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Glad to find this post! Was planning to do the 50hr service on the YT359 today, wife stopped by the dealer and picked up the filters last week for me. I drained oil and pulled filter off and when I took the oil filter out of the bag it was not even close to correct. I'll check the numbers...

I agree they should be doing something they want to do, but also think their natural abilities play a huge part. Not everyone is cut out to be a (pick your profession), sure you can teach them but they may never be very good at it. Kids should learn what they're naturally good at (probably...

38' with triple 450's yes, but a 30' with triples will be 300's which are a lot cheaper. I have a 34 Regulator with twin Yamaha 425's that I ordered new in 2021, the twin 425's where more expensive than triple 300's. Don't know pricing on them all but Regulator is on the higher tier, and the...

Not sure what kind of boat he was referring to but most 30' with triple Yamahas are 1/2 that

I can assure you they cut much more than 1/3rd of the plant just fine. I use it on my pastures which I only cut every few weeks. The grass is usually 12" to knee high and I cut it to 4". The cut is nice and clean, but it does leave a lot of clippings. I'm using a Yanmar YT359c and the mower...

I mow my pastures with an RD990x and I'm very pleased with it. I don't think Woods makes that style mower small enough for the OP though.

I just watched the Yanmar Academy Regen videos and looks like regen is scheduled at 50 hrs then every 100 hrs, so mine was on schedule.

Hit my first regen today at 49 hrs while mowing, I just kept mowing and let it do it's thing. Probably just a coincidence, but I also put 5 gallons of offroad diesel in it before I started mowing. This is the first time I've used the offroad diesel as I just found a local station with it.

Bought our CK35 new in 2006

My seat doesn't have the leveling, but it is air ride. I assume that is part of the L in SDL. My dealer had an SD and it was $20k. Also, if you didn't see it in my earlier post, they are offering 20% off commercial mowers in June.

These folks have already answered your question pretty well, but yes it has 4 wheel steering all the time. The larger S model commercial mowers also have power steering, and the 972 SD model is dual rear wheel. The S is rated for 20* slopes and the SD 25*, I think most standard stick model...

Did some mowing today and the wife used the new CC for the first time. I was on the tractor and she mowed the sides of driveway including ditches, all the slopes I can’t run the tractor on, and the pond bank. She likes the new mower! I was mowing at 4mph in the rough pasture and she was...

My YT359c is at -35 hours and yet to do a regen. I use it a lot for mowing and running at around 2400rpm. Also been moving logs and brush at lower RPMs

I've used my engine hoist to load/unload heavy items into the back of pickup trucks with no issues. Lift height would be my biggest concern, if the tiller is on a tall truck the engine hoist may not reach.

I've not actually seen that rating either, but heard mention of it on a few video's when researching. I have seen recommended lawn size on mower manufacturer sites. I'm guessing homeowners average around 50 hours a year on their mowers, commercial guys probably average 10 times that. So in my...

I just went through buying a new ZTR this week. Couple things I learned while shopping: The hydro is the most expensive thing on the mower and you should match the size of the hydro to the acreage your mowing. The cheaper homeowner versions have smaller hydro pumps and motors and are rated...

Don’t have that problem here. There are bears but haven’t seen any sign of them on our place.

We ended up with an American Landmaster Amp for our 50 acres and overall happy with it. It’s nice not hearing a motor when cruising around the property. https://landmaster.com/utility-vehicles

I had both eyes done in fall of 2023 and very happy with results. I had astigmatism and went with multifocal lenses. I still need readers but anything past about arm length is 20/20.

Got the June pricing a little early 🙂 Mowed all the areas along driveway and pastures that I couldn’t get with tractor this evening with no issues, holds slopes great! Didn’t have time to mow around pond yet but don’t expect any issues.

The wife mowed around the house yesterday and came to the realization that having separate mower for the yard and the other areas won't be such a bad thing, so she'd like to keep the 54" hustler for the yard and get a bigger mower for the rest of the mowing. She also decided she could live with...

The CC with 38.5hp Kawi, 73” deck, and 5400 transaxles will be $15,500 in June. They’re running 20% off sale.

