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There are tax and business reasons for doing that. Things that make sense for large-scale operations don't necessarily make sense for us smaller folks. I'm sure their agreement with Deere includes getting them back up and running immediately if something goes down. Same reason big dirt...

No, it won’t damage your tractor. The hydraulic relief won’t allow it to damage itself.

Looks great. What brand and size is your tiller? Where do you buy your buckwheat seed?

Thanks.

I did, actually. As you say, it basically never works.

My son is an electronics engineer, I’m sure that would be within his capabilities.

If I have to replace the whole cluster, I'll probably just live with it.

If one has the time and money, more maintenance is better than less. I love to wash my equipment but by the end of the work day, I’m out of time and energy to do so. Too much work and not enough time.

I looked and didn’t see any but I haven’t done exploratory surgery yet. It’s in my list to do. I’ll report back with findings.

Do any of your neighbors have Kubota equipment? Any of them seeing the same issues?

Yesterday, I hopped on the Branson for the first time in a couple of months. Jumped her with my portable starter and she fired right up but the fuel gauge and tach aren't working. The panel lights all work fine and the temp gauge is working. This morning, I pulled the panel fuse which kills...

Personally, I would get a cheap(ish) track saw for breaking down sheets and a Saw Stop table saw for everything else if at all possible. If not, keep the guards on your table saw!

Another vote for flap disks. Flap Disk 2024!

Sorry for your loss. We lost Henry last September and it was incredibly difficult for us. As @Darth_DMack said, we don't deserve our dogs but they love us anyway and we love them for it.

Repair times? Depends on when I can fit it into my schedule and how long the YouTube videos are.

I grab handfuls of smoked wrap-arounds at Harbor Freight when they're on sale. I scratch and lose them no matter how much I paid for them so I go the disposable route with safety glasses and keep a pair or two in each machine/vehicle and half-dozen in each house/barn.

I mow 4 acres, some of which is bumpy as heck, with a Scag Cheetah with a 61" deck. Not cheap but the seat is double mounted (suspension seat mounted on a movable platform) which keeps me from getting beat to death. I haven't had it very long but I don't know what I did without it.

You know you're old when ... you celebrate sleeping through the night. a full day's work consists of riding a mower and a tractor and you're worn out just from getting on and off. you can remember your first kiss but not what you wore yesterday or had for dinner last night. you tell your...

So is mine. We've been married 37 years!

I’m in the keep it camp as well. I have a hoss of a mower as well as a BX2380 plus a larger Branson. I use the BX to haul the fuel tote around mostly which saves driving the equipment to the tote. I was thinking about selling the BX a while back but decided to find a dedicated use for her...

Is there a subscription required with these. I don't mind paying up for quality but can't stand yet another subscription!

As I stated earlier, I work for a large utility company and have my entire adult life. I'm not ill-informed, but I am concerned. An EMP or similar attack (or a Carrington event) that damages transformers and switching relays would likely cause damage to the grid that would take months to years...

Get a ZTR to mow with, put on tweels, problem solved.

We've been freeze drying our freezer food and have done enough to get two of us for a long time plus three freezers still full of food. We also have canned goods, beans, rice and pasta and a couple hundred gallons of water in 7-gallon totes with apparatus to collect more if needed. Guns and...

You might call Ballard. https://www.ballard-inc.com/ https://www.ballard-inc.com/mower-blades%3A--18-1%2F2%22-long%2C--3%22-wide%2C--3%2F4%22-center-hole%2C-thickness--.250%22%28two-spindles%29/3-34-1850-2.html?lang=default You might have to enlarge the center hole by 1/16 on these.

About 4 acres every week. It is a lot of mower and a lot of $$ but I'm tired of running through a $3000 mower every couple of years. and spending hours per week mowing. Scag is running a great special for first responders, military and veterans.(Simply the Brave promotion). My local dealer...

I bought a Scag Cheetah 2 this week. It's a beast!

