CALLING ALL NEW MEMBERS

[LD1]

Please dont be afraid to post and post often. This is a great forum that I spen a LOT of time. Just because you are new to THIS forum doesn't mean you havent been around tractors for awhile. I am sure there is a lot you can offer us.

Just for kicks, I looked at our member lost and sorted by post count. Out of 87,023 members, 46,117 have never even posted. Thats almost 53%. And another 24,233 have 5 posts or less. That is another almost 28%. Of the 19% left, most have very few posts and are not very active. So that only leaves about 5%-10% of us on here discussing/giving advise, etc.

Some fresh faces and voices (so to speak) would be quite refreshing and very welcome.

So Post away. And get addicted like I have.

 

[Muhammad]

Hello LD1, welcome to TBN! Glad to see you posting. Hope you enjoy being a member of our community.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Welcome to TBN!!!

 

[LD1]

Hello LD1, welcome to TBN! Glad to see you posting. Hope you enjoy being a member of our community.

That must be an automated post as I already have 1300+ posts.

The Idea of this thread was to point out that more than half of the members here have NOT even posted. I would like to encourage them to post as I am sure there is a lot we can learn from them. Sorry if this isn't the correct forum I should have posted in

 

[ArtMech]

LD1,
I knew You are the Veteran member :laughing::laughing:
Guessing 'CompactTractorFan' should know that as well, or is his post automatic too :laughing::laughing:

 

[MF 1532]

Thank you , LD1 . I watched this site for 6 months , reading it regularly , before i ever joined . I learned a lot just reading post , before purchasing my last tractor .

 

[kjung17]

I joined yesterday and love it. I haven't gotten anything done today, but I've spent a couple of hours reading and posting. I'm impressed with the experience level and knowledge base. I appreciate that these folks can agree to disagree and not get all crazy.

 

[SensibleNick]

I still consider myself relatively new here, but somehow seem to be "silver" ... all too easy

Amusing automated Welcome post you got there... makes it all so.. personal

Similar to your point, although I'm new here and know relatively little about tractors, I have a wealth of engineering experience.... and when I finally get around to making my snowblower, there's going to be a free design for people to follow

 

[kjung17]

I still consider myself relatively new here, but somehow seem to be "silver" ... all too easy

Amusing automated Welcome post you got there... makes it all so.. personal

Similar to your point, although I'm new here and know relatively little about tractors, I have a wealth of engineering experience.... and when I finally get around to making my snowblower, there's going to be a free design for people to follow

That's the cool thing about this site, diversity. There's a hydraulic thread where a guy wants to create a pulsatile flow? I can't imagine why.

 

[LD1]

Thank you , LD1 . I watched this site for 6 months , reading it regularly , before i ever joined . I learned a lot just reading post , before purchasing my last tractor .

Your welcome. And thank you in advance for your future contributins.

I joined yesterday and love it. I haven't gotten anything done today, but I've spent a couple of hours reading and posting. I'm impressed with the experience level and knowledge base. I appreciate that these folks can agree to disagree and not get all crazy.

Wow, 37 posts in one day. I wish ever new member would take off like that.

I still consider myself relatively new here, but somehow seem to be "silver" ... all too easy

Amusing automated Welcome post you got there... makes it all so.. personal

Similar to your point, although I'm new here and know relatively little about tractors, I have a wealth of engineering experience.... and when I finally get around to making my snowblower, there's going to be a free design for people to follow

That is what makes this place great. The diversity of people and backgrounds here.

 

[Johnbro]

I owned a tractor for 20 years before I found this forum. (ok, in 1990 there was no forum or web or internet )

I've learned a ton from here, and saved myself a lot of money, too:

-Members helped me troubleshoot a problem with old tractor that prevented a service call
- Great input on implements (good and bad feedback) to help me wisely choose and not overspend or buy stuff that wouldn't work
- Great input on Kubota models and differences that led to my decision to trade up to a Grand L.
- Great input on mods like utility lights, 3rd function valves, etc
- Great input on DIY stuff like tire filling, building ballast boxes and grapples, etc.

So all you silent members, speak up! We can't benefit from your unique blend of experience and skills unless we know what they are.

 

[Dick L]

I am a new member here but have been around tractors all my life. I have worked on Allis Chalmers and Oliver more than the others. I normally have at least two Allis Chalmers engines for the B, C or CA in some stage of rebuild in my home shop. I also have Oliver tractors in different stages of rebuild also. I have many pictures at my Public Home | DickL | Fotki.com, photo and video sharing made easy. site of my work that I have open to anyone that cares to look.
I have had to down size my factory and am doing all the mold changes, mold repair which has lowered my time at the computer as well as my home shop. I still check some of the boards while I eat lunch and after feeding the horses in the evening/night.

 

[LD1]

I am a new member here but have been around tractors all my life. I have worked on Allis Chalmers and Oliver more than the others. I normally have at least two Allis Chalmers engines for the B, C or CA in some stage of rebuild in my home shop. I also have Oliver tractors in different stages of rebuild also. I have many pictures at my Public Home | DickL | Fotki.com, photo and video sharing made easy. site of my work that I have open to anyone that cares to look.
I have had to down size my factory and am doing all the mold changes, mold repair which has lowered my time at the computer as well as my home shop. I still check some of the boards while I eat lunch and after feeding the horses in the evening/night.

Welcome to TBN fellow ohioan.

 

[Scott A]

LD1,
I am new to this also but want to be an active participant. I started a post under new member forum but I was confused at the time ... started by looking for inforamtion right away. Worked out well though as a member sent me two links that brought me right to what I was looking for. this is my first time using forums for discusssions on the web. I think sombody should create an instrucion manual or a how to use forums link. :confused2:

 

[LD1]

LD1,
I am new to this also but want to be an active participant. I started a post under new member forum but I was confused at the time ... started by looking for inforamtion right away. Worked out well though as a member sent me two links that brought me right to what I was looking for. this is my first time using forums for discusssions on the web. I think sombody should create an instrucion manual or a how to use forums link. :confused2:

Welcome to TBN and I am glad to see you are posting. I agree there probabally should be some basic instructions, but once you get the hang of it, it is a piece of cake. The hardest part of me is always trying to decide what forum to post in. A lot of them overlap.

For example, if I have some photos to share of a project I am working on to customize my kubota, what forum to post in?? Pictures??? Customization???? Projects????? Kubota owning and operating????

 

[SandburRanch]

Welcome to TBN and I am glad to see you are posting. I agree there probabally should be some basic instructions, but once you get the hang of it, it is a piece of cake. The hardest part of me is always trying to decide what forum to post in. A lot of them overlap.

For example, if I have some photos to share of a project I am working on to customize my kubota, what forum to post in?? Pictures??? Customization???? Projects????? Kubota owning and operating????

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I've also found that somewhat aggravating and takes too much time.

Another thing that may turn people off is a thread - EXAMPLE:-Tree Removal and Firewood Cutting - in which the thread starter went to great length to post 23 quality pictures. I happen to enjoy pictures of what other folks do. So I view a picture on post #1 and when I back browse I get taken to post #15. To look at all 23 photos I have to find the post # I last viewed 23 times. That really isn't much fun.
I've heard all sorts of reasons for this and most said it something I was doing wrong. No one has ever admitted they have the same problem.