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This is a 2003 model 4310 with 425 hours. 32 hp, 4 wheel drive with R4 tires. Power Shuttle transmission. The only thing wrong with the tractor is that the tilt steering is stuck in the up position. The tractor has a model 430 loader on it also. $13,750. Located in Athens Alabama. Message...

Throw me in that briar patch! That is a nice size tractor. I am sure you will enjoy it.

Back in 2003 when I bought my John Deere 4310 I looked at the Cat Challengers, but the one I looked at was, I believe, a 34 hp model. The Cat that I looked at was made by Iseki of Japan and was identical to a Massey Ferguson and an AGCO. The only difference was color. The AGCO quote I got was...

I was at the Talladega Super Speedway this past weekend. The people that were camped beside us had generator problems and some guys showed up to work on it and they were driving a Honda Big Red UTV. I did not get to check it out because I was on the phone with the wife and couldn't get away...

I just received a call from Wayne Foreman at Little Miami Trading Company. They have have some severe weather, what he called an inland hurricane. He is currently without power and will be that way for the next 3-5 days. He asked me to post here to let everyone know what was going on and if...

The other day I noticed I was loosing hydro fluid around the front axle. I parked my 4310 and there was so much fluid I couldn't tell where it was coming from. Been busy the last few days, so yesterday I pulled the side panels to let some light in and I found it was one of the hoses that feed...

OK, I made a new video today. It is short, put pretty cool. I got the Ranger muddy doing donuts so I did my usual drive through the creek to clean the underside. The creek was up today from all the rain. Enjoy. YouTube - Polaris Ranger through deep water

I am planning on planting a few trees this year and want some fruit trees. From time to time I get a really good tasting pear, sweet, juicey, and soft. I remember growing up my grandparents had some pear trees, that were neither, sweet, juicey or soft. Any recommendations? Thanks

We went to the National Farm Machinary Show in Louisville Kentucky this weekend. I took this first picture for Robert in NY since he has spoke fondly of the Landpride Trekker. Landpride had 4 or 5 Trekkers on display and the one pictured had a very nice cab. Sorry, but I didn't inquire as to...

I wasn't sure whether this video should go in this forum or the Related Topics forum. Considering the subject I think this is the right place. I post this not for the purpose of argument or debate, but as a demonstration on one man's strength and faith in God. Rick Burgess is a co-host of the...

A few of us dicussed in the thread "UTV Comparison" making demo videos of our vehicles. I made one today and it is now on YouTube. I started out wanting it to be about 5 minutes. Well after all was said and done, it was twenty minutes. This was without really doing any editing and included...

She wanted one before I left in May of 2006 for Iraq, but a horse barn took priority. After looking at various playhouses on-line and knowing that if I had to do it from scratch that it would probably not get done, I ordered this kit from Lowes. It is called a Mackinaw building. It is 12 X 8...

I moved in to my new house February 25th 2006. I was mobilized with my National Guard unit on May 30th 2006. Needless to say I didn't get much done on the yard in those three months. Family vacation, job, building a barn and fence took up my free time. We are surrounded by trees but there...

My daughter found this fossil this afternoon in a pile of dirt that was excavated from our basement. It looks like a tooth. What do you guys think?

A different type of diversity. I was doing a lot of yard work yesterday and they all ended up close together so I rearranged them and turned it into a photo op. I am still trying to get some spots in the yard green so I was doing some over seeding. I started with the Honda pulling an aerator...

I picked these little jewel up Tuesday. I got it from an Ebay auction. It has an 11 horse power single cylinder gas engine. It is 4 wheel drive, 4 wheel steer with hydraulic lift on the front and rear. A Cat 0 3 point hitch was an optional item for these little tractors. I am thinking of...

I am home from Iraq. We departed Al Asad Air Base Iraq on the July 30th and flew to Kuwait on a C-17 cargo jet. We processed through customs the next morning and left from Kuwait the night of the 31st. We had a lay over in Shannon Ireland and then arrived in Gulf Port Mississippi Wednesday...

