For anyone that is in the Albany NY area, Channle 10 news will be doing a story on my "builder" tonight at 6. I for one am pretty interrested in seeing what it's about. I will try to fill you all in later.
Well I have a front porch that REALY needs to have gutters on it. Just as a little flash to the house I was planning on going with copper. The porch is only like 15’ long, so the cost is not that much. Anyone ever work with them before? Any tips? My local home center has the stuff, but is...
Well, for those that don't know the story I will bring you up to speed. Had a house built, 15 months later we fire the builder, lots undone, some done bad, back and forth with lawyers for months.
OK that sets it up. Well, things are starting to wrap up a little, and we were thinking of grading...
OK guys, I am at my wits end. We have three dogs, two are 11, and one is 13. I have a big problem. They will not sleep! The two younger ones wake up at between 1-4 am EVERY morning. It is not like they HAVE to go out. May take a quick leak, and run right back inside. If they go back to sleep...
My 8N has an add on hydraulic system. The fluid in it now is a bit foamy, like it has some water in it, and when using the pump, it does cavatate a bit. Now I am planning on draining the system, and I am adding a filter, [this will be a thread later on this week. My first welding project on the...
This winter I am planing on rebuilding a motor. I am not sure what yet, but I have a few choices.
Old Gravely engine from my walk behind brushcutter.
Ford 8N motor from my new tractor, if the oil burning does not get better
Old Ford 460 motor, that will go into my Convertible if I get the...
I stopped by my local dealer to get some parts yesterday, [one of those weeks where EVERYTHING breaks. Lawn was about 2'tall ]and saw an old MF 25 there. I had never seen one before. If looked like the old 35, and 65's but smaller. Anyone know anything about these? Looked to be inbetween a...
OK, just kind of thinking out loud here, but sence all my lawn mowers died this weekend, and the 8N is just sitting there doing nothing, I was kind of thinking a finish mower would be kind of neat to have right now. What size mower would an 8N run? I know I could use a 5' brushcutter, but what...
OK, it's only a drawbar, but still this is a big step for me. I had a lot of trees go down last week during the big storm we had, and have a few I need to drag out of the woods. Figured I would use the 8N, but had nothing to hook to. Now I know to not pull any thing to big, just a few small...
5\' cutter fits?
I am shopping for a brush cutter for my "new" 8n, and have mostly settled on a 5ft cutter. Now my only fear is that this is my first real tractor, but it will not be my last. Now if the cutter lasts, how will it limit me on my next tractor? What kind of size range tractor will...
On Monday night, my little corner of the world had some REAL bad storms. They say there were tornados, but last I knew they have not confirmed that yet. Power was out from 8:30 Monday night, till 1:30am on Wednesday morning. It has not been a good couple days. My new house made out OK. No...
Anyone know if there are any aftermarket ROPS for the older tractors? I have an old 8N, and some of my land has some dips, and hills, and just woundering if anyone has ever seen, or had it on an old tractor. Ya, I know, if I want to be realy safe, I should get a newer tractor, but for now, that...
I have a strange problem. When ever I type up a post in Word, and transfer over to TBN, all the quotation marks, and apotrfy show up as a line of strange characters. It almost looks tike the computer is swearing at me. Is this normal with everyone? Is it just me? Am I doing something wrong...
Well, I am not sure, but it looks like I may have to do some grading around my new house. The rough grading is done, but it needs to be final graded, raked, and seeded for lawn. Now I am thinking a landscape rake will probably do the job, but I may have one problem. The back part of the yard is...
My old 8N I just got, has a crank driven, add on, hydro system on it to work a snow plow. The fluid is a bit low, what kind of fluid can I use in it? Will the "old Ford trans" fluid work in this system? I had to pick some of this up for my trans, and am woundering if it will work for that also...
I was doing some work with the "new" 8n this weekend. Just pushing some stuff around with the front blade, nothing real hard. As I am pushing some logs out of the yard, one front wheel drops into a chuckhole. DOHHHH!!! Try to reverse out, and one real wheel just spins. So I am thinking, "OMG...
OK, now that I have my first tractor with a PTO, I'm thinking safety. I see the newer tractor have a sheld that goes around the PTO stub on the tractor. Now, my old 8N does not have one. Is this something that can be made up? Any standerd specs?
