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Hmm I dont know why everyone dis's Ford. Right now I have 2 GM, a CV an F350 and an Explorer sitting in my driveway, all in good condition. As far as repairs go, nothing really out of the ordinary, A few suspension parts, and a fuel pump pretty much sums up the problems we have had with them. Granted Ford COULD have used better parts for the ball joints, but considering what VW has been having issues with, the Ford parts are having a better track record. The Explorer is OK, its not my type of vehicle, too small. I had a 97 V8 AWD, sucked gas like crazy, but held its own pulling a 7000lb horse trailer. Had an F150, never had an issue other than a faulty ground wire in the wiper motor which was covered under warranty. The only reason that was sold was I found an F350 Dually crew cab lariat powerstroke for a steal and traded it in on that. My wife has a 98 Explorer, and the only thing that has been replaced in over 113000 miles were the shocks and front rotors. As far as the other models they make, well cant comment on those since they are FWD and I will never own another FWD car after finding out the hard way just how hard it is to pull out of a spin in one of those once you lose all traction. I tend to like big cars and the Fords have never let me down. I cant say the same for GM, and Chrysler just doesnt do it for me.

SUV Body-on-frame or unibody
Autos SUV Trucks
Replies 51 Post by taheide

Just crank the steering to the stop and gun it, when the buggy starts dancing, you know where 4wd is :) I love how the Bota can fly in and out of 4WD, makes tight turning while manuvering with a load easier on soft soil.

4 wheel drive
New Holland Tractors
Replies 9 Post by taheide

Hmm Never thought to remove both covers, I just pulled the guard off because of clumping. I have only used it twice this year because of the drought. I havent seen any issues with the deck flexing, but I do agree that the cover rubs, but considering all the trees and bushes by me, I would rather have it rub than have something get snagged in the pulleys or belt and fly off and hit me or break something. I think this fall I may strip it and give it a decent coat of paint.

Finishing Mowers A-Z
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 5 Post by taheide

The only thing you need to check is the length of the shaft. You need to make up about 3" for the quick hitch, other than that, all your implements, considering they are all full CAT 1 sized will fit no problems. The bushings if you buy the ones made by Speedco for their hitch will run about $20 a set, the bushings you can get at any tractor supply will cost you maybe $7-$10 for all 6 pieces and they can be easily removed if needed, the bushings for Speedco are attached using drive in split pins and are pretty much locked on when done, you would need to drive the pins out. With the bushings I use, they slip over each other and the lock in keeps them in place. I found them very handy, if I get, or borrow another impliment, I can just take them off of one of the others in seconds and put them on the new one in seconds. Hookup is very simple. Two levers are pulled up releasing the catches, the lower pins slip into the notches, release the levers and they are locked in, then attach the top pin and you are all set. I find I seldom ever need to adjust the top link or the side link on the 3 point.

Quick detach accesory for 3pt hitch
Kubota Tractors
Replies 7 Post by taheide

For a one time deal see if you can rent a pulverizer for your tractor. Out south of Rockford here there is an Ace hardware store that rents one for a 3 point hitch thats PTO powered. It will loosen the top soil, break up clumps, dislodge rocks and move the large junk off to the side, and when finished leave a nice smooth surface for planting seed. If you have a farmer local to you, see if he has a seed drill and ask if he can plant for you. A local farmer to me tilled, harrowed and seeded my pastures from a corn field when I first moved to where I am now, a year before I got my tractor, I gave him a $100 for doing it. If he can do all that for you, that will work as well, but it wont be as smooth as if you did the pulverizer thing. What you should put down is a good pasture seed mix if you have horses use that type, cattle/cows use the one for them. If you just want grass, then get a decent seed mixture. When you plant, also ooverseed with a good rye mix, annual/perrinial mix which sprouts really fast and gives a good hold to the soil so the slower growing hardier grass can take root. Depending on weather, you may need to seed a few times the first year to get a good carpet down, then fertilize it every year. See if you have a farm service nearby that you can get fertilizer from, it will save you some big bucks.

Pature Rennovator
Operating and Attachments
Replies 3 Post by taheide

A couple years ago I picked up a KK Finish mower, grader blade, landscape rake and 60" tiller for my Bota. I have to agree with the paint, ALL the implements have lousy paint, and the tiller and mower came crated, both had paint rubbed off where the crate touched it. I wrote KK about the paint and where to get iut, and got back a not so nice reply letter that said, go back to where you bought it, they should have paint, if not, at least a color close enough to match. Not very good customer service.