There has been a lot of discussion about a new new Polaris side by side that some were calling the Ranger's Evil Twin. It looks like they will be calling it the RZR and it will be a 2008 model. It has a small cargo bed so it really isn't made for work as much as it is fun. Here is a link to...

As most of you know, I have been in Iraq for the past 4 and a half months. I got home Saturday and waiting on me were some accesories for my Ranger. So these last few days I have been dressing up the Ranger. The wek before I left I ordered a top and wind shield, the wind shield didn't come in...

There are a lot of utility vehicles here at the base I am on. It is probably a 50/50 split between the Rangers and Gators with a light sprinkling of the heavy duty Club Car utility vehicles. I have seen a few different tire configurations on them too. This was a new one for me. Of course...

I am slowly but surely adding on to my 700XP. So far, winch, brush guard, headlight guards, halogen driving lights, windshield and roof. When I am home on my 2 weeks leave around Christmas time I would like to have a set of tires and wheels waiting for me to install. Any recommendations on...

Toolnut started the thread RTV vs HPX and I sort of hi-jacked it by accident when I mentioned that I was in the same situation last year except that it was between the 700XP and the RTV. Since then some people have commented about the Ranger and I received a PM about my Ranger. Here is the low...

Steve Irwin was killed this morning while filming a documentary on the Great Barrier Reef. Fox News reports that he was stung by a stingray. Paramedics were flown to his location but it said that he died from a stingray barb to the heart.

I saw this Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme at a mall in Hattiesburg MS yesterday. Unfortunately all I had was my camera phone.

Friday is my last day at work. I will be going on active duty to deploy to Iraq later this summer. I have to finish a barn and get a fence up before I leave. I will be gone a year. I should have internet access and e-mail. Hopefully I can post some tractor pictures from Iraq.

Just for you guys. With my daughters, Katelyn and Sarah. Not sure who the other kid is. We didn't bring him home with us.

I am needing air, fuel and oil filter numbers for a Bolens G152 which I believe is the same as the Iseki TX1300.

Very cool video. Polaris Rescue Vehicle

See the attached picture. It is a 1996 Ford F250 Powerstroke Diesel.

We decided about 4 years ago to buy some property from my grandmother and build a new house. From the beginning we ran into road block after road block. It took us 18 months to sell the old house. During that 18 months we started the process of buying the land. The surveyor determined that...

AGCO did indeed used to be Allis Chalmers. Their compacts are made by Iseki of Japan. They are of excellent quality. AGCO is a big multi-brand company. They also own Massey Ferguson. The MF compacts are also made by Iseki as are the Caterpillar compacts. My brother has an AGCO, It think...

I just found this on ebay, 1-13-06. It is a front PTO kit for a Bolens diesel tractor and they were made by Iseki. This would enable you to put a belly mower on your Iseki. This should fit the TX1300 and 1500's but I am not sure about other models. This is not my auction, I just happened to...

I have had a John Deere Gator 6X4 since since September 03. I decided last year that I wanted to upgrade to something with more power, bells, whistles, etc, etc. My Gator really did everything work related that I asked of it. The bed hauled more loads of dirt than I can count and it never...

OK, so it isn't boughs of holly but you get the idea.

Earlier this year we closed on 16 acres of property. The new house was started back in July and now for the importatnt part. My new shop was started this past Friday. It will be a 40' X 60' shop. Actually a 40'X60' slab with 40'X40' fully enclosed. On one end there will be a 20' section...

I had wanted a grapple for a long time and after hearing a lot of positive comments about the ones that Andy Tatro builds and sells on Ebay, I finally bought one. I really didn't want it one my bucket because I didn't want it to be in the way when I was using the bucket and to have to remove it...

Construction started today on our new house, at least they started digging the basement today. We chose to run the power line underground from the road. The local utility company set the pole at the road but the require me to dig a trench 4 feet deep, lay the conduit from the pole to the...

In the spirit of the "What Can't get off the tractor for even a second?" thread, I thought I would post something for us tractor folks.

