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One of the TV stations is running a poll asking if Teachers should be armed with guns. Here is a link: WDTN-TV: News and Weather for Dayton, OH The poll is on the left side of the page, about 3/4th of the way down the page. Its just a simple Yes/No/Not Sure poll. As my wife is a teacher...

Does anyone know where I can get small lapel pins, or similar item with the logos for Kubota or New Holland? I would like to make up a couple FEL control knobs with the pins embedded into the plastic of the knob. I recently had something similar done for my Snow Trac and had a custom flair top...

For those who consider him a friend, Brent has only had limited access to TBN recently because his unit was called to active service a short while back. He's been training to go overseas. As with some of the other TBN members, or family members of members who are overseas, I will be sending...

I have some Girl Scout Cookies and other things that I would like to send to a soldier in either Afghanistan or Iraq. I've done this many times before but I always had a soldier over there that I knew and they would distribute the gifts. All the soldiers I know there will be home by Christmas...

A friend of mine is looking to identify a small Allis Chalmers. He gave me some photos of it, his grandfather had this tractor. The side of the tractor has the numbers "314" on it. He believes the tractor was probably made in 1973 or 1974. He knows nothing else about it. From the looks of...

Lots of folks have to suffer with traditional "dial up" modems and the slow connection speeds so I thought I would post something that, while it is not totally new, is something I just picked up and tried. I am a business traveler, my laptop goes wherever I go, connectivity is a big deal for...

The lovely Mrs_Bob went out of town and somehow a blue VW Touareg showed up in the driveway before she returned I'm still trying to figure out how that happened Anyway, one thing I did not get arranged prior to her return was the trailer hitch set up. There are 3 basic types of brake...

Seems like every year I end up replacing 1 of my hose reels. I try to find good quality hose reels, but as I put 200' of hose on them they tend to last 1 to 1.5 seasons. And I have 3 of them, so I usually buy 2 new hose reels every year. I've tried the hose reels that have carts, I've tried...

This seems like it might be a heck of deal for someone looking for a small tractor. B7500 on Ebay

I found this pretty amazing. The power of 1 man, some sticks, and some pebbles!

Well the lovely Mrs_Bob packed up the little yappy dog, our daughter and left last evening. Her sister just had emergency gall bladder surgery. Her mom is bedridden. With her sister in the hospital there is nobody home to take care of her mom. So I get an unexpected 10 days alone, well not...

I have a convertible in storage that I want to restore. The car is in very good original condition, but it needs some help to be a show winner again. It was a trailer queen a few years ago, but I drove it for a couple summers and it needs to be primped up a bit. New carpets, new rear window...

We bought a new Chevy Silverado pickup for work and I had my general manager price out RhinoLiner bed liner. The price to spray a 6.5' bed was about $400, and that was after a $100 discount, from a local licensee. I had already looked into spray in bed liners and had been told by several...

The lovely Mrs_Bob wanted to redo our 'dog yard' to make it nicer, I wanted a new workshop/garage, so we decided to set the new workshop about 150 feet from the house and enclose the area between the new shop/garage and the house with fencing. Chuck at FFC_Fencing, who is a TBN member lives...

Anyone find \"mastodon\" bones on their land? I was out working on the snow trac and came in for lunch and glanced at the newspaper. Not too far from where I live an excavator was doing a pond project and apparently dug up bones from several mastadons! The Indiana State Museum came out to the...

I had to swing by one of the dealerships yesterday to drop off a tractor as it is going out of warrenty and the fuel guage stopped working. While I was there I was poking around and looking at all the stuff on the lot. I noticed that there were 2 different brands of 35 HP tractors on the lot...

Well it was bound to happen. I was working in the woods clearing an area for a new path. The woods are mostly populated with native Hawthorn trees (also called Thornapple or Washington Hawthorn in other areas). I was working and the FEL bucket caught a low branch and pushed it back, Hawthorn...

OK here is the question. Do I really want a mechanical veggie planter? I have been looking at used single row units. This year we put in about 150 veggie plants by hand, and used a JD 71 Flexi planter for an acre of corn, 1/6 acre of green beans, and I don't know how much sunflower (just for...

I'm considering buying a relatively inexpensive sand blaster. Does anyone have any experience with the pressurized units available at Northern Tool? I'm not looking for a professional grade unit, this would be for home use to help with restoration projects. This is what I am thinking of: 20...

