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So I’ve got a whopping 10 hours on the ZD-1211-72 I just bought 3 weeks ago. Been raining so much, we can barely get lawns cut. A few initial observations: 1. I am almost shocked at the improvement in handling & uphill traction. My old ZD-331 had a lot of play in the controls from nearly 3,000...

Looking for suggestions on used pro grade, or at least commercial (non-homeowner) top handle saws I have Stihl & Echo dealers and would prefer to stick with them. Not looking for brand warfare. Anyone have actual model they have used a lot and really like? Price is important here. I can’t spend...

900CCA NAPA “Legend” Batteries dated 11/23 are at 12V and 700 CCA. In 50* temps, they don’t have enough a$$ left to turn tractor over, so I took them back to NAPA. NAPA dealer says “leave them overnight and we will test CCA tomorrow after long charge”. They hook a NAPA tester up to it now...

Without deference to brand loyalty, does anyone have a clear preference to a certain brand of skid loader and why? Just now starting to look. Would prefer pre emissions. Definitely want a tracked machine. Gravitated towards Deere (like a 333) and CAT (like a 297), but would buy any well known...

Just arrived 2015 MT655E CVT

Found a new 84” Wildcat grapple for $2,300 on FBM Can’t imagine it’d be that great for that low a price, but anyone have one? Going on a 130HP tractor. I’m all for “buy once, cry once”, but this one seemed reasonably priced.

Have a deal on selling the ZD-331 72” deck. ZD-1211-72” deck is going to be the replacement. Seems like the right price, 0% for 60 months no brainer, and the Kubota quality is still there. Dealers everywhere. I have an excellent Kubota selling/servicing dealer. Just still a bit skidderish on...

So the deal appears to have gone through and partial financing approved. I will soon be the owner of a 2015 Challenger MT655E. https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/007/6/4/7648-challenger-mt655e.html Don’t worry about the blue cap. It’s been taken care of. Snowplow frame removed, too. ;)

So now for the downside of Euro/global… Availability. Need a 80” +/- wide debris grapple and I waited too long. About to start moving epic piles of tree tops & brush. Need euro/global debris grapple like real soon. Anyone know where a heavy-built, larger used one is? Might have to pay to...

had an enlightening conversation with a diesel mechanic with over 30 years rebuilding engines and about the CP3 & CP4 pumps. He has only replaced 2 CP4’s in 200-450HP tractors, including AGCOs and CNH brands and only one was a failed pump. The same failure rate as CP3 pumps. I asked him why so...

So the title pretty much says it all. I sold my MX-270. Bunch of reasons. Had great power, but the CAPS pump always had me nervous (they were always a surprise failure) and that was a big reason. Another was parts availability was dwindling. Never had anything I couldn’t find, but the spool...

Found this in an AG publication I get. “Increased regulations” (WOTUS, zoning, new farming regs) and “rising supply costs” (tractors, equipment, diesel fuel, fertilizer, seed, etc). It looks pretty bleak in this economy for farming now, too. Industry is shot forever. I think timber/logging has...

Anyone have a 3/4” or 1” cordless impact and if so, do you like the one you have? I’d like to retire my big air gun for a cordless to join my 1/2” cordless.

I am thinking about a loader scale. Tired of guessing bale weights. Found this one. $1,000. https://www.scaledynasty.com/Front-End-Loader-Scales-p/tr-1-nk-he-.htm Anyone with knowledge on these or scales in general?

Still truck shopping for an HD. Have seen a few with this button/knob. What is it for? Some 2500/3500 HDs don’t have it.

I was looking on Ebay for a loggers tape to replace mine which disappeared. Ordered a new Husqvarna Loggers Tape. BUT, while searching, also came across “Oregon Loggers Vest” for $11.99 I ordered 1 and it came quickly. They only have size XXL. I am an XL, but it fits just like an XL. If you...

Anyone know where we could buy these in the USA? Kind of ridiculous that it’s not available here?

So this is a recently abandoned railway in my town. We have hundreds of them here in the rust belt. Unfortunately, with their abandonment comes a lack of maintenance. I would think they would still have to maintain this, but owner tells me they won’t. So I have been asked to remove this log...

Deere/Frontier 108” wide. Euro/Global attach. Asking $3,000 Has steel edge and a rubber edge. Both new. Looks like it was never used and mostly sat around.

Have only plowed with SRW pickups, tractors and large commercial dump trucks. Have heard small duallies tend to slide or spin out and go sideways. Chains are not an option here. Just want to know if anyone plows with a DRW pickup with standard all season or snow tires and what its’ been like.

I don’t know if this is an “opportunity“ or not. I could use a large area mower. Looks like an older model. Can’t find much info on it. 90” cut is impressive, but don’t know much about it. Visually, the mower looks kinda “light-weight”, but that’s just a guess. Seller says 1150 hours. Yanmar...

I want a blue tooth (non wired) back up camera for my older dump truck. Need a larger screen (7” + ???) because cab monitor will be kind of far away. Don’t want to run wires length of truck, so blue tooth is preference. Cheaper is better than expensiver!! :) Anyone have a good/value system...

Non-rusted pre-emissions GM 3500 regular cab duramax diesel/allison transmission SRW. Want one for a snow plow truck. Prefer the GM D/A drivetrain the best in that era of trucks. Want reg cab for plowing and maneuverability. Want one-ton for load capacity, but a 3/4 could work. Want...

Other than paint, any difference between yellow gator diesel & green gator diesel?

