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Agree with the tractor weight being important. Just talked to my neighbor - he is searching for wheel weights for his NH 37 Workmaster. He has loaded the rear tires and puts about 1000 lbs in his ballast box and he says it is still too light - the tractor is just too small for his needs. He...

Consider a ballast box also. You may be fine with traction pushing the blower. But if you have to lift it, that will take a lot of weight off the rear wheels, especially if you are trying to back up on an incline. I have saved my neighbor a few times with my old ag tractor when he got too far...

Consider replacing with an 8 volt battery. I see comments on Yesterday's Tractor website about guys doing that to get a bit more juice to the starter on those old tractors, especially for winter. Mine were both converted to 12 volt when I got them, so I have no experience myself. Tim

Another vote for the Window and Door version of Great Stuff spray foam. I have replaced almost all the windows in our 100 year old farm house over the past 20 years and used it on every one. I did make the mistake of starting with the wrong foam and did spring one of the casings - i had to...

Stain for sure. I have enough paint to scrape on the old farm house and two garages. I built my wood shed in 2004 and put on Cabot "The Finish" white stain. It went on and looked like paint. 18 years later and it still looks pretty good, but I am going to have to do something with the north...

I just try to figure out what my old farm tractor has saved me over the years, then compare that to what I have in it. 35 years of plowing snow @ probably $500 a year, 35 years of producing firewood versus buying it or fuel oil - say another $500 a year. 35K. I have about 6K in it for...

I bought a 6x12 single axle with 4' end ramp to haul our two-up snowmobile on. It works great for that. Also so far brought home a load of mulch and was able to spread it right off the trailer when moving it around with my little Kubota. I got one with 2' high metal sides to keep road crap...

Ii have a B2620 - 19 PTO HP, and a 4" Woods Brush Bull. It handles it fine, but I do have to slow down in heavy goldenrod and weeds at times, especially if I am going uphill. It would not run a 5' brush hog in the area that I mow, probably not even on the level very well. If I had a choice, I...

One issue I didn't see mentioned is that your ability to use wheel extensions with a MMM is affected. My Kubota B was very tippy, so I ended up putting 3" wheel extensions on the back. I think with the MMM you can only add 1 1/2 extensions. I suggest a little time in the seat to see if your...

Tractors of that era were built to last forever, with minimal care. As long as it seems to run OK and the rear tires are in decent shape, you will be very happy. They are simple enough that you should be able to do a fair amount of repair and maintenance work yourself, if you have the...

I have that 48" Brush Bull behind a B2620 - 19 hp PTO. For what I mow - mainly golden rod and grass, that is all the tractor can handle in some spots. It would not pull a 5' mower on the slopes I mow. At times even the 4" mower lugs the engine down. That price does seem kind of high to me...

After 30+ years of owning only farm tractors, I finally bought a Kubota B. I was shocked how much less stable it was on any kind of slope. Its much better now after adding 3" wheel extensions, but still scary at times. I would suggest looking for an older farm tractor in the 30-40 hp range...

Have you considered an older, but much heavier farm tractor? They will have the weight and ruggedness needed to skid logs, plus no electronics to go bad. One with 45 hp would probably weight almost twice what your modern tractor does. There is no substitute for weight when working in the...

I had a 2001 and loved it! But the electronics were a weak point. The power seat quit moving, a power window quit working. Everything rotted away under neath by 2015, but thats more an issue with New York state salt on the roads. I thought the engine and tranny would last forever. I would...

Every shed ever built was too small before it was finished!

Other than a spare lock pin, chain saw wrench, and my spare clevis's and grab chains - nothing. I never go further than a half mile from the house and can walk back if something major happens, then go back with another tractor or the truck.

My neighbor has a favorite saying - "no substitute for American cast iron". He has two New Holland compacts, with as much or more horsepower than my old IH farm tractor. But mine weighs twice what his does, and I have had to pull him out more than a couple of times. So I am on board with the...

