Kids are pulling it for the first time today. Hopefully my welds hold up.

I hooked a come along (chain binders also work) from the top of the grill guard (in the corners) and then to something stationary and slowly tightened the chains until it pulled it back to the original position. If this was made from angle stock instead of flat stock it wouldn't be a problem. But for now the simple fix of pulling it forward with the binders worked well.

HI Andrew, if you go into settings, then "notifications" you can select what you would and would not like to get automatically.

​@@ElmendorfAcres I will have to wait to see if it works. Because even with switched off "Subscriptions - Notify me about activity from the channels I'm subscribed to" setting, when I subscribe to new channel I still get "Personalized" bell, not "None" bell

@andrewdatar9880 you can set up inn your settings what you’d like your personalization to be. At least that’s how mine is

@@scottgordin9709 they come visit me while I’m mowing. We mow two of the local ones.

HI Michael, the one I have works great with the hydraulics, but it could be a problem with older tractors. I'd be interested to know how the MechMaxx works for you.

@@ElmendorfAcres As I suspected at $2500 it didn't last long, would have been worth it to add the hydraulics as the MechMaxx or Woodland Mills (both are identical) PTO stump grinder is literally a pain in the neck having to twist and look backwards all the time that and you can't see what you are doing, also they are best used only with a hydrostatic transmission.

The part about the hydro transmission makes a lot of sense. They seem to be geared towards smaller stumps

This was the annual "gas up" in Schoharie.

Thanks for watching. We love to visit these events

So I can lift a fully stacked IBC tote filled with Green Oak, I can also lift an IBC tote with 250 gallons of water. I'm not sure of the actual lift capacity, but a 275 IBC filled is just a touch too much. Hopefully that's a helpful amount of info?

@@ElmendorfAcres Just looked it up, 2425 pounds.

@@inspectr1949 a full ibc with 275 gallons and the tote weighs 2428 pounds and it does pick it but only a couple inches. With it at 250 gallons is 2220 pounds which it will lift into my pickup.

@@ElmendorfAcres Also in the market for a new tractor, at my age 3/4 of a century, it will my last so lifting capacity and PTO HP are 2 critical elements, however, like PTO chippers the market place is full of them and my only go to place to sort it out is KZfaq in an attempt not to destroy my retirement savings.

@@inspectr1949 I can understand the savings aspect for sure. I would say to check on all the major brands, Kubota, Kioti, Deere, Massey, etc. See who has a good warranty, price point for what you want, and then finally check on the dealers. Visit them, see who treats you well and who seems like they will be in business for the next 20 years. The biggest two reasons we went with Massey was dealer location and how we were treated when we walked into the dealership. I feel like tractors are a lot like truck brands, guys either love or hate brands with a passion. There are good ones and bad ones for sure, but the dealer support is really what makes the brand stand out from the other brands. I'd be interested in what you finally decide on.

I have broken one spring, in my mind the weakest point is the piece of angle iron where the top of the spring attaches. We have broken two of those. I will say when I broke the piece of angle I also lost the spring as it went flying. I emailed them and they sent me the whole thing, under warranty with no charge. I don't think the bolts facing in really makes a snag difference. A few people have reported that, but I really don't see it.

@@ElmendorfAcres Some reported that piece of angle iron is problematic also in addition to the channel iron where the upper link attaches.

The one person behind us mentioned Mike Mulligan, but no we didn’t see him or Mary Anne.

It was pretty cool to see in person. Wood fired too so it smelled awesome

I’ve always loved the old machinery. The old hit and miss engines are my favorite.

We found that while that is true, the hemlock doesn’t feed correctly when the feed wheels are set slow.

Hey, the 550 is noticeably quicker that is 100% true. I absolutely love my 261 for ease of starting and comfort when running it all day. Some of the 550s had issues for sure. Mine actually only had nine hours on it when they had to replace the entire bottom end of the saw due to bearings blowing out. So far we have had no issues with the Stihl. One thing that I have found is Husqvarna chains are easier to come by and you can get them cheaper. As I’ve said, some other videos, a key factor in some of my equipment purchases would actually be where do I have a good dealer relationship and support so if you have a dealer that you really like already I would tend to stick with them.

Thx for the reply. Did your crank bearing induced repair get covered by warranty? Had you bought your 550 in the last couple of years?

He's tired too. It was a long day of church, then pulling, then getting the tractor running.

An awesome job kiddo

when it was done I asked him if he had fun. His reply "VERY MUCH FUN!"

Kids borrowed one of Adam’s yesterday to pull, they had a blast

I asked him if he had fun. He said “very much fun!”

Nice job Daniel!

Thank you. We were staunch red Max people for almost 20 years but over the last five or six years I have found the quality of the red max has declined significantly. We started switching over to echo a couple years ago and so far I have been very happy.

Hi Austin, we bought this one at auction for about $100. It wasn’t running, but the engine was free. So far we’ve done the head gasket because that was bad and tinkered a bit. The next step is a fuel pump as that is bad. I’ll try to do a couple more shorts or even a longer video about it. We are involved with a local garden tractor pulling group so that’s the plan for this little tractor.

It’s alive! Time to get the hood back on and some tires kzfaq.infox0-aCjqT0Fw?si=sH2OSo3eGI-VOJbD

@ElmendorfAcres I apologize I didn't catch your first reply but I'm definitely invested in this build! I'm thinking of finding another non running one and mating the 2 into a twin 3 cylinder kubota diesel articulating mini version of a big bud lol

I figured you may like to see it running

@@ElmendorfAcres absolutely I appreciate it!

Nothing much yet. Need to get it running first!

I wish I was able to factory order with the 3rd function in the joystick. But overall what we did with running the hydraulic hoses from the back worked OK

She did a great job

Yes, this was recorded in Montgomery, New York at the Orange County farmers Museum. And the pull we are sponsoring the kids for is at the Ulster County fair in New York.

She did well, pretty sure she did have a full pull

@@ElmendorfAcres absolutely nailed it what a driver she is gonna have a great future in the sport

@@RobertNowagarski I hope so. I love to see kids involved in this type of stuff.

That’s what we’re good at

Hi, we do really love the tractor. It’s got over 600 hours on it now. The big reason we went for the 28th series over the 18 series was the lift capacity.

Yes sir I'm in same boat with the lifting deal be good thanks for video and be safe out there in the wood lots

@RonnieMorey-rv1li thank you. Same to you

I’m not sure, but I can find out if you’d like

25 HP Kohler twin is what I'm told

Good eye, there was an issue early in the day. So they set it towards the middle and just ran that way. It was a test and tune day not a point day so it was a good practice event.

Not this time

Wish I could have been there

@joshmorrow9271 we missed seeing you there

I had surgery this past Wednesday

@joshmorrow9271 good luck with a speedy recovery time

Love the 395 for the big stuff for sure. The 500i is nice weight wise and works well with the bar buried. However it’s only a 25” bar. I don’t have a bigger one than that to test.

Thank you, a property that overlooks the Ashokan Reservoir

Thank you! We’re trying our best

Thanks, figured I’d go a different way home today to see how it was running. I was not disappointed

Always nice to change the scenery, especially living out in the country

@@nibs2511 we’re lucky to live in such a beautiful area

That would require me being on the tower. That’s a big NO THANK YOU!!

🤣🤣🤣

So I figure it must have been a bad batch of pistons. It happens across the manufacturers with various brands and parts. Thanks for the comment. We have been very happy with our dealer support

We are too rocky for the post hole digger to be get useful. The generator is a nice option for sure, I’ve looked at them

You can add it a third funcution