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We are planning some roads through some rough terrain. Through some advanced GIS data we are able to get fairly accurate elevation values at 100' intervals along the proposed roads. Assume a purely vertical slope - by that I mean the path will be flat in the direction perpendicular to the way...

Also if you have a blowout on a dual tandem you can just limp to the tire shop but if you have a blowout with triple singles you are going to be changing a tire before you go anywhere or else you’re going to ruin a rim

I had a belshe equipment trailer with triple 7s. It worked ok but I much prefer a dual tandem.

I have a 2015 RTV I bought new. Two of them actually. The battery went bad a few months ago on one that we use several times a week and I replaced it. Figured it was about time being seven years old. The second UTV I don’t use as often as it is kept at a remote property one hour away. The...

I own three RTVs with tweels on them. We have had them two years. They perform better in virtually all conditions than tires and we operate in all conditions. I have had them in about seven states and conditions from swampy to rocky hills. We primarily use them because they don’t get sidewalk...

Thanks guys. You got the gears turning and I can figure this out now.

Thanks for the replies. I guess my issue is making the mark more than anything. I plan on making the cut with a torch. I can calculate vertically where the marks need to be. If say for example I was working with square tubing and not pipe I could make my marks and use a square to transfer them...

I have 2-7/8” oilfield pipe set vertically in the ground for a shed. It is already concreted in the ground. I need to cut the tops off at desired height with a 2/12 (9.5 degree) angle so I can weld the I beam for the rafter resting on top of the pipes. I have one of those gadgets that slips...

It is insured against theft but not sure if the policy covers an accident or not.

That is not at all my intention. I am not asking from a thing from Kubota. I called my dealer and asked him to find me a new one. I honestly just thought the rops was stronger than it is. That is all. We rolled it down a hill. Totally our fault. The driver was uninjured and was able to work the...

From where the RTV started sliding to where it stopped was approximately 200' horizontally and a drop of 90' -24 degrees or 45% slope. I was looking at it in more detail and the frame is cracked on both sides. Attached are pictures. I am in no way trying to bash on the RTVs. I own five and I...

It is very thin. To me it looks about like 14ga.

I wouldn’t really call it modified either. It had a sun shade canopy and the tweels both were added by the dealer at the time of purchase. Modified to me would be if we had a lift kit or welded something on to or drilled holes in the rops. We did not. The canopy was clamped on.

It wasn’t a cliff. The trail it was onwe created with a dozer last week. The Kubota drove down it two times before flipping on the third. The slope wasn’t straight down it had a slight sideways tilt to it. I think what happened is a front tire fell into a small hole and the rear end starting...

I will get more pictures later the unit is currently on the trailer in route back to my house. The driver was headed down a very steep slope and the RTV slid sideways and rolled over from what he recalls it rolled once or twice and then threw him out and then continued to roll down to the bottom...

This is where it broke

It was going less than five mph. It didn’t hit anything but did roll down a hill. It landed right side up and we drove it approx four miles back to the trailer.

A lot of commercial guys around here have them on zero turn mowers. I bought them pre covid for $600 a piece. No idea what they cost now.

They are nice. We have three RTV's with them. Cumulatively they have about 9,000 miles. We are very pleased. They are not cheap but are worth it if you are prone to flats / sidewall cuts and can't afford downtime.

We rolled our 1120 today. Driver was not seriously hurt. He as thrown from vehicle which probably was best. The ROPS didn't fare too well. A buckled in passenger would be in bad shape.

You are correct that when a manufacturer delivers is out of your control as a retailer however I am pretty sure you have a good feel for what the actual delivery time is based off of your experience and conveying the truth to your customers is what I am talking about. I think many retailers are...

I deliberately omitted that information. My intent on this thread is not to bash a company. I really wonder if I as a customer am being unreasonable or if enough is enough. I ponder a lot about this and my opinion seems to go back and forth. I don’t doubt the vendor is having issues getting...

I don't mind that if they are true to their word. What chaps my behind is a seller stating a lead time of X and then drastically missing it. If it is 9 months that is what it is. I will evaluate and make my order if I can wait that long but it sure as heck better not be longer than that unless...

Im not talking about amazon? They are one of the few places that still do what they say. The people over promising and underdelivering are more along the lines of what I would call mom and pop shops.

Is it though? I run a business and order a ton of stuff for both personal and business purposes. 90% of the people I deal with still have reasonable delivery timelines or are at least are honest about it. Like you said some of it is the reality of what we are living in but I think some companies...

Amazon prime delivering virtually anything to me in two days has spoiled me. I have ordered things less than $5 and things over 10k and bam they are on my porch in two days with no shipping charge. Covid has caused a lot of chaos in the supply chain and while things are out of peoples control in...

No it is made by Everything Attachments.

Haven’t had chance to test it out but it looks like it will do the trick. The fit was perfect. I took the measurements per their instructions and it fit like a glove. I didn’t have to beat it in with a hammer but the width was so perfect it required a decent shove to get it between the bucket...