Also, when you buy a brushcutter, does the PTO...
My \"new\" 8n
Well, the 8N is a go. It should be dropped off sometime this week. I had a chance to take some pictures of it. She's not perfict, but its not to bad...
This is a shot of the front of the tractor..
Some people ask me"why did you get a old Ford tractor?"Well, Heres my answers.
First, I like the looks. I have been getting in to art deco lately, and the old N's have the look.
The price.
Parts availability. You can get old Ford tractor parts ANYWERE. Sunday afternoon, and you need a part...
Will a Ford 8N run a post hole digger? One of the jobs I used to justfy getting a tractor is digging post holes. Any tips to using one? Anything to wach out for? Any style work better on a 8n? Thanks for any help.
Well. looks like I will be picking up an old 8N, and I will be putting on a brushcutter. I know I will need to get an overrunning clutch, but what else will I need to hook it up? Any thing I am missing?
Is she perfict? Nope. Does it need a little work? Yup. But all in all, she is not in that bad shape. Its an early Ford 8N. Its got a snow plow on it, with hydro lift, and tilt.[add on crank driven hydro system] It has the Sherman combnation trans in it,and good rear tires,[with chains]
What it...
OK, just kind of thinking out loud here. What kind, and size tractor would you look for, if you have these projects to do?
Brush cut about 2 acres of heavy brush.
Level, de-rock, and install about 1 acre of lawn
Install, and maintain a gravel drive
Move about 3 big piles of dirt to fill a...
I don't know if this is the best place to post this, but it seems to fit. I also posted the same on CBN.
I have a boat, and two motorcycles that have quite a bit of bad gas in them. How do you get rid of it? Any safe way? The boat gas is about two years old, and stinking pretty bad, and before...
I have been back to doing some research on my never ending, on agean, off agen tractor search, and I saw something that struck me as kind of strange. It was a belly mower[OK lets be current. A MMM ] on a Ford 8N. I had never seen one before. Now THAT'S a garden tractor! Anyone ever used one...
I was looking at an early 8N that had an aux. trans in it. From doing some recerch, it seems to have a Sherman combnation trans in it. How much does it slow the tractor down, over a reg 8N? Is this something that would come in usfull for brush cutting?[I think so, but what do I know. ] How much...
I am hoping within the next year to get an older, smaller tractor. [8n, Ferggie to-20 to-30 etc.] but I kind of need to justify having one. I know a FEL is pretty much out of the question because of week hydro and front ends, but what other attachments will they work? Will they run a post hole...
My Ingersoll has small lawn, and garden tires on the front of it. Sence I changed to AG tires in the back, I love the proformance in the muddy stuff, but the front tires realy pack up. Now when I got the tractor, I had these rib style tires on it...
.....And they were real bad. I slid all...
I also posted this on CBN, but I know there are a lot of people here that don't go to CBN, so I am posting it here also.
We are trying to decide weather to get a wood stove or a fireplace insert. We have been planing on going with a Hearthstone,soapstone stove, but are rethinking a stove...
Heres one for you guys. Now my tractor shopping is kind of on hold till my house is done being built, but I am still keeping an eye open. Now I see some tractors with, and with out Front end loaders. Of corse the one w/loader will be worth more, but how much? I don't mind spending more, but how...
My Ingersoll has an old Kohler 14hp single in it. In the summer I always run 30 weight oil in it, but this year I need to use it for plowing snow.[Long story, snow blowers packed away, because I was going to be moving into the new house before winter, well its not done yet, and I cant get to the...
Went to look at an old Ferggie TO-20 this weekend. Nice looking tractor, but there were a few things to make me walk away for now. One was I could not hear it run. Some wiring needed to be done. He says he will get it together so I can hear it run, and drive it. Second is the PTO shaft has an...
I am looking to buy an old tractor. This will be my first, so I need to know the things I should look for. I know the simple stuff,
Motor running OK
No strange noises
Clutch works
Pieces falling off
Rear lift holding. [not dropping under load]
PTO turning, and not bent
Steering working, and...
Any one here know anything about the old Case VAC? 3ph, live pto, live hydro? How much power? Wide,or narrow front? Any thing else? I see a lot of these for sale REAL cheep. Will they brush hog? Thanks.
