Recent content by bird dogger

I fixed up my dad's IH "M" that had some serious rusty rims from prior being filled with calcium cloride. Similar to what LouNY experienced. A donor rim was needed for my repairs. Here's what the rims looked like: Donor rim and one recipient: Thin spots were built up with the welder...

Maybe Slowpoke Slim will chime in too. But North Dakota is mostly a rural state consisting of farmland, cattle ranching, and other rural endeavors. If the temperature is -30°F and the cattle need feeding, you need to provide them with feed. If you're taking crops to market and need snow...

SDT, When I first bought my B2650 I was new to Kubota, after having owned my JD750 for about 20+ years. The first time out snowblowing in our cold weather up here.....I couldn't get the B2650 engine temperature to even get close to midrange. I searched and searched for a Kubota product and...

There's certainly nothing wrong with your cover solution, Lou!! My first covers for my old JD750MFWD were made from old carpet scraps. I'll see if I can find a pic of that. HA! I wanted to make something a little more easy to put on and take off when I upgraded to the newer Kubota B2650...

Slowpoke Slim was right on target with his answers to your questions. And it really depends on your particular tractor and the conditions your using it in. My smaller Kubota B2650 when used outside in sub zero temperatures could not produce enough heat to get close to normal operating...

A few Grand L6060 tractor owners have asked me if my L3560 winterfront kit would fit their larger '60 series tractor. I wasn't sure....even though I was led to believe that they would. Now we have proof with pictures of the covers on a Grand L6060. Here's thumbnail pics of the winterfront kit...

I have a South Bend 10K lathe and use it all the time. One easy way to search for the brand/model/size of your choice is to "Search All of Craigslist"for your lathe preference. Then you can select to list the results by "Relevance" or "Date". If you select the "Date" option, the new listings...

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Here's a little project I used mine on today and thought you and others might find helpful or at least interesting. I had just fabbed up a light duty beam and hoist setup for use in storing/retrieving items from the mezzanine in the storage shed. (14 ft. sidewalls with the mezzanine at about...

Old baseball bats are another good source that's worked well for me.

Welcome, from across the big pond!! Nice family and surrounds!! Do you take visitors?? Would love to visit your country!! And yes, some of us have such "orgies" over here! :LOL: Sometimes frequently during the spring and fall cleanup times. The trouble is finding a pole long enough to...

Glad to help!! There are a few places that also sell parts for them. The only real downside is the small size of the bobbin that has to fit at the end of the narrow arm. It doesn't hold a lot of thread. But it is a "patcher" rather than a production sewing machine. The bobbin winder is junk...

Here's mine with a few mods I've added to it. It is/was sort of a project. Or as they say, you should consider it a kit when you get it. But there's lots of youtube vids on the "leather patcher", "chinese sewing machine", etc. They'll take you through set up, trouble shooting, fixing...

Hey Doofy, yup, both blades are locking. I didn't know about these knives 'til long after Dad had passed or I would've asked him...what happened to yours? I'll have to make a leather belt sheath for it as it's pretty heavy to just have in your pocket. It does get some comments, though, when...

Here's my WWII Colonial air crew survival knife. My father probably carried one of these on his missions. The other blade on it is a hardened hack saw blade that would supposedly allow cutting the airframe to keep from being trapped. These were issued to Army Airforce and Navy(Marine Aircrew)...