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Can you see the VIN plate on the vehicle? It should have 17 characters. The 10th character/number denotes the year.

I'm guessing 1971? 1968159000001 (Gear Recoil) 19681590200001 (Gear Electric) 19681590400001 (Hydrostatic) 1969159001148 (Gear Recoil) 19691590204257 (Gear Electric) 19691590400054 (Hydrostatic) 1970159003067 (Gear Recoil) 19701590211417 (Gear Electric) 19701590401486...

Welcome to the forum. When it starts to sputter then die, does it idle OK or even at idle it dies? What's the color of the exhaust smoke when running and when it sputters/dies? Something stupid but sometimes happens - when it starts to sputter, open the fuel tank cap. If the cap vent is...

Perfect. Wish I had one available. The tri-axle truck that dropped off the stone did a great job of packing some places that recently eroded. I was jokingly going to ask him to drive his truck back and make laps of the areas I'm covering right now to get all packed in.

Any idea how big of a roller you're going to use? Those little ones you tow behind your ATV or tractor will probably get pretty damaged via denting of the rolling surface.

Crusher run is another name for 2a stone which is what I'm getting. ;) Millings have gotten really hard to get around here. I was getting it for $11/ton last year (delivered). I've had a standing order for about 8 months now for another 100 tons but just can't get it. Instead of scrapping...

Just spent 20 minutes on the phone with my dump truck driver (who's well versed in stone options as well as my situation). I'm going to get another 23 tons. This time 2A. Smaller product was going to be problematic as it was going to be rock, not stone and thus wont pack.

So far it doesn't. I've been driving the tractor over it and it just sits there and you can just kick it around with your shoes. When it's only a couple inches thick on top of my hard base, it's like walking on marbles. Almost took a header yesterday just walking on it. This is what it looks like.

One side of my building (where I just park trailers) is about 16'x80'. I'm just going to move it all over there for now. It's getting near impossible to get millings anymore so I may take this stone into the woods trail at some point. I did use about 4-5 ton in my new pole building. I'll order...

Boy, did I screw up. My one stone driveway needed a new "top coat". I ordered 23 ton of 2B stone. What a shitshow. This stuff is damn near impossible to spread evenly. After several hours of trying to grade it (using multiple methods), I moved it off to the side. I'll find another use for...

I'm assuming you want to offset what you're lifting with the loader. What materials are you lifting? What are you filling the ballast box with? I'd suggest using something that's easy to add and subtract from the box (steel scraps, sand, stone..., not concrete). I'd go with your current 700#...

2 bitches today. I had 23 ton of 2B stone delivered yesterday. May be great for a garden but totally sucks as driveway material. WTF - 90+ degrees today. I'm sweating by just standing outside.

IMHO, geared tractors are more reliable. Not as fast at moving product as a hydro but they last forever. Hydro, not so much. If speed is important and you only want to keep it for the next 10 years, go hydro. If you want the tractor for 20+ years, I'd go with manual.

Talstar - friggin great. Scythe herbicide - great but no residual so stuff comes back... It's awesome for what it kills, in minutes. Best for nostic commune. Spectracide is my go-to for easy weeds. I'll know better tomorrow but I've used this in the past with great results. I have 23 ton of...

Do you have a starter jumper box? If so, connect it right to the starter and get a good ground and try to start it.