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I've got a 56 cub and I've put in a new battery and carb this season. Here is a pick of mine and a neat tractor I picked up for my grandson.

How to Build an Inexpensive Hoop-Style Greenhouse | Alberta Home Gardening I read this three years ago and was inspired to build one for my wife. I was caught buy how inexpensive this article depicted you could build one for. The one I've built is 12x30 and cost me just over $600. Harbor...

Story not for the faint of stomach warning, walked the wife out to leave for work and did a quick scan of drive. What's that at the end of the drive, squirrel roadkill got to check it out so I go and give it a nudge to make sure it's passed. Tell my wife wait don't leave let me get the gloves to...

The frame for the green house I put together in the shop last year is still in the shop. The kids were suppose to help the wife get it out and installed ( I can't work with heavy things) but no help as of yet. What a shame because we could have been starting seedlings already so it looks like...

Potato harvest is complete for us this season. We planted 100 lbs of Kennebec spuds in the spring (March) and my neighbor and I harvested Tues. morning. We filled 13 each 100 lb gunny pokes (sacks)full, 100 lbs more than last year. I feel we missed more during the harvest as there were many...

Pests in potato patch, I've sprayed Sevin 3 times and can't seem to kill these. What are they and what would you try to kill with?

I went out to do some tilling and discovered that since last using the tractor the RPM gauge /hour meter aren't working at all. Initial check of cable and wiring seems ok but I was pressed for time and haven't gotten back to diagnosing. Any suggestions would be helpful as to what and where to...

Good looking beets Larro. Today I took a stroll thru the garden and since the garden season is winding down I got a couple of pic for the thread. Seems that the broccoli is coming along nice. Anne has been robbing the broccoli for dinners a lot lately. The lettuce is providing well also but the...

Second corn crop picked and as expected was not great. I did harvest 58 small to medium ears which I sure just may keep us out of the poor house. I picked another head of cabbage that is small but sure to eat good, I'm paraphrasing but the good book says "blessed is the man who tries" thank you...

First frost last night only patchy though. We are still wait for the broccoli to come and we've been turning some of the garden to get ready for planting garlic, shallots and more onions and this afternoon Anne and I went to pick some of the fall veggies for the coming weeks dinner. Our second...

I am tired of the big box store trimmers over the last twenty years I think I've bought 8. Two years maybe three is about the max time I remember having the same trimmer. Are the stiils, husquavaras that are sold by the tractor dealers really better? I've spent a bit of time reading reviews for...

I too found myself disabled 5 years ago I too needed a tool that would help with my mobility issues. I considered golf carts because they were a bit less price wise but if considering making alteration to a kart to meet my needs and terrain but I needed something else. We have 5.9 acres in hilly...

So I put the shoe in the wrong position and while raising the implements it rose up and hit oil pan. I didn't think much of it at the time but the oil is leaking bad and losing oil pressure. Dang it!! On inspection I have to split the tractor to get the oil pan off and replace gasket. I sure...

The garden is going well, snap peas harvested and put up in the freezer and spot cleaned up for other plants. We've had a dryer spring but are now catching up on rain. Planted snake gourd for the first time and the rabbits ate the growth so that's not looking promising. Added nitro to the golden...

As of this posting the 253 is starting normally. I'm post this as a guide for anyone with this model so that it may save some time for them. I was bush hogging thurs. and stopped to take a break. When I went back to start to finish no start. I checked the usual suspects, battery, grounds...

So I just went through this process back in Feb. in Mar. After many hours at FTE site I came to the decision that the 2015 F250 Platinum with 6.2 and 373 rear was the way to go. I didn't need to spend so much with all the options but it will be the last truck I buy. I'm retired and don't drive...

Today's seat time was for maintenance repairs and eviction. The safety flashers facing the rear of tractor have not been working but intermittently. Wouldn't mind other that it drives me crazy when things don't work as designed and really needed when getting on roadway to head to fuel depot. All...

So here are some picks of my gardens, today I planted a few zukes and crook necks. Went into town to get a spray for the apple trees, every year just after blossom the leaves get a problem and fall off so we don't get apples and this year I'm going to try something different. Tomorrow I will be...

