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Another year down that I didn’t use health insurance, now going on 4 years since I started this post that I have paid into a system, I don’t use……. Here’s to another year of being held hostage by the USA healthcare system.

I have this blade in the barn, it’s got a rubber cutting edge, I’ll deff have it mounted on the FEL before next winter and I’ll zip threw the snow. This is my first year using a bucket, it tends to scratch concrete and dig in the yard if I’m not paying attention, don’t like that result. But got...

Not as much as some of you all but Ohio Finally got some snow to clear off. Got my neighbor and myself dug out. Lightish snow around 7”, Mahindra 5555 (no ballast) with ag tires, using just the bucket, I was surprised how well Ag tires on this tractor did in snow, I had no traction issues, my...

Thought I would show off Ohio’s 3rd wave of snow from yesterday. Rain today, no more snow for at least 14 days. :( only got to clear snow once this season.

I saw a mouse in the garage today, I just thought I would brag a bit because I still have two wedges of D-Con left lol. One will go in the garage, the other in the barn. Stuff has been in the closet for 5 or 6 years. Don’t really have issues with mice at the house I bought.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! SNOW FINALLY FOUND OHIO!!!!! First year pushing snow after selling my cabbed tractor and bought a larger open station. It’s around 17 degrees with a 15mph wind. If I had a face mask I would have been comfortable. Cab is great but I don’t miss mine. First time clearing snow...

I wonder if the TractorByNet app data mines my phone. Same question for computer users. After watching the latest videos of Facebook and Twitter CEO in court I’m backing away from FB. I caught on to the ad targeting long ago, what was really spooky in the last year or two, was when I had a...

I have had my eye on a battery powered Makita chainsaw. I used to cut firewood as a main source of heating but moved to a house where I don’t heat with wood. I sold my Stihl 660 magnum this past year, I used it maybe once a year in the past 4 years. I have a Husqvarna 262xp (62cc) still...

At around 80in wide tractor is loads more stable than my last one. I think the extra 600lbs on the rear will be perfect for what I’m doing with it. I think two weights on each wheel would stick out too wide from the rear wheel, each weight is 5 1/2in wide. From stud to even with rubber is about...

I made my mind up on a cutter bar and 300lb wheel weights for the rear. One weight per wheel. It’s not a bunch but will help ballast loader work and traction. Don’t want to go much more weight because I won’t be able to haul the thing lol. Adding 600lbs of weights will put me at 8600lb just the...

The GMC truck was a 2500hd 6.6 Duramax, extended cab with 8ft bed. It was as far back as I could get it, tank full of diesel. Might not have been perfectly balanced but we made it to the garage it needed to go. This was a F350 460 7.5L gas truck, lighter in the front. Dual rear gas tanks...

I get the ratio of what should be on the tongue but with axles so far back I feel engine forward with tractor and bush hog or truck would put all the weight on the tongue of the trailer and exceed the limit.

I have been looking at deck over trailers pretty heavily last few weeks (window shopping). The trailer I would be interested in would be a bumper pull. All the deck overs have the axles so far back that it seems loading them without having a crazy amount of tongue weight, most loads would have...

I had a question about a trailer. Kinda in the market for a trailer (sometime 2021) and have used lots of different trailers from tandem deck overs to utility carts. Never used a gooseneck. Needs pulling 9500lbs plus the trailer. The trailer that’s got my attention is the drive over fender...

First time bush hogging and first time bush hogging with new tractor. 7ft rotary cutter on Mahindra 5555 (55hp) made easy work of cutting the pasture down. This little pasture (1.1 acres) most likely won’t get any more cattle on it till next spring. Grass will grow a little but not much before...

So unfortunately I don’t have the money for all the attachments I want so I need to sort the most useful, figured I would buy one a year till I have a good line up of attachments. Tractor: Mahindra 5555 (55hp 8,000lb 4x4) Attachments: Bush Hog BH17 (7ft rotary cutter), EA 78 extreme duty box...

So I have been doing research on 3 cylinder vs 4 cylinder Diesel engines. Has anyone actually tested if a 3 cylinder is more fuel efficient? Or tested which one is smoother, quieter etc? For example I have a Mahindra 5555 with a 2.7L 3 cylinder engine (55hp) I believe it’s same engine in...

Anyone have a landscape rake? I’m thinking about adding wicked tooth bar and maybe the landscape rake. I have rear blade, pallet forks and a BB.

Thanks everyone for the insight and advice. I have read all the comments and they have been helpful. Bush hogging is simplistic yet more complicated than I realized which is why I started this thread. Most of you brought up things for me to look into or info I haven’t come across in videos or...

It’s not the heavy duty bush hog but I’ll see how it holds up. If I trash it I’ll buy a heavier duty one if I have enough of a demand. It’s got the cat 4 drive line and a 130hp gear box on a 55hp tractor lol. I’ll be sure not to chop anything more than 2” like it says.

I bought a Mahindra 5555 a few days ago, it came with a 7ft bush hog. I advertised locally offering bush hog work and driveway maintenance, to my surprise I have gotten many folks needing bush hog work done locally. What advice would you give someone that’s never ran a bush hog before? Walk...

