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  1. CloverKnollFarms

    TYM T25 this thing is amazing!!!

    Active noise reduction.
  2. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Making predictions or legislation that will outlive ones self... is very convenient. Every administration enacts some BS legislation it will never have to see through. Also, its hardly a boogeyman when they have enacted legislation already. We aren't presuming they will, they have. It's sort...
  3. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    How do you make a product successful? Ban the competition.
  4. CloverKnollFarms

    Need some suggestions on how to fix water getting into my new building.

    We poured a 40x60 floor in our barn two years ago, and cut joints every 10 feet. Not a single crack. I dont have a lot of suggestions. What a mess, sounds like this fella was overpaid. Our pad was poured within the confines of the walls. What sort of fly by night operation is this? If it's...
  5. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Price cuts and incentives for the car of the future, because they are so amazing. They say, when you have too much business, your prices are too low. So what does it mean when you have to pay people to buy your product? 🤔
  6. CloverKnollFarms

    Kohler No Longer An Option on L&G Tractors?

    Id mow more than my 2 acre lawn with it, but I tilled the other ground and have it planted most of the season now. Saves time, fuel and crates some cash, about $3k per acre.
  7. CloverKnollFarms

    Question about greasing bearings

    I grease once every couple years on my utility. Now, I also store it indoors on a concrete floor in a dry barn. If I need to ever replace a bearing, so be it... But that may be another 10 years
  8. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    They give some EV buyers money.
  9. CloverKnollFarms

    Kohler No Longer An Option on L&G Tractors?

    About 1.2/gal per hour. But at $9k new... Not sure the fuel offset for diesel would be worth it at 50 hours per year.
  10. CloverKnollFarms

    Kohler No Longer An Option on L&G Tractors?

    I have a 29HP fuel injected Kohler Command Pro on my 72" ZTR and it has been amazing for 6 years.
  11. CloverKnollFarms

    Beekeeping

    More swarm traps up!
  12. CloverKnollFarms

    Status of Everything Attachments

    But all those "valued" customers
  13. CloverKnollFarms

    Who is excited for snow season? Not us! We're depressed due to lack of snow.

    I love how airports handle it… simply dump it into massive melting trucks and turn it back into water.
  14. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    People living in Manhattan don’t need cars for the most part. It doesn’t mean the rest of us not in Manhattan are believing in the automobile fallacy. Theres a lot of things that people in the suburbs don’t have a need for… great. We aren’t a nation of suburbanites. I mean, folks in a suburb...
  15. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Well, people aren't voting for EVs with their dollars. They are voting with taxpayer dollars. Take out the incentives to get a clear picture. That seems more intellectually honest. The government continues to use cash incentives and cram down of EPA guidelines to force the move. This is far...
  16. CloverKnollFarms

    Who rides motorcycles?

    I ride Yamaha exclusively... Very interested in the new R-9
  17. CloverKnollFarms

    Who rides motorcycles?

    I'm an elitist, but if you don't have to shift, I don't see it is a motorcycle 🤣
  18. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    https://www.portugalresident.com/insurers-admit-electric-cars-have-greater-probability-of-accidents/
  19. CloverKnollFarms

    Car Insurance skyrocketing

    https://www.portugalresident.com/insurers-admit-electric-cars-have-greater-probability-of-accidents/
  20. CloverKnollFarms

    Car Insurance skyrocketing

    I guess, autos are getting awfully expensive, which also creates a large insurance liability. As people purchase $50k plus cars, something is bound to change. As technology creeps into even the headlights and tail lights… $$$$. It’s called progress they say. And you’ll be progressively poorer.
  21. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    And the UAW keeps pushing money toward the destruction of their industry
  22. CloverKnollFarms

    Car Insurance skyrocketing

    We insure three cars and three motorcycles for about $700/year. Now, we don't drive fancy vehicles, and have no tickets or accidents for 20 years. We just revisited our homeowners policy last year to add the new 40x60 shop, and the price went DOWN... Something like $700yr for the home and two...
  23. CloverKnollFarms

    Is a subcompact under 25hp enough power?

    Also, as far as fuel economy goes... If it takes you 2x as long to do the work, are you really saving anything? I can till an acre of clay on a gallon of diesel with 48hp. I can break open 5000sqft of virgin clay sod in 12 minutes. Time has a lot of value for me, because I spend so many days...
  24. CloverKnollFarms

    Is a subcompact under 25hp enough power?

