@@relevation0 I think this is a 14 inch or 16 inch single and it’s no problem. Two 12 inch bottom is probably fine. Kinda depends on how deep you want to plow and if you have ballast (loaded tires and wheel weights) and plan to use 4wd. I lose traction before power in almost all applications. Otherwise, the 4wd 1700 is very comparable to an 8N in terms of weight and power. Pretty much the same PTO power, and about 3hp less than an 8N at the drawbar. Check out TractorData or the Nebraska test results. I load the loader bucket with rocks that pop out as I plow, and the extra weight and 4wd eliminates any slippage once the bucket fills.

@@Mateo31279 I did not. I thought about it though.

@@alanspangenburgjr2429 No, never done it. There are instructions for replacing the headlamp bulbs in the operators manual, but for reassembly it basically says reverse disassembly.

I’m not 100% sure but I believe all the Regency secondary air tubes are 0.75 inch diameter, with length varying by stove. They are notched/keyed on the end to lock into the stove.

@@ProductiveRecreation Thank you very much for your response, I am manufacturing a stove for my home and I am looking to replicate that type of combustion chamber with that type of double combustion, that is why I was asking for help to know the diameter of the secondary air inlet pipes, I do not live in the United States. united, greetings from CHILE 🇨🇱

Not sure there is one. I make a lot of things up as I go, based on stuff from carpentry and shop class in high school where I did some timber framing. Building and carpentry is not my day job, though I did do some during summers in college. Flooring is pretty easy. Just stagger the joints in the planks. Decide on 2-3 sets of board lengths that join on different joists, and then use a different one for each course of planks.

No, if it is black rot the leaf infection does not produce spores that will reinfect the tree next year. So it’s a wait and see if this resolves it for next year.

Thanks for watching. Not a new saw chain, but not dull. It might look slow, but I don’t waste my time with dull chains. Apple is very dense wood, denser than oak. That was very noticeable to me cutting and moving it. If I cut a piece of soft maple or a softwood like pine, you would have seen a noticeable difference in cutting speed. Same if it was smaller diameter. This is a 50cc saw with 18” bar cutting a 24” diameter tree.

The only issue with it has been the bracket to attach the steering cylinder to the tractor frame. The one with the kit wasn’t real heavy. I had to get it welded as bolting wasn’t sufficient. Then this last winter the steel failed around the attachment hole for the steering cylinder, so I had my neighbor weld in a chunk of 1/2 inch thick steel and we threaded it for the cylinder bolt. Granted, I use my 1700 HARD on rough ground in the woods. Otherwise, the steering system itself is flawless over 200+ machine hours, as long as you don’t try to do lots of other hydraulic functions at once. That’s based on the pump flow though and not the steering components. Roland Jackson was pretty responsive, and things came pretty quick all things considered. I even sent a couple things back for him to modify, as my 1700 is a bit of a unicorn and had a different attachment point for the dash (it was power assisted recirculating ball steering as opposed to full manual). I think Jackson has done kits for the 1300 so it should just “drop in.”

The glass is 15 inches wide by 8.5 inches max high at the top of the arch. As for performance, take a look at all my other i1500 videos in my i1500 playlist.

Yes it worked. Stone cold dead and rotting. I updated that in a recent video on how invasives can ruin your property.

They’re attached to the eaves walls at the top under the eaves. No birds used them. No swallows got into the barn either. One pair built a nest in my adjacent open lean-to shed.

Yes, I mentioned this midway through. Gotta run the tines all the time when engaging the ground.

So I pulled the plug out, and there were metal shavings all over the threads but after brushing them off, it seems like the bolt is fine.. I tried putting the other bolt in the same hole and it just spins.. doesn't tighten. Does this mean I shredded it and need to replace the pan to the transmission. Will leaving the transmission without oil cause problems while I try to source a new pan?

It sounds like you stripped the threads - maybe from starting a little cross threaded. I’d want to get the machine up so I could set eyes on the hole to check. If it is stripped, I think the only option is re-tap the hole for a larger bolt… the big danger is introducing metal shavings into the transmission. You may want to have a shop look at it. It bugs me that they use aluminum for a lot of this stuff because it’s softer than steel and strips more easily. My rototiller has gone through a couple cylinder heads from stripping spark plug threads. All is going along fine and then it just shoots the plug out cuz the threads fail.

I didn’t mark them so I’m not sure where they are to really check. That first summer was extremely dry and I think we lost a lot of them. I’ve only found a few. Last year we planted walnuts from our mature tree. Hopefully some germinate and the wildlife didn’t get them all!

@@ProductiveRecreation - thanks for the update. I believe I have similar topography like your property and I planted quite a few. Will probably do a YT video to document. Will see. Thanks again.

It has 277 hours on it now, but I did this over 100 hours ago.

It’s actually the MS261c pro saw, that’s just the 18 inch bar they had in stock at the time. Same bar, different paint. My grandfather got the hardware organizers back in the ‘70s or ‘80s. No idea where or what you would find today. I believe it came as a complete kit of bolts, nuts and washers, with labels. They’re stackable and moveable - each individual bin. Pretty nice.

My grandfather bought the tiller sometime in the early 2000s. It is an Agric AL-55-C. The tilling width is 55 inches, and the overall width is about 58 inches. The Ford 1700 is an absolute beast of a “25hp” tractor that makes 23.26hp at the PTO according to the Nebraska tractor test. I think it would handle a 5ft wide tiller fine, which would cover the tracks better unless you have the rear wheels set in the narrowest position. I run a Woods BB60.30 rotary cutter on the 1700, and Woods rates that for minimum 25 pto hp. It handles it fine.

He said. Maine Potato Lady. I got one of my spreaders at the dump, a drop spreader from a friend, a hand spreader for less than $20. A lot of spreader for less than the cost of a bit too much seed ;)

Stone cold dead and gone. Foliar application of this herbicide mixed with water per the instructions works on it too, just takes a while and you need to hit the whole bush. I do that for smaller ones in the woods. I’m battling a lot of invasives. I’ll make a video on some of that soon.

@@ProductiveRecreation wow! And just one application per the instructions on the bottle? Damn. Did the stump change at all?

@@lcotrone3 The stump is still there, it shows signs of decay. I painted the concentrate stuff on the stump full strength. You don’t do that for foliar spray application. It gets diluted with water. Still works, but can take more than one treatment.

@@ProductiveRecreation oh I see. I was planning on doing just what you did. Full strength! thank you for the video!

Thanks for watching!

I know where you are. I was on the crew that built the barn at Windswept Mountains Christmas Tree Farm 16ish years ago.

Ths is for watching! The transmission driven PTO hasn’t really been an issue for me. Yeah stuff stops when you clutch and shift, but I don’t do that with an implement under load anyway. The rotary cutter has so much momentum it keeps going anyway. As for steering, I converted to hydrostatic power. Costly, but made it a completely different machine - no looking back and no regrets. Electrical on mine is original except the flasher unit. That’s a NAPA generic that I zip tied in place. Good to know about the voltage regulator if I ever have that issue! Right now my big issue is the 3 point lift cylinder is leaking. Probably the piston seal is shot.