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Hey everyone. I went out this afternoon to grind a few stumps in prep for the concrete driveway and MY PTO will not start. Literally nothing happen when I click the switch. Any suggestions??? Thanks in advance, David

Guys, Friday I had to switch to the forks in a hurry, and they are always a bit tight. When they arrived years ago, I had to grind out the hole on one side just to fit. Well they were on but I could not get the latch to latch locked, so I stomped on it... Well now I cannot get it to release...

These are the Before. All are a couple weeks before I even bought it. I moved in late Sept 2020. I've been busy...

Well I just fired up the DK50 after using it a ton during the big snow storm beginning of January 2022 and I was grinding a stump to make passage for cement truck Monday morning (*gonna pout footers for addition) and I discovered Oil dripping from the grill and all over the gravel. I quickly...

Hey TBN, My buddy just offered me an approximate 1600 LB chunk of steel that fits in a 3pt frame I have that I've always planned as a Ballast/ chainsaw & wood carrier. I have a 2011 Kioti DK50 and I've been aiming at like an 1100 LB total weight. My question is simply when is too much Ballast...

Hello TBN. I have sold my 51 acre home of the last 10 years and I am moving to 19.5 acres 30+ minutes closer to DC & work. Many, many changes in these last 10 years, many of the documented here (LOL). So this thread will document my journey, and then it will be continue as I remodel this New...

I need to mow a bit over 3 acres, only about 1/2 to 1 acre is good quality yard, the rest is field grass hills, trails, access roads, and old pasture. I'm just asking if there are any OBVIOUS gotcha's I need to consider with this potential mower. Thanks in advance. David

I just bought a new to me 2010 F350 with an 8' Meyers Plow and it needs tires, soon. Primary use is to plow snow, haul stuff for ranch, etc. MINIMAL road driving planned and not commuting etc. unless dire conditions. The crappy BF Goodrich All Terrain TA on it immediately clogged with mud and...

Hello all, Been a long time since I was here asking questions so I thought I'd return. I just got a new to me truck and I'm planning for a trailer to haul my DK-50. So I have a DK-50, front loader, bucket, and loaded rear tires (RV antifreeze in one, and water & kerosene I think in the other -...

Guys, I'm afraid the LX266 42C deck may not be able to successfully be re-welded again... This time the entire wheel assembly fell off. I've got maybe about 5 acres we mow, some of it is nice lawn, some of it is trails and old pastures, some of it is rough but needs more than a bush hog. The...

OK, I was just moving logs and the grapple would not open. I have an electronic 3rd position switch on the loader stick and yesterday it was occasionally not responding, but today it just stopped. There are NO hydraulic leaks. Formerly with the key in run (tractor not running) when I would...

I was moving firewood logs to my bucking area and discovered a small oil splash on the right front tire and looked for the source only to discover the dipstick seems to have vanished. I've never heard of such. Have you? Now I'm searching dealers (none are really local now since my dealer...

I've had this mower since 2005 and almost new. Right now if its has set overnight (for example) it will fire right up and immediately die. Nothing will start it again except time, if I try too much I get gas dripping out of the exhaust pipe. My neighbor suggested a stuck float. The mower was...

I was picking up freshly sharpened Chainsaw chains at my Stihl dealer and asked what was on sale for Open House this weekend. He showed me a Toro ZTR and said he had the 50" deck version (slightly larger than what was on the floor) about to be assembled. It just happens I'm looking for a new...

Guys my LX266 has been faithful for years but suddenly, it is completely dead. Nothing will power on, no headlights, no hour meter, nothing. No Juice. Battery is 1 year old and my charger said fully charged. I cannot see any mouse chewed wires. I'm stumped at even where to start looking for...

I destroyed a front tire and got a replacement, now I need to get the rim off the tractor, and none of my impact sockets seem the correct size. I also can't drive the tractor closer to the house on 3 wheels, so trial and error is taking too long... Is it metric (like every other bolt/nut on the...

To make a long story short, I picked up a huge screw in mt front left R4 on my Kioti DK50 and did not see it. I picked up a load of logs and tire went flat, I was in 4x4 mode, on uneven slippery terrain, and I broke the bead, popped the tire mostly off, and destroyed the bead. I need a new...

I'm trying to do what I bought this saw for, limbing the downs trees the loggers left behind and cutting firewood. I bought 2 Oregon 18" chains along with the saw when I bought it, and so far they've both popped off more than once, typically when cutting something small even, and they get awful...

My current home is a modular (not a trailer, but prebuilt in a factory, trucked out and assembled on site) atop a full basement. The previous owner did it all himself, and so there are "issues" plus it is older style, 7'4" ceilings and such. It is 2 bedroom with unfinished basement and attic...

I have a20" Stihl MS290 FarmBoss and I love it, but it gets heavy limbing... I have dozens of huge beech, oak, and etc tree tops I need to process for firewood and burn pile now that the clear-cutting is done I like Stihl. I looked at a MS250 woodboss my logger suggested, but it seems kinda...

The Loggers are gone, I have 51 mostly empty acres now, and an astonishing amount of fresh cut giant tree tops to cut up for firewood. I thought I needed a splitter before, I am sure of it now. Do I go to TSC? Northern Tool? Craigs list? I am thinking about selling some of this firewood as...

