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Recently had around an acre of forest mulched up. It’s just part of pasture land so not needing a fancy grass, just some ground covering. I’m seeing conflicting reports on how to grow grass in it. Some say the mulch won’t hold grass, some say it will work just fine. Curious if anyone has an...

I’ve got a 200’ section of fence with 5 strands I need to remove and I’d like to save the wire ideally. Just normal smooth high tensile wire, not barb wire. What methods have you guys found to do this and save the wire or is it not worth it?

Have a 750’ ish driveway to put in at my property in the Virginia mountains through a grassy pasture. Instead of using a skid steer or excavator to strip top 3-4” of topsoil for the driveway I was thinking of just using my tiller to fill up the first 3-4” of topsoil and then the bucket on the...

I need to drive fence posts at my new farm in the VA mountains, the land does have some hilly sections that may be challenging for my larger tractor to get on. On my initial looking at post drivers I’ve seen 3 point hitch shaver style and then skid steer mount. The skid steer mounted style...

For pure maintenance, what height do you go with to cut your pastures? I’m in VA and have mostly Fescue it seems, I’ll be cutting it for maintenance 2-3 times this year in preparation for our horses and cows to be on it next year. I have been cutting my pastures here in NC at 3.5” or so but...

I’m looking to upgrade from my 6’ cutter to a 8’ or 10’ cutter for cutting the more open spaces on my property. I’m looking at used models on marketplace since it’s occasional use, trying to keep costs lower. I’m seeing 3 point and pull type models. Is there an advantage or disadvantage to...

I need to find a solution for a diesel fuel tank (other than 5 gal cans) to use when I carry my tractors and equipment with me to property I have in another state. I dont want to mount a permanent tank in the truck bed and loose bed space, but I don't want to rely on 5 gal diesel cans to refuel...

Being new to Ventrac and Steiner machines I’m seeing some Ventracs that have a 3 point hitch and most don’t. Is the 3 point actually useful on these machines and worth trying to get one that has it or is it mostly for cargo hauling etc? I know ground engaging stuff like a box blade or...

I’ve never had high tensile fence before and even though im sure it’s easy to work with, it’s a little daunting up front. I have to widen a current 10’ gate on my property to be a 40-50’ opening for my new driveway…pic attached. Any resources to read or watch that help with learning how to...

I have purchased 42 acres of farm land in the mountains of VA with about 5-7 acres of pasture being on some moderate to severe slopes that will need mowing a few times a year. On the 9 acre flat farm I have now I currently run; 1025R with loader and mmm - Used for lawn mowing and general...

I’m in the process of buying 42 acres in the Virginia mountains that has a 6” high pressure natural gas transmission line on it. Basically other than a 25’ right of way that has to stay clear, it’s pretty much out of sight out of mind. The gas company did say the “recommend” not building within...

Installing a new driveway entrance on some property I have purchased and want to make sure to install the correct size to not be limited to normal trucks and trailers. Ideally it would need to be wide enough for a pickup truck and a 25-30’ gooseneck deckover trailer. Would it need to be any...

I have had a few cab tractors, L4760 was great but once my kids got bigger the cab was not big enough for them to ride. I traded that on a 2020 Case IH 55A with buddy seat and it was/is wonderful...but seems to be low on quality control as I had multiple issues with it during the 2yrs I had it...

Ok, picked up used 2020 1025R with 55hrs and 60D deck. I’ve read all the tutorials, manuals, and TTWT’s guide on YouTube. Mower when I got it mowed good but was only getting like 3.25” height max. I took all apart and followed all instructions on how to adjust everything. I’ve done this three...

I know this has been beat to death in the past, but I can’t find more recent comparisons or price comparisons. I plan to trade my 1880 on one of these two this summer. I like the 1880 but I have found a few instances I need a few more HP and also having a 60” deck would be nice. Deere drive...

Need a spare mower to keep at a second property so I dont have to trailer my BX back and forth every weekend. Even though this is a cheaper secondary mower, I'd still not rather buy a huge pile of crap machine. I was thinking an older Deere, Gravely etc? What would you suggest for a riding...

