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This is where a big piece of corporate retail america is disappearing. Who is the owner? When you have car dealerships buying tractor dealerships, being managed by joe slob its predestined to become ugly. In a car dealer scenario, you have the techs working for a shop foreman who reports to the...

why did you decide not to pump straight from pond to sprinklers? elevation changes?

Paying someone else to cut it may a better deal that I never looked into. My friend has someone to cut his house yard, about 2.5 acres. 75 dollars for cut, trim and blow, our lawn season averages 26 cuts 75 x 26=1950 over 5 years =9750.

some suggestions on what becomes a slightly complex issue. You want the well pump to fill the cistern, then use the ”full” level to trip off the pump at the pressure switch. You could then use an “on demand “ type pump to feed the house off the cistern...

🤷‍♂️ the places around me selling stihl already have a line or two of mowers

different color ferris https://www.ferrismowers.com/na/en_us/product-catalog/zero-turn-mowers/isx-800-zero-turn-mower.html

I dont think its as simple as resetting a relief valve. The manifold valve (creep) controls the hydraulic flow (page 34) to wheels, loader and aux circuits. A tiny bit of trash caught up in there would certainly goof things up. I would pay special attention to the flow control cartridge.

yea, I get it doesnt mean I have to like it. They drill for oil, upcharge us to get it and decrease production to drive up prices. We send them food and don’t use the same tactics.

Not wrong, however not necessarily right either. If we are depleting resources to upright other places/countries, are we doing ourselves any favors? The shift from locally produced and procured to the “see your dealer” mentality combined with a customer service attitude of “sorry bout that”...

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From what I can see here, did anyone check the creep valve (manifold) might have some junk in it or a bad 2 way valve or the high/low switch (page 3-24). I dont see the interconnect for the high/low switch but reading the owners manual, dont really understand why they incorporated one. I’d...

Dont forget to pay attention to the zoning issues too. A friend was doing ag repairs at his farm, next thing you know he’s got tri-axle dumps and heavy equipment in the shop (good for him). He got shut down pending rezoning approval. No repairs on anything until further notice.

Absolutely agree.

OR, just fill the cracks and voids with cement. Geo+base + paving =$$$$ and without a proper base will inevitably settle and crack. Just yesterday I was told this years average in our area is $3.00/sqft for asphalt.

I dont understand. On an 8n, 1500 rpm is ~ 540 pto rpm’s. An overrunning clutch is a really good idea with a mower. A 5 foot brush mower will have enough inertia to “push” the tractor whenever the clutch is disengaged.

Got this Befco rake for repair. The stump bucket is just right to elevate the hitch part to work on. The grapple bucket is just right to pick up and move the rake half. Makes a dandy hold down clamp too. The through bolt holding the two halves together is seized and broke.

Thanks for following up with this. Never know who it might help.

He didn;t have any options to offer? Compro maybe? Lots of “topsoil” being sold around here (Fredericksburg to Culpepper to north of Baltimore) is a blend of sand, clay and wood mulch. Look at most of the new home construction, for the majority its sod over crap. All of this corner cutting is...

Weather report looked clear all week. Cut 25 on Sunday, tedded Monday, finished bailing as the raindrops started Tuesday. :mad: Glad we decided not to cut more on Monday.

I disagree, there is always travel time and maintenance time. Whether you load and unload vs roading, it still takes time. Lubing and fueling still take time. Prep work, ie changing attachments, takes time. Billable vs non-billable isnt really the question. The question becomes at what rate to...

Yes, definitely difficult to go in the grocery store and find stuff to make meals from scratch. My weekly shopping now involves 3 different stores between shopping for “sales” and being able to find fresh fruits and veggies. Even then, often up getting frozen veggies.

Way too many people are more concerned with “whats the monthly payment”? Wasnt that long ago a 4 year car note was difficult to get. Now you can get longer furniture payments than that. Too many of these types are getting in over their heads, then refinancing/restructuring their debt. Another...

Having a decent jump pack around might be a lot easier.

😲 Lucky to find 16-18 butts around here. Any that you do find usually has barbed wire buried in it. I would much prefer to build my outdoor stuff with cedar instead of this “new” pressure treated stuff.

😲 Ummm, thats dated 2013

Ha, blue stone is the only thing now available at the local yard @ $45.00/ton +~200 delivery. Bankrun or washed will run ~$950/load now because we have to get it from farther away.

