Recent content by mtg65

I used a stone boat before I bought a tractor with FEL. It was very effective in moving large heavy stones. I would roll heavy rocks on to it using a pry bar and would pull the boat with my JD1010 dozer. I found this book: The Art And Craft of Stonescaping: Setting & Stacking Stone very...

Now that my road is thawed out from this mid-winter break, I am a little concerned about peeling off layer #2 of my gravel road with my rear blade. I've read many posts regarding snow removal on gravel roads and there are a lot of good tips and suggestions out there. I've added skid shoes to my...

Here are pics of the chains I put on two weeks ago. I had to fit the chains to my tires which required cutting some of the links but aside from that everything went very smoothly. Some helpful tips to a successful install 1)Research the many posts on TBN regarding this topic Thanks to...

I have about 1000 feet of gravel driveway, part of which is pretty steep. I have plenty of room to push the snow so I decided to hold off on the snowblower purchase and use the back blade for now. I have read several postings about this method of snow management and to my surprise it worked...

My 1533 is due for the 50 hour service and wanted to know aside from changing fluids, filters and checking bolts etc.. is there anything else I should be doing / looking for? I will be using MF Permatran III for the Transmission Fluid but not sure what brand to use for the engine oil. For the...

I just got a woods GB72 box scraper and I had a blast yesterday redoing my gravel road. I had a lot of good material to work with - several years of bringing in one or two loads here and there over the last several years. I was keeping things level with a JD1010 dozer which worked OK but took...

I have a brand new MF1533 with a 1525 FEL. I just noticed what looks like a crack in the weld on the lower right arm. I attached pics…any opinions or advice? Thanks

Thanks to everyone in this forum for your insight. It helped me decide on MF1533 PowerShuttle with FEL and quick detach bucket.I've had the tractor for only a week and I am extremely pleased with the power and performance. I am looking for some additional information and advice... 1) Are the...