Recent content by BoylermanCT

14 acres in CT. 7 acres of woods, 2 acre field, 2 acre pond, 3 acre lawn

That is nice of NM! In CT you can't tow over 26,000lbs without a CDL. Does not matter that you are towing your own stuff and are not for hire. The only exception to this is RV's. I have a friend who is a CT State Trooper and works CDL Compliance. We were looking to buy a 14K trailer or upgrade...

I have metal roofs on several barns and outbuildings. I would not put the standard imperial type roof with exposed fasteners on a house. My barns have a few drips from screw penetration when it rains real hard. No big deal on a barn. You definitely don't want that happening in your house. I...

We have a 2021 RAM 2500 with 6.4L Hemi and it is rated to tow up to 17,000 and has a GVWR of 9,999 lbs. We tow a 20' trailer rated at 14,000 lbs so CDL is not needed. The RAM pulls that trailer fully loaded with ease. A F350 or RAM 3500 might put you in CDL territory depending on what your...

Yes, in certain states and counties, a septic can be a DIY project. My FIL installed his own septic in upstate NY this past summer. He pulled permits and had to have it engineered by a licensed engineer but he did all the digging, installation and backfilling of the tank and leach fields. County...

Do you have a cab on your Kioti? If yes I'd go with an inverted rear pull blower or a front blower. Move the snow once and be done with it. No damage to driveway. Plowing 4-6" is easy. Gets harder at 12-18". A blower on a big tractor like you have should have no problem. How much snow do you get...

Here's mine. 3x3 square steel tube mounted to fork lift plate (forks removed). Harbor Freight winch added to make final placement raising and lowering easy. Chain added to support top of boom. We easily put our 32' trusses on the 12' walls. Cost us $100 for the steel and $100 for the winch. We...

Merry Christmas!

I'm jealous that ethanol free gas is available near many of you. In CT, it is only available as racing fuel at 94 and 110 octane in 1 and 5 gallon cans for $22 a gallon or $100 for 5 gallons. Stewart's gas stations in NY sell it at the pump for a dollar more than regular gas, but the closest one...

I started with a Puma 64 and then moved up to a 72. Very happy with both of them. I plow a 1/4 mile asphalt driveway so the skids are set all the way up and the blower it pitched forward slightly.

Also consider getting a battery blanket. I found that I have much more cranking power when the battery is not frozen.

Filling your backhoe bucket with weight will also help since it is so far behind the tractor's center of gravity.

We built a truss boom with an electric winch on it to set our barn trusses on 12' walls. Worked great.

Beautiful shot!

Plows take a lot of force. I don’t think a wooden plow would survive very long. I attached a 7.5’ plow to a SSQA plate. Has hydraulic blade angle adjustment. Plow hangs from a chain so it floats to follow the driveway nicely. Paid $100 for the plow. Painted it up and it looks and works great.