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I am looking at the 1040 and for the price it seems like a good mower. What is holding me back on this purchase is the Kohlerｮ Courageｮ single-cylinder 19 hp engine. Should I be concern about this engine?

I have a weekend place/future retirement home about 75 miles from where I live. Last year I purchase a zturn to cut the grass about every weekend during grass cutting season. I trailered it back and forth which was a pain in the rear end. I do have a half carport half shed that the zt can be...

On the back of my land i have a bunch of tally trees growing. I hate chinese tallow trees. Every year I cut, pull up and will start herbiciding them. It would be nice to have a use for the trees that I cut down besides letting rot in the woods. Any one ever used them in a fireplace or wood stove?

how do you get rid of them? I am thinking of drilling a 1" holeabout 6"deep in them and pouring stump rot in the hole. I hope this will kill the tree and then let them rot in place. I have hunreds of these trash trees to get rid of. Think this may work?

i have a small pond about 1/5 an acre if that big. Deepest point is about 8 feet. Kind of kidney shape. i have channel cats and blue gills. The fish are 2+ years old. Last summer I had a big catfish kill.I finnally got power to the back and now I need to come up with an aeration system. Will a...

john deere John Deere products for homeowners: Features for LA145 Lawn Tractor Husqvarna Shop Husqvarna 23-HP Hydrostatic 48" Cut Lawn Tractor at Lowes.com In a couple of months we should be starting grass cutting season and I need a riding mower for my new country home.. I have close to 3...

I am pretty sure I got this link awhile back here in this section Tractorbynet. Yanmar Powered 6,875 Watt Diesel Generator Does any one have this setup? I want this for my country home for power backup for storm season. I know the tank is small but I got a line on a 10gal aluim. tank. What you...

I see that if you buy the lower end riding mowers that they come with a Kohler Courage series engine. I would prefer the Command series and know nothing about the Courage series. How good are they?

I am thinking about buying a new riding mower for my new house in the country. I have close to 3 acres to mow. I have a 27 hp diesel tractor that I cut with a 5 foot finishing mower. I need riding mower to cut around the house and to trim around the trees. I want this mower to be a backup to the...

I like grilling with charcoal and sometimes I grill with oak wood. I was searching for info on brick grills when an outdoor wood burning oven caught my attendtion. You can bake pizzas, breads and if you want meat. I kinda settle on inside size of 26" wide, 30" r so deep with a 17" arch at peak...

I have a new outer seal for the front wheel of a 2210 2 wheel drive. My question is there are a shallow grove side and a deep grove side on this seal. What side goes against the outer bearing? Thanks.

I need a mower for trimming in places where my tractor/5' finnishing mower won't fit. I came across a John Deere STX38 mower and know nothing about them. Would this be a grade above the LT series? The mower is 15years old and looks to be in very good shape. They want $425 for it.

OK I have a light weight rotorary cutter and a Land Pride finishing mower. I would like to change the oil in them but I see no drain plug. Do you change the oil on these gear boxs or just top off as needed?

I just got a used finishing mower. It was free of grass but under it was a light coat of rust. should i wirebrush it, prime and top coat it? Just keep grass from sticking after mowing or do something else. Thanks.

Things are starting to fall in place for me to build my country home. No city water so I will need a water well. My neighbor was tellling me what a problem he had trying to run the well water on generator power. At first I wanted to use a 5kw generator but I think that will not start a 1 hp...

What do you think of the NAPA tractor transmission oil. It is has the JD 303 spec(I have a Yanmar 2210) and is the single wt. Price was right at $35 for a 5 gallon pail. The person at NAPA said they just dropped the price and they do sell a lot of this oil.

I bought a used Land Pride FDR2560 and will be picking it up Saturday am. I want to remove the blades from the unit so I can get them sharpen. I live 70 miles from where I keep the tractor and need to bring my tools with me. What size wrench will fit the bolts that holds on the blades. Thanks.

I have been looking around for a finishing mower to go with my Yan 2210. I came across a Bush hog ATH 600. I quickly looked up the specs and see that the deck is tunnel instead of a flat deck. I orginally was looking for a rear discharge but this mower caught my attendtion. I will be cutting 2.5...

I know this has been answered before and I thought I saved the info but I guess I did not. I did a search and came up empty handed. So what is the size wrench for the front lugs for a 2 wheel drive 2210? I promise this time to save it in my tractor file. Thanks.......