I do need to clean that profile up a bit. My current line up is: John Blue G-1000, 1929 John Deere GP, 1960 Massey Ferguson 98 & 2017 Mahindra 5555. I mow with Husqvarna GT52XLSi.

Well.............. I told myself no for so long. I ended up buying another tractor. And didn’t pay cash this time. Too many project piling up etc. I needed another loader tractor. But the good news is I’ll have this one paid off quick and only have the one payment so all extra money goes...

You know, I never once thought about putting the bush hog up on my dually bed lol. I would have to take the little tool box off. Truck bed is 7ft long and 8ft wide with tool box, would be 9ft long and 8ft wide without tool box. Cutter would hang over a foot or two off the end but should work. I...

I just bought a Mahindra 5555, it came with a BH17 Bush Hog (7ft), pallet forks, bucket & 7ft rear blade. My problem is transportation. The hog is too wide for the 10k equipment trailer I have available to me, the tractor is too heavy for 10k trailer, tractor and hog is too long. I rented a...

Sold my John Deere 2005 HST 4320 last fall. Projects I did with my tractor was starting to pile up so I bought another a few days ago. Went with a 2017 Mahindra 5555 synchronized shuttle shift. There is things I liked more about the JD, there is things I like more about the Mahindra. Overall...

Tractor went for too much for me to buy it. Winning bid was around $10,500.

Found out how much of a pain a 7ft bush hog is to move without a deck over trailer lol.

I found a 2017 2655 shuttle shift open station Mahindra tractor that’s pretty reasonable on price ($23,000). It’s got less than 5 hours on the clock. Original owner passed away and bought it for hay, current owner wants to down size. I’m suspicious he decided to downsize tractor after only using...

Looks like a negatory on front brackets or guard, also I see no rear remote and looks like it has the cheaper turnbuckles.

FYI: I had to crop the pics together in order to post pictures here. It shows all the signs of being 4wd. I haven’t looked at it yet but there is chance I’ll get it cheap enough that I could buy a loader from a dealer and still be better off vs buying new. I’ll just have to see. Being it has...

I’m looking at a used 4x4 L3901 gear shift tractor with less than 100 hours on it. My questions: how do you like the gear shift compact? Regret not getting HST? I’m not familiar with Kubota gear shift tractors, is it like a normal gear shift or like a shuttle shift? What would be a good...

Hey guys, I have recently decided to build a 8n tractor. I went from kinda hating the n series tractors because of how boring and common they are to really liking them. I really like how they drive and look over the number series tractors, even over the jubilee. I just sold my 960, my buddy...

Paid all debt off about 4 days ago, everything has cleared. 100% debt free except the house now. BS3 (Dave Ramsey Baby Steps) I wonder if TractorByNet will let me change my name since I’m not broke anymore 🤣. Hahaha

Sold this fella couple of days ago for 4k. That puts me about $1500 from being debt free. I bought a Husqvarna over last winter for $1000 and have been mowing with it all year so far, 455 has just been sitting in the garage. I dumped too much in the 455 fixing it up so lost interest in it and...

Another one left. The 960 that I used in place of the 4320 was sold yesterday.

For residential solder 15 is kinda industry standard. I wouldn’t suggest installing a system if you never have before without some guidance first. Best case the system works perfectly and efficiently for 25-30 years, most likely the system sky rockets utility bills or fails prematurely and has...

Close enough to a dog, he comes when called, listens to commands and loves to try to escape fences.

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Thought I would share my latest lesser known classic. 1975-76 Blue G-1000. Here is some info on them. This is one of my new favorites in my collection, super fun to drive and maybe this year I’ll put in a garden. 3 forward and 1 reverse speed with high and low range so 6 forward and 2 reverse...

They also called for a very cold winter with tons of snow. It’s been a very mild winter and we only got maybe 3 inches of snow in Ohio.

I guess I never did show this but I ended up picking up a 2 bottom plough to use with the GP. I haven’t used it yet but when I get the GP running good plan to participate in a few plow days.

She gone. Just let the 660 go today. I bought it used around 2010-11 with a worn out 36in bar and cracked chain guard. I had it set up just the way I liked it: 25in bar, .404 chain/sprocket and double felling dogs. She was sweet, I cut idk how many dozens of cords with it (10-12 cords a year...

I know this really isn’t the place for this but I’m running out of places I can advertise. This is GiGi, 4 year old spayed Shepard, I’m looking to rehome. I’m located near Columbus Ohio, I’m willing to drive and meet someone half way or something. She’s been labeled as a Dangerous dog for...

I’m not a salesman, I’m not great with people. I fix some stuff lol. I went to vocational school for HVAC, did that for almost two years and because of hours and slow times moved to apartment maintenance. Learned a ton there while getting paid to learn it. I only did that for 5 month until I was...

Well it’s been a little over a month and I miss the tractor quite a bit, but I have managed to still complete all my chores without it so far. Cattle are fed and happy. So far it’s been a minor inconvenience not having a loader tractor around.

