Recent content by rgr33

I love my z turn, but I have better pieces of equipment to cut anything over 12 inches high. At that stage of growth, you are cutting hay, not turf. I think your best bet is investing in a better suspension system for your tractor, and possibly a finish mower with a wider cut.

I have an Exmark I purchased new in 2006. Built like a tank, and has been used to mow a lot rougher ground than a lawn. Only thing I have done other than regular maintenance, is replace one idler pulley, all spindles are the originals. Hour meter stopped a few years ago at 1100 hrs, havent...

I bought the flexilla hose 3 years ago, and it is by far the best of the hoses in my collection. I liked it so well, I just bought their air hose to replace the cracked and leaky Harbor Freight hose

I can hear the pto clutch kick in when engaging the blades on my Exmark I replaced the clutch last year, it was not difficult, but maybe check the Pto switch before assuming the clutch I’d bad.

Roots grow right through the wire netting at firs, by the time they grow big enough, the netting has rusted away due to constant underground moisture, and by that time, the tree can withstand a bit of gopher damage. I do not do this for blueberries or raspberries. . Never had A gopher problem there

I wonder how big a gravity bulk feed tank you would need in order to have the feed delivered by the feed mill? just typing it into google I see a variety of sizes offered

I have Honeycrisp, gala, Fuji, and yellow delicious, which is good for pie making and desserts. I always dig a big hole and line it with 1 Inch chicken wire for gopher protection, then plant tree and erect deer fence around the tree until it gets big enough to survive the deer attack that will...

I can’t help but feel that eventually, the hybrid and electric vehicles/ machines, will improve to the degree that we will all wonder why we ever used fossil fuel machines in the first place. I liken it to my first battery powered tool, a Mikita 9.6v drill. It was ok, but not that effective for...

My first battery chain saw was the 12” DeWalt.I used it mainly for orchard pruning and fallen trees in the woods. I liked it, but didn’t love it, and eventually wore the thing plumb out Decided to upgrade to the Milwaukee saw, and that thing has really been impressive compared to the smaller...

Green grease with Milwaukee m12 and a lock n lube on the end Curse myself for waiting so long to go this route

A couple of years ago, I went to the local NH dealer for 2 oil filters for my LS tractor. Didn’t think to check out the price until I got home, $90 for the 2 filters. I retuned them, and drove the 20 miles to the LS dealer, $6.90 each. Haven't been back to the NH since, nice guys, but way too...

I’ve had a YesWelder mig/tig/ stick welder for 2+ years Larry. I’ve been really happy with it, never tried any tig welding though.

My winter time hobby is refurbishing implements, using them for a season and then selling them locally. i have had early Betst , Mott, Alamo, John Deere, and Coroni over the past few years, but the absolute best, and also most expensive, is Maschio, which I now wish I had kept

I don’t know the name of the lenses, but My wife opted for one close up focused lens, and the other side is for distance vision The end result is that she can’t see either worth a darn. She regrets the choice now, as she has to wear glasses for most of the things she does during the day I went...

I paid $54k for 10.5 acres in 1986. Could have bought additional 10 acres on either side of me for about the same price. we couldn’t swing it financially, what with building a house and barn, and both sites sold a few years later To my dismay, both buyers with 10 acres to build on, built their...