Charged battery and changed oil and filter, ready for another garden season 59 years and going strong. Snap peas, lettuce, spinach,beets and onions are up but the rains for the last two weeks have prevent any additional planting. Plenty of pepper and tomatoes are waiting for transplant. We are...

Good day to all, 45 this morning headed to 70 with full sun today. Saturday brought great weather so we finished all the chores so today will be a fun day with the grand kids. Best to all.

I really hate leaving my equipment out, I quess I'll have to build a run-in. Anyways I was out riding around the fences and came across the MF and it looked like it would make a good pic so I took a pic.

Honda Pioneer helping on the farm with snow chores.

Nice Farmall, I am partial to my 55 Farmall Cub with fast hitch

Went out scouting squirrels today but because of the rain and wind here in the mid Atlantic states no squirrels. Any day out on the trail is better than being cooped up inside.

A short vid of a very early 20 the century school on my property. Wife wants me to restore for her personal library and a daughter that became a teacher and started her career teaching in north central Florida this year. http://youtu.be/4bGSkKdkPGk

My plow for my cub (farmall) is no good. I want to convert my 10" craftsman sleeve hitch plow to one point fast hitch. How would you attach plow to one point? I'm looking for the angle to know where to drill mounting holes? Pitch angles can be controlled with the fast hitch. Sleeve hitch has...

44 out now headed to 46. Today will be shop cleaning day

I've had my sxs 51 weeks and have put on 387 miles. I have just a 5.93acres but there is always something that needs to be done and I would have walked most of those miles without the sxs. I'm the benefactor of failed back surgery and have been declared handicapped/lame. The purchase was part of...

96 F150 1/2 ton loaded with a ton of cement roof tiles.

Today's harvest I'm grateful for all the earth gives to my family. My plan for the turnips is to make them in place of mashed potatoes. I've never had them this way to my knowledge but I understand they are real good served this way. My foster sister says as my foster moms deathbed confession...

GMA 42 this morning headed toward 64. Today will be as good if not better than yesterday - my one year old grandson who came by yesterday for his weekly chasing the duck (daisy) and chickens. He also enjoys driving the Honda UTV to look over the neighbors cattle ranch. I wish to all a pleasant...

Today's Harvest purple tops,mustard greens, spring onions, banana peppers, green peppers and tomato. can you guess what's for supper. Thanks to all the ole timers who taught me to fish.

We don't get a lot of snow here in SW Va. Last year we did get a couple of heavy snows 18 in and 12 in and I was ready as I picked up this tool I mean toy. Honda Pioneer

Good Morning clear and 59 degree, well were off to a not so great start. I've just started round 2 of the colon prep drink with the colonoscopy set for 12:30 and I'm not liking this getting older at all. I'm sure many of you old timers know what I'm going through this morning. Most days I...

Morning 03:19 am 67 degrees and it's hopefully going to be a clear sunny day. We've been clear up to our buns in rain. I have lived here in Virginia for 12 yrs.,and this has been the coolest and wettest winter,spring and summer seasons. The guy who sold me my MF253 came by Sunday and removed...

this is my cub tractor it has been used by me since 2009 when I tore it apart to clean, paint and refurbish. I am going to order a new seat as of this morning the canvas I covered the seat with has torn. I also want to sand the tank and reprint as my chickens got on there and scratched it and...

Plow rides on top because it is wore out needs new share to cut and possibly point share too. Now if I can find a source for plowshare parts. I think I will keep the cub. I'm familiar with how to garden with it. If I sold it I wouldn't get enough to buy what I would need to set up the MF253 for...

So my wife was so ecstatic about my most recent tractor addition that she asked if I may sell my Farmall Cub. I thought yeah I might as well sell, do I really need two tractors. She tells a girlfriend who tells her husband who in her words has been whining about needing a tractor for a garden...

1988 MF 253 1900+ hours. I'm just looking for a range of average pricing for this model. I thought dealer asking 10000 was to high but I know little to nothing about tractors.