Aside from that I have not had one problem, except for a blown belt on the finish mower from not adjusting the tensioner, that wasnt cheap, darn belt cost near $30, and had to be ordered. I didnt like the way they have the wheels attached to the mower either, so I replaced the cotter pins with spring clip pins to make them easy to adjust the deck height, and found that wasnt a very good idea, from all the bushes around my place, I somehow knocked a pin out, and when I raised the deck to clear something a wheel fell out, and I ran it over. That cost me another $50. Grr, so keep in mind, if you get the finish mower, dont change the pins, use the same type cotter pins and keep an eye on the tensioner for the belt.

The Tiller, no complaints at all, it works hard and works well, and have not had any adjustment issues except that its a pain that you have to unbolt everything to adjust the height, so quick field adjustments cant be done. It also adds a great amount of weight in the back as ballast when using the loader, but drags on the ground if you go into any sort of incline.

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION KK tiller buyers
Operating and Attachments
Replies 26 Post by taheide

35 PTO HP should be plenty for that tiller.

I run the KK 60" on my B2410 bota without issues, except when I hit a rather large tree root, then it stops the tractor dead. Other than than it churns the soil whether its heavy clay or light loam just fine, including heavy grassy soil. I just did behind my house so I can regrade, and except for the afore mentioned tree roots from some very large Maple trees, it went through it like butter. The B2410 has a rating of only 18 PTO HP. The Recommended PTO HP for the 60" is 25-40, recommended for the 72" is 35-50, so if 18 HP can push a 60" rated at 25-40, the 35 should drive the 72" like a wild thing outa control.

KK 72 for TC 40
Operating and Attachments
Replies 10 Post by taheide

I tend to agree on the tractor size, dont go any smaller than the 2910. I have a 2410, and while it can drive a 5' rotory, it felt unstable, then again it was a king kutter and not really made for the B2410, a Kubota brand one at 5' would probably do quite well, but is on the fringe HP wise off the PTO on the 2410.

Buying the right machine
Kubota Tractors
Replies 6 Post by taheide

A lot of thought has gone into the drive train of a SuBaHoo. In 2WD, they are FWD, the stick models have an anti rollback system that locks the front brakes when the clutch is fully disengaged at a stop so you can start out on a hill without rolling back, they called it the hillholder. The 4WD portion is like a regular RWD car, rear diff, driveshaft, etc, but they use floating axles with CV joints, for independant rear suspension, sort of like the newer Exploders. The engines are horizontally opposed 4 or 6 cylinders, which gives the car a much lower front end appearence and greater ground clearance. It is these designs that help make the Subahoo a good snow car. A clean undercarriage, independant suspension, and in the newer ones, independant traction control. A lot of offroad racing designs have made it into their production line as well. Mazda did that with their RX7 designs. Subaru does the same thing, send a production car into the race field with modifications to their design and use it asa way of testing designs, and putting thse designs that work well into their production cars.

Ford Chevy Dodge vs Subaru
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 16 Post by taheide

Gassers, you are pretty much stuck with the economy that you get provided it is in tune, tire pressures at the proper level, alignment in good shape, etc. Adding components like exhaust, intakes, cams, ignition systems will gain you HP but will NOT help at all in the economy range.

Diesels on the other hand, can be modified to get higher MPG gains. Example, F350 Dually Diesel, add a 5" exhaust, K&N or other free flowing intake, and a tuner can give 1-3 MPG increase in fuel gains. Driving habits can also give better gains when the above mods are added, but in some cases(mine) the mileage will stay the same because the added power translates to a heavier foot with gives a greater smile factor. I have gained, when driving carefully and keeping foot out of firewall, 2.5 MPG with a tuner and 5" exhaust, but normal driving with hotshot takes offs(because its cool for an 8000 dually to smoke the wheels) have kept my mileage around 15 MPG. On the highway doing 60 I have a good 19 MPG average, above 60 though because of the 4:10, the average drops to around 17. Above 65 closer to 75 I get between 14 and 15 MPG. Before I added the tuner, I was getting average 14-15 MPG driving granny style, with the tuner I can drive aggressively and still maintain 14-15 MPG.

