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Thanks. I had switch problems, bought a new switch and metered. I agree with the chart shown in the picture. However, my present switch (5 yrs old) I have to turn the switch to the LEFT to glow, then acc, run and then to the CRANK position. When the engine starts, the key returns to the...

After some more thought -- I realized the only real solution to a lower deck height is to keep it within the wheels. No matter which way the axles are turned, if the deck is wider than the wheels, it has to clear the top of the wheels. D'oh!! With that in mind, I'll give more thought to how...

I have an old farm wagon with rotting deck. I want to tear it down to the running gear, sand blast and paint and put a new deck on. I use this wagon to haul firewood. I'm thinking of flipping the running gear over. The spindle would now be higher than the cross-beam and only allow a few...

I found an old John Deere Running gear and used fiberglas I-beams (local fencing guy has them for sale) -- and put sides as shown on them. I use IBC totes for firewood storage. The side rail is removable so that the totes slide in from the left side and sit directly on the large I-beams. This...

I made a 12x12” flat plate welded to pin mounts that would fit onto my backhoe in place of the bucket. The plan is to bolt this plate to the log splitter. The next step is to replace the fixed hydraulic fittings with quick connections and plumb the splitter in in place of the dipper stick. I...

Update: My son-in-law also purchased a short Granberg mill jig. The jig was smaller than my aluminum ladder and only clamps on at the powerhead end of the bar. I fabricated a simple 2x4 ladder to fit on top of large Ash log. I made one cut which didn't come out very well. I'm going to go...

Yes -- the scissor jack on the bottom sits low enough that I can roll a log up close the lift one end at a time into the frame on top of the jack. Then I use my electric screw driver with a 3/4" socket to spin it and lift it up. The light end tips upward, so I start to engage that spindle a...

It is pretty slow, probably 30 seconds. And the getting up and down from the tractor seat to line up logs adds more time. I can usually line up 2 or 3 in a staggered row. I use it on pieces that are unsplittable by any other means. I have an 8hp splitter that is faster but that means I have...

I got the lumber mill bug about a year ago. To start simple (& cheap), my son-in-law dropped off his Timber-tuf Sawmill attachment. My first attempts on some hard Maple came out very rough. Then I ran across some used 1 3/4" all-thread threaded rod in random lengths of 45-48" long and nuts to...

re: road use tax: Here in Indiana, an electric car owner, I pay a $150 "Supplemental fee" above the usual license plate fee. For the few local miles I drive my Nissan Leaf, that just about nullifies 100% of my savings. But, I still bought the car and enjoy driving it knowing that at least...

My local source is an Amish fence business. He buys "2nds" from various manufacturers by the flat bed semi trailer load. He uses the I-beams as corner posts. He gets smaller pieces for line posts. I did paint these pieces. The I-beams were a light yellow, the rails were grey. The paint...

A skidsteer version would probably be handier -- less off/on the driver's seat to position the wood pieces, but this works and can split stuff that I couldn't split otherwise (assuming I cut it down to fit within the opening first).

I found a rough John Deere 953 wagon running gear. I bought 4 new tires, sanded and painted everything and re-assembled. I then added 12' long 12x12 fiberglas I-beams (yellow) and side rails (green). The rails on the left side are removable which permits me to slide on IBC tote baskets with...

I ran across a picture of an inverted log splitter hanging from pallet forks. I found a 3pt log splitter on the internet for sale. This particular model was bolted to its stand. I unbolted it from the frame, removed the hydraulic plumbing and turned it over. I used the same holes and welded...

I'd suggest adding either a centrifugal clutch and/or using pulleys instead of sprockets. A direct connect to the heavy blade/gearbox is going to make the engine hard to start (even with an electric starter). Using belt (maybe 2) and pulleys would provide some slippage/ give if you run into an...

We bought a used 2015 Nissan Leaf 10 months ago, have put about 3,000 miles on it -- all local miles. Usable range is 60 miles or so. One route I take has a lot of hills that drain the battery quickly. We love the car. We have a 240V Level 2 charger that plugs into my welder outlet in the...

My son-in-law has a lot of rough ground that he and his father mow weekly using two Gas-mowers (Cub lo-boy and John Deere 265). His pickup truck was parked in the shed the other day with 35 gallons of gas in the bed (7x5 Gallon cans). About 20 gallons are already used up over the weekend. I...

I purchased a hydraulic Tree Shear for my tractor from Titan equipment. It does a great job shearing off Autumn Olive bushes and small saplings. However, after a few minutes of shearing, I need to grapple the brush out of the way in order to go deeper into the woods. After several swaps...

I'm finding more uses for my backhoe -- using the bucket with a chain and logging tongs draped over the back to pickup firewood and put onto the log splitter has been really helpful. I can reach over and pick up several pieces of firewood while leaving the tractor sit in one place. However...

2 King Kutter Grader Box blade knives 2 Grade 8 1/2" x 6" bolts, nuts and washers Attach box blade knives with bolts, tighten, check for clearance (my Kioti KB2485 cylinder just clears the 1/2" bolt). There's no adjustment. But, it works if you can finagle the bucket into position for a good...

Yesterday, I stopped in at the dealer -- he had ordered a 12" backhoe bucket. We talked about it -- and I decided to buy it from him and keep my 18" bucket. I swapped it out today and headed for the woods. It seems to be be a little bit stronger in breaking up roots -- but that's a little...

I tried picking up some large logs with just the bucket and could quite get under them. I had purchased two King Kutter Box grader knives for a different project and got to thinking -- I could buy some steel and make a simple bracket and bolt them onto the boom. When I held one up to the boom...

I have Kioti DS4510HS with 900 hours. I bought it almost new, dealer serviced and garage kept. I have several tree stumps to remove and other misc. projects that are nearly infeasible to do with a FEL (yes, I've tried, succeeded on a few, gave up on the rest). A new backhoe attachment is...

I have Rhino 350 6ft grader blade. It has a bolt-on angle brace from the top-link connection back to the rear mounting area where the blade attaches. The brace secured by a 1/2" bolt at each end. If this brace were removed, it looks to me like the blade would 'hinge' at the side-arm pins (no...

Most farm wagon designs use 2 beams running the length of the wagon which are bolted to the upright standards at the 4 corners of the wagon gear. I was wondering how feasible it would be to reinforce the rear standards with more steel and run a 1" rod through them and the beams. This would...

Generators, power washers, car alternators, hydraulic pumps, air compressors typically do not operate at 540 RPM -- they are designed to attach to a 4-cycle engine. I'd like to build a multi-purpose, 3pt platform with a step-up system that provides a 4-bolt interface and an output shaft turning...

I have a 6ft Wallace brand Grader box which I've been using to grade a gravel parking lot. The crushed rock was very packed. I've had as many as 3 adults standing on the back adding weight with the knives fully extended downward the top link in the the shortest configuration possible. After...

Hi, I've been looking at clamp-on pallet forks. I'm not sure that I'm crazy about the clamp design and the pressure that it puts out on the front of the loader. My Kioti loader has 7 holes pre-drilled in the front already (double-thick steel lip). I'm thinking that the holes on either side...

I'm having a great time -- practicing in the backyard . :)