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I'm pulling my hair out on this one. The hydraulics on my John Deere 5310 have been acting up for a while. It was a slow and steady increase in problems. It started with the FEL being jerky while raising. Then the steering became jerky. It finally got to the point where all the hydraulics just...

I've been planning this barn for the last year. I am building an exact clone of the barn that SteelDust built several years ago. It's going to be a 36x36 barn with aloft above the center aisle. Concrete slab for the entire floor. Now I'm contemplating the doors. I want to have several 4' wide...

This is an odd one for me. My 5310 suddenly started exhibiting this behavior. I turn the key and it acts normally and the starter turns the engine just fine, but it never actually starts. It does seem like there used to be a faintly audible "click" when I turn the key but not yet all the way...

I've built a few small projects around the farm, things like chicken coops and a well house and such-like, and I've done wiring and plumbing for my shop, but I've never done a really big project. SteelDust's horse barn and completely inspired me and I'm really thinking hard about taking the...

Last month at auction I picked up a HT25 for $3,000. This is the one with a Kubota engine. It has 494 hours. Everything on the machine works great, but it seems to lack power. When I start digging a trench and get down to about 18" deep, it starts to bog and if I don't lift the bar it'll...

I'm new to haymaking and am planning on doing some hay work this fall. I have a NH 451 9' bar mower. I have hooked it up to the tractor per the manual's instructions and made sure that it was level and 16.5" high on all sides. The bar, however, seems to be bending down in such a way that the...

A neighbor is offering to sell me a JD 5310 tractor (55hp, 2WD) with a 520 loader. He's also including a box blade with the deal. Additionally, the loader has both the bucket and a hay spear that you can change out with. The tractor only has around 200 hours and has been used only to carry...

I'm planning to start collecting hay making equipment, anticipating that I'll be able to bale my own pasture this coming season. One thing I want to do is make small square bales. There is a hay rake for sale in the Dallas area that I'm considering: It's a 10 wheel rake. My concern, though...

I've been thinking about having a backup tractor for my gardening use, and today a neighbor of mine has offered to sell his 55-46 Fiat-Hesston tractor for $4,000. It's 45HP and seems like it would be a good fit for me. I did some searching and it seems like these are good solid tractors, but...

I think a double row potato plow is what I need. I am gardening with raised beds, and I use my potato plow to start the bed. First, I cultivate it nice and finely, then I drive down the rows with my potato plow to dig trenches parallel to each other. I then go back with my shovel shape the...

This might be a silly question, but I've searched and can't find the answer. Is there a place where one can purchase an extra backup key for their Kubota tractor? I once drove 45 minutes to my property and realized I had left the key back home, and I don't ever want to repeat that experience.

Hello gentlemen, We recently purchased a 90 acre property, and are going to be building a home on it. In the meantime, my desire is to get the 50 acres of pasture renovated and back into good production. The land has been sitting with cows for decades. I've learned a lot from reading this...