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My Husky 142 leaks oil while just sitting on the shelf to the point that it will drain the tank. After cutting some trees this week I cleaned it up and put it away only to find a large pool of oil the next day. I'm really fed up with this so I disassembled the saw, filled it with oil and set it...

It's finally warmed up enough to look at an electrical problem that cropped up during the snow storm last month. I have a 1998 Kubota L2900GST and after plowing the road a couple of times I went out for another round, turned the key, glow plug preheat came on and then I heard a "click" and lost...

I own a Husqvarna 142 with a serial number after 2006xxxx1 which means that it requires an R56 chain. This has never been an issue before but now I'm unable to find anyone locally that stocks this chain. 142s with serial numbers before 2006xxxx1 use the S56 chain and I can buy it anywhere...

My son and brother in law were cutting and burning trees last week and were using my L2900GST to push the trees into the burning pile. All was well until they heard a load "bang" and the 3ph dropped and oil began gushing from under the seat :(. By the time I got home from work they had the...

Recently the glow plug indicator light on my 1998 Kubota L2900 has been staying on after starting for about a minute and will randomly come on while operating. This doesn't happen everytime I start it and doesn't seam to be related to ambient temperture or operating RPMs. Is this an indication...

Does anyone know if there is any difference between a classical A v-belt and an agricultural HA v-belt? The HA belt is $32 at the Deere dealer and $20 for the A belt at the auto parts store and is 15 miles closer. The auto store carries both Gates and Dayco for the same price and both are good...

I'm getting ready to build a simple garage, straight forward construction. My question is: how much room should be allowed between the sidewall and the overhead door frame so that when the car is parked there is adequate room to get in and out of the car? The garage will be a 2-car, 28' wide...

My daughter's LT160 has been running very rough lately. I pulled the top off of the air box to check the filter and was surprised to find that the air box was about 1/2 full of gas. I bailed it out and it ran fine for a few days and then it started sputtering again. So, I opened the air box...

I used my L2900 Tuesday night to haul off some limbs that I had cut up following a storm. All was well until Wednesday evening. As soon as I started the tractor I had a fountain spraying from the top of the loader return hose. I know for sure that nothing fell on the line or hit it and it...

Does anyone have a source for combination Cat I /Cat II lift pins? I saw an ad for them but didn't bookmark it and now I can't find it again.

I thought these might be of interest to some of you. Flood stage in Burlington is 15', we will crest tonight at over 26'. This surpasses the record of 25.1' set in 1993. You can see more photos here: hand2theplow/Flood2008 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting and here: BIG COUNTRY 103.1 -...

I need to pull the blades from my brush cutter and was wondering what is the safest way to go about it and how others have done it. My first thought is to use the FEL and simply turn it over on its back, gently of course. Any thoughts?

Basco Man Dies in Tractor Rollover Accident

Could someone walk me through the correct way to remove the FEL?

I started brush cutting this past weekend and with about 10 minutes left to cut I broke a shear pin. :( No problem, run to Farm King and get another one, right? Wrong. To my amazement not a single employee knew what a shear pin was. "Never heard of it" was a popular response. I'm not...

I need to check the GST system pressure on my L2900 and need some additional info. The service manual is straight forward on the procedure but I'm unclear on the test equipment needed. STEP 1: Remove the GST system checking port plug (PT 1/8) Q1: Does "PT 1/8" = Pipe thread, 1/8"? STEP 2...

An upcoming auction has 2 rear grade blades on the bill, assuming they are in decent condition, what are they worth? Kewanee 6ft Ford 6ft

I'm the proud new owner of a 1998 L2900GST. The unit has a LA480 FEL w/standard duty 60" bucket and R4s. Overall, the tractor is in very good shape with just over 1000 hr. and belonged to the owner of a Kubota dealership. He told me that the fluid changes were performed about twice as often...

I saw an ad for an L2900 w/FEL and "low hours". The ad price was $12,900 and was wondering if there were any L2900 owners here who would like to offer opinions (as if I needed to ask, right? :rolleyes: ). From what I was able to find on the net, the L2900 was made from 1994-1998, is 32hp...

My BIL has asked me to post for help with his Cat D2. Be patient with me as I'm only relaying the questions and answers as they present themselves. The D2 starts and runs well, it responds to steering controls for about 5-10 minutes and then as it warms up will only turn in one direction (left...

