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That's why I'm bumping this up on the priority list. I'm basically putting over 5k on the front axle which is a no-no. So far, I've only moved 9 boxes about 100ft each, this practice needs to stop. If I load the rear tires, it won't be with 55gal in each tire. I don't want a machine that...

I'm curious how much ballast weight someone would recommend for a 40hp tractor and loader. This past Jan I picked up a (new to me) TC40DA with a cab. It doesn't currently have any ballast. Picking up IBC totes stacked full of seasoned hickory is enough to almost lift the back wheels off the...

I take the covers off every spring to make sure there's no build up. So far, there has been none with the exception of what comes in around the grease zerks. In the early 90s I was mowing 10-15 acres a day with an F2100. We put a little over 1000 hrs a year on the machines. No issues with...

I generally hate having covers over things. My Kubota F series has 2 covers on the deck that prevent access to the belts and spindles (except for the cutouts for the grease zerks). I leave that cover in place for this very reason.

Definitely on my list to try. The only problem is accessing it. Between the loader frame and the cab, I'm not certain I can actually reach anything on the top of the fuel filter. When I changed the filter last week, I had to use a screwdriver and small hammer to loosen and tighten the bowl...

Looked up the fuel system in my service manual and found this. Looks like that line tees into the return line that runs from the injectors to the tank so capping it off shouldn't create any other problems. It makes sense that this would be causing me problems. The machine has spent its life...

Isn't that the return line? I've never had any issues with the return lines on any of my other diesel engines. Seems like capping it off would be hard on the fuel pump and make it more difficult to blead air out after doing any work on the fuel system.

If its not normal to have air in the fuel filter bowl, then it sure seems like it has to be the vent or a restriction in the fuel line. I believe that fuel line was replaced by the dealership, but that doesn't mean that it didn't have an obstruction in it, or they didn't get it pinched or...

I think I had tried running it without the lid on at one point, but can't recall now. I've been worried that there might be junk in the tank or in a fuel line, but it seems like the issue would be more sporadic if it was something in the tank. If its stuck in the drain or elbow, that could...

I picked up a 2008 TC40DA in Jan to replace my old Ford 1710. Time will tell, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be some of the best money I've ever spent. That said, I do have one issue with it. After its been running for a while (30min to an hour), it acts like its starving for fuel, or...

Same here. I'm pretty sure that one of them bit the tip of my finger within the first few minutes of trying to use them. Only made that mistake once....

I started out using regular lynch pins and buying them in 10 packs. I'd loose a few every time I bush hogged. I switched to the heavy duty version that have a MUCH stiffer spring, and I think I've only lost one or two pins since then.

I hear that they are going to have a rear handle clone soon. I'm waiting for that. I normally run bigger saws, but a rear handle 2511 would make a great limbing saw for me.

I'd put money on the fact that in the first 5 years of ownership, the money you spend repairing any of the new diesels on your list will be enough to buy your current F350, and who ever buys that F350 from you will still be running it up and down the road without a care in the world. If the...

Farm Pro is a rebadged Jinma (Chinese) tractor. Rural King used to sell them. A friend of mine has one (25hp with a loader) that they bought new in 2000. I had borrowed it a few times. It always runs great for them. For me, not so much. When they moved in 2018, they tried to sell it along...

Around here, a used 066/660 starts at $600 but there aren't very many of them. At that price, plan on having to do a fair amount of work on the saw before you run it much. At the very least, it would need all new seals and boots. Most of the 90cc saws around here were bought by a farmer or...

I agree. Even in soft ground, I'm not convinced that a tiller would be a good tool for the job. It's going to take several passes, and you're going to have to go pretty slow. I would think that a disc would do a much better and faster job of slicing through the roots and turning over the top...

How often are you going to use it, how mechanically inclined are you, and how much money do you want to spend? To go up to a 36" bar, you need a saw that's at least 70cc. Saws in the low 70s may need a high output oil pump for the bar. If you run it a lot, get a Stihl or Husqvarna. If you...