    25hp on 15 acres. There are some smaller frame 48hp units on the market that would be powerful and not too large. Is a mid mount mower a requirement? That would be limiting. Is that to mow the lawn, or just acreage? If lawn, then, yeah, you'd need a subcompact to not destroy the lawn. HP...
  25. CloverKnollFarms

    2024 garden season

    Im aware. But I have to start somewhere
  26. CloverKnollFarms

    How are actual sale prices vs MSRP currently for Kubotas (or other manufactures)?

    God loves even those who don’t return it. Even when we do, it’s a fraction of what He has for us. It is absolutely possible to love something that cannot return love. Receiving love, is not a prerequisite for giving it. In fact, love is something you do, even when it’s not returned. But...
  27. CloverKnollFarms

    Best subcompact for the money

    New Yanmars are very tech heavy… I’m not certain an owner can do much aside from regular maintenance. All I ever hear is to shop the dealer, and have good dealer support. Ideally I’ll never really need my dealer, but he is there. I was set to get a Yanmar until I realized they didn’t have a...
  28. CloverKnollFarms

    Post your Branson at work. Picture thread

    Broke open another 4500 square feet of sod for a garden today. Two passes, 24 minutes. I’ll do a couple more passes in a couple weeks as the grass decomposes.
  29. CloverKnollFarms

    Best subcompact for the money

    But you can nary find a Yanmar dealer in this country.
  30. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    You know. On a public street, you can only accelerate so fast. It's like riding a liter sport bike vs a 600cc sport bike on a public street. Neither will ever see their potential on a public street... But it's a neat flex
  31. CloverKnollFarms

    2024 garden season

    Tilled it today. It was sod, took 12 minutes to make one pass on 4500 square feet. I'll let the grass decomp for a couple weeks and work it again.
  32. CloverKnollFarms

    What have you done to your Branson today?

    Burned a half gallon of diesel tilling the garden.
  33. CloverKnollFarms

    Who is excited for snow season? Not us! We're depressed due to lack of snow.

    Sharpening blades and changing oil in the Hustler today to mow 🤣
  34. CloverKnollFarms

    Greenworks Crossover riding mowers 60, 80 or 82 volt

    Each of those 8ah batteries is $300, and out of stock 😳. So Id need 6 to mow my lawn… so $1800 in batteries. That’s the cost of a 27Hp commercial engine, that I could run for 20+ years honestly, at 50 hours per year. Over time, a few years, those 6 batteries wouldn’t mow my entire lawn… I...
  35. CloverKnollFarms

    Greenworks Crossover riding mowers 60, 80 or 82 volt

    I have several 80v GreenWorks tools, and after three years of light homeowner use, the batteries are noticeably degraded. I bought a tool from them with a battery recently, and it lasts about 2x as long, same amp hour. Still love the tools, but the batteries degrade at a noticeable rate.
  36. CloverKnollFarms

    Status of Everything Attachments

    I wouldn't blame Covid. Consumer spending has been wildly high since the shutdown, as folks were flush with cash. That recovery era saw huge increases in personal spending, but yet somehow a successful business went **** up while still being backlogged 6 months with orders. 🤔
  37. CloverKnollFarms

    How are actual sale prices vs MSRP currently for Kubotas (or other manufactures)?

    I love my Branson, but I'm pretty sure my next tractor will be a 100hp Farmall from the 70s. Funny how you live life trying to get away from your beginnings, and in the end, you just want to go back.
  38. CloverKnollFarms

    Status of Everything Attachments

    Debt can be a real risk
  39. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    You can legally build firearms without serial numbers.
  40. CloverKnollFarms

    What have you done to your Branson today?

    Very nice
  41. CloverKnollFarms

    Debaiting on trading in

    So 75% are in for emissions issues. Interesting.
  42. CloverKnollFarms

    What have you done to your Branson today?

    It's nice to see Branson didnt paint over all the filters like other brands
  43. CloverKnollFarms

    Who is excited for snow season? Not us! We're depressed due to lack of snow.