I was shooting 22’s unsupervised at that age but never did anything remotely close to that. Dad was the instructor for our 4H shooting sports program. I learned to respect guns at a very early age. Different kids have different mindsets and levels of responsibility. What a tragedy. I wonder how...

Just got off the phone with Travis. Super nice guy and thanks for explaining things in detail. Long story short is there are so many moving pieces and components involved that it is very hard to predict anything. He reiterated that they don’t mind at all if people call or email for updates.

While I understand your concerns I still think something is doable. If you continuously have 1,000 open orders it might warrant hiring someone full time just to update people. Five days in a week they could update 200 people a day and everyone would get updated once a week. Or maybe hire someone...

EA should send out weekly update emails to customers. Maybe some computer whiz could automate it somehow. It is crazy times we are living in with the material and labor shortages but I think most people really just want to know what is going on and don’t want to always be calling, emailing and...

I would get it close to level before you bring in the rock otherwise you might end up with little or no rock on the current high areas. Getting things smooth by eye is pretty easy. Getting things level by eye is not. You really need a laser or some other instrument to assist you. I have a...

The body of your shredder is likely thin. Notice hos the OEM lift pins are on brackets attached to the angle iron frame. Normally boxing in the pin like the photos others posted is best but in your scenario I think the outer bracket would just be going down to sheet metal and wouldn’t do much...

20’ isn’t very far. Look at some trailers and see how they are constructed. Wood scares me because it rots. I wouldn’t assume the 6x12s are good if the 2x6s are rotten. I would replace the main beams with some I-beam. Steel supplier should have charts for acceptable load on a 20’ span. Might...

I built an implement shed that is 100’ long. Over that 100’ it drops about a foot. I built the shed level. I built the columns for the shed the exact same length and used sono tubes for the footings. On one end they are almost flush with the ground and on the other they are sticking out of the...

I’m sure there are exceptions but I have used a lot of shredders across three different categories of tractors with and without quick hitches and have never had an issue. I think they make them pretty forgiving with regards to PTO shaft length.

How much do you intend on using it? Higher grades of steel will last much longer in abrasive conditions but are costly. Regular old steel will do the job but won’t have as long of a lifespan. If it is just for your personal garden I would probably just use regular steel. If it is some type of...

You could remove the couplers from the hoses on the grapple and switch them and reconnect and then see if the grapple closes but won’t open. This would let you know if it is an issue with your grapple or the tractor.

Another thing to do is before you get near the tractor slide the PTO shaft back and forth and make sure it telescopes freely. Yes many times grit on the splines is the cause of the problem but if it takes a lot of force to telescope the shaft it greatly adds to difficulty of hooking things up.

Within reason it is hard to have a trailer too large. A 40’ gooseneck would be a hassle maneuvering around but a 20’ is no big deal. Really short trailers are very difficult to back up. I guess everything has its purpose but to me small trailers can’t haul much more than a bed of a pickup. If I...

I finally picked up the Deere HX15 and tried it out today. I mowed about twenty acres with it. Part of my property is on the edge of a lake bottom and grows thick and there I had to slow down some but I never stalled the tractor. On the higher ground it handled it fine as fast as I wanted to go...

My tractor is 7’ wide. The front wheels are narrower than that maybe 6’? I have several implements that are much wider - 15’ mower, 14’ field cultivator, 12’ grain drill, etc. I know I can look out the back window or in the mirror and see where the implement is in relation to my previous pass...

Clean and lube both sides of the PTO coupling and make sure the telescoping part of the shaft is clean and lubed. Use a bungee cord or strap to support the shaft. It should connect and disconnect easily. They do seem to get easier over time due to wear. I wouldn’t buy any of these gimmicks...

If all you are doing is maintaining roads I would look into a LPGS. Box blades are good for some things but having owned both I would much rather have a LPGS for road maintenance.

I am not familiar with your tractor but do you have an extra lever to control it by your seat? If you do then you likely have a rear SCV if there is no lever you likely don’t.

Your T5 is fine but if you want synthetic I wouldn’t hesitate. I switched my 4440 to synthetic after 8,000 hrs and 35 years of Dino oil. Why? Mainly because I buy it by the drum and have it on hand. Worked fine and no leaks developed. Did the same on my dozer with over 3500 hrs.

I would look for something like this. I believe (but am not positive) that in your state there is some legal reason you want to keep your trailer GVWR 9999lbs or below. I would get the 20’. You could haul your mower and RTV at the same time. Most people that buy small trailers wind up buying a...

Looking good. I assume you plan to fill it with concrete? That is good. Keep in mind steel is about four times as dense as concrete so if you have various useless scrap steel at your disposal might as well toss that in the box before you top it off with concrete.

I have a roadboss like xfaxman posted and have pushed it literally hundreds of miles with skid steers and it works great. I have never connected it to a tractor. As others have said I don’t think tractor loader arms would handle the stress.

