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There are standards for Bell housings, which govern the shape, bolt locations, flywheel size etc. Industrial engines have certain bell housings, and the equipment manufacturers sometimes put different engines in the same model, under a different brand. Change the paint and engine, and it is a...

It is an Iveco 8035.05R. It was used by a couple of tractor brands, and several construction equipment companies. So they are out there. And, there are probably rebuild kits out there. The other alternative is research what bell housing pattern it has and see if you can find an engine from...

Most wholesalers will tell you what retailers they sell to if you ask.

Quick Google search for "pressure treated plywood California", resulted in: Northern Crossarm Company: Known for producing high-quality pressure-treated wood products, including KDAT Brown, which is kiln dried and treated. They offer dimensional treated wood in all sizes, including plywood...

Read in one of the hotrod magazines back when the manufacturers first started specifying the very low viscosity oils. The story was that to increase the fuel economy on the dyno, the manufacturers were using sewing machine oil in the engines. The EPA caught one of them, then checked the...

The link says there is one in stock.

The guy who taught my first CPR class, was one of the EMTs who responded when Joe Luis died. He said it was impossible to give him CPR because his ribs wouldn't flex, and short of stomping on him to break them there was no way to get compressions.

They make containers with side doors, which would probably work

The diesel in cold climate areas changes seasonally to have less wax in it to gel during the winter. The only time I've needed an anti-gel additive was when the cold hit hard and early, and I still had summer fuel in the tank.

Actually the front and rear must match. If the stock rears are 36-inch diameter, and the fronts are 22-inch diameter, you have to maintain the 22:36 ratio as you change tire sizes. If you increase the rear to 39-inches the fronts need to go up to 23.833 or something close to that. And, that...

You might want to check out the Bercomac front mount units, My old neck would never move again if I spent any length of time twisting around to drive backwards to run a rear mount blower. Bercomac has two versions. One has it's own motor for power and mounts on a SSQA Front end loader. The...

I'm arguing with the city/county building department about placing a pair of 30-ft shipping containers with side doors, 24-ft apart on a raised concrete foundation, then roofing over the gap and installing a metal roof system. The code explicitly forbids them, but being a licensed engineer, I...

USDA standard plans can be downloaded for free: https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/ag-topics/ag-buildings/building-plans https://web.utk.edu/~ggrandle/Programs/PlanList97.htm https://todaysplans.com/use-mwpsorg-free-farm-plans.html

Acetic acid, in a sprayer. The plants don't grow where the pH is too low. Grandma used pickle juice to keep grass and weeds out of her sidewalks. And, if you ever want to plant there, the acid eventually dissipates. The weed killers have a lot longer dwell time.

Hydraulic hose comes in various grades/pressure ratings, as do the fittings. Higher grade/pressure ratings and fittings cost more. Shops which do a low volume of making custom hoses stock the higher pressure/grade hose and fittings, because a higher grade hose and fittings will work for less...