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Can anyone recommend a supplier for a “semi-finished” 48” wide materials bucket for a compact tractor? The original bucket on my JD70 loader is beat up. I would like to have a bucket that I can attach to my pallet fork frame, so I’d be fabricating my own brackets that I’d weld to the new bucket...

Has anyone here replaced the front spindle bushings Part No 8 in the attached parts diagram? Wondering how much trouble they’re going to give me coming out, and hoping I can dive the lower one out with a good sized drift. Looks like a poor design to me. No provisions for lubrication, and it...

You don’t identify which model Gator. Is the noisy one a diesel?

Thanks, guys. A little research on my part, help from you, I’m all set.

Our well system uses a submersible pump. I need to replace the pressure switch, because it is not turning on until system pressure is near zero. While the system is depressurized, I‘ll also replace the gauge, putting a valve between it and the system to facilitate future replacements. But I...

Yes. Bought both from Amazon. Could have been different manufacturers, don’t remember the particular sources.

Viking just thought I’d mention I bought the Honda about 5 years ago and consider it one of my best tool purchases. Only thing about it is that mine is on its third carburetor. Not a big deal, since a complete carb is only about $20. First one went after about 2 years when the primer bulb split...

tower59 asked: I bought a DR Field & Brush mower about 3 years ago and should have have bought one years earlier. It is definitely one of my most-useful pieces of equipment. The machine is a beast and is useful for mowing just about anywhere you can walk. I wish i had a picture of the steepest...

Got several areas to address on my recently acquired 1930 Chevrolet to prepare it for enjoyment in 2017. It had been sitting since about 2004, and had to clean out the fuel tank, repair fuel pump, and install some correct parts to get it running. Will likely install a 6 volt alternator to...

Neighbor's 1050 was leaking at front spindle seal. On disassembly there appears to be wear on the seals mating surface. Wondering if this is a wear "sleeve" which can be replaced easily. It looks like one, but not shown on JD parts online and it did not move when tapped lightly.

Good morning all. Beautiful morning here, having second cup of coffee, could be drinking it out on the front porch but a little bright to read this screen out there. Had a very productive day yesterday- picked up a yard of topsoil for lawn patching, then two yards of hemlock mulch for DW's...

Good morning everyone. Eggs have been delivered, chickens fed, grandson on school bus, having second cup of coffee. Anyone else get caught up in yesterday's internet and cable tv outage from about 2 pm EDT until after I went to bed? Sorry to hear about you guys in the mid-Atlantic region having...

I support the right of everyone to perform outdoor chores shirtless. :) For some, I will look away, though!

No, the ground outsode their muddy run is grassy, so no tracks. Two hens and the young rooster- he's about one year old now- showed up this morning. They're scared and timid, but no signs of physical injuries.

Forecast for today on the CT/MA border is for sunshine, 70, and Jerry mowing some lawns badly in need of it after a week of rain. Planted a couple of dogwoods yesterday afternoon with my wife and sister-in-law in winds gusting to over 40 mph. Today will be calmer. Unfortunately lost about a...

wngsprd sorry to hear of your accident yesterday-glad to hear you are ok. There is certainly something to be said for driving big vehicles. About 20 years ago i was sitting at a stop outside Boston in my '88 F250 Supercab when a woman in a Taurus (sadly with 3 or 4 kids in the car) ran into me...

Roy reports an expected high of 69 today miles north of me, while our forecast is for high of 59, cloudy and showers. I'm jealous! Thanks for the computer poetry, Eric- brightened my morning. And the answer to your math question is to write a discontinous boolean function that returns a "true"...

Don- I would add: -A field for flying kites and R/C aircraft -Animals that could be cared for by those who want to and enjoyed by those who couldn't

Tragic fire in Canada gets me to wondering about how there are disasters all around us, yet our ancestors probably didn't worry so much about them because news just didn't travel far or fast or with the graphic instant video detail we experience today. Roy, glad to see you weathered another one...

Weather forecast suggests it'll be Monday before we see any significant sun. Cloudy and showers between now and then.:smiley_aafz: I built a fire in the woodstove in my shop yesterday because it was so chilly out there and I wanted to do more tidying up in preparation for reassembling my '66...

Thanks for all the retirement wishes, gents. I've always enjoyed this thread when I found time to read it. Being here became one of my retirement goals, we'll see how successful i can be at it. I was a bit concerned for all you guys in the mid-Atlantic region after seeing yesterday afternoon's...