Looking to install a 20K + winch. Had my sights on a 20-25K Sherpa. Looks like the best you can get, but they are super expensive. Was looking at these on Amazon. They claim the motors and larger parts are German/American made. Not a Chinese made winch...

I finally got it done after almost 4 years of ownership. Have no idea of the downsides, yet. Need to drive it to see if there’s wind noise. I think my MPG’s may take a hit… But I like the way it looks and I can now push large square bales around and hit the occasional deer without too much...

Lookin at used Stihls. Anyone have opinions on brand or model?

Anyone doing anything over the winter between haying seasons? Buying new equipment? New hay tools? Picking up more ground? Getting out? :( I would like to trade my Magnum MX270 for a similar size tractor with a loader. Kind of desperate for another beefy loader tractor for square bales. As...

Thought I’d post a review on first 4 years & 50,000 miles of ownership on my 2020 RAM 5500 cab & chassis w/ Cummins engine. So far, I’ve had few issues. The 3 that were notable were: 1. Steering wheel heat failed. I didnt want a heated steering wheel. The truck came with it. It failed in the...

Had the misfortune of blowing a transmission oil return line down onto a customers driveway. Immediately Did the usual dose of kitty litter/absorbent. This is no puddle. It’s a 100-150 foot long puddle. Kitty litter did a decent job on what oil was laying on the surface, but now I still have...

https://lancaster.craigslist.org/hvo/d/lititz-2011-globe-gttu-a-equipment/7689246678.html I don’t know if the deck height would be an issue with the super single tires?

This has really caught my interest for my trailers duals and my dump truck dual rear wheels. https://www.amazon.com/Crossfire-Dual-Pressure-Equalization-CF110STABT/dp/B000304102/ref=psdc_15709141_t1_B0002KKKHQ

I have a couple. Is there a source that puts value on older license plates?

Looking to buy a plug-in fountain de-icer so we can enjoy fountain a few more months. A lot to choose from. Here is my fountain. Would like suggestions if any of you have them. Looked at stuff on Amazon primarily. Probably holds 50 gallons at most? Here is my frozen fountain 27* at nigh here...

https://www.tractorhouse.com/listing/for-sale/228961587/2007-agco-rt110a-100-hp-to-174-hp-tractors This would be the answer to my constant issue of needing to load square bales, while at same time needing to mow fields with the CX-15. Pretty much everything I want in a tractor. Only thing...

Been wanting one for over a month. After the big storm clean up job and dropping & bucking nearly 80 large trees, I knew my 261C was at its limits. It did a great job, but once I knew my Makita/Dolmar 6401 was toast, I knew something bigger than the 261C was in order. We will be returning to the...

I’m going with the Phillies, purely because I’m a fan. Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos and Trea Turner are on fire.

https://www.autoweek.com/news/a45155932/ford-ranger-hex-6x6-ricardo/

Made another investment into the “Euro” way. Picked up a set of HLA 5500lb 48” forks yesterday. Removed my HLA single arm log grapple from the 3500lb skid steer set and installed it on the new HLA forks. I think I’m going to be real happy with these on this tree clean-up job. I recommend HLA...

Monday August 7th. We has a very strong storm blow through my little town. Top wind speeds in my area of 110MPH. One of my farm customers bore the brunt of the damage. An estimated 300 medium-large trees blown over or snapped off like tooth picks. Amazing is the power of nature. Huge trees...

Looking at adding a 20” saw to the fleet and have been looking at a new Stihl 261C. Without a brand warfare eruption, is there any reason I should look at another comparable brand? I like Stihl because my neighborhood dealer is very good and I like Stihl‘s business model. That might overwhelm...

I jumped in on the electric blower, chainsaw and weed wacker eagerly, thinking they would replace the Stihl gas pieces I previously run. Fast forward to today and I am once again back to my Stihl gas blower, Stihl gas weed walkers and never really left my Stihl & makita gas chainsaws. The...

When I bought my Ram 3 &1/2 years ago, I decided I would take it to the dealer for maintenance/repairs and follow strict maintenance schedule. I repair everything else (tractors, farm equipment, trailers) myself, to the degree I can, but I decided to have the Ram maintained at the dealer. I...

So here we go again. Polyurea grease in MY area sold out ”indefinitely”. No John Deere Green polyurea or Lucas green polyurea grease anywhere. Checked everywhere, box stores, hardware stores, farm stores, tractor dealers. Nothing, zip, nada. I have 2 automatic greasers I have to keep loaded...

I have been unhappy with my Retco 7K trailer. Biggest problems were it’s too narrow (75”) for my 72” zero turns and the break over angle on the tailgate is too steep for them without some rubbing. I kept a lookout on FB marketplace and spied a 2021 Pequea 20’ x 80” 10K that has a lower break...

Anyone own one? I have seen a lot of their “backhoe pro” trailers around. Heard the inside wheels on the funky tandems can be a hassle.

Noticed trailer brakes are weak. Battery box says “recharge” on battery, but battery is only 2 months old and electrical tester reads 12.4V Brakes work, but don’t do a lot, even with brake controller fully cranked to 10. The trailer is only a year old and brakes worked well when I first got it...

I have a Force America engine-drive Central Hydraulics pump if anyone needs one. It’ll run off just about any engine with a front pulley. Came off my IH 7500 dump truck. Includes engine driveshaft and mounting flange They are $7,000+ new. Looking to get $1,500. Worked perfectly when removed in...