Scientists Break Ground With New Green Diesel MADISON, Wis. -- Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering have discovered a new way to make a diesel-like liquid fuel from carbohydrates commonly found in plants, according to RenewableEnergyaccess.com. In the June...

There have been lots of questions about Box Blades lately and the lovely Mrs_Bob asked me to go to town yesterday so I made a couple stops on my way home at a couple dealerships to do a little photo comparision of Box Blades. ALL OF THE BOX BLADES are manual adjustment blades, I didn't want...

HELP . . . my contractor who is building my new garage/shop can not find bricks to match my 10 year old house. The bricks on my house are mottled tans and browns and the contractor, brick layer and even one of the large brick yards in the area have been scratching their heads trying to match...

Well to some of you this might not qualify as much of a problem, but this is really the first issue with my TC. Sunday I filled up the tank with fuel, hooked up the JD 71 Flexi planter and finished planting the sweet corn. Mowed a small part of the yard. Moved branches to the burn pile. Did...

Help. I'm building a new garage/workshop and there is only 1 window from my house that looks toward the new shop. Even then, trees obsure the view. My home a security system that is expandable, I'd like to secure the garage with my home alarm system. The electrician is coming out tomorrow to...

This afternoon I left work a few hours early to play in the "Parents versus Kids" soccer match for the team my daughter plays on. It was very clear from the beginning that SOME parents clearly were out to let the kids win. It was also very apparent that SOME parents were there to play a hard...

Attached is a photo of my sales manager's Ford. It was a beat up old machine when he got it and he loved it anyway. Jon (the salesmanger) has had many a long conversation with me about tractors, with me learning a lot from him. I think we both get inspiration to take on projects from each...

Well I'm building a new garage (actually my contractor is doing the building) but I'm doing all the grading around the garage. It is built on a the edge of a ridge, the land is basically flat on two sides of the garage area, but slopes down on the other two sides. One corner is pretty extreme...

As part of building a new garage and garden area we are also putting in some additional fencing and the lovely Mrs_Bob is in charge of the string trimmer and commented just this morning that the trimming job keeps growing. Now being the guy that I am, I point out we don't have any more land so...

I'm building a new garage with a small workshop area and want to put in some DURABLE cabinets. I looked at COLEMAN cabinets, they are made out of a lightly laminated particleboard type product, I suspect they might last a couple years, but not much more than that? I checked Sears for their...

I have an older small wire feed welder that gets some occasional use around the house, but mostly is at work doing light duty repair jobs. It's been abused and is due to be replaced. I'm considering switching over to a MILLER Maxstar 150s Stick Welder. It is small, light, portable, operates...

I'm curious because one of my neighbors in raising all sorts of heck with a local farmer about weight issues. The neighbor contends that farm equipement (the real stuff not CUTs and other small tractors) is too heavy to drive on the easement and is causing ruts. Further he says if the easement...

I have a Volvo C70 convertible with about 32,000 miles on it. The OEM tires are 225/45YR-17s Pirelli P6000 that cost over $200 a pop mounted and balanced. I've now just had my 3rd flat tire! Not one of the tires was punctured, in each case they simply lost air at high speed and ripped the...

Just out of curiosity but what should be expected from a dealer when buying a tractor in terms of training? I ask this because I read a thread where someone asked what the little mark on the RPM gauge means. Any experienced user would know that is the 540 RPM marker, but that obviously is not...

Last year I was looking for a seeder/spreader and was frustrated by the fact that for such a simple device it was hard to find an American made unit. I was also frustrated by the quality I saw, I was simply looking for something better made. It seems that there is nothing that fit my original...

I have a 32 acre field behind my home that is leased out to a real farmer. Acutally I took over another acre or two this weekend by moving the fence row back to expand my garden so maybe he still has a 30 acre field. Anyway, today I was watching as he was applying ammonia to the field...

The lovely Mrs_Bob left for a week to visit the inlaws and as is my tradition, equipment usually ends up in my driveway while she is out of town. So I spent a good deal of time on dealer lots poking around and took a lot of photos. I thought I would post the photos to let everyone see how...

I'm a big fan of Midwest brand implements, they are very well designed and while not the bargain basement in terms of price, based on a "value for the $$$" arguement, they are well made, well designed and I think worth the price. I went shopping for some additional implements and found that...

In the newest issue of Mother Earth News there is an interesting article on tractor safety. The article claims that tractor accidents kill nearly 1 person every day. Of those deaths, Rollover accidents kill 130 people per year; most of those on tractors that do not have a ROPS. The second...