I think a camera would be your best solution. They are cheap enough now that even if you were to break one it isn’t the end of the world. Visibility is one of the reasons why I always say for many things a skid steer is a better choice than a tractor.

It was about 7 hours driving back in the tractor. Luckily for me it had AC and a radio.

If the T650 worked so well why did you get rid of it or why not get another one?

Being that it was ten years ago I don’t remember exactly but I do recall it being hot and I was glad the AC worked. Looking at the date on the picture it was in May so I would guess 90s for sure. It didn’t hurt the tires at all or at least not that I could tell.

I guess another thing to consider is your area of operations. I live on the edge of city with 250k people but it is a big time farming area. I see tractors on the road everyday. People are more or less used to it. If tractors on the road are a rare thing in your area I might be more concerned. I...

Heck now that I remember it I have driven a rubber tracked crawler that only goes 5 mph about 7 miles on a highway before. I drove it a couple miles down a busy 4 four lane road in the Houston city limits. Even went 1/4 mile or so down the tollway.

About ten years ago I didn't have a trailer large enough and drove the tractor I bought home about 110 miles across state lines. I was on a fairly major highway and went through several towns.

Grading is very difficult without the right tools. It is very hard to perceive what is level. As an example I have a gravel area in front of my shops that is roughly 200’ x 150’. For years I assumed it to be level. It wasn’t until I started messing around with survey grade equipment that I...

If a toddler is anywhere near my running shredder I have bigger problems than a PTO safety shield. As I mentioned in my original post I have read the horror stories and seen the gruesome pictures. I don't doubt they are deadly which is why I don't go near them unless the tractor is off...

Tragic. It seems the majority of the accidents involve pumps, balers, etc things that people often have to tinker with. I see absolutely no reason why anyone would be near a running shredder.

A 3 point post hole digger is another good example. Seems the auger itself is a far greater risk than the PTO shaft.

Does anyone else hate these things? Between the flip up deal on the tractor, the plastic around the shaft, and the plastic around the coupler and u joints it makes everything way more difficult than it should be. Greasing the joints is a pain, connecting and disconnecting is a pain. PTO shafts...

Do you think woven wire like this would work if a couple hot wires were ran say one down by the bottom and one near the top? https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/red-brand-welded-wire-72-in-x-100-ft?cm_vc=-10005 I am tempted to weld something with pipe posts and galvanized panels but I...

We live in the country on 27 acres. We have two dogs that have roamed around free their whole lives. One is 8 and the other 4. They are strays that showed up and decided to hang around. The kids like them. It was never really an issue but now they are building more houses around us and the dogs...

It will do it if you are working in loose tilled soil. If you are just dragging it across undisturbed ground it will not.

On that note I have drug a chain harrow over my pasture a lot over the years to break up cow patties. It never did anything to disturb the soil. If you had tilled ground and broadcast some seeds on it that needed to buried very shallow it might work decent for that but they don't disturb native...

I wouldn't recommend it as a commercial endeavor but rototilling 7 acres with a 5' tiller is entirely possible. It has been over 15 years ago but I tilled 5 acre, 6 acre, and 8 acre fields with a 6' tiller. With a 5' swath at 2 MPH you could till 1.2 acres per hour. Should be able to till all 7...

This attachment isn’t long enough to move my semitrailer. I have used something slipped over my forks to my 53’ step deck with my skid steer. I will use it on occasion to move my four gooseneck trailers but primarily I will be using the hook to carry things with a chain.

They don’t but I never latch the hitches anyway. I used a 2” ball so it will work on 2 & 2 5/16. It is flat as a pancake here and all I ever use the trailer mover for is moving them around my barns and stuff. I had a similar setup that just slipped over a pallet fork that I used for ten years...

I built this today for my tractor and skid steer. It has a ball for moving trailers and a chain hook and eye for carrying suspended loads or pulling out fence posts.

Thanks for the replies. I am still researching this. In doing some reading if one uses smaller sprinklers they are recommended to have them spray head to head. That is if the sprinkler sprays a radius of 30' you space them 30' apart. I created a grid over my area with 30' spacing in both...

I get the country part. The entire county where my property is located has a population of 2,200 people. The sheriff doesn’t give a hoot about much. Still I have been stopped there by a random state DOT officer that was passing through and wanted to go over everything with a fine toothed comb...

You have gotten lucky. Per the law a tractor needs a minimum of two tie downs if it is under 10,000 lbs and four if it weighs more. Aside from the law the way you are securing it won’t help much if you are in an accident.

If you can find a heavy duty cutter for less then a grand then that makes the math a lot better. I guess it all just depends on intended uses. Basically I use my skid steer cutter for stuff that I can’t drive over with my tractor to mow. The thing is amazing. I am in west texas so we don’t...

I haven’t really looked into as I don’t really have a desire or need to use the lock but fiddling around with mine it is hard to activate as well.

