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I've often thought about trying synthetic, at least on a trial basis, but with the amount of hours we rack up that pill would be a bitter one indeed. This time of year EACH of our machines does between 80 - 100 hours a WEEK (with the exception of my new toy which has a whopping 168 hours on it so far)... Even just the price of the Amsoil filters would be hefty at that rate. We run Shell Rotella in everything, it is delivered in bulk and the service truck has a 55 gallon tank on board. It is the most cost effective way of maintaining the fleet we have found so far and we have never had a wear-related failure yet.

Best of luck.

Oil Change for Diesel Tractor
John Deere Tractors
Replies 69 Post by Murf

Murf, It sounds good and looks good. We have to test drive the Hemi next week. Like I said I got beat up pretty damn hard by Dodge when I was in college so I am a hard sell. The Boss says she makes enough $ to buy leather seats and thats that. Who am I to argue with such logic. I do know when were first together she always had to have a convertable or a caddy. Now she likes trucks so the 4k for leather Vs the 40k for a car is ok by meI just wished that Ford was makeing the King Ranch Flare side in a reg Cab. I did have one of the new 5.4 Triton ford engines. No problems at all but a bit enemic in the power dept compared to the 351 in the Bronco. After talkimg to her more last night I am starting to suspect that she doesn't even want a new truck but wants me to take the Bronce so she can have the Duramax. CAN YOU BEAT IT ?? I'm getting hood winked out of my truck by my wife. Am I the only one this stuf happens to ? Heck Murf they all have their problems, shoot I havent owned a truck in the last 10 years that hasn't suffered from sticky calipers, especially after a slushy winter. I guess I'll have to play it by ear, The Bronco has been a great truck but shes been driveing it for eight years now. You know when she bought it cell phones were the size of a brief case and hardlyanyone had PC's let alone the internet. Thats the sales pitch...LOL

Hello Green Goodbye Orange
John Deere Tractors
Replies 74 Post by Misenplace

Going by memory.
Lower Stablilizers. Lower Boom to ground and push slightly.
Remove "top link" pin and fold and center pivot by removing pin and reinstalling it with link bent.
Lift stabilizers and bucket slightly off ground.
Remove 2 pins from front of sub-frame.
Lower bucket to ground and push sligthly. Subframe will pivot until front contacts ground.
Lower stabilizers to just contact ground.
Pull tractor forward to clear sub-frame then lower all controls so that sub-frame is flat on the ground. (Tilt bucket so it won't collect water)
Disconnect hydraulics from backhoe, and hook them together (both hoe and tractor)
Drive away. Procedure to attach should be listed on the underside of the seat.

How to detach JD 7 backhoe from JD955
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 3 Post by Big Eddy

I think the only rule is to use the least force necessary to do the job. It's all to easy to do damage by removing paint, shredding wood fibers, blasting stones out of exposed aggregate concrete, blowing water past seals, etc.

When cleaning concrete I always use a turbo nozzle at low pressure and work the pressure up until it starts to get clean. With a high pressure unit it's possible to etch concrete.

When using a pw that doesn't have adjustable pressure I start with the widest nozzle available and hold the wand a fair distance from the surface then slowly move in until it starts doing the job. If the surface isn't getting clean I switch to the next smallest nozzle, and repeat this procedure until I start getting good results.

Pressure Washer Operation
Home Improvement
Replies 11 Post by kwschumm

thanks AC.

might i ask, what price range do the 790's usually run
around? i still need to keep the tractor of size to go
down pine tree rows. we have some food plots at the very
back of our land and we have to drive down the middle of
pine tree rows.....
i've got a massey furgeson dealer who wants me to come
and drive one of their compacts. i'm not to familiar
with the newline of massey's.
thanks with all the info..

what HP or tractor should i look into for a hunting club
Other Tractor Brands
Replies 18 Post by landrover man...

This is one of the few drawbacks of a rear discharge mower deck, it is however, a benefit when you let the grass get a little too wild before you get to cutting it. The rear discharge design allows each blade to eject it's cuttings individually which means it can deal with large volumes of clippings faster than side discharge designs.

Unfortunately this design also means that the deck does not get the cumulative effect from all three blades pushing air out the same smaller opening which tends to disipate the clippings rather than leaving them in clumps. I have seen people mount de-thatching type rakes on the rear of the deck, or drag small chain mats or even scraps of wire fencing trying to get rid of this problem, none of them are perfect, but they help a little.

Other than, as you mentioned, keeping it clipped short, there is not much else, liting the front of the deck SLIGHTLY does help some since this basically means you cut the grass twice, a little with the higher front end and a little more with the lower rear end. Unfortunately this also means the back of the deck is tipped down and it will also affect the performance.

Best of luck.

Finish cut for horse pasture
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 5 Post by Murf

Check the papers. There were a lot of standalone generators that were bought for Y2K that are four years old with zero time on them. I expect an ad in the local paper might get some responses.

Running a Generator on a 7500
Kubota Tractors
Replies 8 Post by AC5ZO

60 inch belly mower, 3-pt., Turf tires, ROPS, GC. In Georgia - must pick-up. First $5600. May call 706-692-0278 days.

