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The BX1500 is a lot of tractor for the money but not knowing exactly all you have to do the generator that a 1500 would be comfortable with might be a little small for some.

Bx1500 PTO
Kubota Tractors
Replies 3 Post by Art White

We have two 345 Deeres one with a 54 and the other with a 48 inch deck. One we bought new the other one used, one has 300 the other about 400 hours. My neighbor has one with 1200 hours, he doesn't mow commercaly but just mows a bunch. Other than nornal matinence, belts, blades, tune ups none of the three have given any trouble. They are the best mowers I've ever owned. Far as price, I would'nt have a clue. Frank.

Tractor or price any good
John Deere Tractors
Replies 4 Post by hardwood

Fastalker: I'm going to be critically constructive:<br>
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Here's a cautionary tale:<br>
Last year a friend of mine sold trailers in Michigan that were made by someone else was sued. He welded a drop down lawnmower gate on the rear of a trailer sold by another dealer to a landscaper. Landscaper picked it up, connected it to a truck with the wrong-sized ball. Trailer came off on the road and killed a passing family riding in a car. The victims' family sued the original dealer, the landscaper, and my friend. My friend who admittedly should have cooperated with the law system didn't feel he was at fault. So he let his insurance co. handle it. Turns out he wasn't insured for manufacturing but was for selling trailers. He showed up for court the day it was to be settled, and lost. His portion of the judgment was $980,000 for doing nothing more than making a gate for $300. Now he is selling his acreage and business, and divorcing his wife on paper to move his assets. He doesn't know if can appeal since he was lax to begin with. <br>
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I have a background in automotive product liability, design, and failure mode analysis. And I have had my own products marketed over the years. <br>
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NOTE: Fasttalker, after reading my post decided to delete his original post which I quoted. Then I replied to Oneace's recent concern that someone didn't want the link to www.summitfab.com revealed, so I posted that---and that post was deleted by someone without my consent. Looks like censorship to me or rather protectionism. <br>
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"The Flexpoint Standard Model FPHS-1 is rated for 10,000 lbs."<br>
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>>>>How did you arrive at this rating? By actual destructive testing, or as I suspect by guesstimation (comparing other products). And what is the safety margin: 3:1, 4:1? I notice there is no reinforcing or doubling or swaging around the end of the reciever tube which means under the right conditions the tube could split in any direction (and that's assuming using your published albeit grossly exaggerated ratings). Even under the best circumsatnces the non-reinforced open end will become enlarged as the hitch wobbles around in the opening--just like my Dodge's trailer hitch which is a Class 4 and reinforced. <br>
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"The lift arm pins are the limiting factor."<br>
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>>>>>Whaaaat? Show me a CUT that lift can something heavy enough to break the lift arm pins. I can lift the front of my CUT with front weights just lifting my full box blade! <br>
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"With respect to your question as to the amount of weight that can be towed safely, it will depend entirely on your tractor specifications." <br>
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>>>>>Buddy, you are going to get sued BIG time time by the estate of the guy who "towed" his trailer using this product. You need to specify that it is NOT intended for towing, may result in a loss of steering, NOT intended for any applications that would require brakes or other safety equipment in the event the tractor and or the trailer got away from you---like going up/down a hill---OR on ice, mud, rain, loose gravel, etc. What's going to happen when the tractor jackknifes under a gooseneck due to losing steering control, no braking, etc.---someone's going to get killed. Or it's entirely possible with a regular bumper tow hitch to have the trailer jackknife and have a rear tire being rolled over onto by the trailer tongue--providing the hitch doesn't ride up first or the ball breaks off. (anecdote: I was working in New Orleans last Fall cleaning up debris. Their highway on-ramps are little wider than a vehicle. I saw jammed on the I-10 on-ramp a 15-yard bumper-tow dump trailer going up the ramp with the tow vehicle, a new Ford Super Duty wrapped around the left side facing the opposite direction jammed in between the barrier wall and the trailer. That my friends, will put the Fear of God in you) <br>
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"The Model FPHS-EG is recommended for towing gooseneck trailers and is rated at 18,000 lbs; recommended tongue weight is 10,000 lbs."<br>
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>>>>> You gotta be joking---10,000 lb. tongue weight on the rear of a CUT or any Cat-1 tractor hitch? What are you thinking? You'll be buying a heck of a lot of tractors with broken axles/tires buddy, not to mention those that overturn as they are lifted off the ground since there's no upper-travel limiter----read: absence of safety equipment. The operator could find the hitch planted in his back when the trailer hitch ball snaps off as his buddy was loading his dozer off the gooseneck. Or the guy that has a his big dump trailer that he's dumping and the load gets stuck in the back coming out. Or overturns dumping on uneven ground. <br>
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>>>>>It's painfully obvious you don't carry expensive product liability insurance. If you do, you are not disclosing this product line to your underwriter. Nor have you showed your web site info and other documents to a product liability attorney worth his salt. There is NO way they would let you sell these based on the ratings and info you have provided. Let a lawyer look <br>
at it, then your insurance underwriter----hyped-up 10,000 lb. ratings will fast become "Use at your own peril. Not responsible for damage to personal property, injury or injury that may result from using this product"----that advice would cost ya about $5000 from a lawyer... and I won't even charge ya for that :)

