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    Removing a single front tire?

    Thank all for replies. Put the jack stand under it, removed the offending tire, got it repaired and re-installed. Worked perfectly...no blood or curse words.
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    Removing a single front tire?

    Left front tire on my JD 5055D is flat. I can use the front-end loader to "raise" the front tires off the ground so I can remove the offending flat tire. Will the front-end loader keep the front elevated while I get the tire to shop for repair, or do I need to put car jacks (I have two 3T...
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    Grapple Attachment Tie Rod Hydraulic Cylinder Questions

    I thought it should, but needed a knowledgeable opinion. Thanks.
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    Grapple Attachment Tie Rod Hydraulic Cylinder Questions

    Thank you sir! Is there any reason I couldn't mount the two Maxim rod-end clevises on the two Cross cylinders, again, as long as distance pin-to-pin on both sides are equal? Hopefully this would work until I can rebuild that one leaking Maxim cylinder.
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    Grapple Attachment Tie Rod Hydraulic Cylinder Questions

    There is plenty of thread engagement, and yes both the Cross clevis and Maxim clevis each have pinch clamps. So, it is simply a matter of ensuring that the "control end pin to rod end pin lengths" are the same for both cylinders, regardless of manufacturer. I understand now per your third...
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    Grapple Attachment Tie Rod Hydraulic Cylinder Questions

    I wasn't running it. Operator said that one of the R clips was missing on the rod end pin, so the pin worked loose, started coming out, and put uneven stress on the rod-end clevis. As to Maxim rebuild, I tend to agree. The Maxim clevis are much hurkier/hercier than the Cross clevis. Sad...
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    Grapple Attachment Tie Rod Hydraulic Cylinder Questions

    Hydraulics newby here. Repeat, newby alert. Have a used grapple Armstrong attachment which has two 3" bore by 8" ASAE stroke tie rod cylinders. The rod ends are 1.25", and the clevises are threaded. Grapple manufacturer installed Maxim cylinders. Back in the day and before my time, one...
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    3-Point Hitch  QH-05 (Fixed Top Link) Connected to Caroni Flail Mower?

    Does anybody have the QH-05 (WITHOUT the optional floating top link) connected to a Caroni Flail Mower? If so, could you describe what you had to do, and maybe post a picture? Thanks in advance. Bill
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    Buying Used Flail Mower - Things to watch out for?

    Found a used Caroni TL1200FSC, allegedly used one season. Questions: 1. In general, what should one look at when buying used flail? 2. Any comments specifically for the TL1200FSC? Thanks in advance.
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    Anybody running flail mower on BX 2380?

    Newbie here from the Pacific NW. Have 5 acres, 3 wooded and 2 grass, either flat or gently sloping. Have cleared the small brush, and mainly fighting blackberries. Have a 2018 BX 2380 with a Land Pride 48" Rotary. Plan on planting 2 acres of fir and cedar trees for timber. Thinking of...
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