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Sorry if this has come up already, but was wondering if Bad Boy actually designed/manufactured their new line up of tractors, or if they were from another company and rebadged/painted to Bad Boy spec's?? Anyone know? They look pretty nice, actually. I don't plan on buying one, but was just...

Hi folks, been away from this forum for a LONGGGG time, but have a question..... please see the attached picture. I believe this to be a 5ft John Deere H2000 disc harrow, which belongs to my hunt club. It's in need of repair as some of the discs are broken, and a couple bearings need to be...

I know this subject has been discussed ad nauseum here, but I was at my parents today doing yardwork and this tractor came by their house. They live in a rural area, so it's a common occurrence, right? Well, this one had a young lad riding on the fender. The road is a primary highway, lots of...

For those of us in the more southern parts of the country, have you put out any hummer feeders yet? If so, are you seeing any? I'm probably going to put one out in a couple days, but was wondering what others were seeing.

I saw this picture of a JD bush hog on craigslist and noticed a modification on it that looks pretty slick. At least, if it does what I think it does.... looks like someone mounted a disk on each front corner that is made to rotate? If that's what they are for, when you hit a tree or fencepost...

I've been hunting the same property for 5 years now, it's about 125 acres and I really haven't walked the entire property yet. Most of it is in planted pines with lots of hollows and big mature oaks that were untouched during the clearcut some years ago. There are also lots of gulley's and...

Checked my game camera today and caught this massive "buzzsaw" on my camera, which is sitting on a gas line watching my food plot. After talking with Dominion Gas the year before last, I knew they were coming through there in 2018 as it was time for the 5yr rotation to clear the RoW on this...

Just wondered what everyone thinks of this new product by W. R. Long. The name is a bit deceptive as it's not something intended to directly improve the "ride" of your tractor, but it dampens the movements of the FEL as you traverse over (uneven) ground. The end result I suppose is that it could...

I know occasionally some people come here looking for salvage tractors, so I thought I would mention that there is a junk 4x4 B1750 HST here in SC that is being sold for parts. The motor went bad, it was taken apart, and never put back together. The tractor is in a lot of parts pieces right now...

My JD 790 is totally dead, it does nothing when I turn the key. Three weeks ago, it was running just fine and I cut grass for two hours, then I parked it. Last weekend I went to crank it up and for about 1 second I barely got a red light on, and a faint click of the starter solenoid. Then...

When will we see the flat proof tires offered on new compact tractors? Or do some compact tractors already have them available? Or is that a bad idea? I personally haven't seen any compact tractors with them myself, but today I did see a new John Deere ZTR mower on a trailer that had flat proof...

I wonder if it feels intimidated? :laughing: Just poking a little fun at you "orange" guys!!! Ran over to a nearby JD dealer today to pick up two bushings for a JD 261 grooming mower that I'm rebuilding and saw this 'bota sitting on their lot. It's used, and I believe it's for sale. Not...

Sorry for the really long post here, but thought the details might be pertinent... This first started about 2 weeks ago, I removed the loader to mow the yard, because it's easier to maneuver with it off, and it lowers the chance of hitting something making sharp turns. So, after I got through...

If you have a few minutes to waste, this is probably the best collection of tractor fails I've seen. Can't decide which is the best clip, but the guy who gets his backside showered with dirt on the tractor pulling contest had me rolling in the floor! The dude on the "rock crawler" was pretty...

How do you all get the oil out of a gearbox that doesn't have a drain plug?? Besides turning a 600lb implement upside down, or using a tube to siphon the oil out?? I need to change the gear oil in my bush hog and finish cut mower, just looking for the easiest way to do it. I think they (Harbor...

I had been watching a decent looking JD 261 5ft grooming mower for a couple weeks on CL that was listed at $500. Well, just this morning he dropped the price to $400, so thinking that he was now at $400, I might could get it for even less. So, I called the guy up and got the directions and drove...

Guess what this attachment is? No hints, and no prizes either, other than you can be the BMOB, if you have the first correct guess. That's big man on the board in case you didn't know. I will say up front it's not a generator or a water pump. And yes, I do know what it is. I'll check back in the...

I was watching some videos on youtube and came across this one that shows a number of large dump trucks driving down a road with the dump bed fully raised. Of course, just about all of them either hit an overhead bridge or catch some overhead wires and rip them down. Coming from someone who has...

Got this pic of what appears to be a three legged coyote a couple weeks ago and wanted some opinions on it. Does it have just three legs, or is the left hind leg obscuring the right hind leg because of the angle? As a bonus, I have another pic of a three legged coyote that I got in 2014. Or...

We all know tractors are deadly in a roll over, but atv's can be too. Sorry, there are no pic's at the link. A 46-year-old North Carolina man was killed Friday when he was pinned under his ATV while hauling logs, deputies said. McDowell County sheriff痴 deputies said William Scott Stockton, of...

This picture was taken in '57, I believe, of some new 8N's (or 9N's??) arriving at Smith Brothers Tractor Co. in Anderson, SC. They are still in business, today. Wonder what they were using to stack/unstack the tractors with?

Saw a TSC 3pt carry all for $75 on CL so went by to check it out after work today. Got to the sellers place at 4:30 and saw it was in great shape, but hey, what can go wrong with a carry all, right?? Offered him $60, he said no, will take $70, and I said let's load it up. Fortunately, he had a...

I have a local Yanmar dealer that has new Yanmar's on his lot that are of different colors. The compacts are red, and there are some larger models with full cab that are also red with beige rims. There is a series in between that is yellow and black. Why do they paint them different colors...

First of all, I am not selling these enclosures nor am I connected to the seller, so I hope the mod's will allow this thread to stand. I know of a seller who has (5) new enclosures (stock# GR-KUPENC in the box) that will fit Kubota L45 TLB's. Supposedly, these enclosures are $1489 new, but he's...

