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  1. aaluck

    Tikka Scare!!!

    All the talk about the Baldwin case prompted me to post about what happened to my wife over the weekend. Every year she goes deer hunting with her mother and father the last week of January. So I open the safe and retrieved her Tikka T3 7mm-08. I don't know if this is common or not but this...
  2. aaluck

    Yard help

    I have these onions that are really beginning to be a problem. I live on about 12 acres and know I'm never going to have a 'city' lawn but I have worked hard to keep the area around the house weed free--Bermuda grass. Right now the grass is dormant and I was thinking about trying to kill it...
  3. aaluck

    Looking for PTO tiller

    In the Alabama area.
  4. aaluck

    Making post plumb--Helping neighbor

    Guys. I need some help. My neighbor's husband died unexpectedly a couple of weeks ago. They had a non-functioning gate that she now wants to function. The metal post is really in the ground but not plumb--probably 5-6 inches off. I removed the gate with the FEL and then I tried to...
  5. aaluck

    Head Scratcher??

    My left rear tire is giving me fits. Every couple of months it will lose air for several days (sometimes just a day) and then just stop. Example: Last week it was low so I filled it, next day low again (and I mean visibly low), this went on for about 4 days. Filled it on the 4th day and now...
  6. aaluck

    Who has a Drone? Why?

    I have really been interested in getting a drone. Mainly just to mess around on our land, but because of that I cannot justify the expense--a decent one seems to be above $600 DJI Mini 2, was the one I was looking at. With Prime Days its about $479 with three batteries right now. Those of you...
  7. aaluck

    Chain saws -- Stihl MS 251 CB-E

    Do any of you have this saw? I am very interested in this tool less saw. I was curious if anyone has used or owns one and can tell me anything about it. I'm sick and tired of constantly looking for the tool to tighten the chain etc. Just seems like a brilliant idea if it actually works.
  8. aaluck

    Nearly fell over.....

    Maybe I haven't been paying attention because it was winter and didn't need it......and maybe this is not news to the rest of you but the 'roundup' I was paying $49.00/2.5gallons last year at TSC is now $135.00!!!! I also noticed that the lumber prices (again haven't needed any lately) is also...
  9. aaluck

    NCAA

    I was watching the NCAA basketball this weekend and it dawned on me... Why do we need the NCAA anymore? At one point they enforced a bunch of rules dealing with folks getting paid under the table, or getting special treatment. Now they are allowed to be paid and get special treatment so why...
  10. aaluck

    WiFi gate opener for $12

    So, for some (maybe most) of you this may be nothing new but anyway. My (not so) Mighty Mule gate opener died the other day after 2.5 years of pretty heavy use. We have 4 of us at the house and with kids it probably cycles 12-20 times a day, so roughly 13,687 cycles for a $300 piece of gear...
  11. aaluck

    "Winter" question

    I mainly use my tractor for bush hogging. It stays under the pole barn most of the winter. Is there anything I should do (or not do) for the winter? I try and start it and drive around for 10-15 minutes about once every two weeks and that's about it.
  12. aaluck

    Hero to zero in six days

    I was born and all my family is in Wisconsin--father was a Marine so we moved all around. Been following the news on Rodgers and my beloved Packers. Now first off Rodgers has never seemed to share the same values as me. But that being said I was kind of taken aback at how everyone is treating...
  13. aaluck

    Calling all graders, water flow experts

    Been in my house for about 2 years now and finally got around to cleaning up the culverts and drains. So, the drain you see in photos 1 and 2 was 80-90% clogged. Obviously, this was causing the area you see in photos 3, 4 and 5 to wash over the road. Photo 3 was the way it was when purchased...
  14. aaluck

    Fellow country-folk. Starlink

    I’m fed up with not being able to connect to the Internet. Anyone who has actual life experience with star link please let me know whether or not it’s worth the money. Right now I’ve got AT&T fixed wireless Internet which is basically a cell phone connection. I’ve given up hope on any major...
  15. aaluck

    Forward Front Axle Support -- grease

    So I was doing my 50 hour stuff this weekend--L4400HST 4WD. On my tractor I have a breather plug opposite the grease zerk. As per the instructions I (always) removed the breather port and started pumping grease. I noticed that not only was the grease coming out of the port but also above that...
  16. aaluck

    3rd Function advice

    Looking to add a grapple to my L4400HST. Been watching videos and it SEEMS like a pretty simple process to add the unit. My questions are: 1. Is the addition as simple as moving two hoses around (plus wiring)? 2. Is there a 'best' unit you folks have found and ones that have given...
  17. aaluck

    RDTH60 in good condition. Working -- SOLD

    Works perfect. New blades and belt for this year. $1,400. Im in Alabama
  18. aaluck

    Nutgrass/Nutsedge HELP

    I need the best killer of this that will not harm Bermuda grass. Has anyone had good luck with a particular product?
  19. aaluck

    Zero Turn.... Help!!!

    After mowing my 'front/back yard' with my finish mower for the last two years I have come to the realization that I need to change things up. We have 10 acres and about +/- 1 acre of the would be considered yard. I have a bush hog for the 9 acres and a Bush Hog (brand) finish mower for the 1...
  20. aaluck

    Trench digger

    Fabrication may be a stretch.... but made. I have been digging a lot to bury direct burial power lines to various spots. Been using a piece of flat steel and it has worked. Recently I changed my bush hog blades and thought they would really improve my digging. The shape lends to a turning of...