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I haven't read all the posts but Yosemite is one of the most beautiful places you can lay eyes on. Just wish I could have seen it 200 years ago. We went in December and there was hardly anyone there but I've seen the pics in the summer and don't think I can stomach that. There's also Kings...

Maybe it's already been mentioned above but using ethanol free fuel will help as well. It's harder to find, but much easier on carbureted engines and reduces the need for things like Seafoam.

7100 might be the most common planter ever made and parts are easy to come by.

Let me start out by saying I've had a Ranger, a Pioneer 1000, and now own a Mule Pro-FXT. If you want full doors go with Ranger, Can-Am defender, or Kubota or Deere. They have the best cab systems out there. Both the mule and the pioneer come with half doors. The Pioneer 1000 has crazy...

They're pretty nifty little units that come in all different capacities. So you can get a small one to just run or charge a few small things or a big one that will run your house during an outage. All that said they're ridiculously expensive. You can easily build your own setup for a fraction...

Yeah they're not cheap but that's what orchards and vineyards use. You can get a a cheap fimco style 3pt sprayer and like 3gunr said, the roller pumps supply more pressure typically than the diaphragm pumps do. This can allow you to use a hand wand and possibly reach the heights you're looking...

Just buy a 3pt air blast sprayer.

They all shrink when you get them to the farm and you'll wish you had something bigger. I wish mine had more power at times but I didn't want a tractor any larger in physical size than the MX. I also wanted a geared tractor and they don't offer the MX6000 with a geared transmission.

I've been underwhelmed by MX5400 LA1065 combo as well. I came from an '07 L3940 with a Woods loader that I feel like would do more than my MX can. I asked my dealer about it but they said everything was in spec. My L3940 would easily lift the rear end off the ground if I tried to pick...

Get on twitter or facebook if you want to ramble on about the ills of the world. Plenty of folks over there to banter with regardless of your stance. I come to TBN to learn about tractors.

Maybe on a forum like this where most folks have small compact tractors with loaders. But look at any row crop tractor out in the field. Just about every single one of them will have weights hanging on the front of it. Imagine how much traction you need to pull a 60 ft planter across the field.

I would do everything you can to try and get the concrete floor in there now. I did the same thing as you and kick myself everyday for not just putting in concrete when I built it. And now the shed is full of crap that it will be an even bigger job to get it all out of there so i can put...

I used and Intimidator tree puller to clear out this little area. Was super impressed with. One cool thing about it is that when it's closed up it can be used like a stump spade.

I have a pull behind but wish it was 3pt so I could move it from plot to plot easier. Been thinking about rigging it so that i could do either similar to what 3Lfarms did.

Update: It won't be near a 1/4 acre in size but I think it will serve its purpose in holding water for some cows to drink in the summer. Dug down fairly deep to get into the clay and packed it all down as best as I could with my tractor. Got some rain the other day and it's already holding...

If you're not doing any ground engaging work (disc, plow, etc) then I would lean towards a HST for your needs. If you're looking at Kubota the MX series sounds like it might fit what you're looking for. Last piece of advice... No matter what you buy, it will shrink when you bring it home and...

I have a small pasture that I want to build a small pond in so I don't have to run 200ft of hose to fill up a stock tank all the time. I've cleared out the area pretty well that I'm to the point I'm ready to start actually moving dirt. My question is that there's a ditch running through there...

Couldn't disagree more. I work in agriculture for a living and travel all over North and South America and don't see what you're describing.

Polaris just introduced a new electric ranger. Has some pretty cool features but the range only goes up to 80 miles. Has 110 hp!

Richard - The cabs for the Pioneer are very sub-par compared to the Can Am, Polaris, John Deere cabs that I have been in. Just my opinion but it seems like the frames of those machines were designed/built with having a full cab in mind where with the Pioneer, the cab was an after thought.

