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I have had excellent experience with a couple of Chinese flails from BETSTCO, but looking at their site tells me that their smallest, lightest ditchbank flail requires a tractor that weighs at least 3400lbs. https://betstco.com/product/fh-agl125/

I went to a Pat's Quick Change setup and grade 8 bolts with nylocks. No issues since, and changing implements is a whole lot easier. They go on sale here annually...

Buy once, cry once. My first welding machine was a Lincoln 225 AC/DC "tombstone" welder. Thirty-five years later, still works like new. For fast repairs on 1/8" or thicker metal, it's hard to beat. Very versatile, cost-effective, and no maintenance expense. Consumables (welding rods) are widely...

What are you torguing the bolts to? My guess - and I confess I didn't read all 12 pages here - is that they were over-torqued and stretched. The breakage point is consistent with that. I'd try 40 ft/lbs and use nylock nuts. I'm not a pro, but I've broken a few bolts over the years.....

Big ticket items: #1 Grapple - we have lots of trees, brush, and rocks. #2 Hydraulic dump bed trailer #3 Flail mower Less expensive items #1 Pat's quick hitch #2 Battery powered pole saw #3 Bolt-On Hooks bucket hooks #4 3/8 x 5" chain w/hooks #5 20' sling

I use one of these https://www.amazon.com/7BLACKSMITHS-Trailer-Receiver-Bobcat-Tractor/dp/B07JZ5FJDC/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3TPRCXWHGTK41&keywords=clamp+on+trailer+hitch+2%22+ball+mount+receiver+adapter+tractor+bucket&qid=1680542939&sprefix=tractor+bucket+ball+mount%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5 I have a Miller...

I have a 2006 Yamaha Rhino, and it has a lockable (and unlockable) rear diff, in addition to 4x4. Sure glad to have it this year, we're at 288% of normal rainfall so far.

Fresh gas?

My wife claimed the first one of these I bought. I liked it enough to buy a second one. The vast majority of our use is on oak trees, and these little buggers work hard. My Jonsered CS2255 rarely gets used anymore. We wore out the chain tensioner on one of them, only about ten bucks to...

I mow some pretty steep hills with the older version of https://www.advancedmower.com/new-models/2022-husqvarna-ts-348xd-960-43-03-19-28558565b . I put lugged tires on the rear. The electric locking differential makes all the difference.

Correct. There are several pictures on the link. Mine are screwed on, as we get lots of wind.

We live among hundreds of oak trees, and have wind often. Gutter covers eliminated the problems for us. Got them from Costco. https://www.costco.com/easyon-gutter-guard-5%E2%80%9D-version---100%E2%80%99-.product.100019377.html

It appears they no longer make the vertical shaft model.

My property is 5 acres, steep grades, and mostly native grasses, weeds, and brush. I needed a manually-locking transaxle. The mower I bought has a Kawasaki twin, a heavy duty transaxle with locking, and will climb hills with the front wheels off the ground. Overkill for most others, but...

You might want to keep an eye out on Craigslist. When I bought my house, a JD L130 came with it. It had a Kohler Command in it, ran great. The transaxle was awful, but the engine was great. Sold it for $400 to a guy with a level yard. You may be able to find a good engine in a junk mower...

Again, there is no welding process for thin, DIRTY metal - and the OP kinda indicates that he's not interested in cleaning off the years of buildup prior to welding. That's why I suggested a quick and dirty solution using pop rivets.

Any welding will require clean metal. Pop rivets and a piece of sheet metal will not. Much less effort. Doesn't sound like beautification is the goal here.

An alternative would be to pop rivet a piece of sheet inside the fender. Not as elegant, but a quick and dirty way to get the job done.

So how, exactly, will you fix the problem?

I love and respect mine. too, but she likes to groom the forest to look like a park. After 33 years together, she also knows that I can fix anything. I love the fabricated deck on the mower - it's stout and easy to repair. When we bought the place, it included a Deere L120 - ran great, but...

Bought a Husqvarna back in April, 2017. Another new GT48DXLS owner - Thanks to TBN I have steep terrain with lots of emerging rocks. Also lots of trees, so I went with a 48" deck instead of the 54". This is my riding brush mower, used for reducing the fire danger on my five acres of mountain...

