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Click Here Class A: Any combination of vehicles with a GVWR or gross combination weight of 26,001 lbs. or more, including a towed unit(s) with a GVWR or gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 lbs. Class B: Any single vehicle that has a GVWR or gross vehicle rate of 26,001 lbs. or more, or a...

What is cryptic about letting a Veteran Member know where political posts belong?

Removing a post has nothing to do with being '...very careful where (someone} place{s} the blame for the declining economic conditions under the current administration.' and everything with where someone places the post. Every member should know political posts belong in The Front Porch forum.

This thread has been closed. Please discuss political topics only in the designated politics threads in the Front Porch. Thank you. Not sure why anyone would think this forum would have anything to do with; Trailers and Transportation Discuss trailers, towing and transporting your tractors.

Thread locked, duplicate.

Thread closed. Too many people do not have the honor to abide by the rules they agreed to when they registered. @ljjhouser - Not to mention, unless there are electric tractors, this discussion does not belong here.

Thread pruned of a post which contained politics. Does anyone actually read the rules they agreed to follow when they registered? Clearly, some have not, either that or they do not have the honor to abide by them.

Thread pruned of politics, you know, those posts which violate the forum rules, you know, the rules you agreed to abide by when you registered.

Thread pruned of politics. Everyone, have the decency to honor the rules you agreed to follow when you joined TBN.

I clicked on each of the 42 inch links, there are only 6 of them. M154621 146.244" This is the belt for the 42" deck on my X310. M153160 156.614" M172924 66.062" M138583 115.000" (secondary drive belt) Maybe it'd be easier to call greenpartsstore. :)

Unfortunately, you did not include which deck you have. According to this site, Click Here, the X300 could have a 38 inch deck or a 42 inch deck. Note that you also ned to know your serial number in order to buy the correct belt. I buy almost all the parts I need for my X310 from these folks...

Please honor the TBN rules you agreed to when you registered. No Politics.

Reminder, since it is not obvious to some, this is the Attachments forum, more specifically, the Everything.Attachments.com thread.

I removed the post which was appearing in Cyrillic for some people.

They are. Not so with people who are banned then re-register with a different userid. Ah, IP addresses, gotta love 'em. They reveal so much.

I am not offended I am not offended nor did I say a specific person lacked honor or integrity. Finally, there are only a few miscreants who do not obey the rules, the vast majority of members do. The miscreants place a high value on winning arguments on the Internet.

It's got nothing to do with '...protect(ing) imaginary victims' and everything to do with having the integrity and honor to obey the rules you agreed to when you registered.

I have already indicated what is not acceptable. What is acceptable? Many topics, e.g., tractors. I have also told you what to do if you want an additional explanation.

PM Muhammad. I he disagrees with removing it, he can reinstate it.

Removed political posts by Dftodd and etpm. Please have the integrity to abide by the rules you agreed to when you registered. If you have questions, please PM Muhammad. I would have thought everyone would get enough politics from TV, newspapers, Twitter, Facebook, ad nauseam, that, in...

Poltical posts, or quoting of political posts, by Fuddy1952, Gale Hawkins, Molalla1, and ovrszd removed. Please abide by the rules you agreed to when you registered.

Makes me wonder how the Administrators discovered things needed cleaning up. Hopefully, it was not snitches. :p

I am not upset nor have hurt feelings. See how you can take a thread off track by reading into a post and finding what is not there, then insulting the poster. Great example.

Are you referring to the poll where Muhammad asked whether the community should make the rules and 86.9% voted No, the thread where people described TNT, where there are no rules, as 'a cesspool'?

Since the rules have not changed in years (decades?), makes me wonder why the OP, or anyone else who wants 'new opportunities', joined TBN in the first place.

The explanation for this is rather simple. 1. Someone who does not have the integrity to abide by the rules they agreed to when they joined makes a post containing a topic that is not allowed. 2. People reply to it and quote the aforementioned post. 3. Others reply and quote one, or more, of...

We moved to a smaller place, sold the tractor :(.

I hate to break this to you. TBN is not the Internet. It is a privately owned website.

Lemme get this straight. TBN is ‘bad’ because it is over moderated and TNT is ‘bad’ because there is no moderation.

If people were grown ups, they would follow the rules they agreed to.

The reason COVID discussions are no longer allowed is simple and anything but arbitrary. COVID threads invariably degrade into politics. How? A few people are not honorable enough to abide by the rules of no politics, which they agreed to when they registered at TBN.

Please take COVID discussions to TNT.

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There is TopNewsTalk. Thread pruned to remove multiple off topic posts.

Given the season, and particularly the topic, do not make political posts, they belong at this site --> Click Here. I've already had to prune one political post and a second one who quoted it. Thanks.