I use a 160amp AMICO DC stick welder that I bought off amazon for around $150 several years ago. It's done everything I've ever ask of it, but I rarely weld anything thin. 1/8" material is getting pretty thin for me. Normally I'm welding steel that's between 3/16" and 3/8" thick, with most of...

First, I mean no disrespect in any way, shape, or form. Second, you are smart enough to reach out and ask about this which is more than most people would do. Third, if you haven't dealt with enough storm damage to understand how to get that tree down safely, then I'd let someone else do it for...

Only made it to through the first 3 pages. As some others have said, it depends on the chores you need it for. Hay work or tillage, tractor all the way. Lifting heavy loads, moving a lot of material quickly and/or placing it precisely, maneuvering in tight spots, or operating on soft ground...

This has probably already been said, but 20" is about as long as I'd run on a 261. The oil pump will likely struggle to keep up on anything longer than that. 261 normally runs .325 pitch chain and the longest bar they make for .325 chain is 20". Swapping to a .375 pitch rim/drive sprocket...

Gotcha, sorry. I did some initial pricing just to get a quick idea of what kind of budget I'd need. I think it could easily be done for $100. On the flip side of that coin, a person could go with an IP67 cylinder and add enough connectors, cable loom, machined hardware, and other features to...

Oh, you have a budget. Never mind, just keep what you have :) Seriously though, if you're wanting something that cuts the time down and a ZTR isn't an option, then you're only other choice is running a bigger deck. I gave $6K for my 2008 F2880 with 2500 hrs on it, and I had to do some work...

I didn't build that. Its someone else's video, but its something that I'd like to do to my machine. If you had to buy everything new, I'd say the total cost is well under $200. Probably under $100, especially if you use the $40 amazon actuator (current price is closer to $45 IIRC).

My dad has a wheel horse garden tractor that he bought new in '78. He had the 16hp Kohler engine rebuilt around 1993 and got a new deck for it at the same time. Had the local cable company not left something sticking up in the grass in the corner of his yard last year, he'd still be mowing...

About 30 years ago, I spent part of a summer mowing for our school corporation. It was a rural area and the schools were built on farm ground that had been donated meaning each of the 5 schools (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 HS) sat on several acres. I mowed the high school and middle school...

I don't have the additional hydraulic circuit on my tractor yet, but its on my list of things to do because I do want a grapple, and being able to hydraulicly articulate my snow plow would be NICE! With that said, I think this is what I want to do for operating the SSQA. Inexpensive, easy to...

I mow stuff like that or maybe a little taller using a 6' BH behind an old Ford 1710 (~25 hp at the PTO), and I can mow it at a surprisingly fast pace. Not going to win a drag race, but I definitely wasn't creeping through it either. The only time I really had to take my time was when I was...

You're mowing 3.5 acres with a garden tractor and a 54" deck? I think you just described cruel and inhumane punishment.

I only read the first page so maybe this has already been said. I have an old Ford 1710, a much newer TC40DA, a Kubota F2880, and I used to have a Dixie Chopper XM2500. My F2880 can mow at 15mph on flat open smooth ground (so could the Dixie Chopper), but that speed goes down a LOT if the...

I know this isn't what you asked for, but you could also buy some quick connect fittings for your garden hose along with some short (10'-20') hoses that can bridge the gaps. That would get you down to 4 spigots. Three 15' hoses would allow you to get down to 4 spigots and only leave a very...

It depends on how old the saws are, and how much use they've had. 500i's have not been out that long, so I'd expect them to be pretty expensive on the used market. The cost of used saws also varies by region. Around here (Indiana) you used to be able to pick up an older 066/660 in decent...

Tannerite...

If you're on a budget, but you need a bigger saw to run from time to time, and you're mechanically inclined, the Chinese clones (Farmertech) aren't a bad option. Plan on spending $50 to $100 on replacing some of the parts (clutch, starter pawl and rope, oil pump, screws) with OEM (Stihl or...

I have't read through all 13 pages, but since there ARE 13 pages, I'll throw in my 2 cents. First, chainsaws are not measured by their bar length. They are normally measured by their engine size in CC, but a better way to talk about them is by the HP they generate because a new 59cc pro saw...

