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The fuel petcock on my 555c Backhoe is leaking. It is leaking out the front through the rubber seal when the petcock is in the open position. I bought a new aftermarket petcock on ebay or something and then got to looking harder and found that I believe that I am going to have to pull the tank...

I do not see a vent on the front FWD axle of my 1925 New Holland. I expect that there is one there, not sure how that system would run non vented, would seem like it would build pressure and blow a seal, but I sure don't see the vent and am wondering at this point if there is one there...

Hello gents, it has been a while but I have had some long term problems with my 1925 FWD that have gotten bad enough that now I need to address them. My steering column is leaking power steering fluid from the little plastic plug under the steering wheel. I believe that many of these were...

I thought there was a discussion on this in years past but cannot seem to find that discussion. Is there a vent on my front Axle? Front drive or assist or whatever. When I open the fill plug dipstick in the left leg of the axle, you can hear the pressure venting out. I operate in mud and...

Probably not the proper terminology but close enough. My Backhoe has developed the nasty habit if the transmission "disengaging" at the most inopportune moments. I will be doing something, and it just feels like I kicked the forward reverse stick into neutral. I will move it back and forth...

I just bought this older post driver. Was wondering if anyone could help me identify it. It looks commercially built to me, but I have not seen this design before. There seems to be some form of latches in the center, I have not fired it off yet to see if I can make it work, or exactly what...

Working on my buddies 10K Dexter axle dual tandem trailer. He had the brakes done not long ago, and I think they left out that "fill with oil" part of the equation. Lost right rear hub, and left front hub. Right rear came off and ground the stub about half off, any advice on replacing that...

Hi folks, just mounted my new grapple on the Skidsteer this evening :thumbsup: and the Aux hydraulics worked. :thumbsup::thumbsup: Anyway, got looking and thought Gee those hoses are really long and all over the place, I will measure and put on shorter ones......... So I had my son climb in...

Can someone explain where reverse is on my B7100? I think I am lifting up and pushing forward to get it to go in but as silly as it sounds I am not positive. Also, the 4wd engagement lever is up or down 4 wd?

So thought I would share last weeks mower safety incident with you guys. It kind of exemplifies in my mind how several things can all go wrong and the coincidences can pile up rapidly to turn something minor into something major in a hurry. My wife has a Lawncare, Landscaping business. 18 +...

So, some of you will know, but a bit of background is in order. I bought an adjacent 9.7 acres that was solid woods and scrub last August I think. I drove the trackavator around a bit in there cleaning things up so I could at least walk (well, drive) through and made some burn piles etc...

Any tips on doing the joinery for logs for a shed. I want to do something easy then stake, nail, screw or something them together to make a shed for firewood. Probably not the most efficient use of anything, certainly of time, but have the logs and need dry storage for firewood. Going to do...

So, after using the barn for a while as a shop, finally got around to running airlines inside instead of having the hose reel outside the shop and dragging the hose inside. What I decided to do for my peace of mind was to run PEX tubing for most of it, and then at the doorway I did a drop of...

So I am doing my shop air with PEX. Have worked with the 1/2" stuff and found it extremely friendly but wanted to go to 3/4" on the air for more feed. So I picked up the coil and started to unroll it and oh, my gosh this is the stiffest stuff I have ever seen. Brought it down in the basement...

Anyone, seen, made, or have an idea on swaging the 1 3/8" chain link top rail pipe? (tubing) I want to build some green houses, and would like to swage some drop ends to use them. I know there are connectors for over the pipe, and I know some of the EMT is a decent fit inside and couple that...

Allright gang, had one sent to me to put on Name that tool :) I would not have sorted it without a picture in use, but dang, after I saw it, I wanted one, (fortunately I have one now as it was on my table getting pictures :laughing: ) Anyway, going to throw it out there blind, and see if...

Working on my dad's mobile (former FEMA trailer) with a Siemens main box (100a) the main breaker has a little red "flag" or flipper or something in the middle of it. It is attached / molded / cast into the middle of this 100A breaker between the two switches. In fooling around with it, I broke...

So, those of you who remember my house project, might remember that we wanted to put a pond out front. We have had a small one a bit to help with runoff, but have had the time and resources here lately to put a bit more serious effort into it. Unfortunately, that means landscaping business is...

Allright, will probably be easy for this group Sorry, pictures not the best, Will see if someone recognizes it off the bat before re-doing it.

Wondering what a camper has for grey and black tanks combined in gallons, and how often it would normally (on average) need to dump with two adults living in it? Put in a park model Mobile for my dad at the house and going to have to pump from a pony tank to my septic and was wondering what...

So, I have a big hole where I dug to red clay to get a firm base to build my shop on. The mixed and topsoil that we have is very squishy and not really the stable surface I want to build on. Several folks have looked and said I could mix "some" soil in with the red clay and still be stable...

Hi Folks, I have about 10+ acres of heavy wet woods with 30+ years of untouched growth and underbrush. It stays very wet in the wet times. I want to thin / clear some areas to make them more usable as well as thin almost all of it so that more air movement and sunshine make it too the ground...