"Too big" as in the seat cushions are wide and she's thin and she doesn't want to slide around on the seat, no issues reaching the pedals. That looks awesome, but I'd never sell her on the tracts and it's $10k more than the CC. Thought about that but don't think I can get close enough to the...

Mowing season is here and we're in the new place with 15~ acres of grass. I'm using my Yanmar with a woods RD990 for most of it, but there are areas that are too tight, and the the sides of the long driveway that has somewhat of a ditch. There are also some sloped areas and a lot of pond bank...

@WVH1977 I see you're in Richmond, check out the Yanmars at Amelia Equipment. I purchased mine there a few months ago and they've been great to deal with.

Thanks! I do have a second tractor with a FEL, but its got a bucket and no SSQA. I guess if a wheel fell over I could stand it back up with the other tractor. So when installing I just need to adjust the tractor to the wheel, not the wheel to the tractor.

I'd like to adjust my wheel width a little wider on my YT359 just for stability on my hilly property. I can figure out the wheel adjustment, but how do you folks mount/unmount a rear wheel filled with ballast? I've got a 2 post lift, just not sure how I'd get a 600+ lb tire back on the tractor.

I've got a 10k Bendpack 2 post that I've had for 4 years now, just had it moved to the new place. One thing I've used it for (and will again) that a 4 post won't do, is lift the body off a truck. I'm restoring a 73 Bronco and stripped it to frame. Body sat raised on the lift for months while...

Yes, chest height and I’m 6’2

Finally got a chance to measure the tree today, circumference is 171”- Tree age calculator puts it at 217 years old, not far off my original estimate.

Not really, but didn't spend a lot of time on it. Fortunately, mine is setup so that I can pull a pin and rotate the lockout plate out of the way to disable it when using the bucket.

I had 2 fall by mine a few weeks ago in a storm. Fortunately the larger on missed the shed and the other fell at the exact angle of the roof so landed flat and only did minor damage.

Will do! I’ll be using Ubiquity point to point WiFi bridge to get the network to the shop. As far as cameras I currently use Nest at the house and will start there. If they don’t provide adequate image I’ll look elsewhere. My brother does security alarms, cameras, etc and can find me higher...

That's about right, but it should also be good enough to capture a license plate # if anyone pulls up to the shop. If they continue past the shop to the house, I have more and better cameras there that would help identify. Once I get internet extended to the shop I'll put up a video camera...

I'm not going to cut down the tree to count the rings, so all I can do is use the info I find to come up with an ESTIMATE. I'll take a measurement and use the calculator I found for a start. Based on what I've read, I can also surmise that the oaks around these big ones are over 40 years old...

This is the tractor shed, it was on the property when we purchased a few months ago. And this is the shop we just had built, it's 48x32 w/12'6" ceiling, blown in insulation in attic and 2" closed cell foam on walls. Haven't finished getting the shop setup yet, still have to move most of my...

There is a calculator here

I guess that depends on how accurate you expect your estimate to be ;) https://treepursuits.com/how-to-determine-age-of-white-oak-tree/

I'll take some measurements when I get back over there, but based on this I'll stick with my "200 years" estimate. I estimate the diameter at 5+ feet, even if I'm off by a foot and the Diameter is only 4' that puts the circumference at 12' 6".

interesting, I'll have to do some measuring and research. Maybe the pic doesn't do them justice, or maybe I'm just way off. I've been to Sequoia national park and seen those and heard 1000 years old, these are as big as a sequoia but they are very large for an oak tree.

Plenty of it around here, I'm about 45 miles northeast of Appomatox. My son lives 10 minutes from the Petersburg battlefield with the crater. My old place was in Chesterfield and there where graves in the woods behind the house with just rough shaped stones marking them. Not far away, also in...

I have one, I’m sure I’ll use it some after we get moved in and things settle down

As I mentioned, there is a small graveyard on the property. There a maybe 10-12 graves here but only 2 have headstones (others have small stone markers). Doing a little searching tonight I found one of these men was an attorney and died from a gunshot wound to the head, ruled suicide. His name...

