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I have a Cub Cadet 7272 2WD 27hp tractor I use for doing a few acres of food plots for deer in western Pa. My problem has been the past couple years have been wet and I have been losing traction more and more when working the plots. For example, I have an 8' cultipacker single row 16" wheels...

I have a 27hp 2wd 7272 and am doing some food plots with it and would like to pull a plow with it. How many bottom and what size mold boards will this tractor pull?

I am looking to get an inline engine heater that goes in the lower radiator hose of a Cub 7272. Anyone know offhand what the hose diameter is on this model? Thanks

Anyone know where I can get a wiring diagram for the 3225 online? Thanks, Jerry

Been looking at residential wind trubines to produce my own electricity and wondered if anyone on this site has any expirience with anything like this? Thanx

I need to change the gear oil in my disc mower and it calls for iso 150 gear oil. I am haveing trouble finding gear oil listed at iso 150. Any help on where to purchase this oil? Thanx

Hi, I just bent the left tie rod on my Cub Cadet 7272 tractor. Cub wants $100 for a piece of pipe tapped inside one end so I want to make one myself. Problem is, where can I buy the tap to do the threads. I used a thread gage and the threads are 17mm x 1.5mm pitch. I'm haveing a hard time...

I have a Cub 7272 and last year I bought a subframe mount and woods backhoe for it. To attach the hoe, you have to remove the threepoint arms, turnbuckles, etc. Now, whenever I take the hoe off and put the arms back on, the threepoint won't lift as high..in fact by several inches. This is...

I have a Woods BH70-x backhoe with an 18" bucket. I have a ton of 4" drain pipe I want to bury and am considering a smaller bucket. The options for Woods are 9" and 12". I like the idea of a 9 inch hole but wanted to see if anyone has any expirience with this size? My concern is dirt...

I have a Cub 7272 and added a sub-frame mounted Woods backhoe last fall. At the same time I changed the hydraulic-transmission fluid and filter. Now when I run the tractor, if I operate the front end loader or the backhoe, there is a screech from the belly of the tractor. I am assumming this...

I am getting ready to pour a concrete walkway in my barn an am new to the process. I formed up the walkway with 2x4's. I want to put in the wire or rebar to hold it all together. I'll get this at a Lowe's type store. What exactly do I ask for and what do you guys reccommend. 4" pour. Also...

Hi, Every year around this time our house becomes a magnet for lady bugs and I can't seem to find much info on how to get rid of them. Our current method is sucking them up with a handheld Vacuum but 10 minutes later is seems like you never sucked any up, lol. So, has anyone here ever found a...

Well, its time to do the maintinance stuff on my CC 7272 again. I did the cross reference dance on the Wix site and called around and came up with some interesting results. ......................CC Part#............Wix Cross #.....Napa Gold Cross # Fuel...

I need to do something with the support beams for my old barn. Pic 1 is of the ouside of the barn so you can get an image of the style of this barn. Pic 2 & 3 show the base of the posts and how they are sitting on large rocks. Pic 4 shows how the posts connect to the main beam. And pic 5...

I want to get a portable GPS unit and wanted to know everyone's expirience and reviews of different models and what to look for.

I am going to put a concrete walkway along the backside of my barn(On the inside under roof). It is an old two story barn, animals in the bottom and storage on second floor. The type with the standard barn bridge to drive into second story built into the side of a slope. The walkway is to go...

I just got off the phone with my local dealer and he offered me a discounted rate for a Woods BH-70x(New curved design) Grounbreaker hoe with subframe, hose kit, and 16" Gannon bucket for $5700. This seems like a great deal to me. What do you guys think? I have a Cub Cadet 7272 27hp tractor...

I have a Cub Cadet 7272, 27hp 2wd tractor with a Cub 476 loader. I own a 40 acre farm with another 60 acre parcel 5 miles away. I am in need of a backhoe of some type for routine chores around the property such as installing drain lines, cleaning ditches, general digging duties, etc. I know I...

I built a 3 sided 8' x `12' run in shed for my goats in a new paddock. I need to side it and typically have used rough cut hemlock 1x 10's or so. But, the problem right now is none of the lumber mills around me have any 1x's cause the price of whole logs is very high right now and they can't...

http://www.tractorhouse.com/listings/detail.aspx?OHID=4974515&guid=28FA02A2B9884987905F60AA5DD566ED I am looking at this tractor and inquired about adding a hoe to it. Here was the reply: "YES WE CAN PUT A SUB FRAME WOODS BACKHOE ON THIS CUB 7360. PRICE OF 7360 WITH LOADER AND WOODS 7 FT, BH...

Does anyone have a wiring diagram for this series tractor, or even one similar. Last year I had the starting troubles and installed the relay that was discussed and that worked like a charm. All of the sudden now I turned my tractor off this weekend and it wouldn't start. I jumped it with my...