Just wondering what the fine folks here on TBN are doing for grease gun storage and drool. Currently keep mine laying around on a baking sheet and wipe them down occasionally but thought there would be someone on here with a better way.

Not sure how to explain this question, and certainly not sure of the forum, but let me give some examples and see if it makes sense. On my property, the previous owners felt that the proper way of getting rid of something was to throw it out back near a tree... Any tree They must have had a...

Hi, I have an older 743 and have a massive hydro leak that as peculiar as it sounds I am having trouble narrowing down exactly where it is coming from. I originally thought I had blown the hydro cooler, but after pulling the panels and running it, the oil is down lower and it was blowing up...

I must be missing it somewhere, been reading the well pump selection guides etc. etc. and cannot see the advantage of going with a convertible well jet pump over a submersible. I have the 4" well, water is down about 40' (ish) using it for supplying the garden and vehicle washing etc. We are on...

So I do my standard Xmsn, Hydro filter changes on my NH 1925, predecessor to TC 33, and think, sure, there is always some residual left behind in the hydraulic cylinders etc that does not drain out, but it blends with the fresh and is good enough. Then I blew a line or two on the FEL, and...

Had our bed mounted, steel fuel tank we use to supply the mowers rust out. Not sure yet if it was from inside out, or outside in, but either way, need a new one. Thinking of going aluminum to keep the fuel cleaner. Really like the aluminum ones with the built in toolbox right until I saw the...

Anyone run into this by chance? Got a call yesterday while napping which did not make me at my best. Guy with a heavy presumably Australian accent speaks with the wife a moment, she gives me the phone. He seems very nice, says he is from Melbourne and would like to buy the welder I have...

Want a set of forks for my Dingo. To cheap to buy new set at $400 to $550 Missed the ones at $350 because I was still reeling that I had just spent 5K at an auction on a machine I ran 5 minutes. Used online stuff I find is often more expensive than new :confused2: and beat up to the point of...

OK, so the title is bad humor. SWMBO was helping me fill in my ditch for the power to my barn, She was running the Dingo and grabbing some 3/4 washed stone from a pile we had on the edge of the park area and bringing it too me in the ditch. I had taken the large 32" bucket off from Lil, our...

Of all the problems I hate, an intermittent electrical light has to be one of the worst. 99 F350 dually diesel 4wd loaded (not sure that it matters but thought I would lay the groundwork) New Autozone alternator (this is the single alternator version) Getting an intermittent Batt red light on...

So check out my new avatar and the BIl's tractor. Oh, and yes there are two ride along seats for the kids on the fenders. More pics to come, there are some things a bit different and many the same. Wait till you see the wood splitter.

So, I am speaking with my BIL and we get speaking of Plows and somehow his conversation goes along the lines of, "when you turn the plow over" Left me really scratching my head until I realized what I was seeing in the fields. Their Plows have a left and right Plow (probably the wrong...

I know many probably already know this one, but I had never heard it, and was just amazed at how well it worked. I was washing my truck and could not get the bug goo off the front, tried different bottles of bug and tar remover, following the directions etc, and it was still bug gut covered...

Using a sidewinder rough cut mower that is the "trailer" or drawbar type mower about 7'. It has a hydraulic cylinder to raise and lower the two wheels on the back that control height. The tires are aircraft type tires, and I forgot to write down the size on them, they looked to me like old...

Just wanted to write a note to mark the passing of a Great man. A close freind of mine over the past 11 years or so. William Hassell, Clarksville TN Attended the funeral today, and am still torn up about it, just cannot really believe what has happened. At the funeral today, thought an...

My current internet connection is poor (wildblue) and cannot usually upload pictures. I have bought a 71 Chevrolet C60 dump truck with a Galion / Hercules dump bed. It has a Pto box off the xmsn, driving a driveshaft back to the pump, and a seperate control knob to engage the pump. Everything...

For the past 13 years I have been a central part of developing this program. Fort Campbell Environmental Division I am very proud of the many things that we accomplished, the programs we developed, and mostly the soldiers that we have helped and supported over the years. My company lost the...

My son Dean got to go out hunting weekend before last with our buddy Kevin and was able to score a "pintail" duck. It was his first experience duck hunting, and it sounds like it will be another Passion for him. He said it was hilarious how you would hear his blind fire, as the ducks came...

So this last weekend, my son decided he wanted to work with me some more on projects. It started as his Christmas gift too me, but I think he really enjoyed it. He did well, and while I occassionally question my sanity and my safety sense, I also know that you have to jump in sometime, and he...

I am danger close to building my workshop / garage / barn. Going to be 60 X 40 with 12 1/2' eave height. Going to start with a slider on each side, centered. (the 60' length) Thinking of going with a 10' door, so I would have room ot put a wing overhang on it later if desired while staying...

To set the stage a bit, I am from Florida, live in North Tennessee. Have spent some time in Germany and had my taste of cold but no experience dealing with cold starting diesels. I read the threads with interest on the gelling, etc. etc, and we deal with it on a very limited basis here. I...

