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Not well, I should have through bolted it.

If you have video of him messing with the mailbox, contact the Postal Inspectors. Most people don't know this but, USPS has a uniformed Postal Police Service to deal with postal crime. Messing with a mailbox as you describe is a federal crime. At a minimum, they'll come have a conversation with...

Every major issue I've had with diesel powered equipment has been emissions related. The DEF head went out on my SVL95 and put the machine into limp mode, the EGR cooler rotted and put coolant into the exhaust on my Volvo excavator, we had an EGR failure on my wife's diesel SUV. I hate the...

I hardly ever use my tractor since I bought my Kubota SVL95. If I could only have one or the other, I'd get the skid steer.

Just got it home...by the time it was all said and done, we paid roughly $7500 for it.

I know you can remove the doors and glass and maybe some other panels. I tend to wear earplugs on equipment these days, something that's happened as I've gotten older. The only exception is the excavator, it just isn't loud

Why would the cab detract?

It was a J, controls on right of seat and factory cab.

Diesel It's 8 speed forward and has a clutch, not sure what that would be called. 2 remotes Tires are in really good condition, they've never seen pavement and aren't very worn.

I looked at a Deere 4020 today with a cab. Runs and drives really well, all the glass is there, AC is non-functional but otherwise, it's complete and runs really well. They're asking $8900 for it. Buy it?

I'd not read far enough to see the costs in involved in splitting it. My mistake on that. Whether they can use age as a determining factor or not, I can tell you without a doubt that a lender is going to look at expected lifespan as part of their determination of the ability to repay. Sometimes...

Your age is probably causing part of your problem with lenders, unless you're looking for a very short term loan. At a certain point, they worry you won't live long enough to pay the loan back. If you're going to use larger acreage as the collateral, you need to go to a farm credit lender...

Most knee replacements go really well, I've known several that have had them and recovered quickly. Every once in a while though, they go very badly. My dad is on day 14 of recovery after replacing the same knee twice in 6 months, here's what happened. He had his knee replaced and was...

LOL, it's all good. I ended up using the Viton, I've had the traditional rubber fail twice here so I figured I'd try something different. We'll see how it holds up over time.

I need to replace an o ring on my hydraulic system and have both rubber and viton (fluorocarbon) on hand. Which is better for this application? I'm leaning towards the viton this time. They're $$$$ but, I've already got them.

It's the same as Ubifi now, $108/mo after tax. I actually get it from.a reseller, it's part of a corporate account. AT&T doesn't have anything available for unlimited data retail anymore. Things have changed a lot in the last couple of years, it's really tough to do cellular internet anymore...

I went straight to AT&T and got a 5G router with 2 outdoor antennas. I'm getting 75x15 for speed now, which I can't really complain about. I do wish my up was faster though, now that I'm making a bunch of YouTube videos and have someone doing the editing for me, the up can be a real problem. I'm...

Yeah, it's not a finish mower, it's for rough cutting. Mine never left a pretty cut but, it cut whatever I could drive over. Like I said, I just double cut if I wanted it to look nicer. By windrow, I meant strips of taller grass.

Mine always left a windrow in really thick stuff, I just double cut it. I finally wore mine out, the deck is rusted out in more places than I want to repair. I bought a flail and couldn't be happier with it. It won't cut 5" trees but, the cut quality is far superior to the Rhino. I have a skid...

I don't think I can even count the number of dogs I've had in my lifetime. 3 of them really stand out for me though. The first was an Irish Setter that my parents got as a puppy when I was born. We grew up together and she stuck with me like I was her puppy, I can remember waking up early in...

Kohler makes a good motor, most commercial lawn equipment is powered by either Kohler or Kawasaki. I preferred Kawasaki when I had my business but, it was just preference, there was nothing wrong with the Kohler product.

First part of the road build is done. I've never done any video editing before so, I welcome any comments on the video. I tried to just show the interesting bits and cut out the boring stuff. It's tough compressing 3 hours of work into a 15 minute video, took more time to make the video...

Storage tanks are common where I am. We have one that's 9,000 gallons. The typical setup is that the well fills the storage tank using a float switch and then a booster pump supplies pressurized water from the storage tank. I would be concerned about water just sitting in a tank asa backup...

I've had blade bolts break on the front mounted brush cutter on the skid steer. The blade hit the side of the deck and about 1/8 of it was sticking out the side. The deck is 3/16" steel so, it hit with pretty good force. I think it's unlikely the blade would come out under the deck, more...

Thanks, we're really enjoying it here. We have a really pretty seasonal spring on the property as well, with a nice waterfall. It's been dry since around Sept though. It's been really dry here, as you know. I think we need a good 3 - 4 inches over several days to really soak in and get that...

