Recent content by Vigo327

Wow, zero penetration.. That would make me paranoid about every inch of weld on the thing, so i get just returning/refunding it.

Bummer! Im curious which circuit you blew, the bucket cyls or the boom cyls? Not that i dont recognize the danger of pressure spikes in the hydraulics (Messicks did a good youtube video showing what can happen with grapple lids) but i suspect whatever failed was on its way out as generally I...

To add to that, a stump bucket on a tractor loader might be pretty underwhelming if you dont use leverage to your advantage. The length of the bucket gives you opportunities to use it as a fulcrum in a way you generally wouldnt use a standard bucket. For example, if youre trying to pry...

Yes, but i believe thats the cause of your problem. Pairing the wheels diagonally would prevent your symptom of just spinning one end of the vehicle.

I believe a lot of systems pair the wheels diagonally. I believe you could put both circuits through the flow divider.

Damage is down to user error. A stump bucket is not inherently dangerous to the loader, but a lack of grasp of physics is. I think the most important thing is to go in with patience and realistic expectations. There are not too many stumps that can just be 'popped' out of the ground without a...

Im not sure on a weight limit for finish mowing (comes down to tires mostly, i think) but i generally agree that a mower deck for a tractor is a pita compared to a zero turn. I have a 54” drive-over belly mower i use with my Kubota B6100 and it does ok but i cant leave it on all the time and...

This has already been alluded to but in my opinion it's sort of more important how the speed ranges are geared, than whether or not its HST. Any HST in its lowest range ought to be able to spin all 4 tires before stalling the engine. The question becomes whether medium range (or ranges) is too...

If you have a functional slip clutch or shear pin setup on the mower end of things, the pto shaft doesn't really need to stand up to the tractor's full HP potential. However, a broken driveshaft slamming around is one of the most destructive forces in the vehicle world, so it's highly likely the...

The only cheap excavator is a tiny chinese one or one with a shitload of problems. You can get a really nice tractor backhoe for 20-25k and possibly cheaper, just not a very big one. In my opinion you don't need big. Any backhoe ~6.5ft digging depth or bigger is fine, and the only reason the...

You can always shrink a hole by getting some fairly thick washers of the right ID and welding one (or two) on each side of the hole. I've found large washers to be surprisingly cheap on Amazon.

Im a little late to this party but since the front and rear shoe are identical what i probably would have done as the lazy way out is split up the shoes so each side had one new and one old. Wouldn't do that on a car (car probably wouldn't have swappable front/rear shoes anyway) but i agree with...

IF it was me id keep both and put a backhoe on the 1700 and keep the 1510 for 3pt stuff, because that duplicates the setup i have with my little B8200 and B6100 kubotas. But realistically i'd keep the 1700 as is just because it's not a project taking up your time, and maybe just swap the nice...

I think a tractor+backhoe or TLB is more useful than a skid steer if you are talking about an all purpose machine. Both are probably bigger than what you need unless you are digging your own septic and foundation, and even then the skid steer, while POSSIBLE to use for serious digging jobs, is...

Yeah, that value doesnt surprise me. Hydraulic reel mowers are what a 'normal' DIYer would consider a maintainence/repair nightmare. Most people just trying to cut grass have zero comfort level with hydraulics, and with everything being articulated it comes off to most people like a real life...