Drove the one ton in too work today and had no heat. Temperature gauge came up fine, and I am assuming that the engine is producing heat. (it would be hard for it not too) In the past couple times I have used it (I am an occasional driver of this vehicle) I have had to cycle the heat knob...

Some background is probably in order. I don't hunt, pulling a trigger on a living thing is something I would rather not do. My best freind Jim is very much into hunting, and very much like an uncle to my kids. During Hunting season, my son, who loves hunting, spends more time with Jim than...

My son has decided that he wants a paintball gun for Christmas. Anyone have pointers or suggestions? Brands, or charachteristics to get or to stay away from? I would like to stay in the $100 range, but would also like some quality and dependability and not sure I can do that in that range...

My GN trailer has ramps that slide into a slot under the trailer. At the front of the slot they have spring loaded catches (I need to get a picture) that secure the ramp, into the slot. About a month ago, for whatever reason, one did not get secured and got lost on the road :( SWMBO swears it...

My Ford 555C has started making oil, while normally things that produce oil would make me very happy, somehow I suspect it is just moving an oily substance around within the motor which makes me a little unhappy. The last thing I did on the hoe was to change the o-ring seals in the top of the...

So they were dropping off a mini crane for another project, and I saw this neat binder storage on the truck, the truck driver told me all of this brand of trailer had them this way and that it worked slick, sure looked slick from my view as well. I thought I had a clear picture of the...

I have a NH 1925, the pre-runner to the TC 33 and was going to add a power line to power my dump trailer. While I was there I thought I might add a regular trailer wiring harness , plug etc. so I could have lights etc. if desired. Anyone happen to know if there is a provision built in already...

Not sure where to post this, so stuck it here. Wife has a landscaping business and we regularly use the PHD to dig holes to plant tree's, shrubs etc. Currently we have a 12" and a 24" auger. We used to use an 18" auger that a freind of ours had, but it is no longer available too us. SWMBO...

I thought some here may find this interesting. I am getting a large tank made for here at my day job. The body is 8' tall and 5' diameter, made from 3/16 hotrolled. So I was at the fabricators yesterday to work out some questions / problems and got to hang around to watch the body get formed...

Anyone going to the Green Industry Expo this Thur, Fri, Sat? I was supposed to be able to be there all three days, and got told this morning I am driving up early Thur, and have to be back home Fri to do a Pergola install and of course, the German Mafia is meeting Friday night :D Oh Well, just...

I have a high milage (200,000) 99 Ford F350 4x4 with the 7.3. The guy before me used the quickie lube places to do the oil changes. When I did my last (first for me) I saw it had a cheater plug in the drain pan. One of these New Page 2 So I went to tighten (with my fingers) this thing up and...

Seems that the last several O-rings I have needed have been fair sized (about an inch) and skinny, like 1/16". When they get to that OD in my kits they all start to get fatter in cross section. The last one I needed was for the 3/8" quick connect on my 7308 loader. The local hydraulic shop...

Buddy Doug wanted to hang trusses on his Hay Shed. My back after Roofing for two days was not keen on the idea of lifting them up :) Doug's Hay spear was sitting there,,,,,,, And I had been wanting a boom pole;) And had been accumulating the thoughts and pieces........... So Sunday morning I...

I need some help, I put a new set of Titan 7-14 R1, 6 ply tires on the front of my 1925 and when you turn full right lock, and the body is rolled full right on the front axle stop, the tire contacts the hydrualic lines for the loader. Last time I put new tires on, I put on Firestone 4 ply 7-14...

I broke a tie rod end last night on Lil, my hoe................:D Checking around to buy new ends, they have reached a little past their life expectancy, and was looking at the large link between them, and wondered just how bent up mine was. Does anyone have a similar hoe? Like a D or E with...

I built some 8' long fork extensions out of 8" channel iron last weekend. I need them to move some buildings and roofing and such that is oversize. I unloaded the roofing yesterday and slightly bent one of the extensions downward. I was debating if it would be stronger to add vertical rib (s)...

Well, it is not really a tractor, but thought some might want to see what wandered by today. Wish I owned one :D Called a C in these parts. Called other things in other parts of the world. Called names unfit to write here when they are broken. Called the best thing since sliced bread when...

So, as we are settling into our house, my wife, who always swore she never wanted to deal with animals, uhhhhmmmm now wants animals. She grew up on a German farm so has the experience, which leads to why she did not want them. That said, it is an entirely different perspective having a couple...

I was doing some "welding" last night, well, technically brazing using silicone bronze and the TIG machine. Thought some here might find it interesting. I work with a Xmsn shop that does a lot of high end and specialty stuff and one thing they make is performance converters, one of the steps...

So I am thinking abou trying Pramitol soil sterilant PRAMITOL 25E HERBICIDE RESIDUAL WEED KILLER (4 GAL) Full Case! - $155.60 : KeystonePestSolutions.com, ~ Lawn, Garden & Deer Food Plot Pest Control Products But the keep it twice the dripline distance from trees you don't want to kill seems...