Guys, It has been a while, but I'm not a n00b as I used to be, but today something odd happened. I was dropping the stump grinder and switching to bush-hog, and the 3pt lever would NOT lower the grinder until I lowered the DRAFT lever? The draft lever has never really done anything for me, and...

Once again I'm the n00b and most likely doing something wrong, but here goes. I have a huge wood-stove in the basement the prior owners deceased hubby built. I've used it back in May to dry up the basement after flooding in a rain storm, and I've been using it for a few weeks since cold nights...

n00b here again... So.... When is it OK to use a top chain instead of a top link? Specifically on my rotary cutter? So I thought I was all clever an I ought another top link so I would have one for the cutter, and one for the stump grinder. Mostly because I'm a lazy n00b, but also because the...

Heck other than catching the old girl yellow beaked, how do I even catch the perp? I cannot just sit in the coop and watch and wait. Anyone got a "good ole boy" remedy? Thanks in advance, David

So I had a terrible problem years back with foxes etc. when we & the neighbors all free ranged our birds and I am not interested in opening that back up... I keep my birds in an old woodshed with a dirt floor an a large chicken wire and welded wire pen. I have a gate/door to the chicken shack...

Labonville? Just asking who makes the best quality, best price, etc. set of Chainsaw chaps for a n00b rancher like me? I'm planning to buy a set this week. I saw some at TSC this week, but I want good ones at a decent price. Thanks in advance, Be well, David

Howdy Folk, Two days ago, I killed a 6' black snake inside my chicken shack (an old converted woodshed, dirt floor, poor construction existing structure converted for chickens due to necessity). I like Black snakes, but I'm not liking sharing my eggs, or when they climb the walls. Well today...

Guys, I'm just in from trying to mow for only the second time this season. too much rain, not enough time, grass got too long... Such is life. But my LX266 mower is giving me fits now. #1 - I noticed it has gotten VERY, VERY slow in reverse. Goes great forwards though. #2 - Just now mowing...

So I'm busy fixing and cleaning the basement recovering from the flood 2 weeks ago and I am very aware of everything. So yesterday I noticed the freezer door (mostly he middle and bottom) were wet like a glass of ice water in the summer. on one side there is another spot similarly wet. It is...

Guys & Gals, So I got about 10" snow with a crust of freezing rain on top last Thursday, followed by 5" snow on Friday, and then rain on Saturday. I have ~1/4 mile long gravel drive with 90 degree turn and loop down to the house on a steep hill from the gate, and another ~1/4 mile gravel...

In reality I know there is nothing I could have done even if we were not separated, because I was at work at the time, but... Yesterday afternoon two stray dogs, and brown and black pit bull, and a black lab, came onto my property and attacked my daughters pet 1-winged female duck in her pen...

My marriage is a disaster and it really seems to be my fault, I'm simply not a nice in person as I seem to be here. My wife HATES it here, and I think it might be too far from work & too expensive for me to keep as a bachelor pad. I believe there is at least $50k in mature timber here (but I...

Things are pretty rough here at the moment. The big snow storm last week plus cold horses and me in Denver on business pushed my wife and girls over the edge... At the moment, if I plan to stay married (which I do) at a minimum the horses MUST go, & she is refusing to let me finish the pasture...

My house the septic cleanout is buried an I'd like to find it and figure out how difficult it will be to access it BEFORE I need to, and maybe make it visible. How do I find it? Also, I'm planning a play structure on the side yard, and I believe the drain field is somewhere over there, how can...

Guys, I need to put pen to paper and actually figure out my bill of materials for this run-in shed. I'm thinking Pole-Barn style... I need to figure out stuf like how big is the opening? How tall at the back? 8' centers on the side and 6' on the back? 4x6 PT posts? how deep in the dirt? Three...

I am so angry I could explode... I paid $365K for my place in August 2010, it appraised at $225 for the 51 aces, $140k for the house. I have 42 acres of mature market timber, I am putting in 5 acres of horse pasture, and about 1.5 of it is fenced an useful(two horses live there for over 1 year...

Folks, Well it seems my local guy finally got some of the Poplar boards I needed and it is time to get off the dime and get back to work on the pasture fences and run-in shed. The lumber might be in stock today... Last year I built in November and early Dec, and had NO issues really due to...

My family we are really good at washing our hands. We tend to get REALLY dirty first, and we wash up regularly and often. So every winter, both my older daughters get REALLY red chapped hands, and my hands, mostly the finger tips, joints, and heel of my hands get VERY rough, and crack. Mostly...

So... I grew up hunting Black Tail Deer in Oregon, and white tail's are different... :deer: I've heard a rumor that there is a difference in white tail males & females scat... Personally I find that hard to fathom... but... is there any truth to this old wives TALE about white tails? If so...

Folks, It is time for me ot do the 250 hour service on my JD LX266 mower and I've got a question. Every morning & evening I come out and fire it up to haul a small trailer with feed and hay up to the horses. Last week or two there is a distinct gasoline smell. I cannot find any leaks...

Folks, I've got a handheld homelite leaf blower from HD, and I've had it for a number of years. It works OK. I've just noticd that it runs MUCH better and slightly faster on about 1/2 choke than on wide open, and until it gets really warmed up, it seems it will NOT run at wide open (it slows...

So I'm guilty of letting the girls treat the horses like golden retrievers and they got pretty naughty for a short while. My neighbor, and a couple books helped me regain a modicum of control and they are behaving better. But I am VERY Green as a horse owner/rider/ranch hand. Somehow I need...

