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I finally replaced the seat on my 2016 DK5010. I went with the Braber deluxe fold down seat from Princess Auto. It was on sale back in August. The attachment brackets had lots of holes and slots making it easy to bolt on to the DK suspension base. I just had to slide the brackets closer together about one inch. I did have to cut off plastic decorative trim piece on each side to allow the seat belt pieces to bolt on better, but the new seat's welded nuts matched the Kioti seatbelt bolts... Read more

I have a TC35 with a 16LA FEL. I want to add a third remote to run a 4 way bucket. I see diverter kits and power beyond kits - what's the best way to go for what I want to do? What make of kits are recommended or not ? Thanks for the help.

Does this sound normal? This is at idle on the tractor… I guess I just didn’t expect it to be so loud! I did get under it and turn it all by hand and nothing is hitting or rubbing. I think it’s just the hammers slamming down on the roller they are connected to. Planning to try it out for the first time today! iScanner: making your documents better than they are!

I thought after 25 years of mowing fields & haying, I’d post a few pics from today’s and recent field mowing. Once hay is done for the year, we turn to all-out property maintenance, field mowing, snow removal and property improvements. The photos below are just 2 weeks of clearing & cutting this fall. So this is just a snap shot. Getting started in the beautiful morning sunshine today. I’m in the Challenger today with the CX-15 in tow. The tree line at the back of this photo is in... Read more

Seemed it was time to start a thread on what I do. We make small squares and round bales on approximately 250 acres. I will periodically update this thread. This past week I pulled off a couple firsts that I was not expecting. Making hay in November is not a first as we did it in 2021 and try to make it a regular event just because nobody does it and a lot of people say it can't be done. I find November hay to be some of the easiest and greenest hay to make but you have to be patient. This... Read more

All, Bought a used bush hog over a decade ago, and it has been fine to work with since. I had to replace a shear pin and had it serviced (blades sharpened) last fall. That is all in a decade plus of use. Just noticed today at end of using it on a horse pasture that I had a small pool of oil on top of the gearbox, around the fill plug. This has never happened before, and this is the 3rd round of cutting (probably 6th or so time actually using it) with it since it was serviced. I am hoping... Read more

Hi Any suggestions welcome, I have a Branson F47 with turf tyres. Here in the UK we have had about 8 weeks of very dry hot weather and only now have we had some rain so the grass is growing enough to need cutting. I have been out today with my finishing mower and noticed whenever I turn more than a small curve the inside front tyre rips up the grass. I have speculated in my mind could it be a result of the very hard baked ground allowing the grass to be peeled back by my front inner tyre or... Read more

How far is too far? The desire is to bring in solar to the farm to help offset the $500-$600 monthy cost of electricity. The perfect site for the 16kW system is the roof of the squeeze barn because the barn is on a knoll with perfect orientation and zero obstructions contrasted to the residence which has the worst possible north orientation and covered by a heavy forested tree canopy. The design issue is the Squeeze Barn is 1,000 feet from the residence and 400 amp service panel. My... Read more

Hi all - need some help on the best solution for leveling out about 2 acres of land. My wife and I bought 20 acres a few years ago and had it clear cut in 2022, and decided to leave slash on the ground vs pile it up. We then had 2 acres of it forestry mulched last year around the area we wanted to build our home, which cleaned up all the leftover slash and took the stumps down to ground level. Now that our home is built, one of my priorities is to level out our backyard. It’s tough to see... Read more

So wife wants to remodel down stairs so after a few crazy expensive estimates, I'm kind of handy, I thought lol. After much discussion and compromise we came to agreement on doing one or two downstairs rooms at a time and keeping the 1990s era oak trim and existing hardwood flooring. #1 get rid of all down stairs carpeting it was trashed anyway using a rug Dr. Is not my strong suit nor is taking off shoes when we're busy doing stuff outside, replaced with 30 mil wear layer vinyl plank... Read more

Yet another truck has rusted out on me, this time 11 years. Bed walls are bulging due to delamination behind spray-on liner, and eye bolts are just falling out. But outer body still looks presentable... maybe it won't totally kill me on trade-in. Truck has 52k miles. I've been a "Ram guy" the last 20 years, for one reason: Ram offered manual transmission with a V8 and extended cab, while no other brand did. Now that's gone away, so I have less reason to stay with Ram, although I will... Read more

Living in NC for the last 25 years and being a big trekkie at a very young age with my cousins, couldn't help but find this amusing.