Not 100% sure this is a well, but that's my guess. It's about 5' square and it's either got a really solid cover in the middle or they filled it. This is in close proximity to the double seat outhouse and a shed.

I found the install instructions for the YT3 kit and see the adjustment procedure for the cable, looks simple enough.

I know this is a few months old, but just found the thread in a search. I have a new YT359c with third function installed by the dealer and the dump function on the loader is very slow. After reading this, I assume it just needs adjustment. Is the picture you posted underneath the joystick or...

Good question, the wife has been trying to find the history of the property. There is also remnants of an old barn and outhouse on the property, along with a graveyard with a stone wall around it with dates in the 1800s. I've also found bricks and a concrete structure half buried in the...

The path still needs some cleanup but since I titled it clearing a path I guess I better post a pic of that too.

On this new to us property there is an old house/shack in the woods with an overgrown road leading to it. There was a fallen tree across it when we bought the place, and then an ice storm a couple weeks ago took down a few more across the old road. I started working on clearing it last weekend...

It's the GCWR in the regs that throw me off. According to that most any 1 ton truck towing more than a 10k trailer would need a CDL and a lot of 3/4 ton trucks also exceed 26001 GCWR

Can y'all explain this to me? In VA: A combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 pounds or more if the vehicle(s) being towed has a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds. I know some 3/4 ton trucks have a GCWR of over 26k. My understanding of this is if the...

I stripped my running/driving 73 bronco to the frame and am rebuilding it, close enough?

This is an overhead view of the place, 48 acres total and a good mix of pasture and forest.

That sounds like what my buddy did, not sure what he paid but not near as much as a new mini. Not sure what brand he has but it's a 20 ton unit.

This is just one of the pasture areas, if you look at the far tree line you'll see it's overgrown with bushes and briars along the edge of the pasture. Once you get a few feet into the woods it's open and fine. There are 1000's of feet like this around the property. The fallen tree is from an...

This is a grove of trees next to the house that is overgrown, there is another grassy area to the right. It's not a very wide section and I'd like to clean it up and turn it into a "Stand of Trees"

And the other end of the pond, I'd like to clean up the bank so it's accessible. There is an old overgrown road/path along the edge of the pond most of the way to the end.

I’m back at the new place this morning so snapped a couple of pics of what I’m dealing with. This is the dam, the section on the far left is the neighbor and completely cleared.

Nice! Mine uses the tractor some but not at that level. A couple weeks ago when I was out of town she txt me asking where the keys were, which made me a bit nervous. I called her and one of the contractors working at the house had backed his work van into the yard and got stuck. She hasn't...

If my wanted a mini-ex, or was even bought in to the idea of one, I’d already have it 😂

I have space in the tractor barn, that's not an issue. It's really a combination of cost and how do I transport when needed? I don't want something so big that I need a 1 ton or larger truck and a CDL to move. A buddy of mine is slowly clearing a 25 acre track he bought to build a new house...

I've lived in VA most of my life and don't remember even seeing controlled burns around here. I guess they do them occasionally, but it's rare enough I doubt there is a prescribed burn association. I will ask a forestry agent. Most of the Chinese units I see are 1-2 ton, I'm thinking more in...

That is a great question! I don’t necessarily want to clean it all out, but there are areas I’d like to clean up. For instance there is a strip that ranges from 20-40 yds wide next to the drivewway and house with grass on the other side. There is a section of it that the power company cleared...

I have a buddy that works for a Takeuchi dealer, if I decided to get one he’ll be my first call.

Another factor: I have a backhoe for the CK35, so can do most of the digging I may need, although slow

We just purchased a new property thats 48 acres, approximately 25 acres in hardwoods, 20 in pasture, and half of a 5-6 acre pond. I've got the pasture maintenance covered, and have a grapple to clean up downed trees, etc. I've gotten really interested in a 3-5 ton mini excavator with a flail...

Well, instead of the 6-10" of snow predicted, we only got maybe 3". It's a very dry powdery snow and not enough to worry about plowing. The funny thing is: We recently bought this place and still haven't fully moved yet as we're doing some renovations. The primary reason for the move is to...

Thanks, I have no intention of pushing with it.