😂 yea, that 5 yd loader at our local gravel place could roll right over it and probably not even notice

just dont try to dump with the trailer downhill or sideways. I know a guy that did just that, tried dumping large rock downhill next to his pond. Ended up flipping tractor and trailer in the pond, his KTAC did replace the tractor.

sometimes the way its loaded is more important than the how much

Are the hoses long enough to swap the hammer control with one of the tilt controls?

Maintenance all done, fuel tank refilled, grease gun reloaded. Should have started mowing Friday, but rain was due in Sunday. Got wet, Sunday, Monday and again this AM. 60% chance for next Sat, Sun, Mon………..

Well, next step might be to identify valve then.

The mobile welder we’ve used charges $250, 1/2 hour to 4 hours. Md, between DC and Va

http://www.shavermfg.com/media/uploads/HD-10-operator-manual.pdf

Bud light? Really?? These mini pickups are good for one keg of beer (Moosehead), ice and 2 bags of chips (in case you bring a friend for the weekend)

And a previous guy left cigars and dress stains with reckless abandon and the prosecution effort _______________ :poop:

There also must be some very low bid transportation. At least until it gets to Ca.

Jack, glad to see you’re back and adding some different viewpoints.

Another thing we only have ourselves to blame for. Consumerism - “The preoccupation of society with the acquisition of consumer goods.“ That’s us, everybody wants what the Joneses have.

Ah, those people. The ones that said elect me and I will hold everyone accountable including the old Secretary of State. The ones that are holding hearings almost daily to hold others accountable, proving beyond a shadow of doubt that things are really wrong. Those people, the other side, are...

One guess, the powers that be find that their core voting block is mostly guilty so they opt to not look into the matter further.

Statistics - the art of making something look like whatever you want it to be 😉

Everyones experience is a little different. One of the reasons on the job, I always hire dump trucks or dumpsters. I dont want to spend the time fooling with that stuff. The only reason we even have a dump trailer is that I got it for dirt cheap off a guy that was hurting for cash and sometimes...

I would believe that with a power up/gravity down system. Our little 16 footer with 2 batteries was only good for 6 -7 dumps until we switched it to power up/gravity down.

Very true, however with an electric power-up/down pump you already have limited cycling. Why add to the load?

Nice trailer, might be cheaper and easier to to buy a et of ramps. aluminum so you can move them, probably 8’+ to get a decent load angle for the skid steer. https://www.discountramps.com/bobcat_ramps/c/4130/

FWIW, yes they will clear when it suits. This is a ~299 acre project that was denied but somehow still got pushed. Believe what you want. This project was voted against, denied and yet here it is. Old growth stuff kept sawmills from here to Pa. overstocked...

“mailbox money”, the check that mysteriously shows up once a month. Similar experience, we got involved with a cell tower. My suggestion, get a lawyer earlier rather than later. There are a lot of minor details that can get ”lost” in the translation. How do they access the site, how much...

One of the nearby Ford dealers just upped their shop rate to 189.50/hour. Might be tough to keep any techs with just warranty work.

There’s still hope for some corrections. Just yesterday I heard the IN guy say he needed four more years to finish what he started. With a little luck….

Not everyone measures the same either. What exactly is 3”, circumference or diameter? another pricey option https://baumalight.com/brush-mulchers/en/mp348.php

https://www.ironcraftusa.com/1800-series-cutters/

Another lesser known brand thats fairly local https://www.appalachiantrailers.com/

You cant move that much material in 8 hours with a skid and rental dump trailer.

You may want to crunch the numbers on that. 750 x 10 x 4“ will generate about 340,000 lbs of debris.

A rollover plow would have a double set of plows in a given size. one set cuts left, one set cuts right. When you get to the end of the row, you rollover the plows minimizing the turns at the end. We have a 4-16 and in this clay soil a 125hp tractor wont pull it, the 200 hp Case will Not ours...

However, you decide to build please make it larger than necessary. Sun angle during shooting hours becomes important too, shooting into the sun is likely to cause misses. http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/information-sheets/building-your-own-backstop...

Yep, delivered to the front porch by Amazon. Wanted the rear view more than the front so I don’t always have to turn around to see whats going on. The other handy feature I realized was now if I lift a grapple full of brush I can see under the load too.

