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My son and I have started working on a project at another farm that is going to require a considerable amount of trenching/ditch digging/shallow excavation. I've got a backhoe for my Kioti tractor and the farm is an easy driving distance from home (in fair weather). We did some water line...

So all the way back in 2007, I bought a Case 310G crawler dozer from an older local fellow. I paid about $5300 for it back then and have used it on and off for the past 12 years around the farm. I've done a lot clearing with it, dug a pond (that took a while), drained and then filled in...

I tried to start my old Kioti DK45 a couple of days ago and it wouldn't hit a lick. I assumed that maybe I had left the key switch on overnight, so I took the battery off and charged it. I put on a known good battery and tried to start it in the meantime, with the same results - nothing. The...

Let me preface this by saying I'm pretty dumb about most things, but really dumb about hydraulic cylinders. Anyway, here goes... I had finished cutting some hay with my Kuhn GMD 500 disc mower and I tried to raise the cutter bar to place it in transport position (vertically). When I hit my...

Sort of... I was finally able to roll enough pennies to pick up an International Harvester M1 Garand from the CMP. This particular unit is a Field Grade, but it has a TE/ME of 2. I'm guessing it was demoted to Field Grade because of worn finish. I believe the stock is a Turkish replacement...

Is this the part I need? I called my closest Mahindra dealer the other day and they said most likely the same thing. However, for the life of me, I can't find a spot on the injection pump where it looks like this would go? I'll take a picture of the pump and post it and see if you guys see...

I was bushhogging with my (new to me) 3054XS last night and was wondering if it is possible to tighten my steering radius? There appears to be adjustable bolts with jam nuts on the hubs of each side of the front axle. Has anyone done this before? I can't find a reference to this anywhere. I...

This problem actually started last fall and I messed with it for a little bit, then more or less put the tractor up for the winter and forgot about it until now. So here goes... While using the tractor to carry some brush and trees on the front end loader, I noticed there was a rubber hose...

Well, new to me, anyway. But pretty darn close.. I had been looking for another tractor to bridge the gap between my wife's CS2410 and my old DK45 - something about 30 horsepower or so. Mainly to rake hay and do some bushhogging with. One showed up on local online ad place, and I eventually...

I was cleaning out one of my old sheds and came across a stockpile of filters that I had acquired over the years for my Yanmar F16D. I parted ways with the F16D a couple of years ago and forgot that I even had these items. Here's a listing of what I have: Qty 1: Air Filter - Yanmar Part #...

First of all - has anybody seen my invisible dog? Secondly - I'm sure that this has been discussed, but I couldn't find anything when I searched. If anyone can post a link to a previous discussion, I would be grateful. Anyway, we are looking into installing an "invisible" fence for my wife's...

It looks like the radiator in my Case 310g dozer has reached the point that repairs are not feasible any more. I've checked with a Case dealer and they think they can get me a new aftermarket replacement unit - about $900! The only radiator shop anywhere near me is not interested in doing...

I tried searching on this topic, but couldn't find anything about it. My wife's dog went missing this weekend and she was quite distraught. As luck would have it, we found her the next day, stuck inside of a plot of sweet corn that was surrounded by 8 strands of electric fencing (intended to...

I've had my New Idea 484 for about 3 years with only very minor problems (mostly bearings going out), but I ran into the my first "show-stopper" a couple of days ago. I had cut about 10 acres of hay with the intent to roll it, and when I hooked up to the baler and ran through my pre-op...

I had a lengthy post in this forum a while back regarding my experience with Taurus firearms customer service. The short version of a long, long story is that the pistol that I sent in was replaced with a newer, slightly different model (a PT 24/7 in 9mm) after about a 6 month delay. The good...

I know that we have several firearm enthusiast on the board, and thought that I would share my recent experience with a Taurus firearm and see if anyone else had a similar (or different) experience. Anyway, on with the story... Last August (2015), I was in a local gun store and saw they had a...

