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Yeah I have this sign up at the top of my driveway.

I hope Dave of Dave's Tractor in Redding CA is OK. As many here know Dave is a frequent contributor here helping many with service related questions. As some may also know Redding is beset with a huge largely uncontolled fire in Redding and the surrounding area and its a real mess there now.

First time I took it off I put it on the ground and I liked to never got the dayum thing back on. So I built a dolly, twice in fact. I thought I had the geometry figured out and the backhoe deal licked. I went to put the hoe on today to dig some foundation trenches. I thought it was gonna take...

Last summer I had some walkways, a front porch and a front patio done in stamped and stained concrete. The front steps were hand carved to look like stone. I'm a big fan of stamped concrete as it's not much more than regular flat work. It's not very complicated as all they do is lay rubber pads...

Why stop there? I think you should start thinking of a D8 or something along those lines. I'm sure someone out there is making cats with cabs. Here ya go, thisun has a cab.

Yeah but when you own a backhoe you can put up this sign.

It's been a few days but today something strange is going on. When I try to read a thread under a folder it keeps jumping back to the first post in the thread. Seems related to the ad server in some way like it jumps when a new ad banner or something comes up. It makes reading the board...

You can stand down there if feel safe but I'll stay up here on the hill high above it all. I know how earthen works dams are supposed to work and what too much water does to clay. It's clay and not rocks that is supposed to hold the water back. Rocks are permeable unless it's solid rock and...

Yeah but when you add all the comm gear it became the MRC (Mark) 108. At least it did in the Air Force. You try that kinda stunt in one of these things and I gaurun tee you'd be on your head before you knew it. Add all this crapola and see just how tipsy it can get. This was forward air...

I think some were but some were deuce and a halfs. My outfit had a bunch of em and we all called them deuce and a halfs including the motor pool folks. Pretty sold trucks as I recall and they'd run on just about any flammable liquid you could put in the tank diesel, jet fuel, gas. Not hard to...

Here's my favorite deuce and half. I got to fire one once and it was a real blast. Nothing like the firepower a 20mm Vulcan puts down but it was still a real kick.

The power went out around 9PM last night and the generator has been running ever since. It sure is nice having one than not. The only reason I'm on today is because the generator is doing it's thing. I have it so automated now that the wife didn't even know the power had gone out last night. All...

I've got the Council tool and I've never had a complaint with it. Comfortable to use and just the right weight. It takes all the stoop and bend out of handling wood. For a Peavey/Cant Hook I have a Woodchuck but I just use it for rolling and jacking logs.

It's amazing what a Fiskars splitting axe will do with so little weight. It's a whole lot less work swinging a Fiskers as opposed to a sledge or a maul but I leave most of it up to my splitter. Cutting and splitting wood still adds up to work no matter what you have. Even using a chainsaw and...

I was beginning to wonder but it was in the 20's this morning and it finally came on. While that's kinda nippy for this neck of the woods it's a warm day for some parts I guess. I've seen negative 20 when I lived in Cheyenne.

My wife is also a native Angeleno. She went to highschool with Mike Love, older than my wife so a couple years ahead but his sister was one of her best friends. They all hung out at the Wich Stand including the rest of the Beach Boys. My wife doesn't enjoy music nearly as much as I do. Some of...

No doubt it has NIR LEDs supplying suplimental lighting at night. You can't see it because it's below the human spectral response curve but silicon image sensors can.

If I were doing that, I'm not and more power to ya for doing it, I'd probably be looking at a track loader. All I've seen include and enclosed cab and they are more of a pure hydraulic machine including the drive train. More dollars though but likely more suitable for what your needs are...

It's time to buy more work gloves again. I like leather gloves but the finger tips keep blowing out on me. While the palms are usually re enforced it seems the finger tips are always giving up on me long before the rest of the glove has seen any appreciable wear. Has anybody found some durable...

They look like most of the others on here. I just put one groove down the center or close the center of each lug leaving some meat at each end of the groove. Here's what the lug patterns looks like. As you can see there is a bit of horizontal and some diagonal lug to it so I think I'm good to...

Most people use something like this. some prefer these that use a ratchet or breaker bar, and others prefer the pliers type then there are the widgets that work on the end of the filter using a ratchet and I've even use common plumbers strap wrenches for the hard to access filters and you...

Just wondering if anyone here has tried Mattracks yet. They do make them for tractors. If it's about ground contact, you'd have plenty just by swapping out the wheels for track drives. Not cheap but it's a bolt on affair so could be a seasonal thing. Here's their smallest ones for tractors...

