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    55 gal drum cleaning

    I have a 55 gal drum that was storage for fish oil.. anybody have any experience or ideas on getting it cleaned out for diesel storage? I carried it to the car wash and got a lot of thick yellow slime out but would like to make sure it痴 as clean as possible..
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    Water in fuel

    I started filling up my tractor and after a minute or so realized the fuel cap had been left off my fuel storage tank possibly getting contaminated with water. I unscrewed the fuel line on my tractor and draining the fuel tank, what else should I do?
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    Maintenance question

    So I have hit the 200 hr mark on my L4701. I am changing both air filters and when I checked fuel it had some grit in there so changing fuel filter as well.. I am considering going ahead and changing oil/oil filter and hydraulic filter even though it says next change is at 400 hr mark. It has...
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    Hydraulic sickle mower

    After looking at the thread about the piranha teeth got me to wondering if there is an attachment out there you can connect to your bucket similar to the piranha teeth but connected to hydraulic and the teeth move similar to a sickle mower..
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    Need some help with post hole digger

    Ok guys/gals, acquired a post hole digger and it seems to work as it should.. It has a 9" auger on it and had it hooked up to a 30 hp New Holland tractor.. The problem is it will only dig down into the ground 1 maybe 2 feet at best. It will continue to spin strong, no sign of it bogging down...
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    backfill

    I am building a house on a floating slab.. I now have the blocks placed and need to backfill "with something" before I pour my slab.. I have 2 options that I am contemplating on using: Red sandy dirt or straight sand.. I have seen both used in our area but not really sure which I should go...
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    automatic gate opener

    I am looking to install an automatic gate, It will be 2 5'x10' gates weighing about 350-400 lbs a piece.. It will be in a remote area so will need solar panels Looking for recommendations on brands for automatic gate openers.. I was thinking mighty mule but after reading the reviews not so sure...
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    Sod farming

    With my current job I usually only work about 20 hr/week so I have a good bit of free time.. I recently purchased 150 acres that I will be building a house on and am looking for potential income makers for the rest of the land.. Not really wanting to fool with cows so I was thinking of a sod...
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    zero turn mower

    in the market for a new zero turn mower, maybe 60" deck.. Have a kubota dealership here in town and will be getting a kubota 7060 tractor as well so leaning towards the kubota mower good or bad move?? any first hand experience with the kubota mowers? Whats the general census on these mowers??
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    New Barn

    Wanting to build a new barn/shed.. There is already an existing pole barn in place that I plan to connect it too. I would like to do a metal shed but my wife wants to do the outside in wood for aesthetic reasons as you can see it from the house.. What is everyones opinions on this.. I have 4...
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    stump removal

    I have a barn that I am redoing that had grown up pretty bad with trees around it.. Just trying to clean up around the barn and make travel around it easier..
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    stump removal

    other than a stump grinder, what is the best method to remove multiple stumps?? I am thinking a 50 gal drum around the stump and setting it on fire?? Any other proven methods out there?
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    chainsaw

    headed to buy a chainsaw in the morning to start cutting some bigger trees on my property.. I currently own a stihl 21T which is a very small light saw.. I am looking at the Stihl MS 311 and MS 391.. MS 311 has 3.1 kW (59 cc) engine power for $479.95 MS 391 has 3.3 kW (64.1 cc) engine power...
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    barn builder virgin

    as some of you may have read on my previous post I bought some land and it has an old barn on it that I plan on redoing.. I have already torn down most of the old walls and my next step will be to replace 1 maybe 2 or 3 of the poles. I will then have to make some small repairs to the front were...
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    opinions please

    I have recently bought 150 acres that I plan on building a home on and using the rest to piddle :).. It has 2 lakes ( 1.8 acre and 4 acre), 75 acres of timber and 75 acres of pasture.. It is completely fenced in and over the past few years has had cows on it.. I plan on having a garden, few...
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    new driveway

    Just bought some land that I plan on building a home on eventually. Needing to get a driveway in and hoping I can do some of it on my own.. The driveway will be 3/10 of a mile long.. Was wanting to do the geotextile fabric with lime rock on top.. There are 2 places that I will need to put in a...
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    new member

    Just stumbled upon this sight today and have found that you guys/gals control a wealth of information.. Thanks for letting me join the site and look forward to future discussion.. Im 37 yr old and look to buy my first tractor in the near future. I live in Mississippi and have previously...
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