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Picked up on a Stihl MS461 a couple months ago. It does not have a decompression valve. It's easy enough to pull the plug. The top cover has the hole for it. Sawzilla, HL Supply and others have inexpensive aftermarket valves. Pros/cons for OEM vs aftermarket?

Update - I wound up going with Oregon bar and chain; local saw shop had it in stock. I generally prefer Stihl chain but this is working well so far. I did wind up putting a new carb on the saw. I had put the new bar and chain on, fired it up, and went to make a cut. The saw died and would not...

I kind of remember that. There have though, been a number of "Harv's" over the years. HARV lived just south of me in the Ca Gold Country. He's the one who made the Christmas tractor animation.

After sale of property and tractor, HARV moved on to different interests.

Was a Pro saw. The progression was 024 to 026, 026 to ms260. Then to ms261 Excellent well balance saws...

Yes, the "Chalkey Cup" from the days before cupholders were a thing on tractors. Miss HARV; he was a good guy, made the "Christmas Tractor" animation.

I prefer Stihl, but Husky is ok. Have an Echo pole saw that is good. I wrench on my own stuff, but still look at what brand has local support. Fortunately there are good shops for Stihl, Husky and Echo close by for me. I did find out recently I was pronouncing Husqvarna wrong for decades -...

I started in '98 about same time I got my first tractor I think Bird was already here when I joined. May be off a little bit, but I think Bird and I were in the first 50 or so members of the original site, back when it started as a Kubota site. The old days, when you'd make a post or a...

In the 1960's "Alf" had the engine swapped for a 671 Detroit. Screaming Jimmy is loud, especially when wound up.

I found it interesting that Eaton had pattern options like that. The GMC Topkick Water Tender that used to be at my old station was a Screaming Jimmy 8V92 with Eaton 10 spd. That 10 spd had a "normal pattern. Was fun to drive that Detroit. But it was really loud when you were parked and running...

Anyone ever drive a modified "H" pattern where 3 and 4 are reversed? Drove our fire districts American LaFrance a number of times; it's a parade rig now, but was bought new by the district in '51.

I used a couple of her videos while working on an 021. Was helpful to see what was removed during some steps of repair. Otherwise I probably would have snapped some plastic parts. Especially after being torn apart over a week and a half while ordering parts and working on other projects.

Look about 1/2 way thru this video. This Youtube channel has some great diagnostics and wrenching on saws

My wife does something similar. She usually bakes them in the oven though. Sometimes she'll put some of the "Cinnamon Red Hots" candy where the core had been. We'll do this in a camp Dutch oven when we're out camping too... The baked apples also go good with a hard cider. We live close to...

Back in the day wasn't Poulan a commercial/Pro brand of saws? I know McCulloch was. 1950's-1970's Mac logging saw etc. They also made superchargers(Paxton). Motors were used in racing Go-Karts. And, they (Robert McCulloch) were tied to the founding of Havasu City and the London Bridge place there.

Chickanic and Married With Small Engines are good channels. Both are very good and knowledgeable with chainsaw diagnostics, tear down and repair.

Reminds me of the time someone put a bumblebee inside the Hitachi Scanning Electron Microscope at work. As soon as the vacuum pumps came on it exploded and made real mess of the column. If I remember right, that system ran at 10-5 or 10-6 torr. We used to do this for demonstrations when kids...

@EddieWalker Personally, I think you need another pet pig :D The whole Oscar story was epic!

This is the place. We have been to the one at 58th St. https://badmonkeyoc.com/

That's very similar to what I made. It was good, but not great. Definitely easier than from scratch using the canned dough though.

Last weekend I was missing Bad Monkey monkey bread. When we're in Ocean City MD, Bad Monkey monkey bread is a great morning treat! Looked online, but couldn't find any knock-off copycat recipes :( I made some using some Pillsbury canned biscuit dough, but it just wasn't the same...

Menards looks like a central states company. Definitely not any out west.

I'm the opposite. I like customer service, and talking to a real person. Plus I've never been to a self checkout that gives me a discount for my labor as temporary cashier :)

The Plomb vs Plumb story, and resulting name changes to Proto (PROfessional TOol) are interesting. Alloy Artifacts is a good old tool resource. http://alloy-artifacts.org/index.html

@xyz123 what would a reasonable compression number be for a Stihl 024? I was checking compression on my Dad's old 024AV. I checked three times. It was consistent at 135psi. No choke, throttle wide open, pulled it over till pressure stopped going up.