In previous carriers, I worked on a lot of equipment, and most of it required the use of hex keys (ie allen wrenches). I tried a handful of brands and quickly decided that Bohondus had the best product. I was using ball end wrenches which are more prone to get rounded off, but they are a LOT...

I have a friend who has about 120 acres and heats with firewood. He's in his 70s now, but I've known him for over 30 years. He's been running the same two gas golf carts the entire time I've known him. In the late 90s he looked real hard into getting a UTV, but decided they just didn't offer...

Most guys I know set their implements on a pallet of some form so they can easily pick them up with the forks on their loader and move them around. Some use scrap wooden pallets, others use plastic ones, others build their own custom pallets out of lumber or steel. If you're going to install...

How much are you splitting? Do you split every year, or is this a one time deal? How big of a hurry are you in? Is splitting by hand an option? If you split every year, rent one a few times first. Try to rent different models with different features to figure out what you like. If you...

I have a rear aux line on my tractor. I've thought about building a small grapple to hang off the boom I have on my 3pt. I'm just not convinced that I'll get enough use out of it to make it worth the $$. Even if I could find a small hydraulic cylinder for free, the hoses and hyd fittings...

I made something similar out of some 1/4"x2" bar stock and a couple of grade 8 bolts, but I like yours better. With mine, I need to attach them to the log by hand, and often have to tap the spikes in slightly with an axe or hammer in order for them to stay put long enough for the tractor to get...

This is what I started off with. The 3pt receiver adapter I bought off ebay. the little boom is made from some scrap 2" sq tube I had left over from another project (1/4" wall), and it drops in the vertical post on the adapter. I've since made another one that has some other features for...

Needs a couple of small repairs, but it will last me the rest of my days with a little luck.

Gotcha. Sounds like I'm probably stuck in turtle mode then.

I'm in the same boat with a TC40DA.

I think I understand what it's supposed to do. I'm just not sure how to make it do it. Right now my turtle light is on. Not sure how to make it turn off or make the rabbit light turn on.

I just received my new to me TC40DA last night. I'd like to find an operators manual, along with any kind of service/repair manual I can get my hands on. Any suggestions on where to find such things? Thanks, Mark

How do those switches work? I just received my new-to-me TC40DA last night. I didn't have much time to play around with them, but I wasn't sure how they worked. I could operate the tractor in both hi and low range, but I couldn't figure out how to get the fender or joystick buttons to do...

Pictures will be forthcoming, nut it may be Saturdaybeforei can get any in the daylight. It was delivered last night. Unfortunately, the battery is in sad shape, and the leads were completely loose causing intermittent connection. It took 2 hours to figure out what was going on and then...

You're right, it's a 250. My memory never has been what it used to be.... My machine is the newer TC40DA (2008). I'd rather have the older version with stronger body panels, but you know how it goes with beggers and choosers. In this price range, I'm definitely begging...

I'm currently waiting for the transport company to pick it up down in Arkansas and haul it up here. I normally wouldn't spend this much on something so far away without putting eyes on it, but the dealership has an A+++ rating with the BBB and has been around for over 50 years. They took some...

I ended up stumbling across a used one owner 2008 TC40DA with a 240DL loader, 1,010 hrs, and a cab with heat and AC for 16k plus anothergrand for transport. It's a little bigger than I was planning, and it's about 4k more than I was hoping to spend, but for the hours and cab with heat and AC...

17.6x24. Chart says they you'd 70 gal ea, but 55 should be more than ill ever need. Last time I did one it was an 11.2x24. Pretty sure those hold around 33 gal. Cost of having the shop put beet juice in was only about 10% more than another shop down the road wanted for washer fluid, but that...

Title pretty much says it all. I want to put ballast in my tires and they hold 70 gal each. I'm thinking 55gal drums would be ideal. 2 barrels would give me 1200 lb of Ballesteros which should be plenty.