Several years ago I bought a class AB dry powder fire extinguisher from Lowes (cost about $50) to keep on my tractor. I got one that was is about 5-6 lbs and is all metal (metal valve and handle) so it could be recharged, I had read somewhere that the cheaper plastic units typically can't be...

Three pic's from my game camera....

Here's a series of pic's of the food plot on the gas line on the property where I hunt at. This is the 4th year I've been hunting this property, and it's the 3rd year I've had this food plot on the gas line (same place each time) and so far, it's looking like this might be the best one yet. It's...

I was using my TroyBilt pressure washer back in the summer (July 4th weekend) and best as I can recall it was running fine, when I shut it off. Recently I tried to fire it up and the pull rope was REALLY hard to pull, couldn't even get the engine to spin up fast enough to crank it had so much...

I fabbed up a little screen guard that I now call a F.O.G. to keep stuff from hitting me in the back when bushhogging, backing up the tractor out in the woods, etc. The mounting brackets on the Great Day canopy that I installed on the ROPS earlier this year made a great place to bolt the guard...

Another tragedy that could probably have been averted if the gentleman had been a little more careful. There are no pic's at the link. Coroner: Aiken County man dies after being trapped under tractor - wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina MONETTA, SC (WIS) -An Aiken County man has died in a...

According to the Tuff Bilt website, they plan to offer an electric tractor on 2017. I know the subject of electric tractors has come up before on this forum, but it looks like it will be a reality next year. Their models seems to be special purpose though, mostly for use in confined spaces. I...

This truck showed up at my local Ford dealer a couple days ago. I waited until today when there are no sales droids there to stop by and take a pic of it. This is an F-150, and it has the Tuscany Tonka package, which adds all the bells & whistles, along with the lift kit with taller tires. The...

All he needs now is a baler to go with it!The Smallest Lawn Mower Tractor!!! - YouTube

I really hadn't thought about the tailgate being a quick and easy target for thieves, but I will keep mine locked from now on. But dang, I had NO IDEA that some tailgates cost $3000 to replace!!! :confused: Were they gold plated with diamond studs in them??? Deputies investigating string...

Hate these scumbags that steal, hope the police can catch the thief. The owner of the equipment had just purchased it the previous day, seems like perhaps he should have taken better precautions with it? SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WIS) -Deputies in Sumter County are asking for the public痴 help in...

for about 3 or 4 years. I've been threatening to wash my tractor for a long time (years!), but just never made the time to do it. I had a 4 day weekend for July the 4th, so today I made the time to wash it. First two pic's are with the loader and the chain bucket removed. The chain saw...

This is an actual CL ad that was posted today. I liked the "brand new 22yr old" part the best lol. It reminds me of the guy who put an ad on CL for a fully and professionally restored 8N for $12,995. Yes, that was $12,995. favorite this post Lawnboy 10545** New in Box ** - 1994 - $1250 -...

Saw this heading east on I-20 today, he probably had just left the JD factory in Augusta an hour or so before I took the pic. I think the trucker should have gotten a small sleigh and mounted it on the very back of the trailer bed, right in the middle. Then get a dummy dressed up as a Santa but...

I've heard them called finish (cut) mowers, estate mowers, and grooming mowers. They're all the same type of mower, right?? Or is there actually some subtle difference(s) between them?

Been wanting a canopy for some time now and finally got a Great Day unit to put on the 790. I saw this one on CL but it was a pretty good drive so I passed on it at first. I kept seeing it when I did searches on CL so I finally emailed the guy and asked about it. He said he had bought it (new...

First, let me say that this is probably not the best forum to ask, but it has a lot of viewers so I'm hoping that the collective wisdom on this site can tell me what it is. I've seen this piece of equipment around town several times, being pulled by a truck. This evening I saw it again as the...

lives to tell about it. VERY LUCKY guy. No pic's at the link. Sumter Co. man injured in tractor accident - wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina Sumter Co. man injured in tractor accident SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WIS) - A Sumter County man was seriously injured Thursday after his leg got...

This is funny!! I bet a few of them got fired, or maybe worse! BEIJING (AP) - Police in northern China say an argument between construction workers escalated into a demolition derby-style clash of heavy machinery that left at least two bulldozers flipped over in a street. In online video...

Both are F250's with the Super Duty package, 6.7L, and black leather. This garnet colored F250 with the FTX package is all chromed out, and it does have another special package on it, but don't remember for sure if it was from Tuscany or some other outfit. Yes, that is all painted plastic trim...

A guy I work with came in to work today with a very noticeable limp. He explained that he was half way up an 8ft step ladder when the front legs collapsed and pitched him off the ladder. He said he was banged up with bruising on the chest and hip and had a lot of soreness, but he had gone to the...

It's a brand new F350 4x4 dually crew cab long bed with the Black Op's package. It also sports the FX4 package, the Lariat package, and of course the Super Duty package. It comes with the 6.7L Power Stroke diesel and 6 spd AT with 3.73 ratio axles. I am 6ft tall and when I stand beside the front...

who has one? I got an iTrue X3 dashcam about 2 months ago and really like it. I don't think I will ever be driving without one again. No, I haven't really "needed" it since I got it, but I have captured a couple of interesting moments with it. Once while driving home from work I had a guy pass...

Copied from a craigslist post, hope he had insurance that covered it: Kubota 7510D Engine,Trans,Parts - $300 (Aiken SC) Kubota 7510D tractor parts tractor was damaged in barn fire, had less then twenty five hours on it, parts that include engine block, crankshaft, transmission, rear axles...

A young man was killed in a tragic incident happened in Gastonia, NC last weekend. I feel so bad for the boy's mom and the business owner. There is a pic of him at the link: Family speaks out after Gastonia teen pulled into wood chipper, - WBTV 3 News, Weather, Sports, and Traffic for...

