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If you've got sludge in the bottom of your pan then you have problems. Have you seen sludge come out of any of your pans/engines? With a fluid extractor one would be extracting oil that's from a warm engine, just the same as if draining via plug. If it's not warm enough to pull sludge then how...

I'd scrutinize the clutch pedal(s): or whatever they're called when you have an HST! They are likely to have a switch/sensor that controls whether the range selector and diff lock (and more) are allowed to be operated. I don't think that fluid issue are going to keep one from being able to move...

Two words: Fluid Extractor. All my cars have cartridge oil filters topside at the front of the engines (German diesels, VW and MB) and I do complete oil and filter changes w/o anything other than my shoes hitting the ground: also use extraction method on my UTV. I still, however, sneak up under...

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2016 Kioti NX5510. Pushing 1,200 hrs.. ZERO engine or electronics issues (a semi-related issue with the travel pedal positioner but it was due to a broken return spring). Regens are rarely an inconvenience; it's nice to not be inhaling a bunch of diesel fumes (if I want to be sniffing them I'll...

Any saw that could readily run a 36" bar and chain isn't something that I'd be wanting to use to do more regular cutting at the 24" and below range. I'm probably not the best to consult with on chainsaws as I have three nearly identical saws running different bar lengths: 18", 24" and 28". :D...

I would be more concerned about vandalism than outright theft. I think insurance is the only real way to be able to sleep well with this. If someone wants something bad enough they're going to get it. One other option that I didn't hear anyone mention is to see if there's anyone in the area...

Had this issue too frequently. When I switched to Husqvarna Titanium line this problem is all but gone. I am using a Stihl trimmer head (at one point I was threatening to replace it). When you load up the head you need to make sure you don't twist the line; a clean wind helps also. What will...

I'm NOT a "pro" but I've had plenty of experience (I trim roughly 4,000' of fence line [that's inside and outside]; I cut lots of blackberries here and there). I run Husqvarna Titanium line and it holds up REALLY well (best that I've ever used), so well that it will bend my fencing rather than...

I wouldn't necessarily call these things "cheap." I've got a heavy duty one (MZ series) and it's been an insane workhorse; I doubt anything else would be any better. I think I'm on the 4th year of ownership and still running the original belts (and have never even adjusted them!). The only real...

If at first you don't succeed... Never had an issue. I use it from an oil squirter can, have to shake can before applying. If I don't have any readily made-up I use Seafoam Deep Creep.

Um... It's situational! Why would I want to be "swayed" into using something other than what I've already found to work for ME and in my SITUATION? I NEVER tell people what they SHOULD use/get, I only offer why I use what I use. What I use, and how I use/operate it, most certainly wouldn't be...

I've got a plethora of diesels, all are, according to your timeline, modern "crap." Good on you for being into "vintage diesels only," but bashing anything that you aren't "into" just solicits a counter response. I've NEVER had to touch ANY of the injection pumps (other than a slight adjustment...

Sorry for the late response here... NO because you do NOT put the paste on the threads. Again, GPs main sticking area lies between the threads and the glow part/tip; this area sees lots of carbon and doesn't really get cleaned up via combustion as do the tips.

ultrarunner beat me to the punch. US capitalism run-amok by Private Equity firms. Pretty much all roads lead to the same end: monopolies. I don't really go through chains all that much. I just do my own sharpening (by hand). Best chain I've found, of late, has been Husky X-Cut (not because I...