We just had our first hard frost earlier this week and I had my daughters pick every single tomatoe left on the vines. I now have almost 3 gallons of mostly green, mostly cherry/grape tomatoes sitting inside in a bucket. I love home grown tomatoes, but we don't do much with green ones. I do...

Guys, I have encountered an issue on my Horse Pasture fencing project... (pics are old pics of the first section of finished fence, about 380' or more). I went to my local hardware/feed guy who has been my supplier for all of the fence I've built already, and he cannot get the poplar 5/4" x...

I am getting this error EVERY time I try to "reply with quote" and occassionally other times like trying to navigate to the news/feedback section. This laptop is Vista & IE9 (current on all updates). I am going to test this on my work laptop also. Started at 0600 EDT today. Be well, David

Folks, I really need to build a run-in shed for my horses. I keep trying to design something myself and getting stuck. Is there a decent source for easy to build plans for something like this? Preferrably free or almost free (the plans). Thanks in advance, David

Folks, My house is really small and we are forced to live in the unfinished basement. I've got a bunch of boxes, a guest bedroom, my home office, my wife's sewing room, the girls homeschool computer, craft table & also we have the big screen, a couple couches and an air hockey table. Forgot the...

One section of the easment gravel road to my property is getting VERY bad washboard. I try to groom the road regularly with my ratchet rake, and it does a beautiful job. I have not done it in a couple months due to it is so dry. But, what is the best known way to fix, stop, and prevent...

19 years ago today on Anini Beach in Kuai Hawaii I married my wife Nan. She raised my young son and blessed me with 3 daughters, and she is homeschooling them! She got me back into Church many years ago and has supported all of my crazy ideas including going back in the military in 2003 on the...

Guys & Gals, It is almost 2 years now since I clearcut my pasture area. I've cleaned MUCH of it up, but I still have some areas of moderate to heavy slash. In at least one area I've noticed grasses trying to grow over and atop some of this moderate slash and it got me to wondering how could I...

TBN Admins, I am almost daily getting NEW & UNREAD email updates on one of my subscribed threads that are old and I read them days ago. Some as old as well over a month. I mostly see it as an annoyance on my android phone as I have to go resort by unread/read to find them there. On my laptop...

Fellow Virginians, I am now concerned about the Hay season here in Norther VA. In my area near Ladysmith, I fear things did not go well for the first cuttings. Every hayfield I watch has had issues that will keep the hay from being "Horse" quality. My guy in Bumpass I've been buying from had...

I'll bet many of you know what this used to be. What should I do with it now? :D David

Woot Woot! Am I still a n00b? I also broke the level indicator (Doh!) and popped the little yellow rabbit/turtle sign off the throttle, and I scratched the paint on the hood... :D David

First of all, I automatically assume either I am doing it wrong, or I don't understand how it is supposed to work, and am doing it wrong... That is because even as I am at almost 100 hours in 10 months, I'm still a n00b at tractoring. Here is the deal, when driving around my property between...

Yesterday I decided to emulate Foggy111 and try to systematically grind stumps, he saye he can do like 100 a day or something... I was grinding mostly pine stumps (very aromatic) some large, some small, in a section I am about to add into the temporary pasture by expanding the electric fence...

Help! My daughters went out to the chicken shack and run to refresh water and look for eggs and found my daughters pet female duck dead sitting on the nesting spot (most of the birds use the same spot, it is a bit hidden in the shack). She was just sitting there, but dead & stiff. I had...

Maybe this is not the right forum, but on my 4 hours per day of commuting I often ponder if there is a better way to make a living... I love my tractor and honest physical labor feels rewarding in my yard. I see all these 1-tons with trailers loaded with mowers, trimmers, etc. they are all...

OK, Here's the deal. Mike (LstInThot) has 2 PHD's now and is not selling either the new or the used one, and my neighbor's (which is a Speeco from TSC drills crooked holes, and I need to use a PHD for more pasture fence, Run-in shed, and a play structure build. CL does not have any at the...

Ok the last 2 days in and amongst the chicken and duck eggs we gather every day there have been 2 VERY SMALL brown eggs. They are NOT Guinea eggs, because we #1 are VERY familiar with them, and #2 the femal has not been in the coop for weeks, we think she is brooding a nest out in the woods in...

In the beginning I had a drainage problem. One of my ponds is a beaver pond with 12 month creek flowing in and out that the prior owner expanded with a backhoe. The other is a runoff and spring fed creek that overflows every Winter & Spring. INt he past this created a "vast dismal swamp" that...

GOOD GRAVY! The Horseflies have become unbearable. My poor two ponies are seriously under attack. What can I do? Back when I had more than 2 guineas, they kept the pasture area pretty well patrolled and the bogs down to a resonable level. But now... Holy Cow... I saw fly traps at TSC for...

Folks, I'm looking to start building a run-in shed in a small set aside pasture area. You may have seen my threads on adding fence and a "night pasture" area. So I was making some drawings last night, planning my build and I have a couple questions. :confused2: 1) - How big? I've only got 2...

Anyone use a "Night Pasture"? Thinking about putting one in with a run-in shed... Folks, I can't recall where I heard of this but I like the idea. Right now I am thinking about building a "Night Pasture" basically a 32' x 32' to 40' x 40' fenced area with a run-in shed, areas for feeding, and...