I have a Komatsu D20 dozer and recently I had problem with it. Knowing that Darin sells these, I sent him a private message asking him about it. He responded back and spent some time with me on the phone to suggest some things to check. I just wanted to give him a plug and say if you are...

I saw an ad for a 30hp shuttle shift 4WD Kubota in the paper this morning for $3500. I thought it was surely a misprint but I called anyway. No misprint! The guy told me it was an L295. I went and looked at it and thought "Wow this thing is big for a 30hp". It has a few minor issues that...

I just bought a Kubota L295DT about 3 hours ago. It has a few small issues to address that won't be too difficult to fix, but there is one that has me puzzled. The 3 point raises and lowers OK but when you release the lever it falls back down and then of course the hitch does the same. There is...

I just bought a Kubota L295DT about 3 hours ago. It has a few small issues to address that won't be too difficult to fix, but there is one that has me puzzled. The 3 point raises and lowers OK but when you release the lever it falls back down and then of course the hitch does the same. There...

Those forks started out as a home made 3 point hitch rig that I used on my Bolens G152 and then when I got a loader I torched them off and welded them up to use on the loader. My John Deere 4310 is the 5th tractor those forks have been used on. This is the 3rd version of the forks. The...

A friend of mine owns a timber company. Recently he got a job to cut 500 acres of timber. This isn't going to be a clear cutting operation, just select hardwoods and the trees that get in the way of getting to the hardwood get sold for pulp wood. He called last week and asked how much...

I need oil and fuel filter numbers for the Hinomoto E262/264. Thanks in advance.

Last night I was viewing who all was online and of course there I was up top and it said I was viewing who was online. Then it occurred to me, "what would happen if I opened another browser window and looked at a thread?" Would it list me doing 2 different things, or one or the other. Well I...

I was cruising ebay for Yanmars yesterday and found this Yanmar for sale. The seller states that when you need parts for this 2210D you buy them for a JD 850. He goes further to say that you can't tell them apart. Hmmm? Being the Yanmar purist that I am I click on ASK SELLER A QUESTION. I...

I\'m an RTV believer now My 7 year old daughter was on spring break last week and Friday we had daddy daughter day. I needed to get a part for my lawnmower at the Deere dealer so we went there first. After we left we were passing the Kubota New Holland dealer and I asked her if she wanted to...

I now join the ranks of you guys that have had a corroded battery in your Deere. I have been trying to keep an eye out for after reading on here how many people with new Deeres have had corrosion problems. Friday I pulled the grill and there was the white stuff. I took it to the shop Monday...

I just ran across this Yanmar belly mower on ebay if anyone is ineterested. It is driven from the rear PTO so it wouldn't be too difficult to rig it up to work on a grey market machine. Belly Mower

I bought my JD 4310 in November of 2003. I have been really happy with it so far. I was disgusted to find out that Deere was coming out with a new and improved model. I got thinking "what if it is better than mine" "how will I convince Mrs. Tractors4u that I need to upgrade?" Well I just got...

After reading in the Related Topics forum about Stowe Vermont, in particular Boondox's comments, it kind of relates to what is going on in my neighborhood. I grew up in Limestone county Alabama. Our county seat is Athens, a small town with a current population of just under 20,000. Where I...

A little over a year ago I was so close to buying an AGCO compact. Everyone here will tell you how important dealer support after the sell is and that is what turned me away from one. I was looking at an ST35X with a loader and R4 tires for $14,700 out the door. The price absolutely blew...

The Challenger tractors are going to be good. They are built by Iseki out of Japan. They are carbon copies of the MF and AGCO compacts. When I was shopping, the CAT's were MUCH more expensive than their cousins though.

I saw a listing on Ebay for a Yanmar 2210 with live PTO. I figured it was one of the rookie tractor dealers, but I was wrong. They said it in their title and description. Corriher Yanmar

OK maybe not we, but our girls. Here is Katelyn on the new Kasea Outback 90. Kind of looks like a miniature version of a Polaris Sportsman.

My wife saw a commercial for an Epson photo printer. It prints 4X6 inch photos only. I am thinking about getting her one for Christmas. Do any of you have experience with these printers? Yes I do know that she can go to Wal Mart or one of many other places and print from a memory card on...

