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Found this while surfing around. Pretty entertaining. Enjoy! (copious amounts of EPA violations start around 2:20 🙃 )

Mother in-law has a Toro 621R snowblower. It has worked great for several years. Last winter it started acting like it was running out of fuel. It would start OK and after about a minute, would start to slow down. Pull the choke out and it would speed up for a couple minutes then die. Wait a...

My 2001 PT425 developed an oil leak. About 1/2 a quart every 20 minutes. Can't seem to locate it, other than a pool of oil under the engine. So time to pull the engine, put it on a stand, clean it up, and run it to locate the leak. Trying to avoid disconnecting hydraulic hoses. Pulled the gas...

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/power-trac-attachments-ohio.471121/#post-6675231

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/25/teen-saves-neighbor-stop-the-bleed-training/71291087007/

Got into discussions in the EV thread about Subarus as some EVs and some Subarus (and I'm sure other cars as well) have similar yet different features like lane assist, adaptive cruise control, different methods for controlling traction on and off road, etc. Didn't want to side track the EV...

This is the factory that won't die! https://breakingdefense.com/2023/02/am-general-wins-armys-jltv-recompete-contract-valued-up-to-7-3-billion/

Anyone remember these? My dad had one on his 2 wheel tractor and a push lawnmower. I haven't seen them in decades, but wondered why they went away. Very good alternative for those that have trouble pull-starting an engine. I wish I would have kept them.

If the groundhog sees his shadow, it's 6 more weeks of winter. If the groundhog doesn't see his shadow, it'll be an early spring. 6 weeks from today is March 16. 1st day off spring is March 20. Either way, I think that groundhog is scamming us for publicity.

Happy new year folks! Enjoy your machines this year (and maybe treat them to a bath!). 🙃

Yeah, ok. :rolleyes: Anyhow, supposed to be a pretty strong winter storm next few days. Anyone have any pictures or stories to share yet? We got nothing in northern Indiana as of 11:00am Thursday, 12/22/2022

Saw this a few times last week. Had to share. If you haven't seen it, enjoy.

RIP Roy Jackson.

Finally got a chance to make the journey to Almost Heaven Lawn Mower Graveyard in Bluffton, IN, about 25 miles south of Fort Wayne. WOW! That's a lot of riding mowers! Several thousand of all makes and models. Well organized by brand. It's a u-pick yard. They don't let you walk on the machines...

Yesterday, my wife and I went for a little canoe ride with some friends. This is a very popular short 7.5 mile trip on a slow river with 5-600 tubers to navigate around. The two comments we heard the most as we passed the tubers were: 1> That looks like a lot of work (almost always from two...

I helped a friend bale hay yesterday after work for only the 2nd time in my life. The first time was last year, and he only had about 25-30 bales, didn’t even fill 1/3 of the wagon. It was not bad. This time, we did 440 bales. :oops: Throwing them off the wagon, carrying them across the barn...

That's a conspiracy theory. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-12/union-pacific-will-limit-traffic-to-clear-clogged-rail-lines

Wish I had a picture, but I was driving. Yesterday, while driving somewhere, we came upon a very large tractor with a very large turf roller driving down the road in front of us. The diameter of the rollers looked to be about 12' wide by about 30" in diameter. There were 3 rollers. One in the...

My PT425 has insulation tubing around the throttle and choke cables where it passes by the engine and exhaust. After 21 years, it disintegrated and the outer rubber shield on the cable melted away, and the cables became hard to operate. I removed the cables and got them working again, and...

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-canned-beer-goes-on-sale

I like using Flightradar24 to see what's flying around. Call it a hobby. Found this today. Not to often seen by chance like this. Antonov AN-124 Russian heavy hauler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-124_Ruslan

Some interesting reading about Studebaker. https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2021/10/22/south-bend-indiana-studebaker-cars/8476416002/

In our travels back and forth to OK over the past month, in Missouri we've seen a junky car towing a junky car towing a junky car. Triples. Sometimes it's a junky car towing a junky car with a tow-bar and the 2nd car is towing a 3rd junky car on a tow dolly. Sometimes the 3rd car is just another...

11 year old Nandi Bushell kills it with the Foo Fighters. Keep an eye out for this kid in the future. ;)

Sitting in my living room at 8:30pm EST and hear radial engines. Look on flight radar and there she is. Anyone south of Chicago might hear it in a few minutes.

I though some of you might enjoy this.

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Get up and watch the sunrise tomorrow (don't stare at it!). There's an eclipse right at sunrise that'll be visible in much of the northeast U.S. and Canada. Read up on it here for times and places. https://nationaleclipse.com/maps/map_06102021.html

Pretty interesting video...

