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My old gator I believe 90s. Model need to clutch but I can find no identification numbers. Tags are all gone. Can you help me identify this? So I can get a clutch.

I had an Allis Chalmers HD 8 traxcavator with smooth street pads, a great machine. I was cutting into a hillside, leveling a good sized parking area. Coming down the slope in a rear corner it started getting mushy. It turned out to be a spring in the corner and I was making a finishing pass...

As others have said, depends on percentage of use of backhoe, I may find one task per yr to use my 580 case backhoe/loader, but usually have use for one the (3) tractors or loader once a week. Or as someone else suggested, if limited use for backhoe, buy one of the $3000 tow behinds or...

A friend who died about 15 yrs years ago, had a antique car junkyard since the 1940s and swore by Marvel Mr Oil to free up frozen engines. i used it many times after that with 99% good results. i also worked as a mechanic in the 50s and we used Rislone anytime we had sticky valves by...

The side of the electric car industry that they prefer you don't hear about like this little piece below from New Zealand and links. I think I electric vehicles may have their place in this world generally around the cities, But for over the road I doubt they'll ever get them to the point that...

Somebody suggested a middle buster, I was going to suggest a couple passes with a single bottom plow Which I've done for planting hedgerows and shallow cables / pipes, but after looking at your pictures "lots of luck"

If it will fit partially inside the bucket you'll find By rocking the bucket back slightly and leaving the bucket lightly on the ground to act as a skid, you'll find you can push a lot more than leaving the Rock on the ground and trying to push or pull it. While excavating with scrapers for a...

You said a mouthful there Mike. The closest I ever came to injuring or killing someone was carrying an 8 ft. square manhole down into the excavation with a large loader that did not have very good brakes. I told everyone to stay completely clear off to the side until I sat it down. One guy...

As Lineman said a 30-35 hp one smaller tractor would probably be less intimidating to start out but, with a lifetime of farm and highway construction experience I like the biggest I can afford and especially if you're buying used, bigger is cheaper. I did a little quik searching and...

I still have an old 1960's B&D 12 volt drill that I wired up to run off a car battery when working in remote locations and most sure the same could be done with low voltage dc saws etc. When we bought our place in Fla. and couldn't get power for 2 months, I bought a 110 converter that ran...

Unfortunately I don't have a photo of it anymore but years ago I added removable, about 6 ft long, adjustable, angle iron skids, turned up in front bolted to each side of my boxblade. It had a piece of upright angle about 8" - 10" long bolted to the skids just ahead of the blade, with bolt...

Hay Dude, This post is just for information and no way meant to minimize your post, the scary moments, and seriousness of working on slopes, but I worked most of my life surveying, setting, checking and sometimes building slopes, ditches, etc. on back roads, mountain roads and major...

If you're worried about efficiency, I did a similar project about 11 years ago and ran a pto shaft from the rear with a reverser. I did have an existing very heavy belly pan to attach a snowplow blade frame mount for the plow shown in photo on left. I made arms to extend the snowblower 3 pt...

JWR, I tried to quote you but for some reason it didn't work. You've given some good tips for those that aren't familiar with it, on how to actually check slopes. And, you gave me a laugh with the 3rd photo in your post above because it reminded me of the first time I ever got the idea to...

Before I retired can I remember many times with machines on steep slopes, getting that pucker power and wondering if you're just going to slide or flop it. If you're really whippy about it, I noticed these audible ones. RT Tilt Switch Slope Alert and Innovate Motorsports’ RAD-1...