Blue Diamond. I think it is the extreme or severe duty one I get their nomenclature mixed up. I have been really happy with it. I’m just not sure how much you would save if you bought a good heavy three point cutter, a good hydraulic motor, hoses, quick attach plate, etc. Granted It is a...

I don’t know which brand to recommend but I can tell you the skid steer brush cutters are way different than a standard three point cutter. The blade carrier on mine is 1” thick and weighs 500 lbs.

That looks like a good pump. The basic cast pumps rust like no tomorrow especially when spraying glyphosate. What I was saying is the cast pumps are essentially a throw away item. They won’t last. Expect to buy a new one each season as they will corrode.

A backhoe can’t push very hard to the sides at all, even a full size one. Your best bet is to get in line with the rock in the direction you want to move it and push or pull it straight on.

Without knowing the exact center of mass of your cutter it is about as good as you can do. It is probably fairly accurate. The gearbox and blades are heavy and in the middle. The body of the cutter is pretty uniform. The wheels off the back add weight but then so does the hitch. For what you are...

I looked up your loader and it says 2,275 lbs at the pin and 1,691 lbs 500 mm forward (~20”). 2275-1691 = 584 pounds divide this by 20 and you lose 29.2 pounds of lift capacity every inch past the pins. If your bucket lip is four feet out then you could do 48 X 29.2 and you would lose 1,400...

The math to calculate it exactly is rather complex but for quick and dirty calculations think of it as a linear relationship. 200 lbs one foot past the pins is equivalent to 100lbs two feet past the pins or 50lbs four feet past the pins. Simplifying your cutter is 700lbs and 8 feet long so you...

What are you connecting them with?

Good luck. I have built those off the ends of two of my shops and the cost / effort isn’t much different than a complete building. I guess if you just do the roof only it would be somewhat cheaper but I ended up building a back wall and a side wall as well. They sure are handy to park thinks...

With a gooseneck the tow vehicle comes into play a lot. 3/4 ton or SRW 1 ton? You need to be cautious on pin weight not being too much. With a dually you have a lot more freedom on how you load things. Generally speaking the more weight you put on the tow vehicle the better as long as you don’t...

Nice shed. Gosh materials have gotten high. I built this two years ago and it is roughly the same size but not as tall and I think materials were half that much.

Those are amazing rates. I deal with trucking fairly regularly and rates are high now. $3-$4 a mile is pretty common on equipment hauling it is insane. I have been trying to get a three point rototiller hauled here for a month. It woul fit in the back of a pickup and is 600 miles away. Cheapest...

It has been really dry lately and we never get much rain anyway. I want to get some native grass growing on an area 250’ x 250‘. The grass is suited to our arid climate once established but I think will need supplemental water to get started. I have a 70 GPM well at my disposal. I was thinking...

I mowed some today with the 12’ cutter. The 15’ won’t be here until next week. The 12’ is no sweat. I ran it in the 540E with the lower RPM and it handled everything fine. The only time it slowed at all was when I ran over some uneven areas and was mowing dirt. I think I will be able to handle...

My problem is my wings don’t go down to well with gravity now. I guess the hinges are stiff? They have no grease fittings. You can easily pull them down by hand but they won’t drop on their own.

Sometimes going thicker than the bracket is beneficial. The bracket is small and basically in tension. Imagine it welded to the center of a plate the same thickness that was large and supported on the edges. You could easily bend it out.

I welded mine vertically because the primary usage will be if I get the tractor stuck and need to pull it out or if I am pulling something else out that is stuck. I figured the height of whatever is pulling me or I am pulling will be fairly similar but it could likely be at an off angle to...

Thanks guys. I will stick with the gravity down and add a hose to separate the lift and wings. Should be easy enough.

Are these pumps stainless? From my experience cast iron pumps should be treated as disposable.

I have had this auger drive for 11 years. https://www.belltec.net/products/hydraulic-auger-drives/nc150/ I have drilled thousands of holes with it both with skid steers and a lot off of the stock hydraulics on a case JX-95 tractor. I havent tried it yet as I just got the tractor but I intend...

My new to me landpride R2512 12’ batwing shredder has three hydraulic cylinders. One raises and lowers the main deck and the other two raise and lower each wing. All three are t’d together with a single hose going to the tractor. It relies on gravity to lower things. My tractor has three...

I’m pretty sure it would just spin the pot around. If they are fabric and you held them in place somehow (which would be very dangerous doing by hand) they would probably rip apart.

I bought both used. I am not too far from you and if you have been looking around the dealer lots are bare. The 12’ landoride I lucked onto locally but the HX15 is coming from Kansas and is getting a free ride on a truck headed down here to pick something up. We are just now heading into mowing...

Well I am going to get to find out which works best. I bought both today. I was on the search for a 15’ and couldn’t find one and I bought a 12’ land pride. Right after I made the deal my buddy called with a Deere HX15 in like new condition so I got it too. I won’t be keeping both. I think I...