I looked at an 1962 International 340 this weekend, 35 hp, gas, rebuilt about a year ago. The unit is very clean and was well maintained. The unit originally came with a 2 pt hitch and at some point they added a 3pt conversion kit. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with this model...

Can anyone recommend a low cost (less than $100?) sandblasting unit? I have several small jobs that I'd like to tackle but eventually I'd like to use it to clean up the sheet metal on my FIL's 8n. Since his death, it's been allowed to sit in the weeds and rust with the good-intentioned promise...

With our kids away at church camp, my wife and I decide to have a date night. So last night we went and saw "Poseidon" at the IMAX in the Quad Cities and all I can say is WOW! Imagine a screen 5 stories high, 7 stories wide and a 12,000 watt sound system. If you ever get a chance to see a...

Yesterday was an interesting day for my kids. School's out and they are old enough to stay at home alone (my daughter is 15 and my son is 12). About 2:00 yesterday my daughter called their mom and told her that 2 men had pulled up in the driveway, got out of their truck and walked around the...

Our local CNH plant has entered the war on terror: Military Backhoe A Little History Take a virtual tour of the plant

Does anyone know if Chevy/GMC published a factory assembly manual for the 1973 - 1987 C/K series? If they did, do you know a source for buying one.

I ran across this New Holland site this weekend, I don't know if its new or not but it is a very nice site. WhyBlueIsBetter.com BTW, I wouldn't try this site with dialup - you've been warned

I received a complimentary, debute issue of Rural Life magazine that has a very nice comparison chart of 15 brands of compact tractors. The chart lists the model, hp and manufacturer of the engine, transmission options, 2wd/4wd, pto rpm, hydraulics gpm, lift capacity #, weight # and MSRP. The...

I called my local JD garden center yesterday and asked for a price on a carb kit for my STX46. The owner asked if I knew the engine serial number and model number. Since I was at work I didn't have that info and told him it was a Kohler 14 hp Command. He said without a serial number he'd have...

Cowboydoc, did you get hit by one of the tornados last night? The radar looked like it went right through Blue Grass. It sounds like Iowa City was hit pretty hard. As of 10:30 last night there were 14 confirmed tornados. I hope you got through without injury or loss.

Local dealer has a 1991 855 with a 70A FEL, MMM (unsure of the size) and 897 hrs. He's asking 13,999. Is this good pricing would I have room to dicker? Appears to to be well taken care of.

I'm in need of some help on a project. I've been asked to find statistics on how the typical American spends their day. It needs to breakdown the 24 hour day into hours/minutes spent sleeping, working, etc. I've tried Google, AskJeeves and several other search engines but can't seem to find...

Just 2 months out of warrenty my Maxtor hard drive crashed. I was running defrag when I got the blue screen with the message "Unmountable_boot_volume" with recommendations for possible fixes. Unfortunately, I didn't write down the associated codes before proceding to the "fix". The computor...

JD STX46 Won\'t Start I have a JD STX46 with a Kohler 14 hp motor. Because it's been so dry, I haven't needed to mow in about 4 weeks. The mower ran fine when I parked it but when I tried to fire it up last night it would not start. I drained the tank and put in fresh fuel, checked the fuel...

My nephew just graduated from Air Force basic training. He was the top physical trainee, top technical trainee, top Honor Graduate and the only Warhark for his entire training flight. As you can probably tell, we are quite proud of him. I thought it important to pay honor to a young man like...

Iowa Gov Tom Vilsack offered to bring 1,000 hurricane survivors to Iowa, provide them temporary housing and feed them. He has also offered to help them find permanent housing and jobs. Not one refugee has excepted his offer. FEMA officials told Vilsack that the people in the Astro Dome were...

The Delta Queen is paying a visit to my town this afternoon and I thought I'd post a pic for those who have never seen a Mississippi riverboat. Delta Queen was built in 1927 in Stockton California and moved to the Mississippi River in 1946. She's the oldest riverboat in operation and was named...

After loosing my father in law to prostate cancer 3 years ago, my family has become involved in the American Cancer Society's annual "Relay For Life". My mother in law heads up the sale of luminaries and this year was their best year yet with over 1000 luminaries purchased to honor survivors...

