your seat cushion.;)

Happy 4th everyone! We've got our hotdogs, potato salad, corn-on-the-cob, watermelon, and homemade peach ice cream ready to go. Fireworks are all organized into daytime/night-time and sparklers and other novelties for the kids. Flags are flyin' high and proud. Gonna be a hot, but great day.:D

Steve, how are you gonna attach that adjustable sway bar to your lift arm? The pad and u-bolts attach to the axle, but you need a shackle eye on the arm. You'll have to weld on a drilled angle bracket or something similar. Also, the eBay price is for one stabilizer and bracket. By the time you...

One of the things I find extremely convenient on my LB75B TLB is the Transmission Disconnect switches on the joystick and gear-shift lever. Pressing that button and shifting gears is so easy. When using the loader, approaching my dump trailer or the pile and pressing the button on the joystick...

My grandson caught a 3'+ speckled kingsnake this morning. It was up next to the house beside a flowerbed and crawled into the flowerbed to hide. He fished it out with one of those long pickup tools. Here are a few photos.

Ron, also give our good wishes to Betty. I always feel bad about all our stairways when you come to visit.

Did you enjoy the NASCRASH race yesterday? Those guys drive like a Dallas rush-hour crowd.:rolleyes: It's cooled off about 10F down to 66F this morning. Maybe it won't get out of the high 80s today. If we can't get wet, maybe at least we can get a little cooler. My hoses are dragged out and the...

I went out today to do some more dirt work on my dam and found that my compact tractor (NH TC45D) had been used while I was gone for 6 hours yesterday afternoon.:mad: The first thing that caught my eye was my dump trailer raised just 6" up. Next, the key was in the ignition of my tractor and I...

I own a New Holland LB75.B TLB with a 95 hp turbo-charged Iveco engine. The Operator's Manual calls for an engine oil and filter change every 500 hours. The engine holds three gallons of oil and the filter a quart, So that works out to a bit over 3 gallons with filter change. I purchased the...

Here's a Ford Jubilee for sale that is priced right. This ad was first placed for a "1958 Ford Jubilee," but somebody must have corrected the owner and he changed the ad. I see no reason to think that this is a scam and could be a good buy for somebody close-by the DFW area. I'm tempted, but...

Got the dump trailer fixed. Here's the YouTube video.

Ron and I worked on my dump trailer yesterday until I cried, "UNCLE!" One of the shuttle valves is locking when we go to lower the trailer. It may be the way the valve is oriented. Instead of a "T" it's like a "T" laying on it's side and gravity wants to drop the ball and lock the valve. The...

Lot's of folks in the southern parts of Ft. Worth, Arlington, Dallas, and east of there are waking up this morning to a huge job of cleanup. Luckily, nobody was killed and few severe injuries so far. It's 54F here this morning, cooler than it's been in a a couple of weeks. The rain has left me...

I've had great luck with the hydraulics on my 2000 model TC45D and had no problems until recently. Last year, I had my hydraulic pump seals replaced on my tractor and all went back together nicely except for one pinched o-ring I had to replace at the diverter valve. About 3 months ago, I...

Ford 600 with boom auger. Maybe a Belltec prototype.:laughing:

Even though I had some very good bites, my luck at catching fish ran out this weekend and my grandson caught all the fish. They aren't large, but he was thrilled. The crappie and bass are starting to bite in our lake with the warm temperatures.

When I post to a thread lately and hit "Submit," there is a long delay with a progress bar appearing. Sometimes it delays for a minute or more before the reply is posted and I'm returned to the forum. I've tried in Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome on my desktop and on my laptop. They all seem to...

We've had some much-needed rain over the weekend, but yesterday turned out to be a postcard day. It was 76F yesterday afternoon. My grandson is on spring break and we all spent the afternoon outside. This morning it is 56F and foggy. In the last hour, the fog's density has doubled so that...

If you get a chance, go to the S. Congress Ave bridge and watch the bats leaving at sunset. It's "the thang" to do in Austin.

I wish the best for all you folks in the storm areas. I have a tiny twinge of guilt because our weather has been spectacular to the point of being boring. We are going up to the mid-60s F today and a light breeze should make it perfect. I look over this thread daily, but don't really want to...

It's a nice mild 49F here this morning. We are probably gonna get a rain shower tonight with the rest of the week being in the 70s. The cold front stayed north of us. The weather was so nice yesterday that I got into my garden and got it tilled plus added about 9 yards of sand. I'm hauling some...

We've had a small cooling front move through. Yesterday it was just up to the 50s and today it will make it to the low 60s. This morning is 28F with a frost. I'm sure glad I didn't do any early planting during our warm spell. Of course, onions would love this weather, but it's been too wet to...

40F and cloudy - There's a slight chance of rain today, and then it's beautiful weather with highs in the 60s all week long.

