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It's plow for the truck, or tractor, not both! I plowed with a 3/4t and boss V blade for a season. It was the best set up I've had yet, but the truck was a lemon and I got rid of it. I have a 2020 1/2t now. I'd get a Fisher EZV SS if I was to get one.

Yeah, as much as I'd like a siney new tractor, if I went the skid steer route it would have to be used... probably 10-15 years old with 1,000-2,000 hrs would fit in my price range for a mid sized machine. I feel like a SS would be more robust, and that would likely effect how well it lasts...

Oh, one more question; I only have a one car attached garage, which is my work shop, so basically whatever I get I have to move out when I want to work. I was thinking of getting one of those car shelters to house implements and the tractor in the non-snow season. Good idea? A 2 or 3 car...

I know this is a tractor site, but should I be looking at a used skid steer instead? I realize I'd be loosing the rear 3pt, but I'd be gaining maneuverability, likely weight and power. I could add over tire tracks as well as chains. However lawns would all but be untouchable. Speaking of...

Pretty convincing argument there. I did build one online, and couldn't believe it! The loader is half the price of the competition. Cab is 30% less.

I'm working under the idea that heavy is better... but I can only afford so big. Lol Never thought to look at Bobcat. There's also a dealership nearby. Funny how they skipped 3000 series... but some of their 2000 series seem as heavy as the models I mentioned above. Can someone explain to...

It's finally time to buy my first tractor. Looking at the deere 3025E, Kubota L2501, and Kioti CK2610. There's also the possibility of the kioti CK2610SE cab model. The only factory cab model near being in my price range. Waiting on kubota to get me a quote with a Curtis cab, and they had a...

Looking at the E170, the S240, and the X330. They're all very close in price. Warranty is small, med and large. The 170 and 330 are close in weight, but the 240 is about 60lbs less. The 170 has larger tires. I've got about 1/4 acre lawn, but I'm starting to do my neighbor and two others. I...

This spring I built two 30' raised beds and planted blackberries on the right and raspberries on the left. It seems they're a tasty treat for deer, and I suspect, porcupines too. I've tried every type of sent and noise deterant I can think of... and they've failed, so it's time to bite the...

http://bbqpitboys.com/recipes/turkey-breast/ So, the recipe was for two 8lb turkey breasts... the one I found was 5lbs, so I 1/4d the brine recipe. Fit perfect (meat side down), and fit in the fridge, so no messing with ice Brought it to 160deg internal, and took 3 hours @ 225 Wrapped it...

So I'm very "green" at gardening. LOL This is just my 2nd year, so it's all new to me. In an attempt to learn as much as I can, and get better, I've decided that this year I'd experiment with tomatoes. Last year I had 6 plants, and although they seemed to do well, they only produced enough...

I've been wanting to build this for a year, but just getting around to it now. As with most of my projects, this will be a slow one. The plan is to build a railed in deck this year, and the house portion next year. Deck is 12x12, house will be aprox 12x6 with the roof covering everything and...

I've got a huge pile of gravel just waiting to be taken... but shoveling's getting very, very old. I'm on a shoe string budget and I want to somehow make my trailer self loading. Here's the trailer the gravel (broken up shale) the pile I loosened as much as I could last year when I...

Even before I got rid of my jeep, I've been a fan of S10s. Especially reg cabs. So, I picked one up. First step was to take the box off (to try and get a couple bucks out of it), then test her out offroad! You can see the line where I cut the frame off the next day She did great...

So, I've decided my next project shall be a coop. But first a couple of questions; -how many square feet per bird? (I'd like to have 12 meat kings) -what needs to be inside the enclosure? Perches? -should I insulate the enclosure? -what about ventilation? I've got a new trailer axle...

I'll get some pics up later today, but first one question; how much weight do I need to effectively compact snow? I'm planning on putting 20gal of washer fluid in it (1/3 full, up to the axle where I would leak out) about 170lbs. I could add a cinder block tray...three would add 120lbs, so...

It's a 2006 Chevy 2500HD, 6.0 gas. I've had this truck since the summer, and I'm on my 5th or 6th starter. Carquest rebuilds, lifetime guarantee. It'll work great until one day I try starting and get nothing. No click. Lights dim, but that's it. I've tried tapping the starter, boosting...

Had to drill this to fit into my truck's receiver. There's still 7/16" behind the pin at the thinnest point. Solid 2x2 stock. Pin is 5/8", shackle's 3/4", strap's rated for 27,000lbs, truck is 9,200lbs, plus 1,000lb plow, plus 190lb frenchman, plus, plus, plus. The lower one I bought today...

