Is that the small sub compact or the compact? Did you buy one of those package deals with the tractor, trailer, ect? How much was your cost? How much land do you have? I will be on 20 acres.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 23, 2014, at 6:25 PM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I bought a BX2370 new this spring. Its really outstanding. Simple three > cylinder diesel with mechanical injection pump. I have 25 hours on it now > and have done a good amount of work with it. The heavy stuff was moving dirt > and rock around the yard, and cleaning up 2000ft of gravel driveway. > > My only complaint is that its a real PITA to get the deck and loader on and > off. With some practice, it gets easier. And with a big pry bar. > > I bought a 60" land pride grader scraper too. It does a great job on the > driveway, and takes an impressive amount of power to pull it. I have to step > on the diff lock occasionally when it gets loaded up and the road is soft. > > Jaime > > > >> On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> I'm fixing to buy a diesel tractor for the ranch. Probably new. Probably >> Kubota. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Aug 21, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Scott Ritchey viaMercedes >> > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> > A surprisingly common problem in the utility tractor community is bad >> > battery cables. In these cases the conductor fails (corrosion) under the >> > insulation where it's not visible such that the cable (and the end >> > terminals) still looks fine. >> > >> > Mercedes content: These are Diesel tractors. >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of >> >> WILTON via Mercedes >> >> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 8:14 PM >> >> To: Dan Penoff; Mercedes Discussion List >> >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender >> >> >> >> Speaking of starting reminds me: Coupla weeks ago, I had just made one >> >> pass at curb across front yard with JD riding mower when painting crew >> >> working on outside of the house pulled up to curb after lunch. I cut the >> >> mower off to talk to the painters. Couple minutes later, when I tried to >> > re- >> >> start the mower, it only groaned once then nothing. Painters pushed mower >> >> and me to within jumper cable distance of the battery in the '87 300D. >> >> Mower still only groaned with jumper cables attached. SWMBO pushed >> >> mower and me to the mower's parking place. >> >> >> >> Rain, heat, humidity, skeeters, procrastination and most anything kept me >> >> from tackling the mower problem until this morning. Meanwhile, #1 son >> >> came and cut grass once and I thought occasionally about how the family's >> >> '37 Ford suddenly would not start one weekend in 1948 when I was 14 and >> >> had taken the car on extended spins around and around the house many >> >> times while my two brothers, who were the family drivers and "in charge" >> > of >> >> the car were on a weekend trip with a third brother. While I worried that >> > my >> >> brothers would accuse me of "breaking" the car, early Sunday afternoon a >> >> cousin about the age of one of my "driver" brothers stopped by for a >> > visit. >> >> >> >> The cousin asked me why the car was sitting in a strange position in the >> > yard. >> >> I told 'im I'd been driving it, and it would not start on Saturday >> > afternoon >> >> after I had taken a lunch break from my self-taught driving lessons. He >> > got a >> >> wrench, opened the hood ad asked me to "Try it now" while he tightened the >> >> battery cables a bit. That's when I learned about loose and/or corroded >> >> battery cables. >> >> >> >> Shonuff, 'removed the mower battery cables, cleaned the cable ends and the >> >> battery terminals, reattached the cables and mower starts right up. >> >> >> >> Wilton >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> >> To: "Mercedes List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> >> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 7:01 PM >> >> Subject: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender >> >> >> >> >> >>> I'm thinking this guy is going to be back to me in a couple of weeks, >> >>> ready to take $500 for this car.... >> >>> >> >>> I saw that he just updated the CL listing for it instead of creating a >> > new >> >>> listing. Not a bright idea, as it will stay way, way down the list and >> >>> not be current. And he's asking $950, not $700 like he was earlier. >> >>> >> >>> http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/4587368673.html >> >>> >> >>> "Car will start." >> >>> >> >>> Wow. That gives me a lot of confidence. I'll give him until after the >> >>> Labor Day weekend. >> >>> >> >>> Dan >> >>> _______________________________________ >> >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >>> >> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >>> >> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >>> >> >>> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> >>> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. 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The list owner >> > has no >> >> control over the content of the messages of each contributor. >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > >> > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > >> > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >> > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has >> no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. 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