    I gotta mow in a couple days.
  44. CloverKnollFarms

    Status of Everything Attachments

    They lied to your face on Jan 22nd is all I can say. You weren't a valued customer, and that is obvious. If you were so valued, they would have refunded your money.
  45. CloverKnollFarms

    Debaiting on trading in

    Right, he bent them like everyone else, misuse. That is the point. It's not brand specific, it's operator specific. My comment about my bikes is relevant to the post I was responding to, where a diesel with ECM and DPF was compared to simple fly by wire technology. I dont see any posts about...
  46. CloverKnollFarms

    Debaiting on trading in

    You mean bent cylinders are common on Kubota? Or all major brands with poor operators? https://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/loader-cylinder-rod-bent-on-my-2020-kubota-l3560.52962/ Not all new vehicles have a diesel with DPF and ECM to limp it. My motorcycle is throttle by wire...
  47. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    Rewarding bad behavior... Has never solved a problem
  48. CloverKnollFarms

    Debaiting on trading in

    I mean, why leave the TYM family? Arguably TYM has the best engine control setup of any manufacturer... Their non ECM mechanical diesel engines are in a class by themselves. They also beat on weight, lift capacity and lift height on the loaders. I will admit, the LS tractors I tested before...
  49. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    Hard to track without serial numbers 🤔. I'm fully aware of our anti Constitution establishment
  50. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    Well, in Canada they don't believe you have the right to protect yourself with a firearm either. Nutcases
  51. CloverKnollFarms

    Beekeeping

    This design was specifically made to accommodate bees. Langstroth was specifically made to accommodate maximum honey production, even at the cost of bees natural tendencies. Every year our survival rate far exceeds our friends who use langstroth hives... But they still cling to the type of...
  52. CloverKnollFarms

    Tell me about pre-emergent herbicides

    Barricade. Very cost effective and long lasting. 16 oz will cover an acre for $20 for 5 months.
  53. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/elon-musk-tesla-250-billion-market-cap-plummet-shanghai-plant-production-cutbacks/
  54. CloverKnollFarms

    Beekeeping

    So, these are horizontals... So the entire box is insulated when it's built. A 4" thick wool stuffed pillow is placed above the nest, which encompasses 7-10 frames, or about half the width of the hive, over winter. At the end of the nest is placed a 3/4" thick divider board to separate the...
  55. CloverKnollFarms

    Beekeeping

    The nest should have substantially more insulation above, than on the sides, as they would in nature. If not, condensation will build up above and that is a recipe for disaster. Ventilation is ok, but in a tree, they don't typically have multiple vents. Bees actually propolize openings to...
  56. CloverKnollFarms

    When your CPA screws up?

    Good thing we are hiring more IRS agents 🙄
  57. CloverKnollFarms

    Kubota Canada Web Site Pricing

    I plan to keep my little Branson for a very long time.
  58. CloverKnollFarms

    Solar Eclipse...

    I took that day off work as we are in the totality.
  59. CloverKnollFarms

    Beekeeping

    Our hives have 1.5" of insulation in the walls, on three sides of the nest, 4" above the nest, and one cold wall. This forces all moisture to condense on a cold wall, and not over the bees, thus freezing them. We can get puddles of water in the bottom of the hive, but it never falls on the...
  60. CloverKnollFarms

    2024 garden season

    Massive nectar producer. It's a cash crop
  61. CloverKnollFarms

    Buying Advice First tractor for small family farm. Branson or something else?

    I wear noise cancelling earbuds on the tractor and listen to music. I wear hearing protection with a lot of power equipment in fact. You can still avoid hearing loss by taking precautions
  62. CloverKnollFarms

    XU 6158

    https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/xr4140h-error-code-f31-s29-and-warranty-lesson-learned.414281/ Sounds like a cheap $200 fix
  63. CloverKnollFarms

    Dad is taking the final journey

    Prayers. It's hard to see the men we thought were invincible, become human. On this path now with my father, and it's hard to accept
  64. CloverKnollFarms

    Will a Stump Bucket damage my FEL?

    It can. I've seen a number of bent loader cylinders
  65. CloverKnollFarms

    My New To Me TYM T700

    Beauty
  66. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Markets loved today. I'll enjoy it while I can.
  67. CloverKnollFarms

    Who is excited for snow season? Not us! We're depressed due to lack of snow.

    It is a place for bee swarms to take up camp, so I can bring them to my apiary.
  68. CloverKnollFarms

    Who is excited for snow season? Not us! We're depressed due to lack of snow.

    It's an IronCraft. I've run 6 acres of dirt through it in 12 months and it's been solid. Broke open an acre of virgin clay sod with it. Very heavy, solid. It's the UM-72 model
  69. CloverKnollFarms

    First use of the 4820! Tilling.

