Recent content by jwinner

I always wanted a Woods brand cutter so I got a BB72.30. It has a system that functions like the “floppy link” on the Bush Hog above. Mine has a slip clutch and chain shields as well. Makes a very clean cut, like a finish mower - if the weeds are not crazy tall. The other thing is it has a...

Tested both of mine recently, Honda EU2200i and a surplus diesel Multiquip. I keep wishing the power would go out!

I did this with my tractor and box blade before getting a backhoe. It worked ok, until I tried one too big and broke a tooth off one of the rippers. But, that’s not the end of the world, easy fix. At work we use a stump grinder, that’s the easiest way…

After being trained by my employer on chainsaws for use at work, and having gone through the fireline saw training, I can’t help but wear chaps and some sort of eye, ear, and head protection. I now find it somewhat embarrassing to use a saw without putting that stuff on first. Habit yes, but...

I had a spare on my old 14k trailer. Now I have a 7k without a spare. I never used the spare on the old one, and it sat in the sun along with the other 4 tires slowly deteriorating. New one is inside so far, and I’m thinking I haul rarely enough I am going to hold off. We’ll see.

Not entirely correct. My Kubota lowboy GL11000 is a 2-pole 3600rpm, running a D722 3-cyl diesel. I’m sure they did that to keep it as light as possible. I guess they figured the little diesel could run that fast. So I went and looked at my manual, it says AC arc welders have a power factor...

It may not be so much the specific starting load but there is another concern I did not see listed. Inductive versus capacitive versus resistive loads. My kubota lowboy manual lists different kva ratings depending on the type of load, fluorescent lights and some types of motors have a much...

I’ve back fed with main breaker off in the past, but I finally went the route of a breaker interlock instead of a mains transfer switch as the interlock was much cheaper and easier to install. No electricians involved - I am such a rebel! I self identify as an amateur electrician anyway :)...

I guess the original poster is long gone, but I’ve been working on backfeeding a week ago so this thread is pertinent. I am using one of those “lockout” brackets that only allows the generator breaker or the main to be on at any one time, not both. I was doing it manually, but decided it was...

I love biking on rail trails…roads not so much but sometimes I need or want to get somewhere on a bike. I have a Montague Allston folding bike that I take in my experimental airplane - so it’s the only ground transportation I have on the road. Please don’t kill me!

Sounds like maybe either the solenoid itself is going bad, or one of the relays going bad - intermittent. There are several, the time delay control circuit contains one of them, and that is like $150 to replace. Since it runs a whole 15 seconds before shutting off, I assume it is not one of...

I just bought a 4005 and posted on here about it recently. I'll attach some photos my wife took where I am mowing for what will be a prescribed burn firebreak. This fall the contractor will use a tractor mounted tiller where I mowed the paths. I used to have a 790 but I needed to skid some...

Took the day off to try out the new machine. I think it will do great. I can't believe the power, it seems like there's no way to bog it down. I decided to cut a new trail through some overgrown brush and it was like the mower wasn't even there - but I have a 5 footer, I'm sure a 6 footer...