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Anyone here do trees and firewood as a business? I recently hired a tree company to take down a huge oak - 4 foot diameter. It was overhanging the house and they brought it down in an hour without a crane - simply amazing. They left the wood (minus the small branches, which they chipped)...

Three hours mowing on the tractor. Another hour with push mower and string trimmer. Fixed the $%#& broken deck adjustment gear :mad: Cleaned the tractor. Took a tree down. Cleaned up 4 perennial beds. Hard-raked the gravel pathway. Transplanted some yucca plants. Finished opening the...

Hey all, I have a brand new set of three mulching blades for a Craftsman GT5000, circa early 2K. 54" deck (I think). Looks like part #152443. Blades are 15 and 5/16 inches. Free to a good home. Lemme know...

Cleaning day

Spent the day today fiddling with the tractor - at the expense of the TONS of other stuff that needs doing around here. Mowed the lawn. Cleaned her up. Changed the oil. Removed and cleaned the deck. Craftsman PGT9000 - some observations: - Changing the oil is a breeze with the oil change...

This question was raised in another thread about mulching, but it seems important enough to warrant a separate thread. In fact I know it is - because I spent FOUR HOURS this morning tearing out the vile stuff, and it was back-breaking, exhausting work! If you're going to use fabric around...

Having been to England only once (briefly), I'm far from an expert on the topic. But it seems to me that they sure love their sheds. Which makes me love England. Evidence is provided at the following link: Readersheds.co.uk | We love sheds Home of Shed of the Year 2011 . (hope I don't get...

Just eight days after buying the new tractor I finally got it into the shed, and emptied all my lawn equipment out of the garage - the wife is very happy indeed. Someone's getting lucky tonight! The wife's new car that is - it will be snug and warm in the garage. The bad news is that the shed...

Ok, maybe it's just the beer talking, but I really love my Troy-Bilt chipper/vac. Got her used 5 seasons ago and she has never failed me. Starts first time, every time - and just shreds everything I throw at her. After the first season or so I ditched all the PITA attachments and just use it...

My wife was more than a little surprised this morning when she went out to the garage and didn't find her new car. Instead, she found my new tractor. Hey, sometimes you just gotta set your priorities. The trouble is, I took the roof off my barn last fall and haven't had a chance to replace it...

Just curious. I've had some very tasty sticks lately, and wondered what others like.

I'm going to piggy back on a recent safety thread and pose a question. I noticed my two 12 year-old boys can reach the pedals of my tractor with no problems. So how young is too young to run the tractor and cut the grass? I'm going to wait until they're older, but it got me thinking. My dad...

Hey all - check out my new tractor here - http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/mower-buying-pricing/2648-new-tractor.html. Anyone have experience with the deck pulleys on this tractor? While everything else on this tractor feels very heavy-duty, the deck pulleys are made of plastic, and I've heard...

If you live in the mid-Atlantic area, you know what I'm talking about. The slightest bit of warm weather and the little buggers start coming out of the woodwork, the siding, the soffits, etc. etc. Around the house I find that if you "flick" them in the head real hard with your finger, it...

Hey all you small-engine gurus, I'm hoping you can help me with my generator. It's a 5kw Troy-Bilt with a B&S 1450 series 305 cc electric start (pull start also). I bought it brand new 3 years ago because we were losing power weekly, and - as is always the case with these things - have not had...

Hey all - Thanks to everyone here for all the advice and input over the last few weeks as I searched for a tractor. I really wanted to buy a good used tractor in order to get more for my money, but I found it a very difficult way to go - lots of research, driving around, anxiety. I finally...

For crying out loud, I'm not taking about THAT kind of tranny. I'm buying a 2011 tractor this weekend and I've got it narrowed down to either a D170 or an X300 series. The three tractors I'm looking at have three different trannies: D170 (26 hp B&S, 54" cut, $2.8k) has a hydrostatic (they...

...but in my quest for a new tractor I ran across this. I'd seriously consider buying it if they made them. Easy Rider never smoked as much grass as this thing could. Apologies if I posted this in the wrong forum.

I'm in the market for a tractor to replace my old Craftsman GT5000. My old GT5000 did everything I needed it to do, and did it well (until it died). A big-box store Husq. simply could not cut and throw enough grass and I had to clear out the chute every couple of passes. So I need a...

I'm looking to purchase a used lawn tractor, but I sure could also use some digging and earth-moving equipment. This seems too good to be true. Thoughts? Kubota BX-23 For Sale ...and another... Kubota BX24 For Sale

If you were purchasing a used garden tractor and hoping to keep it many years, how many hours would you consider reasonable? At what point would you not consider buying? (assuming the tractor has been reasonably maintained)

All - Do we have any Kubota owners/experts on the boards here? I'm looking to buy a used tractor in a week, and I'm overwhelmed with the number of models out there. TG series. G series. GR series. And within each model type, there are many choices as well. Please see my other post for...

Early last season my Craftsman GT5000 died (blew a cylinder). I bought the tractor used and loved it - it did everything I needed it to do (except last longer). It was a great four-year run. Since my neighbor was shipping out overseas, I used his tractor for the remainder of the season in...

With father's day approaching, I was wondering if anyone ever received a nice yardwork gift. I remember when I was a kid, my dad must have forgotten my mother's birthday. After he got home from work, he packed us kids into the car and took us up to Montgomery Wards. There he very thoughtfully...

I'm fixin' to get serious about my lawn this fall, and I'm wondering about the application of lime - most lawn experts recommend prodigious amounts of lime and gypsum. While the lime may be great for the lawn, I'm worried that some of the trees won't like it. Great lawn, no trees... not what...

Closely related to the crow, the grackle is simultaneously one of the most fascinating and annoying of all birds. They are fascinating in the way that they care for their young. For one thing, the nestlings defecate in little sacs, which the adult removes from the nest to discourage...

Does anyone else enjoy backyard birds? I have numerous feeders that I keep stocked with sunflower chips, safflower seeds, thistle, mealworms and suet. We get all the regulars - chickadees, finches, titmouses, doves, starlings, cardinals, jays, robins, junkos, sparrows, ruby-throated...

Anyone else undertaking stone projects? I recently finished a project to build four stone columns and some craftsman-style fence panels. It was my first try with stone, and it was frankly easier than I thought. They aren't perfect, but I'm satisfied with the first effort. The hard part was...

Hi all. My Craftsman GT5000 recently gave up the ghost, so I've been looking for a replacement. Today I borrowed a neighbor's brand-new Husqvarna YTH2348 just to keep the weeds at bay. I don't know much about tractors, but here's my comparison of the two. The GT5000 is listed in Google...

My Craftsman GT5000 just blew a cylinder, and the new engine costs as much as a new tractor. So I'm looking around. So far, I have to say that the JD LA145 is looking to be about the best bet. Two acres, fairly smooth, some small hills. Hauling dirt and debris with a cart. The GT5000...