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It ran pretty good here today. Not a huge run, but at least a gallon per tap. It started earlier in the day than it has been, so that helps a lot. Got my cooker fired up for the first time. Boiled about 800 gallons of sap in 4.5 hours. Used about 50% of a cord of wood. Drew off about 9 gallons...

I tend to agree, though them be fighting words on the syrup forum. I will say that I don't think which type of wood makes any difference. Personally I prefer softwood. It doesn't fill the firebox with coals and it burns hot and fast, which is what I want. Also, it's a good way to use that kind...

Been splitting a bunch of wood lately. A friend of mine is establishing a deer farm, so they had a bunch of trees removed from their 80 acres. I hired a local tree service with a knuckle boom truck to move 4 loads for me. They said their truck holds 4 cords, and for 3 of the 4 trips I was able...

Alright Jeff, since you're such a stand-up guy I went ahead and downloaded the manual and searched out the info. Here's the adjustment procedure: And the possible configurations:

I'd like to mount a small 12 volt broadcast spreader to the front of my little NH. I'm not worried about the mounting aspect, but I'm wondering if anyone's got experience with this type of spreader? Also, being that my tractor is quite a bit longer than an ATV, I'm wondering if the control will...

Good call on the deckover, Rye. Mine is nowhere near as nice as that one, but I love not having fenders to worry about. Makes it much more useful for moving logs. I also set mine up for processing firewood. I use the tractor to load logs on the trailer, buck them up there, slide/roll rounds to...

Been working on a job for a good friend. Took down about a dozen oaks of various sizes that were dead from oak wilt. Now we're bucking and splitting. Just like Sawyer Rob does it, we're loading logs onto the trailer, bucking and then rolling/scooting to the splitter. From there it's just a pivot...

Here is my F250 loaded with a full cord of white oak. I measured it after I helped unload and stack it (sister and BIL) get special treatment), so I'm sure of the amount. I'm not sure if it's actually legally loaded, or slightly over the limit. My truck is a bit unique in that it grosses at...

When the maple syrup starts to freeze.

I traded $300 and a cord of firewood for my Wangler. It's probably mostly rust by weight, but makes a good poor-man's UTV.

Skidded out some white oak earlier this week: I've got a couple of poplars and a dinky little elm to pull out tomorrow morning, and hopefully I'll get started on a big ash tree that blew over about 18 months ago. I've got it mostly bucked into reasonable logs, now I just need to figure out how...

Here's a shot of my MX putting some racks of evaporator wood out of the way. Come next spring I'll put them right in front of the syrup cooker. Each rack holds about 40% of a cord. Since this is softwood, my cooker will use about a rack per hour once it's rolling. Maybe a little less.

Here's my '99 TC29D with my new three point splitter. Bought it almost two years ago with 850 hours. Got almost 200 more now. It's handier than a pocket on a shirt, and having it around saves me a ton of time because i don't have to swap implements as often.

Duplicate post, so I'm editing it to be a picture of my 660 with a 36" bar. :)

Looking good Gordon! How's that new M treating you? Here's a little wood I split on Friday evening. I invited my wife on a wood splitting date, and believe it or not she went for it! She rolled rounds down the wagon for me and I ran the splitter. We had a real nice time. Split the whole load...

Like I mentioned in my first post, I'm running a 21 GPM pump. Mine is a knockoff of the Prince pump. My splitter has a 36x5" cylinder with a 2" rod. I wish the rod was bigger for a faster cycle time, but otherwise I'm 100% happy with my setup. One thing I like is that with the large pump I can...

Well, if we're counting loaders, then I guess that's at the top of the list. After that, pallet forks, my Farmi 351 skidding winch, and this one I just brought home: I'm very excited about that one!

Well, after splitting wood by hand since I was a little guy I decided that it was finally time for a hydraulic splitter. Between heating and cooking maple syrup I burn about 18-20 cords/year, and I'm expecting that number to go up as my syrup project keeps growing. Since I burn that much...

