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Don't remember if both of mine are the same year, but they are the same color. It's still easy to tell them apart as one is more of an evil twin.

Dave unfortunately only has flat wheel centers, which won't fit a SEE without using wheel spacers. Red Barn's website shows flat center wheels, too. Losing the hub centric function of the wheel is not something I'm willing to do. So for now, my choices seem to be Stazworks or widened stock wheels.

Congratulations! Seems like you, too, find them somewhat addictive.

Just got an email confirming that my 39x16.5x20 Pitbull Rocker tires are on their way. I have run the Pitbull Rockers on my Jeep since they first came out, and I'm extremely happy with them. With the wider tread the SEE won't sink as much on soft ground, and being bias ply, the sidewalls are...

Interesting. I had not come across that one. Maybe with the high ground pressure of a SEE, that tire could work. Based on my experience with commercial tread on tractors, the traction is pretty dismal compared to a regular R-1 Ag tire. They'll last a lot longer on pavement, though.

Hmm, that sounds like a feasible idea for winter "tires" for me. Would tear up the pastures too much when things aren't frozen.

In reality, that pic was probably from when I removed it. Not that it matters, but it was obviously trickier to reinstall than to remove. I'd strongly suggest using adjustable height rigging for the reinstall so that you can raise and lower each end independently. Even if it's off the same tree...

I'm about to call a place that (most likely) can and will build a set of 20x14 wheels for me, but want to be sure that I can get my hands on the tires of choice first.

Ouch. I've had a number of rubber valve stems go bad over the past year, but none of the "real ones"...yet. I guess you needed the breaker bar for the lug nuts. I was so glad I'd bought the hydraulic impact, and could put it to good use when changing out the flat tire. The only thing which...

Getting it to the ground is the easy part. I removed my spare for (much) better visibility, and lucked out when getting a flat - it was only about 75 feet from where the spare was stored. But I'd think that it would be possible to use the backhoe to lift the spare back into position, using some...

The fun part was getting that lump of a cylinder back in position. At the time I didn't have the HMMH, or the other SEE, to use for lifting it. But luckily, my home built "Sky hook" and the tractor helped make the job fairly easy. I wouldn't even try to do it alone without some sort of lifting...

There's two of them that raises the idle, Brian. The one back by the backhoe, and the one next to the work light switch. The latter should activate your hoses.

Brian, from what I found, it's a Case 580C. The local shop that has rebuilt a few of my SEE and HMMH cylinders concluded that it's dirt buildup and lack of use that caused the leaks, except for one where a poor masking job had left a chunk of OD paint on the rod. Since then I've cleaned off the...

Indeed it does. I got a chance to peek into the pile-o'-valves behind the cab yesterday, but need to take the time to follow the hoses and tubing to figure out which one does what. I'm curious myself, and it might help Brian.

I'm guessing that Brian means the one by the levers for unlocking/locking and lowering/raising the backhoe, below the hose reel. Is there any other switch in that system?

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A neighbor once told me about the "dragging in Reverse trick", and I've been most grateful for that. Never tried with the SEE, though. And there's my hydraulic issue: the loader won't lift the front. Either way, I guess I need to practice more with the SEE. And I'll try to think of what might be...

Brian, I haven't had any issues with my tool hydraulics, so I can't help you there. Yet, anyway. But I wanted to congratulate you on your skills with the loader. I wouldn't even think of trying to grade with it...I'm bad enough with a regular tractor.

Thank God for the SEE! Today's stupid undertaking was to go get some gravel in a 16-foot dump trailer. Maybe not dumb in itself, but I took a full scoop from the loader, and that was. When weighed on the way out they said it was nine tons. That's 18,000 lbs. in a trailer with a 16,000 lb. GVWR...

Had the same issue when changing oil and filter on the HMMH the other day. If it happens again, I'll try blowing the crud out with compressed air before removing the drain plug and making a mess.