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I sharpened the blades on the mower today. They were in bad shape and I wondered if they could even be sharpened, but I gave it a good try and hope to finish the season with them. I noticed the outside blades seemed to have taken more abuse than the center blade. So when I was putting them back...

Check out this machine.... LiveLeak.com - Got some trees to clear? You need this.... Pooh Bear

Will a 2002 Ford Escort 2.0L engine with automatic transmission bolt up to a 5 speed transmission from a 1993 Ford Tracer motor 1.9L and the motor and manual transmission are going into a 1992 Ford Escort Wagon. Thanks Pooh Bear

I need to drill some holes in some tube stock and then tap them for grease zerks. What size drill and which tap do I need to use? Thanks. Pooh Bear

I'm building some new wheel supports for my finish mower. The original ones got bent. For the spindles I am using 1.5 inch DOM tubing. The wheel fork spindles are 1.125 The wall thickness of the DOM tubing is .120 Is this too thin? Will there be too much slop in the spindles. Thanks. ~Pooh...

The arms that support the wheel forks on my finish mower are bent. Because of this I can't level my mower deck and it is way out of level side to side. Both sides are adjusted as high as they will go and are still too low. I considered ordering replacement support arms for it but I would still...

I have a 60inch finish mower (Big Bee brand). It has been mowing just fine all season. A couple of weeks ago I raised up the mower and ran thru some high grass. The thick stems of the grass just wrapped around the spindles and until it choked it off and the the belt started squealing. So I...

Anybody ever use this: 12 Minute Headlamp Lens Restoration Kit I'm needing to do something about the heavily fogged headlight lenses on a 92 Escort Wagon. Anyone got a better idea? Is there a better product? Thanks. Pooh Bear

At 50 feet length and about 6 feet of height will a roller pump self prime? I want to pump water from the river up to the garden this year. I have pumped water before but I filled the pipes with water first. I want to just drop the suction pipe in the water and start pumping. I don't want to...

TSC boom pole, $120, Local Co-op boom pole, $270 They look exactly the same, same rating (500 lbs). So why the price difference? Are they the same, or just look the same. Is the cheaper one from TSC any good? This would be for an 8N tractor. Thanks. Pooh Bear

I need to buy a new PTO shaft for my finish mower. 8N tractor, 60 inch finish mower. I have to make up the difference in length for a HF QH. Currently the overall length is 44 inches and the length from U joint to U joint is ~38 inches. It's one of those triangular tube shafts. Unless I can beat...

I finally got to use my Harbor Freight quick hitch today. I had to remove my stabilizer bars. How can I use my stabilizer bars with my QH. Thanks. Early 1949 8N Pooh Bear

I need the PTO shaft on my finish mower to telescope out a few inches. Right now it won't move. I beat on it with a hammer. I chained the finish mower to a tree and chained the drive shaft to the drawbar and tried to pull it apart. All I did was spin the tires. Tried jerking it several...

I've seen lots of threads discussing the width of a HF quick hitch, But I can't seem to find the height. Most of my implements are the same. Approximately 19 inches from the center of the hitch pins to the center of the top link pin. I have one implement that is about 14 inches. I know I'll...

I bought a new 6 foot round by 2 feet deep stock stank. I plan on using this tank to soak in after working in the yard. If I spray RoundUp around it to keep the grass down, will the RoundUp chemicals hurt the tank in any way? If I add chlorine and other swimming pool chemicals will this...

Big Bee brand 60 inch finish mower Early 49 8N tractor. I have went thru 5 belts in the last couple of weeks. I put one on yesterday and mowed for about 30 minutes. Then the belt broke. Another $25 gone. The pulleys are all in great shape. No play in the bearings. The tensioner springs are ok...

My brother brought home a hydraulic pump that he got in a trade. I would like to know the ratings for pressure and flow. Here is one side of the pump with the ID tag on it. The other side looks real similar. Above the left side mounting bolt Tank is cast into it. Above the right side...

For various reasons, my grass hasn't been mowed in a long time. I mow using a rear discharge 5 foot finish mower behind an 8N tractor. The mower has 3 blades. Can I remove the left or right side blade to mow. The grass isn't very high but it is incredibly thick. I can't brush hog it. If I...

