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IMO, the PT425/1430 are really nice sized machines, but the lack of any diesel engines for either of those models is a big miss.

I'm curious what PT will do once they run out of Deutz engines that don't have DPF emissions on them. They already no longer have a diesel for the 1430 model.

The Fecon dealer in middle Tennessee rents mulchers to commercial users who carry enough insurance coverage to meet their requirements. They basically told me I couldn't afford to rent one. I ended up paying $185 an hour to have someone mulch with a Cat 299 equipped with a Cat mulching head...

It's tough to see them go.

Thank you. I will check these things and report back.

I used to own a 35hp Mahindra. The air filter was on a metal tube that slid through an opening in the hood into another pipe fitting on the engine. I had to pull the air filter and pipe off to open the hood which had two latches to actually open the hood.

In my area, many of the homes for sale are the less desirable homes that are either estate properties that need updating but the heirs won't spend the money or flips that have undergone a lot of cosmetic fluffing and now priced pretty high. People that own desirable homes are holding onto what...

The locking zerk nozzle on mine doesn't fit the zerk housings on several of the loader fittings. One is missing from the factory. Looks like I need a right angle zerk nozzle for the grease fitting under the console. Dismayed to see the same or worse oil leaks after tightening the loose...

I have briars like those. In my experience, it's actually easier to pull them out when you have the full stems to rake. If you cut them first, there is less to grab onto. If you don't get the roots out, they keep returning.

If too stout, the FEL cylinders could get bent if the rakes hang on a grape vine or rock. I wonder if the two tubes could be made to pivot up and down independently of each other, but have the ground engagement force controlled by a spring assembly to allow for some give? Orchard plows, for...

FWIW, I prefer using a battery powered pole saw to trim branches in brush piles to make them more manageable. The reach of the pole saw means I avoid bending over and I can reach into the pile to cut branches. The instant/on off means I can set the saw down to drag the brush, etc without...

Your picture shows shade, a steep hillside, and there's water in the small ditch at the bottom at the asphalt. That is too wet and too steep to expect anything but sliding.

There were a lot of hard lessons learned during the Great Depression by those who lived through it that have been lost with their passing. Now we have fools that think it can't happen again.

Do you think a crosstube at the center would be worthwhile?

Not so sure about the chainsaw (risk) or splitting firewood (also risky if its a hydraulic splitter). What interests him?

I have not greased yet.

I remember reading through KentT's posts about upgrading his wheel motors due to the slopes he was mowing in the Smokey Mountains. If the OP's wheel motors have adequate power as they are, then perhaps the wheel mounts could be extended inexpensively to help prevent future rollovers. One...

The rain held me up from further investigating until today when I removed the left rear tire to look for the oil leak. It looks like the worst leak is from the smaller hose fitting on the back of the wheel motor plus another leak from the bottom hose on the box (brake?) on the frame. The oil...

You wore down her resistance with your charm and good looks.

Yes. The definition of insanity is also repeating the same things, but expecting different results.

Metal reinforcement at the center should help resist future breaks since there may be some metal fatigue after the previous break. I wonder if there would be a way to inexpensively fabricate some kind of outrigger axle support that would make dual wheels workable with the existing wheel motors?

I've read that a lawyer came up with the plan for Germany to print more money to pay its obligations. Not an economist.

With hundreds as you originally posted, my thought is to start with only a few as a test burn that you know you can manage but will help you to figure out how to proceed burning the rest. Do you have a source of water to put out the fire if something unexpected happens?

I suspect it would be cheaper to replace the whole machine than to pay for the cost of one crushed limb.

Directly or indirectly, but there are some retailers who are concerned about how much they can raise prices to cover all their costs, retain their customers, and still make enough profit to make a living because their profit margins are so thin.

I had problems mowing a slope with a Gravely walk behind when the single wheels would drop into groundhog holes. Added dual wheels and that helped a lot. With your access to fabrication at very reasonable prices, you might think about duals. Certainly cheaper than the ER.

Most any business is going to factor in the cost of credit card processing into how they set prices. Some may tell you there is a surcharge. Some may not. But most any business person will see how much money they are paying for processing, and they will try to recoup it one way or another if...