A week ago last Friday I bushhogged approx. 2 1/2 acres for a neighbor. Before I started, the fuel gauge was reading just above 3/8 of a tank. I kept a close eye on it and when I got finished and drove it back to the shed, it was registering just barely above the red warning mark. So last...

What's the best way to clean the mold off of vinyl seat that won't damage it? And is there something you can coat it with to help prevent it from coming back? I know about the armour all (silicones) but don't want to slide off my seat on steep hillside. :)

Want to get a bed mat from TSC for my Silverado and wondering what's the best way to trim one to fit? I suppose you can use pieces of cardboard to make patterns for the wheel well cutouts. How did you cut yours? What tool works the best to cut them? Thanks.

Saw this attachment on craigslist and wondered if it does what I think it does?? It looks like a finish cut mower with an "arm" that can pivot out to do "edging". I can see where that would be useful especiallyedging underneath a barb wire fence. Am I right, or does it do something altogether...

Yesterday I fixed up my food plot on the gas line where I deerhunt at. Two weeks ago I ran the cultivator through it a couple ofpasses to break it up. Friday evening I got the disc harrow on it and ran it through it a couple passes to work it over pretty good. Saturday morning I put the...

This is a small project compared to some others on here, but I thought I would share some pic's of a cultivator that I just recently resurrected from the dead. It was in bad shape as you can see from the before pic. I had to disassemble the whole thing, which was quite a job. Every single one of...

looking for (6) about 6" to 8" wide sweeps, not critical on the angle because I can adjust it on the shank. It just has to have 7/16" holes for the #3 bolts on 2" or 2 1/4" spacing (centers). I can find lots of sweeps with 1 3/4" spacing but not 2" spacing. Don't ask what brand cultivator it is...

I'm in the process of restoring an old cultivator and I need to get some new sweeps to go on it. This one has 6 shanks on it, and I need 3 new ones. One of them broke off, a couple are smaller than the others, and the other three are sort of a mismatch. I realize they sometimes run different...

Would you be afraid to buy a 2007 model tractor with just 15 hours on it?? I'm not considering buying this by any means (especially at his asking price of $15,200!), but this tractor has done a LOT of sitting in the shed. While it looks brand new, I just wonder if that much sitting is "bad" for...

I just bought a couple of attachments and this piece was included in the deal. It is totally homemade, I think it was used to attach in place of where the top link goes, and then you could hook a chain to whatever you wanted to drag. Just no idea what that little short chain would have been used...

Yeah, it's probably oberkill but when it's all you got, it works for me lol. The shaft was one that I bought along with a Cosmo 3pt spreader (in another craigslist thread I had) and it had apparently sat out in the weather all its life. The yoke ends are rusted up some, and the two sections of...

Got on CL late this afternoon and there was a 3pt spreader listed for $200, looked good in the pic's and the post was just an hour old so I sent an email with my number. He called me about an hour later and I asked a few questions, then asked if I could come look at it right away and he agreed...

This county owned mowing rig was parked across the street from my parent's house this weekend so I snapped a couple pic's of it to show. Not sure what the duct tape on the left rear fender was all about? And I guess that jack mounted on the mower deck is used to hold the tongue up whenever the...

I bought a used Sitrex SM-150 5ft mower around January of last year and I finally got both the belts and blades replaced on it. It cut ok with dull blades when I got it, but around last September, the belts (which had a lot of cracking when I bought it) shredded themselves cutting the grass at...

I would like to start a thread similar to the one with pics of people towing stuff that looks unsafe, only this thread is for unsafe or downright dangerous trailers themselves. I got behind this trailer last week and got a picture of it with my phone from the cab of my truck. Sorry for the poor...

Tragic story here, but odd at the same time. Hard to imagine how the man could have fallen off his tractor just by driving it into a garage so he could work on it?? There are no pic's at the link. CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say a man whose tractor had a flat tire was killed when he...

This is why kids have no business being on equipment. Another tragedy that should have never happened. GAFFNEY, SC (FOX Carolina) - Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said a 3-year-old Gaffney child was killed on Monday after being thrown from a front end loader. Fowler...

Went to my parents house today and this setup was parked at the edge of their yard where it borders a primary hwy. Apparently it belongs to a contractor who decided to park it there for the weekend. It's a ditch cutter (or maybe there is a more appropriate name for it?) used to clean out the...

I recently cut down an old, unattractive crepe myrtle in myparent痴 yard and am now trying to eradicate the stump. This bush had about 6or 7 trunks growing out of the main trunk, which is actually just below grade(I cut it as flush as I could). Thetrunks are probably from 3 to about 5 in dia...

This is the second time I've seen this happen in person, but at two different locations. My parents live at an intersection and just before I left their house Saturday to head to my house, another truck pulling a small trailer had just turned out of one of the smaller side streets. He was headed...

Does anyone know if you can get the "Great Stuff" expanding foam in different colors? The usual color is like a beige or off-white, but I would like to get some in a dark brown, or maybe a black if they offer it. Anybody know??

hope the mod's will allow this post, just trying to help out a fellow forum member. I know of 270TL FEL that is available in the Cola, SC area, the seller is asking $2750 for it, and I believe it includes all hydraulic controls & loader mounting hardware. Supposedly it's NEW, sitting on the...

What do you think this attachment is used for? Shouldn't be too hard!

Ok, I know there used to be a forum just for food plots, but couldn't find it so I hope the mod's will allow me to post this thread here. About 5 weeks ago I went over to the property I hunt on and bushhogged the area on the natural gas line where I wanted to put the food plot in. Then, about...

This is a new "Bi" set up and you can do it from the front, or from the back. Ok, enough kidding. I was just moving the bush hog on the front end to park it beside the road so people could see it better. I just thought it presented an interesting photo op. :laughing: Surprisingly, that Model 70...

My gosh, what were these Italian engineers drinking when they came up with this design.?? I bought this used mower last Feb. and started using it in April or so. Before that, I spent some time greasing it up and tightening the belts. I did notice they were pretty worn and would need replacing...