. . . is a boy! Hudson Luke was born yesterday at 1:30 PM. Mom, Dad, and Hudson are doing fine. He was a whopping 20" long and weighed 8 lb 14 oz.:D

What toppop said, but in N. Texas. Is this weather screwy or what?:confused3: Last night's weather forecast noted that Dallas has had more 70F degree days this winter than days below freezing. We've also doubled our normal rainfall. Both are great stats as far as I'm concerned.:)

54F and a bit hazy/foggy with visability down to 1/4 mile. It is supposed to clear off by noon and be 70F this afternoon. I have 30 gallons of diesel in my tractor just begging to be used.:thumbsup:

Those cold temperatures finally made it down our way. It was 22F here this morning, but now a sunny 24.5F.:D If this is all the winter we get, it will be surprising. Tomorrow there's a chance of rain/sleet, but no snow is expected.

Winter that never happened for sure. Last year, we were iced up for the Super Bowl here in the DFW area. This year, we are in shirt sleeve weather most of the day. I'm glad we had a few cold spells early on or we would be having a winter non-event. I have bluebonnets over 2" tall just waiting to...

Got problems with squirrels? Have an old clay pigeon thrower laying around? Problem solved!!!:thumbsup::laughing: ByeByeSquirrel.wmv - YouTube

Oh my! It's 57.5F here this morning. I'll have to get started early before it gets too hot to work this afternoon.:cool2:

We started out at 30F this morning, but we are already up to 38F. The next two or three days are going to be spring-like. I may have to go down to the feedstore and buy some onion sets. February is onion-planting time here if my garden drys out enough to get in there and prep it for this year's...

Yes, David, I'm thrilled you are healed up. Now please be careful. You impress me as the kind of guy who has so many things going that sometimes you don't pay close attention. That ain't bad, but it can be dangerous. Be safe! It's 47F here this morning with steady rain continuing from...

39F and calm this morning. The dust has dropped out of the sky from yesterday's dust storm so that it is clear to the horizon. Yesterday, at one point, the dust reduced visibility here to 1/4 mile or less. The sky was a hazy orange/brown color and you could smell dust in the air if you could...

It's 21.9F, bouncing up to 22.1F if you wanna split hairs. It's just a still, cold, dry morning after a day of breezy dropping temperatures. This afternoon, the temperature should be a mild 52F. I've got to go shopping today for a portable basketball goal for my grandson's birthday on Saturday.

I'm always finding chunks of petrified wood on my property. The largest I've found is about 1/2 the size of a loaf of bread. I've found many pieces between 4" to 6" long and up to 2" in diameter. I could pick up several pieces each time I take a walk or do any tractor work. Yesterday, my...

Was 35F here this morning and going to 60s. My grandson and I will pick up some worms and go try to wake up a few fish this afternoon. It's a great day!:)

It's 20 F, but still and no danger of precip. It's supposed to warm up to 57 F this afternoon. Gotta love it! Great weekend ahead. . . :)

Ron, glad you made it back safely from your trip south of the border.:thumbsup: Yesterday afternoon was absolutely NICE! I hauled three bags of trash to the county trash drop-off site. I was wearing a t-shirt only and didn't even need a light jacket. About 4:30 PM, the wind got up out of the...

It's a clear 30F this morning after two days of showers. It's supposed to warm up toward the weekend and maybe get up to 61F by Saturday. I just checked our forecast and it says we might get up to 60F today. Wow! January in Texas. . . .:cool2:

How would the DW know when to get up and fix me breakfast without a clock?:laughing: Gosh! I hope she doesn't read this.:o:o:o

Woke once last night to soft rain on the roof and noticed my alarm clock was blinking. I need to replace its backup battery. Whew! That's a lot of work for a retired guy.:D It's 38.7 F here with a light shower and no wind. I am just thankful I don't have to fight Monday morning traffic in the...

Ah the weekends. . . great for sleeping in. Just got up to a overcast 43 F. We don't expect temperatures to rise much and it may make it to mid/upper 50s by this afternoon. It'll be a good day for puttering around an watching football.

First one and then the other appears. The 9-pointer is a nice rack. BTW- Turn on sound. The video is from a Stealthcam I gave to my grandson for Christmas. Two Young Bucks in Sunset, TX - YouTube

27 F here this morning and supposed to be going to 68. . .very little wind. I think a 41 degree warmup during the day is pretty remarkable.

Brrr!. . . Just reading your post gives me a chill, Thomas. I'm really happy with our 33 F this morning and up to the low 60s by this afternoon.

It's 24 F here this morning and going to mid-50s this afternoon. I'll take down Christmas lights today when it warms up.

;) This is a grandparent on grandparent rant.:laughing: Last September, we had our 11-yo grandson come to live with us. He's somewhat ADHD, but not so much that he acts out because of it. He is just very busy and can't concentrate for long on things like math problems. If you can look over his...

