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  1. Bigfoot62

    Looking at a brush cutter for the mini-ex, Your opinions please

    Hello All, I have a Takeuchi TB260 mini-excavator. (6 ton class, open ROPS) I'm looking at buying a brush cutter attachment for it. The dealer, where I purchased the TB260, sells Blue Diamond brand. I was wondering if anyone here had experience with BD, or any other brand cutters on their...
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    Hourmeter, Tachometer Repair (electronic)

    I have a 2008 NH TN70A. The hourmeter has stopped working. Tachometer still works fine. Dealer said it's all an integrated circuit board unit. (entire instrument cluster) Their solution was to order a new instrument cluster. No thanks. My question is, Has anyone here used a 3rd party...
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    What have you done in preparation for the 2020 hay season?

    Just wondering what you have accomplished in gearing up for the season. Are you ready? I realize that many of you aren't even close to the time of year, but we'll be in the hay field in about 2 months here. I've already carried my baler to the dealer for some factory updates. It should be...
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    Changing the gear oil in a Kuhn GMD 600 - Question???

    I have two hay mowers, both are Kuhn, but one of them is green. Kuhn GMD 600 GII HD John Deere 265 Except for the color of the tarp (curtain) and paint, they're the same. And the Kuhn has the HD hats. I was cleaning up the 265 yesterday, and then drained the cutter bar and gearbox oil. Had...
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    What is your favorite Quote or Saying?

    OK, just one more: Gotta love Churchill And, if I have posted any of the above quotes in this thread before, I apologize. (it has been open for several years now) When we get old, we repeat ourselves. When we get old, we repeat ourselves. :D
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    RTVX900 diesel - Oil filter question Help, please!

    I have a 2018 Kubota RTVX900 Diesel. It has just over 50 hours on it, and I was going to do the first oil change. The filter that the dealer sold me is a larger diameter than the factory filter. The new one is about a 3" dia. The old one is 2.5" or less. (I didn't take it off yet) The...
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    Looking to buy a Mini-X. Your experience and opinions, please

    To all who already have one, I'm interested in your experience with a Mini-X. (5-6 ton machine) Please post what you have and why you like it, or why not. Just a little background on myself, I started operating excavators about 40 years ago. Been on a lot of different brands and sizes. I've...
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    Zero Turn traction issues

    The new Bad Boy Outlaw XP comes with Reaper turf tires. Mine is a 2016 and didn't have those, but they look impressive. Something like that might help.
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    New 5090M coming soon!

    Made a deal on a new 5090M Thursday. (6/21/18) Dealer called this morning and said everything was ready except the 3rd function for the FEL. Valve kit should be here Tuesday, and they will deliver the tractor Wednesday. :thumbsup: So, here's the specs: 2018 5090M Standard Cab with Air ride...
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    2018 HAY SEASON Post your results here

    OK, I looked, and nobody has started this thread yet. So, here's my first cutting report: Pretty pitiful, actually. 52 acres produced only 72 rolls. (4x5') Normally, that same acreage would produce 150-200 rolls. We just haven't had the rain lately.
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    Cub Cadet Challenger 750

    Not trying to mislead anyone. And I don't know for certain. All that I do know is that Massimo uses a Hisun engine and the parts from a Yamaha Rhino 500 will interchange. My cousin has the Massimo and bought an aftermarket exhaust system for it. The seller lists the same part number for both...
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    Cub Cadet Challenger 750

    Massimo (TSC) and the Yamaha both use Hisun engines as well. IIRC A first cousin of mine has a Massimo 500 that he bought new at TSC a couple years ago. Just after the warranty expired, he had to replace the exhaust. Bought an after-market one on the internet. The only other problem was the...
  13. Bigfoot62

    Backhoe Attachment for breaking bedrock

    Glad it seems to be working out for you. The ideal machine is a wheel trencher:
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    TN70A: Hour Meter quit. What do I check?

    I have a 2008 TN70A that I bought new in 2009. The hour meter stopped working back in the winter. (814 hours) Everything else seems to be working correctly, including the Tach. What do I look for first? Thanks
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    Informal Poll: Emissions problems on your 5-series JD tractor? Please reply!

    I need to know if you have had (are having) issues with the EPA mandated garbage that JD has to put on these tractors now. I'm thinking about picking up another used 5M, and I need to know if emissions trouble is a real issue or not. As you can see in my signature, I already have two 5-series...
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    Looking at buying a used Kubota RTV 900 Diesel - NEED ADVICE, PLEASE!

    I have a 100+ acre farm, mostly raising and selling hay. I want a UTV to use here. (currently using 4-wheelers and pulling a trailer) I have to maintain my hay meadows and grazing land, surrounded by about 4 miles of fence, which includes repair, trimming trees and brush, spraying for weeds...
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    Buying a new baler: JD or Vermeer? Your input please.

