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Get an Echo CS-370. Its light enough for me at 62, easy to start, and hard to kill. Whatever it can not reasonably fell and buck should be left to your son in law, local beavers or old man time to bring down.

I worked with a guy who had his kid riding with him on the tractor - the kid fell off and lost both legs to the mower deck I believe.

I have 80 hp and wish it was say a turbocharged 4wd 50. With tractors there is a given hp to weight ratio as they used to pull plows. Plows are mostly a thing of the past. More horses means more tractor weight which means more soil compaction or turf damage concerns. The Amish use one or two...

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I have a 2004 80 hp Tn80F that can do that. I also can rarely use it due to needed repairs (can not get it in my garage for self repair/maintenance). If you are buying used the most critical factor is cab height (too big and you can not get it in your shed/garage) and weight (too heavy and its...

Would a nut splitter tool work?

My grandad owned a half mile long abandoned railroad bed with side ditches providing drainage. One day we were driving the pickup along the bed and ole gramps suddenly jammed on the brakes. We skidded to a stop just short of falling into a gully washout 5' wide and 5' deep. It cut right across...

Take it from a guy who has both tractor stuff and rental buildings. Buy an old analog control coinop speedqueen if you want reliability, serviceability and clean clothes in a washing machine. (If in doubt about age and model look for a machine with a real agitator - the epa seems to have...

I own a place the family calls "bug acres". Half of it is wetland and abandoned railroad bed wasteland. Grows some mighty fine bugs. It is for sale if you are interested.

Dont get an orchard tractor - take it from a person who owns one. I purchased an NH TN80F that was originally owned by a well known winery in CA. Everything is designed with tight working room to fit the narrow profile and cab. That is unfortunate because this particular tractor has a funky PTO...

I have same issue with TN80F with slow hydraulic oil leak. Like steppenwolfe says fill up your fluid level. Thank your lucky stars if this is only problems you have. Tractors are 3 major systems in one machine (not counting smart computer chips involved in newer machines). You got 3 point...

Beaver will definitely eat riparian saplings for free with no cost of kibble issues. Even the beaver are free - just post a request and you will have dozens live trapped and delivered to your door like magic. As a matter of fact you can have the ones in my creek. Please. Take them before they...

I purchased an 80 horse with cab and regret it ever since. Can not store in a garage/shed with less than 8' door height so can not protect against weather and do repairs. $600 to just remove the cab. When AC goes out you cook in the sun, etc. Mice love a cab and eat wiring. Cabs are a lot of...

I have a growing problem with beaver making swiss cheese of my creek banks with bank den burrowing. The dens often collapse into a sink hole after spring thaws. Perfect spot for a 2 foot diameter stump like yours and/or random beaver dam spoil pile material.

A car is way different from a farm tractor. Have you ever tried to push a tractor even 10 feet? Have you ever called AAA to get a tractor towed? Consider how many systems are involved with a tractor - hydraulics, PTO, engine, transmission, and all the modern controls and interlocks (not to...

Also, my college age kid just had a problem with his matrix. Leaking oil sensor dripping oil so fast it was bankrupting him to drive a few miles. A couple gallons of decent shape waste oil is good to have in emergencies like that just so you can get the vehicle to home or shop. Just for the...

I use it for extra chain/bar/sprocket lube on my echo 370 when doing fence row tree/brush removal. I still use regular high viscous chain lube in the oil reservoir but long cuts need extra lube. I just make a notching cut in the top of a waste oil container (used plastic oil jug) and as needed...