26 F here this morning and going to maybe 50 this afternoon. It's colder than the Cowboy's luck this year. But then, I said they would be mediocre and they proved me right. They'll get to watch the playoffs from a cold Cowboy Stadium. Jerry Jones's icy stare and holding his head in his hands is...

Roy, I had no idea you were a New Year's Baby. Happy Birthday! I think I saw your party last night in Times Square.;):laughing: It's 33 F here and going to the upper 50s today. My cold got better yesterday and I was able to go out with my grandson and shoot off some fireworks last night to say...

It's 35 F here and a beautiful clear morning. We'll top out today in the 60's, I think. I've been fighting a cold for several days and it finally got me good yesterday. My temperature went up to 99.7 F and I had chills. The fever is broken now and I hope for a better day today if I can just keep...

Do you mean the famous Ben Franklin quote that fish and visitors stink after three days?:laughing: 40 F here this morning. . . my grandson already checked the game cameras and we've been looking at deer, squirrels, crows, and 'coon pictures.:)

It's 30.4 F here this morning and going to mid to high 50s this afternoon. Yesterday was a great day to be outdoors. We are expecting perfect weather here through New Year's Day with highs in the 60s. Gizmo, happy birthday to you!

Ron, here's wishing you and Betty a safe and smooth trip all the way down to the sunny side of south Texas. :) It's 40 F and overcast here this morning. We had a very light shower overnight and our decks are wet, but we expect clearing and warming as the day goes on. I'm going out with my...

40 F and overcast after a light shower early in the AM. . . first Christmas with my grandson living here. What fun it is to watch a child opening presents and the excitement in their eyes. Merry Christmas one and all.:)

. . . and they said it wouldn't last.;) Congrats Roy!

Ditto! It's actually supposed to get cooler over the next couple of days. I'd say this is normal weather for us, but I suspect your temps are above average, aren't they Ron?

28 F and still with a heavy frost . . . clouds have cleared and the sun is out. It's cookie baking day.:licking:

If we didn't have the EDIT button on posts, a lot more of mine would have its-it's mistakes and maybe even some thier-their mistakes. I don't think I've been guilty yet of the petal-pedal mistake, but just give me time. I do often read my posts and find sentences too long, full of fragments, and...

Well, a man can never be too rich, have too many tractors, or too many vacuums.:laughing: Today, the weather has warmed to 51 F, but later today the front moves through from the west. The weather guessers say we'll have some big storms by later this afternoon and early evening.

They come to the "dark side,":laughing: down here with us Texans. Oops! Forgot my update. . . . It's low/mid 40s here this morning and cloudy. We are going to my daughter's house this afternoon because today is my SIL's b-day. Tuesday is a granddaughter's birthday, so we are celebrating both...

29 F and a heavy frost. Ice crystals are glistening on my deck and the grass is white as snow. The sun coming up just really makes things twinkle on this crystal clear morning.

Well the high temperatures have moved on from here to you folks in the midwest and south. We are down to 33 F here with clear skies and a dead still morning with a lot of dampness from all the rain. Ron: I had to go get lab work done yesterday morning. They told me I cold have black coffee, but...

It actually got warmer here overnight as the south wind provided warming and increasing humidity before the front moves through. It's 61 F here this morning and breezy. I have a doctor's appt. later this morning and my grandson has a band concert this afternoon between 4 PM and 5 PM.

48 F, still, and overcast here this morining. . . This may be the only day for me to get outside work done for several days since I'm a wimp in cold weather. It's supposed to be 60 this afternoon and maybe 70 tomorrow just before a cold front comes through and drops a bit of rain.

44 F, still and overcast. . . Gonna warm to upper 50s today. I may let grandson help me put up some outside lights (late, I know) when he gets home from school today.

I slept in this morning.:o It's 39 F and overcast, but the air is still. Supposed to have light showers later today. It's a good excuse to stay indoors and watch football.:thumbsup:

That reminds me of a funny story (sad actually). When I was in the US Navy, I had a shipmate who had his house robbed. He had some really expensive stereo equipment, but the burglars took only firearms and jewelry. One of the things he lost was a very old shotgun his father had given to him...

Roy, are you sure you aren't in Texas? Our weather is a carbon copy of yours.:) EDIT: Oops! That was Roy's post from yesterday. Oh well, this ain't the first time I've been a day late and a dollar short.:ashamed:

Temperatures seem to be pretty consistent with all posters today. It's 28 F here this morning and going to mild 50ish temps by afternoon; nice clear day.

23 F here this morning, but no wind. . . When I went out to start the car and defrost the windows, a light unbuttoned jacket was comfortable. Car thermometer said 25 degrees, but the wireless one beside my garage door opener keypad said 23.

Yep Roy, it seems that the cold air washes down from the high plains into our lower elevations in Texas almost like water rushing down a canyon. However, later this year and through Jan-Feb-Mar, I'll take our weather to yours for sure. This is a bit of a fluke, but it brought us lots of precip...