    I've thrown the last dollar at my JD 457. It's been a good baler, but I'm ready for a new one. It's not the baler's problem, but I blew a hydraulic packing today and still have 35 acres ready to bale. I'll get it fixed tomorrow and be back in the field, but I'd sure like to have a new baler...
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    ATTENTION! 5085M (5000 series) blows ignition switch fuse and won't crank

    ATTENTION!!! 5000 series owners. (5M, 5E and the older 5XX5 series, and maybe others) "If you haven't had this problem yet, you will." And you need to know what to unplug so that you can start your tractor again. EVEN if you've never heard of this, PLEASE read this thread. (You might even want...
  19. Bigfoot62

    Hay running up the belts on my JD 457 baler

    I'm at a crossroad. I want input from those experienced with round balers, please. Here's where I'm at. I have a 457 that I bought used 6 years ago. I've always had some problem with hay running up the belts. Sometimes worse than others. It always happened with damp hay, but this cutting...
  20. Bigfoot62

    Do you have issues with your new Ford SuperDuty?

    OK, Here's where I'm at. Thinking about buying a new '16 F-250 4x4 CC Diesel. (PLEASE, if you own something else, and try to convince me, you're wasting your breath) :D I bleed blue. ;) I've been driving Ford Diesels for 25 years. Currently have two: '97 F-250 and '03 F-350. Seriously, I...
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    Anyone here using a Krone Tedder?

    I was wondering if anyone on here has experience with a Krone Tedder? I'm going to look at a used KW5.52T tomorrow. The guy who has it is a dealer and this is his personal machine. I've never used a Krone. The only experience that I have is with a Vermeer. (Sitrex style)
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    5085M compared to 5083E. Input from owners, please

    I have a 2010 5085M with 700 hours on it. It looks like I may have the opportunity to buy a 2012 5083E with about 100 hours on it. So, here's the real question: Will there be enough difference to tell? Just for clarification, MOST of my tractor time is spent in the hay fields. The 5085M does...
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    What a dipstick! HELP!

    What a dipstick, literally. The gearbox on the JD 457 baler has a plastic filler plug/aluminum dipstick. The plastic threads were stripped and I was trying to remove it so I could replace it. I broke it!!! What a dipstick. (me) The piece that fell down into the gearbox is plastic and...
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    Exhaust pipe?

    Found a couple pics for you: :D http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/b2/17/aa/b217aa2b121a616027e5966b17e6e98b.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3313/3606284021_62354f765f_z.jpg
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    Identification

    My guess is that it's a very old drum "bung" or tap, like this one:
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    Armyworms

    Anyone having trouble with Armyworms yet? Late June, they were in a neighbor's meadow just 1/4 mile away from my place. Last week they ate 20 acres of Alicia that's 1/2 mile away. So far, I haven't seen any in my Coastal patch. (I have just a few acres of Coastal Bermuda, the rest of mine is...
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    JD Model M

    Did a quick web search and found this one. Hope that does it. http://minneapolismoline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/25-John-Deere-M-3.jpghttp://minneapolismoline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/25-John-Deere-M-3.jpg
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    Your Hayin' Rigs: Let's see 'em and let's hear about 'em!

    Got 'er done!!! 23 rolls from the Coastal Bermuda patch, and 52 rolls from the Bahaia fields. Pictures below, as promised. :D
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    pics of my kinda stuck mx5100

    He's north of the border. It's a Canadian problem. LOL :D Besides, he's not really stuck. Here's my tractor REALLY stuck: And here's a pic of the tractor, still really stuck, and the CAT 420 backhoe that I got stuck trying to get to it:
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    Log in pop up . . . ugh!

    First, let me say that I love this site. I post some, and read a lot more. I try not to complain, but I HATE the log in pop up. It usually gets me when I'm halfway through logging in. Then, most of the time, I get the invalid username/password message and have to start over. I know this has...
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    Larn me 'bout in-line square balers such as Challenger/Hesston/Massey

    I have a buddy that owns a big in-line Hesston. He swears by it, but I've never used one myself. He, and his family, put up several thousand bales per year. They also use a Bale-Bandit behind it, then load the bundles into dry van trailers for transport.
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    Anyone using NaturaLime? (wastewater biosolids and lime)

    Please see my thread in Haying: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/haying/292628-bioset-naturalime-lime-processed-sewer.html
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    Bioset NaturaLime (lime and processed sewer plant solids) Anyone using this?