Thanks, I like the ford 960 a lot, 5 speed trans, 40hp etc. I have already taken it to a show earlier this year lol. Parked it next to a 961 diesel Powermaster. It needs some things here and there, but will do most of what I need.

I was using it 50-75 hours per year but this past year I used it very little, went down to one steer and didn’t really have any projects going to run up hours. There is many times where I could have easily used a bigger tractor or this one weighted down for loader work and different chores. I...

Sold a tractor today. Hauling Guy that came to fetch it had an unusual way to strap it down lol and was unprepared to haul the tractor. I suggested to him, 2 straps on front, one around the axle just behind both front tires and a 3rd strap on the drawbar with a shackle. Then one strap on the...

Well folks, today was a bitter sweet day. It was bitter because I had to see my tractor be loaded up and off to a new owner. It was sweet because by selling the tractor, I can pay off the tractor loan and most all other debts. I will save over $2500 in interest I don’t have to pay back now...

I did that once, bought the 91 F350 1 ton about an hour and half away from my house for $900. Towed an empty trailer, put my 1/2 ton on the trailer once I got there and pulled it home. We called it the Christmas tree, because it had so many **** lights lol. Was a good truck though, after...

Runs like a top, not a thing wrong with it now. Only things left to change are the seat and tail lights. I added the revised reverse pedal and a Ruegg Cat 1 3pt hitch. Mechanically sound. For sale. Small issues turned out to be big money fixes thanks to cost of Deere parts. Husqvarna repairs...

3 out of 3 injectors were stuck, I managed to get two free, still working on the 3rd, then the rack, governor, fluids, filters and fresh fuel. Hopefully after all that she will run.

Should I put my Green EA BB on the back of the 960 for the show? I’m gonna take the 960 to the show, it’s kinda boring to just take the tractor. My options are 1937 JD 2 bottom trip plough, 6ft blue ford rear blade or the 78in green EA Box Blade? I don’t care it it matches, it’s a show...

My grandpa died earlier this year. He owned two tractors when he died, a 1929 John Deere GP Standard, which needs a rebuild and a 1960 (I believe) MF 98. I was able to acquire both tractors after he passed. I thought I would share the MF here. I just got it home a few days ago, it needs gone...

So my barns are in need of new siding and one barn needs a new roof. I had a quote for metal roof and siding, WAY out of my price range so I will most likely do shingle to replace the old shingle and thought about holding off on the siding. It dawned on me one day that my mothers place is full...

The 4320 is going up for sale, I bought this 960 already which will replace it.

I saw this on my way home from work on 270 around Columbus Ohio. The pup had its own goggles on, it was hilarious.

I pulled the loader and gave the old girl a bath. She cleaned up good. I’m gonna sell the loader, I’m not a fan of it. I plan to replace the front tires on the tractor, one is bad so might as well do both. Rears are ok, one is Firestone, the other Goodyear.

Just brought this home today. Loader isn’t hooked up, it’s just mounted to the tractor. Tractor is a 960 but the clutch isn’t right, it’s not live PTO now which isn’t a big deal. One tire won’t hold air in the front so loading was a pain in the arse lol. Runs good and clutch that’s in it feels...

Very true my friend. Although I may have found a in-between tractor that will do what I need while the 4320 is for sale. Might end up keeping it depending on my actual needs for a loader tractor. At $1250 when he puts a new battery in it, gets it running so I can test it. I’m not gonna be...

This was the only one that meets the guidelines (no cab), but has more hours then I like. 2955 The only way it fits in my barn is I have to take off the rops. They are 91” tall, my door is only 84in tall.

I’m thinking about selling my 2005 JD 4320 for an older and less expensive alternative to knock out some debt. I know I am going down in tractor, I know I’m looking at 2wd tractors and mine is 4x4. It’s not that kind of discussion. I have my eye on a Ford 340B industrial tractor and a JD...

That’s what I was afraid of and the reason why I didn’t want to mow with anything bigger than about a 2 family tractor. I can very comfortably mow those grades with the 455.

I mow with a John Deere 455 (60in deck) and my tractor is a Cabbed 2005 4320. I am contemplating selling both the 455 and 4320 and buying a open station 2038R with loader and 72in deck. To mow with and do tractor work. If you have a 2032R or 2038R and do both let me know how it does mowing...

I tried to buy this tractor while my grandpa was still with us but unfortunately he valued the tractor too much lol. My step grandmother agreed on a price and I picked it up just today. The engine is free, it needs rings and idk what all else with the engine. It does have a PTO which isn’t...

Two years later I bought a X350 with 77 hours [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]. Never thought I would be in the market for one but here I am lol. I needed something super easy to use for my mom, this X350 is almost dummy proof lol. She mows about an acre now, mostly flat ground, her...

No pictures of the work so far but I will later, not done yet. Been working on my driveway, it’s 200+ ft long and “Had” a hump in the middle along with a lot of sod over the gravel in places near the barn. With the ripper teeth in the up position and I set the BB level so it’s in the least...

