Recent content by Corm

Before I bought my tractor, I shopped around for a good dealer with an excellent rep for service. My feeling is the dealer is just as, if not more so, important as the brand of tractor.

I had this question while reading the thread about the HF metal cutting circular saw, but didn't want to hi-jack that thread. Is there a 'rull of thumb', or a guide, one can use to determine the size and length of bushings and pins for a project? While reading the thread mentioned above, Larry...

I had something happen yesterday at the local place where I've been buying my diesel fuel for years, and I wonder if any of you folks have run across the same thing. When I pulled up to the diesel fuel pump, one half of the pump had a sticker on it that said Ultra Low Sulphur Road Diesel, at...

Hi folks. I have a Cub Cadet 7260 with a C.C. 418 backhoe (7.5 foot digging depth). I've been wanting a thumb since I bought the hoe. Recently I bought some plans for one, and built one based loosely on the plans. This first picture (if I've attached a picture correctly) shows how I started...

Hello folks! I created a problem for myself last week and need some advice on how best to repair. I've got a small tandem axle dump trailer with Dexter 5000 lb axles. I apparently overloaded my trailer with gravel (it was real wet ), and bent both of my axles . This was clearly my fault and not...

I just bought a Bush Hog Squealer SQ600 rotary cutter. I supposed I should have asked this question before I bought it - does anyone have any experience with one of these units? Good or bad stories? I used it last night for about 4 hours and it worked very well. I shopped around and looked...

Hello folks. My 1999 Cub 7260 (Mitsubishi) just rolled over 530 hours. For the benefit of those that wonder how these Cub CUTs fare with a few hours on them, I thought I'd let you know . First, my Cub is outfitted with a Koyker 150 loader, and a Cub 408 backhoe. I use it to plow lot's of snow...

My Ford won\'t go into 4WD I have a 2000 F250, V10, standard shift, 3.73 gears, 4x4, 47k miles. I needed to use 4WD the other day, and it wouldn't go into 4WD using the hubs in the Automatic mode. I ended up having to go outside and manually lock in my hubs, after which 4WD worked fine. When...

A friend of mine owns a 1953 Super C, and wants to put a 3 point hitch on it. Has anyone out there put a 3 point on one of these? Got any pictures? Any words of wisdom you care to share? We plan to make it ourselves, but a picture would sure help. Thanks in advance . Corm

Hello folks. I could use a little help. Yesterday I twisted my rear blade up like a pretzel. It was an inexpensive blade that I bought with my tractor, a no name generic brand. I am going to get another one, and I want to make sure my new one lasts me many years. My tractor is a Cub 7260 with...

Don't see many pictures of Cub's, so I thought I'd show you what mine looks like. Mine is a 1998 Cub 7260. The small one is a 3208 that we just bought for my better half -

Hello folks! A friend of mine has a 1988 Ford 1920 with 1100 hours on it. It runs as good as the day he bought it, except that it smokes a good deal more then it ever did. He has not noticed any change in fuel consumption, it doesn't use any oil, it doesn't use any anitifreeze, always starts...

I'm about ready to buy a 3208 with a 54" deck. It's a hold over model with a liquid cooled Kawasaki engine. I was all set to buy a 3206, air cooled Kohler, however the 3208, which originally sold for $1k more than the 3206, was offered to me for $200 less than the 3206. It sounds like a good...

I have a 1988 Wheelhorse / Toro 312H with a 42" rear discharge mower deck. Last weekend while mowing a horrendous noise and vibration starting coming from the mower deck. Before I could shut her down the belts jumped off the pulleys. On close inspection, I discovered that the deck is cracked...

This question is for you folks that have a toothbar installed - I can see and understand how a toothbar would be a significant advantage when digging tough soil, picking up field stones like Rowski plans, digging up roots, trying to get a bucket full of crushed rock, etc. It seems that I...