Review FlexPoint 3PH Receiver Hitch
Operating and Attachments
Replies 19 Post by earthwrks

I had a 10% Property assessment added for Views. I grieved last year, for when i bought the house 21 years ago, there was a great view, I could look West over 130 miles ( I am 2000' on the Western side of the Green Mountains on the Eastern Side of the Champlain Valley ) After 21 years the Trees grew to the point, that even when I clean my chimney, I can not see anything but Leaves. So I called them on it and had my taxes reduced. Guess they didn't realize that Trees Grow and block views.
I also offered to sell my place on the spot for what the State Assessed me for and I told them, I would even throw in the JD and be gone in 72 hours.
The other joke is this, they tell you what the property is worth and you pay your taxes accordingly. Well when I bought my house it had been on the market for 2 years. I made an offer for $26,000 less than appraised value and they said SOLD. I went and chanllenged the Taxes and told them, the house wasn't worth what you all said it was, because it didn't sell and I made the BEST offer for $26,000 less and that is what I should be paying the taxes on... WRONG! they left it at the appraised value. So just how real do they want the appraisals?

Reply :My county don't know S from apple butter about prperty values .

Our Government
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 36 Post by lbrown59

Yes, well, that is why I contacted Cat Pumps directly, and they gave me the go-ahead.

That is also why I made up a water tank using a plastic 55-gallon barrel and 1-1/2 inch suction line. I JB Welded a 1-1/2 inch fitting on to the drum, got the required fittings to reduce it to garden hose size for the pump inlet, and tried it out today. Works like a charm. Set the barrel up in the back of the truck with the pressure washer on the ground so I had about 3-1/2 or 4 feet of head. I didn't need high pressure for this job, just about like a car wash, so I turned the regulator down toward the lower end of adjustment. No pump cavitation that I could tell. Only used about 2/3 of my water supply in the 20 minutes or so I worked on the tractor.

Your results may vary.

Thanks,

Bill

Pressure washer question
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 32 Post by BillMullens

On boy, this sounds like a question for Murf. Ezee-On, Leon, Bulher Allied, Frey, JD in Welland, I don't know of anyone making a curved armed loader, but one model of Leon and they only make one loader in their line the M2000 and it is very light. Bulher has the best relations with NH as they manufacture the larger genisis tractors in Blue paint, but they do not sell the Allied loaders with the NH design. Murf?

Montana curved-arm loader will it fit New Holland
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 16 Post by Peters

Well it's Saturday and I'm at work. Gotta keep my productivity up - the folks on welfare (that includes our union employees) depend on me...

Have a safe labor day everyone
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 5 Post by DenisS

Going a step futher on possibilities, from time to time the shippers have some damage or might have been done while uncrating and some pieces might need some touch-up. This is done at the shop that is selling the units after assembly. We use several types of cleaners to remove any excess overspray if the units one of them is Collinite color-up pre-wax. There probably are others but this has been a good product for many minor restorations of paint from old discolored paint to just overspray.

Not a good first impression on quality control
New Holland Tractors
Replies 29 Post by Art White

I'm about to dodge them in my Chevy for the Labor Day weekend. You would't know Michigan is struggling when you see the traffic on I-75, but it sure gets obvious when you see the number of vacation homes for sale when you start running the back roads.

Better times ahead...........probably.

Engine RPM Using Lift
John Deere Tractors
Replies 20 Post by beagle

I have a 5234D. I liked the tractor when I first got it. Have had 2 1/2 years put 86 hours on it. It has been in the shop for weeks and months at a time. New front end and way to much work on the tranny ( 5 times). The tractor is the worst investment I have ever made. If Cub Cadet doesn't replace the tractor this time it will be an expensive planter until it is paid off and I can get a Kubota.

2005 cub cadet 7532 and 5234
Cub Cadet
Replies 4 Post by cnybubba

Ahh, my mistake, I misunderstood you, I meant 2' of sand out from the wall, from the surface to the footings.

I agree, a slab at grade and flush with the door sill is not good.

