Recent content by duffer

If you want it to last, I'd suggest you NOT store the sprayer outside. The sun will disintegrate your white tank and the plastic fittings. Also, rinse the hell out of the sprayer, hose, and pump before storing each time you use it. It will prevent it from becoming obsolete before it's time.

You don't lose money unless you sell it, and you don't make money unless you sell it. Your statements are no more than a snapshot in time. A week from now, things could be better or worse. Last Friday the S&P hit an all time high. Doesn't mean your portfolio should've hit an all time high...

Bot 2 truck loads of "crusher run" gravel for the driveway. Price of gravel is about the same as gold these days. $1500 for 2 loads. (One guy wanted $1500 for ONE load...absurd) Before Covid, it was $325-350 a load

Update: Couldn't find a PTO Harley Rake to rent. So I used a 6' box blade and put the scarifiers just barely below the cutting blade. Tried it on a small section of the chip & seal drive (or what was left of it) and it worked like a charm. Made 3-4 passes over the entire driveway to get all of...

Several years ago I'm sitting in my living room watching TV. Thunderstorm in progress. All of a sudden "Crack/Boom" at the same time. I jumped a foot straight up off the couch from a sitting position. Lightning hit the elec transformer on the back corner of my yard. I saw it hit. Luckily, no...

M59, your comments cement my decision not to even try to run the rake off the FEL. Doubt if I can find a PTO rake to rent but I'm going to try. Don't have any pics, but the chip and seal is made up of bb size pebbles (1/16th" diameter) embedded in hot tar (when applied several years ago). I've...

Thanx for the links and comments. Don't have any asphalt to contend with. An old layer of "chip and seal" which is about 1/16" think at this point, and most of it is gone. Driveway has a bunch of ¼"-½" potholes where the chip and seal is gone. Looks like someone dropped a cluster bomb on it...

Need to use a Harley Rake to grind up an old driveway. Tractor puts out 9 gpm hydraulic flow. I'm wondering if that's enough to operate a 4'-5' Harley Rake. Most are run by skid steers that have a higher gpm on the hydraulics. Any of you guys have any success running one with your tractor?

I have 2020 F150. 44k miles. I did a tranny fluid change and diff oil change a month or so ago myself. Contrary to popular opinion, there IS a dipstick for the 10 speed. It's in the fill port. But you have to get under the truck to access it. I didn't do a full "flush" but replaced the tranny...

I use TSC's Travelers Transmission hydraulic fluid. But I buy my Rotella 15w-40 from Walmart. Usually $2-$3 a gal less than TSC. I also use Wix filters whenever I can. There is one Bosch fuel filter on my model that no one else makes. My 2¢

Definitely something going on with right side. I agree with oldnslo, test to see if your right pulley is rotating at a slower speed than the left. I'm reaching here, but could the spindle shaft be broken inside the housing? Or maybe the key that fixates the pulley on the shaft is disintegrated...

I'm late to this party, but I have 5 acres of bermuda (used to be 10, sold 5) and even with a small amount of bermuda, if cared for properly will spread and fill in nicely in about 2 seasons. I agree with those that say get a soil sample. In fact, get 2-4 samples over the 5 acres as you may...

Couple of suggestions based on what I ran into with my 2538 (earlier version of your 2638) Check the linkage under the floor board to see if it's tight. My "gearshift" was loose where it connects to the tranny linkage. My gearshift also hit the back of the slot in the floor board, preventing...

Sounds like you've nailed the prep. The one suggestion I have is "follow the sun". Try to always paint in the shade. Might take you 2-3 days instead of 1, but you'll feel better and the paint will cure better. And don't skimp on the quality of the paint. You don't want to do this again in 2-3...

Have you thought about mounting the receiver for the laser level on the super-structure above your bucket? Lay your bucket flat on the ground, then mount the receiver at a point above the top of the bucket (protected from material and dumping) and the indicator lights would give you a pretty...