I have a vertical shaft engine. Can a hydraulic pump be mounted vertically to this engine. Should it be direct driven or can it be belt driven. I have a 46 inch mower deck. What size hydraulic motor would it take to run it. And finally, I want to mount this all on a frame and use a hydraulic...

I have an opportunity to buy a new Delavan PTO pump. It pumps 20 gallons per minute at 1000 RPM. What do y'all think of the Delavan brand of pumps. Even tho the pump is new I have been searching for rebuild kits and keep coming up with nothing. I can find parts for Hypro pumps easy, but nothing...

Up for grabs is two 20% off coupons for Harbor Freight. First two people to email me wanting them can have them. They are good thru March 23, which is Monday. These are email coupons that you have to print yourself. I usually get them printed at Kinko's since I don't have a printer...

1994 Ford Explorer. This is the upper bracket for the rear hatch lift cylinder on the left side. How can I reattach the bracket. And this is the right side bracket as it is normally mounted. Thanks. Pooh Bear

Yesterday I was out spraying fence rows and was almost finished. I pulled up into a corner and had to back out. I put it in reverse and looked down at the instrument panel to verify the reverse light was on. I noticed the overtemp light was on. I shut the engine down immediately. Soon as I...

Seems to me that under pressure the fluid would just follow the rollers as they turned inside the pump housing. So what forces the fluid out of the pump. Same question, but substitute a gear pump. Pooh Bear

I have to replace the front left side wheel bearings on my 2001 Kodiak 4x4 400 Automatic. I got the old ones out, one just fell apart. I ordered a new set with new seals. What is the best way to grease these before installing. And what about after they are installed. I see no way to add new...

I was out in the yard today and a guy stopped by and told me he had seen my bottom plow sitting there and was I interesting in selling it. I told him I couldn't sell it since I use it sometimes but since he is a neighbor (close by) he was welcome to borrow it if he wanted. He declined...

I want to build an above ground square concrete tank. 24 feet x 24 feet filled with water 5 feet deep. I want to pour a slab and build walls on the slab. How thick should the slab be. And what about reinforcement. I realize that I would probably be better off to erect forms and pour the walls...

I need to dig some ditches for water lines. The ditches need to be about 16-18 inches deep. I can rent a ditch digger for just over $300 for 2 days. Or I could buy a middlebuster/subsoiler. How deep could I dig with a middlebuster/subsoiler. How much shoveling would I have to do. I have a lot...

Why is it every time I lay my welding helmet down it rolls over on to the lens. I know it's just a cheap harbor freight auto darkening helmet to most people. But the dang thing cost me $50. I want it to last. But every time I lay it down it rolls over on the lens. Same thing happens with my...

Friend of mine has a 2000 Honda Rancher ELS 350. Right around the manual shifter shaft it is leaking oil. He asked me to look for a seal for it but I can't find one. Can anyone here help out with this? Thanks in advance. Pooh Bear

Can you tell me what year model this tractor is. And any other info would be appreciated. From an ID plate on the dash left side. Model MF 35 SNM 208314 Belongs to a neighbor and he thinks it is a 1952. He could use a manual for it too (but which one). Steering sometimes locks up when...

My neighbor has a heifer(?) up in the lot that weighs less than I do. Last spring it weighed around 500 pounds. Now it is skin and bones. It has had the runs for a over a couple of months. Gave it sulphur pills, vitamin C shots, wormer, and gave it feed with Ruminen in it. It barely eats...

I know what R1 tires are, and R3 tires, and R4 tires. Is there an R2 tire tread? What does it look like. Just curious. Pooh Bear

Neighbor has a 10 foot tow-behind Ford brush hog. It has 2 spindles with 4 blades each on them. No stump jumpers. On each spindle, two of the blades are lower than the other two. At least an inch and a half lower. Shaped like a dropped receiver hitch. We are wondering, why are they this way...

I need a V belt for my finish mower. I just put a new one on it at the end of last season. got maybe 2 mowings in. Mowed once this year. Went out to mow a few days ago and the belt broke. I got the front yard mowed. Will have to bush hog the back yard now. The big main pulley on my finish...

