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I bought my first zero-turn mower last fall. I'm kicking myself because if I'd have any idea how superior it would be compared to my garden tractor mower, I would have done it years ago. The mower is a Gravely ZT X 52. I love it performance. It was a year old when I bought it and the...

I have a DK35 that is about 18 years old with 300 hours. It has performed flawlessly throughout this time. Yesterday, I was out to grab a load of sand. I had the box blade raised up, and was using the FEL. While idling I noticed the tractor "shake" every 3-4 seconds. I looked around and the...

I love my Deere but last week I was mowing along and the belt popped off. I found a diagram online and got the belt back on. And the blades engage but something is not right because the cut is weak. It cuts, but nothing like it should and did before. I'm certain that the ROUTING of the belt...

I bought one a bit over a year ago. It is a beast, and will make crumble out of any soil it goes after. However, lately the shifter is stuck - I cannot change gears without a fight, it is stuck and stuck hard. This is only has a few hours of use and it is too young to be having this sort of...

I have a pond with a 250' long dam. The front side of the dam is pretty steep,the back side a little less so. There is no way I can use my Kioti DK35 on this. But I'm wondering what the right equipment would be. Right now I'm using a modified push mower (added 12" wheels :)" and it does the...

This is a long shot, but I'm running out of ideas. I've recently set up a water tank to provide irrigation for our garden plants (blackberries, blueberries a few grapes). The water tank is about 400 feet from our pond. I put in a 1.5" pvc line from the pond edge to the (1500 gal) tank. We...

Ok, I've cut down a boatload of trees. But I have one that's going to need some special care. This tree has to fall a certain direction, because there is a power line that it *might* touch if it doesn't. And I've learned the hard way that if a tree WANTS to fall a certain direction, you can...

... when I found a butterfly bush and a blueberry bush dug up by a critter, it was a reasonable assumption that an armadillo did it. After all, there were several little holes next to the new blackberry bushes that looked exactly like armadillo bug-hunt scratching. The big clue should have...

... but I've grown to HATE them. I'm trying to do some absentee gardening at my Grayson county hideout. We've planted 10 pecan trees, which are mostly doing well, and a dozen blackberry bushes and a few blueberry bushes. The #$%^#$ armadillos love to dig where we water the trees/shrubs...

This afternoon we were sitting down to eat and I noticed a flock of several birds diving into the pond. We put our food back in the oven and went out to take a look. There were about a dozen. They were about the size of a youngish dove, and all gray black and white. They would dive into the...

... on the planet! Ok, this anecdote is going to reveal what a total city-boy I am. Sure, I've fished and I can catch fish and besides, anyone could catch a fish from my pond. But last week I decided it was time to eat one of the catfish I stocked my pond with almost 2 years ago. These fish...

I've recently been informed by the retailer who sold me my Kioti DK35 that they will no longer sell or service the Kiotis. They were located about 3 miles from my place. They have kindly referred me to another dealer that is about 20 miles away. I had been planning to buy a flatbed trailer to...

I've had my tractor for a couple years. I've used it mostly for bush hogging, disking, moving piles of dirt with the FEL, and pushing trees into a nice burnable pile. I have a drainage problem across a dirt road. A local soil conservation engineer has looked it over - he says I need to...

This question is going to sound a but dumb but what the heck, it won't be the first or last time I have a Kioti DK35. I've had it a year and a half, but since I'm only a weekend (and not every weekend at that) country boy I've only put about 40 hours on it so far. I realized the other day...

I recently had about 3 acres of land cleared of cedars. While a contractor was building my pond, I asked him if he could do it and he said "one more day of labor" I now have 3 huge piles of cedar that I can't wait to burn (but the weather has to be just right so wait I will) and an otherwise...

Over the next 2-3 years (I like long planning horizons for big projects ) I'm planning to design a permanent structure for my acreage. Of the three options I've considered 1) conventional home on slab 2) double-wide on slab or 3) industrial steel building on slab, I'm leaning heavily toward 3...

Early this year, I decided I wanted to clean up my little 1/2 acre pond and expand it. I wanted a really big pond, but the elevation between my old pond and the north end of my property was only 5 feet, so I was limited in my ability to raise the level. I settled for what I could safely get...

... I have a DK35 - owned it about a year and have put just 25 hours on it (I know, I want to use it more but... ) The last time I hooked up the bush hog, I noticed that when I lower its position it shudders down rather than going down smoothly. One person suggested that maybe I needed to add...

I have a pond, probably about 1/3 - 1/2 acre. Some is deep and some shallow. When I bought the place, there were some blue gill, none too big though. This spring I tossed in some channel cat and fathead minnows. I've been noticing lately that there are quite a few turtles in my pond. Now, I...

I'm still new to tractoring, and have another question. One of the things I'll be doing a lot of is pulling trees around. Fallen logs mostly, but I'm also thinking about trying to pull some old dead trees out of my pond. I'm trying to weigh the relative merits of chain vs. nylon strap. It...

Ok, well I did get my new toy (DK35) and put about 5 hours on it Sat and half of Sun. I bush hogged about a half acre and moved a few stumps (already dug up but laying around and huge) to "the pit". I love the thing and feel pretty comfortable in it already. Still no genius with the FEL, but...

OK, how 'bout a semi-serious thread? I'd like for everyone to post their most interesting mis-uses of your implements. You know, where something is made to do X, but is found to do Y in a pinch. I'll kick it off with a potential. How about using a FEL to mix up a small batch of 'crete? Just...

Well, with any luck I will take possession of my DK35 Sat morning. I want to store it in a shed (a 14x24 Morgan "garage"). The shed floor is about 18" above grade. At first I was thinking about building a ramp of wood. The guy who sold me the tractor said "why not just pile up some dirt in...

Is there any use for a mid PTO other than finish mowing? Also, what are the main benefits of having full independent rear PTO as opposed to the dual-clutch setup?

A year ago I purchased 40 acres in Texas. About 35 of them are wooded with oak, elm and cedar. I bought a Husky 350 and it's been a great saw. But, I can't help but think I'm not handling the chain maintenance correctly. A new chain cuts like butter, and then the ease of cutting steadily...

As I mentioned (on another forum, this is probably the correct one), I had narrowed my choices to either a Kioti or a Century. On the Kioti, I was considering the LK3054 or DK35. On the Century, the 2535 or the 3035. I had looked at all of these in dealers near my home in Dallas, but I want...

I mentioned last week that I am looking for my first tractor. I was thinking of a used one, maybe 2-3 years old. Some suggested that I might as well go new. Money is an issue, but the more I look around the more I agree with them. The used tractors I've seen at the "used tractor lots" are...

Are tractors titled like other vehicles in Texas?

I've been lurking around here a week or so and have learned a lot. I'm a city boy, but I bought 40 acres (about 4 clear the rest trees) in beautiful north Texas. I need a tractor to maintain and improve it. I'm thinking about a compact, like a Kubota, New Holland or even a Kioti. I wish I...