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I've got this thing with states like DE. I simply refuse to spend money there. I live in NH and my parents still live in MA, so I am forced to go there a couple times a year and will eventually have to pay the state some sort of tax when they pass away. I have to look over my truck with a...

I can vouch for the Express Steel forks. I used to drive by their shop south of Indy all the time when I lived there. I bought the standard duty 48". <$800 and was at the ABF hub in Indy the day I ordered it. They have heavier, but that would be much more than my loader would ever lift...

Yep, if the relays tested well they're likely not the issue. No click at all. Is the starter solenoid getting juice? I had a Dodge where the solenoid would occasionally bind up. Got juice, but I kept a big adjustable wrench to bash it with.

Yeah, besides checking the obvious things which you absolutely should check/wiggle/double check. Any relays in the starting system OP? Dead relay would give similar symptoms. IME on other parts, they love filling up with condensation. Have gone through two on the third function of...

Sweet galvy stairs in your garage!(y)

Flash suppressor. Will come off if the ATF ever processes my form 4.

I slept on a folding cot in the basement for almost 8 months while my place was being built. air mattresses kill my back

Bought a rifle yesterday. Ruger American Ranch Gen 2 in 5.56. Handy little thing. Threaded barrel and takes AR mags, which I have a gazillion of.

Phrased this way, a light tongue weight will induce sway.

Loaded tires and pic 1 looks like the perfect weight distribution for the trailer. Pic 3 is too far forward. Pic 2 is workable, but be careful on turns and backing up.

I like Ego tools. For awhile I had both their 650cfm leaf blower and their 18" saw. Both came with the same 5AH battery so that made it even better. Cut down a few small trees, processed maybe 3 or 4 cords of firewood, and even cut my way home one time when the road was blocked. Super...

I like Sigs. Have a 365 as my summer carry gun and a 226 as a range toy. Mag price and compatibility have kept me from buying more. I'll stick with the brick Glock for utility type stuff. It just works for me. My next Sig will be a 220 in 10mm though. My G20.3SF may be my woods gun, but...

I had to dig for the pretty green painted one. It's bright enough that I probably won't trip on it.

Got the low profile long reach today. $144 Lifts up to 24"

Yes, it makes a HUGE difference in the garage temp. Don't believe me, start shooting things with an IR thermometer in the garage and see where the heat loss/gain is. Of course if you're like me and leave the door open much of the summer, it won't do much good to keep heat out. 🙃 Put me in the...

Even something as simple as an airtag hidden on the frame will help.

I've done that with a 3/8" coated cable before. Keeping the lock hidden up under the vehicle. Harder to cut with bolt cutters, but still no match for a cutoff wheel.

I prefer woolwax to FF. Thicker, lasts longer, still oozes into crevices, etc. I like how their quart size bottles are right sized for their spray guns. Also like the wands for getting up inside the frame. I'll use the spray cans of woolwax for the weep holes of my doors. When you subscribe...

Tracked vehicles have a lower ground pressure and are much less likely to get stuck than a TLB.

I inherited about 50-100 pallets when I bought this property. All in some stages of melting into the ground while pooping their nails all over the place. Eventually got them all burned. This part of the lot has become an informal stump dump for me as it's unusable now. Had to get rid of a...

Subscribing as I'm casually looking at 4-5 ton new machines from nearby dealers. Seems that Deere holds an almost 10K premium over similar Bobcats.

Also have the brushless one with the 8AH battery. That thing is NOT a toy. Beast of a little tool for sure.

On the Dewalt theme, I picked up a 20V Dewalt grease gun from Lowes today. 215 after various discounts for the kit with the box and the battery. While currently the only things I have that need greasing are tractor+ attachments, UTV, and my trailer, I expect to expand on that list next year...

I have one I picked up in February. Spent a couple weeks at the dealer on a warranty item--leaking hydraulic thing that I couldn't get to. I like it. Never gets stuck with the Tomahawk tires. Plenty of power to skid smaller trees. Dump bed. I did add a Harbor Freight winch. Used a KFI...

