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    Lowering the lawn

    We have a 30,000 square ft. lawn surround and divided by a concrete path. The lawn is about 2 inches higher than the cement so every time it rains, the pathways get submerged and muddy. What would you use to remove 2 inches of dirt? I've thought about a scraper, but maybe there is something better.
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    KY Missing Tractor

    Just saw this article stolen JD 5083E found in Kentucky. Thought I would post it in case somebody recognizes it.
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    New GPS

    For several years I have been used an older TomTom one, which works fine, but has one limitation. Often I need to find the location of a business or other item, I'll look under Point of Interests and ocassionally the right place will pop up, but often it will say, nothing found. Do more modern...
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    Septic Tank Access

    Over the last week or so, I've been trying to find out septic tank, and finally found it, but am not too thrilled with the way it was covered. It looks like they got two 55 steel drums, removed the top and bottom and placed them over the lid and then back-filled the area around the drum and...
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    Low Power in Transport gear

    I have noticed for a while that our little Shibaura tractor almost stalls going up a incline in the highest gear range. On level ground it runs fine, but once it goes up the hill, the bottom drops out of the tac. Any thoughts? We recently changed the fuel filter, but that didn't make any difference.
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    Rock Guard

    This year I got tired of getting hit in the back/legs with rocks the the bushhog throws back at the operator, so I decided to try to make a rock guard for our Fergie to-30. I am thinking of making a frame that would bolt onto the holes in the rear axle out of square tubing with the cross braces...
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    PTO Leak

    After several years of only have a box scraper on our SD 1642, I hooked up out 4' kubota brushhog and after using it for about 10 minutes I noticed oil leaking from the PTO shaft. Any thoughts?
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    Arc Welder Breaker

    I was just given a Lincoln AC225, and was trying to figure out what size breaker I need to install.
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    TO-30 inner axle seal

    Last year I noticed our '54 To-30 wasn't braking well, and I discovered that the left rear axle seal went bad, so over the summer I pulled the axles and replaced both the left and the right seals. Then yesterday, I while mowing, I noticed the brake pedal didn't work to well, so when I finished...
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    Question about digging with backhoes

    How narrow a hole can you dig with a backhoe? Somebody needs soil samples at 10 ft on some of a property and were thinking about bringing in a backhoe to dig the holes. How wide a hole are we talking about?
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    Low Coolant light - the darnest thing

    My every day driving vehicle is an 2004 Impala and for the past several years the low coolant light would intermittently go on, so last month I replaced the sensor, hoping that it would fix the problem, but no luck. Then the other day I noticed the overflow tank hose was spiting a little water...
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    Truck Lumber Rack

    Several years ago, we bought and 89 F250 with a lumber rack. After not having a back bar and trying to make due, I think its time to bite the bullet and buy or make one. Any ideas for the diameter/ thickness of the tube?
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    Digging out footing - mini-ex or backhoe

    We are getting ready to dig out our footing for a 30' wall we are building. The footing needs to be 3' wide and 18" deep and is in pretty rocky soil. Would it make more sense to rent mini-excavator or a backhoe?
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    Flail Mower for TO-30

    We have used an Alamo AM 5000 for the last 10 years or so, but recently there has been a push for a flail mower, mostly for safety reasons. Yesterday I visited the local tractor dealer (Kubota) and the boy working there said that he did not think the PTO shaft turned enough RPMs at a slow enough...
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    Shibaura SD 1643 starting trouble

    We bought this little tractor about 10 years ago as a reman. Apparently the tractor is over 40 years old. Unfortunately the decal (SL1643) doesn't match to stamp on the block (SD 1643).:confused: Anyway I am guessing the stamp is more accurate. The other day when I was trying to start it after...
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    Newbie from the Sierra Foothills

    Just joined today. I am looking forward to learning all I can. See you around.
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