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From what i know (similar welding experience to you..) i think it is all down to having DC and correct polarity on the flux core vs the AC on the old HF machine. It is night and day between the two.. I did a small amount of amateur car racing (autocross mostly) and one of the things 'they...

VERY cool that you got the hydraulic shop to follow such specific instructions (keep old ram, write down thread sizes, leave wiper seals out) and not have them miss any of them. Very cool that you have some 'free' pin stock. Free, yeah let's choose to think of it in those terms.. The 'root...

Seeing the slopes you're talking about, i agree with you. One of the things that's going to be different between turfs and ags is what car people would call 'breakaway' of the tire, or how quickly traction fades as the tire begins to slip. On an ag tire which has some tread partially 'sunk...

No, but I have considered building a self-powered tow-behind mower and pulling it WITH something with suspension (many options on that end). I try to build or buy broken (cheap) and fix anything i use out here. I have not seen any form of mower with suspension already on it that fits my...

If it doesn't have any nasty noises or leaks and everything works, it sounds like a smoking deal.

I hope to eventually achieve 'decent ground' on the ~2.5 acres i have to mow. I have tried a couple of zero turns I was working on for others out here and the ride is too rough to use the greater speed. But, i intend to eventually rip up and smooth out the whole thing and start over as there...

I have a 1000hr b8200 with loader and backhoe and i think it's wonderful. I can't imagine a well-running 1000hr b8200 ever being worth LESS than $2000. It honestly already sounds like $4000+ to me based on your description. I would expect a good running 1000hr 8200 with no attachments at all to...

In my opinion there is usually a very large space between 'perfect' and 'problem', such that something is not perfect, but it's also not a problem. Having a 3pt drift down over the course of hours is in that range to me.

I have run a 4ft bush hog on my b7100. I would like to try a 5ft on my 6100, but i don't own one! As far as the power requirement of the implement, it totally depends on what you are doing with it. If you are trying to cut thick grass or brush at a high travel speed, you will absolutely need...

No, it doesn't affect the PTO power sent to implements. 'Driveline losses' can become a large factor on something like a car accelerating rapidly, but on a tractor at low speeds with minimal acceleration, things like rolling resistance and intertia of the wheel/tire assemblies have very little...

I think how aggressive your front tire needs to be depends on how much weight you can put on them. For example, my 7100 with 3x 55lb weights up front, still does not put enough weight on the front to make the 4wd contribute significantly when pulling hard on something at the rear (box blade...

I take your point as intended, but another relevant take is that on a tractor or any other thing which essentially only has two 'braked' wheels, 4 wheel drive doubles your braking traction by getting all 4 tires involved in it! I know zero turns put basically all their weight on their rear tires...

I would guess it's liability. With them inverted you can now slide the load back onto the hood or onto the operator if you have no ROPS/FOPS.

Good to know it's worth the time it takes to do it. But the obvious caveat is that the better the 'edge', the quicker it's ruined on the first rock. I think for a commercial machine which is used all day it's totally impractical trying to keep any remotely fragile 'edge' on anything, and the...

I suspect you simply need to modify your exhaust to redirect fumes away from you. I have done something like that on 2 of my tractors (one installed a pipe with angled tip facing away from me, other one installed a 'flapper valve' facing away from me) and although i am not sensitive to the...

I use mine constantly. On the steering, are you sure the play in the gearbox is the biggest problem? It also has 4 rod ends on the drag link and the tie rods, the steering knuckles to front axle, and the front axle pivot which can all contribute and some are a LOT easier to improve than others.

Something moved. The question is whether the 90 degree fitting was rotated to the left by some kind of impact/pulling on the hose/fitting assembly, or whether the entire cylinder is rotating because of a sloppy pin/bushing interface, or a bent mounting plate/arm up at the base end. I would...

I have a 6100 and 7100 and have worked on some for others. I personally can't tell much power difference, but i suspect it's only really noticeable with a large mower deck like yours, or a pto-driven implement. I've run 48" finish mower and bush hog, neither of which i think are stressing the...

I know this is a pain in the butt but if you had some longer draw pins you could run the 3pt arms outside the pockets and offset the whole box blade to one side that way. It looks like the clearance issue is actually with your stabilizers, though. Another PITA idea would be to just tie up the...

My press is just an old HF 20 ton press. Anything you can get your hands on as cheap as you can get it, but the bigger the better of course. They are just a bunch of plate and a bottle jack, so i personally don't feel 'quality' is a big deal and I'd rather buy a bigger press of a cheaper brand...