Recent content by Stem

I don't mind the heat, humidity kicks my ass. the cool mornings are the best time to do outside work.

probably why I enjoy mowing grass for hours lol or maybe its the diesel fumes rotting my brain...

they can be hit or miss. I go thru them when they arrive, clean everything & make sure the needle height is adjusted right. I've had good luck since I started doing that.

personally I prefer Kohler over anything else. I absolutely loathe B&S engines & have only messed with a handful of Kawi engines (mostly maintenance & carb repair)

I try to do as much of my own work as I can, esp with Toyota (I have a '13 Tacoma). buying OEM parts from the mothership is bad enough.

just finished setting up this casing & about to chew on it for a while. 6hr cycle time on this op. it weighs ~1700lbs, for reference the chuck is 63"

I use sports tape & black vet-wrap, its comfortable but the vet wrap doesn't hold up very long.

I avoid the turnpike completely unless I absolutely have to use it.

they were busy as hell when I got there around 2pm. I'd never been there before but they are a great place to deal with. I talked to Parker, younger guy but real down to earth & a great help. Check out their website & write down the Stock # of the trailer(s) you're interested in to help them...

Friday's purchase. I've outgrown my 7x12 landscape trailer so I bought a 7x18 7K car hauler. 2024 AMO for less than $3900 on the road from Best Choice in Carlisle. It weighs around 1600 lbs & when mother nature turns the furnace down I'll load my 955 on it & see how well it pulls.

4 years ago my (almost ) 15 year old beagle died in his sleep, few weeks after I had got home from a hunting trip in Idaho. I got him when he was a pup, now his ashes are in a box on my nightstand.

IIRC the engines are a sleeve & deck plate design that makes it a B to work on, hydraulic system problems & parts are/will be hard to find. you'd be better off keeping the 8N

the worst part of buying used equipment is you don't know the maintenance history, doing this type of work is peace of mind for me. but I also keep a log book of everything I do for the majority of my equipment (including my truck).

$80 and some change each, might as well say $2/lb, they're 42lbs. I found some aftermarket copies that were $65 a piece but they were a few hours away.

the mfwd final drives on the 955 have a little more play than I like & since I planned to add weights on the front for bush hogging I might as well change the bearings, seals, seal sleeves & gaskets before things get even more expensive. this was about $600 total from the JD mothership. I...