Can you dig with a tractor mounted BH? Clearly @PA452 has done some outstanding work with his. You have a lot of digging to do, @Kapster and I think you'd be happier with a Mini Ex. I have a Bobcat which I bought slightly used last year. I looked at a bunch of brands and landed on the Bobcat...

We have 17 acres plus another two that the feds technically own around the reservoir but we take care of it, mow it and put the chickens on it occasionally. We have about five acres of non-forest land and the rest is a mix of 50 year old pines and somewhat older oak, walnut, tulip poplar and...

At least 5x. More like a hundred x for me. I’m old enough now to stop when I get “that feeling” and go to the house.

All our delivery people are pretty good. USPS is really spotty and we don't have an Amazon truck route here. Most Amazon trucks are independently-owned business, btw. Amazon Delivery Service Partner Program

Bought a Yesper based on Project Farm recommendation. About three weeks after purchase, I was headed to pick up a trailer and stopped for the night at a hotel. In the morning, the truck batteries were dead and the truck wouldn't even click. Called roadside assistance then Mrs. Woods...

I have a Branson 4520R which is used for FEL work, blading the drive, filling garden beds, landscape raking and chipping branches. My Kubota BX2380 is mainly used for carrying the fuel cell and anything that needs to be hauled on a carry-all on the three point. The carry-all is usually loaded...

Bad deal, I'm sorry that this happened to you. You are near the tow capacity of your Tacoma, which you know. I'm not going to jump on you, you've had a bad enough few days without one more piling on. I am truly fortunate that I haven't had a similar accident in my 40+ years of driving...

I ordered my Titan land plane from Amazon to avoid this crap. What a bunch of nonsense.

In 2013, our 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid's battery gave out. We had approximately 80k on the car at that time. We were out of town at the time attending my eldest son's wedding with the car. We took it to the dealership and paid full freight (including freight) for a new battery installed. It...

If your mom is selling off bits and you want to buy land in your area, this sounds like a good avenue to pursue. If you agree to a price, it could be a win-win for everyone.

Most hydraulic systems don't require bleeding. The air makes it back to the supply tank via the return line. Are you having trouble with your hydraulics?

I see. Sorry, I didn't read post #4 carefully enough. If you have 2 acres and want 5+ then there's not much to do except find a bigger place. Since your original question was regarding buyer's agents, I'll give my opinion on that. Ninety percent of what 90% of buyer's agents do these days...

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As stated above, if you find a piece of land that you want to buy, I would talk to a real-estate lawyer instead of an agent. Generally speaking, with notable exceptions, real estate agents know how to sell new and pre-existing homes. If the land you find is listed with a real estate company...

Looks great!

I'd be more worried about tweaking my loader arms with uneven loading.

This is an excellent idea.

I think you made the right choice.

My local Ace Hardware is like this. A family owns several of them in the area and they do a great job. Having said that, I do 75% of my shopping on line. 75% of that is on Amazon.

If you have the shop, time and expertise and the need for such a thing and can save 75% or more then sure. As long as you’re prepared to lose your initial investment. Gambling, as the post title indicates. You could start a YouTube channel around the assembly and restoration of it.

I prefer to combine the two to the extent possible. You can't fix stupid but I try and mitigate mine where I can. I wear chaps and all the rest but none of that helps much when you cut a widowmaker wrong. I am thankful for the training my dad gave me and from all I've learned from YouTube.

Was this a kit? Where did you get it from? Thanks!

Any books or sites you (or anyone) would recommend?

Any practical advice on how to "do the planning"? Is it simply a matter of finding a good estate attorney and educating myself about the process? My wife and I are mid-fifties and have a lot of property in two different states. If we passed away now, it would be a nightmare for my kids (all...

I gotta ask, did your dad talk to you about these arrangements in advance?

Thank you. I appreciate your thoughtful response. I've read this thread with interest and recognize that I'm not going to be able to avoid doing a trust, as much as I'd like to. I don't want to burden my executor or the remaining members of my family with legal headaches after death. I am...

Congrats. Got a mini ex and tracked skid loader earlier this year. Can’t imagine what we did without them. Just today, we cleaned out a bunch of brush around our cottage and pushed the brush into the woods. Took about two hours. Would have taken a week without the machines.