After having my 2210 for 2 years I decided to do a fast flush on the radiator. I removed the antifreeze and filled the radiator with fresh water and added the flush as directed. Ran the tractor 15 min and drained . Filled with just fresh water and ran tractor for 15 min and drained(did this 3...

I came across a product that claimed to lower your temperature of your cooling system by adding their product to the radiator. Best results are claimed with plain water and their product. Do you think this would be a good idea to use in a diesel tractor? It was at Walmart and I think the name is...

Can I get a new rim for the rear tire on a 2210? Should I just look what matches the tires I have on now to the rim and use the same hub off my old rim? I am thinking of replacing them if it is not too expensive.

Do you think a Potato plow can be used to trench for water lines?I do not have to worry about ground freezes but I will have some long runs so I was thinking about getting a Potato plow for my 2210. Ground is sand/clay mixtures, no rocks. I know nothing about Potato plows and I figure going 6"...

I have a 2210 and notice that part of the bead on my rear tire is riding on the steel rim. Both rear tires on the inside & outside are doing this. I say about a 1/4 of the tire. I am running 20 lbs. Is this normal? Should I get the tires reseated? What can I do to keep this from happening...

Over a month ago after using my 2210 I notice that antifreeze was leaking out the overflow bottle. The bottle was full, at first I thought it was foaming. I came back a week later to check if I had a head gasket problem or not. So I had to add a good bit of water in radiator and ran the tractor...

I have a 2210 and was unsure where the filter screen is on it. So I took a pic of where I think it is. Am I right or going in the wrong direction?

I have a 2210 and was bushogging my grass today. I decieded to make a few passes in the woods to clean up some under brush, Well a limb must have pulled on my hydro lines under where you rest your foot by the brake petals. There is a section of hose about 4" long, it pulled away from the larger...

I was at a walmart today and was looking at the house brand tractor fluid with JD303 specs. The price was a heck alot cheaper than national brands. So how good are they? I have an Yanmar 2210 and plan to change all my fluids once a year. Tractor should see about 50 hrs a year.

I was looking over my 2210 to add a temp gauge and the only place I see a pickup point is where the temp light indication switch is. I would like to keep the light and I prefer not to add a tee in the radiator hose. Am I missing a place where I can add a temp probe? Thanks

Well after kicking around the idea for about a year I finnally bought a 2210. I got it from LMTC and so far I am happy with my purchase. If the weather or the ground is dry Friday I will put some seat time on her. Now I need to make up a box to store all my tractor stuff since the tractor will...

After been thinking about a tractor for a year I finnally have the money or close to it for a yanmar. My spec is to be a powershift and have a water pump. The tractors that are in the running are 1610, 1610D or a 2210. The 1610 series I want a 42" rotary cutter while on the 2210 I would want a...

Tommorrow I am going to look at some Hinomoto tractors. I have been doing research on Yanmar tractors but know nothing about Hinomoto tractors. Parts hard to get? Any certain model to stay away from? These tractors are in the 20 to 26 hp range. Wanted to add that I will be mowing 3 acres and...

If I was to go look at a Japan YM tractor from a private person and ask if his tractor is a viet recon or not and they reply they do not know, what do you look for?

Talked to a guy not to far from the house that has a ym220. I did some research on it and the best that I can come up with is that it is a us model, basic 2 wheel drive tractor. He has a 5' bushog, 5'disc, and 4' box blade. Claims to have a less than 1000 hrs on it. Asking $4700 for the package...

a guy I work with has a ford 2000 that he is trying to sell me. It is too big for what I want so I came across a 1220 with a 5' fine cut mower. 1996 model with 350 hrs and all maintence records(well kept tractor). Wants $6000 for it a little more than what I wanted to pay since I had been...

I like a simple 2 drive wheel tractor and the yanmar 1700 or 2000 seems to fit what I am looking for. I hope to find a dealer in La, prefer south La. So if you know of any tractor dealers in La that handle these used tractors please let me know.

I have 3 acres pasture type grass that I want to cut once a month. I am leaning towards a YM1700 with a 4' rough cut. I want to spend $3k to $4k . I always believed in kiss. Do you think that set up will work for me? Do you think mow time will be 2 to 3 hrs with few trees? I notice an ad that...

I am looking to purchase a tractor in the 20hp range to cut 3 acres of pasture and light driveway grading. I am looking at all the tractors makers and this web site has great info. How are the russian tractors holding up? Are they better than the chinese tractors?Thanks.