I have a JVC MiniDV camcorder, model #GR-D72U (USB), and am having great difficulty transferring the video to my PC. 1. USB: A couple of my editing programs will capture via USB but only at 15fps and only at 1/4 screen window size, the setup parameters are unchangeable. Windows Movie Maker...

What happened to the \"Liger\" thread?

I guess this says it all: Mahindra Ad

This is our schezophrenic turkey, he showed up about a month before Thanksgiving last year and began his campaign to convince us that he wasn't really a turkey but was in fact a cow. Everyone knows that you don't eat beef for Thanksgiving so he began hanging out with the cattle and followed...

We have had Dish Network for about 7 years and recently started having reception troubles. We can receive about 45 out of the 60+ channels available to us, on the rest we get pexilation and interupted reception or an error message that the signal has been lost. I have checked all connections...

Hi All, My Pastor is looking to buy a new computer and I thought I'd solicit some input from the brain trust. He wants a notebook with these "must" have features: a. the ability to display to a second monitor -and- b. the ability to output to a video projector to display powerpoint and video...

I recently bought a new computer running Windows XP (Service Pack 1). Everything has installed and run without problem until last night. I installed PhotoShop 3.0 and received an error message stating "Not Enough (RAM) To Start Program". This is laughable since it ran flawlessly on my old...

For those in eastern Iowa or west central Illinois, Farm King stores now offer the JM254. The store in West Burlington, IA has one on display with a price of $6599. Looks like standard fare on par with the options offered by Northern Tool or Rural King. Didn't have time to ask about service...

A friend just bought a B7800 w/ FEL and 60" bucket, 60" MMM and foldable ROPS. Total package $16,500. How did he do?

Dropped by a dealership yesterday to look at a AGCO ST35 that was sitting out and the owner happened to drive by and stopped to talk. He opened up the showroom to show me a used ST30 he had and a used Kioti LK 2554. The LK had 252 hours on the meter, turf tires and a gear transmission. The...

Like they say on the news, this is not a scientific poll, just asking for opinions. What would your nomination be for the "ugliest vehicle ever"? State your choice and the reason why My vote goes to the Pontiac Aztec. I always wondered what happened to the designers at AMC, now I know.

I'm not sure this has been posted yet but I read today that Futian defaulted rather than contest NH's claim of trade dress infringement. NH has secured a permanent exclusion order barring importation of tractors that infringe New Holland’s unregistered trade dress. I could not get the .pdf...

Some times things come along that you just have to tell others about, this is such a time. My mother in law received an offer from the local farm co-op for discounted internet service for it's members and decided to take advantage of the offer and to drop AOL. When she notified AOL that she...

What a sight, imagine hundreds of antigue tractors rolling down main street After picking my wife up from work last night we watched the tractorcade move through West Burlington on their way to the county fairgrounds. It was like a parade as people came out of their houses and lined the...

A friend showed me his pride and joy yesterday, a 1971 HD Super Sprint 350 with just over 6000 original miles. What a honey of a bike! The bike was a graduation gift to a friend of his back in '71 (the friend's dad owned a Harley dealership). The friend rode it for a while and then asked my...

I'm hoping that somewhere in this vast storehouse of knowledge some one can help me. My in law's 1948 8N has developed a problem. It will run smoothly for about 5 minutes before developing a miss and then acts as if it is starving for fuel. If choked it will continue to run for a little...

I've noticed a problem after I refresh the forums. If I haven't refreshed within the last hour the problem occurs. Here's what happens: I refresh for new messages, click on a topic and when I press the Back button I'm returned to the topic list prior to refreshing. Anyone else notice this...

My wife and I had supper and played cards with some friends Saturday night. My friend casually mentioned that he had to do loader work all day but didn't really mind too much. After swallowing his bait with "I thought you hated using the IH?" He replyed that he did, so he used the other...

If you don't visit the CTOA message board you might not have seen this. New Holland is suing Futian and JD is suing Jinma over Trade Dress (same charge as Kubota against Kioti). There is alot of info if you take the time to follow the links provided by Mike Stewart. Here's a link to the...

Well the economy continues to take its toll on my home town of Burlington, Iowa In the last 18 months our area has lost the majority of it's manufacturing base. It started with JI Case who has whittled it's workforce from 1500 employes to just over 300, last month the crawler line was sent...

My wife and I attended our company's Christmas party last Friday evening. The bad news is we didn't win the DVD player or any of the digital cameras, the good news is my wife's name was drawn for a 16 piece, 4 place setting John Deere china set. The dinner plates are so large that they barely...

