New tire suggestions

I have a 900 RTV with aggressive turf tires on it and they suck. I'm in the woods a lot with this machine and as soon as I hit some mud I'm done. I want to get a set of tires that look like farm tractor tires. With the wide spaced bars so the mud will drop out from between them. You guys have any preference as far as manufacturer or a certain tire of this type that you are partial to? If I'm going to spend the money on these and run them for a couple of years I want to make sure I'm buying the best I can get. Thanks in advance. BCM

New tire suggestions

Vermeer Rebel 5410 Belts

I have a Vermeer 5410 I was rolling with this weekend and the belt splice (clipper lacing)pulled apart, this seems like a very weak splice, my questions are: what are the best replacement belts to buy, what is the best splice machine and splice, also can I install a new splice and a short piece of belt thus being 2 splices close together to get back to my factory belt length, thanks for any help.

Vermeer Rebel 5410 Belts

Texting Scams

Just wondering, has anybody else been receiving text messages from out of state buyers?

I advertise on Craig's List and a couple of other sites. I list my number in those ads. For at least the last month, I receive a text message from somebody out of state (can tell because caller ID shows their area code) at least once a week inquiring about buying hay.

Just today I received a text from somebody in Chicago (I'm in Texas) wanting to buy hay.

It's always the same.:.i want to buy some hay, my mover will pick it up, need your name and address to mail the check.

I know it's some type of identity theft scam. Sometimes
I play along. When they ask what name to put on the check and where to mail it to, I reply by saying:

Make the check out to:

Donald Trump
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington DC

One time, after sending who to make the check out to, the little scammer sent me a reply saying that the checks in the mail. He didn't even know who the President is.

Texting Scams

How to Price Rained on Hay?

Cut around 7 acres...weather forecast failed me...got over 2" rain on it before it was baled.

This was the second cutting for this field, it was super clean coastal, cut a little over 5 weeks since the last cutting. Very few seed heads. Put 90 pounds N per acre on it after the first cutting. Point being, this is not ditch hay.

If it hadn't been rained on, I would have priced it for at least $60 a bale for the 4' x 5.5' round bales.

Of course it's bleached out now, so it doesn't look great.

Any ideas on how to price these bales?

How to Price Rained on Hay?

Pretty pictures

What a good feeling--first cutting done and in the barn.  Barn's almost full, room for about 25 more bales.

 

 

 

Ralph

 

Pretty pictures

Pretty pictures

What a good feeling--first cutting done and in the barn.  Barn's almost full, room for about 25 more bales.

 

 

 

Ralph

 

Pretty pictures

A/C compressor RTV1100

I had purchased two 1100's in which both had the compressors set up, pulley would not turn. There was no way I was going to pay what the dealer wanted for a compressor so I purchased a 11287C Universal Air Conditioner and a UAC RD10017C A/C Receiver Drier from ebay for a little less than $200 each machine. Installed these with the only difference being the connector had the be changes. So far they are working fine.

I went and wanted to see why the original compressors didn't work and tore them apart. They did not want to come apart easy. What I found was that the pulley rusted to the magnet. The compressor shaft turns free.

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A/C compressor RTV1100