Recent content by greenrider1

I run studded OFA EKO chains. They offer amazing traction on all surfaces, including ice. They're designed to run loose so there's no need for tensioners and they're easy to install. I got mine fron Austin Farm Enterprises in Bainbridge, NY. 729627

I recently found 3 gallon cases of T5 at our local BJ's for $30, or $10/gallon. I bought all 10 cases they had in stock. I normally run T6 15w-40 but couldn't turn down a deal like that. It turns out someone had priced them incorrectly, the sale price plus another 50% off at the register.

I fixed a small pin hole on the bottom of an old Evinrude gas tank with JB weld and it's holding up just fine. Just sand it and clean it up good and put a glob of JB epoxy over the hole. For regular gas cans I really like the plastic "utility jugs" they sell at TSC. They will hold 6 gallons...

I use a strong dose of seafoam (1 bottle per gallon of gas/oil mix) to decarb 2-stroke outboards. It's crazy how much black goo leaks out the exhaust afterwards. The stuff works great to break up and liquify the carbon.

I've got a Generac with a Honda GX390 engine and CAT pump that's over 20 years old and still works like new. All I've ever done to it is keep the oils changed in the engine and pump and a new spark plug at one point.

My Duramax was using oil, around a quart every 5k miles, when I was running Mobil TDT 5w-40. I switched to Rotella T6 5w-40 and it stopped using oil completely. I've never tried it in any of my tractors since the Rotella works better in my truck, and it's just easier to run the same oil in...

Oh, and I'd definitely stay away from Fram for any filters. You'd be further ahead to just not change it at all versus replacing it with a Fram.

You can use aftermarket filters for the engine oil but I'd only use Kubota filters for the hydraulics and HST. They may cross reference to another brand but you'll likely run into problems. I tried to use a cross referenced NAPA Gold (WIX) filter once to replace the HST filter, since I didn't...

You'd be further ahead to just look for people selling their heating oil, which is the same as off road diesel. Around me people are getting rid of their fuel oil fired furnaces and boilers. It does go quick though so you have to check ads daily. I recently scored 168 gallons of fuel oil for...

On one of our camping trips we needed an extra section of sewer hose to make the connection. Luckily I opened the box at Walmart before purchasing. Someone had returned a used sewer hose. It even had remnants of toilet paper stuck to the end. I wonder how many of these items get returned as...

We've had our Speed Queen washer for about 12 years now and it's still going strong. There's parts availability too since Speed Queen builds most of the commercial models for laundromats. They are pricey but they're built like a tank. If you're in the market for a simple, no frills washing...

We've become a throw away society. Companies build appliances (and most everything else) to hopefully last long enough to get through the warranty period. When they fail the parts to fix them sometimes cost nearly as much as a new one or they're unavailable, so it's more cost effective to just...

A heating oil tank with a 120 volt pump and filter is what I use and it works great. It holds 250 gallons. In northern states used tanks go for next to nothing and are sometimes nearly new. Even a new tank and pump would be much less than $2k.

Just giving this a bump to see if there's any interest. I've managed to find two 72" SD decks within a five hour drive from me but they were both sold before I could snatch them up, within a couple days of the listing. Used decks for F series tractors seem to be very few and far between, and...

Even though they had to drill my well 200 ft to get 8+ gal/min flow I'm fortunate to have very good quality water. We don't have to soften it and it tastes great right from the tap. My wood boiler in the barn creates "free" hot water 6 months out of the year, so I try to do most of my heavy...