Gals and Gents, I'm almost ready to start adding pasture area and that means building more fence. Here is a shot of my current fence http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/222283-temporary-horse-pasture-fencing-advice-20.html#post2651465 I'm using 7' PT 1/2 round posts and 1.25" x 8" x...

Guys & Gals, My Kioti needs 1100 lbs of ballast in addition to the loaded rears to fully use my loader capability. I need a way to haul my chainsaws, and tools back and forth, and I'd LOVE to be able to also haul some wood etc. back with me. Pic 1 is an old ballast from a small backhoe...

Just Yesterday I learned Ballast on the flat does not equal ballast going downhill. I was just doing some general seat time stuff and I decided to move that small back hoe weight I picked up for my ballast box project down to the "barn". It is only 350-450 lbs, and the grapple is only 660, and...

Howdy Blue Team! I'm really just curious here. I understand the Boomer 1025 SCUT was a Shibuhara unit and NH dropped it and now Kioti is selling it. My question really is, was it a good SCUT and what years was it available? What was good about it, what was bad? I would only be looking for...

Guys & Gals, Our 1st batch of 32 Guinea eggs we did not pay close attention to, we did not roll the eggs often enough, and we had 16 fertile eggs out of 32, and only 9 hatched, and 5 had a birth defect on their legs like hip displacia (we called them swimmers) in the end 4 weeks later we have...

Gents, I suspect the long and short of my situation is the old JD STX-30 (or STX-38 according to the name-plate) for sure will get sold soon, and the LX266 is giving me fits, not because it is not a great mower, but I fear because my property is killing it. I am currently mowing 2+ acres of...

Guys & Gals, My LX266 has developed a new issue. Just yesterday when parked on a slight hill and left overnight (same spot as it always parks in), it rolled forward until it stopped in a dip. :smiley_aafz: When stopped you cannot push it backwards, but forwards you can push it easily. Prior to...

Guys, Mostly I am curious, because I have NO PROOF, I am simply concerned... But... I cannot put my finger on it as to when it occurred, but my HST in medium feels sluggish, like it used to be faster, and now it is not. Honestly, I am almost NEVER in Low, and only slightly more often in High...

Congratulations to Beppington for being June Member of the Month! WOO HOO! Awesome write-up and great pictures! Check it out! Enjoy the celebrity sir! You deserve it! You have been VERY helpful to me and others very often! Congrats Bro! Be well, David

Yesterday I reconnected the TSG-50 stump grinder and I noticed there was seepage gear oilcoming out the filler hole on the side of the transmission. While I was grinding my neighbors little stump for him, he is a retied mechanic, he said my vent was not working and that caused the seepage. We...

Muhammad & crew, Dudes, you need to roll TBN back to the last known good code and start over. The "white space" issue is 100% something swanky you tried to do with automatic ad stuff and it is killing this forum. The simple fact that when the problem occurs I cannot attach pics makes the forum...

Guys, I am trying to rebuild an old and overgrown tractor road. Clearly I have a bigger tractor than the other guy had and I'm having issues. My biggest problem is that I have wet spots. The ground slopes and the road runs alongside a pond. when it is dry and has been for a while the road is...

Guys, My LX266 has ~211 hours on it. Last weekend mowing when I engage the PTO for the mower it makes noise like there are rocks in a gearbox, or like something is loose and hitting something else. At first I thought the bleds were hitting each other, but I've checked and that seems impossible...

Wahoo! Blue it is YOU! Congrats Todd! Awesome writeup and family! Great Pictures too! Thank you for sharing with us sir! Be VERY Well, David

I keep getting stuck not owning the right tools. Today I got the oil drained, only to break my filter wrench. I've been looking for a 22 MM boxwrench for the hyd lines. The Oil drain is 19 MM (I have a socket, but no box wrench). One of you guys with nore hours than me, you MUST have a list...

I think the answer is buried in one of my old threads, but I'm going to ask again because... Well because I'm a n00b and that's what I do... TSC has husky branded chaps and a hard hat with ear pro and a flip up metal screen eye pro. both approx $50 each. Stihl wants more $$$ like $65 for hat...

I love my MS-290 with the 20" bar. But recently I was cutting down a large cherry tree and I borrowed my tenants 14" Stihl for the limbs I had to climb up the tree to get, and it was nice and light. I was cutting down brush and shrubby stuff on the side of my large pond with my 290 and I was...

Thursday a large Fox snatched a leghorn right in front of my oldest daughter, 30' from treeline in our side yard at about 1pm. Today while we were at a lunch at Church, it seems to have snagged my duaghters FAVORITE chicken {they trained her to answer to her names and jump for peanuts) right in...

Hey all you Hay guys... So... Here is the next thing clearly I need to consider in my quest and questions about starting up a haying operation. Pole Barn. The guy I am buying from has a very cool (I think) pole barn. It is big and dry with NO SIDES. He stores all the hay in the center, and...

Ford/NH folks, Please help me out here. My elderly neighbor (he is a good dude too) bought this tractor a couple years ago for $5,600 and he used it to coean up and put in an extensive back/side yard and he is done with it. He had a guy who wanted it, and was gonna give him $5,600 for it, but...

Guys, I've got a number of threads in the past that cover this, but in brief, I had ~5 acres clear cut by loggers, I had a 300hp Franklin with a big 10.5' mulcher head come in and mulch much of it to burn pile sized stuff and smaller. I've been turning it into horse pasture slowly. Winter was...