Remember the Chrysler turbine cars in the 60's? Chrysler built 50 of them. When the program ended, they gave 6 to museums, 3 remained in private hands, and they scrapped the rest. Here's a video I ran across showing them scrapping them. Sad bit of history there...

Happy New Year PT folks. :thumbsup:

Found this while surfing around youtube. Thought some of you might be interested. Enjoy. :)

Chuck Yeager Dead: Legendary Pilot Was 97 | PEOPLE.com

I can't seem to load "Today's Posts" on multiple devices. I just get an hour glass. I also had trouble in "My Home", Inbox, reading a message.

Over the past year or so we've had some conversations on TBN about cruise control, lane assist, adaptive cruise control, etc... an argument for and against usually ensues regarding if these things make drivers more or less complacent when driving. I had the oppotunity to drive a 2020 VW Passat...

TopNewsTalk Please take it there, and no politics on TBN today. Thanks in advance.

Last Saturday, I baled hay for the first time in my life. :) A friend of ours has a few cows, pigs and sometimes horses. He has several hay fields, and I've been asking him for a couple years to let me know when he's baling it because I'd like to help and see how it's done. Kind of a bucket...

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Thought some of you might find this interesting...

My 2001 model year PT425 was rated at 800# lift capacity. Doing an addition to my garage, and I had 60# bags of cement, soooo.... 14 x 60 = 840# 15 X 60 = 900# Add in the weight of the bucket and then figure in that with the 14 bags @ 840#, when I turned the unit, I'd tip on my nose...

Thought some of you might find this interesting.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! When we bought this house about 20+ years ago, there was this nice blue spruce in the front yard, about 20 feet tall. I could decorate it with a step ladder and a stick. As the years went on, it got taller. I bought a longer stick, 19' painter's...

Enjoy! :)

While searching for some relevant posts for some potential PT purchasers, I ran across a few blasts from the past. Don't know where some of these folks are today, but wish them all well, as I enjoyed talking to them over the years... Hans in his official test pilot role, and, I believe, Charlie...

Dutch tractor protest sparks 'worst rush hour' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49891449

I came across this while looking at other stuff while looking at other stuff... you know how YouTube sucks you in. :laughing: Guy has 3 videos. Pretty interesting. Enjoy! :thumbsup:

Due to one broken finger, 3 pins, and large cast, I discovered 6 gallon fuel cans with flexible spout are kinda hard to handle with just one hand. So I went to harbor freight and picked up a battery operated pump. $9.99 - 20% off coupon = about 8 bucks! Uses 2 D-cell batteries. Safe for...

Enjoy!

This seems like an interesting project. The question came up to me of "what is the tip speed of your mower blades?" The mower deck is hydraulic, so the only shaft I could measure speed on would be the shaft coming out of the hydraulic motor. The center spindle is direct driven by that shaft...

Trident-wielding surfers ride Lake Superior waves during Polar Vortex | MLive.com

Started my 2001 PT425 with the Kohler at 6F the other day. I pulled the air cleaner and gave it a shot of carb cleaner, and put a battery booster on before attempting. Had to crank if for about 15 seconds, but it started. I went no throttle, full choke (after the shot of carb cleaner), turned...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=143&v=1OADXNGnJok

Bob Einstein passes away. I'm sure some of you remember him as Super Dave Osborn, and more recently for his role on curb your enthusiasm. I always got a good laugh from his Super Dave material. Darn funny. Bob Einstein, Comedian Known for ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ Dead at 76 – Variety

Bob Einstein passes away. I'm sure some of you remember him as Super Dave Osborn, and more recently for his role on curb your enthusiasm. I always got a good laugh from his Super Dave material. Darn funny. Bob Einstein, Comedian Known for ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ Dead at 76 – Variety

Bob Einstein passes away. I'm sure some of you remember him as Super Dave Osborn, and more recently for his role on curb your enthusiasm. I always got a good laugh from his Super Dave material. Darn funny. Bob Einstein, Comedian Known for ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ Dead at 76 – Variety

As many/most PT owners in cold weather areas know, our three hydraulic pumps are directly connected to our engines, and cranking them over, both gas and diesel, in cold weather can be, um.... hard! :laughing: We've been pondering why there's no clutch(es) to disconnect the pumps for easier...

My choke cable finally bit the dust. It's seized up. With work, I have freed it up a couple times and lubricated it, but it still freezes up after I shut it off and let it sit for a few days. If I get it running, after about half an hour, the cable is nice and loose, but I don't need it nice and...

