Recent content by hardyboy

On the haying side though, Hesston is probably the most home-grown of all the manufacturers with a fair bit of US foundry steel in them. JD and Case/NH balers/mowing equipment are built overseas. Or at least were as of two years ago. Rod Nope. JD balers have always been made in Ottumwa...

I have two 6220- predecessor to the 30 series (same tractor except yours will be a litle more HP). You will be pleased, ours are 2002 and 2005 models. Each has over 1000 hours, no trouble other than mice chewed up some of my wiring harnesses- and that's not John Deere's fault. I love the...

Why do you want to scalp the ground? I actually put high skid shoes on my disc mower to raise it up. I like to cut coastal at about 2 1/2". It greens back quicker, it keeps the ground from drying out so much (from the shade that it makes) and the lower few inches of all grasses are just stems...

From my experience any seeded variety bermuda is tough to get started. You need it buried at the right depth and rain at the right time. I have planted it many times and have it came up and die. My success/failure rate has been 10% sucess /90% failure I also agree it doesn't revert back, it...

Neutral and ground are tied TOGETHER in your breaker box. Ground is for safety. Let's say that the hot wire in your washing machine comes loose and touches the metal side. you touch the washing machine lid and get shocked. By having a ground wire going to the machines metal case, if the hot...

The only thing wrong with the Kuhn's (John Deeres) is the sorry designed parking stand. If you have the quick hitch, 99% of the time it will not be sitting level and you can't get it hitched up. I try to put just enough wood planks under the far end to get it to set level but it's a guessing...