Recent content by steveh

learned about the loosened-nuts-then-driving method few months back when my Tacoma wheels would not come off. Drove maybe 100' and all wheels loosened perfectly. Told my bro-in-law about it and the next week he had a flat out in the sticks and wheel was stuck, loosened the nuts and rocked the...

Only thing he can do is go sit in various models and see. 280 is pretty hefty and he's tall. I am 6' 1" and skinny and fit with plenty of extra room on my L4701. I haven't tried any cabs so cannot say how I'd do. But climbing aboard different models and maybe even driving them around the...

Got tired of handling the steel forks loaned by a buddy. Plus, I got tired of going over to his house to borrow them. Bought a set of aluminum forks from Northern Tool. Don't recall what I paid, but they are significantly less expensive than the steel. Most I've lifted with the aluminum ones is...

Don't know how much area you need to treat, but if you can do it by hand, then I bought a hedge-trimmer blade attachment for my battery-operated string trimmer. Works great on that sort of plant. I think the blade cost around $100 and it does a great job on the overtaking wild roses that the...

I cut my heavy rounds into quarters longitudinally, which many refer to as "noodling" because of the noodle-shaped "chips" that produces. Cuts the weight of the wood to a fourth. I used to split the round with a maul to get them light enough to handle, then one day had a flash and tried the...

I have ordered a number of things through the parts dept and usually there is no shipping if I pick up in store. However, I ordered a longer blade for my Land Pride rear blade and they said it could be put on a truck bringing some other large parts. I was charged shipping and they told me about...

"I was just concerned the L series might not be as dependable long term. I guess my mind tells me it's a lower grade than the M, so it won't last as long." I'll be darned. Seriously?

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I have a Wallenstein wood splitter [nice] but I give up, what the heck is this one?

My 4701 lives here where it can be even colder than yours. I use mine all year, in the winter mainly for snow removal and hauling firewood. Will yours be used in winter or stored? I would check the antifreeze, first. If the tractor won't be used, I would opt to remove the battery and store it...

I am in Colorado at 8500' and with a very steep driveway to plow. I keep the tractor in 4wd full time but don't have chains. Over the years there have been three or four times I could have used them but got by without. Once I checked into them and they are not inexpensive [unless you really...

I figure the block heater would likely be more effective but the oil pan heater can work ok. I have them on my airplane engines [oil pan heaters] and over several hours it will not only heat the oil to about 110 F but I can put my bare hand on the top of a cylinder and it will be warm. So at the...

To the original question, yes, when instrument cluster replaced the hour meter reads zero. I did this once at about 300 hr. and when I sold the tractor years later told the buyer about the extra hours up front. I also had the invoice for the replacement cluster and its date, so all I needed to...

I have a pair I use now and then, no issues. No damage to bucket even when I unloaded and moved an 800-lb safe. [Very very slowly] I borrowed a steel pair from a friend a couple times, then bought an aluminum set from Northern Tool. The steel ones were quite heavy and I don't miss them. I...

"Elvis is dead" Is not.