Are \"BIG 3\" brands worth more than \"Minor\" brands? *DELETED* Post deleted by Bob_Skurka

Well last year we had one of our employees go to Afghanistan so I turned to all of you and asked for help in collecting DVDs to start a video library for our soldiers stationed at Camp Phoenix, Kabul Afghanistan. This year we have another employee who has been deployed. He is currently running...

I'm 44 years old, basically been to the barber to get hair cuts most of my life, for the past few years my cousin clipped my hair in her basement. So for me, nothing fancy, just a normal haircut. At the old barber shop there were guys. Not too much talking but what there was usually revolved...

I've been given the greenlight by the lovely Mrs_Bob to build a 2.5 car garage. I have some special requirements to meet neighborhood building code, it must match the architecture of the house, and it cannot use steel roofing or walls. Basically it has to look like the house, and use materials...

Fox hunting with beagles, something that has been considered the sport of kings has now been banned. It is still legal to hunt fox, just not with dogs. They have been slowly nipping away at gun owners to the point of complete bans on many types and strict registration of the few remaining...

Anyone do any importing? I'm bringing over a 1971 Snow Trac ST4, which is a snow tractor/snow cat made in Sweden. Or at least I am trying to. It is intended to be my new restoration project. The tractor is in a state of partial restoration, and I can get it driven into a container. I've...

I'm looking at buying an antique JD40 Crawler Tractor to restore. I found a couple for sale. The one I am most interested in is in fairly good shape, actually runs well. The restoration will actually be very easy. The problem is the asking price. My question to all you JD folks, what is a...

For the past year I've been kicking around buying some sort of a utility vehicle for the property. There are some "needs" and there are some "wants" and then there are the "fun" factors to consider and I'm simply confused to the point where I think I need to buy 2 different machines, but the...

I got home early today after eating lunch with my daughter in her elementary school (yum ) only to find a safety notice in the mail from New Holland. It applies to the Model 12LA loaders (and maybe other curved arm sizes?) and in part it says: There is a potential concern where the forward...

I'm on a business trip and stumbled across the grounds crew at the resort where my meetings are being held. They are using a lot of Cushman, EZ Go and Toro UTVs. The Toro units are awesome, I even got into one to play around with it (yes, I had permission!) they are the Heavy Duty 4200 and...

OK here is the dilemna. We don't watch much TV in our house. I enjoy it, but don't have much time for it. The lovely Mrs_Bob watches very little. My daughter is limited to 1 hour per day during the week but usually watches MUCH LESS. On the weekends she likes to watch movies more than TV...

I just spent about 30 minutes with my Kubota dealer, here is what I came away with. 1- There will be a price increase around the first of the year, about 3%, it will not affect the newly introduced models. 2- Kubota expects another record breaking sales year. 3- Pricing on the new B3030...

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what the 4th largest selling brand is, or the 5th, or the 6th . . . and to follow that up, what is the market share of each brand? I repeated it, but I don't know if it is true, so I'm looking for the truth. The numbers I've heard for CUTS under 50hp...

First off, let me state I am not a bow hunter. Second let me state I have never even hunted deer. My hunting is limited to bird hunting, and the last time I did that was probably a dozen years ago. But I just read something that astounded me. On November 19 the US Sportsman's Alliance...

I wanted a set of pallet forks to attach the the 3 point hitch but was not happy with the pallet lifters that are for sale from the various implement companies. Most 3pt pallet lifters do not allow for moveable and replacable forks. Most are simple fixed units. I wanted real pallet forks, I...

For quite a while I've been kicking around the idea of getting a utility vehicle. Kubota's RTV and Kawasaki Mules seem to be very popular and probably well made. I also looked at and like the AUSA Task 50. But then I saw a picture of TractorErnie's 4wd Dihatsu Mini-Pick up which is not street...

I'm looking at buying some of the handheld GPS units and wondered if anyone had any experience with these things. My thought is to give them to my new sales manager, shipping manager, etc. In my searching I think I've narrowed it down to 2 different units. One is the "Garmin eTrex LEGEND C"...

I got a \"new\" JD 71 Flex Planter Well I didn't wait for the lovely Mrs_Bob to leave town this time, I just saw something I had to have so I got it. Now I guess I'll have to wait for her to leave town so I can get it home The good news is, when she finally sees it and asks how long I've had...