Here are some pictures of the Concrete Mixer I built using a 55 gallon polyethylene drum. Here is the mixer itself. You can also see the sand/gravel mix that I get from down at the river to make concrete with. Here is a front view of the mixer. The battery you see hanging there is a...

Bought an old rusty 5 foot disk harrow. Works great. Front disks are worn out bad, but it works for me. Wondering if anyone can give me any info about this thing. The only tag I can find on it is a little metal tag rivoted to it. The tag says: MFD By Poplar Implement Co Poplarville Miss...

I recently bought an old 5foot 3pt disk harrow. The front and rear gangs are both notched disks. The front disks are wore out bad. Notches are almost worn off. The rear disks look to be in good shape. But what size are they. I measured one today and this is what I got. So what size disk is...

Right after I got my tractor I got a finish mower. The push button on the yoke was broke, so I drilled it out and have been using a bolt all this time. Well, this year I am tired of using that bolt and want it fixed right. I took the yoke off the shaft, but can't seem to find a new yoke. I tried...

This past Saturday I bought a used 5 foot disk harrow for $250. It is a 3pt hitch type and it was here in town and I couldn't pass it up. Is there a proper way to use this thing. I just hooked it up to my 8N and drove into the garden and set it down and started pulling. I had plowed the...

1949 8N tractor. Looking at getting a 6 foot disk harrow. What is the smallest possible garden plot I could use it in. I just plowed a spot about 36 by 60, twice as big as last year. We don't make a big garden. But it could get bigger. And I'd like to have a disk in my list of implements...

Is T-111 siding treated to be rot and insect resistant? A local hardware store gave me 3 trailer loads of sheet material. Most of it was 1/2 inch OSB, some luan, and some T-111. I have a trailer that needs a floor in it. I want to take a couple of sheets of the T-111 and put it on the...

I have a round shaft (3/4 inch) about 2 feet long and smooth. One end has a 6x6 inch plate welded on it The shaft gets 2 pillow block bearings on it with a sprocket in between them. There is no keyway for the sprocket. The shaft is smooth. I can't weld the sprocket to the shaft or I won't be...

I have an old abused rotary cutter (brush hog). I have no idea what brand it is. I has been painted all red. I am wanting to remove the driveshaft from it and use it on something else. Normally I would expect a shear pin holding onto the gear box. But this has something like a set screw. But...

Let's say I go over to the local auto junkyard and get a power steering pump off of some vehicle. What kind of pressure can I expect to get out of a PS pump. And what kind of flow rate can I expect to get out of it. And at what RPM should it turn to get max pressure and flow rates. What vehicle...

I have an old, abused Big Bee finish mower. It needs an idler pulley and the main pulley. Otherwise it mows great. But where can I get parts for a Big Bee finish mower. I had to get blade bolts for it a while back and blade bolts for a King Kutter were an exact fit. The main pulley looks the...

My wife is starting to vocalize her concerns over my project spending. I have several projects in the works. All require buying small misc parts. I have a couple of projects that use V belts. I have some old finish mower V belts that broke. If I could splice them together it would be good...

I have some big single phase electric motors here. 3hp 110v/220v 32 amps/16amps. 1725 RPM. They were used to power hydraulic pumps. I would like to convert one to a generator and run it off my PTO. Has anyone here done this, or know how to. How much power can I expect to get out of this. If...

Here is what I have been working on for the last few weeks. Neighbor gave me an old snow plow blade off the front of a truck. And I converted it to connect to a 3 point hitch. Here it is hooked up to my 1949 8N. It pulls it like a champ. The blade is 6 feet wide and about 14 inchs high. Cost...

I have several pieces of equipment sitting out in the back yard. All lined up in a row behind my little (8x12) shed. These implements see little use and just sit there on pallets. Most of these implements are rusty and what paint there was is mostly gone. Building any kind of structure to store...

I am building a scrape blade. I need a bolt for the blade to pivot on to set the angle. The bolt I need is 1 inch diameter and 8 inches long. What material and grade of bolt should I use. See attached picture to see which bolt. Thanks. Pooh Bear

I went today and bought a bi metal hole saw. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=178327-28303-34016-16A&lpage=none I chucked it up in the drill press and started drilling in 3/8 plate. Pilot bit drilled real good. Saw had some trouble getting started, but after it did...

