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1st thing, it works, to a point.I can pull it ok with a full box of dirt. I can't stick it in the ground and roll the dirt up like I want to, just stops the tractor, but if I'm easy with it, it works ok. I don't run out of power, just traction. I've moved a lot of dirt already. 2nd thing, I...

I picked up this scraper for not too.much money. I've been trying to find out who built it. The only thing it has on it are some unreadable letters. I see potential in it. BTW, I am a previous member of this site but I guess it was long enough ago that I've lost the email I used to use. I had to...

It's been awhile since I've posted here, I've been working, playing and generally enjoying life. These links are to the 5 year old threads about my Bush Hog 1812 flexwing mower that I bought to make a few bucks with. I thought some of you might like to hear a real life experience review of the...

Finished my first big job today. It is a rail park, 176 acres. The first half i did with my 6 foot flail. Took me 38 hours for 89 acres, 2.34 acres per hour. The second half, i did with the 12 footer. Took 16 hours for 87 acres, 5.43 acres per hour. Im happy but a bit confused. Took more...

This job is 5.5 acres of grass and weeds averaging about 3.5 feet tall. I have cut this for several years with my rears spf 6 ft flail. No matter the conditions, it has always taken me 2 hours, sometimes a bit more, sometimes a bit less. Today i cut it in 55 minutes. I was surprised because i...

I have a 3 bottom Oliver that I pull now and I no longer have a use for the Ford. I guess I'm shallow. I dumped her as soon as another pretty face came along. :cool2:

And I have a question about the hydraulics. This thing came with a pair of hoses that work off of one of my remotes on my tractor. One lever lowers the entire shredder and lowers the wings...sorta. they are all interconnected, one direction of the lever will lower the deck but at the same time...

ok so I've considered buying one. But all the videos I've watched are demonstrating the tool on surfaces that are already in good shape. I'm wanting to see what they will do on a heavily rutted caliche road. You know, one that has been driven on after a heavy rain and has dried out and is hard...

I have something I need to post for sale. I cannot find a "POST NEW THREAD:

This past weekend I had the pleasure (?) of shredding 5 acres of weeds and grass. The weeds were 6 foot tall in places and the grass about 2 to 3 feet for the most part. Those were no problem. The problem was the yukka type plants that were growing all over this place. Those were the hardest...

When you hit chunks of concrete hidden in the weeds. Made a big noise, made a cloud of concrete dust that I smelled, no damage that I can see. Only thing hurt is my feelings.

I must not have hit the submit button but... no more overloading problems.

How much do you guys charge per acre for shredding. I know what I charge and lets just say my price depends... I ask because I bid a job this weekend and the guy acted like I was asking for his firstborn and his wife too. Oh well, I thought I was fair but I may rethink my bid based on what you...

I have a 20 Big Tex 7000 pound car hauler that I would not have bought if I had got to use if a few times but I did buy and so far it's done, for the most part, what I need it to do. It is too light. There are a couple of other things I do not like but was my mistake, not Big Tex. I have a 16...

plow not shedding good yet. also, the left edge of the plowing is before I pulled the packer. I did it to show the difference plowing with and without the packer. Much prettier with the packer. Still need to finish. Like I said, I ran out of fuel before I got through thus the yellow diesel can...

I'll post pictures later but I got a couple of little surprises. # 1 I added a gauge wheel to my Oliver Rollover. Now I can't lift it high enough to clear the gauge wheel when I roll it over. I have to suck it up with the hydraulic top link to get clearance and of course, that messes up my...

can I post somethign for sale here of must I post it in the "Private Party Ad" forum? Very little activity there is the reason I ask. And that should read "can I post somethign for sale here OR must I post it in the "Private Party Ad" forum? Typo on "or"

Now I have three plows.

but I can't afford it. Johnson Manufacturing | Home of the HyGrade Pull Type Graders I have one of these... RBT35 Series Rear Blades | Land Pride Hard to use, (for me anyway)

I have found another 3 bottom plow just like mine. I want to buy it and a 4 bottom plow just to keep them from going to the scrap iron man. Both are very well worn but only the wear parts. They CAN be put back into shape. The problem is that I can't afford to put another plow back into shape for...

I built myself a chisel of sorts awhile back with 9 shanks and paddle points that cuts about 9 foot wide.This morning I changed out all the points to a sharp very curved chisel spike. The paddle points on the thing did an OK job but it wasn't the best and it was hard to pull. So after I got all...

Before I purchased my first tractor, I had visited the dealer many times trying to decide which tractor I wanted. During this time, I used my BIL's L3400 a bit. I noticed that when I tried to do fine grading with the boxblade, the 3 point would not respond to small movements of the control...