I've been negotiating with the lovely Mrs_Bob about a barn for quite some time. This year I am making some amount of progress, probably largely due to the increase in jewelry the lovely Mrs_Bob seems to have building up on her dressing area Anyway I'd like to build a barn in 2005 and I really...

Anyone mount a \"T-Post Puller\" on FEL or 3-pt? Well I spent the weekend doing my annual installation of snow fence and deer fencing to protect the lovely Mrs_Bob's prized plants, trees & shrubs. So as I used the FEL to drive the T-Posts into the ground all I could think about is how much fun...

Sometime this winter I want to send my TC24 into dealership to have a rear remote installed. I also decided I don't really need a T-N-T system but would like the top cylinder for downpressure as well as tilt control. What type of top cylinder should I use? Any recommendations on sizes...

My sales's manager's son just bought a B7610, FEL, MMM and BB. (19 hours of seat time his first weekend) He cannot find a way to "pin up" or somehow lock the MMM in the highest position while he is using the box blade. I can't imagine there is not some way to lock the deck up, and of course...

Well something we never expected to happen may be happening and it looks likely that my wheelchair bound mother in law may be moving in with us in the spring? My father in law, who has been the pillar of health is in the hospital and near death. We have lots of issues to deal with, but one of...

In another thread Henro asked if there really is a difference between the visibility of the curved versus straight loader arms. In the past I have been very vocal about why I like the curved loaders. I will shut up today and let the pictures speak for themselves and let you all decide based on...

We live about 5 or 6 miles outside of a small town, but we are still fairly close to Chicago (downtown is about 1 hours away). We get broadcast TV signals out of Chicago and can pick up the networks, and the few other stations that broadcast over the airwaves, and for the most part they come in...

Ok, I know I'm far from the brightest bulb, but exactly where is TIM THE TOOLMAN TAYLOR and his MORE POWER THEORY when you need him??? Last night I went out with a sub-soiler to dig a trench about 50' long to bury an electrical cable so I could FINALLY wire my daughters playhouse (pictures in...

What\'s in your tool box? What do you actually use? I was out this afternoon pruning some trees and realized that I have a lot of stuff in my tractor's tool box, but there are only a few things I actually use frequently. I've got assorted tools: - Several large screwdrivers - Hex Key set -...

There have been a couple threads lately about some people who are disappointed in their FELs. I have been very critical of the 402 loader on the B2910 in a few threads calling it anemic. But I think I have been reasonably consistent in my criticism by comparing it to the 12la loader on a...

I ran across this article in a trade publication and wondered several things. With the new diesel, will it cause problems with my tractors because I buy road diesel for my tractors. For people who buy bulk off-road diesel, and then put it in their pick up trucks, will that fuel destroy the new...

I've been toying with the idea of getting a utility vehicle and for the most part the Kubota RTV looks like a serious contender as well as the articulated PUG --ugly but funcitonal!--, then I stumbled across a new entry to the Amercian market, the AUSA Task M50 which looks very interesting...

Something is pooping all over my property!!! The lovely Mrs_Bob suspects coyote, I suspect either wild cats or some of the racoons that roam the area. But we are finding piles of poop everywhere this summer. The poop has a lot of berries in it, and is generally black. About the amount a...

I've been out here in the country for almost 10 years so you'd think that by know I would know better. But today I learned a few more things. If you skip Sunday services because you want to do some work in the yard, you will find out that our good Lord is a vengful God. #1) I was pruning...

I have often heard from the organic gardeners that Scott's Fertilizer, K-Gro, and all similar chemical based fertilizers are the CAUSE of thatch build up in lawns. The general discussion seems to be that the chemicals keep the grass roots very close to the surface, so the roots don't dig deep...

I recently recieved a magazine in the mail from New Holland called Acres. It is the premier issues and my NH dealer signed me up for the subscription. It appears to be aimed at the hobby-farmer, and small land owner who is not cropping their land. NH is obviously publishing the magazine as a...

I've been looking for a while at PTO spreader/seeders but have been reluctant to buy one because of corrosion. I've seen a couple European brands, plus the American made(???) brands Befco and Herd. All are basically the same. A painted -or-galvenized steel hopper with steel gears and painted...

I am hot tired sweaty and frustrated, having just come in from mowing and generally working around the pool & yard. I drive the TC24 into the garage, line it up to the 12LA, just as I have done many times before. I pull out the instruction book just to double check (I always do that when...

Well I went on a search for a new string trimmer for the lovely Mrs_Bob. After some research I had narrowed it down to either a Stihl or an Echo. Both have an easy start system, both have lightweight units, both are competitive on the price. So I go to the local family owned for at least 2...