If you have an issue with how things are moderated, PM Muhammad. Adults should not need everything spelled out. Rural Living - Discuss all topics related to living in the country!

Perhaps not treating the Rural Living forum as if it is the boy's high school locker room would be a good guideline? I've removed the Winehouse post and the deodorant cartoon.

If some people do not use discretion on what they post, there will not be a Groan 4 thread.

Thread locked. Please take this 'discussion' somewhere else.

I am always amazed, but not surprised, at the minority of people who seem to enjoy being irritated. If you want to break the cycle, which will eventually get you banned from TBN, simply put that irritating person on your ignore list. You will be surprised at how much better you life will be.

Closed until next Memorial Day. Hopefully, by then, the few people whose goal in life is to win arguments on the Internet, lofty as this goal is and even if they have to violate TBN rules, will have matured.

To paraphrase Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart. I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description ["hard-core pornography" "politics"], and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it...

From now on, people who make political posts will be banned for 1 day.

Having to prune political posts from the same few people over and over again is getting old. Everyone knows the rules as well as the site where political posts are allowed. If these few people value the content on TBN, obey the rules.

Thread pruned. 1. No politics. 2. REPORT posts, do not reply to them.

Yep, moderators just love spending time cleaning up messes adults who cannot follow the rules make. Thread pruned. :) Gun laws = politics = TNT is the appropriate discussion site. Also, please just report posts, do not reply to them.

Closed. Duplicate of this thread.

Here is a link to a post describing why the upgrade was needed. Click Here.

To convert a deed from 'archaic' nomenclature and references would take quite a while ($$$) in just research. The same people who complain about the cost would not pay for this. Saying it should go away is one thing, paying for it is when people need to pay up or... To 'snip off a piece of...

Does anyone know if it is possible to replace just the top (the part with the handle you lift up to start water flowing)? The only thing wrong with our hydrant is the top has sprung a few (well, quite a few) leaks and the thought of having to dig up the entire hydrant, which is at lease 3 feet...

Moved to The Front Porch forum.

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A distant cousin of...

While a workaround, there are several mobile device browsers that let you identify them as a desktop browser. Atomic Web, Perfect Web, and iCabMobile are three of them. Here's the Atomic Web browser emulation settings page.

I've never heard them referred to as "Gear Teeth". I've referred to them as 'Ratchet Jack Stands" and if you Google that you'll see some more examples. EDIT: Missed the bolded words in your post asking about the U bolt jack stands.

Here's a graphic for future reference. Remember this each time you feel the urge to ask for additional information that should be obvious. :laughing:

Is this guy? :D

Ah, yeah. Right. UFOs and Kennedy conspiracy theories in one thread. :shhh:

I thought I'd check here before calling the repair shop to pick it up. 1. Started fine, engaged deck, started mowing lawn and the engine died after 3 minutes. 2. Cranks fine, just will not start. 3. Replaced spark plugs and used a spark plug tester which lit up indicating it's getting spark. 4...

We have had horseguardfencing installed for 15 years. The horses, deer and humans can see the white tape. I used their lag screws for the line tensioners and McFeely square drive stainless steel screws for the line brackets. A pair of scissors, tape measure and a cordless drill with a square...

Some of us are old enough to remember the Power Wagon and the TV show it starred in. :D

Is this what you mean by 'square gallon jug'?

See attached. Does this help? U bolts have two nuts, the hex bolts do not.

When posting, please keep in mind the forum rules for posting located here. Also note this applies to URLs you put in your signature, even if the link is to your personal web site. Specifically about dealer bashing.....You have to be somewhat suspicious of the motivation of anyone who joins...

Perhaps it's a cabin fever epidemic, but there's been a flurry of posts in threads that did not live up to the high standard of civility TBN is known for. These posts resulted in the threads being closed. If you cannot make your point without name calling, brand bashing and in a manner that...

Our vet has tried everything from pills, to ointments to shots in the eyes and nothing has worked. :( Our mare came down with it in one eye a few months ago and it seemed to clear up only to return in both eyes over the last month. She's all but blind and we've had to keep her in her stall 24 x...

Looking for opinions on using PT versus composite/man made material for a deck. The up charge for composite/man made is 60% - 70% but the contractors I've talked to both made the same comments. - Composite/man-made lasts longer with very little maintenance and comes with a 25 year warranty. -...

Any tips for how to do this safely when working alone, both removing the old one and installing the new one?

I found this 2006 F350 SRW on the Internet. Comments from you PSD experts? Click Here The CarFax report shows 2 previous owners. The first owner put 45,470 miles on it in 22 months and was in an accident 'Involving right side impact. It hit another motor vehicle'. The second owner put 37,722...