After reading with great interest the flail mower discussions here on the board, I have been very keen to try one (own one) I have a couple areas that I think one would help me with. Mowing in my woods, I think the shorter length will help me work between trees. Mowing down the leaves / twigs...

To reference back to the discussion go here http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/nh-owning-operating/75928-cold-tractor-blows-o-ring-4.html?highlight=tighten+hydro+filter Post 32, you are supposed to tighten the filter 1.5 turns past seating (folks, that is TIGHT) and you are not going to do it...

:D Well, well well,,,,, OK, humor is kinda my weak suite, Anyway, if you go way back here.... http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/95654-al-bs-house-rework-3.html?highlight=house+rework Scroll down a couple posts, and you see where I was pondering what to do with my well house...

Hi all, I have a 6 X 10 Homesteader dump trailer. Looks like this Dump Trailers, Hydraulic Dump Trailers From Homesteader Trailer Hmmm, the link takes me to different than I copied, I have the 6 X 10 MX It is power up and gravity down. It use an electric over hydraulic pump unit with...

Was using my freinds Ford 4000 for loading some horse poo yesterday and encountered a problem that I was hoping someone here had seen. I may not have enough details, but here is what I believe to be true. It has a great bend loader. It has what clearly appears to me to be an aftermarket loader...

Hi folks, as driveways are often discussed, I thought I would try and show what I am doing on mine. To set the stage, just over a year ago, we bought a fairly run down house on 9.5 acres. We have a landscaping Lawncare business and then I have a job to pay the bills. :eek: We stock bulk mulch...

Thought I would ask the helpful group here for a little out of the box thinking. I have to empty hundreds, probably thousands of small fire extinguishers. They have about a 200 PSI charge of nitrogen on them, and about 5 pounds of essentially talcum powder in them. I can bleed off the...

I currently run Prodigys in our trucks (3) and bought a new truck with an old style controller, and it reminded me of how bad I hate them, or how much I like the proportional controllers :D I am going to replace the controller and was speaking to the guys selling, and they said one of the best...

I know this one sounds weird, I guess because it is. Last year we bought a full size backhoe, a 555C Ford, yellow (I have no idea what is relevant here) and parked it out front, under some power lines usually. So, several times last year, I think about 4, I went out and there would be a dead...

Well, we are around to spring again, and as usual, I just have not accomplished all that I would like to. Last year though we were pretty busy refurbing this house, then moving in, then refurbing the old house, while running the business (Landscaping / lawncare) and keeping a job :) Last year...

Hi, just bought a 99 F350 4x4 Lariat. Not sure what other specs are relevant. I have not bought the owners manual yet (Looks like they are going about $50 on e-bay, ouch) On the front hubs, (or in maybe more accurately) there are the lock in switches. They say "auto" to the left, and "lock"...

My property is fairly low, and stays wet constantly. I would like to build up the area where I will build my shop hopefully this summer so that I have more positive drainage. I had the idea of removing the topsoil, then digging the new area for my house (pretty much adjacent to my shop) and...

Doing a little light reading in the library :D and found I am supposed to change my power steering pump "filter" on my NH 1925, the predessor of the TC 33. Talked to my dealer, and they did not believe me that it was a filter :confused: till they looked in their manual. Then they said they...

Seems to be my day today with insurance folks. Seems I just found out today when I went to insure our new truck, that I would need to buy a rider (or some such insurance drivel) for each and every trailer I own for liability towing behind my commercial truck........... Becuase it was a "Heavy...

So in Early July I lost a close friend, Robert Best AKA Kabukie Boy. Since I have known him he always wanted to be a crop duster, and he finally landed his dream job out in ND crop dusting and bending wrenches. He spent a lot of years here paying dues to get it. As is the nature of the beast...

On the lower pivot points of my rear stabilizers on my 555C Ford backhoe, I cannot find a dang grease point. Somehow they are hiding better then others, either that, or they just are not part of that joint, which I find really odd as all other joints seem to have them. Anyone have suggestions?

Not trying to start the entire debate again, which is played out one million times before and is easy to find in a search. Here is the scenario, you change the oil annually in your engine. It is not due to lubricating properties (per se) use, dirty from use etc. It is being changed more due...

Hi, thinking about going with one of these Cab Forward or City trucks. Thinking of buying a bare truck, or a flatbed (although harder to find) and possibly making a dump bed on it. I want a larger dually truck with more carrying and towing capacity, and thought these would fit the bill, but...

So, I got in my X-tra large sized tree saddle, because all the ones my buddy the arborist had would not come close to fitting my waist :o And we finally hit that nice day where I had an hours daylight, Joey was home and had a minute to educate me some. :) So I went over yesterday afternoon...

Considering buying one of the Jinma chippers to do brush and stuff around the house and with the landscape business, and wondered if those of you that owned one had ever run leaves by themselves through one? Would they feed? Would they shred? Would the volume reduction be worthwhile and make...