Congrats, nice rig

been really busy and haven’t purchased a plow yet, and expecting a big snow storm tomorrow. I decided to take some of the advice given and picked up an 8’ rear blade today (bush hog BH70-08). Looks like a nice blade and was $2000 cheaper than the price I got on a Woods from another dealer...

My 06 Kioti spent most of it's life outside, the last 5 years under a lean-to behind my sons garage. Our new place has a metal building for the tractors so both can be stored inside.

I don't know anything about the Mitsubishi engines but I'm sure someone will respond. I think your looking in the right range for round bales and to fit in your garage. You'll want a heavy compact tractor with lift capacity on the loader over 2k. HP won't matter as much as weight and lift...

TYM, LS, and Kioti are Korean brands and mahindra is Indian, I don't think any of them use a Japanese engine. Bobcat is a repainted Kioti and New Holland is made by LS, so both korean. Yanmar and Kubota are Japanese, and they both build the entire tractor. John Deere uses Yanmar engines and...

I’d like to get a gooseneck since the truck is setup for it. There’s a couple issues, gooseneck trailers are heavier than bumper pull, and upon digging through numbers I found out my tow rating is 1000 lbs less than I thought for gooseneck. Why 20” wheels drop the tow rating 800lbs lower than...

Good thread, I just built a 48x32 shop and need to figure out heat and AC. I have blown in insulation in the ceiling and 2” foam on the walls. Don’t do much woodworking, mostly restoring old vehicles so sawdust won’t be a big problem. Thinking mini split but not sure the heat would keep up...

And a YT347 rops with 100 hrs for $24k Log into Facebook

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There’s a Yanmar YT347 cab with 100 hours for sale in NC for $35k

I'm estimating the ballast weight with the assumption that the dealer followed the recommendation in the owners manual, which is fill to 75% which is 550 lbs

Sorry if I came across wrong, didn’t catch removing the ballast. I’m trying to find a trailer that will keep me within limits towing my tractor with implements, and struggling.

Keep in mind that 7k includes the weight of the trailer. If the trailer weights more than 1500lbs (which I suspect it does) and you load a 5500lb tractor on it, your overloaded.

I got the same package from Yanmar, was a nice little surprise

Not disputing the weight of the JD, but you're comparing a compact tractor to a utility. I don't think the Yanmar is light when you compare it to others in the same class. Personally, the weight of the Yanmar is pushing the limits of my truck if/when I need to tow it, and I don't want a bigger...

Not sure if there is one near you, but my go to is the local Metal Supermarket

I checked directly with Yanmar and the published weight does not include FEL or ballast.

There was some info posted in another thread stating that the YT359 posted weights included the FEL and ballast in the tires. I guess the logic on that assumption was the listed weight says it includes fluid, and all of them come with FEL and ballast. There was some back and forth in the...

I've got 2 first generation Bronco's, but I'm doing most of the restoration work myself not sending to Velocity. All the body panels are available to fix the rust, but so are full bodies from a few places. Body work is one thing I don't do, and it was cheaper to buy a complete new body than...

In 2020 we decided to move, and since I work from home needed high speed internet. We looked a some rural properties but none of them had good internet available so we moved to the beach and got a place on the water. Now 5 years later, we miss the peace and quiet of the country and want to be...

My first tractor was a JD 790, my second was a Kioti. I don't have any regrets about changing brands, the only issue I've had is my original Kioti dealer was bought out by a larger Kubota dealer and they dropped Kioti. They still serviced my machine the first few years after the change, and I...

Another question for the OP: do you plan on towing the tractor for remote work or service? If so, weight may be a factor. Most compacts are light enough to tow with a 1/2 ton truck, with a utility tractor you’ll need a bigger truck.

I’d be curious to run one across scales too. I recently purchased a YT359c and I was assuming the 4500lbs didn’t include the loader or filled tires. I’ve been looking at new trailers to deal with the weight. If the 4500 lbs include loaded tires and FEL, adding my mower puts the total at 5700...

That does seem high. I just purchased a 359 with cab, 3rd function, and grapple for less than that.