Buddy of mine gave me an 021. He's in his 90's and cant handle saws anymore. Him and his wife are very dear friends; I help them with projects and stuff. This thing has sat for a few years. Have been cleaning it up. It fired up with fresh gas, but the bar and chain have rust and crust. It has...

I use the little Stihl and Oregon guides that clip on the file. But even after years of various mechanical work. I still am not consistent from one side of the chain to the other. Every 3rd or so sharpening, I use one of the Oregon jigs that clamps on the bar. It's still manual sharpening, but...

I just picked up a MS461 from FB Marketplace (was more than $500). There were plenty of smaller saws for $500 or less. See them pop up on Craiglist too. This is in the Sacramento, Ca area. What I noticed was people not getting back to me. Had messages out to three different sellers over the...

I like to look at local support where possible. I'm fortunate to have local dealers and service. Online is great, but sometimes it's nice to be able to take equipment in and see the parts in person. Or have service done.

https://westcoastsaw.com/products/661-bark-box

I see more parts selection for the Pro saws also. There's repair parts, rebuild parts and performance parts (same for Husky Pro saws). Even for an older saw, that 064 has parts availability. 100% agree on the buy once cry once .

Stihl makes great saws. When you are looking, remember, there are Homeowner and Pro saws. If it will see a lot of use, a Pro saw may be a better choice. For occasional or light duty work, a homeowner saw might be easier on the budget. The budget on Pro saws is higher. This includes other...

xyz123, do you have a recommendation for a vacuum block adapter to check leakdown and pressure on a Stihl 024AV? And a budget friendly vacuum/pressure gauge/pump? Like this https://www.ebay.com/itm/385259308817

RIP Bird. Always enjoyed the conversations and insights. Talking about first tractors, getting my first tractor right about when the original site started. There was his Kubota, but also the discussion about growing up using a JD L. Homemade Top N Tilt, Chalkey Cups. Hydraulics. Too much to...

My trailer is similar. It was 1600lbs bare. With winch, winch mounting, battery, spare tire, and chains it's probably 1800-1900.

Hankshaw was a popular Country singer in the 1950's and early 1960's. He died in a plane crash in 1963, along with Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas. Terrible day in Country music. He was a Country great.

Yes, Patsy Cline, Hankshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas all passed in that 1963 plane crash. Terrible day for Country music.

@HawkinsHollow, your username reminds me of this guy

I started 50 years ago at 11 on a '42 Ford GPW(wwii war production Ford version of the Willy's MB jeep). My favorite stick was Eaton 10spd behind a Detroit 8V92T in a GMC Topkick Water Tender for the fire dept. Otherwise have done 3spd on the floor, 3 on the tree, 4spd, granny 4spd, 5 and 6...

Chocolate is a great addition to chili. We have been doing that for years.

What about Red-eye gravy? Never had it, but it looked interesting in the Nashville episode of "Somebody Feed Phil".

If you were here when HARV first created this, then you've been on TBN for a long long time. You probably remember the Chalkey Cup thread too :D TBN Classics

Late to the party, but I got a Vevor 6l heated unit. Have been using it to clean wrenches, sockets and ratchets I've picked up at flea markets. Run them at 45C with Simple Green mix. Works great. For delicate stuff like jewelry, run without the heater with water and a dash of Dawn dish shop...

I found one of the threads, from 2007. Challenging search because there's a ton of posts with keywords "coffee" and "roasting" in the Good Morning thread that has a bazziolion posts. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/any-home-coffee-roasters-here.95811/ I thought there were a couple...

Were you one of the posters in the Coffee Roasting threads years ago?

It's been some time, but I recall coffee roasting threads in the past, maybe in "Related Topics" or "Rural Living". Seem to remember some folks used hot air popcorn poppers to roast small batches.

I use a Keurig with refillable pods, and grind my own beans most days. On the weekend, I tend to use a stainless French press, or a 5-cup siphon pot. Mine is similar to this.

I'm a big fan of the 024/026/26x saws. Nice size and handle really well for that size/class of saw.

Back when Mammoth Bar was a HUGE sand bar. Remember going to the Sand Drags down there; used to run full blown/injected sand dragsters down there, as well as "funny Jeeps". Getting further off topic, but I saw and article a short time ago that the old bridge that washed out in the 1960's dam...

Foresthill Bridge has had that honor since 1973. Not as picturesque as the "Rainbow" bridges though. Remember seeing that bridge rise out of the canyon during our family camping and 4-wheeling trips in the late 1960's and early 1970's. It was built for the canceled Auburn Dam which would have...

Seems there are a number of Rainbow bridges. The one in Folsom over the American River/Lake Natomas is the same, but straight, not curved. From about the same timeframe as the old US-40 bridge.