Spring has sprung and the chickens are laying again (Yeah!) but Good Golly I've fallen in love with the duck eggs! They are HUGE and very YUMMY. I am about to seriously dive in and order some prolific laying Campbell ducklings but I'm curious if the market is there. I have a number of people...

Guys, Can any of you tell me how heavy this old counter weight in the pix might be? My neighbor got it off of his old backhoe, it has been sitting at the base of a tree in his yard for a long time. That is my size 10 boot for reference. I grabbed it with my grapple and hauled it home...

Guys, I have already hauled over 4,000 lbs of various kinds of iron, aluminum, and copper wires to the scrap yard for cash, but now I am getting down to the good stuff I suspect. I have a large assortment of chunks of angle iron, steel cable, iron pipe, and maybe some 1/2" bar stock, some rebar...

Guys, Maybe I'm crazy, but it seems to me that I spend more for Hay than I do for feed/grains. There is a lady on my street who leases her land to a hay guy, and he just leaves the large round bales there to rot. they sit in the field for months, then he stacks them on the treeline. I'm...

Yesterday I had a rough day. Two Harleys broke down on me before 9am. See here... Good morning!!!! - Page 229 - TractorByNet.com So Kindness of strangers was a HUGE help. A guy at the auto shop asked where was home and said he was going the same direction and gave me a ride almost 9 miles...

This thread is a place to wistfully recall that most awesome truck or tractor that you realize you NEVER should have sold and if possible someday you will find a way to get another one... Long, long ago like in 1989 or 90, back in Oregon I had traded an amazing 68 0r 69 Ford F-250 camper...

OK, I currently have a VERY clean 2001 F-150 4-door 2wd Triton gasser with ~105k miles. Good truck, but You may know that I am actively looking for a F-350 4 door 4x4 7.3psd (My target is a 2002) so I can pull my horses and pull my tractor. The other thing you need to know is that my...

Is there such a thing? My wife and daughters are all unmoved by the asertion that our horses have been living outside without a run-in shed etc. for years. Nor are they moved by the thought that even if they had one, no promise they would use it... It has been cold and wet last couple days and...

Packmates, Gripe first - I gotta say I think it is RIDICULOUS that for approx $70 the flipping service manual does not actually LIST the DK50se, just the 35 and 40. I'm also peeved it does not have a detailed "Maintenance" section. I was hoping for a little guidance to make sure a n00b like me...

I know it is also re-branded ad Kioti Polar-D. My dealer dosed my tractor with it and I wanted some outside input from al the TBN crowd. Anyone use it? Good or bad? Thanks in advance! Be well, David

Packmates, My dealer had the my DK50se overnight fixing busted studs on the FEL hyd cover. He dosed it with Kioti Polar-D fuel additive and sold me a bottle. He gave me all his reasons. I wanted to hear from y'all if and why you use it. Thanks in advance, Be well David

And one Doe!!!! :laughing::laughing::laughing: Happy Friday! David

Guys, I hate to ask, but is there a neutral on the PTO? It seems shockingly dangerous to have my wife "bump" the pto with someone (me) trying to line up the gears on the attachment so it will slide on. :shocked: I will admit I was skeert... Similarly, on the PHD, to change augers, I need to...

I am covered in hyd fluid from head to toe. I probably need to burn my clothes.:mad: I got so furious I could feel my stomach disintergrating. Why you ask? Simply because I could NOT get the HYD return line that raises and lowers the grinding head to connect. NOTHING I could do would relieve...

Ok... My horses are about a week away from moving in. I plan to have a second well put in somewhere up in the pasture or preferably the new home site area, but until then, I need a simple way to haul water up the hill to the pasture from my home. I'd love to find a US Army surplus water...

Guys, I hope this is not a typical n00b st00pid question... NOTE: - My rear tires are already loaded. The logical configuration for my tractor almost ALL of the time is stump-grinder on the 3-pt, and Grapple on the FEL. So the other day I learned for sure the 3pt is not enough ballast, I was...

Guys, I would REALLY like to build a quick and easy PHD stand for this one that I've borrowed from my neighbor. It is a @#$% to connect when it is just laying on the ground. I've got lots of scrap lumber, anyone got a simple set of plans or general idea they can share so I could whip one out...

Guys, HELP!!!! If you have a great idea PM me, I get those on my cell phone but I cannot access TBN from my phone! My buddy showed up to work on fence and the 3pt is acting up.It wil not go DOWN!!! It barely creeps down like gravity is the only force. That will not drive a PHD into my clay...

Guys, I am trying to get a start at converting my property into a productive "Farm". So in the course of conversation, the wife and I think of thinks we'd like to buy, and then think of if we could produce such. For example fresh, free range, Organic turkey's at Wegman's were $4.99 per lb...

Not that I have much of a choice, Generators are slim pickings hereabouts... But Home Depot has TWO different Husky 5000w generators. One has a Subaru motor, one has a Brigs & Stratton. Same price. I drove 65 miles round trip to get the only one anywhere near me. I got the Brigs and...

I've been a lifelong Levi's guy, but they abandoned me when the stopped making jeans that fit (560's) and got all "fashionista". I've recently started wearing Wrangler's and they seem to hold up well. Sliding down the asphalt at ~20mph I only got 2 holes in a brand new pair a month ago. But it...

