Recent content by Melancholy Bear

I used to lose mine all the time. I added a large washer on each side of the arm, then installed the pin. Haven't lost one since.

Hilarious :ROFLMAO:

Is that for when you take a leak?

What are some of your favorite rural living and farm life sayings, quotes or memes? I'm putting together a list. One I liked was a lady out with her chickens with a saying, "Just spending a little quality time with the girls."

Update to the breather screw: RK mechanic told me that, because it is upstream of the fuel pump, it won't purge air unless you hook up an air compressor to the fuel tank vent hose. He said not to bother with it when changing the fuel filters. Not sure if he's correct. Has anyone changed the...

@RjCorazza Excellent, thank you! And to drain the fuel, I unscrew #25?

Thank you!

I only put on about 50-hours per year. At my 50-hour service a couple years ago, the mechanic told me assuredly that I don't have to change the oil until I reach my 300-hour service. Now I'm questioning that. Does oil go bad or break down or lose efficacy after a year? Should I be changing oil...

There are two filter housings. The manual does not indicate which has the air breather screw or where it is. I assume it would be on the air separator housing since it is higher in elevation? There is a phillips head bolt on the side of the air separator housing. Would that be it? Here are photos.

Where is the fuel filter air breather screw that the owners manual mentions? Changing both fuel filters tomorrow and the manual sucks. Any tips/instructions for this procedure would be much appreciated. I realize having air in the system will cause major problems, and I'm a bit concerned about that.

The previously $9 water separator element is now $60?! WTF

understood, thanks!

Would you try to pop that out and coat it with lithium grease?

My RK55HSC has developed a pretty annoying steering wheel squeak. Everything in the cab seems covered with plastic and inaccessible. I've greased what zerks there are below the tractor. The noise seems to be inside near the steering wheel. Does anyone know how to get to whatever linkage and what...

As an update, the leak continued after having that plate fixed. This time, it turned out to be a round plastic plug (not threaded--just pushed into the hole) behind the draw bar on the back end for accessing the gears I presume. The mechanic was flabbergasted at this design. There is no way this...