I’m looking to buy a feed bin for my property, have never installed one before. I can get it there on my flatbed trailer, but how did you guys stand it up? I’m guessing these things don’t weigh much, maybe 1500-2000lbs? I would guess lay it down next to the foundation spot and then raise it up...

Wife and I are buying a second home in Virginia to vacation at and do short term rental. This particular one has a 13 ac pasture which has been used very recently, but is extremely hilly in spots. We won’t keep animals on it since we won’t be here all the time, maybe rent it to a local farmer...

I’m looking at purchasing a 7x14 bumper pull dump trailer. I’m in central NC. I saw a local dealer had the below brands and found all of them to be similar enough it’s making the decision difficult for me, or else I just need to choose one. Lamar - Best overall fit and finish, comes with rear...

I need to do some weed control in the horse pasture in August before seeding in Rye for the winter in central NC. Got a 40 gal boom sprayer for 8 acre pasture. Im guessing a 2-4-D type product, just not sure what to get and how much. Tractor supply, Amazon, southern states etc are all the...

I went from a Kubota L4760 to a 2020 Case IH 55A cab because of the buddy seat I wanted for my kids. The thing is, the tractor is too dang big for what I do. Anything on the market any smaller size than a 10,000lb utility tractor that has a buddy seat option? Seems the M4 Kubota’s are slightly...

SH74 Alamo flail, bought it well used about 5yrs ago. Noticed today the mower is extremely noisy, definitely a bearing type noise it sounds like. Haven’t investigated further, but I’m expecting that’s what I’ll find if I had to guess. How hard of a job is replacing the bearings in the main...

I'm upgrading from my 25' PJ deckover bumper pull 14K trailer to a GN with my Ram 2500. I've got a Case IH 55A, with loader/weights/cab/fluid/attachments etc is around 10,500lbs. With my current 14K deckover, this tractor is really maxing the trailer out. Its not so much the weight of the...

I知 wanting to move away from my Scag freedom z zero turn in favor of a scut with mmm and bucket. This machine will supplement my Case IH 55a on my small farm and construction business for something smaller and easier to haul for when I don稚 need the bigger machine. The main priority for the...

I upgraded from an L4760 Kubota to a new Case IH 55A cab and loader tractor. I had a Big Tex 14ET 20' trailer with the Mega Ramps and loved it, the ramps were awesome, however I was already pushing the length with the L4760 so I knew I'd need a longer trailer for the 55A. I purchased a used...

Purchased a new 24 PJ deckover for my Case IH 55A and F250 today. I got the flip over ramps instead of the equipment ramps since I can fold flat and they are wider. When driving up on the trailer for the first time with the tractor, once the wheels got off the ramps and onto the dovetail it...

2019 Case IH 55A. Removed factory Bluetooth radio because of its crappiness, replaced with new Pioneer from Crutchfield. Had to snip off the head unit connections of old one to have enough slack for new unit, connected correctly via wiring diagrams. During the snip I forgot to unplug battery...

I'm looking for a grapple for the front of my new L4760 Kubota. General brush and debris is what it will be used more for. I'm seeing a root style, and then a typical grapple style. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both? MTL CV- Compact Vertical Tractor Root Grapple — MTL...

I知 looking to upgrade tractors from my current Case IH 385. I want a cab and loader 45hp tractor. I plan on using it on my farm moving hay and mowing, on my job sites moving material, and it痴 going to get a skid steer sweeper broom run off rear hydraulics. I was originally looking at the LS...

Case IH 385. Always worked great, until about a month ago when my range lever started getting stiff to shift. It wasent alarming, just noticed it getting tougher. Then I had the clutch replaced because of another issue, and I was hoping this would get better. If anything, the stiff shifting...

I致e got a 20gal northern tool tank sprayer with wand now. 1.5gpm pump. I致e seen where you can get a single fan nozzle that will spray 10-15? this eliminating the need for a boom. I only have 5 acres of 2-4-D to spray. Any links to what I need to buy or what nozzle I need to do this?

