Tractors, Mowers, Chippers, Trailers, Chainsaws, Generators, Driveway Erosion Control, ETC.

My FIL sent me a pic the other day and said "what is this and can you fix it". I told him what it was and said Kubota is probably the only place you can get it. Went by yesterday and swapped it out for him.

He said "I have no idea how it got bent".

 

Rock musta jump out of the ground in front of him. Happens

 

I have to agree, needs some love homeowner used zero turn is $500-$800, good condition homeowner used zero turn is about $900-1300, decent condition commercial zero turn is at least $1500+

 

Just heard Robert Redford passed away

 

yes, i was looking at a 30" walk behind like a SCAG or Exmark if i can find one. i have read mixed reviews about the toro timemaster. i used to have a ferris fw25 at my old house. i loved that thing, but my yard is smaller now which will make my life easier. any kind of ride on with be a waste now.

 

honestly, i saw a scag sfc up in charlotte for 2k. it has only 20 hours on it. i am really considering it, i sold my old mower for 2200. i am just being a cheap bastard and trying to save money since bought a new house

 

Cheap bastards?! Hell, no. You are among your people here.

Welcome to our church!

 

i belong. just like why i got a tacoma. i feel its a reflection of me. its reliable, dependable, and up to just about any task. it just gets the job done.

 

Ok... For you 1st Gen fans...

This morning did 2 of these loads..

Load 1 was 1,230lbs
Load 2 was 1,200lbs

Ole girl & her patched frame did alright.

 

you need one of these bad boys for dirt, mulch, or stone

$88 Boxer Truck Bed Unloader – Universal Fitment for Pickup Trucks – Cargo Bed Unloader – Easy Installation

https://www.amazon.com/Boxer-Tools-Truck-Bed-Unloader/dp/B0CFPFDNM5

 

Harbor Freight has one for $55 and they work great, got one to use with mulch

Used pool noodles to keep the mulch from going between bed and cab to keep it off the top of the fuel tank and also to hold it in place while loading.

 

Wow I've seen the commercials for those, but never knew any real people who had them.

Wasn't even sure ole girl would be able to hold that much or motor home & up the hill... But she did.

 

I'm not a fan of Harbor Freight but that thing works*

*It did for my mulch anyway

 

Chipper troubles... Looking for ideas.

I run a MacKissic 3point mount chipper shredder off the pto on the tractors.
I've had the unit for more than ten years, and have run a lot of material through it.
But lately, small fiberous materal like the fine stuff at the branch ends has been packing in the area where the chips discharge into the shredder section. This gets bad enough to stall the rotor and slip the drive belt BADLY!

Yesterday I pulled the housing cover plate, had a good look, and sharpened the knives. The thing cuts very aggressively when sharp. That is, for about a summer ;-)

When the housing was open, I noted that there was precious little clearance between the chipping chamber and the rotor disc perphery. As it should be. I was thinking to add some sort of "stick and stringer buster" to the outer diameter, but it would need to be small. Just something that stands proud by about 1/4-3/8". The rotor disc has slots cut to give the chips someplace to clear out, and those slots go out to the disc edge, so the disc perimeter is alread interrupted. Cutting notches likely won't help.

I'm thinking just a few healthy dabs of hard facing rod put on with the A/C buzz box welder.

Anyone seen anything the like?

I should have snapped a couple of pics when it was all open, but I thought just getting the knives sharp would be the cure. Today's work showed me it was not enough.

 

You told me you wasn't gonna share that pic of me!

No "likes"!

 

No ideas from me, I don't know anything about chippers but curious to find out what fixes it

 

Thanks for picking that up from the house so I didn't have to mess with it