Thanks to everyone on this thread for talking me out of doing a trust.

Without slopes, you should be able to tow a reasonably loaded 14k trailer with the drawbar. I have a 16k gooseneck that weighs 4k empty that I tow around my place with logs, woodchips, dirt, etc without issue and my tractor is smaller and lighter than yours by quite a bit. If you have any...

As with everything related to people, it depends on the people. My mom and step-dad are 15 years apart. They've been married 43 years now. In many ways, my mom seems older that Chuck, who just turned 93. They each have children from a previous marriage but don't have any of their own. A...

Unfortunately, Mrs. Woods doesn't know the meaning of "moderation" when it comes to gardening. She has plant starts in the bathroom and on the back deck, various plants in various stages of life on the front porch. Seeds drying in the kitchen. Compost bin in the garage. That's before we get...

We are dealing with a plague of tomato horn worms this year. We kill a dozen or more every day. Just incredible.

I mean the prices for these three stocks haven't gone anywhere but mostly sideways for years and years. If you're looking for good dividends, then Stellantis and Ford have good yields which limits the downside of holding mostly sideways stocks. If you can otherwise make money swing trading...

Where are you, roughly?

Trolling for yield?

I bought one like this a few weeks back and picked it up in NC. Nice trailer, good price. It's the 17k gvwr but they "derated" if for me to keep me under a combined 26k. Derating it consisted of them typing 16000 on the paperwork.

I agree it’s overkill for most landowners. Mrs. Woods and I have a small excavation company. Having a Mec would keep us from having to haul the skid loader to most jobs.

Using a box blade well requires a high degree of skill. Using a land plane well does not. A large box blade in the hands of a skilled operator can do everything the land plane can do and much more. Many operators, including me, do not have ninja-like skill with a box blade so I prefer the...

Good choice. You’ll be very happy with it, I predict.

I have an ES Tooth Bucket for my skiddy. It works great and was a good value for $.

Thanks for sharing this. Incredibly versatile machine and creative use of its capacities. I think Mecalacs are a well-designed, natural evolution of a machine that hasn't evolved much in the past fifty to sixty years (except for the tilt/rotator).

I'd get the Bobcat with a thumb. That's what I did (only bigger). Tak is worth a look for sure if you have a local dealer.

@steeevo If I did it to my machine, I would leave it. If you were my son, I'd tell you to leave it. If you were my client and I accidentally did it to your tractor, I would change it out.

Your computer is infected with malware, as others have said. If you're not comfortable eliminating it yourself, I'd call a local computer shop to assist.

Switched everything over to Lucas HD. Available at O'Reilly website and reasonably priced. https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/lucas-oil-products/oil--chemicals---fluids/maintenance-chemicals/lubricants/multi-purpose-grease/3047d3bf4e6f/lucas-14-5-ounce-heavy-duty-grease/luc0/10301?pos=3

Finally replaced my leaking steering cylinder on my 4520R. It's been dripping for years but finally got to the point I was leaving a puddle when chipping branches so I replaced it using the parts I ordered six years ago. Used this thread as a guide...

Well, I finished replacing my leaking steering assembly over the last couple of days, using @Aquamoose as my guide. I did not disconnect the front axle drive shaft at all, although I did slide the shaft cover back and expose the roll pin just in case. The tip about using long bolts to keep the...

Really? Time to check again. They were ridiculously expensive last I looked.

My wife and I went to middle and high school together. We took a lot of the same classes together as there were only 59 people in our graduating class. She baby sat my little brother frequently and my dad thought she was great. However, we didn't see eye to eye on too many things and tried to...

Not an expert at this by any means but this guy is.

No, but I'm thinking of putting one in. We've had bats at the farm for years but I don't know where they sleep. We've recently started seeing them at our suburban house (about six miles from the farm) and I'm thrilled that they're here. I want to encourage them to stay.

Glad you have a good crew. My ongoing roof saga indicates good roofing crews are a rare commodity indeed.