Good morning all! The chickens have been fed, I've already put up a hook for my bride of 37 years, having my second cup of coffee now. Maybe my biggest accomplishment of the day, though, was updating my TBN profile to show my occupation has changed from "engineer" to "retired engineer." After 37...

Except for hunting, we do everything you describe on our 10 acre ( about 7 are woods) property with a gas Gator HPX. My wife preferred the HPX to the UTV because the rear bed height was a little lower and she felt that would make it easier to load. We only have a 40 foot grade change, but occurs...

Don- Wife got a quote of $2800 for an oak like yours several years ago. ours is still standing and probably will be until the Lord fells it. I pass under it a couple times per day, and hopefully He'll decide not to take the two of us at the same time.:) Hope you got better pricing in Texas than...

Good morning! Only 26 deg F this morning here in northern CT. Roy is warmer north of us in VT. Advanced Search in the members area shows 64 TBN members in Rhode Island. Not sure how many of those are active. Gotta go pick up chicken feed today, then haul a load of firewood to son's house. Need...

Has anyone here cut off the welded-on foot on a bulldog top-wind trailer jack to install a pin-on caster wheel in its place? It should be a simple cut and drill operation, but since the jack is welded together I cannot disassemble to ensure that the bottom of the bottom (inner) leg does not...

Twenty-plus years ago I installed a Williams brand propane fired wall furnace in my shop. About 4 years ago, I noticed that in the cold weather, the fan would cycle on and off, and it just wasn't putting out the heat that I remembered. I dismantled the burner, and found debris/deposits around...

Wondering about how folks maintain walking trails through the woods in winter. Our trails are not so flat and smooth that they seem to lend themselves to plowing. Maybe pulling some type of grooming device behind a snowmobile? Sent from my iPad using TractorByNet

I recently needed several parts for my Land Pride Finish mower. My local dealer had left a bit to be desired in terms of service and accessibility. Upon the advice of a fellow TBN'er, I ordered my parts from Messicks. The complete order showed up on my doorstep just 3 business days later...

Can anyone recommend an online source from which to order Land Pride parts? I have had difficulty with my local dealer just answering the phone when I call to see if parts that weren't in stock had arrived. On top of that, it is very difficult for me to find time to pick up parts when they are...

I have to replace the long (106"- it's a B103) kevlar v-belt on my Land Pride 60" RFM. It looks like a Land Pride dealer's price will be in the $60-$70 range. I see Kevlar belts from a number of supplers in the $10-$30 range. Just wondering if any one has first hand experience with these...

I need a handwheel for my Pearson vertical milling machine. It drives a lead screw via toothed cogs. Before I go to the trouble and/or expense of machining one myself, does anyone know of a source? It looks like the picture below, which I created by modifying a plain commercially available wheel.

In the next day or seven, I need to reassemble the Peerless gearbox on my Deere 60 inch finish mower. I am replacing the output shaft due to wear on the exposed end which will not provide sufficent support for the drive pulley. Assembling the nw output shaft requires that I press the driven...

A good friend and neighbor recently retired, and I'd like to get him an appropriate gift. Like many of us on TBN, he enjoys spendingtime on his tractors, building stuff, and woodworking. Any suggestions?

I didn't see this item in any of the parts listings, and was wondering if any of you can tell me the purpose. I'm guessing it's a solenoid that is most likely there to shut off fuel as an anti-diesel measure. I didn't trace the wire too carefully, but I think it's energized in the run position...

I'm curious as to how you guys would handle this situation. Friday evening i saw a piece of equipment on Craigslist I wanted to buy. The seller was asking $5000, and, based on age, configuration, and comparison with other machines, I wasn't willing to go quite that high. I called him and...

I'm looking to buy one of these chippers (used, not new) but have no experience with them. Vermeer and Bandit seem to be the most common. Any pointers on what to look out for? It'll be for on-farm use, not commercial site-to-site.

Could those of you with a late model Ford superduty gas pickup take a look and advise whether there is a little flapper that the gas pump nozzle must push open to fuel the truck? Last week, for the first time in 4 years my truck didn't want to accept fuel, even though it had only 1/4 tank...

It,d sure be nice if the iPad app displayed the poster's location along with their join date and member level. I can understand not displaying it in the phone apps due to the small screen size, but on the iPad there seems to be plenty of room, and knowing their location sure helps to put...

I recently got an iPad for evening web browsing, searching, etc. On my first visit to TBN I was notified about the availability of an iPad app for TBN. Fantastic implementation! My compliments to the app developer(s).