It costs me well over $80 a week to drive the truck when fuel was about $2 agallon, now would be much higher at $2.50 a gallon, so I parked it and got me a car that I have been wanting for a long time, 2001 Crown Vic LX Sport. It costs me about $40 a week to drive it, so I save about $40 a week, $160 a month. Doesnt make up the difference for the car payment and insurance, but I have a baby on the way and a good safe car is a good idea, that and its a nice car and fun to drive. On average the Vic will give me about 21 MPG depending on traffic, the faster I go the better the milage, the more stop and go the lower the mileage, 18 city, 27 highway, most of my commute is 55 MPH roads, but some of them during rush hour have people who dont know that to go 55 MPH they need to put their right foot on that long pedal on the right and press down.

gas mpg help
Pickup Trucks and Trailers
Replies 17 Post by taheide

True, you dont want to remove the grease , but if it is anything like mine, after 200 hours, thats 20 times it has been greased, there are large globs of dirty gross grease on every joint and fitting. Washing at an angle tha prevents water from entering the joint helps, and then grease the joints afterwards and wipe off the excess when done. I like to wash my tractor a few times a year, especially after moving the manure pile during winter, it gets crap all over it and it cakes on pretty good. Right now the tractor really looks grungy, and is starting to smell.

Grease removal with pressure washer
Parts and Repair
Replies 7 Post by taheide

Wedge the bucket in such a way that the tractor cannot be moved and then remove the handle for the FEL.

Securing a tractor
John Deere Tractors
Replies 14 Post by taheide

I feel your pain! I have a new 10YO Step son who spent all his life around an aunt, grandmother and his mother, so he had plenty of ladies to run to if he didnt get his way. Now that his mom and I are together in our own place, he is starting to learn he can no longer get away with things he was so used to before. He is learning there is no free meals in life, and when he tries to deny it( IOW whines about clearing the table) he winds up losing TV privilages. It is so much harder these days disciplining children because just about anything you do can be considered child abuse! For example, if I mouthed off to my mother I was gauranteed a crack across the face, do that today and you go to jail. Same with spanking, or locking them in the bathroom for an hour to think about what they did wrong. How are children supposed to learn right from wrong when you have no tools to teach them with? Timeouts are a farce, sending to their room is a vacation with all the video games and such. By the time they reach their teens and they havent learned good discipline, its too late, they will play it against you every chance they get. One thing that is working is taking away his video games, so far that seems to do the trick, but one side effect I am seeing of video games is the kid is lost in space most of the time, its like the lights are on, but no ones home, and he is a smart kid, starting to get all A's in his class now that he is settled into his new school. He is also very lazy and I am at a loss as to how to get him off his growing fat ass and get some excersize. I dont want to be the mean step father, but if I dont do it now, no one else will and that is not going to be good for him in the future. I know he is beginning to learn that I dont coddle him like he has been used to with his aunt and grandmother, and he cannot get away with things he could before, and his mother is starting to understand these things too, she always felt bad when she had to punish him and would refrain from doing so, and is starting to realize that had ill effects now. We all feel bad about punishing, but it must be done, otherwise society will become nothing more than rampant chaos, the children will rule the adults!

When I grew up, if I wanted a car I had to pay for it, and if I wanted to drive it, I had to be able to afford insurance, until then I did not drive. What my parents taught me was to be responsible for my actions, and that is one lesson I learned quite well, its a lesson many people these days do not learn or care about, its always someone elses fault. Im fat, blame it on mcdonalds, I spilled my coffe on me and burned myself, its mcdonalds fault, My uncle got hit by a train, blame the train company, etc.

What you are doing is fair, you are trying to teach him some responsibilities, but you also need to realize that you are now his enemy, trying to get in between him and his honey. You will need to set a compromise between the two of you, open a dialog, come to terms with the fact that he is grown up and will be moving on soon. I grew up in Chicago, got beat up by Ricans, been shot at, still have the scar, been around drugs, and gangs, and learned to survive in that environment without getting involved in it. Most kids these days who dont live in the cities lead a sheltered life and think they are indestructible, and in reality dont have a clue what its like in the rough neighborhoods, dont know what its like to have to walk everywhere to get somewhere, to scrap the bottom of the barrel to get anything, they have it all given to them and dont know how to appreciate it. Come to terms with him, and talk to him like an adult, hie is one now, but doenst realize the burden of being an adult yet, after all he is old enough to die for our freedoms, but not old enough to drink, and once he learns that lesson, he will more than likely understand your reasoning, giving him stricter and stricter curfews will only lead to getting between him and you and that will not be good.