Got on the 'puter yesterday afternoon to check CL out and two ad's caught my attention. One was for a 5ft Ro Cut (brandname) bushhog, the asking price was $250. The other ad was for a 5ft box blade sold by TSC, and the asking price was just $150. Both ad's were just an hour old and appeared to...

I see lots of posts on here from people looking to buy a Model 70 loader... well now is your chance! They are VERY hard to come by, as in rare, but I see that one has just come up for sale on the Columbia craigslist. It will fit a JD 750, 755, or a 790. I don't know if the mounts come with it...

I was walking my dog at the nearby soccer fields yesterday and came across this equipment. The county was apparently contracting a company to dress the soccer fields after months of hard use by all the kiddies playing in the soccer leagues. They were spreading a thin layer of white sand over the...

At least, it looked like it was a new setup. :licking: Notice the tailwheel on the BH has never been in the field. The first pic, I was right behind it when we had to stop for some construction work where they are widening the road I drive back & forth to work to four lanes. The second pic he...

I've read the horror stories and heard them first hand from some folks I know, but this morning I got a first hand experience myself. I was bush hogging the property I deer hunt on, which has a gas line that runs through the middle of the property. I was cutting a section of it where I plan to...

Need to replace the blades on my Sitrex finish cut mower and having trouble determining the size wrench needed to hold the spindle in place so you can loosen the nut on the bottom of the shaft. I know for a fact it is larger than 1 1/8", but smaller than 1 1/4". I'm guessing it's actually metric...

Was bushhogging (actually trailblazing) at the property I hunt on and got a small, old cedar tree wedged underneath the deck, actually between the blades and the deck itself. The trail I'm trying to break through is pretty narrow (in between 8yr old planted pines) and I got in a place where I...

Are there any places that can repair the pump on a pressure washer? I have a Troybilt unit with a 3000psi pump that seems to have crapped out, a new one from TB is right at $220, plus shipping. Was wondering if there was somewhere I could send it to for repair? I know, most of them are not worth...

Bought a used Sitrex SM150 last January and have used it several times this Spring. I'm happy with this mower, money well spent, even though it came equipped with three dull blades and two worn out V belts lol. I can order new belts from Ga Equipment for about $28, but would rather get them...

Gonna bite the bullet and get the bed sprayed on my '13 Silverado 4x4 crewcab. Have done a little research and talked with both dealers here in town. I am not so sure there's a hill of difference between the two, unless one of you knows something? The Rhino will cost $400, the Line-X will cost...

I hope the mod's will allow this post, I'm only trying to help a fellow TBN'er here. This ad came up on my local craigslist. I don't know if $3500 is a good price or not (seems like it is!), but it is brand new, never installed, and never removed from the shipping pallet and the seller will...

Another tragedy last Saturday involving a tractor and a tree. No details on what happened, nor are there any photos. LITTLE MOUNTAIN, S.C. (AP) - A 45-year-old Little Mountain man trying to remove a fallen tree from his land has died. Newberry County Chief Deputy Coroner Lewis Lee said Glenn...

I uploaded my first video to Utube just tonight (ok, go easy on me :laughing:) and wanted to share it here. I took a quick video last Saturday of a local cattlefarmer who was seeding a hayfield that he rents to cut hay off of. It happens to be right across the street from my parents house. I...

Another tragic accident while working underneath heavy equipment. No more details other than what was copied from the TV website, but since it occurred in the same town that I work in, I should be able to find out some details at work in the next day or two. Will post back if I learn anything...

I was watching a youtube video last night on runaway diesel engines and not being much of a mechanic was wondering what the most common cause was for that condition?? I'm guessing it's usually a malfunction with the injector pump? I know the best way to shut down a runaway diesel is to block off...

Just picked up this Sitrex 5ft finish mower today, pics are it sitting on my little 10ft trailer right after I got back to the house. Looks to be decent shape, no major bends/breaks/or welding and everything seems to be there. Didn't get to see or hear it run due to that fact that the man's...

My parents have a Craftsman mower that痴 about 3yrs old, and I bet the motor doesn稚 have 120 hrs on it. It has a 22hp Kohler Courage series engine, which is a single piston engine. This past summer was EXTREMELY wet for SC, which means that the grass grew like crazy, faster than we could keep up...

I bought this nearly new '13 Z71 last Memorial Day and have since had some time to do a few things to it..... First, I had a Rough Country 3.5" lift kit installed. The next thing was a set of nice chrome rims that I got off of craigslist. Then had some Falken WildPeak 285-65-18 tires mounted on...

I bought my '01 JD 790 four yrs ago and never had any problems with the battery until last Friday. I was bushhogging for a couple hours and then parked it. A bit later I went to crank it up to move it and got nothing out of the starter, not even a click. Having had it for 4 years, I just knew it...

This old JD has been converted into a work of art. Yes, that is tile covering all the body parts and wheels. It's obviously not a running tractor anymore, I guess it was done to be more of an attraction than anything. It's parked in the middle of downtown Ridge Spring, SC, right next to the old...

This was posted on a TV website here in SC. I know the owner was sick to his stomach when he woke up and realized the trailer was gone, with his restored '35 pickup inside it. I can't tell what kind of pickup that is, way before my time??? Antique Truck and Trailer Stolen in Orangeburg Co...

With all the rain we've had in the South this spring/summer, cutting grass has been a nightmare!! Even when the grass is dry (no condensation on the blades or recent rain) the grass clippings have so much moisture content, that the deck still gets grass clippings to stick and build up and...

Watch this video, and run it up to the 3:30 mark. car crashes caught on camera December 2012 - YouTube The guy who cranked it up was pretty lucky.