Who's got good quick attach forks for a Mahindra 1538L loader? I don't want clamp on's, I'll spend the extra and get quick the attach types. Looking at Titan etc.

This just goes to show ya that it does not pay to mess with people who own tractors. Sometimes they can get really creative. One of these signs might help too. If they still don't get it there is always this.

They are great for cycling and doing suspension work as well as pulling engines etc.

I put this sign up. It's doing double duty.

Pintle hitches are made for rough, off pavement, uneven terrain and slow going. They are not intended for highway use which ball hitches are designed for. That said there are combination pintle and ball hitches. I have something like this on my off road truck. When towing with the ball and a...

Here's a pretty much forgotten chopper, the H73 Huskie. It had two counter rotating intermeshed rotors so didn't need a tail rotor. A rescue crew flew it down from MacDill daily and they hung out next door to us in the hanger. When things got slow, I often played rescue dummy for them. On an...

So where does the Osprey and the Bell Agusta figure into all this?

One thing is for sure, you should never ever take up off roading. You have to have a healthy disregard for sheet metal if you offroad, especially rock crawling. I used to laugh at the newbies who'd wax their rig then we'd take em off road and run them through the brush and brambles for some...

I lost count. I think there are something like 20 on the hoe and I forgot how many there are on the loader but it's a heap too. I got one of these things. It was expensive for a grease gun but it sure takes the pain out of it. It's heavy but comes with a shoulder strap so that helps. I'm...

Things like this is where those power impact screw drivers earn their keep. I love mine.

My computer history more or less but not totally inclusive or up to date by any stretch. 1st Then came these still got a couple around somewhere. then this I thought I'd died and gone to heaven after having to use these things. then there was this thing for a bit it was pure torture to...

Yeah concrete and steel with pan decking and concrete if it's an elevated deck. If there is wood involved the clock is ticking no matter what you deck it with because it's the structuring that rots, burns and the bugs eat. I know how to make it last longer but about all you can do is put off...

I finally got my backhoe dolly to work. When I first made it, a basic T design, I couldn't get the hoe to roll back far enough to get the hooks to clear. I took it back into the shop and modified it a bit by hacking and patching the long bit to lower it and now it's working. Thing is even with...

I just had some concrete work done too. The guy I had do the work was a real master at it, you might even say an artist. He did carved, stamped and stained steps, patio and walks and really upgraded the looks out front of our place. The front steps look for the world like they made of natural...

One of these helps keep things greased. Between the loader and the backhoe it's getting well used.

I was once into photography pretty seriously and shot a boat load of Kodachrome 64. I used to by that stuff and duping film by the brick. I even got to go through the Kodachrome processing lab in Palo Alto. Kodachrome had to be lab processed by one of the few labs that Kodak had scattered around...

I could really use a stump grinder but those things can be very pricey. Some cost as much as a backhoe. I saw this one and it seems like it's made to get the job done and doesn't cost as much because it seems the design is much more commonsensical than the others I've seen for much more money...

I was building a backhoe dolly to remove the backhoe, that didn't go so well so I just dropped it on the ground today per the manual. I'll revisit the dolly and get it right. When I do one that works, I'll do a write up along with dimensions and hope to save someone else some grief. Those with a...

I just finished changing the fuel filters on my Mahindra 1538 gear tractor. The HSTs and 1533s should be the same as they all use the very same engine. I thought I'd try to prevent others from going through some of the aggravation I suffered by attempting to rely on the scant and erroneous info...

I'm doing the 50 hour on my new tractor. The owners manual calls for changing out the front axle oil at 50 hours but it specs filling with regular hydraulic oil like that used in the hydraulics.:eek: Sorry but I've done a lot of differential work and that stuff just isn't thick enough nor does...

Since I'm doing my 50 hour I needed filters and of course neither the owners manual or service manual had the part numbers for the filters so I had to drive to Yuba City to buy them. I thought I'd share the part numbers here. I have a 1538 gear or shuttle so the hydraulic filter may be different...

I have a 1538 gear that's rolling up on it's 50 hour. The book says to change the hydraulic filter but it seems to me that if I remove the filter to change it, 8 gallons of oil will drain out:confused3:. Oddly enough at 100 hours they call for changing the oil but not the filter:confused:. If...

I found this sign at Summit Racing yesterday and just had to bring it home with me. It will look great at the top of my driveway.

How are you reading stator voltage? It should be an AC voltage which is then applied to diodes to rectify into DC voltage. You have a multi phase stator windings typically three or four which output AC voltages that is then rectified to a DC voltage. The output voltage is read by the voltage...