Finally got going. Last minute repairs and no rake kept me out of action about a week later than I normally start. In the background you can see the Magnum & Krone baler anxiously waiting to get into the fray Only 300 more acres to go! LOL

Just got delivered late this afternoon. Here’s some pics

I was asked by one of my customers to pull out about 1,000 feet of old split rail. The best tool for this is a bale spear for the uprights and better yet a 2 or 3 spear bale spear for carrying the rails, to your pile. First the rails. With the Rails stacked, next is the posts. Just...

I don’t know about you, but I am trying to get ready, but still have some unanswered questions. 1. Need to find a rake. Still can’t decide between wheel & rotary. Would like a Krone or Claas rotary. 2. Waiting for sprocket & chain replacement on Krone baler pickup. Chains are stretched to...

Getting my 7K Retco trailer ready for use for the mowing season. It has a typical top crank jack handle, but it leaves only 15” of space between top handle swing arc and the front trailer guard rail. This leaves me no room for most trailer toolboxes which are at least 18” front to back. My hands...

From Ritchie Bros regarding tandem axle road tractors. Hopefully we will see this significant price decline in other truck areas:

Buddy of mine needed help getting 200 bales of cow hay delivered. We dug ‘em out of the bank barn and got them loaded. Funny how you never forget how to toss & load small squares from your childhood until today.

Upgraded my single axle lawn zero turn trailer to a 7k tandem last week. The single axle was limiting me to moving one machine at a time and we frequently need both. Money is slim with today’s economy, so I found a deal on a close out 7,000lb dual axle trailer. 20FT Retco- made in Missouri. 2)...

I am looking for another tractor and found an older, heavy, cab 4WD tractor with a loader. Test results are excellent. Massive 6.6L 400 cu. in Sisu diesel. I can attest for the power & toughness of this engine. Not a new showpiece, but very strong and has a great quality Quicke loader and big...

Anyone know them? Good/Bad? About all I know is “Fiat Power Train”, which does not exactly give me confidence. Looking at a New Holland T6050 with 6.7L FPT diesel turned down quite a bit Smaller treactor than I wanted, but choices are very limited. Would have to add cast wheels and weights to...

Hey we now have a new forum for any of you with Challenger or Agco brand tractors. It was an idea I had and Muhammad was good enough to to make it happen.

While operating my Magnum last year it was blowing oil out of the breather tube when the turbo was spooled and making max pressure, max RPM and max load (like pulling a heavy square baler up a hill at road speed). I thought I had a cracked piston or ring, but after performing some tests, we...

https://www.tractorhouse.com/listing/for-sale/219029619/john-deere-705-hay-rakes-hay-and-forage-equipment I like this rake. Gives me some pause on the wheel rake I was thinking about buying. It transports low and narrow down the road. Its being sold Wednesday at an auction site near me. I...

My Challenger has a typical plastic roof shell. Previous owner installed a home-brewed light bar bracket. Looks/works fine except one thing: It makes the tractor about 10’-2” high. I am storing it in a barn with a 10’ door opening for snowplowing season. Figures…. I removed the strobe light...

Picked up a lightly used Stihl BT 45 gas drill today. Haven’t used one in years. Anyone else have/use one?

I am tempted to buy this and get after my Ram, Jeep & trailers...

Getting ready to paint a sand blasted steel truck frame. Need advice on what bare metal epoxy primer to use. Frame was rusty and needs prep work. Any professional advice for preparation appreciated.

I am one of the “lucky” owners of a ‘19 or ‘20 Ram Cummins with the CP-4 pump. If you didn’t already know, these pumps are found in all 3 major brands of truck and across a few different models as well. As far as I know, Ram was the only manufacturer to offer free replacement of all affected...

My turn for 6 22/70/19.5“ traction tires. I have been running Kelly RSD tires forever and I like them. They run about $327 a piece, or about $2,000 for 6. With the 2 years of supply shortages of so many things, they are pretty much out of stock. I could go with the Goodyear 622 which is the...

Anyone upgrading, downsizing, purchasing, etc? I have one more tractor to upgrade and one to fix. Probably going to sell the Hesston square baler and look for a newer Massey or another Krone. Looking at double and wheel rakes, too. Anyone else got plans?

I have 2 tractor cab roofs made of HDPE plastics. Want to try to fix them. Found this cheap repair kit, but I dont know if it’ll work on this type of plastic? Has anyone had luck fixing this type of plastic? I dont want to use tape, I want to repair with a “weld”...

Let’s say you are buying a tractor and you are comparison shopping.You ask opinions on TBN, talk to dealers, but do you check Tractor Data and Nebraska Tractor Tests? Do you read the tests carefully? I have found Tractor Data to be the most indispensable piece of information when buying. Not...

2006 IH 7400 with a DT466E Truck was originally titled in California and equipped with California Emissions You may know that in 2006 CA emissions meant trucks came with a DPF. They had the same emissions in 2006 as the other 49 states got in 2008. Years later, the truck was sold to a buyer in...

Each fall, we begin the long process of fertilizing fields with mushroom compost. I got underway Monday with this Customer’s field. Some nice scenery and a little Clay & Buck on the radio and I’m good to go. Here’s the Challenger making use of that 8’ high capacity bucket I just picked up...

Want to buy an adapter to go from global to SSQA. Local dealer wants $1,000 for 4000lbs capacity. Found this one on Ebay for 1/3rd the price with 3500lbs capacity. I’m sure its inferior Chinese, but $700 less is a LOT less. maybe take a chance since I wont use much? Only need for snow plow...

Unfortunately there’s no dealers I can find in the USA. Wonder if they are available in Canada? https://www.deleks.it/en/c/37/snow-plows-for-tractor-front-loader-with-euro-attachment-deleks

I thought after 25 years of mowing fields & haying, I’d post a few pics from today’s and recent field mowing. Once hay is done for the year, we turn to all-out property maintenance, field mowing, snow removal and property improvements. The photos below are just 2 weeks of clearing & cutting...

