Recent content by pigdoc

We switched dry dog food for the pup - she had a seizure. Not going to get into that pathogenesis, but I had a 5-gallon pail full of dry dog food to get rid of. We've had the coldest January in 22 years here, and there's still 8 inches of snow on the ground. Deer had been digging for acorns...

I don't really mind the manual trans on my L2500, because I'm usually just shifting back and forth from R to 1-2. I hardly even think about it anymore. I rarely want to be moving faster than 2nd gear around here anyway. For mowing, hydro trans is a MUST, because of the variable speed needed for...

I like your attitude eightquad. I bought a used L2500 at a live equipment auction 3 years ago. It was sold with the FWD not working, but it ran great, seemed to have good service records, and low hours (<1400). I was able to drive it around the sale grounds before it sold. I knew it had been...

When I bought new rear tires for the L2500, I had to shop rolling circumference to match them with the new front tires. PO had replaced them with a larger size! It was an arduous process, finding the 'just right' size. Tire manufacturers publish rolling circumferences, but I found that they...

Ya, my only collision with a deer happened that way. It was about 10AM. I saw her standing on the bank, just before she bolted. Hit the pickup bed, right in front of the rear wheel. I think she was moving faster than I was. -Paul

I concur with 85Hokie. If I were you, once I had the tractor loaded for hauling, I'd take it right to the nearest Rim Guard dealer and get the rear tires filled. This will add 800+ pounds to the rear, down low where it belongs. This will make the FEL much more useful, especially if you're going...

Ya, I'll bet you'll be surprised at how quickly the polyurethane wears out. When I was a kid, Dad had a line on used "grader blades". He must have gotten these from county maintenance for scrap price. We got about 50 of them. They were hardened steel, 8 feet long, 3-4" wide, 5/8" thick, with a...

Ya, we had a catastrophe a few years ago. Lost FIVE hives to dysentery. All because they couldn't get out to fly because the entrance was clogged with carcasses after a long cold spell. It was a horrible sight. I just trashed most of the furniture because it was covered in chocolate goo...

I was going to get with it last summer, but life intervened... Anyway, I'm about set to re-engineer the fuel delivery system on the L2500. What motivated me was what the fuel filter was filled with, last time I changed it. Sort of an emulsifed mass of hydrocarbon and biologic goo, The fuel...

I'm feeling bad because I didn't get around to insulating our girls' hive before it got super cold. I'm afraid to go bump-and-listen to see if they're still alive. A dozen dead workers on the stoop. When it gets to be flying weather, I'll make sure the entrance isn't plugged with carcasses. Oh...

Hot water works wonders. Use that on the fuel line, and drain its contents at the injection pump. When you get a good stream of clear fuel, you're done. When I lived in an 1850s log cabin in central Iowa, it was common for the water supply line to freeze every night. First guy that wanted a...

My neighbor with all the equipment lives <0.5 mile from me, on another branch of our shared lane. He has a newish Kubota track loader, which he used to unload my new 100gal LP tank, against the foundation, up the steepest slope on the building lot, a couple of years ago. Gave him $100 for that...

The only fuel issue I've had to deal with is water frozen in the line (last winter). My tractor has a handy bleed valve at the top of the injector pump. If the tractor sets for more than a month, before attempting to start, I will open that valve and run out a few ounces. If the fuel doesn't...

Got it done this morning. Racked up 1.5 hrs total for one pass last night and another today. We got 13" total, the last inch was sleet. That's THIRTY inches for January - a LOT for this area: That seven-foot blade is plenty for the L2500, but I'm VERY pleased with the traction from the new...

Probably your most expedient tool, the one closest at hand, is to wave a couple of C-notes around in front of your neighbor who has the equipment. That's what I did the first couple of years. Worked great and it liberated me from the likes of yesterday's ordeal. That was facing an icy gale, my...