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Do NOT press the inhibit switch unless there’s some reason you can’t run the regen immediately. If you ever have to do that, plan on running it next time it calls for it, which is likely next time you run the machine. To run a normal regen, when the yellow light flashes, increase RPM until it...

For storing food in areas potentially susceptible to rodents and insects, we’ve had good success using refrigerators and freezers as storage cabinets. They’re cheap, often free, if the refrigeration part is no longer functional. By their nature they are very well sealed and not easily breached...

Might not be as much of a challenge as you’re looking for, or maybe more $ than you’re looking to spend, but you could buy a PTO driven generator and work out a driveline to mate it to the engine. I’ve been quite impressed by my 16kW IMD.

Agree running a hydraulic mulcher is impractical. Partly because tractors are designed such that if you want to source a high percentage of the available power for an implement the PTO is the method, not hydraulic flow. Have seen PTO versions such as this: . Don’t have one. Not exactly...

Sounds like an issue with the operator presence safety (the seat switch).

Partly depends on how big an area you’re dealing with. If it’s not large (less than a few acres) you can likely get it done with about anything with scarifiers (boxblade, land plane, subsoiler followed by a blade of same sort, root rake grapple, etc.). Small area, you can make a bunch of passes...

Everyone on this thread has much more hydraulic system expertise than I do. This comment is from an operator perspective, not a system designer / mechanic perspective. I’ve run electric and manual valves. Currently have an electric diverter for the third function on my L (on/off; no flow...

3 point post hole augers generally hinge front/back but not side to side. Side to side is leveled by adjusting the 3 point. Reasonably efficient with a leveling box or hydraulic sidelink. Kind of a PITA if you have to do much adjusting with the turnbuckle type sidelink. Of course the side to...

1. Impressive you were able to fabricate a working front auger with a mount out of your scrap pile. 2. The whole thing is a low speed, light duty set up. (Not a criticism, just a fact.) In light of that, I’d probably put some effort into straightening that auger close enough to work.

You’re in NM and I’m not so this is more something to consider than an allegation of fact. Depending on what forms they’re writing it on, they may have to separately schedule implements, which can be defined as anything removable from the base tractor. A quick attach loader and backhoe that can...

Due to my pre-retirement work, I’ve been involved in cleaning up the aftermath of several runaways like the video. Always kind of thought it takes quite a series of failures to have one that catastrophic: 2WD truck or trans not locked and in 4WD, no wheel chocks, no support under back of...

Had it happen twice with FedEx. Both times it steadily moved toward me. Made it to their sort facility 8 miles from my house. Sat there for a couple days. Then started moving away. From that experience I learned, in FedEx world, if it makes it to Chicago that means it’s lost forever.

Scouting deer trails this afternoon, was hiking through part of the property we rarely go. Sometimes I forget how pretty it is this time of year. Ran across this fellow hanging out in the tall grasses.

I’m not a techie by any means. I use this site exclusively with my phone so maybe there are more capabilities using a computer. From my experience, editing functions are pretty basic. Don’t know of any way to arrange photos into side by side, etc. I only know of two ways to post photos here...

R4’s. 40 psi front. 15 psi in loaded rears. Dealer delivered with 40 in front; good got loader work. They had 35 in loaded rears. Wouldn’t shed red clay mud worth anything, traction was disappointing to say the least, rode like it was on four overinflated basketballs. Reduced rears to 20 psi...

Nothing against Messick’s or Coleman. The diagrams Messick’s has online under their parts locator section are immensely helpful. For example, you can go on their site, locate the diagram with the things missing on the front end, get a part number, and a price if they’re available. If you go back...

This is kind of a goofy one. Set up a 10’ diameter, 32” deep pool for the wife this spring. Time to take it down for the year. She preferred to keep a soft cover on it when not in use so had that to deal with as well. It has a drain plug that’s threaded to mate up with a standard water hose...

I’ve always loved fall. Wife said she needed to go back inside for a jacket this morning so maybe we’re getting close. This year is my first fall retired so it’s my first since 1989 I don’t have to leave home for a month or three if a hurricane hits select portions of the southeastern U.S. We...

Two things so far…, 1. When the people I was hiring were younger than my son. 2. When I realized some of the road projects that are currently causing intermittent traffic issues, but will provide much more capacity long term, are things I’ll never use because their realistic completion date is...

You’re the best person to answer your own question based on the actual performance of your tractor. While you’re doing “everyday tasks”: Does the back end lift off the ground? Does the back end get light such that lack of traction is a problem? Is it unstable on the ground where you need to...