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  1. joeyd

    Battery turned into an ice cube

    Yesterday, in preparation for a predicted 9-17 inches of snow starting tonight thru Thursday I thought I would fire up the tractor and get the snowblower attached to the 3pt. The tractor would not turn over, even with a jump box. Since the battery was original equipment, 13 years old, i thought...
  2. joeyd

    CFMoto new to me

    I've been thinking of getting rid of my Kawasaki 750 ATV and getting a UTV instead. I put most of my time on the ATV plowing the driveway in the winter. I was thinking of a nice heated enclosed cab and during my research I found the CFMoto U1000. The price is reasonable but I know nothing about...
  3. joeyd

    New Rear Blade - Land Pride

    I recently ordered a Land Pride RB3784 (7') rear blade. Does anyone have one and how do you like it? I have a 6' light duty rear blade and it works ok enough on spreading gravel or moving snow. I really wanted the offset so I could pull gravel in from the edge of the road without getting right...
  4. joeyd

    Moving a propane tank

    A friend of mine wants to move an empty 500 gal propane tank to the side of his new pole barn to use for heating it. Can I move it with my 35 hp tractor? My FEL is rated at 2875# at the pins and 1241# at full height. I just have to lift it 4-6 " for ground clearance and move it about 100-150'. I...
  5. joeyd

    I'm so happy to have a good dealer!

    I just picked up a new 84" hydraulic snow blade today from my dealer. I have to say the dealer, Jordan Tractors in Post Falls Idaho has again reinforced why I am so happy with them. Since I bought the tractor in 2010 I have done my own services and only one repair, a broken cable on the...
  6. joeyd

    How low does your lean to go?

    I am thinking about adding a lean to on my barn. The barn eave is 12' high and my roof is a 5/12 pitch. If I continue the pitch at 12 foot wide I would lose 5 feet of height plus the header so I would be around 6 foot at the low side. I spoke with the guys who built my barn and they said it...
  7. joeyd

    Eaves and gutter heat cable

    I have had a couple of significant ice dams this winter that I think was on account of my ridge vent being buried under 2 feet of snow. The icicles seemed to stop growing after I cleared the ridge but the dams were already there. Has anyone had good luck with heat cables that you install in your...
  8. joeyd

    Does anyone use mirrors on private road?

    I live on a private road shared by 9 families currently with a possibility of 15 total eventually. One of the neighbors has installed a 30" convex mirror on a bad curve to help with visibility of oncoming traffic. We don't get a lot of traffic but with cell phones and heavy feet on the gas pedal...
  9. joeyd

    RDS Fuel Transfer / Storage Tanks

    I know there have been MANY threads about fuel storage here but I have never seen any that fits my need. I want to store around 100 gals of gasoline for emergency generator use. This last winter we had some heavy snow and high winds that left the area without power in some areas up to a week ( 3...
  10. joeyd

    New Gate

    Well our road association decided to install the last gate we will ever need. The old gate was starting to sink and lean and with the amount of use it was getting the original hinge set up was not keeping up. The new gate has a Teflon sleeve with bearings and zirc fittings to keep it swinging...
  11. joeyd

    New Trailer

    Well after researching comments about trailers on this thread I decided to pull the plug and buy one. Although I don't haul my tractor I always wanted a way to move it around if I needed to. I finally decided on a 7x16 car hauler 7,000 GVW with electric brakes on both axles. This thread was also...
  12. joeyd

    Wet Drain Field

    New to rural living, my wife and I have been in our house for 5 years (new home but septic was in about 5 years before we bought the land). Just more that a year ago I noticed our drain field was soggy. I called a septic guy out to look at it and he said it was nothing to worry about. Today I...
  13. joeyd

    Re-direct exhaust on T353

    Any one out there beside me not happy with the exhaust being aimed at the FEL arm? I'm not compulsive about keeping the tractor spotless but I really don't like the black exhaust soot all over the arm. Has anyone found a 45 or 90 fitting that can slide/clamp on to the exhaust pipe to redirect...
  14. joeyd

    ATV-chain all 4 tires?

    My neighbor stopped me on the road today and questioned my having chains on all 4 tires. He has a Polaris and the dealer would not sell him chains for the fronts. I have a Kawasaki 750 Brute Force and bought my chains on line. Does anyone know if chaining up the fronts on the Brute Force will...
  15. joeyd

    Basic Question

    I am new to welding and I have a basic question. I had the local metal shop cut and bend some adjustable skids for my 3pt snowblower from 3/8" material. They did the fabrication but not the welding. I have a 220v wire feed that I have been teaching myself to weld with. If I bolt on the...
  16. joeyd

    Adding Skid Shoes

    After my first winter with a tractor and snow blower on a gravel drive I was thinking about adding bolt on adjustable skid shoes. I have a MK Martin SB 68 that has welded on skid plates and I adjusted the 3pt to lift the front edge about 1" to try and avoid spraying my gravel all over the...
  17. joeyd

    50 Hour Service

    I am about to perform my 50 hr. service and I thought I would ask about a few "tips" to make it easier. 1. What do you use to catch the hydraulic fluid? My TYM has an 8.5 gal capacity but I have not seen anything larger than a 5 gal drip pan. Do you plug it and then dump your first 5 gals...
  18. joeyd

    Rear work light

    Well since everyone seems to like pictures I thought I would post these. I just added a couple of 35 watt work lights to my TYM T353HST. It came with one light (25w) behind the seat but I thought that would not help too much with a 3 pt. snowblower. I added the lights to the ROPS using an L...
  19. joeyd

    Tire Chains

    Any one have a site with screaming deals on tire chains?
  20. joeyd

    New to this forum

    Hi all, New member here also new to the tractor world. I should be taking delivery on a TYM 353HST tomorrow. Any one want to share their thoughts on rear vs front snow blowers? Talk to you soon!
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