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I previously had an Everlast stick/? that I was very happy with, never got beyond stick. Farm sold, only need light duty but would like flexibility. With a 400 dollar budget, what else should I be looking at? No aluminum. Want something easier and less skill demanding than rods. Which I barely...

came off new to me Ram p/u, two tires almost new, 2 about half used, nowhere close to wear indicators, tires ran quiet and smooth. All four for $200 firm, cash only, you pick up, New Hope PA 1 hour N of Phila.

Would appreciate some advice. My little Onan/Cummins propane gen in my new rv specs 15/40 oil. Well that's easy right, 15/40 is everywhere. Sure is, but it says Diesel on every container I've researched, and I use Rotella T5 15/40 in my tractors. Where I'm getting hung up is the SAE labeling...

Recently there has been a lot of press about all the deaths at a California race track, some of which is caused by running races in the rain and mud, very hazardous to animals. here are the facts, at least for the US: horse racing is a dangerous sport for both horse and jockey. In the U.S. in...

I've read it costs about $2k for the chip and related hardware, likely larger injectors, to raise the 4707 from 70hp to 100hp, basically recreating what the factory does with the same engine with the model 4710. 30hp for 2 grand. I'm waiting for someone to try and report back. At issue of...

If at first you don't succeed... After spending two years growing vegetables for the local food pantry, I need a break from serious hobby farming and looking for adventure. Long time boater, but that hobby is very expensive for anything I'd like so rv'ing hits all the right buttons for me...

I am fascinated by the inching control that JD now offers in the 4066R. My only challenge is I need it in a larger heavier tractor. Does anyone else make a system that moves the tractor backwards from a rear fender control? sure would need to be careful with your feet using that I bet... I...

I purchased a small farm in coastal NC and am now venturing into row crop farming on a strictly retired have fun basis. One of my bucket list items was to grow food for the needy, so this year I rented land from my elderly farmer neighbor, who rents the bulk of his land to another farmer. My...

Five Reasons Why Diesel Makes More Torque than Gas interesting basic training video on how torque is made. Basic idea that torque equals force times distance. The distance part explains a lot about engine design. One only has to look at Ford's experience with the Ecoboost gas engines to know...

Just about every human being on Earth now knows Takata made air bags that can kill you, instead of save your life. But this isn't about them at all. My understanding through reading is that American trucks at least, not sure about cars, encased the air bags in different containment structure...

This takes a little while to go through, and the ads are over done but the content is fascinating. Of the top 100 largest properties, Texas stops at 45. 55 more to go, with most in Australia. Lot of famous names here, and I learned a great deal about European and Asian farming. And where do...

Test Your Knowledge of the Most Classic American Cars Ever Made I thought this test was awfully easy but then I got my license in the 60's. They say 80 percent of US males can't get this test totally right. I guess millennials are all driving Priii. Lot of better muscle cars than these...

I am considering buying one of these high end mowers and mowing my own 8 acres again instead of a mowing service which I tried out this year. Service costs me almost 10k per year. Huge amount of weedeating, orchards, fences, etc. I mow my two orchards anyway, one fenced, but they weedeat. So...

Amazon.com: KUBOTA B232HSD B262HSD B292HSD MAINTENANCE KIT 777-3365: Automotive I found this by accident while searching for another filter. Did not know Donaldson was making a combo filter kit for Kubota. Wish they made one for mine, only seems to be for smaller tractors. High quality...

Did it again, guess i'm a real sucker for a little Massey near the front door... Bought this 25hp twenty year old 4wd Iseki built tractor yesterday as a project to renovate. They were asking 5500 and after I found out it had gone upside down in a pond, albeit briefly, the price went down to...

Coming next month. This has always made sense to me because a big truck has the size and power to haul a lot of batteries around. Now what about a high speed wind turbine on top? or somewhere...generate electricity while you drive down the interstate, help charge your batteries in addition to...

My 2015 Ram 1500 is at the dealership now where it has sat all weekend. It has an intermittent tap/tick at startup which in the past went away within a few seconds. Then I went on vacation and let the truck sit for ten days. This time the tap took a full ten minutes to go away. Ten...

