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Over-inflated rear tires
John Deere Tractors
Replies 11 Post by lbrown59

I will say this. With the TC 30 you can have a front mount blower and a fell. and it only takes about 5 mins to switch if that long.

top qualitysnowblowers
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 29 Post by oneace

I have a 4410 with a 72" MMM that I use to cut the yard occasionally. It makes a nice cut appearance but the machine is just too large and unwieldy. The ROPS bar makes it very difficult to cut near bushes and trees. I would think you will run into the same issue with the 4115 but not nearly as much. The 4210 is underpowered for its size and cost and I would strongly recomend the 4310 or 4410 shold you decide to go large. These machines will definitely handle the snow blowing, but not be so hot at lawn mowing which involves many obstacles and trimming. The 4110 is a much more adept at the mowing part but you will still encounter problems with size and the ROPS but not nearly as much. The 4110 has a shorter wheel base but not as much hp as the 4115. Probably the best of both worlds would be the 4310 and a LT/GT of some type. I use a Deere F525 to cut the lawn and the 4410 for cutting about 8 acres of pasture and trails. Your budget and size considerations will be most likely drive this decision.

Need Help deciding - 4115 vs 4210
John Deere Tractors
Replies 4 Post by Chief

Try running a slightly tighter spring on the engine govenor. I had a 3.5 hp B&S that did this as well as not reving up to a reasonable rpm. I clipped a couple of coils from the spring and reinstalled it. This did the trick BUT be very careful doing this as you can cause the engine to over rev. under no load conditions. It is a matter of trial and error until you get it the way you want it. Of coures, this will void your warranty if it still is under warranty. In that case take it back to get it fixed.

25 hp lawn tractor has RPM surge when run at med hi RPM
John Deere Tractors
Replies 11 Post by Chief

The squirrel are inhaling the acorns from the white oak in my drive way. Makes is a bunch easier to clean up with the leaf blower.

On that note; you may be able to clean up the hickory nuts with a leaf blower and pile them up and get rid of them. Only thing is that you will need a backpack commercial type blower that has enough power to do this.

Nut vac
Garden and Landscape
Replies 10 Post by Chief

Check my pics #12 and #13 for ideas of what you can do with used weight plates and a drawbar.

Suitcase weights
Kubota Tractors
Replies 3 Post by DRankin

Glad I was able to help out guys and thanks for the kind words. How have you been Harvey? Haven't heard from you in ages. Is retirement still agreeing with you? Great to hear from you again!

Hitch ball mount question
Pickup Trucks and Trailers
Replies 6 Post by Chief

68 Miles from my driveway to theirs.
3 miles to my local dealer.

How Far are you from your dealer
Everything and Anything
Replies 43 Post by lbrown59

One advantage to having a smaller tractor(NH TZ24DA), my ROPS is only 72 - 73". My problem is low hanging tree branches, I have broken several. This fall I need to do a lot of tree trimming.
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Another thing to watch out for is window air conditioners.

I knew it would happen someday
Tractor Projects
Replies 11 Post by lbrown59

looking for used or new kubota crank for a 3cyl. diesel mod.# d662-515513.

kubota crank
Kubota Tractors
Replies 1 Post by dave law repair

The 'hoe breaks the tractor in half' thing is mostly related to 3ph mounted hoes but sub-frame mounted ones aren't bomb proof either. Tractors really are designed for pulling things. A hoe with its long arms has a lot of leverage that applies loads in ways that tractors aren't specifically designed for.

I've used a 3ph hoe for about six years for occasional moderate work without apparent damage to the tractor. It's not an especially large or strong hoe for the tractor but I take care not to use it aggressively and our soil is sandy here. No guarantees that my experience would be the same for anybody else though.

Power for my backhoe
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 12 Post by TomG

Nature vs nurture sure is a complicated subject. A simple view is that we are born with very general capabilities and tendencies, but it's experience that makes for specific reactions to specific situations. Anything we experience never really goes away, it just becomes part of us and how we react. Nurture, especially during early years is a particularly important part of experience, and it can be good, bad or just inadequate for the situations in which persons later finds themselves.