But there is a purpose behind my madness. Loaded up to go do one job. It involves shredding, mowing, edging trimming, blowing away the leavin's. Whew. The purpose? I can't get everything on one trailer. I'm pushing wifey to let me get another trailer. I'm wanting a 26-28 foot 14K car hauler...

I was recently hired to get rid of mountains of tumble weeds. They were piled up completely covering about 200 yards of 8 foot fence about 30 foot wide. I made a pass down the middle of the weeds with my Rears SPF flail about 2 feet off the ground. The biggest problem was the weeds not wanting...

Oh well, I guess I'll just have to buy another tractor to pull my plow, say a 5740. Wait, a 5740 is a Cat 2 tractor. I'll need to buy another plow... http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/135169-attention-farmswithjunk-other-plowing-fans-3.html WOW!! I had forgotten about this. Post...

This time of year the weeds are all beginning to die or are dead and really dry but they are still standing in lots of places. I love cutting them down. I can go fast, the dry cuttings fly out from under the flail and the clippings clean all the accumulated gunk out from under it. Woohoo!! just...

I just got an email saying that, "we noticed that you have recently joined our forum" or something to that effect. I've been a member since 07. Oh well. It was only a request to write a review about my tractor. Glad to do it. Can't wait to read my review. ;)

Me, the L5740 and the Oliver 3 bottom rollover. In a couple of my previous posts about plowing around here, I've referenced the fact that our "sandy loam" soil bears a striking resemblance to concrete if it doesn't have a bit of moisture in it. Yesterday was a good illustration of that point...

Well, just kidding here. This past weekend I shredded and cleaned up a place of about 5 acres. Had lots of old dead trees that I pushed over and a lot of limbs that the, ahem, "neighbors" dumped on the property. I just bought myself a set of quick attach pallet forks and I figured they would be...

When you start shredding 25 acres and you look back after your first pass and see the tiny swath you just cut with your 6 foot flail. You think, "This is gonna take forever". Good thinking time though. :cool2:

The Ford 2 bottom rollover in my avatar and signature. I have a 3 bottom Oliver now that my tractor handles quite well. I really don't have a need for the Ford anymore. But I love it! I'm having a hard time making up my mind. It's part of the family ya know...

Just a re-cap first... I went though the teething process like so many others, first getting the hitch that was too narrow, then getting the correct one, then setting up all of my equipment to be quick hitch compatible, then trading up to a larger tractor (from an L3240 to an L5740). I've been...

My tractor is a Grand L5740 with an 854 loader. What capacity, what brand, notched fork locators or sliding bar type? Length of forks? width and thickness. I don't abuse my equipment but I don't baby it either. Is that enough questions?

finished yesterday

I have built 4 of these from 24 inch pipe for people and I built one 9 foot long with a fajita disk and bean cooker on a trailer and after all that, I still don't own one. I finally decided it's time for me to have one. This one is a 20 incher, 44 inches long with a 22 inch fire box. Still...

Almost as bad as detailing my Harleys... Just sayin' :D:laughing::cool2 That's L5740. 4 key stuck

I have an 854 on an L5740. Wonder what the loader weighs, of course just the part you remove, not the entire frame and stuff. I have a scale nearby. I may just load up one afternoon and go weigh a bunch of stuff. :) Cute gal works there so it would be a nice diversion from the everyday... :D...

But yesterday we had a "blizzard". Obviously I have nothing to handle snow. I had drifts across my two drives, one in front of my barn and one in front of my garage. I got my open station, ROPS L5740 out and froze my rear off but no more snow than I had to move, It was kinda fun using the FEL to...

Just cruising through the forum this morning and reading old posts 'cause I'm bored at work. Found an old thread about positioning the seat. Made me remember an issue I've been wanting to ask about. I'm not a real big guy, 5 ft 9 inches and I hover between 175 and 180 pounds. I have the seat...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdEStYYl1Ts Thought y'all might like to see it. Somebody said this plow would anchor this tractor. I don't think so. :)

Well I've been playing with the plow on and off for a few days when I have time and it's not bitterly cold. I am having a problem with the left bottoms not pulling true behind the tractor and I am having to steer into the furrow wall to keep the plow from pulling the tractor off track. The right...

Ok I read the entire thread about the toplink failure and didn't find what I was looking for so... This is indeed a perfect response to a problem with a product. I need a tilt cylinder sometime in the future and I now know where I will buy it. But there was a question asked and it was never...

Didn't even know there was a '60' series yet. Anyone have any experience with the new ones. I'm thinking now might be the time to buy the "leftover" M9540 my dealer has. Just looking at the two tractors, I couldn't see any differences other than the numbers. Didn't have time to talk to my dealer.