Please DO NOT reply to a SPAM post, simply report it. It's relatively easy to list all the posts of the spammer and remove them. It complicates the process if we have to also move the replies, e.g., "Your post has been reported to forum mods. Unsolicited adds {sic}are not allowed on TBN."

Anyone have any experience installing an EcoFlo system instead of a sand mound? Our place was built in the late 1800s and the septic system is most likely the original one installed when they got rid of the outhouse. :D What's the average cost of a sand mound?

Many, if not all of the people on TBN remember a time when you had to use an encyclopedia to learn about things, had to call around to get prices and information on products, had to shop around to know what a fair price for something was, use the classifieds to sell things, your experience...

Re: Synthetic in X485 Please do not make this more complicated than it needs to be. :) Use the oil that meets, or exceeds, the API rating in your Owners Manual. I your case, SL or SM.

At the same price, the decision for me is simple, the NH. Just make sure the dealer has installed the kit that eliminates the 90 degree hoses that connect to the hyd oil cooler. I was under the impression these hoses were only on the Class II Boomers, but a recent thread indicates they're on the...

Well, I'm thinking about taking up golf. I golfed when I was in high school, but only 2 times since and high school was a long time ago. I don't even have my own set up clubs! Both times I had to borrow someone else's clubs. I have no idea of what to buy, where or anything else. Dick's...

Please remember brand specific questions belong in the appropriate brand specific forum.

I was interested in having LASIK done in order to eliminate my need for glasses and contacts. Last week, I met with the LASIK coordinator as well as the eye surgeon. I am farsighted and have astigmatism, which I knew. However, because of the degree of farsightedness, particularly in my left eye...

As several of you have done, please report any SPAM to the Moderators and one of us will take care of it. Please do not reply to it. The spammer creates a userid, spams and leaves. Odds are, they wont read any of your responses. Therefore, the easiest way for the moderators to deal with it is to...

In an effort to prevent the same problems/questions from being posted in multiple places and multiple times, please post in this thread.

We have a sofa that has seen better days but because of sentimental reasons and because I am frugal (more the latter than the former ) I'd like to repair it. The problem is - It sags in the middle. If someone elderly sits on the middle cushion, I almost need to use the FEL (see, I related it...

Checked the meter on the charger and it reports 'Check Fence'. Checked the fence and yep, no shock. If I hold the wire that feeds the fence a little away from the attachment stud, I see a spark. So, I assume this means that the charger is working OK. Any ideas of where to look for the problem?

I'm always leery of a deal that seems too good to be true.....Let me explain. We've had dialup, then DSL service, from the same provider for over 10 years. The DSL service provides 1.5M download/384K upload for $39.99/month. (This also means I've had the same email address for just as long.)...

My wife took a right hand turn a little too tight and dented the aluminum fender on our horse trailer. Pushed the fender into the tire and I had to use a digging iron to get enough leverage to bend it off the tire. I'd like to remove the fender and see if I can straighten it out and/or install a...

It was time to do a little PM on my TC25D, i.e., replace the 90 degree hydraulic cooler hoses. :rolleyes: Since a little fluid escapes, I thought I'd use the opportunity to remove the battery and make sure all was well underneath it. There was a little 'cheese' on the positive terminal and the...

I've done searches and these 2 brands seemed to be mentioned a lot. Which one is better? They're priced about the same. (I did not use my tractor between the beginning of March until the beginning of June. When I went to start it, the battery was almost dead. Had to drag out my battery charger.)

Anyone have a Roomba? I was contemplating buying one for my wife for Christmas. We have bare floors and oriental rugs, no wall to wall carpet. We also have dogs and cats that generate most of the dirt...animal hair. Any opinions?

Have any TBNers had LASIK vision correction surgery? If so, what has your experience been? Cost? I've worn glasses forever, sometimes I think I was born with glasses on! and am considering getting bifocal contact lenses or having LASIK surgery. Although, having someting permanent like LASIK...

I'm in the midst of performing the 300 hour service on my TC25D and one of the tasks is to replace the front axle oil, both the differential and the reduction gear case oil. While draining the oil is easy, it looks like the only way the reduction gear case oil can be refilled is by removing the...

Can anyone recommend a place to by fence post caps for the top of 4" x 4" posts? I'd like to put them (plastic/vinyl) on the top of the posts to shed water.

I used square drive stainless steel screws from McFeely's to install my fence. Someone on TBN recommended McFeely's and I concur. Using square drive was substantially better than using Phillips head. I went with stainless steel screws because of the following information at the McFeely's site...

How\'s An Ignition Switch Work? Specifically, in the Off position, no really. My Wheel Horse garden tractor wont shut off when the ignition switch is turned to the Off position. I have to pull the choke out to kill the engine. I've replaced the original ignition switch (20 years old!) and it...