Alge, bugs and mosquito eggs and larvae, I read online horse people did it in their stock tanks, the horses actually preferred drinking out of the tanks with the fish vs the ones that were cleaned weekly. So I bought 10 of them to try it out, so far so good. When I put them in the tank...

Well I didn’t take too many pics or very impressive pics at that. I have this fenced in little area off a stall back at the barn that the cattle keep tearing up, it’s been nothing but mud for about a year, so much so that pond scum was growing in the puddles already. So I fixed it with about 11...

I wish Ford still made a truck like the 80s or 90s F150s. They looked better and was easy to work on. My fav truck was a 1981 F150 I owned, the bull nose is my fav series. My dad prefers the Aero nose (92-96) F150s. He owns a 92 with 61k miles, 100% rust free in the rust belt (Ohio). I owned...

I love Husqvarna garden tractors but 24-26hp and 54in is about as big as it gets with them, nothing commercial grade. GT52XLS and GTH2454T I liked them both a lot BUT I had an opportunity to buy a 99 JD 455 with 1200 hours on it for $2300. I sold my 13 GT52XLS to a neighbor and I use the...

I am VERY familiar with the Big Bud 747 1100hp tractor because I own two of them. Mine has duals, triples are just silly and increases the turning radius. Bahahahahahahaha!!!! Farmer Simulator 19

Sorry about the long post. my two dogs are currently in the vet with an IV stuck in them. Shepard’s: Max (101lbs) & GiGi (84lbs) Yesterday to the best of our guess, around 5pm the dogs got ahold of a whole bag of grapes and ate every grape in the bag. When I got home around 12am I noticed the...

Here in Ohio, 1000-1500 acre farm is decently common, I know of 5 farmers with farms that big. I know of many more with farms 400-700 acre range. I’m Ohio we mainly farm with smaller equipment, most the farmers I mentioned, their biggest machine is 250-300hp, on the other side of the fam they...

I have been a tractor owner for two years now. Before I bought my tractor, I never heard of TractorByNet, I joined shortly before I purchased my 2005 JD 4320. I can say I have been fairly active on the site in this time. I find myself quoting what I learned on this site in real life quite a...

So my conventional innerspring mattress is getting pretty worn out so I did some research. Researched the “Mattress in a box” type mattresses “Purple, Nectar etc.” found good reviews but came across a few videos of this guy pushing latex mattresses and suggesting many manufacturers are using...

As of 2019 there is no penalty for not having health insurance. I have had health insurance threw my job for over 4 years, I have only needed it one time when I laid down my motorcycle 3 years ago or so. I’m 28 years old and haven’t been sick in 5+ years, not even a cold, I don’t use my...

I have given a lot of thought lately about going solar on my house, I haven’t looked into it much but have heard of programs that will help so it’s not as much money out of pocket. Have any of you guys taken advantage of this? What’s the pros and cons of solar? I just feel like I want to...

What do you guys think about this? I have done a little bit of research on the subject but it seems we are headed towards a world where sand and water is a precious resource. The sand I talk about of course sand for building, Dubai is one of the largest importers of course sand but it looks...

I looked and compared 32 BBs I believe before I bought the EA BB. I think Woods would have been my #2 choice. Don’t drool too much lol. I ordered mine in like Feb of this year with a 4+ week build. I got it in about 5 weeks. But they have been slammed ever since. I got a 78in BB on a 48hp...

I have a diesel mower (JD 455) and a diesel tractor (JD 4320). This is the best way I have found to fill up the tractor and mower. I just drive 1/3 mile down the road and fill up at the gas station lmao, I have a diesel can but that’s for the cattle, not tractors.

This was one of my first posts, ever. I have learned a lot of knowledge and still visit the site almost daily because there is always something new to learn on here. Tractor has 915ish hours on it now, at around 900 hours I took her in for new coolant, oil and hydraulic fluid along with all...

He is a steer, he’s Angus-Jersey cross. I had a full blooded jersey Steer once. That dude was a bully to people or anything in his pasture, he would sometimes aim his horns at the chickens trying to rob his corn. He did chase off a Fox trying to tear up my chickens though. My neighbor, mail...

Does he count for a dog? He comes when I whistle or call for him, he runs when I call lol. He will run and fetch apples but I rarely get them back, he hides them in his belly where I can’t get them to throw for him again.

I couldn’t pay these dogs to look in the same direction [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Spend a long time on the JD 455 (21hp diesel) mower cutting grass lol. I cut my acre and half of grass, cut the pasture for the first time in two years, had to cut it twice (1 acre). Cut the back 1/2 acre of a elderly neighbors property that’s back in the woods on a hill. The other neighbor...

I may name my stuff but I guess I never plan to keep things for a long time so they don’t get named, my trucks, cars etc. I do call them what they are like my JD tractor, white truck, blue truck etc. I have a steer I have been thinking about keeping more long term, just ran with the one steer...

I believe we said the same about the F350/F450 DRW pick ups. Rated to tow the same but the F450 can carry more payload. Same with my comment that the F250 SRW can tow the same as the F350 SRW but the F350 can carry more payload...