I think I made the view better. Mounted camera to the grille guard. Much better view (IMO) of the qa plate and forks

Looks like the loading docks in Ca. are finally catching back up. Tends to make one wonder, are these the 2021-2022 that no one could get or 2022-2023?

I guess then I should be happy that you and some others think trillions is a small number. Little wonder the thousands it cost me for a little estate planning to try and protect something for my grandkids future. My thoughts are on the global giveaways, not just those at home. If we used the...

Not sure about the fire proof part, Ive always called them rolling sheet doors but not sure thats the correct name. From my experience, the higher wind loading is a better door. Electric openers are available too https://www.astaamerica.com/sheet-doors...

Thats a bandwagon I just cant jump on. All of the giveaways just kinda irk me. A few billion here and a few million there kinda add up to more than chump change. Maybe if some of the more domestic issues were completely in control, I’d be happy to play that second fiddle.

Here’s hoping its everything you wanted it to be. 🍻

A little something I was reminded of yesterday. If you’re buying, take a tape measure along. A 4x5 or 5x5 may not be as round as its supposed to be. One of the local hay guys was bragging about getting more bales to sell because he only does 44” and no one notices.

not if they got bought up during covid (cares act help?) oh wait, that would be another tinfoil issue :cautious:

Where are you going to get cinders(boiler slag) now?

Are you moving? “will ride out of Ford’s South African Silverton plant but again, it’s not heading into the US.” https://www.hotcars.com/this-is-why-the-volkswagen-new-amarok-will-not-come-to-the-us/

If I were picking, a mini-ex is quicker and easier than a backhoe until its time to transport from A to B. A Case 580/590 with an extendahoe would be my all around choice; powerful enough to dig and move stuff, enough reach for trenching and not too difficult to repair when needed.

I think part of the “plan” is to keep us from being mobile. Concentrate the population in city centers making them more reliant on the “hand that feeds them”.

That may be my fault. I walked out on one of those a few years ago. My local vet referred me to the clinic for an ultrasound test. Got there, they took me and my dog into the back and someone shows up to look at my dog. Then says I have to wait for the vet. Vet comes in to examine my dog saying...

I bought a Kioti, didnt have TYM/Branson nearby to really consider. I thought I wanted an LS MT357 PCTC but LS would not/could not figure out how I could get one on the east coast. Supposedly, there were ”a few” sitting in NC but LS could not acquire tires for them. I had a LS MT342 here for...

Why? No one likes the way I voted in 2020, now lots of people are pissin and moanin because of fuel prices, food prices, inflation, supply chain, etc. They got exactly what they asked for and continue to try and blame anyone else.

Another bailout would certainly be helpful for us

And the savings and loan institution, banks, automotive manufacturing, Ukraine, NATO, etc,etc

another good source https://www.nutty.com/u-bolts/square-u-bolts/square-u-bolts-galvanized-steel/

The revered 3 letter brand? With patented technology, wouldn’t the other major filter companies be foolish to say their filter will work? There aren’t any occasions where your group reached out to a manufacturer and used a COTS application? Keeping in mind a patent is good for 20 years from the...

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~375 - ~600 . Seems to be as emissions get more complex, hp needs (desires) go up. Of course some people can make them bigger and faster 😱 https://thebaynet.com/mattie-graves-becomes-first-woman-to-the-3s-after-record-breaking-drag-racing-run/

With a little planning, always had something on-site when I wanted it there didn’t matter if I was loading or unloading. A roll back or hook lift can have a trailer hitch.

So you’re a dealership mechanic and every hydrotrans problem has been created by using non-oem filters?

Did you bleed the system at the fuel filter bleeder screw? Did you then crack each injector line and bleed air?

Exactly where do you think Kubota filters are manufactured?

pvc pipe is about triple, concrete here is $200/yd, doors and windows are 8-10 weeks out, wire and supplies - doubled, hvac doubled and 3 to 4 weeks just on equipment, need a well, 6-12 months, clearing and grading ~ $6000 So the builder grade $125/sq.ft is now 200. ”upgraded“ doors, windows...

Fuel use will be the same if you run the rotary and the flail at 2600 rpms. I know some people that drop the rotary mower down to 15-1800 because ”it doesn't need that much” and then say a flail uses more fuel.