Perhaps we are using the wrong weapons to win wars. Here's the Red Army Choir singing Sweet Home Alabama in English with the Leningrad Cowboys. Get yourself a nice shot of Stoli and enjoy. Sweet Home Alabama

Oh Brrr! It's 16.2 F here this morning with crystal clear skies and a white frost on the ground as the sun begins to peek up. Gonna have to break out the wooleys to do anything outside today. Maybe it's true that there is nothing between us and the North Pole but a barbed wire fence that's...

31.8 F at 7:00 AM and 2-1/2 of snowfall overnight with continuing light snow this morning. Schools are delayed two hours for us snow wimps in Texas. :laughing:

Mornin' ya'll, it was 37 F here this morning and won't get much warmer all day; maybe 40s at some point. We had an inch of slow rain overnight and tonight freezing rain/snow is predicted, but only slight precip. I'm sitting here looking out a post oak tree with no leaves and about 30 or 40...

For those of you with diesel engines in the 90 to 110 HP range, I'm wondering what the maximum no-load RPMs of your engines might be. It's a rainy day and I'm entertaining myself by reading some engine specifications for my LB75.B w/95 HP turbocharged 4-cyl IVECO engine. I was surprised to see...

All day yesterday and last night, we've had a drizzling rain with a few on/off heavy downpours that lasted maybe a couple of minutes. The total rainfall in my gage is about 1/4". However, the wind picked up overnight from the south and this morning it is 55 F as the warm and humid air is drawn...

40 F this morning, but only going to 44 according to forecast. 50% chance of showers today going to 70% tonight and tomorrow. Gonna be a damp weekend. We can use the rain and at least it's not frozen precip, so I can't complain. It's the kind of weather we can expect here in the fall.

Our prices are similar plus or minus about $0.10. Thirty gallons of fuel is $110 to $115. My full-size TLB burns around 1-1/2 gal/hr when I work it hard, so I get about 20 hr work on 30 gallons of fuel; so $5.75 per hour in fuel.

26 F this morning, while still and dry. . .seems magically much warmer outside and later will be near to 60 F. Wife is dropping grandson off at school and going to her parents today. I'm left here alone to my own devices. I'll load up half a dozen diesel cans and go get them filled later this...

30 F and a slight warming trend underway to the mid 50s, but supposed to be windy today. I got a bit more excavation done on my pond yesterday and will continue today. Good luck to you folks with winter storms. Our weatherman last night showed some snow flurries in NE AL, NW GA, and SO TN. It...

The world is upside down again.:confused2: You Michiganders have warmer temps than we have in Texas. It's 24.1 F with a nice frosty still morning that produced a cover of glistening frost on the grass. The weather guesser last night said our humidity was 12%, like the desert. So, it's cold, dry...

Wow George! You are really having a hard time of it. Good luck as the storms push through. It's windy and mid-30s F here today. Yesterday was blustery and chilly. I posted that we were going to the new Muppet movie, but we went to Arthur Christmas instead. It was my grandson's choice. It was a...

54 F here at 8:00 AM. This is supposed to be the highest for today with temperature gradually falling to 48 F by this afternoon. The front move through last night that was supposed to drop a little rain. That's exactly what it did, a few little drops. It doesn't even register in my gage, but the...

51 F here this morning at 7:30 AM, going to 64 F later today with 10-15 mph winds. Supposed to have a front move through tonight and drop a little rain and the temperature. Black Friday: I hope all the businesses do well today. I'm a little upset with all the craziness that goes along with BF...

41 F this morning, but going to 70 F by this afternoon. I had great success smoking our ham and a few racks of ribs yesterday. My grandson helped me strip the membrane off the back of the ribs and cut them to fit into the smoker. Then, he helped me rub them down with mustard and dry rub. He was...

38 F and very foggy here this morning. You could hardly see 50 ft at 7 AM, but now the fog is completely lifted and temperature is rising. It's supposed to go to 66 F before the day is over, and I have a ham and ribs to smoke before tomorrow. That'll take 7 to 8 hours with setup/cleanup time...

42 F and overcast this morning after yesterday's rain of 2". It's supposed to clear out and be perfect weather on T-day with 71 F. I'm smoking a Ham and some short rib racks tomorrow when the forecast is for 66 F; about perfect.:thumbsup:

Well, where are you now, Dennis? Awake or asleep?;) It was 51 F at 7:30 AM and now it's down to 45 F. I just wonder if it will continue to go down or if this is just the a dip before rising a bit later. The forecast is for a high of 55 F today.

63 F and overcast here at 8 AM. Very light breeze, but a stiff southerly breeze is expected later today. . . gonna get me some dirt movin' time today. :thumbsup:

Prokop, is that an old CB750?

Exactly 10 degrees warmer here this morning than yesterday. It was 38.6 F at 6:30 AM. A warming trend is starting for this weekend.

Gimme some treats, or I'll sic my dinosaur on you!

