Recent content by Pony Doc

They are 7x3 small square bales banded together with usually 4 bands of twine. Large rounds don't work well for us, can't store as much hay in the covered barn as you can with small squares and we have 7 ponies, in addition to quarter horses. To prevent metabolic issues the ponies' hay has to...

For decades I have trucked small bales down from WY, unloading and re-stacking in the barn by hand or more recently with a grapple. Hay is harder to come by this year due to drought and we are buying 21 packs of small bales. My land Pride BS30 has 39 inch spears (functionally 33 inches) and...

I recently changed the water pump on a 26 year old, 1200+ hour tractor. The lower radiator hose was disintegrating but not leaking (yet) at the clamp attaching it to the radiator. It would only have been a short time time before a catastrophic failure.

Wow! How did you extract it, I'm really impressed.

I live in CO at 6000' I've never needed chains to plow a gravel & dirt 300 ' driveway to a barn. I have R1, unloaded tires and use the back blade reversed and rotated about 15 degrees while backing the tractor to push the snow. I don't try to scrape it down to the gravel This has worked for up...

Consider a biocide additive in diesel stored in a container or sitting in the tractor's tank for more than a few weeks.

Even on a RCR 1248 the blade nuts torque to 450 ft-lbs. They can be removed with an impact wrench but I agree with Russel, the torque multiplier makes the job easier.

BAP - appreciate the thoughts. After nearly 3 years of reading OTT I knew what the range of responses would be and it's good for all readers to see others input. The active security system for 4 and 2 legged intruders also includes guard dogs (GSDs) and one really mean llama.

Disclaimer: I've been a member for awhile but haven't posted enough to not be a "new member". I have no connection of any type to the product or company I'll be discussing and bought it with no strings attached at full price. I've wanted to add an electrical circuit interruption option to my...

They make 4 different models, they all use the same filter process but are different sizes but more importantly have different filter rates. Pick the filter rate that fits your need.

Thanks for the education! I wasn't familiar with this type of locking nut. Removing it distorts the locking threads necessitating is replacement. That also explains the torque spec, 450 ft-lbs.

The owners manual refers to the nut as a lock nut and that the nut should be replaced with a new nut after removal. I'm not the original owner of this equipment, don't know if this is OEM but it doesn't look like a locking nut. Any information would be appreciated.

I've had that experience too many times with various tractors and appropriate rear weighting. I use a HiLift jack, it only takes 2-3 minutes. The tractor hauls the posts and jack. Much safer and very little effort.

As much as I like the sliding door of my SSV the arc it swings through in the cab limits how far forward and how high you can place the mount on the side panel. It also prevents using the cab pillars or the area above the door. Look for a long, articulated mounting arm and bracket to position...

This link will take you to a executive summary of the bill as well as a PDF of the actual bill, https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb23-1011. I could not make this a link you can open from here. You may need to cut and paste.