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The problem with getting old, aside from not wanting to deal with training a pup. Is that you don't want to leave a heartbroken critter behind. The solution my brother-in-law found, was to enquire at the vet about an animal that had to be given up when their owners were sent off to the geezer...

I concur. I lived in Bayou Vista just across from Galveston for a bit and noticed it was always warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer, by around 10'F +/- than if you when up into Houston. Although, when Houston is 104'F being at 94'F with high humidity isn't that much, if any, of a relief.

Apparently Lodge cast iron comes in a couple of varieties; Seasoned Cast Iron, and Heat-enhanced Cast Iron. The later (more expensive) heat-enhanced cast iron is sold as dishwasher safe and frequently used for preparing and serving individual portions of food in commercial eateries. I was at...

This has got me to thinking... it's rough to start nowadays, but I eventually get up to speed. I'm almost in our new house. It has fully foamed interior insulation - attic & all exterior walls. The wiring and plumbing came after, and all of the pumping except for the fixtures are PEX. All...

I've heard that old cast iron is better than new. The thought is that the casting method, metals used and finish were better. It's easy to find contradictory views however. We have a couple we use frequently. If it's too crusty and stuck with whatever, I use a chainmail scrubber, maybe a...

Maybe not dyed, but occasionally everything will end up being premium. I was working at the Chevon Refinery in Richmond, CA and was informed that all Chevon in the area was premium at the moment because that was all they were running in the refinery at the time and it was too costly to transfer...

This doesn't apply to vehicles that get run often, and thus get brought up to temperature frequently and get the fuel replaced regularly. But, my understanding is that vehicles that sit for long periods it's best to keep the fuel tank full as possible and use additives, as condensation can...

Nothing is as good as it once was. Or at least that seems to be the case with most things that have brands that go back several years. I use to swear by Briggs and Stratton when I was young, and lately I just seem to swear at them. I just bought a whole house generator and Kohler was in the...

I would think a heavier cable tie in a dark environment would be good for a long time. There are also stainless steel cable ties available.

I'd forgo the Facebook Marketplace route as that can be a nothing more than advertising for thieves, especially if you're in an low populated area. Remember most tractors use the same ignition key across a given model. My son does a lot of buying off Facebook Marketplace and he goes armed just...

I've had a belt drive McLane I've used at the house for years. Yeah, I've gone through 3-4 belts over the course of about 10 years, but I'd consider the cost vs. use in buying one. Belts are cheap, and the link ones are easy to change out.

I bought a couple of boxes of 4' LED lights from Amazon for ~$90 but the real help was buying a spool of cord that fit these "Vampire" connectors. That made hanging the lights the toughest part of the job.

Looking at my receipt dated 02OCT20 it was $8,915.19 taxed, delivered and placed. This was also a one trip unit.

I Had to look at the poster of this since it almost sounded like my Conex. Mine is also a double-ended 40' Hi-Cap with a pair of solar fans for ventilation as I also keep gasoline powered equipment in there as well as my cab tractor. I have had zero issues with this in the past 5 years...

I'm reading this as I watch a drilling rig set up a new well on my place. Looks like it will only need to be 200' deep in mostly sand. My other well is 180'. No earthquakes here, only red dirt and sand. I'll have to see how often they tape off the lines, although at my age it'll likely...

There's a fellow on Youtube named Shawn Woods that has a channel named "Mouse Trap Monday". He has over 1000 videos on various traps he's tried. If nothing else it's entertaining.

Copper may weigh more, but that difference becomes less when you need twice or more aluminum to provide the same amount of power.

There's a condition that affects a large part of the population - supposedly, where you get tired/drowsey in the late afternoon. I don't know about anyone else but I've been that way since my 20's. At one point I had a 30 mile dive to get home from work and the local radio station would play...

This is part of how our CO-OP breaks things down. I get nipped for two access fees due to having buildings on each side of a pipeline that runs through the property, but that's due to how I decided to do things, so it's on me. Generally there's more than a couple of factors in the access fee...

My cousin used to live in the Big Pines Redwood Forest area. He used an electric fence to keep bears out, those things can be solar powered with backup batteries nowadays.

Why use an additive? It depends on what your concern is. Fuel gelling in cold weather Microbial growth Water contamination Improved fuel economy Protecting engine components from wear Cleaning engine components (injectors etc.) Stabilize Fuel (long term storage) If you go through fuel quickly...

I have an '08 F-450 XL with a bomb under the hood, but with just over 100K for mileage I'll run it 'til it craters. There's supposed to be a diesel shop in Houston that can replace the 6.4L with a 5.9L Cummings keeping the Allison transmission. Which if the body etc. are still sound at the...

My most recent addition to my kit is Dramamine. Never Have I thought of it as something I'd need, but after a bout of nystagmus, where I stood up and the world fell over, I've been told by my ENT to keep some around. As a former sailor it kind of chaffs me to have it. Duct tape is good stuff...