I should also say that it also started it when we stopped for fuel and one more time when I went to get the new batteries without needing recharging. It still has three of four charge bars illuminated so I'm imagining it would have started the truck a dozen more time at least.

My thought exactly (except the sons are mine).

Last weekend, Mrs. Omega and I took a 7 hour drive to Kaufman Trailers (thanks @Hay Dude !) to pick up our new equipment trailer. We left after work on Thursday and stayed in Asheville NC for the night. Bright and early on Friday morning, we packed up the truck with our suitcase and I hit the...

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It all depends on what your (or their) strategy is...

Recently bought a 194t to compliment my 500i. I should have bought a 261 instead and may do so anyway.

Please DM me about the engcon. I need one. Thanks!

Air tags. Wheel locks. Cameras. Insurance.

Now you’re talking!

A fella from Deville LA may not be able to justify buying a waste oil furnace to dispose of a few gallons of hydraulic oil.

Call your local Tractor Supply.

Me, too. When I want to install it, I hoist it with my mini excavator. Highly recommended!

Prayers for the poor little girl and the idiot mother. I wish people didn't have to go through trauma to learn simple safety lessons. What a horrific experience for all involved.

Used PB for decades. Going to give Liquid Wrench a try after watching this (which is, admittedly, five years old.) And this:

One to consider: https://summit-hydraulics.com/product-category/hydraulic-kits/third-function-kits/rear-remote-kits/kioti-rear-remote-kits/ No affiliation, I'm getting ready to get some rear remotes from them but haven't pulled the trigger yet.

I have gas tools at the farm and battery at the house. I do love my battery powered chainsaw for light brush trimming in any case.

Thanks. I don't have access to the truck at this time.

Thanks. The cylinder didn't look like it was old or in bad shape. I've replaced packing in valves lots of times so I'm guessing this is similar.

I am considering purchasing a 1988 International Harvester dump truck with a DT466 engine. It runs well and the price is fair but the telescoping dump cylinder is leaking significantly when raising the bed. I am a reasonably skilled mechanic and I’m not afraid of trying new repairs but I’m...

Mine does the same thing. Very frustrating.

You don't happen to know the size and length of the longer temp bolts, do you?

Thanks for the write up @Aquamoose , I’m getting ready to do this repair myself. Mine’s has a small leak for years that suddenly got much bigger.

Been with NFCU since 1987. Very happy with them.

You signed a contract, he didn’t perform. Don’t pay the last installment. Call a lawyer.

This is what I do. My grandkids aren't big enough to run into them yet but that day's coming quick. I also like the pipe insulation/pool noodle idea as long as you take it off before diggin'.

This is what I was going to recommend. I bought five tubes from them a couple of weeks ago as a test run and I'll be getting my Lucas Green from them in the future. Maybe I should ordered some more before I post this!!

I started rowing for 20 minutes in the morning, followed by a cold shower (check YouTube for Andrew Huberman) and taking vitamin D3 every day. Those things helped me tremendously. You're running yourself ragged with your business and you've already diagnosed your problem better that any...

Yes, he is. Kindly read the thread or at least the first post.

Good luck. I’ve basically scrapped mine because of this issue. Incredibly aggravating. I’ll never buy another consumer grade mower. I’m convinced the bent fan blades are a symptom and not a cause. The left drive seems to be overheating and trashing the belt and fan. Replacement costs more than...

I got one of these. Expensive but the 12v pump and auto shut-off handle is worth it to me. I load it on the skid steer forks and drive it around to the equipment/trucks. Hook her up to the skiddy battery and pump the fuel. Fill it back up every month or so at the lowest cost station on...

It's the three month lead time that kills me.

Less than 5 min while I change attachments, open the gate, talk to my son as he's driving by, I let it idle. More than a few minutes, shut it off.

Tennessee isn’t Maryland but I appreciate the link.

I would love a specific recommendation on t-shirts. Thanks, @WinterDeere !

I wouldn’t do anything that involves putting non hydraulic fluid in the system. I’d run it at the low mark and keep am eye on it before I put motor oil in it. As the others said, cylinder position matters when checking trackhoe fluid level.