Just picked up a Ferris is600 with 86 hrs. Started up and ran fine on the trailer, I go to get it off and it won稚 fire. I try to jump the seat switch, nothing. I clean the seat, brake, and steering handle connections and reinstall. Nothing. I duct tape the brake lever switch down, nothing...

Renting a Great Plains No Till 706NT for overseeding a one year old pasture with Fescue and Orchard. 5 acres of pasture. I'm also needing to overseed/reseed my yard at the same time as it was new last year and the first stand of grass didnt take. I've done soil tests to hopefully help that...

Looked at an IH 584 the other day. Tractor looked decent, biggest concern by far was the fact they added an electric in-line fuel pump before the fuel filter. I've got an IH 784 at home, and my understanding is most of the 84 series tractors were gravity fed, with no fuel pump at all. What...

Good looking Farmtrac 535 came up for sale near me with bush hog for $4500. I know Farmtrac tractors aren't made any longer but parts from my research have been getting easier to find. Given the price and understanding of risk, would you buy one?

I'm looking at used 484, 584, 574, 784 etc tractors to use with a loader I already have here on the farm. I've found a 6100hr 584 that looks pretty straight for $5100. I've got a 574 and 784 in the family already with 4000 or lower hours, they seem to be fine. How would you feel about one with...

This is a buddy of mines pond, maybe 2 ac in size and the deepest part is 15ft (the part where the dam busted), the rest is maybe 7ft or so. It blew out during hurricane Matthew last year, and he's trying to find a cost effective way of rebuilding it. It was built incorrectly 20 years ago, but...

Got a small hairline fracture in the housing on the radiator on my 763. Its small enough all it does is fizzle when it gets hot. Is JB Weld something good for this or would you guys just take it out and repair it? I normally do stuff right and not patch it, but I've got to use it this upcoming...

The good ol 444 I've been working on. Saw the hydraulic fluid was a little low per the manual the other day (manual states fluid level should be at the bottom of the plug channel on the top of the housing). Lift and hydraulics worked fine. Added 1 gal Hy-Tran equivalent fluid yesterday, ran it...

Got a IH 444 with the gas engine. Since I've had it, I've noticed on the right side of the engine oil seems to slightly seep out of the crack between the head and block and run down the block. It did it before I changed the oil and the previous guy said the oil had been in a while, and its...

1971 IH 444. I've got a noise coming from the transmission area (near the floor-boards), it's continuous and about the same speed as the PTO. It stops if I press the clutch all the way down to the floor at the 2nd stage to stop the PTO. Does not increase with RPM or change with any gear level...

Ok so I picked up a 1971 IH 444. Original owner of this one was an IH collector, 3700hrs, pretty original straight gas tractor. Factory remote kit and power steering. Has a few unoriginal items on it (seat), but mostly a great looking straight tractor.* He mentioned that he put new plugs...

Looking at a IH 444 gas. Pictures look good and it is a one owner tractor, but it has only been used a few hours in the past 6 years he says. I asked about any problems and he says the brakes are touchy and the 3 point leaks down after a couple of days. As long as the 3 point does not leak...

250' of fence, fairly level ground. 16' boards with 8' on center posts. When I'm setting the boards, do I set them level with a point on the top of the fence, or do I set them a set distance up from the ground? What I'm worried about is in the picture my first 2 16' runs are set the same...

I've been in the market for a cheaper zero turn. I've found a Grasshopper 725K with around 1700hrs on it in good shape for $2000. Pictures look good, havent gone on a test drive yet. I know the cut quality of the Grasshoppers is supposed to be very good, and that they are solid machines. My...

1987 Ford 1510 with 3cyl diesel. Engine acts like it has low power and almost sounds like its running on 2cyl. Engine does have a very small amount of blow-by. I havent done anything to it yet, I figured first check fuel and air filters. Then I was going to try to crack each fuel line at the...