Home Owner's Association, also called POA for Property Owners Association in some areas. The intent is to prevent people from allowing their property to fall into disrepair thereby causing the values of the surrounding properties to decrease. There is typically a board of elected folks from...

Be careful of anything with an existing structure that isn't immediately useable. Last year I bought a piece of property off of the courthouse and had to really negotiate the price down due to an existing doublewide that was there. The doublewide was built in '98 and might be worth $40K if you...

We have a couple of spots totaling 37 acres in the Piney Woods one of which we're building on and where the tractor resides. The HOA in the post is in Galveston County just south of Houston. I'd like to get rid of that house but the kids are still infesting it.

I had a '06 Honda Ridgeline that I bought new that came with a lifetime oil change from the dealer. Granted it's a ploy to get you in their shop so they can find something wrong or to sell you on another service. At first I was making them change the oil every 3K, and I must not have been the...

I got a Ryobi 40V HP 21" Self Propelled AWD Cross Cut, if not the top of the line then close to it. I bought it at Home Depot since it was cheaper with the veteran discount than I could get from Amazon. A major deciding factor was that I was in desperate need of a mower as the grass was...

These are good, if you can't grab a used 5 gallon DEF nozzle left by the trash. Problem is you still need a vent. I've used this on more than a couple of cans...

This lets folks know whether or not what they're suggesting is useable on your machine. Not everything is PTO powered, some implements are hydraulically powered and require a certain flow rate.

I've always liked ball lock pins. If the diameter is a little too large just use a fender washer of the appropriate size to keep it secure.

My youngest went to a scrap yard and got 4 brake drums from a semi for cheap, also with a hole in the center as well as several little ones. Gawd-awful heavy buggers!

One thing you don't mention is the size of the tractor or the flow rate on the hydraulics. As seen in my logo picture I have a Laneshark LS2 that attaches to my FEL. The new ones have hydraulic positioning which I wish I had as it can be a struggle to reposition. I use mine to clear my...

Yes. I have a 1760 with the 2814 FEL and I bent the same side you did. I believe mine happened when a branch came through my grapple and undid one of the QA levers resulting in the grapple falling off the FEL on one side while it was lifted. When I went to replace the cylinder I discovered...

Too many tabs open and a distracting wife.

My tractor is ~100 miles from the house on 25 wooded acres, no structures. My solution was as HayFarmer suggested. I got a 40' hi-cap or hi-cube shipping container which is a foot taller than the standard ones because I have a cab tractor. I also had the vendor (XCaliber Container) put...

I'll go along with this. I have more than a couple widowmakers on my land. I swear one of them has a skyhook attached. I've thought of using tannerite, I'm just not sure how far away I need to be or if I can get a clean shot with all of the rest of the tree around it.

One factor to consider is the noise. The PTO generators I've looked at want you running at rated PTO speed which isn't going to hurt the tractor but will be loud up next to the house. I've had to deal with multiple days without power due to hurricanes and after years dealing with generators...

I found a number of Chinese sources, but I'm loath to send anyone to them. I have worked for a Chinese company and they'll try to get away with anything they can. This is freely admitted to by the Chinese nationals I've worked with. I wouldn't trust a grade 8 bolt of theirs to be anywhere...

Not a stud, but this may be a source for the future if you're not happy with what you've found.

Dear God don't let my wife see that!

Maybe so, but starting at $22K and not having the Ferris suspension puts it out of consideration. Looks like it's built like a tank though. If I was running a yardwork company and didn't have to ride the thing myself...

Seems a bit weird to quote myself... In performing the dealer search on the various models I was unaware of, I discovered that my local Massey dealer also handles Ferris. So far I kind of like what I've seen of them. Now, off to the forums...

That answered my question about whether the deck would float with the front suspension. Thanks.

I might have agreed with that if I still lived in Michigan, but Texas in the summer with high humidity sucks all the fun out of the process. Add to that the long sleeves, slacks and hat the dermatologist says I need to be wearing...

Lots of good advice here. I like the idea of checking of the forums of any model we've come to consider. I was all about diesel when I was looking at buying our Kawasaki Mule. The dealer was even discounting them at less that the gasoline version. Then I test drove the Mule around their...

The Ferris is intriguing with that front suspension, but if the mower deck doesn't float I could see it scalping the lawn. This is my ignorance talking in that I don't know if these decks float or not. I like that the Gravely has Parker hydraulics as I've experience with Parker and know...

There are a few dealers around, but the closest one is still and hour and a half away. I'd either have to fall in love with the machine (this has never worked out to my advantage) or get one hell of a good deal (which has some times worked out).

Anything can have infant mortality, but the fact that it requires a service center to reset the belt is a red flag for me.

I did a dealer search on this and most shown are service centers with the only dealer showing inventory being and hour and a half away. I bought my Massey because there was a dealer in town - then the JD came in a few years later.

I've never heard of Walker. At first I thought it would be something you walked behind until I looked it up. The only disadvantage I see with it is that the dealer is over an hour away - I haven't looked at price.