They sure are nice though.:) I do agree with you that they should have offered it more utility focused as well. It would be nice to be able to purchase a stripped down 80 series like they still sell in other parts of the world.

My wife drives a 2020 LC, I don't think the new one compares, it's also a lot cheaper. I like the Lexus version better with the turbo V6 and non-hybrid, but haven't driven either of them.

I hear you, I probably should not have gotten such a large winch, it's overkill. We're in the process of moving to the country where I will keep my trailers at home and crime is very low. I may just mount the winch to the trailer at some point.

My car trailer has a flat winch plate just in front of the main deck with a basket underneath. I didn't want to mount a winch permanently because the trailer stayed at a friends with more space, so I made a hitch receiver and mounted that to the winch plate. I use a Harbor Freight 12k...

I have a 76 Bronco that's a three on the tree, when I get around to restoring it I have a 5 speed going in it. Also have 3 motorcycles that are manual and the Kioti. Taught both my kids to drive stick before I let them get their license.

I purchased a YT359c a couple months ago and have been really happy with it so far. I was shopping for a 347 and dealer had both and the price difference was only around 2k. If figured 12hp for 2k was worth it. They are essentially the same size, I think the 359 is a couple inches longer in...

Add me to the list of tractor owning geeks. I can’t think of any that haven’t been named, but I am familiar with most of them. Started working with computers in the USAF in the 80s, the OS on our equipment was Atlas. Contracted to DEC for a while working with their clusters, Pathworks LANs...

Looking at their website, they only come in one size. I was mistaken about this being a leftover clearance item as well. The dealer still carries them and had a lot of other Priefert stuff in stock.

Thanks for the feedback. I stopped by the dealer and picked up the Priefert. It was sitting next to a 7’ Dirt Dog so I got to compare the build. The DD is heavier built up front, 3 point tabs, top link frame, etc. the Priefert is heavier down low, for instance the cross bars where the blades...

Thanks, that’s kind of what I’m thinking as well. It doesn’t have scarifiers and the blade depth doesn’t look adjustable, but are those thing worth an extra $800-$1000?

I was planning on waiting until Spring to work on the driveway at the new place, but with the construction trucks in and out every day and our recent snow, it's getting in terrible shape. There are some ruts in it now deep enough that a car would high center. I drive a pickup, and the wife a...

I ran the RapidAir kit in the link in my current garage and have had no issues at all in 4 years. I run a Quincy compressor with 150+ psi in the tank and about 10' of line, then regulate down to 90 psi for all my drops, most of my tools run at 90. Recently bought a new place and new shop was...

I'm planning to install a bluetooth receiver behind the factory radio plate when I get around to it, don't really listen to radio.

I've got a really old 10k 20' equipment trailer, a 7k 18' car hauler, and an 18' enclosed motorcycle trailer. I'm thinking about selling the car hauler and enclosed trailer and getting a 14k 20' aluminum gooseneck. The new Yanmar is too heavy for my car hauler, and the old equipment trailer...

I bought the same tractor about the same time as you, so far loving it. My dealer is 30 minutes away and my purchase experience was very good and they delivered the tractor the next day. I didn't finance so never discussed insurance with them. The only implement I got from the dealer was a...

I have a land plane that I'll use for driveway maintenance, don't really have ditches. I prefer to push mainly because I don't like turning around to watch what the blade is doing. I also have a 6' rear blade, box blade, rake, and rotary cutter but they where all purchased years ago for the...

I recently purchased a new place and have a gravel driveway approximately 1/3 mile long. It's not flat but the hills are not too steep either. I used to plow snow at the old place with a rear blade on a Kioti CK35, this driveway is longer and I now have a Yanmar YT3589 cab. I don't expect a...

The cab is fantastic, mowed for hours and wasn’t covered in dust and pollen when I finished. Also using the AC since it’s been warm here.

Everything got mowed this weekend, tractor runs great. This morning I cut up a big pine that had fallen in one of the pastures and cleaned it all up with the grapple. Grapples are awesome 😁

Didn’t really get to play yesterday aft the initial 30 minutes. My sons trailer lights weren’t working so he couldn’t pickup the mower, I’ll pick it up today. I should have a big smile this weekend though.

