Recent content by Prefect

How accurate do I need to be in grading for a building. It's going to be a steel building about 60x100. I haven't ever done anything for a foundation before. Should I just pony up the $$ or give it a shot. I have access to a small dozer/highlift, and a CUT with a box blade and FEL. I just don't...

I'm getting ready to build a new house. It's a good sized place and will be stuck on the side of a hill. I'm trying to decide what kind of foundation I should go with. I was reading a recent post about Superior Walls, I did some research and asked them some questions but they havent gotten back...

I just bought a piece of property a few miles outside of St. Louis. I have been preparing to build a new house out there and have been doing some clearing. Most of the property is on a considerable hillside. I have seen and dispatched a few copperheads there (they really like wood piles). I saw...

I'm pretty new to owning a tractor with a loader (less than a week as a matter of fact). Is it normal for the hydraulic pump to whine while lifting minimal loads? Also, I see pictures of people pulling these 2" or 3" saplings out by the roots with their loaders. I have a TC30 with a 7308 loader...

I went and picked up the new tractor Saturday. Everything was as they said it would be. I tied it down, puckered up and started what I thought would be a really long drive back from Springfield (about 190 mi.). Having no brakes on the trailer I was pretty nervous. The old truck did just fine. I...

I am purchasing a TC 30, Rotary Cutter, Box Blade, and Trailer all as a package deal. The concern I have now is that when I inquired about what kind of brake control module I needed to have for my truck (F150 with towing package and upgraded suspension), they told me the trailer didn't have...

I have been reading this forum for a couple of weeks and it could be that my sporadic attempts have just been half-efforted, but I haven't been able to find information on what to do with my tractor in the winter. Here's my situation. I have a piece of property on which I am planning to build...

New Member -- Here\'s the deal I got What do you think of this deal... TC30 4X4 (Gear Drive) FEL (Rhino 2408) They tell me it's the same as the 7308 NH loader 5' rotary cutter (Woods) 6' Box Blade (I don't know the brand) 16' Tandem axel trailer All for $16450. 1.9% financing on the whole...