I have a Teslong that is USB, and works great with my laptop. For a complete with screen, consider the ones on eBay. Industrial Endoscope Camera - 4.3" 1080P LCD Screen Borescope Inspection Monitor | eBay

The Millermatic 211 is a Mig unit...

Hard to use those with a Millermatic 211......

Those concerned are welcome to use a broom and shovel. :)

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They may be from different sources, but built to the same specs.

The decision to go with the Kioti was very much influenced by the dealer. Lots of manufacturers produced a 30-35hp CUT with a manual transmission. The Mahindra "dealer" was a finance company - sold utility trailers and Mahindra tractors. Used an independent repair service. Only stocked HST...

I went with this one. Beefy, excellent hold. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A0HLOQ6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

When I bought my 34hp Kioti, the dealer had a Rhino BH66 box blade that was a bit sun faded. Made me a smokin' deal on it, and it's a good match. 5 1/2 feet.

I tried to buy a Deere, but the local dealer simply didn't want my business - and they own all the JD locations in 100 miles of here. The Kioti dealer was and is fantastic - and other dealers locally spoke highly of them. They treat me like I'm a valued customer. I don't make a living from my...

$2000 tops. It may run 10 years or 10 hours.

When I was trying to do a mobile package, I went with a Hobart Handler 135 Mig unit on a 5k (6.5k peak) generator. It would not power my Lincoln tombstone adequately for even 3/32" rod. It did OK with the Handler, welding hinges onto steel tubing posts. Finally bit the bullet and bought a...

So am I - I can give the old Cut50 to my oldest boy.....

I bought one of the Tig machines direct from Primeweld, and would not hesitate to buy any product from them. Great quality, excellent service, outstanding value, superb packaging, and the owner answers the phone! I have several welding machines from Lincoln, Miller, and Hobart, and the...

How did you determine the battery to be fine?

The Exide battery that came in my Kioti celebrated it's 7th birthday by refusing to take a charge. It was a messy one, leaving behind lots of acid droppings. I decided to eliminate that mess, and research lead me to the NAPA The Legend Premium AGM Group 34 battery. Pulled the old battery...

https://store.cyberweld.com/hochelwe50.html That's a great unit, and will do fine for most fabrication and repair tasks. I bought my Miller Bobcat 250 about twenty years ago, and looked hard at the Hobart at the time. I decided to buy the Miller, and never regretted it. Probably would have...

I'd offer asking price with all the bushings and pins replaced with new genuine Kubota parts.

That looks like quite a few homebuilt trailers I've encountered. The axle looks to be mounted at the midpoint of the cargo box, which balances the gravel load all on the axle (mobile home axle, too). Slipper springs, and light ones at that. A properly built box trailer should have closer to...

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/hobart-two-axis-welding-clamp-3810713 https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/barn-star-90-degree-clamp-hg0202 Two at Tractor Supply.

I recently bought a https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084PY4C59/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=749ad4b8582874a3c3d6d969bb1fb198&hsa_cr_id=2163936680501&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=243fffa4-e24e-43c4-8df9-f811b9370f34&pd_rd_w=DKQHw&pd_rd_wg=NUgU8&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_0_title to use...

It's hard to beat AC/DC stick for versatility. I don't use mine often, but it's a real asset when I do. I own several welding machines - Mig, Tig, stick, and an engine-driven Bobcat 250. but I'm not a pro. I'm just a guy who likes to build and modify stuff. I also like having the right...

I'm old school, distrustful of the long-term durability of solid state electronics. I have a Miller Dialarc 250P that's about 40 years old, a Lincoln AC/DC tombstone that's about 30, and a MM210 that's about 20. All work like new. None are lightweight machines. I don't know if the inverters...

https://weldguru.com/hobart-210-vs-miller-211/ Portability? The MM211 wins, at half the weight. Value? The HH210MVP will do 90% of the jobs for 60% of the money. I wouldn't hesitate to buy either one, depending on my needs.

I've owned the Makita cold saw for nearly 20 years, Makita LC1230 12" Metal Cutting Saw - Power Metal Cutting Saws - Amazon.com . I'm a "project" welder - I weld as needed to do projects and repairs, mostly for myself these days. I bought the Makita when I was building a lot of gates out of 2"...