Tractor was delivered this morning, my son is picking up the mower for me this afternoon and should have it here this evening. I had to test out the grapple with some trees that where cut yesterday to make room for the shop.

The model I'm considering is more of a hybrid, Woods list it as "rough cut and finish". Looks like the blades are more finish mower style but on a pivot like a rotary cutter.

I hope so! The older I get the more i appreciate comfort.

Pulled the trigger on the Yanmar and stepped up the the YT359 as it felt worth it for the small price difference. Now I need to figure out a mower, I can pickup a Caroni flail or a Woods RD990x this week, the Woods is more than twice the price but also a fair bit bigger and I assume I could run...

How about a heavy duty finish mower? Something like a Woods RD990x? With a new place and a new tractor, bat wing is not in the budget.

This is the area I'm mowing, the driveway goes a good bit further off the front of the picture and the woods go a good bit off the left of the picture. There are also open areas around the pond that you can't see in the pic due to the trees, and some overgrown trials in the woods I want to...

Stopped by the Yanmar dealer on the way home from the new place (haven't moved yet) and took a close look at the YT347. Wife climbed in the cab and gave me the thumbs up to purchase. Dealership was closed so we couldn't test drive. Yanmar is offering $4500 rebate this month as well as...

I have a zero turn, no way that would cute it. A batwing would be nice for a few areas but wouldn’t work on a lot of the property, it’s too tight. I’ll post a pick later

Well I did some mowing with the old Kioti and 5’ rotary cutter today. Using this setup I estimate 16-20 hours to mow everything, and it looks like crap with all the windrows and clumps. I need a bigger tractor and after today the wife is in agreement. I sorely under estimated the amount of...

Well we closed on a new place this week, 48 acres. It’s mostly hardwood forest with about 10 acres of grass. There doesn’t appear to be much weeds in the grass and I’m wondering if previous owners had someone cutting for hay. I’ll be mowing it this weekend with the ck35 and 5’ rotary cutter...

My CK35 lifts motors just fine, and I pull a 5' rotary cutter with it with no issue. The 25hp tractors I am considering have roughly the same weight and lift capacity, so i'm not worried about it being able to lift what I need. My question was more around the HP requirements of a flail mower...

Thanks for the feedback. I definitely won't purchase a tractor until I purchase the land, and I hate mowing, wife does most of it at the current house. The cab will make the mowing chore more bearable for me which is why I'm even considering a new tractor. The CK35 I have now would do...

Thanks for the feedback From what I'm seeing, Kubota and Kioti are the only 25hp tractors available with cab, all the others don't offer cabs until you get up into the 35hp and even 40+ in some cases. I do know the importance of a good dealer, and Kioti has me worried a bit there. It seems...

Hey folks, it's been a long time since I posted anything here. 4 years ago, we moved to the coast and sold our house on 37 acres about 100 miles inland. We are now considering moving back and looking at acreage. Most of the places we're looking at seem to be setup for horses, so lots of open...

Some of you probably remember my post back in May when I had my CK35 in the shop for leaking hydraulic pump and Kioti refused to cover it under warranty because I had rear remotes. Well, I've had the tractor back since the last week of May, all I've used it for in that time is to mow the lawn a...

A couple weeks ago while my son (20) was running the wood chipper on our CK35, the hydraulic pump sprung a leak. The tractor is just under 2 years old, and less than 200 hrs on it. I called my dealer, they came and picked up the tractor, and over the past 2.5 weeks have replaced several...

I have a 2007 CK35 gear that I purchased in May 2007. Yesterday it blew a seal or something in or around the hydraulic pump, and the dealer is picking it up later today. My owners manual has nothing in it about the warranty, and I can't seem to find any warranty paperwork that originally came...

I've been thinking about getting an old tractor to restore just for fun. I found a 1950's IH Cub Lo-Boy locally for $600. I haven't gone to look at it yet, but the guy said it ran great when he parked it 3 years ago. The only problem he said was the PTO shaft splines where worn. He also said...

Yesterday I picked up a new finish mower (Rhino TM72) for my CK35. In order to make the tractor more manuverable I took the FEL off before hooking up the RFM. Do I need some weight up front, or is the tractor heavy enough on it's own for the 600lb mower? I called my dealer today and he can...