I am currently laying out my driveway, and need to know the minimum radius to put in my turns to be able to put a semi truck and trailer down the drive. I plan on it being 12' width, and there will be no S turns, basicly just a big squared off U but I need for the radius's to be fairly tight...

I have a husky 55 with a 20" bar which is a great saw and use it for the bigger stuff, but trimming and doing some things in tree's etc it is pretty big and really heavy. I have an older Poulan 16" standard that is getting long in the tooth and starting to run crappy. I think it has reached a...

OK. Background, Wife has a lawncare landscaping business. Currently using 96 F250 with a 460. We are working the truck too its limits. Tires, transmission, rear ends, yep, hard to keep up with it all. Pull loaded dump trailer 5 tons or large gooseneck with tractor or Bobcat 3 days a week and...

I find myself in a quandry with our dump trailer. I may have these numbers slightly wrong, but they are close. 12K 6X10 dump trailer deck over 15" ST tires, 80psi max on sidewall. Spends 1/2 its life running empty, 15% running lightly loaded, and 35% grossed out or a little over :o Tires...

Diesel Secret Energy - Alternative Biofuel Biodiesel Anyone here have first hand real knowledge of this stuff? To hear the vendor it is the best thing since sliced bread, to read the bio and SVO forums it is snake oil refined. Truth is probably in the middle somewhere, just wondering if...

We are looking at another well worn SS. This one is a Bobcat 743 with a Kubota 4X hp deisel. 5xxx hours, rough around the edges, charging system not working, some obvious electrical issues (wires dangling in places, got to love that) Looks like it will be about $4K Several patches and what...

This happened about 2 miles from the house, my wife was coming the other way as they were sorting it all out. The Leaf Chronicle - www.theleafchronicle.com - Clarksville, TN I love the way that wheel, "threw it off balance"....... Maybe that and driving like a bat out of heck on a narrow road...

Anyone on here have first hand experience with building with tires? MEN has some info and have read through most of it. My particular idea is to build our new mulch bunkers using old tires with rammed earth. I am thinking of a wooden post through the front, something like a corner fence post...

Sanity check please. Eurocardan Technical Pages from Agri Supply® - Where we have Something for Everyone for your Farm Shop & Home I think I have a Eurocardan FDO. It came on my Wallace tiller, 5' Gear drive, which if I am tracking my lineage correctly is really a KK. Anyway, disintegrated...

Had a freind ask about selling his daughter our house with owner financing. Others calling on the FSBO sign in the front yard have asked and I have said a constant NO, but with this individual, backing up his daughter it is something I would consider. I do not have a good grasp of the in's and...

My close buddy is looking at buying a well worn JD 240 SS. He uses my equpment at times, and thought instead of buying duplicates of what I have, he would buy complimentary equipment :D And yes, we get along real well, please no lectures on sharing of equipment. Anyway, I have this well...

Hmmmm,, not sure how to term this one, but I guess I will call it a "fortunate Close call" First off, my DW runs a mowing, landscaping, hardscaping business. We lost a couple of employees for some other pursuits, and we have 2 new employees working. They are a brother and a sister. So the...

I am putting in my driveway. 6" concrete, 6" gravel fill underneath. Should I use rebar on 18" centers? 1/2" or 3/8"? Should I just use mesh / wire? I am thinking Rebar around the perimter, then maybe a couple down the center to give me good places to tie the mesh too, then mesh over the...

Well, I blew it. I went with a Tisco tooth bar from my local dealer. He has always been helpful, and done me right, so I hate it when I always seem to mail order etc. around him. I have about a 5' Markham, and was / am very impressed with the service and the quality, price was about the same...

Anyone of you Texans or neighbors have dealings with Mueller buildings? I think I got the name from threads here. Their prices look in line. They said they made thier own stuff such as beams etc. so that if there were problems, I could go back direct to them, and they would be the ones to...

OK, I am about to pour my concrete driveway / workpad. 18' X 30' X 6" current base is red clay, but will be digging it out and putting compacted rock / stone down about 8" thick. I also know that few people in this area do anything for a base on a drive. Now I have heard several explanations...

On my Ford 555C backhoe on the FRONT bucket, I have a welded edge with the holes along the front where I could add a bolt on cutting edge. I want to add teeth, or a toothbar so I can do more digging (or skimming topsoil) with the front bucket. What is the best / easiest / cheapest way to do...

Man, this one makes me sit back and think a bit each time I look at it.

We are getting to where we are abusing our 3/4 ton Ford with the weights we are pulling. (time to do a pinion bearing) We have been talking about going to a One ton, but I got thinking about going up a size again, and going to like a 2 to 4 ton flatbed truck. Something like an International...

As part of our landscaping business, we often get calls and have need for top soil. Now that we have bought some land, and are doing dirt work etc, I have a fair amount of "rough" (by rough I mean with clods, roots etc) top soil available. I have seen the threads on the "screen" type sifting...