As @paulsharvey correctly detected, I’m not looking to be a small time retailer. Nothing wrong with that but I’m thinking bigger.

Mine can drive a tractor, skid loader and excavator. And cook. And she’s nice to me despite how stupid I am sometimes. We got married at 19. That was 36 years ago.

You’re not the last guy… I just got one too. Amazing

We play a lot of board games. I like to play Super Mario and variations but I just don't have time. My wife and I play Overcooked sometimes. That game is lot of fun for two people if they are able to cooperate without getting upset.

He sounds like a keeper!

That’s where I work harder than I do now for no money.

Thanks everyone for your input. One of the current front-runner ideas is to put in a lumber and building materials yard. We have the space for it and there are no lumber yards within about 15 miles of the property. My cousin and her husband started a lumber yard in a growing part of Missouri...

This is one of our potential exit strategies.

We've talked about this as an option. We have all the equipment needed to do a full scope landscaping and lawn service.

We don't currently live on the property for a variety of reasons. One of my options would be to carve it up and sell it to the same builders as the place across the street.

Yes, I am aware that these deals don't always get built. I'm not going to spend a bunch of money in anticipation of anything, I just want to be ready with a plan if they start swinging hammers.

No reason not to have RV storage and ice on the same site. It's not zoned commercial yet. Our local authority will require some of this but it's not too onerous.

Whatever you decide to buy, make sure you check the yellow and white load sticker for the actual payload of your actual truck before you buy it. The payload number may be lower than you're expecting if all you look at are the published towing capacity sheets.

Ahh, the "existentialism + economics = buy a tractor" thread. I couldn't agree more. If you can cover your tractor bill without jeopardizing your lifestyle, retirement, future plans...then now is the best time to buy that machine you need. I bought a mini excavator and a track loader this...

I do love my 5 ton mini ex. I'll probably never graduate to one that could wrangle that boulder!

Yep, forgot to list the forks on my list. Can't imagine life without them! Thinking about getting another set for the skid steer...

The people who throw trash on my 1000' of road frontage. Let's just say they would not enjoy their remaining short lives if I found them out.

Yes, there are two types of title insurance. One for the lender and one for the buyer. Any buyer that doesn't pay for title insurance is a fool, in my opinion. There are too many horror stories (like the one you posted) from ancient claims wreaking havoc on one's most valuable possession...

I'd be going to the title company who issued the buyer's policy when it was sold.

They mailed a notice that they were going to be trimming the whole damn area and away they went. They putzed around for years and did a half-a553d job mostly. The new trimming contractors mean business. They are professional and polite but they mean to clear those trees away from the lines...

Wow, great thread! My list is very similar to others...Mini Excavator, tractor with FEL, 18v grease gun, 18v air compressor. Oscillating saw, pocket folding utility knife, four way screwdriver with the bits that flip around, Construction Master Pro calculator, Grip6 belt...

Excellent post. Couldn’t agree more. I will say that’s it’s unlikely that many of the shrieking fanatics in the video dwell in rural areas. Actually living on the land gives most of us a balanced view of nature which, as you say, leads to difficult decisions involving trees and other of...

Around here, the power companies don’t ask permission to trim trees in the right of way. They just do it with gusto and a particularly inartistic flair.

Kept looking for Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in the crowd.

Very interesting. Thanks for posting the trip generation resources, may come in very handy!

Diesel is currently $3.20 at my station vs. $3.01 for gas.

I recently discovered a huge, multi-national land developer bought 200 acres directly across the road from my 17 acre farm (which has lake frontage in the summer time) and is planning to develop the property into 400 to 500 single-family homes. It's not for sure that they will move forward and...

https://www.sunbeltrentals.com/equipment-rental/lawn-landscape-and-tree/hydroseeder-400-600-gallon-rental-gasoline/0700125/ There are several YouTube videos on this. Lesco is one supplier that's all over the country. The seed sticks with a pulpy paper product that is dissolved in the tank to...