I had SRW F150s until I bought my tractor, I wanted the ability to easily and safely tow my 5300lb tractor on a 3k lb trailer and whatever else I need to haul. I bought a 1995 F350 single cab, flatbed, DWR 2wd truck with 4:10 rear and the 460. Truck is a hair better than riding a skate board...

As close as I could find lol

I came to the conclusion as well while upgrading my set up a few years ago. I bought this 2in solid ball mount (15k) and a Curt ball to match (16k). All my receiver hitches are class 4 (10k & 1000-1200lb tongue). The class 5 uses a larger ball mount. That’s my 2 5/16 set up. My 2in ball set up...

Welcome! Congrats on the buy. I have a 05 4320 JD, I have a few cattle and feed by round bales, that’s its primary use. This past summer my buddy and I got into hay but aren’t sticking with it and selling off our equipment, but glad we gave it a try.

I appreciate all the people who buys the new trucks, if nobody ever buys new trucks then there won’t be a steady stream of trucks for the used market. But the price of new trucks is still hard to wrap my head around. I like fleet trucks, vinyl seats, rubber floors, radio, 4x4, manual locks...

A few things that haven’t been mentioned about electronic brakes is a lot of manufacturers are integrating Anti-Sway features into their trucks, so when a truck and trailer start to sway, the tow vehicle responds by applying brakes per side independently until the rig is running strait. They...

There’s my dicey load, I think this was a case of too small of a trailer to balance the load correctly, 5 straps, climb up to around 70mph and she starts to sway pretty bad, scared me and I got her slowed down. Any speed over 47mph and she started swaying. I have had heavier loads on the...

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I was leaving work and saw this, I just laughed. It’s a contractors 2015 or newer F150 XL single cab 8ft bed 2wd (no 4x4 graphics) next to my 95 F350 XL dually flatbed single cab 9ft bed. My hood is a hair lower than the F150 and bottom of windows are about equal.

New truck #@$%@#& Ford has a baby powerstroke coming out in a stripped fleet F150 vehicle, it’s not available to the general public unless in lariat or higher. I wouldn’t mind getting one. I am like you, I like my truck just for truck things and to do truck things it’s kinda a waste to...

I’ll be honest, once you get a trailer you will prob use it all the time. I grew up with a trailer available, my dad had both a 6x12 landscape trailer and little 4x6 trailer. I got a house, got animals, got tractors and recently got into hay. I’m now on the road all the time with a trailer...

If cost of both were the exact same per lb, which is better? For both stability and traction. Which is less strain on the tractor? Which would you rather have? If cost was the same.

or one of these.

Can I change my vote? If so I vote you bite the bullet and buy one of these.....

Here in Columbus Ohio, nobody puts 80%ers in a new construction, only place 80%ers go anymore is existing apartment complex/ condos where running PVC is out of the question. There is both side discharge and above roof concentric kits for forced air flues, the ones that shoot out the side are...

I have put in miles of trails using nothing more than a chainsaw, machete and a pair of hiking boots. Big trees I go around, small trees I cut down just below ground level. It’s easy and quick to cut with a machete and toss to the side of the trail, it goes really fast. Toss sticks as I walk...

One thing I will point out is the rear blade backhoe situation. Ever tried to take a backhoe off and store it? Some of us like separate machines instead of wasting a bunch of time swapping things like backhoes. If it’s too difficult it might not get used as much. If I wanted a back hoe, I...

I called TSC the other day about trailer springs for the gate of my trailer, they have a few isles of trailer stuff and I think they have more trailer stuff than Rural King, they didn’t have any in stock, didn’t know if they could order them so I just ordered them off amazon and waited for them...

The first thing I bought after I picked up my tractor was a used 6ft Ford blade, I painted it back to the original Ford blue color. I gave $125 for it I think. I used it on my gravel driveway to shave down the hump like what you have, I put 100lbs of chicken feed on top of the blade so it...

So I have a dilemma, I have a 2wd F350 dually and a 20ft deck over with 4.5ft ladder ramps. The ramps didn’t adjust very much for what I needed so I called a buddy over. I now like the gate a lot, but the brakes are left to be desired, it has mobile home axles so I priced out some 7k...

I don’t know much about either brands mentioned but I have 3 Deere’s right now, all powered by yanmar and all doing well. My buddy has a 28XL mahindra and he loves it, I hear mahindra and TYM are similar. I shopped mahindra, NH, JD and case, was gonna buy a brand new 1533 open station, ended...

So I came across this video on YouTube, sent it to a buddy of mine and asked him to fabricate it and weld it up for me. Building a Bale Spear out of a John Deere Pallet Fork - YouTube It still needs some paint but now I have forks that I can take the forks off and install the spear, don’t...

Have had a 4320 (48hp) HST Tractor, mainly I do loader work with it, mine is cabbed, I don’t hear HST whine and it’s way more faster than finding gears on a gear tractor. I will be getting into hay this year with a buddy, he has a geared Powermaster 861 (60hp) and I’ll let you know which I...

