Recent content by paulinkansas

JD 90 skid steer. It's an '83 model. Tilt cylinder. It's 2" in diameter with a 1" rod. The end cap is round with 4 notches. I'm using a 24" pipe wrench to turn it, and I've have made 4 or 5 complete revolutions but that end cap does not want to unscrew. I've tried turning it with the rod...

Bought a used skid steer over the weekend, a 23 horse Deere. It's my first and I don't have alot of experience with a skid. I sharpened the leading edge of the bucket, and the two "shoes" on the side of the bucket. Yesterday I was trying to dig out some large saplings/small trees. I tried to...

I bought a used tractor. Most of the hose connections in the FEL hydraulic system seem to be made with black or galvanized pipe. This is the kind of pipe used for natural gas or water plumbing. One of the connections leaks around the threads. I can push it tighter with my pinkie, but when...

The bucket on my 57 hp tractor is 60" wide. It's just a basic bucket with a flat blade. I plan on moving/digging alot of earth, rocks, roots, limbs and other hard materials with it for the next few years. I've looked at many toothbars, but want to build my own. Every toothbar I've seen bolts...

I'm building a boom pole. I plan on welding the horizontal portion to what I refer to as the "upright support". The upright support is the vertical portion that is between the 2 lift arm pins and connects at the top to the top link. What is a good angle between the 2 pieces? If it's 90...

I'm replacing the pistons, rings and sleeves on my A/C D17, but can not get the wet sleeves out. I've tried pounding them up from the bottom (crank is still in the block, block is in the frame), and tried building a sleeve puller from some 3/8" flat stock and all-thread. The sleeve puller just...

Deere 830, it's a 3 cylinder, 35 horsepower. It's starts right up when it's cold. If I run it for continuously for awhile (10 minutes to over 1 hour) and then shut it off, it won't start. It turns over fine but doesn't want to fire. I have to give it a boost of starting fluid while turning it...

It's a 3 cylinder diesel with power steering and power brakes. Power steering and the 3 point lift both work fine, but the power brakes have a problem. Both pedals press all the way down, and they do no come back up. Each pedal pushes on a little piston on the brake valve under the right...

I've got an old rear hinged boxblade, there are half a dozen or so scarifying shanks on the boxblade. Each shank has a tip. The tips "used" to have a nice rectangular portion that was the first part to come in contact with the soil. The rectangular portion was a bit smaller than a playing...

Deere 830, 35 hp, 3 cylinder diesel. Built in '74 and has around 2000 hours on it. Last week I used my tractor to clear snow off a parking lot. The temp was around 15 degrees. While driving the tractor to the parking lot, the engine didn't have enough power to in top gear to move. Normally...

I'm considering buying an oxy/acet welder and cutter. It will primarily be used for cutting, I doubt that I'll do any welding or brazing with it. I already have a 220 Mig, 220 stick and a 110 flux cored wire welder. It'll mostly be used for cutting 1/4 inch to 1 inch steel plate, angle iron...