Recent content by Buck

I bought a John Deere 71 corn planter with plates for corn and sunflowers on ebay. It is a one row. Expecting delivery on Tuesday. Any experience you can share?

As I said in another thread, I am siding my barn with pine shiplap. Looks great. Now I am thinking about using pole barn metal for the ceiling. I priced out the materials and I figure for the 1200 sq. ft. the materials will cost about 70 cents per sq. ft or $840. I am thinking about...

I am using shiplap to side the interior of my barn. Here in upstate NY it runs about $0.61 per square foot. All people that I invite over really like the way it looks. Attached is a photo.

I bought a five acre field that adjoins my property. I planted many maples (~6-8 feet) last spring. This fall, the deer bucks rubbed ~80% off the circumference of a four to six inch length of bark off the trees. Originally, I thought the "Buck Rub" was 100% and talked to a tree pro and he said...

I have 22 acres and do a lot of dirt work. Currently, I have a JD790 which is rather light and 30HP. I think that for my land and tasks I might be happier with a DK45. I live in upstate NY where things (not houses and land) are more expensive. I have been researching on the Net prices for a...

So many have questioned the use of discs, plows and tillers in the smoothing of fields. Here is a photo of what I am doing to my 5 acre field with my tiller. I plan on following up this job with a disc.

is that the wife is constantly indecisive about where she wants the stone...

Last week I drafted a purchase offer for 6 acres of woods that adjoins by woods. The offer was accepted (signed) by the owners. This morning I faxed the offer with a map to my attorneys office. I got a call from the secretary telling me that my attorney was out of town and wouldn't be able...

One component of my rationalization list for buying a backhoe for my JD790 is that the banks of my small pond are rather messy. A friend of mine tells me that the best way to clean the pond banks is to hire a larger backhoe operator. Clearly, this is the superior solution. However, I don’t...

The main shaft on my Greenline PHD cracked off. Anyone know how to order parts for Greenline? I can't seem to find their website. I am reluctant to call Northern Equipment; where I made the purchase; I'd prefer to deal with Greenline directly. Thanks!

Anyone have any practical experience with the 3 cubic yard cement mixers? Good for what? I am thinking of getting one for stone pathways and other structural projects around the house....

Wife says get a backhoe for my 790! Any advice, links or other matter useful to a lucky soul as myself? Owners of 790 with 7 backhoe... Would you buy the 7 again? Thanks Buck

Does anyone have a clever or stock answer to providing flashing for new windows and doors in a Pole Barn? My siding is flat with vertical grooves extending outward every eight inches or so. Thanks! Buck

Here is a shot of my neighbor plowing my driveway with a CAT loader with a special plow. The plow looks like a backward box scraper despite the fact that it is much larger. These plows are becoming quite prevalent around Upstate NY near the snow belt and are intimidating when you get near...

Does anyone know of a good third party shop manual for a 30 hp JD 790? If not, is there another, probably older, JD tractor manual that is similar enough to suffice? Thanks, Buck