"Love & Whiskey" by Fawn Weaver was an interesting read. The early history of Jack Daniels first Master Distiller, and making a distillery based on Nearest Green.

I wish we would have got the Hemi 6-Pack in the US. Chrysler Australia made good use of it after the Straight six project to replace the Slant-6 was stopped in the US.

A "1/2 ton", v8, stick shift, wing windows, rubber floor mat, manual windows etc!

A lot of I-80 runs where US-40 ran from Roseville to Nevada. But some of the pass area's and real twisty areas were realigned for the 4-lane Interstate for grade improvement and higher speeds(not as twisty). My parents and grandparents talked about the old days of driving US-40 from Sacramento...

It's hard to believe this road and the bridge used to be the main highway artery over the summit. Until Interstate-80 was finished in the mid 1960's, US 40 was it. I have a book about the Donner area from the 1960's; it has pictures by that bridge with 20'+ snowbanks from record winter in the...

That was my though also. You would think they would at least have non descript labels on the transponder. Surely they must, but didn't have alternate ID turned on?

We have an odd setup. The main house is on one panel/meter. The Granny Flat is on a second panel/meter; the well is on that meter. I have run the well and granny flat with a 6500W, but then I need a second generator for anything in the main house.

Our house is all electric. Pain for us in power outages is we lose heating/cooling/stove, AND the well pump. No water is the worst part; once the pressure tank is low, it's hard to flush toilets etc

Re: Original Vanishing Point Camaro into bulldozers. Nick of Nick's Garage in Montreal built a "Kowalski" car from a basket case, numbers matching car

Depends on the 45-70. The 45-70-405 was like a freight train. It was a bit much in the 1873 carbines though. There were variations in Army loads for the carbines. But yes, the 45-70-405 was a barnstormer compared to the 44-40 200 gr load. Interesting, I have seen 44-40, 44WCF, but not the...

The car movies make me wish for a car that didn't make it to the US, the Ford Falcon XA/XB/XC. I'm a Mopar fan, but those 1970's Falcon GTHO were awesome performance cars, especially in the decline of the US muscle cars (Mustang II for example). The Aussies ran road courses; the Falcons had...

When I got Dad's tool boxes(Roller with a mid and top box), I cleaned them up and added some of my tools. When he passed, my brother, son and nephews got some tools. I got the toolboxes and rest of tools. The top box is almost exactly the was it was dating back to the 1960's. It's kind of a...

Anyone else hit up the flea markets and yard/tag sales for tools? Since Dad passed away a few years ago, I have been replacing some broke and/or missing pieces from his tool box. A couple cracked 1960's SK 3/8 drive sockets, missing Craftsman "V" wrench's etc. Have started picking up other...

I liked the original Vanishing Point. Love that Challenger. Still remember seeing it at the drive-in with family, and my Mom trying to cover my eyes when the nekkid chick rode the motorcycle. The remake version was not as good... Was also fun to watch the Camaro crash in to the dozers. Kind of...

Yes. And they're still available from companies like Speedway (y) https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Lake-Pipes-80-Inch,39827.html

The Les Paul videos/YouTube from the Iridium are great. So are the videos with Mary Ford before they split/divorced. Some argue that Mary was a better guitarist...

One of the early TBN members restores Unimogs, sells parts etc. https://www.vonsmog.com/ Years ago, there were great threads about the Unimogs he was working on. And he had a Zamboni for his kids winter ice rink

Do any other country still commonly use miles or gallons any more? A quick web search says US and sometimes UK.

Nice. My son has used my Little Chief smoker and box before to cold smoke cheese; final result is very good.

The drive around Lake Tahoe is about 72 miles. It's mostly slower road. You could drive in a couple of hours, but there are places to stop/sightsee all the way around. You could easily spend most of the day. Fallen Leaf Lake is nice. Palisades Tahoe (Formerly Squaw Valley) hosted the 1960...

Caught fall colors a few year ago. Have friends that live in Ct. Drove from Brookfield up to Killington and Woodstock Vt. Wow, the views from the top of Killington Ski resort were breathtaking! We caught the colors at their peak. We do not have fall colors like that in the Placerville, Ca area...

Fall is so variable... When I was volunteering at the fire station outside Placerville, there were time we kept our wildland gear ready clear thru December. Other years, I've skied the Tahoe area before Thanksgiving. You're talking about the in between season. Tahoe is always pretty. It will...

I'd have a tough time letting go of those if they were my Grandfathers. I have the Ertl "Letter" series, but they're only 20 years old. You may have luck on Etsy or Ebay. Otherwise check with local antique shop to see if they would buy outright, or consign. In my area, we have a weekly sale...