I sat out last fall to find a new tractor to replace our aging Yanmar F16D. I had a pretty good idea of what I was after, so I narrowed my choices to my three closest dealers - John Deere, Kubota and Kioti. I was interested in a Yanmar, but the local dealer had no inventory and wasn't...

We may be in the market to replace our old Yanmar tractor for yard work, and I checked out what our local JD dealer had to offer. The salesman was exceedingly friendly and listened to me go on about my needs, and then he showed me a 1025R with an H120 loader. We went over the features and...

Since there is a good amount of mechanical knowledge present on this forum, I thought I would throw out this conundrum for some possible help... I've had a 1988 Suzuki Samurai since 1992, and for the most part, it has been my daily driver. Over the course of the years, I've replaced several...

In another thread, I had posted about a glow plug relay failing on my Mahindra 4110. A new part from a dealer was about $90. I tried a $6 relay from Autozone and wired it in, and it seems to work fine. My concern is that the $6 relay is rated for 12v/40 amps. Does anybody have any idea what...

Here's a question for the firearm braintrust: I've been wanting a double barreled shotgun for a while, but haven't really found anything in my budget (I am a low-budget shopper). I have been looking for a 12 gauge side by side, although I wouldn't necessarily turn away any gauge if the gun...

Since the weather has cooled off, I've noticed that I've had trouble getting my Mahindra 4110 to start. The normal start sequence is to turn the ignition key counter clockwise, at which point the light on the dash for the glow plugs should illuminate. Wait for the light to go out and then...

Hopefully, here's a sketch of the wiring for the thermostat to the unit. I had the opportunity to talk to an HVAC technician yesterday (he works for a contractor that is doing work in the plant). He looked over my manuals and the diagram, and he said it was wired correctly. He said that the...

For a recent addition to our house, I installed a Ruud/Rheem 3 ton heat pump - it had R-410A refrigerant and 10kW heat strips. I installed a Hunter programmable Auto Temp Heat Pump thermostat. All summer, it seemed to work fine for air conditioning. This is my first programmable thermostat...

I'm going to try to make a long story short, so please bear with me... My wife, son and nephew went to a casual dining restaurant this past weekend. My wife and I typically order a club sandwich (ham, turkey, cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon, mayo) and split it, and we each get an order of...

We're going to be expanding our yard area by a considerable amount next summer, and we're thinking about adding the fleet. The CS2410 looks promising, because of my experience with other Kioti products, but I've got a few questions: 1. Does anyone have experience with removing the mid-mount...

I know that there was a long-running thread that finally got struck down because of bickering of some type or another, but I did find the information in it interesting, and wondered if anyone had any updates regarding availability. I check gunbot pretty regularly and it looks like there is...

A great film where the Russians speak with a British accent and the Germans speak like midwestern Americans! In all seriousness, I really do like that movie. I'm sure that there were multiple inaccuracies in the film, but it was still enjoyable. I think that one of the goofs was that the...

I'm (hopefully) going to be receiving an M1 Garand from the CMP sometime in the next several months. While I've got a couple of other rifles, this is my first Garand. Are there any particular things that I should be aware of after I receive and prepare to fire it? I've done some searching and...

I recently picked up an old Mauser that had been pretty heavily sporterized and somewhat neglected. I initially had intentions of trying to return it to a mostly original state, but now I'm not too sure. The finish on the metal parts is fairly inconsistent, with some of it looking pretty...

I'm sure that you're foundation is fine. After all, it doesn't matter one bit what a knucklehead on the internet thinks compared to the engineers/designers/inspectors (and I promise, I'm saying all of that seriously, not sarcastically). All of the information that you give leads me to believe...

Maybe this helps a little...

A quick question for you fella's that may have done this before. We are installing a new walk-in shower in our house addition, and we have reached the point of installing the shower liner. I've got several books and looked up online "how to install shower pan" and I keep getting two different...

...or is there such a thing? I think I'm finally getting in the market for one, and really don't know too much about them, other than there seems to be about a million different kinds. I went to the local gun store yesterday with a few minutes to kill, and he had a Smith & Wesson one and a...