I need to drill some one inch holes. Quite a few of them. Should I drill a small pilot hole then drill the one inch hole, Or should I drill a small hole, then a bigger hole, then a bigger hole, up to one inch. I have one hole that I need to drill at 3/4 inch to accept a 3/4 axle temporarily...

I have a big (21x21) square piece of 3/8 plate that I need to cut a 20 inch circle out of. I also need 9 one inch holes drilled in it. If I can get someone to cut this out for me with a plasma torch or O/A torch how rough of an edge will it leave. I would like to have it smooth. I have a 1...

Can I get new knives for my 1954 Dearborn 14-67 6 foot sickle bar mower? If so, where? Tractor Supply? I see them on Ebay sometimes as NOS. But what about just new. Another question. I see on ebay sometimes bolt kits to change out the rivets. This sounds like a great idea to me. What do...

14-67 Dearborn Sickle Bar Mower Manufactured in 1954. I need parts 24, 25, and 26 in this picture. They each go on part 22 in the picture. Are these parts available or a reasonable substitute. Thanks. Pooh Bear

I have a sump pump. According to the plate on the motor it is 230v and 9 amps. I'm trying to find the smallest wire I can use to power it. I'm using this site to do my calculations. http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm Scroll down near the bottom to get the online calculator. I picked...

I have been looking at Hypro Roller Pumps on Ebay. Seems I can get one for cheap there. The Sequatchie River forms the Eastern border of our property. I would like to pump water from the river up to the house. Mostly to water the garden and some trees and fill a small pool. I have enough pipe...

I just aquired a Dearborn Sickle Bar Mower. 6 foot sickle bar. I can read the serial number. 1299 or I299 That first number could be an I (eye) or a 1 (one). I'm having trouble reading the model number. It could be any one of these combinations: 14-67 or 14-17 or 14-b7 or I4-67 or I4-17 or...

I'm thinking of building a small concrete mixer and building a small mortar mixer. I used to own a concrete mixer but sold it. Didn't think I would ever have use for one again. How fast does a concrete mixer turn (RPMs). How fast do the paddles in a mortar mixer turn (RPMs). I can't...

First question I probably could have found in the archives. But us bears are lazy so I'm just gonna ask. I want to change the oil in the gear boxes of my rotary cutter and my finish mower. The finish mower is a Big Bee brand if it matters. Rotary cutter is unknown. Both are 5 feet wide. What...

I was thinking of getting this saw. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=44829 What are ya'lls opinion of it. It's listed in a sales paper here for 49.99 Thanks. Pooh Bear

Here is the project I am working on. Scrape Blade Project Someone gave me an old snow blow blade that mounted on the front of a truck. I want to turn it into a 3 point hitch mount to pull behind my 8N. The blade is 6 foot and very heavy duty. Will the pipe I am planning on using be strong...

I am needing some steel for a project I am working on. I keep meaning to call a local place about prices but keep forgetting. I have been looking at prices online at Online Metals and McMaster-Carr and Metal Express. I sincerely hope that I can get metal cheaper locally. I'm in the Chattanooga...

I was in Lowes today killing time and I saw this torch set. BernzOmatic Mapp/Oxy Torch What do you think of this tool. I don't do a lot of cutting and have little use for a torch. I suppose that would change if I had one. But in the past I haven't used one very often. At the last house we...

Last time I ran a metal lathe was when I was in 9th grade. Well, not quite. I ran a turrent lathe for 2 days at a machine shop a couple of years after HS. But it has been a few years. I seem to remember that we used HSS cutting bits. How can I obtain some of these bits now. I need a...

I need to do some trenching around the yard. I know I can rent a trencher, but I don't need it all done at once. And renting a trencher several times would cost too much. I have an 8N tractor. So what can I build for it to trench with. I came up with one idea. I could pull this behind the 8N...

1949 8N tractor with a 60 inch Big Bee finish mower. Today I was out mowing and the mower threw a belt. The grass I was mowing was real thick and damp. The belt is shredded and I need a new belt. What size belt do I need. Can I get a belt that will last a really long time. I bought the mower...

