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I've been looking into this for months now - and thought I would share what I have learned to get some feedback. My situation is that I need to plant a windbreak along one of the property lines - around 1000 feet. My house is basically in a big field on the top of a hill with nothing but grass...

I'm looking for trimmer #3 for the spring. Trimmer #1 was electric (lived in town), trimmer #2 was a cheap nasty 2 cycle. Both are now dead - well, trimmer #2 is actually bleeding oil and coughing nastily every time I try to use it. What do you guys think of the 4 cycle trimmers on the...

A question for the collective wisdom of TBN regarding water softeners ... I have a deep well (600ft) at my house - and the water is neutral pH, only slightly hard, but has quite high iron content. The upshot is that we really don't have a problem with hardness - but we have a big problem with...

I'm looking at buying a tiller and post-hole-digger in the next few weeks -- have some projects lined up for the Spring and want to make sure I have everything set-up well ahead of time. I know that people on the board have used a variety of tillers with their BX - and also a variety of...

I'm not sure how good these figures are ... they're claiming 40% of the 30-55hp market in the US ... <A target="_blank" HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1519000/1519542.stm>India's tractors plough into the US</A>

Sad news ... the corporate jet crashed this week on take-off in the UK ... <A target="_blank" HREF=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1743000/1743078.stm>http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1743000/1743078.stm</A>

I'm interested to hear what energy saving tips you all have come up with over the years. Had a couple of shocking heat bills last winter and am trying to avoid this year! My home is 'new construction' and I didn't have the chance to fully winterize last year. I'm therefore currently planning...

This is really a knock-on idea from the Anthrax scare. If I was running any high-profile company I would be looking at the following: a) Have mail handled off-site at a separate facility b) Incinerate any of the following: (i) Junk mail, catalogs, magazines (can access on-line)...

Tonight or tomorrow? Another milestone for TBN! Patrick

So ... a significant proportion of illegal opiates (heroin, opium etc.) comes out of central Asia - places like Afghanistan. The illegal drug market is also extremely good at getting their product into the USA. I'm sure it's been considered by the Al Qaeda - they've been in the drug and...

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Don't get upset with me - but there is an email circulating outside the US with a few pictures attached ... this is 1 of 3. <P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by RPM on 10/12/01 04:12 PM (server time).</FONT></P>

Are there such things? If so - are they any good? Any idea on cost or availability? I'd like to get a set for my BX ... Patrick

Any chance of getting a bigger text entry box for posting replies? It's a bit small. Or maybe it's that my replies are too long. Patrick

So ... I was out there today watching the geese fly south in formation as I was mowing my yard. I'm thinking maybe a couple more cuts and that's it for this year. I'm in PA. Anybody done for the season already? What's the latest you've cut? Patrick

Just a thought: Let's take a typical airline that has laid off 10,000 people. That's 10,000 people with intimate knowledge of airline operations. That's 10,000 people that will have some sort of uniform - baggage handlers / attendants / gate agents That's 10,000 people with IDs and access codes...

OK - so I'm being super-detailed in my study of what generators are out there. I'm trying to get a grasp of what's what though. Since they don't seem to make PTO generators with ratings around 8000W - all I really need or want to run off my BX2200 - I ended up looking at belt-driven...

Anybody have any experience with these? I have several projects that require significant concrete work coming up ... pad for a storage shed, long path etc. Do they have good resale? I'm tempted to buy one, use it for a year and then sell it. Patrick

I was impressed to hear the Battle Hymn Of The Republic sung at the national service in Washington today. I had to stop and wonder what the leaders of the Taleban were thinking when they heard it. Chorus: Glory, Glory Hallelujah, Glory, Glory Hallelujah, Glory, Glory Hallelujah, His truth is...

For a variety of reasons I have been given approval by the Chief Financial Officer (aka my wife) to go and get a trailer for my BX. I did a search on the board and the Internet and came up with a rough figure of $1300 for a trailer with tandem axles and electric brakes. I'm particularly...

My wife is insisting I post this one ... she's standing behind me as I type ... laughing at me ... all I'm going to say is that you should be careful getting off these darned tractors when wearing shorts. It is way too easy to hop off thinking you are free and clear and proud of yourself for...

There seems to be a bug in the forum software - when you use a quote - " - in the 'Tractor Attachments' line entry in your profile then the forum software truncates your entry. I have noticed it on several profiles where users have tried to enter, for example, 60" MMM - everything from before...

Cruised around Kubota Japan's Web Site tonight ... had to think there was something more than the [useless] Kubota USA web-site. For Kubota Swimming, you need this model: ... for steep slopes you need the radio controlled model ... ... and if the snow gets to be a little too much ...

I was responding to an earlier post about BX vs ZTR when I had an idea for a gadget. Suppose that a string trimmer could be attached to the edge of one side of the deck (opposite to the discharge). It could be extended / retracted on some sort of arm - and could even have a device that would...

With all the linked images on TBN using the [image] tag I think we are putting the community in a slightly risky position. I've already noticed that some signatures on old posts are the famous red 'x' in a box as the owner of the graphic on another web-site has moved/erased it. I fear that...

Just stumbled across this site - http://www.machinerylubrication.com/ - and have to admit that I was quite impressed. One handy graphic that I will be referring to is below ...! ... taken from How to Read an Oil Can.

Seems like we're at the peak of fire-fly / lightning-bug season here in Pennsylvania. I'm sure it comes at different times around the country - or you may not all get these little beasts. Was out last night with my daughter catching them - had a little flashing jar by her bedside last night...

Thought I would start a new thread about pyrotechnics here - especially since July 4th is coming up. To start things off, you should take a look at the following web site for grill accessories. Now if that doesn't get you laughing, what will?

I've always wondered how much lift is generated by the belly-mount mowers on tractors (or on a regular lawn mower for that matter). It's obviously less than the weight of the deck, but what is it? I know you can get 'hover-mowers' - I think one European brand that is well known is 'Flymo'...

Some safety links that I recently posted on another thread - and should probably be here for archiving / search. 1. Tractor towing information from North Dakota State University 2. Dozer Accident at the Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association - chain breakage 3. Death of farmer on tractor...

This one is in the running for stupid tractor tricks. Last night (that's why they have headlights right?) when I was finishing up around the garden I mowed the rake that my wife had left in the long grass. That one sent the sparks flying!! I took a good look at the deck and blades and can't...

Took out an even 10 of them this weekend on my friends 150 acres - causing too much damage by digging under the edges of buildings etc. Any recommendations on keeping them away?

I have a minor state road running along one portion of my property line for a couple of hundred feet. The road curves at this point and my better half is concerned about cars coming to visit that part of the property uninvited and at high speed. Of course, this is where the kids like to play...