I had one. Very solid machine. Tons of power. Just wasn't for me. Things I didn't like: I hated that the roll cage covered the whole bed. Made it a pain to load and unload big stuff in the bed. If you get the 3 seater this isn't an issue. Motor is under the seat and the seat gets hot. Like...

Location? Soil type? Slope? What do your neighbors do? What's growing there now?

Look at no-till options. It will improve the soil structure, reduce erosion, better weed control, etc.

I installed two 4" bilge fans under the seat to try and direct the air down and back. It definitely helped! I did use the manual mode quite a bit but when you're doing something like spraying and need to keep a constant 3-4 mph it was difficult to accomplish. It was a nice machine, just...

My biggest complaints on my Honda 1000-5 were that the roll cage covered the entire bed which made it harder to load and unload stuff. Also when it's hard to keep a slow and steady speed, and when you are putting around the heat from engine under the seat gets uncomfortable. The seats in the...

Looks sexy to me!

I've had both a Polaris Ranger and a Honda Pioneer 1000-5. Both were nice machines but a year ago and swapped for a Kawasaki Mule Pro FXT and I love it. Not as fast or powerful as the Honda or Polaris but it's built like a tank and just suits my needs better. Can fit up to 6 people but not as...

I used a 291 for 10 years or so. Super tough a dependable saw but it's underpowered for how heavy it is. Got a deal on a 261 and wish I would've made the move sooner. The 261 is the perfect all around saw IMO.

I owned the P1k-5 for bout a year and a half. The pioneer is definitely more sporty, peppy, faster, etc. The top end of the mule is like 46 mph and the pioneer is 65 mph. 99% of the time I don't need to go that fast. I wish the mule had a little more power but it's a much better machine for...

I went from a 800 Ranger to a Pioneer 1k-5 to Mule Pro FXT. I made the jump from the ranger to the pioneer for the extra seats in the bed. Well they're more of a pain than they're worth IMO. They're too small and awkward, and when they're up you have zero bed space. I also didn't like that...

Before BT corn, the stalks would rot down fairly fast on their own and you could run a planter through them just fine. Now most corn is BT. So you don't need to worry about corn borer anymore..... but now the stalks are healthier and they take longer to break down. Enter Precision farming...

Well it's all relative I guess but as you mentioned as hay there's way more value when it's cut early. Very little feed value in straw. I guess I'm not familiar with the climate up there where he is at but I would assume it's past that point now. The OP indicated that the oats were planted...

I'd just leave it. Some will come back next year but just bale it right along with your new grass. It's not worth much as hay/straw they way it is right now.

What are you worried about the drift hurting? There's lots of things you can do to reduce drift and still use a normal boom. You can add a drift reduction agent. Use proper nozzles that produce large droplet sizes. Keep your boom as low as possible. Use a hooded boom. etc. But if you're just...

The laws regarding use of gravel bars by river travelers is very vague here in MO. As and avid kayaker and floater of Ozark streams I have looked into it quite a bit and there is no clear answer. A lot of it depends on what LEO, prosecutor, and judge you end up with if it gets that far. But...

Not sure if this would be any help to you at all but I have a coworker who just bought a house on 20 acres outside of Fresno and he got his load through National Grange (I had never heard of it). Home - The National Grange He had to join the organization but said it was worth it compared to...

I work in ag all over the the country. There's all types of "professional farmers". To say that guys who cut hay aren't real farmers is a slap in the face. The hay goes to feed live stock just like over half the millions of acres of corn that gets planted does. Tell the farmers in AZ who cut...

I sold a trailer a few weeks ago that I bought brand new 6 years ago. It was starting to rust pretty bad and and had other typical wear and tear. I looked on FB to see what they were going for and couldn't believe it. I listed it for what I paid for it and had it sold within an hour of listing...

What is the snowblower supposed to run at PTO RPM wise? I don't use a snowblower but I'd be surprised if it's supposed to run any faster than 540.

Yeah it never did have much crown but before the utility folks messed up the drainage the drive way only really had to drain off what fell directly on it. Now it's catching runoff form both sides of it that used to never get on the driveway.

