Recent content by markwillcott

I'm giving up on the box blade for trying to get our road and the new pasture level. The local Deere dealer has a Frontier LP1172 that he will give me for $1,000 plus tax. My question is do i want a 6' or a 7'? We have a JD5105 and a 6' is going to ride in the tire tracks as near as i guess...

We are finally getting the pipe fence in the front of our property put in. All of the 4" posts are in for the corners and entrances, now I have to weld out the two inch and build a couple of gates. This is at the place where we are going to build our house, so my wife will be designing the...

We just picked up this 7' servis for $500. It is in excellent condition and is quite a stout piece to say the least. The gearbox leaks a bit, but what quality shredder doesn't after a number of years. I'm going to put in some 90 wt and go to town. I am wondering if anybody can tell me what...

We have a couple of weeks on the JD5105 we picked up. We are buying a new box blade and I would like to get hydraulic scarifiers, but I don't have rear remotes. I talked with the dealer and he said about $1000 for one remote, $1600 for two. Anybody have any experience installing? Can I put...

OK, can't search any more. I think we've looked at every tractor in texas. Most 4 or 5 times. We went back and forth between a compact and a full size. Settled on a MFWD 5105 with a 522 on it. 2007 with 220 hours for 18k. Has a disk with it, 6 ft, dont' know what brand. Picking up a...