Picture of the tractor and plow all mounted up and two pics of the little dab I plowed just feeling it out. Right side of the plowing ( I started on the left) is beginning to look better. I stopped a few times and made adjustments to the plow. Now all I need is new shins, shares and landslides...

A few smashed fingers and a new blood blister, two new holes in my head and one mashed toe and and soon to be obtained new 3x8 hydraulic cylinder and I think I'll be good to go.

I'm so proud. My little tractor snatched this plow off the ground like nobodies business. Honestly, even though I know what the tractor is supposed to lift, I was worried about that. These pictures show the rollover mechanism, the cylinder is missing. I'll get one this weekend. They also show...

Been awhile since I've been here. but once again I am on the plow prowl. To bring everything back up to speed, a couple of years ago I bought and "restored" a Ford 102 series 2 bottom roll over plow. There's a picture of it in my posts on this site. I pulled it well with a 32 HP (25 pto) Kubota...

I have a BS72E from Cammond. I didn't know I was buying the "economy" blade when I bought it but that's my fault. And I put too much horsepower in front of it too. Again, my fault. I was taking a lot down this weekend and after all the dirt was hauled out, I put my scarifiers down to rip it up...

I finally ran out of things to do with the blade. It's been on the tractor since I got it and I need to hook up to the flail. :( So I took a few pics for you guys Three pictures of the blade, a picture of the ditch I cleaned out and a picture of the old blade I struggled with.

The RBT3584... all hydraulic. Backed up to it and picked it up, quick hitch worked great, hooked up 6 hydraulic lines, bled the air out of the cylinders and I'm ready to go. My first project was to scrape off the spot where I keep all my other toys, er implements, and kill the weeds. I made a...

The RBT3584... all hydraulic. Backed up to it and picked it up, quick hitch worked great, hooked up 6 hydraulic lines, bled the air out of the cylinders and I'm ready to go. My first project was to scrape off the spot where I keep all my other toys, er implements, and kill the weeds. I made a...

Has anyone ever changed to a bigger bucket? I had a grand L3240 with the 724 loader. Used the L2235 bucket The smaller 514 loader for the same tractor use the same bucket. I traded up to a Grand L5740 with an 854 loader. Same dang bucket!:confused2: I want to use the M1811 bucket from an 1153...

Well it's been awhile since I've posted here and I know these hitches have been discussed a lot but I would like to touch on the subject again. My brother in law bought a new cat 1 hitch yesterday. 27.5 inches between the bottom hooks but they are cat 3 size. what the heck??? Anybody seen this?

Spent this last weekend lowering the 2008 FXSTC. Had to get under it to remove the shocks and this made it a snap. ps, that's my brother. He might get mad at me for posting a pic of his nose bump protector. (belly) :)

I posted this thread a few days back. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/202177-i-wanted-new-plow-but.html Here's Haywires thread http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/202889-im-fickle-they-come.html I didn't buy the blade.:( I bought this instead. I now have three...

I am buying this blade. RBT3584 Price quote given, money in the bank Land Pride RBT35 Series Rear Blades it's a 7 footer. Kinda wondering if I should go 8 foot. That's all that's holding up me pulling the trigger.

Here's the thread with a pic of my ugly temporary fix http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/hydraulics/188493-welding-hydraulic-cylinder.html Here pics of the mods I made on the top link from 3240 for my permanent fix. #1 The cylinder before I cut the end off #2 The 1 7/8 inch OD by 1 1/8 ID...

I'm loving it. Thursday, I spread 40 yards crushed asphalt and concrete on a parking lot. Friday, I loaded and hauled 80 yards of caliche and filled holes in a truck yard. Today, I cleaned out about 10 inches of blow sand from between a couple of buildings and drug that guys parking lot and...

I "MAY" have to build my own hydraulic top link. (long story) If I do, is it necessary to disassemble the cylinder when welding the end on the cylinder, you know in consideration of seals and such. I would think that I could just scope out the rod when I weld the end on it. Where can I get a...

I want to hear about your experience. I've posted here a few times about how I take good care of my L3240, feeding it only the best oils and fuel in the hopes that someday it will grow up to be a L5740. It appears that maybe next week, my tractor is finally going to grow up. I have always been...

What is this hitch. I identified it as a john deere but I'm not sure. Do you know for sure? Model number? Got any for sale? just the hitch, not the tool bar.

My brother made them for me at his machine shop. 2 1/4 inches long 3/4 inch hole through the middle 2 inch large OD 1 1/4 small OD I'll tell ya later after a few guesses

In another thread I mentioned I was confused by those who say they use a chain for a top link when using their flail so the mower will float. I don't get it. If I used a chain for my top link, my mower will flop over on it's nose. My mower floats on the rear roller and moves up and down just...

