Recent content by GSVette

Boy, can I relate. We started competing our Labradors in APLA, AKC and HRC hunt tests around 12 years ago- I’m pretty sure if I ever calculated the per/pound cost of the ribbons, plates, etc crack would have been far cheaper!!!

I have a Farmhand quick hitch. It does seem to make PTO hook up a bit more challenging but not I’ve made a few changes in how I sequence things which seems to help . I hook up the PTO shaft to the tractor first which seems to be easier and eliminates the issue with the PTO brake making spline...

I’ll ship you some of mine!!! Got about 14” of accumulation so far this year in the mountains outside of Spokane Valley.

I did the whole built in compressor lines in my last shop- including retractable air lines and multiple drops. In my new shop I elected to go with a relatively large, vertical, portable compressor ( as opposed to the 6 hp/60 gallon fixed compressor in the prior shop)- I find it much more...

[emoji106][emoji106]on turning rear blade 180 degrees- I’ve found this-combined with a little blade vertical ‘tilt’ (using my hydraulic top link) to allow for pretty good snow scraping without too much gravel displacement still have to be careful with the tips of the blade digging in on really...

I recently ordered NH parts to fix my intermittent no crank condition- was easily able to source the NH equivalent part- not so easy to source the LS base part. I check using both the LS and NH part number( base number is same just add a leading MT for the NH part). My recent experience showed...

Had a similar ( but intermittent) no start/no crank on my XR4155HC. Went through all of the usual suspects ( including the neutral safety switch-more on that in a bit)-PTO, seat pressure pad, etc. Nothing was obvious-intermittent condition persisted. I had inspected the neutral switch and it...

We are installing an SKS 36” induction cooktop in our new build-one of the reasons being I did not want to have to add a make up air fan just because of the propane cooktop we were considering-it also helped that clean up on an inductive is so much easier than a gas cooktop. Interestingly...

Appreciate your insights-there we’re a couple of items that I failed to mention- the ‘ no crank’ condition occurs after the tractor has started and run normally and is then shut down. The ‘ no crank’ condition has been preceded by the annoying beeping alert that usually occurs when I get off the...

I am experiencing an intermittent no crank condition on my XR4155HC. I’m pretty sure the seat pressure switch is the source of the condition and am considering bypassing the pressure switch. Pulled the seat bottom and see that it is a simple pressure pad with two wires-I suspect I can jumper...

That has been LS’s corporate philosophy on service manuals for as long as I have had mine. The dealer I purchased mine from downloaded a copy of the parts and service manual- you may have to keep trying other dealers or locate one of the online manual providers who has obtained a copy. Don’t...

Sub zero is US made (but a pretty high price point)- I dont recall if Wolf and Cove ( the Sub Zero lines of stoves/ovens sand dishwashers, respectively) were. We have just completed purchasing our kitchen appliances for our house build. We looked At GE Monogram, Sub Zero/Wolf/Cove, Thermador...

I engage PTO just above idle and ramp it up to 540 PTO speed marker.

In my 40x60x14 foot open ceiling shop I have a 36k btu Mr Cool unit installed. With R19 in the ceiling and R21 in the walls it can generally keep the shop at a fairly comfortable 72-76F when outside air temperature is in the 90’s. Prior to ceiling insulation it was almost impossible to keep the...

I use a Roku TV (TCL Brand) with Starlink- huge streaming performance improvement over using same TV with Hughesnet.