Recent content by jacric2005

Ouch.

At my age? Call our local tree service, owned and staffed by young men with climbing gear, boom truck, chippers, etc., etc. They are licensed, bonded, insured. I would have them take the broken part off and leave the trunk there sticking up. They will take the wood away or leave it for you to...

I am pondering a second tractor to have the arena groomer on all the time, and leave the brush hog on my current JD 870. At 70, I can change implements (these are the old school, push the button with your thumb), but its a bit of a hassle and so I procrastinate sometimes.

Totally agree. Two professionsal people who have worked on my compact tractor, (including the John Deere dealership) have mentioned catastrophic hydraulic failures are real. I even don't walk under the front loader when it is raised.

As long as no people, animals, vehicles or structures were harmed, I count it a win. My most stupid/dangerous thing was trying to pull a metal rod out with the bucket. It was summer and the clay was like concrete. I chained it to the bucket and pulled and pulled. It actually started to lift one...

To start mine, the tractor has to be out of gear and the PTO switch off. Probably too obvious.

Did you try calling the dealer, checking the manual, or searching YouTube? The last two are my go-to. I have a 94 JD. Holding the little button down while pushing them on is very frustrating.

I would avoid it. Even between me and my dad's place, 2.25 miles, there are gravel trucks and log trucks. So I have the roll bar, of course. And, I keep the seat belt on and tight. Just in case I get rear-ended by a log truck.

I don't have a tractor shed yet. I do have a spot under a breezeway, but it puts the tractor at angle of about 15% (left to right) when parked there. It does keep it out of the rain. But wondering if there is any bad effects of it being parked in an unlevel position.

I prefer my Honda gas pressure washer. It is a beast and can go forever. Some people don't like to handle gas or worry about gumming up the carburetor, so an electric would be a good option. For my gas pressure washer, I use clear premium and run it dry if I'm not going to use it for a while.

Do you put the shelf under it and them move the control lever all the way to the down position? In this way, I would assume there is no pressure on the hydraulic system of the tractor. I want to leave the bucket a better position to throw manure into for its trip to the manure pile.

So many times...

My dad and I are partners on a 28 HP compact JD for our hobby farms. We live 2 miles apart so just drive it. I always wear my seat belt. The tractor has a roll bar. We do get big gravel trucks going fast, so if you get rear ended by one of those and get tossed off the road, the roll bar and seat...

Anthills, but usually the stump jumper does its thing not damage.

I am limiting my horse excursions to a 35 mile radius of home. Fortunately we have some great horse friendly parks nearby. One trip to town per day, etc. My truck is my daily.