Just changed hydraulic and engine fluids and did all the goodies on my tractor for the 400 hour service. I used SUDT after lots of agonizing and reading everything here and listening to all the dealers promote their brand of oil. The book said to use SUDT so I did. Here's what I noticed with...

But you do what you gotta do. The boat and trailer are 20 years old and the bunks on the trailer had rotted. It's embarrassing to unload your boat and have the bunks float away. So I rigged slings and picked the boat up off the trailer and repaired the bunks. I' tell ya, it was all my little...

I want to take my loader off when I plow (so I can turn around inside fences) but I need the weight for traction Before I go to a scale and disconnect the loader, back out from under it and weigh it, I thought I would ask here. I will add weight to make up for the weight of the loader when I...

Ya do what you gotta do I guess. :D YouTube - 48 Horsepower, 8 Wheel Drive Kubota Pulling A Ferguson 2 Bottom Plow!!

The other thread made me do it. :) Since I've been spending so much time and money on my 50 plus year old plow, I thought I might just step up and get me a new one that I can get parts for. Another reason for deciding to go new, besides the parts issue, is the fact that there are NO two...

I have managed to find coverboards and all of the necessary brackets for my plow. I know what they do and I know that they are not always necessary when plowing but what I don't know is... Do they change (increase) the power required power to pull the plow or would it be noticeable. I've also...

I mentioned several times that I've been feeding my 3240 the best fuels and oils hoping it will grow up and be a 5740 some day. I'm always amazed at what the tractor will do but I always want a bit more. I looked at a Grand L 5740 with cab and loader this weekend. I'm scrambling to make the...

I asked to buy it (cheap) and he gave it to me. I guess he wanted it out of his way. I'm going to rebuild it. I already have better tires on it. I don't understand why one end of the blade is angled but the other end is 90 degrees to the cutting edge.

This stuff was HARD and was covered with grass and no rain in months. I was pulling up big old clods of dirt! Three things learned. #1 A bit of Moisture is wonderful. :rolleyes: #2 My tractor will handle this plow perfectly. #3 Next time, shred before plowing. It will be prettier. The first...

Here are some pictures of my little plow and tractor. I know it's not adjusted correctly, I will remedy that but I just have to brag. This is the first opportunity I've had to really try the plow after all the work I've put into it. It's a long story, suffice to say that I burned a LOT of wire...

I have heard (read) all the advice about buying a heavy box blade and I bought the heaviest I could afford but sometimes I need a bit more weight. Has anyone ever added removable weight that isn't just ugly. ;) I like my tractor pretty ya know... Ideas. Pictures?

I hauled three loads of topsoil this weekend in my new dump trailer. I knew that I couldn't just fill it up but man, I never knew I was going to get this much weight on it so quickly. I weighed a load just for grins. The combined weight of the truck, trailer and dirt was 24,900 lbs I dumped and...

Sorry about some of the dark pics

16 foot long, 83 inches wide, 14000# gooseneck dump. I can load my box blade in front, my 3240 with fel and tiller behind that with the fel on the gooseneck, close the gates and haul butt. works great but... there is an issue with the trailer that I will write about next week. The manufacturer...

I crossed the Kubota Hydraulic filter number to a Wix number and bought the filter locally. It was to save me a trip/shipping/$$$s. The filter will not accept the magnet. I put the magnet into the filter on blind faith and when I screwed it on, it broke the magnet. I 'THEN' looked at the...

Here's another one, just like the one I bought except for the color. Mines red. $50 higher than mine but from the pics, it seems to be in better shape. I wish I could get the coulters for mine. It's from the same place I bought mine. plowfordroll_1 - Ford - 2 Bottom Rollover Plow - Plows -...

I was playing around and put a picture in my signature. I tried to delete it. It say's I can't delete it while it is use in my signature. ??? How do I get rid of it?

I'm going to use one or the other on my truck. It's a 2003 Chevy 2500HD. I've raised the front so the truck sits level when it's empty so of course, it's tail low when loaded. I simply want to level the truck when it's loaded, not increase it's capacity. I'm considering this... SuperSprings -...

I have a 20 ft Big Tex 70CH that I haul my stuff on. Last Friday, due to vehicle issues, I had to pick my son up from his job. They had a scale, I was latched on to my trailer, so... I backed the trailer onto the scale, dropped the jack and lifted the tongue off my hitch so all the rig would...

