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My uncle thinks he wants the John Deere 4320 hydro. Any opinions out there? Thanks. Dave

MY uncle is looking at buying one of these beauties brand new. Dealers are right next to each other (Union, Maine) and have decent reps. cost is about the same too. Kubota is 46 horse vs the JD 42 but other than that the lifting specs, weight, features are about dead even. He is leaning to...

Hi, Neighbor just bought a gas job (446?) '76 loadstar 1800 with a 5 speed. Sucks the gas! But it is an ex firetruck with a newer 14ft dump body with only 18k on it. He also happens to have no less than 3 rusted out late 80's/early 90's F-350's with the non turbo 7.3. Is that 7.3 a DT...

HI, Out at the barn this weekend and noticed a fair bit of fluid draining from the bottom of one of my front axle portals. A quick inspection confirmed the bottom cap had popped off much like a freeze plug and that the other side was popped as well, but no fluid telling me I missed that one...

Hi, THe front wheels on my '85 Kubota L2850 are getting rusty and now chafe the tubes so they don't last very long. Tried some wire brush action but might be time for some new wheels. I am sure New Kubota wheels are way more than I want to pay. Does anyone know if there is a generic steel...

Hi, Found a junker Airens 15 horse lawn tractor and made it do this.... YouTube - Captain Canaan Rides Again I also use it to pull my sheep tractor around with it. I have changed the engine oil, but am wondering about the hystat unit. What kid of fluid goes in there? ANd how hard on it am I...

Hi, I got bored an made an old Airens do this for the local parade.... YouTube - Captain Canaan Rides Again when I am not doing that I pull my sheep tractor around. I found this tractor out in the woods and have changed the oil and what not on the motor, but what/how do you maintain a hystat...

Hi, I have tried barb couplings with hose clamps to repair air hose in the past, but they have always leaked. I wonder if pex style crimps would work with 1/2 hose, but the other day my nail gun fell off the ladder and pinched a hole in my 1/4 flexible 100 ft $50 hose and I am wondering if...

Neighbor wants to give me a good running but rusted out 4x4 automatic legacy sedan for no $. Mother bought it new in '92. Anyway, I am thinking I should get it to make into a gatoresque vehicle or something, but hey group brainstorm.......

Hi, I built a "sheep tractor" this spring using (4 )30 ft telephone poles as a base, but it self destructed over time due to a bad design on my part. BAsically I thought allowing the corner joints to flex so it conformed to the land was a good idea so I attached each corner with a short length...

Hi, Lean Hay year in NH and I have more open land than fenced land but not the time to fence. Have any of you experienced the portable fence units and solar chargers like premier one? Are there other/better brands? How many people do you need to move a unit? How practical is it to move a...

HI, This alternator is on a LUll telehandler, but it is not working. I took a meter and can't seem to get much out of it when it is running , but where would I check? I assume it would give me 14+ volts between the bottom bolt obviously grounded and one of the top two, but no go. Any...

Hi, I have a buddy who has a '99 16 horse Airens (HT?)and he needs a snowblower. I told him to check with a dealer for compatibility, but in the back of my mind I don't think it would be to hard to make most any garden tractor blower work. A little welding and fab work and maybe some belt...

Hi, I have a couple old cub cadets sitting around and the oldest is a 149. I have seen that folks have put backhoes and loaders on these. While I don't want to do that, I was wondering how people power these attachments. Do they tap into the hy-stat somehow? If I could run a log splitter...

Hi, Wife has camera traveling right now, but Yesterday I made a toothbar for my tractor that slips on and is held by a chain binder that wraps around the back. I cut apart two bundles of unknown vintage (but old) leaf springs and cut them all to the same length with a chop saw. I used a...

Hi, My neighbor has a 35 horse Kioti and when he clutchs it does not disengage the PTO at all. My rig has a two stage clutch, Does Kioti? Thanks, If I can help him out with info I will.

Hi, I picked up a "free" Hystat 15 horse Ariens and got it going without much effort, but the mower (electric PTO) keeps throwing/burning/shredding belts. THe blades seem to spin freely. Any ideas? Thanks

Hi, neighbor is threatening to give me an Ariens riding mower. I think it is a Hy-stat and I will probably grab it regardless, but I understand it shreds/throws drive belts on a regular basis. Before I put the engine on my saw mill or something, Is there an easy fix for this (for some...

Hi, First post here, and I am asking this Q for my neighbor....he has a 27 horse Lamborghini W/ a Mitso motor that is increasingly hard to start in the cold. He has a 50/50 mix of Kero/diesel, and he has tried the ol' glow plug it twice(Or three or fourX) before starting. It will run fine...