541 dollars of PT 2x6s. I was too lazy to bring my trailer. Sure would have made life easier though.

What JeepHead said. There is also the additional weight and cost of something which is essentially a comfort item. I'll wear a hat instead.

Yeah. No way would I want to deal with a cab on my place.

Open here. Lots of tight woods and the point about on/off all the time is huge. I'm rarely in the seat for more than 5 minutes at a time.

The price of plywood is insane now. 50 bucks a sheet average. I just built a 8x16 woodshed out of PT 2x6s and 2x4s. I haven't added it up, but I know I have over 500 dollars into it. Sad thing is I have to build another, albeit without a roof, to season wood in as the one I built is for this...

Warning. The AR platform and its versatility is addicting. Hold on to your wallet.

I may have a dozen or so Anderson stripped lowers stashed away for a rainy day. Rifle seeds so to speak.

I had to replace a handful of mine the last time I greased it. One of them on the backhoe was smashed in-likely from me punting a rock or tree. The fittings I replaced were all M10-1. Yep, had that one beat into me as a kid.

Anecdotal and mostly for reference, the Carlisle All Trail tires I just put on my mower are USA made.

That's why I bought a towable chipper. Burning was getting really old. I have this one 6-Inch 14 HP 429 cc Cyclonic Drum Chipper Shredder Got a great deal on it and works fine for what I use it for. Despite statements above, it feeds fine. Will also go where a PTO chipper can't which is...

While not a saw, I bought a 20V Dewalt grinder. Most definitely not a toy like my previous Porter Cable grinder.

Nice. Ruger hit the ball out of the park with their American series. My next rifle will be the Ruger American Ranch Gen 2 in 5.56. Purely as a suppressor host/fun gun when I don't feel like breaking out an AR/possible furbearer gun if I get bored. Waiting on my dealer to call and tell me my...

Too early in the morning for my eyes to be twitching. 🙃

It's all rural here. No real population centers, but a couple of shopping hubs where groceries etc can be found. The town the dealer is in has 3200 folks-second biggest town in the county after the city of Berlin with 9400, mine has 900. They serve much of NW New Hampshire and NE Vermont...

No fee for delivery for me, but I'm only 15 minutes away. A bit longer now that the roads have washed out, but that's temporary. I wouldn't expect them to cover trucking for warranty work. They did come to my place one time to fix something for free after I described it on the phone. I'm...

Big name golf courses. PGA type stuff probably.

GIS gets it close. Always worth it to turn that GIS into Get It Surveyed if there are any questions. My lot is blissfully simple with rock walls on the left/right and road in the front. Even with those old boundaries the survey tracks the lot line varying off the wall a few feet at the back...

So it's early, I can still taste last night's gin, and that's a long article. What I've got is this is adjacent land to property they've owned. At least I think they own something as they're paying property tax on something. They mistakenly thought that land was theirs and developed it...

Pretty much all my cordless stuff is Dewalt. I do have a Ridgid impact in my truck for changing tires though. Downstairs I keep my previous Porter Cable impact driver-used to have the full compliment before switching. Big difference in performance between Dewalt and P_C. I have the Harbor...

Good point. I could likely save money that way by not buying grease.

Yeah, moly grease is the right stuff for most tractor parts. I think my current tube is that Valvoline ford Lincoln Mercury stuff I got cheap. Love Mystik JT-6 for automotive applications though. Of course any grease is better than none.

Shiny! My folks would love that.

I did similar with big Dodges/Cummins, bought a Taco in 08 and kept it for 13 years. Dead nuts simple vehicle that I did some basic suspension upgrades to so it would carry more than a bag of dog food. Now I'm back in a full size 21 Ram and probably won't look back towards a small truck. The...