Does anyone have any information on a lightweight string trimmer that actually has enough POWER to cut tough weeds and is still light enough for a lady? I have been told the Echo 200i is a good trimmer. It has their new i-Start technology which is supposed to start with 75% less pull strenght...

My daughter wants to get into 4H and is currently fascinated with horses. I'm a bit leery about how much work I will have to do if she gets a horse and loses interest. I was thinking of something more interesting, unusual, and potentially profitable. I was looking at miniture horses or...

Hey guys, just a follow up on a discussion I started long ago (well several months back anyway) about the Power Trac equipment versus Ventracs and Steiners. Today I have a PT422 in my yard, in addition to my Ventrac 3000. First off, the PT is a far better tractor at tractoring. But that said...

Idiot neighbors & their ne\'redo\'ell children! So I've been on vacaction and the house was left for the past 10 days alone, with the exception of one neighbor who picked up my mail & newspapers. I live on a private road, with 26 houses set in a 155 acre neighborhood. Everyone pretty much...

I'm back from vacation, and after driving a little over 2400 miles, I only ran into rain for about two hours during the whole drive. Unfortunately is was through the Smokey Mtns in Tennessee and it was moderately heavy rain. But I was driving the lovely Mrs_Bob's new SUV and it has an...

OK guys, a close friend moved into a suburban new house a couple weeks ago in the far western suburbs of Chicago (Oswego, IL). Tomorrow the sod truck is rolling into his driveway with 670 rolls of sod (I am guessing that there are about 70 to 100 rolls per pallet?) so he will be dealing with...

Hey guys, here I am again asking for some help. The soldiers in Iraq are getting all the attention, but the folks we have in Afghanistan are in pretty bad shape in terms of conditions. I was on the phone with the Family Liasion for the Charlie Company, 113th Spt Btn this morning. She gave me...

Well the time I spend on TBN is rapidly coming to a screetching halt. Oh sure, I will poke my nose in here every now and again. But not with the frequency I have been posting. You see, every summer the Lovely Mrs_Bob goes out of town for about 5 weeks to visit the in-laws. And every...

ATI \"pin type\" Quick Attach for NH, Kutota, Case? I was poking around the ATI website looking at their Tach-All for front buckets. I would occasionally like to remove the front bucket instead of the entire loader. And maybe every once in a while put on a set of light duty pallet forks...

I've got a few thousand pounds of bluestone sitting in the back of a truck in the driveway. It is in flat pieces and I intend to make a walkway out of the stone. The problem is I don't want to break any of the bigger pieces. The stone has to be moved (via the FEL bucket) down the road, then...

I have a regular bucket on my 12LA loader not a quick attach. Is there a way to convert it over to a quick attach and keep the same bucket by installing a quick attach plate system or it the quick attach system integral to the bucket?

Removing a \"roll pin\" I've got a new 914A MMM. The discharge chute deflector is coming off because it is in the way. It is held down by a heavy spring, the spring is held in place by a shaft that is pinned into position with a "roll pin" on each end. I cannot get either of the roll pins...

I almost always (70% of the time) take my loader off when I go mowing becuase I have a lot of trees and shrubs, and because I really don't have much flat open land. So having the loader off the tractor makes it easier for me to get in, out and around things. I'm just curious, who mows with a...

Not that I was the one who did this, but I learned today that when you are using a tiller next to an inground swimming pool: 1- make sure the cover is on the pool 2- make sure the rear plate on the tiller is all the way down 3- make sure the cover is on the pool 4- make sure the rear plate on...

I have a 54" bucket on my TC24 and a 60" bucket w/toothbar on my B2910. There are times when I really wish I had a smaller bucket on the TC24 to get into tighter places. Or because I think I could dig a little easier with a smaller bucket. I bought a 50" tiller and had a lot of advice that I...

I traded in my Befco RFM for a New Holland side discharge 914A MMM. The dealer picked up my tractor 10 days ago and FINIALLY retunred my tractor yesterday and I had some work to do so I hopped on the seat, drove to the valley, and started to spread some dirt around with the FEL. While the 914A...

I want to be able to haul my Cub and my Ventrac to and from my office on a periodic basis. BUT, I figure if I am going to buy a trailer I should size it for the biggest toy, and that is a Kubota B2910 with FEL. So what is the smallest trailer I can get that will safely carry the B2910 . . ...

