Recent content by future_vision

Will do and will report back

I was up under my DK6010 this weekend, troubleshooting a problem, when I notice that it looks like I have some type of oil leak out the side of the tank? I couldn't tell exactly where the leak was happening but I noticed a wire coming out the side that was caked with oil and dirt. What would be...

Hmmm. I don't recall when I last greased but I'll do that. Would that cause the clunking that can be heard and felt in the cab? It's only heard when I go over bumps or move the loader up and down quickly enough that it jerks.bounces the tractor.

I was recently driving around in my DK6010. All of a sudden I started hearing and feeling a clunk. I got up under the tractor and found a stick lodged in there and I thought that might have been it. No luck. I drove it around some more and noticed that the clunking would happen as I hit bumps...

I found out, this weekend, that I left a couple of the plastic gas cans on my property, filled with diesel. They had the caps on and were under a tarp but I am concerned for 2 reasons. 1. The diesel is probably somewhere between 6-8 months old 2. Could it be contaminated with water in those...

I didn't but probably should have. I'll keep an eye out for leaks and replace since I have one of those o-ring kits from Harbor Freight

The ground does slope from the high end of the driveway to the low end naturally and all the way to the back of the property. That is still the case unless we back fill some of that area which we might. Even backfilled there should still be a slope. One of my thoughts, that wouldn't involve a...

I would think that is too low though. If the bottom of that dip is 7' lower than level with the rest of the driveway, and I already have material to either side, I would think I'd need to be at least a couple feet higher wouldn't I to keep the culvert fro being buried? Or maybe you are thinking...

What were the issues you had doing it yourself? I've got nearly the entire drive, minus the dip area, level down to the non-organics. All measured with a rotary laser. I am curious what a professional would do differently?

Good to hear. I've been looking into renting a dump truck and pick the stuff up myself. But 23 loads is quite a few to get done in one day. If I could get 23 loads done that would probably save me $1300-$1500 if the rental is $800/day. Of course it would be less than 23 loads is I don't go with...

Thanks. What would you back fill with in this scenario? I do have some non-organic material that I could use. Would you back fill some of the dip first and then the pipe followed by more fill and then the the bank run gravel?

How far below the surface of the finished driveway should the to of the culvert be?

Just went for it. The existing fittings didn't have sealant. There was also an o-ring inside so i think I'm good with just tightening. Thanks everyone

I would agree the dip looks wet . It's a thin layer from runoff. Just under that bit of mud is non-organic material. I stripped it down that far which is why there is even that large of a dip. Here are some other images I just took today. Now that I looked at it again I am thinking it might need...

Not sure how well these can be seen in this picture but these are the two fittings.