I know nothing about welders. I have never welded. I recently bought a welder off ebay for five dollars. It is one of those little Harbor Freight hobby welders. Welder on ebay I don't know if it works yet. It came to me missing the electrode holder and the power cord plug. I knew these would...

I want to pump water from a nearby river up to my house. Distance is about 400 feet. Approx 20 ft rise. I can drive the tractor down rite next to the river. I would rather use an electric water pump. This is one I found. Electric Water Pump on Ebay Or I can get a PTO mounted pump like this...

I have a neighbor that has a set of O/A tanks. They were given to him years ago by a widow friend of his. They had belonged to her husband and she had no use for them. I saw them laying out behind his shed and asked him about them. He said I could use them if I could get them filled...

Neighbor\'s 89 Case 585 clutch R+R Friend has a 89 Case 585. It needs a clutch. He asked me to look into getting one. Where should I look and how much can I expect to pay for this. How hard would it be for the two of us to change a clutch. I changed plenty of clutches in my old truck over the...

1949 8n tractor, 16inch bottom plow. I want to lay some 4inch corrogated drain pipe. I need to lay about 400 ft of this stuff. Can I plow a deep furrow to put the pipe in and then cover it over. Can I get it deep enough to mow over it with the tractor. Have no idea what it would cost to have...

I wanted to take the blades off my finish mower to sharpen them today. I didn't know they were left hand thread and I stripped the first one. Also a metric wrench seems to fit better so it may be metric. Looks like a fine threaded bolt. Is this a grade 8 bolt. Should I replace it with a grade...

Well, I hooked up that bottom plow to my tractor today. Went over and plowed my dad's garden with it. I left off one of the bottoms and only pulled single bottom. Man alive that thing really plowed great. And I ain't never pulled a plow before. I had no idea how to adjust it or anything. I just...

I am buying this plow ($100). Gotta go pick it up this week. Is it worth $100. I will be driving about 4 hours to Lavonia GA to pick it up. Then 4 hours back. Long day driving. Do you know what brand or kind or any other info. Someone on another site said it looked home made. I bought it off...

I watched the Florida Flywheelers Show on RFDTV last week. There was a song on there and when I heard it I thought of you and your AC tractor. So I copied it to my computer and uploaded it for you. You can get it here. http://rapidshare.de/files/840444/alice.mp3.html Go to that link and scroll...

I have a spot in my front yard that is sloped a bit. Otherwise my yard is flat. I have been reading over on the ytmag board, and seeing some posts about tractors turning over. I'm wondering how much tilt I can do. Here is a picture I took today. I edited myself out of the picture. The tractor...

I got out a couple of days ago playing with my tractor. I made two passes in the ditch across the road. One pass up a few hundred yards, then one pass back. Wasn't much to mow, I was just playing mostly. This is what I had when I got back and parked the tractor. Is this normal. Been a long...

Since I will be using my 8n for mowing, I am wondering about driving over the septic tank. I know about where the septic tank is, and I know the 8n is fairly heavy. Is this going to be a problem. House is little over 1 year old. So tank is fairly new. I don't know how deep it is buryed. Grass...

I got out a few days ago to play with my tractor some. I took it next door and mowed off my dads garden patch with it. They just let it grow up with weeds and what-not at the end of the season. I noticed where I turned around the bush hog left marks in the grass. I know I'm supposed to raise it...

I am now the proud owner of...... A 1949 8n Ford tractor. This thing purrs like kitten. Starts right up instantly. No smoke. Good oil pressure. Takes off in every gear, governer response is real good. Brakes work great. Clutch seemed to slip a little taking off in 4th gear. Put it on a steep...

I have been reading about these sherman transmissions. I think I really like these things. Only problem I have with getting a 9n is the 3 speed transmission. If I got one these Sherman hi/lo aux trannys then I would have a lot more ranges to play with. How hard are these to find. How expensive...

I keep seeing the term live PTO and live hydro tossed around. I thought I knew what these were, but I guess not. What does this really mean. Thanks. Pooh Bear

Not currently what year it is. I know it is 2005 now. But rather what year this 8n was made. Model 14-4 Serial # 20072 I found this little tractor for sale and I am thinking seriously of buying it. The owner wants $2600 for it and it looks in great shape. It had a 12volt battery in it so it...