My wife lost the manual for her E6B and is getting the run around from the retailer about replacing it. In the mean time, does anyone know of an internet site where she could download instructions, preferably in pdf format?

Fox news tells us that Target was selling "Heil ******" encoded clothing until it was recognized by a consumer. The claim is the number "88" is a secret code of white supremists because H is the 8th letter in the alphabet and 88 = Heil ******. So what do you think, should Target pull this line...

Here's the scoop. We have a two year old golden lab/chinese pug mix who has recently taken to digging craters in the yard. He is on a 20' chain that slides on a 30' zip line so he has plenty of room to move around, has shelter and shade all day but for what ever reason feels the need to dig...

I have a John Deere ST46 lawn tractor (mower) and while doing the routine greasing last night I was once again confronted with a question. The mower blade spindles have grease fittings on them but my owners manual clearly states: "These fittings are for factory use only! Addition of grease may...

I ran across this while tractor surfing, anyone have the lowdown on Ursus Tractors? <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.sweettractors.com/Ursus/ursus.html> Ursus Tractors</A>

I told my wife that I wanted a sharpener for my chainsaw for father's day. My uncle owned a tool and die sharpening service and always did it for me for free, but he passed away last fall. I looked at Northern Tools and they have an electric one that hooks up to a battery, a friend at work...

Our local chapter of the EAA held their annual "Young Eagles Day" yesterday and we took our kids out for a flight. You might remember that my wife won a scholarship from Cessna and is learning to fly so we thought getting them up in the air a few times prior to flying with mom would be a good...

From the Internet The other day I was in the local auto part store.A lady comes in and asks for a seven ten cap. We all looked at each other and said, “What’s a seven ten cap?” She said “You know, it’s right on the engine. Mine got lost some how and I need a new one.” ”What kind of a car is...

Our maintenance manager is seeking quotes to replace our MF1010 and was showing me the new lit from CaseIH. They have updated the looks of their D and DX line. Gone is the maroon paint in favor of CaseIH red and they have refined the "Boomer" hood with side panels enclosing the entire engine...

Saw this in the back of Popular Mechanics at the dentist yesterday, not really a new idea, just a twist on an old one. The road maintenance articles are pretty good. <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.ruralhometech.com/fr/main.php> Rural Home Tech</A>

Yesterday I was flippin' through the channels when I came across the IPTV fund raiser. The show featured Baxter Black, the cowboy poet. This gentleman is a very good story teller and even my kids sat watching and laughing. I think I enjoyed the "Cowboy Wedding" the most. If your public tv...

Wow, we had another storm front blow through last night. When I went to bed at 10:30 it was 64 degrees by midnight it was 35 degrees, raining very hard and we had 50+ MPH wind gusts. It's still cooling down with an expected low in the teens tonight with rain changing to snow. Has this front...

About 5 years ago my wife won a free flight lesson from a local radio station. Since that time she has dreamed of getting her pilots license. Last fall she submitted an essay to the Women In Aviation Scholarship contest and guess what? She just got off the phone with the Cessna representitve...

What happened to the post with the necked fella' and his tractor?

With the release of the new VietNam war movie "We Were Soldiers" the Des Moines Register did a companion piece on those Iowans involved in the battle of Ia Drang. My family received a great honor in being allowed to tell the story of my Uncle, SP4 Dean Jackson. The article is inaccurate in...

How often does the TBN e-mail newsletter go out and when was the last issue? Seems like I signed up for it quite some time ago (although I honestly don't remember how long ago it was) and have never received one.

From the international news wire... for immeadiate release Bitter after being snubbed for membership in the "Axis of Evil," Libya, China, and Syria today announced they had formed the "Axis of Just as Evil," which they said would be way more eviler than that stupid Iran-Iraq-North Korea axis...

Ah [censored], winter\'s back Well, after enjoying temps in the 50s and 60s for about a week and a total snowfall of less than an inch so far, winter is definitely back. 4-6" forcasted for today, an additional 12-14" by tomorrow evening and yet another 4" by friday evening. And me without a...

The 32nd Annual Illinois Farm Show will be held February 2nd-3rd at Western Illinois University in Macomb.