TrailMater does ok. Rory does better on the rock, but TrailMater and Ol' Blue do run in the sand. He's more the exception than the rule though.

100% truth in that statement!

And phonetically :)

I don't even need to go that far. Being from a somewhat rural part of N. Calif, it is amazing the perception and difference between rural N. Calif, Bay Area California, and urban SoCal.

I helped out a TBN member from Netherlands with some tractor information years ago. He had the same Kubota tractor as mine; I shared some manual page scans that he was not able to get there. While we were emailing back and forth, he surprised me by asking if America/Americans were like what he...

I have friends that moved to California from Brazil. Both have good English. Some things throw them though, like there, their, they're. Or bow, on a boat, to use with an arrow, or with a knot, or used to play a violin.bass,cello. Speaking of bass, are you going to play a bass, or go fishing for...

The AN225 came in to Sacramento/Mather a few times bringing rockets to Aerojet in Rancho Cordova. Amazing in flight; too bad it was so badly damaged in Ukraine by Russians.

I could see where they are a good alternative though. My wife has ridden cruisers/HD since the late 1970's. With a bad knee, she could ride again on a trike; a Spyder looks like a good option.

Yep, and they're great. My son has had a Scout Bobber and a Chief; I have a Challenger. The Challenger is awesome. Rode HD FXRS's for decades; was a big change in bikes. Love it. Yes, Indian is a division of Polaris. Kind of like Chevy is a division of General Motors. HD folks get real hung up...

Always liked the gazebo. But, it's kind of funny... I was looking at the older pictures hoping for a glimpse of Oscar You need another pet pig Eddie :D ...

Lot of Tankers flying in the west. The Park Fire had 12-14 flying for a few days, from small CalFire planes to the 10Tanker DC-10's. 737 out of Australia has been flying a lot on the fires; NSW-RFD (New South Wales Rural Fire) Tanker-210 purchased from Coulson. I do a search in FlightRadar24...

I put these Pro Series Round, Pipe-Mount Swivel Jack w/ Footplate on the back of my flatbed trailer. I've towed some skidsteers, and my NH TC40 with loaded rear tires. Makes it much more stable when loading; I have had my truck move before while loading... These are easy to install, easy to...

Cowpoke Coffee 1 - Extra-Large commercial size canister MJB or available budget coffee Fill large 24-30 cup percolator with water. In coffee basket, add as much coffee grounds as the basket will hold, and then add a little more for good measure. Allow coffee to percolate. Allow to cook down...

That would cook nicely on the flat griddle. Might have to try that this coming weekend

That has to be photoshopped. A small dozer like that would destroy my 7000lb trailer, ramps, axles, tongue etc. These two sites say the D4 is 10800lbs. That would definitely be enough to bend up my trailer. https://www.ritchiespecs.com/model/caterpillar-d4-crawler-tractor...

We like to make our own invention, drunken Camerones de Ajillo over rice. 1 lb shrimp or prawns, shelled and deveined 1 head garlic, peeled and coarsely chopped Hornitos white tequila Put cleaned shrimp and garlic in a shallow skillet Cover with white tequila Let sit/marinate 5-10 minutes (no...

I do not have a specific screen capture, but flight radar had lots of planes flying out of McClellan (former USAF base, Sacramento) on fires the last week or so. There's even a Tanker out of Australia up here for our summer...

What is the control layout on the Ariel? It wasn't until 1972 that the US made regulations to standardize control placement

Ah, the classic Windjammer II. In the 1980s had a '80 Suzuki GS550 with one.

This thread brings back memories of the "Chalkey Cup" around 1998 or 1999. Great time in TBN history, before tractors had cup holders!

I use a 1l Camelbak. Water only; don't like getting off flavors from tea, soda ect. Got it while rummaging around a few shops in old town Buffalo, Wy a couple years ago. Checked out Longmire stuff too, had lunch at Busy Bee Cafe, just like Walt :) Well, sort of...

Safety chains should have been attached to the frame of the trailer, not the sliding hydraulic brakes mechanism. My flatbed is electric brake though (with chains on frame). 5th wheel is electric, but doesn't have chain restraint.

Pull the pin on it (Will be at end of cable on trailer). I've done this with my flatbed trailer and my 5th wheel to test. Works as should. Just be sure to put the pin back in...

Interesting both hitch and safety chains failed. Couldn't tell what kind of break-away brakes it had; didn't seem to work.

