Recent content by hayden

Regarding changing tires from one type to another, it usually involves changing both tires and RIMs, and that can add up. It's a much bigger tractor, but I have been looking at Deere 5 and 6 series tractors, some of which would need different tires, and it would cost in the neighborhood of...

Tough to say, but here are a few observations. - I see two 5 gal gas jugs, one on each side, with what look like suction tubes in them If that's the fuel supply, that strikes me a very boot-leg. - The "screw" snow collectors look like think stamped metal like on low end snow blowers. On...

A skidsteer is a really good construction site machine. Quick, maneuverable, lots of loader capacity, lots of hydraulic capacity, and lot of different implements you can buy. But off of a hard packed, level construction site, I think they kinda suck. They will rip up any soft or finished...

I would think the restrictions would be pretty simple. A load less than 6845 lbs and a tow vehicle with a hitch and vehicle rating to pull 10,000 lbs.

Right, which are we talking about? A Skidder or a Skidsteer? They are two vary different machines.

How heavy is a load of hay like that?

I'm always curious when someone is selling a full package like this. Why? Did they do a big upgrade on everything? Are they moving and no longer need it? Worst case fear of course is that it's a lemon of some sort.

If you are only blowing light, fluffy snow, and no more than a few inches, 30hp is probably OK. But in deeper snow, or wet snow. my former 6' snow blower consumed every drop of my tractor's 50hp PTO. And that was going slow. If you ever expect conditions like that, then I would go for 50hp as...

With a sudden loss of fuel at two cylinders, coupled with discovery of dirt and gravel in the tank that has to have been intentionally or unintentionally introduced, it seems almost certain that the two things are related. In theory the fuel filtration would have caught it, but maybe a fist...

"Rocks in the tank and fuel elbow"? Did someone put crap in your fuel tank? A sudden loss of what seems to be two out of three cylinders could easily be explained by heavy debris in the fuel. You would hope the fuel filter would catch it, but maybe not? Have you cracked up the injector pipes...

What's involved in PA to make the hay "organic"? Is there some sort of certification process? Also, what do they do to replenish neutrients? Spread manure? I ask because I just switched my fields over to a farmer with an organic dairy farm, and there was a variety of paperwork involved in...

Setting aside all the sniping, if he changed the filter and now has no hydraulic pressure, then it seems likely to be one of two things. 1) He installed the wrong filter and it is obstructing flow. Check part numbers, and if in doubt, get a filter from the tractor manufacturer. 2) The...

A GPS won't be very accurate. If you can string a small hose, it will be exact. A surveyor's total station would be accurate too, but probably not worth the trouble to get ahold of one, learn it, etc,, or to hire someone. A couple hundred feet of hose wouldn't be very expensive, I don't think.

I’ll second the value of a hydraulic top link. I wouldn’t have a tractor without one.

I would add rear remotes when/if you need them as you accumulate implements. No need to spend the money now for something you might maybe need someday. As for a front grapple, consider just using pallet forks, depending on what you expect to be moving around. Either way I have found pallet...