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I bought a John Deere 71 corn planter with plates for corn and sunflowers on ebay. It is a one row. Expecting delivery on Tuesday. Any experience you can share?

As I said in another thread, I am siding my barn with pine shiplap. Looks great. Now I am thinking about using pole barn metal for the ceiling. I priced out the materials and I figure for the 1200 sq. ft. the materials will cost about 70 cents per sq. ft or $840. I am thinking about...

I am using shiplap to side the interior of my barn. Here in upstate NY it runs about $0.61 per square foot. All people that I invite over really like the way it looks. Attached is a photo.

I bought a five acre field that adjoins my property. I planted many maples (~6-8 feet) last spring. This fall, the deer bucks rubbed ~80% off the circumference of a four to six inch length of bark off the trees. Originally, I thought the "Buck Rub" was 100% and talked to a tree pro and he said...

I have 22 acres and do a lot of dirt work. Currently, I have a JD790 which is rather light and 30HP. I think that for my land and tasks I might be happier with a DK45. I live in upstate NY where things (not houses and land) are more expensive. I have been researching on the Net prices for a...

So many have questioned the use of discs, plows and tillers in the smoothing of fields. Here is a photo of what I am doing to my 5 acre field with my tiller. I plan on following up this job with a disc.

is that the wife is constantly indecisive about where she wants the stone...

Last week I drafted a purchase offer for 6 acres of woods that adjoins by woods. The offer was accepted (signed) by the owners. This morning I faxed the offer with a map to my attorneys office. I got a call from the secretary telling me that my attorney was out of town and wouldn't be able...

One component of my rationalization list for buying a backhoe for my JD790 is that the banks of my small pond are rather messy. A friend of mine tells me that the best way to clean the pond banks is to hire a larger backhoe operator. Clearly, this is the superior solution. However, I don’t...

The main shaft on my Greenline PHD cracked off. Anyone know how to order parts for Greenline? I can't seem to find their website. I am reluctant to call Northern Equipment; where I made the purchase; I'd prefer to deal with Greenline directly. Thanks!

Anyone have any practical experience with the 3 cubic yard cement mixers? Good for what? I am thinking of getting one for stone pathways and other structural projects around the house....

Wife says get a backhoe for my 790! Any advice, links or other matter useful to a lucky soul as myself? Owners of 790 with 7 backhoe... Would you buy the 7 again? Thanks Buck

Does anyone have a clever or stock answer to providing flashing for new windows and doors in a Pole Barn? My siding is flat with vertical grooves extending outward every eight inches or so. Thanks! Buck

Here is a shot of my neighbor plowing my driveway with a CAT loader with a special plow. The plow looks like a backward box scraper despite the fact that it is much larger. These plows are becoming quite prevalent around Upstate NY near the snow belt and are intimidating when you get near...

Does anyone know of a good third party shop manual for a 30 hp JD 790? If not, is there another, probably older, JD tractor manual that is similar enough to suffice? Thanks, Buck

New benchmark for \"lift capacity\" New benchmark for "lift capacity":

Given that summer is around the corner, might as well begin planning for fun!

Two nights ago, my son came in from outside and asked that I clean the snow off the ice over a drainage area leading to a pond for skating. It is an area that I allow the kids to skate on (unsupervised) because it is only 2-3 feet deep. Well, he knew that I would, because he suggested that I...

I broke the 200 hour mark this week on my tractor. It is very hard for me to believe that I have spent 5 work weeks on my tractor in the last 15 calander months. Here in upstate NY, five of months of the year are snow ridden and tractorless for me so this seems to be an extraordinary amount of...

Yesterday, I checked my 790's radiator and didn't see any fluid. Mixed some water with antifreeze and poured it in. The mixture came right out the bottom of my tractor. Thereafter, I looked for loose hoses. Nothing. Called my dealer at noon today. He came out to pick it up at 1:30 PM. Dealer...

Is the reading on the temperature gauge shown in the attached photo normal? It takes quite a while just to get to the shown reading... Thanks, Buck

For three days I have been pulling cattails, by hand, from my pond. Yesterday, my neighbor thought he'd help and brought his backhoe over and tried to reach the areas I couldn't get by hand. What it turned out to be was a muck digging exercise rather than a cattail party because the cattails...

Front End Loader technology is a very common discussion topic on this forum. New members are often asking whether a FEL is a good investment or not. I will never forget when a very good friend (a conservative banker) and his wife came over for dinner just after I bought my tractor. When they...

Just got home from work and my son introduced me to a visitor. Has any one got an idea why a snapper would come into a garage? What should I do? Thanks, Buck

Let's get down to the real metaphysics of compact tractor owning. I am going to challege some of the fundemental beliefs of the TBN group philosophy. Here it is: If you have a FEL, you would be happier with tillers, than a box scaper 1) Smoothing gravel: FEL in reverse. 2) Culverts: Till...

I am getting tired of spending the 15-20 minutes needed to take off or put on my MMM. I know some of you can do this in 5 minutes -- but I can't. Invariably, I mess up my clothes and get grease all over. A major deal for someone trying to cut the grass after work. I really like running the...