I have been looking at Kubota tractors lately. They are well regarded and a nice shade of orange. ;)

Post your PowerTrac specific modifications in this thread if you like. Makes it easier to keep in one place. Of course, you can always start/add-to a new or existing thread for more detailed or drifting off-topic discussion. :laughing:

Enjoy! :D

2017 is done. Hope everyone has a great 2018! :thumbsup:

Merry Christmas to all! Got 8-9" of snow last night. Hope all is well and peaceful with everyone on TBN! :)

I finally had enough. Ever since I got my machine back on 2001, I've been dealing with flats on the pneumatic caster tires on the mower deck, snow plow and brush cutter. I changed the brush cutter tires to solid tires about 2 years into it. So that was no longer a problem, and left me two...

A friend has a 2004 Impala. Turned out his starter was bad. That is taken care of. However, while he was troubleshooting it, he noticed that if he put a volt meter across the battery terminals, it only read about 0.09V. If he disconnects the battery cables from the battery, and puts the meter...

My 2001 model year PT425 battery died. The metal battery hold down strap wore through the case and that was that. As many of you know, on this iteration of PT425 layout, the muffler has to be removed to get the battery out. Four nuts on four studs.... three came off... one stud snapped very...

Don Rickles has passed away. <a href="http://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/legendary-comic-don-rickles-dies-at-90/ar-BBzuEB9?li=BBnb7Kz" target="_blank"> http://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/legendary-comic-don-rickles-dies-at-90/ar-BBzuEB9?li=BBnb7Kz

Found this on their youtube channel. Pretty darn funny, but illustrates manual labor VS mechanized very well. :laughing:

My in-laws gave us their log splitter. Its a tad over 30 years old, but still strong. They heated their house with wood for about 25 years and we've heated ours that way for the last 6 or so. It has a 5hp Briggs engine that still runs strong, but I have to add oil about every two tanks of gas...

23 years on the job... big rig decided to pass on the inside lane of a curve, looses it and bumps him off the road down into a 300' canyon! :eek:

Wife and I went for a walk on Saturday, November 26th and she spotted this little garter snake on the side of the trail. It was one cold, docile snake. It was laying on black asphalt in the sun trying to get warm, but the asphalt was cold as ice. I moved it to a dark pile of warm to the touch...

I know a couple of you have the winch from PT for the 400 series machines. And I know we've had this conversation before, but I'd like to have it again if you don't mind. Thanks. :) Looking at their winch, it appears to be just a HUGE motor with a cable drum directly fastened to it. There's two...

Mowed my lawn last week. Turned the tractor off in the garage. Went to start it later to reposition it, and no click from the starter and that's that. Checked to make sure the PTO switch wasn't on. O.K. Had no time to check it out until today (fish were biting). Put a screwdriver across the big...

So, I used to fish quite a bit when I was a kid and into my 20's. I still ice fish as often as I can, but haven't been boat fishing for quite a while. I have an old, tippy, narrow jon boat that I'm not safe in. And a canoe that gets a little use once in a while. But for several years, I've had...

It was in LaPorte, Indiana put on by the PGI (Pyrotechnics Guild International). Saw some of it 4 years ago last time they were here.... we were drawn by the noise of explosions... we live 17 miles away! :eek: PGI - 216 Convention Anyhow, its a week long. There's 4 shows open to the public...

I'd forgotten how well this stuff works. Its been at least 10 years since I've used it. Yesterday I took one of our kids to college about 2 hours away (Purdue! Boiler Up!) About 20 minutes from the school, my wipers broke and it was raining pretty good. Limped into town very slowly with NO...

Well, its just a fuel issue, but it feels that way! :laughing: Two weeks ago I was brush hogging at our tree farm and it started sputtering and not running right. I managed to work the choke and throttle to limp it back to the trailer just in time before it died. Got it home and started poking...

Show off some of your targets, and remember, we're marksmen, not fishermen, so tell the truth (sort of, if you have to). I haven't been shooting much in the past few years. I used to enjoy it quite a bit when I was a kid. One of my children has expressed an interest, so I took her out a...

This is a question I often pondered when I was a little kid until someone explained it was because the gun held six shots.

Really neat video and explanation.... :thumbsup:

Anyone remember this from your youth? Be sure and watch it until the end....

Spent the better part of 2 hours beating one of the casters on my 60" mower deck to get it to free up, rotate and drop out of the mount. The wife wanted the car inside this winter, so all attachments were carefully lubed and stored under a tarp behind the garage this winter except for the snow...

