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    New blades rc1260

    Any pro tips on getting those blade bolts off without haveing to spend big bucks for special tools . I have the big socket but only a 1/2 in elec impact & breaker bar& pipe .I've coated bolts/nuts with PB blaster & let soak over night . Won't budge. Should I just go get a good air impact ?
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    Fathers Day

    What a weekend, a real celebration ( Fathers Day ) coupled with the most stupid Federal holiday Congress has been able to cram down our throat. I hope all of us Dads have a great day today.
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    Anyone living in a barndiminium or a spray foam contractor ?

    We are building new home , zone 3, & not one insulation contractor that has bid meets or exceeds what Texas requires & we use International Residential & International Building Codes . All 4 say they meet code with open cell foam at R13 wall & R19 ceiling & I say my code book says 20 on walls &...
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    LA525 cylinders not extended same length

    I got my fel in a bind today with my pallet forks on. I think one fork pushed that sides hyd cylinder in putting it shorter by about 1 1/2 in. Is this possible or did I bend the rod. There is no binding , noise , etc extending/reversing . How do I make sure no pressure in lines so I can remove...
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    Solar power for my new home

    We sold our big house in town & living on the " farm " getting ready to build my Wife a more ADA style home.Plans are for 1800 sf barndominium & Im the GC, electrician ,& AC guy. Been thinking/researching putting in a solar power system . My CoOp allows "net metering " ( selling back to co-op)...
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    PTO Tiller ?

    I'm trying to decide which to get. Tiller or disc harrow to go behind my 3301. I've never used or seen a PTO tiller In use . I only garden about 3/4 acre along with 24 grapevines and 20 fruit trees. New both about same $ unless it's got LP on the label but I've found a LP 72in tiller for $3K but...
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    Winter has arrived in Tx

    Dang, it was 72 yesterday @ 4 pm & this morning at 6 it's 22. My peach trees were starting to bud. Good news no rain, sleet, or snow. . I know you northern guys think " just 22 " but I prefer the warmer winter.
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    Bedder-Hiller source

    I am wanting a bedder-hiller for our ever expanding garden . Any more robust brands anyone would recommend
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    WWII internment camps

    A photo on another thread reminded me of a few of the stories my Dad would share . He was allready in the Army when the war started and his unit was sent just 2 days after Pearl Harbor from Texas to Oregon near Medford . They then at some point were reassigned as guards at the camps. He said...
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    Gopher War

    When my Wife bought her Moms land ( was grandparents ) her Mom had not lived there in 11or 12 years. Mowed ever now & then. It had turned into a gopher sanctuary :eek:. I declared war. I tried a bunch of different traps, gas bombs, etc. I even made a flexible exhaust pipe for my lawn mower and...
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    Garden prep ?

    We were planting onions & sugar snaps the other day and we decided we want to expand the size of the small garden. My problem is how to get the grass sod out easily IF that's possible ? For our small plot just took my boxblade with rippers as deep as possible going back/forth then tilling then...
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    Strange Hour display l3301

    I noticed on my hour meter it is alternating between hours then displays P0336 . I can't find nothing but error codes so I am clueless. Help !
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    HF 3pt QA

    Was in HARBOR FRIEGHT yesterday and noticed their 3pt QA is now $79 & change. Just passing along as I have the Kubota QA. You do have to sign up for ther " club " but for those that want one but need a less expensive QA here it is. :)
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    QA FEL 3point adapter

    I was needing to set some 4/6 posts and then some trusses that will be be from 12 to 24 ft long depending on my final barn plan. I am new to the FEL world , allways had just 9N & a Jubilee , so was thinking a QA 3 pt adapter & a boom pole but I know even this has a limit. I would add wieght at...
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    Ruts

    I have lots of ruts & an area that looks like old watermelon mounds. About 4 of our 5 1/2 acres. Would I have an easier time leveling by light disking then getting a " chain harrow " and dragging or just ripping with box blade then just dragging. I've never tried to level this much and its not...