u/Total-Improvement535

I’ve got this lean-to the previous owners of my house built and I inherited this truck, trailer, and tractor from my grandfather. I am trying to decide on how I want to add covered parking next to it. The tractor has been parked in a carport its entire life so that’s why it gets priority currently. The trailer and truck haven’t been but I have room so I want them to be.

I can’t decide if I want to simply get a metal carport installed where the truck and trailer are or just extend the lean-to. I worry that having a metal carport put up may cut into the available space I have. The space is roughly 20x18. The other option is to disassemble part of the lean-to, shift it to the right so it covers where the truck and trailer currently are, and then adding more roof to cover where the tractor and my mower are in the image, if that all makes sense.

What do y’all think?

I am pulling my zero turn lawn mower about 140 miles tomorrow to go mow my grandmas yard and her vacant rental. The mower weighs 750lbs. Should I put it over the axles or all the way up front? A fella I work with said he would just put it at the front but I’ve heard that over the axles is better for weight distribution.

What do y’all think?

EDIT; I put it all the way on the front and will be putting the rear wheels over the front axle next time. it was a little bouncy and bucky over harder bumps and expansion joints. took the truck and trailer to the scales, trailer is 1,960lbs.

this is a part of my backyard after a fresh mow. the grass is very patchy, as you can see. I have lots of mature trees that provide shade most of the day and I am wondering where to start and what to do to get a nice, even lawn, if possible. the front yard grows well and needs mowing weekly during the growing season but the backyard has always been patchy and uneven like this.

this might not be the correct place to ask but I figured I would start here. how can I clean this up more?

this ditch is on the far side of my property and overgrown with some very thick grass type plants down below. this is after a full day of me going at it with the weed eater, push mower, snippers, and shovel. it comes under the street, turns into this ditch, then runs behind my property as a creek. it was so overgrown that last week about 1/3rd of my backyard flooded.

I wouldn’t mind spraying some weed killer but idk where it goes and there are crawdads, frogs, and I saw a turtle in the creek yesterday so that’s out. I am thinking about renting a mini excavator to dredge it better and use what I pull up to help wall up the sides a bit more.

I’m just kinda stuck on what to do with it.

edit: thanks y’all, I will be contacting the city to see if they’ll do anything with it. as far as I know, it is my property and I am responsible for it but we will see what they say

I inherited this, what I believe to be a, 69-71 Ford 2000 gasser 6 speed from my grandfather. I finally picked it up last week and have done some basic maintenance items on it: fuel filter, spark plugs, oil change, blew out the air filter, and fresh coolant. She fought me a bit when I went to get her but she fires right up now with only a second or two of choke and cranking. I attached an image of the only identifying numbers I could find on it.

I do have a couple of questions and was wondering if anyone could help or point me in the correct direction.

I put 7qts of Rotella T5 15W-40 diesel oil in it and it’s lining up right on the “full” mark on the dipstick. However, I am getting the red oil pressure light coming on and going off. I can’t decide if the oil is too thick and it’s having trouble pumping it or if the oil pump is just going out. The gauges don’t work and the hour “odometer” doesn’t turn so I honestly have no idea how many hours are on it. From my research, I think 10W-30 was the recommended oil viscosity but with it being this old and used, I thought it would better with the 15W-40 but with the light coming on, I am unsure.

It is also leaking what I am guessing to be hydraulic fluid from the steering column. It only does it when I am turning the wheel a lot. I have never worked on a tractor but from what I could find online, apparently there are some power steering seals behind the metal and under the steering column that go back and cause this kind of leak. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge about that?

Other than those, it starts up and drives around the yard just fine. I wanted to keep it mostly for sentimental reasons and to be able to ride it around the neighborhood but if I can get it running without issues, that brush hog on the back still turns fine so I could find some side work with that.

Yes it’s a 2WD. Yes it’s an EcoBoost (2.7L). Yes it’s a 6.5ft bed. No, it doesn’t have a leveling kit or tint on the front windows.

edit: inherited it, he passed back in August

I have never hauled anything like this before. The closest thing was my little zero turn mower that was a 10 minute drive from the house. This and three hours on the road is going to be a whole new beast.

EDIT; I made it back safe and sound. For everyone wondering, yes it was only strapped down at the front. The straps are each 3,000lb workload rated and 10,000lb break rated so that’s 6,000lb they can handle for a tractor that weighs somewhere between 3,200lb-4,100lb. I’d venture to say that’s better than my grandfather ever did cause he only wrapped two chains around the tractors brush guard and the front of the trailer. Not saying that that either is the safest or correct but it has always done fine. The bush hog was lowered all the way down and resting on the trailer. The tractor tires were choked. 500lb tongue weight according to the scale on the fancy ball mount a coworker let me borrow. No trailer brakes, either. This trailer was hand built by my great grandfather and has been hailing this tractor since the early 70’s using various different light duty pickups. I took it low and slow on a US highway going 50 the whole time.

you can’t just patch it?

I have no idea what happened to it and I am needing any insight at all. I went to bed Saturday night and the pond was full. I woke up Sunday, went outside, and most of the water was gone! I mean we’re talking like 40 gallons just gone overnight. The only thing I can think of is someone hopped my fence at night and took it. I can’t think of any other explanation. I filled it halfway when I realized it was so low and monitored it all day yesterday. The level didn’t drop at all between yesterday morning, last night, and this morning so I don’t think there’s a leak. I have no idea what else could have happened. I don’t have horses or deer anywhere close to my knowledge, and neither frogs nor birds could have gone through that much water in a night.

Where did it go? 😭😂