So there is no real shop at my new property. The plan is to renovate the new (JH) house, then move in, then renovate the current house we are currently in and sell it, then build a large shop for me at the JH house, then add on too the JH house to get it the size we would like. I bought more...

I was looking at a NH SS on Wed and when I fired it up, it had a warning light on that I do not know what it is. It had the picture of the crank, with the piston above, and had an arrow pointing at the bottom of the crank, like going in towards the crank. Pretty poor description I know, but I...

Need to have several burns in my new yard to clean up debris. Want to do several smaller very controlled burns, and thinking of taking a fan, a yard blower, or maybe a squirrell cage blower from an AC unit, ducting it through an large diameter pipe of some type and blowing it into the center of...

When on TBN I keep getting flashed over to this Gateway Search Page I thought I had gotten a bug, but my Norton and SpySweeper say I am clean, and maybe most importantly, it only happens to me on TBN. Anyone have a thought?

Somehow I think I will have a lot of them. Got most of them answered at the dealer that I could think of, but as usual, thought of more after I left. Are the keys for these like my tractor? All the same?

So, has anyone put gauge wheels on a KK tiller and used it somewhat in the manner of a Harley rake, or I guess more accurately like a Preseeder? Would it work?

This new house I bought is just overrun with mud daubers. Somewhere, the temperature changed, and they are out there by the hundreds. It is terrible, I don't think they bite, but man do they look scary as a wasp. Anyone have ideas or suggestions on how to eradicate them?

I do not have all the numbers in front of me, but I looked at two backhoes last weekend. One was a case, I want to say 580 K? anyway 2wd NO extendahoe etc. Other was a JCB, slightly larger machine then the case 2wd etc. Same price. 12K Both look well used, but have been looked over and...

As with many things that are going on right now, I am rethinking a bit about how I am doing things (like the Windows I returned to HD this morning, that I bought last night) so what I think I will do is just put all this stuff in this one thread, then those that are interested, can see what is...

Well, as they say sometimes, better late then never :) My buddy who was supposed to show Thursday (but it was pouring rain) with his dozer showed up today. Him and his dad got in a little time cleaning up around the place. It was COOL...... Some of the little things that have been bothering...

Allright, one of the problems with the new house I bought was that it had a Wadsworth circuit box in it, and 40 years of Jack leg electricians adding and removing things along the way. Some of it was marginal, and some was downright scary. So this morning it looked like the first picture, and...

I am doing an old bathroom. Have to remove the toiled flange and first length of pipe. It is old cast iron. I do not see any threads etc, just looks like a wax seal of sorts between the pipes. How do I seperate them?

I just purchased a new to me house, and will try and cover some of the projects we will be doing to make the house liveable again. First project is to get rid of the Mold in the basement. There are many views on this, everywhere from, OMG, demo the house, to ah, don't worry about it. I feel I...

Well, with any luck, next week we will have purchased a new to us house, and I know it is going to consume every spare moment for a while,, Sooooo, the urgency to modify the tailgate on our dump trailer moved up a notch. Was supposed to do it yesterday, but it came a small flood of pouring...

I am about to buy one to do the remodeling stuff I need. Have used my basic skilsaw for the last 20 years, and each time I picked it up wished I had the Worm Drive so I could see the blade and had the extra stability. Looks like $150 from Sears, on up for the others. Basic question for those...

Had a little excitement yesterday, went up to fire off the bobcat just to make sure everything was running and let the oil circulate a bit etc. Finally got it running, and had warmed up a bit, lifted the bucket and was going up and down with the bucket a bit and then ramping up my speed control...

Doing a side project for a company I work with on occasion. 77" X 19" X 3/8" plate steel. two 1/2" holes to bolt to the floor, two 3.5" radius circles cut out the other side. Man, the plasma is nice for doing things like this. Template is 1/4" scrap plywood. Pakmaster 50 with the high...

We are looking at buying a house with some land etc. The basement is damp, very musty, garage door opens onto ground level but the rest of the house is surrounded by dirt to within 3 feet or so of the floor level. There is black mold visible on the basement walls. The bathroom has some mold...

OK you guys running mulching heads, anyone want to venture up to Clarksville TN, it is about an hour north of Nashville? I will be out looking at the rental possibilities as well tommorrow, anyone have words of wisdom or experience to share as to what to get or not get as far as rental's? I...

So we have been very actively looking for a new house / land for the past month plus, the DW had been looking for the last several years. House pops up on MLS auto notify, fits what we want, where we want, looks right, go view it that night (Wed) like what we see, couple questions, write a...

Been hunting for land, and looks like I may have found a deal, in all this property hunting we have been doing, I was always told,,, Oh, about $400 to $500 to have a survey done. Well, so here I am closing in on the end of the deal, I contact the surveyors, the boss goes and gets the platt and...

I am looking at a property that has a man made pond on it. The pond is about 1/2 to 1 acre in size. It is below another larger pond. Somewhere in the distant past, they built dams across large runoff ditches to create these ponds. I am not sure (but am trying to find out) exactly when it was...

