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I had hopes Muhammed would weigh in on the signature line controversy. Maybe he has, no response is a response. While I am not a church going person, I do have deep convictions. In that respect I agree with Oldpath, if God/Jesus are not welcome here then neither am I.

My blower won't come off the tractor until late May or maybe even June. When it does it will be on blocks, outside, chain oiled, unpainted spots painted, driveline attached with a bag over the end.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-highway-patrol-searching-for-suspect-that-struck-woman-in-cracker-barrel-parking-lot It talks about how the driver mowed down the lady and fled the scene. A bit dramatic I think. It looks to me like he drove off casually, no mowing or fleeing. We should...

I don't recall ever seeing the "Forum Rules", but that thread was posted before I became a member so it is doubtful I would have seen it. This issue needs to be discussed, maybe in its own thread. Mohammad, you decide, move it if you wish. The rules state no discussion will take place...

Where are these rules people speak of? I looked through the "Terms Of Use", I didn't see anything about only tractor discussions are allowed.

Cancel culture strikes again.

That is the best response I'v seen.

What happens to grease? The grease worms eat it, that is why you have to keep putting it back.

My understanding, which I can't defend or tell you where it came from, is #1 fuel tended to burn hotter than #2 fuel so it wasn't recommended during the hotter time of year due to causing the tractor to possibly overheat.

Plus 1 for the bronze bushing.

Around this part of Wyoming a pump house is used for irrigation pumps which are above ground pumps but they are shut off and drained each fall so they don't freeze. A well house would be for a well pump which is in the ground but the pressure tank is above ground. Around here it is pretty rare...

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/jd-1050-hydraulics-bucket-wont-stay-flat-on-the-ground-when-loading-sand-or-snow.434796/ This is your thread from a few days ago, did you try any of the suggestions? It sounds do me like it is the valve.

My first impression of this format is not good but I will admit, it may be due to this being the same format as the political forum uses so that may be the reason for my negative impression. I will give it a try as long as they keep the school yard drama queens out.

Cleaned all areas at work yesterday, took about 2 hrs.

Plowed yesterday, the snow is starting to accumulate a bit now.

Spent about an hour this morning at work clearing about 6" of fluffy stuff. The guy that normally does it is off for a week. That sure is a nice machine to run.

I'm going to differ from some of the others, leave the pto output shaft and blower input shaft parallel with each other. Fix the problem with skid shoes to hold the blower up. You can also add a protective cover over the cutting edge if needed. As you can see in the picture, I do both. The...

Got another 5" to 6" of snow last night and it is still snowing hard. If it continues I should have about a foot to clear tonight. This storm is suppose to continue through Sunday night/Monday morning so will have to move snow several times.

Mine is 1/4" x 2" x 2" but I would rather have had 3/8" thick, I just couldn't find any. With that said though, the 1/4" has worked fine and I have put some pretty heavy loads on it. Just make sure the chain is all the way down in the slot.

Here is how I added a boom to a previous tractor I owned. The boom is about 10 ft. long. I needed to stick a safe through the door between my garage and house and I didn't have any help. I just set the safe on the landing at the top of the stairs then used the ATV winch to lower it down the...

I prefer my method but I don't have a grapple to deal with. This way I can run the chain down the front of the bucket or the back. And I have a place to hang extra chain so it isn't getting caught up in things.

To help keep my snowblower from digging into the grass, I put a protective edge over the cutter bar as shown. Just knotch out a piece of pipe, weld on some tabs to bolt it to the blower.

In my shop wall space is scarce so my chains are kept in a plastic 15 gallon container with the top cut off. Chains inside the container, binders on the outside. Makes them easy to keep track of.

Most probably know this already but if you are needing to find the center of round stock to drill a hole, the quickest way I have found is to use a ruler or something straight on top of the round stock, then place the drill bit on top of the ruler. As the material is moved back and forth, the...

Thought I would give an update on the Bridgeport knee mill rebuild. I started this project about a year ago, finished it a couple weeks ago. I also had to put in a phase converter so I had 3 phase power to run it. I still have a few detail things to do on it but for the most part it is done...