Can full and partial thread bolts be used interchangably, assuming strength, diameter, etc. are both equal?

I am fencing in our 3 acre pasture and I am also keeping track of what it costs. I took 2 extra days off this week, so over the past 5 days, I've been visiting the local Lowe's to pick up 4" x 4" x 8' PT (ACQ) lumber I'm using as posts. 'Interesting' unit prices follow. 5/21/2004 $5.97...

Are the grease fittings on NH CUTs the same size? The reason I ask is I greased the tractor yesterday and despite having crawled over and under the tractor previously, I found; 1. One fitting that still had gray paint on it indicating I've never greased it. 2. One fitting at the top of FEL...

Could someone describe a situation where you'd use one over the other? There are finish nailers that can shoot 3/4" to 2.5" 16 gauge nails while the brad nailer use about the same length nails, only 18 gauge. Just curious why someone would need both.

It's been a long while since I had to buy electrical outlets and they've changed. The screws wont 'stay out', IOW, when I unscrew them to get the wire around them, the screw 'falls back in the hole'. This is kind of hard to describe. I am used to unscrewing the hold down screw, having it...

Raises up fine, in fact it's at the top of it's travel. When I push the lever all the way forward, the arms do not move. I checked the level and it's moving, but the arms will not go down. Any ideas?

I have a finish air nailer on the way for putting up some trim where swinging a hammer might be difficult. Being my first ever air nailer, I have some questions... How do you control how deep the nail goes? What happens if you 'miss', i.e., think that there's a stud behind the drywall where...

Currently, I have a bed liner in my pickup. It's great for a lot of things, but it sure is slippery. The truck is an extended cab model so the bed is only 6.5 feet long. When I get 8 foot long lumber, I usually leave the tailgate up, and the lumber rests on the bed of the truck in the front and...

Can I use an air nailer for this? I don't have an air nailer yet, but I am looking for one and it's first job will be to attach 2" x 4" pressure treated furring strips to a cinder block wall. Is this possible/recommended?

National Electrical Code Does the code specify, for a duplex outlet, whether the grounding hole is up or down? IOW, is there a right side up or upside down orientation for an outlet?

For those of you with an air compressor... What tools and accessories do you consider 'must have' for working on compact tractors, related attachments and vehicles? This will be for my personal use, no plans to become a professional. The only requirement I have for the compressor is that it...

When you use the URL feature in the Instant Markup section you are prompted for two pieces of information. The first prompt asks you to 'Enter the complete URL for the link you wish to add.' The second prompt asks you to 'Enter the title of the web page you wish to reference.' Please do not...

The dealer came out today and installed 2 rear remotes on my TC25D. I left the HTL and hose kit I bought from CCI and they attached the hoses for me. I'm all set except for a way to keep the HTL out of the way when I am not using it. The HTL has a larger diameter than the standard top link and...

This Bobcat was in front of our building cleaning the sidewalks. It might not be clear in the picture, but the blade is split in the middle and the operator can change it from a 'regular blade' to a V-blade.

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Should a flat washer ever be placed under a lock washer? Doing so would seem to defeat the purpose of a lock washer?

I just noticed that the hourmeter on my 2 year old (last month) TC25D is no longer working. Is there a fuse, or some other electrical connection, that makes the hourmeter work? Nevermind I answered my own question. My confusion was caused by my Operator's Manual which shows only 5 fuses...

I decided to spring for an Optima Yellow Top (Group 51) battery for my TC25D to replace the el cheapo $40 battery I bought at Tractor Supply. When I installed the TSC battery (to resolve the original 'cheesing' battery), I just bought the battery, came home, installed it and the tractor...

Is it possible to modify something, e.g., the injection unit, on a TC25 or a TC29 to increase the horsepower to that of a TC33? If I remember my TC25 Owners Manual correctly, the three Class II Boomers all have the same engine so could a simple 'tweak' do this?

I realize that the answer to this question will vary from region to region, but I'll ask anyway. What's an average price per acre for leasing land to a farmer? A friend of ours lets a local farmer use some of their land, approximately 50 acres, for corn, hay, etc. and doesn't charge them...

Just for kicks (it's raining and there's nothing else to do ), I went to the Wix Filters web site and looked up my tractor (NH TC25D) up to see which filters they offered. I specifically wanted to see if they offered an engine oil filter. They did. I then went to the Fram, Purolator and...

I think I know the answer I'll receive, but I will ask anyway... Have any Class II Boomer owners installed the EZ Weights on the rear wheels? The rear wheels have only 3, 11/16" accessory mounting holes, 10.25" apart!

