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    SmallChange reacted to CloverKnollFarms's post in the thread Do You Have a Tractor Shed/Barn? with Good Post Good Post.
    Yes! Insulated 40x60 with 10' door.
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    SmallChange replied to the thread Maintenance Questions.
    I settled on a nice LockNLube manual gun with a hose and their locking head. I pump the handle until I see grease come out somewhere, or...
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    SmallChange replied to the thread Loader squeaking during curl.
    I was wondering if you bent your loader frame. But I like your thinking -- a dry squeaky indicator rod is a much nicer problem to have!
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    SmallChange replied to the thread I feel stupid.
    Actually, I'd go even further. We're also here because of our own ignorance -- the most important thing to fix!
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    SmallChange replied to the thread I feel stupid.
    Thank you very much! Less than a year ago I retired after 50 years in industry. I tend to think in industrial terms. In fact, not 20...
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    SmallChange replied to the thread I feel stupid.
    Here's a detail of the counterweight, my heaviest attachment, off the tractor but ready to be mounted. I've hooked the eye nut with the...
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    SmallChange replied to the thread I feel stupid.
    Here is an overview. The I beam is partly visible at the top edge, with the orange chain hoist. My auger hanging from a stationary...
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    SmallChange reacted to scootr's post in the thread most likely a controversial mod. with Good Post Good Post.
    I use my seatbelt when I perceive a risk of rollover. It doesn't hurt or hinder operation and the last thing you want is ejection in a...
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    I wear mine 100%. I put it on before starting the engine even if I'm immediately going to get off and do other tasks while it warms up...
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    I like your chicken coop hefting setup. Gotta say, though, as a clumsy operator, I'm afraid I'd drop the backhoe boom by accident, and...
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    SmallChange reacted to kozal01's post in the thread Carry low with Good Post Good Post.
    Rear ballast was something I learned I needed very early on when I had a butt puckering moment while working down a slope. I bought a...
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    SmallChange replied to the thread Carry low.
    I totally sympathize. A ballast box can, though, be pretty small, only sticking out back by less than a foot, and as narrow as a cross...
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    SmallChange replied to the thread I feel stupid.
    All mine are category 1, but my back isn't even cat 0 anymore. Maybe if they were titanium I could wrestle them, but the only titanium I...
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    SmallChange replied to the thread Newbie with many questions.
    My tractor's not much different from yours. I think ericm979 is right about how hard it is to pull plants out of the ground with the...
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    SmallChange reacted to Ken45101's post in the thread Why don’t you own a toothbar? with Good Post Good Post.
    I agree. I had a toothbar for my JD skid steer. Twice I broke the end connection. I gave up and bought a real tooth bucket. Both...
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