Going in a minute to look at a 2001 Dodge 3500 Diesel with the DW. Looked the truck up on KBB and on Edmunds and they are miles apart from each other on the price????? It is $15K Exceptionally clean, (owned by a NASCAR official that just retired and parked his travel trailer) 122,000 miles...

There was a good article in Dixie Contractor this month about a lady in Chattanooga running a mulching head on a CAT. Her business is called Black Eyed Susan's and from the article seems to be doing well.

Well, not sure if I should even put this up here because I have no pictures :o Anyway, a buddy called me up tonight and asked if I could do some welding for him. His front loader mount has been broken for a while on his tractor and wanted to get it welded back together. I have a little 34...

Just venting a bit, and sharing an experience. We have a small Landscaping and lawncare business. We have been renting a parcel of land about 1 to 2 acres for the last several years at $200 a month (plain land, good location) I have always hated renting (somehow it just irks me greatly, I know...

Well, I was thinking about several of the threads on here today, the DW brought the tractor back today so that I could use the PHD to build some bunkers for mulch at the storage property. So I had bought a new 12" auger to sink some RR ties with, but wanted to verify that it would fit before...

Anybody own one of these? Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices $115 a day to rent one, Does not take too many days to pay for this one from HF. I have one too two days I have to rent one now, if it works as well as the HF concrete mixer, I would be happy.

The dump trailer is starting to pay off. The boss did a ditch project today that involved shot rock or rip / rap or rocks from a quarry about the size of a football, whatever you call it in your area. The part I thought I would mention is something her or I came up with (she say's she thought...

My wife owns a lawncare / landscaping company. We do not take very good care of the standard tools such as shovels, rakes etc. We use many wooden handled tools, in general, the fiberglass handled tools do not hold up as well when sitting exposed to the elements, they start getting furry and the...

I was looking at a JCB 1550B (Turbo) with 2572 hrs on it. Looks run hard and put up wet. 2wd, glass cab with shattered door, several bucket pins look really worn. Aroung 8K Anyone with experience? Don't need it, but for whatever reason, would really like to have one. Of course I have not...

When looking at Dump truck tarp systems, a lot of them (most that I see) have the arm on the side in the shape of an L instead of just straight. I am sure there is an advantage to this design, I just do not see what it would be. I was thinking it would be a height thing but that does not seem...

I broke the right rear mount for my 7308 loader on my 1925 on Saturday, so for the second time I had to take my loader off the tractor, and remembered / noticed that I have the hydraulic soft lines still attached to the loader and the tractor with two pieces of twisted romex wire. I talked to...

Not sure if it goes here or not, but what the heck. Thought I would share something I found rather funny yesterday. Went to HF to look for a ventilated tarp for the new dump trailer, wife was with me, and decided she wanted a concrete mixer for the current landscaping project instead of using...

I have just bought a new dump trailer, it uses 1/4" chain to make the tailgate work, slide it into the slot and let it drop like the old style pickups, or, slide it in the other slot and open the bottom like a dump truck. It uses about 3' of chain on either side. I would like to mark the chain...

After years of back and forth, had the cash in hand from a couple of deals and went and just bought instead of building a dump trailer. Ended up with a Homesteader 6 X 10 with two 5200 lb axles (10000 lb capacity their math not mine) Gives us about 7,000 lb actual load capacity and 4.44 cu yd...

Going Kayaking with my dad this weekend, and we had been talking about trailer building etc. and he called me yesterday and said he would bring up the large suitcase welder to go behind my Miller Trailblazer.... Said he is just not doing that heavy of work to use it and I should have it...

Hi, thought someone may have run across this in here. I have a 16' enclosed utility trailer came from Detro, I believe that United is manufacturing these and branding them for him. It uses an aluminum C-channel about 1" as a screw fastening strip over many of the seams and as trim. Over the...

Why does the "head" of a top link pin look like it does? GENERAL - Top Link Pins Is there some form of handle or something that hooks in there? I assume the normal handle headed pins are not used for clearance issues, and you need something to grab onto to pull the pin out, but why not just...

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060803/NEWS01/608030340/1002 Happened across the street from my freinds house. Makes me want to check all my chains and points again.

I have a NH 1925 and a KK 5' bush hog. The keeper pin that holds the pin in to the toplink where it connects to the bush hog keeps coming out and getting lost. I have not seen it actually "go" so not sure how it is doing it, I even bent the thing around in a circle and two of those came out...

Our neighbor to our landscaping property put his land clearing equipment up for sale yesterday. He has a Case Track hoe, 655 (not sure if that is right) but a fair sized Track hoe for $12,000 Then he had a mid sized Case dozer, a single axle Dump and a large equipment trailer (hauls the dozer)...

Just got off the phone with my 10 year old son who is spending the month in Germany with the in laws. He is very excited to be going out right now with his uncle and grandpa and other family members to bale the hay and take it in. Then of course he says, yeah, they let me drive the tractor in...