Some one posted a message looking for a top and windshield for an RTV. While this place does not have much for the RTV yet, they have a ton of stuff for the various Gator models and a nice selection for the Rhino. I found this guy's stuff through Ebay. I am not sure if the owner is still a...

I went with my 4 year old daughter today on a field trip to the pumpkin patch. It is actually a fully functional farm that farms cotton, corn, soybeans, and pumpkins. Opening it up for field trips was started by the wives of the brothers that run the farm. This year they had a new additional...

In June I moved into a friends house when he was activated by his National Guard unit and went to Afghanistan for 18 months. He has 4 horses I am taking care of. I can saddle the rideable horse and ride him, but I always have trouble with the bridle and I am not sure that I am getting it on...

Yesterday my daughter was out of school so we had Father Daughter day. We went by the Deere dealer and drove a new HPX. Before I give my take on the machine let me give you some back ground. I currently own a 2002 6X4 gas Gator that we bought in September of 2003. We have really enjoyed it...

I have a "little" Komatsu D20 dozer. I have had it about a year and a half now. It is 40hp, weighs 9000lb, and has a 6 way hydraulic blade. I have built up a driveway through a low area and even took out a few trees with it. I was completely content until this past Tuesday. A buddy of mine...

A buddy of mine has a timber company. He told if I had some free time to come by his job site today. He made the mistake of asking if I wanted to try the tree cutter. Oh yeah! It has a 1200lb blade that takes the tree out. As soon as you make contact with the tree you hit a pedal and the...

Usually if I have a camera I am pointing it the wrong way when something happens or if it happens right in front of me I don't have my camera. This time I had my new Rebel digital and a 300mm lens so here it goes. Elliot Sadler was making a last second run with his car that had been over...

For those of you that have been following this saga now for over a year, it ended today. For those of you that don't know about it, here is some background information. How it started When it went to court Today was the sentencing hearing. He was the third one this morning to approach...

Well I decided that the rain couldn't hurt me, besides the ditch I was needing to dig was to carry the rain water away from the horse barn. Yes I went out and got soaked playing on the new backhoe. It does a pretty good job. A couple of the controls are a little stiff, gotta do something...

Picture taken at my buddy's shop.

It is not often that I take my loader off the tractor. When I do I feel like I a driving some kind of stream lined Indy race car or something. I almost feel like setting up orange cones and seeing how fast the 4310 will slalom. Anybody else?

OK folks, two weeks ago my 4310 was a mere mortal compact tractor with only dual mid scv and then I installed a 3rd scv. Tonight I finished installation of the power beyond. When I asked the dealer some questions about the installation process he said "you are putting a 3rd scv and power...

I found this auction the other day. I e-mailed the guy and he finally replied to me. He said that they were just going by what they were told at the auction he bought it at. I am surpized that more people haven't brought it to his attention. Ebay YM3110

I recently installed a 3rd SCV on my 4310 and due to the impending purchase of a backhoe I will be needing power beyond. Any of you installed P.B. on a 4210, 4310, or 4410? How was it? I had to take the seat, seat panel, wheel and fender off the tractor for the SCV. Will the seat and panel...

OK you may have read where I asked for help with the 3 pt lever handle. We will get to that a little later. I thought I would pass own the knowledge I gain from this little endeavor. Every part you need to do the install is in box. You will need allen wrenches, patience, metric sockets...

I picked up my 3rd SCV kit today and foolishly thought I would get it knocked out in a couple of hours. I removed the right rear wheel and fender. The silly instructions say to remove the seat assembly and the black plastic panel that is under it and goes up on the insides of the fenders. I...

ATV accesories you didn\'t know existed I was looking through a "Progressive Farmer" magazine this afternoon and read an article about turning your ATV into a workhorse. Since the TBN rules state that I can't paste a picture from someone elses website I will have to provide the link instead...

It has been a long 13 months but the saga is coming to a close. We went to trial yesterday. Gary Houston was charged with Theft By Deception, a Class B felony. In the Limestone County Circuit Court he was found GUILTY! A sentencing and restitution hear will follow at a later date. For those...

