Recent content by RonR

On the JD 4020 (sixty's vintage) for exampe, where you pulled the console shift lever from Park down, then moved it right into one of several ranges, then into one of 3 positions for F/R. These units had 8 F and 3 or 4 R. All shifting was accomplished by this lever. Clutch was required for...

I'm not using it enough--though I LOVE it. Almost 4 yrs old and only 100hrs. Have alot of $$$$ tied up in it, and it's almost paid for. But it takes up one stall in the garage, and my truck sits out in the KS hail storms now............. I've finished the jobs I had purchased it for, and...

In the past 3 wks, we've had 3 snow/ice storms! First sleet storm was about 3", which overnite turning into one solid sheet of ICE; a few days later, we got about 7" of snow; and this week we had about 4". I take care of the neighbor's drives, but I've told them I won't come on the driveway...

I tried to clear about 3 inches of ICE from the neighborhood (concrete) driveways this morning. I started with my traditional 2x12 bolted under the cutting edge, but it wasn't penetrating the ice and quickly BROKE. Removed it and started using the cutting edge of the bucket to get under the...

Rather than divert another post here, I'll start a fresh one. Problem: Tilling hard clay without destroying your tiller or tractor with all the banging and hammering going on. Solution: Set your skid shoes to the minimum depth the tiller will cut, like maybe 2 inches. If you visualize the...

Saw this tractor at the Ag Hall of fame near Kansas City. I didn't see any nameplate, and no was working at the center that knew what it was..................

Greetings! Spent Friday at the Ag Hall of Fame near Kansas City. It was fun trip to see the old equipment. Made me feel really old as I used to operate MOST of that type of equipment as a kid. One machine that intrigued me was the machine that build barbed wire. Man, would today's OSHA have...

Mom's house still has the above ground wiring for main power. In her backyard, there are a coupla of softwood trees who's limbs now protrude over the power line. These limbs are from 1 inch to 4 inch thick. We're talking 10-15 ft off the ground is all the lines are. I have a manual pole...

I'm thinking of building a PTO driven generator to power stuff around the house during winter power failures. Mainly the frig/freezer/furnace and lights/fans. I have a 22HP tractor and could get a generator matched for that size. I'm sure I'd have to run the tractor at PTO speed to maintain...

Greetings! I encountered an issue last week when I took my FEL off and tried to use my box blade/pulverizer to roll in some grass seed. It was so heavy, it was like driving a clown car--the front wheels were off the ground more than on, which made steering VERY difficult. I really like the...

Completed a long overdue project yesterday. A while back, I purchased a surplus five foot pulverizer roller. Rather than waiting til I could build the "proper" pulverizer, I added the roller to the rear of my box blade. Since I usually have the BB attached as ballast for FEL dirt work...

Did some maintenance on my BX yesterday. Changed the fluids, no big deal right. I had the parts, read the manual (OK, probably not as good as I should have, when looking at the pics!), it was a nice day, and good to go! Crawled under looking for the transmission drain plug. I knew it was on...

While running errands today, I asked at the Lowes service counter (now that's a mis-nomer) about my long in service Troy Mower. They sent it in for repair SIX WEEKS ago. The ladies up front couldn't figure anything out, but they were calling god or someone............. I asked the one with the...

Hi, I would like to limit my drilling time on projects I make, and I have shop experience running a punch press. It is SO NICE to punch a 3/8, 1/2, or 1" hole or slot in steel when you are building stuff. Unfortunately, I don't work there anymore (or have contacts inside), so I'm considering...

I purchased a customer returned Troy Bilt 7HP self propelled mower last fall. (Yes, I know the recent history of troy and it makes me sad.) This mower had been warranty repaired with new drive belt, and didn't appear to have hardly any use. Got it for half price. Figured it would run me...