Second time this has happened on my F-3680. At the back of the 36HP 4 cylinder Kubota diesel is a small plastic plug. Looks like a dip stick hole plugged with a small cap. The cap will randomly pop out of the hole and cause a big mess. That may be the least of your worries. Unnoticed, it could...

And man they gettin steep! Steel is gonna cost more than silver soon! 8’ high cap bucket. Nothing fancy. Made right here in PA with American steel. 🇱🇷

Found a legitimate trailer for sale. 2013 Stephen L Green, Inc. 26,000 GVWR 5,500 Empty weight 8’ wide deck over 19’ flat deck 6’ beaver tail clean title seller will include a new PA state inspection sticker $4,000 I think it looks pretty good and honestly a 9 year old trailer this...

After a lot of looking around for a dump truck, I finally found pretty much what was wanted. Must haves were 1. 4x4 chassis 2. Heavy specs (>35K GVWR) 3. Higher than typical HP/TQ 4. 3 stage engine brakes 5. Automatic trans 6. Single thick frame-not double. I hit on the first 5, but not 6...

Been aerating some of my fields last few days. Took a few photos.

I have been putting up with this for years. 3 or 4 of our TV’s, no matter what I try, have the information box (team score, balls/strikes, etc) cut off. I have tried everything on the remote, even called verizon. Nothing seems to get the whole screen on some of my TVs. Its like it’s too...

Do you sell your truck or tractor tires while they still have some remaining tread, or do you wear them out completely? I am always looking for better traction because I have challenging off road conditions. Therefore, I usually don’t like running tires with 10% tread remaining. With a truck...

Just picked up a new (used) twin tank air compressor. I have to put it up in the center of the truck bed and can’t reach old school pull start without climbing up into bed. Would like to add electric start and have starter button wired over into side tool box so I can just drop side box lid...

These have almost disappeared

I wouldn’t think so, but not up on aluminum wheels and wheel repairing. My well meaning, helpful so had a mishap with a roadside rock-outcropping.

I do quite a bit of farm field ditching. Looks like it’d be near impossible to get parts. Never heard of Menzi…. https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/hvo/d/pittsburgh-1993-menzi-muck/7532303363.html https://menziusa.com/menzi-muck/

Finally located a very nice 10’ Western Heavyweight with pump & lights. I can get it cheap. Plan to remove pump & lights and install on Massey 7495. I also have 2 sets of front hydraulics, 1 of which will be used for power angling. Plan to mount Cat-II pins on frame, but not sure how to utilize...

I have a Magnum with a CAPS pump (Cummins Accumulator Pump System). $3,500 to replace if it goes for total replacement. Anyone have knowledge? I hear not the best compared to the replacement HP pump in newer Magnums. Whats the deal on them?

Looking at buying a truck in NY with an IH HT570 9.5L diesel engine. It’s an ‘07, so it’s a pre-emissions model. I have had a few trucks with DT466’s and DT530’s in them. They were stout. Don’t know the bigger ”high torque” HT-570. Heard all the horror stories on the ”Max Force” versions, so...

Looking for a 8’ extra high volume bucket. Hoping for low to mid 40’s cubic feet of capacity. Euro quick-attach. Dealers have 8’ 36 cu ft and 9’ 51 cu ft in stock. Resisting 9’ wide because of loader arm stress and width going down the road. Can’t find any of the extra tall/deep extra high...

It’s ON! Anyone else? I have a long way to go but pretty much started on the last weekend of August and have been going non-stop. My son is back to college, so it’s me and very little help. Machinery breaking, leaking, failing at alarming rates. But hey, it’s hay.

https://york.craigslist.org/hvo/d/glen-rock-polaris-sportsman-4x4-tractor/7517160403.html

Not all that bad! These bales sat outside, uncovered for 2 months. All of June & July, which were both hot & rainy. These bales above were unloaded and opened. I have been noticing lately how well they store, even outdoors, when they are baled tightly, under a lot of pressure. It’s...

Made an estimated 400 tons of feed & mulch hay. We finished yesterday at 6PM and it poured while driving the tractor and baler home. Now time for a little rest. Repairs are needed to both balers and one tractor. Back at it in late August-September to do it all over again. Good luck...

Have a central grease system on baler. Due to operator error, it was run out of grease. 😖 I refilled with grease and began cracking lines all the way up to the main splitter, which has about 40 lines coming off it going to different parts of the baler. I cracked the fitting at the bottom of...

Went to grab my Case-IH MX-270 and Krone baler yesterday to move to another location and you guessed it….no start. Immediately I began looking around and noticed no dash lights, no gauges, nothing. Tractor would crank, but not start. No puffs from exhaust while cranking, so no fuel either...

Can’t get my Lucas green grease anywhere. Anyone else seeing this where you live? I need for my square baler and I don’t like mixing greases.

Traveling on a local winding 2 lane road. Inside lane has sheer rock and trees, outside lane has a very close guardrail and a 10’ tumble down into a swamp. No shoulder on either side. There’s just nowhere to go. While pulling my Hesston square baler behind my Massey 7495 on the inside lane...

Its a little past it’s prime, but I was able to crank out about 30 pretty little bales today. I used the Krone Big Pack and set the monitor to make 60” x4’ x4’ bales. Turned out great. I haven’t had the chance to use this feature yet and it works amazingly well. These bales will be perfect for...