We have talked about installing a swimming pool at our home for several years, and now we are talking a lot more seriously about it. Years ago, we visited some local pool shops and got some pricing on both above ground and in ground pools. We've let the idea linger for quite a while, but now...

I may not be following this at all, so forgive me if I'm heading down the wrong path. I'm confused about the pitch of the roof, because if your run is appoximately 6' (oa width about 12'), and your rise is about 4', then I would get it to be about 8/12 instead of 6/12. Som of my...

Hi everybody- I picked up a Mahindra 4110 back during the winter and have used it for setting out round bales of hay, digging post holes, and using the front loader, all with not issue (other than a dead battery one day). I decided to hook it up to my disc mower yesterday to get it ready for...

Well, I've been looking to add a tractor to the fleet for a little while, had considered a larger Mahindra, and now I've settled on a 4110. Partly because it's basically the same size as my Kioti DK45 and partly because I found one locally for sale at a reasonable price. I went to go look at...

I'm mulling over picking up another tractor for the farm and really want something with cab/heat/air and 4wd. Tasks will be bushhogging (hopefully able to pull the 10' that I have), mowing and baling/rolling hay, and handling rolls of hay for feeding. Other uses would be some plowing and...

I'm working on an addition to our house, and within this addition we plan to have two addtional sets of gas logs. One of them is a set that we have had for several years and replaced with a nicer looking mantel and set of logs. The other we haven't purchased yet, but it will be a very small...

First of all, I apologize if there's another thread about this, and I'll bet there is, but I'll be danged if I can find it. I tried searching several different ways, but couldn't find what I'm looking for. Anyway, here is, in a nutshell, what I'm looking for: How the heck do I get started...

Looking for a bearing for my Kuhn mower, that is only available as part of a $300 assembly from Kuhn or John Deere dealers. The bearing is a simple double-row ball bearing, sealed. Bore is 35 mm, outer diameter 72 mm, thickness is 33 mm. I have searched many, many websites, eBay, etc. and...

Here's a pic of the new (to me) rake - sorry if it is poor resolution. I picked it up yesterday afternoon and pulled it home in the rain at about 20 mph. Went over it thoroughly last night, greased and adjusted everything as noted in the manual, including changing the gearbox oil, which has...

So far this year, I've picked up a small roller, an old square baler and disc mower. This is my first year for doing hay all by myself, and so far it's going pretty well. However, at this point, I'm still using a borrowed rake that I will need to return. It is an old 5-bar rake, ground driven...

I just drug home a (used) Kuhn GMD 500 disc mower yesterday and went about the process of hooking it up to my DK 45. Overall, unit seems in good shape. I had to re-arrange a couple of the lower link pins to get it to line up right and also had to install a hydraulic hose. Couple of questions...

I picked up an old John Deere 24t baler this weekend and am hunting a manual for it. I've seen several for sale on ebay and different websites, and some of them reference old models and new models. Does anyone know if there is a significant difference among the years that they were made (if I...

Due to increasing problems with the reliability of our custom baler (to clarify, he is a guy who has baled hay for us for over 20 years), it looks like we are finally going to have to get into rolling hay ourselves. We have always square baled hay, but like many other folks, we are finding it...

Due to some problems with my other mowing equipment (Yanmar F16D) and a desire to get my yard in a little better shape (the rice tires on the Yanmar are a little rough on it from time to time), I'm going to be picking up a ZTR shortly, hopefully sometime this week. I mow about 1 1/2 acres with...

I think that I got some air in my fuel last night - the tank was almost empty and I was mowing and I decided to get "one more lap" around the yard before stopping to fill up. The tractor never stopped running (yes, I put fuel in while it was running - shame on me) and I wondered if filling it...

Alright, I got drafted to install a sign for my church. The sign itself is 3' x 5', and it will be mounted horizontally. A business in town has donated a location that already has to posts installed, with lights and everything, but the condition is that we can't move the posts. The existing...