I just bought my '13 silverado Z71 last Memorial day and have had a 3.5" lift kit installed, and I just upgraded the tire size to 305-65-18's. So now the odometer is off, which throws off all of the fuel mileage calculations that the computer does. I think there's a parameter in the computer...

Today on the interstate I came upon a tow vehicle (which was the older model CJ7) with a 16 or maybe 18 ft trailer hooked to it. There was a older model ford two wheel drive long bed pick up sitting on the trailer. I swear, that jeep looked like it was almost dragging the rear bumper from the...

I have two boom poles, one is a hinged homemade design, the other is factory made one piece welded design (no hinge) that most people have and use. Maybe I am blind, but I just don't see any real advantage to having the hinged design, so maybe someone can give the reason(s) if there is an...

This was parked across the street from my parents house this weekend. A brand spanking new green mowing machine for cutting the RoW. :thumbsup: Apparently, the DOT is mowing the roads in their area. It's a big arse tractor, but it would be nice to drive it just to see what it's like. Btw...

Somebody got them a brand new pretty blue toy.... uhhhhh, I mean work machine today lol. I think it was about 75hp. I started to try and holler out the window to tell him to check the lug nuts on it! He probably would have thought I was crazy too. Hopefully his dealer already did it for him...

It's for sale on a local craigslist. I personally wouldn't get near it with a 20ft pole.

A new Chevy Silverado Z71 4x4!! :thumbsup: I just took delivery a couple hours ago, and it's not actually *brand new*, but it's so nearly new it hasn't even turned 1000 miles yet! Most of you will recall the thread I started about "rate this GMC deal". I passed on that truck (glad I did!) and...

I'm thinking about going to look at this GMC truck this weekend. It's really just about what I am looking for in appearance, features, and price range. I have already had several emails with the seller, but no phone calls (yet). I do plan to call him later this evening as he just emailed a few...

Was wondering if any of you have put out your feeders yet for the little hummers? And if you are seeing any/many?? I put one out at my parents house yesterday (who live in the country), but haven't put any out at my house yet (live close to the big city). Love watching the little hummers, they...

Wow, there has been a rash of equipment related accidents here in SC lately. It's the 4th one I've read of or heard of that involved 3 different tractors, one backhoe, and three deaths (one was a lady killed when she hit an attachment on the back of a tractor in her car and ran off the road and...

I have no doubts as to whether or not it's true. Her brother in law's family owns a farm that is not far from the plant in Batesburg-Leesville, where we both work at. They mainly grow asparagus and also have some peach orchards. Last Monday evening her B-i-L was plowing some of the fields with...

Tragic accident while operating a backhoe. Worker apparently buried alive on North Charleston job site - Local News - Charleston, SC | NBC News North Charleston police are investigating a bizarre accident where a worker was apparently buried alive. Around 10:00 Saturday...

Sorry if this one's been posted before..... Do you think this little JD tractor needs more ballast up front, or maybe just a new operator with some brains??? John Deere lawn tractor pulls F350 Dually - YouTube

There are no pictures at the link, other than a photo of the subject who was placed under arrest. Sounds like the accident might have been caused by carelessness on the part of the tractor operator. This happened about 20 miles from where I live, and was even closer to where I work. Just a...

No, it wasn't me! Came upon this little scene while driving home from work today and I had to turn around and get a pic of it!!! It's a little creek bottom (the creek is behind the tall brush behind tractor) that feeds into a pond about 250 yds on the other side of the tractor. This property is...

Last Saturday I was tilling the garden spot when the tiller went over something pretty hard that made some racket. I thought I should stop, get off, and check it out but I didn't. Went back over the same spot for a 2nd pass and it did it again so I said to self, ok stop and get off now to see...

I am still working on getting this PTO shaft going for my rototiller!! If I can get this u-joint out, I think I will have it licked.... but how does it come out?? I have pounded it through from one side so that the cup on the left is free and clear of the yoke (left side). But, it looks like the...

I am sure some of you will know what it is right away, but if you do, hold off a bit and let's see what a few other folks think it is. That's usually pretty interesting to hear! Correct guesses win nothing but the respect and admiration of your fellow TBN'ers! :thumbsup:

Goodness, another rollover resulting in the death of the operator. The same thing happened in the same general area just a couple weeks ago! I copied & pasted that story on the safety forum in another thread further down below. There are no pic's at the link. Man Dies When Tractor Rolls Over...

Those ingenious little guys in India have it figured out. If my F150 was a straight drive, I could amaze my friends with that trick lol!! How to start a truck in West Bengal India - YouTube

If you would, then it's for sale on CL!! How much weight can three 2x10's stacked onto each other hold at the end of the leverage point? I wouldn't want to try and find out. :confused2:

Bought a new to me pressure washer with a B&S 8.75hp engine, didn't get the instruction manual. What type of engine oil do these engines normally require? 10W-30 or 10W-40? I am in SC, never gets real cold here, but I won't be using it during the winter anyway. Thanks.

Another tragic accident involving moving & lifting a heavy object with a tractor. So unfortunate for this man, and his family. This reminds of another accident that I remember seeing on tv many, many years ago. A retired doctor up in Ohio or Pa (don't remember which for sure) was moving a round...

I loosened the nut thinking that it would let the yoke slide off, but then realized it's not "split" so it can clamp down on the PTO shaft. Duhhhh. Does that "threaded pin" sit in a groove on the PTO shaft? If so, then that pin has to be pushed or pressed out from the other side, right? There is...

I saw it on CL from a dealer in a nearby town. I don't know what brand of PHD it is, the ad didn't say. I've not seen one that had the 4 little "blades" like this one does, all the ones I've seen had the spiral flights that cover about 2/3rds of the auger. It just seems like those blades could...

A front end loader, horse manure, a convertible Puegot, and a vengeful husband all comes together. :eek: Husband Gets Revenge | Watch the video - Yahoo! Screen

I was surfing CL (like I always am) and came across this interesting log arch for sale. The story from the seller was that it belonged to his F-i-L, who used to run a sawmill. The log arch is home made, and HUGE, but it looks to have been very well thought out and very well constructed. He only...