At first it was 3 ramps that didn’t adjust much, then there was one gate lol I have springs in the mail lmao. Other than the fact it takes two guys to lift it, the gate is awesome, I can back stuff on the trailer of all kinds of diff widths and never have to worry about sliding off a ramp or...

My complimentary 60in grapple must have got lost in transit, it should have shipped weeks ago. Better send another one out.

Getting ready for hay season. This is my buddies 861 Powermaster

Who’s handing out the torches and pitchforks? Travis better look out, a mob is congregating in here.

Haven’t had time to do much box blade work because I’m focusing on hay but dang it makes a really good ballast lol. Those hanging weights are 100-110lbs each. I had a stubborn parts haybine that wouldn’t come off with the drawbar, hooked up the BB, added weight, used the loader and it worked...

It’s hard to find someone who hates their Husqvarna, I have owned 3 of them and used at least 1 or 2 more and liked them all. I bought a 19hp 42in ariens hydrostatic drive mower from Home Depot for my mom, I bush hogged trails and cut 3 acres weekly with that mower and it’s still going strong...

Any of you guys use a rollback instead of truck and trailer? I have a F350 dually and a 20ft deck over trailer, majority of the time I’m using the truck for just hauling stuff around, I have a separate daily driver. So instead of upgrading and throwing money in the trailer and truck, I was...

My ramps are 4 1/2 foot long, I don’t have an accurate measurement from the deck to the ground. On un level ground it’s 25-27inches, I would guess it’s around 25 inches on pavement. I went to deliver that Super C with my buddies truck because mines down. Hour and 20 there, unload and hour and...

I moved this party to the trailer section of the site. But just wanted you to see the ramps after they basically got done, still have to have the feet built so it doesn’t raise the truck up so much. This was relevant to this thread because without new ramps my tractor tires didn’t hit the...

I bought a 20ft deck over trailer to replace my 16ft with rails. The 20ft deck over came with 3 ramps on the rear, I was told it was built for hauling tricycle trailers. The ramps don’t adjust to a useful enough width for most things so I decided to have a buddy come over and make it one gate...

I learned today that the 208-230 that’s at the barn works lol. A buddy was off today and came over to help get the gate issue resolved. That’s about what she’s gonna look like, angle on hand was larger than the gates so its spaced wider. Now the gate feet and springs.

I have a similar issue with my trailer, I actually have a few issues with the trailer. Mine is a 20ft deck over with 3ft dove tail, my gates aren’t that long and the climb up is steep. I have yet to haul my tractor with it but fear I may run into this issue. I also have an issue of the rear of...

What does the length of the ramps have to do whether or not you can fit the bush hog and tractor on your gooseneck? I’m not trying to be smart, it’s a serious question.

Went to an auction today, the only thing we were interested in was basically was the Ford PowerMaster 861. It went for more than we wanted to be in it but my buddy bought it. It turns over, won’t fire, just sat in the barn the last 8-10 years. I’m not concerned with it not firing. What I...

Thanks buddy, it’s not as much land as I would like but it’s a good area and my neighbors put up with me lol.

I got exactly what I wanted. I told Travis I wanted a JD Green 78in BB with the EA logo on each end. Mine measures right at 79in on the money lol I compared at least 30 BB’s, I researched them, compared weight and price, called for pricing, compared what Rural King and TSC sells down the road...

I searched a wearhouse and found something to take home... Can’t wait to see it in the light!

Just bought this today, it’s 96in wide, 20ft long with a 3ft dove. The trailer was built for hauling tricycle tractors, which works fantastic for me. It has brakes on one axle, and has a electric trailer jack with the battery on the trailer. But my question is, how hard are those ramp helper...

Been a few days now, so far so good. They are starting to play together more.

Just got a new dog, a guy named Ron I used to work with got sick a few years back, he came into work, complained he wasn’t feeling good, went home and never came back. Arteries were blocked, 100% on one side and 50% on the other, to this day he’s still bed ridden. Ron and his wife had two...

My grandpa has a 1929 John Deere General Purpose that I fell in love with, tried to buy it from him but he wanted a bit too much for it lol. I will buy one, one day even if it’s not his. Pic isn’t his but same one. The two I own that I like are my JD 4320 and JD 455 with Ruegg 3pt. 4320 has...

We Bought A Stolen Tractor - YouTube I’m glad this happened to someone who couldn’t be bullied into just taking the loss. It’s unfortunate it happened in the first place.

The one I had, had a replacement linamar 20hp. Onan sold out to Linamar, part per part they are inner changable, same engine. The Linamar 770 is the 18hp, the 790 is the 20hp. Wheel weights, bar tires, 50in deck, 3pt, newer 20hp engine, silver series battery with a 2 year free replacement...

455 got a Ruegg Cat 1 3pt, Revised Reverse Pedal (reverse speed goes from 2.8mph to over 5mph) and I bent the discharge shoot back today. I’m happy with my 4320 and 455. I think parts are a bit high sometimes but they have a big enough following that guys make better aftermarket parts...

