Mowing season is here and we're in the new place with 15~ acres of grass. I'm using my Yanmar with a woods RD990 for most of it, but there are areas that are too tight, and the the sides of the long driveway that has somewhat of a ditch. There are also some sloped areas and a lot of pond bank...
I'd like to adjust my wheel width a little wider on my YT359 just for stability on my hilly property. I can figure out the wheel adjustment, but how do you folks mount/unmount a rear wheel filled with ballast? I've got a 2 post lift, just not sure how I'd get a 600+ lb tire back on the tractor.
On this new to us property there is an old house/shack in the woods with an overgrown road leading to it. There was a fallen tree across it when we bought the place, and then an ice storm a couple weeks ago took down a few more across the old road. I started working on clearing it last weekend...
We just purchased a new property thats 48 acres, approximately 25 acres in hardwoods, 20 in pasture, and half of a 5-6 acre pond. I've got the pasture maintenance covered, and have a grapple to clean up downed trees, etc. I've gotten really interested in a 3-5 ton mini excavator with a flail...
There was some info posted in another thread stating that the YT359 posted weights included the FEL and ballast in the tires. I guess the logic on that assumption was the listed weight says it includes fluid, and all of them come with FEL and ballast. There was some back and forth in the...
I was planning on waiting until Spring to work on the driveway at the new place, but with the construction trucks in and out every day and our recent snow, it's getting in terrible shape. There are some ruts in it now deep enough that a car would high center. I drive a pickup, and the wife a...
I recently purchased a new place and have a gravel driveway approximately 1/3 mile long. It's not flat but the hills are not too steep either. I used to plow snow at the old place with a rear blade on a Kioti CK35, this driveway is longer and I now have a Yanmar YT3589 cab. I don't expect a...
Hey folks, it's been a long time since I posted anything here.
4 years ago, we moved to the coast and sold our house on 37 acres about 100 miles inland. We are now considering moving back and looking at acreage. Most of the places we're looking at seem to be setup for horses, so lots of open...
Some of you probably remember my post back in May when I had my CK35 in the shop for leaking hydraulic pump and Kioti refused to cover it under warranty because I had rear remotes.
Well, I've had the tractor back since the last week of May, all I've used it for in that time is to mow the lawn a...
A couple weeks ago while my son (20) was running the wood chipper on our CK35, the hydraulic pump sprung a leak. The tractor is just under 2 years old, and less than 200 hrs on it.
I called my dealer, they came and picked up the tractor, and over the past 2.5 weeks have replaced several...
I have a 2007 CK35 gear that I purchased in May 2007.
Yesterday it blew a seal or something in or around the hydraulic pump, and the dealer is picking it up later today.
My owners manual has nothing in it about the warranty, and I can't seem to find any warranty paperwork that originally came...
I've been thinking about getting an old tractor to restore just for fun. I found a 1950's IH Cub Lo-Boy locally for $600. I haven't gone to look at it yet, but the guy said it ran great when he parked it 3 years ago. The only problem he said was the PTO shaft splines where worn. He also said...
Yesterday I picked up a new finish mower (Rhino TM72) for my CK35. In order to make the tractor more manuverable I took the FEL off before hooking up the RFM. Do I need some weight up front, or is the tractor heavy enough on it's own for the 600lb mower?
I called my dealer today and he can...
I've been in my new house almost 2 years now. Last summer I tilled the entire lawn, leveled it off, and planted a new lawn with hybrid bermuda grass. The grass came in pretty good, but with a dry summer it's still not all that thick.
In the last year, many rocks have surfaced and I need to...
Anyone have one, or any of the new turbo series mowers?
I've been shopping for a finish mower and had narrowed it down to Woods or Bush Hog until I saw the Rhino last week. Looks like a well engineered mower with newer design than the others I was looking at. Looking for opinions before I...
I've been shopping for a RFM the last few days and I've narrowed it down to these 2. Both look like very nice mowers, warranty is about the same.
Woods is over 100lbs heavier
Woods has 60 hp gearbox vs 40 hp on the Bush Hog
Bush Hog has heavier deck (7 guage vs 8 guage)
Bush Hog has more...
I'm about due for a new lawn mower and rather than buy a new riding mower I'm considering a RFM or flail mower to pull behind my CK35.
I don't really have that much grass to mow, takes about an hour on my 42" zero turn snapper. I have a rotary cutter that I use on the rougher ground down the...
Consensus on this forum seems to be bigger is always better, with trucks and tractors. Based on all the threads I've read here, I think my next truck will be an International CXT. I'd go bigger but I don't have a CDL.
I'll only be driving it to and from work, some nasty trails and fire roads...
I've heard about making compost for gardens, etc. What's the process? What all works well for compost?
I've got a healthy supply of wood chips (from the jinma chipper), dirt (mostly clay) and dog poop (from 25 foxhounds)
Can I make decent compost with these materials?
Looking for something...
Anyone got any tips to using the level indicator on the KL130 FEL? I have yet to figure out what good it is as it doesn't really help me determine when the bucket is level, or I just haven't figured it out yet.
I've had the tractor a month (33 hours) now and mostly caught up on the chores around here. The wifes wants some chickens, so I started clearing some woods on the edge of the yard to put in a chicken coop today.
I know how you guys like pictures.
These are of the biggest stump I dug today...
So I picked up a 9" bucket for trenching last week (got 16" with BH). Yesterday I swapped buckets, then today had to swap back for different task. Is there any reason not to replace the bolts that hold the bucket pins in with lynchpins? I haven't tried to fit them yet, but look like they...
Moved into a new place about 6 months ago, with a gravel driveway that I estimate about 1000' long. The builder cut the driveway and cleared close to 50' all the way to the house, much wider than I wanted but needed room for underground utilities.
Problem is the driveway is a nice 12' in some...
Anyone compared the 2?
Semi local dealer has a 6' Grademaster for $1000, haven't been to look yet but checked it out on website and looks like a nice unit.
I had sent an email to Roadboss last week and they called this morning and will be in my area this weekend. They'd like to stop by and...
Put the new CK to good work today, spent 4 hours tilling a field at my hunt club to plant for doves, tractor ran great. Brought it home and left on the trailer for a couple hours, went out and my son jumped on started it up and backed it off the trailer and parked it while we unhooked the...
So I purchased a CK35 this week and got a "First Choice" 66" tiller when I bought the tractor. Yesterday evening, I unload the tiller from the trailer, hook it up to the CK and proceed to till a spot for our garden. I get about 10' and tiller stops dead and stalls the tractor. I thought i had...
Made the purchase today.
CK35 shuttle, KL130, KL2375, 66" box blade, 66" tiller, and 20" 10,000 lb trailer.
also getting loaded tires, front grill guard, and bucket teeth.
now I have to wait until it gets here Wed afternoon.
After a couple trips to each dealer, I've decided I will purchase a Kioti CK model from Dubberly in Chester, VA. The have been extremely helpful, good prices, and I have dealt with them before on implements and had good experience.
Now I have to decide which model to get. I will be getting...
I've been tractor shopping for a couple weeks now, planning to purchase something by the end of the month. I'll be getting loader, backhoe, rotary cutter, and box blade with the tractor.
I'll be using the primarily on my 37 acre property. The property is mostly wooded, and will probably stay...