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Getting back to the question at hand... We ran out of traction on our JD300 (basically a Deere 1020 painted yellow) before we ran out of engine when we set the ancient 8' drag disk at full angle over a plowed field... That's with 2000# of concrete hanging off the back, and the disk was really...

I expect that Amazon grommet tool uses standard grommets. A 3/8" opening grommet would be #2. At least the photos of the tool in question has the same kind of dies that my grommet tool does. You can get brass, nickle plated brass, aluminum, and stainless grommets through McMaster. I've used...

My place is on the side of a mountain... We have nothing but 2WD, and old... Amazingly, none of the equipment has slid to the bottom of the mountain to be abandoned because we can't drive it around regardless of the weather being wet, or icy. Yes, 4WD would be nice, but seriously, it isn't the...

I'd say don't look for an 8N... I love mine, I doubt I'd ever get rid of it, but it would make for a lousy loader tractor regardless of how many you see out there... It'll mow fields all day, or plow the field, and handles snow with the back blade just fine, but it's just not a good basis for a...

OP - You need to think about the physical size machine you want beyond just under 40hp... I've got a JD300, and a MF 202 Workbull. Both of which are 45ish hp, but are full size industrial machines. Loaders are in the 2000 lb lift range. The Deer is a 65, and the MF is a little older. Both...

Can you get a scale under the tongue of the trailer and see where you are? you can even do it with a bathroom scale if you use a lever to reduce the load on it by 1/2, or 1/4 and do a little math.

Fortunately, I still have the boot for the 140's EZ Rake that the blower came with. Still in good shape, and already color coordinates... No slope to dump on in this case... Compost heap is in the one almost flat field on the property... My unit must be older than a lot of the Trac Vac parts...

Well... That's good to hear. Currently, they're not dumping, but it gives me hope. There's a ton of rust, to the point of rust through in a few spots on the trailer. Could be that's giving me enough friction that the leaves are holding on. Now that the system is working, I plan to address...

That could be interesting... Could even throw the output in to the input of the MacKissic shredder... Probably too much business though unless I really need to shred them. The hoeing works fine. I'll just be pushing the pile up once I'm done with the loader. In a season, they'll be completely...

Because I hate when people don't ever report back on their thread with results... I got the blower going again... Had a stuck valve giving me fits...4 Horse K91 Kohler... Lots of sound and furry from that vintage iron. It is still mounted on the frame that hooks on the back of the 140. I got...

Hopefully that's just the tank line. If so, no issue with pressure really. Still, cheapo schedule 40 fittings don't shock me if they leak.

The reality is, yes, you could open your field with a BCS or other heavy walk behind. It will take an awful long time, and you will be beat up, and the machine may well take a beating, but it could be done. You could also spend the money to get the right tractor/tiller combo, and go after it...

Slasher being a rotary mower/field mower/brush hog type machine? If so, it isn't going to leave you a lawn like cut. They're more brutal machines. If you've got lawn, you would want a finish mower, or possibly a flail set up for grass... That said, I believe the TE20 is basically the same...

That sounds like an awful lot of trips... How big is your loader bucket? Here's what gave me that thought... Little quick math... 2 tire tracks, say 2' wide each. 100' long. 3" of gravel. Unless my math is wrong, that's 100 cubic feet of gravel, or a little under 4 yards to go 100'. I've got...

The most reliable crop for us in eastern PA every year was always rocks... We could make the garden pretty, but it sure took a lot of rock removal every year... To be on topic though, the OP's question really needs more info to answer. Tractor? Location? Soil type? Near trees, or in a large...