OP here. 20 year old thread. I did buy a BCS back around 2004. Used for a couple of years. I did a mix of a small garden at home, and yard renovations for the mom/pop landscape company we had at the time. Most of use was doing prep for new lawn and sod. The BCS worked great. I don't recall...

Still bummed Global Super Tanker went under. Saw GST744 fly a lot on N. Calif fires. That 747-400 is with National now. Supposedly the tank system was purchased by another company with plans to put in a 747-200, but there haven't been any recent updates. Mostly see 10 Tanker DC10's, Erickson...

Flat track like this? www.fastfridays.com Fast Fridays is always a lot of fun.

I have a TC40DA. I had a smaller winch to mount up front, but decided not to. The battery is small, the alternator is small, and I was concerned about keeping it reasonably clean when doing loader work. And, I prefer to pull from the back of the tractor. Use the dedicated drawbar, as well as the...

Brings back memories; good memories of early days of TBN :)

I have moved from Biscuits and gravy to tater-tots and gravy. Some may consider it sacrilege, but a nice sausage gravy over crispy cooked tater tots soooo good!

Mine is my name, and my first computer username. Company I worked at long long time ago was pretty easygoing about usernames. Was one of the very early members here before it was TBN; was a Kubota forum originally. It was very small at the time, and a lot of us used our names. Back then...

Birria is good with goat meat. Quesabirria Chivo tacos are excellent.

There's been a FG-1D Corsair on radar this afternoon outside of Sacramento https://www.flightradar24.com/CORS/323cf5b4

Try it with Cholula!

This is the recipe we make. Has onions. Sometimes instead of baking, we'll finish cooking in the smoker with apple wood/chips Bacon Macaroni and Cheese with Extra Sharp White Cheddar Ingredients 12 ounces elbow macaroni 8 ounces sharp white cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes 2...

The 024/026/260/261 saws are great. I'm stihl using the 024AV my Dad got back in the early 1980's. That family is a very well balanced saw to work with. That 024 is stihl a hard working saw; the Pro series saw has more than earned its keep over the last 40 years...

I prefer to use 3/4AB. Holds up well, packs nicely. Even better if you run a compacter over it. http://fvagg.com/our-products/crushed-aggregates/three-quarter-inch-road-base/ Have used 3/4 crush in the past. It works ok but still moves a lot. Never ever use wound gravel.

It wasn't until 1972 that controls were starting to get standardized in the US, and by 1975 was standardized.

Took the Indian Challenger out for a little 125 mile ride yesterday. Kirkwood Ca was really nice, albeit cool (58f).

Now they use a Quick Shifter". Once you let the clutch out in 1st, all you have to do is bump the shifter. Been on a lot o brands of bikes for a while now (Aftermarket)

Definitely a Waylon fan, but I've never come across video of him and Buddy live. There's plenty that have a song, with some stills thrown in, like you mention.

Headed there this weekend. Calaveras Big Trees is a nice place to visit. When they say big trees, they really mean it!

USS Hornet is in Alameda; it's a great place to tour. Have been a number of times for the museum in general, as well as a number of Cub Scout and Scout overnites. My son earned a bunch of Merit Badges there. They have some great docents who served on Hornet CV-12 when she was operational...

Haven't been over 88 since the Caldor fire. I know it burnt thru to 88 in area's. We like to go to Kirkwood Lake, Silver Lake to kayak, Usually go H50 to Pollock Pines, then Mormon Immigrant Trail to H88. MIT is still closed from snow. Will see in a few weeks how burnt out that whole area is...

My TC40 is a hydro; I forgot to mention above, that I blow out the the radiator AND the trans cooler regularly. Especially when field mowing, they both get dust and weed debris buildup over time. I don't know if the OP tractor has that cooler by the battery since their tractor is...

Angels Camp to Virginia City is about 3 hours.

A little late to the conversation, but here's a few idea's from a NorCal/Sacramento native. If you're going to Yosemite, you are next to the southern end of Ca-49; that highway runs the the length of the classic "Gold Country". There's lots of places on Highway-49 that are fun to go to. And...

Is the trans fluid level good? When was the last time the fluid was changed? My TC40D is a hydro; I write the fluid change hours and date on the filters when I install them.

In a lot of cases that is true. They don't make parking spaces for full size long bed extra-cab trucks anymore. Where I work though, there is room. Most people just back in till their tire hits the curb, not paying particular attention to hanging over most of the sidewalk.

The one that gets me is people who back in to a spot along a sidewalk. By the time the back in, the back of the pickup and bumper take up a large portion of the sidewalk. And on top of that, the receiver hitch insert hangs out even further in to the sidewalk. See that a lot where I work...