Yet another project I've got planned; I've got access to plastic drums; aprox. 2' diam X 3' long. 1400lbs full of cement. Also; 8" pipe with 1/2" wall. Filled with cement at 5' long should be near 500lbs. What would you go for? Bigger weight and diam, with shorter length... or longer with...

Not ready to start building, but looking for advice; what kind of burner can I use, that's effective and won't be too expensive? I was thinking of mounting BBQ burners upside down...or maybe a couple of torch tips... Ideas? I'd like to make it a combination tow behind (ride on mower, or...

Dunno if this belongs in projects or in welding... Picked up a tri-fold tonneau cover for cheap... I was pretty stoked until I found out I couldn't get a headache rack that would work with it. Thought about doing something that just sat in the stake pockets, but then came up with this. Basic...

So on the lighter side of the Projects section. LOL I bought the mirror on sale at Princess Auto for $7 when I thought I was getting a side by side. The metal was just scrap I had kicking around. I would have really liked a back up camera, but I guess this is the next best thing when...

I've wanted a smoker for years... but let's face it... it wasn't high on the financial priority list. When I went in to Home Depot and spotted this for $90, I couldn't pass it up. It has no adjustable vents. It's meant to have air flow around the charcoal bowl and out under the lid...

So the neighbors had a garden last year for the first time, so seeing them having fun with theirs made me want my own. The thing is; we don't have dirt where I am. It's all rock. Raised garden is the way to go. I've driven by this pile of boards in the woods behind my place for years now...

Renting one for a week this summer, and I'm starting to think the fuel bill may be as much as the rental.... which is a huge issue! Anyone know what they go through per hour or per day? Thanks in advance.

Made this for a strawberry planter. It's got 10 pockets around it, and I figure I'll plant 5 more on top. As an easy way to water it all evenly, I plan to bury a PVC pipe down the center... probably 1' from the bottom with a cap on the bottom. I'll drill holes throughout and place a cap on...

Ok so I'll admit; I'm obsessed with snow removal. Walk behind snowblowers to snowcats and everything in between. I've probably spent weeks combined time on youtube watching every snow removal vid on there. Personally, I've only had two snow removal machines; #1 #2 Obviously mine were in...

She's standing up Wife's car Cul-de-sac looking one way the other way Neighbor's driveway Looking out another neighbor's garage. He's away and I told him I'd keep the driveway clear. Used his blower. I couldn't even got to the garage with my fourwheeler on tracks. So I had...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEOrQKvIMLc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwpeNDp7VAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HdAOZBM2rg Another; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rfuggVQMuw I've always loved all things with tracks.... someday I may build something like this... but I don't...

Well I had to see how much snow we had before venturing out... untouched yard dug down to grass... notice I'm standing right on top not sinking. All 185lbs of me! 24" Alot less then I thought there would be! I guess the banks are decieving. Ready to rock n roll! Notice the skating...

So I thought I bought the ultimate snow removal setup... ...nope. A couple things have become painfully clear; it's not heavy enough to wing the snow sideways. The bike just gets pushed by the blade. Also, the blade doesn't throw the snow up and over the banks that are built up. I do...

Seriously thinking of building a log canopy bed. I guess I've been watching too may episodes of Timber Kings :) The Mrs wants a bedroom set this year, and boy, they're either junk or crazy expensive! So a couple questions; -I mostly have spruce on my lot... would that be an ok wood to...

Left to right; Apple juice 2 cups brown sugar 5 cinnamon sticks hand full of raisins cut in half half a pack of wine yeast Apple cider 2 cups corn sugar hand full of raisins cut in half half a pack of wine yeast Cranberry juice 2 cups corn sugar hand full of raisins cut in half half a pack of...

Started making wine about a year ago with good success, also made a batch of spiced apple cider that turned out terribly. However, I kept it and now about 8 months later it tastes much better. Discovered freezer distilling on youtube one day and wanted to give it a shot. It's pretty darn...

Building a 5X9, or 10' landscape type trailer with 1' sides. Most of it's use will be hauling an ATV, fetching lumber, appliances, christmas tree, etc. Well under 1,000lbs... although I'll be making it tight so I can get gravel, or dirt when I'd like.... which could get heavy... I've got the...

Starting to gather parts for a trailer build next year. Just picked up the axle on sale; 3,500lb 60" between the spring pads. I plan to build it 9 or 10' long. 1' solid sides. 4' hinged ramp. It'll mostly be used to move my frourwheeler, but will be used for lumber, gravel, dirt...