    Easily 13 from 11 gallons, at PTO speed, which is all I really do with it.
  70. CloverKnollFarms

    Beekeeping

    Traps going up!
  71. CloverKnollFarms

    Who is excited for snow season? Not us! We're depressed due to lack of snow.

    400 pounds of fertilizer down. 40 gallons of pre emergent. Field tilled. And swarm traps up. We are WAY ahead this year
  72. CloverKnollFarms

    Really, really dumb question about difference between off road and on road diesel fuel.

    Yeah, the old 826 and 5088 stacks were never red 🤣
  73. CloverKnollFarms

    4550 driveline

    Nice looking tractor. Sorry to hear the troubles. Do you use FWD a lot?
  74. CloverKnollFarms

    Buying Advice First tractor for small family farm. Branson or something else?

    Good idea. I bought one to ride a new motorcycle home one cold November... In a snow storm 🤣
  75. CloverKnollFarms

    YT359c top link!

    I did the same.. I did need hydraulic restrictors to slow the cylinder and stop the chatter when there is a heavy load on the top link as it extends. Seems pretty common.
  76. CloverKnollFarms

    UTV's and ATV's at work picture thread

    400 pounds of lawn fertilizer down, and now 60 gallons of pre-emergent (Barricade) The leftover bags of fertilizer make a great counterweight
  77. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Everyone has a different idea of success. I suppose if you think this world and short life, is all you have, that skews the lens. Tires for sale. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/19/why-evs-are-causing-a-tire-boom.html
  78. CloverKnollFarms

    First use of the 4820! Tilling.

    Well I tilled an acre last week using 540E, topped it off today, and it burned about 1.1gal/hr Not bad! Everything on the unit is working as advertised. The bolts were marked at the dealer, and they are all still snug. No error codes yet! Oh, wait, we dont have computers 🤣
  79. CloverKnollFarms

    Student Loan Debt?

    Good question. Educators have a pretty powerful lobby. See Covid closings.
  80. CloverKnollFarms

    Buying Advice First tractor for small family farm. Branson or something else?

    I spent my childhood years on open station Farmalls. We bought the cabbed 5088 when I was 16. As a kid, I loved the cabbed tractor, I felt like one of those wealthy farmers, and listening to music was easier. When I bought my own tractor, I chose an open station due to tree lines along my...
  81. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    We fly a lot of ICE folks to and from cities with large meat processing facilities. I know this because they have to come introduce themselves when they board.
  82. CloverKnollFarms

    Student Loan Debt?

    AI is already programming them… through the little devices they hold in their hands. Carefully curated content. It is true there is no truth to them anymore, because their truth and world view is carefully constructed by an algorithm. Again, the designers of this technology have a great...
  83. CloverKnollFarms

    Student Loan Debt?

    The heroes of the pandemic... One taste of electronic learning was all it took for them to realize they didn't have to engage. Their jobs will so easily be filled by AI. Which is frightening, but let's face it, they have helped it along.
  84. CloverKnollFarms

    2024 garden season

    No, this will also have an acre of phacelia
  85. CloverKnollFarms

    Post your Branson at work. Picture thread

    This field will be an acre of Lacey Phacelia
  86. CloverKnollFarms

    2024 garden season

    Seed bed, look aight?
  87. CloverKnollFarms

    School me on PTO tiller use and depth adjustment

    Make a couple passes, and the shoes will continue to sink in the soft soil… you’ll get 8” deep likely. For this reason I don’t set my shoes very deep. I like to make a couple passes anyway.
  88. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Well that Y owner must be an ignorant pig 😂
  89. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    Inflation isn’t a problem, but man things are so damn expensive 😂😂
  90. CloverKnollFarms

    Branson 4820r

    It's available on the TYM website. I downloaded mine there.
  91. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    It concerns me like Iran having nuclear capability would concern me. It's not about me and myself. It's about my country and all of it's people. Many of which are struggling with government spending induced inflation. Their lives, futures, and our economy as a whole. I could look at my...
  92. CloverKnollFarms

    Buying Advice First tractor for small family farm. Branson or something else?

    Congrats on the 5520. Can't wait to see it at its new home!
  93. CloverKnollFarms

    Student Loan Debt?