I'm not in the Edwards, which is very much regulated, and I own the water rights. We got water and minerals when we bought the place. I need a permit to drill a well that will produce more than 50GPM but, that's the only requirement we have. This is our governing body - BCRAGD – Bandera...

I've started the project, it'll take me some time to get it all finished since we're still moving but, I'll work on it when I can. Working on the road right now, I need to get the skid steer fixed so I can finish that, the part I need had to be ordered from Kubota by the dealer so it's taking a...

His is an E version, newer than mine. I've got a D. Mine doesn't require DEF (not sure if his does but, it's Tier 4 final so probably). I'm 99% certain the previous owner deleted the DPF and tuned mine as well, it had a missing EGR hose when I got it was blowing LOTS of black smoke out the...

I wasn't defending the process, at all. Like I said, I really don't like commercial farming, on most any respect. We won't buy pork at the store after raising our own and get most of our chicken from a friend that raises birds on pasture. Beef is about all we buy with any regularity, cows get a...

Coyotes gotta eat, too. I try to give them away when I shoot them, can't always find takers though and I could never eat them all myself. The boars are nasty once they get over 80-90 pounds, too.

I'm 1/2 way up the hill, if this was the water table, my downhill neighbors would be under water. Springs are very common in this area, they're not artesian springs, most are gravity springs.

Unfortunately, because of how fast the grow it's not possible. Pigs are processed at 6 months so there were more right behind them that needed that space. This is one of the reasons I really dislike commercial farming.

I haven't but I'm fairly certain that if I pull the tracks in it'll fit in the bucket. I'm going to have to try it.

Tried sighting in a rifle a couple of weeks ago where the scope mounts weren't tightened fully. Group kept getting bigger and bigger on a rifle I know groups well. A few days ago, I caught a hydraulic hose on something when running the mulch head on the skid steer and did this. I do stupid...

Those definitely aren't wild pigs, wild pigs are very hairy and I've never seen one that was pink/white. Black and white spots is the closest I've seen in a feral pig. I would bet they were some of the CAFO pigs that were "euthanized" during Covid because the processors shut down. Note that...

This is my digging equipment, I'd bet he and I are on the same page. I'm thinking I'll probably move 600+ yards out of there before I'm done. The dump truck holds 11 yards so 60+ trips up the hill.

This will probably turn into a project post later. A couple of days ago I was working in a little detention pond to repair a washed out dam and deepen it a little. While digging, I found a small spring/seep a couple of feet down so I let it be to see what would hay. When I checked this...

I bought a Viton o-ring set off Amazon to just have them on hand. Not cheap but, best for fuel contact. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NSLM2CC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_W9B34SWJ3H0SAYJQH6G0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

It depends on where you live. In Tx, it's basically the honor system.

Don’t forget record high construction costs because of materials shortages. When it costs a fortune to build, existing inventory becomes more valuable.

I guess I should mention, these are seldom 1/4" tractor FEL hoses. Last time I had hoses made, one was about a 10' 1/2" hose for a mulch head on a skid steer and the other was a 5' 3/4" hose for a skid steer harley rake. Most of the time when I break hoses, it's bigger stuff for a skid steer...

There is, both Napa and Carquest make hoses here, neither do it for a reasonable price.

OK, I think the 60 x 80 is going to be the winner, I mocked up a plan in SketchUp this evening. Civilian, the mezzanine will get stairs. To be honest, if the day comes that I can't climb the stairs anymore, it's probably a sign that I don't need to be in the shop either. At that point, we'll...

It's just a little guy, compared to what they run on Goldrush. The Deere 17D will reach about 10' though. We used it to install.a well pump once.

I know, right? My midsize excavator reaches 30'

An excavator. Backhoes are too slow. [emoji3]

That's actually a priority good idea. If I got adapters for all my odd stuff, I could keep a small hose inventory. I've got British, Metric and SAE hose ends right now so it's hard to keep spares for everything.

2 excavators, a skid steer with at least 10 hydraulically powered attachments, the tractor and FEL, a couple of RTVs with a few hoses and a Kubota ZTR with a few lines. I've got a few hydraulic lines. Seems like I'm constantly busting one on a skid steer attachment.

My other option is a 5 hour round trip to San Antonio, where I'd save probably 25% over doing them locally. It's not enough savings to justify burning 2 more hours. Honestly, if it cost the exact same amount and just saved me the time, I consider that reason enough. The wasted time is really...

I HATE hydraulic line failures. They’re messy, expensive and time consuming, as you all know. My biggest complaint is that it costs a small fortune to get a hose made locally and it takes at least an hour and a half to get one made so, I’m looking at these Weatherhead T-420 crimpers with dies...