Took this picture yesterday after doing some hiking. It's an old metal barn/shed used as a shop to maintain this fleet of JD's. The building is right beside an access point on a public hiking trail, my little pup pup and I walked a couple miles of the trail for some exercise and to enjoy the...

Thought I would mention there is a Kioti KL1470 loader with a 6ft bucket available here in SC for $1600. It's the frame, bucket, and hoses. Don't think the joystick valving is included. If you have an interest, send me a PM and I will get you hooked up with the seller. I have no involvement...

I copied this from another forum, hope that's not a problem. I know this subject has been brought up a few times, but thought some might appreciate it again. "Machinist's Workshop" recently published information on various penetrating oils. The magazine reports they tested these products for...

Sorry, double thread. Mod's please delete this one.

Post your answer. There is no prize, but if you get it right then you have the respect of your fellow TBN' ers!!! :thumbsup:

Bought a used KKII rototiller back during the summer and the PTO shaft works fine until I lift it, whereby sometimes the two PTO shaft sections will come apart. Obviously it was sized for the tractor that it was originally on. I would like to see if I can locate another "tractor end" section...

Looking on CL the other day and saw an ad for a boom pole and a set of 3pt mounted forks so I went and looked at them after I got off work that afternoon. As it turns out, they are both home made, but made from heavy materials and welded together pretty good. No paint anywhere, so they are both...

I know it's been said here time and time again, but check the latch on the coupler, and the safety chains often during a trip!! Oh yeah, wear the seatbelts too! One Dead in Single Vehicle Accident Orangeburg, SC (WLTX) -- The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle...

Last Friday I was bushhogging 2 1/2 acres for a neighbor of my parents and usually I cut his place twice a year, once in the late Spring, and again in early Fall. This summer we have had a good bit of rain and the bahiagrass & weeds were pretty tall and thick in places. I was running it in 2nd...

No, I didn't cut a toe or foot, but a dog ran up behind me and nipped me on the left calf muscle. This was last Tuesday, I was cutting my lawn with a push mower and I noticed the neighbor two houses over come home and pull up in his driveway. His teenage daughter gets out and lets the dogs out...

I think this question will also apply to the 770's, 850's, 870's and probably some other models too that use the three piece ROPS.... What grade bolt is used at the top of the ROPS to join the three sections together, with those two cast iron pieces? The reason I ask is because I just bought a...

This is a bit of a freaky accident because you would expect the tractor to at least be on the road when it was hit. In this case, the tractor was actually sitting in a driveway, I suppose waiting for the traffic to clear before he pulled out. You have to wonder what the second truck driver was...

Last Friday evening I was at my folks house (where I keep all my tractor stuff) and was out in the yard getting ready to hook up my 16ft trailer to my truck so I could take the tractor to the hunt club the next morning to finish up some food plots. Their house is at an intersection and there is...

I have a project in mind to add a seed/fertilizer hopper to the back of the cultipacker I recently bought, with the intention to drop seed or fertilizer right after the tilled dirt has been packed down. It would be need to be about 5 1/2 ft wide, so I'm wondering if anyone has ever seen a hopper...

I read a SC hunting forum and someone posted a thread that he was bush hogging at his hunt club this morning and one of the blades on his bush hog broke off and it was thrown into one of the rear tires! :eek: Scary!!

Today I went and looked at an attachment that was listed as a 6ft cultipacker on craigslist. I had been wanting one to help put in food plots at the hunt club. It looked pretty good in the pic's, but after I got there and started looking at it closely, I realized this unit was a homemade job...

and made a few bucks off of it. It was a Leinbach L-7200 that I bought about 15 years ago. I would say I got my money's worth out of it!! The reason I sold it was because I came across a deal on craigslist 5 weeks ago on a very nice L-7300 model for $220! You might recall I had a thread on here...

How do I got about replacing the seal on the input shaft on the gearbox? Will I have to drain the rest of the fluid, then remove the 4 bolts that hold the front plate on, then pull the shaft out? It looks like once you do that, the shaft should slide out of the plate from the rear, which would...

Anyone ever taken a golf cart canopy and fabricated a frame for it to use as a canopy on their tractor?? I know they are not the strongest canopies out there, but if you can get one for the right price, and have some scrap metal laying around, it seems like it would be a nice, cost effective way...

A leisurely golf cart ride with the pup pup turns into a terrible tragedy. Very sad, I feel for the family losing their little boy. WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say an 11-year-old Walhalla boy was killed when a golf cart rolled over and asphyxiated him. The Oconee County Coroner's...

What is the going rate for a cubic yard of concrete delivered, at least in the southeast?? I got a quote to have a 19x23 pad poured underneath my metal carport. The carport is actually 18x21 but I wanted a little extra on the sides and a 2ft ramp on one end. According to online concrete...

I have an 83 Toyota 4x4 truck that I;ve been tinkering with selling. It's in pretty sad shape and hasn't been running in about 5 years or so. The only reason I parked it was because I just didn't need it, and didn't want to pay to keep it up, insurance, taxes, etc. Had a guy offer $700, I think...

Have been thinking of selling my Honda Foreman 450ES and replacing it with a UTV. Is it used mainly for hunting, so I want/need/demand one that is really quiet. Can anyone tell me who has the quietest one on the market? Is there a comparison chart somewhere that shows the decibel ratings for all...

Today at 1:23pm I came across an ad on CL for a Leinbach L-7300 PHD for the incredibly high price of $220. I noticed the ad had been posted at 12:43pm, so I thought maybe I still had a shot at it. I sent an email and said I could be there this afternoon with cash to pick it up, and gave my cell...

I like the new version of the forum software so far, in that it seems to be flip back and forth between posts a bit quicker than the older version. :thumbsup: Also, I notice when you click on a picture on a post that is way down the thread, and then hit the back button, it goes straight back to...

