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I just found out this week that after 27 years with my company, they've asked me to move along- will be here for another 30 days or so and getting a great severance package. I had planned to retire in a couple of years so will just start a bit earlier than planned. After getting over the ego hit...

We're thinking about putting in a swimming pool and adding an outdoor shelter/gazebo with a fireplace in the same area- not looking at a firepit but a stone or brick fireplace. Anyone built something like this or have some pictures they could share for help with thinking this through? Ideally...

Since the end of the rainbow was so close, thought about attaching the backhoe and taking a look? Taken yesterday afternoon as a rainstorm came through Leesburg, Va. That's my BX22 sitting outside the shop.

I have a Bobcat 763H and was interested to get some ideas to fabricate a counterweight for those times when I'd like to have just a bit more stability. Moved a large (for me) Cypress log yesterday and no issue since it was only from a trailer at about 2' high to the ground but an extra few lbs...

Well, barely. Thought I'd post a few shots of an equipment barn I'm having built (I'm helping a bit but the same guy who built our house and my shop is doing the barn) for my BX22, implements, and Bobcat to get them out of the elements a bit. We've been milling logs for all the framing that...

Purchased these forks off ebay and installed them today, want to weld a bit more on the inside of the bucket but ran out of wire. I installed the hooks to a piece of angle iron, then attached that to the bucket. You can drive under the hooks to either put them on or take them off. My only...

I'm going to be giving my son a truck that I own and have a question about providing a Bill of Sale. I've found several legal forms and think I have that covered but wondering how we should go about filling out the purchase price. We'll exchange at least $1 as part of the transaction and our/his...

Getting ready to replace my gutters and want to include leaf guards. Looking for recommendations and any cautions when getting estimates. Are seamless gutters better? There are quite a few different types of leaf guards, anything to look for in that area and do they really work and not clog up...

Went out to use my BX22 yesterday, started the tractor to a very loud rattle like metal striking metal under the hood. Shut it down and opened the hood. Found that the top bracket holding the air filter in place had snapped where the top bracket meets the bottom portion of the bracket. A tie...

Many have probably already seen this but thought it was cute. If men vacuumed, this is how they'd handle it!

Started my BX22 this morning, ran for about 2 minutes, then started belching white smoke, coughed, and died! I had topped off the fuel tank earlier in the week and now see that the vent cap on the container was open, had been setting outside while we received some torrential rains so assuming I...

Had a delivery to my house last night about 6:00 pm. While backing out of the driveway, the back wheel of the truck went in to the ditch and no amount of rocking, wood under the wheels, etc. allowed him to drive it out. I brought the BX22 up and the driver attached a 20 foot chain to the frame...

Picked up my new Woods chipper today and spent the afternoon using it, no pictures yet. This thing can really chew up the wood. Using it mainly to clear up a lot of brush on my lot so probably not working it very hard yet. I decided to go with a unit with a 5 inch capability knowing that I'll...

Here's a couple of shots of the new BX23.

During some high winds a week ago, my neighbor had a tree tip over and it's now leaning on a couple of other trees in his yard. Had it fallen to the ground, the top would just reach to his garage, might have broken a window but don't think it would have done a lot of damage. He's wanting to...

BX22 Won\'t Reverse Had the 50 hour service completed on my BX22 yesterday, used the tractor for about 10 minutes after it was completed. Started it up today and can't get in to reverse. Feels a bit like the speed control pedal may have slipped a bit but forward works fine. I've left a message...

Bee\'s versus my BX22! About 10 am this morning, was expanding a path through the woods on our property. Used the loader to move a rotting tree that had fallen on it's own. It snapped in two while moving it and bee's that were nesting in the trunk poured out. I was stung about 5 times, ouch...

Started our pond project this weekend, a lot of time in the seat of the BX22. Looks like we'll end up at a bit over 3500 gallons. Rough hole is dug which allowed me to get some measurements, now we're researching heavily to buy the equipment. Have found a couple of places online that sell...

Welded a couple of hooks to my BX 22 FEL today, tried them out by using a chain to drag a couple of large stumps down to a brush pile, worked great. Attached the hooks about 11" from the side of the bucket which has them just inside the main supports and the "bucket level indicator". Hooks are...

Wish I'd known I was going to buy a tractor when I put up my fence a few years back, see the attached picture. We're in the process of putting in a 150 foot "dry" creek bed next to our house to capture drainage from the slope our house is built on. Digging out about a 6" deep path, 4 foot wide...

Just used my new Rhino 42 inch rotary mower on my BX22, also the first time I removed the backhoe! Removing the backhoe was easier than expected, hopefully it will go back on just as well. Used the mower to cut a path through about 2 acres of woods on my property, did a great job, will go back...

Looking to purchase a rotary mower for my BX22. Main use will be mowing a 1 acre "meadow" once or twice per year and to create/maintain some paths through the woods on our property (4 acres). Looking at the Rhino SE42, figure the smaller size is appropriate for the horsepower of the BX22 but...

Received my new BX22 on Thursday, did my first serious work today, planted 8 trees. Boy this thing can dig! Heavy, wet clay, and rocks didn't cause a problem, just had to remember to give it plenty of throttle to keep the rpm's up and it was a lot of fun. This was my first experience using a...