Looks like a U2 out of Beale AFB

I found starting with the trailer leveled right helps. I have 0, 2, 4, and 6" drop hitches for various trailers due to tongue height. After that I work with load centering. If that isn't enough, then 'll think about additional measures. It's crazy how many rigs I see that have no hope of...

Just looked; the place I went to is long gone. Bought by Tillamook, torn down, Tillamook makes a Bandon cheese now but not there.

Have been there a couple times some years ago; it was wonderful. As I remember, you could tell when they had fresh cheese etc by the colorful flags they fly out front. First time I had cheese curd was there, back in '79.

You don't need high resolution pictures for Craigslist. Smart Phone camera downloads digitally or by cable/USB are easy to find with a simple web search or YouTube search :D

My take on this is a Smart Phone camera replaces everything the old 110 and 126 film "point and shoot" camera's did, as well as most digital "Point and shoot". Most folks keep pictures on their phone or maybe make 3x5 or 5x7 prints. Even that is not as common anymore. Or they post pictures on...

I put jacks on the back of my flatbed. Never liked driving heavy things up the ramps and seeing the back of the trailer squat, or the back of the truck rise... Was simple and inexpensive. Easy to take off and store when not in use. https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Jack/Pro-Series/PS1401460303.html

My Mom and Dad's high school band played at the opening for the Olympics. San Juan High School; they were class of '60 and '61. They used to talk about truckers up there being challenged buy the hills ad curves; US 40 over the curved bridge and also running the old canyon road from Auburn to...

That's what I meant in that what became "I-80" in Ca was US-40. There's historic highway signage along parts of Auburn Blvd and other roads indicating they were old US-40. My parents and grandparent talked of the amount of time it too to get from the Sacramento area to Reno in the 1940's and...

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I've read about that. I have a book from the early 1960's that details the history of Donner Pass from from pre-white man to 1963 or 1964. There are pictures of the Donner Summit/US40 bridge and various plows/blowers in 16-25' of snow. It's interesting to note that in '52 "I-80" thru...

They opened Mormon Immigrant Trail from Pollock Pines to H-88 the two times I saw H-50 blocked 20 some odd years ago. Took them a while to plow it, as it's normally closed in the winter. I like it, because it made Kirkwood a short trip from Placerville. Otherwise it was a much longer drive to...

Tons of military flights in Texas and Oklahoma right now. There's a P-51 that got assigned the same delta shape as all T38's flying.

I had one for a while; sold it a few years back. I think it was Wacker brand. Worked great. In California USA.

Cartridge... 7mm-08 is the cartridge. Cartridge selection is to a great degree personal preference. To a point, caliber is. I like 30 caliber (0.308), and tend to shoot 308Win, 30-06, and 300 Savage, in that order. I picked those because I like those particular cartridges and for 308Win and...

HUGE25 and GRZLY37 (C17 and C5) are flying out of Travis right now (Fairfield, Ca). Slate 21 and Slate 22 (T38) are flying out of Beale

I see them with "funny" names; tankers, C17, C5's. Orca#, Heavy# and similar (# for number). Right now there's fighter trainers in the area; ONYX11, ROPER11, Roper12, Roper13 all flying out of Beale AFB. Roper11 is buzzing SMF right now. I see a lot of those flights, with Beale, Fallon and...

I haven't seen much about get togethers in a while, although I haven't been very active here either. Some time back, the Texas TBN'ers had some big get togethers and cookouts...

Did you change coolant, fuel filter, Hydro oil and filter etc? And grease the 35-40 zerks? That was a change for me; my old Kubota held less fluids, and only had 8 or 10 zerks, including the loader. When I got the TC40D about 12 years ago, I was amazed by how many grease points there are. The...

First thing one a new to me car, truck, tractor etc is a complete fluid and filter change, grease all zerks etc. The only thing I haven't done that on is my TC40D; I got it off consignment, where the dealer had done a full service.

Take the kid and see what fits and feels comfortable for them. Keep in mind a wood stock is easy to shorten and otherwise modify. Most rifles have some aftermarket support like Boyds stocks. If it doesn't fit him he wont like shooting it. I only bought my son one shotgun without him being...

Cartridge :D It's 7mm caliber, 7mm-08 cartridge. I see that all the time on the gun forums. I know, nit-picky :D

This! I had this issue on my old Kubota AND on my NH TC40D. I put new cables on, and the starter spun over like it should. This happened on both of my tractors... I then cut back the insulation on the old battery cables; there was significant corrosion under the insulation, that was not...

Have you torn it down? Might be able to hone the cylinder and fit a new piston/rings?

Depends. Some use clips, like the M1 Garand(specifically an en bloc clip).