You'd think the politicians would get it that their own building permits, zoning, codes, and taxes are a substantial reason for the lack of affordable housing contributing to the homeless problem which has radically undermined city life in Oakland and San Francisco. I think one of the...

Starts to look like adding a ROPS could be a good investment?

The soil may have enough moisture in it this time of year to make it easier to pull them out than in the dry of summer, but it may be rough on the lawn.

Why are you making inferences about what I believe or don't belief that exceed the scope of what I posted? Many CC companies are based in South Dakota because South Dakota has no usury law limiting the amount of interest that can charge on credit card balances. For credit card companies...

Finding a gas engine that will fit in the 1430 and outperform the OEM Deutz diesel won't be easy. With it not having a pesky DPF, I'd strongly lean towards getting it rebuilt while you still can if that is a realistic option.

CC companies charge so much in interest to customers who carry balances on their cards that they have quite a pool of money to absorb losses.

If you can rebuild the diesel around the same cost and have it be reliable, that would seem like the best option, IMO. You already know it fits and how well it performs in your 1430. How many hours do you have on your diesel engine before it blew, BTW?

If repairing that connector is the only thing needed to get your PT running again after all your other work, the connector is cheap in comparison.

What do you suppose caused this connection to overheat like that?

I'd suggest pulling them out with a chain attached to the drawbar so you are pulling from the lowest point available. Smokeydog posted this grabber he made from 2" pipe. I made one and will attest to it being able to grab brush without slipping...

You'd think dry pine would burn like matchsticks.

As soon as you bring up hillside or slope in conjunction with the word mower, I don't think anyone likes the answers, especially at the prices they are asking now.

I have the same unresolved issues with thorny locusts on my place. I used a pole saw to girdle them a couple of months ago, but left them standing for the time being hoping to think of a better plan. I am avoiding driving my tractor in that area. I suppose that a forestry mulcher head on a...

If the grocery store is a chain that has an overall profitable operation from stores elsewhere, they are counting on that profit to absorb the cost of staying open 6 months. If the grocery is a mom/pop operation that doesn't have the cash flow, that's a different situation. It would really be...

For a personal use trail, minor stumps are one thing. For a public use trail, it's better not to have them sticking up, IMPO. That Gravely deck has a pretty stout blade, clutch protection, and the deck does pretty well at containing debris. The 1970s and early 1980s seems to have been the...

If the creek is deeper than plain rubber boots can handle, seems like a tough job. When you cut material, where do you put your saw while you get up the stuff you just cut so it doesn't float downstream?

I don't know what you really gain by switching to larger fuel containers. 5 gallons is heavy enough to lift, IMO. The racing fuel style cans hold slightly more and claim that you can store more fuel in the same space, plus I think they are slightly more stable in transport. I fill them on the...

I called Terry a week ago to talk about the delay in moving after start up, but haven't heard back. In the meantime, now I am seeing oil on the rim of one of the rear wheels which I am guessing may be a leak in the wheel motor at 8 hours?

Mothers are special.

If this is the Mig 140 you're talking about, there is a coupon sale for $379.99 now. MIG 140 Professional Welder with 120V Input

If you wait for a HF sale, that's when the prices are better. I also am inclined to trust the HF reviews more so than some other places. I'm more of the notion to recommend that you invest in what you really want instead of buying a really cheap machine and then having to spend more later...

I haven't priced the aftermarket ignition parts, but wonder if it would be that expensive to replace them in case you have some intermittent issue going on that would make anyone chase their tail?

WC68 looks like a nice chipper that should be able to chip so much faster than one of the small gas machines. Brush clearing is enough work as it is. Looking forward to your opinion after you get a chance to use it.

If you don't mind, how much area are you mowing and how steep is it? Not sure if it was 10 degrees, but I remember reading that there is a limit to the number of degrees of slope where front caster wheels aren't considered safe because of their tendency to swivel downhill and there you go.

Going to also say that it seems to me that both the rate of change and the amount of change is increasing, and not necessarily for the good.

Okay with me. It seems appropriate to your question which I think many ask themselves at one point or another.

