Search results

  1. GeoHorn

    Another Lucky Operator

    After seeing the Tractor Mike video of the Ferguson that flipped on it’s owner…I came across this guy operating on a wet slope…. VERY Lucky Fellow: https://youtube.com/shorts/UDc_oUcF9_Q?si=Ix_Ypo9MwtVxwgKA
  2. GeoHorn

    Old Kubota Engine

    Fun to watch this early Kubota engine run: https://youtube.com/shorts/09K9fJP6hPQ?si=KGkWhYWoIjYiQItg
  3. GeoHorn

    RTV X900 Hydraulic Service

    deleted
  4. GeoHorn

    Dog Food Recipe

    I felt really bad about how for many years I’d bought what was cheap and well-marketed as “dog food” ….and forced my dogs to eat. Mostly, I had made them eat whatever was Most-Convenient for ME…. not necessarily best for Them …or what they might really have any choice. Our Best Family Members...
  5. GeoHorn

    Finally, a Replacement Battery

    Well…. I’ve had my M4700DT now since May ‘18. I bought it with 400 hrs on it from its second owner….(who’d deceived me about a failed alternator by removing the idiot-light and having installed a brand new battery…. so I was the idiot…..but I’ve told that elsewhere.) The battery was dated...
  6. GeoHorn

    Maintenance Schedule “Replace” Items — Stupid..? ?

    My Owners Manual has what I consider pretty stupid Replacement Schedules for some Items. Example: Oil filer. It calls for an oil change every 100 hours…. but Oil Filter change only every 200 hours. I.E. every OTHER oil change. Running clean oil thru a dirty filter…. I call that stupid...
  7. GeoHorn

    It’s Green ! …not Orange…. but still Fun to Watch it Pull!

    https://youtube.com/shorts/U4DIaBM89BA?si=AaJOzmn1bX65_MGG
  8. GeoHorn

    Check-List for Buying Used

    When I bought my M4700DT I made a few mistakes…but got very lucky in the final analysis. I talked to my local Kubota salesman, who actually came out to my property to see what I wanted to accomplish…and he saved me from myself by telling me I needed a (approx) 50 HP tractor …instead of the...
  9. GeoHorn

    Why I like my ‘bota best and don’t want a new JD

    https://youtube.com/shorts/fA0ceRqE4EQ?si=xI3SUwbi02PiQsEc
  10. GeoHorn

    Diesel storage / shelf life.

    The storage life of diesel hadn’t occurred to me until recent. Checking online the most common shelf life is said to be 6-12 months. (pretty wide latitude) Gives me something new to worry about…. I have a 160 gal storage tank that sits out in the sun year round and gets pretty warm here...
  11. GeoHorn

    Prominent man offers an entire Golf Course he owns to a man if he can get his tractor to run…

    The entire film is interesting to watch…but an old Scotsman was offered the ownership of the nearby golf course by Mr. Trump ..IF the old man could ever get that old iron running again….. (about 45 mins into the film):
  12. GeoHorn

    BETSTCO FH-FM 180 71” Finish Mower Blades

    I have a BETSTCO FH-FM 180 71” Finish Mower for which I want to purchase “better” blades than OEM. From ABOVE they rotate CCW and are slightly “dropped” (about 3/4”) from the center/spindle. They are 24.5” long with a 3/4” center-hole…similar to that pictured below…(but these pictured are...
  13. GeoHorn

    Memorial Day … Not just for a party-weekend or a day off from school…

    The real meaning of the holiday is meant to honor all U.S. soldiers who have died serving their country. Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day's history goes back to the Civil War. It was was declared a national holiday by Congress in 1971. As we enjoy the Holiday…Let’s remember the...
  14. GeoHorn

    Using a Garden Sprayer to service fluids

    I mentioned in another post how I buy inexpensive Garden Sprayers and use them to service fluids. This is particularly helpful when dealing with inconveniently-located service/fill ports. Here’s an example: Today I changed the oil in my Tractor’s engine…and the engine fill-port is...
  15. GeoHorn

    82 Years Ago This Week

    82 Years Ago this week… It’s a Good Time to Remember what Real Patriots Do in America::
  16. GeoHorn

    Dump Trailer remote issue

    I have a 10K Dump Trailer that has seen very little use. It has the usual corded remote control to raise/lower the bed. That works just fine. It also has a wireless remote that worked perfectly until very recent. It will Raise the bed fine… But when pressing DOWN…the pump-motor rus….but...
  17. GeoHorn

    Dump Trailer Hydraulics question

    My dump trailer has two methods of triggering hydraulically raising/lowering…. there is a corded-remote… which works fine… …and there is a wireless remote…which HAS worked just fine…but today has developed a problem. It Raises the bed fine by either method. But Lowering the bed…the...
  18. GeoHorn

    Useful size for a BackHoe….

    Smaller might not be as useful….
  19. GeoHorn

    “Borrowing” the neighbor’s equipment… the Liability…

    I borrowed my neighbor’s small excavator to dig out some mequite-roots which I’d paid to have scraped-off by a local “Land Clearing” guy… Frankly, I was at fault for imagining what the end-result might be… I had imagined a piece of cleared land…. instead, I got a $800 invoice and a a...
  20. GeoHorn

    Front Axle Bracket and Bushing Question

    My circa ‘96 M4700DT “Front Axle Bracket” and “Bushing”…. are not greaseable…. despite the Owner‘s Manual lubrication instructions and depicted Zerk/Grease-fitting….none exists on my bracket. Research tells me I have an “early” bracket…which was superseded later with the greaseable type...