Cartridge vs caliber. See this all the time on gun and reloading forums. For instance, people say 44-Magnum caliber. That's the cartridge. It is 0.429", not even 44 caliber.

Has Sawzall vs reciprocating saw been mentioned? Sawzall is a Milwaukee tool, DeWalt , Ryobi and all the rest make reciprocating saws.

I have a closed loop recirculating solar with electric backup hot water heating system. What do I call that :D

I show 149. But I could swear in the Kubota only days I was in the first 75. TBN, and the Web as a whole was sooooooooo different then... Mentioned before; fewer people, fewer topics/sub-forums. Sometimes you'd post and it would take days for a reply, even on popular topics.

From TractorData website, that tractor/loader is 5,449lbs not counting a cab. That's at the upper end of a 7K trailer(my 7K is 1600lbs, for a payload of 5400). You need a 10K trailer, which is heavier than a 7K. And you have the weight of the cab. And fuel, chains, binders, straps, ice chest...

If you want to figure out the early original members, just ask about the "Chalkey Cup" and who was here when HARV made the "Holiday Tactor Animation" :D

I joined back in the Kubota Only days. Bird was here; from what I remember we were within the first 75 members. I had just bought, or was about to get my used Kubota B8200HSTD; I bought that at Gold Country Kubota, Auburn Ca in June 1998. Back then, it could take days sometimes before you'd get...

I would say no, you do not need them. You have a lighter duty truck. Your rims, axles, springs etc are not rated for higher weight. If you load to the tire ratings, you are overloading the rest of the truck. run tires that are in the range of the truck.

That is correct; the railroad community really pushed for standardizing time zones. Otherwise their timetables were a mess. Even within the time zones(as well as pre-time zones) most went by the sun for instance High Noon.

I've also heard it pronounced Care Mel. I dunno... Care-uh-mel just sounds correct to me It could be a regional thing pronunciation though too

It looks like an AR pistol with no shield/hand guard. And yes, it looks like the upper/lower are separated in the picture.

In the grand scheme of things, the whole DST subject has only been what, the last 100 years or so? The time change does not seem like an improvement over Standard time. How did our ancestors survive for millennia in Standard time? How does Arizona and Hawaii survive?

I haven't found any info on disassembly. I have the manual for my TC40D, but the only info it shows is to grease the Zerk. Mine still works fine, although I still want to add hydraulics. I had TnT on my old tractor; I miss it, but it is also $$$

I have looked at the grocery store a number of time for Mannaise. All I could find is Mayonnaise.

Caramel vs Carmel There's a topping for ice cream, or a city on the central California coast... I often hear people asking for a city on their ice cream or dessert. Of course, then there is people who like ice cream for desert, while others like to camp out in the dessert.

Wright saw were used for meat saw, but was not it's original purpose. Originally for wood, at least in the online searches I did some time back.

I had read a while back that the Wright saws were used to cut up things like railroad ties too. Those raise havoc with chainsaw chains and bars.

Strange one I remember is the Wright Saw. Was a big reciprocating saw, like a big gas powered Sawzall. My Grandfather had one; I remember my Dad using it a couple times in the early 1970's.

Air Command on wild fires circle for hours, although they follow the perimeters of the fire. Very common to see a similar pattern though on the big fires we have out west.

So you're about 4300lb or 4700lb? Is the trailer 6k minus trailer weight? So trailer is 8k GVWR trailer that weighs about 2k? My 16' is 7000lb GVRW; trailer is 1600. So capacity is 5400. I've done what you're talking about with the loader over the mower. It was a pain in the patootsie, but it...

I run jacks on the back of the trailer; the back of the truck doesn't get light like that.

We get all kinds of interesting aircraft with odd names, as well as no name, in the greater Sacramento, Ca region. A lot of fighters/trainers fly out of Fallon USN and come across the Sierras to the old Mather AFB; there's still military activity there. To the north is Beale AFB...

Going thru this right now with my Dads estate and no will. The amounts and laws vary state to state. In California, the State sets the rates on a sliding scale. The Probate Lawyer does not set the rate.

The Chet Atkins/Mark Knopfler albums and videos are excellent.

There's no safety chains on a 5th wheel hitch due to the positive king pin connection. That's the same for big rigs or 5th wheel travel trailers. Safety chains would be used on a gooseneck Some 5th wheel trailers get converted to gooseneck. In that case, they require safety chains. It's a...