I have a 27hp CUT w/ loader that I want to sell to get something bigger. I need some ideas as to where to list the tractor for sale. I have listed it on this site as well as some local traders guides. Anyone know anywhere else online you can list things like a tractor that people would...

When considering a cut with a loader and a backhoe, what are the benfits of each type of tire, agricultural versus industrial. Assume 4wd. Thanx, Jerry

I am selling my Cub Cadet 7272 with loader in order to get a new tractor a little bigger with a backhoe. The 7272 is 2 wheel drive so I figured I would be better off selling it and getting a 4wd model in a TLB package. I looked at the Farmtrac 360 DTC TLB and am getting quotes right around 23...

I am planning to build a pole barn style equipment shed in the near future, (27 x 60 with one 60 foot side open and divided into 5 12 foot bays). Most everywhere I am getting material quotes list 29 gauge metal as the standard for siding and roof. But, they also offer 26 gauge as an upgrade...

I went to my local Farmtrac dealer and got this quote on a 320 DTC TLB : $22,365. Now, this dealer is also a Woods dealer and puts Woods attatchments on versus Farmtrac. This quote was with a Woods 1009 model loader and a Woods model 7500 Groundbreaker subframe mount hoe. The 360 DTC TLB...

Which brand is offering the best financing options at the moment?(New Models)

Anyone know how long the Farmtrac 0% for 48 months deal is going on for? I am looking to buy a 360 DTC TLB but need to sell my CubCadet 7272 with loader first (or trade it in to dealer). Hopefully it is still going on. Jerry

I have a small 40 acre farm that we raise Boer goats on. The railroad acquired land right through the center of my ground through Eminent Domain a few years back to build a new single rail line. In doing so, they had to build up the dirt rail bed about 14 feet by my house for slope purposes. The...

I am looking to trade in a Cub Cadet 7272 with matching 5' loader. It has under 400 hours on it and is in great shape. Can anyone give me the predicted value of this tractor. I am looking to either sell it or trade it in on a TLB package. Any help is appriciated. CC 7272 Ratings: CUB CADET...

I am looking for a price estimate on a FarmTrac 665 with loader and bucket near western Pa. Thanx

I have a CC 3225 Garden Tractor with Hydro transmission. I noticed a slow leak in the rear of the tractor and after cleaning it up appears to be coming from the Hydro rear cover. The cover looks to have about 15 or so bolts holing it in (maybe 3/8") Anyone else ever have a leak from the cover...

I raise Boer goats and with the rising fuel costs would like to start using my pickup truck rather than horse trailer to transport the goats. Does anyone know of any plans to build a livestock suitable stakebody(preferably wood) for an 8 foot bed? Or even pictures of their own versions would...

I actually found this in the back of my barn. Its a 5 foot model and all it needed was the hitch welded back on. I got it working now and was wondering how good of a job you guys think it would do at planting buckweat or timothy hay in freshly worked ground? Can you get the drop holes small...

I am looking to buy a hay elevator to make unloading and stacking my hay easier. I see the 'portable' ones at Tractor Supply. They don't have wheels or anything so what do you do, just lay the thing on your hay pile and move it as you go higher? Can you buy the adjustable frame with wheels to...

I want to plant corn for food plots for deer and to try to creat some funnels to force them past some stands. Can corn be broadcast and if so how would you prepare the soil? Fertilize? Or should I just buy a 1 or 2 row planter for my 27hp cub cadet?

starter trouble starter trouble I have a Cub Cadet 7272 and here a clicking noise when I try to start it. It takes anywhere from2 to 20 turns of the key and then it will eventually fire up. Now I am to the point where it won't even try to start. No clicking or anything. The battery is good...

I have a Cub Cadet 7272 and here a clicking noise when I try to start it. It takes anywhere from2 to 20 turns of the key and then it will eventually fire up. Now I am to the point where it won't even try to start. No clicking or anything. The battery is good and I checked all the saftey...

I want to build a 15' boom for my 3ph sprayer. I have the boom itself built but need to purchase the spray tips and tubing. My local Tractor Supply carries the Teejet nozzles but never has more than 1 or 2 in stock. Is there another place online that you can purchase teejet products for a...

I have a 7272 and sometimes have trouble getting it to turn over(diesel). I put a new battery in and cleaned all the connections. Sometimes when I turn the key it fires up on the first try. Other times it may take three or for turns till it turns over. Then sometimes it takes what seems like...

Hello, I have an 18' 12000lb. rated flatbed trailer that I use to tow my trailer around. The wood deck needs replaced and I was wondering what you guys recommend as far as type of wood to use, treated, etc.... The current deck is 2 x 12's untreated and painted. Jerry

I need new belts that drive the PTO on my 3225 lawn tractor. My manual lists the part number as cub cadet 954-3084. Does antone know the length of these? I cut one and it measured about 37 inches but they need replaced due to stretching so are they 35 or 36 inches? Anyone ever replace these...