Last time I compared prices, battery powered mowers were priced at a premium compared to gas powered units and the availability and pricing of replacement batteries was not something easily ascertained. Some of the mower blades seemed light duty compared to regular mowers, too. The Cub...

I have a relative who once told me that once you have your sails set just right to catch the wind, the wind changes.

They've been devaluing the dollar since 2008 until 2020-2022 when they really went overboard, and there's no sign that they have any plans to do anything except continue the same fiscal and monetary policies. When housing prices essentially doubled between 2019 and today, that is a heck of a...

I'd get prices to have it mulched by a forestry mulcher. They can grind them up to where they won't be a nuisance. A rotary brush cutter really isn't designed to do that and you could tear up your tractor in the process.

Getting a tractor on/off the trailer is where you are most at risk of a turnover. Besides being long and strong enough, you want to be sure the ramps are wide enough and can't allow the ramps to skate out from under you. My ramps have drop legs to also help with weight transfer from the ramps...

Can't find his post, but I recall dfkrug posting that he added a hydraulic oil filter to his minix, but the guys who didn't only got about 100 hours before running into hydraulic system problems.

I think the on line auctions end up costing more because they attract more arm chair bidders. You also have to go inspect what you are bidding on before the auction close because there's nothing like a in person inspection to spot problems.

A good many farmers couldn't afford to farm without a good paying job elsewhere.

Sorry. I didn't take any pictures of the lines rubbing together when they are under tension. I'm wondering if the rotation of the capstan winch is somehow causing the rope itself to twist?

The rope handling is much better using a bag. One other issue I'm having when using a pair of double pulleys is the rope strands start out without rubbing together, but then twist together as I increase tension. It can literally bind up the pull. Is there a solution for this?

The HF moving blankets are lightweight. What I read elsewhere seems to favor those saddlebag looking winch dampeners that have a bit of weight to them. I don't know what the best safety option actually is, but welcome any discussion about this. I hate to think some bad accident could have...

I've been thinking through my options for removing some tree trunks that I've already cut. Reading the arborist forums, some of those guys distrust using any truck or tractor as an anchor point for tree work, one issue being that tires only have so much ground contact. While 3pt forestry...

I've owned 25hp, 35hp, and 52hp tractors. The 25hp was fine for light duty work, but struggled with my 6' rotary cutter in tall vegetation, and the 6' cutter was too heavy for it anyway. The 35hp was somewhat better at running the 6' cutter, not ideal, but the 6' cutter does so much better...

I keep looking at the vertical jump in the money supply graph that occurred in 2020, but kept rising through 2022. My guess is the risk assessments and reserves for losses were based on historical norms, but along came an unprecedented jump in the money supply which increased replacement and...

Does brake tender mean having the auto brake that applies itself when the PT isn't moving forward or reverse? I turned the brake off at the switch and felt it disengage, but it was still 3.5 minutes before the PT would move forward after being started.

Couple of pictures showing some of the chunks on the hillside and the depth of the mulch relative to the cutting blade. The body of the tape measure is 3.5" tall. I raised and tilted the deck as far as it would go in both directions. The problem is the discharge area is directed towards the...

The OP priced a Kubota in April 2020, went away to serve and came back to significantly higher prices. It's understandable that he'd be asking if these prices four years later are for real. These kind of price increases over the span of four years aren't normal by historical standards.

The deck cutting height works okay in fields where there is no mulch debris, but I'd like to find a way to increase the cutting height to mow over the chunks of mulch debris in the fields that were mulched. Looking for laminated wheels that would be taller than the OEM versions, one of the...

jinxed yourself?

I started off running about 1/4 throttle a couple of days ago. Today, I tried increasing to 1/3 to 1/2, but there is still a delay in getting the 1445 to move. I don't think it's temperature related because our overnight temps were in the 50's and it was about 70 degrees when I ran the 1445...

Trying to yank something free puts much more strain on the components used in the recovery system. I suspect things would go better and be safer if they were using multiple pulleys to create mechanical advantage instead of relying on a single line, pulled slowly, and kept an eye on how much...

