Recent content by dkmc

I cringe when I see a guy on his lawn tractor holding a toddler on his knee. Happens every summer. Reminds me of many years ago, a guy in this area was doing that, mowing on a hill. Mower rolled and the baby died. As part of his sentence he had to take out many bill board ads with his picture...

Last spring I threw together this Ripper for the 1529 MF. Used it Saturday to expand the wife's flower garden which is kinda rocky. We popped up some rather large rocks here and there, and they were lifting the teeth in spots. She stood on the I beam (held onto the folded down ROPS, it dead flat...

I really hate grease, grease guns, zerk fittings, all that crap. I do own grease guns and a couple tubes of grease but despise using it. When I'm gone, the guys that end up with my worn out junk can deal with it. LOL

So does 'worked on' mean I can rant about the shittty design of the Howard Price TURF BLAZER I owned for awhile years ago? What a pile of crap. A few of it's 'better' points....To change the main drive belt from engine to PTO, you had to pull the engine. To take out the PTO shaft to replace the...

I disagree. Let it get up to at least 140F before applying heavy load. 30 minutes is excessive but 2 is not long enough. Maybe the OP's thermostat isn't working right? Is it really up to 180F? A cold diesel will smoke blue from partly unburned fuel. A warm diesel will smoke black from excessive...

I'm really glad I asked, no Majic for me

The Kubota color they have at TS seems to be the new color. They only have the one choice. I like the newer better than the old color. Any color orange paint will be better than what it looks like now....

Thanks for the replys...I'll be spraying (Rust-oleum) with a HF HLVP gun, I might just get 2 quarts instead of a gallon which is probably an excessive amount for a 5k sized forklift. I wanted AC orange, nothing regionally in quarts or gallons, so Kubota orange it will be. Back around 1991 I...

Forklift so it will be out in the sun. I've used Majic years ago but seem to see more complaints about it in recent years. I assume hardener is worth the money? I'll buy a gallon of paint.

Please share opinions about which brand is better than the other. Maybe this is a Chevy-Ford question?

Back in '93 I bought a well used but cheap Woods 5' hog that spent it's life behind a 100hp tractor. I think the owner never looked back when using it. No oil in it, and gears about 1/3 worn out. Brushogs take a beating and most are rolling demolition derby's. The blade shaft loosens up, the oil...

The electric powered meters ALSO are especially prone to failure. I see all sorts of equipment on Marketplace that looks well used, pic of the hour meter shows 1500 hours. Ad descriptions says 'only 1500 hours', and I think 'Ya 1500 hours when the hour meter quit working 3000 hours ago'... Yes...

I have a tolerance level for dirt and grime. Washing before working on a machine is common sense. Protecting ports from dirt and rust, same thing. Washing after every use is personal choice, some folks don't have the time. If it makes you feel good or feeds your sense of pride, by all means do...

That's the nature of the exercise. Years ago I called about a forklift I saw for sale 60 miles from home. Guy says "come down Saturday morning, has to be 7am as I'm very busy". I get up early Sat morning, drive down, no forklift. I went in the store where it was and woman says "Oh yes that was...

I have an even better approach. Take a buddy along and have HIM play devils advocate. He's the one pulling the dip stick and saying "Just changed the oil?? Looks pretty dirty to me"! And he picks apart any other issues or BS the seller throws at ya. If it agitates the seller you can say "He's...