That is where I welded mine. I took the bracket off to do so but my loader doesn’t connect to it on the sides like yours does.

If your 10 acre orchard is as full of trees as I am envisioning a 6’ zero turn will mow it at least twice as fast as a tractor with a 6’ mower. I have a 6’ diesel kubota mower and a tractor with 8 & 10’ cutters. If there are obstacles in the way the zero turn is much faster.

Individual in west texas.

These Diamond C trailers are legit. I picked up a very lightly used 2021 FMAX210 today and in my opinion it is the best made trailer on the market. I have owned Lamar, PJ, Big-Tex, Load Trail, Maxey and others and this thing is just a step above.

If the cost of amsoil bothers you why use it? I am sure it is good oil but changing every 3-5k with any quality oil your engine is going to outlast the rest of your car. Especially if you have dilution issues I would say you would be better off using a lesser oil changed more frequently...

If you have enough rear ballast then the rear axle becomes the fulcrum point.

That is pretty wild. Per your link it is obviously a PA intrastate thing. I am not aware of any other state in the nation that has that number as a threshold.

I have enough weight on my rear tires that tipping is not a concern. That being said looking at the physics of it weight in the rear tires does nothing to alleviate load on the front axle, and could even make it worse. A ballast box or heavy 3pt implement behind the tractor would however reduce...

I know it will. I am considering a 15 foot cutter.

It is possible the piston broke off of or otherwise came disconnected from the rod in the hydraulic cylinder. Does it have one or two cylinders? Best bet Is to take cylinder to a hydraulic shop and have them check it out / rebuild it.

Thanks for the link. Did you not get a manual with your tractor? I bought mine used but got all the books with it.

That is impressive. That is a beast of a mower on a relatively small and light tractor. The mower might weigh more than the tractor? Any issues with it pushing you around? Did you need the larger cut capacity? Curious as to why you chose it over the 2000 or 3000 series. The 4000 series is...

Rhino is a good brand. I would also check out the bushwhacker and modern ag viper. They make what look to be good 10’ mowers as well.

Do you have a FEL? Not sure if they are all like this but on my Kioti the frame for the loader goes all the way to the rear axle and is thick. I place my jacks for the rear centered under the axle and on the loader frame. I can lift each side independentl. In fact my tractor has been sitting on...

Huh? 10,000 is the limit for needing dot number, physical, etc. 26k for CDL. I have never seen 17k anywhere in the regulations. Care to post a link?

What DOT requirements happen at 17,001?

Not sure what brands you are looking at but Ford will allow you to custom build a truck with a derated GVWR. I think you can do a F-350 SRW at 11,500 and a dually at 13. I don’t think GM or Ram offer similar options. They make their SRW one tons with a GVWR of 12,300 I think which is so stupid...

A 15’ batwing weighs around 4,000 lb. My tractor weighs around 10,000 lb. I think I will be ok With regards to the tail wagging the dog. I have some hills to traverse to get where I am going but the areas mowed are flat.

I hate spread axles. Had them on my 53’ step deck. When you back up you never know which axle is going to grab and which is going to slide which alters your course drastically. They are also hard on tires on turns. I have popped a tire off a rim on a sharp turn on concrete. Without air...

I find it interesting that some manufacturers list trailer GVWRs simply as the sum of the axle ratings while others add the presumed Tongue weight in. For example I have two trailers both with two 7k axles. One has a 14k GVWR and the other is 15 something. On my Lamar gooseneck dump the GVWR is...

I ordered a third function kit from the dealer. Took about four weeks for it to come in. I am about halfway through the install. The kit itself appears to be very high quality but the instructions are horrendous. Probably the worst instructions I have ever received with anything in my life...

I will stand by my previous comments though. If you NEED to exceed 26k go for it. I sure wouldn’t just for a few k lbs and a possible need. One way or another most likely it will require extra crap on your part. Maybe one day you need your wife to drive your truck and trailer or whatever. I have...

Derating it at registration time can definitely save you money on the registration fees but it has absolutely no bearing on what class of license you need which is determined by the manufacturers GVWR.

Depending on your state you may not need a CDL but in most states you need a class A license (commercial or non commercial depending on circumstances) to drive a vehicle with a combined GVWR over 26k with a trailer over 10k GVWR. Some states don’t offer non commercial licenses so if you are over...

Having had a DOT number for 13 years and dealing with all the associated regulatory crap I would highly recommend anyone stay under 26k unless they absolutely have to go over. It is pretty darn burdensome and they seem to add more and more you have to do all the time.

Make sure you are aware of all the regulatory implications once your truck GVWR and trailer GVWR added together exceed 26,000. This will likely happen with a one ton and a 14k trailer.

My skid steer weighs 13,190 lbs per the manufacturer specs. My trailer weighs 4,670 lbs per the specs. That is 17,860 lbs. I know there is no way I was putting 3,860 lbs on the pin and if I was I would have been overloading my F-250.