If looking at JD models, and particularly the X300 series, look to see which ones have power steering. Not all do. I can steer my X390 with my finger. I picked it up last month and have used it only on one mow before some crazy rains and now surgery recovery. It's the first rider I've been...

It's not a current model. Some search hits make it look like a larger frame(than the CK) tractor backhoe, but I couldn't see for sure. For reference, I have a KB2485 on my DK4720SE. Older Kioti dealer would be able to tell you for sure.

The only Deere Gators I've driven were the 6 wheel military models. I never really found them loud, but that might just be me.* My Kioti diesel UTV is hilariously loud, but IMO not enough for muffs or plugs. I think a new muffler would help some of these, but IMO much of the noise is simple...

Rain totals from yesterday. This is on top of almost daily heat/humidity induced T-storms. Already saturated ground and already flooding culverts finally got too much rain to keep going.

In NH as well. We got slammed, but luckily no property damage at my place. I was able to go south from where I live, but it's doubtful I'll be able to go north easily for another couple of days until more side roads are repaired. The pictures being posted by the various area FDs are nuts...

Might be a bit too much for my little 25cc cutter. I might step from the .095 to .105 though. Besides cleaning my trails, I keep the outer edges under the trees thinned out with the cutter every couple weeks. Did a ton of chainsaw thinning and missed chemically killing a few stumps so I get...

That's beefy string.

I put one of their 3500 pound winches onto my UTV. It seems well made. Pretty useful for pulling down blown down trees. They run sales on their winches or 20% coupons all the time.

If that isn't working on your trees, try Tordon RTU. It excels at killing stumps, woody brush, and full size trees. For fresh stumps, just a few drops on the cambium layer-basically where the bark meets the tree. Older stumps, either freshen them up or cut and treat the stump sprouts. For...

Hard to beat 4 studdable 3PMSF E rated tires for 755 nowadays. Yokohama Geolander AT XD from SimpleTire. I guess they're being phased out, but these were made in December. Nice tread pattern with lots of siping. I'm tempted to stud them and only run in the winter, but this truck is a 21 and...

Tell me about it. I'm on the tail end of a house build. Only storm door install and final dirtwork left. It's not the wisest financial decision I've made, but I'm never moving again. The list of stuff I 'need to buy' is neverending. I try to limit myself to one large purchase each month...

You as well, and I've been doing way too much propping the economy up lately. 🙃

Just in time for Independence Day. A gas grill and a lawnmower for the new house.

The only thing that really bugs me there is the different tread depth for the top stair and the stringers setting in the dirt waiting to rot. Add on the fact it doesn't look like PT either. My new back deck's stairs are steep and I'm OK with that. We have no inspections or permits or any of...

Just got off the old ragged edge of 4G Verizon hotspot and onto the new fiber internet they ran through town as part of some rural broadband initiative. Went from 10 download to around a thousand. *The town sent out a postcard a couple months ago telling everyone to sign up-ordering just got...

I live in a poorer/notably more rural part of the state. I'll buy local because I like the money going to the local folks. While my tractor dealer will work on anything from any brand, they don't get much from the company for warranty work. Would they prioritize someone who bought at a...

My dealer gave me a little plug to defeat that stuff, but that's a nice clean install right there. Also safer if it were to roll and you get tossed from the seat.

Some of you folks would shun me. My truck has a mix of Castrol 5W-20, 0W-20, and Mobil 5W-20 in it now. My new wood chipper got a mix of Walmart and Quaker State 5W-30 when it specs 10W-30, I forgot what is in my splitter, snow blower, and generator. I have 19 gallons from 4 different...

Lowes sells those 1" wire looms that would probably work. I used them to coral winch wires on something else and they're decently stout. It would be a great time for you to get in there and smooth out those rough edges either with a dremel, hand file, or other. Around here, places like Napa...

Dang, I have the same backhoe with about 40 or so hours on it. I need to go check it out. Luckily hoses are usually an easy fix if that's all there is.

