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I've lurked on this website enough years before buying to know that one (usually) doesn't regret buying too large a tractor, but buying too small will have you singing the "woulda" "shoulda's". I needed size and weight to fit in the cab (I'm 6'2" with long legs) and to run certain implements...

Took delivery a month or so ago of a 2015 T1003C and I am mightily pleased. One of the last of the Tier 3 machines found in North Carolina (great dealer in Billy Smith's Smith's Equipment, who delivered it himself to Massachusetts). Along with the machine I bought a grapple, land plane, boom...

Looking at buying a medium duty 15' bat wing mower (Woods or Bush Hog) and am wondering about the usefulness/need for deck rings. Manufacturers tout they give deck strength and protect the blades but, do they? The blades are designed to hit stuff (hopefully just grass and brush) so what are...

Will the hi or standard flow version of, say, a Bradco Land Shark skid steer brush mower work on the front loader of a 100hp tractor with skid steer quick attach mount AND a hydraulic power pack outputting 25-33gpm to front remotes? At 9K lbs, the tractor has the weight but will the operation...

We're a private farm operation considering a high-flow tracked machine to handle a number of chores, including mulching, on our 100+ acres. We've narrowed down our choices to the above machines and would much appreciate expertise from veteran land-clearing, grey-beards on this forum. I've done a...

An interesting phenomenon (at least to a newbie like me) re equipment dealers is when they advertise equipment, tractors, for instance, as new when they may have a fair amount of hours on them and are 2+ years old. How does that work? I understand demo-ing can put hours on and maybe a sale...

I'm looking at a sprayer setup for my 40 acres of hayfields for fertilizing spread among 5 fields. My choices are 3ph and trailer. I'd prefer the 3ph over the trailer due to maneuverability among the smaller fields and cost. How large a 3ph tank can I comfortably go to before a 8,500#-100hp...

I'm looking at either the TYM903 or 1003 vs the Kioti DK90 and Kubota M9540. I'm not (too) afraid of the little known TYM tractors and these larger models spec out better than the other to brands... and not by a little over the Kubota. But, it's the intangibles that worry me. Only the Kubotas...

I know this website is mostly for CUTs, but does anyone here have any experience with the larger TYM's? I'm looking at either the 903 or 1003 vs the Kioti DK90 and Kubota M9540. I'm not (too) afraid of the little known TYM tractors and the large models spec out better than the others. But...

I'm in the market for a 50hp HST Cab machine and have narrowed my search down to TYM T503, Mahindra 5010 and Kioti DK50SE. I'm new to tractors and I have only driven an old Russian model (believe it or not) so any info is helpful. I've seen the TYM tractors and was impressed by the overall...

Any owners or gonna-bes know if the DK45 or DK50 cab series seats come with arm rests? Or as an option? I'm narrowing my choices of 50hp HST cab machines down to a precious few and (don't laugh) creature comforts may rule the day. The basics of the machines I'm considering are all pretty...

I've narrowed my search down to a cab 50hp HST machine with a bh to TYM (T503), Mahindra (5010) and Kioti (DK50SE) all with loaders. The Mahindra 5010 HST cab specs out above the others (for me, including price by 5K less against the TYM and 9K for the Kioti). The problem is the backhoe...

I'm currently looking at buying a new machine and am curious about how manufacturers literature describe hydraulic flow available. Some will list hydraulic flow (power?) available to both implements (rear remotes?) and to the power steering. While others will list total hydraulic power...

I'm a tractor newbie beginning my research for a 50hp class machine and I've got a basic question I know the knowledgeable greybeards on this great forum can quickly answer. Why do some dealers not recommend a backhoe with a cab tractor (assuming the BH is a dealer option for the machine)? Is...

Can anyone ID the year and make of the tractor on the right of the frame by the limited info in this photo? The challenge is that it's only a partial profile of the tractor showing only the front one-third (and a sickle mower). I don't know what it is, so it's not a quiz. This is an old...

I have a need for a mini-excavator of around 10hp, 1-2 ton (sort of a "micro" ex) for interior demo work. My sole criteria is that it fit through a standard doorway. Bobcat makes a model 418. Anyone with any experience with it, or any others? I'm looking for the most bang for the buck, which...

Great forum. Learn so much just lurking. Maybe this should be over in the Land Clearing section, but I got 25 to 40 acres of woodland to thin and in which to create/maintain dirt roads and generally dispose of heavy brush. For that and other farm chores (not commercial), I'm considering...

I'm thinking of getting a back hoe for one or other of my machines, a tractor or track loader. Given the same make and model BH, which mount would be more useful and stable, or does it matter? The tractor would be a Kubota 7040 with the BH on a sub-frame mount. The track loader is in the 90hp...

I'm trying to rid a pond (1 acre) of cattails and shoreline weeds. I've tried the spray route but that takes too long and is only partially effective in killing the plant (mostly cattails). Plus you have to pull out the dead/dying plant by hand. Not fun. Luckily, the cattails only grow in the...

Anyone have any experience with this mower with the flail head? It's offered exclusively at Skid Steer Solutions and with flail head sells for around $16,000? It would be perfect for my needs if it works (trimming 1/2 mile of ditch roadside, pond edges w scary drop-offs, tree overhangs on dirt...

Anyone have any experience with this mower with the flail head? It's offered exclusively at Skid Steer Solutions and with head sells for around $16,000? It would be perfect for my needs if it works (1/2 mile of ditch roadside, pond edges, dirt road and trail canopies). The only alternatives...