Fellow TBN'ers, I wrote a command line utility that will compress and or resize your input JPEG file to TBN minimum requirements. For Windows 95,98, NT, 2000, and XP. Specifically, it will try compressing your JPEG harder and if this doesn't work, it'll interpolate the picture down by 25% and...

Anybody have a clever way of removing cattail plants from ponds? Thanks, Buck

I am embarrassed to ask this-- I can't seem to get this driveline in the tractor PTO shaft. Does anyone know whether I twist the black plastic it pull the black plastic backward? It doesn't seem to want to move. (See attachment) Thanks ! Buck

Howse 54\" tiller Tractors, I am finding, are the weakest spot in my personality. Recently, on somewhat of an impulse, I bought a 54" tiller from Howse through Northern equipment. I guess I broke my first shear pin. Now, I could get by without a tiller. In fact, over the last few wintery...

Well, I know I've arrived. I've got a cup holder. Does anyone have a favorite placement area? Thanks, Buck

I have read many of the user profiles here on TBN and have noticed many of you are self-employed. I have recently been asked to bid on a two-year contract, at much more money than I am making now (government), and have been told that I will win it. Accepting will require that I leave my large...

What is the definition of breakout force on a FEL? This fall I moved a huge rock for my neighbor. Was able to lift it, maybe, four inches before the hydraulics would peter out. Does the bucket bottom have to be level? I've notice a heck of lot of force when initially the bottom of the bucket...

Well after that post, "Why 4WD", I thought I knew enough to go anywhere. Today, in Upstate NY's heat wave, I decided I'd get my tractor out for a little digging. Last summer I cleared an area of brush, skimmed about a two feet of topsoil (the area is a topsoil mine) and sure enough that two...

Why do Diesels last longer than IC\'s? What is the basic reason Diesel's last longer than Internal Combustion engines? Thanks, Buck

Several months ago I posted a photo of excavators digging a pond for my neighbor. I promised I'd post photos when it was done. Here is the pond, now filled by rain. It is 20 feet deep at max, 10 feet average. The amount of dirt moved is stupendous. See next posting. Buck

Here's what it looked like from my kitchen widow yesterday 80 miles from Buffalo, near Rochester NY. I invited Bird up to dig turnips, but he declined. Buck

There's been a lot of postings with the question: Do I need four wheel drive. Here's a shot of my tractor stuck in two wheel drive. Notice the conditions are really not that demanding. I got out by simply engaging the FWD. Buck

Ten mins after starting tonight, in complete darkness, I saw several small sparks come from my JD 790 exhaust. Is this normal? My JD 790 only has 80 some hours on it. Thanks a million, Buck

I've heard that some outfit offers corn seed, sunflowers, grasses that are native to North America. Anybody know the website? Anybody ever grow it? Buck

There's nothing like some little helpers and a tractor to make one forget about the world's woes.

Two weeks ago, having read most of the discussions about box blades, I was very unsure that it was a tool that I could use effectively. As several threads have detailed, box blade popularity appears to be a function of geography and geology. I spoke to several dealers (upstate NY, near Lake...

Here is what they accomplished. Note the picture makes the hole look smaller than it is. The left side is at least 11 ft. The right side at least 6.5 ft. I'll try to get a picture of the piles of dirt they moved in these few hours. The amount of dirt when seen piled amazed me when I saw it -...

Here's how my neighbor builds ponds. He owns a good sized construction company so I won't try to compete. I came home for lunch to pick up my son. No sign of any work being done. Went back to work at 1:30. He is what I saw in my neighbor's back yard at 5:00 PM: (Must've been taking a break)

I wanna buy this box blade from Northern. Any opinions? http://www.northerntool.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=47867&prmenbr=6970

Here's the same tractor in my pole barn:

Here\'s my tractor Thanks for all your help. It was a hard decision between NH, Kubota and Deere. Here's my JD 790 by my house:

I have ruts in my back approximately 9 inches wide. Will a Box Scaper smooth these out? If not, what would you recommend? Thanks, Chris

I just got a quote on a new JD 790. Tractor (MFWD TURF DSCV Mid PTO) 11,595 70 Loader (60") + Ballast 2,500 60" Belly Mower $2,100 What's the closest Kubota? And at what price? Thanks.... Chris

I just got a quote on a new JD 790. Tractor (MFWD TURF DSCV Mid PTO) 11,595 70 Loader (60") + Ballast 2,500 60" Belly Mower $2,100 What model would be equivalent in NH. What price? Thanks...

Please see attachement on previous post to see what I meant by ripper teeth... Thanks, Chris

Where can I get teeth like this (see picture) for a JD 790 , 90 series 60" bucket? Thanks Chris See home page

Great website. Great conversations. I just got a quote on a new JD 790. Tractor (MFWD TURF DSCV Mid PTO) 11,595 70 Loader (60") + Ballast 2,500 60" Belly Mower $2,100 Good Price? If not, where should I negotiate? Thanks!