I went to get my ladder the other day and about the time I grabbed the old coveralls left there to dry, I spotted it. See the pic.

There have been a lot of different receiver style hitches posted here. I leave my landscape box on most of the time and didn't want to take it off to move a trailer, plus I always have a handy attachment point for a chain. Check out the picture.

Got your attention didn't I? Well it is on ebay, at least for now. I reported it because obviously it is a fake. Ebay 4310

I almost said that John Deere started it with the Gator, but really Cushman had the first UTV with the trucksters. I guess the Gators brought them to the level of popularity that they are at today. Then Kawasaki, Polaris, Cub Cadet, and now Kubota. Of course there are a bunch more other...

Wow this is some story. This guy made a huge monetary sacrifice and then the ultimate sacrifice. ESPN story here: Pat Tillman story here.

I was reading in the ATV forum about the MAX ATV's and got thinking I would like to drive one of those one day. Then I got thinking about different things I have driven. The top 2 would have to be: 1. Winston Cup Stockcar for 6 laps at Talladega last year. I did the Dale Jarrett driving...

I have about 5 acres that I want to plant some yellow field corn on. I always buy corn to supplement my goats hay during the winter months so I thought just for fun I would raise some corn myself. Here is my question. Would the feed corn purchased from Tractor Supply work? I planted a handful in...

I have heard the urban legends of stories like this, but this one appears to be true. Rattlesnake Story

I had National Guard Drill this weekend and when I got home Sunday night I found that my free chair arrived while I was gone. Then tonight I came in from working on the planter I built and for some reason I looked on the front porch and found this little box. I was my "Thank you for purchasing...

Back at you, April Fools from the John Deere Forum.

At least I think it went. I was running my 4310 yesterday getting ready to plant corn and heard a clicking sound coming from the front of the tractor. It sounded like a stick or something hitting the fan blade. I stopped the tractor and listened. No noise. I start rolling again and there it...

I bought a couple of CaseIH planter heads from my farmer uncle last week and I spent half the night cutting and welding but got them finished. Man were these things cumbersome to stand up to get them bolted to the tool bar. I put some seed corn in the hoppers this morning and tried them out in...

The tilt steering just locked up on my 4310 today. To top it off it locked in the down position, I mean all the way down. I have to throw my leg over the hood to get on and off. It acted kid of stubborn once this afternoon and then the next time it wouldn't budge. I disked about 5-6 acres...

I bought my 4310 the week before Thanksgiving and until yesterday had not completely removed the loader. I dismounted it once the week I got it to see how it compared the the old 855 I had once and then back in January I was showing a buddy of mine how easy it was to remove. In both those...

It ain\'t pretty, but..... It ain't pretty but it only cost me $200 and it runs like a top. A buddy of mine sold it to me because he said it hadn't run since last summer. He sold his house last December and left it on the back porch. He told the new owner he would get it as soon as he could...

I guess this is a Henro type question, but here it goes. There was the discussion on whether drilling ROPS would effect the warranty and so on. What about all the grab hooks people are welding on their loader buckets? I realize that a lot of people are having the dealer weld these on, would...

Unlike dclymers building, I am taking mine across the county. It is about 8 ft wide and 16 ft long. Here is my saga. I plan on getting it on top of the rails of my 16ft trailer. First I jacked up one end and removed the blocks supporting that end. I stepped in the doorway and tilted the...

I looked at the AGCOs and Masseys and the AGCO here was about $2000 less than Massey. The dealer told me they were trying to get them off the lot and under peoples butts so they would get to be known. Allis Chalmers has been pretty much gone since the compact tractor craze started. Maybe if...

Met \"Big Tom\" the Survivor at the Farm Show I have been back from Louisville KY for about an hour now. We went to the National Farm Machinary Show there. We got there about 4:00 yesterday and had time to pick up a show guide an run through one building real quick before they closed for the...

Do any of you 4310 owners out there have the 3rd SCV on your tractor? If so, how much was it? My dealer priced it out at $525. Ouch!