Hay Muhammad, I see the link is gone for CountryByNet at the top of TBN fourm pages. Is it coming back? Are you planing a link like CBN has to TBN? I was stuck, I was done on here, and tried to go to CBN, and was lost.
I had a strange thought today.[Like most days, but I usly keep them to my self] I was makeing a wish list for the next motor in my Old Ford convertible, and I got to thinking. Why not take an old tractor,[a N Ford, Farmall, Case, whathave you] And update the motor a bit? Holly has a bolt on fuel...
60\'s Cases
Anouther post got me thinking of this. Anyone have any experance with the old Case tractors from the 60's? I have always like the bug eye'd look, with the tan, and red. Are they good tractors? Any problems with them? I have seen a few different sizes, any of them around the size, or...
Well, after almost two years, I finally got to the big 1000. With that I have to say, I have gotting a lot more information, then I have given. I would like to thank every one that has helped me along the way, and I hope I can do the same for some one else out there. Now for the next 1000.
Ok sense I am out shopping for a tractor, and a brush hog, I thought I should know how to use it.
I have a lot of saplings in my woods that I want to cut down. Most are about 1in, to 1.5in. Will a brush hog do this? Also do you run into the trees with the tractor to knock them down then mow...
Ok, we got the $12500 question, the $15000, and the $20000 question, well here’s one for you. How about a $3000 question. Now I will start by saying that I can fix most things, need to brush hog, run a posthole digger, and I like gear drive. Now I know I am talking an old tractor. One with 2wd...
Well, I keep thinking what I want to do about brush hogging my land. I got 4.3 acres of land, and a little less then half is woods. My first problem is I don’t have a ton of money to spend. My second is that I have a lot of poison ivy in the woods, and sence I have it for a second time this...
Well, I did it. I steped up to AG tires for my Ingersoll. Picked up a new set of Firestone Field and road AG tires yesterday. Now I just have to pull the wheels this weekend, and mount them up next week, and I will be off looking for some mud!
Saturday night at 7:16 my daughter Danielle Elizabeth Bradway was born. After a real long and troublesome delivery, mom and doughtier are doing fine. I have to say, This is my first kid, and I can’t believe how much joy one person can bring! So now I just got to get my house built, and we can...
I will be setting up a shop in the garage of my new house, and am wondering what tools I should get. First on my list is an air compressor.[see other post] Here’s what I am planing to do. I have to old cars to restore, tractors to repair, I am planing to do some fab work, and just general...
Well, sense my pole barn is on hold for a few years, I am going to take some of the money from the sale of my house and get an air compressor, and some other tools. The new house will have a 24x24 garage, with a 20amp 110 outlet, and a 220 outlet. I am looking at two compressors that TSC has...
Finly got my new camcorder going so I have some new pictures.
This is the Case 446 I picked up a few months ago. It is a early 80's, and has a 16hp Onan motor. It needs a lot of work, so I don't know if I will fix it up, or part it out.
Monday a guy falls into a bailer, and yesterday a guy falls under a tractor. I guess boulth lived, but are real badly injerd. Think I will stay in the house the rest of the week.
Take a look at this. I have never seen anything like this before.
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more digital camcorder ??\'s
I am looking for a digital camcorder, but I am also looking for one that takes stills. I have a new house, and a new baby on the way, so I need a camcorder.[it is a law you know.]but I also want to take digital stills to post on the web. Any one got any ideas? I...
Any one here know anything about Onon motors? I just picked up an old case 446, with a 16hp twin that does not run. It is missing a spark plug on one cyl, and was woundering if any one knows what plugs this motor takes? It does have one plug in it, but I don't trust that its the right one. Any...
Well, I got another tractor. I just picked up an early Case 446. It needs a lot of work, or I may use it for parts for my 444, and 224. I just can’t stop looking for new tractors.
I don't own one[though I think it would be perfect for my needs] but I think all these Power Trac guys need there own forum. They have gone from a few loyal owners, to a large group of guy who love there idea of the perfect tractor. So I would like to be the first to place my vote for a Power...