I obtained a free forklift load backrest the other day. There were two to choose from. One was just flat steel on edge for the total construction. The one I took is angle all the way around and flat steel on edge just in the middle. First choice: forklift load backrest for my pallet forks...

I learned something new today... Zebco History | Zebco Fishing How many of you had a Zebco reel in your life? I did. :)

A local dairy farmer was using a PTO shaft powered conveyor for moving material from a wagon to a silo and his sleeves on his coveralls got caught in the shaft. He was working with his son and nephew when it happened. The shaft had no guard. Be careful folks. :( Police identify man killed in...

Ontario's Nipigon River bridge fails, severing Trans-Canada Highway - Thunder Bay - CBC News

I was using google earth to look at a local airport. Its been there forever. Lots of houses built up around it, many have their own hangars, etc.... neat little airport. Anyhow, off to the southwest of the field I noticed this swimming pool in a back yard. Shaped like an airplane! HA! Pretty...

The party's over. The fat lady sang. You made 28 pounds of meat for 8 people. What to do with the leftovers? :confused3: Here's one... Turkey Pot Pie Get some of those frozen pie crusts. Lay one in a pie pan. Dump in some chunked up turkey, a bag of frozen mixed vegetables, a can of cream of...

I'm thankful for my Power Trac..... and turkey. :licking: OK that's kinda shallow. Other stuff, too. OK, not stuff. Mostly people. :laughing:

And chains. And cables. And steel bars. YIKES! Thermite in a hand-held. :thumbsup:

So on page 58 of this service manual http://www.kohlerengines.com/onlinecatalog/pdf/sm_24_690_06.pdf there's a clutch.... could this be put between the pumps and the engine? I realize it would take up space, but its a stock Kholer part. Any thoughts?

Great story. Watch the video. We should all be half as spry as this guy! :thumbsup: Miracle on ice: 94-year-old hockey player dominates in the rink - CBS News

I recall many years ago one of us Power Trac owners closed off the rear of a PT finish mower deck and put a tube across the back of it to attempt to hook it to a collection system. Anyone else recall that? Anyone remember who did it? Anyone still have that deck? Can't recall who did that. I...

While searching for rear discharge to side discharge mower conversion, I came across a post where I ordered my Power Trac PT425 in 2001! hahahaa Here's the text of it: On Friday I placed my order for a Power Trac PT425. Here's what I ordered: PT425 Small bucket W/teeth Large light material...

2013 Impala.... My kid called me from her job the other day.... Dad, the key turns, but the car won't start, I can't get the key out and the radio is making weird noises, and there's weird lights on the dash. I talked her through a few things, but was stumped, so I went over there and it...

Discuss amongst yourselves.... :rolleyes: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/19/business/volkswagen-is-ordered-to-recall-nearly-500000-vehicles-over-emissions-software.html?smid=tw-share&_r=3

Dennis Green, a founding member of Sha Na Na has died at age 66. I remember watching their show when I was a kid. Pretty good fun. :thumbsup: How many of you knew they performed at Woodstock? Dennis Greene, founding member of Sha Na Na, dies at 66 So, here's a clip of their version of...

You gotta be kidding??? Forecasters warn that "Godzilla El Nino" could hit U.S. - CBS News Experts say ‘Godzilla El Niño’ may be coming | fox13now.com 'Godzilla El Nino': What does it mean for the South Plains? - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock

I surrender!

For anyone that's listening to a young couple wanting to spend huge money on a wedding..... this is something to think about... Wedding cost VS what if I'd have invested that instead calculator! Enjoy! :laughing: Wedding calculator: What would I have if I invested instead?

Watch, then comment.... enjoy! :) The Backwards Brain Bicycle - Smarter Every Day 133 / ViewPure

Milk sandwiches? Sounds awful. :p

So I get up to put wood on the stove, and notice a flashing yellow light out in the street. My younger neighbor is stopped at the home of an older neighbor across the street with his pickup truck snow plow. I notice the older man's car stuck in the county plow slush that we all get every time...

I have a lead on a motor with a 12 spline 1" diameter shaft, however, I can't seem to find a 12 spline 1" female coupling anywhere that I can weld onto a more standard shaft. Anyone have any sources? Thanks. :thumbsup:

I need a winch on my car hauler trailer to parbuckle firewood logs onto the trailer, similar to what these folks are doing in this video (but I won't be running through the danger zones or standing in the cable path :rolleyes:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD1m53UckEk The logs will be cut...

