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    Got an Orange one... Quick questions.

    Yes, 540,700,1000 PTO-Eight speed main trans.
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    Got an Orange one... Quick questions.

    I picked up this Kubota L-185 yesterday...I have several other tractors in my collection...I do have a LandPride 72" finish mower..I usually use it on an Oliver Super 55 "30hp". I have heard that this little Kubota will handle a 72" mower in moderate grass....What does anyone think??, I know...
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    First electric tractor ride

    This is not new....Electric lawn tractors, compact tractors and even large tractors have been tried for decades..for various reasons they never caught on..cost and battery issues/technology being the main problems.... If you research the all electric vehicle industry as it stands right now...
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    Glad he wasn't hurt seriously

    Positive the tractor rolled down the hill from the higher side and rolled more than once....Grass stuck in upper cab corner, damage to the hitch, damage an both sides of the tractor....No way that tractor just tipped over on the lower part of the slope. Looks like it might have been wet, slid...
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    Today, would you buy an EV vehicle.

    Would I buy an all electric car/truck..... Not anytime soon. They are costly, limited on range, limited charge stations, none of the mfg are on the same page, and they are very costly to repair..... Nope, not until they are proven reliable, the cost is equal, the grid set up for them NATIONWIDE...
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    Would you buy a 30 year old truck with 51 miles on it?

    Like I said we have a 30 year old truck....1993.... It's been used, but spends most of the time indoors sitting. Never had any issues. Hoses are original, Just changed a a quick release valve and a couple air hoses for the first time last year.....and we are in western ny with bad winters and...
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    Would you buy a 30 year old truck with 51 miles on it?

    I manage our fleet of fire trucks/equipment in our local Volunteer dept. We have a 1993 International 4900 with a DT-466 and Allison 5 speed. The truck has 17,000 miles on it. It has had regular services and pump test etc.... Those DT-466's are bullet proof if all mechanical, same with the...
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    Pushing A Tractor To It's Limits

    ...because they have learned to do it and fear does not factor into it. Just like an "extreme" anything...
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    Pushing A Tractor To It's Limits

    I agree 100%....Some places and people have learned to use what they have....In this country "USA" equipment was pushed to it's limits in a great majority of cases...in farming, logging, construction, mining, etc,etc,etc.... in particular "in the old days"..If you truly have spent a long time...
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    Kioti Broken in Half

    That's not very informed...Tractors ARE made to have loaders...They have been on them from day 1. One of the most popular attachments ever used on a farm or CUT. Maybe you better research the use of loaders on tractors. Of course any tractor can and will break in half if abused. I have seen at...
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    Big Cars are killing Americans

    Come on...Your on a forum for people interested in tractors..... I am 60 years, operate heavy equipment and drive BIG trucks, lowboys, etc...... I love BIG iron. I Own tractors and a mini excavator for my own property. No such thing as too big or too much power..."In most cases" as far as I AM...
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    Should I cab or not. Getting ready to buy

    For what I do with my tractors...No cab. In the woods, clearing, etc...I live in Western NY and our winters can be rough, but even for ploughing snow, I don't mind not having a cab. If your mostly in the open, doing field work, farming, etc.....Then get a cab. It just depends on what you are...
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    Insight on buying a mini excavator vs renting

    I own a 6,000 lb mini "NH E27B" and a NH Boomer 41 with loader. I wouldn't want to be without either machine. The mini has put some money in my pocket also. If you have a few acres and do projects around the place, then it's fantastic. IF you want to spend the money. I bought a used machine in...
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    Mitsubishi 180HMB sway links, etc?

    I wanted a smaller tractor for mowing around the place...I picked up this 180HMD with about 1200 hrs on it. Runs great, 4x4 works, hydro strong, etc. It seems to be a nice rugged tractor..and people give them god reviews. Now for my question..I need some sway links for it....and I don't know...
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    Tires and traction for Zero Turn Mowers...Solved for me anyway.

    I have about three acres of lawn, some flat, some quite hilly. I have used lawn tractors for years, but made the switch to Zero Turn mowers a few years ago. I had mowed our Vol Fire Dept lawn for many years with a Cub Cadet Z-Force ZT mower..and I loved it. I bought a Bad Boy MZ 48" for home...
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    Landscape rake....what is it??

    I know it says JBar Corp on it, but..I can't find one like it in any photos..The story is, that I had a 72" County Line Box blade and landscape rake. I have a NH Boomer 41. The box blade was junk. It did not have clevis style hitch pin attach, and the bolts to the top link arms and pins would...
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    Tractors and wood! Show your pics

    BIG wood,VS BIG saw...and three small machines.... The saw and machines won!.... I took down a big Poplar trunk in a friends backyard during the last couple weekends. Tree was topped a couple years ago over a dispute about a limb falling over on his neighbors lawn..... I wanted the big tree...
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    Tractors and wood! Show your pics

    All it wants....Getting rid of a Locust stump I dug out NHBoomer41
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    Grappling fun - A Picture Thread....

    Here is my new HLA 60" I love it for what I am doing. Seems very well built yet light enough to be able to handle some heavy loads with the Boomer 41.
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    New Grapple for New New Holland Boomer

    Got this 60" HLA Grapple the other day and LOVE IT !! seems to be a well built light duty unit!!
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