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I recently purchased a tractor and a trailer and want to have an appropriately sized jack and jack stands on hand in case I need to work on them. Actually, the trailer could use a couple of new tires. Am I correct in assuming that the jack and jack stands need to support roughly half the weight...

So my tractor--an XR4046HC--has less than 5 hours on it and a couple of warning lights have come on. I first noticed the battery charging indicator this morning. I had tried to start the tractor 3 times last night, but it didn't want to start. Not surprising since it was about 6?ｺ and the...

I've been shopping for pallet forks. One challenge I've encountered is finding a pair of forks that slightly exceeds the capacity of my FEL but doesn't weigh a whole lot. It's easy to find forks with a 4000 lb. capacity that weigh over 400 lbs. Not so easy to find some that have a 2,500-3,000 lb...

Our new XR4046HC has been delivered and is sitting out by our fence. I need to set up a place to put down the mower and rear blade, but it's here and ready to use. Photos to follow (the mobile app has some trouble creating a new thread). Chris

I was practicing alley docks with my trailer over the weekend, a gooseneck flatbed. I had the alarming experience of seeing the trailer electrical cable go completely taut and then snap. It seems that the trailer electrical cable had gotten caught in the bumper on an earlier maneuver and pulled...

We're in the process of purchasing a tractor and a couple of 3-point-hitch implements (mower, rear blade, hopefully a land plane). It seems like it would be a good idea to keep them covered so they don't get rusted from exposure to rain, snow, etc. How do you store them? I've been thinking...

We are getting ready to purchase our first tractor. I noticed a couple of different types of pallet forks and was wondering about them: what are the pros/cons of each style? 1) Some have a full frame that the pallet forks attach to. This seems like it would be a good idea to keep bricks, bags of...

My wife and I are on the cusp of purchasing a new tractor. The dealer offers a package of 5 implements, including a 3-point-hitch post hole digger. My wife's father advised us that a 3-point-hitch post hole digger doesn't work well in the dry, hard clay soil of southeastern Wyoming and that...

Is it customary to negotiate the price of a new tractor (like purchasing a car) or are dealer prices generally firm? My wife and I are on the cusp of purchasing our first tractor: a new LS XR4040HC or XR4046HC, including the loader. In once sense, it feels a bit like buying a car, but I haven't...

Hello, TBN community! I've found quite a bit of good information in these forums, and we're finally on the cusp of purchasing our first tractor. Looking forward to learning a lot more! Thanks, Chris