Thanks, @rScotty , for sharing this. I'll be interested to see how it turns out. I have a couple of impossible slopes that could use this treatment as well.

If you were closer, I'd make you a good deal on a 2017 BX2380 with 100 hours on...

That sounds like a great idea. I don't mow with my tractor so that wouldn't be an option for me. I use mine primarily for leaves so my loads are somewhat less than heavy grass.

Kioti is an excellent choice.

We've had ours for 4 years now and it's a necessary part of our land work flow now. I don't know what I'd do without it. Pickup grass in the summer and leaves in the fall and mound it all into a giant pile. Scrape out creeping charlie with the landscape rake in spring and summer and add all...

I would get a Yanmar with R14 tires. I would NOT get a backhoe. Rent a mini ex once a year for digging tasks. As @Yander said, get rear remotes when you buy the tractor and make sure it has third function in the front as well. Welcome to TBN!

Ordered a 60" Wicked Root Rake Grapple. I have about a million 2-4 inch saplings that need to be mowed down and grubbed out. I don't want to wait for it but it looks like the perfect solution for my situation. Thanks to everyone for your thoughtful replies.

I have two echo 225s (one at each house) and both are very reliable. I've had them for years.

Call one: dealer Call two: MF HQ Call three: blood sucking lawyer

Here's some good advice I was not given when I was a lad 30+ years ago: 1. Take some ag/welding/shop classes in high school if you can. Four years of science, math and English are great but those elective hours should be filled with practical courses to the maximum extent possible. I regret...

Really great! Congrats!

Looks great!

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I’ve had mine since 2016. Zero problems except for battery cable ends need replaced this year and I have a terrible time seeing the hydraulic oil in the sight glass. Really happy with it.

Nice! Congrats!

I don’t know the story. I do know that sometimes businesses make decisions based on incomplete information that they later regret as do we all. I’m pretty selective about who I boycott forever. Your tractor, your choice.

Perfect @dusty3030 . Just what I wanted to see!

Thanks, everyone. The skid steer I bought is small (ASV RT-50) and has less rated lift than my tractor so I'm not worried too much about that. They're pretty evenly matched in that regard. I'll do some more studying on the EA site. Probably a 60" Wicked Xtreme at this point.

Thanks @shooterdon . I’m probably going to go with a 60 or 66. That’s wide enough for my needs without adding a bunch of weight.

Thanks, @alexpops ! This is exactly the kind of info I was looking for.

Yes. I understand the hookups are the same. I'm looking for specific recommendations on "something heavy enough for the skid steer" that doesn't weigh a ton.

I was hoping for specific model recommendations based on personal experience.

I've been very fortunate not to damage anything more than the bark of a smallish tree with my loader bucket. The recommendation to remove the bucket is a good one. I think I'll start doing that.

I have a 4520 Branson that has no problem lifting 2000# and just bought a skid steer (ASV RT-50) with a similar weight capacity. I'd like to find a grapple for $3k or less that will work well with either of them. I'll mainly be moving brush and small logs and generally picking up stuff. Any...

It's hard to see but that Cat Track Loader is a 299D2 which weighs at least 11.3k. I followed him for a while and there's no way the trailer was over 10k GVWR. I didn't follow too closely...

@Fuddyduddy1952 Did you buy this? How's it working out?

Echo here. Get the loader and remotes. I bought a box blade and brush cutter when I bought my tractor and saved a few hundred bucks (and shipping) but not enough to sway the decision one way or the other BUT the installation of the loader and remotes at assembly is a HUGE deal and will save...

I have one I used pretty extensively before I got my Cyclone rake. Good for leaves, needles and various bits of yard detritus. If you have a small area of lawn to sweep, it does OK. For 10k sq ft, I might get a blower and tarp.

Nice! Yep, that looks like a lot of work and sore shoulders for a month but at least you know it's done right.

I didn't read the whole thread but 300 acres of land is an enormous amount of land to clear and maintain. I live on 17 acres and grew up on a hundred and can't imagine clearing 300 acres of land with any size tractor. I wonder if you might consider selling off 50 acres to raise enough...

