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Checked the location on your profile to see if you live around the corner from me. You don’t, but same situation here. My friends with acreage have the tractors and equipment to maintain it. I doubt I’d have much in common with a land owner that hired everything out. Friends without acreage...

We had two older tractors without hour meters, a Farmall H and Ford 9N, both of which have no telling how many hours on them. Both are on their second engine rebuild. They were semi-adequate for the property I grew up on but inadequate for the steep, hilly 70 acres of trees, meadows, 1/2 mile...

I have nothing against safety devices but from the perspective of having investigated such incidents for a bit over 3 decades, CHILDREN coming into ER’s and morgues due to mower and equipment injuries is 100% related to improper supervision and care of children. Those types incidents are...

I’ll once in a while loan a tool, but nothing I’d get so upset over it would ruin the relationship if I never saw it again. If I “loan” equipment I go with it, and that does happen semi-routinely. Even if I trust the borrower to treat it well and return it timely it’s quite rare I’d trust them...

Had an old creek crossing that was barely wide enough for the Mule. Even though the L4701 isn’t huge, it scraped both sides going through and all that meant there was only one set of wheel tracks. Add the milkshake mud in the bottom and it just wasn’t much of a crossing. Decided to widen it and...

If I’m online, I call my rough cut rotary mower either a “rotary cutter” or refer to it by its actual moniker, “Howse 500”, in recognition of both those who obsess over semantics rather than communication and in recognition of the variance in colloquial terms from one locale to another. I also...

Speaking as an owner of a Mule Pro MX EPS, if you bought it for maximum top end speed, you bought the wrong machine. If you bought it for hauling people and stuff more for work/maintenance type things, probably a good choice. And the speedometer can display in kph or mph. Mine was kph when...

Congratulations! Have the same machine aside from ours is green and no roof on our roll cage. It has been an excellent and reliable tool for moving people and stuff. Capably fills a niche the tractors and trucks don’t address well. Easy on fuel and low impact even on soft ground.

Yeah, I was kind of shocked first time I was subpoenaed as a witness. Deputy just called to serve me. I asked him if he didn’t have to show up to hand me a paper or send via certified mail or something like serving a warrant or civil complaint. He said nope, just call. I asked him if he got hurt...

Aware it’s a difficult position to be in. Several years ago, I was part (not all) of the reason an elderly gentleman with Alzheimer’s lost his license and insurance after he attempted to drive 4 miles north of his house to a hardware store in the small rural community to pick up some screws and...

If they drive drunk, high, recklessly, hit & run… If they’re doing that on the same roads I drive on, that IS my business. If they’re doing whatever on their own property (if they want to emulate Whistlin’ Diesel or get drunk or crazy or whatever OFF public roads) not my business. Bring it...

I thought you might be describing my local JD dealer but then saw you’re in Texas. Must not be unique to one dealer group.

For some dealers it isn’t the technology involved in the communication, the lack of response to internet and email inquiries is just an extension of their lack of response to customers in general. One of the reasons I have a Kubota is when I walked into the local JD dealer with a $60K cash...

At some point there’s a good chance something on my computer laden DPF tractor will exceed my capabilities. So far, I had them put on rear remotes. Might could have done that myself but for the cost, I preferred they do it and no issue trailering it 25 miles and back. If it’s within my realm of...

Several years spent making a living working for a tree service climbing, cutting, trimming trees. A few decades investigating causation of ag and industrial accidents since then. Couldn’t make it through the whole video. Looked like it was prepared for a campaign to require training and...

Agree you need enough tractor. It concerns me a bit when people put an oversized generator on an undersized tractor with a plan to use only part of the generator’s rated capacity. That’s one of the things that concerned me when I bought a PTO generator. I am NOT an electrical engineer or...

Good advice above. If you follow it and are still having problems isolating the cause, an infrared thermometer aimed at the various bearings while running can be quite helpful in isolating a bad bearing. The good ones will give you a baseline for appropriate temp. A failing bearing will almost...

Mine is insured with Farm Bureau. As the name implies they insure a large percentage of farm equipment in this area as well as quite a bit of construction equipment.

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When I bought a new tractor and a pile of stuff to go with it a couple years ago, (pre-COVID) the primary dealers I had to choose from in my area were JD, Kubota, New Holland, and Mahindra. Although I hadn’t owned a tractor before I had used my Dad’s 1940’s and 1950’s tractors since I was a kid...

When I bought my tractor, I made that part of the order. That was the only part of the order that wasn’t fulfilled. Dealer said after you’ve used it a few hours you’ll never look at it again. Took it without the level indicator with the agreement if he was overestimating my abilities he’d get me...