May not be a "Projects" worthy post, but couldn't think of where to put it. 2nd year doing this. It is alot for the fourwheeler, but it's only once a year. Notice the overflow buckets and lights 2 kids and 6 adults We were out for about two hours. Houses are pretty well all spaced a...

Hmm, now what?! LOL There we go! Nothing better then blocking wood up off the ground! This was a big guy. Oval at the base, but 18" the long way. Had to work at it but got it down You know it's big wood when This is all in about a 50' circle. Taking 5 trees that were dead standing...

First attempt at gardening. There's no dirt around here, so the plan is to truck in 80% compost. Lattice on the back, landscape fabric lining the bottom. 16X4X1.5' 3' away from the house. East of the house, so gets sun until noon. Kind of the ugly side of the house... the parking lot...

So I've got a 16'x42" inflatable pool. The problem is; it's freakin' cold. My first version of a pool heater had a little 120V pony pump running water through 10' of copper tubing through my fire bowl. We were gaining 6deg C. Got the pool up to 29 C from 26 in a day. There were three big...

Decided to put this together just to make sure I got all the right parts and that they fit together like they should. Bike's a 2014 Sportsman 570. Plow's a 60" Glacier Pro (steel) with top snow deflector, side snow scoops, power angle, and track extension. All in the plow weighs 145lbs. I'm...

So, between the wife and I we decided that one of those cheap inflatable pools would be fun to have for us and our 4 year old girl. Ended up with a 12' walmart pool. Made a 12' circle of crusher dust and leveled it the best I could... just not enough. It ended up oval instead of round, and...

So, I've been in my new house for about 3.5 years now. The lawn I have is only the septic field (it's code they spread seed), and the rest of the yard kind of took to weeds/ grass waiting for me to topsoil and seed over whatever they used as fill. Not ideal. Obviously I'd love to have a...

Well with the recent 110 mig debate, I just had to put this up. :D My brand new wheeler's hitch just isn't up to the task. It's hard to see but the opening's wallowed out up and down, as well as the end of the insert has rounded the hitch both on top and bottom (see chipped paint) There are...

Just sold the Tracker, and have some $$$ to spend on the bike. Thinking a backup light and some strobes for plowing this winter would be nice. What have others done? For the back up light I'm thinking either a pair of fog/driving lights or an actual flood LED bar. 6", 10" something like that. I...

So today I put in a 12'X30" inflatable pool. Now I'm scrambling to figure out what chemicals to get, how much to put in, and in what order. From the passed three hours of reading the web, I've got about 2,000 gal of water in there. I have to go to the store and get test strips, algiside...

When we bought our house lot... oh back around 2007ish... the first part of the driveway was in... but very steep on the sides and made the otherwise forested lot seem very bare where it was. So, I decided to plant some trees on the sides. I've always liked maples, and love that they grow...

So, I couldn't afford the Ranger, but got a 570 Sportsman. It's first job is to keep the driveway clear of snow... so I'm thinking of building a hard cab for it. Just in the planning stages... but I tend to research the heck out of things to keep from making (what should be) obvious mistakes...

Bought one of these about a week ago and wanted to share some thoughts. Now keep in mind that most of my experience on ATVs was on the old Honda 300s and 450s. More recently a 2011 Arctic Cat 425 quite a bit, and traded off with my buddy's Can Am 500 Max for a short ride. The good; It's a...

I've got about 140 yards of fine shale to move with a .5 yard atv trailer. Last year I moved about 20 yards by hand... and as much as I enjoy manual labor... I'm considering other options. New (can get it for $4500 plus tax); Prospector Towable Excavator | Princess Auto used (got him down to...

Thinking of purchasing this, using it for the summer, then re-selling. Anyone have any experience with this rig? What should I look for? Is that a good price? MINI EXCAVATOR FOR SALE | heavy equipment | City of Halifax | Kijiji

I've got it narrowed down to these two. They're basically the same price. I'll be using it pretty well 50/50 for work and play. Plowing snow, hauling gravel and firewood in a trailer, towing logs, possibly grooming trail in winter... and taking rides in the trails behind my place. The one...

I wear a respirator the entire time I'm in the garage because I switch back and forth between cutting, grinding, and welding. It exhausts out the bottom, so nothing fogs.... keeps the black boogers away too! : )

LOL, well this is one from the archives... before you get into it, this project was never completed. It was 95% done, packed away... we sold our house and moved into an apartment as we built our current house and had no room to store this...so it got tossed. One of my bigger regrets as far as...

