Recent content by CharlieTR

Hello out there in tractor land? I have a rare opportunity to buy a 30 something year old BelAire compressor from a 70 + year old retiring mechanic. It is about as big as they come for a vertical. I'm sure it's a good old two stage, runs like a top, still mounted on the shipping boards (like...

This is really starting to be a drag!:thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown: In the early spring of last year my water heater started a lslow leak. I repaced it myself with a smaller tank from the local hardware store. Just a reagular brand I guess. After about 6 months of use, I noticed the only...

It only has less then 50K miles on it. I just had the oil changed at the dealership. I know little about diesels, not sure where to start. Got any ideas? Thanks Charlie

In the Summer I bought a new Hobart 140 Mig/FCAW. I only use Flux Cored. Used it often with no problems. Now, I think for the first time, I turn it to max output of 4 for the power, and it sputters and spits and outputs a week fizz of an arc. The arc even sounds week! Makes the uglest welds I...

Can someone tell me what to check for on a battery problem. The truck will not start and the message center on dash read "Check Charging System" I took one of the two batteries to O'riellys and they charged it, same problem when I put it back in. I only have a 2 amp slow charger, I left it on...

I recently notice my 190C mowers engine started to make a small backfire sound when the PTO is not engaged and when the throttle is at full speed. It never did this before. I was wounder what to look for. Thanks, Charlie

I have the 30 year composte shingles in roof. May have been in hail while I was at work. No neighbors to ask, no concrete drive or walk to see if shingles pebbles have fallen off. How can I tell if hail damaged the roof? Thank you all! Charlie

Just read Western's "caught a thief" post. Someone mentioned game cams and I bought one a few months ago. I think it was $50 or $60 so. It does everything I need, but it will not wake up until someone is long gone. The minimum time before it takes a pic is 30 seconds. I mainly need it for day...

Last time I started the saw and testeed for oil none came out. I opened up the saw and there was a lot of oil soaked saw dust. The oil port looked good, very small. I am worried a tube came loose or something like that. Not much experience with chain saws. Should oil just leak out of that hole...

My tractor is just a open ROPS tractor and exposed to sun and rain all the time. The heavy vinyl seat cover started to crack from the sun. It is no real problem, but after a rain the foam inside is real wet and I get real wet. I want to just go but some vinyl and cover it. But I am not sure...

I have had my little Lincoln 110V wire welder for over ten years now. I use it on everything, just not that skilled at small stuff, does not seem to be a big need to weld thin steel on my little farm. I have only used Flux Core and never tried MIG. I want to build a big smoker and want the...

I bought a third party grill with bumper/weight rack. Bolted it to cast iron frame of tractor and added the front weights. Turns out I added too much weight, and with a little help from running headlong into hiden ditches the four heavy fine threaded grade 8 bolts broke off. That was a couple...

I have a PHD leaks pretty good. I want to replace the gasteks to prevent oil in the soil. It is from TSC, I think it is a Speco made unit. I is a good one, just left out too long I guess. Anyone know if rebuild parts are available. Thanks, CR

I am looking into getting a wood burning stove and installing it before the clod weather this year. There are a good number of trees I can access but none are Oak. They are smaller and are not evergreens. I read that hardwood output around twice the BTU as the evergreens. Does that apply to...

Well I guess it is time I get started on a fence for some cattle. I am not sure how to place fence posts in the correct place and straigt. My land is a little hilly and very long and narrow, only one small section of woods. The hills are just enough so that you can only see the sky and not the...