Okay, I got some pictures from the builder. Still waiting on the auto-cycling valve to come in, so it's not ready to test yet. Hopefully it'll be tested by this weekend and finished/powder coated sometime next week. Here's what I've got so far:

I'm beginning the process of purchasing a wood splitter. I burn about 15-20 full cords of wood every year, and I'm hoping that number will go up. Most of my wood is burned in my maple syrup evaporator, so the more wood I burn the better, since it means I'm making syrup. The firebox on my cooker...

You will love the logrite pickaroon. It's a great tool. Their cant hooks also are top notch. If I can, though, I'd recommend going with the logrite, rather than the rebranded-as-stihl version. The blue color is great. Almost impossible to lose. Since I'm using one in each color this morning i...

I agree with Gorgon about having too big of a log behind the winch being far preferable to having too large of a trailer. The log you can lower to the ground and it will slow down most of the time. On the topic of using one tractor to load and then pull a trailer, I moved about 9 cords this...

Thanks for your interest. I don't have a picture thread of my operation. I suppose starting one would be a good idea. I have enjoyed the pictures you and other farming members put up. What do you think, should I do a random retrospective now, or do one the 2017 season as it unfolds? Here's one...

Okay, here's why I ask: I change implements all the darned time. During the growing season there's days when i swap implements 6 times a day. Having a second tractor helps, but doesn't solve the problem. Not all of my implements are quick hitch compatible, so I can't use one myself, but here's...

I'm calling it the hook angle, but it's maybe better referred to as the side plate angle, like in this picture: If you allow the file to ride up it will make the angle to blunt, but too narrow an edge isn't good either.

First off, don't construe this as a recommendation on my part to try this. Chainsaws are dangerous, tires are expensive. I'll let you figure it out. That said, I grooved the rear R4 tires of my New Holland this morning. To do both sides took less than half an hour. I used my 40cc Dolmar 421...

"Superior Synthetic Performance" is what it says on the bottle. Also, here it is listed as a synthetic fluid: Kubota Super UDT2 Synthetic Universal Trans-Hydraulic Fluid (1 Gallon) 70000-40201 Honestly, I don't know if it's a synthetic or a synthetic blend, or a dino oil with "synthetic...

Cool thread you guys! I noticed it a while back, but just read from cover to cover this morning. My dad farmed vegetables from 1974-2013 with Ford tractors. He started with a '49 8n and then bought a second one in about 1994. The second one was a 1952 with the Sherman over-under and electronic...

I want to replace my hydraulic oil. I don't know what the previous owner used, but the hydraulics are very sluggish where I live. At 5 degrees, the three point won't even start working for about 10 minutes, and then it's very loud. By the time I'm done plowing after about 45 minutes, it behaves...

About 4 times per year I've needed to borrow a skid steer trailer from my neighbor. He's got several and is always happy to let me take it. I return it with beer and helped him change out the tires on it last year (I offered to buy the tires, but he refused). Well, i figured that if I need it...

Of course, we all do what we gotta do, and I've dragged logs through some stuff that I probably shouldn't have myself, but today reminded me why I love cutting wood in the winter. Just a skim coat of snow over nicely frozen ground. Just perfect logging conditions. I didn't have a ton of time...

I'm on vacation until the 8th. Be back to cutting after that. Before we left I was doing a lot of thinning in an area that'll get new sap tubing installed later this winter. I was mostly still in the pre-tractor phase of the project, but here's a picture of my first load on my new log wagon. The...

Stormy Kromer Rancher model hat. Super warm, made of wool with fleece on there inside, the flap folds up and doesn't look goofy, made in the USA (with global and domestic materials), comes with a free insurance policy (you ever lose or destroy your, you get one for 50% of retail. What's not to...

Still need to take some close ups. I ran out of 6011 rod, and tried out some 7018. It wasn't 7018ac, but I still laid some beads that I wouldn't be embarrassed to post up here. Anyway, I put my first load on it today. I've been doing some thinning along the north edge of my woods in...

So, I had a relatively heavy duty running gear sitting at the edge of the field. I also had some 4" square tubing laying around from a long abandoned project. So, I figured I'd make up a log wagon. I decided that I'd build it to haul 8' logs, since that's a size that a couple guys I cut with...

Those are both good saws. I'd run them. My dad's still around, but I "inherited" his saw. It hurts his shoulder to start it, so now it's mine. I did buy him a much easier starting saw, a Dolmar 421, not that he uses it much. Anyway, now that I've got dad's old saw, it'll stay with me forever...