So, with my Jeep's dump trailer sold, a new atv on the way (if the Jeep sells), and a trail left to build, I'm in need of a small dump trailer. I checked out what was available for sale, but they were either too flimsy looking, or too much $$$ I intended to start with a 200gal furnace oil...

Took some pics last time I was down home just for you guys. Dad said he's had it for 45 years, and he's 65. Said it's a 195something... can't remember. International Super C My entire 32 years he's used it to clear the driveway and cultivate/ disk his garden. Their were two...

Looking at buying a Ranger 900XP. I originaly planned on getting the Polaris tracks, plow and winch. The tracks will help push and bank snow and keep me from going shack whacky in the winter letting me hit the trails regardless of snow. However, these last two snow storms (blizzards), even...

This will only be put together once the snow's gone, but I've been gathering parts and recently started doing some fab work, so couldn't help but start a thread. :) It's going to be 4'X4', 2X8 C channel runners, 4" pipe crossmembers (filled with sand), Zamboni blade adjustable from 0-1"...

I've got a couple options as far as material goes for my landplane build. First; I've got an old zamboni blade. It's probably 6"X1/2", 6' long. I've got some 4"X1/4" pipe I'm going to use for the side to sides, and 3X1/4" angle as the blade support. So, I've got two options for the...

I know there must be lots of people here that could sustain themselves for a long time, simply because of the situation they're in, or the way they've always lived... but I'm not one of them. LOL I don't even like the label "prepper" because of the extreme end of the spectrum that makes it...

I freakin' love this thing! Вездеход типа "Бобик" - Снежная бровка (1) - YouTube Just wondering how the steering works... here's a not so good vid showing the mid section Вездеход типа Бобик - Работа трансмиссии (4) - YouTube I see tierod ends, but not hydraulic cylinders... so it must be some...

1998 Dodge 3500 4x4 - New Glasgow Farming Equipment For Sale - Kijiji New Glasgow Canada. If everything goes acording to plan I'll have my Jeep sold sat, and go have a look at this sunday. She's a cummins, 6 new tires, 2 new batteries, $2,000 worth of "panels and paint". He said he'd take...

I'm looking for pictures of trucks turned into makeshift tractors. I've been collecting some parts for this type of project... the vision I have is starting with a 2wd V10 ford, divorced t-case, mounting a narrowed ranger cab, rockwell axles with filled 53" Michelins I know, not as good as a...

I sure would love a new Rzr 1000, but at $23K it's about $20K more then I could ever afford. LOL So started with a $500 1997 Tracker Thought I'd sell some un-needed parts on kijiji to recoup some cash, but even with resonable prices didn't sell a thing. Momma's not too happy as I used...

I've always wanted to make my own tire chains (at least for the rear) for my Jeep durring winter. I once priced out a set at my local tractor shop and ruled out store bought in a hurry. LOL I'm thinking 1/4" Transport chain at Princess Auto goes for $2.50/ foot... a rough guess would be...

So I'm clearing and leveling aprox. 100' diam spot to be used as a camping spot. I was tired of paying $100+ for campsites over a weekend, and the Jeep's becoming more of a PITA to tow with. I figgure we'll invite a couple or two with campers on weekends we want to camp, and everone wins! We...

So this all started when I bought my house lot. We have a fraction over 4 acres. One of the four property lines was cleared relatively well... the others not so much. I decided that being a responsible homeowner, I should clear these lines. Then being the offroad enthousiast that I am, I...

I've got 18 maples lineing my driveway. They range from 6' tall to 8". Most of them are about 3-4 years old. My hope is to some day have them cover the driveway and make a nice "tunel" effect. What I noticed is that other mature maples on my property are tall and skinny. Got me wondering...

This is why I built the dump trailer; Trail/ track March 2013 - YouTube Only one of the four property lines were open when I bought the property... so you could say I built it myself!

V8 TJ towing a log - YouTube

So, I'm a dreamer with alot of time to think. I'm only 30, but my retirement dream is to have a piece of equipment that I could do my subdivision's driveways with. There are probably 50 houses... so estimating that half would hire me... it would be to pass the time, not get ritch... so my fee...

Hi everyone! I've been trolling the build it yourself forum for a while and decided to contribute a little. I don't have a "tractor", but call my Jeep one and use it as a tractor. Here's a little trailer I picked up fall of 2010, and started working on at the start of 2011. I know...