I'm looking to get into the latest round of gun-buying hysteria - sort of. I was thumbing through the Shotgun News the other day and saw an ad for JG Sales that had these Steyr Mannlicher carbines for $100. I've read a little about them and they seem like pretty neat old rifles, clips and ammo...

With all of the discussion about guns, ammo, and crazy behavoir, I was just curious if anybody here plays (or simulates) with airsoft guns? My son and I have been playing for a little while, and I've got to say that I think it's a hoot and half. We've had his friends and cousins come over and...

I tried searching for information on this, but came up blank. I think this is a pretty simple question, so here goes: I just picked up a Lincoln AC 225 unit - used, like new condition. It doesn't have any supply wiring (cord) with it, and the leads are pretty short. What size breaker do I...

So I've got a new problem with my old truck. Early in the spring, I was driving home and noticed the brakes were getting spongy. When I got home, I checked my resevoir and sure enough, it was low. I topped it off and tried to find a leak, and found nothing. We went on vacation the following...

I've looked at a couple and been thinking about picking one up. My young son loves shooting his .410 mossberg, and I do to. We love shooting clay pigeons and cans, and I think the revolving carbine is just king of a neat thing. I've read some favorable reviews online, but I never know if they...

I do it for free or not at all. I also don't have any problems telling people "No." When our church expanded, I did all of the plans and prints, talked with the state inspectors office, worked with the contractor and building committee, etc. When I draw plans for other clients (not friends)...

Depending on the exact execution, you get more usable floor space with a gambrel style roof. If you start each with a 5' wall, the 12/12 only gets you about 18' in 28' span, but a gambrel can get you upwards of almost 24'. On a 28' long building, that's another 168 sq. ft. This is based on...

We're in the process of adding on to our house. This past weekend we started putting down the second floor deck. Since I hate heights, and hate ladders, I decided to build a temporary staircase to get people, tools, and materials to the second floor. Turns our, our German Shepherd also likes...

Once I get my house addition dried-in, one of the first things I'm going to work on inside is the ductwork. I've got my plan for my main trunk line taken care of and was pretty sure how I was going to do my branch lines - pretty much 6" round ducting. All of my ductwork is going to be run in...

We are in the early stages of making an addition to our house, and we've been in the process of purchasing materials. I have to admit that I like the convenience of one-stop shopping that is available at Lowes/HD, but I also like to try to support locally owned stores so that hopefully I'll...

I'm working on my house expansion, and one of the items that I'm going to have to deal with sooner or later is a new HVAC system. As far as the unit goes, I think I can pick up a unit online or at a local distributor pretty cheap. The problem comes in with the duct work. When we built our...

Our house has a stained concrete floor and we are thinking of going with a hardwood or laminate. I would really prefer solid hardwood, but not sure if it's a good idea or not. I've seen some hardwood advertised as good to go over concrete, and some says not to do it because it will warp and...

We're planning an addition to the house and will be adding another place to have a washer/dryer. If we locate this in the central portion of the addition, it will be several feet from the nearest outside wall. I was wondering if it would be possible (or maybe even if it is accepted practice)...

Alright, here's the question: I've got a 1997 Dodge 1/2 ton truck. I've had it since about 2002 or 2003. In that time, it's required numerous minor repairs (water pump, brakes, brake line, wheel fell off one time going down the road) and I had the transmission rebuilt in 2007. Well, the...

Question for all you card users (and I count myself among your number): What is the benefit of using a Debit Card vs. a Credit card? If I understand right, a debit card is/can be linked directly to your bank account, to withdraw the money "right now". A credit card draws on a line of credit...

I've been doing some upgrade work to my Case 310g Dozer and have come upon a question regarding the transmission. (Background information for anyone that might need to know details: My Case 310g has a straight shift manual transmission 3 forward/1 reverse - 1st and Reverse are in a straight...