A buddy has loaned me a generator and a comprssor for my Temporary pasture fence project. He happens to be out of work at the moment and I offered to buy them. The air compressor is a Bostich 3/4 hp. He wants $75 The generator says 3300w and it will do 120 or 220. He wants $300. Your...

OK. I got a mouse nest in my tractor. I am @#$%^& off! I do not like cats, but I REALLY do not like the damage the mouse did. I have almost 50 ducks, guineas and chickens, and I they are here to stay. The cat will NEVER be allowed in the house. I need it to be a hunter, so I don't want to...

Good grief! I fueled the tractor today and raised the hood to check the air screens. Keep in mind I park out in the rain at the moment! Well right up next to the fuel filler was a MOUSE NEST! They had fled some time ago, but they had some really cushy stuff I have no idea where it came from...

Felloow Pack mates, Maybe as soon as this weekend I will hit 50 hours. I plan to do the service myself (Unless you all tell me not too). Do you go to the dealer for filters/oil or is there an internet site? Just curious also if any of you ahead of me can give me advice on gotcha's or etc...

I went to Lowe's and the guy helped me match up the ancient ballast I had to a new one. I installed it and wired it up, color to color, wire to wire, very easy, not confusing at al. Voila! The Kitchen light NOW works! But the instant it comes on, the radio goes all fuzzy... It seems it did...

Guys & Gals, OK, I've had the TSG-50 since Sept or Oct and I've ground a variety of soft and hard stumps, small and large. Today I hit I think the smallest two black walnut stumps. I hit the fruitwoods over the weekend. The ground is not exactly level, and my operators manual is not clear on...

Guys & Gals, My nighbor has a TSC PHD with a 12" and a 6" auger. The 6' is toasted from hitting rocks and roots. the 12" seems HUGE for my typical 6-7" half round posts I plan on using. AND the bit on the end is beat and dull and does not dig in very well. Borrowing a PHD vs. renting/buying...

Guys, My neighbor has a 65hp 2wd tractor and he offered to let me borrow a couple attachments as needed. Anyway my questionis will they fit? My DK50se has a Cat 1 hitch (what does that mean?) Just eyeballing it, the pins on his boxblade looked very large (Is that Cat 2?) Just looking to be...

Yesterday as my oldest daughter and I were measuring down my fire road for Horse Fence she discovered a large clawed print. My first reaction was it was a bear cub's front paw. But I am positive it is not. There was no rear prints. we followed the tracks back as far as we could. it was a short...

Guys & Gals, I have a fellow TBN'er who wants to come over and bring his tractor (Bobcat CT122, no load in tires). I have a 5x12 flatbed with angle iron sides, sinle axle, leaf springs, metal ramp, etc. (see pic). I have managed to load 3 of my Harley's on it at one time, but was unable to...

OK, I HATE my electric Heat Pump, but I live with 4 ladies and they always think they are FREEZING. The AC side actually works great, but the Heat side... Good gravy... It is only 4-5 years old and the finished space is only 1340 square feet. I will need to add a second unit for the attic when...

So I got advice last week on what to use, and I'm on vacation this week so I got started. Yesterday after breakfast I started ripping out all the old carpet an linoleum. Luckily the lino was not glued, They had just pulled it tight and stapled it down on a MUCH larger area than the kitchen. The...

Guys, As much as I hate to say it, my good looking and running 2001 2WD F-150 is not going to cut it. I just passed 100K on it too... My only choice will be used, and in fact I will need a good deal so I will be looking for a while. But I need to know how to recognize a great truck when it...

Guys, This house I live in is nothing to write home about. it is an old modular that was the dealer's demo unit. The original owners dug the basement, and move this here on the cheap. it sat out in pieces for a while and they put it up on the basement. The roof leaks, the electricity (at least...

Guys, This was shocking and I MUST share. I was clearing land behind the 300hp Mulcher today and I was experimenting with the most effective methods to move dead slash, wood chips, root balls & stumps, etc. Well the other thing I was moving was 3 large downed hardwood trees I wanted for fire...

I need to add material to my gravel road. I am planning to add as much as 50 tons of recycled concrete. (2 large dump trucks, tail gated) I can get said material within 20 miles from my house for $9/ton, but they do not deliver. So I will start calling local hauling companies, but I have NO...

So... I am struggling with my quick disconnects mostly because I am 90% one handed due to carpal tunnel surgery last week. But the n00b in me NEEDS to know the following... Q: If I turn off the tractor is it easier to changed the quick connects? MUST I turn off the tractor? Must I also AFTER...

OK, I got serious and the 300 HP Franklin rolled onto the property this morning. :thumbsup: They fired it up and got started and almost immediately it broke & threw a tool holder and they had to take it back for a new one to be welded on. They came back about 4pm and got started again and...

From CL... "Lincoln AC/DC Arc Welder Model AC/DC 225/125 . This welder is used,in good condition and 25 lbs of 7018 rod included." Not sure it is still available... Also, there is this one for $300 "Lincoln stick welder, idealarc 250, dc-, dc+, & ac polarity. Some extras to go with the...

Guys, I have a good running LX266 16 HP mower (less than 200 hours). I believe the "hitch" for pulling a little cart is merely sheet metal bent 90 degrees with a hole in it. I have the possibility of buying a 4' York Rake from a friend who got ot for a Craftsman 18 HP mower with a better...