Another Ebay scam! But I'd actually buy this tractor if I could find it. NEW HOLLAND for $999, no ups, no extras and it ships worldwide too!

This tractor is sitting at just under $3000. At that price, you could buy it, resell it, buy an brand new CUT and put a down payment on a house with the money left over! New Holland scam on Ebay

I was looking around Ebay because I've got an item up for sale and stumbled across 3 new ebay scams. All priced at $2800 for the buy it now price. All basically brand new. All scams. And poorly done too. But someone got their user ID cloned. New Holland Scam Kubota B7500 Scam Kubota...

OK, first, I'll admit it, it is just a rental. I had some serious work to do and figured I'd get a big dog to do the digging. And WOW is it fun And much fast than the Great Bend unit hanging off the back of the B2910. Especially since it has a pinched hose and is out of commission...

I recently replaced a shovel. I had a typical short "D" handle shovel, it had a fiberglass shaft. A couple years ago the shaft started to fray and eventually split (basically from being used as a pry bar) so I did the Tim Taylor Toolman fix it job and got out the duck tape and that held it...

My TC24D is going in to have a MMM deck installed and I have been thinking of getting a rear remote added while it is at the dealer. Does anyone know the price of adding 1 remote? How about the price of adding 2 remotes?

Here is the SAME tractor for sale on Ebay that sold a couple weeks ago in North Carolina? The last 2 auctions had if for sale in England. It is again for sale in England. However, while the listing says the tractor is in the United Kingdom, the text of the listing provides an US Zip Code...

Well I guess that I am slowly converting over to the Blue Team? My Kubota B2910 will be living down the block at the neighbors house from now on. It has served me well. But last year I bought a TC24D and find that I can do pretty much everything that I need to do with the smaller tractor. . ...

I've been using a 60" Befco RFM with my TC24D but because of a small garage (only 3.5 car) and too many toys (the lovely wife's opinion) I have decided to get rid of the Befco RFM and switch to a NH MMM, I figure it will gain me about 30+ square feet of usuable floor space by switching. I've...

I saw this same tractor for sale on Ebay about a month ago. For some reason I think it was offered for sale somewhere in the US, possibly Tennessee? Here it is again : Steiner Tractor on EBAY in ENGLAND And here is the same tractor again, but this time with all the pictures as the original...

Help with BLACK vinyl \"wrought iron\" fence I am building a landscape border along part of my property line. It is a little over 90' long and about 25' deep. I was considering putting a wrought iron fence behind the border as a backdrop to the plantings. I did a search on the internet and...

I've never seen a "crawler dump truck UTV thing" like this before, but it is for sale on Ebay and made by Yanmar. Link to Ebay listing for Yanmar Dump Crawler vehicle

The wife is going to visit the in-laws for several weeks and I'm considering surprising her with a new kitchen. She likes the look of granite counters. However she does not like the fact that granite counters must have seams where the slabs are joined together -or at least that is what we have...

I just thought I would report back on the little Ventrac 3000 now that it has been used for mowing 3 times and used to help haul landscape blocks into a difficult area for a retaining wall/planter unit. FUEL ECONOMY: First, the thing uses more gas than my old Cub Cadet, I would say that it...

I've been using a Cub Cadet for mowing around the house and a TC24D for mowing with a 60" Befco RFM and have been very happy with it . . . until recentily. I put the Cub into semi-retirement and bought a Ventrac articulated tractor with a 52" mowing deck. That little tractor is ruining all my...

One of my managers in a Sgt in the Indiana Army National Guard. She was recently activated and is on her way to Camp Phoenix, just outside of Kabul, Afghanistan. Living conditions in Camp Phoenix are somewhat less than we are all used to and the culture of Afghanistan is such that women are...

I recently bought a Ventrac 3000 and am curious if anyone knows if the implements for a VENTRAC can be interchanged with the implements for a STEINER? Every once in a while I see pretty good deals for Steiner implements on Ebay. It is not so much that I need the implements, but being a guy who...

I built a spray rig for that required a 12 volt power connection but had no handy power connection on the tractor. I considered using a modular connection for connecting the wires as needed, but then decided to add a 12-volt "cigarette lighter" type outlet instead. I don't know what else I...

Hey all, this is the funniest thing I've seen for sale on Ebay for quite some time. The price is over $15,000 right now. Ebay listing

Ok guys, this is ALMOST done, but I figured I would share the pictures with you. I designed this for my home and business so that I could do several things, and I wanted 2 tanks because I refuse to use chemicals where my dogs and my kid spend their time <because "Weed & Feed" almost killed 2 of...