I'm in the process of replacing the air filter assembly on my old Case 310 dozer. It originally had an oil bath filter (great big canister with a wire mesh in it and the bottom has a detachable cup that is filled with oil, just in case anyone is unfamiliar). (Edit: because it leaked and was...

Since the hour meter on my DK45 is stuck at 999.9, I was going to add a small electronic meter. However, I don't want to record "key" hours, I want to record hours only when the engine is running. Do any of you guys know a circuit that is energized when the engine is running but not when the...

I've developed a problem with my Mossberg 500e (.410). I tried to fix it as best I could, and I'm still a little stumped. Here we go: While shooting the other day, the shotgun had a failure to eject and jammed. I eventually got the cartridges out and unloaded the gun and tried to see what...

are they all rip-offs? I had to take our Kia Sorento to the dealer a couple of days ago to get a "check engine" light checked out. When it came on, we also got the "ESC Off" light coming one (which has something to do with Electronic Stability Control or something and the cruise control also...

My trusty DK 45 (old style) laid down on me last night. We were hauling hay and it was running fine - backed a load up to the barn and unloaded - then when we went to start it up - nothing. No click at the starter - nothing. I checked my PTO to make sure it was in neutral. All the gear shift...

My boy broke his arm a couple of weeks ago and will be wearing a cast for at least another month. We're going to be going on vacation during that time and the local water park is open for the season - but for right now, he's sidelined. The Orthopedic place said that his break had to stay in...

I noticed the other day that my hour meter has stopped working. I guess to say it more accurately, it won't roll over. The only reason I was paying particular attention is because it was about 998 hours and change and I was doing a lot of work with it one afternoon and knew I would click over...

We dug out an old pond last summer when it was nearly dry, and now I'd like to put some fish into it. The pond was more or less just a low spot that held water. Surface area was about 3/4 acre, more or less round - and about 12" to 18" deep of water and then mud. We started digging out with a...

Well, at least I prefaced the title with it being auto-related. I was just going to ask about "Strange Noises coming from my rear end". Anyway, I've got a 1996 Isuzu Rodeo (same as a Honda Passport of the same vintage). In the last year or so, I've been getting a "thumping" noise that sounds...

I just picked up a Mossberg 500 chambered in .410. I've never had a .410 and have always thought that it wasn't a "worthwhile" cartridge, but after a little bit of shooting, I've changed my mind. I enjoy shooting clay pigeons, but haven't enjoyed the recoil and noise of my 12 gauge. The .410...

Now, before I get too far into this, let me preface by saying that I have and enjoy shooting many different calibers of handgun and rifle cartridges. However, I've seen on some other recent threads about guns where folks cite tons of different calibers (alot of which I'm not familiar with at...

I was in Hobby Lobby the other day, killing time while the wife was looking for some kind of wall-hanging or yarn or whatever... Anyway, my boy and I were checking out their scale model area and came upon the MRC replicas (kind of like pre-assemblied models - not really toys, but anyway..)...

I was at Gander Mountain last night and they had the Walther PK380 on sale for $320. I had read some articles on it when it was introduced and have been curious about it. I have had a P22 for several years and it is without a doubt my favorite pistol. Everytime that I have been to my local...

I posted a few weeks ago about a noise coming from my steering equipment - well, it gave up yesterday. Luckily, I was mowing and I broke down about 20 feet from my workshop! I took everything apart and it appears that the steering column and gearbox are mostly one piece (they separate at the...

Hi everybody- My F16D is making some funny (funny strange - not funny ha-ha) noises from around the "beneath the steering wheel" area. Oddly enough, it happens when I turn the wheel. It sounds like a grinding/crunching/popping noise. The tractor still steers okay, but there is quite a bit of...

Just had to pass on some good news- I had put one of my old cows up at the barn a couple of weeks ago because I knew that she was close to calving and that way I could keep an eye on here in case she had trouble. The cow (named "Ditto") is about 15 years old and was the first calf that was born...

I've started looking into getting a high(er) speed internet connection at home. All we have right now is dial up (24.4 on a good day). We don't have access to DSL or cable, nor are we likely to any time in the near future. I've done some investigation of satellite and mobile broadband...

