Recent content by Botamon

If you can get a M7060 cab model for $60k, jump on it. Eight years ago when I was tractor shopping a Kubota dealer worked me up a quote for a M7060 with the 12 speed, cab model with loader....$71k!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luckily, about that time I found a used one (2016 model) with only 179 hours on...

Going through my Dad's stuff after he passed away I found the invoice for a Ford 861 Powermaster tractor he bought brand new in 1960. $3475 with a snow plow installed! How much would an equivalent new tractor like that cost today?

I'd love to do that - but the nearest Kubota dealer is 130 miles away and caters mainly to the mining industry. Stocks hardly anything for my M7060 - tells me "we can order that". Well...I can "order that" myself right from my house and have it delivered right to the house!

You must be abusing your tractors so they are getting even with you!;););) Never had that happen - but then I've got only about 806 hours on mine so far. Guess the only bad experience I've had with the regen system was one day a year or so ago when I fired up the tractor on a bitter cold day...

I have a 2016 M7060. No problems whatsoever with the engine/emissions. It has a DPF and regenerates every so often but the only way I know it is going through a regeneration cycle is that a light comes on in the dash. I just keep on doing whatever I am doing and after a few minutes the light...

Been installing Bushwacker flares on all my vehicles for years now. I drive mainly dirt roads and gravel coming off the tires quickly removes the paint at the edge of the wheel wells, leading to rust. Gravel doesn't seem to affect the Bushwackers, even after thousands of miles. And yes, they...

I use Slime but only in the tires on my ATV and side by side. Seems like every plant in the desert has thorns sticking out and those thorns are stiff enough to penetrate the thin ATV/UTV tires and cause slow leaks. Slime does a great job of stopping the leaks.

I bet I have at least a dozen of these BatteryMinder units. Motorcycle, quad, tractors, everything I'm not driving daily is hooked up. In my experience these things have doubled the average life of my batteries. But I don't use the alligator clips the units come with. I install leads on...

Spent a lot of time on tractors growing up. This is me at 8 years old driving our old Oliver 70. Date is on the pic: First tractor I bought myself was a Massey Ferguson TO30. That was in 1995. I know I have a pic of it somewhere but can't find it right now. Only had it a couple years...

I'm sure its just a cavitation inhibitor like NAPA Cool. Cavitation inhibitors are recommended for all the older diesels that used the green coolant. I didn't know anything about it....till one day my ancient John Deere 2020 dumped all its coolant into the crankcase. Cavitation ate right...

Like D2Cat, I grease u joints frequently. The sliding portion of the PTO shaft is done once every season. PTO shafts like on my post hole digger that I use only every few years I actually take apart and store that way. I've found that if not used often the lubricant hardens and then it...

Well, I read that article and it also mentions tying down the Ranger with rope????? Watch some of Matt's Off-road recovery videos and see where they attach straps when hauling out a disabled side by side on a trailer.

Biggest mistake I see when strapping down side by sides or Jeeps is attaching the straps to the body or frame of the vehicle, then cinching the suspension down. Straps should ALWAYS be attached to axles or the wheels themselves. I've many thousands of miles towing my Can-am Defender - I bet...

My recommendation would be ratchet straps - but get the ones with the chain ends. Much handier to hook around things - and they will not get abraded or cut by sharp edges. I've used these for years now and with the chain ends they don't wear out.

Only one chain (Maverick) offers ethanol-free gasoline in northern Nevada, and it is 88 octane and costs the same as Premium gas. I use it in all my small engines. Haven't had to replace the small rubber fuel lines on my lawn mower/weedeater/chainsaws since I started using ethanol free. Had...