Sold one of the smaller Kubotas (M135X) a few weeks ago. Have a Challenger MT535B with a Quicke Q66 loader coming in to replace it in a week or 2. Pretty much the same as a MF7475 with a Caterpillar diesel instead of a Sisu diesel. Key reasons for the change are: CVT transmission, 35% more...

My local dealer is dropping prices. Somewhat substantially on bigger trailers. Maybe the price gouging is almost over (except for fuel)? $19,900 down to $18,500.

Heres a few pics from this weekend. Fabulous baling conditions. Dry, Sunny & breezy. Just getting this field started. My son in the raking tractor up ahead. Finishing up with the Hesston 4910 Meanwhile, on the other side of town, the Krone Big Pack 4x4 XC got to make a few bales.

Anyone got hay down & dryin? I knocked down about 50 acres in the last few days. Here we go! 2022 hay season off & running.

Trying to sell an Inernational Harvester 584 tractor for a client. Probably a 1981, but still trying to find out exact year 2WD 3595 hours 60HP diesel 8 speed IH 2250 loader loader bucket 3 point 20% tires 1 set hydraulic outlets Woods D80 mower with hydraulic height adjust Looking for some...

I have located a farm tractor in the Wellesley, Ontario area. I do not want to mention dealer name, but can PM dealer name to you. Would like to ask about their reputation. Please reply if nearby.

Massey 7495 tractor with traditional dash cluster tach. After running for a couple hours and presenting correct tach speed (compared to digital readout), the tach goes past the correct reading (2000RPM) creeps up towards 2500RPM, then into the white zone and sits just there. Turn tractor off and...

Have been going through the Krone this week. Lots to do. Immediately upon first run, blew a remote. Digging into it this week. Probably a bad o-ring or needs a new cartridge. Made a big mess.

This question is for anyone with a truck & mobile toolbox in a truck with sliding drawers. Like your typical craftsman black painted toolbox with sliding drawers your wrenches & sockets. I have a Craftsman cheapo 3 drawer with many hand tools floating around inside used daily for field &...

These trailers seem to get a bad rap for the front axle getting tore up on tight turns. Seems plausible if not handled correctly (turned too sharply, especially loaded). Anyone own one? Any who does own one have issues with front axle? If equipped with 14ply tires, any additional reasons to...

Was contracted last week to do a quick rebuild of a local small road for a 10 year customer I do a lot of farming and Conservancy mowing for. The road is a 1200’ straight shot through the woods with 4 driveways. It’s seen better days, but it’s also been there for 100’s of years. The customer...

With everyone raising prices on all my inputs, I just emailed my feed hay customers this morning that I’m raising prices to $100 for a 1000 pound round bale picked up at my barn. Has anyone that buys/sells seen increased prices? The endophyte free fescue bales are a little less than my orchard...

Anyone make a round 3” gooseneck receiver or adapter? My current Kaufman trailer is set up for 3” ball, but the gooseneck hitch is square. I think all the 3” couplers are square, but thats just based on what I've seen on line. Found this on etrailer...

No, not quitting my career ;) Just bid a good mile or more of ditching, double it if you count both sides ;) Customer reviewing contract and it seems like itll be a “go”. No problem renting a mini ex & smooth bucket. I made quite a few calls, but nobody has a wrist attachment for bucket for rent...

Just trying to get an idea of the level of satisfaction good/bad with using a skiddy to load/unload LARGE bales.

Like some of you, I‘m always looking for farm equipment, machinery vehicles and trailers. Whether to buy or just learn or fun when its raining, etc. I have various websites I peruse and stumbled across a very nice mid 90’s IH 4900 tandem axle truck. I couldnt believe how nice the paint was. No...

Anyone have game on?

I was approached by a new hay farming customer about doing some winter work. Clearing thousands of branches cleared from around hay field by previous farmer and trees he cut down. They were all hauled to one central pile-probably 10 years worth. Roughly measured about 175’ long by 50’ wide and...

Tom Brady announces his retirement from the NFL today? https://abcnews.go.com/US/nfls-tom-brady-announces-retirement-reports/story?id=82554220 https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/29/football/tom-brady-retiring-nfl/index.html He was the fiercest competitor of my lifetime. Edit: I put a ? In title in...

Anyone mowing brush, large fields in winter with frozen ground? We have about 150 acres to cut when the ground freezes. Too soft/delicate to cut unless frozen. We have one property with a few large retention pond basins we can only cut when the ground freezes. Some areas overrun with blackberry...

With ICE vehicles on their way out for todays sin of consuming fossil fuels, the Tahoe does offer a nice alternative. Car & Driver reviews show 27MPG on sustained 75MPH trip. Diesel upgrade price not as dramatic as thought. Pretty impressive for a large SUV. They claim payoff at 80K. Less if you...

Anyone seeing this at an increasing rate? CL ads everywhere around here with farmers selling out/retiring, etc. Seems like this sunami of high input prices (fuel, fertilizer, et al) may be the final nail? Talked to a buddy last week running 1600 acres of hay in a neighboring state and he said...

Have always been curious about them and what their advantages/disadvantages are. I was looking through CL while recovering from an injury the last week or 2 at home. Found a few for sale. They are designed to place all their GVWR on their own axles independent of the truck and only rely on the...

Would you be comfortable with a tandem axle flatbed truck with 34,000lb rears? Im used to 40,000lb rears being pretty much the “industry standard”. As long as the rear tandems arent overloaded, I dont see a problem, but wondered if there were any inherent issues, problems? Axles snapping? Again...