Mid 1980's Ford 1510 with 3cyl Shibura diesel. 700hrs on the meter. When it was started, the breather tube had a tiny bit of white smoke coming out of it when I revved the engine, but it cleared up in about 30-40 seconds. It was cold this morning as well. Most of what I'm seeing says this...

Found one locally, 2wd, 700hrs, new turf tires, painted industrial yellow. Owned by a municipality for most of its life. Any drawbacks or parts availability problems with an older Ford tractor like this? Any common problems to look for?

9 acres, 5 horse pasture in North Carolina. I've got access to a larger 80hp tractor and bobcat on my property as well. Right now I've got about a $6000 budget for a tractor/mower for chores and the yard mowing. Tractor will be used for maintaining drives, mowing, aeration/fertilizing in the...

I'm looking for a decent used BX with mowing deck for under $6000. In that range I've found 1800/2200's and a few 2350's. I know the 2350's had some dislikes and this one has some plastic body damage, but it does seem to be a stronger tractor with a higher rated rear hitch and a newer deck. The...

Kawasaki Mule 520 with the single cylinder, 1900hrs. For the past few years the machine has had little use, but I'm starting to use it more and more now. If the machine sits for a while or its cold, when I turn the key I just get a click. If I hook the mule up to a battery charger on the 2 amp...

I've had a Kioti CS2410 in the past, loved it but got rid of it in favor of a zero turn and using bigger tractors we have here at the farm. Now that the tractor is gone, I find there are tons of things I did with that small tractor I cant do with the zero or a bigger tractor or skid steer...

I'm building a 24x48 truss kit pole barn in my pasture. I'm also finishing up the construction of my new house, and once the yard gets landscaped concrete trucks cant get back to the barn area. Soo.... I want to pour the pad first. I'm only concreting half the barn for a shop, other half is a...

Building a house for the wife and I, along with 4 acres of pasture I just cleared and plowed up. This was 2 weeks ago and it's been raining ever since so I can't get into the field to level disc it and seed it. The wife and I were planning to plant fescue rye clover and orchard for the pasture...

Guy local has a BX 2200 with 1700hrs for sale with loader mower and attachments for a very good price. Pictures look great. Only problem is that it's 1700hrs. He explains that he's owner it since new and has performed all scheduled maintenance according to manual, even points out what will be...

I've got a guy that has offered his farmtrac 390hst with loader, 4-n-1, and bush hog for a zero turn mower I have. He says it's under 1000hrs and has no issues. I'm thinking that it's a good move on my part, but farmtrac has me worried. Is buying a brand that is no longer in business such as...

I've got about 6 acres of property that I need cleared for our future house and horse pasture. I last bush hogged this property in 2007, since then nothing has been done to it. I've attached pictures of how the property looks now. The trees arent very big, but there are hundreds and hundreds of...

Our house is white, and the side the sun faces on in the morning attracts cluster flies. We've been told by extermination companies that they cant do much. It only lasts for a week or so in the spring and then you dont see any more the rest of the year. Is there anything I can spray on the...

Building my house, I will do a concrete pad near the garage, however I dont want to pay to concrete or pave the long driveway I will have. Other than the obvious gravel, what options for a driveway do I have? I would like to put some sort of border in place to keep the driveway located, maybe...

9.01 ac total. Will be building a house with a 2 car garage, a 4 stall horse barn, fencing the lower part of the pasture, and would like to leave room for a shop at some point in time. The road is a stub out road from a subdivision. The land behind me is family land. How would you setup the...

What would you guys estimate the cost to be to fence in 5 acres (fairly square) with t-posts and poly rope? I know I can figure this out with some research and math, but I didnt know if anyone has just a solid guess off the top of their head.

Wife and I are building a house in the next year or two. We have a horse and 2 donkeys that will come with us. They currently have a 6 stall ball with a walkway in the middle. The new horse barn needs to be able to shelter the horse in one stall, the donkeys in the other stall, maybe a small...

The CS2410 does everything I ask it to, with the exception of the loader. The only thing I use the loader for is to move hay, and the small loader will neither lift enough or high enough to do what I want. I'm usually feeding large squares or small rounds which are less than 900lbs. the 2410...