I have the same situation with a dirt floor. I just wonder if you could make it easier by putting down some 6x6 PT to at least be able to slide the BH to some degree because it would be tough to move it directly on dirt? If concrete isn't an option, perhaps there is something else to make the...

My Dad had an unpowered manual push reel mower. There was a spot of Kentucky bluegrass in the yard that it wouldn't cut worth a hoot. Could have been dull blades. Fortunately, I came along at a time after he had bought a small gas powered riding mower.

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I'm not offended. I appreciate all the help I can get. I couldn't even get the 1445 to move after it was delivered. Called Terry. Told me to cycle the parking brake switch a couple of times, press the treadle peddle, and then wait for it to move. That finally worked. Another thing that...

I was thinking of asking Terry if the design is somehow related to weight distribution and the draft control before I start trying to change anything? Another possibility is to find some wheels for the mower deck that are larger in diameter so the cutter blades have more ground clearance over...

I have a lot of sizable wood chunks laying in the fields after having forestry mulching done. If I were mowing an established field, it wouldn't be so much of a concern. The rear of the mower is aimed pretty much at the operator position when the deck is raised to the point where the front...

I'm not really understanding why the arc of travel on the PT tilt is designed this way? It seems like the pivot point should be lower relative to the ground so that the front of the deck can be tilted upward and the back of the deck tilted downward away from the operator when raised.

I'd say think about your intended uses to decide which is best. I don't own a Chinese mini X. Reading the threads here, what I see other members saying is they have slow travel speeds. They need to add hydraulic filters and reinforce the track frame with a cross bar to keep it from bending on...

I think adding a debris deflector would also help protect the operator, but I'm not sure if it will decrease the cutting efficiency of the deck to the point that it's not worth it. Maybe a chain guard would help with reducing debris build up and increase operator safety?

Has anyone added a debris deflector to the brush cutter deck to stop this debris from accumulating? I'm thinking that might work. I'm also surprised at how much the deck is tilted towards the operator when lifted. I'm already seeing that I'd like to raise the deck to cut some brush, but...

Sorry to hear this. i sure miss mine.

The Federal Reserve pumped an unprecedented amount of money into the economy during covid on top of what they'd already pumped into the system since 2008. That has a lot to do with why prices of everything have increased so much. If you really need a more substantial mower, it is doubtful...

If it makes you feel better, I saw some oil in the tub under the pumps. Not sure where it came from just yet. Yard at the house needed mowing. Did that. Mowed around the barn. Then mowed some weeds off a hillside. Noticed that debris builds up between the front left wheel and the frame...

Am I correct that the brush cutter hoses connect as shown by the arrows in this picture? What is the blue capped hyd. connection used for?

So how do you lock the Q/A plate in place if you move the Q/A connections to the third function? Where would I add a third function and where is it plumbed in if I go that route?

I've read the opinion elsewhere that mini skids that have a narrow width to fit through a backyard gate can be tipped if the operator isn't careful.

How do you actuate the cylinder on the grapple? I'm not seeing a third function on the PT 1445? Is there some way to add a third function?

Last brush pile I burned had coals so hot and deep that it was hard to put them out. Wasn't leaving them burning overnight unattended. I ended up buying a HF 2" semi trash pump and 2" water lines to make sure I can quickly extinguish the next pile with creek water.

I see that the Branch Manager Grapple has serrated tines on their attachment to help hold logs in line when you pick them up with their grapple. And a rope ballard for arborist rope work plus it is designed to push stems. 56" T1001 BMG Original Mini Skid Steer Log Grapple | Branch Manager

Maybe take smaller bites until you can add enough rear weight. Could you grade the hump down?

Thanks. Something else that would be handy would be if I could incorporate something to push the logs into final position after dragging them with the tongs.

I ordered the ring hitch. Would you suggest tongs that have two tongs or the ones that have four tongs? Swivel or no swivel if I am using a chain like you are using?

The best news is he got adopted yesterday after spending only a few days in the shelter.

First snake sighting for me in 2024.

I sowed fescue in Middle Tennessee about Oct or Nov after having mulching done. It is coming up well in the areas where the seed came into contact with soil. Not so well where the mulch was thicker.

