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Anybody know anything about dry wells in heavy clay soil? I have a drainage problem out back and while the easy thing to do is just turn it into my neighbour's problem, I like my neighbour. Where I grew up dry wells are a relatively common solution. It gives the water somewhere to go and...

One of the guys working on my basement just got a nail through his foot. It's cold out so he's wearing regular boots. I know that the common complaint is that steel toed/shanked boots are too cold in the winter, but now he's sitting in the truck, looking woefully at his bare foot, and his...

I'm going to look at a John Deere 420 on Saturday. 20HP Onan, FEL (bucket and pallet forks), 3pth, PTO, 60" mowing deck, 48" tiller, wheel weights, and fluid filled bar tires on the back. $6900 CDN. It has "about 1000" hrs on it but the hour counter is broken, of course. It looks okay in...

I put an ad on Kijiji for a JD 318 or other garden tractor with an FEL. This is the only response I've had so far: This would do the jobs I need it for. It's the right size and has a decent reputation. $2500 for something not running though? Seems a little steep. I'm not familiar with the...

Does anybody know of a good textbook for teaching yourself about hydraulics? I'm thinking of something along the lines of Koel's Carpentry text...comprehensive, yet adaptable to self-learning. I see a few texts out there, but I have no way of knowing which is good. It seems like I've been...

A friend of mine just bought a Talon new with loader, finish mower, tiller, snowblower and trailer for $19,000 CDN or so. Then he e-mailed me and asked, "Are these any good?" It seems like a heck of a good price, and the dealership/importer seems okay from what I can tell from the internet...

I build fences and decks for part of my living, and yard access is always a problem. In addition to that, I have some issues with my knees, so I was kind of hoping to get away from traditional augers. I was thinking of getting a lawn tractor with a post-hole attachment, but the dealers offer...

Hi, I joined up to ask various tractor/equipment questions, from lawn tractors to compacts and so on. So far I only have a 1966 Allis Chalmers two-wheeled tractor, but with a little luck, that will change over the next year or so.