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My 2016 M7060 is still on its original battery. Just changed out the battery in my ancient John Deere 2020 diesel for the second time. Walmart Everstart, and it lasted just over 13 years. As did the battery it replaced, which was also an Everstart. But both tractors have battery maintainers...

Keep in mind that the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is nearly 7000 feet (North Rim is ~ 8000 feet). High desert. Big difference from the low desert (elevation 1000 feet and below) like around Las Vegas or Death Valley where it is pleasantly warm this time of year...but broiling hot during the...

I was amazed to recently read that on some of the heavy-duty Ford Superduty trucks the gooseneck coupler ball will be 3" - as will the bumper pull ball! And of course the bumper pull receiver opening is 3" square. All to accommodate the 40,000 lb those trucks are rated to pull. So maybe...

"Best practices" is always to get rid of those problematic "lock-o-matic" hubs and replace them with manual ones. Every Ford owner I've known who had those "automatic" locking hubs on their trucks has had trouble with them. Worse part was, some of them didn't even know you could still lock...

Take my hubs apart once a year to clean and lube. Part of the regular maintenance schedule. Never had any problems with them (several vehicles), and they always turn easily.

Especially on equipment that I don't use very often, when I store the equipment I pull the two pieces of the PTO shaft apart and leave them that way. Then when I need to use the equipment again I clean and lube the two sections and fit them back together. I've had it happen in the past that...

Depends entirely on the individual post office as to the service you get, at least around here. The closest post office to me, about 20 minutes drive, is also the "main" post office for a huge area around here. And it by far has the worst service. Hours are 8:30 am to 12:30 in the morning...

Only place I've seen an "Amazon truck" within 170 miles of where I live is their 18 wheelers on Interstate 80. I've seen their delivery vans in Reno only. All my Amazon packages have always delivered to my house via UPS or FedEx until recently. So if their contract with USPS is no longer I'll...

Not going to happen in the area where I live. USPS doesn't deliver to individual mailboxes. Every few miles they have installed "banks" of narrow boxes like this. I can barely get my hand inside the box to grab my letters. I can walk to my box - about 1/3rd of a mile. Some people have to...

EVERYTHING I've ordered from Amazon was delivered via USPS for the past 8 months or so. Causes me a big problem because USPS doesn't deliver packages in my area. They leave a slip in my mailbox telling me I need to drive to town and pick up the package at the Post Office. Not wanting to drive...

To me it looks like you'll just have to bite the bullet and remove them all by hand........machete, big loppers, whatever it takes.

Oh, dear! It's a good thing you live so far away from me or I'd be advising you to buy that M7060 and sell me the 4020!!!!!!

Don't expect the M7060 to pull anywhere near what the 4020 can do! Not even close! The 4020 is rated at 20 more PTO HP than the M7060. But the biggest factor is weight. The 4020 will weigh ~ 9500 lb; the M7060 is only about 5400 lb! So the John Deere is 2 TONS heavier and that makes a huge...

Exactly. The payload sticker on the F150 I had was 1937 lb, so essentially one ton.

I've owned a M7060HDC12 (12speed cab model) for 8 years now. Not one problem. And this is the first I've heard of any kind of transmission problem. But I'm surprised that you are getting rid of the old John Deeres. I've had a John Deere 2020 diesel for many years and I sure don't consider it...