Ha, one of our drivers never used the brakes. One evening, he was sent to get someone stalled out on the bay bridge. 43 mile drive and 20 minutes later, he was radioing in looking for the car. I think he got lucky with one or 2 traffic lights being in his favor. 😂

Alot of people get hung up on the concept of, “I have a backhoe (skidsteer, miniex, etc) so I need a dump truck”. Over the years I found not having one saved me a bunch. The time not spent “on the road” I got to use to keep moving on a job site. Through a truck broker, I got one truck or 30...

A little digging and on page 91, remove swing pin https://ci.moraine.oh.us/pdf/Streets/Case%20580%20Super%20L%20Backhoe%20Manual.pdf

I would too but sometimes its not practical. Sometimes the question is, how do I carry my skidsteer (tractor, backhoe, etc) and all the attachments + supplies in one move? We all have a learning curve we need to go through.

Sideways, not that I know of. There is a transport lock to keep the boom and dipper upright when roading or using loader bucket. When”folded“ for transport I dont remember the hoe being wider than the rear tires. If I remember right, the lock Is a pedal to the right of the right swing pedal. The...

Amazing how attached we get to our pets. Your friend gave you alot of good years and good memories. I’m sorry the end had so much heartache attached. There are some really good vets still out there, finding them is tough. Getting on their schedule may be tougher yet. We are very lucky, the vet...

Why do you want the ductwork changed out?

some geeky technical guys. Stone thrown in a pile or raked around the yard doesnt naturally tend to bond together very well. Subgrade and the material chosen to bring up to grade, have compaction standards that actually increase the surface‘s load bearing ability.

will it survive the mower and/or wood chipper test? :giggle:

level pad? Are they sloping the low sides or how is the 1.5 foot slope accounted for? Any of them happen to mention anything about compaction rates? Haul away of spoils or spread on-site? Material price is area dependent. I can place millings for 100/load double grind for 200, #2 is almost...

Best bet is to use soil sampling. Results from your soil samples will give the recommended nitrogen/phosphate/potash mix (101010, 603030, etc) and spread rate. Depending on whats growing there now and how it gets cleared would also help determine what else gets mixed in (lime, etc) Do you have a...

4500 with loader and backhoe? Its not the weight of the whole machine that comes into question. It’s the ability of the loader itself. You can put a ssqa 84” skidsteer grapple on your kioti. How productive would it be for your needs? I have been looking at the Stinger compact grapple and they...

send it back, see if “sucked into mower” is part of the warranty. On the serious side, maybe a phone holder mounted to the tractor would work out better.

My suggestion was aimed at leaving in place. Might want to double check with the building code people, sometimes ”portable“ buildings are ok and not taxed. May be why dad built it that way to begin with.

I would place a jack under each corner (red arrows) about 16-24” (aiming for a floor joist intersection) off the corner, lifting it high enough to remove the brick and broken cinder block. Replace those with some 12” patio blocks and put either Simpson strongtie A44 or A66 connectors on the...

Not sure, that was part of the intention. My forks weren’t here when I did this. When I get them on the tractor, I will see if I need to relocate.

Wanted a front camera to be better able to ”see over“ the front attacment. Rear one to look at whats going on behind without having to turn around. 7” display worked great on a factory bracket. The cameras, I enlarged their mounting bracket holes to fit over the roof studs. Just enough spots and...

hydraulic compression fitting, the brass ring squeezes down onto the pipe. One trick is to apply teflon to the threaded end and then around the ferrule itself (brass ring) retighten. If that doesnt work, the line and ferrule need to be replaced. Of course if you never, ever want to take it...

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https://www.progressiveautomations.com/blogs/products/simplified-calculations-for-choosing-actuator-parameters

:giggle: I wasnt too worried. You’re one of the ones that helped me decide to go to the other orange.

Might be worth reading, the university extension offices often have quite a bit to offer. Penn State and Kentucky are favorites of mine. https://extension.psu.edu/grazing-residue-height-matters

Damn, after I bought one you tell me…but yeah sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

Somewhat attributable to the dumbing down of our population. People often give up on things because someone said it cant be fixed, others say anything can be fixed and know how. People that actually fix things have disappeared by the thousands. The local grease monkey, gone with the arrival of...

220 hp pushes it to ~50mph. Running hard skiing all day will burn 20-30 gallons. Mercruiser is (IMO) easier to source parts and less expensive. Merc mechanics, in my area, are easier to find. Upgrades; 4 bbl carb, better prop (prefer torqueshift) and speed tabs. Unless you want a little more...

