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anyone had occasion to get a replacement key cut for an RTV? I just got an 1100 and received one ignition key and one cab key ... and I hate not having spares ...

Let\'s talk trailers again ... I need to do some major surgery to my motorcycle trailer. This is custom designed and built small flatdeck that has some characteristics that were quite innovative when it was built back in '83. Hmm ... I guess I shouldn't be surprised that I need to do some...

The post on channel vs angle iron set my mind on the trailer path, and reminded me of something that's been sitting in the back of my mind for awhile. I bought an older used Cherokee 2 horse bumper pull trailer some years back and I've been slowly making sure it lasts for awhile. Doesn't get...

Hi folks ... well, after my trying to destroy the Kubota (check "watch where you're going" on the Safety topics), Carver was extra fast getting new filters to me. I've got the old filter off and the new one in place ... but now I'm stuck ... with no owners manual, I have no idea how much (and...

watch where you\'re going! I decided to "stretch" my pasture a bit on Saturday ... I've got about 8 acres of land between the house and barn that belongs to a Cell Phone company and has a tower and 3 supports .... and they rarely wack the weeds down .... so I've gradually fenced much of it off...

Organ \"Harvesting\" It seems like this one has already been "put to rest", but I thought it was interesting enough to pass along. Hope this one doesn't sound too political for the forum rules. A politician in New Mexico was sponsoring a bill to single out bikers who choose not to wear...

Happy New Year folks! Earlier in December, I hauled my old Cherokee 2 horse (dual axle) trailer out of the back in anticipation of a trip to Wisconsin to pick up some minis ... but, after cleaning it up and putting new rubber on it ... the wife procrastinated so long that the mares were sold...

Well ... not tractor related but a definite safety issue. I have an indoor pool and, naturally enough for Michigan, a heater to keep the water warm enough to swim in. I had problems with the doggone heater over a year ago and wound up installing a new gas valve (propane) and a new pilot and...

from the Oct 3 Midland Daily New police news column: A Freeland man was in fair condition after his tractor landed on him on some West Olson Road property at 2:30 PM Monday, reports the Midland County Sheriff's Office. A McCormick farm tractor, driven by ..... , 58, was dragging a log with a...

I was down in Kentucky (Louisville) over the weekend for a big regional meeting of chapter presidents of an association I belong to, and stayed some extra time to look over the countryside (for my wife ... who has always been enthralled with Kentucky - something to do with horses). Anyway, it...

I'm sure that most (or all) of you, like me, do the "light walk" whenever you're taking your trailer anywhere (you know, walking around and making sure all the lights are working). On a long trip, do you do it more often? On a recent trip from Michigan to Montreal, I rode my motorcycle up there...

Well, I made it back from Montreal in one piece. Rode the Goldwing up there on Thursday ... 700 miles. Uneventful trip although I got snarled in Toronto in one of the incessant traffic snarls on the main freeway (401). 14 lanes wide altogether and still get stop and go traffic!. Loaded up the...

I know some of us can relate ... the rest of you may enjoy it anyway: Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary. We know we take responsibility for all we have done and do not blame others. BUT, upon reflection, we...

Man ... I just got my renewals for all the vehicles (except the bike) for this year and wigged out. I don't know if I just didn't pay attention in previous years or what ... but man-o-man. Do any of y'all have utterly ridiculous registration fees like they do here in Michigan? Where's the...

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/robertnovak/rn20020808.shtml interesting

Just read an interesting article in the papers ... well, interesting to me, when I hear all the knee-jerk folks blaming this on the current administration. "We got to this point through a combination of forces. The tax reforms of the Clinton years made the revenue system more progressive; that...

Yesterday was a good day all around ... not only did I toast the pressure washer, but I also got stopped halfway through spraying cleanser on the house first. I have a sprayer unit from Black & Decker that has a 3 gal plastic tank (on a rolling frame) and a Versa battery unit to pressurize it...

OK, brain trust .... I need advice from someone who understands small engines a lot better than myself. That should include everyone in the known universe besides my little brother - who thinks a wrench is what happens to your back when you try to jump off the couch during a commercial. I'm 75%...