Well, the weather guessers fibbed again. They said a low of 35 last night and later in the day yesterday changed it to high 20s for the 10 PM News.. Well, it's 28.6 F this morning and a nice solid frost is on the grass and windshields. It's supposed to be sunny and maybe as high as 60 today. If...

51 and overcast this morning. . . weather guesser says it's supposed to be no higher than 59 today with northerly breeze and down to 35 tonight.

Another great day to work on my pond dam is underway. The ground moisture is perfect for clay compaction. The rain today is expected to stay 50 miles east of us. It was 57 F this morning at 6:30 AM. We left the window open and the ceiling fan on in our bedroom last night. The inside of the house...

The temps were mild over the weekend, but very breezy with a steady warming trend. I mulched leaves on Saturday in our yard with the mower, but didn't have the exhaust blocker on, so it took several passes to get them chewed up. After two days of wind, the yard looks worse than it did on...

60 F, sunny and mild, going to mid 80s later today. Gonna get me some tractor time working on my pond dam.

Mousefield, you had a 1-week spring and a 1-week summer this year didn't you? It seems like just as you told us it finally quit raining, it turned to fall there. How big was the hail? Do you ever have substantial quarter to tennis ball sized hail there? This morning it is 61 degrees F here and...

What Dennis said, except we are starting at 45 F. Amazing how 35 miles makes so much difference in temperature.

31 F here this morning and going to a high of 68 today :thumbsup:

We now have our 11 yo grandson living with us. In the past, he was a problem in school, but we've been working to improve his behavior and performance. For each success, there is praise and some kind of reward for doing good. So far, his math and science skills have taken a huge turn toward...

Things are about to get a bit tougher for people claiming Ag Sales Tax Exemption in our state. When I recently went to buy some tractor parts, my dealer's parts counter people gave me a form to fill out for the new ag/timber number requirement that begins on January 1, 2012. If you don't have...

Roy, we got .9" out of that last storm. It was wonderful and a perfect amount of ground moisture. The ground moisture in N. TX is at a non-drought level, but our lakes are still starving for runoff. The poor folks in central and southwest parts of the state are still in extreme drought. Nothing...

What Roy said. . . but in Texas. It's 38.8 at 7:45 and heading up to 60 today.

60 degrees and heavy rain (no wind or hail) moving across. Will probably pick up 1" + from this storm and other light cells moving across. Ponds are fillin'.:thumbsup:

66 degrees and cloudy here at 7:00 AM with a gentle southern breeze. It's a great day to fly a kite.

Knock! Knock! Knock! OKLAHOMA!!!? Wake up! Anybody in there? Are you all okay?:confused3::confused3::confused3: Holy Cow! That was quite the earthquake last night about 10:30 PM.:confused2: It woke me up because the pull handles on our dresser were rattling and the whole house was shuddering...

Wow! The world must be upside down.:confused2: Down here in sunny North Texas it is 26.6 degrees at my house this morning. My garden is TOAST. Brrr!:laughing:

59.5 degrees and gusty south winds this morning. That says big changes are coming soon. With all this moisture in the warm south air, maybe we'll get a little rain when the front gets here.

Big warmup here this morning. It's 50 degrees with a slow southern breeze as we warm before the cool front coming in on Wednesday. Had a watermelon come up volunteer late in the season this year. Pulled the only mature melon this weekend and it was a delicious yellow meat melon, sweet and ripe...

2nd morning in a row it is 39 degrees, still, and a clear sky with a sunrise glow on the horizon. Grandson is up and ready for school, but all excited about tonight when he dresses in his werewolf costume and goes trick-or-treating at his great-grandparent's neighborhood. Our neighborhood is too...

My tomatoes survived yesterday's frost! All is well.:D Today, it was 39 degrees at 8:00 AM. I just got home from a TSC shopping trip with my 11 year-old grandson. We bought 5 bags of deer corn, bird seed, and a big 20-million candlepower spotlight so he can see the deer at the feeder from our...

Aargh! First frost last night. It's 8:00 am on Oct. 29th and the temperature is 31.5 degrees. My tomato plants will be saying, "Ouch!" Fall is here for sure. I'll hope that the tomatoes are just frost-bitten a bit on the upper leaves and the internal shaded portions will survive. If not, I'll be...

Good Wednesday morning! There's a glow on the eastern horizon at 7:21 AM and the temperature is 62 degrees. There's a light breeze and my two kitties who decided to stay out all night have returned to get their breakfast. All is well. . . :)

I just saw this linked AP story via Yahoo!. It means 85 people out of work as the factory will close. SMC manufactures backhoes and loaders. Here is a link to the Alamo-SMC website.

55 degrees here in N. Texas this morning with a heavy dew on the grass and a light breeze. I couldn't ask for more perfect weather. Now, I have to convince myself to get off my butt and go replace the door on my wellhouse before winter sets in.:o

My LB75B has dual brake cylinders (also called pumps), and recently they started leaking. I have no idea what the previous owner used for brake fluid, but I bought and use only NH brake mineral oil. I suppose the previous owner could have put DOT3 fluid in the reservoir. If so, this is probably...