I don't own a Kubota, but my Massey has QD fittings not only at the FEL but at intermediate points in the hydraulics. I've had a QD fail on me causing it to prevent flow. Certainly check the fluid level, then verify the pumps output at the pump or the furthest unrestricted upstream point. Be...

The wife had both of her eyes done around 5 years ago. Nothing too fancy just got rid of the cataracts, corrected her vision to 20/20 and has blue-blocking in the lenses. I've always joked that I was going to wait for photo-grey and x-ray vision. I'm not sure if light-adjustable and...

The wife wants a ZTR and with the number of trees to go around it's a chore trying to do it with the tractor which only has a brush-hog. 5 acres is probably the maximum that the ZTR would see and the hills are gentle. The local dealers carry Cub Cadet, John Deere, Stihl and Gravely. The big...

I'm in the process of having a new home built. The cost for a new 3000 sqft home is crazy. This will be a single story and doesn't have any of those high vaulted rooms. But the rooms are large with 9' ceilings. The walls and attic ceiling are all spray foam insulation making the house a type...

I just had to have a new pump and tank installed. 180' of PVC piping up to the controls and then PVC to the tank and PVC from the tank. What exactly is the alternative? Black iron, copper, PEX (Cross-linked polyethylene)? I have one of the more shallow wells. I'm told that you can get water...

One of the issues with NPT is the same with anything, cheap garbage from overseas. I've seen people split low quality NPT fittings with loose threads in an attempt to get them to seal, despite pipe dope or tape even on systems below 150 psi. I like BSPP, but it's usually only available at...

'09 Scion xB 5-speed, the car I bought off my brothers estate. I didn't want it originally but my 2nd son's wife divorced him leaving him with literally only the clothes he owned - everything was in daddy's name as both their credit ratings were trash, so I had to get something he could use to...

While I'd dearly love to have a skid steer, I simply have no way to justify it. I have a hard enough time getting wife approval on new attachments, you'd think I was asking for a government grant under DOGE. And then there's the cost of the mulcher. I have a what's rated as a 60HP tractor...

The glass is mostly flat with a curved bit from a bottle here and there. One spot has broken tempered glass from I'm guessing a car door, that stuff is still as sharp as the Devil whereas the "ordinary" glass has less sharp edges - I guess from age, weather? I think I'll try the shop vac...

I bought 12 acres just up the road and uphill from my 25 when a month of rain convinced me that putting a house where I originally wanted to would be a continuous and expensive drainage battle. One issue I have is that there is broken glass all over the area around the pole barn and where the...

If you've filed a claim I wouldn't touch anything involved in the claim. In regards to the tractor, it's virtually new and there's no possible way to really know how damaged it might possibly be. There may be a seal that's weakened but still holding - for now. Only to fail within a week, a...

While I can see that as a good way to keep weight off the back of the tow vehicle and back onto the trailer axels. I can also see my idiot neighbor putting weight too far back and causing instability problems, and/or loading the trailer past capacity.

That's usually the way it works. Texas A&M figured that bringing in large Asian Dragonflies would decimate the mosquito population. Turns out they preferred to eat the native smaller Dragonflies. And, remember Kudzu?

I wish I could say that! Never before in the previous 60 years do I ever remember even knowing for sure what a chigger was. Having bought several wooded acres in East Texas a few years back I have learned to hate them and love Deet. When I get bit it lasts for at least a week and it itches...

I'm originally from Michigan and can agree on the Turkey. When I was a kid back in the 60's Ring-necked Pheasant was common. Now you almost never see one. The Deer have exploded up there, my father counted over 40 in a farm field down near Marshall, and it's not uncommon to see them in the...

Rumors say that folks have seen Black Bear over near the Rez, and one fellow claimed to have seen a Mountain Lion. Personally I haven't seen a Bobcat in 3 years so I question the Mountain Lion, but Bear have been reported as moving into the state east of us. Hogs however have exploded in the...

Hopefully this won't cause parts issues. I have a 2020 MF1760 with a Shibaura 2.2L no DPF, the 2020 MF2860's are virtually the same except they have the Iseki 2.4L, not sure about the DPF. Interestingly I have the same FEL as the 2860. The SAME's have used Deutz-Fahr Keyline Engines in the...

This was a popular thing in the late 50's early 60's, my next door neighbor had a set-up like that. Nowadays because I wear bifocals I have no idea what's 5 feet in front of me unless I look down, I'd be falling into or tripping out of that constantly.

I have heard that you can remove the spout from these and use them on almost any gas can. These are often found next to the trash near the diesel pumps.

There is a previous post titled Help !!! Fire Ants !!! that I considered attaching this post to. However this is really more about spreaders as I'm already using a particular product for RIFA. I use Extinguish Plus to control the fire ants. This was based on the recommendation of the wildlife...

There's a great deal of evidence that mechanical connections like crimping, if done right, surpasses soldering. Especially on stranded cables where the solder doesn't penetrate fully into the cable potentially leaving areas in the center of the cable free of contact.

This works great as long as the clog isn't past the vent piping. Otherwise, the air and whatevers in the drain shoots out onto the roof leaving the clog undistrubed.

