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Cinder was positive he could jump from the floating dock to shore. Did not work out that way! Look at those skinny legs [emoji23] Frank

Cassie was our 1st Keeshond. I used to tell her she was the best dog. We’ve had/have 4 more and they are great, but she was the best! Our current guy Cinder is pretty close though ... Frank

Wishing you the best of luck today Drew!

I use a Terapump TFRA01 battery powered transfer pump to fill my CUT with diesel. I have a second one to fill the tank on our pontoon boat that never seems to be on the side closest to the dock! Very handy pumps for the last 3 years. Good luck. Frank

Good morning All. I have not posted anything this week. We’ve been busy with a project here at the year round place. Just a couple more weeks before we head north to open the camp for the year. The ice is already out on the lake, but we are waiting until after our 2nd Covid shot. Hope...

A day late, but the Orioles looked good in the opener at Fenway. I hope they do play all 162 this year. [emoji461]️ Frank

Yeah Drew- those are some nice looking muffins!

Very nice Eddie. That’s a whole different world. Here is the goofy boy out of our 3 keeshonds

Good morning All. 39 here this morning when the dogs went out and still a bit wet. Headed to a cloudy and breezy 49. Wife and I got our 1st COVID shots yesterday. The Moderna vaccine. Our arms are a bit sore this morning, but that seems to be it for this one [emoji3516]. Today is one of my...

Is your 18 hp motor a 2 cylinder? You may have a bad ignition coil on one side that fails to fire that spark plug under load. The symptoms you describe are eerily similar to what I found on our JD zt a couple of seasons ago. Do a search on ignition coil failure on this forum and you tube for...

I would venture that it is to help with lift under the deck for finer material ? Frank

Good morning All. 55 and cloudy right now. It was 53 when the dogs went out this morning. Lots of rain yesterday and last night, estimated 2”. My glass cylinder rain gauge hasn’t gone out for the season yet [emoji15]. Grass is greening up but don’t anticipate the need to cut lawn for a few...

Good to here that you are doing ok David. We got an email from our primary care physician this morning that they will begin administering Moderna vaccine this Monday. My wife qualifies as 1C and I’ll wait list. Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Frank

Good luck to you today, sir.

I have a 2015 Silverado with the 5.3L V-8. I love that motor and would not consider a 4 cyl turbo that has the published specs- especially in year #1. YMMV [emoji23] Frank

Good morning All. 25 when the dogs wanted to get up. Still same, headed to mid 30’s but sunny. Yes Roy, your avatar is visible to me. It is slightly off centered, though. Have a good weekend! Frank

We have a 4kW solar array on the roof that is grid tied. We also have propane backup generator. When the transfer switch kicks in to power the house from generator the output of the array goes directly to the ground. This is not designed as an off-grid solution, at all.

Good morning All. 25 here this morning when the dogs wanted to go out. 35 now headed for a high temperature of 53 and sunny [emoji41]. Wife has a check-up at the doctors today, maybe do a little furniture shopping and lunch out! Not much else planned for today. Have a good hump day! Frank

That’s a fine looking dog Eddie. How is his disposition? Are Akita’s generally easygoing or somewhat energetic?

Here’s our 1 year old. Posting photo with phone app and new software ...

Good Evening All. I hope everyone had a good day. We had rain this morning and a cloudy afternoon. Stayed in the low 40's. More rain forecast for tomorrow will probably be the end of the current snow pack. Don, I hope that the vaccine side effects abate. The good news is that you can be...

From tractor data ... Good luck. Frank

I’ve got a question for all of you who use IBC tote cages to store and move firewood. What do you do with all of the 275-300 gallon plastic containers? I’m pretty sure that they won’t fit into the dumpster at the recycling center! Thanks. Frank

Hello. If you still have this I would like some pictures please. Please send to fdrahos@zoominternet.net. Thanks Frank

I know I’m not alone in finding the I got the COVID thread locked [emoji57]. I was following along not for the scintillating discussions regarding politics, vaccines, or the CDC ... Many of us are truly interested in how Eddie and his wife are doing in their recuperation from the plague...

Ron- I used one of these this summer when we sided our camp. I had some 12’ cuts to make in the material and it worked great. Curved cross cuts were not easy, but still ok. I would buy again. Good luck. Frank

My wife and I were out clearing off the deck Thursday afternoon when we heard this flock going over. This was group 1 of 3 and was the smallest. They were also the lowest so made a better picture. The last time we saw this many snow geese was the very snowy (for us) winter of 2009-10. Frank

Our accumulating plowable snow events are few and far between. It’s nice to use the tractor for more than firewood transport in the wintertime! This was Thursday morning. Frank

Good morning All! We closed up our place in NY this week. Spent a lot of time there this year. No wifi there means that we chew through cell data pretty quickly. I miss you guys and all of your “goings on”. A peek at this year’s big project- residing the building with steel siding. We took our...