    There are certainly a plethora of alternatives to debt, if one is really committed to not incurring debt.
  94. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    I see a lot of traffic when Im in NYC weekly. Someone owns cars, 46% of households do, in a very cramped space, which is why they stack themselves vertically.
  95. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Why wouldn’t I be?
  96. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    I see so much confirmation here 😂
  97. CloverKnollFarms

    Buying Advice First tractor for small family farm. Branson or something else?

    I’d say “service” is dealer specific and not brand. A gentleman just posted last week that his local JD dealership won’t look at his new unit under warranty because he bought it at another dealership. My local TYM dealer ordered the tractor, delivered it and received not a dime until I wrote...
  98. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Well, home cost as a function of income is a lot different than in the early 80s. Im not even concerned about interest rates. The rate increase just amplifies the pain of inflation.
  99. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    During the Jurassic period, CO2 levels were 500% more than they are today. That's why the dinosaurs drove EVs.
  100. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    But then they would have sunk... And pandering costs $$. All tax payers fund the re election of a President through the tax code. Student loan forgiveness?? I bet that reduces inflation too 😂
  101. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    https://www.businessinsider.com/rivian-r2-vs-tesla-model-y-compared-review-ev-suv-2024-3 To me, the R2 is much more aesthetically pleasing. It actually looks like an SUV, and not a pregnant sedan. Our grocery bill doubled since pre covid, but it was alleviated a bit when my daughter finished...
  102. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    It is sort of wild how valuations have plummeted. And to be fair, this isn’t a Tesla thread, it’s an EV thread, which looks at the sector as a whole I’d presume. And the sector as a whole, is sort of a mess at the moment. The fed demanding a certain % of cars be EVs for environmental reasons...
  103. CloverKnollFarms

    Best subcompact for the money

    How heavy will this mower be? On our ground, one reason I don't even have a flail mower for the fields, is that most of the year the clay loam is so soft, Id destroy it. I'm better off with the ATV and trail mower setup. This to say a subcompact with a backhoe and mower sounds like a lot for...
  104. CloverKnollFarms

    2024 garden season

    Plannig 1500-2000 stalks
  105. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Same people who fronted $7500 for the car, and subsidized chargers.
  106. CloverKnollFarms

    2024 garden season

    It is a voracious grower! It will grow if you just toss it on the ground
  107. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    So the federal government mandates the battery warranty? 🤔 Aren't tractor emissions systems also federally mandated?
  108. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    Amen. Sheep are being led to slaughter
  109. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Saw this. Death spiral for sure at Hertz 🤓
  110. CloverKnollFarms

    TYM T474 HST Range Shifter Stuck

    The pedal adjustment is really easy too, if you have an owners manual which is available on the TYM website
  111. CloverKnollFarms

    TYM T474 HST Range Shifter Stuck

    To be fair, the Kukje diesels usually go 200+ hours before a regen. They are not like the green and orange units in that respect. Though I feel like they are the only ones still requiring a parked regen.
  112. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    More "inflation reduction" and market meddling. https://www.yahoo.com/news/state-program-send-money-people-000000972.html
  113. CloverKnollFarms

    TC45DA Hydraulic Filter?

    I learned recently from some dealer support folks that on my unit, a cross reference is a bad idea. The factory filter bypass rate far exceeds most aftermarket hydraulic filters, so not to substitute. Thankful to those on this forum, Asteral, and my dealer for being acutely aware of this need...
  114. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    It’s a fallen world. All is going precisely as prophesied. He overcame however. This place, isn’t the destination.
  115. CloverKnollFarms

    TYM T474 HST Range Shifter Stuck

    Good news... It's rare. Bad news, you have it. Is it a straight throw lever, or H pattern? Also, TYM as adamant that the the tractor must be in neutral with parking brake set for regen
  116. CloverKnollFarms

    CLANGING in the front diff of brand new T494....what the heck

    Yeah the pump is engine bay left, and external. Not painted.
  117. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Manipulation of markets through legislation and incentives. https://www.aol.com/news/analysis-us-automakers-race-build-100603750.html The White House is expected this month to issue vehicle CO2 emissions standards designed to force automakers to increase the share of fully electric vehicles...
  118. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Starting to like this an option for the wife's real estate biz car. https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2024-toyota-prius-prime-xse-yearlong-review-update-1-vs-2001-prius/amp/
  119. CloverKnollFarms