Click here for pictures of John Deere's new ATVs. Still no specs though.

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I just recieved the following e-mail from a co-worker of mine. Has anyone heard of this? </font><font color="blue" class="small">( Horse, Cattle, Bird and Other Livestock Owners I apologize for the group mailing but something REALLY dreadful is about to happen that will affect us all and...

I have been using my Gator as a dump truck while building my new driveway. Yesterday I negelected to add a little more air to the rear tires. Here is the loading.

I found this started arrowhead this afternoon while sitting on the tractor. I say a started arrowhead because it looks like the Indian that was making it might have broken it before he finished. The base is there and has a good taper and one of the notches is there but I wonder if it broke...

Since the CCW thread had been converted to movie quotes I thought I would start a thread on them. Other than Tombstone what else do you like? I have become quite fond of "Oh Brother Where art Thou". Evrett, "I vote for your's truly" Pete, "Well I vote for your's truly" Delmar, "I'm with...

A friend of mine is an importer and when I was at his place today he had this tractor assembled and ready to go. It is a YM1810D with what appears to be a factory cab. It doesn't appear to be something just thrown together like some of the modifications I have seen on these tractors. Also as...

Two police officers in my hometown of Athens Alabama were ambushed and murdered yesterday. I knew Officer Mims from being in the same National Guard unit at one time. SGT Russell I would see at a local gas station once or twice a week on my way to work. Here is a link to the story...

A buddy of mine came over yesterday in his helicopter and took me up for some aerial photography. We are buying 24 acres from my grandmother and hope to build in the spring. The green lines roughly show the property lines. The box is the proposed house position.

Back in September when I bought my 6X4 Gator the was that the new Gators wouldn not be out until next year. I heard anywhere from MArch until July. I told myself that it was too long to wait and they would probably be $10K. We today as I drove by a local Deere dealership I spotted 2 new 2004...

Deere pulling Santa\'s Sleigh I just got home from our towns local Christmas parade. The local Deere dealer had 2 Gator's, 1 big tractor, and 5 lawn tractors in the parade. The LT's were connected together somehow, I guess a frame of some sorts and they were pulling a Santa sleigh. Actually...

I am shopping for a compact now. I am a JD man, I am on my second JD mower and I have a 6X4 Gator. I am looking at compacts in the low 30hp range. Because of the amount of money I am about to spend I am looking at everything. I have priced the JD 4310 with ePower Reverser with a 430 loader...

I will probably pull the trigger on the AGCO unless somebody else can do better. I am not a big hydro fan, plus they drive the cost up. I like the size and and the layout of the tractor.

I am getting ready to buy my first ever new tractor. I am looking at the low 30's hp range. Here are the prices I have been quoted so far. All are 4WD and equipped with loader and R4 tires. All are with 2.5% tax added. All are shuttle shift. JD 4310 $17,327.40 (430 FEL) JD 990...

OK then how does this price sound? AGCO ST35X with AGCO loader, 4WD on R4s. $14,247.50 tax included. So far it has been the best price I have seen for a tractor that size. The Massey 1433V, loader and R4s was $16,912.50

I am tractor shopping and though I am a John Deere man at heart I am giving all brands a chance. I am trying to take advantage of the financing plans a few of the manufacturers have going. The Deere models I am interested in are the 4310 4WD with eSync Reverser, 430 FEL and R4s. My best price...

Veteran\'s Day Soldier I am in the National Guard in Birmingham Ala. Birmingham claims to have one of the largest V-Day parades in the U.S. Yesterday I was a parade marshall for the equine division. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Andrew G. Tsimpides. He was a member of the 8th Cavalry...

Here is my situation. I am working on some property that I am buying from my grandmother. I hope to build a house there next year. The property has a creek that runs year round and about once a year or two we get that rare rain that get the creek way up. The creek has a high bank on one...

For those of you with YM1500's you know that the 3 point hitch can be a pain when you are connecting or disconnecting an implement. When I take my landscape box off, I have to completely remove the lift arms, until now. I got my hands on a set of tensioners and i modified my 3 point to use...