Because so many use their taxes as a savings account (wow, I got a $x,ooo.oo return). Now, I can buy that new lawnmower or go on vacation or….

Another industry where if you dont watch them, they will fee your account to death.

Moog or TRW are the big US players. India and other places make them too. Most OEM stuff is COTS (commercial off the shelf) figuring out whose shelf is the problem. Quite often the part will be stamped and a little googlefoo will lead you to a new one. Then there's the times where you have to...

Drove by the local Kubota shop yesterday. Their lot was full of shiny orange stuff, wonder how many will be left come October.

Doing away with fertilizer for good is our new plan. Think we can market our hay at a premium price because it’s ”organically grown” ? :ROFLMAO:

We are over 3 also, but its still down from last season. Sludging is on hay fields.

Im at a loss here. Net wrap and twine is at last years price, fuel is down $1.35. Fertilizer is still at stupid price , but tweaked our desires and made it work. Going old school on a 20 acre piece this month with liquid manure from a neighbors cows. Chicken litter is relatively easy to get but...

Nope, JD and Kubota have consolidated dealerships in this area. I am still amazed how they (during covid) found the resources to expand.

Presents a whole different set of problems, doesnt it? Getting the equipment to the dealer or waiting on a mechanic to show. Then waiting on non-stocked parts to arrive and hoping the diagnosis was good the first time around.

They also had things to maintain. A large yard, a large vegetable garden, etc. People today are so busy "multitasking" they don't have time for lawn care and gardening. They want to be carefree and able to go do stuff like take their dog and laptop to the park

Yep, some of these buyers act clueless to market pricing. Last large equipment auction I went to, dealerships were bidding stupid money on low budget attachments (elcheapo skid steer mowers, fork frames, etc) Maybe that bubble will burst now too

I am all for lavish spending, as long as youre not including my money in your purchases.

If that's an option, sure why not. We used to have 3. of these outfitted as rollbacks with wheel lifts. Not the fastest thing on the road but the aisin 6 speed (IMO) made good use of the torque curve. We were moving cars in the city so the cab over with shorter turning radius sure helped.

look on page 63 here, you should be ok https://www.gmupfitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2003_MD_TruckWSeries.pdf

Can’t find applicants or just not filling vacancies. Government jobs like to advertise but sometimes have not provided funding for the actual position. Other times, they do not receive enough “qualified applicants” and will reannounce the position(s).

Check the battery ground cable.

I am his friend not his business advisor.

Good for her

Thanks for bringing this full circle.

Maybe, I see what I see though. A friend that owns an ice cream shop goes through applicants like crazy (these teenagers want a job, get hired on say Wed then dont think they need to work weekends). Another owns a couple car dealerships, can’t keep mechanics on the payroll. They get hired but...

😂 So, in this scenario the grid goes down and the ev’s supply the grid? What happens when the ev owner wakes up and wants to drive to school/work/etc and the batteries are dead?

I have not seen it mentioned where Ca adopted a requirement for solar installation on all new residential construction. ”In 2018, California created a mandate that new single-family homes and multi-family dwellings up to three stories high must install solar panels. The California solar mandate...

Retail is trying to force everyone to abandon the cashier. Grocery stores used to employ baggers and cashiers, now they are moving to self-checkout only. Has the retail pricing come down? Their claim is a shrinking work force. Unemployment is down, yet we are losing jobs and not making much of...

35-40 % slopes with a 4x5, no thanks. Helped a guy last fall and his one field was about 20-25 and most of the rounds I dropped rolled to the bottom, but the trailer was at the top :rolleyes:

That setup looks like a fencers dream. I rent a trailer mounted driver from the local soil conservation people when I need one and that is pretty sweet too although it doesnt have jennies for the wire. 2 of us can complete a 5-6 acre fence in a weekend with it.

My answer to the question is yes, you could. Getting in/out of a cab every 20 feet or so doesnt add much fun to the day though.

This setup is pretty sweet, not worth a darn as a tractor but….

So the utilities can recoup their profit margins after the coal plants were closed? The projections for utility solar farms looks good, can hardly wait to see where the feds money really went. https://www.energy.gov/lpo/loan-programs-office

I too was surprised 🤣

The old Army trick, both hands on the steering wheel, palms up/thumbs out. Left thumb up moves the rear of the trailer left, right thumb up moves the trailer rear right. Don't forget to watch front and rear of tow vehicle for pinch points and foreign objects (loading dock, other vehicles, tree, etc)

Ca. is changing the net metering rules. https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/working-for-you/major-changes-to-californias-rooftop-solar-rules/509-9680c235-3f40-4f37-816d-83ee65ae744d

Something with removeable/replaceable cushions. The wood/log furniture is a good idea but how about decent quality outdoor furniture used indoors?

