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The company I retired from last year has a Montana 2844 that was purchased around 2008. Was back there today playing with the tractor and every time I applied the brakes, the parking brake engaged and I had to reach down and manually release it. What's up with that? Surely there's a lever...

Did a fuel filter switch today before mowing. This wasn't the first time, but I didn't remember what, if anything, I did to bleed it. Hopped aboard and cranked. And cranked (a lot). Finally gave up and went to the house for the WSM to see where I failed. Discovered there's a little knob on...

My BIL and I went to tour Messick's Monday for a tour. We were impressed with the thought and execution. Really nice facility with lots of room to grow. Luckily for us it's less than 10 minutes away. I think they said it's about 200,000 square feet inside. They can display a bunch of...

At work we bought a used bucket truck that came with a Warn XD9000i with a cradle mount. It's in nice shape, but the prez said to pull it off. The winch sat on a cart in the Tool Shop for over a year, and I asked three times what plans there may be for it. The third time the prez said "Just...

Help! If this shows up it means I can start a thread. I've been trying to post replies in different threads for the last half hour, but no go.

Went full-on old school yesterday for what should be the last mowing of the year. Got the Ford out for leaf "raking". The refurbed 5' Caroni deck was finished about a month ago, and the blades were modified with wings...

Most of the time I can reconnect the loader hydraulics without trouble. There have been times when it took way too much effort. A month or so ago I damaged a hydraulic fitting by tapping on a piece of allthread to relieve the pressure. Wanting something more fitting-friendly this is what I...

Finally got to test drive this little machine late this afternoon with some 3/32 7014. I bought it earlier this year, but have been busy with projects. I added "wings" on the blades of an old 5' side discharge Caroni RFM so the deck could be used to blow leaves. Since buying the Millermatic...

The first pair was several years ago for the L3200. Post# 18 in the link below has a brief description of them. The pictures in the link don't show a couple add-ons that made them pretty much self installing. Sort of like the "early photo" in an obit. Since those forks were custom made to...

No snow for it this Winter :( Sort of like "All dressed up and no place to go".

What jobs have you had when you first got out into the "real world" as my parents called it? There's a thread in the Snow Removal section with a link showing dump trucks backing out on concrete ramps to get rid of snow. It reminded me of one of my first jobs. One of the first jobs I had...

That is the LAST PIECE of vinyl siding for the top of the gable end. This was a one month project that took three months. I'm not really complaining. I'm blessed to be able to scamper up and down ladders at 70. Shed is frame construction and has vinyl siding and a textured bronze-colored...

We bought an L4240HSTC on December of 2018 to replace this. The thought was to sell it last Spring but life got too busy. This morning Wifey reminded me I hadn't listed it yet. So here goes: 2012 Kubota L3200 Hydrostatic, Loader w chain slots, 6 LandPride FDR1672 Rear Mower, 64 Pronovost...

I find myself trying to convince anyone looking for a tractor that they need what I have or they'll be unhappy. It is a big but honest mistake. Most of us have spent may years and perhaps many dollars going through different machines finding what works perfectly - for us and on our properties...

Last Fall I picked up a well-used Caroni TC910 for $600. It was ugly all over but had a good solid main deck. The baffles were in rough shape and needed to be replaced. The wheels and all the supports were still in good shape. There's no inside space that's safe to weld in at home and I...

Pump is a Simpson 3000 PSI with Honda vertical shaft engine. The engine has always run beautifully, but the pump is kaput. I'm looking for some guidance on a replacement pump. Anything in particular I should look for? Not asking for a specific replacement, but rather features that would be...

Although this is a "Build it Yourself" forum, I didn't do any of the welding on this project and the design was mostly based on builds by Paul Short and TractorNH. Our Weld Shop at work was pretty much out of things to do. With that opportunity, it made sense to let someone with a lot of...

Latin for multiple orange tractors? :) Santa brought us a clean 4240 for Christmas. So for a period of time the L3200 and L4240 will both be here. The L4240 needs rear work lights and something more than the bucket for snow removal. Although I'm anxious to start using the 4240, I'll follow...

Torn on this. Looking at a used tractor. On one hand that is twice as many hours as I would to see. On the other hand I have seen the same model for sale with up to 8000 hours. Whether the latter got there with the original engine and hydro pump is not known. Good (or poor) maintenance can make...

I was looking at a used Bobcat CT450 yesterday. The place was closed, so nobody helped / bothered me. I couldn't find a lever to lock for the steering wheel. I thought since the Bobcat is pretty much a white Kioti (and there are a lot more Kioti owners than Bobcat owners) that someone here...

I'm familiar with Kubota's usage of a "C" at the end of the tractor's model number to indicate a cab. I've been trying to figure out if other manufacturers used any letters or numbers to identify their cabbed tractors. So far I haven't been able to decode them. Anyone know how Ford, Deere ...

