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I think it’s like flossing your teeth. Pretty much everyone agrees you should do it routinely; not many do it as often as they should; of those that say they do probably half aren’t really, but they’re embarrassed to say otherwise. I’d like to say I do a pre-check every time I get on it, but in...

If you’re buying from a dealer or auction house you shouldn’t have to worry about it but doesn’t sound like that’s what you’re contemplating. If and how you go about a lien search depends to some degree on the situation and how serious you want/need to get about the search. UCC lien filings are...

Agree!!

Thanks. I sent him the WSM but that’s the only thing I could find. Only source I’ve found for Owner Manual is $17.26 from Messick’s. He has some general operating questions (like how to get the deck hydraulics to not simultaneously operate the 3 point if possible) so he’s really wanting the...

Have a friend who inherited a BX2230 but no clue where the owner manual is. So far I’ve found a plethora of manuals online but nothing for that specific model. Anybody have a pdf of the owner manual or know where to get one?

Life is short. Life is hard. It’s harder and shorter if you’re stupid. Safety devices are usually good things but there is no substitute for vigilance, knowledge, and wisdom. Only thing I don’t like about ROPs and seatbelts is sometimes they can embolden the operator to take chances they...

A few years back I had something digging holes in my yard and they didn’t look quite like squirrel holes. One morning about dawn saw an albino skunk digging in the yard. Tried for a few days but never could get a clean shot at him. The live catch traps we used to keep skunks out of the beehives...

There are quite a few folks on here with more mechanical knowledge than me, but the break in process and initial maintenance after are quite important to the long term life of the machine. It isn’t hard to do yourself if you have a decent place to do it. I would be very hesitant to not spend a...

Sorry I can’t give a very complete answer to your original question. Haven’t built an equipment trailer; closest I’ve done is rehabbing near basket cases. At the risk of being Cap’n Obvious, one thing quite a few of my associates in real life seem to miss is familiarizing themselves with...

When I first got a company cell phone, in the days before routine call screening, I pretty quickly found out my phone number was previously owned by a lady with the same last name as mine who didn’t pay her bills and more recently by a drug dealer named Quan. Took about six months to convince...

My L4701 came with the 2 piece 4 position rims and R4’s. Didn’t know what the L3901’s came with.

Before buying spacers you might take a look at the rear wheels to see if they are one piece rims or two piece (outer donut bolted to center dish). If two piece and you’re running R4’s or R1’s you should have multiple width choices based on how you have the outer rims bolted to the centers. If...

The steel casters seem to pivot more easily on smooth concrete than plastic/rubber type casters, which I have on some of my other implement dollies, so it’s easier for me to steer an 800lb object on steel casters so long as the floor is free of dirt and sawdust. The dipstick is literally a...

I put 4 steel casters on the pallet it came on which makes a good place to store it to allow moving around the shop and easily transfer to my brother an hour away who co-owns it with me. (We both needed a chipper but neither of us need it constantly.) Also made a dipstick for it after filling...

Only part about the story I don’t believe is “I’m certainly not a fabricator.” Pics say otherwise. Nice work!

That’s what I do when pulling with a box scrape on the 3 point. Hook a chain to the drawbar, run it under the box scrape and if a rope or tow strap is needed, hook that to a clevis on the end of the chain. Don’t have to be concerned with the box scrape damaging a rope or tow strap using the...

Somewhat apologize for the tone of the above, and might should have waited to reply. 3 hours sleep last night after leaving my father in the hospital, stopped by here this morning for a brief respite from the craziness, and here is the same “don’t buy new, search for the unicorn” post which...

I haven’t been on this forum nearly as long as some, but this too often repeated fantasy of a sufficient quantity of unicorn “under utilized” pre emissions units to meet the demand for tractors (or any other equipment) is so ridiculous it gets really old reading it yet again. Yeah, maybe you can...

At the risk of confirming the obvious, stumps are a LOT easier to remove if you cut the roots off one side and still have at least about 6’ of tree left to use for leverage on the stump. I’m kind of dense so it took me a couple of trees to figure that out. It ain’t a dozer or a skid steer but...