Recent content by Panik

Chalk that one up to jargon shift/crossover. I partner with a bunch of agencies for prescribed fire in the winter time through work. It's the base measure used for describing distances on controlled burns: "Walk in a half chain and drop dots of fire." "Mop up all burning material up to a chain...

The z-turn I have came with turf tires and while there's still plenty of tread left on them I do occasionally go back and forth in my head over the idea swapping them with R14's or something similar when the time comes. Probably won't but at the same time I do mow some slopes and the yard is...

So I wish I could say I have experience with subcompacts and snow.... However, I'm a southern boy with a 23hp BX. What I can say is that the BX has, within reason, done everything I've ever asked of it...just slower and with smaller "bites".... including pretty heavy dirt work in heavy clay...

I ended up doing both.... towed the machine with the wheels slightly off the ground AND pulled the disconnect levers/valves (or however you want to call them at the back of the machine). I figured doing so was a good safety measure with how low I had the machine off the ground and how uneven our...

Good to know... I haven't been able to tackle this yet, and was contemplating (without having looked) whether there was even a good place on the rear of the zero turn to chain-off to lift the rear while towing.

The feedback is much appreciated... definitely don't want to have to repair/replace two hydro-stat drives.

Hey folks... hopefully this is the correct forum as it relates to the hydrostatic drives on my zero turn. The main belt and/or tensioner went out on our zero turn the other day when my son was mowing. As you might expect that happened in a place that's not conducive to making easy repairs. I'd...

^ This... I've got a 15 year old (very soon to be 16... as in we just got lucky and fell into a used outback for him). For the last two years he's been mowing our yard/field with a zero turn and helping me by dragging tree/brush trimmings with our BX. This has softened ever so slightly to...

Exactly what you said.... rural upbringing. My parents had 5 acres on the edge of an intercostal, brackish marsh. I had one neighbor and then thousands of natural acres I could roam through. The similarity between there and where we are know is less about the geographic-ecological features and...

We personally own about 11 acres of old terraced farm land, about 4 acres of "yard" and 7 acres of mixed pine/successional hardwood.... and feel pretty blessed to be able to provide a place in the semi-country for our kids to roam. I grew up in the coastal-country of FL and being able to provide...

Truth ^ Perception and situational awareness are funny. I don't do a whole bunch of saw work at home, mainly the typical actions that go with trimming up smaller trees associated with maintaining 4 acres of somewhat landscaped field.... PPE is usually only eye and ear pro...... and then...

Given your description of conditions... I can't in good faith suggest you go with a subcompact tractor, especially given the existing conditions leading to your concerns about winter safety and access. Things that immediately pop into my mind: - Is a cab tractor a possibility given added costs...

^ This right here. I've got 10 acres with a lot of tight spaces, a very good bit of uneven ground and do a good bit of loader work with my bx. Over the last 10 years I've had many occasions where I've day dreamed about having a larger tractor. Hoever, the reality is that I also have to work in...

I've got one and use it, but for pretty limited areas.... pretty much the couple places where I've used river rock to create drainage leading away from my house. They work, and they're fun to use in cooler weather... because, well fire. However, if I was looking do something beyond just spot...

I know you mentioned that you're not a huge fan of herbicides.... but I gotta say getting a small wand/boom sprayer was one of the best investments I ever made for maintaining my property. I purchased something similar this model a couple of years ago for my bx2360. I'm pretty sure I bought in...