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I'm looking to replace an old Ford 1710 and I'm considering a TC34, 35, or 40. I'm curious if there are known issues with any of these models, and how difficult they are to troubleshoot and work on. I'm very good at troubleshooting and working on things, but I'm limited in my access to...

It makes sense that it varies my mfg. Realistically, I'm not even sure what the fuel control module does on a 2003 NH machine. It might just be a relay that's used to cut off the fuel supply. My real question should have been something like "How hard is a XXX to work on?" I'm a pretty handy...

I'm looking to replace my 1983 1710. Originally I was looking at pre-emission machines. Then I had someone mentioon that they had to replace the fuel control module on their 2003 NH machine. I'm not a fan of any form of electronics on a utility tractor so I immediately started wondering far...

If I go with a JD, I'd plan on adding a skidsteer style quick attach, but that is extra $$, and does push the weight out farther. For the totes, I'd plan on using the loader to stack and unstack them, but transport would likely be on the 3pt. I've never used a shuttle shift. Only hydro...

I need help choosing between a used John Deere 3520 and a used New Holland tc35. Both are about the same year about the same price in good condition and about the same distance from me. Both have loaders. Also available is a tc35da and a tc34da. My initial thoughts are that the upside of John...

My last 3 sets have been 20ft 2 gauge, and I've bought them off ebay. The currently run $25 to $30. I've had no problems with them and I've used them to jump my 7.3 powerstroke when the batteries went bad. I've also used them to run a 13k winch (+200 amp continous draw) a few times with no...

If you're in an HOA, being prepared for a disaster is a pipe dream. Even if you had a working saw, cleaning up downed trees after a storm is one of the most dangerous things you can do. I've hung my share of trees while felling firewood, but I've never come close to the stuff that we've dealt...

Skip tooth has half the cutters that a normal (full complement or full comp) chain has. Semi skip is in between. Basically, a full comp chain has 1 cutter for every 2 drive links, a semi skip has a cutter for every 3 drive links, and a full skip has a cutter for every 4 drive links. I think...

Pick a brand of battery powered lawn equipment that you want to use (string trimmers, blowers, ect), and get a chainsaw that matches. I know that the power will be out when its time to use it, but keep 3 batteries charged and you won't need to worry about that. 3 batteries is enough to do...

The only thing I had to change on my G660 was the oil pump. The original one wouldn't even keep up with a 28" bar. I went with a high output pump because I also run a 42" bar on it.

Yup, and for good reason. How much money do you have wrapped up in saws now? If your first saw had been an MS260, its' the only saw you would have bought so far and it would be running just fine. If I were in your shoes, there's no way I'd buy another saw until I had run a tank or two through...

The saying used to be "there's no replacement for displacement." That's just not true with chainsaws, and it never has been. The pro grade saws have always put out as much or more hp than a "homeowner" or "commercial" saw of the same displacement. Today, a pro saw will put out as much hp as a...

In all honesty, buying it would be doing the owner (whoever it is) a favor. The longer that machine sits there, the more likely it is for someone else to "find" it and help themselves to it. As far as value goes, in running condition, I'd say $4k-$5k based on what's currently available on...

My wife and I both have Toyota Camrys with the same problem. I built my own ramps by cutting and boards together (2x8). If you go this route, keep in mind that it doesn't need to be a big solid (ie heavy) chunk of wood when you're done. The boards in the middle can have gaps. I also double...

Truck goes in the garage. It rusts faster, and rust will have a MUCH larger impact on its effective lifespan and resale value. My 2000 F350 has spent its entire life outside. I'd be lucky to get scrap value out of it at this point, and a paint job isn't going to fix it. Not a huge deal...

Couldn't agree more. Realistically, this should be regulated at the state level. The only authority that the federal government has in this arena is the authority to regulate interstate commerce, and the purpose of that clause was to keep commerce regulations fair between the states. It had...

It took the big 3 noticeably longer to figure out emission systems than it took the rest of the world. Ford has been shafting their customers like that for a LONG time. Just because a company knows how to build something the right way, doesn't mean they can't make a LOT more money building and...