One of the wheels on my LandPride RFM snagged something and I bent the shaft part of the yoke. It looks like a 1" diameter shaft and since Uri Geller wasn't around, I needed to find a way to bend it. Back in the 70's our company had a silent auction / garage sale affair to get rid of outdated...

There's some cleanup to do here that will involve a fair amount of scratching. Since there was a piece of 6x4x3/8 galvanized angle in the scrap pile at work, I thought I'd give it a try. Since the material was mostly galvanized, it involved some grinding. When I weld galvanized steel, I run...

I made brush forks for the loader an few years ago and they work well. Either the forks are getting heavier or I'm getting older. Installing them can be a little sketchy till they're fastened securely. One of today's projects was to make them a bit more user-friendly. It was a fairly quick...

I have no experience with covers for rain gutters. There are trees near the house and the leaves end up plugging the downspouts. What have you tried that works well? Thank you.

This past Tuesday afternoon we had a nasty storm roll through. Wifey said the wind and rain were so bad she couldn't see the road that's only about 100 yards from the house and she was thinking she might want to head for the basement. We had one length of aluminum trim blow off the house, and...

Hard to believe it's been 3 years since I built the cab for my L3200. When I finished it one of the guys said it sure would be nice to have a cab for the Montana we use for odds and ends around the facilities. I ordered tube steel and it's been languishing on the rack. Recently the workload...

Before the feline lovers start sending me threatening messages, look at the picture. My boss wanted some kind of small fire ring to give his wife, who loves their 4 or 5 cats. He gave me the top screen and asked if we could fit it to something in the weld shop. Scrounging around out back I...

We have a Montana at work that gets used for misc. chores. After someone broke the third telescopic lift arm stabilizer I gave up and bought a pair of turnbuckle / chain stabilizers at TSC to replace them. To say the new stabilizers are overkill is a gross understatement. The chain links must...

Since the middle of the summer I've been gathering parts and pieces to get ready for snow. The used Pronovost blower is apart, cleaned and ready for paint. The mount for linear actuator (chute up/down) and the repurposed car seat motor is mounted (chute rotation). Maybe it will get painted...

A bud has these two and doesn't know where they came from or what they're called. One is marked "1/4" and the other "1/2". No names, but the 1/2" link has a stylized "A" and a symbol that looks a bit like the Swiss cross. They're handy to use as light duty no-snag clevises.

Can anyone recommend an insurer for liability coverage? I do a little volunteer work (mow a lawn for a widow, snow removal for neighbors and church). Payments are not required and generally refused. Our State Farm agent said he couldn't help, and sent me to a friend / competitor of his. That...

When we built our house we figured we'd do the sidewalk "later". This month we have been in the house for 25 years. How's that for "later"? With the layout, anyone who comes in the driveway arrives at the door to our family room and can see us through the bay window. Over the years we joked...

I recently found a Pronovost that I want to clean up and paint for this coming winter. Disassembly looks like it should be fairly straight forward, but one thing I wanted to check is how the impellor is held on and make sure they didn't use a left hand bolt. Going by the size of the bolt head...

To clear snow from several large areas at work it seemed we could use a snow box / pusher of some sort. The work load in the weld shop is a little thin now, so I wandered around looking for some parts and pieces that could be used to make one. First of all, there was a spare 7-1/2' snowplow...

Finally had a chance to try a little snow removal tonight. We didn't get very much snow bit it was enough to at least try out the cab and new LED's. After less than 10 minutes, it was warm enough to shed my coat. Since we built here in 1989 I only had open tractors. This was a real treat.

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Much of the time I enjoy the open air and nothing around me. Then there are those times when my feet and fingers are freezing and it isn't that much fun anymore. After reading about numerous homebrew cabs I decided it was probably something I could handle. What I need is some guidance /...

I am about to begin building a cab for my L3200 and just ordered the steel tubing for the frame. After searching for the best way to go about heating and defrosting I found a number of heaters that run the engine coolant through a box similar to the heaters found in cars and trucks. My...

Here's a really simple item that made life easy. I was recently moving lots of dirt to bury a 1,000 gallon propane tank. The lower part of our yard became the donor area because it is bottomless topsoil. There's a large area that I cut down from nothing at one end to maybe 18" at the other...

After lots of shopping around and considering other brands, it ended up being a Kubota to replace the Kubota. The new one is an L3200 / FEL / 72" RFM / Filled Tires. 10 years ago the little Ford 1210 on the left was going to be replaced by the then-new B7500 in the center. It filled in as a...

...........going to be determined tomorrow. Here's the short version of a long story. Wanted a cab tractor and some more horses, but too many places a cab wouldn't fit. Gave up on the cab and figured the cab could be a removeable DIY project reserved for cold weather use. Found a great deal...