Best of luck.

termites
Home Improvement
Replies 12 Post by Murf

Jerry, lot's of patience, lot's of Tylenol, and you'll be fine!!

Peters is right about the newer 12 volt batteries. However, all the Russian machines I've seen, Belarus, Zetor, etc., all had two ENORMOUS 6 volt batteries in them to aid in cold weather starting. Each of these have not just massive cranking amps, but large amounts of reserve cranking power. This is not needed south of the Arctic circle though. As you say, your's lights up just fine.

You could easily replace those in your machine with a pair of modern 12 volt batteries wired in a parallel circuit., simialr to those used in a diesel pickup as Peters mentioned.

Bear in mind though that on a diesel tractor, there is no real need for much, if any, wiring beyond a starter circuit and a fuel shut off relay. You can rig up the basics in just a few minutes if need be.

As for pulling power, yes, they are that, the reason is they also weigh a LOT more than a comparable horsepower North American tractor. This made them really popular for things like forestry work. The extra weight was good for traction, but creates a lot more compaction from the tires too.

Best of luck.

12 volt wiring
Belarus
Replies 16 Post by Murf

There, there EW, don't get Blue over it now. LOL.

Art was referring to the category of machine, Industrial as opposed to Estate or Chore Tractor. Kind of like Car VS Truck, but we all know the abuse a police car gets and they stand up fine.

Most of my fleet is not Industrial machines, and they stand up to far more punishment in a season than most homeowners can inflict in a lifetime!!

As an aside .... FIVE HUNDRED HOURS on a 2002 machine?!!! Good Lord man, get that beast working!! LOL.

We've been averaging 200 hours per machine a MONTH up here this summer!!

Yes, you NEED a FEL on that machine!!

Best of luck.

JD vs Kubota vs Montana
John Deere Tractors
Replies 19 Post by Murf

I have an MT3201FD Blue Mitsubishi Tractor and was wondering whether there are any other folks out there that have one also.<br>
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I'd like to share info.<br>

MT3201FD Mitsubishi Tractor
Mitsubishi
Replies 18 Post by jkrytus

My client had a cheepy Poulan "Wild Thing" saw that wouldn't start. When she gave it to me, it was drenched in fuel and oil since she had it stored up side down. I sprayed the area inside the cover where the off switch connects to the handle and linkages with carb cleaner. Turns out the contacts either weren't making contact or were contacting and shouldn't have been---the cleaner worked.

Chainsaw won t start
Garden and Landscape
Replies 27 Post by earthwrks

EW, it's a sort of convoluted process, but the 'clients' I'm talking about are municipalities that we contract to for snow removal for sidewalks and such.

Thus the units you see in my picture # 6.

In order to meet "minimum equipment standards" as laid out in the bid forms, the machines MUST be CUT's, equipped with HST, R4's and a few other minor things, remotes, etc. Without this meeting this list of minimum spec's you cannot even bid on, let alone win a contract.

Our problems are not with the tread design, per se, but that the rubber used in an R4 (or those that you spoke of and all "industrial tread" tires) is very hard to prevent them being torn up by rough ground. Unfortunately in the winter the already hard rubber is like marble and is so slippery that the tires spin like they're on ice, and since we cannot run chains or studs (which would chew up the very sidewalks were clearing) the only thing we can do is lay down an inordinate amount of sand (which also grinds the tires down) and spin happily along.

Best of luck.

Tire Pressures
Kubota Tractors
Replies 14 Post by Murf

We bought a new 1000 gallon tank for the new house and filled it right away about a month ago (early August). $1.29 per gallon.<br>
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By the looks of things we did pretty well.<br>
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('Broken - Email me and I will give you the name and # of these people.)

Pre Pay LP prices
Home Improvement
Replies 22 Post by AV8R

If the slip clutch was working properly it would not have been welded together. Sounds like this unit may have had some use. IMHO there is rarely such a thing as a lightly used item for sale. My experience is that lightly used means "lightly used after I painted over the signs that it was heavily used".

help with buying used tiller
Operating and Attachments
Replies 11 Post by AnnBrush

Cool.
That fixed the problem.
Thanks for making that fix.
Scott

BX2200 4 sale - listed on TP classifieds but with trouble
Website Operations Howto
Replies 9 Post by scottrh

I had essentually the same system using a spring in KY. In the summer the spring was just a steady trickle. I only had 2 kids, but the previous owners had 6. It used a normal cement septic type tank that was 1500 gallons.
The tank was buried with the top exposed so you could clean. With a steady flow I never had any problems with freezing in KY.

Well Water Problems
Home Improvement
Replies 37 Post by Peters