My father worked for FedEx for many years. When he worked there, they were indeed the "tightest ship in the shipping business". Oh, how the mighty have fallen. I dread having stuff delivered FedEx as well.

I would ditch the hoe (sorry) and get a baby used mini-excavator to pair with your tractor. Here's one if you like orange. Lots of others available in this price range if you have digging to do. I regret getting a hoe on my Branson and recently bought a mini-ex to do all the stuff I thought I...

Could you be more specific? There are lots of Emilios in Florida.

This is exactly why I don’t mow with my baby Kubota. It’s great for little jobs around the place and especially in the garden but I regret not getting turf tires on it.

Walk, garden, build fence, drag sticks, take the dog out (again), cut wood, mow grass. Occasionally on the rower but not lately with all the other stuff I've been doing. I wear an Apple watch and track my calories and steps, which helps keep moving around top-of-mind.

May I ask what you're planning to do with your tractor? I have a BX2380. I don't have an answer to your question because I don't know anything about JD tractors (which I think are overpriced, particularly for the low end ones). If you've already decided to buy this size, however, best of luck...

Really excellent post @paulsharvey

The only thing I have to add is that I'm getting ready to start a similar business and have become fascinated by the idea of a diy hydroseeder. Saw a couple of YouTube and they look pretty easy to build. I have a bunch of seeding to do along a ditch at my farm that I'm straightening and am...

Understand. I'm getting a new-to-me excavator on Thursday and would also like to find a reasonable and reliable source of tracks when the time comes. I appreciate you starting this thread.

I'm commenting to follow this thread. To me, $500 doesn't sound unreasonable for baby shoes.

I agree with the Nigerian prince comment. I would expect a "PhD" to be able to spell hydraulic and use commas where needed. In this case, I think PhD stands for "piled higher and deeper."

I'm looking for a compact track loader to round out my equipment stable for my newly formed excavation/land services business. Anyone with first-hand experience with ASV loaders? They look pretty compelling for what I'm looking for (move dirt, light brush mowing, cleaning up debris with...

Excellent news. Best of luck with the new Kioti. FWIW, I would not get the hoe and get a used mini excavator instead. Mine is arriving this week after having years of frustration with trying to use the hoe on my Branson and not having the capacity and maneuverability to get stuff done in a...

What did they say?

Cool. Thanks!

Prefer Stihl but have no quarrel with Echo. Definitely NO ETHANOL.

I would strongly urge you to go with at least a BX2380 size. I can't imagine my little baby tractor with 5 less horsepower. I'd also get turf tires and chains for winter rather than more aggressive tires.

Results? @Husaberger

What are you pulling it with?

My research indicates that the registration class is just a tax thing. I’m planning to do what I was planning to do and not worry about it. If I get fined, I’ll go to court.

A new wrinkle. Took my "new" truck to get the tags today. It's a 10k truck. They registered it as a 16k truck. When I asked about it, the tag lady said "we only have 9k then 16k so since your truck is above 9k, it has to be registered at 16k." I suspect this is going to be a problem for me...

Thanks very much. Please explain your having it de-rated to 12k instead of 16k or 10k. Do you have a one ton dually with 14k gvwr?

No connection with Summit but I've heard good things: https://summit-hydraulics.com/product/third-function-kit-for-ls-mt342-mt347-mt352-mt357-series-tractors/

Yes, I’ll get the 8k axles. I’m not sure what the lead times are. I’m having my excavator delivered and have several months' worth of projects lined up on my place before needing to haul her anywhere. I just want to have a thorough understanding of what's available and want to make sure I get...

The trailer I’m thinking of getting from Kaufman will be a derated 17k.

I don’t have a CDL so I can’t pull an 18k gvwr trailer behind my 10k truck without needing a class A. The Ram would pull it no problem but the TN DOT wouldn’t like it. I am in the process of buying a 16k dump trailer for hauling gravel, dirt and maybe a small tank loader.

Gooseneck, preferably.

Thanks. That’sa little heavy for my excavator. Wouldn’t be able to keep it under 16k.