I've been away for way too long. Lots of catching up to do. On another board, there was a post about a member who went by the handle of "Inspector" there. I think the same guy has posted here, but I can't find any of his posts. Does anyone here have any info on him?. Thanks.............chim

As we sat down to enjoy the chicken dinner that we had been waiting for, I made a couple slices into the breast and discovered a spot showing on one slice. I cut another, and exposed what appears to be some sort of tumor? The surrounding meat kinda peeled away from it, as though it was an...

Snapped this photo of an Amishman doing some cutting near our place yesterday. When I first spotted the smoke, I thought there may have been an implement on fire. Turns out the engine on his cutter must have seen better days. As you can see, it was kinda windy here yesterday............chim

Kinda looks like a Case, but I don't know what the tractor is in this photo. This was taken a week or so ago near my place. The "baler" tied neat little bundles................chim

Wifey and I were cruising along PA Route 44 this afternoon, and saw this yardlift in a small burg along the way. Couldn't resist snapping a couple pics. Here's the business end.............chim

Wifey decided to wash a small rug in our Maytag Neptune washer. The rug proceeded to shed a bunch of short pieces of yarn, and the machine won't pump out. Is there a filter I can clean? Thanks..............chim

I\'ll pass on the Lunch Special Saw this today.................chim

There are posts from time to time where someone asks what size mower will work on a certain tractor. From my experience, I believe the weight of the mower has a lot to do with it. I have a Ford 1210 with a 60" Caroni RFM, and a Kubota B7500 with a 60" Landpride RFM. Both tractors are HST...

The seat and mounting for it on my Ford 1210 had deteriorated to the point where something needed to be done. This prompted me to do a "two-fer". I had wanted to try a suspension seat on the 'Bota, but the seat and mounting on it are almost like new. The solution was to get a suspension seat...

Wifey and I were headed through Strasburg PA late this AM, and thought some of you might enjoy a couple of pics,,,,,,,,,,,chim

One of our guys needed some rebar bent into circles for concrete work we have coming up on a project. He came up with the idea of forming them on our angle iron bender. The photo shows him making a big "slinky" from a 20' length of #3 rebar. When the entire length is curled, he takes a torch and...

Yesterday I stopped at the display site for this manufacturer. They had three different models there. Building frames were of formed sheet steel. One had a second floor, and it looked to be a nice solid building. The one with a second floor had plastic-covered batt insulation for the roof...

I need to cut four pieces of angle iron with angled cuts on the ends. They will be assembled into a square, with the legs of the angle iron welded together at the corners. They need to form a frame that will trap a square piece of material when welded together. Legs will all face toward the...

Well, at least the guy was resourceful................chim http://www.thewgalchannel.com/news/2690744/detail.html

I've often wondered if it would be possible to improve the function of a mower deck by increasing the "wings" on the blades. I now know it certainly is. My 60" Landpride RFM has always done an acceptable job except when the grass was wet or way too long. It's a side discharge, and I use it to...

The radiator on my B7500 had a fair amount of dirt/fuzz/etc. on it that made its way through the screen. With some stuff I had lying around (and a $1.79 1/4" compression fitting from True Value) I made a wand to reach in behind the radiator and blow the junk out. The wand is 1/4" OD copper...

For quite some time I have been wanting my own welder. The In-laws have an old stick machine on the farm I'd been using for years. I was OK on heavier materials, but when it came to lighter gage metal and sheet metal, it was really tough. Monday the supplier will deliver a Millermatic 175...

..........to mow the grass when it is dry. Did my place and the one neighbor's late this afternoon. Temps were down and the wind was up. Actually had to wear warm clothing. Nice sunny afternoon and evening. The grass flew out of the chute almost like dust. The last time I mowed, it was...

The 2000 Chevy I'm driving makes a noise in the right front. Did it from new. Sounds like it is suspension related. Sometimes when the road is just the right "roughness", it sounds almost like a rattle. It occurs very predictably when stopping, especially on a hard or downhill stop. When I...

\"Real\" R-1\'s becoming extinct? The Ford 1210 I had planned on selling when the Kubota followed me home last year never got advertised, much less sold. It has been too handy to have around. It needs new shoes all around. This became real clear after an episode on a bank last week. The...

A couple weeks back, I trimmed all the lower branches along our fencerow so they'd be plenty high for the tractor while mowing along it. Wednesday I mowed, and some trimmed ends of the branches were only about 5' off the ground. One of the "junk trees" had about a half dozen trunks, and one...

Got behind this on a city street yesterday afternoon. Could cause some tailgaters to think twice...........................chim

Today I stopped at two dealerships and stocked up on fluids and filters for upcoming maintenance on both a Ford 1210 and a Kubota B7500. Oil and hydraulic filters for both, plus a fuel filter for the Ford. The Ford fluid is their "134" and the Kubota fluid is Super UDT. Total cost was $92.24...

