Recent content by biketopia

Weld it, ream it, hope it holds together :ROFLMAO: . Next time, don't hit it so hard when trying to remove the tie-rod. https://www.maxpeedingrods.com/product/performanece-ball-joint-rood-for-1-12-per-foot-reamer.html?tracking=googleshoppingUS&code=USD

+ 1 on Technu! I get PI pretty bad and would get it at the most random times messing around the property. Now, after I've been messing around in an area with it, I wash real good with Technu, and then when I shower I do it two or three more times, has done a really good job of keeping me from...

Your bin store seems to get good stuff. All the one by me ever has is clothes and dumb household knick nacks from amazon.

Sounds like a great deal. Do what you gotta do and enjoy your nice tractor. Don't lug it, and it won't smoke. Also, without it turning the exhaust into a flamethrower every handful of hours, you will be doing your part to reduce forest fires; pretty much all the forestry equipment CA and other...

That box blade is a beast, go for it. Also, I'd look into adding more remotes and/or a diverter. Once you can make adjustments from the seat, there is no going back. Plus, your machine being the size it is, many implements you may end up with will have multiple hydraulic-acting cylinders...

Why not get a small excavator since the MF does all your CUT duties as is? Then you can sell off the MF backhoe, utilize all the implements and such you already have for it, and end up with a more capable digging machine vs. a third tractor to use for a few specific chores that you can already...

Absolutely! I'm kind of surprised your F-450 hasn't had a GLP-1 shot yet 😉

My "no going back " comment was based on my experiences in the automotive world. Modern ECUs timestamp and track everything. Just because you re-flashed it back to stock and reinstalled the DPF does not make it untraceable. Most will store a log of the ECU flashes, the number of regens, etc...

You would be doing what those in the diesel pick-up world call "weight loss." You'd tune it and remove the DPF, unlocking greater HP and Torque for both the tractor and PTO; however, it does not do anything for loader capacity or lifting force, just FYI. Once it's done, there's no going back...

I think you're on the right track, size and price-wise. Are you looking to bundle everything at once so you can finance the whole deal, or are you paying cash, or does it matter? I ask because I think you can do better on the grapple and likely the rotary cutter, shopping around a bit, even...

I'm not complaining about the ~4" of rain we've gotten in the past 4 or 5 days (we are in drought conditions), but my yard is growing like crazy, and wet, and I leave for the beach at o-dark thirty Friday morning, with more storms expected this afternoon.

Yup, it is a fantastic product. I have one that I use a few times a year on my sets of blades. Quick and easy to use. I recommend a flap disc for your grinder when sharpening.

I'll follow along if you do! I have a PTO horse I got from my dad a few years back. It's been to a handful of small engine shops and good ol' boys who swear it works great. But you try and till anything and it just bogs and dies, he got frustrated and just bought a new Honda rear tine. I'm...

We had a bunch of overgrown landscaping beds cleared up last week. I could have done it...But I'd rather not get covered in poison ivy, so we paid. After that, there was plenty of other landscaping to be done, trimmed a few trees and chipped the limbs yesterday, moved a pallet of mulch, and...

Damn man, that's a tough one to read. I commend you for sharing your all's story both the good and heartbreaking. Sending prayers your way.