I've been in my new house almost 2 years now. Last summer I tilled the entire lawn, leveled it off, and planted a new lawn with hybrid bermuda grass. The grass came in pretty good, but with a dry summer it's still not all that thick. In the last year, many rocks have surfaced and I need to...

Anyone have one, or any of the new turbo series mowers? I've been shopping for a finish mower and had narrowed it down to Woods or Bush Hog until I saw the Rhino last week. Looks like a well engineered mower with newer design than the others I was looking at. Looking for opinions before I...

I've been shopping for a RFM the last few days and I've narrowed it down to these 2. Both look like very nice mowers, warranty is about the same. Woods is over 100lbs heavier Woods has 60 hp gearbox vs 40 hp on the Bush Hog Bush Hog has heavier deck (7 guage vs 8 guage) Bush Hog has more...

I'm about due for a new lawn mower and rather than buy a new riding mower I'm considering a RFM or flail mower to pull behind my CK35. I don't really have that much grass to mow, takes about an hour on my 42" zero turn snapper. I have a rotary cutter that I use on the rougher ground down the...

Consensus on this forum seems to be bigger is always better, with trucks and tractors. Based on all the threads I've read here, I think my next truck will be an International CXT. I'd go bigger but I don't have a CDL. I'll only be driving it to and from work, some nasty trails and fire roads...

I've heard about making compost for gardens, etc. What's the process? What all works well for compost? I've got a healthy supply of wood chips (from the jinma chipper), dirt (mostly clay) and dog poop (from 25 foxhounds) Can I make decent compost with these materials? Looking for something...

Anyone got any tips to using the level indicator on the KL130 FEL? I have yet to figure out what good it is as it doesn't really help me determine when the bucket is level, or I just haven't figured it out yet.

I've had the tractor a month (33 hours) now and mostly caught up on the chores around here. The wifes wants some chickens, so I started clearing some woods on the edge of the yard to put in a chicken coop today. I know how you guys like pictures. These are of the biggest stump I dug today...

So I picked up a 9" bucket for trenching last week (got 16" with BH). Yesterday I swapped buckets, then today had to swap back for different task. Is there any reason not to replace the bolts that hold the bucket pins in with lynchpins? I haven't tried to fit them yet, but look like they...

Moved into a new place about 6 months ago, with a gravel driveway that I estimate about 1000' long. The builder cut the driveway and cleared close to 50' all the way to the house, much wider than I wanted but needed room for underground utilities. Problem is the driveway is a nice 12' in some...

Anyone compared the 2? Semi local dealer has a 6' Grademaster for $1000, haven't been to look yet but checked it out on website and looks like a nice unit. I had sent an email to Roadboss last week and they called this morning and will be in my area this weekend. They'd like to stop by and...

Put the new CK to good work today, spent 4 hours tilling a field at my hunt club to plant for doves, tractor ran great. Brought it home and left on the trailer for a couple hours, went out and my son jumped on started it up and backed it off the trailer and parked it while we unhooked the...

So I purchased a CK35 this week and got a "First Choice" 66" tiller when I bought the tractor. Yesterday evening, I unload the tiller from the trailer, hook it up to the CK and proceed to till a spot for our garden. I get about 10' and tiller stops dead and stalls the tractor. I thought i had...

Made the purchase today. CK35 shuttle, KL130, KL2375, 66" box blade, 66" tiller, and 20" 10,000 lb trailer. also getting loaded tires, front grill guard, and bucket teeth. now I have to wait until it gets here Wed afternoon.

After a couple trips to each dealer, I've decided I will purchase a Kioti CK model from Dubberly in Chester, VA. The have been extremely helpful, good prices, and I have dealt with them before on implements and had good experience. Now I have to decide which model to get. I will be getting...

I've been tractor shopping for a couple weeks now, planning to purchase something by the end of the month. I'll be getting loader, backhoe, rotary cutter, and box blade with the tractor. I'll be using the primarily on my 37 acre property. The property is mostly wooded, and will probably stay...