If there's a lot of this kind of material to chip for fire protection purposes on a good sized acreage, I tend to think you'd be more satisfied with a PTO chipper that's pretty fast at chipping material whole. It would be frustrating to buy something that requires you to prune the branches down...

I had a residential style chipper a long time ago. Maybe 5-8 hp, don't recall. Ended up selling it because of the time it took to feed material through it. The ease with which you can transport it to where you need to chip is also very important.

I left the hood open on the MX all winter in the shed and also used dryer sheets. Didn't see any nests when I looked earlier this week.

The topic of mowing hillsides comes up quite a bit here. There is a detailed post here about using a Kubota F3680 to mow a hillside where one of our members actually measured the slope he was cutting. That kind of specific detail was helpful to me in considering whether to buy that unit...

Or they are figuring the owner has the burden of proof in a court trial.

I have some 30 degree hillsides. I haven't found any inexpensive solutions.

Besides the heating question, the other issue that is a concern to me is preventing the spread of whipworms. From what I understand, a minority of dogs have whipworms, and once they go into the soil, there's no getting rid of them. That makes me wonder what kind of flooring I should really...

Their hair color is not a concern, but I saw two ladies walking today at the walking track. One had pink hair that reminded me of a troll doll from the 1970s.

Ms. Rocks saw this guy bummed out at the shelter today so we took him out for pictures. Extremely well behaved. Affectionate.

If there's a lot of gum, you could spray to stop the sprouts.

Couldn't seem to clear a kitchen sink clog this morning with either a drain snake or a normal plunger. Gave up after a couple of hours and asked Mrs. Rocks to stop at HF and bring home one of the HF power drain plungers. Took about 15 minutes and got it cleared.

$8.00 Mechanics Stethoscope But I wonder if you should run it at all until the dealer can take it back for warranty repair? To me, it sounds like some drive shaft that is supposed to be held in place by something may not be fully tightened down. Or there's something in there that is getting...

It sounds like cyclic mechanical noise to me. Like something is knocking around loose when a shaft turns.

Whut?

Take a look at the steep spike in the money supply in 2020 on top of the increases in the money supply since 2008. That's why prices went crazy.

FWIW, my Kubota HST just sounds like a regular HST fluid pump. I have pump whine, but you have some extra pulsating something noise going on that shouldn't be happening, IMO.

I would think you could weld one of these $13 receiver hitch tubes to the frame reinforcement. I welded one to my FEL bucket. It makes a nice chain attachment point. ATV Hitch Adapter

I would add that adding pulleys to a winching rig can radically improve the power to free a stuck tree and redirect the fall so you aren't in the path of the fall.

I'd strongly suggest that you make another recording to document that it is worse after the repair. And make a video. To me, it sounds like something is binding internally. What does the dealer say about this?

Could you post a video with audio of the clanging? I don't know if you have to post on youtube and link to it here or if you can just post the video on this site.

I'm just wondering if it would be a good idea to add some metal to protect the hydraulic lines or are they located high enough up that this isn't needed?

Gloves and always a hard hat with full face protection and ear protection. Own chaps, never put them on, but have a friend with a permanent limp that chaps would have prevented. One basic safety rule is to quit when I'm tired. That's when the accident risk dramatically increases.

I don't know the dimensions, but think a lot of these have been repowered with Predator engines from Harbor Freight. This has been discussed on TBN and there are probably some videos of this being done on YouTube.

Mulching or mastication, whatever you call it, solves several big problems. First one is grinding up the trees means you don't have to physically pile them up for burning. With 16 acres, that's a lot of grapple work. Second one is the mulching gets the stumps to a level that they shouldn't...

We were using dog squeakers to get their attention to make pictures for the area dog shelter. Made the mistake of tossing one like a toy, and this one took off after it. I was afraid he was going to swallow it and choke, but we finally got it away from him. He got adopted several weeks later.

I have welders and a plasma cutter. The PT utility grapple for the 1445 is $3,300 plus shipping. Already own a MTL grapple that is $1,129 including delivery that suits me fine. So you see why I'm asking what attachments others have adapted.