    From the BIOSET website: I have a tractor-trailer dump truck, and I just delivered 100 tons of this to a customer in central Louisiana. He had been using chicken litter (manure), but we are having trouble getting that. I can get plenty of the NaturaLime product. I plan to try some on one of...
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    What is your favorite Quote or Saying?

    https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/1157400_473429552752914_1551723326_n.jpg
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    Good old chainsaws wanted

    ShearHeadMS, Here's a pic of my "antique" Sears saw:
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    Not much use for my 4WD yet

    Me too. That was from the spring of '12 in the middle of one of my hay meadows.
  37. Bigfoot62

    Need hydraulic help on 5085M

    Anyone else having hydraulic problems with a 5M series? My tractor is a 2010 model with 421 hours on it. When I first start up, I have zero hydraulics. It's a PowerReverser transmission, so it won't move either. The only way I can get it started working is to crank it and let it idle a few...
  38. Bigfoot62

    I need a grease gun that won't leak or ooze oil

    I use the pistol grip gun from JD. I think it runs about $25-30. I have two of them and I've used them for years.
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    I may have the record! 9 years on my battery

    Not a typo. Nine years on my tractor battery. Just changed the battery out this week on my Ford 2600. 4DLT, yep, the BIG sucker. Date of manufacture: Jan 2004 Date placed in service: May 2004 Do you think that Harbor Freight would pay me to do a commercial for their battery tender? :D I think...
  40. Bigfoot62

    Question about hydraulics on a 5M

    OK, all of the experts need to chime in here. Tractor is a 2010 5085M with 16x16 PowerReverser trans. 420 hours on the clock. Upon startup, I have no hydraulics. None. No 3pt hitch, no loader, no power steering, no transmission. After idling for a few minutes, I can lower the 3pt hitch all...
  41. Bigfoot62

    Fox or Coyote

    Lou may be right. ;)
  42. Bigfoot62

    Fox or Coyote

    Your pics are kinda grainy, and there's no size reference. The Gray is smaller than a Red, and they're both smaller than a 'yote. Definitely not a Gray Fox: Here's a pic of a Red Fox. I agree, it's a Coyote.
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    Wolf pics from the web

    Oh, that's so sweet Mace. :D Just so everyone has a "fair and balanced" view, let me share a couple more: Wolves on the farm. Wolves on the hunt. What wolves will do to your pets. (horse)
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    Fire extinguisher maintenace

    Instead of tossing them, take them with you to the fire extinguisher company. Actually, a few of the older F.A. brand extinguishers were made by Ansul and are a quality product. It should cost less to hydro and recharge them than replace. The Ansuls that I'm talking about will be 5 or 10...
  45. Bigfoot62

    LOW VOLTAGE on 5085M

    I have a John Deere 5085M tractor and a JD 457 round baler. I have the baler's power cord plugged into the power outlet on the tractor. Sometimes, when completing the tie cycle, I'm getting a "LOW VOLTAGE" message on my electronic baler monitor. A parts man, not at the dealership where I...
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    LOW VOLTAGE on JD baler monitor

    I have a John Deere 5085M tractor and a JD 457 round baler. Sometimes, when completing the tie cycle, I'm getting a "LOW VOLTAGE" message on my electronic monitor. A parts man, not at the dealership where I purchased, said that it's probably the wiring on the tractor. He suggested running a...
  47. Bigfoot62

    I really did it this time

    Some time back, LBrown59 started a thread on "Today's Seat Time. Then Johndeere3720 started a picture thread for John Deeres. I posted a couple there, but I feel like this really deserves its' own thread. :rolleyes: Yesterday, I was clipping the weeds in a hay meadow. We've had a lot of rain...
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    Is there any way to edit my tractor review?

    This may be an issue for admin, but I thought someone else may have already asked. I searched, but did not find anything. I was wondering if there was any way to add to (edit) my tractor review? Here's a link to it: New Holland TN70 Review by Bigfoot62 - TractorByNet.com I have some additional...
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    Is there an alternative source?

    I need your help. I recently bought a JD 457 round baler that has the BaleTrak Plus monitor system. The monitor has a power cord on it that has to be plugged into a 12v power supply. The new JD 5085M that I just bought has the "convenience outlet" built in, so that hook-up won't be an issue...
  50. Bigfoot62

    Looking at a 5085M, your opinion please

    Anyone out there running a 5M series tractor? I'm looking at a new 5085M. (85 hp) Cab, MFWD, 16x16 power reverser trans, FEL. Probably will purchase in the next few days. Anything I need to know? (Good, bad, ugly) BTW, I have 60 acres of hay meadows and I want a cab tractor to use with my...
  51. Bigfoot62

    JD 348 square baler

    I'm considering purchase of a JD 348 sqare baler. (new or barely used) Anything I need to know? If I get a good price on a used one, what do I look for? Thanks
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