I had a similar problem on an old Allis B I was trying to restore. I ended up buying a small set of sockets designed to remove damaged fasteners. I don't remember exactly what they are called. Each socket has several flexible steel fingers inside. The idea is that you pick the one that fits...

I have skidded logs for many years with the 3 pt, but I am using a 35 HP 5,500 lb 1960's farm tractor. As all noted, you need weight on the front to keep it down. You had better get a good set of rear tire chains to deal with the mud. I use double rings on my tractor - they seem to be best in...

2nd the recommendation on Sorrels. I also have had a pair for probably 25 years. I replace the liners every few years as they get crushed over time on the bottom. I do notice my feet get colder as I get older, probably circulation issues. Tim

Ran out of gas in an old Allis B cutting wood one time - just careless on my part. It used so little fuel we never really worried about it. I dumped the pre-mix fuel from the chain saw can in the tank and made it home OK, a bit smoky, but got there fine.

Interesting to see the responses, I have often pondered this question. But I still change the oil on my 3 tractors once a year. Two of them maybe get 25 hrs a year, the oldest one maybe a couple hours moving the boat around. On the old farm tractors it is a good check that I don't have an...

I bought a 2620 a few years ago -same tractor with a slightly smaller engine than the 2920. I purposely picked this model for its size and weight - small and light enough to use it around my house and yard without making a mess. Its immediate use was to back fill a big mess we had to clean up...

Neighbor had one on his Ford 600, cable lift via pulley to the 3 pt hitch in the back to lift. It worked pretty good down his steep hill, but not so hot going up. And he got stuck a lot! Lifting the blade took a lot of weight off the rear wheels and he could not back out of any kind of grade...

Don't think I have ever lubed mine in almost 35 years. Still seem to work fine. Probably some hydraulic fluid gets sprayed or drips on them once in a while though. Seems like maybe a good idea to put some oil on them every once in a while though. Got me thinking I had better take a look! Tim

Have you checked at small, backcountry sawmills? We have two here in upstate NY within 20 miles of me that process mainly hemlock and they both offer bark mulch - and cheap. I pay $30 for all they can load on my half ton 8' pickup. Tim

Look around for an old manure spreader. Pretty easy to cut out the beaters and put in a wooden tailgate. Even better if its a PTO one and the bed chain still works. They will carry literally a ton of weight. Been using mine since the mid 70's- it was originally an old David Bradley ground...

If that is the only thing you need a tractor for, I would suggest a big ole farm tractor. Something like a Farmall M that wieghs around 5,000 pounds. should be able to buy a decent one for less than 2K, then get your money back out of it when you are done.

Thinking of buying a finish mower for my B2620 for our 2 acre lawn. I really would want to go with a 6' cut, but with 19 PTO HP, I am just below the recommendations for a 6 mower. Is anyone using this combination? My lawn is mostly flat and I keep it cut fairly short. Thanks, Tim

I see one of the posts below says your flow is not sufficient for travel speed, so it looks like you have no option, really. But, an issue I did not see really addressed is working height. I have used a home made 3 pt splitter for about 40 years and it still works great. I only bend down to...

I have B2620 and love it for small things around the house and yard. But for doing any kind of heavy work, my old IH Utility tractor is much more useful. Its very stable and weighs around 5500 lbs and will do just about anything I need to have done. For a bit more than the amount of sales tax...

Went to look at a slightly used 3200 today. Tractor had 97 hrs with belly mower and looked fine. But it had an off-brand loader on it. The guy painted it Kubota orange, but the tag said Challenger. Looking at the pictures again I see that it does not have the curved loader arms like the...

Will need to replace the fronts on my 2424 soon. It has 6.00 X 16 tires now. How much bigger tire can I put on it? Was driving my neighbor's JD 2020 and noticed he had 7.50 X 16's on it. I like the way it looked, although that may be too big for my tractor. It looks like my rims are dished a...