Any of you guys lurking out there. With the talk of the Yahoo group coming over here I was wondering if any of you guys are scoping the place out. If you are, sign on and come join the fun. With spring here[HAH!], and summer on the way, it will be time to start using our tractors agen. Just...
Well, after months of hemming, and hawing, we finally decided on a house plan. We had hopped to be started by the end of March. Well March is almost over so we are going for the end of April. I am so looking forward to moving back to the country, and in the same town as my tractors. Here is a...
Just checked a post I had made and saw that I had made Veteran Member! Man, I don't know how I made it this far without a real tractor, or a clue about them?
I am posting this here not because I want to discount the big 3, but because I don’t want to rule out the little guys also. I am looking for the best place to buy a “project” tractor. I love working on old, and abused equipment[ya, I know, I’m strange ]and I will be looking for a bigger tractor...
If you read my other posts on heating farther down the list, you will see that I Am building a new house in spring. We want to have some form of wood heat in the house for backup, or just for the fun of it. My wife Michele, and I have been looking into the soap stone woodstoves. Does anyone have...
Another heating question. I will be building a new house in the spring and am trying to decide on a heating system. I need to decide between hot water baseboard, or forced hot air. I like the heat from hotwater better, but we also want AC, and that would be easier with hot air. Also cost is a...
I have a few heating for all of you guys. I will split them into separate posts to make them less confusing for me.[I am a little slow sometimes]
I will be building a new house and am wondering what to chouse for heat. I would like to know what would be best, oil, or gas? I do not have city...
OK, I guess I will start this forum also. My two Ingersoll tractors are hydraulic driven. Not a hydrstac trans like most tractors, but true hydraulic. It uses about 12 qts of 15w40 motor oil instead of hydro fluid. Now here’s my problem. There is no filter in the system. With the dusty envroment...
Well, lets get this topic off to a start. Let me say first that I do not own an old tractor, but I like them, and will problay get one in the future. So here we go. What do you have? Any one got any nice old tractor or even an old hulk out in the field growing mold? What would you like to have...
I have a friend who is looking to get a cab for his grandfather’s L185DT. He has no idea what they would cost. Any ideas? Eather new, or used. Also some one told him this was a gray market tractor, does it cross to an American model? Thanks.
DFB,
I remember you having a very bad experience with modular homes. We are getting very close to our purchase and since you are located nearby I wanted to check which company you used. I know there are only a few companies which distribute in our neck of the woods and I definitely want to...
Has anyone ever heard of dumping a bottle of bleach into your well?
We have a well that was closed up, but not capped off, around 15 years ago. See picture. We are hoping to be able to put it back into service again for the new house without having to drill a new one $$$$. We have talked to...
I was at an equipment dealer off of Cape Cod yesterday, and they had a Terramite tractor. It looked kind of cool, but I had never heard of it before. It looked to be just a little bigger then the Ingersoll loaders. Any one use one.http://terramite.com/
On are trip to the land this weekend, we had taken a few pictures of are pond. Now understand, this was not there last fall!! It started as a little ice rink during the winter, and just got bigger as spring came. We do have a spring at the back of the property, so I think that may be seeping up...
Well, we spent some time at the land this weekend, and got the well uncovered. This is a setup I have never seen before. Any got any input? The well house is about 8-10feet deep, with a drilled casing on the bottom, and what looks like a tank, pump unit next to it.
Yesterday was a beautiful day in NY. Bright sun, blue sky, and a 20 mph wind which made the temp. feel below zero! Decided to stop at the land and take some picture after refilling the bird feeders. The attached picture is of the natural spring which runs right past the end of our pie shaped...
Ok, all of this talk about land clearing has got me thinking. This is a picture of what I am up against, What would you all use to clear this. We have been clipping, sawing, and making a billion runs to the brush dump, but there has to be a faster way.
Well, we are thinking of putting up a pole barn on the property. We had been looking at a big shed, but for the cost, plus the fact that we will need a big building sooner or later anyway [cars, boats, tractors, etc] we may just bite the bullet and put one in now.
I am thinking of something...
Well, I am at the point that I need to get new front tires for my tractor. It is an Ingersoll/case 444. It came with ribbed type tires when new, and my question is, should I replace with the same, or use a turf type tire? What is everyone else using? Any pros, or cons to either one? I see that...