Father\'s Day Present even though I really don't feel like a father (my wife has 3 grown boys but I'd always managed to stay childless) ... my wife decided that I deserved a present this year ...

Wavin\' in the wind Since we have so many Harley fans here and only a few of us Wing Nuts ... I thought you might get a chuckle out of this Top 10 List: Top Ten Reasons Why Harley Riders Don't Wave Back 10. Afraid it will invalidate warranty. 9. Leather and studs make it too hard to raise...

This is aimed at the biking crowd, but should ring pretty true to us tractor folk too. Mechanic’s Tool Guide -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate expensive parts not far from the object we are...

Signs you\'re drinking too much coffee for all of you that have enlightened us with your coffee tales (I just drink it, I don't write about it ... ) from the latest Agriculture Online newsletter: Signs you're drinking too much coffee You get a speeding ticket even when you're parked. You...

Well, it's been a great Sunday ... not! I had to mix some coolant so I turned on the front outside faucet ... and when I turned it off, I could still hear water running - a bit. So, once I finished what I was doing inside, I figured I'd better go down in the crawlspace and see if another of...

After all those posts in the past, from our ole buddy Paul, about his marvelous spreader ... I just had to have one! Especially since my current method of dealing with manure is to shovel it into a bucket, carry it out to a 17 cu.ft. trailer and then, once a week, take that out into the...

Hey, SHF ... since you've been around Michigan a whole lot longer than I have, I thought I'd ask a question about Michigan etiquette before Miss Manners disciplines me. This is also kind of along the trespass thread that's been getting lots of "heat". Is there some kind of Michigan welcome for...

Well, I found the thread on trailers to be of great interest ... but, unfortunately, about 3 years too late. I managed to find a horse trailer that looked pretty good to me ... for the price ... and I will get around to fixing it up real soon now. What I bought was a 20+ year old Cherokee 2...

http://koti.mbnet.fi/~soldier/towboat.htm you ain't gonna believe this one!

Besides BuzzWord Bingo (previously outlined on this forum) ... here's another way to relieve the tedium of enforced meetings: Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants over 100%. How about achieving 103%...

hey folks, don't know if any (or many) of you get the Successful Farming magazine ... but there sure are some great articles this month on tractors. An excellent review of tractor weight and how many of us (including me, I realized after reading the article) work too hard to increase the weight...

Windows Virus affecting cd-rom\'s? Anyone heard of a virus that kills your cd-rom in Windows? I just suddenly noticed that my cd-rom was ignoring me ... it powers, is recognized by the system, Control Panel/System reports everything is ok ... but nothing will see the drive ... anything using...

Since we've been talking horses ... I thought I would mention Horse TV. It's on America One every weekday evening from 7PM to 9PM (eastern). Their programming runs to videos on dressage, vet care (floating teeth, the other night), olympic riding events, roping, driving, training, etc. They just...

Silent Night - God\'s Perspective I'm not one to pass on stuff I get over the 'net, normally ... but those of you that aren't atheists (or maybe some that are, who knows) might appreciate this as much as I did. I happened to have my radio tuned to a local light rock station a few days ago (not...

Well ... finally ... my green card arrived in the mail .... one small step closer to citizenship. Funny how, under the direction of that Clinton fella, I was informed that my card should arrive within a year but, if it didn't, to come in and get my passport restamped .... and then, under the...

ok ... I know we've talked, in the past, about some brushhogs having wheels on the front ... but have we discussed adding wheels to decks that don't have them? I have a King Kutter rotary mower that works great for me (other than going through shear bolts when I brushing too fast) except for one...

well ... after almost 2 years I'm FINALLY at the 50 hour mark ... actually a luittle more but I was waiting (or rather, not waiting) for the filters and oil to come from Carvers (they were very fast!). OK ... so get the tractor ready to start working on it ... and ... superwife can't find the...

don't know whether you've already been notified, Muhammad, but there may be a problem with the autoamted email feeds .... haven't received mine for 2 days now. regards peter too bad that common sense ain't

well, Bird, sorry I didn't get a chance to drop by even if I was somewhat in the neighborhood ... but it was a rather rushed trip. I managed to pry a week free even though everyone on my current project wailed and bawled excessively. That little Renault perfomed much better than I expected and I...