I've been using the new Ventrac 3000 around the property and just thought I'd provide a review of what I've experienced after use. The Ventrac is replacing my Cub Cadet, and I expect the majority of its time will be spent mowing. From the standpoint of mowing, the Ventrac is an amazing...

I have been searching for a new garden tractor, and to be blunt I wanted to buy the best available tractor. I started out looking at Cub Cadet, Kubota, New Holland and JD garden tractors. I already own two CUTs, so I was NOT looking for a "real" tractor. This is basically a quest for a lawn &...

I have a field behind my property that I lease out to a real farmer who rotates corn & soybeans on it. I have been toying around with the idea of taking back maybe an acre of the field (it is 32 acres) and using the 1 acre I reclaim for my garden area. I have been looking at Ebay and a few...

Hey guys I'm looking for some first hand knowledge here. Has anyone bought a tiller from Corriher's? Has anyone bought a tiller from CCM? Both are sponsors of TBN and I am in a buying mood, but I'd like to know what you think of the equipment based on actual use. I'm looking to buy...

I took the Kubota B2910 to the warehouse where we have an overgrown field that is filled with scattered debris. I couldn't use a bush hog because as I inspected the field I found a KITCHEN SINK, several tires, some pallet racks, a TV antenna and lots of other stuff. All that stuff had to be...

I simple don't get it. Every year the tires on my tow behind chipper go flat. Every year at least one tire of my tiller goes flat. Every year the tires on my small utility trailer go flat. They are stored in an unhead garage. Is there some way to prevent this from happening?

In this same forum a couple weeks ago I had posted a question about who makes the BEST garden tractor because I am on a quest to buy a new machine. For me the brand is less important then the functionality. One of the machines that was mentioned by someone was the GIERE MOUNTAINEER because it...

I'm looking to add a new tractor to the garage. This will be for mowing purposes on hills. Because of the slopes I've eliminated all brands that are NOT articulated. I THINK I've eliminated the Power Trac after a very lengthy discussion on the PT forum. I've NOT taken the test drives yet...

Just a thought, but since the brand new DX/Farmall tractors are red clones of the New Holland Boomers, would it make sense to bring the DX/Farmall discussions into the larger NH forum? Granted, there existing Case/IH forum should remain where it is for the older equipment, but I am specifically...

Just a thought, but since the brand new DX/Farmall tractors are simply red clones of the New Holland Boomers, would it make sense to bring the DX/Farmall discussions into the NH forum? Granted, there existing Case/IH forum should remain where it is for the older equipment, but I am specifically...

This may be somewhat unfair to ask on the Power Trac forum, and there is no Steiner Tractor forum so I am simply going to ask that people be OBJECTIVE in their answers. I have asked about the PT 422 in the past and am looking for a tractor to use to mow a few acres, much of which has...

Has anyone built any type of set of for spraying that can be carried on their 3pt system? Either PTO powered or using 12volt pumps? I looked at places like Harbor Freight and Northern Tool and they have 16 and 26 gallon set ups but they are on tiny little trailers for pulling behind a garden...

Does anyone know anything about the New Holland garden tractors? The specs on them make them look pretty good, nothing really innovative, but they are shaft drive so they should compare reasonably well with the Cub Cadets and the Kubota garden tractors. I'm looking to replace my aging Cub...

I am looking for a tiller to use on a Kubota B2910 and a NH TC24D. I would like the biggest tiller I can use on the TC24D that will still cover the tracks of the B2910 if that is possible. How big of a tiller can I use on the TC24D? Is 54" a good fit? Can I go slightly larger? The TC24D...

I'm looking at replacing a 10+ year old Cub Cadet 1862 Garden Tractor that is working fine, engine strong, but the unit is showing its age. I want something that is at least as good as what the Cub, and I want something that has a quick connect mower deck. The worst feature of my Cub is that...

Hi all, A little over a year ago my wife & I decided that our 8 year old daughter needed a playhouse. We live about 6 miles outside of town so we took park of our land and essentially made it into a park like setting and we put a jungle gym, swingset, fort, etc down in that area so she'd have...

First, let me state right up front, I am NOT getting rid of my tractors. But, I have a 10+ year old Cub Cadet 18hp tractor that we use for mowing. The tractor is basically my wife's tractor. She does 80% of the mowing so I can't tick her off. She likes it because it is easy to operate...