A father-son tragedy while working on the farm: Man electrocuted, father injured in farming accident near Rock Hill ROCK HILL, SC (WBTV) - A Rock Hill man is dead and his father is hospitalized with serious injuries after investigators say the pair was involved in a farming accident...

Mitchell Guist of 'Swamp People' Dies - Yahoo! TV Mitchell Guist, one of the happy-go-lucky stars of the hit reality TV show "Swamp People," has died. Guist appeared on the show with his brother, Glenn. Their History Channel biography says: "Swampers through and through, Glenn and Mitchell...

Another tragedy involving a tractor and a rotary mower. ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - An 84-year-old Rock Hill man has died after he fell off a tractor while he was mowing grass on his farm. The Herald of Rock Hill reported John Branch Jr. fell off the tractor Saturday and was killed when some...

I bought a new to me 5ft KK Rototiller last January and just started using it today. The area I was using it had a slight hill on one side, and as I was going up it, the two sections of the PTO shaft separate as the front of the tractor was pointing up the hill. How much overlap should there be...

I started on this project last year around October but set it aside for deer season and just now got motivated to finish it up. I did post a sneak peek of it last December in another thread, but here are all the details and more pictures. As we all know, compact tractors are called compact for a...

My parents have a shallow well on their property that we have never used (they are on the local water co-op) in the ten years since they bought their house. I want to get it set up to pump water to keep the garden watered down. That's it, not looking to get any pottable water from it. The well...

Usually this time of the year the owning/operating and attachment forums are snowed under (pun intended) with plenty of threads discussing two things: how to move/blow snow and/or tire chains. I just read in the news that this past January was the 4th warmest on record, since records had been...

I know brand bashing isn't allowed here so I hope this doesn't fall under that category, but just had to rant here. My 2000 F150 with the 5.4L triton motor started leaking antifreeze Sunday. Looked like it was coming from the top front right-hand side (as if sitting in the truck) of the motor...

The good news is no one was hurt..... :thumbsup: Front-end loader falls on car in intersection COLUMBIA, SC (WIS-TV) - Columbia police are investigating after a bizarre incident left a tractor on top of a car Tuesday morning. A front-end loader being transported on the back of a City of...

Saw a post on craigslist for a Boomer 8N that was for sale in Ohio. According to the ad, it only had 14.2 hours, and the asking price was like $17.9K, which I guess is good considering new it was close to $30K. I think it was being sold by a dealer or a business rather than a private individual...

Some of you all read the thread I started recently about the tree that has grown up through the middle of a tractor tire. Well, today I think I bettered that one today! Occasionally I bush hog some at the neighbors house (next to my parents), who have a very sizable piece of property. I will...

My parents have an 8x12 utility building that is in dire need of painting (again). It was built/covered with 12" wide masonite lap siding that's still in good shape but I would like to make it a little more maintenance free and cover it with vinyl siding. So, my question is will the vinyl siding...

There is a TC33D 4x4 parts tractor that has a loader, and includes a 6ft boxblade, for $3000 available in Huntersville, North Carolina. The catch is the engine is tore down completely. It sounds like maybe it had low oil pressure. I think it's probably worth $3000. I imagine it would be a bear...

This old tractor tire is laying beside a road close to one of the gates to my hunt club. Thought I would take a pic and share it. Any guesses as to how long the tire has laid there???

This is the articulating TimberJack skidder owned by Davey Tree that was working with the New Holland tractor that I posted pics of in another thread. See link: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/land-clearing/229300-new-holland-row-tractor-massive.html Not too much to say about this one...

While driving back from my hunt club today, I came across this New Holland tractor that belonged to Davey Tree. It was doing RoW maintainence along with a Timberjack delimber tractor with a boom bucket. I'll do a separate thread on the Timberjack, makes it easier to keep up. First off, this one...

Today I was able to stop and get a couple pic's of a New Holland mulcher machine that was working with the Kershaw Sky Trim, which I had a previous thread about last week. They were still in the same location near my hunt club so I guess I was just lucky. If you want to see the Kershaw unit...

Passed by this today on the way home from the hunt club and stopped to take a few pictures. This kind of equipment always fascinates me. It looks like it could be fun to operate, but not for a living lol. I didn't get a pic of the far end, but it had a really heavy duty winch bolted to the...

and left me a NICE King Kutter II 5ft rototiller in the driveway! I guess he had to ship it a bit early cause I doubt it would fit in his sleigh lol. Rudolph and gang would have gotten a hernia toting that 700 lbs around! :laughing: Picked this up off of my local craigslist actually. The guy...

OK, looks like it was sold as I don't see the listing anymore. Mod's can delete this thread if they like.

Just wondering, but is a JD Model G one of the models with the tricycle front wheels?? If so, I wonder if that contributed to the accident? This victim was only 27, and it happened the day before Thanksgiving day. I feel sorry for his family. :( Coroner: Seneca man dies after injured in...

My latest custom project to make my tractor a little more "user friendly", since compact tractor manufacturers don't give you anywhere to store anything on compacts. One thing you always need on a tractor is a chain, but where to keep it?? After looking at many of the ideas and pictures of what...

Another bizarre incident that involves a lone person out in the woods getting a limb (or toes in this case) trapped and unable to free themselves unless they perform "surgery". I feel sorry he lost his toes, but he's fortunate he lived to joke about it. Just one more reminder about being extra...

Mounting an ammo box on a fender is nothing new, but I added a little twist to mine. I upholstered the top for a "plush arm rest" to help sooth the bumps from a long day of bushhogging or plowing!! :thumbsup: Like most compacts, there isn't much room to add anything (is that why they are called...