Since this is another year of needing to repair my Giant-Vac leaf vac before use, I've decided to bite the bullet and build my idea of what a leaf vac should be to handle the discharge of my 60" mower. I want to use a Billy Goat 13 hp leaf loader as the power source, and mount it on the three...

My 16 gal. Sears shop vac is 29 years old. It still works well, but I think it's very loud compared to the newer ones. I'm thinking of purchasing a new one so I don't have to keep moving it between the basement woodshop and metalworking/maintenance shop in the separate building. Anyone got any...

Why is admission to the front porch based only on number of posts? How about allowing us "quieter" folks who have been around a while to also participate?

I just got myself a vertical mill, and now I need to feed it some 3 phase power. (Actually, I still need to get the base home, but that's another story.) I've researched TBN and other places, and can't decide between a VFD and a rotary phase converter. (Although a number of people seem to run...

You might think that, after having had this tree for 20 years I would have figured it out. But I haven't. It seems like every year I wait for my Golden Delicious apples to ripen, and then the squirrels (and maybe deer, though I've never seen one of them at the tree) get them before I do. I know...

Okay, we've seen the pictures of all the nice, new UTV's. How about some pictures and descriptions of tired, worn, but dependable and regularly used utility vehicles. Here's my EZ-Go gas golf cart which I'm glad we kept after getting the Gator HPX. It gives me something to use when my wife is...

How does one know when a rubber track has reached the end of its useful life? If it breaks, that's obvious. What I'm wondering is whether "end of life" might be simply due to a track stretching to where proper tension can't be achieved and the track won't stay on the machine?

Has anyone found a replacement cylinder for the mid-mount mower lift cylinder on the 755/855 series tractor? Mine is leaking at the rod end packing, just enough to keep the mower from ever rusting. The cylinder is pretty grimy, so I'm not sure if it's rebuildable(can't see how it would...

This may be a dumb question, but I believe in "Better safe than sorry." I will be using a mini-ex on my property next week, and the only part that i am nervous about is the trip from the road down a steep hill to where I'll be working on the flats. I probably shouldn't be concerned, because on...

Tried to post this a week or so ago, but server was having problems... I've added a JD top to the Gator HPX to help keep snow or the wet of light rain off me when plowing before the weather clears. I'm expecting I'll need a windshield to assist with this, even though the top extends forward a...

Well, I finally convinced my wife that there was no reason for her to fear the power of my 17 year old Duerr/MTD 5 hp/20 ton logsplitter. I bought this thing new, and have no idea how many hours it actually has on it. Anyway, about an hour into her splitting session (I was working nearby) I...

Have had several opportunites to plow snow with the new HPX since December. First time was about 10" and since then a number of smaller storms. The machine is a Gator HPX gas, built in early June 2008. It's equipped with the Deere V-plow, and I have 250 lbs of sandbags against the tailgate for...

Last week was my first opportunity to plow snow after dark with the HPX. (This machine is awesome for plowing-just right for our property. I plan to post a separate report, but it will be better if accompanied by photos, which I don't have yet.) When the dealer installed the plow, they put the...

Those of you who plow snow with a Gator or other UTV, how much ballast do you typically run in the bed? We haven't been blessed with snow here yet, but I put 250 lbs at the very back of the bed of the HPX and it made a tremendous difference in the steering effort and rear wheel traction when the...

It's been about 30 years since I've had a dog. (had one at end of my college years, stayed with my parents when i started work, then they didn't want to give her back to me.) SWMBO hasn't wanted animals in the house, so my shop cat of 9 years lives out in my workshop, with only a few brief...

I'm considering purchase of a JD Gator HPX, and am wondering if I should more or less of a discount from list price on this machine vs. the discounts reported here on tractors. (I've posted a more specific question on the machine and pricing in the ATV/UTV forum, but figured there may be many...

My wife has decided she wants a John Deere Gator to replace her gas EZ-Go golf cart. Main reason is she wants a power dump bed. Her needs could easily be met by one of the 2wd versions, but- We have 5 acres along a ridge, and the farm area of our property is 30-40 feet lower than where the...

The hard lines on my Deere 70 loader have developed external corrosion in several locations. It's only a matter of time before a leak develops. It looks like they are available from the stealership, but the price seems outrageous. And, until one fails for me to dissassemble to figure out fitting...

While doing my pre-summer oil change and "look everything over" on my 755 which I bought new back in about '90, I discovered that the engine oil fill cap on the right side of the engine had cut a groove in the upper radiator hose. Not leaking yet, but I'm gonna replace the hose before it does...