And hurt myself in the process.....

Being a 60+ year old schoolteachers with reasonable personal grooming and concealed carry permits seems to calm the California cops. We also don't flash the cash. Now if you look like Cheech or Chong, are dragging mufflers, fenders, or bumpers, trailing oil or smoke, and have a pile of loose...

When we bought our used motorhome, about a two-hour drive away, we drove up and did the inspection, came home and did some research, called the seller and negotiated a price. Made an appointment with the seller to meet at his bank, and took cash - had to arrange for the cash a couple of days...

I went a completely different way. See post #4 at Greetings and Kioti loader valve issue.. Mine's only 34hp, but the joystick would handle much more.

When I upgraded my riding mower, my cheap HF mower jack wasn't capable of lifting it. I used a floor jack instead, because I was too cheap to buy the $209 one they sell. Recently, I bought a Jeep Cherokee and wanted to install an aftermarket bumper. Some health issues made me not want to...

Bought one of these myself. Excellent machine at a bargain price. TIG225X AC/DC TIG Welder With Pulse

On saplings, I uncouple the rear brakes and use it like a saw....

Two years later, I'm happy with it. It's far superior to the plain bucket edge for digging and for clearing vegetation. I used a drawbar, some scrap steel, a 55 gallon plastic drum, and 600lbs of sacked concrete to make a ballast weight for the rear.

Here we are, five months later, and the neighbor is running the snot out of the 4300. I had a Harbor Freight quick attach sitting around in my workshop. It didn't like to hook up with my Chinese flail mower, so I never used it. I gave it to the neighbor, and it works great for his implements...

When I was in high school, I loved working in the metal shop. I was really good with OA, but barely passable with stick. Fifteen or so years later, a guy I worked with mentioned that he was signing up at the local junior college for an arc welding class, and persuaded me to join up. I liked...

I live on five acres of Sierra Nevada foothills, with a couple hundred oak trees and a few pines. My grapple is fantastic for handling downed trees. I used to carry a saw on the tractor, but found it less handy than I expected. I always end up with either a pickup with a trailer or a Rhino on...

I just last weekend helped my neighbor make a deal on a 2001, 550hrs, 430 loader, R4 tires, 4x4, same transmission. Land Pride FDR2572 finish mower, a nice box blade, and a 3pt sprayer. garaged. Motivated seller (sold the house and couldn't take it with him) - got it all and a box of spare...

I have a DS3510, and damaged the factory loader valve. I was wanting to add a third function for a grapple, and ended up getting a massive 25 gpm capacity valve from Surplus Center. 3 Spool 25 GPM Joystick Loader Valve w/Grapple | Directional Control Valves | Hydraulic Valves | Hydraulics |...

We grow 'em here, too.

There's always these: Floor Locks | Casters | www.surpluscenter.com

Added a couple pieces of 1/4" plate, secured by the new longer mounting bolts. Now it all lines up properly, and looks right to me. Mounting arms are well supported, with just a little extra work. I just couldn't live with it as supplied.

Tightening the bolts will make the end reach the bucket side, but that would be the only contact point. If I shim it, there will be support all the way back.

Here's what I went to.

I live in the Sierra Nevada foothills, in a rural area. No cable, no DSL. After suffering with Dish and Exede (Hughes) for the last five years, with speeds of ~3mbps, along comes AT&T with a cellular alternative. I've had it a month or so, and it's GREAT! Usually over 50mbps, even when it's...

Notice the cage on my tractor - it's saved me a couple of times.

209 lbs, works great! Best Rated 55 Inch Wicked Root Rake Grapple from Everything Attachments I suspect your bucket is more than 100 lbs. I think my 60" is about 220....

I've got ~90 hours on it. We have lots of oak trees, too. The slopes of my property pretty much require a locking differential, and I prefer a manually-activated one. The GT48DXLS has that, as does the TS248D. I think I would have needed the x590 to get that in a Deere. The anti-scalp...

EA also does true grapples, not just bucket attachments. Here's one specifically for a BX: Root Rake Grapple For Kubota BX Here's another slightly bigger one on a small CUT (mine).