I'm not sure if I have posted these pictures before or not but here goes anyway. This is what I use until the ground freezes enough to use the tractor. Notice the down pressure system for the blade.

I did a similar thing with the pins for the lower lift arms on my snowblower. The original pins required bushings for both diameter and width which was just something else to lose and a pain to get in place so I made a step pin that was full size all the way through except through the last...

In my shop I was needing some 3 phase power for a knee mill I have been rebuilding. Initially I was going to put the phase converter up high in the back corner but once the converter arrived I figured out really quick that there wasn't any practical way I could get it up there so I moved the...

I don't seem to share the enthusiasm some have for hooks, bolt on or weld on. I prefer the slotted angle iron so chains will hook into it from the front or back of the bucket and it adds strength to the top of the bucket. Mine is welded on but I suppose a person could bolt it on also.

That depends on the trailer and hitch being used. My ironbull started out with the jack mounted at the front of the deck as shown, . Eventually I moved the jack forward to make room for a winch mount as shown, . On this trailer with the hitch I'm using I can open the tailgate without hitting...

This is an adapter I made for my travel trailer in case the motor went out on the electric jack. I don't know why a person couldn't make something similar for an equipment trailer. It was made to use a 3/4" wrench, crescent wrench or cordless drill with a socket.

Last night I took a look, no marking on the forks indicating who made them. I also looked up my receipt, no brand was listed, just said 4000 lb. 48" forks. Attached are a couple pictures that may give you an idea of what to look for.

Is there a reason you can't run your chain as shown in the picture? Just hook under the main frame, behind the bracket for your stiff leg and on up to the tractor? There isn't much difference between doing that and welding a D-ring on top of the frame.

My Mahindra 2565 will handle 3100# so I bought forks to handle 4000#. They are also 48" long which I wouldn't go any shorter, at least not for my purposes. I don't remember what brand mine are but one nice thing about them is I can turn the forks upside down on the back frame if I need extra...

My 5 half barrels of rocks were full so it was time to haul them away. Using the half barrels and set of forks sure saves a lot of time. I only have to handle the rocks by hand once. After the barrels are loaded, equipment does the rest. I figure about 50 more years of doing this I will...

To give you a comparison, I have an Ironbull 14K 20' equipment hauler that actual weight was 2960 lbs. The Ironbull web site showed that trailer at 3600 as did the title. I later added a winch mount so now it is right at 3000 lbs.

You can稚 help but adore this little gal. YouTube

The 403 Forbidden page that pops up most of the time when I click on a thread is getting really old. I don't know what causes it but soon would be a really good time to fix it, just sayin.

Sometimes you can get pretty good deals on levels as well as a variety of things. I bought this 10" one for $20 quite a few years ago from a machinist that was retiring. I picked up a number of other things too.

Forks are great for loading/unloading the half barrels of rocks that were loaded by hand. Only have to handle the rocks by hand once.

No one method is going to work in all situations so you will need more than one option for moving things. The HF crane is the least likely to work. The boom does not extend past the legs so if the mower is on the floor you can't get the legs under it. I have been rebuilding a Bridgeport mill...

As was mentioned, try it first to see if moving is a problem. I put my welder on HF dollies, it stays put.

Simple project compared to some of the other projects I see done on here. I needed some rollers for a transfer chair. I took the chair apart a couple years ago and couldn't find the original ones so I made some new ones. But, I did find the skiving tool I used 25 to 30 years ago to make the...

I hauled a MF150 and box scraper for a guy yesterday. The tractor hadn't been started in years so we used the winch to pull it and the scraper on the trailer. Went pretty smooth.

Here ya go, not sure if the pictures will help or not.

I know, a tractor needs to be included in this but here it is anyway.

I can see where a person could get lost there, thick trees with no mountains to orient too. Each area has its good points and bad points. Here are some exploded views of a Bridgeport Knee Mill. #3 is the knuckle, #8 Ram, #78 Turret, #68 Column, #39 Knee, #32 Saddle, #16 Table. This is the...

Snow yesterday morning, rain in the afternoon and today. Snow is melting fast. I don't plan on painting the underneath side, nobodies going to slide under it to look at it anyway. Plus, rust can be a rust preventative. Bluing on a firearm is just an advanced form of rust. As long as it is...