I recently bought a Bro Tek Ripper tooth to help with ridding my property of numerous stumps. I was hoping that it would rip and cut it's way right through the roots but so far it isn't working as well as I'd hoped it would. The way the tooth came it was kinda sharped at but I'd say it's about...

How about a pintle or combination pintle/ball hitch. There are all sorts of variations out there.

I've got a set of Sony MDR-NC11 noise cancelling earbuds that I use while on airline flights. It works then but don't know how well they would work while mowing. They reduce background noise by 10db which is a pretty good hunk. If you put hearing protectors over these that would also block the...

Doing suspension work. Even better are two.

I said beer not pee in a bottle.:laughing: Still you'd lose money getting here even at $250. Nice trip though. Lots of people come here and spend their vacations.

Cat1 and Cat 2 relate to the size and dimensions of and between the hitch members. It's on the web with pictures and dimensions so you know exactly. It determines what implements you can buy and hitch up. The bigger the tractor the bigger the hitch you can run and bigger more badass implements...

As far as far out builds go, I've always liked Chain Link. I don't know what if anything it started out to be but there's just no tellin what folks will come up with next. I mean there really is no tellin.

When the snow flies I lock my hubs. I'm not driving fast anyway, I may be crazy but I'm not stupid ya know. Yeah Chris, the opera singer is still around but not on the boards much. TTORA is almost dead now anyway. Chis landed a full time slot at the opera so doesn't get out as much as he used...

I lock my hubs before venturing forth in 4X4 conditions then engage 4WD when needed with a shifter from the warm comfort of my cab. I've even added extra shifters by converting to twin stick, one for high/low range and one for 2WD/4WD. That's in addition to the shifter for the crawl box so I...

It doesn't confuse me one bit because we do it here now too. That way people don't fall asleep at the wheel. A lesson that we had to learn the hard way. Wanna drive a straight road, take a trip on US 50 across Nevada some day. It's the loneliest highway in America or so they say. I'd much...

Well when you get a saw I'd put one of the laser guide do lollies on it. Many are out there and not expensive although some saws come with laser guides today. It's as easy as changing a blade to install one if your's doesn't have it. It's very handy. I've had one on mine for years now and...

Since these were in use around 2500 BC, this is probably THE old timer of all old timers.:thumbsup: I never learned to use one but they can be used to add, subtract, multiply, divide and also calculate square and cube roots along with decimal or hexadecimal math. I've seem them used to teach...

Then he might know what these are too. I used to have to read five level tape but it was only good for base 8 or octal. Eventually got to where I could add and subtract but had to convert to do anything more with it. It was easy to get cross eyed and lose your place. Things are much...

My first calculator I've had several versions of these. I've still got a couple floating around somewhere. They don't need no stinkin batteries. even this kind I think they might even still make them but I still have mine. When I was doing geodetic work we couldn't use any sort of...

I see lots of posts with live streaming links popping up. I have sense enough not to click on them but why are they there, isn't there a filter of some sort?

Great post! BTW here's a bumper sticker for your car. I suppose you could find a place on your tractor for it too, maybe your hitch of death.

I'd lose either one but I find this solution to be ideal. Works for me anyway.

Just found a big nut laying in my driveway. In front of the garage where I do all my tractor service, greasing and such. It was one of the four big bolts holding the backhoe to the sub frame so I guess this was either the fault of Mahindra assembly in Olivehurst, CA or maybe KMW in Kansas. This...

I recently got a 1538, it's my first tractor. I spent a few hours on it today running mostly around 1500 RPM with the backhoe, yet to date I've never seen the temperature gauge register anything but stone cold. Is this normal or is the gauge busted on this brand new machine? The temperature out...

Glad you got it sorted out. Now get after those stumps. LOL You might wanna get a ripper tooth, too. I'm about to install mine and see how it does.

My bet is that this 8n would pull that plow no problem. It's all about hooking up to the ground, period. Load them up and it will hook up all the better.

That's a really good idea. For no loss valve caps look at suppliers for the off roading folks. Most times you drop your tire pressure every time you go off road then air up again at the end of the trail so it's a common problem for off roaders.

Have you tried to measure them? Might save some time.

Still ya gotta admire his skill and nerve even if he is certifiable.

I broke a tooth on my backhoe and of course it was a crimp on and it just had to be the middle tooth. After beating on it with a hammer as per the manual and not getting very far, you just can't get in there to get a good swing at it, I paused to reconsider the methodology. I decided to get out...