I have had, and still have a couple of power snakes. Doing nothing more than advancing will put tension on the cable and it will release that tension wherever it can find a spot to do so, usually inside the drum. Hitting something the cable attachment binds up on will also cause this to...

Part of the issue is that no one is shown how to repair anything. The idea that they can disassemble, examine, determine & replace/repair is never provided. And, most don't even have enough mechanical aptitude to recognize how something works, let alone how to fix a problem. Gone are the...

Without diving into all the other engineering aspects, using a wobble plate hydraulic pump would give you variable speed and reversibility. Depending on the pump the neutral position might require brakes.

I recently bought some property where the fence which borders the neighbor (the rest of the property is road frontage) is off at one corner by almost 50' wedging down to the other corner where it meets the survey marker. This was a court-ordered sale and the lawyer representing the sale...

I think, and this is my opinion only. That a lot of this was due to a decision by Congress years back to tax inventory. This made for a very short influx of funds before companies eliminated warehousing or sent it out of reach of the inventory tax by placing it outside the country. Now the...

There are lawyers that will take on insurance companies. Sometimes even mentioning a lawyer loosens things up a bit. Sometimes you just need to get your hands dirty and get one.

I've had a rash of these things happening to me lately. The picture shows a hydraulic diverter valve on the tractor, I was clearing some brush and the plastic screw cap came off that keeps the solenoid on the bottom coil from falling off. Not a major issue, I popped the solenoid back on and...

I got the Ryobi, same as the one in the picture. HP means High Performance in this case (I guess). I got it from Home Depot, as they have a Veteran discount.

I watched a video of the Steel Mixer and my back immediately started asking if I was considering using something like that for more than a half dozen 80lb bags. I like the idea of the Mud Mixer, but the cost is really difficult for me to justify. I have a wheeled plastic bucket with a...

The batteries are a concern for me. I didn't get a ZT, just a regular push mower as a test for the house in town. I didn't get an E-Go because they're 100% a Chinese company. And yeah, while the one I bought was made in China at least some money went somewhere else. It came with 2 batteries...

From what I've read the first nuke strikes will be to take out the satellites, in particular the ones that provide GPS. Russia and China have ground-based alternatives to GPS. We used to have LORAN and may have an upgraded version in the future but for now, nada. This will impact shipping...

Some transmission fluids contain additives that are incompatible with certain rubber materials. This could result in more than simple leaks in the long run.

I think some of this comes down to having zero or as little as possible inventory, in order to avoid paying taxes. The one bearing might have been a common replacement part for that machine as well as others. The one you needed they'd probably have to order after finding where they could get...

A couple of lifetimes ago when I worked at an aircraft engine factory, I ended up in charge of fuel and oils used in testing prior to shipment. One product Braco 599 a rust inhibitor used with Mil-Spec 23699 lube oil on marine and industrial gas turbines had a shelf life. This wasn't due to...

I have an Armstrong Ag BGR Mini 60" Brush Rake Grapple which clocks in at 400 lbs. I've used it to transport lumber, load trash, brush, tree trunks, and help get 55 gal. barrels out of my truck. Never had a problem... except once. I have the SSQA on my FEL and once while clearing debris on...

Comparing old to new of most brands is pure folly. When I was a kid working for my brother-in-law's tree service his Homelite and McCullough saws were workhorses. Now those brands aren't to be trusted. At least in my experience. I have a Husqvarna 450 Rancher II I bought on sale at a big box...

I live near the fifth-largest city with the nation's second-busiest port, and I have no idea when things will show up. I've learned that if they say it's delayed that it's best to cancel and immediately reorder, because "delayed" is Amazon speak for lost. Unless you're looking for single-use...

Digging it out would be a lot of work. This was the level foundation for the double-wide which they then raised and supported with blocks and skirted. Meaning that since no one would see it after installation, it was a good place to put excess concrete and hide anything else they weren't...

I've read that Roman roads used limestone as part of the composition which is why they've lasted so long. They call it "crusher run" here and it's not readily available although 1" crushed limestone is. I'll have to see what a truck load would cost.

I have this set of concrete strips that used to support a doublewide. I've considered having cement poured between the strips, but that seems like it would cost too much and be too much work for what I'd gain. I intend to put my 5th-wheel RV trailer on the left two strips where the septic...

My issue with daubbers is that you can't leave a bolt-hole open for any length of time without them plugging it up.

These guys (not my hand, photo for reference), branches, blackberry vines, dust and +100'F degree heat, and with perputual high humidity even colder temps with wind make things miserable.

Collections are more for the enjoyment of the collector. The only folks that make money off them are typically the reseller who buys cheap at estate sales or auctions and understands the market. My brother always claimed his book collection was his retirement fund. He died at 71 without ever...

I think EV's would have a better chance of garnering acceptance if their batteries were as universal as your typical ICE starter battery instead of being proprietary between companies and models. You'll know that EV's are mainstream when Joe Bob has a used EV parked outside his trailer as his...