With winter almost here, I just ordered enough Amsoil Synthetic Tractor Hydraulic/Transmission Oil to change over to synthetic. I got tired of hearing the whining of the hydraulic system last winter. For those who have completed this job, what have you devised to contain the 8.8 gallons of...

Today, the show 'Hands On History' is touring the JD plant in Waterloo, IA, following the building of the 8520. Very interesting!

The Northern Tool Catalog arrived yesterday and I succumbed to the temptation and began browsing through it. I noticed three welders; - Hobart Handler 125 Welder for $330 - Century Models 83073 ($230) and 83096 ($330) What caught my eye was the Century for only $230! My welding needs are minor...

In another thread here, I mention restoring my 1984 Wheel Horse garden tractor. One of the items on my 'To Do' list was to get the headlights working. I thought it'd be as easy as running a replacement wire from what was left of one that was damaged up to the headlights. It proving not to be so...

I just installed an inductive (wrap lead around spark plug wire) combination hour and RPM meter on my twin cylinder Wheel Horse garden tractor. I've set the meter up to count every other revolution. The meter says the tractor idles at 3200 rpm and at full throttle it's about 6,000 rpm. Does...

What's the proper method for removing pop rivets? I have to replace a broken hold down strap and it's held on by 2 different sized pop rivets; 1/8" x .232 and a 1/8" x .294. Do I use a 1/8" drill and drill them out? A 1/16" drill?

Do any other Boomer owners have a problem with your throttle not staying at it's maximum setting? When I put mine at maximum, about 2850 rpm, when I let it go, the throttle moves slightly, down about 100 rpm. If so, what did you do to fix it?

I got a kick out of the statement made by the husband of the Missouri couple who won half of the Powerball jackpot this week. He said he would "finally get me a tractor with brakes.". Perhaps I should have put this in the Safety forum!

Attached is a picture of the 12' x 12' stall I just finished digging out, by hand. We made the mistake of following the suggestion of the person who built our barn to put clay in our stalls. Given the barn location, the clay was almost always mushy. We've tried everything but digging the clay...

My original post, Let People Know Where You Are, was lost in the Great TBN & CBN Disk Crash Of 2003 so a summary is as follows... This past Wednesday, my wife was exercising one of our horses (TB/QH mare), by herself, in our riding ring (about 100 yards from our house). She was thrown and...

I checked in the Owner's Mannual and couldn't find anything about the locations on my TC25D where it's safe to jack and support the tractor. Does anyone know where the proper jack and support points are?

I'm thinking about adding a rear remote to my TC25D and this will require removing the right rear wheel. Before I start, I thought I'd ask how hard it it to remount the rear wheel since there aren't any studs to have it sit on, right? You have to hold the tire/wheel at the same time you're...

I was thinking about offering assistance to the farmer we buy hay from. I know, I know, I might live to regret this! That's why I thought I'd ask here first. So, some questions for all you hay growers... I know about the cutting and baling steps. What other steps are involved in the hay...

No, I didn't sell my faithful little TC25D. I was outside last evening assembling my wife's new tow behind sprayer and heard the unmistakable sound of a tractor coming up the road. It was the township mowing the grass at the edge of the road. They had been using an old Massey. Lo and behold...

I am planning my Winter project which will be repainting my Wheel Horse GT-1600. Anyone know if there's a source for the decals that are on the hood, the safety decals, etc.? What's on the tractor now are not true decals, like the kind I used to apply to plastic models in my youth. Rather...

I know there have been several discussions about sprayers on TBN, but most of them, as I recall, were about PTO powered ones. I need to get a tow behind for use with our garden tractor (16hp Wheel Horse) for my wife to use since she wont use the 'big' tractor, our TC25D, which is fine with me...

As I've chronicled before, since purchasing the TC25D our faithful Wheel Horse GT-1600 garden tractor was relegated to sitting outside the garage. Just no room in the inn. Given the unusual amount of rain this spring, I've been using the Wheel Horse to cut the lawn since the TC25D is too...

I just came across this service and thought it was worth sharing. I haven't signed up yet, but I am seriously thinking about it. I am not affiliated with the company, etc. If you have; (1) Broadband connection and (2) More than $26 or $40 in monthly long distance charges or (3) Have a...

I know this is an odd question.... Does anyone know where I can find historical life expectancy information? Specifically, for a white male born in 1718. I found a table on the Internet (forget where) that indicated a white male born in 1850 had a life expectancy of 38 years.

Since I bought my TC25D, our faithful Wheel Horse Work Horse GT1600 has been relegated to sitting outside. It pains me to do this, but there's no room in the inn (garage). Can anyone recommend a good tractor cover?