We have eastern red cedar in middle Tennessee. 6-8" cedars are not that deeply rooted compared to other species of trees. One problem with any tree saw is that it will leave a stump sticking up above the surface. A dozer will push the stump out. A forestry mulcher will grind the whole tree...

Maybe I need to buy myself a good helmet first?

They likely weren't driving very fast on those tires and rims. Unless it has some damage, I'd suspect a trailer designed to haul propane tanks would be pretty stout. If you look at the prices for offroad log carrying carts designed for ATVs, $500 is pretty cheap unless you run into some...

May need some tires...bearings? Also need a way to secure logs to the trailer when on the road.

Few family businesses make it past the first generation.

I still have turfs on my ZTR. There's a steep section of hill in my yard where I may be tearing up the yard more spinning with turfs than if I changed to bar tread. Cub Cadet makes steering wheel ZTRs which are easier to control on hills because the front wheels are steerable, but they seem...

The adapter plate for the 1445 is now $400. I was hoping to make an adapter for the one plate I am ordering and avoid buying more of them, but I may come to regret it? Kristie Cook told me a price increase for the 1445 is coming which I suppose also means a general price increase.

I have a variation of the problem that M5040 chose a Ryan's grapple to solve. Part of the area I need to clean up is essentially a drop off adjacent to a narrow trail. I'm not quite sure that I can reach the downed logs with a grapple mounted to the PT. It would be nice to have a winch to...

I guess this means put it back together and see how it goes?

Moss Road: I've watched two of your videos using your long tongs, but do you have a picture how you have them set up on the attachment plate? I've considered doing something similar as an interim step until I figure out adapting a grapple. What have you been using?

Thanks. I appreciate all the useful guidance from PT owners. I decided to go ahead and get the PT brush cutter figuring that Ponytug has already figured out how to change out the blade bolts for ones that don't break. I will also work on the adapter after I receive the PT and get a better...

I used a pickaxe to dig out about 100' of field fence and barb wire from the 1930s yesterday in a location I couldn't reach with power equipment. Not so fun. How does that wire even stay solid after all this time?

I've seen front mount flail mowers for ATVs that had the roller in the front, but the Ramy120 front mount brush cutter for ATVs has the roller behind the three cutting blades. RAMMY Brush cutter 120 ATV PRO - Rammy. One thing I like about the Ramy design is that by using three smaller...

Bite the bullet now and smooth out your lawn. That will make mowing faster and more pleasant for years to come. The salesman said a ZTR would cut my mowing time in half. It did. You can put bar tread tires on the ZTR drive wheels for increased traction if really needed.

Looks like the primary advantage is the ability to make a tight turn in a narrow orchard row on a steep hillside without overturning. That's pretty spectacular. No electronic injection and no DPF. I doubt today's tractors will still be running 50 years from now because of all the sensors.

The Agria is certainly colorful. I'd be interested in your thoughts from an operator's viewpoint as to what is different about the Agria from a typical tractor.

Running over a nest of ground wasps will tend to make a person want a cab.

There may be some owners who'd be interested in the measurements of that pickup tube if it is something they could fabricate themselves since it's not currently in stock.

Get them fixed unless you want a lot of kittens, kittens, kittens

I've noticed that there's a lot of stress transferred into the frame of my backhoe when digging. If the slop gets worse with use, I'd suspect it has to do with the stress forces going into whatever holds the house onto the drive carriage. If the slop is just there from the beginning, then it...

Is that the same cylinder where you found the mystery pin?

Wonder if the play is due to the mesh between the gears or if possibly there has been some wear in the bearing that supports the gear?

If you don't get a cab, you at least need a top to protect your skin from hours of sun exposure in the years to come.

I'm guessing that you adapted a hydraulic motor to drive the flail mower, but how did you do it? And how does it compare to a rotary brush cutter? Doesn't throw debris as far? How does it compare to a normal rotary cutter when it comes to weight distribution and stability?

With it being the tree tops, it's going to be very difficult to throw the bag where you want it and hoist the bull rope up where you want it. Every nearby tree branch could snag the throw line. It's a reasonable concern whether pulling will do more harm than good.

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/powertrac-specific-modifications.400765/page-13 Seems like you added quite a bit of steel? Not just a simple weld the pin assembly to the PT plate?

