I find it amazing how these machines make you say, yay I have work to do. Ive been meaning to collect some firewood for a few months now. Got 'er done today, and really quick and easy too!
Smart move, I just don't think 15-20 pto hp is enough to snap a shear bolt, lots of other delicate parts that could break before the bolt.I just didn't want to trust that delicate looking transmission to a grade 5, 7/16 shear bolt...takes a lot to shear one of those (I do have a shear bolt on the driven side of the clutch.. just in case).
I'll run the clutch as loose as possible. Can always tighten it
Combination of the thin blue line and thin red line. Police and fire.Showing my ignorance, what does the lower flag designate?
Yes it is. Take out enough to make the splits you need for your screen then give the plot a once over and you will kill all seeds, bugs, nematodes. Its not necessary to burn up the plant just hit it quickly so it shrivels just noticable and it will die even the roots. I use it in my back yard for poison oak cause with care i can kill it without damaging other plants next to it. I use the little guy for that which is only 25,000btu's.Thanks. Is that the blow torch thing? I'd be afraid I'd burn the whole plant. This stuff burns like a dead Xmas tree. I just wanted to divide the plants because they are a beautiful low maintenance screen for the pool
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very nice job. Would like some more info on the lights you used. Who made the pole and flags, Valley Forge?Put in a 20ft flagpole and lights (Flagpole and lighting installation project)
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Read more here: Flagpole and lighting installation projectvery nice job. Would like some more info on the lights you used. Who made the pole and flags, Valley Forge?
I've snapped numerous shear bolts on my post hole digger. Once it bogged down and just stalled the machine, but only about half throttle.Smart move, I just don't think 15-20 pto hp is enough to snap a shear bolt, lots of other delicate parts that could break before the bolt.
Maybe it's just the 15 pto hp on the 1023, I never snapped on on my brush hog, but I'm still a firm believer in a slip clutch.I've snapped numerous shear bolts on my post hole digger. Once it bogged down and just stalled the machine, but only about half throttle.
both at the same time is the best protection. If your using utility grade bolts you will break them if you get into something solid enough. I've know some guys that never break them but they are using grade 8 the hardest ones available. Lets face it something has to give and its much better to have a shear go than something expensive. I have known guys that use grade 8 because they don't like reploaceing broken shear pins......a stupid idea....You should use bolts with no slashes on the head meaning it is the mild steel with a minimum tensile strenth of 74,000 psi, grade 8 is 150,000psi. When i bought my first old tractor it never broke any it would chop up fence posts and most things clattering banging but never broke a pin so one day i decided to see why. Thats when i discovered i had a grade 8 shear bolt installed instead of a grade 2. I changed in a flashMaybe it's just the 15 pto hp on the 1023, I never snapped on on my brush hog, but I'm still a firm believer in a slip clutch.
Sorry to hear of your bad day. I puntured the side wall of steel belted radials off road tires on my jeep years ago with a stick. Couldn't believe it but it happened. Youve paid your dues for a lifetime of cutting all at once it seems. I'm wondering what caused the ujoint casting to break....Have you talked to JD?BROKE IT! More specifically broke the lock on the 54D, the front U-Joint on the mid-PTO driveshaft and the rear tires. Bad news comes in threes or is this four? Didn't really break the rear tires yet, one has a bubble/bulge in the sidewall and the other one has a stick stuck in the sidewall. How I got a stick in the sidewall like that I'll never figure out. I'm sure the bulge has something to due with all the rock here I'm driving through probably abrading the sidewall. The U-Joint broke at the casting so I don't think it's a lubrication issue. Especially since I just greased the driveline less than 15 hours runtime ago. Usually lubrication issues with U-Joint result in a failure at the caps (at least with the cars). I take it these mini U-joints are the same type with caps and needle bearings? The mower deck I took out to use it for the first time since I bought the tractor. Broke the lock trying to move it. Took it to the garage and welded the lock together the best I could as the welder was giving me fits. I should have quit here. Started to mow with the deck and the cut was real uneven. Brought it in and leveled it side to side. Front to back was level. Cut was good after that, but it was scalping bad going over the sand mound. So this brings up a question, from the floor how high can you raise a mower deck on the 1025R all the way up? Mine is about 3-4 inches from the bottom of the deck to the floor. Seems to me this isn't going up as high as it should. Broke the U-joint later when I restarted the mower deck. Then I rebroke the deck lock when I was getting the deck off. All in all it wasn't a good Sunday. Today I ordered the U-joint, lock assembly, same Carlisle turf tires except in 6-ply instead of 4 ply (in case I'm over stressing the sidewall somehow). Called the dealer to find out how much it was going to cost to get them mounted and filled. This was an expensive mowing job! Although the tire issues weren't due to the mowing. At least the tractor will fit on the four post lift I have so I can work on it. I still love it though!
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I did just that when I added the slip clutch to my old brush hog that I sold.both at the same time is the best protection.
That's a pretty sight. I'd be curious how this works out long-term. My 25 foot flag pole came with instructions to dig a hole three foot wide and three foot deep. Seemed like overkill, but I had a lot invested in the flag pole and the equipment for the job so I followed the directions for once.Put in a 20ft flagpole and lights (Flagpole and lighting installation project)
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This one said 3ft deep and 2ft wide. I got the depth easily with the PHD. 6" of gravel, 6" of sand, and 24" of concrete with the 24" PVC sleeve in it. The width I took some liberties with. The auger is 9". And I widened it to probably 14" by hand. It is extremely difficult to dig this soil by hand. So I widened it some by hand but not out to 2ft. So far so good. If it gets to leaning, my neighbor's mini excavator will dig it out and make a newer and bigger hole.That's a pretty sight. I'd be curious how this works out long-term. My 25 foot flag pole came with instructions to dig a hole three foot wide and three foot deep. Seemed like overkill, but I had a lot invested in the flag pole and the equipment for the job so I followed the directions for once.
I was digging in some hard Carolina clay using my backhoe, sometimes just scratching at the walls of this hole with the bucket teeth to get a scoop out. If I had a post hole digger I might have done the same thing because in my case at least it was probably overkill. I think the instructions are written to the lowest common denominator...if you're digging a hole on a sandy beach or something.That's a pretty sight. I'd be curious how this works out long-term. My 25 foot flag pole came with instructions to dig a hole three foot wide and three foot deep. Seemed like overkill, but I had a lot invested in the flag pole and the equipment for the job so I followed the directions for once.
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I guess it will depend on what kind of dirt it's in and how much wind you get. Two flags rocking the pole back and forth could make it loose over time.
Bfloyd Thanks, I haven't talked to JD about it since it was $33 from the Green Parts. Although if it happens again then I'll be a little more concerned.Sorry to hear of your bad day. I puntured the side wall of steel belted radials off road tires on my jeep years ago with a stick. Couldn't believe it but it happened. Youve paid your dues for a lifetime of cutting all at once it seems. I'm wondering what caused the ujoint casting to break....Have you talked to JD?