Figured I'd start a thread for heaters for the PowerTrac folks, since its being discussed so much this time of year. Post your suggestions/solutions/questions... :thumbsup:

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and safe and happy holiday season. :thumbsup:

To all that have served, your sacrifices are not forgotten and are greatly appreciated. I thank you. History of Veterans Day - Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs

Post some pictures of jobs your Power Trac CANNOT do... should be fun! :laughing:

New Paris man finds more than a pound of marijuana hidden in tractor - Elkhart Truth Doesn't say what kind of transmission it was, but I bet it was highdro.... :confused3:

Installing 240V Service To Your Shop - Price Breakdowns... Maybe its a good time to break down the cost of adding 240V service to a small shop, garage, etc... to see how much it really costs. In this example, I have a shop 50' away from my house. There is only one 120v circuit providing lights...

Remember that electric fence you put up last spring to protect your grapes..... its still there!:shocked:

Jinman has passed. Here is a link to a post by Bird in the thread about the great group of folks that recently met at Jinman's home and assisted with installing a lift for him to be able to move between the different floors of his home. Rest in peace Jim...

I've recently switched careers from I.T. to maintenance. So, I had to buy my own tools, toolbox, etc... I trained with a retired military mechanic, who's made his living with his tools for a long, long time. He has a very nice toolbox, tools, etc... and they are organized to a T. He shadowed out...

The patriarch of the family that owns Hoosier Racing Tire just south of South Bend, Indiana passed away a couple years ago. His family auctioned off part of the family agricultural land Wednesday. They auctioned off 525 acres of AG land in 8 tracks for $4.5M to three separate bidders from both...

I'm on a roll tonight! :laughing: The PT425 48" brush cutter is not the best design. The blade mounting bolts are the lowest point on the unit. Therefore, those bolts hit low objects (like rocks) first. Also, if the blade hits something hard and swings around, it can and very often does hit...

We all know the PT425 48" brush cutter is not the best design. I won't go into that here. There are 1" holes in the blades with 1" to 5/8" bushing in the hole. The 5/8" blade mounting bolt goes through that and into the hub. If you don't change out those bushings often, they wallow out and...

The rear wheels on both my 48" brush cutter and 60" finish mower have seen better days. Power Trac wants about $25.00 each. I found these for $7.63 each. http://thecasterguy.com/wheels-polyolefin-c-2_245/8-wheel-x-2-wide-x-3-4-bore-size-rb-p-2766 Originally, the finish mower had 7" wheels...

I needed new blades for my PT425 60" finish mower. Found these on-line a Amazon for $10.95 each plus shipping. They are Oregon 91-050 for Swisher mowers. Almost identical to the original. Put the on today and tested. Worked good! Pictures coming.

Just wondering if anyone has a snow blower for their PT, either factory or adapted aftermarket, and if so, how do you like it? And do you also have a plow and which one gets more use?

The mighty Kohler started at -2F this morning.... barely. First, the key switch was FROZEN SOLID! I had to pour some isopropyl alcohol into the switch. Let this be a lesson why key switches should be mounted vertically, not horizontally in open operator station (hint-hint Terry at Power Trac)...

All quiet on the Power Trac front? I'm working, but what's everyone else's excuse! :laughing:

As a kid, I remember many nights playing outdoors with my friends well into darkness. That time of night after sunset when the sky goes from orange to deep blue to black as the stars come out is one of my most favorite memories. Before you knew it, all the stars were out and the Milky Way was...

I got the no seat time blues. :weepy:

Anyone think we should start a Power Trac parts cross reference thread for the new year? Here goes.... :)

Pretty awesome. Extreme Sheep Herding - With Lights! - YouTube And before a bunch of you start screaming "FAKE!", yes, some of it is helped by computer, but, for the most part, a lot of work was put into it, so just enjoy it for the fun it is. Interview with film maker, here. Director James...

Happy Thanksgiving fellers! :) Hope you all had a great day and plenty to be thankful for. :thumbsup:

Here's some photos my youngest daughter and I took tonight at St. Joe, Michigan in Tuscornia Park. This is only the start of the winds from Hurricane Sandy. The waves were probably besting 10'. Expected to get 20-25 feet by late tonight and tomorrow morning. YIKES! There were some surfers and...

The steering valve on my PT425 is making some very loud squealing noises. It makes them when I turn the wheel AND it makes them as the tractor goes over uneven terrain when pressure on the steering rams changes. So I took off the access cover to look at it. Nothing out of the ordinary. But with...

