Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

I think you'd have a better long term fix with a sleeve. You don't need much really. I'd think 2-3" would be enough to support your new bushing. I think the webbing starts further back than that. A shrink fit sleeve is going to be a lot stronger, and cleaner than a clamp.

That D-70 looks like a much better match for the 6xx.
I love my d-100, but it is for sure way more hoe than the 646 can hold down, even with the counterweight.

Ideally, you want to strip any topsoil off before you start laying your base. Depending on your specific location, it might be more than the 6". If you had to go further, you could start with small gravel before you go to crusher run to give it a little more ability to drain. Probably just as easy ...

I've also punched a couple holes in the bottom of the bucket to avoid creating a vacuum with wet material. On the plus side, it doesn't hold water if I leave it out in the rain. Mud is going to be a challenge regardless, and the more narrow the bucket the worse it is.

The morning was spent on machine repairs. No photos, but got the MF-202 lower radiator hose replaced. Also repaired a couple minor item on the new to me MF-20C Turf.

After that, it was on to the stone slab that my rear staairs are going to land on.

Cue the 646 BH. I needed a hole that was perhaps ...

Up and at it this morning...

Got the root chained up, and hooked on to the JD300. Ol John was only able to lift it with the curl. Boom could hold, but couldn't lift. That puts the stump just over 2000#. This was about all I could get it off the ground.
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So, back the dump ...

Woke up at 1:44 to the smell of smoke...

Wide awake.

Toured the whole house, checked the outdoors, and eventually remembered the wildfire smoke was coming... Turned the exhaust fan to low, back to bed.

It's nothing more than an annoyance for me, but I feel for those with respratory issues... Even ...

When I was young, I did a few the hard way...

Never again. Hydraulics are the only magic I need...

I've been a bit remiss in my posting it would seem...

The last two days I needed the 646BH... My big JD310 is loosing coolant, and I haven't had time to even think about that for a whole bunch of months... I doubt I could have gotten it back where this stump was anyhow.

2 or 3 years ago I took ...

I can smell the burned wiring from here...

These are about my least favorite issues... The repair itself is a pain, and then I don't know if the harness was the source of the heat, or just acking as a fuse for something else that's bad...

Nicely done. I ran the 90's mitsubishi a lot more when I ...