Recent content by Showmedata

I believe you! If I had the space I would have built (I went so far as to model one up and price the cut parts) or bought a grapple, but I am severely limited on level ground. My compromise is working for me for now (and I don't have to move rocks). The upside is I can move logs and the pallet...

rather than the grapple, I opted to build a thumb for my pallet forks. Works well for me (my logs tend to be 12" dia or less) and it's not one more implement to find storage for.

I've only had to do this once, and I learned to either put a rag over the male connector before whacking it or else be *really* mindful of which way it's pointed because the fluid sprays out pretty impressively.

before I got my driveway paved, I fabbed up a center skid for my 64" 3PH blower. That helped a lot to keep the blower from digging into the driveway and throwing dirt & gravel.

this is a much better solution anyway - incandescent bulbs burn out frequently, these last: linky

somebody oughta say it: this is the single most frequent thread on the forum. Wouldn't take much searching to find the last 10 discussions...

Setting aside whether I actually need them or not, I bought rear tire chains for my LX. I unboxed one and put it on for a test fit and discovered: 1) it looks like I'll have to keep my wheel spacers on for the winter (I usually take them off), else the chains appear they wouldn't clear the...

Oops, lost track of the details.

Neat's Foot Oil is the old standby, but when I got my (even older - 1937) SB lathe last year I had to give up on the old leather belt and order a new one. I opted for a modern belt. You can find resources by searching this forum...

Really? That's about 1/3 the price of what I saw when shopping this week.

I'm at 7,000' and use my LX with a rear blower and the bucket. I've wanted chains only once - last spring we got 3' of spring cement and I was unable to clear my neighbor's driveway because it was too steep and they had not done any clearing mid-storm - my tractor just couldn't push the blower...

15kW is just about 20hp at 100% efficient conversion. So factor in mechanical and electrical losses and you need maybe 25hp output from the engine?

the amount of load pulling on the top link is a function of the attachment weight and how far out the center of mass lies. So a mower creates a longer moment arm than a ballast box of the same weight, pulling harder on the top link. I don't have a backhoe so I am not sure how the stabilizer...

he either has another device with pallet forks, or does quite the shuffle to get down some of those top-shelf implements.

I chose the 3310 over a 2610 (purchased new in 2022) because I live at 7000' elevation and the turbo is critical to maintain actual power close to the rated power. Similar to retiree, I just always run it above 2200rpm and regens stay infrequent. And almost always wear ear pro because even...