I have a bicycle wheel yard cart that I got from my dad when he passed away 15 years ago. He had it for probably 15 years before that. It is one of the handiest tools you can use if you have a yard of any size. It is nicely balanced and can haul quite a bit in both size and weight. I use mine to...

All quiet on the Power Trac front? :laughing: I know I've been too busy to do any projects lately, but my kid finished up cross country yesterday, so I'll be getting home an hour and a half earlier each day and daylight savings should kick in soon, so a little more light in the evenings should...

Here's a trick that works well for me to remove a broken brush hog bolt on my PT425 48" brush hog. I replaced the stock bolts with 2.5" bolts the first time they broke. That leaves about a 1.5" stub inside the hub. I use jam nuts and a wrench to back the broken bolt out from inside the hub...

I've read that as of July of this year(2012), T12 flourescent lamps will no longer be manufactured. Discuss amongst yourselves. :laughing:

My father in law loaned his Poulan Wild Thing saw to a relative (not me) for several years. That relative let it sit for the last two years, then gave it back. :mad: Now we cannot start it. Here's what I've done so far. Pulled the top cover off of it. Removed the air filter. I can see the carb...

I know I haven't had the mighty PT425 out in a couple weeks. No rain. Short lawn. No leaves falling yet. No firewood duties yet. Ain't noboby doing nothing with their PTs right now? Or are you all just so busy with life that you don't have any time for seat time? :laughing:

A couple weekends ago I finally made it out to our rural property to mow the trails for the first time this year. YIKES! The weeds were tall. Very tall. Very, very, tall... How tall? Look at this video.(kinda shaky cell phone video, but you'll get the point) MossRoad's PT425 Eating 12' Weeds...

Found this video. Thought it was pretty cool! :thumbsup: 5EQ3JoaU9QU

Reader Project of the Month: The Jet-Powered Lawn Tractor | Popular Science Why, you ask? Because he could! :thumbsup:

In another thread I was bemoaning my fate of living in a non-dark area where I cannot see as many stars as I used to and can hear mankind all around me pretty much 24-7. One thing I can do here, however, is watch satellites. :) Here is a link to a really, really cool website that allows you to...

After almost 5 decades of me salivating over the covers of Popular Mechanics with promises of flying cars it has finally happened. Really cool! Check out the video in the link. Really cool! :thumbsup: FAA Approves Sale of Flying Car: Video | Motherboard

O.K. We know PT owners are a "special" kind of person. By "special", you can insert anything the neighbors would say about that kid down the block. You know that kid... the one with the home made three seat bicycle, the solar powered ice melter, the raccoon hat that is still alive... yeah, that...

I'd really like to have a nice flagpole at the front of the house with lights. However, the really nice aluminum ones are pretty salty when it comes to prices. I'd like to have about a 20' pole. Anyone have any homemade plans that look pretty good?

A real sport is catch and release skunk trapping!!! :laughing:

I've always wanted water out at my garden, rather than running a garden hose all summer. So I used my $10.00 soil slicer/trencher thingy today and pulled in about 150' of black plastic pipe from the house to the garden. First, I ran the blade from the garden to the house. I was able to do it in...

Since we were talking about .22s in the other thread, and shooting wires at 50', it got me thinking about a few shots I've taken over the years and the ones that stuck with me as the most memorable. When I was a kid I lived by a lake. All the neighborhood kids would go fishing, swimming, stalk...

Tracdoc's post regarding heavy snowfalls and clearing that first path up hill on a long drive got me to thinking about our Power Trac group discussions regarding V plows a few years ago, so I thought I would start a discussion on it. A couple years ago several of us pondered V plows for the PT...

This guy could drive a Power Trac. :D YouTube - Crazy Tractor Driver in Figueira da Foz by Tank

Tractor pulling V12 turbo monster goes BOOM! :eek: YouTube - Tractorpulling insane engine blow up, Engine flys out of the tractor!

Just a heads-up to fellow TBN members in and around VA.... PT-425 (S/N 19484) with forks (S/N 19952) stolen from Patrick County, VA. If anyone has any information on this machine, please contact Power Trac immediately at 1-800-THE-YARD or contact your local...

I know about the current ammo shortage, but have not had reason to purchase anything in the last few years. I wanted to buy a brick of 500 .22LR yesterday. No can do. No one has them. 4 places. Only single 50 packs of Remington Thunderbolts for $1.99 or 100 pack of CCI for .$6.99:eek:. I picked...

We ask that anyone posting in the Trailers & Transportation forums refrain from brand bashing with terms such as Durajunk, Powerchoke, etc... It is not acceptable in the tractor brand forums and, as such, is not acceptable here, either. Thank you.

