Recent content by FreezinGator

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    Hunting and game posts

    So one of the kids got a pretty nice 8pt the other evening - with the minivan... I think this might be it for the old girl - it is deer number 5 and that the car has either hit or run over. Anyway, the deer was pretty big and in good shape other than a broken front leg so I had the trooper tag...
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    Dark oil

    Diesel oil gets dark faster than gasoline engine oil. I was surprised at first too. As long as you are using the correct weight diesel oil made for diesel engines you are good.
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    Roll Call

    YEP 🐊
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    BX 1500 Hours

    I have a BX1500 I picked up a few years ago that had 529 hours on it when I acquired it. It now has around 750 hours. Soon after I did a complete service myself ( oil / filter, hydro fluid SUDT2/filter, coolant, front axle fluid, fuel filters, air filter ) to get a baseline for maintenance...
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    Dealer warns front axle will wear out if left in 4x4

    I only run my BX in 4 wheel drive when I need it. I find that with loaded rear tires and/or rear ballast I rarely need 4WD. I use 4WD in snow, going up and down hills and when using the loader going into a pile. Most of the rest of the time I don't need it and I find it tears up the lawn and...
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    Bx1500

    I have a BX1500 and I am pretty sure the BX1800/BX2200 both use the LA211 loader. I have an LA181 on my BX and rarely see them for sale. The one shown above seems a little pricey but probably not in today's market and I don't know if you will ever see another brand new one for sale...
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    Worst oil change ever

    I really like the Valvomax oil drain valves. I have them on almost all my vehicles. Oil changes are a breeze and you will never accidentally strip out the threads on the drain pan once installed. I have a BX1500 with an FEL and MMM. I always remove the FEL (an easy process with a little...
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    Processing Firewood the Professional Redneck Way

    That is a sweet set up. I have a 4 t by 4 ft table just over waist high that I dump my cut pieces onto with the loader. I have my splitter about 2 feet away on old car ramps so it is about waist high. After dumping the pieces onto the table I position the bucket of the loader so I can split...
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    Flap wheel

    Harbor Freight has a 6 x 1 inch 80 grit sanding flap wheel
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    Warm Up

    The operators manual for my BX says above 32F at least 5 minutes, 14F to 32F 5 to 10 minutes, -4F to 14F 10 to 15 minutes and below -4F more than 15 minutes. I try to go by that at least for the initial start up for the day and wing it from there. Alot of times I will give it a few minutes to...
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    Wheel balancing?

    They did
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    Wheel balancing?

    I have a friend whose tractor is a Lamborghini :unsure: :D
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    B2650 suddenly won't start

    I am not a pro at any of this but I had a similar situation with my tractor and it ended up being a bad battery. I had just started and warmed up my tractor, shut it off to refuel and then it would not re-start. Battery tested at 12.6 but would not start the tractor - lights came on, fuel pump...
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    Can't remove flat tire on my BX23S

    As others have said there are different ways to do it but the newer battery powered impact wrenches are very capable and portable. I have breaker bars, pipes for extending handles and torque wrenches but the 18 volt impact gets alot of use. Try to get a brand that you can buy other tools for...
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    First CUT LX2610 HSD

    I am in central NY and I really like the block heater. I had the tractor for a season before I installed the heater and it def makes a difference. An hour with the block heater on combined with the battery tender and my machine fires right up. It also helps get to operating temp quicker which...