How far up and how big is it? What is it hung on?

I'd like to see a picture of any SSQA to PT adapter anyone might have made, please.

I recently asked about adapting a skid steer brush cutter to a PT1445 in lieu of the PT brush cutter. What other kinds of attachments have you guys adapted to PTs that were either SSQA or 3 point? I have a number of 3pt tractor attachments (PHD, brush cutter, rake, grapple, box blade, dirt...

Some of this depends on the size of the project. If someone is doing intensive site work, a larger machine is needed. If he is only digging footers, water lines, and septic lines, he might get by with an inexpensive $6000 Chinese mini ex . IMO, the backhoe would be better for the initial...

Ordered this 10 gallon Friskars bag for $15. Amazon.com Seems to be popular item with 11k ratings.

Yes, thank you. I'm using straps on the trees I am not removing. Still thinking about what I might use as a rope bag without spending much.

The 80 foot rope that came from blue ox winds up okay, but I'm not winding the 150' one from PWC correctly. Does it have to be a bag or would a 5 gallon bucket work?

It would be very helpful to be able to move these logs with a grapple. I hesitate to take my L2501 with R1 tires into this area because of the honey locust thorns and because the rear tires are loaded with beet juice. The 1445 with the loader tires would be an improvement. I have used a...

Sometimes they remember surprising details of events that happened a long time ago in spite of mental decline.

I've read that dementia patients do much better in familiar surroundings like being at home provided you can keep them safe.

Thank you for suggesting the Portable Winch and to everyone else who shared their experience. As an update where this project stands, I was able to find the PCW4000 used and initially bought a double sleeve pulley and a single sleeve pulley direct from PCW along with their 1/2 inch rope and...

Perhaps you can make up the difference on the sale of your existing house.

If you had to petition the court for instructions how to resolve this as trustee, my prediction is the court is going to say get an appraisal. The court is supposed to interpret and enforce the trust according to its terms and the intention of the person who created it. With the provision that...

I've seen a couple of very costly instances where a surviving spouse had enough of children acting selfishly and left substantial estates to charity. Personally, I'd be inclined to change my will to say, hey bros, remember how you treated me when mom died? I direct that mom's house passes to...

Thanks for these suggestions. This particular dog has found a home, but I'm still thinking about how I might create some kind of isolation space for a future shelter rescue dog. The shelter had a scare with one dog that tested positive for parvo (fortunately, it seems limited to the one...

Easier to type UR than Ultrarunner. FMV is fair market value.

UR got the property appraised for FMV and made an offer to buy them outright. Problem is they are in the real estate business and said they wanted UR to invade the principal of the family trust to improve the property so it would sell for more. They are also saying appraisals are useless...

And that's why your Dad chose you as Trustee. It is important for you to remember that your parents picked you to serve as fiduciary and not your siblings. Your duty is to execute the estate planning put in place by your parents, not to remake it into what your siblings would have it to be.

I can envision an outcome where the siblings cannot require the Executor to improve the property for resale. Probate courts are mainly concerned with beneficiaries getting what they've inherited without loss and not undertaking some speculative real estate improvement in the hopes of making...

I'm wondering if Paul overbuilt his deck housing just to be sure that there was no way the hydraulics could tear the deck apart and have a spinning blade flying back at the operator?

Realtors must have very short and selective memories. When interest rates were 3%, people were lining up to outbid each other to buy homes at prices that the homes simply would not appraise for and somehow coughed up enough cash to make up the difference between the purchase price and the...

I don't know what the rules are on youtube. So are you tempted to try making a hydraulic cutter for yourself?

One thing I would consider is replacing the estate attorney with another attorney who does not have any ties to the siblings to be sure that I was receiving truly independent advice regarding administration the estate.

I'm impressed by his fabrication skills. I wonder how it will work when the grass gets thick again during the summer months? But even being able to cut dead material like that during the winter months is a win compared to manually operating a trimmer brush cutter. I wish he'd join TBN as a...

At most the estate attorney is supposed to provide legal advice on behalf of the estate, but in my personal experience, estate attorneys don't generally want the boat to rock or be the lawyer in the firm who ticked off a real estate client who brings a lot of revenue into the law firm over an...

