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I'm more in the 50-55 hrs. per year use on the CUT and about 125 to 175 hrs. per year on the various lawn/garden tractors.

AVERAGE ANNUAL HOURS ON CUT
Everything and Anything
Replies 21 Post by yooperpete

I think wide fronts are more popular with collectors since they are rarer. Users usually want the wide front as well. I think my dad had a 1955 IHC 400.

Sounds like a nice collectible. I'd look on e-Bay and local newspaper to get a national and regional value before putting it up for sale.

farmall super h value
Antique Tractors
Replies 14 Post by yooperpete

The latest is I got my computer running, office loaded and internet working. I haven't even bothered trying to load AutoCad yet. I can't even send an e-mail to anyone within my business since it thinks it is a worm. It shows as sent but it don't. It doesn't even raise a flag.

If I correspond by e-mail back and forth through the reply method after a couple of replys it thinks it is spam and blocks sending the message. However, it still lets a whole bunch of spam in and even brackets it as spam.

Have found that I can uninstall McAfee by going through all sorts of BS. Not going the usual MicroSoft uninstall method. This will be done soon.

Every now and then it stays in caps lock mode even though the light shows it as off. If I reboot several times it will work.

Kinda like last night I was watching TV via a cable channel. We have 2 TV's hooked up to cable in different rooms. On one TV about 3 channels were coming in, in Spanish except for commercials. The other room everything was fine. This is America, English is our ownly language. Where is the German language channel and where is the WET to mirror the BET?

Has anyone purchased a Dell computer lately
Everything and Anything
Replies 52 Post by yooperpete

Ditto on Hardwood's comments. Most aftermarket that I've seen have been Category2 to match up with other larger farm tractor equipment.

Pin size on lower links for category 1 is 7/8" diameter and 1 1/8" for category 2. Top link pin sizes are 3/4" diameter for category 1 and 1"diameter for category 2.

super h cat 1 hitch
Antique Tractors
Replies 3 Post by yooperpete

The clogged or collapsed filter has happened several times to me on my Cadet. Maybe other pumps and or systems are different. In my case the pump was squeeling, the loader was acting slow while the steering was difficult and jerky.

TC29 hydraulics
New Holland Tractors
Replies 7 Post by yooperpete

In my opinion with regard to power requirements it shouldn't matter if it is RMM or MMM, if they both are rated as finish mowers. I'm not sure if there is a power efficiency difference between the rear and mid PTOs.

With the RMM, weight hanging out the rear is a consideration and must be countered out front with weights or FEL.

My point is with my 27 gross HP and the other machine with 25 gross HP there is little difference. Cub cadet did offer a 25HP machine and had a 60" MMM max. size offering but had a smaller frame/wheelbase.

What size 3 point finish mower
Jinma Farmpro Agracat Nortrac
Replies 11 Post by yooperpete

My dump trailer is a 6' x 10' now with 4' sides. It actually measures 8 2/3 cubic feet when level to the top and I load it with a bump in the middle to get 9 yards in it and cover with a tarp.

Mine was made in Indiania under the broad name of Forest River. They are a biggy trailer manufactuer and make everything but under different brand names from little utility trailers to travel trailers and everything between. www.forestriver.com gets you to the homepage.

I'll try to get some pictures of mine in the next few days and post them.

dump trailers
Pickup Trucks and Trailers
Replies 14 Post by yooperpete

Hope you enjoy the new tractor. Nothing like the smell of brand new!

Pricing questions and backhoe questions on Cub 7254
Cub Cadet
Replies 11 Post by yooperpete

If you get a notice from PayPal and it says "Dear PayPal user or customer" it is a scam. If it comes directly from PayPal they will say customer number .......,etc.

The notices sure look authentic don't they. I won't use PayPal any longer since they don't seem trust worthy in helping you out.

If you use any of that stuff and purchase with a credit card, get a card that has a $500.00 limit so they can't get you for say $10,000.00. Most credit card companies are understanding but it takes a while to get the charges revoked.

Paypal email scam
Website Operations Howto
Replies 24 Post by yooperpete

I'd go with the JD merely for the improved resale value. You will get more than the difference in price for it when you decide to sell. If you have it the rest of your life, parts are always available everywhere.

jd 2305 or massey gc2300
John Deere Tractors
Replies 6 Post by yooperpete

Used fluids like this act as a good catalyst for seasonal cleanup of leave and brush for burning. This may be against the preaching of a greenpeace fanatic but gets the job done. Most oilchanging facilities act as a recycling center.

Hydralic fluid disposal
Kubota Tractors
Replies 12 Post by yooperpete

So far this spring I've only had the chance to spread about 20 ton of crushed stone on the various driveways to freshen them up. Got a few more loads to haul. I use my dump trailer and haul light loads because of load restrictions. Don't know if they would bother with just trailers.