Wow. Never heard the 2500 figure before. So far my only Tier 4 is averaging 40 hours between regens so if it last 2500 regens x 40 hours = the engine and rest of the tractor will wear out way before the SCR needs attention. I hope that’s accurate.

Have a L4701 which is a frame and HP jump but not as big a frame as the MX5400. If you’re thinking that big, I’d take a hard look at the MX5400 for additional loader capacity if nothing else. Both the 4701 and 5400 have width adjustable rear wheels. I don’t believe the smaller L’s have...

I have an L4701 HST and have nothing bad to say about it. However, but for a MX being slightly too large for a few of the tight spaces it has to fit on our place, I would have gone up to the MX for an overall heavier duty machine with significantly better loader capacity. There have been a few...

Your MX has the same type wheels as my L4701. I’m aware some of the smaller L01’s have non-adjustable wheels but mine are like yours. I considered moving mine. Loaded, mine are a bit over 500lb so at least one appropriately sized tire handler is needed to do it safely. Depending on where they’re...

I’ve said many times, typing was the most useful course I took past basic math and English. At the time I took it, I had no clue how much typing I would be doing in my lifetime. My Dad gave me about 10 minutes of stern instruction and put me to driving a tractor when I was about 8. Good stuff...

I had a similar problem with about 10 acres, approximately 1/4 acre of which is sort of flat and the rest cut up and rough. JWR’s and other’s chain suggestion is probably the most cost effective solution. I went with a hydraulic top link hooked to a rear remote with float function. I can, and...

I’m going to have to stop reading this. All this talk of axle loading/unloading and weight transfer is starting to trigger the mild PTSD I have from Dr. Osgood’s Statics class I was in 30+ years ago. If the rear of your tractor is too light when lifting something your loader will lift, add...

Apologize if this has been said as I haven’t read every word of this thread. I have a friend with a late model Jeep Cherokee he uses to tow a boat trailer with a 5 pin flat plug. He had the exact same problem. We hooked it to my Tundra and the trailer lights worked normally. He contacted the...

Agree with that. If you go with two machines, ideal but expensive, skip the SCUT and move up to a CUT. For tractor/loader work weight is as important as HP; both for loader capacity and traction. The weight needed for tractor/loader work is a negative for lawn mowing, which is why trying to find...

Not getting into the ROPs issue as that appears to have been addressed from all viewpoints by now. So far as options for dealing with low tree limbs, kind of depends on quantity of trees, layout of trees, and how often you mow. We have a small (about 2 acre) field that has trees in an...

You do need to get a grapple that’s properly sized for your machine and unfortunately I can’t help you with that as my tractor and loader are a bit larger. In regard to the “just get forks” advice however, as the owner of both a Tar River double lid grapple and a set of swell forks made by I...

Just found this thread and read the whole thing. Very much appreciate your posting all of the details of causation, damage, and repairs. I have been debating the extra cost of a loader mounted low flow hydraulic PHD run off the 3rd function I already have v a cheaper PTO PHD (which I’m much more...

I have a box blade and traditional back blade. For what you describe I’d use the box blade and leave the back blade in the shed. If you had said you wanted to crown the road or pull gravel out of a ditch the answer would be different but you didn’t say any of that. A land plane may also work...

That sounds abnormal. You should have enough power in M to pull a hill with no issue unless, of course, you have some ground engaging something or are pulling a substantial load of some sort. Taking off uphill in H should bog the motor to some noticeable degree. L should spin well before bogging...

That’s exactly why I bought Kubota. All JD dealerships within 2 hours of me are owned by the same company and my experiences with them were not good. JD makes quality equipment IMHO. So do at least a few others. Dealership is important to me with a tractor more complicated than my truck and...

Leinbachs: That’s a little bit of a blast from the past! They used to have a pretty decent business over in Pfafftown just north of Winston not far from us. I don’t know who made this one but it wouldn’t surprise me if Leinbachs made it, too. I will sometimes adjust the three point off center...

Rear wheels on my L4701 were left narrow due to a couple of clearance issues on our property. Dealer made it quite clear (and manual seems to agree) they are adjustable on the 4701 even with the R4’s. Those clearance issues have been addressed so I’m thinking about adjusting them out. Running...

Good afternoon all! Live on 55 acres of mostly wooded family land with my wife (same house) and dad (about 100 yards through the trees). When I was a kid, dad had about 200 acres of mostly farm land so I’ve been operating various farm equipment since I was about 8 (which was a while ago). My...