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What are your thoughts on the price and setting up R4 tires for row planting and maintenance (spray, cultivate)?

Local JD place has a used 2015 mahindra 2555 4wd hst cab with loader and only 107 hours on it. Is this too good to be true. Also has r4 tires and I plant on 30 inch rows. Can the tires be set on 60 centers. I have a large open station for plowing etc just need this for mowing, spraying and...

I have a dump trailer and noticed a small crack in the top of the oil reservoir tank on top. Covered with duct tape to keep moisture out until I can get repaired. Any suggestions on repair or source for tank replacement. Thanks in advance.

I have wanted a tiller for some time for garden and very small food plot work, and I found a deal or so I thought on Craigslist. Bought an old in decent shape 5 ft Taylor-way 962 P gear driven tiller for $800. Gear box oil looks ok, but the gear drive case has caramel colored gel for oil. I...

Eric, how are you adjusting hydro top link length? Are you using float and push/pull easily? I know kind of dumb question, but I see bloody knuckles in my future if I struggle. I always say if your gonna be dumb u gotta be tough. Unfortunately my dumb exceeds my tough often.

Just got a new land plane and love how it dresses my long gravel driveway (Have read about them here for years and finally bit the bullet). I am considering getting a hydraulic top link but didn’t know how you hook it up to the implement. Thanks to TBN I have pats easy change hooks and love how...

Hello all and happy Fourth of July, I live on 100 acres and have dove field, pasture and food plots. I live in South Carolina and am tired of the heat. I have been looking for a cab tractor forever and finally found a used 5055E cab with power reverser (no loader) with 400 hours on it for...

After reading many land plane discussions, I still have a few stupid questions. I plan to buy not build. Background. I have a 1/2 mile gravel drive with 1 really steep section, don稚 know grade, and the rest is incline up and then back down with very few flat sections. I知 in the piedmont...

Found a new kioti dk6010 sehc for sale at the dealer with loader. This is a new model. Has 3 cylinder diesel with 57 hp. Loader. 1 rear hydro service. Hydrostatic. Rear lift arm raise and lower service as well as in cab. Lift arms basic (no sliding links) and turn buckle width...

Seeking advice on this tractor 2006 Massey Ferguson 481, 80hp, 4wd, 1574hrs, AC/Heat, FM/AM Radio, Tinted Cab Windows, Loader w/ Bucket and Hay Spear, OBO $24,900 No shuttle. Unsure if QA loader. I have 2 John Deere tractors at present. One 50 hp with loader but 2wd and an 85 hp open...

Hoping to get compost bin design ideas for my homestead. Have some chickens, goats and a guard donkey. Deep mulching chicken coop so no rush there but the donkey is a manure factory and I want to set up a 3 bin system that I can load, turn and unload with my front end loader. Was thinking...

After reading a lot about flails on this site I bought an fmc sidewinder 6 foot flail mower from an online auction for $200. Lubed Avery thing and got it working but it is missing some hangers and blades. I have looked (google did looking) all over internet and can find any parts for this...

Hello all. I just became the proud owner of a Kawasaki mule sx 4x4. This model replaces the mule 610 and has same 400 cc motor. It is a 2 seater with bench seats and a dump bed. So far just have a roof and 2 inch trailer hitch receiver. I have enjoyed TBN discussions of favorite...

The machine has the 521 loader. I ran the tractor yesterday and started up fine but again started losing power and unable to maintain rpms. Disconnected the loader hydraulics and tractor ran fine. Did note heat buildup at quick connects where hydraulic lines come into loader valves. If it...

Hello brain trust I borrowed my dads Jd 5210 with loader to work on my farm. For some time I had noticed lack of power such as not being able to go uphill in C 1 and not able to get to full speed on flat ground in highway gear C3. Issue got progressively worse over last 2 weeks. Initially, my...

Found this on Craigslist and don't know if it is a good deal or not. Presently I have a jd 5500 open station with almost 5000 hours that runs like a top but I really want the a/c in the cab tractor and need a loader as well. Not sure how well kioti holds its value as hours go up. 2013...

Finally got my wife to move from the city to our mostly wooded 97 acres. Framing starts today on new house. My latest dilemma is what do I need as a second tractor for mowing, garden and cleanup. Currently I have a jd 5500 mfwd that I have used for 5 yrs now planting 10 acres sunflower dove...

Found used 2007 Montana 3940 hst with fel and grapple with 1200 hours on Craigslist. $9600. It is about 2 hours away so haven't seen it in person yet. I searched and only found a few old posts on here about this model. People seemed pleased with it when new but no reliability info. I...

I have a jd5500. It has the chains with a turn buckle on outside of lift arms but I would like to change to telescoping. I would like to have pin holes set up for my specific implements. I am hoping to get a quick simple adjustment set up. The turn buckles and lock nut always need a wrench...

my jd 5500 lift arms have gotten off level. it is cat 2. the adjustable side is frozen and the side that has to be removed to adjust has had the threads stripped so it is either very long or very short. are there any salvage yards where i can buy a replacement, or am i stuck buying new from...

i am in the process of having a 40x30x10 barn built with a 10 lean to on one side. 4 - 4.5 inch concrete floor in barn. roll up doors on each 30 ft ends i have a million questions but 2 for now are: 1) how big of a concrete pad should i have outside at the 10 x 10 rollup doors or should i...

my tractor has expaded metal welded to the rops so i can't reach back to the spreader. does anyone have a simple idea to open and close the gate on a 3 pt pto driven fertilizer spreader. i was trying to go to multiple small food plots and i seem to loose quite a bit running around tractor at...

hey guys, i found an 06 kioti ck 20 hst with kl 120 loader and 4 foot box blade for sale for $7200. i don't know much about kioti much less values. unsure of hours and paint looks good. i have a jd 5500 for plowing and big jobs but i want a loader and smaller tractor for small jobs - trails...

hey guys, i have been looking thru many threads but can't find specific information for my needs. i have a jd 5500 (75 hp drawbar and pto) mfwd. i have a rotary cutter, 16 disc 3 pt harrow, cyclone spreader, 55 gal sprayer, and landscape rake. what i'm trying to farm on 97 acres: 10 acre dove...

i looked at a used yanmar 187d 4wd with loader and turf tires today. it looked decent with 775 hours (or 1775 or 2775?). the reason i am looking is that my small dove field and deer plots are full of rocks and i have a bad back. by rocks i mean volleyball sized rocks. i have been looking...

i would like to get one of pat's easy change hitches for my jd 5500. it is a category 2 hitch but most of my implements are cat1 except for heavy duty rhino bush hog. i can't decide whether to get a cat 2 and put bushings on all cat 1 implements or to get the cat 2 to 1 easy change and take...

i have been looking for a tractor for a while and stopped in to a kioti dealer. he has a 2008 dk 55 with kioti loader that has been sititng on the lot for 2 years. he says would still have full waranty. price he gave me was $22,000. is this good, bad or avarage. i liked the kioti with all the...

i recently was fortunate enough to buy 86 acres of land for hunting, camping and playing. it will be a weekend getaway for my family of 5. i now need equipment. i plan to farm an 8-10 acre dove field, 4 deer/turkey food plots from 1/2 - 1 1/2 acres, maintain some roads and who knows what...