I was using my 4-5 yr old Troy-Bilt 2300psi pressure washer with 6.75hp B&S motor the other day and I looked back and all of a sudden there was oil pouring out from underneath the pump. I ran back to it and looked to see where it was coming and it was coming from the water pump. I haven't looked...

How is it done? Is it even possible?? This is the one thing that I have never gotten the hang of. :mad: There has to be a special tool or technique for it!! The pull rope on my parent's mower broke, so I took the engine cover off to get to the recoil mechanism. One screw in the center, so I...

Looking to get something to cover up the seed with this fall. In the past we (my hunt club) have usually covered the seed by one of the following methods: 1) run the disc harrow back over it 2) tie an old bed spring to an atv and run that over it to cover up. 3) tie an old tractor tire to an atv...

I know this is the first time I've ever seen one so I don't think they are very common, but would it be considered rare? Even if it is, I don't know about that $14.5k asking price!! I looked it up on tractordata which said the original price was $13k, and it listed production years as 1986 thru...

Using what else but tractors! Follow the link and click on the video to see the crop circle in live motion. The only thing I couldn't tell for sure is what they were using for the sprocket?? In Tour De France Countryside, Farmers Create Coolest Crop Circles Ever | ThePostGame

I know there are plenty pics of COF's on TBN, but hey, what's one more?? :laughing: I ordered a set from SkidSteerExpress.com last Monday evening, and Thursday morning at 10am the fedex guy dropped them off at the doorstep. This set sells for $169, which includes shipping. Didn't really get a...

Sadly, a 62 yr old gentleman lost his life simply mowing his lawn. The article doesn't state what kind of mower it was, but to have had a ROPS it must have been a subcompact tractor with a belly mower, or maybe ZTR mower with a ROPS. Just a guess but, whatever he was operating, apparently he...

this was taken about a mile up the street from my house. I drive by there everyday on my back & forth to work. The pine tree died some time ago, and a recent thunderstorm apparently blew down most of the top. It now has a slight lean going away from the truck, hence the rope tied to the bumper...

Too bad for the woman and her family. :( I am sure there will be a lawsuit forthcoming over this accident. There's a pic of the busted windshield at the link below.... Woman Killed in Car When DOT Mower Ejects Rock | wltx.com Woman Killed in Car When DOT Mower Ejects Rock LaGRANGE, Ga...

I'm tired of having to keep wiping the brake dust off of the alloy rims on my truck. I think there are some disc brake pads that create very little amounts of brake dust, compared to the usual brake pads that you find in 90% of the parts stores. I have been told that NAPA makes a set, but they...

This video was taken by a cop car just recently in Summerville, SC who had his patrol car stolen by a suspect whom he had just pulled over. The suspect takes off and only gets a mile or two before he crashes into a landscapers Volvo flatbed truck. There's a nice a John Deere ZTR mower...

I don't know where this picture was taken at but it's another sad image of the situation along the Mississippi River. :( No telling how many tractors and other farm equipment have been flooded under water, and then a lot of farmhouses and barns are underwater as well. I am sure a lot of...

Ok, it's not a tractor but a riding mower can still kill you if you're not careful. This older gent survived a rollover as well as a near drowning so he was doubly lucky! There is a short video as part of the article (worth watching), but you'll have to watch the commercial first. Santee man...

I saw it for sale on craigslist, this looks like it has some potential. The guy who was selling it built it himself to disk up food plots. What do you all think about it?

First off, I don't have a pic and probably won't stop to get one either. There is a two bottom plow sitting in a yard on the way to & from work. This plow is different from most two bottom plows. I have seen dozens and dozens of pictures of plows (and many in person of course) but have never...

Surprised no one else posted this already, but today is National Agriculture Day. Go wash your tractor, maybe give it a wax job or a shot of grease! :D Celebrate National Agriculture Day on March 15, 2011

Wow, a quarter million dollars worth of damage over a dispute for $80! :ashamed: I hope the guy in jail thinks it was worth because I suspect his neighbor will own him the rest of his life!! Police: Man Goes On Rampage With Tractor For $80 Debt - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver Police...

This is how you clear snow when you don't have a tractor and get tired of using a shovel..... :laughing: edit: Dang it, should have made the title read: alternative snow BLOWing techniques!! ABINGTON, Mass. (CBS) - Among the many unpleasantries that can come from living in northern regions...

This was on craigslist: 6 1/2 X 16 ft bed all aluminum trailer, with side and rear loading ramp. Excellent shape. Tandem wheels Used 3 times. 7000 lbs. GVWR $3,700 Don't know what brand it is, but there is a pic and it looks pretty good. It does have two loading ramps, one at the rear, of...

No, I'm not thinking about digging one lol!!! Anybody got any pic's of old wells on your property, or somewhere else that you know about?? This old well is on my hunt club lease. It's located adjacent to a very old homesite, the chimney is still standing and that's all that's left of it. One of...

What was this guy thinking???? :laughing: YouTube - Monster Mower - Deere

Saw an ad on a local CL here in SC for a Model 75 loader. These were sold on the JD 850, 950, 1050 series and maybe some other models. Price was $1600 loader only, $2k for loader and valve. I know these are hard to find (like the Model 70 is) and thought I would mention it here in case someone...

I want to be able to link pieces of tubing together so I need some "interlocking" pieces that can be attached to the ends of tubing (or pipe) so the sections can then be joined together quickly & easily. I know everyone has seen a plumbers snake and how the individual sections attach together to...

Sadly, this woman didn't survive a tractor flipping over on her. Feel bad for the family. I also heard of another farming accident that happened last weekend at work today. Apparently a young lad of about 12 or 13 got a hand caught in a baler ( I believe it to be a baler anyway) and it ripped...

Do any of you add weight to a standard cultivator with 6 spring tines on it? Or do you just let it dig itself down as far as it will go (which isn't very deep) and leave it at that? Would adding some weight help it dig a little deeper?? I know their purpose is not to dig deep like a heavier...

I'll let you decide....