Search results

I am gardening in rows. I understand I can plant starts in holes or X's cut into plastic mulch but can you plant seeds too? How? Just cut a hole in the plastic (what diameter?) and plant the seed there? As an alternate to plastic I have a few hundred feet of geotech felt filter fabric on a...

I'm buying a lathe to upgrade my shop capability from rudimentary tractor implement fabrication to being able to fab precision parts for the implements. I want to bore, turn a shaft, cut threads, etc. Actually I am looking at 3 in 1 machines (drill, mill, lathe) so I can cut keyways slot holes...

In November's CraigsList I found a $250 snowblower built for a garden tractor that I thought I could convert to a TPH for my BX23 for a couple of hundred more. I bought it and, long story short, more than a couple of hundred, but once committed I had to continue. The conversion has worked...

I'm looking for a tough and durable equipment primer paint. What new metal primer do you use on your implement fabs? Over the years I have used many different primers and frankly I'm not pleased with any of them. Adhesion to the metal is my normal problem even though I consider I do a a very...

This is a question for those getting the new digital TV signal over the air via an antenna and specifically addressed to those in deep fringe areas. Many, many times we get decent signal and viewable reception for the first 3/4 of a 1 hr show and then the signal fades in the last 10-15...

I am converting a garden tractor snow blower to a rear PTO tph. I have a couple questions regarding setting up the PTO shaft. I will be using a Surplus Center 15HP PTO shaft with 1 3/8 x 6T spline on the tractor end and a 1 1/4" dia smooth bore with shear pin at the blower. Ive kept the...

What is a typical speed for a snowblower impeller? Auger? Impeller:auger ratio? I have web searched and searched and mostly find the speeds not listed in mfg specs and in other sources just too much info that does not apply to my specific needs. Here's what's up. Yesterday I purchased a 46"...

I am starting a new garden plot on previously uncultivated conifer forest ground. Our dirt is red clay with 6-12 inches of natural forest topsoil. Wife jokes if you add one cup of our red dirt to a yard of compost and come back in a weed you'll have...red dirt :). I'd like to till and add...

Volp's thread, Device for emptying backhoe bucket http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/148164-device-emptying-backhoe-bucket.html is getting side tracked as we begin to talk about how to maintain an even slope for a drainage trench. This topic really deserves a thread of its own...

When you have a shallow ditch to grade, a trough really, on level, or almost level ground, is it better to begin at the low point and work up to the source or start at the source and grade down? I am fortunate to have my house on a high spot but it is almost level right around the house for...

Forest fires are a constant summer threat where live. This year it is about as bad as it gets and later in the summer it will be extreme. Some of our fire prevention/preparation precautions: Fire safe zones around buildings, 100ft if possible, 50ft minimum; no brush, dry vegetation, raked...

I've seen many posts for 3pt carry-alls but I don't recall any for the FEL. Maybe I just missed them. Here's mine. I'm doing an landscape irrigation project and need the FEL and BH AND a lot of parts, tools, etc. I got tired of loading everything into the bucket, go to the diggin's, unload...

I have four like irrigation controllers, an Orbit model with a wireless remote for each. These four, six station controllers will all be mounted on a board, together, in the garage. When I am wiring the bank of controllers can I hook up all the valve common wires with a jumper to each...

This post could go into one of several forums. It is about modifications and upgrades I've done to my 5ft KK Rear Blade. The used bx23 I bought last fall came with a rear blade instead of the box blade I'd have preferred. In the long run the RB will likely get more use than the BB yet I still...

Having endured slow dial-up for over ten years I bit the bullet and upgraded to a satellite connection last summer. Now when it snows I loose my connection. I spray off the dish with a water hose if I need to hook up before it melts off (I telecommute). Has anyone rigged some type of snow...

Not that I NEED another project but I can't find any post of someone building a FEL bucket quick attach for a three cylinder set up like the Kubota Bx models (two lift arms and one center curl cylinder). Does anyone know of such a post or have other information?

What are the potential electrical shock hazards when arc welding while standing on wet ground? How can the risk be minimized? I weld outside in the winter and sometimes the ground is wet. I weld on a concrete slab and pieces small enough to lift are welded on a plywood sheet atop wood saw...

I've seen tph side lift arms that employ a crank instead of a turnbuckle. 1) Do these work well? 2) Does anyone make one for a scut? (Kubota bx23) I guess these are called a "leveling box". I found this http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/yanmar/107350-cat-1-leveling-box-2210-a.html on a TBN...

One of my all time favorite farm name is "Never Again II". What's yours?

General consensus is that narrow BH buckets and compact dirt (clay) don't mix. The problem may be able to be solved with a self ejecting bucket. Remarks on charlz "narrow bucket" thread (Built it Yourself), and my "build a slim trenching bucket?" thread (Kubota own/operate) indicate the likely...

Anyone with a hoe always, or should always, fret "What's down there?" before they dig. Keeping a record of what you place in the ground can avoid some costly mistakes later. A accurate As-Built record can also assist developing the next underground project because you will know what is in the...

I will be building a narrow bh bucket similar to charlz "narrow bucket" post. This bucket will have relatively light used, eg. not professionally, not daily. My ground is clay with very few small rocks. Like charlz I am going to start out with no teeth since my trenches are fairly shallow...

What is not mentioned in my operator's manual is what position to place the HST shifter and whether the parking brake should be on or off when operating the backhoe. Logic would say transmission in neutral and parking brake on. But I want to use my hoe to push me down the trench line (bucket...

I built this rake years ago as an alternative to more expensive, heavier rakes. My little Wards garden tractor just couldn't lift the commonly available 3ph cut rakes. The the key ingredient of the rake are the haying replacement teeth I found by chance one day at TSC. There are several...

Got a lot of leaves to move? Got a scut or cut? This may be the answer. A two yard dump bucket! The trial run was fantastic. See it in action at Kubota Owning/Operating forum. This may not fit your needs but it works great for me. Five acres of Black Oaks and Ponderosa Pines make huge fall...

I built this big bucket for my scut to move raked leaves to a central burn area. The bucket is almost 2cuyd capacity (1.97 struck)...and it works! The bucket in the photos is a wooden prototype but built strong enough to function to see if it would work and see if any modifications were needed...

My new/used BX23 came with a 5' back blade instead of the box blade I'd have preferred. Though I don't expect the following proposal to work as good as a bone fide box blade, my use of it is very short lived. Once my drive is regraded it will rarely be used again. For the bx 5' back blade...

TBN forums are great! Been here for days; can't get away. I pick a new forum each night and go through all threads of interest I can for 4-5 hours. A vast database of knowledge here. Thanks to all the contributors. Just got a 2yr old bx23 w/90 hrs on it...good deal, excellent shape, 65% of...