Getting ready to get after it for the first time this year. What a joke 1-3”, but if the customers want plowed and the farms gotta get hay off the property, well, lets roll!

Got asked if I want to clear main roads in a development. Anyone have a typical truck snowplow adapted to a tractor with a front 3 point? I already have a plow attached to a loader on a tractor. This would be farm tractor with front 3 point below. Have hydraulics up front for power angling...

Purchased my M135X in warmer months almost 3 years ago (April 2019). Never thought to see if the glow plugs worked. They actually won’t work if it’s over 41*. Last winter, I realized the glow plugs weren’t working. Ohmed out wires, looked at wiring for mice damage, water damage, bad grounds...

Anyone doing any rebuilds or major repairs? Fertilizing? Field edge tree line clearing? Im well underway on oil changes. Stocked up on twine. Got this at the end of season pricing, before it goes to like $50/roll. And of course, fertilizing

What’s your horror story? I have a broken rear shock on my Ram 5500. Ordered April 2. Going on 8 months now and finally arrived. Luckily suspension is so heavy, I didn’t notice it was broken. While waiting on shock, one of my TPMS sensors went belly up. Now waiting on that and it looks like a...

Anyone have experience with them? So much bang for the buck, but there’s a downside, of course, to everything. Cant help but think this thing would be perfect for large square bale transport from soft fields to local delivery yards. Civilian 6x6 is easily $50-$75k This truck below runs excellent...

Make it steerable front fenders! Priced em out…crazy expensive!

Have a Scotsman Ice maker in my kitchen. Love it. Makes perfect cubes for soft drinks, adult beverages or when one of the kids needs lots of ice for a bruise, or a cooler for sports drinks. Generally, it works great. It happily harvests cubes. However, once every few months, the cubes melt and...

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My MX270 has a cab with typical AC system, except mine is malfunctioning. Theres 2 dials. One dial is infinitely adjustable dial for fan strength and one is a mixing dial for hot/cold. The mixing dial just goes from Blue (cold) to red (hot). Then there’s a 3 position rocker switch. 1st...

Hey guys, my F has been being used for roadside mowing for our biggest customer. I really want some warning lights as the road side has people blowing by us by double the speed limit by sometimes just a foot. So it comes down to type of light and mounting location. We always run with roll bar...

Anyone wish they made one? Im a big fan of the Gator 6x4 and the Kubota RTV. Would like to kind of melt them together into a 6x6. Thought a RTV 1100 with 2 rear axles would make an amazing piece. Even if one of the rear axles didnt drive, just for the flotation and extra load capacity… Those 3...

Found a really sweet 2009 Pete 335 4WD with a Paccar PX8 (8.3L Cummins), Allison 3000 and air brakes. 33,000 GVWR. Has air to rear. 10/23 axles. However, it only has 12’ of frame and 108” cab to axle. Makes a 16’ flatbed kinda tough. Ideally should be 120” cab to axle for 16’ flatbed. I really...

Looking at these forks. Great price, but never heard of. Google search produces little. Thinking these are either very small locally produced or from Ch*na. https://reading.craigslist.org/grq/d/summit-station-skid-steer-and-3pt-bale/7366454933.html

Not 100% for that reason, but partly? I have an ideal firewood spot, a 16’x24’ concrete pad I poured years ago. I could split wood on it. Have a friend that will sell me as many rounds as I want. Quick backround: I grew up in a house heated primarily with firewood wood and backed up with oil...

Thought Id share a few lawn mowin…..I mean large square baling pictures with y’all. Share some of yours, ifins you got any! From the cab of my Case-IH MX-270….sorry about the dirty windows! It was 98* and very sunny. In the middle picture you can see my son in the raking tractor.

Was looking for alternatives to the steel F chute. I have already damaged 2 trees by cleaving off chunks of bark with the rigid steel chute. My Z has a plastic, flexible chute which will not do any significant damage. Kubota dealer parts says no alternative chutes. The chute mounting points on...

So if one were to buy a deck over with dirt shedder ramps like my Kaufman GN, is there a way to install something to make it easier to run small tire equipment up the ramps? Looks like ordering a trailer is a bridge to nowhere and dealers do have a few in stock that meet most of my needs. Really...

Has America gone soft? YES, in my opinion. There are many examples of this and few of how we are getting tougher. Example: I was listening to sports talk radio last week about how managers remove pitchers from games no matter how well they are pitching by “pitch counts”. Back in the 50’s...

Man, are we getting some RAIN

Anyone have experience with this brand? I am looking at a set of 4200lb 48” for $575 Was set on Bobcat 4000lb 48” for $850 the savings is enough to have me considering them.

Was given 35 acres of land to hay. Previous bunch compacted the topsoil, never fertilized, or aerated. Yields were poor. Bunch grasses were sparse and wire grasses taking over. I decided to try to break up the upper 6-8” with an aerator. Next will be a layer of compost. Seed drill late summer.

Have used Craigs List hundreds of times to sell and to a lesser extent, buy items. Over the last year, noticed dwindling responses to my for sale items and a 10-fold increase in scams. Has CL been ruined by these scam creatures? It was a beautiful concept, saved me thousands in fees. Sad to see...

Anyone seen one of these? Crazy looking. Reminds me of the Dew Eze hydraulic tilting mowers. Found this one on Craigs List

One of my customers is selling her farm. Mercedes Benz is building a dealership on her land. Anyway, there’s an old gas Ford farm tractor parked there. She said it’s mine. Does not run currently, but engine turns freely according to her and ran about 8 months ago. I have no need for it and...

I’m dropping some hay Friday. Anyone else underway? We‘ve been fixing things and getting ready for weeks!