PT400 Series Operating Tips: Towing Implements Post any tips you have on towing implements behind the PT400 series tractors here.

What do you see if you walk out to the end of your driveway and look up and down the road? I see all kinds of neat things. This was pretty cool today. :) Air Force 1 landing on runway 27L in South Bend, Indiana, then taxiing back east to the terminal. The photos have a lot of heat distortion...

Hey. My wife and I had a wood burning stove installed last October. Works great. We gathered a bit of firewood from the ground on our remote property and bought several cords ($40.00 a truck load, split, you load, great deal) last year. However, we (I) decided we should use our own wood from our...

A friend of mine has a Century 3035 with R4 tires on the rear that he hates. They are 17.5L - 24. He cannot find anything in R1 in that size. Does anyone know of any R1s in that size or can anyone offer any suggestions? Thanks.

Just a note that we are not supposed to post "for sale" items in the forums. TBN would like us to use their free Classified section. If you are selling something, please post it there. If you would like to mention that something is for sale in the Classified section, that would be fine, but...

I have a friend that has a Century 3035 C-system 50 FEL. He is looking for pallet forks, part #532974920745. They are 43.5" long. It uses the Century quick attach system and they are 33.5" apart both top and bottom. If he cannot find that, he is looking for a set of 2 blank plates part...

So my wife could move me around after that Thanksgiving feast yesterday! :D Happy belated Thanksgiving you Power Trac folks! :)

A local man was killed when the skid steer he was operating on a farm hit something while moving and the operator was thrown forward, out of the operator's seat and out in front of the unit, where he was pinned by the machine. Sounds like he was not belted in, but details from the story are...

Well, I have always wanted one. We have a large supply of wood available. I enjoy cutting, splitting and stacking wood. So we bought a Napoleon 1400P from a local company and had it installed in our basement with a class A chimney run up through the floor, ceiling and roof. It took the...

Sorry we removed the post about the PT for sale in Boston on Craig's list. Due to a high number of scams on there and EBAY, TBN does not allow links to those sites. So, if you are interested, go to Craig's list and search for it there. ;)

I am looking for a T-pin thing that has a push button in the handle that you push with your thumb. When you push the buttom in, it releases a ball bearing (similar to a ratchet push button that releases a socket) which allows the ball bearing to go inside the T-pin so you can then remove the...

Check out this kid mowing the lawn. Pretty cool, if you ask me. :) Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

I never used a grass catcher, preferring to mulch. The rear discharge 60" mower on our PT425 does a pretty decent job, leaving a small windrow on the right side. By mowing in a clockwise direction from the outside of the yard towards the center, the windrow can be eliminated with each...

Back in September, 2007 my father in law took his 1993 F150 into a Ford dealership because he got a recall notice on the cruise control. Everything was working correctly, but the recall said it could burst into flames, so he took it in. The dealership said Ford had not yet gotten the replacement...

Edgemcate me on W.D. hitches please. For the past few years I have towed our #1500 car hauler with #1500 pounds of stuff on it (#3000 total) only short distances, like down the block to the church/school, a couple blocks to the little league, and a few miles on back country roads to our...

So I'm watching a classic tractor show on RFD TV this morning and the cat jumps up on the ottoman and starts watching old tractors. I couldn't resist taking this shot.

Last week we bought a really nice '93 Chevy Suburban K1500 with the 5.7 (350). Beautiful truck. Only 64,000 original miles. Former emergency services truck. Always serviced, etc... Originally white with green stripe, now fire engine red. It has a 42 gallon gas tank. That was my first $100.00...

Did anyone catch yesterday's edition of Extreme Home Makover on ABC? They re-did a house for a family in W.VA. in mining country. When they tore down the house, they ran a mining machine through it. It sure looked like a Lo Trac, the Power Trac's father. Hydra Power

Here is a link to the tractor rollover demo pictures and videos that we keep talking about in many forums here on TBN. There are five pages of information there, many pictures and videos. Please read them all, look at the pictures and watch the videos. I'll make this a sticky post for now so...

I went out and got three. Two were kind of blury. I'll try to post them later tonight.

Well, in the past few weeks we've had 14" of snow followed by temps in the 60's. Then it rained almost 5". Needless to say, the ground is saturated and the rivers are high. With that said, I have had some interesting above ground swimming pool problems... The winter cover is waterproof. So, 14"...

