Recent content by Stmar

My chains started off same as these rubber chains, they started to deteriorate after some years so I replaced some of the rubber tread with chain. I may take the chains off and replace with rubber.

Thanks for reinforcing my thoughts, really don't want to mess up the new pad $$$$$, concrete is not cheap. Took chains off, expecting snow this weekend and if I don't get carried away 4wd will do just fine. Chains were more for security going downhill when icy but I can usually mitigate that...

Have a set of chains, combination of cleats, some fairly aggressive, front and back. Problem is we got a nice concrete pad poured this year in front of the garage. I am thinking that the chains would do a number on the concrete unless there is a cover of snow or ice. Any ideas/experiences with...

I think I figured it out, not rats but mice eating the bait and not tripping the trap. No fresh tracks and cat food and water are back to normal levels, coon was drinking and eating a lot. Thanks for all the input, cameras are a neat idea but I'm trying to cut down on "stuff" since I have way...

We are about $350 per ton, no preseason sale this year which is unusual. Cleaned and did annual maintenance last month on pellet stove. Put chains and snow blade on the Kubota yesterday, expecting storm later this week.

That's what I was hoping for with the mesh bag of corn. I'll try the cardboard next if I don't get it tonight.

No rats, just pack rats and the cats take care of them. These are definitely coons, see the tracks. I did try a mesh bag of corn hanging at the back of the trap so that they would have to reach for it and trip it but they did not go for that.

This last, I hope, coon is willy. I can't figure out how it is eating the bait without tripping the live trap, I put the bait as far back as possible. I have two traps, one small and one large and the bait is gone every morning. I have been using corn so today I added some peanut butter and...

Went to the feed store and asked about that "yellow stuff", a friend also mentioned it, and sure enough they had some. It actually said "Not for coons", it has the potential of wiping out the barn cats and wife is too attached so we didn't pursue that route.

Got one with corn, actually canned corn but it worked, and it was a big one. Now I have a smart one that may take a bit more cunning. Trying peanut butter that was suggested by an animal control person that we know. Cats did not bother the corn or peanut butter, guess my barn cats are not that...

Thanks for the suggestions, will see what is available and go from there. Kubota dealer gave me a sleeve, free no charge, when I got the new hose so I'll use it until I can get a better option.

Had a hose fail, rubbed against the FEL arm. Trying to figure out how to protect the new one. Had a plastic sleeve around it but I don't think it was heavy enough. Any suggestions? I have some plastic tubing that is heavier and I think I can put it on before I connect it eliminating the need to...

Reverse osmosis. Nothing in the manual so I just put about 1/4" into drain line and it worked, no leakage so I call it good. This one is a non-airgap model.

Way off topic but does anyone know how far the 1/4" tubing should go into the main drain line?

Thanks for all the suggestions. Since I already have live traps the corn bait might do the trick, my barn cats are curious but like said they will learn after a few times, no harm no foul. They are definitely coons, I can read tracks pretty well, plus I don't think any other mentioned species...