Most skids wont fit in a 6' wide trailer. Larger skids weigh more too (8K plus). Unloaded weight on trailer? Have enough truck to safely move it?

Now imagine living someplace where it rarely snows and the commuters normally travel well over the posted limits. Now those same commuters have 0 reference for icy/snow cover and continue to drive well over the posted limits. Then they wonder why the road is closed for hours on accident clean-up.

too big to fail....sounds familiar

Havent seen any reports of ev's snow performance yet.

On the other side of the bay, 20-50 mph winds today and tomorrow might dry up things enough to go mow the lawn. No real snow, but quite a bit of rain this winter. Had some nice flurry activity Feb 25 and Mar 12 maybe I wont take the plow off just yet

I'm guessing youre planning to use a linear actuator for movement? The actuator only has 2 wires? A momentary double pole, double throw switch would work.

I havent had good success with stick-ons. We use balance beads in all of our stuff. https://counteractbalancing.com/#

What made you decide on the Yanmar?

good grief, my comparison between Kioti and Kubota

BTW, the only issue I would expect with your 8N will be losing traction when taking too big of a bite (depth).

Before you get to carried away, the pieces circled in red are hinge locations for a floating rear blade. When driving forward the rear blade floats over the grade. In reverse, it rests on the box and becomes a grader blade. So, you can use your cat grader blade. If you want to keep your hitch...

Squaters rights, what a frickin crock

The yard ruts arent what I was thinking they would be. For those, I would just use a rake or chain drag to smooth. The field road, I marked in red because, IMO, the water source is somewhere higher up. The water source needs to be diverted away from the road. From what I’m seeing in your...

In my little world, “assessed market value” is a term used by the government for tax purposes. “Market price“ is a somewhat reasonable value of what you could expect someone to pay for that house. Insurance companies are sometimes using “market price” vs. sq. footage cost calculation for...

Double check the value of the property. Farmers had increased the “value” of my house by ~150k and raised the rate accordingly.Took a little convincing to get the bean counters to agree that “someone” made a mistake and overvalued the market price.

In my area, topsoil is now at a premium so I would fill and compact the ruts to 2-3” low then add 2-3” of uncompacted topsoil, rake, seed, mulch and water.

Is it possible the governor is moving but not connected to the governor gear? Governor gear worn out? Not the correct manual but I’m looking at this one for general references I hate problems like these because after spending time and money you finally come upon the answer and go, “Why didn’t I...

Yep, apples to apples comparison except for the 3rd function and beet juice. Kubota did not put a 3rd function in my quote because they couldn’t predict when I would need it (WR Long add-on)

I just talked to those guys, they still have a couple TB flex mowers and I cant decide if new pricing is a good deal for a discontinued model. The guy I talked with certainly knew his product lines and knew exactly how to connect his mower to my tractor with just 2 hoses and a couple fittings.

Well, things change and regional pricing probably isnt the same. Aug/sep 2022 is when I stepped up from want to need another tractor. Kubota quoted me 54k with a maybe December 2022 delivery date on a loader and Kioti delivered at 38K, including the loader 3rd valve. A “free” loader, military...

yes and 3 point control from the rear. 2 reasons I bought a Kioti instead of a Kubota, I could get a loader for the Kioti and it was 16k less (delivered) when equally outfitted.

Any dairies in your neighborhood (not counting Pa)? All of ours are gone. Dont think anyone int the area even has milkers beside some Amish farms. Their excess milk gets shipped to Pa or Va (~2.5 hrs one way)

I would sit and make a list of exactly what I want and why, then check off the items on the tractors of choice. For instance, the L6060 loader lifts 500 lbs less than the Mx Cab Loader remotes shuttle etc

😂 😂 Any group that is allowed to vote while talking to their stockbroker is only looking after profit.

Bad enough when the neighbors try to stick their nose in, but give them a kittle bit of “power” and the fun really begins.

Quite a few arent even at that level. They rent or live in “condos”. Oh not so long ago, one of them couldnt believe her new job didnt pay for the rent in a new town.