I have the same size tractor as Ray. I don't have a lot of pictures, but here's one log I dragged out.

I just picked up a ported Stihl ms660. Only made a couple of test cuts, but it comes from a very well regarded builder. Can't wait for firewood season to begin in earnest. Here she is wearing a 32" bar.

If you buy a tractor, GET A WINCH. Not a 12 volt winch, not a hydraulic winch, a Farmi, Norse, Island, Wallenstein, Uniforms, etc three point skidding winch. I can't imagine going back to trying to cut firewood without mine. Anytime you deal with a tangled mess of logs or any other dangerous...

I've got an 87 Jeep wrangler. It's my cheap substitute for a UTV. Anyway, the fuel pump quit working after doing some research, I cut away an access panel in the floor and tested the pump with a 12V battery. The pump is fine. I have determined that the problem is the ground wire. I'm wondering...

Very cool. I lived near Eureka for a couple of years and the wood in that part of the world is beyond description. That old growth redwood is a truly special thing. I'm jealous of those big saws, but if I owned one, it'd never get to see any real use. I just made a deal on my first real "big...

I just wanted to let anyone who isn't already familiar with them know that Madsen's Saw Shop in Centralia Washington is a good vendor to deal with. I am not receiving any benefit by writing this. I was in there last week and got a great deal on two pairs of boots. They were on the clearance...

Hey guys, a friend of mine of considering starting a small veggie growing operation. I'm helping him think of some options for equipment to get started. He doesn't want to start out way in debt, so I'm trying to keep my recommendations pretty budget-minded. He's interested in a 2-wheel...

Anyone need a bush hog?

I'm looking at a new delivery van. There's a 2004 Chevy express 3500 for sale near me. I won't know the details on the mileage or which engine is in it until I talk to the seller in the morning, but I thought I'd see if anyone here knew anything about these rigs. Sorry for the vague post, but...

I'm looking for a straight shaft string trimmer. I'm a little overwhelmed by the number of options from each manufacturer, so I thought I'd see if I could get some help. My budget is $250, I'd like something that can run a blade, so I think that means it needs a solid shaft instead of a cable...

There might not be many sheep shearers here on TBN, but any who do read this should be sure to take note of this scientific study...

Yeah, burning it sure is fun too!! I burn most of my wood making maple syrup. The rig I've been using for the last 5 years will burn a full cord in about 12 hours. For next year, I'll be replacing it, though. The new rig will be able to burn a cord in about 4 hours. Here's a picture of the...

I'm scaling up my wood cutting this year in preparation for increasing my maple syrup production next season. I'm figuring I'd better get about 10 cords ready by this fall. More would be even better. A guy about a mile away, who I've met a few times had some logging done this winter. Mostly red...

Well, I'm just checking in with an update on the season so far. I'd guess we're very close to the end of the year, with maybe 90 gallons of syrup made so far. We have enough sap to get to 95 or so, and the liquid in the evaporator usually turns into about 10 gallons of syrup after everything...

I've got a Farmi 351 with legs instead of a blade. Paid $900 for it after I found it mislabeled in a Craigslist post.

300 of our taps are on about 8 acres that we own. The other 120 are on about 4 acres that belong to our neighbor. Our operation is about as small as a "commercial" operation can get. Around here a big operation might run 10,000 taps or more. Here's a couple pictures once we got up to a boil...

Since all of us TBN members don't live in syrup country, I thought I'd share some pictures of my syrup operation. My dad's been cooking syrup on our property since the mid-seventies. I grew up doing it and in 2012 updated our equipment and increased our tap count by about 50%. Prior to this, we...

There's more than one way to skin a cat, that's for sure. Ever since I took a full day chainsaw class (I know that doesn't make me an expert) I started using an open face notch like this: The goal is for the length of the hinge to be 80% of the diameter of the tree. This can usually be...

Here's hoping your Dad pulls through, Greg. I have used one of those all steel affairs plenty in my life. Actually I still own one and it's doing it's job very well: my BIL asked to borrow a splitting maul maybe a year and a half ago. I figure there's two ways this can end up, one, he breaks my...