Buddy of mine looking at a basic 14,000lb flatbed trailer. Said Appalachian is 12-14 weeks out and Kaufman is 25 weeks out! Sheesh, we could have a complete collapse of the economy or other life changing events happen in that much of a waiting period.

Finally found a clean used F3680! ~1050 hours and real clean. This one will have a brand new 72” mower deck installed in ~10 days. Comes with the $300 tachometer option....hmmmm :unsure: I decided to keep my venerable ZD331 with 72” deck for chopping rocks lol Cant believe the...

1. This topic has been discussed more than a few times. The biggest remaining mystery to me is the clippings. Obviously they are discharged out the back on an RD deck. If the lawn is cut weekly, or when it gets tall (5-7”) and should be cut, will the clippings turn brown show like a thin blanket...

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Most of us have been there. The ugly painful process of crushing a fingernail or toenail. Is there anything that can be done? Mine is a crushed fingernail. Hoped it would survive, but alas I can see the end of the nail pulling- away from the quick. Last one took about a year. My son has 2...

Why are split ramps so rare and seldom seen on flat deck equipment trailers? They seem so useful and when spring assisted, very easy to flip up. They make a trailer instantly capable of loading any wheel configuration or size or rubber tracked machinery. The reinforced wire mesh is smoother for...

Purchased a lightly used Smittybilt 10,000lb winch on CL for an excellent price. Seller threw in nice receiver mount and 24’ Smittybuilt winch quick wiring system. Plan is a front bumper mount, not a portable receiver, so a bumper mounting bracket will need to be ordered between frame & bumper...

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Decided to add 146lb each wheel weights to my small tractor‘s cast rear wheels today. First order of business was to carry them from the truck inside, which was easy with my large build body structure. Heck, I won the “farmers walk” at my county fair. Lol Picked up a new baler over the winter...

Thought I’d post my first 10k miles report on Ram ownership. SO FAR, I’d give it a 9.5 out of 10. Good: One of my biggest reasons for the Ram/Cummins was it pulls so strong and gets good fuel economy. Well, let me tell you this is the best puller I have ever owned. 44,000+ pounds GCW no...

Anyone have a NH 8xxx Genesis with 7.5L?

What are the high points of 2-way radios. Would like to talk to employees directly, while working in tractors together in fields. I have only a superficial knowledge. Anything hands free would be preferable, but not required. Range of 5 miles would be great, but 2-3 miles ok since we also have...

Hello plant lovers. My wife and I planted lots of coreopsis around our house. The life cycle begins in spring and flowers most of the summer, then dies off in fall, as you well know. In winter, we are left with small weeds that grow over top of where the coreopsis was. We think it competes with...

Ever get a little emotional after trading in a car? Said my final farewells to perhaps the best overall vehicle I have ever owned. My 2008 Chevy Tahoe LTZ. What a fine automobile. A perfect fit for bigger people, bigger families, sports events and travel. She could cruise like a Cadillac on a...

Man technology,,,,its wild isn’t it? So many choices on this RAM cluster. I’m always towing so I went with Brake HP in the upper right and Brake force (%) in the upper left. Boost in lower left and good old Oil pressure in lower right. Like the center cluster, you can mind your tire pressure...

Decided to up the ante a bit with my on board fire protection. Hay fires and baler fires are a REAL serious issue. Have water extinguishers on the balers. Now the tractors... I prefer the 2.5G Badger-type stainless water extinguishers, but they are pretty expensive. Was looking around on Ebay...

Sold my last Ford diesel today. Replace with GM? Sold my last of 4 Ford diesel trucks. This one was a 2008 6.4L F-350 plow truck. Still looked good-no rust, but at 185,000 miles, I knew the after treatment system was going to need replaced at any time. No rust, but it was on the way. Didnt like...

Thought I would start a little thread about hay delivery. I have several hay delivery customers and I thought I would share a few pics. If you have pictures or stories, share them. Last night, I picked up the tractor from my shop/home base and drove it about 7 miles to one of the more remote...

My trusty beloved Tahoe developed a problem 2008 LTZ with 217,000 mi When I engage the rotary knob into auto mode , I get a loud clunking sound sound while rolling down the road. Switch back to 2WD and it goes away. Seems like transfer case. Someone said t case needs a special oil.... Ideas anyone?

I just did my route twice. Yesterday before rush and today before rush hour. Had a couple non-contract calls I just finished. We didnt get nearly what the weather guessers said we would. Predicted 10-15. Said it would be a crippling storm for northeast US. Got 6-7 over 2 days. Another “ boy...

Customer wants 12 acres of autumn olive, vines and small sweet gum cleared. Its all on a moderate slope. Too steep for my farm tractor with my 15 bush hog without possibility of getting stuck this time of year. Thinking of renting tracked skiddy with ambusher. Wondered if I want to consider mini...

Good morning Komrades! I am trying to obtain a range of value for a 2011 15 OX dump body. The body is in good conditions and has an air tailgate and grain chute. NO hoist. IYO, what would be an asking price range? I think these are an excellent brand of dump box I was thinking $3,000 + Salute

Another meaningless edition of name that object. Found this while rummaging through a barn. Looks DIY-ish Anyone know what it is?

Ever seen one of these? Anyone have one? Brown Tree Cutter - farm & garden - by owner - sale...

Cant tell by ad, but wondered if this is a true tri-axle (meaning all 3 rear axles have powered differentials) Or just 2 of 3 drive and the other one is an air lift? 1986 International Cabover Tri Axle Truck Tractor - heavy equipment...

