Recent content by MiserableOldFart

Hawthorns...

My GR2120 has no ROPS, but I absolutely HATE the fact that ALL the "better" lawn tractors now have hydrostatic drives - NOT because I hate hydro but because they force a higher seat on the tractor and it makes it a nightmare to cut under our semi-dwarf orchard. The old Wheelhorse sat low to the...

I've been saying for years that the parts business is a complete rip off regardless of maker, and that the reason we have a bazillion different models and they change every couple years is that the makers don't want any more 8n type tractors that are numerous enough to make 3rd parties...

Just to reiterate what has already been said: Shoes, shoes, shoes. I use a rear blade to keep my loader available and would never be able to do the job without shoes on a quarter mile of gravel path, unless the snow is so deep I need the thrower instead, but working in reverse is slow and...

Maybe if you post this in a general tractor forum you might get more ideas. It's likely a problem common to all diesels, and this forum is fairly limited in size..

OMG, I hate Japanese knotweed. You have to attack that stuff or it will destroy you. Had it in CT, and it was mixed in with other shrubs, so I could never get rid of it. I have always cursed it and I truly believe that a week after I'm dead, someone will come along and find that the stuff...

Wow! I haven't bought a cord in years but I thought it was still around $200 down here in the Catskills. I buy log length by the truckload so it's cheaper. Cutting and splitting 7-8 cords of wood is an interesting pastime that takes forever at my age, lol. I have some doomed ash trees to cut...

The Wheel Horses were great machines, built like tanks. I surely wish they were still making them today, with 4 wheel drive added. I have my father's C125 8 speed still, but it's no longer usable. Tried to sell it for less than the parts are worth a while back, but no luck. It was restorable...

Depending on how much you use your tractor, that isn't such a great idea. Isn't it especially important to keep the tank full in winter? I try to keep my tank full as possible 12 months a year, but especially in winter. I can use a few gallons in a hurry plowing snow. I don't know about...

I would go back to belt driven in a heartbeat. Always thought shaft driven was better, UNTIL I bought a Kubota GR2120. I had to replace the shaft last spring. Like $480 or thereabout. Got destroyed when the gear case blew, twisting the splines. Has always been a real pain to put back on...

I paid like $35 for a gallon of Rotella at the local auto parts store, not Napa, but the other one, forget the chain name.. a little over half that at TSC, so I won't be buying local anymore for that.

The way I understand it, on the loader, you have to put enough grease in to push the old dirty grease out, especially in dry, dusty weather when stuff sticks to the grease and gets in there. So I always have plenty of excess. Not every time, but several times a year when greasing I wear...

Interesting. The MF dealer seemed to have a lot of implements on the lot. The Deere and Kubota dealers don't have the hillside display area of the MF dealer, so I have no ideal what they have for implements. This area used to be a big farming area, but not so much now. But even in the old...

On a shopping trip to Oneonta this week, I drove by several tractor dealers, and I always take a few seconds to observe what they have on their lots. It's been years since I have seen so many tractors, and honestly I don't know if I ever have seen this many CUTs on these lots in all the years I...

I would buy the maximum horsepower for a given form factor in most cases. Call me cynical, but to me the greatest reason for so many different models of different sizes and prices is to make sure there is never a non OEM source for most parts, so they can rob you blind when you need them. If...