Ha, I demonstrated that the crossbar hole in a TSC top link does not take compression. I cut out the collapsed center of the body (about an inch). I then found a large construction nut to bore out for a repair sleeve on the outside of the body halves. Press the three parts together and weld...
I recognize this snippet from a Czech tractor competition video I watched a few days earlier. It seems to be a time trial around an obstacle course. This snippet is from the part of the course where you are making a tight turn to circle a tree, and the lane is pretty tight. So you go in too...
After a while, I got glassy-eyed with all the possibles. What got me to make a decision was finding an close-out discount for one on my short list. In my case, NH Boomer 45 released from dealers “rental” stock - but from their remote location and not really rented but just run for 50 hours to...
Off-topic: Reminds me at the marina. Pro-boater wrap once around the cleat, then tie off. Newbies use up the whole tail with wraps and multiple ties. Overdoing it doesn't make it stronger, just harder/slower to undo the tie-down.
Ha, I just show US customs the receipt and they let me through no problem.
My amusing story: I finally bought a new tractor, so needed to accommodate diesel fuel. I ordered the containers on-line (DS Tactical) and planned a day trip to include lunch at an awesome Thai Fusion place nearby. As...
a) Not clear from cursory read of the thread if this is the failure mode, but I have an old HF manual version of the siphon pump that did not work reliably until we sealed the joints on the pump part with silicone goop.
b) Regarding the latter comments, my Canadian Scepter fuel containers have...
A rear work light is a factory fitment to the Boomer 45, but not available as a kit. NH parts catalog doesn't include description or parts photos (for the most part).
I ordered these parts to make my own worklight kit (hats off to Messicks). I didn't bother with #10-12 power socket.
Item...
I have an IH 444, very close to 424. It is not a bad size on my 5 acres for field maintenance. Feels like a "real tractor" and the power steering makes easy maneuvering. The fixed frame IH 2000 loader always seems in the way working on the motor - the frame is always where I want to reach to...
Agree with exploring this approach...neighbor got his old Massey-Ferguson stuck at the bottom of a hill, where the soft mud and slick grass live. He slowly worked it out using the bucket to raise the front out of the ruts and curl forward.
Ah, but what does go through the bypass, comes out clean. Way back when, I ran a Fram bypass on an aircooled VW. The factory "filter" was a rock screen and frequent oil changes. The Fram filter always had a metallic sheen on the incoming side come change time so it was taking stuff out of...
In addition to "Good Post", I want to mention that I have the Rigid pipe threader and endorse the comment that the long handle and a strong bench-mounted vice are needed when doing iron pipe.
I look on CraigsList off-and-on at old tractors and attachments. The ads that make me wonder about the backstory are the ones I see asking way too much for junk, then I take a break and come back six months later to CL and see the very same ad with zero changes. And the guy pays for the ad...