This type of subject has come up time and again on this site, and now I finally have an example in my life of a choice to be made regarding American-made or imported products. I've got to replace a fence that was heavily damaged by falling limbs back during the ice storm. It's just gonna be...

It looks like my dad and I are in the market for a telehandler (or telescopic forklift, or whatever it's called). He's working on a two and half story house and thought he could get by with renting one. He had it rented for a couple months (to the tune of $4,000) and decided that: 1. He's...

This may be a silly question, but I'm completely unfamiliar with riding lawn mowers. Here's my question, and why I'm wondering. Do riding lawn mowers (particularly low cost brands like a Wal-Mart Murray or similar) have a drive axle that has a differential (of some kind). Or are they...

Well, I've had my dozer for over a year now (I had to look on here to see when I bought it - about October of 2007). I've got to say that I think I got a pretty decent deal. I've used it alot for the first year and have had no major problems. I've done quite a bit of clearing, cleaned up...

I have a plan to expand an existing pond by raising the levee on one end of it. This will end up raising the water level by about 3 or 4 feet. This will should cause more area to flood, thus making the pond bigger. There are several trees in the area that will be flooded, but most of them are...

Thanks for the confirmation.

I think that they are Iseki product and probably made/assembled in Japan, although final assembly may be stateside (i.e. tires, rops, etc.). I think it was a Challenger that I sat on a few years ago and it had Iseki plates on it. I could be wrong - I was once before when I was a little kid and...

I have a couple of projects that I'm working on and I need some old 12 volt automotive style generators (not alternators). All I have found so far in my internet searching is some very expensive ($100 or more) options. Does anybody know of a source for used but working or rebuilt generators...

Hi - does anybody have any experience with a Cetme .308 rifle. I picked one up the other day (well used) and took it home to shoot. After loading the magazine and cycling the chargin bolt, it fired one shot, then failed to load the second shell. I cleared the jam, tried a different magazine...

There really is no comparison between a dozer and a tractor. I had the opportunity to get both of mine out yesterday for working in the front yard. I had to basically cut down a small mound (18") and re-level the yard so that the water drains away. I had worked the yard last year with my...

Last night, I was going to my Dad's house for his birthday. On the way, on a little rural county road, right after I pulled away from a stop sign, the car (mid-80's large sedan), had a strobe-type light inside the drivers area of the car start going off. I didn't really pay any attention and...

I was perusing one of the other threads and came across a web page for a dealer in Washington that was advertising an F80 (they claimed 90 hp) for under $18,000. I am planning on being in the market for a large cab tractor in the next couple of years and had pretty much planned for a Kioti...

Hi everybody - I posted a while back that I was looking for a small dozer for use around the farm, clearing out some undergrowth in our woody areas and some small dirt moving. I was looking along the lines of a Komatsu D-20 or Mitsubish BDG2 or something like that. However, a small dozer has...

Hi guys – I’m thinking that I might be in the market for a small dozer. I’ve got about 140 acres of land, and about 25 or 30 of it is woods, the rest is mostly open fields and fence lines. For the most part, the fields are clear and can be maintained with my DK45 and bushhog. However, the...

Last weekend I was working with my DK 45 (about 480 hours now) digging up pesky briar bushes in my field with the backhoe (okay - you got me, it's not really work, but that's what I tell my wife). When I hopped on the tractor one time, the shuttle shift would only go in reverse, not in forward...

I was just reading in Compact Equipment magazine that Yanmar is introducing a new CBL40 compact backhoe/loader. It claims almost 3,000 lifting with the loader, skid steer attachment mount, removable backhoe, 10' depth and 13' reach with the hoe, and digging force of 5,800 lbs. I'm guessing...

I've got a 1997 Dodge 1500 truck with the 5.9l v-8. I bought it about a year ago. Shortly after I bought it, I noticed that it seemed to be running hot. Correct temperature is 190 degrees. The gauge shows 200 degrees to be normal, with 250-260 overheating (well, that's as far as the gauge...