Good luck.

Kids and first loves
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 13 Post by taheide

Core is fine, that was the first thing I checked, besides, the core needs to be removed to put in the slime. I probably didnt put enough slime in, it isnt leaking down as fast as before the slime, I'm just too lazy to rip the wheel off to do a dunk.

sloooow leak
Parts and Repair
Replies 14 Post by taheide

That all depends on how you plan to pay for them. I found a sweet deal on a JD with FEL and rear mower deck in Indiana, for 10K, but could not find a way to finance it, so I went with a brand new B2410 with just the FEL, and purchased the other attachments as I could afford them. Would have saved about 4K if I could have purchased the used one.

The price sounds reasonable if the mower deck is a bota midmount and bota FEL. The one I have cost over $14K with just the FEL and it is a 2000 model. The deck alone was $2100. That would have made the tractor almost $17K by the time it was delivered.

You might find a sweet deal on a used one if you can pay for it, if financing is an issue, you may wont to consider new then. As for which brand, that I leave up to you, both teh bota and the JD are fine machines, it all boils down to what you plan to use it for and how you feel running it. My one and only complaint about the Bota is the placment of the brake pedals, they are useless where they put them.

B2410 used vs new Kubota or 2210 4010
Kubota Tractors
Replies 7 Post by taheide

The Geeks shall inherit the earth. And yes working on, around, and with the tractors are so much simpilar.

Slow Response Time for Tractor Point
Website Operations Howto
Replies 41 Post by taheide

Loading the R4 tires on mine may overcome the traction problems I have, I wind up digging holes with the tires if I dig too deep.

60 in box blade
Kubota Tractors
Replies 10 Post by taheide

The Speeco has two options for the top link, a u shaped bracket with an ear on it where the link pin goes through the attachment and connects it to the hitch, it has two holes for adjustment so you can draw the attachment in tight or set it back a bit. The other option is a hook that bolts to the hitch, but I found it to be useless for any of the attachments. The only one I needed to modify was the finish mower, the frame for lifting needed to be moved to the inside of the swivel arms to fit the hitch, all the other attachments fit fine, the tiller is a very snug fit, so it takes just a bit longer to hook up and I need to back into it exactly of else I would have to muscle it into place. The rough cut deck just wouldnt lift high enough for my liking and I decided I didnt want to mess around drilling new holes to lower the lift points on it, other than that all the other king kutter attachments fit fine with no mods.

Would like opinions on Quick Connects
Operating and Attachments
Replies 10 Post by taheide

damn, thats cold. it was 25 in my garage, took three attempts to start this morning, the last I put my foot on the throttle and pushed it just a hair and she fired right up, but ran really rough, so I idled it outside and let it run like an F16 on takeoff for about 10 minutes. Looks like I will need to get the cord out and plug it in tonight.

Iowafun, that rear leak you talked about, I forgot to reply to that. Mine does the same thing at the pinion, in fact there are quite a few of them that do that, its a common thing, so dont be surprised if it happens again, it isnt anything that you did or hit, its just one of those FORD issues that crop up like the Cackle and crappy transmissions. I am not even going to bother touching mine unless it really starts to drip, I just make sure I check the level and top off as neccessary at every oil change, which I have not needed to do yet, the level is fine.

Murf - 7 3L Diesel Question for ya
Pickup Trucks and Trailers
Replies 27 Post by taheide

Yes you are correct about the weight, did not consider that when I posted mainly because when I think of diesel I think of my Stroke. Now that I think about it, my tractor has Castrol in it, since it meets the recomendations needed, and in my gassers Castrol has always performed remarkably well. The main point I was making is the use of synthetics in a tractor is a waste of money since there are several brands of Dino that perform just as well in the tractor engine and the way they are used. As far as why Rotella T is so well known is mainly the trucking industry, when you go into a truck stop, you will almost always find they sell Rotella exclusively. When I drove a big rig thats all the company used in their trucks and the majority of the drivers I talked to who owned their own rigs used Rotella. I havent done a blackstone report on my tractor yet, but will do one on the next oil change next year. With the castrol 5W30 I used in it, the last cold start on Saturday was easy, so at least I know its working. Temps were in the single digits.

Motor Oil
John Deere Tractors
Replies 21 Post by taheide