RV\'s - the sequel: Powerless OK folks, get your thinking caps on and give me a clue ... 'cause, as many of you know, I'm clueless. Finally got the generator running properly on my mini-winnie ... but I'm feeling pretty powerless. After finding no power inside ... I got out the meter and...

TBone .... I skiied for the first time when I was 40 or so .... due to lack of available time, I'm still pretty green ... so I stick to green ... and find it a blast! In Canada, we had a famous old fella by the name of "Jackrabbit" Johannsen who pretty well got the entire country into...

RV\'s I'm scratched my head for two days now trying to remember who our resident RV mechanic was. I didn't pay enough attention in the past ... since I had no intention of ever owning a motorhome .... but now that I've gone insane and bought a small one ... I was hgoing to ask some pointed...

After reading some previous postings about "eliminating" that good ole ditch in the front ... I decided it was about time. I'm tired of the reeds ... and the water and the additional difficulty in mowing ... I got the permit and, unfortunately, can't use plastic. What I can use is unknown ... I...

ok, all you helpful folks .... I'm going off off-topic (i.e. not about guns or gas...). I'm putting the finishing touches on my shop ... guess I'll have to dig out one of the dgital cameras and show it to you ... but, in the meantime - I am curious whether anyone can ever seen a "rollwe bearing"...

Muhammad, I don't know whether you've heard from anyone else ... but the daily emails started showing up again a few days ago ... and then seemed to go crazy. Instead of the normal 5 or 6, I now get about 12 - 15. A main one for a form and then several others with one message. For example...

I know some of you tinkerers must have cutting implements of destruction ... and I was curious about whether it's better to buy or lease cylinders. I've had a cutting torch kit packed away since I got it for Christmas 6-7 years ago ... and I'm finally getting my shop up to the point where I...

Well .... I was impressed ... this good ole boy who all the dumbocrats have been deriding as inarticulate and just plain stupid ... did a remarkable job and gave a remarkable address. If he fulfills 1/10 of the promises ... I predict this country is going to become moral and healthy again. Looks...

Man ... has this been a fun month! First the horse colic saga that you can find elsewhere in this forum ... then everything else. First my recliner broke ... and that spring surprise HURT!. Then the bigscreen TV decided to blow a resister in the "blue" circuit giving everything jaundice. Then a...

hey folks ... anybody had any experience with the new electronic auto darkening welding helmets? I'm finally hetting my shop to the point where I may soon be able to start using it ... and one of my first projects will be fixing the rust "spots" on my horse trailer ... in other words, some...

well, talk about your rotten weeks! Not only did we have a superfluity of winter storms ... our mini-mini (8 month old 15" mini colt) decided to come down with colic. Since my wife is somewhat new to horses (she's always wanted minis .. 'cause she likes small animals, I guess), she didn't...

ok ... I could use some help from some of you fellers that have been maintaining pastures for a lot longer than I have (and that would be most of you, I'd hazard). As some of you will remember ... I've got this 8 acre spread fpr my wife to play at breeding minis. The back pasture is 2 4 acres...

ok, clue me in. Hydraulic Top Link. I assume this is a hydraulic cylinder of the right size (diameter and length) to substitute for our manual top links? Is there a kit avaialble (obviously per tractor)? It obviously would require hydraulic connections ... so I assume this would necessitate...

hey guys ... dumb question for y'all. What are the chains attached to each end of the pto shaft for attachments for? I first thought they were to keep the cover from spinning when the PTO is engaged ... but the first time I attached the chain to a solid attachment point ... bye-bye chain. Next I...

I just finished doing some bush-hoggin' and heard an unpleasant sound when I turned my L3710 off ... a wet bubbling hissing. I checked and one of the back tires (filled with Calcium Chloride) is bubbling abay from the top of the valve stem. - do they usually just fill the tire, or put in a tube...

Hey, way to go, Muhammad ... new site looks great! Since nobodies responded yet ... I thought I'd back to the old site, copy this and ressurect it here ... 'course I'll be more patient this time - as I have to zip over to Europe for 10 days ... hopefully SOMEONE will have some clues for me when...