Funny that you mention that - I'm in Keene, CA. When I bought the property, a beat-up Deere L130 rider mower came with it. It did OK on the level parts, but the slopes overheated the transaxle in a hurry. I had a 30+ year old 21hp Mitsubishi 4wd tractor with a 4' brush hog, and used that...

The 55" EA Wicked grapple is 209lbs.

Finally got well enough to get 'er done! Works great, much better than the factory joystick.

That plate it's mounted on is around 9x10". The valve weighs about 33 lbs. At the bottom of the page you linked to is a PDF with dimensions. This valve is yuge!

My Wicked 55 finally escaped the pallet it came on - I've been ill for several months, finally felt well enough to get some work done. My factory joystick was damaged, so when I decided to get a grapple I went ahead and upgraded the joystick to add a third function. Bought the valve from...

I couldn't check mine without readers and a flashlight - couldn't see the fluid well enough. Easy solution - Go to a Deere dealer and get part#MT3668. Should be ~$6. It is a bottle of red dye for hydraulic oil, so you can easily read the sight glass and/or dipstick. Pour it in, run a couple of...

My 2014 tractor has been leaving spots of hydraulic fluid on the concrete - nothing big, just threw a handful of kitty litter down and continued to run it. Last night, after sitting in the warm garage a couple of days, it had a sizable puddle. Loaded it on my trailer this morning and hauled it...

I placed an order Friday night at 5:37 PM on the website. They shipped on Saturday, and it was in my mailbox at 9:13 AM on Monday, in spite of the banner on the website stating to expect shipping delays due to high volume. Excellent product, outstanding service!!!!

An add appeared on the side here for this disc mower, so I followed the link - and the "quality" mowing it showed looks awful. Krone North America - Special Offers Makes a brush-hog look like a finish mower.

On mine (CA version) it has a manual choke.

A huge THANK YOU to all the folks who posted about this model. For the last three years, we have lived on five acres in the Sierra Nevada foothills, with some steep slopes and lots of oak trees. We have about half an acre of "lawn", the rest is native grasses and weeds. About two acres of...

I have five acres of Sierra Nevada foothills, with most of the property consisting of oak trees and native grasses. Current equipment is a Kioti DS3510 with a brush hog and a flail mower, and a beat up old Deere L120 riding mower. The Kioti is a bit large for some of the slopes (trees get in...

I have 5 acres, 4 of which is oak trees and native grasses, with some steep slopes. Most of it gets mowed with my Kioti DS3510 and either a 5' brush hog or a flail. The wife wants to be able to mow, and has been making do with a Deere L120 that was left by the previous homeowner. It barely...

I bought a Makita LC1230 about a dozen years ago, and it's still going strong. I use it for everything but rebar and bedframes. Fast, clean, precise cuts. One of my abrasive saws is for rebar, bedframes, and other unknown junk, the other got a diamond blade and does brick and the like. My...

I have a Kioti DS3510 that I had to make a quick dismount to the right from, and I broke the loader control in the process. I fabbed an aluminum bracket to replace the obviously broken one in the linkage, and got it working without replacing the entire unit (they don't sell the broken part, and...

Boy, some of you guys make things complicated..... That's a size 13, I usually have a couple nearby.

Compared to something like this? 2001 Kubota BX2200 4x4 Tractor w Loader 22 HP Hydro 60" Mower 1346 Hrs | eBay Much easier to maneuver and drive, and probably more capable in your environment. It might be good to provide some more info on the rescue organization - might even raise some...

We moved to the mountains last year, to a 5 acre property with some pretty steep terrain. Included with the property was a JD L130 riding mower with a 48" deck. It's ready for a transaxle, and I'm debating replacing it with something else. Our lawn is small. I bought a Honda walk behind...

I was inspired by a few members here http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kioti-owning-operating/172572-roll-cage-new-steel-roof.html and decided to avoid some of the bloodshed when operating under the oak trees at home. I wanted to use basic shade-tree engineering (aka TLAR) and not weld or...

I ride a HD Road Glide Ultra. Photo is not mine, but it's the same model.

I moved to the Sierra foothills last March, to a 5ac parcel with a few hundred oak trees and some steep terrain. The need for something bigger than a riding mower was immediately apparent, and I soon acquired a Mitsubishi CT210D off Craigslist - 21hp, 4wd, diesel, 30 years old. It soon proved...