I have about 1 to 1.5 acres of grass currently in my pasture area that at most I need to cut down some old fruit trees. I'd like to get our horse here on the property and out of boarding by Christmas. ALL of this area will be part of the final pastures I'm putting in, but for now I am looking...

Folks, So I went looking for a wide angle rear view mirror. Mostly because I have small kids and I'm a noob, and the threads with accident descriptions scare the @#$%^& out of me. I am also thinking about a couple lights (I've heard the Kioti headligts are almost useless with FEL and brush...

I'm not sure this is the correct place for this post, but here goes. Finally the Utilities got out here to mark the buried lines. All there is out here is electric and phone. The #$%^&ing utilities trenched heir lines one on each side of the drive, and on on each side of the loop. The...

Guys, I still have my buddies Craftsman 18 HP Lawn Tractor thing in my shed (he has not come to get it yet) O am wondering if I should make an offer to buy the 3' York Rake. It has the gauge wheels, and it has the drop down blade (not sure what it is called:o). Heck it still has original...

Craigslist - Old farmer says it is peeling paint but a real York brand. Missing one tine, can't get picture from him. It is over 1 hour 1 way and he is FIRM on the $400 price. So... given this scant info, is this worth it? Thanks in advance, David

Ok, I'm trying to build a shed to hold my 4 Harley's and the gear (helmets etc.) I'm estimating a 12' x 20' shed. More info here http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/219690-screws-vs-nails-prepping-build.html I'm going to build the base with PT lumber. I wanted to mount he base frame &...

Guys, I want to paint a couple ammo cans etc to match the tractor so i can use them as tool boxes etc. Who/which spray can paint is the closest match to my new favorite color? And it is a great color!:thumbsup: Thanks in advance! Be well, David

Oh Boy and HOWDY!:D:D:D This is a beast!:thumbsup::D I've only hit one main stump so far (had to WORK :D !). At least one pass I tried to take too big of a bite, and the tractor was shimmying and shaking and I could easily tell I'd gone too fast, too deep. I think it was taking up to 2-3"...

Gents, I've tried Google search on the map and other newfangled approaches. I would REALLY like to secure a source of AG Diesel (an maybe ethanol free gass for my saws and mowers) locally. My goal is to have at least a 55 gal drum onsite eventually.:thumbsup: But I cannot seem to find...

I have a WR Long root grapple and a WR Long 3rd function control valve (on the joystick knob). I was clearing some old timber slash and a cedar came straight back and hit the line. I got it out, but after a few uses, the crimp connector where the line connects to the FEL for the quick...

TBNers, As of this Thursday at the latest, our Harleys will have lost their garage in town due to that house has tenants moving in (Yahoo!). Now they will be parked in the carport. I am planning to build a shed/garage just inside the gate where the drive way swings around a bend to make a 90...

I'm not ready to buy yet, but I am starting my research. I'm worried I do not have good enough power, nor is there a space in/near the house I'd feel safe welding, so a stick welder seems not for me. But there are many negatives to tank welders also. So, which is better and why? :confused2...

Gents, It has been raining, and raining here in VA for days. I've been praying it would go to TXinstead, but no luck... This morning I discovered one side of the loop going up the hill has some pretty good (2-3" deep) washout in one or the other tire ruts. I do NOT have a box blade yet, and...

First of all, I'm new to running a chainsaw, i've only run 3 or 4 tanks of gas total, and all but 1 were on my Stihl 20" MS290 FarmBoss I bought in May. I need to process my fire wood more efficiently. I hate cutting the rounds on the ground, or in a jumble of logs. I am also terrible at...

I hope this is an OK topic. My 2001 F-150 (automatic, 5.4L V8, 2WD, 4-door, 97,500 miles) is giving me fits. I don't know how to work on the new stuff, but my step-dad was a diesel mecanic and my brothers and I could do everything up to rebuilding engines by the time we finished HS. I swear...

Gents, I found these together while cleaning out a small outbuilding. The cyclinder has only one hose, and the other must be a pump because it has heavy electrical wires, and there is fluid sloshing around inside it also. The square tip shovel is for size referece. I'm struggling with a hyd...

OK, I got the canopy because I wanted shade and rain protection when tractoring. Seemed like a good idea. The wife even suggested it (good woman). First problem I've got is nowI can't put the ROPS down and I need to mod the door on the big metal shed I'm gonna park the tractor and implements...

One of the lower three point hitch attachments I discovered the cotter pin had fallen out as I was backing under a fruit tree. I quickly shut everything down. I got down, and managed to get the pin back in (with out the cotter pin) and I raised the bush hog and parked the tractor. Does this...

OK I have begun the work with my grapple and my new tractor. I have a couple specific questions. Background: The situation is I logged in Nov '10, it was pretty clean, but there is a fair amount of slash and many stumps. I have a professional with a 300hp Franklin Mulcher coming 10/23 to grind...

I'm LOVING it! :thumbsup::thumbsup: I only managed to get about 3 hours on it so far. :D Thanks for all the advice! David

The Stork is delivering my New Tractor tomorrow Morning! So, Can anyone help me make a list of the questions I want to make SURE I ask about and get explained to me before I go and break something? Thanks in advance, I'm so excited! :tractor:David:tractor:

My dealer keeps trying to add a set of Woods pallet forks to my order. I keep scratching them off the list, partially because I got the grapple, and partially because I'm not sure I will use them enough, and I was planning to find them used somewhere, someday. Originally I was going to buy...