I'd say that is the least that it's worth. This sounds like that group is comprised of specialized collector/dealers that only want/deal in uncirculated coinage. If there was only value in uncirculated coins there would be no reason for the NGC Coin Grading Scale. Some coins are so rare that...

My eyes have never been particularly good and now that I'm old... well, they're worse. I frequently use my phones camera function to zoom in on small details. Mine will do 16x, the wife's will do 40x (it's much newer). If I'm working on something that requires extended time or two hands I set...

A lot depends on the circuitry, the usage and the environment. I have a Jayco 5th wheel that drove me crazy by destroying AGM batteries due to letting them fully discharge down to nothing. Since I keep the trailer on property that's 100 miles from home it was difficult to spend time...

Regarding dogs. They are as varied as people are. I have a 65 lb pit and two Aussie shepherd mixed mutts @ 40 & 50 lbs. The pit and 40 lb mutt would defend us to the death, while the 50 lb one would hide cowering behind us. They are all alert barkers though and it would take a truly...

That might have been true many moons ago, but walls need to be well-insulated to ward off the heat now, Roofs on the other hand are not as robust as they don't need to worry about snow weight, although we do (here near the coast) have hurricane clips on them.

I second the shotgun in general, however, I have an S&W Governor that can fire 2.5" 410 shells and for a hand cannon it's surprisingly light especially when compared to the Taurus Judge. The Hornady SelF-Defense rounds are particularly nasty.

There's not much detail there, it's easy to speculate. The intersection of two county roads. Paved or dirt? Open fields or woods? Was the stop sign obscured by brush or easily visible? I almost wore a UTV on the front of my F-450 as they came screaming around the corner of an intersection...

Trying to make sense of half of what the government does is a waste of time. It all boils down to who is going to benefit and make money from it. I heard on the radio the other day some countries are pushing for a non-proliferation act aimed at combustion engines to reduce climate change...

Sometimes with online auctions, the seller is just trying to see what value he can get from an item. You see this happening when your bid gets a reply of minimum bid not met. This means either they've put the value at an unreasonable price just to see what it'll bring, or they want retail or...

So... everything is on what appears to be an additional joystick? I'm not familiar with Summit's offerings and would be interested to hear why you don't favor them. I look at the switches on the Summit system and wonder if it's possible to have more than one active at a time (which would not...

The supply pressure comes from your existing remote which is fed into the diverter block which will need 4 outputs if you need 4 functions. Think of it as a switchable splitter that only allows one output to be active at a time.

My pitbull has had a lot of fun with those.

The point marks are mine - I think these are the salient points. You need a dealer network close enough that it doesn't impact your schedule. Hopefully, AGCO's management will leave its company culture alone so that they'll continue to produce high-quality products. Never underestimate the...

I have a number of those "widow makers" at my place. I'm seriously considering Tannerite to knock them down. I've got one that's been standing right next to the trail since I bought the place 5 years ago. I have no idea what's keeping that thing vertical.

I just had to do this and it's not quite that simple. They nipped me for the price difference between then and now. Still a good deal overall. I had a 5th wheel trailer that kept killing batteries. Despite the dealer-installed DC disconnect, there were parts of the circuit that remained live...

Well... I was fix'n to start a thread asking about EA and I'm glad I did a search here first. I procrastinated on buying the Brush Cutter Gearbox Hood and when I tried to order one I couldn't get anywhere. Which is probably a good thing. So after doing some googling and seeing that they were...

Wow, someone kickstarted an old post. My tractor and UTV are kept on my property ~100 miles from my home. Both are stored in a hi-cap 40' shipping container that has a steel box welded to the doors protecting the lock from bolt cutters etc. There are also 3 trail cameras mounted 20' up in...

Reverse currents aren't generally an issue as the governor immediately brings the output up to around 4MW upon the closure of the generator breaker when syncing to the grid. The governor also controls the voltage regulation treating both sides as a single unit. I don't recall the outputs...

It's been a long time (I'm retired now) but the rotating halves are going at the same speed, they just might not be in phase with each other. A common source was used to flash the fields and the output of the two generators fed a single breaker. You have two freewheeling AC outputs that would...

Stahl Laval (Ljungström) Steam Turbine Generator set. The turbine consists of two opposite rotating halves with a generator on each end. You have to sync the two generators together by flashing their fields and "locking" them together before you can put it online.

We need to know more about the winch in question. I have a Warn VRX on my UTV that only draws 160A under full load with a 2500 lb pulling capacity Yes, it's not the same grade and capacity as something mounted on a Jeep but it's enough for my needs and the winch he's referring to may not be...

I don't understand why someone doesn't make a jack with spring-loaded wheels that allow you to go over grass but move up and out of the way when you start lifting. My biggest criteria is how high can it lift. I own a 4-ton rolling jack only because it'll lift the truck high enough to change a...

When everything is made as safe as possible people lose respect for how dangerous something can be. And when people start depending upon safety devices to keep them out of trouble they'll likely end up hurt or worse when that device fails. When safety folks tell me that all accidents are...