    Workmaster 33 won't run

    Yeah, probably can't. The selling point for me to buy a TYM/Branson, was the lack of computers and sensors. It's a mechanical tractor. They are the only ones left. Everything else is CRDI and run by an expensive ECM
  120. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    Today, feeling "convicted" means someone else is at fault for making you reflect on your own failures. Responsibility and conviction run counter to elevating yourself to a god in your own life.
  121. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    We routinely run our ICE vehicles to 200k and never had one stop running. Or burn oil. Just regular changes every 5000-6000 miles and two brake pads replacements. For a while we didn't even buy a car unless it had 80k on the odometer. And, half of those weren't Hondas or Toyotas, but GM...
  122. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    I'm seeing it too. But all electronic news is curated for you by AI. This is why people think everyone else is crazy for not sharing their world view. We all get carefully curated "truth". Again, watch The Social Dilemma... Eye opening
  123. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    People who spend hours on tiktok
  124. CloverKnollFarms

    I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

    The human brain is no match for AI. Social media is nefarious. There is a reason Google and Meta engineers dont allow their kids near what they created. The Social Dilemma is a great documentary. Anyone who thinks their brain is going to beat the persuasion of AI, has already lost the...
  125. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Also, to be fair, MOST people don't have money to afford a new car... But they get them anyway, by letting the bank rent it to them for 72 months 😂
  126. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Can't afford one? 😂😂 We could cash purchase 10 tomorrow. Never said I can't afford one. Nor did I say it "wouldn't work" for me. Ive actually stated we are considering one. I have said it wouldn't save me money. I mean a bicycle would work for a lot of folks... But might not be optimal...
  127. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    I love Elon. Just not an EV fanboi
  128. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    I heard this from acquaintances that own Teslas. I thought they would be experts, because they own them and are the only ones with valid opinions, seemed stupid to me, but I don't own one, so what do I know? 😂
  129. CloverKnollFarms

    Do Birds Favor Green ?

    Birds have a shelf life of 24 hours in my barn. Only had three ever make it in, but in 24 hours the issue resolved itself. 😂
  130. CloverKnollFarms

    Not a good start

    Wow. That's a terrible turn of events. This unit is the one folks have also had recurring issues with the steering being sluggish with a loaded bucket, and Yanmar is still working on that issue to my knowledge
  131. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    A multiple family dwelling would be non single family homes. Apartments, condos etc That shocks me with the whole "charge every night" idea
  132. CloverKnollFarms

    2024 garden season

    Buckwheat adds A LOT of organic matter and the roots break up compacted soil.
  133. CloverKnollFarms

    2024 garden season

    Clay loam, it was pretty hard to break up last year... But then I grew two crops of beautiful buckwheat on it and it's really easy to till this year. This till was about 2" deep to uproot weeds. I'll till again in a few weeks just prior to planting phacelia
  134. CloverKnollFarms

    2024 garden season

    I'm looking for a good corn planter. I'd love a JANG, but don't know if it's worth the premium
  135. CloverKnollFarms

    Best subcompact for the money

    Best bang, probably not orange or green...
  136. CloverKnollFarms

    Pulled the trigger on a new 2024 Kioti Dk4720 SE cab

    That was one thing I ran into when looking at Kioti. They had a lot of already faded paint and rust on the lot. This during the Covid buying blitz? The other dealers had tractors on the lots that looked new... They all sat outside? Anyhow, great buy, enjoy the unit.
  137. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Globally they have plenty of competition it seems. And auto manufacturers are global entities. In my town, Value Market has no real competition... But if you go to the next county, they do 😂
  138. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    I've read some owners won't take the car to one, due to concerns about damage to the batteries on a lift. I don't know if that is a valid concern, because I'm not a professional tire changer
  139. CloverKnollFarms

    Stay away from Bad Boy Tractors

    And loaders, and possibly attachments
  140. CloverKnollFarms

    2024 garden season

    Got a little ground tilled yesterday. I love spring.
  141. CloverKnollFarms

    Stay away from Bad Boy Tractors

    Also, not claiming that the Bad Boy versions are exactly the same as a Branson/TYM unit, because clearly they are not.
  142. CloverKnollFarms

    Stay away from Bad Boy Tractors

    I dunno, my Branson has been rock solid. I frickin love this tractor. 90 minutes to till an acre? I’ll take it. I basically use it only for PTO work. Now, I do care for it really well too
  143. CloverKnollFarms