The column is now ready for painting but my shop isn't heated and it is only running from the mid 20's to mid 30's here so too cold to paint. I figured I would haul it to my work so I could get it warmed up for painting but it snowed last night so I didn't want to haul it in the trailer and...

I didn't want them do to implements hanging over the back as shown. I would have to have a much longer trailer if I had the fold up ramps.

A bit further right and to the back of the head. You used a pencil, I used a crayon. It is used to rotate the head to either side. Now a bit of humor.

Interesting video, thanks. And yes, the math is way above my head too. At times I will lay stuff out in Autocad so it does the math for me but other times I just eyeball it in. I didn't get any pictures due to just trying to get the job done but a few weeks ago I had to rebuild a gear for a...

Yup, I like to bring the old stuff back to life. It won't be as good as new when I get done but it will do everything I need it to do. And it won't cost me $20K either. I finished the ram, knuckle and turret. I didn't want to paint the bolt heads due to the paint chipping when I wrench on...

That mill is the same brand as mine but it has the variable speed head where mine has step pulleys to change spindle speeds. Other than that they are virtually the same. I found my model of lathe was built from the late 60's to the mid 70's and my mill was built in 1967. Here is the mill head...

It is pretty handy only having to handle the rocks by hand once. I have either 6 or 8 of those half barrels. I load them through the summer then borrow my brothers dump trailer to haul them away or put them on my equipment trailer to haul away as shown.

Home made frame work with a box off another store bought trailer. Box is made to be removed, just in case. It also dumps by using a winch on the back of the ATV. I have some more pictures someplace but couldn't find them. If it is something you are interested in I will try to find the other...

I'm not sure what age the lathe is but I will have to look that up. Beyond catching coolant, the tray also helps keep some of the chips from scattering around the shop so it is beneficial. I also need to make a guard on the back so chips, oil and such aren't being thrown against the wall. I...

Here are a couple pictures of an old Craftsman lathe I have with a factory stand. Notice the stainless steel catch pan under the lathe and the stainless bottom shelf. Also the legs flare at the top in both directions to provide extra support. I can't even remember the last time I used this...

I bought a mill a couple months ago that needed some attention so as I have some time, I work on it. I have the head completely dismantled and cleaned up, just waiting on some parts. One of the problems with the mill is the ram and pinion gear were frozen in place so each time I worked on it I...

I have the 20' 14K Ironbull equipment hauler. I looked at a lot of different trailers before I bought mine. Some were equal to this one but none were better that I could see. I have had it about 1-1/2 years now but only pulled it about 1,000 to 1,500 miles so time will tell. I'm not sure...

I don't know what the length of your pins are but below is an example of what is available from TSC. Maybe shorter pins is all you need. CountyLine Stabilizer Pin, S785TSC at Tractor Supply Co. What you are running into probably isn't all that uncommon. When I first mounted my snowblower to...

At times I have thought about adding the teeth to my auger, just too many other projects of a more important nature so I will be curious as to how yours works out. This is all subject to change but my initial thoughts are to weld the two ends of 1/4" by 1" angle iron to the inner face of the...

I was out of town last week and came back to two feet of heavy snow on top of the two to two and a half feet we already had. My neighbor had cleared most of the driveway so I could at least get off the road so last night I finished clearing the driveway and cleared the path to the barn and the...

I always figured the more slots/hooks on top of the bucket the better. That makes it easier to center a load if needed or to just accommodate different things being lifted. Plus it gives you places to put the unused part of the chain so it isn't getting caught on stuff.

I have a 78" WIFO blower. This is the third year I have had it. It is well built but I don't care for the chute and deflector design so I have made some modifications to it. I was on WIFO's website a few days ago and I see they have redesigned the chute and deflector so apparently others...

Moose are very curious critters with bad eye sight so when they are close it is hard to tell if they are just trying to figure out what you are or if they have bad intentions. I'v understood moose cause a lot more problems for the sled dog racers than all the other critters combined. It is...

There is nothing wrong with fads. It provides some good product at good prices when the fad has subsided. Someone mentioned firearms, I never buy when the frenzies are going on. But I get some good deals on firearms and ammo after the frenzy is over. The problem I have is I don't sell much...