Old 455 got a (Revised Reverse Pedal), Ruegg Cat 1 3pt and I bent the discharge shoot back. Previous guy hit something and bent it to the point it wouldn’t go back down. Still have oil/filter, fuel filter and replace wheels and rollers on the front half of the deck. And it will be ready to mow.

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Looks like the Woods BH has a bit better stats as far as digging goes. Weight is a tad lighter. Idk, I would take it but not at the price they want out of it. I would threaten to have them mount a mahindra BH with the more expensive seat. You lose out on the more expensive seat also, so that’s a...

I’m in the market for a box blade and had some questions/concerns. 1. Which box blades are best? My tractors are: John Deere 455 (21hp 2x4) and John Deere 4320 (48hp 4x4) I’m only buying a box blade for one tractor not both, have not decided which yet. I had my eye on the everything...

Hey everyone, I am looking to buy a box blade, I have not decided yet to buy one small enough for the garden tractor (455 John Deere) or buy one ONLY the tractor (4320 JD) can use. Here’s the dilemma, the 455 is a ton easier to transport, currently I’m not set up to...

Thanks for all the replies, I have been reading them all. My next call is this Friday to speak with the guy who quoted me $6500, this is their literature.

Hey guys, Well the barn roof is leaking every year (3rd year) and I am having to have it repaired yearly, it only costs me $100 but nothing has rotted yet so it’s time for new before I lose the barn from a leak I didn’t catch. I want new siding on both buildings but I don’t think I can...

My buddy bought an 18ft Sure-Trac 10k equipment trailer from Distinctive Trucks in Carroll Ohio last year. I wana say he paid around $3000 for the trailer. I borrow his trailer when I need to haul bigger stuff, it’s a good trailer and I like it other than it rides like a mule unloaded, you...

Pfft.

I saw a new tire JD has, they are calling it a R3 radial. Good looking tire mounted to a tractor

R3 Turf Radial I believe is what John Deere calls them

I’m officially one color on the tractors, both yanmar diesels at that.

How often do you buy new saws? I bought a used 660 magnum back in 2010, put a 25in bar, .404 chain, logger style dual felling dogs and replaced the bar guard because the old one was cracked, it chews up anything I throw at it. I also bought a 193 TC in a tool based pawn shop around the same...

Before long this will be the size of stock trucks.....

This fella lifted his truck too much now it won’t fit in the garage lol. But good news, he can prob stand in his bed and clean out the gutters.

Enough said.......

The battery is in the nose of my tractor, with how compact the cab is and where the loader stick is at a step on the other side of the tractor would be useless, sure it would be nice to exit and enter from both sides but that issue is really low on the list of things to care about for me. I...

I recently (within the last year) bought a few F350s, one single axle, one dually, both 2wd with flatbeds. After owning a truck with a flatbed it would really be a disappointment to go back to a bed, besides hauling loose material like gravel or mulch I have yet to find something a flatbed isn’t...

No tractor this time but just lots of wood. A tree fell down at my mothers house, took out the power, nearly snapped a telephone pole in half, pole was split up and cracked at the base, ripped the wire clear off the pole, ripped the meter box off the house. Power company came out before I got...

Hey guys, I’m looking for some advise here, I bought a house 3 years ago and the small city I boarder now is trying to force me to annex into the city on my dime. They drafted a law in 2008 any house bought after 2010 that is on city water and septic has to annex into the city within 90 days...

I didn’t steal it but I did ok, cosmetic issues mainly. Tractor should last a long time.

Hey guys, I will be looking at a JD 455 in a few days, anything to look for? It has 1200 hours and is paired with a 60in deck. Talked him down to $2500 on it. I’m also picking up a JD 318 tomorrow also, it has a newer LX790 Lamar Onan engine, unknown hours. I’m buying it to resell but who...

Hey guys, Looking for the best penetrating fluid, I use and buy PB Blaster by the case it seems but some say it’s not the best. So what’s the best penetrating fluid mixture or brand. Thanks

I would go shopping container, easy enough to make a foundation for and get it delivered and set in place. Use creek gravel or buy the gravel for the foundation, just needs to be flat and drain well. Just to give you an idea on prices in my area.

Neighbors where happy when I fired the old girl up, did 3 driveways and put her away, took about an hour, nothing fancy, just rear blade for now.

Saw it on FB

I ran a test, jacked up the rear end and ran for 5 mins, didn’t heat up, nothing heated up, I plugged the charger in and will watch it. I took pics of the inside of the controller (I think), it’s the box I saw smoke coming out of the rear, these pics are from that same end. That’s the best...

This story starts with a golf cart following me home, not first time using a cart but first time owning or working on one. Got it home. The issue with the cart was the batteries are shot and I gave $200 for the cart. But I had some 12v batteries laying around I wanted to try. Pulled out...

That’s my collection so far in the tool box in my truck, I wonder how long it will look fairly neat? I’m thinking on building dividers in the box, the box came mounted on the truck.