It could use a nut on the adjustment shaft to prevent it from being turned down too far and damaging the fitting. I did this on one of my fittings by not paying close enough attention to what I was doing. Yes, it was my fault, however in doing so I also discovered that the fitting was...

Additives can void your warranty? This comes from an AGCO (Massey Ferguson) site. "AGCO DMAX diesel additives help ensure your equipment starts and keeps running all year long." And, "did not smell right" I think I'd question the training and calibration on that certified service nose. I've...

This is when you install aftermarket lights, and when anyone questions why the hideous arrangement (only a possibility) you explain how you saved over $X,XXX.00 that the stealership wanted.

I think one of the questions here is whether the attachments were bought along with the tractor, or purchased from the same dealer at a later date. If it was all done at the same time as a package deal I would expect the dealer to have sized the implements to fit the tractor and warn of any...

I had a Mercury Sable Wagon that did this. The headlights would periodically fill with water and at night once the headlamps heated up any bump would cause the water to hit the bulb and crack it. My theory was that the evening sun expanded the air in the headlight assembly and the resulting...

The Toyota Tacoma V6 and Jeep Gladiator are the only trucks that you can buy new in the U.S. with a manual transmission in 2023. And my understanding is that the Gladiator will be discontinued. I like manual transmissions, they're what I learned to drive with and they are also something you...

I always seem to glitch when it comes time to dream up a username. The roads where our property is located were mostly given Civil War names. Things like Vicksburg, Gettysburg Ln, Stonewall Trail, Jefferson Davis etc. I'm sure some of them would cause a woke soul to blow a gasket. I simply...

Super easy to bury a dead dog with an auger, pounder just makes a mess.

To answer the title question, diesel engines have a much higher thermal efficiency, around 20% better than the spark ignition system used by gas engines. This translates into more power and torque. This efficiency increases with load which is typically at a higher speed. Air intake is not the...

Yeah, I agree. The only purpose of camo is to hunt people. Our fathers hunted just fine in red and black plaid jackets with a big yellow number pinned to the back.

They can be hell on gardens too. I just have 25 acres of woods so whatever critters I have don't bother me... except snakes. I have an S&W Governor with snake shot in the first chamber for just such occasions as needed.

Possums eat ticks and armadillos eat fire ants, I have to problems with either. One problem with fire ants is that the $%^&*!!! things have mutated into multi-colonies where more than one queen can exist. Kill the queen and the colony will die out, but now it is a bit harder when you need to...

LS has a camo tractor, you could lose that one in your backyard.

Not mine, just a photo stolen off the 'net. I always like the red & grey of the older Ford's.

At our last July 4th parade we had a number of Military tractors painted in either sand, olive drab, or good ol' haze grey.

I've been trying to find a Texas Red Dirt color. 3 miles in/out on a dirt road really makes my white vehicles look like the devil.

Red, orange, and yellow will fade faster than other colors, blue, green, and purple are made with more stable pigments. But this is if made with organic pigments. For example, if yellow paint derives its color from the mineral sulfur, it'll never fade. To get a stable color organics need to...

Tractor brands and their internals are a moving target. My Massey 1760 has a Shibaura motor, the 2860 has the Iseki motor, barely a dimes worth of difference beyond that. It irritates me that if I had waited 2 months I'd have gotten the 2860 but then there's nothing wrong with the 1760. I...

There's always someone who gets away with doing nothing and ends up fine. I'm not that guy. I can take every precaution I know about only to be brought down by the one that I didn't know about. I use additives in my F-450 and since I have them I use them in my tractor as well. Diesel can...

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) has now been shortened to Safety Data Sheet (SDS), and not everything ships with one sometimes you have to request/download it from a site Anyone who has been around for a while will know what you're after when you ask about an MSDS. But then, there's that new...

With these guys running those rigs over 75mph I'm beginning to understand why I'm seeing all those tire pieces all over the roads. My BIL had GPS tracking on his tanker rig and his safety bonus was factored into whether he was detected at over 65mph. It seems like the government is trying to...

I'm curious as to the source of this statement. 200 times more (200x) or 200% more (2x or twice as much)? The site What is a Turbo: Why Turbocharged Engines are Environmentally Friendly Makes the argument that "Turbos are — contrary to what one might assume — green technologies." So where...

Well, depends. It's all in how they approach dealing with the emissions. As the owner of a 6.4L Powerstroke which wasn't a bad design. But the way they added emissions controls (among other things) created a truly disastrous motor. The point is if there is a successful history of running...

I suspect the only people that would worry about this are those trying to trade in their tractor. My guess is that most would find a way to defeat/modify/remove the filter and when/if selling would do so on the open market. Until the EPA starts inspecting CUTs most won't worry about it.

It's a numbers game and the dealers play it well. All of them, truck, trailer, etc. I have a "Half Ton Towable" RV that can be towed by an F-150, or 1500 series truck. But only if equipt with very specific options. If you look at their charts only those trucks occupying a small area, usually...

