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  1. CloverKnollFarms

    Garden Thread 2025?!

    How many of you have started the gardens for this year? I've gotten an acre of Phacelia planted for the bees. Another 1/4 acre will be sweet corn, pumpkins, and assorted vegetables for consumption and sale. Starting 150 plants indoors this coming week!
  2. D

    1984 JD430 diesel garden tractor

    Want to sell my diesel JD430 - am not using it anymore. IS a tough little BULL - will need some attention, but is a nice John Deere unit: has 60" mower and have the plow attachment. I bought for $3600 back in approx 2013(?) and am looking for $2200 OBO. In FAYETTE County, TX
  3. B

    Which is most similar to a garden rake

    Hi, Trying to restore an area back to natural (Central Oregon High Desert terrain) with as little damage to the ground and nearby vegetation as possible after cutting up a bunch of logs. There are lots of small pieces of bark and small branches that I would like to collect and burn (or haul...
  4. drumminj

    Garden fence build

    As we close in on the end of the growing season, it's time to build a permanent garden solution vs the t-posts and chicken wire we used this year while evaluating the site location. Looking for any feedback from folks on ways to improve or mistakes I may be making... Looking to build a fence...
  5. nisaacs

    Vintage 900 series Allis Chalmers garden tractors

    Thought I would share an online action in Montana, yes, I live in Arizona:) It will be a fun trip with my oldest son, plus, my brother lives near the auction site. This was a large collection of old Allis Chalmers tractors and garden tractors. I knew the guy, back in the day, when I worked for...
  6. jkk04

    Do you have norway rats infesting and destroying the garden??😥😥

    Suddenly, norway rats are infesting and destroying my garden this year. Only way to get rid of them is to use these traps. Unbelievable. JKK
  7. F

    GTX 1054 Garden Tractor Kohler Twin Courage 27HP

    My problem, have to use choke to start, even when it's hot. It cranks very slow only when choke is on. Cranks normal with choke off, but it won't start without the choke, it doesn't need choke to stay running.i have changed plugs, fuel pump, coils, cleaned out carburetor, adjusted valves...
  8. BX23S-1

    John Deere 420 - Garden Tractor Question

    I have a 1989 JD420 (Onan P220G-20hp), a long time ago, i was told they switched from a points type ignition to a solid state ignition somewhere between the late 80`s and early 90`s. My problem is, i have no idea when the point vs solid state thing happened, but i want to replace the ignition...
  9. bmaverick

    BRINLY GARDEN TRACTOR CULTIVATOR - $220

    ROW CROP CULTIVATOR - FOR SMALL GARDEN TRACTORS OR SCUT MINI-TRACTORS Model CC-500 This unit is fully restored and updated. It's the original stronger C-channel vs the newer weaker angle iron type. Manuals are in PDF found on a few Lawn Tractor forum websites. This is a common model...
  10. S

    JD E130 Garden Tractor Parking Brake. Edit: fixed!

    My transmission belt broke while mowing on a hill. I disengaged the transmission, hooked it up to my pickup and pulled the mower up the driveway. I heard a squealing noise when I was almost to the top. I then realized I forgot to disengage my parking brake 🤯. Now when I push the brake down, I...
  11. H

    Old box blade for garden tractor on my new SCUT?

    I have one of these box scrapers that I bought 7 years ago for my little JD garden tractor. Tractor gone but the box scraper is still kicking around. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026SQOTK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I also have one of these for my SCUT Is it worth...
  12. MF243RedTop

    Vegetable Garden 2024

    Sunk the bottom plows (moldboard for those that prefer that 😃) into the garden area today.. Was still a bit wet and yes we'll have rain tonight..but I gotta get started at some point🤷 About spun down once but was able to pull out with the locking differential.. Pic
  13. Green Acres Homestead

    Property Development

    We have 23 acres overlooking a bay in beautiful Cape Breton Nova Scotia. It was part of an old farm that is largely overgrown so I am using my l4740 with a backhoe attachment, logging winch and tiller to develop it. Part of my project is to become self sufficient by building a log cabin and...
  14. R

    My Strawberry Plants growing in a pot and threaded on fencing

    It is knd of funny that we onw a farm yet I have not found a place to plant a garden. For 2 years I ahve had a container garden. Now that we built a patio off the back of our house next year I will have an excellent convenient spot for a garden. I know myself well enough to know that any garden...
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