The important point is that while nothing really goes away, the bad, the inadequate and also good parts of it can get diluted or concentrated by choices we make in later life. We get better at bringing what we can do to what we face and we also get better at picking our situations. We also can choose situations where what we can do is an advantage. The good news is that nothing is cast in stone and we get to choose a lot about what we are and what we do. The difficult part is making choices that keep making us better. The bad part of experience can be concentrated as well as diluted.

Bad experience can create 'tape loops' for us. We always react to the same thing in the same way, and those reactions may not be what we do well or help us at all--got to learn to step around those situations. I carry my own load of anger for my own reasons. I've learned that venting my spleen makes me feel better but doesn't do anything for anybody else. I can be right as rain at least in my own mind but my anger is my own thing. I didn't necessarily choose it but it's mine to manage. It does help me do some things as long as I don't dump it on others who may be just innocent bystanders. I've learned to do things in ways that don't keep playing those tape loops.

The choices I've made also are realistic for me. I'm an ordinary person and just an educated hick. I'd never be a pro athlete, movie-star lover or command a boardroom, and I'd give myself a bad time if I were stuck with those goals. I did find a career, played competitive sports as an adult and eventually found a life partner. Took awhile but it's eventually happy making stuff. WE GET TO MAKE CHOICES AND DON'T SWEAT THE NATURE STUFF.

women AHHHHH
Everything and Anything
Replies 54 Post by TomG

Thanks for all the replies so far - very informative. I'll only be managing about 2 active acres, so even the BX23 may be overkill vs. something even smaller plus occasional Bobcat rentals. But if I have a capable machine, I'll do more of what I want: clearing and landscaping, slinging logs and boulders, regrading the gravel driveway regularly. I'm also getting too old to shovel snow, and these TLs apparently have the power to push anything we get in MA even w/o a blower.

Compaction is a real issue, so I'd planned on turf tires and being careful to drive over dry or frozen ground. That might rule out the CK25 or CK30 as much as the extra cost. The big attraction of the CK20 over the BX23 is the huge increase in load capacity, if the specs are true - about double. I'd be able to use a 24" bucket for lifting out small trees and large shrubs, plus scooping lots of soil from places the loader won't reach. How do they get so much more lifting power from the same engine HP?

Will appreciate your further opinions - might be a few months before I have the cash to buy something.

CK20 vs BX23
Kioti Tractors
Replies 9 Post by chelydra

Will it still be covered even though the warranty has expired. I looked at my receipt this morning, tractor was purchased in 2001 instead of 2002.

bx2200 steering problem
Kubota Tractors
Replies 7 Post by bross52

I use the spray graphite lubricant as Drankin and Deere recommend. There is limited waste and the graphite remains on like primer paint. Very efficient.

3 Point Hitch Lubrication
John Deere Tractors
Replies 5 Post by paluvsjoshua

Thanks David & Harvey,
I will try to tighten them first, I have only a torque wrench and the torque required is over 400#'s and I am supposed to use a torque multiplier ( I don't have) so I will shoot for 100#'s on the wrench without the multiplier. Also found this morning after talking with the boy that he might of hit some ledge on the back hills, will check that out also.

Bush Hog Vibration
John Deere Tractors
Replies 4 Post by paluvsjoshua

Was just joking when I said if we sell the big ones they give us the little ones!

BX23 HP
Kubota Tractors
Replies 4 Post by Art White

Thanks Art -
The machine has ~1530 hours. I purchased it at 1490, and at that time replaced the fluid with the appropriate fluid from Kubota. The linkages actually work very smoothly with the engine off. But when I am driving, and let off the pedal, that is when it "sticks". The pedal itself returns, but it feels like the little roller on the transmission stays in place, so I tap the reverse pedal to ease the roller back. Another interesting thing that leads me to think "internal" - if I push the zero turn pedal when it is acting sticky, that will also help it into neutral. I will however re-check all the linkages based on your recommendation.

Scott

sticky hydrostatic - FZ2400
Kubota Tractors
Replies 6 Post by zcases

You'll love it! Practice makes perfect!

New BX 23
Kubota Tractors
Replies 6 Post by Art White

Some people use utility trailers. Receiver mounts for 3ph's are available. There are some issues with these things like a limiting chain for the 3ph and long stopping distances going down hill with big loads, but people who use them on their tractors seem pretty happy with the results. Of course, they also can use them on their trucks.

tractor cart
Garden and Landscape
Replies 3 Post by TomG