Gas engines have had emissions for so long that the manufacturers have worked out the bugs. My Hondas and Toyota cars consistently make it past 300k miles for me without any significant engine issues. It looks like Diesel trucks are just now getting to the point where they've worked out most...

It's a '97 7.3 powerstroke. It's not as durable as it's IDI predecessor, but it's not nearly as sensitive as a post emissions system.

I used to use power service (white bottle) in my 7.3 for the colder months here in Indiana. If you're just wanting lubricity, just add a quart of ATF to your fuel tank every once in a while. If you drive it a lot, and you are really concerned about lubricity, run pump fuel that has biodiesel...

Did you keep an eye on the water level in the battery? I've had batteries last a lot longer than 5 years. The ones that I've lost while using a battery tender on them were because I wasn't keeping them topped off. Charging an old battery that's low on water with ANY kind of charger is a good...

I have an old Ford 1710 and bought a heavily used 5-1/2' bush hog to go behind it because that's what was available locally and within my budget ($300 IIRC). I don't mow a lot with it any more, but when I first bought the bush hog (2019) I needed to clear 5 acres of CRP that hadn't been mowed...

I spent 6 years working as a machinist many years ago. My opinion is this. For hardened steel, you need carbide. Problem is that carbine is extremely brittle. It does not take impacts or bending moments very well meaning that if you're using it in a hand drill, there's a good chance you'll...

I'd find a neighbor that welds and see if you couldn't barter or even pay for a "favor". There are a couple of easy ways that could be fixed. Bush hogs are rough tools that live long, but rough lives, and that one looks like it still has a LOT of life left in it. A quick trip to tractor...

Throughout the Midwest, there are a lot of manufacturing facilities that are either located in the middle of the country, or on the edge of small towns. These facilities often have a substantial amount of open area (grass) that needs to be maintained. A contract for the lawn care for a single...

Now see, if you would have waxed that pressure washer every 3 months, it would still be working just fine for you... ;)

Obviously I struck a nerve. Don't really care. I get that there are customers who don't like ugly equipment, so you need to keep it looking good. That said, I don't care what the equipment looks like. Its just an asset. I care about how much money it generates. With reasonable care and...

Oh, believe me, I've been disturbed for a LONG time... Sweet dreams :)

If you have enough time on your hands to wax or creosote your tractor, I'm pretty sure you don't really need a tractor. I get the idea of washing it off from time to time, but anything beyond that is down right disturbing.

Way back when I was running an F2100 for my dad ('93), I ran it full speed into a raised/extended manhole cover. It brought the mower to an instant stop and almost threw me off the machine even though I was buckled in. Cracked the manhole cover but didn't even dent the deck. Just scratched a...

The first time we girdled trees, we had the same experience. My dad did it with my brother in law. I went back with him the following winter and I made 2 cuts 4" to " apart and went the full depth of the bar. All but 26 out of 28 of those trees died as anticipated. The 2 that survived had...

I've never done it, but the best advice I've heard is to girdle the tree so that it dies, and then wait about 2 years to fell it. During that time, most of the thorns are supposed to fall off. This is advise I read concerning honey locust. I presume the same should work for a water locust...

Congrats on the new acquisition! I used to mow roughly 15 acres per day with an old F2100 (it was relatively new at the time). Great machines. I bought a used F2880 for the house a few years ago. I will admit that a ZTR would work a little better for me, but I couldn't pass up the price...

IMHO, the bigger question is why NOT buy a bigger machine? Will you have a place to store it? A way to haul it? Will it be too heavy or too big to do something you want to do with it? If there's no reason to NOT get a bigger machine, then get the biggest machine you can get. As far as...

I pull a 5' brush hog with an old 27-29hp Ford 1710. The ground that I normally bushhog no longer has any saplings left in it (thank goodness). Some of it gets mowed every year, some of it gets mowed every 2 or 3 years. The 1710 has 12 forward and 3 reverse speeds. When I'm running the bush...