Owned this place for 8 years now and the driveway never needed anything but minor touch up work... That is until the last couple of weeks. Got a 6" of rain a couple weekends ago that gutted the driveway pretty bad. I drug everything up the hill with the box blade and it did a pretty good job of...

Just to follow up with my original post. With the help of two other guys I was able to swap the wheels/rims to a wider stance. Gummed up some threads on a couple bolts trying to get them out when the weight of the filled tires was still on it but other than that everything went pretty smooth...

I had to do the same thing with my L3940 at 700 hours. Problem came back almost immediately. That's one of the main reasons I went with the gear drive on my MX5400.

With the wheel/rim combo on my tractor I can adjust the wheel spacing to 4 different widths and won't need a spacer. Just change the wheel orientation and/or which side of the tabs the wheel bolts to the rim.

How hard is it to change the rear wheel width with fluid filled tires. I have a Kubota MX5400 and I want to widen the stance. The fluid in the tires adds an extra 400lbs or so to each tire and figured that it might be too much for me to do alone.

I just went sold my 3pt sprayer w/ roller pump. It held more water than my 35 gallon diaphragm pump sprayer does which was nice but for me managing 5-10 acres of food plots a year it was just easier for me to use the UTV sprayer. I built my own boom for it. I'm not really a fan of the boomless...

If the bluegill were spawning they would be holding tight to their beds in that shallow water. I bet it was an oxygen issue. Probably pretty stagnate water in those shallow beds. Assuming the chemical was labeled for aquatic use and the applicator used it properly then it's very unlikely that is...

I hate honey locust with a passion. I go around with a hatchet and a bottle of either triclopyr or picloram and hack and squirt all the trees I can. This kills them pretty quick but leaves them up in the air. By the time the dead trees start dropping limbs (takes a few years) the thorns aren't...

I work in ag research and get to travel the country and work with just about any crop you can think of. Coming from MO where it's mainly just corn and beans, it's really interesting to see all the differences.... and the similarities in farming practices around the country.

I wouldn't consider 21 GPA high but I would consider 10 GPA low. Benefit of higher GPA is more coverage and better results. Lower GPA means more acres covered per tank which if your a big farmer and time is critical then you try to run on the low side but still enough to get a good kill. Some...

Around here anyways you can rent no-till drills from the county NRCS office and they have small enough ones that your tractor could handle.

For volatile products like 2,4-d and dicamba you want to avoid spraying during a temp inversion which often times is indicated by a lack of wind.

Yes, but what weeds are you trying to kill? That will play a big factor in what you should spray.

What are you trying to kill? That will determine what rate you should be applying. Depending on what you're driving it may be hard to keep a steady 3 mph. You can find out what speed you're comfortable maintaining and then do you calcs based off that. Lots of ways to skin a cat when it comes...

We grow soft red winter wheat here in MO. Used for pastries, flat breads, cookies, cakes etc. Not as much gluten as what's in the hard red wheats. Quite a bit went in last fall. Most folks here will double crop their wheat and plant beans after they harvest it.

Short quick zaps instead of trying to run one long bead.

Yes those diaphragm pumps are prone to freeze damage. I take the pumps off and keep them in the house over winter.

Love my 5400 so far.

Yeah I could've went cheaper on the tires but I wanted something with more sidewall. The stock tires are 285/45/22 and I went with 285/50/22. Options are limited with that size so I ended up with Nitto Terragrapplers which I've had in the past and been very happy with.

I have a 2019 Ram Limited 1500. Just crossed over 40K miles. It's like a luxury car with a bed. Heated and cooled seats both front and back, even the rear seats recline. Adjustable air ride suspension. Only complaint is I wish I would've went with 18" or 20" wheels instead of the 22". Cost...

I've had a Ranger, Gator, Pioneer, and now own a Mule Pro FXT. All have their pros and cons. If you want a full cab and plan to do trail riding I would stick with either the Ranger or a CanAm Defender. They have the best cab systems imo. Gator and Kubota have good cabs as well but they're...

