Recent content by RandR10

I did consulting work for an implement manufacturer a couple summers ago and the owner told me that steel prices were 40% more than prior to COVID, just to give you an idea of what manufacturers are dealing with. Labor, financing and real estate costs are up significantly as well.

Welcome to the forum Rychehawk. When looking for engine parts, almost anything for a D1101, DH1101 or D1102 will work. They're all roughly the same. My engine kit listed all those applications. In the research I did tracking down parts and looking at specs I found that every single piece...

As repeatedly said here, the liquid asphalt that holds blacktop together is a petroleum distillate, and when you get a stain from oil, it's not just a color change. You've dissolved the two petroleum fractions back into each other. How much depends on how much oil you've spilled and how long it...

I've only ever broken a few taps over many years of using them. Usually not in blind holes, so putting a pair of vice grips on the other side and screwing it back out of the hole usually works for those. You should be able to do this if you drilled the hole clear through the side of your lift...

I'm a die hard manual fan in both my trucks and cars but it's hard to argue with how well a well built automatic handles towing duties. It just makes everything easier, and if you drive them right they can still rival a manual's fuel efficiency. That said, if I could have found a used Super Duty...

This is unlikely to be dealer dishonesty in my opinion. If they wanted to mislead you, they would've fixed the hour meter and made no mention of it, which means they didn't know. In this circumstance, they gave an approximate number that was close to what's on the dash. It's likely they...

Hydraulic oil sometimes has flame retardant in it which is why they refuse it. It messes with their waste oil burners. If it doesn't have the flame retardant designations of HFAE, HFAS, HFB, HFC, HFDR or HDFU, I wouldn't sweat taking it to a place and telling them it's just oil. It won't hurt...

If it's for towing you should be looking at torque numbers, where they get close to peak numbers, and how long they stay up there. The lower the RPM that torque comes on the better. Peak horsepower numbers do matter too but if you have to rev to 5-6 grand to take advantage of it, it won't amount...

I've never had any issues with Stihl saws and I don't know anyone else who has ever had bad things to say about them. My father had a fairly new one seize up many years ago but he let someone borrow it and we think they put straight gas in it. We heated a pretty big house exclusively with...

With a turbocharged engine it's a good idea to let it idle for a minute or so immediately after it's been worked hard to help cool the bearings in the center section of the turbo. Otherwise the oil can cook in there and coke into abrasive carbon and shorten the life of the turbo bearings. OP...

These modern small displacement diesels (small displacement for their power levels) are designed to run at high idle RPM (2600 here) all day and still make it to 10k hours without major engine work. Don't be afraid to crank up the revs, especially while running PTO or ground engaging implements...

How much does he need to lift though? Even a BX loader will lift 739lbs. That should pick up a 55 gallon drum. He could also just use smaller containers than that even.

Oh, also, if the prices and features are comparable, I'd go with the Kubota personally.

Short answer is no, you're not crazy. I had a sub-1 acre lot and found the need for a tractor. Now that I'm on 2+acres, even more so. Everybody thinks it's overkill, but then again none of them do their own work on major building projects or want to maintain a large garden like I do. A tractor...

Couple things: 1. A properly designed 4WD/front wheel drive assist axle should have a gear ratio and tire sized appropriately so that the front and rear wheel ground speed is as close as possible to the same. If not, this is just asking to snap drivetrain components and is a terrible design...