With a new 1100 pound Land Pride DH25 disc harrow on order, coming in this Friday, I'm considering adding a little more tire to my Massey. I did this before with a small CIH Mitsubishi powered tractor and the larger rear tires worked out exceptionally well. I'm retired and just doing this for...

Oshkosh JLTV First Drive Review - Motor Trend this article put a real smile on my face. First, we know how to build the best. Second, we US taxpayers are actually paying a reasonable price for the highest possible quality. Oskosh has been building remarkable trucks for a long time. I...

I am learning how to weld in retirement, and have a mower deck project I am cutting steel for right now that will be part of my learning process. I have watched the YouTube videos, got a big Welding how to book, and also have all the hardware and tools. My machine is an everlast stick tig, 160...

My 2011 MF 2615 is about as plain/basic as one can get, which I like, except for the lack of an electric pto clutch. Sure miss that nice little yellow knob. I have a two stage clutch, the first engages the pto, the second the transmission. Is there any reasonable way of converting my tractor...

this one runs an oxidation cat, a diesel particulate filter, and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for NOx, meeting the Tier 3 Bin 125 standards that will be phasing in through 2025 from an article on the new GM 1.6 ltr diesel engineered in Italy and built in Hungary and soon coming to us...

Do any of you own a Woodmax chipper product and can you give feedback as to your experience? I searched here and found two threads, both of which asked a similar question and no one responded. That is a concern to me because it sounds like no one owns one. It's been three years since those...

I am currently restoring an old Gravely wing mower, pretty rare, have two of them to renovate. As I get older and my arthritis and spine problems get worse, I can't crawl under this equipment any more or it really hurts my fused neck. So...I need to lift this equipment up higher to work on it...

After more than five years waiting for me to get to them, this winter I start renovating the pair of Gravely wing mowers I bought a long time ago. One has a Honda 340 engine, the other a Kawasaki, both the premium engines of their day. Both work, but having sat all this time, I need to start...

three trips to find .22LR ammo locally came up dry this past year. It would be great if supplies improved. Even Tractor Supply has now started stocking ammo. I'm told there seems to be more availability after the election. I have one box of CCI Stingers I keep if I need to dispatch a small...

Like many others I installed a roof light bar on my cab, a combo spot/fog on mine and some additional work lights in the rear. 100% LED but just enough draw to throw me over the fuse limit for the front and rear optional light package. I took one 35W halogen bulb out of the circuit front and...

it is my understanding the next full moon in a few days will be a historic Super Moon, so called since the Moon will be the closest to Earth we see in our lifetimes. It should be very large in the sky and hopefully we will have at least one night of good weather. Get out those binoculars and...

It's Sunday morning and while my barn area is pretty far from neighbors, there are lots of small churches in my surrounding community. Being a lifelong Quaker who prays in silence, noise is a big issue. Many of you attend Church on Sunday morning and I'm sure have opinions about hearing chain...

I just read this and it appears a new set of alphabet soup is coming to us, with "improved specs". Not a lot of details out, anyone have info to share? this was on Mobil's Delo site: On December 1, 2016, two new categories of oil standards will be licensed: API CK-4 and FA-4. In the...

read an article that a lot of older Humvees are being sold to make way for newer models. The real question is, what use are these things? Is this only for a Texas or Colorado ranch? They are supposedly really slow, uncomfortable and loud. Parade vehicle? probably would make a good low speed...

I'm looking at a used 175 hour 2011 MF 2615, which I understand has an engine, if not the whole tractor, built in India to Perkins design. I'm ok so far, Perkins is all over the world, but what about parts availability if say a gear breaks or a clutch goes out? There's the issue with engine...

I saw this in one of my auto magazines and thought you Yanmar owners would enjoy this. It showed up at a ritzy California car show like Pebble Beach. Pretty snazzy...though likely just new sheetmetal/fiberglass over the existing tractor. Would have been interesting to see what the inside looked...