For some reason my loader control valve is "hung" for lack of a better word. In operation today it would curl up, but when we went to curl down (dump) the piston would not plunge down all the way into the valve for a full dumping action. It would only go partially in. It would dump, but I...

Time to change the teeth on the end of the boxblade scarifiers. The old ones are peened on and I thought I could just knock them straight off. Once again, I was wrong. Next thought is the plasma and open one side, but thought I would ask in case I was missing something obvious. Could be I...

I know there are a million posts on tooth bars, but I have a slightly different question I believe. I need a 60" tooth bar for my bobcat and Tractor. I found a 57" one at the local dealer I can get cheap. I could cut and weld in the segment to extend it too the 60" length if needed, but I was...

I searched and could not find a specific answer, and I have the IT manual and it tells me the volume, but I would rather just check it. I just bought my father a well used B7100 gear drive, 4wd tractor. I want to check the fluid levels in the front end (3pts) and I have pulled the fill plugs...

Working on my 1925 similar to a TC33. I have the 7308 loader with factory 2 spool control. The manual says Remove hydrualic control..... One little line in the manual sure represents a bunch of work, but I see no other way to remove that fender. Am I missing something or am I in for a ton of...

Hello, I am looking at trading around for a 610 Bobcat. When I look at Bobcats historical data they have a M 610 but no plain 610. When I read there history they talk all about the 610 and do not show the M???? Clearly I am missing something, but what does the M mean? Will the standard...

I found the posts mentioning "Gabions" but am looking for advice on something slightly different. My wife is a landscaper and we are going to start selling stones. We have had a good source the last couple of years, and we normally have them brought in too the job site, but increasingly we are...

Digging some holes for planting for the missus yesterday and ended up plugging a 12" auger between a ground stump, and a large 4" diameter root that was running at angles to the stump. Gave me a wonderful opportunity to check the shear bolt on the PHD I just put together and check that the...

Has anyone made, or seen, or have a photograph, of a stand for a standard type post hole digger that holds it in position to hook up too the tractor? I am familiar with the display type stands, that are used for selling and you see at the stores, but I am wanting something that I could back...

I noticed a drip under the front differential of my tractor, looks like it is coming from the gasket where the left side axle housing bolts to the center casing. When I opened the dipstick to check the oil level you could hear the pressure escaping. My first thought was that I have a plugged...

This is a bit embarrasing in some ways, but it just never came up. I bought my tractor used, from a used dealer, with a Woods, GB60 Box Blade with 5 ripper teeth. It says "Ironsides" on the side of the box. To this point, I have not used the teeth, they have hung around, upside down in their...

What type of bolts should be used to hold the tines on my landscape rake? It does not have a name or any other identifying marks that I can find. The reason I ask is that the holes in the angle appear tapered, and I wondered if there was a special bolt for them? But thinking about it, I bet...

\"digging\" a trench I have to put in a water line, I am thinking 1" PVC probably 12" deep probably 200' I was thinking of a sub soiler or a middle buster from TSC / Rural king, making multiple passes, then removing the broken soil with a trenching shovel. Any thoughts, comments or...

I am going to replace the wear edge on the front bucket of my loader (7308 NH) I am currently searching for a used grader blade. It was suggested to me to just weld it over top of the remains of the original instead of cutting the original off. Any suggestions or comments?

I have a 1925 with 7308 loader. If you lift the little rubber boot off the loader control stick, just to the right and aft is what appears to me to be a pressure control unit. Locknuts, with adjustable allen head bolt in the center. This is leaking hyd fluid. Couple of questions Would this...

I have a 1925 (TC33 predecessor) with HST and FWD that has very well worn R1 Ag tires on it. We have a small landscaping company and want to go to either R4 or Turf tires when we change to maximize contact area and minimize damage, realizing that we are trading traction etc. for this. Several...

I have a PHD that needs a new horseshoe piece. I have been looking at the quick hitches, as well as the pats easy hitch because my wife runs the tractor, and I struggle to hook up the implements, I am wondering how that will work out. Anyway, as I was staring at the quick hitch, and realized I...

In several of these posts I see a reference to class 2 or maybe it was class II boomers and such. What is a class 1??? Or what is the definition of a 2? Thanks.

Not sure if this is the right forum, but it is as close as I see. I have looked on the internet, spoke with the manufacturer of the trailer, spoke to the dealer I bought the trailer from, and just am not satisfied yet that I know what I am doing. I have a 20' goosneck trailer with surge...

I have a 1998, 1925 tractor I just purchased used. They are supposed to get me a manual on it, but I do not have it in hand yet. I am working on the manual part. What is the "starting procedure" for a cold engine. I have a little light on the dash that has a picture of a glow plug on it...

Is there an aftermarket manual available for the 1925 or do I need to just suck it up and go down and visit my local New Holland Dealer? Any reccomendations?

Hello, new to the board and the Compact tractor market. Buying a 1925 HST, used and the switch or something immediately to the left of the steering wheel is not there. What should be there? My guess is that is the "cruise" control for lack of the proper term. If it is not, where is that...