Was just kind of saying in general, but yeah I completely missed the timeline. I suppose I'm lucky that my dealer is 15 minutes up the road too.

Just an idea. The backhoe specs at 1100 pounds without a bucket. Rent a 6x12 uhaul trailer or borrow a friend's and bring it down. Give em a call first as they'll need to take it off the trailer for you. The backhoe comes off pretty easy. Found that out after removing what I thought were...

About 3.50 and 4.00 ish for off road here. 6.50 is nuts.

Yep. Water has to go somewhere and it is a heck of a lot better than on your own little lot or the neighbor's.

Have seen the second example, never the first. Normally they would run the downspout to the ground before pushing it away from the house.

Let me try this link again https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobil-Delvac-Tractor-Hydraulic-Fluid-2-5-Gallon/5023779487 The link works, just looks weird.

The Delvac can be found at Walmart in 2.5 gallon jugs. $42.98.

If it has power, have you cost compared it with a small pellet stove? I'm a wood stove fan, but pellets are cleaner, easier, and hold a set temp. I like the electric heater mentioned above for simplicity as well.

This is where I am at. I only have a small part of my lot which needs mowing-maybe an acre, but it is hilly, bumpy, swirly, angled, etc. I did it yesterday with a push mower, and have about talked myself into running to the Deere place and getting a 42" X370.

These two links should take you to parts lists. You'll have to choose the correct year. Husky parts 400 series Jacks Husky saws

One of the first places I look for small engine parts: https://www.jackssmallengines.com/

Good score. I've been bouncing between the brands-Arrow being one of them. One of these days I need to just order something. *********************** This week's purchases 12 gallons of Husqvarna bar and chain oil for $13 a gallon. Couldn't resist the price and it's decent year round oil IME...

I've been looking at similar to do towards the end of summer(need the dirtwork finished first here). If you don't mind me asking, who did you order from?

I'd love to buy a trailer for my DK as my Big Tex 60PI-12 won't carry it. That said, the only place I would probably take it is the dealer for repair. My dealer charges $200 for round trip to my location. $200 vs the cost of a new trailer means the trailer is a low priority for me.

i would love to see Kioti putting its name on the back of some of these bottles. It would take some of the cross referencing mystery out of it. I've got some Travelers in my garage for topping off type stuff.

This article says she went over an 'overhang'. https://www.necn.com/news/local/lawnmower-death-winchester-nh/3233094/ Assuming she was mowing her own place, it was more than likely a simple rollover and not an unknown overhang she went over. Then again, some properties in NH are pretty gnarly...

Walmart sells the recommended fluid.

My neighbor has a 7K Rice car hauler trailer. The thing is slick. I'm thinking on buying a heavier equipment trailer version from them. This is what he has: Rice Trailers

Less than 500 hours on an 07 and squeaky clean. Nice.

I ended up 100% T&P as a first time go. You should be able to appeal some of the things you think are misrated and I believe there is a process to discuss the fact they didn't measure range of motion/how far stuff bent in your initial total body C&P upon retiring. Overall the evals are hit...

Meh, I've had 12 and 24V Cummins Dodge W250s (93 and early 2000s-might have been be 02). Currently have a 1/2 ton Ram with the 5.7. You won't catch me anywhere near a newly released engine/transmission combo. If I need a new truck in the the next 5 years, it will have to be the 3/4 ton with...

I used BLO and mineral spirits a couple years back. A couple of coats. At Lowes over by the cans of asphalt sealcoating stuff, they should have some large brushes that you can screw on the end of a broomstick. It's a nice back saver. Might do it again this year if it ever stops raining...

Man, some of you have a lot of flat usable space to work on. I've got almost 40 acres, but not much flat stuff nearby the house. I'm in a house build in progress with the final dirtwork scheduled to be done in July maybe. After that, I'm dropping a single wide versatube type carport next to...

So you're the guy making all the marketplace adds for 4WD trucks and mislabeling them D250s.🙃 At least as of 86-probably earlier but that was my first Dodge, the 4WD models were Ws.