I have owned dozen of trailers over the years. Bumper pull trailers are a lot easier to hook and unhook but that is about the only advantage they have over a gooseneck. I have a 7x14 14k Lamar gooseneck dump trailer and really like it. I put my skid steer in it once (way overloaded) for a five...

Thanks for the very good reply. I won’t be mowing anything for hire but I do own just over 350 acres. Not all of it will be shredded of course. I get what you are saying about how big of deal would it be to slow down with a 15’ but if that is likely to occur might I just be better off with the...

I have always thought 5HP per foot was a good guideline for rotary cutters and then I saw these videos. They are guys running 10’ batwings with ~30 PTO HP in some fairly thick stuff. I am in the market for a batwing and have 63 PTO HP. I was originally thinking 12’ but after watching...

Our annual rainfall is dismal. We can’t grow Bermuda or other good grass like one can in many places. With planting the crops it is hit or miss. Some years it doesn’t even come up and we just don’t buy cattle that year other years if we get the rain it grows like crazy. I plant a total of about...

Yes it is 1.3 acres I think and honestly I wish I could go back and have never plowed it up as it originally had a good stand of CRP type native grass on it. I have never planted grass like that but two of my neighbors have tried multiple times without success to get the grass going. We are in a...

That is actually what I tried last time I disced the field. It worked ok. My disc and planter are about the same width as the tractor so you really have to pay attention when backing up not to stray on to the worked ground. I was trying to think if maybe some sort of diagonal approach may be...

I'm not really sure how they plow the centers of the pivots but for the majority of the field the turn is very gradual. I do know however if you sink a disc or a chisel deep in the ground and try and make a 90 degree turn you are going to bend or break something. Gradual sweeping turns are ok...

With the disc or chisel sure that would work as if I missed something it would be easy to come back and go over it again. When planting however I would have to gauge the row width exactly or I would wind up with skips in the field. It would stink to plant every other row and then come back to do...

For mowing you are right but what other options are there if you are using an implement that is stuck in the ground and you are not able to turn while it is in the ground?

I haven’t seen any discs that big except on construction sites or those huge discs they pull behind dozers to chop up brush. My disc has 24” discs and had the biggest ones I could see on the lot.

Correct. It is not good to turn when ground engaging implements are in the ground. Mowing the field is a lot easier I can make loops and overlapping here and there is no big deal.

I’m not sure what you mean about the big equipment. I was referring to a 7’ implement in my example. If it were 3.5’ wide I have to turn around 70 times but if if we’re 14’ I would only have to do so 18 times. I am planting hybrid sorghum-sudan or winter wheat depending on the season.

It is fenced with welded pipe fencing. 2-3/8” posts every 8’. It is a property boundary on two sides and my driveway on another. The other side is basically the divider between this field and my front lawn. We open the gate between this field and the 15 acres and graze cattle on the crops we plant.

I have an area that is 240’ x 240’ square and fenced on all four sides. It adjoins a larger 15 acre field and has been getting plowed and planted every year along with the larger field. I struggle with how to best traverse this field. By that I mean with my 15 acre field it is four times as long...

That’s a neat video but it doesn’t show him breaking virgin ground. For all we know that area was moldboarded before he hit it with the disc or he is on his fiftieth pass. Again I am not trying to be negative and I fully realize every location is different but every place I have sunk an...

Are you sure? How much do you use? Diesel fuel with biocide added stays good a long time - several years at least. If you are not filling up enough to go through 50 gallons in several years it wouldn’t seem to me that you were hoisting five gallon cans often enough for it to be a big problem...

I don’t care about the CO2. I am skeptical of the impact to begin with but even if it is bad there is zero chance the rest of the world is going to do anything about it. The US will cripple itself with all the green regulations while the rest of the world continues to pollute. It doesn’t do much...

Backhoes and excavators are designed for lifting. At least I assume they are as most manufacturers list detailed lifting specs for them at various heights and distances.

So you bought something from them and they delivered sooner or when promised? Once you send a company your money there isn’t much you can do when delivery is delayed.

Thanks. And again I am not trying to stir up a hornets nest but I have read some places online that their delivery estimates can be rather optimistic. Just was hoping for some feedback from fellow customers. It is totally unrelated to EA or even tractors but I recently made a purchase with a...

That is what I am trying to do. I was just trying to determine what a realistic expectation was of receiving my items would be if I ordered tomorrow.

That is all well and good and I too have heard good things about their products but if you have work that must be done in the next month or two and their stuff isn’t available in that time frame then it doesn’t matter much. Sometimes you have to make compromises in order to get projects done.

I am considering ordering several attachments from EA. LPGS, toothbar, and maybe a tiller. It is my understanding they make this stuff as orders are received so don’t expect to get it anytime soon? I am well aware of all the issues in the supply chain and getting anything in a hurry is difficult...

There are several options. The land pride / Great Plains no till drills are very nice. They make a three point 3PT606NT that has a 60 hp minimum. The minimum is mainly due to being able to lift it. They also make the same drill in a pull type that requires less hp if you can’t lift it. They are...