The likely reason he's using a 12k or 13k winch is because they aren't that much more expensive than a 4500 lb winch, they are strong enough to pull the tractor with the top layer, and with the loads that the tractor is able to support, they have longer cables, and a 12k or 13k winch will...

I probably should have included this in my first post, but for the intended use of skidding logs, you're MUCH better off using the tractor's drive train to do most of the work in comparison to an electric winch. If you NEED to winch a quantity of logs up out of a ravine, you'll burn up an...

They fit in my little 1710 :) Probably won't fit in anything new though. I'd just build a tray that allows it to sit somewhere else, even if that somewhere is above or below the winch.

I've had that happen more than once. Usually with a bed stack to the top of the cab with firewood (ie +5,000 lbs). Thankfully, it's never been quite that bad. Only once has a tractor struggled to pull me out. Ended up unloading the truck, and laying chunks of firewood in the ruts so the...

Get yourself a Group 31 marine starting battery, preferably the heaviest one you can get. I use one to run a 13k Xbull winch. I use the winch to drag 16' logs up onto my trailer. I can normally drag about 2 cords worth without totally draining the battery, but I'm also doing lots of 8' to 10'...

For that small of an area, use the cutting bar on the bucket to push all the junk (saplings and brush) out of the way. Pile it in the middle and burn it if it can be burned safely. After that, it really depends on how much effort you want to put into it. You go as simple as fabing up your own...

I have an OLD Ford 1710 and I pull a very heavy 5' bushhog with it. Technically, its somewhere in the 27hp to 29hp range. I don't deal with a lot of slopes, and my tires are loaded. I've never had to go to the slowest gear with it. The 1710 is nice because it has 4 ranges. I normally bushog...

Since you already have a bushog, I'd make do with a box blade and a harrow for food plots, especially with ground in that condition. If you have a really big garden, a rototiller is almost a must. My garden is 25'x75' and I find a walk behind troybuilt is better suited for it. If it were...

I've heard of people using old railroad ties or telephone poles. I've also seen where guys have made their own cultipacker by filling a piece of plastic culvert pipe with concrete and fashioning an axle of some sort for it. They seem to work extremely well. I don't have a disk myself, and...

My 2 bits. In my younger days, I roofed a lot of houses. I worked residential construction as a teenager and kept at it most of my way through college until I started working as a machinist. We generally did 4 or 5 roofs every summer, amongst other things. I was only involved in doing 1...

Admittedly, I read the first page and jumped straight to page 6. I'm sure you're already fixed this by now, but IMHO you have 3 choices. First, if its an expensive part that you can't afford to start over on (I know you are not in this category), take it some where that has a plunge EDM so...

A friend of mine is a few years older than you, and has heated with firewood his entire life. He's on 120 acre farm that's roughly 3/4 woods. He has a splitter that mounts on the 3ph of his tractor and he uses that a lot. A couple of years ago, his son bought him one of those little electric...

Looks like a Diddier. I have one out in the fence row that I need to put a new engine on. Decent little machines. People use to get them and modify them. Bascially lift them up to a comfortable work height and build a table around it. Should work for a long time.

Yes, because the OP just wanted a $15K tractor and loader so it could sit in his garage/barn and look cool. Heaven forbid that he put it to work and let it earn its keep.

The 2 local places for me use either windshield washer fluid (water and ethanol) or beat juice. When I got my (used) ag wheels, I had them shipped to the place that used washer fluid. One of those tires finally wore out and when I had a new one mounted, I took it to the other place that...

I split by hand from the time I was old enough to swing a maul until about the time I was 45. My shoulders started giving me fits around that time. In the off season I found a 26 ton MTD splitter in great shape for $475 so I bought it. Wish I had bought one a decade earlier. It's not a great...

A friend of mine did exactly this. He had a friend of his fabricate mounts so that he could put feet on his rear blade, and then had me weld them on. He also bought a 3pt adapter for his quick attach plate so that he could mount the blade to his FEL. He's very happy with his setup.

If you haven't plowed snow before, know that you need some ground speed (at least 8mph has been my experience) to make a snow plow work. If you don't have enough speed, you still push the snow, but the plow can't lift it off the ground. That's fine in a drive way or small parking lot, but not...

