Recent content by hayden

It's mixed for me. I do both, and don't think it matters much either way.

I've got an 1140 and love it. As long as you understand that they are SLOW, you will be fine. It's by far the most sturdy and best built UTV that I have owned. Better than our Deere Gator, which is better than the Kawasaki Mule that we had before that. My only complaint is the same as...

I agree. Trade it.

I have actually been finding locally made hoses to be more expensive that factory hoses. Online hoses have gotten really expensive too. I suspect the equipment manufacturers just haven’t caught up with price increases. But for now, it’s worth shopping around to compare prices.

I'm not quite following... With the steel building, trusses are only every 13'. Then there are 6" purlins that run between them the length of the building on 24" centers. Without sheathing, the metal roof pans attach directly to the purlins. With sheathing, the sheathing goes over the...

Same here. 25+ years with a granite countertop and no stains or issues at all.

I removed another 3 dump trailers worth of material the other day, and spent yesterday hammering more rock. First thing this morning I'll check my grade again, but I think I'm there except for one corner. In that corner, I'll see how hard it is to remove the rock, and might just shift the...

Mine leaks so I'm sending it back. I'm just not interested in messing around with junk products. The whole banjo bolt and copper washer just seems doomed to fail. I've never seen that approach used for anything over a few hundred PSI. The Deere top link is 3x the price, but I know it will...

Now you guys have given me something to worry about....

Engine mounted pumps are usually one of the SAE standard mounts, commonly known as A, B, and C. Is this tractor different in some way? It would be typical for the drive gear and female spline to be part of the timing case, with an SAE mounting pad where the pump installs with its splined input...

If you are losing a corresponding amount of transmission oil, then that seems a likely source. And with hydraulics acting odd, even more likely. Sounds like it's time for a pump rebuild or replacement. How old is the tractor? Make and model?

There is a steep drop off of about 10' along one side of by barn yard. Along that side, my barn yard is now 15-20' wider than it used to be. So I'm very fortunate that I don't have to move the material more than 100-150', and that I'm gaining useful space from it.

It's finally on it's way. Lots of delays with trucking. Thankfully I asked for pre-departure photos, and spotted that they had the wrong loader bucket. I don't think the driver had left yet, and they were able to get it sorted out quickly. Arrival is hopefully Saturday.

I'll have to check around, but the 14" carbide blades for cutting metal that I have seen are in the $150 +/- range. $50 would be great.

I hauled out another 3 trailer loads, so about 10-12 yds. Plus one giant rock that the excavator could just unweight enough to skid across the ground. That's about 6000 lbs, so another 2+ yds. At this point there are only 2-3 areas left that are too high. I'm almost there. I also talked...