I picked up an older Bridgeport mill Saturday that I had bought a while back. From what I understand these weigh about 2500 lbs. The hydraulics on the tractor handled it easily but even though I had a 78" 1000 lb. snow blower hanging off the back end of the tractor I could have used a bit...

Just an option to the hooks. Slotted angle iron has several advantages. You can hook from front or the backside of the bucket, the angle iron adds strength to the top of the bucket and there are more slots along the top of the bucket to hang excess chain or to vary where you are hooking too.

Or if put on a trailer which is pulled by a half ton pickup.

Yup.

A picture or three may help us understand a bit better. My tractor doesn't have turnbuckles, instead it has tubes that are pinned to control how far out the arms can move. I don't know if that would help you or not. I also have bushings to reduce the side to side movement between the 3 point...

This picture shows one of the reasons I didn't want an inverted blower. I sold this house a couple years ago so it doesn't apply now. I would have to remove that snow bank 4 to 6 times per winter, otherwise it would build up to the eves and keep the snow from sliding off the roof. I could...

I wonder how effective a box blade would be with an SSQA attached to the backside so the box blade could be used (reversed) on the loader frame to move snow. I have a few uses for a box blade but not enough to be worth buying one as a 3 point mount only. But I do get a lot of snow to move. If...

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/418641-receiver-style-trailer-winch-mount.html This link is from the build yourself forum and will show you how I mounted my winch. You can do a permanent winch mount on the trailer or make it portable as I did, just depends on what you want...

Permanently mounted winches do have some advantages. For myself I wanted a self contained portable winch that could be moved from vehicle to vehicle without any extra wiring needed. If needed I can even haul mine out in the woods on the ATV, tie it off to a tree for winching something I can't...

A battery is stored in the box and is disconnected from the winch unless the winch is in use. In the pictures of the winch you can see the red plug, the battery has cables attached to it with a matching plug. The winch by itself is pretty heavy so I set it up to move the winch separate from...

I bought a new trailer last year and just got around to making a winch mount for it. First I had to move the tongue jack from the front of the deck to the front of the tongue. The holes were predrilled in the tongue so it was just a matter of drilling and welding a new plate to the jack so I...

One of the uses for my forks is to move rocks, small rocks. We have a lot of rocks on the property. I got tired of handling them several times until they were hauled off so I cut some barrels long ways so we can put the rocks in the barrels. It works out good due to we only handle them by...

Nikerret, good info. It confirms what I learned many years ago and what I have practiced since. Here is a pickup I had to retrieve last week. 250 mile round trip and it pulled like a dream. 2 cross chains front and back so it was held from moving forward or rearward, side to side and down.

Usually I just measure the tongue height before and after loading. Once I have 1 to 2 inches of drop in tongue height I call it good and it has always pulled well at that setting. It looks like your center point is about the same as mine with the front of the rear wheel being centered between...

There was a shallow ditch that ran through my front yard that wasn't used so this spring I filled it in. My process was as follows, Pick the rocks out, no pictures of that but I'm sure you get the idea. Load top soil into ATV trailer with tractor. The tractor is too heavy to run on the lawn...

Below will give you an idea of rated capacity of the various beams over various spans. I also would not rely on just attaching the beam to the trusses. The beam should have it's own end supports.

Had my grandson mow the field today. It didn稚 need it that bad but it gave him some stick time. Tractor has about 90 hours on it now.

I have been looking at Zero Turn mowers lately. I have somewhat focused on the Toro MX4250 but would like to know what others experiences have been. My application is approximately 3/4 acre of lawn with some small hills in it. A couple areas tend to be a bit steep but I plan on smoothing them...

Just as others have shown, you can rig up a stinger to attach to the bucket. I rigged this one up to put a safe into my house. As was mentioned, you need to go very easy on the controls.

You did pretty much the same as I did on my ATV trailer. The difference is I have the Warn Multi Mount system on my ATV so I can move the winch from the front to the back of the ATV. I do need to change mine so I can tip the trailer up a bit further. To do that I will build a scissor system...