The primary mower belt on my 60" JD deck costs more than 80 bucks. I assume for that price it has kevlar in it but no idea, no markings. I now have 300 hours on the original belt, and I'm wondering how long belts last in general. Big difference between a belt in a fan and belts in a chipper...

Why CVTs Are Awesome Transmissions this is an educational video explaining the math and physics behind CVT transmissions and why/how they keep the engine in the power band so effectively. if you like equations, you will like this, but interesting comments on hp and torque. The funny thing is...

A close friend of mine is returning to Delaware from a drive to Washington State, quite a drive, and he saw this tractor. Knowing my activities here, he wondered if anyone recognized what this tractor was/is. My friend grew up in Iowa, so this was fun for him. Can anyone identify this tractor?

Now the govt. wants hundreds of thousands of cars taken off the road immediately. We have a lot of Southern TBN members; if any of you have older Hondas or Acuras, mostly 2001 to 2003 model years, this is really important info for you. Your air bags are truly bad news: Federal safety...

for you classic truck admirers, the Post Office is coming out with some nice new stamps, for those of you who still use stamps. Postal Service to Issue Pickup Trucks Forever Stamps in July I'm definitely going to get some when they come out. That way my mail can keep on truckin'... I can...

Would appreciate feedback from anyone who has had a coolant hose fail over time. I have a twelve year old used Jaguar XJR I just bought and am considering changing out the coolant hoses. Mechanic said Euro hoses were better quality than American and that I could expect at least 20 years. I am...

I am tired of the popups imploring me to download Windows 10. Is it worth it? Learning curve? I'm still running Quicken 2008 so I don't change software unless I have to or really should. Experienced user, fast desktop, lots of memory. My inclination is not to be an early adopter. I think...

Just had a good sized nail taken out of the front right tire, Michelin LTX2, 275/60/20 after the TPMS system went off. 30 pounds instead of 40. Slow leak. System worked just like it should, and the Ram dealership in town fixed the tire for a very reasonable fifteen bucks. But...I tow a 7000+...

My beloved and trusty Gravely didn't start for the last time. Years and years of problems with points sticking. Even with the electronic upgrades and better coil, my Kohler just would not start and it was always, always the points sticking. Sometimes a tap on the case with a wooden rod would...

after John Deere would not take one penny off their Sport 240 model, even though I bought an expensive X750 diesel garden tractor from them two years ago..., I think I got a better deal from Cub Cadet. I grew up with Cub Cadets on our farm in Pa, and am now finishing the renovation of a 1968 CC...

I could use some advice before I get an earful from a specialist. Since many of us are older, the frequency of diabetes among our members has to be significant. I'm concerned... for decades my blood sugar was stuck at 99. Just under what I thought was the 100 threshold. I've now bounced...

does anyone know how to contact Paul Short of Specialty Repairs? He doesn't allow emails on this site, no button to send him a private message, and his website does not have contact info other than site address. Specialty Repairs  |  Home He and I have the same tractor and I know he makes...

Could one of our Texas members who knows Bird keep us posted on how his heart operation went? Lots of folks sending him best wishes. Drew

I have been using rattle cans for decades. I now have the room and a nice large Quincy air compressor to consider using a more professional method. It seems one can buy three guns for 89 bucks from China I'm sure: Amazon.com: TCP Global® Brand HVLP Spray Gun Set - 3 Sprayguns with Cups, Air...

Over three years ago I had to put aside a partly finished renovation due to family problems. Now I'm finally restarting this project, and have quite a bit done, but a long way to go. The engine was rebuilt shortly before I got it, by a mechanic in a shop, and has only a few hours on it. It ran...

When I renovated/restored my 1986 Gravely 8199G about 8 years ago, I replaced the original turf tires with HDAPs on the rear. Using the tractor in Pennsylvania in hilly rocky farmland, the HDAPS worked great. Since I have moved to NC mud seems to be more of an issue, and the HDAP's plug...

it's been almost eight years since I repainted my Gravely and it has worked very, very hard in those eight years. After a local tire store really brutalized the rims putting on new Firestone tri-ribs in the front, I knew it was time to make them look nice again. Not a very interesting post...