Eraser Max is Glyphosate and Imazapyr. Your plants should be safe from the glyphosate assuming you didn't get much on the plants. It takes a fair amount of glyphosate to kill shrubs and other woody ornamentals. The imazapyr can be a little more tricky as it can be absorbed by the roots and has...

I sold my pioneer back in October for $1,500 more than what I paid for it 2 years prior. So yeah the used market is no bueno if you're buyer right now. I bought this mule used. I was all set to buy a brand new one but saw this one come up for sale used and it had a lot of the aftermarket mods...

I have had a Ranger in the past. It was a good machine for me but I needed more room for the kids. We use it on the farm and then trail ride in Colorado every year as well. Didn't want to get something as big as Ranger Crew so I went with a Pioneer 1K5 next. Very fast, powerful and reliable...

If you're only doing cut stump treatments with something like tordon then you are fine. Painting a 2" stump isn't going to hurt a 15' tall tree that's next to it.

India has 1.3 billion with a "b". Hopefully the planet as a whole is a long ways off from reaching 1 trillion people.

I have 65 acres of hilly terrain of which 45 or so is timber. The ridge tops are open and I plant food plots and mow them. I used to have a cabbed L3940 great little tractor just wasn't quite big enough for some of my food plotting activities. Sold it and went with an MX5400. The MX allowed...

Just got my brand new MX5400 and want to get a hydraulic toplink. The dealer says I have 2 options. One that travels from 21-29 inches and one that travels from 26-34 inches. I have no idea what the pros cons are to each. Any input? I use a rotary cutter, blade, box blade, tiller, and a disc.

I've only taken one apart so far as it was the only one that was easily identifiable as having a bad bearing. Here's what it looked like when I opened it up.

I have found the bearing but not the housing. Brillion: BEARING, Part # 1C83 What I need to figure out is if I can get by with just the bearing (part no. 9) or will I need the whole housing assembly (part no. 5). According to what I can find on Messicks I can't get the whole assembly but I may...

Pick up what looks like used to be an old brillion seeder that's now just a cultipacker. Anybody know where I can find replacement hubs and bearings? The rear one in the pic needs replaced. Found an old parts manual for what looks like matches mine but haven't had any luck finding the parts...

I'm in the market for a leaf blower and I'm not sure which route I want to take. It will be used for normal leaf blowing activities (blow off drive way after mowing, blow out gutters, etc). One thing that's important is that my wife is able to use it so I've kind thought about getting one of...

I have an L3940 HST with cab w/ ~640 hours and there is oil (pretty sure it's hyrdaulic oil) coming out the Split pin plug. I have only had the tractor for a month or so and have only run it hard a couple of times. Both times when I go to park it I have noticed the oil leaking out. It's never...

Finally got around to using the grapple a bit. Worked great what I needed it for, cleaning up limbs and trees I had cut up.

This box blade came with a tractor I bought and I don't know the make or model of it? Can't find any markings on it. It only has 3 ripper shanks in it now but came with more and I can't put the others in because it needs these little clips... So I'm really needing to know where I can find these...

So I just bought a Kubota L3940 with no weights or fluid in the tires and from what I've read I think adding some weight back there would be beneficial to me. I have some pretty good slope to my place and will also be suing some ground engaging implements and could use the traction. My first...

Well after a lot of looking I finally pulled the trigger. 2007 Kubota L3940 with 630 hours.

Anybody have experience with a grapple like this? Guy selling a tractor has this attachment with it and I'm just wondering what the pros and cons are of this style vs most the others I see on here.

Just wanted to share a few pics of my Yanmar 1401D.

I'm sure there's been a few thousand of these types of threads but here ya go... We recently went from a 10 acre place to a 65 acre place (about 20 acres of pasture), so I'm needing to upgrade from my 18hp Yanmar 1401D to something bigger. To start out, things I know I want: FEL, and 4x4. (I...