I don’t think you would want much over 5’ with your tractor weight and HP. That being said a blade narrower than the tractor is frustrating. Can you adjust your rear wheel width to make it narrower? If your rear wheels are 58” wide I don’t think 1” sticking out on each side will be that big of...

I will echo what others said. I’m not sure of the brand but I wouldn’t pay $500 for a used one. New is not much more than that.

You have got some very good results from your setup. I am sure like anything it depends on location, soil types, etc but around here a light disc pretty much just rides on the surface and does nothing. Very frustrating. In the beginning I, and probably many other people, had unrealistic...

I just added a hydraulic top link to my cat 2 tractor and my total cost with hoses and all was $400. I think on a smaller tractor it could be done for quite a bit less. I bought the components at agristore.

It has more value than your post. I wasn’t suggesting He needs a 2000 pound disc I was merely stating the more weight the better. Make it as heavy as the frame will support and the tractor can pull. Adding sandbags or cinder blocks it seems it would be pretty easy to experiment and find out how...

My 7.5’ disc weighs 2,018 lbs from the factory. It seems to be just about right. As long as the frame can handle it and your tractor can pull it I say the more weight the better. Smaller discs are notorious for being too light to do any good.

I bought the cylinder Graig79 recommended. The hose kits were out of stock so I had the local hydraulic shop fab some up. Install was quick and easy and I am happy with it. I noticed the cylinder has a pushing force of 17,100 lbs. one has to be careful with that. With an implement sitting on the...

Thanks. I was hesitant as well but I think it will work fine. The wheels are thick where I drilled somewhere between 5/16” and 3/8” I am guessing. I don’t foresee any ill effects. I drilled wheels for weights on my Branson 15 years ago and never had any problems. When I sold it the buyer was...

I did not want to add fluid as we have a ton of mesquite at our ranch and flats are common. My tractor came with R4’s which don’t have any provisions for mounting wheel weights. I did some research and found that Kubota M5 500lb weights would fit in the wheels so I bought a couple and installed...

Oh well. I mean I love this place and have learned and shared a lot over the past 17 years but I just don’t have a lot of patience with people with crummy attitudes. None of us built, assembled, or sold him his tractor and we were all just trying to help. None of us were telling him he just just...

My new to me tractor has these couplers for the rear remotes. I believe these are the correct make couplers to use, the ones with the pointy poppet. However I have a pile of these couplers in my shop. I tested one, tractor off no hose attached, and they seem to fit fine. Are these with the...

Good riddance. For what it worth no one is saying it is “ok”. People are just saying stuff like this sometimes happens with all brands and while it stinks it is usually made right. If they are talking six weeks down I would definitely be asking for some concessions. Loaner tractor, discount...

Stuff like this happens fairly frequently. I have had a brand new Kubota leak hydraulic fluid as well as brand new Deere mini excavator. It is understandable to be upset and disappointed but don’t let it get you down and tarnish your perception of the machine. More likely than not some yahoo at...

Not really. The tracks have a fair amount of articulation in them. If you are climbing over a rock, log, stump, etc yeah you will put a lot of weight on it as you go over but that doesn’t equal ruts. CTLs do have quite a bit higher ground pressure than other tracked machines though. I have seen...

I own four things on rubber tracks. The one that gets the most use weighs over 20,000lb but has tracks 2’ wide and approximately 10’ long. That is approximately 40 square feet of ground contact vs a wheeled vehicle which may have 5-10 sq feet? There are days I run this machine over 15 miles...

There is only one person I will lend my equipment to. He has a ton of his own equipment and it is rare that he needs something I have and he doesn’t. He takes care of his stuff like I do. He has plenty of money and wouldn’t blink an eye at replacing anything he messed up.

Very true or if you want to be able to swing it out to the side or not.

Mine was a 310SJ 4WD extendahoe. It would lift whatever you wanted but I remember one time lifting a steel flatbed for a dually pickup and it tipped back until the flatbed was back on the ground

Are the tow ratings on these things still screwy? When I was looking at rams maybe three years ago the 3500 dually was rated by ram to be able to tow more than the 5500. Made no sense to me. The 5500 was rated for massively more payload capacity but less towing.

There should be charts somewhere. Every backhoe or excavator I have used had them. It depends greatly on how close the load is to the machine but I can tell you on a compact tractor it won’t be much. I had a full size Deere 18,000lb backhoe and on several occasions I lifted the front tires off...

Bush hog is a good brand. I would pull the fill plug on the gear box and get a look at the oil and see what shape it is in. Country line is the tractor supply brand and from my experience is cheap junk. I would much prefer to have a older bush hog in good shape than new country line.

I am considering a batwing shredder. They are obviously more complex and have more moving parts than a conventional cutter so I wonder if they are more of a hassle to use and break more often? I currently have a 10' 3 point shredder and have had virtually no issues with it. I am considering a...