Since it's been so wet this spring, I can't get into our new field to continue installing the fence I started last Fall. So, I decided I would begin work on digging out our three horse stalls. Do I know how to have fun, or what? Since I can not get any mechanized equipment into the stalls...

Does anyone know where they sell pens that can be used to mark filters with the date and hour it was changed? I tried a Sharpie, but it rubs off.

In addition to the engine oil filter (Operator's Manual, Page 3-7), my TC25D has 2 other oil filters; - Hydraulic System Oil Filter (Page 3-15) - H.S.T. System Oil Filter (Page 3-15) Page 3-13 mentions there's a common sump for the transmission, rear axle and hydraulic system. Some...

Since it's almost time to change the engine oil and oil filter (150 hours) in my TC25D I thought I'd look around the Internet to see what's available. Here's a link to the Wix site. They now have all the TC25D filters (both air, fuel, hyd and oil) available. While I will still probably use NH...

I went out to check the fluids on my TC25D this morning and had to use a piece of wood as a pry bar to get the hood opened! There I found the battery a 'cottage cheese' mess. I had cleaned it off last fall, so over the winter, during the few times I used the tractor, this occurred. I...

Do Instant Faces/Markup always get placed at the end of the text you typed in? I ask because when I review a post before hitting continue, I sometimes want to change the post by adding color or an icon. No matter where the cursor is sitting, the IF, IM or Font color always gets inserted after...

My trusty IBM ThinkPad has recently begun spontaneously rebooting. Just sitting there all by its lonesome. No one bothering it or moving it, plugged in to the wall socket and poof, it reboots. Also, sometimes when I hit the Power On button, it wont come on. The little green light will come on...

I currently have units from APC and am looking at TrippLite. Any experience/recommendations?

Wife\'s PC Died I call it my wife's computer because she's the one that uses it the most. The kids have their own and I use my laptop. Yesterday, with all the snow, the power went out a couple of times, just for a few seconds (we were lucky and did not lose it for hours as some did), but...

I just saw this picture on the main page of FoxNews. An 8N?

It took me 1.7 tractor hours to use the FEL to clear the driveways at our house and barn of the 8" of snow we got today. For those in the east who have yet to do this, as well as others, keep an eye on the grill of your tractors. After I completed the driveway at the house, and before heading...

Spencer200 hasn't posted in over a month. You out there, spencer200? Just wanted to make sure all was well.

The skid shoes for my Woods RB60 rear blade attach with deformed thread nuts. The nuts have a small triangle on one of the faces of the nut at one edge. Does it matter which way you install the nut, triangle in or out?

Some of the post holes I've dug have filled with water with the recent rains. Given the clay soil in some of the holes, the water has not drained. In some holes the clay/soil has mixed with the water and made kind of a pudding. However, the bottom of the hole is solid. Do I need to remove the...

My wife arranged to have 22 tons of stones (really more like stone dust) delivered that are destined for our outside riding ring. Currently, the pile is sitting next to the driveway to our barn, so I will have to pick up a load of stones with the FEL, transport them to the ring, about 30 yards...

Attached is a picture of a new auger tip for my 9" Leinbach auger next to an example of the problem I am having. As you can see, the cutting edges of the tip are barely worn, but the the 'spear' has broken off. It doesn't break at the weld, the 'spear' breaks. Without the spear, the auger...

OK, I'll admit it right up front, I'm trying to avoid buying two pieces of equipment. My wife would love it if we bought a tow behind or 3ph sprayer to kill the weeds in our paddock and riding ring. I would also like to be able to fertilize our yard and our pastures and I was looking at 3ph...

Are there any Danuser post hole digger owners out there? I need to know if a 2 inch round Danuser auger will fit my Leinbach post hole digger, which also has a 2 inch round output shaft. So, I need to know how the Danuser auger attaches to the shaft. The Leinbach auger, as well as the Speeco...

Any Boomer owners have problems with the dash lights? I know there was a problem on some Boomers with fogging of the instrument panel, but don't recall reading of problems with the dash lights. I checked the 7.5 amp fuse and it looked fine, but I replaced it anyway. Still no dash lights.

In the continuing saga of digging fence posts...Pouring water in the 12" deep holes did not help. Both the Leinbach and Speeco augers sit and spin. I called a local farm supply dealer and told him of my plight. He said Danuser makes 3 different types of augers; Plain Edge, Serrated Edge and...

I just bought a <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.speeco.com>Speeco</A> auger at my local TSC store to see if it would dig any better than the auger that came with my Leinbach phd. Tonight I tried digging 4 post holes and the same thing happened in each case. The auger went down about 12" and...

Since my dealer had to come out for other work (replacing the mmm support rods under warrenty), I asked him to do some more welding. He had welded 3 hooks on the upper lip of the FEL, but there was no support underneath the lip. I asked him to do this and boy did he do it (see attached). I...