Have been cleaning up brush and leaves. Also purchased a Stihl power sweep to push the stones and sod back on the edge of the road thanks to the county.

Getting ready to start mowing in the next week or so. Today we had lots of rain earlier which has turned to snow.

Spring Fever
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 15 Post by yooperpete

This morning the news reported another series of suicide bombers at a mosque killing 40 or more people. (later the story changed to 74 The story reads about how it is such a bad terrible thing. Is it really that bad, since it chances are eliminated another 40 (74)extremists?

write your congressman - save a fellow man
Everything and Anything
Replies 20 Post by yooperpete

If you till and seed right now (as soon as conditions allow), you should get enough natural rain during the spring to get the grass up and growing.

You may not even need to water depending upon the rainfall during the spring months. Using some organic fertilizers after the grass is up is helpful without burning it. I use a brand called "Ringers" which most larger Ace/ACO Hardware and Home Depot stores carries.

I wouldn't overwork the soil, drying it out before seeding.

remote watering
Operating and Attachments
Replies 11 Post by yooperpete

All you need is one of my tennants at the rental house and my 17 HP Cub Cadet lawn mower. They managed to cut the guy wire off clean at the ground level where the cable wraps around the loop. After a few days or a week the metal shield disappears then after a few more days, the cable itself disappears and the problem is solved. You don't know that it happened or even when and never noticed it.

utility pole guy wires
Parts and Repair
Replies 43 Post by yooperpete

John Deere is advertising a lawn tractor with 4 wheel steering. It is intended to compete with residental zero turn mowers while still being a lawn tractor. The model I saw (X324)had a 48" deck and was priced at $3,995.00. They say the 4 wheel steering is almost as fast as a zero turn but rips up the lawn less. I've been told Zero turns can mow almost twice as much as a conventional lawn tractors in a specific time when mowing around obstacles. With 4 wheel steer you are close to that in time. The X324 is supposed to mow around an 18" diameter in the tightest turn.

I have a 72" MMM on my CUT and barely ever use it. I have lots of trees and objects to more around making it difficult to get around.

ZT or Lawn Tractor
Garden and Landscape
Replies 13 Post by yooperpete

I wire brush mine every couple of years and then respray it flat black. I don't spend much time on redoing the inside but try to keep the outside looking nicer. If you use it more, it polishes or works off the rust build-up. If you do snow in the winter, tilt the bucket so the snow pack drops out and don't turn to water and rust.

Keeping paint on FEL
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 17 Post by yooperpete

Did anybody see the new JD lawn tractor ads last week showing the models with 4 wheel steering. Looked at one this morning. It seems to be heavily constructed. I realize it is not a CUT and this thread is about super-steer. I feel this is the correct direction to go since you shouldn't rip up the lawn with 4 wheel steering. I also feel it will do less damage than the zero turns which appear to be the craze these days.

With the 48" deck the X324 lawn tractor will cut up to a 9-inch uncut radius. (so it will cut around an 18" circle).

Getting back to super steer. I'd be afraid of it if I had a loader on it unlesss that feature can be locked out. I'd also be nervous with it on hilly terrain.

Super Steer pros and cons
New Holland Tractors
Replies 25 Post by yooperpete

Over the years I've purchased lots of things from Harbor Freight even though I have this anti-Chinese manufacturing stigma. I have a 2HP/2 1/2 gallon air compressor and many little hand tools. They are all OK except for the twist drill sets. I don't know how they come up with the name Chicago Pneumatic.

My feeling is you get what you pay for. The prices are always good, the quality sort of so-so but quite lacking on durability if you use it to its limit or frequently.

My comment is, if you plan to use it hard or up to its rated limits and often, buyer beware!

If you are handy, you can replace a few hoses, change out a valve if it goes bad, weld up the frame if it tweeks or even increase the reservoir and still be ahead of the game. It's up to you!

Harbor Freight Log Splitter for 1099
Home Improvement
Replies 22 Post by yooperpete

I'm not suggesting that using directional braking is a good thing. I haven't run into a situation yet, that I needed to do it. Just backed-up and jockeyed around.

In my opinion a 4WD tractor is actually 2WD, one in the back and one in the front. If you lock the differential you basically have 3WD. If the rear is not locked, applying directional braking just stops one of the rear wheels and if it was the driving wheel, the other one takes over. You still have only one front wheel positively driving giving you a skewed type drived steering. I don't recommend doing it alot.

Our old farm tractors all had wide front ends and directional braking was common. They really were 2WD or actually one wheel positively driving.

True or not, that is my analogy of how it works.

Using brakes with Hydrostatic
Kubota Tractors
Replies 49 Post by yooperpete