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I have just bought a Ford 3000 diesel tractor made in 1965. I was told that the engine was replaced about 25 years ago. I have found a serial number just above the oil tray : *C 832600 and a production date code at the rear end which look like this: DBC G0B03 5C7A Can anyone help me decoding...

I have just acquired an old carbon arc attachment to my AC stick welder. Is anyone still using this for welding and brazing?:ashamed: Have you any advise on how to use it and the pros and cons! I know it is old technology but it seems to work. Looking forward to answers from one...

I have a chinese diesel generator which i think can produce 4-5000 watts at 230 volts 50Hz. They promise more but I doubt it :cool:. Will that be sufficient to drive a small inverter welder? Also how many amps can you use? Anders

I once had to renovate one of the swing cylinders on my backhoe. The piston rod was disengaged from the piston!:( I did not know how this has happened but maybe it could have been that the piston hit the top of the cylinder at the end of the swing? To be on the safe side I put two rubber...

I have a problem with heavy clay getting stuck in my backhoe bucket. I sometimes have to empty it manually!:mad: Are there any solutions to this problem? Can you put in an extra bottom in the bucket which scrapes out everything when the bucker is uncurled? Looking forward to see your...

When I tried to connect to Big Dean's Massey Ferguson site at Hometown Has Been Shutdown - People Connection Blog: AIM Community Network I found that the server had closed down on the 31st of October 2008! Does anyone know if Big Dean has relocated to another server??

I have made a simple thumb for my backhoe using bits and pieces from my local scrap yard. I replaced the bucket pin with a longer with the same diameter (30 mm). I found two ends with 30 mm holes and welded them to two 10 mm thick straight sidepieces. The side are connected by two 15 mm bits as...

I have been working with the instalation of my new pool and used my backhoe level the ground. I find it difficult to get a good finish with the bucket ( about 30" wide). Have any of you build a blade to fit a backhoe instead of the bucket? If the construction is not too complicated I might build...

With this posting I would like to share my experiences renovating a hydraulic cylinder and maybe learn a better way of doing it! The problem started when my backhoe stopped swinging. I examined the swing cylinders and discovered that the piston rod no longer was connected to the piston! The...