I thought it might be of interest to list what I just paid to have the 50 hour service done, at my home, on my TC25D. The labor not only includes the 50 hour service, but also travel time (about 2 hours), welding on 3 hooks, sharpening the blades and installing a block heater. There was no...

I never thought I'd say I am glad to see mud, but I am. We finally received some decent rain over the past few days and as dry as it's been for the past 2 months, it was a very welcome sight. Might even make digging my post holes a bit easier!

I couldn't believe it...My wife wants me to buy an attachment. She wants me to buy a sprayer. We have an outdoor riding ring and my wife spends a lot of time spraying the weeds, both in the ring, around the barn and fencerow. She has been using a garden sprayer, the kind you fill, pump up and...

Is anyone else having trouble finding any three point hitch equipment at the online catalog? Seems no matter what I search on, I get lots of hits, but nothing related to attachments!

I think my post hole digger needs some kind of adjustment. See attached pictures. (Depending upon the resolution of your monitor, you can click on the button in the lower right hand corner of the picture to enlarge it.) As you can see, when the auger reaches it's maximum depth there's...

Attached is a picture of a well house that's in one of our pastures. It's roughly 6' x 6'. There used to be a nice railing around it, until the horses decided to do some remodeling. The floor is made up of 2.5" thick, 7" wide boards that, as you can see, are beginning to rot. (They are not PT...

I didn't want to make a post that was too long...Something for you tree farmers. This was a working display. They also had a portable saw mill running.

Here's some of the 93 photos I took while at Empire Farm Days on Thursday, August 8th. Here's the south entrance. Parking was $5.00, no problem finding a place. Getting out of the parking area took a little longer, but the NY State Police did a good job of keeping the traffic moving.

Is it possible or pratical to add a slip clutch to a post hole digger? If it is, how do you set the clutch to slip at the right time?

I want to make sure I am doing this right, with the right auger, because each post hole is taking me 45 minutes and at this rate it will take me over 138 hours to complete fencing my pasture!!!! Equipment: Leinbach Post hole digger and a 9" auger. Tractor: TC25D running at idle. Lower auger...

Please be <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.msnbc.com/news/788180.asp>careful</A>, Robert in NY!

What kind of joint compound do you use with Hardibacker?

I've been using a hammer on the gearbox yoke on my post hole digger (only broke one pin today putting in 4 posts!) to align the shear pin holes in order to remove the broken bolt. Any of you know of a better method? I sure wouldn't want to break the yoke. Talking about post holes...if I'd use...

In anticipation of eventually having to remove/reinstall the mower blades, I'm in the market for a torque wrench. The spec for the blade bolts are 110 - 130 ft lbs. What brand and kind do you all recommend? I've seen beam type, digital readouts, etc. Craftsman has <A target="_blank"...

Well, I just implemented wireless (11 Mbps - 128 bit encryption) here at home. Sitting here with my laptop, no network cable, no power cord. I'm heading out to feed the horses, about 600 feet away. I wonder if it I will be able to maintain a connection! If I have to transfer files between PCs...

My dealer came out yesterday to perform the 50 hour service, plus take care of some other items (weld wooks, install a block heater, etc.) and when he was finished he called me out to tell me what all he had done. For those of you with a MMM, if you look at the rear axle of the tractor, there...

Last evening I finished drilling the last of the 9 fence post holes that represent corners/changes in direction around our 2.5 acre pasture. Of the nine, only two showed any moisture at all in the soil (interestingly, one was at the lowest point in the pasture and one was at a high point), with...

Attached is a picture of the top of my FEL bucket with three different hooks resting on the upper lip. All are 3/8" hooks. In the upper picture, from left to right are a weldable grab hook, a clevis grab hook and a clevis slip hook (the hook laying on it's side is just there to keep the slip...

Today was my first experience using a post hole digger. My wife and I marked the 9 changes in direction around our 2.5 acre pasture late this morning and early in the afternoon the adventure began. What did I learn? 1. It is much, much easier to put the PHD on the tractor if you first remove...

Is there a way, using the existing wiring in the box, to convert a 240v outlet to 120v? We have a 240v outlet under a window which was used for a 240v air conditioner. The air conditioner is not used any more and it'd be nice to use the outlet for other things.

I played golf ('real' golf, not miniature golf ) and am thinking, just thinking, about buying a set of clubs, bag and shoes to pick up the sport. I'd also like to buy a good instructional book, if there are any. I spent some time surfing at <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tgw.com>The Golf...

Do you think that my TC25D could safely pull an unloaded full sized hay wagon? I've never done this before and was concerned about the ability of the brakes on the TC25D to stop the hay wagon.