Interesting. As the owner of an '08 F-450 with a 6.4 in it, this is good to know. Every time I mention this truck to a mechanic they say, "Sell it!", but not to them. Yes, I know the engine is as fragile as glass and it goes through oil changes twice as often as it should due to "making...

The last time I had my tractor in for just its initial servicing it was gone for over 2 weeks. I can't imagine how long it might take to get parts on another brand of tractor that is outside of their service network. I worry that my Massey dealer which has just added New Holland to their...

Maybe consider the impact wrench. I have one and it beats the tar out of the same size hammer drills. Mine is a DeWalt because that's what all my batteries fit, no other reason. It has a variable speed function, reverse, and a light up front. The only concern is having to either get the...

I'm over in the East Texas Piney Woods and as you might surmise my property is heavily wooded. I'm a bit younger than you and bought my first tractor in '20. I also suspect it'll be my last one. I considered an open station at first and my target size was ~40 to 45hp. I was heavily...

It's that etc. that will get you. If your tipping point is 20 degrees for example and you suddenly hit a mound or dip that throws you past that point you're likely not going to have enough time to recover before going over.

Just to mention that DeWalt has adapters that allow the different form factor 20v batteries to work in the old 18V tools. The DeWalt adapters also prevent the use of the larger Ah 20V batteries. They also have a line of 60V tools now.

Anyone that mentions how good their 20+ year-old tool is hasn't considered that their tool was probably made somewhere else, possibly by a different company under different quality standards. You can't buy "that tool" anymore. I have a fair bit of the Dewalt stuff as it had a good reputation...

I have a set of these and I like being able to direct where the fluid is going. When it's hot there is a lot of pressure there, yes fluids don't compress but they still expand and contract with temperature variations.

Sure it's run by the Kim's and they serve soup etc. but it doesn't prevent the internal 14 year old from giggling.

This may also be a method of avoiding higher tariffs since it's an incomplete vehicle.

Too true. My wife is a retired VA nurse and was constantly asked how the VA could allow so many veterans to be homeless. Some won't comply with a program's rules, some don't trust authority in any capacity, and some value their freedom above all else. In short, there'll always be some unless...

Not to sidetrack the bearing discussion, but the browser attachment Grammarly does a good job of not only showing and correcting spelling but also punctuation as well.

True. A former company I worked for had their manufacturing moved to Mexico after being bought out. However, since they also sold some of their product to the nuclear power industry those components while made in Mexico were then assembled in the USA so they could label them "Assembled in...

It's not unheard of for ice to fall off an airliner and damage property. Ice would also melt leaving no evidence. Is the property in a flight path?

Murphy is alive and well. And he's fully prepared to surprise you when you least expect him to. Chance is bad enough, but combined with my native stupidity I'm amazed the tractor has survived this long. The only reason I'm still here is that the good Lord requires a bad example for others not...

Graduated cylinders are what you need, get the plastic ones with the desired markings ml or oz. They're inexpensive and I carry a couple in my truck to measure out the diesel additive I use when filling up.

I agree. I don't believe an inclinometer or alarm would have helped in this case as it was too sudden. Tractors give a totally different and foreign feeling while driving due to the lack of suspension and the operator's elevated seating in respect to what you're used to. Your attachments also...

I've used 3' all thread with muffler clamps to anchor swing sets, works better than concrete. Makes good tent stakes too. The threads provide gripping you wouldn't get with rebar. For concrete work, I wouldn't hesitate to use scrap all thread.

I agree. The stored energy is not coming from the hydraulic oil it's coming from the stress built up on the lines as the heat causes the fluid to expand.

Now I like the idea of having M-F on the implements in order to prevent debris from entering the connectors or system, but I can also envision the connectors either locking up due to the pressure build-up or violently separating and smacking the hell out of something (likely me!). Also, in...

This is one of the reasons to search the forums. I was about to post about the tool I just bought and the OP beat me to it. I had one of the Waite tools but I didn't think to remove it from my tractor's toolbox before sending it in for servicing and someone liberated it. All of my attachments...

It's a nice-looking tractor. But it lacks a FEL and may be gasoline powered. Unless he's worried about something damaging the tractor I'm with seville009 and would go self-insured as it's not likely IMHO to be stolen.

You can use a T which makes it easy to get the same pressure on both sides at the same time. But, you'll need check valves to prevent the side-to-side roll and individual bleeders.

My Ford has a factory 16K hitch that uses a 2-1/2" shank. The tri-ball has 2-5/16", 2", and 1-7/8 balls on it.

My Ford with factory B&W is also just forward of the rear axle.

Gooseneck. One advantage, at least for me is the ability to drop my B&W Companion 5th Wheel Hitch into the gooseneck receiver (also B&W). It's also easier to add the other one later down the road if needed. I also have a 16K tow bar on my truck.

I have a Massey 1760M which is the same as the 2860M except I have the 2.2L Shibaura motor as opposed to the Iseki 2.4L in the 2860M. Mine is a hydro as I mistakenly thought the wife or kids may operate it. I dry camp on the wooded property where I keep the tractor so I have to bring in water...