Hey there. I've had a YM 1300D for several years and now it looks like I've finally got a major problem. I haven't used it in the last couple of years (been using our F16D instead), and it has mostly just sat around. My brother came and got it and used it for a little tilling. Thought it was...

This came up in another thread in another forum, that (I guess) has been closed and now entirely deleted...the part about Kioti being a knock-off of Kubota. In the past there have been Kioti dealers claim that the Kiotis are the same as Kubotas, just an economy version, or any other of a number...

I have on my place an old loader frame that (I believe) fits an N-series Ford. It is a trip-style loader, there is no bucket. It has cylinders and a control valve, but no pump. I don't know if the hydraulic res. is the frame or not. Anyway, I don't have any use for it and have tried...

Preface: Went to this same same show last year and posted a brief report. What follows is similar. Went to the West Kentucky Farm Show at Paducah over the weekend. Had about 10 or 12 equipment dealers (or maybe a couple of more). Saw some things that were pretty neat: Went to the Kioti...

Here in western KY we have been the victim of the miracle of Christmas, also known as 12" of snow (probably more than we've had in the last 10 years combined). I've been using my DK 45 to plow our driveway and county roads (the county road grader finally made a pass, but didn't go all the way...

...but he doesn't work for the Daily Planet, he sells Kioti tractors. And he's not Clark Kent, he's James Little. We have been working on our house foundation off and on for most of the fall and winter and I decided a few weeks ago it was time to quite borrowing other people's backhoes and buy...

I went to the second annual west Kentucky Farm Machinery Show (which isn't a big deal, but it beats doing nothing on a cold, rainy January Saturday). It was a bit better than last year, with a few more tractor dealers and some other ag-related dealers (Morton Buildings, a couple of fencing...

I visited the local Kubota dealer yesterday while looking for a groundskeeping tractor for the plant. The dealer has had Kubota in his line for 13 years (and it is the only tractor line he carries) and he had about 35 units on his lot. The mix was two B-series, 5 M-series and the rest were the...

Went to a John Deere dealership a couple of days ago (looking for a groundskeeping tractor for our plant - the project was finally approved) and some of the guys that were with me asked the salesman what type of engine came in the small JDs we were looking at (2210, and 4115 or 4200 or however...

I have had a really good week (beginning last weekend, the 11th). Got to use a John Deere 310 backhoe, a Case 850G dozer and of course my Kioti DK 45 for most of the week clearing trees, digging a hole for the basement of my new house and shaping the surrounding area for the walk-out portion of...

I posted a few weeks ago about a source for 5 x 12 tires for my Yanmar and received several responses (thanks). I check catalog and local prices and they were around $57 each to $70 each. I took a shot and looked on eBay and sure enough came up with a couple of 5 x 12 tires mounted on JD...

The Sanitation Department at the plant that I work at decided a year ago (last spring) that instead of contracting out the mowing/snow removal of the premises, they would purchase the equipment and do the work themselves. They purchased a Snapper line trimmer, Lawn-Boy push mower and a 16 hp...

I'm picking up a 4' rear mount finish mower for my Yanmar F16D. I've always used an overrunning clutch with my bushhog, but didn't know if it was needed for the mower. Any experiences with that?

I'm looking for some new 5.00 x 12 ag/rice tires for my F16D. I've checked Gemplers and Miller Tire and couldn't find that listing under any of their headings. Does anybody know of another source for these tires? Thanks for the help.

What\'d I Miss? Hey, where did that rancorous thread about the fella that had the non-honored Kubota warranty go? Was it all just a bad dream, or did it have so much ill will the whole thing got deleted? Just wondering...

I have just taken deliver of a new DK 45 tractor. I have been using a 57 hp Belarus tractor, but 3 years ago I picked up a grey market Yanmar F16D. After using a "nice" tractor (the Yanmar), I started scraping pennies together in anticipaction of buying a larger grey market Yanmar. Recently...