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For those with a backhoe and a desire to tackle stumps from time to time, you might try a rock ripper with a sharpened edge to slice...

I would rather do that, than rent it to them. And I'm an Ace at breaking things myself!

I ended up jacking up the bucket, just enough and slowly tapping the pin out. Got everything reset and bucket is operating well and it’s...

I had something similar happen with the pin that has the sliding lock pin. Ended up bending the small frame between the loader and main...

The OEM T4180-69941 relays that were manufactured by OMRON are 25.7mm square, so I called Digikey to find an equivalent. Talking with a...

I was concerned about having to take a BH on and off my compact tractor, so I bought another tractor. Problem solved!

We have a whole farm of them in western Missouri. We still have a huge one used for shade located where the old farm house sat and my...

My goodness man, Sketchers Slip Ins for sawing up a thorn covered Osage Orange?!? What were you thinking? Put on some thick soled high...

My grandfather built his own wood stove. This thing was Satan's abyss on steroids...

Yeah, it's a long end game. With that said, I planted several thousand trees back in 1989 and they're all over 50' tall and I'm still...

That's the first time I've heard or read the word "pleach". Thanks for the vocabulary lesson. I might leave work early now.

I have burned quite a bit of Osage Orange and if I am not mistaken, it has the highest BTU rating of any firewood in the US. It will...

After lots and lots of searching, back and forth between Deere 5 and 6 series tractors, looking closely at Fendt and other brands, I...

I agree. I don’t think many people consider the stresses transferred thru the tractor frame to the front. That’s where the subframe...