No offence taken (and guilty as charged...). Full disclosure, the full reason that I'm going through this exercise is that I lost a wheel a couple of weeks ago (ie destroyed the spindle and wore the nut completely OFF). Thankfully, I live at the end of a 1/4 mile dead end road, and the wheel...

FWIW, I skid all of my firewood out of the woods as logs (normally 30' to 45') where I use a log arch and winch to load them on my trailer. I cut mostly dead standing hickories, and they are normally in the 14" to 20" range. I do this because I need the tractor (27 hp 1983 Ford 1710) back at...

I understand what EZ-Lube axles and Bearing Buddies are, but thanks anyway for the information. I'm just saying that the axles, or more specifically the spindles are not EZ-Lube axles (they likely pre-date the EZ-Lube design), and I am not currently using Bearing Buddies, but I am considering...

Manually. My axles don't have the the pathway for the grease in the middle.

The engineer itch is about understanding the differences so that I don't end up picking a grease that doesn't work when most of them would have worked just fine.

I'm getting ready to pack the bearings on my equipment trailer. It has 5200 lb axles. I'm an engineer so I suffer from paralysis by analysis.... I've searched the forms and it seems like everyone has an opinion on what to use. Based on what I've read on-line (since on-line is the most...

Actually, my '93 7.3L F250 ext cab long bed got 18 mpg driving up and down the road. My 2000 F350 crew cab (7.3PSD) does better at passing on the interstate, but even though it was NA, the '93 would haul a load better. My 7.3 PSD also gets slightly worse fuel economy (16 mpg), but both got/get...

I've been on jobs like that as a volunteer. The crew that I volunteer with uses multiple minis with thumbs and track skid steers with grapples. You can do it with a tractor and grapple, but there's a limit to how much of a hill a tractor can handle. As far as tearing up the land goes, the...

I used to mix it with diesel and run it in my '93 7.3L IDI in the colder months.

I'm assuming that you're talking about a 261. If so, it can certainly pull a 20" bar. I've run a 20" on my 026 from time to time, but these saws run a lot stronger with a 16" or 18" bar and it keeps the weight down.

WOOHOOO!!!! That must mean they are going to remove all the EPA regs that choke the engines down and kill the fuel mileage :)

Are you buying a tow vehicle, or a daily driver? You have to choose. That's why I own a 2000 F350 PSD AND a 2007 Camry. The Camry takes me back and forth to work, gets groceries, picks the kids up from practice, ect. The truck hauls the camper, hauls the tractor, hauls firewood, and goes...

What size and kind of wood are you generally cutting? What saw(s) do you currently have? How often are you cutting? When you cut, how long are you cutting at a give time (ie 15 min to get a limb out of the way, all day to get firewood prepped for winter, or somewhere in the middle? I run...

If it was truly about maximizing profits, the best thing to do would be for all of the farmers to cut back on their production (and costs) in order to drive the prices up. In saying that, I'm intentionally taking the concept to an extreme that's not really feasible. My point is that, in the...

I heat with firewood and I drive a ways to cut it. Therefore I pull an 11K trailer and haul roughly 2 cords of hickory back every time. Too much work for a battery powered saw. That said, a friend of mine cuts his firewood on his own property and normally only cuts about half a truckload at a...

FWIW, I built a set of chains for my old 1710 (2wd, R1 AG tires loaded). I modified a 7' truck blade to attach in place of the bucket. It would plow our road just fine so long as there was no ice under the snow. If you EVER get any ice, you'll regret not having chains. I lucked into some...

A friend/co-worker of mine is starting to go organic on his farm. This is his first year. He brought in 100 acres of winter wheat this summer. Yield was down 30% BUT so were the costs so his profit was the same. Those fields already have a reasonable amount of microbes and earth worms are...

FWIW, Triclopyr normally doesn't kill clover unless you hit it pretty hard or use it every year. I've used it in the spring to kill Creeping Charly. It did a number on the clover, but didn't kill it. The clover didn't bloom that year, but has had no issues blooming since. If anything it...