My dog has been acting kinda strange recently. I think he may be running with the wrong crowd..................chim

I posted this pic on another board I frequent. The squirrel nest is visible from a bridge I cross near my place..............chim

The Ford 1210 I've had since the early '90's pretty much sat around for nearly a year. Hardly any activity (snow) after the 2001 mowing season. Last Spring when the dealer delivered the B7500, I removed the Ford's fenders for painting, but found too many things other than painting to fill the...

This happened locally...............chim <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.thewgalchannel.com/news/1762163/detail.html>http://www.thewgalchannel.com/news/1762163/detail.html</A>

7# Isn\'t Enough Just took a break for lunch and a cup of coffee. I was using the rotary mower this AM, and thought I broke the Kubota. The terrain was a bit rough, and the front of the mower dug into the dirt a few times. At one point, the tractor refused to move much at all. I was in 2WD...

....come scenes like this.........chim

After lobbying for a barn for a long time, it looks like Wifey is beginning to see the light. She even picked out the design. There is one near here that she has admired since it was built, although she said it should be scaled down somewhat for our place. She is right - it's huge. I never...

I did the 100 hour maintenance today on the 7500. One thing that surprised me was the rear wheels were loose. The lugnuts were good and tight, but when I checked the bolts that go through the hub and axle, both were loose. I'm not sure what the proper terminology for the bolt is, but it's the...

Wifey informed me that a man near here was working on his tractor's clutch today, and the tractor ran over him twice. Apparently he was under the tractor with the engine running and the left brake locked down. He must have knocked it into gear or something, and the tractor did two circles over...

Tonight I was pushing the 7500 more than normal. My Brother-in-law's ZTR was broken, so I went over to cut his grass. It's about 2 acres, and the last part of it needed 4WD to make it up the hill in the front. I was running at PTO RPM (around 2600), a bit faster than I normally run because...

After looking under all the logical places for the part number for a lens I somehow managed to lose, the parts guy declared they were probably too new an addition to be listed in the computer. The manager told the parts guy he needed to think like the Japanese, and took over search duties. A...

I couldn't help but remember a line from a Smothers Brothers(?) skit years ago about a guy who fell into a vat of chocolate and screamed "FIRE!" because nobody would have responded to "CHOCOLATE!"...........chim [i] Man Dies In Vat Of Chocolate Officials Believe Death Was Industrial Accident...

No biggie, but this needed snapped on a trip to the farm tonight...............chim

The other evening one of the guys asked how to sink poles into the bed of his pond so he could build a solid dock. He also would like to build an enclosed gazebo kinda thing at the end of it. Of course we had all sorts of good ways to do it, but the mountains are too far from the bay to have...

Although the toothbar is a great addition for most work, I discovered the loader worked a lot better without it for scooping rocks from a pile. A recent project was moving 10 tons of rocks form a pile to some washed-out banks. When I started, it seemed impossible to get the FEL bucket full...

When I was doing some 'hogging in deep weeds the terrain was pertty uneven in some spots. I was keeping an eye on the rotary mower on one end and the FEL on the other. There was some debris I was also watching for so I wouldn't beat the blades up too badly. A few times I caught myself paying...

Does First Choice have a website showing their wares?. Thanks.............chim

Came down to the kitchen this morning to find that Wifey discovered a new use for something you will recognize..............chim

B7500HST w/ 73 hours - Had a big day today for seat time. Filled in a large low spot, cleaned a drainange ditch and mowed a couple acres. Toward the end while mowing, the steering got heavy and kinda jerky when turning for a minute or two. I stopped and turned the wheel lock to lock a few...

Yesterday at 50.1 hours on the clock, I did the 50 Hr Maintenance. A week or so ago, I picked up the supplies while at the dealer's to get some extra pins. The dealer had a list in the computer, so he just threw stuff in a box for me. I wasn't paying much attention, but did notice there were...

Finally got around to working the toothbar hard yesterday. There is an area next to the creek that has been honeycombed with tunnels for muskrats and who knows what else. There was an old hollowed-out tree that served as one of the entrances. Since I didn't have a chain saw, I cut the tree...

Here's my first attempt at posting a pic here. This is a homebrew piece that I put together several years back, prior to the main driveway being paved. It is a simple but effective way to get the driveway back where it belongs. There are two 5' pieces of wideflange beam bolted together with...

When I looked at the FAQ for posting photos, it gave a maximum width. I have a few pics I'd like to post, but a couple are almost twice as wide as specified. Is there a way to redo them so they can be posted? Thanks...............chim

I will be selling my older compact soon, and decided I need a "beater" 3PH mower of some kind. I can't decide whether to keep the old 3PH finish mower from the tractor I want to sell, or get a cheap rotary mower. I could get the rotary mower and give the buyer a choice of decks? What I end up...