BS72E I'm pleased with it. Moved a lot of dirt this weekend. It's the "economy" model but it's built plenty stout for what I do. Works with my quick hitch too and it's orange. gotta be color coordinated ya know

This weekend was a perfect side by side of a 6 foot Woods Rotary cutter behind an L3400 Kubota and my Rears 72 SPC flail mower behind my L3240. My Brother in Law and I mowed/shredded close to 40 acres of material that ranged from pretty nice Bermuda grass to nearly 6 foot tall heavy weeds. My...

I have tried twice to post a rather lengthy thread and both time I have been told I was not logged on.:mad: It was about my flail. I'm not trying again:(

Where to start. Bought the plow. $850 Found a guy coming my direction willing to bring it to me. $325 Purchased new hydraulic hoses and cleaned out the cylinder. $53 Rolled it over, way too fast. bought restrictor for hoses. $4.95 now it rolls in 6 seconds. Perfect! bought new shins and shares...

I called my dealer today. I have a bit of a leakdown issue with my loader and I felt that perhaps the amount was was acceptable but this weekend, I was moving dirt from one place to another about 50 or 60 yards away. I was having to re-curl the bucket at least twice on each trip. the bucket was...

and I'm not sure how to do it. The cylinder is what rolls my new ford two bottom plow over. (hah, new to me, built in 1956 or so) I cleaned out the cylinder and replaced the hoses and hooked it up and pulled the lever. WHAM!!!! It was violent!!!!! Turned over in about 1/2 a second.:eek...

Man it needs a lot of work :( but I hooked it up to my little 'bota and I can pull it just fine. :D Deeper than it needs to go, too. It needs, New shins, new shares, new land slides, (maybe) New hydraulic cylinder new hoses and here's the worst part... The rollover mechanism, made of cast...

Forgive me for invading your space green guys for I am orange. ;) But I am thinking about buying a John Deere flail and where better to get info but from the JD guys. The mower in question is a 370 Does anyone have any first hand experience with John Deere flails? Talk to me. (Hmm, maybe...

This was a thread asking for help to get it here http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/117509-who-want-make-road-trip.html This was my original thread talking about looking for one. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/114033-rollover-plow-two-bottoms.html And there are a...

I am having a problem. I want a plow. It's a long way off. I have the money to buy it. I don't have the money to ship it. :( Anyone planing a trip? SD to TX

I gonna figure out someday how to post pictures but until then, everyone will have to just listen to my story and picture this in your mind. My brother in law wants to grow some more grass so... Over the last couple of weeks, everyday after work, I have dug about 280 cubic yards of caliche out...

I was pulling a chisel yesterday, pulling pretty hard and the tractor stopped dead in it's tracks. It had jumped out of low. I put it back into gear and continued on with no further problems I've already notified the dealer and he said to bring it in. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this...

Well that's too bad. ;) I have another one. I posted earlier how I want a two bottom rollover plow. I found one. 14 inch category one. according to the email I got about the plow it needs lays and shins. I know what these parts are. 1. Mouldboard 2. Share 3. Landside 4. Frog 5...

The manufacturer was written on the plow. I did a search and poof, there it was. http://www.kilworthmachinery.co.uk/implements/cultivation.htm

Currently, I'm in the process of trying to read this entire forum. :) I am back to page 23 of Attachments. I haven't found this directly addressed. How is a plow bottom measured? In other words, If a plow has 16 inch bottoms, WHAT is 16 inches referring to? Forgive me for being stupid.

I've searched with ever keyword I can think of and I just can't find what I'm looking for in the forums Please accept my apologies if this subject has already been beat to death. I want a rollover 3pt two bottom with maybe 14's I'm not having much luck finding one. Of course, I need a cat one...

I have R4's on my 3240. I thought that they would be a good compromise between R1's and turf tires and not tear up the lawn like R1's would. I wanted to put a 3pt finishing mower on my tractor and use it to mow the lawn in addition to using it for everything else including some small farming...

Finally, CCM got their shipment of hydraulic top links in. I got a voice mail from them yesterday and it's on it's way this morning. :D I didn't have enough money for the hoses :( but I bet I'll have it by the time the link shows up and I can have them made locally. Based on what I've read...

and it's going to be 78 degrees here in the south plains of Texas today Last night my dad and I hooked an old 4 row cultivator with 13 shanks up to my tractor and plowed the garden,. We had it set up kinda like a chisel or something, just to till it up a bit. Pulled it 8' deep and it's was all...

I'm new here but I read a lot so I thought I would make my first post and ask a question. Or several as the case may be... I have a 3240 and I want to build a log splitter for the 3pt and run it off of one of the remotes. First, I am wondering about what cylinder to use. I am considering a 4...