Back in the 40's, 50's and even up into the early 1970's there were small agricultural crawlers tractors made by Cletrac, Oliver, JD, Bristol, Cat, International and several other firms. I know that New Holland makes a true crawler tractor today, it looks like a Boomer series tractor, but is in...

It has been raining all day and I finally got some pictures of the front and rear lights I put on my NH TC24D. The lights are PIAA 35-watt yellow fog lamps. I had no desire to put lights bright enought to warm the top of my head on a cold winter day or to light the whole countryside with some...

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I'm a big fan of Oliver tractors but I know very little about the technical aspects of the Oliver Crawlers tractors. They bought the Cleatrac company and folded into their model line, and kept producing them until sometime in the early-mid 1960's? What I want to know, if anyone knows, did...

Ok guys, I am not the brightest of the bunch, so I spilled some diesel on my blue jeans and hung them on the line. I did not realize that some diesel soaked into my boxers (not briefs) and I tossed them into the laundry basked. So Sunday evening about 10 minutes after most of the stores in our...

I am still tinkering around trying to figure out exactly where and how to mount some lights to the ROPS. I want 2 forward and 2 rearward facing light. I believe I will go with <font color="yellow"> YELLOW FOG LAMPS </font> because I want the spread of the fog lamp pattern rather than a long...

I am not really clear what to ask, but I want to know how much it will cost to put in a NICE pole barn, something with enough style to make the wife happy, yet not so beautiful that the in-laws will want to move into it. I'm looking for something about 24' by 36' at the largest. I would like a...

Ok the wife, lovely creature with a fine disposition, asked me on Sunday: <font color="blue"> WHAT DO I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS? </font> So I started thinking, and came up with some stuff, and then I had a brainstorm, why limit the wish list to just what I can think of. I'm sure someone out...

Today was the first day I got to try out a Speeco Post Hold Digger on my TC24D. The PHD had previously only been used on a Kubota B2910 but since that now had a backhoe on it and I needed to a few holes dug for some small trees that we are transplanting I pulled out the TC24 and attached the...

There is a tiny little toolbox located under the seat of a the Class I New Holland tractors, it is large enough for a wrench and some sockets or a few other small tools, but not large enough for chain, rope, or much else. I wanted to add a larger tool box, but didn't think a regular tool box...

I use my tractors for a lot of different things, often times just transporting me and materials out to a spot on my property for a project, and I find I have projects scattered all over my property, some of them are located a few hundred feet away from the nearest power outlet. Has anyone...

I have a heavy 60" Befco finish mower that I use with my NH TC24D and when transporting the deck in the up position, the front end of the tractor gets very light. Combine that with very hilly property and I have popped a few wheelies with the tractor, even in low gear. So I figured I needed...

New version of Pat\'s Easy Change I just got and installed the Pat's Easy Change system on the lower links. I have not tried it yet. It appears to be very well made but some nuts supplied are very soft steel and are not of the locking type. I will probably upgrade to better quality locking...

Does anyone have any experience with Allied/Farm King snowblowers? I am looking at getting one for my NH TC24D and am wondering what the quality is. Does anyone use Farm King implements of any type and are you happy with the quality? The prices seem to run pretty wild on the internet. I...

I was considering building a carry all for the 3pt and then started looking at TSC because they sell carry all frames. I constantly am moving tools, bags of mulch, pavers, etc and sometimes the loads are small enough that I don't want to connect up a wagon. TSC also sells pond or dirt scoops...

I'm selling my antique Oliver and the wife says I get to keep the money to buy something else. I have been considering several things and I'm curious if anyone knows the cost of the front mounted NH snow thrower and the required quick attach front mount? Also, does anyone have a rear mounted...

My wife says 4 tractors are too many so I am selling my restored Oliver Super 55. It is listed on Ebay if anyone wants to take a look. Ebay Listing for 1965 Oliver Super 55

Is \"EZ Weights\" still in business? I lifted the front end of my NH TC 24D about a foot off the ground going up a hill yesterday with a heavy finish mower on the 3pt. (STEEP hill ) I looked at EZ Weights a couple weeks ago. Checked out their web site and remember something saying that...

Yellow \"Fog\" lamps on a ROPS for front lighting? I'm trying to figure out what lights to put on my ROPS for mowing in the late evenings. But I live in Indiana and we have mosquitos that are related to vampires, especially along the sheltered areas by our woods so I was wondering if anyone...