Recent content by bhesco

Jax, thank you for your reply; however, you responded to everything but the actual question I had. I'll see if a buddy of mine has a gauge for measuring force and determine it myself. I already have a 4:1 solution and with my manual 5 ton come-along was in theory applying up to 20 tons of...

thx. according to the specs, that's about double the hp of mine, will be curious what smaller tractors can pull. That yours is that much is encouraging though, hoping to see at least 3,000 lbs or more and then apply enough mechanical advantage to use only half of that, so as not to abuse the...

Congrats! We're looking forward to posting our own marker and mailbox soon on the 30 acres in the mountains around Lake Lure, NC. Builder backed out in August last year due to losing some crews due to Covid and supply issues, have new builder I trust now.

I haven't been able to find this via Google searches and don't have all of the data to plug into the formulas. 4x4 Massey Ferguson 1840M HST (39+ hp) with fluid-filled rear R4 tires with loader with say 1,000+ pounds in the bucket and good traction, what's a ballpark figure of how many lbs of...

Kubota "key is on" time versus "run" time and maintenance intervals I'm getting ready to buy a Kubota L3301 or L3901 and after reading all of the docs, internet videos and operators manual, something I have not found a consistent answer to is if Kubota utilizes a "key on" timer or a dynamic...