Last weekend I picked up my tractor which had some work done on it. It was a nice Saturday drive for the wife and I. About 125 miles each way over 3 passes. Only one pass had any weather on it but that had cleared up by the time we came back. I also hauled back a new snowblower for my local...

I prefer the slotted angle iron welded to the top of the bucket. The hooks are generally only useful when chains are used in front of the bucket but with angle iron the chains can also be run in back of the bucket.

I tried to send you the pictures you requested but in the message mode I didn't find how to send them so here they are. Not great quality due to poor lighting but if you need more just let me know. Basically I just used a plasma cutter to cut a notch in the pipe. Slipped it over the blower...

A little follow up, a ditch ran through our front lawn that was a pain to mow around so last summer I decided to fill it in. I didn't want the tractor on the lawn due to the sprinkler system so I used the tractor to load my ATV dump trailer as shown. Then I would dump the dirt in the ditch...

Years ago I had a project for my ATV and implements that required more down pressure on the implement. I couldn't just add weight due to the ATV not handling the extra weight so I built the following. It allowed me to make the implement more effective without adding the weight. It is...

I built the above one about 25 years ago. I use it to haul the ATV among other things but I also pull it around the yard with the ATV. I built this one 5 to 10 years ago, it is only pulled by the ATV. I use the winch on the back of the ATV to dump it.

Like this one? It seems to only be the thumbnail picture, not sure where the full size one is.

No one can answer that question. It takes whatever it takes. All you can do is anticipate as much as you can, then if that isn't enough, hire a tow truck. When I built my setup it was mainly to load a cabover camper on my car hauler trailer as shown but I also wanted it portable so I could...

I'll stick with my 9000 lb. portable electric winch. Plugs into a receiver or it can be chained to a tree if necessary.

Trailer house frames are tall but not very wide which means if you are dragging the shed around the beams may try to roll on you if you pull it at an angle. If you choose to use them be sure to brace the beams well for side pulling. I built a frame for a cab over camper a few years ago and...

I bought a 14K 20' this last summer. I haven't used it a lot so far but from what I have used it I am impressed. At the time I bought it I was actually looking for a PJ trailer. I stopped at a PJ dealer but all the PJ trailers he had included fold up ramps which I didn't want. I happened to...

I use a Warn 2500 lb. winch for raising and lowering the blade on my atv, it seems plenty fast to me. I have used a Superwinch which is slower. The winch held up fine but I would go thru a couple switches each year.

I have used two different PTO blowers over the years. Both have worked fine and the backing up never bothered me but I am only 64 so maybe it will when I get old. The first was a McKee 84" double auger two stage blower behind a Ford 4400 open station with a live PTO. The tractor was a little...

My bucket doesn't have a top lip like the one in the video. It seems to me that top lip would bend with much weight on it. I prefer the slotted angle iron like I put on mine. It gives multiple slots for the chain and strengthens the top of the bucket.

I just found pictures of the protective edge on my bucket. I also found I made a mistake, I used 1/2" schedule 40 due to not being able to find schedule 80 pipe in this area. When I find some I will redo it.

I finally had a chance to take some pictures of a rake bolster I made quite a few years ago, maybe some of the ideas I used may help the OP. This rake was only made for an ATV so it is 60" long and lighter duty than would be needed for a tractor. Initially I had a company bend the plate into...

I just ran across a picture that will give you an idea on putting the split pipe at the upper end of the shoot. It isn't very good but may help.

Where you have the snowblower for the tractor I would think it would be best to put the V plow on the UTV. Use the UTV for the initial work and for the detail work once the ground is frozen. You will also have it for light snow storms where using the tractor isn't justified. For the traction...

I saw this at the border crossing between Botswanna and Zimbabwe a couple days ago. Heavy load for a bobtail single screw truck.

A while back I was looking for a bigger and heavier trailer than I had. I wanted a 20' 10k trailer for hauling my tractor. While on a trip I saw a trailer dealer that handled PJ trailers so I stopped. All the PJ trailers in the size and style I wanted had the flip up ramps which I knew I...

Forks are good for moving half barrels of rocks. We just load the rocks in the half barrels until we get enough to make a trip to my brothers. He want's them for fill. He also has forks he can unload and dump the barrels with so the only hand work is when the barrels are loaded initially.

