Recent content by City Farmer

I haven’t read all the posts but this might’ve already been said. I have the same machine and helped a buddy change his hoses. Buy yourself some different colored zip ties. Put them on the ends and snap a picture of where they go. The last thing you want to do is…have to take everything apart...

If there’s anyone out there in this situation, I can say without a doubt. NH 4.400” standard pistons are not a replacement for NH headland pistons on a turbocharged machine. The hole in the tops of the standard pistons are 2-1/2” wide and 3/4” deep. The hole in the headland pistons are 2” wide...

The pressure plate should be available. I’ve never had a problem sourcing them before. The large throw out bearing is no longer available. You can order a sealed bearing but it will be thinner and have a smaller OD. You’ll have to turn a spacer on a lathe to make up the difference. I plugged...

Thanks for the reply Tractor Tech, I really appreciate it. For whatever reason I never got an alert. Sorry for this post being so long winded. I noticed those headland pistons right away and figured they had to do something with the emissions. Looks like I’m ordering some standard pistons if...

Hi Guys. I’m putting together a backhoe and I have a question about an injection pump. I came across a low hour engine from a late model 545D emissionized machine. The manual says the injection timing is 29* BTDC. I have two injection pumps, one off a 4500 and one off a 445 machine. I do...

Thanks everyone for the help, I really appreciate it. I went and looked at it and it’s a fairly clean unit. Not having a monitor doesn’t bother me, I can mount a back up or blue tooth camera and see behind me for <$100. The good. 1) sprockets looked brand new 2) the round bars on drum looked...

Hi all, I’m considering buying a round baler and going to look at this one tomorrow. Can anyone tell me the good or bad with this machine? The owner says he put up 200 bales with it last year and he’s going back to squares for his horses. He’s asking $4200. I think something is out of adjustment...

Thanks Rick. Made it happen yesterday and was happy to see the head gasket failed between 2 & 3. It’s hard to believe after 50 years the cylinders look great with the cross hatching still in them.

Hi everyone, I have an issue with my 4400 three cylinder diesel. It has original 2600 hrs and always started fine down to about 30* with no glow plugs or block heater but the last week or so it’s been hard starting but ran ok. Two days ago while I was running it, it started blowing plumes...

Thanks for the replies. My plan was to cut the poles flush with the ground and bolt them to the side of the new poles. No way it could happen in one day, this is a one man show until I go to move it.

Hi all, I need to move a barn about 300’ to a pasture sometime soon. I have a few ideas but hopefully some of you can help me out and add to them. The building is 10’x25’x50’ truss built 4’ on center with sheet metal on the roof and sides with some thin paneling on the inside. My plan is to...

Hi all. I am in the process of reclaiming some old pasture, about 13 acres of grass. We want a few cows and who knows what else out there. I hired the neighbor (great guy) to plant it. He charges $18/acre, I do all the ground prep....I have another 20 acres to go. Some places he planted are...

Hi all. I used the search function but could not find what I was looking for. I bought a Shaver HD8 a while back at auction and have a couple questions on post pounding. I live in Michigan and people are telling me to pound the post in big end in first. To me, that doesn稚 make much sense...

Hi everyone, I need a little help deciding which PTO pump to buy for my rock picker. According to the manual, the picker needs a minimum of 12gpm. Unfortunately, my tractors hydraulic pump is not fast enough to operate it. I have been looking at a couple pumps from Surplus Center. 11.9 gpm...

Hi all. Does anyone know why all the log splitter pumps from Surplus Center are CW rotation? Am I missing something, most small engines turn CCW when lookin at the shaft? I would like like to use a side shaft engine that spins CCW but they do not sell them. I have a brand new 13gpm CW...