I don't know that our drought is ended, but we are 5-1/4" closer to normal rainfall. The rain was yesterday, but I waited until this morning to do a tour mostly because I wanted to reduce rutting and slinging mud all over our Kawasaki Mule. I first checked on our ponds and lake. The pond has...

Do you suppose he could be a secret TBN member? Way to go Jay! You look good gettin' some seat time. :thumbsup: Jay Leno's Garage

I inherited a Dearborn Cultivator toolbar with several shanks, feet, and sweeps when my Dad passed away. One of the things he had for it was an old lister plow converted to fit on the toolbar. TBN member GreenElephant PM'd me to ask about the lister. I cannot post a photo attachment to a PM, so...

I have to admit that I never considered turtles to be particularly smart and certainly not trainable. However, on a recent trip to the Arbuckle Wilderness in Oklahoma, we drove up to the edge of a pond and noticed the entire water's edge was full of turtles. All of a sudden the turtles started...

. . . have you spent on your JD lawn tractor/mower? Yesterday as I shut off my LA145, I glanced down at the hour meter and noticed it was 128 hours. Last week when I put new blades on it, I noticed one spindle is starting to loosen up. It's still working fine, but just indicates that I will...

Many years ago before my wife and I got married, I sponsored a Texas TBNer fishfry at my place. Of course it was also open to any TBNers and Mr & Mrs Buckle97 (Lawrence and his wife, Angie) came from McComb, MS. I believe they were in the area visiting relatives and were able to stop by...

I was mowing this morning and looked down to see this tiny little fellow heading for the deep grass (striped garter snake?). I stopped the mower and convinced it to go back across the driveway and out of harms way. I called it Twiggy because it was about 10" long and less than 1/8" diameter at...

I typically use my tiller at the beginning of the season and then once again at the end of the garden season to till under the organics. This year, we have a small garden and have lots of ground left fallow. It gets covered in weeds and nutgrass (nutsedge). I'm too embarrassed to take a picture...

I'm on TBN this morning thanks to my generator humming along in the driveway. I just have some extension cords out to the "important" things like my computer and microwave. I'll hook up the refrigerator if this keeps up until noon, but they tell me power should be fixed soon. Last night at...

Well, it was time for spring maintenance on my LA145 last Friday. I replaced the 3-yr old battery that had ceased to hold a charge and pulled the deck for maintenance. I put on a new set of sharp blades and checked the idlers. Sure enough, one was getting loose in the bearing as I suspected from...

I started my 1700 hour TC45D this morning to do a bit of boxblading and levelling an RV parking pad I'm building. After I paused at the end of the pad and backed up, I noticed a puddle of oil on the ground.:thumbdown: I looked under the tractor to see the crankcase breather tube was running a...

I know it's not much, but this is the first bed of tulips I have ever grown. Many of them are still just sprouting despite the fact that we carefully planted them all at the same depth. Anyhow, they are pretty and signal a certain change to spring. My deer netting fence makes sure they are...

I just can't share that opinion of a store that treats me as well as they do.:thumbsup::thumbsup: My wife and I are adding a bathroom onto our house. I went into Lowes yesterday to order a corner drop-in Jacuzzi tub, toilet, and lavatory. We were pleasantly surprised to find a sign at the...

Just an FYI. . . My wife used to be a tax-free customer for goat food and supplies from TSC. Now that she has sold her old farm, TSC still sends her tax-free savings. This last week we got a 15% off coupon from TSC that expires Feb 20, 2011. It has to be used soon and is $50 minimum purchase...

I have decided to buy my brother either an x320 or x324 for his birthday. He has never been able to buy anything but the average $1000 mower and never owned an HST. After about 5 years, his cheaper mowers need some good/regular maintenance and he just can't do it due to severe handicaps. His...

Well, the weather finally got me. Last night I went to check our walkout basement rec room before going to bed. The lights were off when I stepped off the last step in the stairwell and my foot was suddenly immersed in 3" of water. AARGH! :eek: :( The walkout has 3 walls that are concrete up to...

Doing it with a hydraulic lift placed in the FEL has got to be even more dangerous. One Boyd, TX resident was killed and another hospitalized when the hydraulic lift fell backwards onto the tractor. It is not specified whether the lift was a scissor lift, but that's all I can see fitting into a...

Those of us with Class III HST Boomers (TC35D/40D/45D and derivatives) have a wonderful Rabbit-Turtle switch to electrically shift our HST transmissions. Those of us with FELs have a switch on the right fender and another one on the Joystick. Both switches are in parallel and do the same...

My LB75B came with some nice single and double tiger-tooth teeth. In the first pictures below, you can see the condition of the teeth when delivered. I've put about 50 hours of digging in caliche and those teeth have lost their points as shown in pictures 3 and 4. Picture 5 is the relief trench...