KUBOTA B7200 HST 4WD FOR SALE
Kubota Tractors
Replies 2 Post by Alan Leach

Thanks a lot. This is very helpful. After some consideration, I'm leaning towards a 3 pt finish mower. The benefits should be cost and ease of mounting/removal. My mowing is about 1.5 acres open field, 1.5 acres dotted with trees, playset and other obstacles. From reading other posts, I think the the rear finish can do the job, providing I do some border trimming with a little rider.

mid pto for JD 870
John Deere Tractors
Replies 3 Post by DonaldC

I keep the Sea Ray on a trailer. It is lot easier for me to keep an eye on it that way and the problems of leaving it in the water such as agae growth, mound, and mildew are minimized.
It is like pulling the circus to town when I pull her to the launch ramp but it is really not that bad to launch and retrieve. Just have not had the time this year to use it yet. I was going to get it ready this week but some new jobs came up and now the weather is crap. The Cummins makes pulling that beast real nice.

Has That Thing Got a hemi in it
Pickup Trucks and Trailers
Replies 41 Post by Chief

Reberta,I welded the front and rear fork set ups out of scrap steel myself. there not as preety as the one's you buy, but for next to nothin they work really good.the front one hooks on the same way the bucket does and the rear one yes does hook to 3 pt. some iron, quart of JOHN DEERE green and 3 hrs welding and that's what I came up with.

cutter blades
Operating and Attachments
Replies 15 Post by plots1

One of my customers just purchased a 14' single axle and it does a great job for them. They have no monster trucks but pull it with a little ford bronco and it does fine.

Can t Find a BX22
Kubota Tractors
Replies 20 Post by Art White

Reberta, despite what most women think, gravity is a GOOD thing, LOL.

Carefully dig a hole on the downhill side of the rock, dig the downhill side of the hole all the way out until it meets the existing grade, then roll it out and down the hill. If this is not practical, then dig a hole larger and deeper than the rock and RIGHT next to it then tumble it over in to the deeper hole and bury it.

If neither of these ideas seem workable your only other solution is to raise the road bed over that area if possible, or extend the road out further past it and make the turnaround beside it instead of over it.

Best of luck.

Terracing my property
Garden and Landscape
Replies 30 Post by Murf

Thanks again Art,It would be very nice to see you over
in this part of the world,like your country,it is indeed big.
There is a lot of fascinating outback and tractor country that you would really enjoy.
regards bob

Comment on Ground Clearance with 7500
Kubota Tractors
Replies 5 Post by Rob-Fisher

Chuckles, my black plug went right in no problem.seems to be a fine machine, but like you said extra bucks probley got you a better unit. best of luck with it.

Best Pressure Washer for Father s Day
Home Improvement
Replies 62 Post by plots1

I'd sure want a hydraulic top-link for using a box scraper to maintain a mile of gravel drive. The top-links themselves aren't too expensive, but the rear valve controlled hydraulic outlet to run them can get pretty pricey. You might get a better price as part of a package than as a later add-on.

You might check if the PTO can take larger auger bits. I think 790's have the HP to run one. I run a 12" auger with 24 pto hp. A 9" auger would be what I'd use for 6" round posts. For 8" posts or 6" x 6" posts (8.5" on the diagonal) there isn't much room in 9" holes. For larger posts, the placement of 9" holes would have be to pretty accurate to keep straight fence lines without having to shave sides in some holes. Holes with plenty of room also are desirable for digging holes for pole buildings.

Does this sound okay
John Deere Tractors
Replies 2 Post by TomG

AcZ , I do agree with you overall. The thought of someone buying a gun who has never used one and never will learn, for self defense makes me cringe a little. But I know it happens. Judgeing from all the people I see lined up at the counters after something like 9-11 buying sks and M15's or clones, Iassume it happens regularly or in a fairly large volume at times. I guess thats another debate entirely. Overall I agree with the Shotgun. Like you said, at 10-20' with buckshot your chances of connecting on that first shot are a whole lot better. not to mention people love to sweep the house with handguns sticking 3' out from their bodys like they are at the shooting range.

guns for self defense
Everything and Anything
Replies 104 Post by Misenplace

Do you know if this is related to a specific group (year and model) of tractors or is it a general problem?

BATTERY TROUBLE
New Holland Tractors
Replies 4 Post by AC5ZO

The formula dealing with standardizing dyno readings basicly adjusts for air density. I have done this for my tractor.

Altitude, temperature, and humidity all affect how much torque and HP you can develop in an engine. For example, I am at 5300 ft above sea level where I live and the air density is only 85% of what it is at sea level. Up to a certain altitude, you can use this number directly to calculate engine output by multiplying the density percentage by the dyno HP.

So, my 45 HP tractor will only deliver about 38 HP. Here again more displacement saves the day.

horsepower vs displacement
Kubota Tractors
Replies 48 Post by AC5ZO

Mark
Sorry for your loss. I am sorry for the rest of us too in that we all are better for the presence of good folk and we all lose when one leaves. Take heart though, for as long as we recognize the Good Folk and promote those beliefs we will perservere.
I can only live well and teach my twins to live well and respect the good and recognize and avoid the bad then the world will be a better place. We shoot and hunt and respect the beasts as well as the humans although sometimes it seems the humans are harder to respect in some cases.
There are a fair number of good folk out there, witness this forum.
Again, sorry for your loss and ours....
Tracer

God guns guts and America
Everything and Anything
Replies 14 Post by tracer