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I have, I知 assuming a ford brush mower. Because its blue. I cant find any numbers or names on it so not sure. I am in search for new blades for it. One has broke and I can稚 find any new ones anywhere. They are a straight blade reversible cutting edge 19 7/8 long 3 inches wide with a 1 hole any...

my buddy rented a tree spade and in the process of moving it into position he wacked the remote unit and pulled a bunch of wires off. he has 3 yellow wire and a black wire without a home. He thinks he got the red and black wire where they belong but I am not so sure. He can lower each spade...

I hope I am asking this in the right location. Is there a way to look at the scag zero turns like the wildcat, turf tiger mowers serial number to determine what year it is? Been looking around at used one and some say they are only couple years old and they look like antiques rusty and faded...

My tractor/mower is eating mower drive belts and I cant figure out why. I usaually use this mower for tilling only but my other mower blew the engine so I put the deck on it and have been mowing, randomly though it chews up the belt. I set the spring tension per the instructions. I put a 5/8...

I went out today to drag some dirt around and when I went to lift the box scrapper on the 3 pt it wouldn't lift, nothing not even a whine or engine rpm change. Can someone direct me in the right direction on what to check first then on down to try and figure out whats going on. I did a little...

Has anyone adjusted the forward speed of one of these mowers? I have borrowed one from my father in law and it seems that the forward speed could be a little faster. There is a lot of wasted motion (slack) in the forward/reverse lever I push the lever forward to the stop and it seems like it...

Was mowing with my old worn high hour mower yesterday when it made a clunk noise and started vibrating bad and loss power. I got this mower a few years back and the hour meter is broke at 1700 hrs, Used a lot of oil and was very weak in taller grass, anyway I puled the the head today and it...

I have this valve https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?UID=2232010700071954&item=9-7724&catname=hydraulic 1) is it best to have the ram bottom out in the return position thus causing the detent to center the valve or have it stop short a little bit by installing a bolt or something so that...

This may have been posted before but I just found out about so I thought I would pass this very important message along. Brake clean when heated say while welding will emit a very dangerous gas here is the link Brake Cleaner = Phosgene Article I use brake clean all the time and easy could have...

I am going to attach a wood splitter to my ingersoll lawn tractor that has a valve already in place that has a manual locking device that will lock on the hydraulics for the tiller. I plan on using this to power my wood splitter, so I will lock it in position and run it to and through the...

I have a 24" cylinder and I am in the mock up stage and I am wondering the pros and cons of setting it up so that I get full travel all the way to the splitting edge. Should I make it so that I have room for wear on the edge and make it so that the ram bottoms out with say a 1/2" more travel or...

I am building a wood splitter to run off the hydraulics of the tractor What type fluid can I use in place of the "Ingersoll custom blend motor oil, this oil is custom blend for hydraulic applications" taken right from the manual. I have no idea where to buy ingersoll special blend motor oil...

I have a valve that I want to use for a log splitter that I am putting together. Its a cessna valve and I am sorry I am at work and cant remember the exact number but it is something like 3051-12c I know the first part is not right but am positive that the 12c is correct, is there a chance that...

I have 2 different beams that I want to make a log splitter rail out of, tell me which one would be the stronger first is a 6x6x1/4 meaning it is 6" wide on the flats and the middle riser is 6" tall but its only a 1/4 thick or a 4"x 6 1/2"x 3/8" thick this may be my choice because it is 6'...

I am gathering material to make a log splitter for my father in law that he can use with his ingersoll tractors hydraulics. It has a mounted valve on the back that operates the hydraulic tiller and other implements. My question is how would I use the valve that's there and also use a hand valve...