That is what our regulators do best, damn the facts full speed ahead on agenda.

😂 Hard for those that depend on your money to increase their lifestyle without taking more out of your pocket.

A) I farm and do want that job, desperately trying to leave that legacy for the grandkids and beyond. Most farmers I know are willing to do whatever to fix and repair stuff (tractor, truck, barn, house) Many are employed outside the farm because the pay stinks but we try to struggle ahead. I...

And every city does turn into an instant cesspool as soon as the trash and/or sewer people dont come to work. One of the “lowest” class (blue collar) of people have earned 0 respect from the elites and politicians. That will turn in a panic when they realize there is no one left to do their...

Financing those dreams isnt always as easy as the commercials make believe.

Working in the woods, one of the more dangerous things. Here’s a good read to, hopefully, help. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/anyone-build-a-hd-canopy-with-brush-risers.396193/

That’s not necessarily a “free” service either. Locally, that would involve a “spot” price arrangement. I much prefer to own my tank and ”pre-buy” a year at a time. I also have the ability to refill my rv and bbq tanks from my 500 gallon tank.

I would suggest going larger than guesstimated usage. What happens when the propane truck doesnt show up on day x of outage?

Thats better. Haul premix in a fertilzer sprayer? 🤭

Im thinking if they are delivered fresh in the am, any kind. 👍 This place is off to a great start on customer satisfaction.

yes, they do. They come out (usually the delivery guy) and perform a leak test and record the btu ratings of all gas appliances (to guesstimate your annual usage and delivery schedule). Locally, purchase tanks are hard to find. Rental is common, but suppliers may have a per gallon upcharge as...

smoke and mirrors. Kinda like the “free” ev charging stations. If and when they get everyone in an ev, think they’ll be “free” then?

What size round bales? The 430 loader is only rated for ~1250 lbs and the bucket weighs ~200. Dont forget to add counterweight. I would use a dedicated spear but prefer a bale grabber.

In the video, his uses a retaining washer, yours may have a retaining clip or ring. Not sure what you are referring to as a threaded key.

Sure, any good auto place should have them or easy enough to order online. Personal preference, I like the ones with heat shrink sleeves https://wirefyshop.com/products/heat-shrink-bullet-connectors?variant=42453646311666

Not exactly at will, but is doable. You have to unbolt and reverse the tines, then disassemble and reverse the gearbox. page 14-15 https://media.tractorsupply.com/is/content/TractorSupplyCompany/tsc/product/2/17/30/45/2173045_Man1.pdf

And…you have a B model Mack 👏 I have a desire to get a B61ST and build a retromod using a 6.7 Cummins and aisin tranny. The modern parts are easy. Liked your truck video, it’s a good looking keeper and I am quite jealous 😂

Just not in a courtroom.

Why is the dealer so important when the corporate office immediately points out that the dealer is an independent?

Yes, an over running clutch is not a big help either. I brain farted one day (downslope) and pushed in the clutch to switch gears and the momentum from the mower took me on a wild ride. Last time I put any pto stuff on that tractor.

Overhead wiring to the house? Windy day? Likely cause, loose connection at the transformer, weatherhead or meter base. All stuff the electric company should be happy to come out and check.

Not a big surprise, lets go all electric to make everyone’s life better :mad:. California turned off their bus fleets years ago because cars weren't selling. The country needs to switch to natural gas because its cheaper than electricity for stoves, heat and domestic hot water…….what a bunch of...

If you can find it, Collections, is producing some very nice stuff with a reasonable price tag. I like the 225 and 15 year old.

Apparently, we grew up different. Coffee is served black, whiskey is served neat. No need for fancy frills in life 😂

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We will just have to agree to disagree. Have a good day

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I think you might have some luck looking at mulch / snow buckets and skeleton buckets

This guy has some interesting videos on youtube and FB (FWIW, no I dont think these are this extreme)

Me either, just presenting another option. Note that LS is not BBB accredited so there is no real “need” to respond to them whereas an inquiry from the state AG’s office……. I am having my own issues with LS (unfortunately) and am really glad its something I was working on and don’t own. I...

BBB has little real clout. You’re better off looking to the State Attorney Generals office for help. Here is a link to Co’s. as a reference You dont have to be a resident of the state to file against a company either, the complaint igoes against where the company is doing business...

If the ctl is far superior, why do you have so many different pieces of equipment?