Recent content by Cameron Smith

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    Paint or Stain on Shed

    Solid stain all the way!!!
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    Glad he wasn't hurt seriously

    In the Scottish Highlands I observed haymaking on slopes that I would hesitate to walk up because of their steepness. They use BIG 4 wheel drive tractors and go ONLY straight up and down those 1/4 to 1/2 mile long slopes and make great looking hay. They also use huge rollers on the land which I...
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    Critique what went wrong.

    A loose nut behind the wheel!
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    Why would you buy a tractor that does this?

    Interesting engineering and design but very limited practicality. Fun to watch, I'd NEVER buy one!
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    Would You Loan It Out?

    A guy who was like a brother to me asked to borrow my tractor and saw rig to do firewood for his home. He never checked the oil and ran it 2 plus quarts low and spun a rod bearing. Engine rebuild #1---my nickle. A second friend borrowed another tractor from me to grade and level his long...
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    Shipping Tractors

    You won't sell many electric cars if gas is relatively inexpensive. Who is pushing electric cars? Oh, yeah I almost forgot!
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    Loan a Yanmar

    Twice In 50 years I lent out a tractor. First time cost me 1500 in repairs. Second time it cost mt 1000. Now it's real easy to say NO!
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    Retaining Wall Failure

    I'm a retired supervising civil engineer and I have a few thoughts about hiring a contractor. The normal method is to hire the low bidder but the european method is a better way to be sure of getting it done right. Depending on the number of bidders of course, throw out the highest and lowest...
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    Front Tire Popped Off Bead

    A three second squirt was more than enough on a 14.9-28 Michelin radial I was putting on a tractor. Two seconds probably would have worked. I had an air line locked on the valve and it seated completely. After its seated firmly and set for a few minutes, let the air out and refill a couple of...
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    Longevity

    I've had my 1900 42 years and it's still going strong. The proof meter died long ago so it gets serviced by the season, spring and fall, every year.
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    Pocket Gopher Control

    Plug up all the entrances but one, dump a few lbs of dry ice into the remaining hole and cover that one. No odor, no noise and they suffocate without knowing anything is wrong.
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    Elevation = rough start up..?

    You have a cylinder that is not firing until the others ARE and helping it catch up. I would first check my injectors and the valve settings. With such low hours, I doubt that compression is the problem.
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    Will 10 Horsepower actually matter on the same size tractor?

    There is very little that my 10 speed 42 HP diesel can't do BUT when things buck up a serious notch, my 10 speed 65 HP will walk through whatever it is that needs doing! Get the heaviest tractor you can find in the same HP rating when you know what you want because weight is what puts the HP on...
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    Cone wood splitters

    Thank you, but I'll stick with my hydraulic beast!
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    Fence Lines

    A great excuse to buy a four wheeler (or a horse)!!!
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