    Beekeeping

    Took a quick look in on our bees yesterday and wow, they have A LOT of honey left from last fall. Probably 15-20 pounds per hive! They went into winter with maybe 35? Incredible how little they use in these hives over winter.
  144. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    https://qz.com/best-car-for-eco-conscious-climate-drivers-1851331722
  145. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Is this how the Dems will get the “rich to pay their fair share”?
  146. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Wait, more subsidizing? So I could not only pay the most per kWh, but also an extra $128/mo 😂 Sounds not so affordable
  147. CloverKnollFarms

    Best subcompact for the money

    Well, the T25 is a sub. I misspoke, the 2610 is also a sub
  148. CloverKnollFarms

    Best subcompact for the money

    Heard great things about the T25, which will run a mid mount mower. The 2515 is a great unit, but no mid PTO.
  149. CloverKnollFarms

    What have you done to your Branson today?

    Worked it, and aligned the headlights
  150. CloverKnollFarms

    Post your Branson at work. Picture thread

    Tilled an acre today. 540E made quick work of it. Love this tractor!!
  151. CloverKnollFarms

    JD 5045e warning beeps when under load with full throttle

    Even though it’s green? That is Bull Sh%@ that another dealer won’t look at it
  152. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    That’s the great thing about predictions that are past your expiration date. You’ll never be proven wrong
  153. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    What happens when we stop giving EV buyers $7500 to buy one 🤔 A death spiral? 😂
  154. CloverKnollFarms

    Beekeeping

    Absolutely. As I age, I’m also not really into lifting supers…
  155. CloverKnollFarms

    Beekeeping

    I’ll admit, we are outliers in the US in The way we keep bees. In Europe and Russia maybe not so much. The Langstroth hives and ways were developed mainly for commercial beekeeping and honey production. I find Langstroth inspections brutal on the bees and beekeeper
  156. CloverKnollFarms

    Workmaster 33 won't run

    Sensors and computers... Tractors from the 1970s wouldn't be running today if they had them
  157. CloverKnollFarms

    Beekeeping

    Yeah, I have two colonies, from the same original colony, that swarm every year. They fill the hive by mid April, and cast huge swarms. They have been on property since we started. Never treated, never fed, just amazing strong bees. These are the colonies I wish to split. They have good...
  158. CloverKnollFarms

    Hydraulic Fluid Choices

    Yeah, I’m certainly leaning toward a synthetic oil. I use it in basically every machine I have. It looks like most non store brand oils, meet the specs.
  159. CloverKnollFarms

    Beekeeping

    There is only one queen. Colonies make new queens every year for the most part. They will raise 8-10 in fact. However, when the first new queen hatches, she goes through the hive and kills the remaining queens before they emerge. I’m simply taking queen cells and placing them in a new...
  160. CloverKnollFarms

    Iseki vs Shibaura engines on Massey Premium Compact

    Iseki makes more than just the engines… they engineer a lot of the newer tractors. That’s probably on reason
  161. CloverKnollFarms

    Hydraulic Fluid Choices

    Delvac is nice and affordable. I know it matters… but you know what I mean. There are many high quality fluids.
  162. CloverKnollFarms

    Hydraulic Fluid Choices

    Except it appears that oil is no longer manufactured
  163. CloverKnollFarms

    Hydraulic Fluid Choices

    So, I’m gearing up for the first service this year on the 4820H. It may be a smidge early in hours, but 2 years in I feel like doing it. So, I have Rotella T6 for the motor, but I came across Triax Agra UTTO XL fluid for the transmission. Also considered the Shell Rotella HD oil. Does it...
  164. CloverKnollFarms

    Beekeeping

    Taking brood and nurse bees and typically some queen cells from a strong hive, and creating a new, nucleus hive.
  165. CloverKnollFarms

    Rotella T4 pricing (Mar '24)

    Our TSC is always high, on everything
  166. CloverKnollFarms

    TYM 574 Service and parts manuals

    I just saw that Kioti injectors are $900 per in another post. Our mechanical diesels use injectors costing $120 for OEM
  167. CloverKnollFarms

    What safety equipment do you have when running chainsaw?