This morning the little mutt ran a large coyote off the property and last summer I watched him tree a 400lb black bear. He's only a 20 lb schnauzer. I don't know what it is, maybe they run because we have him wearing an orange safety so maybe the orange vest freaks them out. We have the vest on...

Look out stumps!

I posted this one elsewhere but it's Fearless Fritz my schnauzer learning to drive the new tractor. His feet can't reach the pedals so I'll have to put him on the backhoe. I've called him fearless since he treed a 400lb black bear last summer. Don't know why but he wants to get on the tractor...

I went to take the bucket off yesterday to get some dimensions for the ripper tooth. Whoever put this thing on used a BFH to pound the pins in. One came out OK but the other was a different story. He hammered it so hard he mushroomed the end and it was stuck so tight I almost never got it...

Fritz got to try out the new tractor yesterday. He steers OK but he can't reach the pedals. Maybe I'll see how he does with the backhoe, no pedals needed.

Well the weather finally cleared up enough for me to get some experience with this thing. I tackled a couple of rotten stumps and wouldn't you know, I busted the middle tooth off already. 6 hrs on the clock now. My guess is it had a flaw in the metal because there were no rocks in the hole...

Sorry I didn't see this post before. Still getting used to this board. I do have a grill guard but there is not enough space between it and the hood or it and a cross bar on the FEL to mount the winch. It's kinda early on to start with body mods but I've been known to take matters into my own...

How do I stop this board from sending me email for every new message in every thread I've been following? :confused: I thought I'd set that preference but it keeps stuffing my email box. :mad: I read other message boards and they don't misbehave in this fashion. Why do threaded and hybrid...

I know all about the electrical stuff. I'm a retired EE and have installed and used winches. I have just not put one on a tractor before. Here's a pic of the truck showing the winch installed in the front bumper. and here's a pic of the dual battery setup I made for it. Yes, I gold plated the...

This is a new tractor and it looks like one of the stabilizers for the backhoe is slowly sagging due to some slight valve or cylinder leakage. It's taken about four days for the cylinder to move 2 or 3 inches. I assume this is normal. I was thinking of putting a ratchet strap from one foot to...

Since I have a mostly never used (used once) 9500 lb winch laying around, I thought I might install it on the tractor somewhere. It's a 1538TLB so there isn't a lot of space. It's pretty tight up front with the loader and the backhoe rules out the rear. Has anyone done this or have any great...

It seems that Kansas Machine Works builds the loaders and backhoes for Mahindra but there doesn't seem to be a lot of info about them in the Internet world. Both my new backhoe and loader have their tags on them. Let's see Mitsubishi builds the tractor while the loader and backhoe are made in...

I finally got my new tractor yesterday, a Mahindra 1538 TLB. Of course I sat myself down to read and study the manuals, what there is of them. In the loader manual it says specifically that if you're running a backhoe you have enough ballast and not to add liquid ballast to the rear tires. Of...

Oh goody. It's here and I got a chance to drive it around a bit. It fits where I'd rather store it behind and below the house in the dog run too. I had to fold the ROPS but it fits so it's more protected and I have power to put a battery keeper on it. I was going to put it in the RV shed if I...

^What he said.^ I'd hack saw the facotry lugs off and install something like these. Then crimp and solder some proper terminal lugs to the cables like these. Slip some heat shrink over the joints then button it up.

Shotgun!

Is the under hood diagnostic port on the Mahindra engine OBDII or CAN like cars or is it something else?

Since this is gonna be my first tractor and first oil burner what's good and what's bad? Stiction eliminator, yada, yada, yada. I dump a can of Cataclean in my gas powered truck to help get it though emissions and to keep the injectors clean, other than that I run synthetic oil and gear lube...

I seems to be going up and down like a yo-yo. Anything special?

Something like this should make connecting the pump easy. Put matching ends on both the equipment and the truck and you're always covered. They come in low and high amp flavors so you can even use them for jump starting.

I need to get a decent welding setup for fab work so decided I should get one of the new multi process MIG/TIG/Stick setups. Who has what and who makes a good one for a home fab shop setup? I have 220 power in the shop and the garage so will be going that way. Later on I'll pull 220 out to the...

I've just about decided to pop for a 1538 HST with the FEL of course and the backhoe. My question is what other options are worthwhile getting up front. I'm already going to get an extra remote valve installed should I ever need one. I'm thinking it might also be a good idea to get the mid PTO...

Just joined as this looks like the place to get some good info before buying my first and likely last tractor. I have five wooded acres in the Sierra Nevada foothills. I need to rid the property of lots of tree stumps, maybe move some snow from time to time, dig a ditch or two and do a little...