Well after searching around, I found a very very good deal on the owner's manual as well as the shop manual for these tractors. The first time I called, the dealer wanted $200 for one. I called back two weeks later and inquired again as I placed an order for several filters as well as the...

Specifically this one: https://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/32049933-new-holland-tc29-tc29d-tractor-service-repair The price is right compared to a print or CD version. I'd likely either print out sections that I need as I'm working on something, or take the whole file to our local college...

I just wanted to add an update. The Jeep has become indispensable on our farm. I always figured that a UTV wasn't worth buying because our place is relatively small (we own 20, and I spend time on the neighbor's places with 10&20 each, so I roam about 50 acres). I was wrong. I still can't...

That just depends on the size of your other tractors... If this is your other tractor:, then pretty much any Kubota is a small or medium tractor.

I'm not surprised that the experiment didn't work out. Personally, I think those are darned ugly machines. Not a big deal, but which market research group told them we wanted tractors to look like alien insects from the front??

My neighbor called yesterday afternoon. She's been having intermittent problems with the brakes on her plow truck. Guess she couldn't stop when she was pushing snow across the road into the ditch. It was pretty steep. She said it was a pretty slow ride. She was lucky really, there are plenty of...

There's the proof. Sorry it took a while. We done had ourselves a baby on December 5th, so my schedule is a little erratic these days.

I have the opportunity to buy a tc-29 with less than 1000 hours for around $6000. Fluid filled industrial tires, hydrostatic, and no loader (i don't want one for this machine). It seems used, but assuming at least some maintenance occurred, it seems like a pretty good deal to me. I want a...

Well, this might not happen quite as soon as I'd like, but I'm at least going to start dialing in what I need. I've got a Kubota MX4700, which has been perfect for what I'm doing with it (growing vegetables primarily, but also skidding logs, moving pallets, and mowing overgrown pasture). I'd...

Here's one of the Kubota this morning. I skidded a decent sized ash log up to the firewood yard. I threw a few red oak limbs on the forks from a tree the power line company felled. The other picture is my neighbors jubilee and splitter. I split darn near everything by hand, but if I have a pile...

I started a thread a few days ago about buying an 87 Jeep wrangler to use around the farm. Well, the deal is done. $300 cash and $150 worth of our premium organic vegetables.

A friend of mine offered me his '87 wrangler for $400. I'd really love a 4wd UTV with a cab, but even used, that'd cost me about 15-20 times the amount of the wrangler. I'm looking for something to pull a hay wagon, a 2 wheel firewood trailer, and be used for general cruising around the 50...

I want three or four of them. Well, for now anyway.;) I've got a Shindaiwa 488, 50cc saw which is great. That one's a keeper. I've also got a Stihl O36 and an MS 361. They're both 60cc. The MS has double dogs and a full wrap. I'm either gonna sell the 036 and buy a Husky 272xp, or sell the 361...

The ground froze up pretty good here last night, so I skidded out this red oak log using the Farmi winch. I was impressed that the winch yanked it right out of the ice that was holding it to the ground. Hit a bit of a soft spot when I was driving to the firewood yard, so I had to drop it and...

I'm curious how you guys clean up greasy dirty tractor parts. I'm working on the rear axle seals and brakes for my 1952 8n. The drum, shoes, hub, backing plate, everything is coated in a mix of hydraulic oil and dirt. I don't have a parts washer, so I'm thinking about warm water and simple green...

I've got a 1952 Ford 8N that I could use some help with. The tractor has been in service on our farm since the early 90s, and has basically always worked flawlessly. Last year, we bought our Kubota, and the 8N got relegated to lesser duties around the farm, pulling the chicken coop, moving...

First off, my mx4700 has been an incredible machine so far. Amazing how much more capable it is than our 8ns! Today I went to fire it up after 2 hours on the block heater of course. Noticed some coolant in the snow under the front axle. I checked the hoses, no leaks. Upon closer...

Size is 185/70-14. I should be donning snow tires right about now, but we're about to do a 6000 mile road trip. I'm looking for an all-season with the best winter tread possible. I'm only putting 2 on right now. Vehicle is a 2001 Honda civic. Local dealer recommended Goodyear Assurance tires...