Thanks for the reminder. I used my last spare trailer tire last year and forgot to get a new one installed on my spare rim (15" 6 lug). I've always kept basic tools in all of my vehicles. At least enough to change a tire. My truck is an old F350 crew cab. I keep an electric impact in it...

I'd probably bush hog it first. If you're tractor has a loader on it, use the loader to knock off the top of any really rough stuff (back drag over it). After that, mow it (short) for a month or two. That should give time for all of the seeds to germinate and get mowed off. The goal here is...

I'd contact the nearest welding/fab shop so long as you have a way of getting it home from there. For rough estimates, I use places like MetalDepot.com to figure out what I should budget, but my local welding shop normally sells it to me for at least 10% less. I'm normally buying angle iron...

I use a pair of 5/16 G70 chains for my Ford . With the bush hog on, it weighs around 4500 lbs (tractor plus loader plus loaded tires plus wheel weights plus bush hog). I run one chain through the draw bar and anchor to D rings on each side of my trailer and use a binder there to tighten...

When was the last time Warren Buffet helped you out? Where do you think this supposed "profit" goes when you buy GM/Ford/Chrysler products? How about this. Which mfg employs more people in the US? Which one buys more of their components domestically? Which of the mfgs are KNOWN for putting...

I haven't read all of the responses, and I'm sure this has already been said, but for hauling 10K, you're MUCH better off keeping the truck that you have. I'm assuming that you have the 7.3 psd. If so, they don't build a truck that reliable any more and haven't for well over a decade. If the...

Actually, on tow ratings its quite the opposite. When the manufacturer advertises that their 5,000 lb vehicle has a tow rating of 15,000 lbs, that should clue you in to the fact that the advertising department isn't telling the whole story. There are a LOT of idealistic assumptions that go...

It all depends on how you're truck and trailer are set up, how far you're hauling, and over what kind of terrain. Tow ratings on 1/2 ton trucks are mostly an advertising gimmick. They are based on ideal circumstances with a lot of assumptions on how your tow rig is configured don't take into...

I still don't entirely understand what you are looking for. More specifically, I don't understand what all you want the machine to do. It sounds like you have roughly 40 acres of pasture that you mow once a year to keep the brush and trees from taking it over. If that's the case, I don't...

With enough time and money, almost anything IS possible. If this were on a machine from the mid 80's where the parts were no longer available, then I would recommend repairing, or more accurately rebuilding it while also beefing up the design significantly. It would be quite a bit of work...

I've had progressive for most of my life. My wife had State farm when we got married so we switched to them for a few years. Then she had a wreck and we had to actually use the insurance. What a pain in the rear. Every body shop we talked to had the same opinion of State Farm. We...

I'll throw in my 2 bits. I have a 2000 F350 crew cab long bed with the 7.3 PSD. My last truck was a '93 F350 with a 7.3 NA IDI. Both trucks have/had a 6,000 lb rear axle. Both trucks were/are equipped with 15,000 lb receivers and the tow package (ie brake controller). With the '93 I pulled...

Nothing like planning on buying something twice. Once from the seller, and once from the insurance company.

My limited experience has taught me that with tractors, HP is really only applicable on the size of implement you're able to run with your PTO. Every tractor I've ever seen has been able to produce enough torque to break traction in any reasonable gear regardless of how its weighted. My 1983...

I like Project Farm, but his gas powered chainsaw was NOT a good comparison of gas powered chainsaws. It was a comparison of home owner grade, gas powered chainsaws and the MS250 that he had in the video had more displacement that the Husqvarna. There was no way that Husquvarna was going to...

Thanks! Did you bolt it on to the factory weight, or to the tractor frame?

Does anyone have any ideas for a rear hitch on a Kubota F series tractor? I'd like to add on to my (new to me) F2880. Mine currently has the factory rear weight installed. Idealy i would like to mount a 2" receiver tube just to make things convenient. Primary goal is to be able to pull my...