I have never had a newer tractor with the power reverser or shuttle or whatever the various brands call it until now. I am talking about the lever on the steering column that lets you shift from forward to neutral to reverse at any speed without stopping or clutching. The lever is really slick...

I am not familiar with the models you are looking at but I am a new Kioti owner having owned Deere, Case, and Kubota in the past. I was hesitant at first but now that I have one I love it. The Kioti was considerably cheaper than a comparable Kubota but after having operated it I would pick it...

Also you can get three weld on grab hooks for less than $20 and weld them on in less than an hour. No real reason not to have them. They are so cheap relative to the potential benefits of them. Even if you can't weld and have to buy the bolt on hooks it will still be one of the cheapest...

I have grab hooks on my buckets and pallet forks. I use them all the time for lifting things with a chain and pulling fence posts. There are lots of things that are difficult to pick up with forks but easy to lift with a chain. Many implements for example are hard to get forks under but easy to...

Curious what kind of deal you got and where one finds used mobile homes? We are looking to put one at our ranch as a temporary hunting cabin to tide us over until we decide to build something more permanent.

Our soil is a sandy loam. It has been plowed before but not in a couple years.

Picked up a 7’6” 3PT Tufline offset today. I was a bit worried if I had enough HP for it but it pulled fine with the fronts engaged. 2WD was a no go. The disc is the LO4092024. It has twenty 24” notched discs and weighs 2,018 lbs. I love it. Perfect match for my tractor.

I hate dealing with people on selling things. I intentionally price things low so they sell quick. Pretty much everything I sell on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace sells in the first day, usually in a couple hours. What additional amount I might be able to get for things just isn’t worth the...

Garmin Glo units are good. I have four of them that have seen a ton of use in a lot of challenging environments.

If you like Deere I know where a pre emission 5100E cab and loader is with 300 hours. Old man owned it and rarely used it. He passed away and his brother hung on to it for years. It isn’t cheap I think they want 55k but it might be one of the lowest hour pre emission tractors you can find. I...

if you have not been searching I think you are in for a surprise. Low hour pre emission tractors are in high demand and are commanding high prices. Many ten year old tractors are selling for more now than they did new. I was looking for virtually the same thing as you are and finally gave up. I...

With a 3/8 or 5/16? 70% is probably adequate you loader isn’t capable of anything near the rated capacity of the hook.

Just weld them on the top flat part like this.

Maybe I should quit horsing around and buy a setup like that.

Great thanks. Happy with it? No issues? They sure are a big investment but seem like they would be worth it.

Did you end up buying a drill? Curious what you decided on and how you like it. I too am debating between a genesis and a LP/GP.

Dealer said factory front and rear wheels with tires will run about $3500. Not cheap but about what I was anticipating.

Several reasons. First is my rears are 85” wide. I tried flipping them around and they only fit one way. Most low boy trailers are 83” between the fenders. I don’t want a deck over. The R1s can be set significantly narrower. Second is I am looking at 3 point grain drills. The ones I am...

My RX has R4s. I think I am going to need R1s which use different wheels. Is the dealer the only source for these or are the bolt patterns such that I might be able find them somewhere else?

Hooking on to the clevis is fine but as pictured above it really isn’t needed. Just hook the chain around the pin that the clevis is hooked to. Many people just have drawbars with a single bar and hole and a clevis makes for a good way to attach a chain. The drawbar is the best place to...

My tractor loader is rated for 3384 lbs and my skid steer is 5868lbs at 50% tipping load.

I have both. Aside from plowing, planting, and possibly shredding I prefer my skid steer. Shredding grass or weeds is better on the tractor. Shredding brush is better on the skid steer. Anyrhing that requires a loader a skid steer is going to be way better. Digging post holes the skid steer is...

I work with Trimble RTK equipment. Sub inch on the horizontal is easily doable. This is not consumer grade stuff though. I do also use garmin GNSS units and the vast majority of the time they are within 5’ of true location. We have cut thousands of miles of right of way using garmins and then...

Oh I get it. Certainly wasn't suggesting you outsource them to china or something. I'm sure your attention to detail, knowledge, customer service, and quality product are what has led to your success. I really know none of the the details of what all goes into making these just was thinking with...

Have you ever thought of expanding? If I recall correctly you are doing everything yourself. With that kind of demand it seems you could easily justify and profit from increased capacity? I certainly understand many quality things time but many people likely don't want to wait 6 months for a top...

Thanks Brian. Wish yours were available sooner as I would definitely give you my business.

Thanks for the replies and sorry for my very delayed response. My place is located by Spur which is a couple hours NW of Abilene. We have no intentions of running cattle on this property. I met with a TPW biologist who came out to my place and he recommended drastically thinning the mesquite and...

Does anyone know the retract / extended lengths needed for a RX hydraulic top link or a part number that works good for one? I am out of town working for a week or so so I can measure my OEM link but wanted to order one so I would have it when I get home.