That system looked over complicated to me, so I just went with their color matched screws.

Ever thought of biting the bullet and going with composite decking? I'm using Timbertech on mine.

2 weeks is pretty quick I'm dreading having to buy a new truck in a few years. I can easily get by with a half ton, but it looks like most of the brands are ditching 8 cylinders in half tons in favor of small boosted 6s. Might end up in a gas engine 3/4 ton instead. Can't afford it with...

Funny thing about Express Steel is I used to drive by their place all the time when I lived in Indiana. Now I'm ordering from them in New Hampshire. They look like a quality product, the price was right, and same day shipping for an almost 400 pound item is nice as well. I'm loving the 617 so...

A set of pallet forks from Express Steel. Bought yesterday AM, and they've already left IN on the way here. A homeowner sized woodchipper-picking it up tomorrow. A 6" S&W 617--purely for back deck plinking. Expensive week.

I'm a bit over an hour north of you, but am in a similar situation on a new build. Steep slope I have no desire to mow. I am looking at clover for a set it and forget it solution. Won't be able to start working on the lawn until later this year, so I have time to figure out what I want to do.

I think Kioti corporate will only drop $750 for a cash price. Individual dealers can likely do their own thing though.

PTO is great if you can get the tractor to where you're working. Not possible for much of the year here currently. That and it would make me want to buy another tractor. One for loader/backhoe stuff and one for grapple/chipping stuff. Maybe one day.

I have been burning. Probably about one a week for the last couple months. I need to go stir the coals from yesterday's. It gets old. Breathing smoke, dodging sparks, feeding more brush onto the fire etc. Trying to be responsible and keep an eye on it is boring too. It also isn't legal...

I just made one of those and tried it out. Slick. The thing works. Now I regret that part of the yard is too muddy to put my tractor on or I'd do more ripping out little trees.

This was only 15 stitches. Glad I had my stop the bleed kit nearby. Pressure dressing got it controlled so I could drive to the hospital. The thousand dollar bill from the emergency room visit was pretty darn annoying.

These are pretty much the gold standard. They run sales from time to time. https://www.narescue.com/combat-application-tourniquet-c-a-t.html

I keep a small stop the bleed kit readily accessible. Tourniquet, quikclot, and a pressure dressing in a bright yellow pouch(cheapest and brightest I found). I don't always carry it with me, but keep it close by. I had to use it once when I was a dummy. I need to make another kit for my UTV...

No kidding, but I put a beaded seat in a HMMWV. It was great in the heat. Cheesy looking, but great.

Weighing NH vs out of state dealers are there any taxes on these things? NH doesn't do the sales tax thing, so I don't know but that's what keeps me spending money within the state.

I bought that exact tractor with loader, grapple, and backhoe from Jon Parks in Lancaster, NH as they're 10 minutes up the road from me. I paid their asking price because they had what I wanted on the lot and they were a good small time shop and I don't want to do a northern NH small business...

I'd have to see it to judge. That said, do you need to get it down? If she's out in the woods, it will eventually go down on its own. I've got a couple I'm waiting on, but luckily the big poplar by the trail went down on its own.

These are great. I buy them on ebay from the ez pour store. https://ezpourspout.com/

Personally, I would just buy the standalone splitter from your store of choice. Likely easier than swapping attachments. Just drive the log to your woodyard with the grapple-buck to firewood length while still in the grapple, and then go grab another log. Set up a splitting day at your...

Here is the back label of the above linked TSC fluid. I keep some on hand for topping things off. Don't have enough hours to change yet. Anywho--since Mobilfluid 424 is in the Kioti manual, I would recommend folks do a spec comparison between Delvac fluid and 424. It's listed in different...

The hydraulic dump bed was a $1500 option for the UTV I posted above. Could have been less, but the dealer typically didn't stock them and wasn't sure if it needed hydraulic rear remotes. I doubt it does, but hey now I have rear remotes to do I don't know what with but they may come in handy...