Here is my crew..

I have an old Craftsman riding mower with a 12 hp Briggs in it. It was given to me as a fixer upper and I planned on giving it to my brother in law when I got it fixed. Anyway, the thing acts like it wants to start but it backfires through tthe carb but never starts. I was describing the...

I have an old Craftsman riding mower with a 12 hp Briggs in it. It was given to me as a fixer upper and I planned on giving it to my brother in law when I got it fixed. Anyway, the thing acts like it wants to start but it backfires through tthe carb but never starts. I was describing the...

I have had my Gator for about a month now and absolutely love it. Anybody else out there have one? JD has put a few teaser pictures of the new High Performance Gators, Compact Gators and their new ATV's on their website. A local dealer told me that the ATV's are built by Bombardier.

I have been working on this trailer off and on all summer. I finally got it to a usable stage. It has a hydraulic cylinder that hopefully soon will be operational. I have most of the fittings I need to plumb up hydraulics on my Yanmar YM1500D. All the steel is scrap and salvage that I have...

Unrolling fence wire can be a pain, whether it is woven wire or barbed wire. The last barbed wire I ran, I put a long pipe through the roll and walked it. I constantly had to stop and jerk the roll to get the barbs un-hung. I got a little lazy and welded this little jewel up last night. I...

We bought a JD Deere Gator about a month ago and believe it of not, a trailer hitch is not standard equipment. They have 2 different hitch styles available. One is a tab type hitch that bolts on with 2 bolts. I think it is $20 or so. The other is a receiver hitch that bolts on with 4 bolts...

First let me tell you that I am not a snake fan. I think they are satan's little hand puppets. Please spare me the balance of nature speech and that they kill rodents. I will take the rats. But, I think I have one that I can put up with. I have been running my dozer and tractor on my future...

I found this picture on the YTMag.com website. The guy started with a YM1510 and voila a minature Oliver. He said he added the sheetmetal and ROPS. It really looks good. The only original sheet metal I see is the piece that hold the dash board.

On February 25th a guy bought a tractor from me via eBay. He was supposed to pay for it within 7 days as stated in the auction. He asked me if he could have a couple extra days and I said yes. Those couple of days turned in to 1 month. He finally agreed to send me a deposit of $1000 of the...

We had some scattered tornados across the southeast yesterday and more rain than I have seen in a longtime. My uncles farm got hit by a tornado yesterday that witnesses said never touched the ground. The attached picture is what is left of one of his barns. You can see the frame but the wind...

I had a fellow Guardsman from my unit set me up with a free pass to the Dale Jarrett Driving Adventure. I drove six laps around Talladega at around 165-170 MPH. Here is a picture of me with my 6 year old on her birthday Saturday before I drove.

I saw on ebay a tractor listed as a YM173. The emblem on the hood says YM173. It must be an old one. One odd thing, okay another odd thing about it is that it has a Shibaura hourmeter on it. Take a look at the picture attached.

I told my wife that if I ever bought a new mower I would get some type of ZTR machine. Well I took the plunge and bought a JD SST18 Spin Steer mower today. I cut about 1.5 to 2.0 acres weekly and this seemed to fit the bill. It is 18hp with a 48" deck. I like it because it drives like a...

I bought a Komatsu D20A dozer about a month ago. It weighs 9000 pounds. I will be using mostly at my grandmothers place to prep for our new house and then for working the land into how I want it. I am thinking about buying a trailer to move the dozer to do some misc. jobs that people are...

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I have started building a hydraulic dump trailer from scrap that I have been collecting for the last couple of years. Some of the main components are: Axle carriers made from the gauge wheel brackets of two Hinomoto tillers. 2 rear wheels from a Craftsman lawn mower and 2 from an unknown brand...

I am planning on putting a log splitter valve(2 way valve) with quick disconnects on my tractor and will use the valve to operate any future equipment that I may build or buy for the tractor. I have just started on a small hydraulic dump trailer that will be controlled by the valve. The...

Koyker is making a smaller loader now. Until recently the smallest you could get was the 110. Now they have a Model 80. See the picture attached.