Worked like a charm

That’s the hill in question

It wasn’t tied down, I wasn’t going very far and didn’t bother to tie it down past setting the ebrake on the mower. The truck has a pintle hitch stuffed in the receiver which I can’t get out, I shot PB blaster in it for a week, hit it with a sledge, even wrapped a chain around a tree and...

Here is a ironic pic for you all, see if you can spot why on the load.

More goodies showed up today, these things are sweet, I really like the rubbery grab handle to bypass the handle but still ratchet to quickly tighten slack. Will work great. I can put it in free spin and very quickly spin the rubber part to clear slack. I can see if you had a lot to work these...

What a surprise, China lol Most the Curt stuff is stamped USA

So I got some goodies in today and spoiler alert, I may have gone a bit too large on the D Rings lol Those are the unbreakable shackles also, I was concerned they were gonna be too large but they are not, they will work great. Idk about the D rings, I will either send those back or use them...

That’s the factory snow sport mount which they want over $400 for the angle version. This is what I have to work with just the blade. That’s kinda the design I was thinking of and have a buddy (journeyman iron worker) build it. That poorly drawn pic will be off the horizontal bar of the...

No worries, I’ll post pics after it’s done. My buddy is also mounting a bale spear to my pallet fork back plate so I will actually have a bale spear lol. I have to order a spear and he has yet to take measurements, so a few weeks prob. That little plow is expensive.

The Affordable Snow Plow from DR - YouTube DR has the exact same one so someone bought someone out lol. It’s not designed to have any down pressure.

Alright guys need advice. I just picked this up today: Just the blade and no brackets. I found the bracket on amazon for $308 Amazon.com: Snowsport 4113 SnowSport HD Utility Plow Mount: Automotive So my question is would it be better on the FEL or rear? Should I buy their bracket which...

Went from way overloaded at 4 bales to hauling 11 bales and staying legal lol. But turns out another truck drove itself to my house to replace the orange one 1995 F350 dully, 460 v8 with the 10.25 sterling with working limited slip rear, truck gets around SO much nicer than the orange truck...

Alright tow police, anything wrong here? F350 2wd 5 speed, 5.8 v8 18ft 10k trailer 10 bales of hay and 1 bale of straw. 4x5 bales around 700lbs each on hay. 4 straps total.

I pulled the mats out of the car, vacuumed the car and put rubbing alcohol on the trim and bottom of seats but I guess that wasn’t enough either. I talked with the exterminator today, he suggests ALL the beds in the house be covered with a mattress cover, I already bought a cover for my bed...

Today is 11/23/17, Thanksgiving day. Like many people I traveled to see friends and family, my last stop was my grandmothers house, my dad and I stayed for dinner which lasted till around 7pm and I got there at 4pm so 3 hours. I was sitting in a recliner at there house after dinner and I felt...

I just took two cattle into the butcher last Friday and was going to sell at the same what I did last year. What are you all selling or buying at, per pound to the freezer hanging weight? My cattle are grass fed with no hormones given almost daily corn the last 2-3 months of there life, always...

Picked the trailer up with the F150, Swapped to the F350 after I found out the trailer has brakes So much of an improvement over the F150, manual kinda sucks hooking up trailers though vs auto.

I would say 5 family series JD or larger, not sure what that is in other brands. HP is rather irrelevant when it comes to loader work but I would say 50hp plus. I have a 4 series and with big round bales I wish I had a bigger tractor for stability reasons. I suppose a 4 series would do it but...

Another one followed me home. It’s a GT52XLS, no deff lock but better than the GTH2454T

Interesting thread, I have only used my cell for pics, I recently bought a 8 plus and am happy with it over my 6 BUT it can’t compete with some pics on this thread. As far as low light, I took some after I got done working on my truck tonight, night time outside. Those are the optimized ones...

I didn’t see this issue the first time I looked at the truck but the truck had duel gas tanks at one time, someone took the rear tank out for whatever reason, left the fuel pump and all the lines tied up in the rear. They had two other lines blocked off and one of those plugs blew off. I cut...

Well it took awhile before I dug deeper in the truck. $15 in parts and she’s up and running again.

Hey guys, I was searching on here without too much luck on companies to call for insurance on my 4320. I just got off the phone with my auto insurance lady and I was talking to her about a policy on a truck, I was asking questions on tow equipment, long story short she said the trailer and its...

Was it on this thread I remember someone saying dogs are better in packs? My dog chews on things time to time and gets in the trash, I have the opportunity to pick up another male Shepard for $250 that's 10 months old but has only had one round of shots and no heart worm meds and has been a...

Lol those stories aren't that bad lol I'm not that old but buy vehicles kinda at the end of there life so you gotta find the issues in a test drive because people won't tell you squat. I bought a BMW 325ci when I was 21 or so, 5 speed car, rode good, had a few issues but nothing that I...

I finally bought a bigger truck, idk how long it's been now, been window shopping for awhile. 1990 (Ugly) F350, 5.8 v8 with 165k, 5 speed, duel exhaust, new tires, 2wd, brake controller with a 7 pin round. Gave $950 for it, I didn't have a second driver so I towed my F150 back (54 miles) It...