The Wallenstein BXM32 chipper/shredder has a discharge chute that rotates at least 270 degrees. The deflector at the end of the e a chute allows you to aim the chips right into a trailer or wagon. Mine doesn’t have a trailer hitch, but it would be an easy modification. Frank

Good morning All. 70 at dawn, 76 right now, forecasting a high of around 90 for today. Thundershower tonight hopefully. Mention of deer flies reminded me that I have something for the group to see. My adaptation of the results of a study out of the University of Florida. This really works...

Hi Mangler. I have a jd2520 (19pto hp) running a Wallenstein BXM32 chipper/shredder. I like the shredder throat for grapevines and green branches under 1”. I do burn firewood so anything larger than about 2” or 3” gets set aside for burning. This spring my next door neighbor had a tree split...

I’ve used this setup a few years now for furrows to plant in and for digging. It works great [emoji106]. No excessive side to side sway as mentioned by one commenter. It was welded together for me by an Amish friend from a conventional potato plow share and some 2” receiver stock. Frank

Cherry tree in all its glory. Soon the pink ‘snow’ will begin! Frank

A nice day today. It started off frosty at 30, but quickly headed for the high of 59 with lots of sun. We cut lawn today for the 5th time already this year. Trees are beginning to flower and leaf out. Our Red Bud has been in bloom for almost a week. The flower clusters on the Carolina...

Good morning All (in the afternoon). It was 47 and rainy when we got up this morning. Cleared up by 11am. We went out after lunch and chipped the brush from the neighbor’s tree that we made into firewood earlier this week. I do have pictures so it did happen this time! Everyone stay safe...

Good Morning All. 37 at dawn today, 45 and cloudy with lots of wind! A very windy night last night lead to some very restless dogs and humans. We had no damage to the trees on the property except for small branches. The next door neighbor wasn't as lucky. Wifey and I got permission to cut...

We made these from pressure treated 2x4’s and a 2x6 and 2” pipe nipples. Sunk 3 of them into my sister-in-law’s gravel driveway. They have controlled erosion really well. They can be kept clean of leaves and debris with a leaf blower.

Good morning All. 32 and frosty here this morning. 35 and sunny right now, headed for 54 with bright sun all day. I don’t think the light freeze hurt the blooming magnolia in the side yard. Hope everyone stays safe and healthy! Frank

OK Genev, here’s another that I took on Sunday... Closeup of a magnolia branch. Usually if it blooms this early the frost will get it. This year though, that isn’t likely to happen. Frank

A weeping cherry tree in the front yard this past Sunday. The level of photography here is not what we are becoming accustomed to in this thread, but trust me it’s gorgeous! Frank

I have been accused of overthinking my snow removal equipment for this location. My solution is a 6.5’ plow adapted the jd quick attach loader on my 2520 tractor. A strip of rubber horsestall mat (tsc) and hydraulics off the loader remotes for power angle completed the project. Your tractor...

Good morning All. A brisk, breezy, sunny 41 here now. Headed for just below 50. I love all of the pictures lately and the wide expanse of experiences they represent. Here is a picture of our new puppy finally getting along with his older “sisters “. Have a good Sunday. Frank

I love this thread. Everyone has so much going on that is noteworthy. Yesterday this little fellow came to live with us! Good times.

Here is one I took this spring at our camp in upstate NY Frank

We were at our place on Cranberry Lake in NY until yesterday. The colors were very nice this year with peak color somewhere around middle of last week ... Frank

Good morning All. 81 here right now and headed for a high of 84. Northwest breeze all day will make for an enjoyable afternoon. Picked some sweet corn this morning. Took a chance and planted early in April (10th) this year. Sometimes you get lucky!

Well the promised pm showers are here. We did get a load of wood home.

This is what you are looking for. The picture is from my 2008 model 2520, but I think the style crosses many models ... Good luck. Frank

Hi Kevin. Let me try to help ... The page from the 2520 Tech Manual is attached. Location is described as is a diagnostic test. Good luck. Frank

I traded for a used 2008 JD2520 in 2012 when it had about 300 hours on it. The dealer had recently changed hydraulic fluid and coolant. I’ve kept up with oil changes and lubricants. I am now coming up on the 500 hour service mark and was wondering what else I should be checking ... Frank

My wife and I are at our camp in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. This picture was taken yesterday. Six days ago everything was green. Frank

To my fellow TBN problem solvers ... Background: Yesterday the 3 point was operating normally except for somewhat limited lift height because of a bent (twisted) bracket (Item B, page 60-35-2 of JD2520 Technical Manual). This bracket attaches the depth control handle to the rockshaft eccentric...

This wasn't necessarily wrong (yet), but look what I saw at a used equipment auction a few weeks ago ... Later I saw him with a small garden tractor strapped to that trailer, but my phone's battery had died ... Frank

Hi All, I just posted the 60" deck from my JD 650 tractor on Craigslist. Find the add in the Baltimore, MD area here : post id: 6372524147. Thanks. Frank

I take no offense Daugen as the Avatar picture is quite small and a little dark, but those aren't cats ...

