Recent content by bob 59912

I'm restoring a Jari sickle bar mower that I bought used with a broken frame to mow my fence line. I've sucessfully welded that and everything else now works, except the wheels. I need some suggestion on how the fix / weld them. The wheel axle tube has bushings at either end. It is no...

Don't know what size TYM you have. On my T433 and the T503 / T533, the glow relay [1] (has a built in 16 sec delay) is located under the hood, on the cross bar above the radiator, next to the glow fusable link, and horn.

2x Hammerlok / Coupling links A CM Hammerlok Coupling Link (9/32") or a Gunnebo Industries Coupling Link G GrabiQ (7 or 8 mm) can be assembled through 5/16" chain (0.44" chain inside width, see A and F dimensions of coupler below), while still handle the 3/8" Grablink (see B dimension of...

Before it freezes the factory skid shoes on either my 84" V-plow mounted to the FEL or the 72" Buhler two stage snow blower will not float on the gravel and scrape it up or blow it. I welded up some much larger, 12" x 12" skid shoes to fix the problem. Once things froze hard I switched back to...

Parker Quick Connects (aka Pioneer) has a several different series of couplers, including connect under pressure versions. I have all the couplings on the tractor and the ISO 5675 universal nipples on the implements. You have the option of NPTF or ORB for the connections to valves or hoses...

The Parker 4300 Catalog 4300 - section F "Pipe Fittings and Port Adapters" has SAE ORB (O-Ring Boss, straight thread) adapters, and every other variation. Every fitting you could imagine can be found on this catalog available for down load from the Parker site. From you first photo the fitting...

I'm making larger area skid shoes for my snow blower and V-plow, since the ground still isn't frozen this year and I use them on a gravel driveway and road. I'm thinking of hard facing the skid shoes in a waffle pattern, using either stick or Mig welding. Any suggestions on vendor and type of...