Kubota Set of (7) 95lb weights, front weight bracket, mounting bolts, nuts, washers. Installation guide Fits larger M series Kubota tractors (M125X, M126X, M135X and more) Listed in for sale ads on tractorbynet below

Never knew Kubota made them back this far. Nice size! Wide steel tracks. Thumb! Looks real simple to repair. Excellent appearance. Kubota KH28L Mini Wide Track Excavator - heavy equipment - by owner...

Check this thing out. A different twist on a 72 mower Toro 36 Mower - farm & garden - by owner - sale

I see a new version, no cab being offered. Was the 3650 discontinued?

What is this knob/switch for? Its not the 4WD Selector, the 4wd selector shifter is on the floor.

Ive heard enough upside about the Fs to start hunting for one over the winter. Sights set on a F3860. My ZD331 has served me well for years, but Im still tearing too much turf for my liking. Shes also getting up there in commercial use hours/age so something newer would be desirable. I may trade...

Im torn between selling my 2008 F-350 SD diesel and trading it on a somewhat newer truck. If I keep it, which Im now leaning to doing, Id like to remove the old factory OEM am/fm/CD and replace with a unit with AM/FM blue tooth and 2 camera inputs. Want to do a bumper camera for bumper pull...

Badges? We dont need no stinking badges! :laughing: But seriously, I inherited at least 500 of these... what are they for? Why does big one (Mississippi) have hole drilled in it? Some have threaded studs on the back. (Richmond) Some are blank on the back (Clemson)

Found a Duramax 3500 that would be a perfect work truck. Rebuilt title. I havent investigated yet, but will be shortly. My question is,,,,,, would ya? :confused3: Its about 1/2-2/3 the cost of similar used trucks with clean titles. Looks excellent. If Its going to be a work truck, not a...

Anyone run a grill guard and still able to mount their snowplow? Would like to throw something on the front of my F-350, but dont know if itll clear my Western Plow? Not a bumper, a grille protector

I have read about someone else doing this. My trailer landing gear is new and fully lubricated. I have 2 speed jacks. Its a heavy trailer and cranking it on low speed is pretty hard. On high speed, its easy, but takes forever. Someone once may have posted here that they found a way to remove...

I cut a huge steep hill with my ZD331. Ive done it 20 times this year with no issues. Cut it Monday and it would begin bucking and stalling at the bottom of of the hill and then after about 10-20 seconds it would recover. Whitish smoke and rough running. At first I thought the tanks must be low...

Building an 8 to 16 foot gooseneck dump trailer Got the RAM and gooseneck equipment and hay trailer pretty much done Next, looking to build a 8x16 gooseneck dump trailer to replace my dump truck. GVWR range desired is 16k to 21k which means 2) 8k axles or 3) 7k axles with single tires. I have...

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I think the middle age say roughly 2005-2010 Duramax diesel trucks were my favorite overall built trucks of that era. Just my opinion, but I owned all 3 of the legacy brands, and that is my opinion. Not trying to start a brand war. However, there is the aforementioned rust issue. Its terrible...

I stumbled onto them and asked for a price & specs on heavy duty 48 pallet forks with hydraulic adjustment. $1,331 8 week lead time Made in USA (North Carolina) Seems like a fair deal, but dont know anything about the company, quality, etc.

I gave up my apportioned tags 2 years ago as the documentation expectations were ridiculous for me. I dont travel out of state too much anymore and quite honestly, when I do deliver out of state, cops dont seem to care about farmers delivering hay. Anyway, I have to travel from PA to NC. I will...

Id like to buy a Kubota F3680 at Sydenstrickers. Its much too far for me to look at. If anyone mechanically inclined to Kubota or mowing machines is located close by, Im willing to help make it worth your while to have a look! Please reply if interested. Thanks

I cannot use an electric fence due to small children coming in contact and the random nature (walkways, etc) cutting through planting beds. Do the high pitch noise deterrents work? We are using the odor sprays, but they need frequent application and don稚 always seem to work. We are losing all...

Still hunting a Kubota F3680 with 72 mower. Then I got to thinking, why not a 100 inch WAM mower? However, it wouldnt work in the tighter, smaller areas I have. So then I thought, could I buy a F3680 100 inch WAM and find a used 72 inch mower and interchange mowers? So my question is, can an...

NO, this is NOT my mother in law! :laughing: This is the real deal. It was UGLY, easily 5” long, had huge jaws and it was ANGRY! :shocked: So, what is it???

I just got started, then we got thundershowers for 3 days. With no help today I teddered, raked and baled 75 4x5s today. Nothing to brag about, but I知 hoping the next 2 days to get another 150 made and then pull up stakes and head to the next fields. 1500 to go....gonna be a longgggg summer.

Kaufmann Gooseneck 3” coupler 35’ x 102“ 38,000 LB GVWR 2) 16,000 LB Dexter oil bath axles Hutchins 48 spread axle suspension Torque tube Monster ramps full width spring assist 6 x 8 deck on neck Spare wheel & tire Case-IH red paint :cool2: :drink:

So yesterday was a day like any other warm season day. Its either farming hay, mowing fields, stacking barns, trucking hay. This time it was field mowing. I had 4 fields to mow from 3 to 15 acres each. Got started at 6:30 AM and all went well. As I was finishing up the 4th field, I noticed my...

Anyone use their RTV for snow removal? What, on a scale of 1-10, would you give its ability to push snow? What limitations have you found for depth, wet snow, etc? I know theres lots of factors here, but generally speaking, anyone who uses an RTV1100 for snow removal, Id like to hear your...