Recent content by g_man

Me too gg

Pretty good load of firewood on your B and homemade forks (y) gg

The new 3rd function switches on the loader control handle for electric valves are great. I have one on the M5640. But if you look close you will see that I made the control lever for mechanical 3rd function valve on the old L3010 so that I can control the FEL and the grapple with one hand...

I have the same tractor and loader. Back in 2011 I added a mechanical 3rd function valve for the bucket grapple I have on it. I posted the project on the another tractor forum back then. Here is a link to it...

To add to the above ^^^^ If you go with the cross-draw-bar you use a tractor hook with it also available at TSC. Or you can put it on your lower draw bar. gg

Like others have said - it is easier and safer if you can get the end of the log off the ground. Do you have an implement with a grab hook on it. Or you could bolt one on (Ken's Bolt on Hooks) maybe or weld one on. Like a box blade or rear blade. You could also get a cross-draw-bar at TSC and...

Get that winch on. Nothing to loose and everything to gain. What do you have for a winch ? gg

Yes, I have light chains on the shaft covers. There is a hole in the hinged guard that is over the top of the pto output shaft area that the chain snaps into. gg

My TnT hoses were looped like yours. They were fine with the rear blade and landplane but when I put on the winch it would crush the loops when I lifted it if I didn't extend the TL first before lifting. After I forgot enough times I cracked a hose open by bending it to tight. After that I...

Have you seen these https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-infospace-047&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-047&hspart=infospace&param1=hq3obkyqrodn3lqqak4z2vsa&p=flat+face+hydraulic+coupler&type=ud-c-us--s-p-cvtyqrye--exp-none--subid-none#id=4&vid=46589cbeb913c1aa4236b46f9ec84ca9&action=click gg

^^^^^^ That is the best thing to do. But just a wild guess it might be a engine side cowl vibrating ??? gg

^^^^ Good job on that ! What kind of connection was that where the pipe broke off ?? gg

What I do is get a hard wood dowel about 3" long that fits loosely down into the female coupling on the loader hose. Grab the hose coupling with my left hand and smack the dowel with hammer to push down the poppet that the other end of the dowel is sitting on inside the connector. Oil will be...

I've had this load of wood on the trailer since mid April so it is past time to work it up so I can use the trailer for something else. I started on it the other day. Over the winter I made the left hand stakes so they would fold down and built the cutting table. This is the first time I...

I had a section of drive/road where I couldn't grade out the wheel ruts any more, So today I tail gate spread from the one-ton 4 loads, 12.6 ton, of 3/4" Stay-Mat over 350' of road. Then I shaped it with the back of my rear blade to make an even crown. Last I packed it with the...