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    Self extracted

    "it seemed dry enuf" ... oh how I was wrong ... this is an cut (with a 3month/yr water flow) I want to level out the bottom for a pond. I made a "ramp to get into it. I've had the 'bota down there before, but only to use the hoe. Saturday I decided to do one last "level" job on the bottom...
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    Planning for a new sub-panel

    I'm in the process of getting an RV pad setup for my elders to use. I've got a "pad" graveled in, and have a sewer drop there too. This is all next to my shop building which has plenty of power being fed in. I'm not sure, but it might even have 3 phase (I'll post another thread for the...
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    Seat belt saves another life

    Had a good 'ol "oh heck" moment today ... Normally I have a BH on for counterweight, but I switched it out to a landscape rake since I getting gravel friday and am just touching up some levelling for an RV pad. But ... I needed some fill, and have a pile of gravel/rocks I pull from. Headed up...
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    ugggh ... my PO was a "DIY'er"

    ugggh ... my PO was a \"DIY\'er\" One of my tasks this weekend was to figure out how to tie into the water at my shop for some irragation of the landscaping I'm doing ... First I needed to deterrmine what was going on ... I had a poloroid from the PO showing his "repair" of the well feed, so...
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    Ladnscaping around the shop

    Figured I'd start a thread about what I wa sup to this weekend ... Once the stump was out on the north side of the shop, I got the crater filled ... I'm going to level here (well, nearly ... 1/4" per foot slope), and lay down 4-6" of 3/8" minus gravel base. I'm using the south side slope for...
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    stump removal advice

    Here's a pic ... (click for a bigger version) (I set a 4x4 on top for scale ...) I trenched all around (about 2'-3' deep), and managed to cut all the surface roots. In this pic ... There is a septic tank just behind, the septic line runs to the left, my shop is just to the right, and right in...
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    Securing your tractor

    Just curious on what people have done as far as "customizations" to prevent theft of their tractor(s) ... I'm thinkin I'll probably want to add a key'd kill switch (hopefully hidden well enough to defeat bypassing) ... Lo-jack would be awesome, but don't see the need for me ... locked inside...
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    Would this work?

    This may be a stupid question ... I'm getting a new 3130 with a backhoe (bh90). This summer, I'll be getting a boxscraper and wanna do a top-n-tilt at that time (probably via CCM). What I'm wondering is, could I get the joystick from CCM along with the top-n-tilt, and then jack the hydraulics...
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    My 3130

    Well, I pulled the trigger and got my 3130 coming ... L3130 w/ LA723 loader skidsteer QA Std bucket w/brace and hooks for the bucket edge Toothbar BH90 backhoe (18" bucket) Thumb for the BH Delivery next week ... will get pics then.
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    My landscaping ...

    Thought I'd share with the "landscaping" I'm slowly getting done ... Site is 5ac, east (long) side has a steep hill dropping to a "bottom" 1.5ac (with a creek flowing just past the prop line), north side has a steep ravine dropping to a creek, drive enters from the "upper" south end, goes past...
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    Compact TLB choices?

    I've been doing a bunch of research, determining my true needs (now and future), conversing with friends, etc Pretty sure, a "hardy", yet compact, TLB will fit me best * Will be doing some light earthwork (grading, cut/fill) * some "brush" work (a few stumps, creating logging brush burn piles...
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    Dealer reccomendation for western WA

    Hi all, I located in the Snoqualmie North Bend area and am looking for some *good* dealer recomendations ... There's a green dealer (Agrishop Redmond) and an orange dealer (Issaquah Honda/Kubota) within about 20 miles. Others are Sumner Tractor (about 45 minutes away) or Jennings Equipment...
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    Factory cab removal/install

    I'm wondering ... What's the PITA factor for removing/installing a factory cab on a 3x20 series machine? I will *need* a BH, but could live with only using it when the cab was off. In the PNW, we have 6 months of rain, and 6 months without (well enuf of that 6 where a cab isn't a necessity)...
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    New buyer looking for advice ...

    Hi all, I've decided this spring I really need a loader/hoe enabled tractor. I'm pretty certain I'm buying deere, but not too sure yet model I really should get ... I've got a '57 420C that came from my old man a few years ago and while it's been useful, it lacks a FEL (has a "floating" sno...
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