Recent content by dieselcrawler

Prime example of why I do almost everything for home, vehicle, and farm equipment maintenance and repairs. And will continue to do so as long as I'm able. I got burned 15 years ago on a vehicle repair, and have turned every wrench on my stuff since, only exception being mounting/balancing...

I'm another one on the 'hand file it myself' bandwagon. I grew up watching my dad change out dull chains, took them to the hardware store in town who sharpened them for a few bucks each... he had 3 chains, took in 2 at a time. Never saw him use a file. Also never cut fire wood, chain saw use...

Interesting thread... as a licensed professional electrician for about 25 years, I've run into some dandy situations, involving generators and otherwise. I get a good laugh out of Joe Homeowner who says "I'm ok wiring a receptacle or switch, but not this (thing he hired me to do)"... when a...

I'm employed by an aggregate company, for about 6 months now, and the numbers STILL don't make sense to me... but I'm starting to catch on. I guess my job as an electrician makes it more important that I keep the conveyors running than know what number rock is on it! 57's are about one inch...

My approach was different than most, in 2 ways. 1- I made my own. I have the tools and skills to design and build what I wanted, had the materials on hand already, only had to buy bolts. 2- mine go between the 'pan' that bolts to the hub and the rim ring. I gained 4.5" on each side, for...

If you have a set of 6 lug wheels to cut up, a good welding/fab shop could cut the 8 lug centers out of the wheels you want to use and weld in the 6 lug centers you need to match the tractor. No adapter needed, no spacer making wheel track wider. Naturally youd want the wheels to run true, but...

Nice to see you are getting a new garage/shop. Have to admit, I'm a bit jealous, I need one of my own, as the farm we moved to recently doesn't have a good space for vehicle repair and such, away from the barn animals. I have a few comments on the electrical aspect, been in the trade for 25+...

Neat project... keep us informed of your progress.

Are you parking your tractor on a perfectly level surface outside where it will get rained on? *grin* I doubt angle or not will make much difference in the grand scheme of things. I designed the roll cage top to be parallel to the tractor, rain drainage was not a factor in my design, nor has...

Trailers are notoriously under built, buy the heaviest one in the class you are shopping. If you want one with sides, make sure it has tie down points in the floor, securely chaining a tractor cannot be done going over the side walls. Get the heavy gate if you're 'stuck' on that type...

Life without forks ain't livin... Forks on my tractor 95% of the time... rarely use the bucket.

Thanks for your feedback. I wish I had a factory manual for mine, times like these they are well worth the cost. A knowledgeable owner like yourself, willing to share comments, is a close second in value!

For what it's worth, here is a link to what should be the control valve on my 3005... It seems that item 6 in the drawing might be the load-check valves? Greatly appreciate the feedback, good quality advice is hard to find these days...

Thank you for the detailed explanation, very helpful. The symptom is 'new' within the past year, developing slight and getting worse. I'm familiar with the load-check type valve, I've heard them called pilot valves too. Having the same symptoms on both boom and curl functions makes the...

The symptoms I'm seeing are seen on both boom lift and bucket curl. When lever is moved slightly, to 'feather' lift a load, the boom or curl goes thru a 'float' (boom drops) until moved to a more open position. I'm hoping the $100 I have in an oring kit and crush washers will resolve it, it's...