    Southern Baptist disaster relief. We also have shower and laundry units as well as feeding units.
  168. CloverKnollFarms

    Kioti CK3510H (2017) Injection Nozzles

    Wait, what?! $900 each? I just looked up mine and they are $120 each. Is that just because it's common rail? Holy cow
  169. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Your average is 148mpg, including the EV run time. That is amazing. Thanks!
  170. CloverKnollFarms

    Beekeeping

    The bees are crazy this morning. Pollen is pouring in. Probably putting up swarm traps next week and looking to do a split soon as well!
  171. CloverKnollFarms

    Hydraulic fluid

    Wow.
  172. CloverKnollFarms

    Hydraulic fluid

    Branson took a different approach, so the filters are not painted over.
  173. CloverKnollFarms

    LS MT125 - Bucket Curl

    Control or pressure relief valve failure? If only curl and not also lift arms, then it’s likely the control valve IMHO
  174. CloverKnollFarms

    Lubrication additives for Diesel Fuel in older tractor

    Wow, per those test results, Marvel Mystery Oil makes lubricity WORSE. 😂 OptiLube looks like they have a winning formula
  175. CloverKnollFarms

    CLANGING in the front diff of brand new T494....what the heck

    That is true, it’s just a cable. This story is just wild. What a coincidence that the sound was not from the front axle, which was also in fact a mess after just a few hours. Man, I hope you find a resolution soon… I wish the dealer and TYM would after 6 months say, enough, and give you a new...
  176. CloverKnollFarms

    Zero Turn Mower Problems

    Clutches are very easy to change
  177. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    I always have 300 miles range stored in my barn. The storage solution cost me $30
  178. CloverKnollFarms

    CLANGING in the front diff of brand new T494....what the heck

    Soooo, that front axle was likely NOT abnormal. It wasn't the problem at all. That makes me fear what other "normal" axles look like
  179. CloverKnollFarms

    What safety equipment do you have when running chainsaw?

    Well, we are buying a trauma and bleed kit for the chainsaw trailer for our ministry. What we had was really inadequate. We always wear chaps, helmets, ear protection and visors. Yeah, when it's 90F it's a real treat... But it is what it is
  180. CloverKnollFarms

    CLANGING in the front diff of brand new T494....what the heck

    Dang. This is insane for a new tractor. Is it coming from the motor? Are you sure it's from the tractor transmission?
  181. CloverKnollFarms

    CLANGING in the front diff of brand new T494....what the heck

    So, was it just coincidence that they looked at the axle and found all that damage??
  182. CloverKnollFarms

    It’s here!

    Filters, all three, were $126 plus tax A bit more expensive than from some other sources, but with as little as I'll need to change them, probably nice to give my local guy the business.
  183. CloverKnollFarms

    What have you done to your Branson today?

    I don't think on my tractor it would be a real issue. The underside of the hood is pretty clean. I could always hit it with compressed air if need be
  184. CloverKnollFarms

    What have you done to your Branson today?

    I'm not too worried about the heat sink getting clogged, but the Branson has a basically solid cap on the back of the light, and I'll need on with a hole to pass through the stem of the led light.
  185. CloverKnollFarms

    What have you done to your Branson today?

    Well, I've found H4 and HS1 LED bulbs, I also have to find new dust caps to accommodate the LEDs.
  186. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Hydrogen electric regional aircraft. They did institute emissions standards for aircraft recently, so in the next 10 years, the industry will have to change to keep its current capacity. I'll be out of the business by then... So God speed to the young aviators...
  187. CloverKnollFarms

    Another tractor manufacturer out of business?

    Survival should be predicated on one’s ability to survive… not on the amount of welfare they receive. One breeds strength, one perpetuates weakness
  188. CloverKnollFarms

    Buying Advice First tractor for small family farm. Branson or something else?

    The 5155 is physical much larger than a 5520 for sure
  189. CloverKnollFarms

    What safety equipment do you have when running chainsaw?

    I'm a pilot and Line Check Airman too... Small world. There is plenty to if risk in what we do, but we manage risk. Called TEM. Threat and error management. Also TPC, threats plans and considerations. In all cases there are threats you need to identify, and manage them. You have to have...
  190. CloverKnollFarms

    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Then why are people from California fleeing to TX? 😂
  191. CloverKnollFarms

    Another tractor manufacturer out of business?

    I dont believe that to be true. Making purchases with ill gotten money, is also a crime. Those purchases would be repossessed and the rightful owner of those funds reimbursed
  192. CloverKnollFarms

    How are actual sale prices vs MSRP currently for Kubotas (or other manufactures)?

    Are tractors really $10k more than three years ago? Yes. Especially some manufacturers.
  193. CloverKnollFarms

    Hydraulic fluid

    I use Shell in most things. Even ran Rotella T6 in the motorcycles
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