My wife and I are driving down to San Antonio today to Lackland AFB. My oldest grandson is graduating from Air Force Basic Training on Friday. We will get to spend a half-day with him on base tomorrow and then after graduating Friday, he will have a town pass so we can go celebrate. I'm really...

. . . or so it would seem.;) I just bought a used New Holland LB75B TLB. My dealer was excellent and promised me that for his asking price, he would make the tractor work ready. He changed all the fluids and filters and replaced a front wheel final drive seal and rear axle seal plus he cleaned...

Well Jack Frost has finally had his way with my tomatoes. We have had fresh tomatoes on the vines until last week. Now, my wife has picked the last 15 pounds of semi-ripe tomatoes and they are ripening indoors. I have cherry tomatoes from my garden on every salad and even slicing tomatoes...

I bought a carb rebuild kit from Briggs & Stratton for my LA145's engine. It was delivered about 6 months ago after I discovered that I could get around the problem by blowing low pressure air into the inlet hose to pop open the valve when it sticks. The engine would run perfectly after one...

I know the show is pretty lame, but it's filmed in Texas and fun for me to watch. Tonight's show is supposed to be episode #4 and features one of my friend's place near Waxahachie, TX. His private airport and house are supposed to feature prominently in one of the scenes where they chase an...

I talk a lot about my land and gullies because at least half of my property has deep gullies from eons (aeons) of erosion. I have slowed much of this erosion by terracing and controlling where water flows, but there is probably no telling how long ago some of this terrain formed. Now that I've...

This strange question came from my aerobic septic system service guy today. "No, we love meat," was my answer. He then told me that our filter was the cleanest one he had ever seen. He had been told that undigested meat was a reason for extra sludge. I could see he wasn't fooling. He was really...

I purchased a used New Holland LB75.B loader-backhoe this week from my local NH dealer, McMaster New Holland in Decatur, TX. The tractor has 3670 hours and has been worked hard, but it seems to have been properly repaired when something needed attention. The dipper had one bushing replaced, but...

I learned something new yesterday. That's not all that abnormal for me, but what makes it embarassing is that I have told people our Class III tractors don't have a fuel lift pump when they certainly do.:o It's been staring me in the face all along, but I never put it together until yesterday...

I think I've found a decent 2005 New Holland LB75.B 4x4 at my local dealer. This is the same dealer who sold me the new TC45D back in 2001. I obviously like these folks and trust them when they tell me something. I also know they are in business to make money and don't owe me any big favors...

My wife and I were cutting grass in our yard today when she notice some large brown spots. On closer examination, the brown areas were thousands of striped blister beetles. They were massed in a patch about 3' wide by 12' long and covering the grass. I went about 25' to our well house to get...

I have to admit, I made the young lady repeat that question and then told her I had a sharp pencil. Would that do?:confused: Nope, it needs to be a toothpick or paper clip. "Okay," I said. "I'll get a toothpick and come right back.":confused3: So with toothpick in hand, I returned to my...

Holy cow! I was at Sam's Club yesterday and found 1/2 gallon jars of pickled okra being sold under their Members Mark label. A whole jar is less than $4 (I think it was $3.88). I haven't tasted this yet, but if it is any good at all it is worth the money.:thumbsup: I bought two jars.:licking: I...

I guess I should call it "Franken-reel." I have two plastic hose reels that are my all-time favorites. I installed one on my wellhouse over 10 years ago and another on one of my outside faucets on my house. Evidently they have quit making this exact model because I can't find it anymore. What I...

Just exactly 30 days ago I planted three hills of yellow crookneck squash and two hills of butternut squash. On July 5th, I took the picture below of the yellow squash seedlings. I've never seen anything pop out of the ground so fast.

I have a neighbor who told me he bought some round bales of hay for his mules and later found out that human waste had been used to fertilize those fields. He said he rolled the hay off into a gully and will not feed it to his mules. Personally, I don't see what the big deal is.:confused...

I've tried not to dominate garden threads this year with my ceaseless talk of my garden's successes and failures, but I have to post a few pictures. For our 4th of July cookout and fireworks this year, we had about 35 people as our guests, and they all commented on how nice our garden looks. Of...

I don't know how long this link will be good because the newspaper updates on a daily basis; however, here is an interesting story about a 18 year old girl who loves working on tractors. She loves them so much that she got a '66 John Deere 2510 High Crop tattooed on her back. Knowing how tattoos...

Well, I guess I am officially out of the stone age of communications. For several months, my phone company, CenturyLink, has been sending me offers for DSL. In the past, I'd go online and type in my zipcode only to find DSL was not available. With this lastest offer, that didn't happen. They...

Yum! I'm sitting here eating a big bowl of locally grown ripe peaches while typing this thread. Yesterday, I stopped at a local roadside fruit stand. We have these big fruit stands around here that are as big as barns and some with air conditioning. This particular one is my favorite and I've...