I'd like to sell my '49 8n. Runs good, new coil, points and condenser last year. Brakes don't work, 3pt doesn't lift either. Paint is rough. Tires have good tread, but some cracking. Tin is straight. Would include a drawbar for the 3 pt. I'd like to get $1000 for it, but would be pretty happy...

https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/PPP/PPP-98.pdf It's a PDF from Purdue. Good info, and awesome pictures of situations that I'm really glad I'm not involved in. Enjoy.

Here you go. I noticed this on craigslist today. It's a 4560 with wheels spaced at 120". Just try rolling that thing.:)

So, i'm a vegetable farmer by day, and I have a few side gigs that keep me busy whenever I'm not picking kale or boxing onions. I'm not a professional mechanic. That said, I am the guy on the farm who fixes stuff. We have a couple old Fords, our new Kubota, some mowers, a Troy-bilt Horse...

I need to be able to adjust the tilt of my three point implements quite often. I know that a hydraulic side link is the best option, but I don't have any remotes and it's just not in the cards financially to do it right now. Our 8ns have a hand crank "leveling box" that you can reach from the...

Started up my Kubota this afternoon to unload a pallet of chicken feed I was having delivered. The truck pulls up just as I'm getting to the end of the driveway to wait for him. Then as I'm turning left onto the road I notice a strange noise. Look down and there's my right front tire rolling...

I'm trying to install an overrunning PTO coupler. The brochure for the l3800 I looked at said the hydro models included one to protect the transmission from overrunning force from an implement. Nowhere in the MX paperwork was one mentioned, so I'm not sure I need it but figure it's a good idea...

Here are some pictures of our vegetable operation. We grow produce intensively on a little more than an acre. Granted our slope here is a lot less than 30%, it's a closer to 6%, but we don't use any retaining walls. We plant in raised beds on the contour of the slope we are on, this is our...

Should I avoid doing this? It's -7F here, and I don't need to run the tractor today. My chores could wait for a couple of days till it's in the twenties, but since the tractor is brand new I'm having a hard time holding back. What do you think?

-14 air temp this morning. Brrrrr... Bought a set of ssqa pallet forks yesterday that I want to play with, if it gets to the high of -2 I might consider it, but that's still pretty durned cold. For now just sitting next to the wood stove, watching my firewood pile shrink.

At long last, look what followed me home today!!! I know pictures are part of the rules, so here you go. Got to double the hours on the meter this afternoon (from 1 to 2). Plowed the 2" of snow we got off the driveway and packed down our trail through the woods. All I can say is "Wow" this...

So, I'm sold on getting a set of ssqa pallet forks for my new mx4700. Now here's the dilemma: my dealer is offering me a good price on a locally made set. They are 48 inch, have a headache rack though it's a step through design for a skid steer. Only problem is they are 440lbs with a 5100lb lift...

That's a great thread on forestry forum. Have to agree with someone over there about the picture of your wife, mine looks at me the same way. When I bought mine, I really looked hard at the differences between the B-20 and the 1600. I found both used for within 2000 of the same price. In the...

www.beammachine.com That'll help a lot for the price. A lot less than a alaska saw mill. Or find a guy locally with a band mill you could take one log to. Probably only charge you $15 or $20 and it would be perfect. Sawmilltrader.com has listings of guys with mills across the country.

Like I mentioned in another thread, I just bought a Kubota mx4700 hst. I've never owned a diesel before, honestly if I could have bought a gas 4x4 tractor, I wouldn't own one now, but that wasn't an option. I'm sure I'll love it of course, but it'll take some getting used to. So... A couple of...

I know I was cutting it close to the end of the year, but I managed to cut a check today for a new mx4700hst this afternoon. Dealer has to switch tires to ag, which apparently will take two weeks (i wanted the 13.6-28 instead of the 14.9-26s), but then it comes home. Very excited to get it...

I went to drive a Kioti today. I've been pouring over the forums for weeks, thanks for all the great info. I was drawn by the Kiotis for the obvious reasons, great reputation for a steal, or so it would seem. I grow vegetables on a small area in Wisconsin, I will use the tractor for plowing...