O.K. So I have this 35' spruce tree that I hang lights on each year, plus some other strings on the fence, etc... Last year I took all the lights down, replaced any bad bulbs, wrapped them up nice and neat and put them in a rubbermaid tub in the garage. All strings were working. So last week I...

When are we gonna get some CUTs and PTs of similar size together with some piles of dirt, heavy brush and nice lawns and have some side by side real world tests? :)

In 2006 we drove from Indiana to Wyoming and Montana and back. Yesterday I drove from Indiana to Mass. I continue to be amazed by this country and all of the different things you can see in such a short time. The fall colors were at or just past peak in Ohio, Penn., and western N.Y. The drive...

O.K. Here's a treat for you broad band users. I took this video last Saturday out at our property. It is of the 2001 model PT425 with the 25HP Kohler Command and the old style wheel motors running the 4' brush hog up one of the steepest slopes I can get it to go up while the hog is running. In...

Read in the paper Friday that my wife's 11 year old cousin was run over by a tractor and broke her pelvis. Kid will be O.K. after 6 weeks on crutches. 13 year old brother and 11 year old sister were returning from field after spreading manure. They were arguing over who should be driving the...

GOAL: Build or buy and install an intermittent wiper control for a JD3520 cab. THE FACTS: TBN Member Dirtworksequip has a JD3520 cab with windshield wiper. The wiper works by an electric switch. The wiper is either on or off and stops wherever it is when the switch is turned off. He...

Last Saturday was my 46th birthday. We got up early, the sun was out, and we made pancakes for breakfast. I used some very good Vermont maple syrup on my stack. We then went to watch my 8th grade daughter play in a very good, close basketball game. They won. We came home and my wife took the...

Went out to start my 2001 model year PT425 with the 25HP Kohler this morning. 18 degrees. Factory original battery. Been on a trickle charger for 5 years at all times. It cranked really slow, but managed to pop off after 4 or 5 seconds. I didn't think it was going to pop, but it did. It hadn't...

O.K. I have tens of strings of 100 mini lights. You know, just like everybody else's. Nothing special. One socket on one string blows a bulb as soon as power is applied. I can't figure it out. I've disassembled the socket, looked real close, etc... what causes this? Any thoughts? I'm using the...

View from my driveway. It was actually about a mile away and the heat distorts it nicely.

I found an affordable wrench for the center pivot nut on the PT425 that we have talked about before. As you may or may not recall, there is one big honkin nut in the center pivot that has to be tightened on occasion. I found this adjustable wrench at TSC in the lose tool bins that seem to always...

I'm looking for a Prince LVS loader valve (joystick) or something very similar. I like the specs on it and think it will work well on my backhoe. However, I can't find one for sale on line anywhere. Anyone have any suggestions as to where I can order one on line?

A little fun tonight for the Power Trac crowd....:) I was searching Google for something tonight and one of the hits was this: MossRoad responds. Yikey yikes! MossRoad. Blackwell responds. That is a fitting in the high pressure oil shuttle. The damage is caused by the ball shuttling ...

My family and I took a rather long two week vacation at the start of June. We drove from Northern Indiana west on 90 all the way to the Bozeman Montana area, our furthest west destination. We saw many amazing and wonderful things along the way including, but not limited to: the falls in Sioux...

Well, I've always wanted a backhoe, but could never afford one for my old IH tractor. New ones were close to $8000 and used ones were over $2500 and junk. I started looking at the Cadplans units and found that the model 821 looked to be a nice kit to build. It has good specs and will do the work...

I\'ve Attached My Last 3PT Implement! I've Attached My Last 3PT Implement! Many of you know that I have a late 70's International tractor/loader with 3pt hitch(click here for some photos). It is pretty large 4 cylinder gas engine, 50PTO HP, HST with a cab. We've had it since around 1991 or...

Does anyone have any experience with IH hydraulic steering on late 70’s models or any other unit, for that matter? Our late 70’s IH2500B has hydraulic steering: a ram with two hoses. The rod runs all the way through the cylinder’s case. One end of the rod has a mount that attaches to the frame...

caseih-ML-737940-ML- Became brand specific so I moved it to the IH forums. MossRoad.

Well, since everyone was so helpful in this post about No Spark and we got it going, I have some more issues that I could use assistance with. It has an updraft carb. It is a Marvel Schebler. I took the air intake off so that I could see that the choke is operating correctly. It is. After I run...

I have a 4 cylnder gas engine in my IH2500b. I am getting no spark at the plugs. I pulled the plug wire that goes between the distributor and the coil off the distributor end and layed it near some bare metal and cranked the engine. Nothing. I measure 12V from the + terminal on the coil to...