In general, I really like the design of my LA145 mower because it seems to perform well for a grass-cutting-only lawnmower. The problem I've had with the engine's carburetor and sticking float valve are more related to ethanol in the fuel than a problem with the B&S engine which performs...

Surely this was a huge mistake and there is no telling why the company was drilling a hole for a electrical transmission pole in this location. I have a map that shows the pipeline location, so it has been known about for a very long time. The auger hit a 36" gas transmission line and it...

Well, my well is not well.:thumbdown: This morning it worked for awhile and about 10:30 am it quit pumping. I checked and the thermal overload is popping on the motor controller. When I throw the pressure control to off, the thermal overload holds just fine, but as soon as I put it to the...

Last night we watched a very interesting story on Hornets on the Science Channel. It's on a 2010 Series named "What on Earth?" The program name is Violent Hornets. It already ran again at 1:00 AM this morning, but will run the third time tomorrow morning at 5:00 AM EST if someone wants to TIVO...

My wife and I just completed a 5,000 mile trip to the Northwest, down along the northern California coast, and back through NV, AZ, and NM. While we certainly didn't take pictures of all/many tractors, there were some that just "begged" to have their pictures taken. The first is an old JD at...

I don't know why it is not showing up below his avatar, but Egon has been selected as TBN Member of the Month for May 2010. Congratulations Egon.:thumbsup::)

Last fall, I bought a G1800 with about 1700 hours on it. The fellow who sold it to me had several of these mowers he had bought in an auction. This particular one had a hotwire jumper for starting with two bare wires that you held together to energize the starter solenoid.:eek: The seat had also...

If you are familiar with the phrase, this is probably not what you think it is.;) I'm talking about pollen.:rolleyes: We live in the middle of oak woods, and the oak trees are in full bloom. That means everything that is outside is covered in a yellow haze of pollen. I rinsed my car off on...

I have an old Dearborn cultivator tool bar that I use with the traditional plow sweeps to lay out rows. As a kid, I've plowed acres and acres of vegetable crops, but I prefer to use this cultivator to lay out rows and then use my little Mantis-style tiller to do the cultivating after my veggies...

Today was Bird's 70th birthday and we had a heck of a party for him.:D:D:D What was best was that it was a total surprise.:eek: His daughters have been planning this for the last year and he didn't know about it. Behind the scenes, they contacted several of us who know Bird well and we passed...

Two days ago, my Stihl 021, 16" saw just quit working. Earlier this year, I found the fuel line had dissolved and replaced it. The saw has worked perfectly since, up until now. I have a 1-1/2 month-old mix of fuel in a 1-gallon can that has been stored inside and is a perfect mix with Stihl...

My daughter has a problem. Her two-story house is flooding downstairs, but neither she nor the plumber can find a leak. The meter shows no flow whatsoever with the house pressurized. We ran all the showers, sink drains, washing machine, and toilets. Nothing caused any leaks. Her carpet is soaked...

Every morning I get up and start a fire in our fireplace. My normal routine is to put a big back-log on the rear of the grate and then roll up a sheet of newspaper and put it directly in front of the backlog. I then put on one of those fire starter bricks and stack a small log in front of the...

It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. These are pictures of the peak of the storm on Christmas Eve. This morning the skies are clear and it's a beautiful White Christmas.:) Note: In the pictures below, the last picture is looking out onto my yard where I have failed to take down my...

We've probably all heard the similar joke, but this really happened. Sheesh! Massage Student

I hope everyone has a safe and joyful Thanksgiving.:)

Uh. . . Some assembly required.:rolleyes: The crew was supposed to be here today to start, but because of Thanksgiving being tomorrow, they want to wait until Monday. I don't blame them. Thanksgiving and the days around it should be spent relaxing and enjoying family and football. Say what you...

As the saying goes, "Some days you get the bear and others the bear gets you." This week I feel like I got the bear.:) I've already reported about my successful repair of my Stihl chainsaw. What I didn't tell was that I used my HF chainsaw sharpener for the first time and also filed the rakers...

I've owned a Stihl 021 with 16" bar for around 10 years. It's an occasional use chainsaw since I cut no more than a cord of firewood per year. It's mostly used for cutting down dead trees or trimming them to push into a burn pile or gully. I admit that I haven't been emptying out the fuel when I...

I've often said that deer have no problem going over stock fences and I still think that's true. However, even deer do things so often that they become careless, it would seem. Saturday morning I heard our driveway alarm and looked up to see the postman delivering mail to our house. He...

I just petted it a little and it wouldn't go away. Can I keep it? P_L_E_A_S_E . . . .:D:D:D

I'm considering buying a B5100E with a RFM for cutting parts of my lawn that are really too rough for my yard riding mower, but areas I'd like better looking than my rotary cutter. After all, my rotary cutter is pulled behind my 45 hp tractor that weighs close to 5,000 lb. I could put a RFM on...