I have a Cub Cadet 3225 with 54" deck and all of the sudden my pto doesn't want to spin. I pulled the deck and cleaned her all up and greased it and it spins really easily by hand. The PTO spindle on the tractor will spin with the deck off as well. When I put the deck back on and engage the...

I just bought a Cosmo 500 cone shaped seed/fertilizer spreader. Anyone else have one of these and have trouble getting the slide doors to close all the way? I tried to spread timothy seed and the gates were open enough at the "close" position that it just poured out. There are two doors, one...

I am looking for a small tedder to use on approximately 20 acres of timothy/grass hay. I have found new 2 basket Kuhns for $1800, 2 basket Vermeers for $1900, and 2 basket Tonutti's for $1950, all rotating tedders. I also found a used reel type tedder, a Pequea model, for $1350 in new condition...

How do the different brands of disc mowers compare to one another.(I mean only a mower, not a discbine) I want to make sure I get the best bang for my buck. Jerry

Hi, I do about 20 acres per cutting of hay and am ready to take a torch to my old sicklebar mower. Soooooo, I am now in the market for a new mower. What I want to hear from you guys is which you would prefer, a brand new disc mower vs a new 7 foot haybine. I no a haybine has crimping...

Hi, I bought an 18foot utility trailer that needs painted on the underside. What paint/primer(black) would you guys reccommend and any ideas on how to make the underside more accessible to paint? It has a pressure treated wood deck. I have a Wagnor Power sprayer, would this be ok to use or...

Hi, I am making a 1 acre DEER food plot on and old field and mowed the old pasture grass down to a couple of inches high. I then sprayed with concentrated UltraMax Roundup. How long do you think I need to wait to till this under to minimize the amount of weeds I have come up in my new clover...

I am doing a 1 acre food plot this year and my soil sample says it needs 5000#/A of lime. How would you guys go about applying this lime to just one acre? My other fields I just had Agway bring a truck and do it but that is not feasible for only one acre? I'm just trying to find some other...

I just got back from Penn State two soil sample results and need some help interpreting them. The first says "0#N/A, 120# Phosphate/A, and 100# Potash/A). The second plot results are "200#N/A, 60# Phosphate/A, 260# Potash/A". What do these numbers correlate to as far as buying say a 10-10-10...

I feel kinda stupid but here goes... When you go to TSC to get shear bolts for the TSC PHD and I also need them for a NH S68 baler, do you just get the right size and grade of bolt (grade 2) or are there specific bolts called shear bolts? I was at TSC last night and all I could find was grade...

I am looking for a new grass bagger to fit a cub cadet 3225 riding mower with a 54 inch deck. Cub dealer says they dont make cub cadet brand baggers for a 54 inch deck that I need a tow behind vaccuum system. Anyone know of an off brand bagger that will work with my setup?? I have a tow behind...

I am looking for a new grass bagger to fit a cub cadet 3225 riding mower with a 54 inch deck. Cub dealer says they dont make cub cadet brand baggers for a 54 inch deck that I need a tow behind vaccuum system. Anyone know of an off brand bagger that will work with my setup?? I have a tow...

I have been reading about spreading seed on top of an already established field. I have some timothy fields (about 10 acres) that I would like to have more grass growing on. I just planted them this year. Will this set up work - I have a pull behind spring tooth harrow and a 3pth broadcast...

I just planted new pasture this year on old corn fields that were tilled up early spring and planted with timothy out of a broadcast spreader. Grass is slowly coming up but the field is overrun with these thistle type weeds. How do I get rid of these weeds cause my plan is to make hay off of...

Hey guys, I know this has been discussed MANY times in the past but I want to know what is the tool of choice for trenching less than 2 feet. Is it a middle buster(potatoe plow) or a sub-soiler. And what kinds of depth can you get and will it remove the dirt from the trench. I just rented a...

I am looking for a good sicklebar mower about 7 feet long. Where is a good place to buy one new or used and what would be a good new price?

Does anyone here ever make hay with their compact tractors??? If so, lets discuss the ins and outs of it!!! Jerry in Pa

Where can I get any filters I need for my Cub 7272 and cub riding mower ? Anywhere online?

I am going to run anywhere from 800 to 1200 feet of water line from a well at my house out to some pastures and surface the water with frost free hydrants. Any ideas on what type of piping to use? I am planning on renting a ditch witch for the trenching. Everywhere around here want 200 bucks...

Hey guys, Anyone have some helpful ideas to keep moist dirt from sticking to tiller blades? I have a 60" KK II and if the ground is moist the dirt will stick to the tines and bog it down. Thanx, Jerry in Pa