Recent content by mark02tj

I actually like the cut on the 50" better. You can see from the pic that it's been used a lot. I bought the tractor (a 5665) about 5 years ago or so. It's for sale (including the deck) if anyone's interested. I'd like to get $650. I used the 42" on my older 5465 for a long time as my...

"Tractor Time With Tim" just posted this link over at the green tractor website... Kukje Machinery Co., LTD., Bad Boy Reach Agreement on Tractors | Farm Equipment

I've got a 40" kidney deck and a 50" A-Frame deck. If you can find the 50", go for that (assuming it's not too big to go through any gates you have). The 50" A-Frame is quick to adjust the height and it leaves a better cut. I mowed with the 40" for years and it does OK, but the 50" just...

I live on about 5 acres - most of it is woods. Or at least it used to be woods until the Emerald Ash Borer arrived. Being in Ohio, we're also pretty overrun with honeysuckle. I want to clear a lot of it out, but I also want to be pretty selective about what I'm cutting out as I want to...

CONGRATS on the new baby, Greg!! He is a cutie!! It's going to be cool to follow your progress on this truck. I'm in awe of you guys that have the time and the talent to take on a project like this. The extent of my very limited talent is this cedar lamp post I'm working on... Since you...

Sweetie bought me this one a couple of years ago for my birthday. It was mostly a joke, but I use it quite a bit. If I end up on a long conference call on my cell instead of my VOIP with headset, this thing is a lot more comfortable to hold on my shoulder than the actual cell phone. Plus, I...

I have a bumper kind of like this one on the front of my Jeep. One day I noticed all the paint was scraped off on one of the radius' on the hoop. Flecks of white paint in it too. Then I looked down from the top and noticed the tow-point, which stuck out the same distance as the hoop, was...

I wasn't sure where else to post this but I know this forum gets a lot of traffic so here I am. :) Long story short - I got a panicked / frantic call from the ex-wife the other night. She had "Microsoft Tech Support" on her land line and they were concerned about her computer because it was...

I want to put in a gate at the end of the driveway. Nothing fancy - probably just going with a 14' "farm gate" from the local feed store. We're just looking at something that will keep "explorers" from coming down our driveway in the middle of the night. Anyway - here's the question... I'm...

Pics you need and pics you shall have!! :thumbsup: From the side: From the end: (Hot tub will go to the right of the upper door) Close-ups of the framing below:

After many years, I'm finally giving in to SWMBO and agreed to a hot tub. Not getting a big one - just a two seater. You can see it here. This thing only holds 140 gallons, so it's relatively "light" compared to a lot of the other 4 and 6 seat models. According to the spec, it weighs 526 lbs...

I know that the topic of using utility poles has been written about ad-infinitum but something that I haven't seen written about is using them for cross-members or beams. Here's what's going on - the other day as I was pulling out of my driveway I noticed a utility contractor across the street...

Duwop - as far as I know, you're right - 1952 according to the serial number. What year is yours? No real updates at this point. Mostly I've been doing "research", primarily on FarmallCub.com. Great group of folks over there - almost as great as the folks here on TBN!! :thumbsup: I've found...

Well, I got 'er home! :thumbsup: And she's in pretty sad shape but I think she's still restorable. I had talked to the guy that had kept it all these years and he warned me that the front tires were in really bad shape. I figured the rears were going to be in bad shape as well, so I lucked...

check this out... From page 5: Just curious why you don't want the dogs barking with the alarm. I have the Dakota 2500 and the dog heard it at 3:00 a.m. and woke me up in time to find some juvenile delinquent in our driveway. I originally had the receiver in my basement office so I could...