Guys, I am looking for ideas here. I have a ton of downed timber I am harvesting for 2 reasons, Fire wood and Fence posts. I am keeping all straight 7' long 4" minimum width for fence posts, the rest is fire wood. So how do I manage to carry my chain saws, etc. to and from wherever I am...

OK, I've ordered my Kioti it arrives Tuesday (I hope) just in time to cleanup the mess from Irene (I hope and pray this does NOT happen). It needs a name, and Wile E. is taken. Are Tractor's given girl names or boy names or??? So some of you here MUST have looked for a good name for your...

I borrowed a chainsaw from a guy at Church and it broke while I was using it. It is an old Poulan 3700, refitter with an Oregon 18" bar. The starter pulley cracked in half (perpendicular to the shaft). They stopped making parts in 2009. I have been everywhere (except TBN) and can't find...

Is $2K a good price for the Woods BB72X Rotary Cutter? Should I shop around or just add it to the loan? Thanks, David

Anyone use this? Any opinions? (This should bring them all out of the woodwork :D) I will use it for clearing brush and logging scraps. Thanks in advance! David

I'm buying my tractor and getting it outfitted. Can someone explain the pro/cons and useage of a Tooth Bar and a Cutting Edge. Which one and why, or do I need both? I will be doing brush clearing and leveling and cleaning up land after the mulcher grinds stumps & slash. I will also be...

Howdy, I'm about to purchase either a Kioti DK50SE w/FEL, or a Bobcat CT450 w/FEL (basically the same exact tractor). How big of a trailer do I need to haul it plus a bush-hog (for example). Also, I suspect you ill tell me I need to upgrade my 2001 2wd F-150 supercab (I believe it will tow...

Guys, I'm about to buy either the BC CT450 or the Kioti DK50SE HST. Basically the same tractor (BC FEL is different I understand). So BC has only got a 3 year warranty, Kioti has one extra year of power train. So my question is do have there been enough warranty issues to justify the extra...

I think I am about to buy a DK50SE HST w/FEL. I am just curious if there have been any kind of serious warranty issues, or really just if there warranty issues at all. My impression is that this is a quality tractor, but I thought I'd ask the owners if there are fit and finish, or infant...

Be gentle, I'm a newbie to living out in the country but I love it and I'm serious about doing it correctly. I'm buying a tractor & stuff based on the sound advice I've gotten here so I figured, why not ask some of those burning questions... 1) Where can I find 55 gal barrels without a top so...

Which tires, not whuch tires... Sheesh! D OK, I'm going to buy a tractor in the next week or so (see my other threads). My current question is tires. Turf tires are not appropriate for my use, that was easy. That said I keep flip flopping on AG vs. Industrial tires. I have hills that are...

I'm buying a tractor, I just don't yet know which one... I have ~42 acres of Timber to manage, I plan 5+ acres of horse pasture, I have 3 acres of yard, I have extensive fire road (horse/bike/hunting) trails, deer food plots, ponds, creeks, extensive gravel drive, hills, etc... That said, I...

Also, Is Bobcat better than Kioti? Why? Can I get 4wd on Bobcat Tractor? (their website stinks and was unclea on this)? I'm a newbie shopping for the biggest tractor for he least $$$ total cost. Thanks in advance, David

Here is my situation... I have just under 51 acres. ~42 acres is mature loblolly pine (85%) and hardwoods. I am managing the timber for harvest in 5-10 years then reforest. I have hills and small streams, multiple ponds. Largest pond in stream fed beaver poond approx 1 acre. I also have a...

Ok, seems a fox or a coyote (I know I have both on occasion) got one of my Guinea Fowl yesterday. What do you use? I have a couple shotguns (but I typically can't get to them fast enough) and I have a 9mm side arm and I open carry on the property (not all the time, but often). Just curious...

OK, I bought this place and it had 4-5 paulonia trees. I found them to be ugly, messy and in the way (poor choices for planing spots by prior owner). I had the loggers remove them in Nov and I was THRILLED! Now... GOOD GRIEF THEY ARE INVADING!!!!! the 3 stumps in my front yard/driveway area...

Best = most economical and yet efficient. I clearcut 5 acres last Nov. it was mostly pulp & chipping saw sized pines, but there were 10% hardwoods and a few of them were big. lots of poplar, oak and gum included. I want to convert this to horse pasture. I have a TON of hawthorne, and misc...

My LX266 is a great mower, but I have a couple minor problems I'd like advise on how to fix. #1 - for some time now it appears the mowing deck is slightly off level. One side is cutting just a tad below the other side. How do I adjust that? #2 - The yellow foam part of the seat has completely...

Ok, so I got convinced to buy a tractor and all its attachments, sight unseen. I know that makes me a knucklehead. It is a Craftsman II 18HP, I think the removable mowing deck is 46" (3 blades). I have the following attachments... Front Blade (snow plow?) Rear blade (with rakes) single bottom...

Hello, I bought a 51 acre heavily forested homestead in Virginia just over a year ago. I am managing ~42 acres of mature Loblolly Pine & hardwood forest. I have ~5 acres of clearcut I need to convert to horse pasture, and I have ~4 acres of yard/ponds/misc that I am trying to tame and make...