Hi All, I've kept this one pretty close to my vest for the last few weeks. Tried it out today and am very pleased with the results. 1) I have a triangular 3 point drawbar that many of us use to move light trailers around. 2) A couple of years ago my welder friend beefed it up with a center...

I've seen in some old posts that I've searched that there is a smart phone app out there to find a JD tractor model year with a S/N. However, I'm one of the holdouts with my 'stupid' phone! Anyone out there willing to provide me with my 2520's model year? The S/N is LV2520H 407216. Thanks a...

prs, I'll be watching this thread with interest. This summer I picked up this 1985 JD650 to use fall and spring moving boats around our storage barn. The temperature of the morning that the attached picture was taken was 24F. The tractor started right up after cycling the glow plug/fuel burn...

I know that we all love to spend the other guys money on this site. Here's a question for all of you. If you were going to buy a new truck this year and your choice was limited to the Toyota Tundra or the GM Siverado/Sierra which would you get? I need to tow a 2000 lb boat/trailer combo and a...

Hi All, So fresh off my successful 2520 block heater installation, my friend who has a 320 Skid Steer wants my assistance installing a BH. We have checked the available parts for this model and find the following ... The style of this heater is quite different from the one I just installed...

This is Kiki. She is our newest Keeshond pup. All of 8 weeks old! So much to learn and experience, but just so tired ...(right now!)

I would like to install a block heater in my used JD2520. I purchased the heater this fall from the local dealer (Part#AR87167). When I looked at the block there were a couple of possibilities for installation. On the left side of the tractor (point of reference is driver痴 seat) there are...

Hello all. I purchased a used JD2305 almost 6 years ago. That's when I joined this forum. It pretty much always treated me well. Yesterday I traded it for a used JD2520. :) Man, what an upgrade. I've already put on 3.4 hours rototilling my garden and chipping up the debris left over from...

I don't know how well these are going to show up. With the new snow here today things are pretty washed out. In the 1st you should notice several robins (there were at least 30 birds in this tree at times) sitting in our Japanese lilac tree waiting for their turn at lunch. In the second you...

My wife had a visitor a couple of days ago!

Well according to the weatherman, we were supposed to get less than 1 inch of snow today. At 6PM we are at about 6-8" and still snowing lightly. It is warming up so it will be raining by dawn. Temps might be real close to freezing. I'm going to wait until morning to plow even though I'm...

The weatherman said <1" this morning! Here are Chloe and Kricket(foreground) enjoying considerably more than one inch!

Hello All. We just started year #12 on our Toro ZTR with a 52" deck powered by a 17 horse Kohler. It's very apparent that this mower is not going to make it through another springs worth of grass. I've been very happy with our dealer over the years. Since we got this mower in 2002, he has...

Hi All, I will be replacing an existing propane fired forced hot air furnace coupled with a cental air conditioner very soon. My dealer of choice has offered me several options, but the 2 at the top of the list are ... 1) replacement gas furnace (LP) and a central A/C unit both of similar...

I plowed my garden yesterday to let the earth rest for the off season. No matter where I pointed the camera the 2305 and plow seemed to be in the frame! Turning ground is sure a good feeling. Have a good day. Frank

I am ready to tap into our huge knowledge base here again. I have a single bottom 3pt land plow that I pull behing my JD2305 to turn over the garden in the fall. Since the 2305 does not have draft control on the 3pt I find it difficult to maintain a constant depth of my furrows. Have any of...

Well after much thought, reading on TBN, and shopping around- I picked up a tiller yesterday. I bought a Land Pride RTR 1550 from the neighborhood Kubota dealer! He gave me a pretty good deal and the tiller seemed like the "solidest' of those that I saw. I know that some might think that the...

My MIL has this antique tractor in her backyard utility shed. It used to belong to the father of her deceased husband. He always said that it was a Kinkade and was intending to restore it. Would there be any interest out there in this machine? Any hints as to value would be appreciated...

Hi All, I started following and participating in TBN after purchasing my JD2305 last July. I saw several discussions in the late summer/early fall on modifications to a rear blade to make it more "driveway friendly" for snow plowing. This is my version of one of the many ideas I saw and...

Hello All, Before I graduated to the true SCUT world I ran a 25hp (Kohler engine)Craftsman Garden tractor for my needs around the property. I bought it new in 2004 with a 42"snow blade, 48" mower deck, 12" moldboard plow, and 42" sprigtooth cultivator. What does the group think a complete...

Hello All- I have no problem with the proper service intervals for the engine on my log splitter (free-standing), but don't know the "rules of thumb" for when to change the hydraulic fluid, the filter, etc. I want to ensure long implement life, but don't want to dispose of still useful fluid...