Anybody hear of this <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.baleinabag.net>Bale In A Bag</A>?

Last evening about 6:30 our neighbor's wife (the same one who planted our pasture and the one we buy hay from) called us. Being the only one home, I answered the phone . She wanted to know if we needed any hay. I repleied we had plans to come to their place this Saturday to get some. Well, it...

I want to compare the electricity used by an LCD monitor (25 w) versus a similarly sized CRT (75 W) for our company. Is the following correct? 25 w x 1 hour x 10,000 users = 250,000 watt hours 250,000 / 1,000 = 250 KwH 250 KwH x 9 hours/day = 2,250 KwH 2,250 KwH x 220 working days/year =...

Do any of you have a good method for laying out a fence? My pasture is roughly 200' x 500' and will require 194 posts spaced 8 feet apart. My tentative plan was to lay out a side, dig the holes and set the posts before moving on to the next side, dividing the long sides in half. This is to break...

Just curious...how much do people with portable welding units charge (just the trip charge) in your areas? I want to have hooks welded on my FEL bucket and, while there are welders relatively close by, I'd rather not travel on the roads if I don't have to.

There really ought to be a TBN stealth mode for use at work. The huge blinking <A target="_blank" HREF=http://tractorbynet.com/images/ads/cvr_save_anm.gif>gif</A> at the top of every page is sure a dead giveaway that I am not doing something work related!

My Wheel Horse garden tractor has a frame/chassis. Why don't CUTs have frames? Do any modern farm tractors have chassis/frames?

I did 2 hours of rotary cutting this morning with my Woods BB60, only knocked down 2 plastic step in posts . Please don't tell my wife, I'm going to blame it on the horses. Since I was spending plenty of time looking back at the mower, I noticed the 2 places the paint came off first {see...

We're getting ready to send our oldest child off to college and want them to have a credit card for those purchases that might arise, either on or off campus. We thought a credit card would be easier than writing a check and safer than cash. Someone has recommended the <A target="_blank"...

A stick got in on one of the pulleys and managed to cause the belt to slip off my 914A mmm deck . It didn't come the whole way off, but it sure did bring my mowing to a stop , so I managed to get it re-routed correctly except for the last pulley. The 914A manual indicates you have to remove the...

Right after I purchased my tractor (last fall), I bought a couple of 5 gallon containers as well as two 15 gallon ones for fuel. The smaller containers worked well over the winter since we didn't get too much snow. Now that spring has arrived, I am using more fuel and thought I'd start using the...

Muhammad, an observation from the obsessive compulsive delegation ...the columns (Subject, Poster, Views, etc.) in the Kubota forums do not line up with all the other forums. This is with IE 5.5.

What, if anything, do you use to document when and how you use your tractor? Something that wold include the Date, Hours Start, Hours Stop, Task, etc.

My wife has asked that I 'get rid of' a forsythia hedge that is about 7 feet tall, 5 feet wide and 20 feet long. I've attached a picture I just took, but being just a little dark out I'm not sure how much help it'll be. Do you think I can mow this hedge down by backing into it with my Woods...

A local construction worker was run over by a asphalt filled tri-axle dump truck yesterday. She was standing to the rear of the truck when the accident happened. The investigators have determined the backup warning signal was working on the truck and the worker was wearing ear plugs. The...

Is this {see attachment} the way the FEL is supposed to look when it's removed?

Perhaps it's the logic courses I had in college moving from the subconscious part of my brain to the conscious part, but with all the new members in TBN I thought it might be good to note this forum is called 'Off Topic & Just For Fun'. So, any postings must be both 'Off Topic' and 'Just For...

As is my standard, Saturday morning practice, I checked the fluids in all the vehicles and the tractors. Cleaned the grass clippings off the tractor deck and outside grill. Thought I should open the hood and check the radiator as well, which was good since it too was covered. As I cleaned around...

A while ago there was a thread about using some kind of stone to back fill around a fence post versus using the ground dug up by the digger. The idea being the stone, once it settles by watering it or rain, is stronger than the dirt. I can't seem to find it now. Does anyone remember this thread...

Got the garden tractor out to do the mowing close to objects, like a drainage ditch. Got the garden tractor stuck on the bank of the drainage ditch. No problem, get the TC25D out to pull the garden tractor out of the mud. Started up the corridor of grass (between a fence and the drainage...

The pasture grass seed that I planted consisted of the following types; 40% - Tetramax Perennial Rye 35% - Troy Kentucky Bluegrass 10% - Triple G Annual Ryegrass 9% - Climax Timothy 6% - Ladino Clover It has been 1 week (planted the evening of Thursday, April 18th). When will the grass pop its...