Kioti CS2410 with the mid mount 60" mower. Had it for a year or so, I mow my yard and some pasture with it. I recently picked up a Land Pride FDR1648 rear discharge finishing mower to mow some other pasture that I dont want my MMM doing. Decided to try and mow my yard with the RFM since the...

I've been a municipal accounts manager for a heavy equipment company for over a year, no prior sales experience. I've become pretty successful in my position, and the company is now adding a territory on top of my municipal accounts for me to manage for private sales. So now I'll be calling on...

CS2410 has 120 or so hours on it. Recently last week we had some snow and cold weather. The power steering on the little CS started acting funny. Sometimes it will turn fine, and sometimes the wheel takes two hands to turn its so hard. Its almost as if the system is out of oil. I thought it was...

Anyone built a set of pin-on forks for the front of a SCUT? I'm thinking of having our fab guys here at work build me a set of forks for the front of my CS2410 SCUT. I only need around 1000lbs of lift capacity, so they dont need to be incredibly strong, just enough to move some hay around. I...

*Responses throughout the thread, please read them before posting* The land (15-20ac) directly behind me is getting logged. We (neighbors and I) found out today they are just cutting pines, but that the loggers doing the work are notorious in this area for leaving the jobsite without replanting...

I'm thinking of doing rye on my 4ac of horse pastures for the winter (maybe a little bit on the yard as well). I've only got 1 horse and 2 donkeys, but the fescue I have down there now all went dormant for a few months last year and we had to feed which got expensive. Where do I buy a large...

Dealer and Manual says replace ALL fluids and filters at 50hrs including front differential and mower gear box. I'm now at 50.5, and will be at 53hrs by the time I service the machine. Now, not that I dont want to start out maintenance right on this tractor, I just dont see the point in...

Picked this up for my CS2410 tonight. Guy said it works, but has a "bearing rattle". The skirts are pretty beat up, but otherwise its really solid considering what I paid ($100). I got it home, and tried to hook it up to my 2410. I found that the width of the 3point hitch is nearly as wide as...

Another member told me to take the little lip off on the front of the deck. Something about its used for mulching leaves and creates a low pressure spot behind the lip to mulch leaves. Said removal of the lip would allow the grass to be sucked up better and be cut by the machine more. I removed...

I took the deck off last weekend (pto first, then front bracket, then rear bracket). Put it back on a few days ago, and it works fine. However when the mower is at full raise height and the pto is engaged the deck shakes and its got a real "unsettling" noise. The PTO is connected and locked in...

Dealership told me he filled my rears with windshield washer fluid for free. I checked pressure today, put valve stems in 12:00 position. Left tire had a little water come out when I tested, but nothing major. I aired down from 22 (max rated) to 16 (smoother ride). Right tire, was up around...

Blades for my new Kioti 2410 are $42 a PIECE! Yeah...no. 20.4" long with a 1.14" center hole. I've only found 2.5" long with a 1 1/8" center hole. Anyone know how to find equivalent blades?

Well, like Gary in NJ, my CS2410 got delivered yesterday as well. Guy brought it at 8:00am, and once I saw him I got so excited I forgot to close the pasture gate behind me and one of our donkeys got loose :hide:. All good, got the wife to wrangle him up while I was given the rundown. The...

I've had my 1989 318 with Model 10 trailer up on various locations of Craigslist for over a month. I've reduced the price from $2000 to $1900 to $1700 and now to $1600. I've had a few emails on it asking if it had 3pt hitch or a pto, but nothing serious. Not one serious person, not one...

Anyone know where I can get an owners manual online for a CS2410? I want to review it before the tractor gets delivered.

Want to add LED or upgraded headlights to the tractor, what model headlight bulbs are in the CS2410?

Both with *pin* on loaders and MMM. Kioti has 60" non drive over deck and pin on loader. Position control and foldable rops standard. Dealer says $12,900 + tax. Deere has 54" drive over auto connect deck std, D120 pin on loader (to make it more fair). Position control and foldable rops not...