Recent content by vsteel

I like the forward rotation the best, if there is a large something under the ground the tiller will pop up and climb it and not catch and break anything. So it will probably depend on what kind of soil you are tiling but I don't know of any advantage to reverse rotation.

I work in the semiconductor industry. Most of the time the problem is not chips, it is the smaller analog devices that you find on boards. Because they are cheap little components no one is going to build a new factory to make more. There is no money in it and when they get it finished the...

I love my PTO generator, I don't have a stand along generator and if I was going to get one I would get a small inverter in the 2kw range for running really small things when I didn't want to fire up the tractor. There are not really any cheap PTO generators because they are built to a much...

I know it isn't in the same vein as others but I did put a couple of hours on the 1951 Oliver 77. This is the one I was talking about in my unconventional uses for a tractor thread. Parade check. :thumbsup:

Here I am getting ready to head back to Idaho with my father's Oliver 77. It isn't tied down yet so that is why you can't see the straps and chains.

I recently got a good deal on a Voltmaster PTO 15/12 generator on craigslist. While it ran great the volt meter is hard to see from the tractor seat and while I could have marked the gauge so I could just rev the tractor until the needle is in the green I thought I would try and add a better...

Just wanted some ideas/opinions on non conventional uses for a tractor. Here is my situation. I am getting an Oliver 77 tractor that used to be my dad's. I do want to keep it because it reminds me of him and he passed away a few months ago. It is in very good running condition, does not...

I have had bikes with both types of systems. DOT 5 was supposed to be better in bikes because it can take higher temps but in the real world you are not going to see a difference. 5.1 also threw that out the window.

I was wondering if anyone has one in their hands and has played with it? I would love to hear what the thoughts are about the machine.

Yes we use an old farmhand stacker for that. A F10 to be exact. I thought I had a better picture of it handy but this is the only one I could find without digging for it. This is the winter mode where it is on the Oliver 77 and the grapple head on it instead of the hay head, in the summer we...

For those that don't know, if you have watts and voltage you have current. Voltage * Current = Watts. If you know any of the two you have the third. THD is explained here. Total harmonic distortion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for those who don't want to dig into the math and just...

2010 2500 Mega cab, manual trans with 3.73 gearing. Big Tex 12ET trailer. 1969 Roadrunner, unrestored survivor. Pretty much stock all the way around.

I did some searching but didn't quite find my answer. I am looking at getting a welder. I grew up on a ranch and I did a ton of welding on an old Lincoln AC only tombstone so I have plenty of stick practice (learned a lot keeping an Owatana 80 swather going, I think by the time we retired it I...

I think I have read through every PTO generator question/debate on this site but I have question that I have not seen covered. I am looking at buying a Winco W10PTOS to connect to my JD 2320. I can get it either on a 2 wheeled trailer or on the 3 point hitch carryall style. Anyone see any...

I am looking at putting in a new garden. The place where the garden is to be was filled with elms and they have tap roots everywhere and had a bunch of little 1"-2" trees sprouting up from them. I know I can get a stump grinder for some of the larger ones that I cut down, but what to do with...