Well I have moved up slightly from my Tonka toys. I bought a Komatsu D20A dozer last week. It is a 40hp with a 6 way blade and weighs in at nearly 9000 lbs. I have attached a picture.

I started this project about 3 years ago and it got sidelined until a couple of weeks ago. It is a pulverizer like many landscapers use. I priced one once and they were going for around $1000. My goal has been to spend the least amount of money possible building this one. I managed to lay my...

OK guys I am going to help you out. All this key talk is driving me nuts. To save you guys the hassle of trying to discribe you key to Len, Ernie or anybody else, I am posting a picture of the 3 most common Yanmar keys. Keep in mind that sometimes the Japanese farmer may lose his keys and...

OK guys, as if you haven't seen enough welded on loader hooks, here are some more. This is the third set I have made and welded on and have yet to have a failure. I would say that the heaviest load I have lifted was 700-800 pounds. I cut this out of plate steel, 3/8th's inch I think. Not...

Have a Happy Thanksgiving and don't for get to give thanks. Be careful tractoring during your long weekend.

When I\'m not tractoring, I\'m? I thought this would make an interesting thread. I know some of you have other hobbies besides tractoring. I have had a 4 wheeler (ATV) for years but just recently traded it for a Honda Odyssey 350, no not the mini van, but the original Honda Odyssey. Just...

My FX26D came in last week and I finally got around to taking some digital pictures of it. I installed a Koyker 155 loader on the tractor and it seems to be a good match. I just need to get accustomed to the the shifter lever being beside the fender instead of on the the dashboard like my...

Call me crazy but this morning I bought just over 1600 shares of Worldcom stocks. It cost me $275 plus brokerage fees. It was 17 cents a share. If I lose, I lose $275 but it has a lot of room to go up when they get their act together. Their Chapter 11 request has been approved and they are...

Santa Claus brought my 5 year old daughter a kid size John Deere Gator for Christmas and being the dad that I am I thought there should be some accessories and here is the first. I needed a project to use my new plasma cutter and here is the result. The Gator Trailer.

I am the one who started the plasma cutter thread and I have actually used for something worthwhile. Not practical but I think it was worth the work. My little girl has one these Power Wheels type of vehicles that looks like a John Deere Gator. I decided I would build her a trailer for it and...

Where\'s Roger Scotty Has anyone heard from Roger? I hope everything is OK with him. Last I heard the fires were 5o miles from Denver.

Last week I used my John Deere 318 to mow the lawn. The next day I started it and it started right up but when I pulled the switch to turn on the headlights the engine died. I looked and all the idiot lights were off as well. It would not do anything. I towed it around to my garage and...

I am considering buying a plasma cutter? I have considered a oxy/acet torch also. Here are my pro's and con's of each. Hypertherm 190C Plasma cutter Pro's: Compact Easily Portable Neat and clean cuts Cuts more than just steel No refills needed Con's: Limited cutting thickness Expensive...

A friend of mine just bought a 1977 MF230. The power steering doesn't work. He hasn't taken it to the shop yet but has talked to a mechanic about it and they said that that model had a notoriously bad PS system and that it wasn't worth fixing and that it was a difficult fix if attempted. They...

Well guys I am selling my 2620D. I have found an FX26D to replace it. I thought I would give you guys a shot as a lot of you had heard me talk about it over at the old club. There is a full discription at my web site.

The ugly Kubota thread gave me this idea. Post pictures of the ugliest tractor you can find. Attached is my entry. It was listed on one of the Chinese tractor websites. This doesn't do much for the China tractor reputation.

I have tried for the last few days to check the old club that is now a group and each time I check I get a message that says it is in the process of migrating. The rest of the clubs/groups that I belong to gave a hyperlink that I could click on to get to their new version. When I go to "My...

As a new member, due to the Yanmar group moving over here, I though I would show you some pictures of my Yanmar YM2620D after a sweetgum tree fell on it last summer. A short thunderstorm blew it over on the tractor. I went out to get on the tractor to move a neighbors tree that had blown over...