Between these two statements, are they proposing any deal with you because it sounds like they only want to dress it up to sell it to the highest bidder? And what does it mean that the estate attorney advocated that you consider requests outside the trust for family harmony??? Dip into the...

Part of the problem might be two siblings who may be acting like they already own the property to do with as they wish by majority vote to maximize the sales price without taking into account the legal ownership of the home. If legal ownership passes to three owners who each own an undivided...

They might be counting on Ultrarunner to not only go above and beyond as usual, and not only for free, but against his own financial interest and against his personal connection to his Mom's home so the home can be sold for top dollar to whomever instead of it staying in the family. From a...

Fiduciary duty is a narrow path to tread. Trustees must follow the written terms of the trust. A typical bypass credit shelter trust ends at death of the surviving spouse with distribution of assets to follow as soon as the fiduciary can reasonably wind up the trust. Using $100K of trust...

My personal opinions-- First and foremost, it was very standup of you to take care of your Mother and give her the opportunity to continue to live in her own home instead of putting her in institutional care. Institutional care isn't home, and they tend to give the residents drugs to make them...

You've made it back into an awesome tractor. Not many people could do that.

Time for you to go see an independent trust/estate lawyer with litigation expertise to give you advise about your options. Do not rely on the estate lawyer, especially if referred to you by one of these siblings. I agree with the personal opinions in the posts by Sigarms and MattB4. If your...

BLACK Compact Tractor 48" / 54" / 60" HD Root Grapple Hydraulic - quick attach — MTL Attachments Ordered and received in Tennessee within a week back in 2022. It was in stock then, and looks to be in stock now.

Perhaps also helpful if those responding could tell us when they ordered and when they received.

Although I have seen pictures, I have never seen one like yours in person in Middle Tennessee, USA. So far as the 3pt hitch goes, not having telescoping arms isn't as much a hinderance if you don't change implements often or if they aren't really heavy. I think telescoping arms are more...

This kind of tractor is extremely rare to even see in the USA.

The premise of the Terminator movie franchise is machines with AI decided mankind needed to be wiped from the face of the earth.

Nashville pushed through a sizable property tax increase in 2020 despite CV shutdowns that meant people weren't able to go to their jobs.

If the classroom instructor is a yawner in person, being on line wouldn't improve that experience. I also wonder about the financial viability of the current college model. Many colleges have substantial investment in their real estate and facilities, but if those are no longer needed...

What I've seen is highly variable in production quality. When professors were forced on line during covid, it was evident that many were clueless when it came to decent audio and video quality. I wonder why a college would force a student to live on campus, but then only offer on-line...

Had a teen in Sunday school class. His Dad was an attorney. Mom was a nurse. His reading skills were terrible, and to this day, I wonder how he got to high school with such terrible reading skills? The cumulative tax burden from income, sales, and property taxes is more than most people...

I wonder if they still have any diesel engine to pump adapters or if you'd have to fabricate your own?

Coming up one semester short of a degree is not good especially when it remains to be seen how many credits will transfer to another school. I know another student who got tripped up from his degree in the final semester due to not passing a required statistics course.

IDK, maybe cut it as best you can and then spray the cut stems with the appropriate herbicide. My experience has been that spraying is much faster than trying to dig or pull out the root system.

How does your son do with taking on-line classes? Reason I ask is some friends just pulled their son out of college with one semester to go because he was failing his on-line classes. He's a pretty decent student, but for some reason he doesn't focus when it's all on-line. And to make it...

Good find. Those of you who paid for orders, but who haven't gotten your stuff may want to read the allegations in the Amended Complaint filed by the bank's attorney on October 31, 2022 (Index #10) in the Case Events section.

Is the root system so deep that you can't just pull it out with the thumb instead of having to saw the base?

I like it. It has that diesel "thump" sound at idle.

Thumb. if the mount were on a pivot, you could incorporate a tension spring to protect the shaft and cutter head. But whether it's worth it depends on whether you were having enough success with your hedge trimmer to fabricate a mount of some kind? I will say the hedge trimmer attachment...