Unfortunately, life is a bit more expensive nowadays.

Going back to the last couple years I was going to pick up a Kubota RTV 1120. Welp, the two central and northern NH Kubota dealers ghosted me. I'm like here, I want to buy X from you at your listed price. Crickets. Brought this home today. Same dealer I bought a tractor from. The salt...

Not a commercial perspective... I had the EGO cordless saw. Also had the leaf blower, so I had two batteries. I quickly figured out that if I used it like a gas saw and cut-cut-cut, I would smoke the batteries in no time. What I had to do is cut, let the saw rest for a second or ten, cut...

I have the Kioti KG 4066 grapple. Mine was on the lot when I bought the tractor so it was an easy choice and I didn't really worry about price versus convenience. It barely has the paint scratched on it, but will be getting more work once the summer sun dries up the spring mud. While I love...

That proposed lot would probably drive me nuts. While sort of by accident, I purchased an almost rectangular 39 acres back in 2021. Surveyed about six months prior to me buying. Stone walls form the left and right boundaries, one of the only paved roads in the town form the front boundary...

That's either a very small person or the XXL is huge. Thanks for bringing these up though. I've been looking for a trash solution to reduce what I have to bring to the transfer station---save up my plastics/stryofoam and only bring them once a month in their $3 pay per throw bag. I haven't...

Now that I'm seeing the OP had his hooks welded on, maybe I jumped the gun. I could be that I have the newer loader and bucket. Same spec, just controls mounted differently on the KL 5521. If I remember, I'll ask the dealer when they pick it up for the 50 hour break in service. I've got to...

Nice. Wish I had gotten R14s on mine, but the R4s were on it and she was on the lot. Needless to say front chains will help me a lot while steering on snow/ice. I also love that Kioti has hooks already mounted on their buckets instead of the aftermarket weld/bolt ons. Such a handy little...

This. Should be a simple call to the dealer and dealer provided fix. No equipment dealer worth their salt would ignore this probably simple fix. I'm having a house built now. The most expensive thing I've done in my life. Brand new Riello burner came with a defective nozzle. Brand new...

Horrible pic, but the front hood rack is a pretty useful thing. Empty then, but it came in handy. Just ignore the missing wheel-nothing to see here, move along.

This is all I've seen and is obviously not a reliable source.

I like Project Farm videos, but I don't put that much thought into bar oil as it has a very simple purpose on wear items and is designed to be flung onto the ground. I'm not a professional by any means, but am running my saws several times a week doing landowner stuff. My criteria is it flows...

VERY rough measurement aprox 72" Give or take a handful--the tape may have been bent or on a small hill as it is still a working house build. I didn't fold them as I have stuff attached and it is 19 degrees out while I'm wearing shorts and flip flops. If you put a backhoe on it, it will be...

IMO a great one and done solution is the 60cc saw. It will do almost anything a regular landowner needs. I did the two saw solution with the 50cc 550XP Mk II and a 70cc 572XP. The 550 is wearing a 20" bar and punches way over it's weight class. It gets probably 90% of my use. The 572 I'll...

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Interesting. Another part I didn't know i was missing in my life. I may fab something up, but to keep my options open is your diff lock like this(see pic) and about 9/16 or 5/8" diameter? DK4720SE diff lock lever(thumbnail):

When I lived in Alaska, we had lots of folks just smear the oil pan heaters with JB Weld to hold them on to their cars. Luckily my Tacoma at the time had a ready made insert in the rear of the block for a heater which I installed. I had the dealer install a block heater on my new DK. Just got...

IMO, you're wasting your money if you can easily get ethanol free gas and good oil. Your saw's manual likely has a minimum octane and you'll be hard pressed to find e free stuff in the Lower 48 that doesn't meet whatever that is. Here in NH it's mostly 91ish and I can get it almost anywhere...