People mention how unattractive solar, microwave towers and wind power is. There's nothing attractive about high-tension power wires or telephone poles either, we've just gotten used to seeing them. They say you get used to being hung, if you hang there long enough.

Interesting idea, but I'd add some stiffeners to the sides and back.

'65 and up was when they went to that twin I-beam front end. My '64 still had the old straight axel.

I wonder if a tile saw would work? Since they cut wet there wouldn't be any dust and it would seem like an easy cleanup afterwards.

It's a marketing ploy to promote the capacity of their loaders. The difference between sales and marketing is that sales don't realize they're lying.

The attached article states that "...trucks had a top speed of 50 mph..." My '64 F-100 with the 292ci V8 could do 70mph. Granted that was downhill with the pedal to the floor and the engine screaming. But she was geared low with a granny gear 4-speed. I wish I still had that truck...

The problem with that is: 1 boy is just about a boys worth of work. 2 boys is about half a boy. 3 or more ain't no boy at all!

Consider a non-secured loan to pay off the balance to JD, this will make the tractor free and clear to sell. Then once it's sold pay off the non-secured loan. Of course, I'm assuming (or hoping at least) the tractor will net more than the loan.

Ain't just on new cars. We bought a lifetime oil change from our local stealership (lifetime until ownership of stealership changes). They gave the vehicle back to her and 10 minutes later are calling me in a panic to have her bring the vehicle back. Seems they forgot to put the oil back in...

Why I bought new. 1. I knew next to nothing about tractors, despite researching the internet. 2. I wanted something I could securely store in a shipping container as I don't live where it would be used. 3. I wanted an HST as I assumed (wrongly) that more people than just me would be using it...

I realize this is approaching the subject backwards. But when buying something I'd be wary of anyone requesting that cash be brought. Here, that's a good way to be robbed. Sure you're showing up at an address, but is it their address? Maybe they know the homeowner won't be there for a while...

I have a Crew Cab Dually with an 8-foot box. The trouble is at 22 feet long it's getting harder to park and maneuver. It gets turned away at carwashes and in the last parking spot I backed into both rear tires with sitting on the lines.

I believe this is in reference to Stellantis North America having 90% of production occurring at the Saltillo Truck Assembly Plant in Mexico. Although Ram trucks are still assembled at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant and the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Michigan.

My thought exactly.

I own an F-450 although in a completely different configuration (diesel, crew cab, 8 ft box) as I use mine as an RV tug. If you need tires a full replacement can cost up to $3000 on those 19.5 rims. And since they're 10 bolt rims you won't be swapping with much of anything else. Also, the...

Grandkids. I'll allow my grandson to drive the Kawasaki Mule, but I'd never let him try and drive my (or any other) truck.

I bent a rod on my FEL and bought a new rod from the dealer (much cheaper than a complete cylinder). What I found out while researching my problem was that apparently, Massey had a problem with the original rod diameter and a larger bore rod was available that fit the same cylinder. If I'd had...

I had a bent rod on my FEL. Bought a new rod from the dealer (far less than a complete cylinder) and it came with all the seals. I researched on Youtube about cylinder repair (which was a complete waste of time as none of the videos showed what I had). Long story short, the job was done...

This is what I use. It allows me to use a breaker bar of whatever length I need and doesn't take up much room. It's around $80 on Bezo'sMart.

Maybe try AGCO's site to find a dealer. Shop AGCO Parts

The rule of thumb I go by is that they'll usually mention everything under the sun that the part can go on in order to maximize sales. If they don't mention any other brand it's because it won't fit any other brand. Occasionally, you will see postings about rims that can be exchanged, but...

Cold is relative. I've spent January in Tobolsk Russia which is in Siberia. I've been on a North Sea oil platform that lost hotel services and had to pile on the blankets at night. And, I've slept in tents during the winter snowstorms with the boy scouts back before they fell to ruin. But...

Time to cut up an old car tire drill a couple of holes and secure it with tie wraps.

As was already mentioned an on-demand hot water heater may be the way to go. These can be propane or electric, centrally located or placed at the delivery point. Depending on the area solar water heaters can be an option, if for nothing else than preheat. How fast you get hot water depends on...

This is mine. A roll-over box blade. As such it's built like a tank. Since its a specialty item they are not cheap. I use mine to maintain trails where I can't turn around and this allows me to pull, push or drop the scarifiers.

Maybe this will help. I had a 6.5KW Duromax that threw a rod this past summer. I had run it only on propane and it was probably underpowered to run my RV trailer. I know I couldn't run both AC units with it. Duromax gives a 3 years non-commercial warranty. Since I had bought it on Amazon it...

Yes to both questions. Surge protectors are common with RV users on the shore power cable. You can use the same cable and surge protector on a generator. There are a (very) few gasoline/LP/NG units out there. I'm not aware of any diesel combo units.

Somewhere in the fine print it probably says 20LB tank will run for 5 hours at 60% load and 70'F. The difference between sales and marketing is that sales don't know they're lying.