I remember a thread several months back discussing the proper technique for using HST. The poster thought there was something wrong with his tractor (I think it was a Boomer) since he couldn't break the tires loose when using the FEL. It was suggested that he was using the HST pedal like an...

Took my family to the Quad Cities Farm Show in Rock Island, IL yesterday. My 7 year old thought we were in Disneyland with all the tractors to climb on. I was able to show my wife the various tractors I'm considering and she was, surprisingly, very interested. She liked the NH TC29 the best...

What\'s This? Anyone have any idea what kind of tractor this might be?

My wife and I were looking at a poured concrete birdbath mold at a home show and had a question the salesman wasn't able (or willing) to answer. There's nothing like a salesman who knows his product! We asked how many bags of quikcrete were required to make one birdbath, the salesman "didn't...

Computer ??\'s A friend was given a Packard Bell computer with 64meg RAM, Cyrix MII processor, running WIN98 4.1. The hard drive is nearly completely full with someone else's stuff and he wants to reformat and reinstall Windows. He doesn't have the original Packard Bell setup disk for this...

President Bush will be visiting the John Deere Harvester Works in E Moline, Ill on monday. Hey Cowboydoc, how about pulling some strings with your friends from Deere and getting us in, we'll pack a lunch and make a day of it?

bin Laden's rear view mirror <P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by PitbullMidwest on 12/13/01 02:00 PM (server time).</FONT></P>

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While surfing I came across Century Tractors by Zetor. I re-read the thread here on TBN about Zetor (mostly negitive opinion, little actual experience) and am wondering if Century are in the same class as the TYM Avengers and Bransons? Anyone own one or know anything about them? Pricing?

I watched a documentary on childhood hero "Pappy" Boyington last night on the History Channel. Boyington was the Marine Corps top ace in WWII with 28 kills. Trivia Time: Who is America's "Ace OF Aces", how many kills and what aircraft did he fly?

Yesterday the gold dome of Iowa's first capital building in Iowa City was destroyed in a fire started by workmen using a heat gun to remove asbestos paint. The head of the restoration project stated that none of the contractors had permits to use heat guns for paint removal. Very sad indeed.

What if today\'s media covered WWII? I'm sure most will enjoy this. What if...

Diesel fuel prices got you down? Ever wish that there was an alternative? Now there is! Run your $20,000 tractor on fryer grease from McDonalds! Just follow this link to your source for FREE fuel! Greasel Fuel

This memo was received earlier today. TO: All Office Personnel FROM: General Manger RE:Terrorists We've been notified by Building Security that there have been four suspected terrorists working at our office. Three of the four have been apprehended. Bin Sleepin, Bin Loafin and Bin...

Our receptionist has started "nuking" our mail in the microwave in the belief that it will kill the anthrax virus. What are the chances that something this simple would actually work?

Its capital equipment request time here at work and our maintenance manager has come seeking advise. We are currently using a MF1010 with a Woods finish mower for mowing about 5 acres of mostly flat yard and some steep ravine hills. The Massey was worn out 2 years ago but somehow keeps...

Sunday I stopped at a Case-IH dealer when a 1140 caught my eye. Since the dealer was closed, I don't have any idea what kind of price to expect. The unit was very clean, had HST, FEL and canopy with 700 hours on the meter. According to TactorTips.com this model was only made for 1 year, 1991...

Many of us received this numeralology email after the WTC incident, Dave's response is a hoot. (don't know who Dave is BTW) The date of the attack: 9/11 - 9 + 1 + 1 = 11 September 11th is the 254th day of the year: 2 + 5 + 4 = 11 After September 11th there are 111 days left to the end of...

While getting ready for work this morning I was listening to the local ag show on the radio and they were talking about the growth of a new industry, making diesel fuel from soy beans. "Soy diesel" according to the show's guest has better lubricating properties, lower emissions, and the same...

This last saturday, a friend suffered a serious accident while moving a grain auger. The auger was being cranked down to move to another bin when the winch handle slipped from his hand. The handle rotated at least once and struck his upper arm, severing the tendons, arteries and removing a...

For those still interested in the beliefs and practices of Islam, you can find a wealth of information @ Understanding Islam While this is a Christian outreach ministry to Muslims, it does also offer links to Islamic sites offering the opposing view.

With winter on its way, I was wondering about old wives tales to predict the upcoming weather. Locally it's said "Squirrel's nests high in trees, a mild winter it will be." What predicts the weather where you are?