What have you learned from TBN ?

[Diesel-ME]

Get your wife's approval BEFORE you buy the tractor... oops, come to think of it I learned that w/o TBN help

Oh, and always - ALWAYS, buy more tractor than you need OR can afford

~paul

 

[310-510]

Use the forum search function before asking a question. The answer is probably already there (for us newbies).

 

[tydp]

That there really are stupid questions and answers!

 

[RalphVa]

Thanks, Texas John, for the list.

I learned that 4wd is A WHOLE LOT better than 2 wheel tractors. Shoulda went straight to 4wd. Wife was spending a whole lot of money on house revamp early on to convince her of the need for $15,000 on a tractor. That 2 wheeler about killed me though.

Don't talk about what you don't wear driving the tractor. Most aren't interested.

Ralph

 

[yzbdsbp]

Alot...a Whole Lot!! Great place to learn!!!

 

[farmfun]

1) There really are folks as smart as me out here!!!

"I am still learning to think before I type.
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2) I can get higher quality assistance for my Yanmar YM 3110D here than
is possible for a Ford Pickup.

 

[texasjohn]

Folks, I just got back from a 300 mile trip (one way) wresting the car keys and car from my 86 year old MIL... all day trip yesterday, recovery today.

Great to see all the replies and other ideas....

Why do I keep 4WD on all the time ? Well, I'm either lazy or forgetful I seem to discover right after taking it out of 4WD that I'm doing something that requires it and I forgot to drop into 4WD first. I very seldom spend hours doing one task.... first this, then that... I agree that front tires may wear faster, and turn radius is a bit larger, but I'm willing to live with those trade-offs.

I regularly use PB Blaster now. Have a gallon of it and spray can for it.

 

[droy]

9. For God's sake if your going to do any kind of modification to your ROPS, don't tell even your wife.

The only sin possibly greater than the ROPS modification, is removing the "Do Not Remove" tag from your mattress.

I have learned (among MANY other useful tidbits), that showing off my intelligence by answering a question will very quickly result in at least two responses containing the correct answer AND an explaination why my answer was wrong. (smiley face here) Where are those things anyway?

 

[PA hayseed]

Don't ever say that you think x tractor is better than y tractor. All the y tractor people will zealously defend their tractor, why they purchased it, why you failed to understand how tractor y is better, how tractor x's company is inferior, etc etc.

From being here, I have learned that some people have a certain "tractor blood" in their veins, and cannot look at any other tractor objectively (there manufacturer will make a better product in every category).

I have also learned that dealers on this site can be very helpful and informative.

I have also learned that you should ask most of your questions in a brand specific thread. That puns are thrown around on this board like basketballs in pre game warmups.

Most of the rest of the stuff I use everytime I get on the worlds greatest tractor ever the Kioti DK45SE HST . (just stirring the pot a little)

 

[Tdog]

TexJ, I don't envy you the MIL trip - - loosing your driving privileges would be a tough transition. My MIL lives in Daytona & still drives at 86. She did admit once that, depending on the sun, sometimes she cannot read her speedometer. She just drives with traffic. A couple of years ago she even drove over to visit us here in La. Not a good time to be on I-10! We are not looking foward to asking her to surrender her keys.

As for 4 w-d. I often forget & put her up still in 4 wd. So the next time out I may or may not notice the difference - - usually I do. And what tips me off is that in making a turn, I find that my turning radius is too big. But, as I said, I have lots of trees & other obstacles to manuver around.

Jack

 

[riptides]

Did I miss the personal safety stuff?
The emergency kit is a great idea.
And my favorite - try and wear eye protection.

-Mike Z.

 

[riptides]

Don't talk about what you don't wear driving the tractor. Most aren't interested.

Ralph

So sorry Ralph, every time I see your name I think of that thread. :^)

-Mike Z.

 

[NuBota]

Way too much to list...

But the biggest thing I got from this site initally was complete angst for a while. After ordering my tractor, I came back on just to combat buyer's remorse (very little I might add since I felt I had done good research - mostly TBN) when I stumbled across a thread about rolling the BX24 and how tipsey they were. My property in nothing but 15-20 degree slopes - so I read this and am thinking that I will now have to move just so I can use my new tractor. Took me 2 weeks to get the nerve to leave the front yard (only flat part)

Now, 30+ hours in, I am all over the place - very careful and slow, but pucker factor has eased. If not for this site I would have destoyed (parts or all) of my tractor and/or me.

I've also learned that most if not all of us are a little wrapped up with our mechanical mistresses and probably need some form of counseling.....

 

[RobS]

I've also learned that most if not all of us are a little wrapped up with our mechanical mistresses and probably need some form of counseling.....

You got that right! Is there a 12 step program available?

 

[ray66v]

I learned that; Anything you say on TBN can, and will be used against you.

 

[raykos]

Hi texasjohn,

Like your list, I'm a tractor "newbie", JD2305,FEL,MMM,BH. On the off chance, do you happen to remember where you learned some of the things you learned, or some key words to search on? I'd be interested in:

1.made my own hydraulic top link
2.made a trencher (from 4-row bedder) for burying plastic pipe/electric wire
3.plastic barrels for storing diesel
4.hand pump in barrel for filling tractor
5.work shed lighting selection

As I mentioned it's probably been over the years that you've learned these things, but maybe you might remember something that can get me to the same places?

And, may I add one of my own...always check TBN every day with your morning coffee, always something new and interesting coming in!


Thanks,
Ray

 

[tallyho8]

I have learned (among MANY other useful tidbits), that showing off my intelligence by answering a question will very quickly result in at least two responses containing the correct answer AND an explaination why my answer was wrong. (smiley face here) Where are those things anyway?

To find your smileys: Near the top of the page, go to MY HOME. Scroll all the way down to MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS and by the MESSAGE EDITOR INTERFACE click on Standard Editor and when you reply you will have the smileys listed by the side of the box.

 

[texasjohn]

Raykos, I'll do my best:

top link: my description is:
1.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]Hydraulic top link. I read much and worried a lot about the need for a proper control valve. However, since I already had an extra cylinder and two ball connectors, I welded up the connectors as 4 inch each cylinder extensions which was needed to get the right extended length. It is wonderful to be able to control the top length from the rear where you can see exactly what is needed, make adjustments, align and insert the pin without moving. Since the hydraulic top link is heavy, I added a chain bolted to existing tool box bolts in the cab to hold it in position when not attached. I壇 like to do a tilt hydraulic link one day, but would need another spool and it seems significantly more difficult to do. So far I have had no problems with leak down in the top link. I use the center attachment for the TL to the tractor under the theory that this is the strongest attachment point. Would you believe I even discovered that the hydraulic hoses are color coded, red and blue, for pull/push?






trencher/subsoiler: photos are of my rig
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/82653-pipe-plowing-poly-roll-roll.html



barrels
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/oil-fuel-lubricants/86933-white-plastic-barrels-gas-storage.html

hand pump... simply from Harbor Freight Tools... get the one that has a thread or way to attach a hose to the curved spout so you can get a hose to the diesel tank inlet

lighting: after all was done, I summed up all I had learned in this thread
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/91587-shop-light-decision-thanks.html

 

[Alan L.]

I've learn that I don't know much, but there are a bunch of folks on here that do.

From this board I learned that the Kubota B2710 was the right tractor for me. That was 1999. I did the 784 hour service on it today and I'm still happy.

 

[Renob]

Do not talk about new Kubota tractors before Kubota wants you to talk about them!