I like Joe. Actually, I really like his show on Sirius's BB King channel; his descriptions and details about various artists and music are really interesting. I stick by my previous comment though :D Molly Tuttle and Billy Strings are exceptional guitarist :) Different genres, great musicians

Stevie Ray is still my favorite guitarist. I like a lot of different music styles; he's still at the top of my list. I saw him once it Sacramento, Ca; it was epic! Fortunate to have Youtube and other media to watch artists that are gone; there are great SRV videos out there. Now I think Molly...

Have thought about a cart. But for Sporting Clays. It's common on some courses to see people bring carts or UTV's and drive the course instead of walking. Not sure about the golf stuff. Why golf if you can shoot clays? Much more fun :D

My first reaction as a happy 5th wheeler, would be a shorter 5th wheel toy hauler, like a 30'. Beware of the ramp on the truck with a pull behind; the picture of the black Ford shows it really squatting in the back... Even with overloads or bags, that truck is overloaded...

As long as you stay in your trucks weight ratings you should be fine. My experience is with 5th wheels, and pull-behind flatbed(for tractor). My previous 5th wheel was close in weight to my flatbed with tractor. The 5th wheel was much nice to pull, handled better. You do lose some use of the...

Stihl using the 024AV my Dad got in the early 1980's. Has been a great saw. But, I want a MS461 to go with it :D I do have a couple Husky's that work great, but my typical go to is that 024; just really like the balance of it. My wife has a Husky sewing machine that's great :D She got it...

Post your recipe? FWIW, I would "test" with a smaller amount; scale recipe to 4 eggs accordingly, and experiment. Dial the recipe in, and then scale up. Have you considered a baked custard?

Simple Syrup is just 1:1 water:sugar Personally do not like sweetened tea. Prefer to sweeten to taste myself. My Texas family swears by it, but I prefer Grandma's sun tea, often with no sugar.

I'm not a Toyota fan, but a Tundra to Ford F350 is like apples to oranges.

That's a Bronco; early version Gen 2. - Look at the back seat. - Look at how short the "bed" is; it's itsy bitsy tiny - Look at the ridge along the back of the cab; that's where the half-top butts up to the cab and seals

I would second this. Have not had alternators rebuilt, but have had starters done. Definitely worth checking out. They might also give you more insight in to why it failed.

Pretty nice setup Eddie!

Liver is great with caramelized onion, bacon and brown gravy!

Grew up near Mather AFB. It was a SAC B-52 base. Occasionally would see them doing MITO's. It was really impressive to see the succession of B-52's and KC135's taking off.

Here in N. California, we see a lot of that coming out of Travis AFB and Beale AFB Will funny names given to C-5's and C-17's out of Travis. We also see a lot of flights out of NAS Top Gun Fallon, coming across the Sierra's to the old Mather AFB(still used by National Guard and some military...

Really have'nt had much issues on my TC40D. One thing to consider on battery cables, is you might not be able to see corrosion under the insulation. On my old Kubota, I had slow starter issues. I cleaned terminals, charged battery etc. When I finally changed battery cables, it turned over...

1 - Get a manual. First thing I did on my old Kubota, and my current NH TC40D. Check Messicks, or Ebay 2 - Double check all your connections in the starting circuit. Make sure they're clean and tight. I had the safety switch on the range shifter get out of whack on the TC40; barely bump it and...

The California Ag Museum in Woodland, Ca is well worth the visit if you're in the area. They have some of the early crawler, Holt's and later Cat. https://www.californiaagmuseum.org/heidrick-antique-tractor-collection

I use FlightRadar24. When the fires are going in Northern California, the old McClellan AFB is used as a Tanker base. It's interesting tracking the planes as they go in/out of McClellan. During the Caldor fire, my work was directly in the primary flight path to the fire zone; could watch the...

No desire to try, unless I got really really hungry. But remember, there was a time when you may only get one cow/pig, or part of one, to feed your family for a whole year. Had to use every part of the animal, lest you might go hungry. In the US at least, we are spoiled by being able to go to...

Just imagine Italian cooking without tomatoes. Spaghetti, lasagna etc... Tomatoes are a New World fruit. Even when the first explorers got to the America's, most thought tomatoes were poisonous. Europeans did not eat them for some time after. Until the 1690's, it was thought to be a poisonous...

Peach Snapps?

It kind of depends. I never approach the hour interval on my TC40D. I change yearly per the book. Diesel gets too much particulate and acidic buildup in the oil. I don't like exceeding a year, especially because the tractor may sit for weeks. Sitting with that gunk in the oil is not good.

I get my TC40D filters from NAPA. They look up the cross reference no problem. https://www.napaonline.com/en/search?text=oil%20filter&referer=v2

And watch the picture spread across the internet... That was interesting to watch