Recent content by gckshea

I have an 2022 F-250 Lariat with the all-aroubd cameras and the back up trailer add-on. I've driven all my years without ever jackknifing or hitting an object with the blindside trailer corners. I try to get a spotter when I can. That said, I did put the grid sticker on the tongue of my utility...

Buck up, Buttercup. Not really anything but a First World problem.

Really??

Probably rubber carb/fuel parts need replacing, but before you go there, always start your diagnosis with compression check. If that's good then proceed. The carb should either be rebuilt with a new diaphragm, or replaced (extreme, but carbs are cheap if you're ok with non-OEM). Change out fuel...

Oregon does emissions testing, but only in certain metro counties. So head for the hills and you're fine! I agree our huge costs of regulation and implementation of poorly designed emissions systems, attached to deadlines, is the equivalent of pissing on a forest fire, and feeling...

If you're taking time to spread crushed stone, and I'm assuming it's clean/washed stone, compact it, then ADD stone dust, you are simply trying to make "crusher run" topping. That twice the work, and twice the delivery and spreading costs. As you know, stone/crushed rock has 999 different names...

I call bull$hit on the EPA. Chicken Little just doesn't pan out in raw numbers of under 25hp diesel engines. This will bankrupt producers/manufacturers, and outstrip practical economy of consumers. Planned obsolescence of these diesel particulate emissions systems will create additional...

Yes, good post. I have an XR4140, so apparently has the LS engine and not the Shibauru engine. Some numbers are definitely different for me...depending on which site I look at (NAPA, Donaldson, CNH, LS, Messick's, etc.) Very confusing.

I live in E. Tennessee, so I did a Dealer Locator search. The nearest dealer? Huntingburg, Indiana, 246 miles from my zip code. I rest my case.

Simple observation. I'm not doing a scientific analysis. Just look at YouTube, online articles, forums, and Massey is one of the least mentioned of newer tractors. Sure, of older tractors MF has a grip, but something changed (AGCO) and presence of MF in general has plummeted....my observation...

Well, my question prompted some interesting comments. My initial intent was to address why Massey seems ghostly in the current CUT foray of Kubota, JD, Kioti, TYM, New Holland, former Branson, and a number of less known. Massey hardly makes their list. Yes, in the ag world, Massey has a little...

Greetings All! Just a general topic question: With all the tractor talk and newer brands, rebranding, emerging models and buyouts, where is Massey Ferguson in all this? I never see reviews, or comparisons including MF. Are they a "has been" brand now? Do they fail the current markets? Poor...

I did replace the linkage bolts...sure was bent, which is odd...why was it bent? Anyway, I figured new bolts would cure it, but only slightly improved movement...it's still a geometry issue. Aha!!! I decided to try and shim the lever AND spool linkage bolts with plain washers of varying...

Hi All! I have a circa 1998 Woods BH7500 3-point mount backhoe. I just had all the seals, O-rings, and spools changed out in the valve control block due to leaking and erratic flow in various cylinder movements. Great! The thing doesn't leak any longer. BUT... After reinstalling the block of...

I have a Stihl msa-120c. It's 12" picco chain, but it sure cuts some wood. Surprised the heck out of me and my wife, since it was just for pruning and small trees. Nope...it for whatever needed up to 8" trees.