I'm on a computer now so I can post the pictures of the pins I made. Maybe it will give you some ideas of what to do.

I finally had a chance to use the trailer. We needed the weeds mowed around the shop so I brought in the tractor with mower to get it done. It hauled like a dream on that length trailer. It would be easy to forget the trailer and load was even back there.

Last weekend I bought one of the Harbor Freight Mini Cut-Off saws with the 2" steel blade for cutting off cartridge cases. Initially I was concerned if it would have enough power but that thing works really well. At this point I have only cut off about 150 cases so I don't know the long term...

About 3 weeks ago I went and bought a new trailer. I have been pretty busy since so I didn't post anything about it but here is a quick picture I took of it at the dealers place. I had heard of the Iron Bull Trailers but hadn't seen one before this one. Apparently they recently got into...

I did a similar thing but I used a bumper pull trailer. I built a steel skid to bolt the camper too so I could winch the camper off and on the trailer. I also have a steel stand that I store the camper on, not shown in the pictures, so it is easy to load and off load the camper from the...

This chart should help you figure out what you need. Keep in mind, the shown ratings are per beam. Multiple beams should be cross braced so they can't roll under a load. The bigger question is what are you using for decking. The wood decked bridges I have set all use 3" thick plank layed...

In the early 80's I made a swing set for my kids. Last year I sold the property the swing set was on so I moved it to the new property. Finally getting around to setting it up for the grandkids. Problem was, the tractor wouldn't reach high enough to set it up so I improvised. I didn't have...

Seat time on the tractor was minimal last weekend, just filled in some low spots on the lawn and filled in a ditch that ran across the front lawn. The ground is still pretty wet so I used the ATV and trailer to haul in the dirt. Didn't want to damage the sprinkler system with the tractor...

I built this for my ATV a few years ago. It might give you some ideas but you will need to make everything bigger for a tractor version. It has straight position and two angle positions each way. Plus the fold down blade and I have a scarifier that isn't shown. I can take some better...

If you have been keeping it cleared with an ATV then a tractor with a FEL will do you just fine, the blower would be a bonus. I haven't used a push box so I can't give you clear advice on that. The snow coming off the roof would be my bigger concern though as I have delt with that quite a bit...

I'm resisting going longer than 20' due to using the same trailer to haul my camper and ATV into the mountains, the longer it gets the fewer places I can get into. This picture has my previous pickup in it.

I have been looking for a 10K, 7'x20' car hauler trailer to replace my 7K, 7'x18' car hauler. My current needs require hauling more weight than the old trailer would handle safely. It seems there aren't a lot of these trailers around, at least not used ones. I did run across one, price was...

I made this stinger for moving a safe into my house. I also have a shorter stinger but don't have a picture of it.

A few suggestions, Before you add length to your impeller blades, check the impeller housing for wear, holes and such. You may need to reline the housing before adding to the impeller blades. Look at various impeller designs before modifing yours. I have a WIFO blower which works great, if...

As others here have done, I cut a 1/2" pipe so I could slip it over the bucket cutting edge. Then welded straps to the pipe, extended them under the bucket and slightly up the back. Welded chains to the straps and connected the other end of the chains to an angle I welded on top of the bucket...

I thought this was a good picture of snowplowing equipment.

I ran across these pictures, thought they might be of interest to others. They were taken at my place I just sold earlier this year. Our new place gets about half the snow so life is much easier in the winter. Plus I have a new tractor with a cab so life is grand now. This is what would...

Saturday we got our first real snowfall, about 10" to 12" so it was the first time using my tractor as I just bought it last summer. Every thing worked as it should. I was especially happy with the protective edge I mounted on the bucket to protect the lawn. As others have done, I used a...

I have seen on here where various people built bucket edge protectors to reduce damage to lawns and such. This weekend I decided to build one and mounted some angle iron with slots for chains on top of the bucket. I should have taken more pictures but didn't. As you can see, I slotted a...

First attempt at loading a picture so hopefully this works. I'm not sure this fits in this thread as the tree wasn't hauled down the highway this way. It was hauled about 3 miles out of the forest to get to the pickup, then laid on the trailer to finish the trek to the house.