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Well Ladies and Gents, I am still working on the pond. Today I started painting prototype outlines. My wife was worried about the topology and I said don't worry about that because once we start digging and moving dirt everything will change. We just need an outline we like. This week I will be...

I have 2 EGO battery powered trimmers. I love them. I have 2 because I wanted another battery and the batteries are so expensive to buy alone I decided to spend 30 dollars more and get another trimmer complete with battery and charger. I think this link is for the ones I have : Amazon.com The...

I am looking at tankless water heaters now. I can pretty easily run a larger pipe for the propane if need be. I will update this search soon. This month or next month I will be making the purchase. I just had to spend $2500.00 that I didn't plan for so it will probably be next month that I buy...

The last few years have seen the death of both of my parents. My older brother is the executor of their estate. It is finally winding down so there may be only a few months before everything is all wound up. This has been a great burden for my brother and I am so thankful he is taking care of...

I will check with the county about digging but I don't foresee any problems there. Especially after talking with my wife about the cost of pond liner and evaporation loss the size has shrunk considerably. So now maybe 15 by 20 feet. I knew it would shrink. Thanks, Eric

We got a bid yesterday on someone putting in a pond for us. 34 grand! Yikes! Too much for us so we want to do it ourselves. The pond we want is to be about 40 by 60 feet and 3 feet deep. I have a Case 580 CK backhoe and a Yanmar YM2310 that will be used for the excavation. I'm sure I will have...

I'm sure you will be pleased with the stuff. I would be pleased if you could tell us all if you like it or not. Cheers, Eric

My Bona Fides: I am a retired machinist with about 50 years total experience with about 30 years experience owning my own shop. I would say that cobalt HSS drills are the best choice for what you want to do. Buying high quality drills will pay off in the end. Precision Twist Drill is a good...

It can be re-welded. Cost is hard to say because I don't know what weld shops charge in your area. Before I retired I told customers to bring me clean stuff to weld because I would charge them shop rate to clean their stuff. So save yourself some money and clean the area very well. And, like...

Here is a link to teflon, AKA PTFE, compatability: Teflon PTFE Chemical Compatibility Reference Chart As far as I know teflon tape sold in the USA is pure teflon except for dyes, like the yellow and pink stuff, and tiny amounts of contaminants. These contaminants are why teflon tape made for...

Dear flyinghigh, I was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. Along with the radiation I also started a 2 year course of chemo prescribed by my oncologist. My wife despaired because of how bad I looked, she thought the end was near and that I must be really sick from the chemo. But I managed...

Once again a post shows why TBN is so useful. winston1 finds the part! People helping people for no gain other than the good feeling one gets from helping out. I really love this site. Eric

Thanks for your detailed reply. This is just the kind of thing I was looking for. Because of the uneveness of our terrain and because of the other use of the lawn tractor for towing a small trailer around I think we need a conventional lawn tractor. But I will look again at ZTRs. Eric

What do you have against the John Deere lawn tractors? Any specific reasons? I'm gonna plunk down around 4 grand for a lawn tractor and I value the experience of the folks here and their advice to help me choose. Thanks, Eric

Thanks for all the replies folks, they really do help. It looks like either another Deere or a Husky. I'm gonna check out the Husky mowers now and see how they compare. Even though it looks like the Deere models are now being made in the USA I'm still dubious, because of their business practices...

I had to replace the clutch on my L130 and I went with aftermarket because of the reviews. It was not only much less money it is beefier than the OEM clutch. Thanks, Eric

Thank You, I knew I could get some good advice here. Eric

Thank you, that's just the kind of reply I'm looking for. Eric

I have about 1 acre to mow, the terrain is pretty good, fairly flat, and I don't need a suspension seat. And I don't want a zero turn. Thanks, Eric

Hi All, I have a Deere L130 lawn tractor that is at the end of its useful life. Last summer I was going to replace it with the equivalent Deere product. I called the 2 closest Deere dealerships, talked with a couple salesmen, and never heard back. I even emailed the dealerships. No replies. I...

I have a 9 inch auger and it drills holes plenty large enough for a 4x4 post. Even a 6x6 really. Just how much stuff are you wanting to put in the holes after the posts are in the hole? Am I missing something here? Should I be drilling larger diameter holes for my posts? A 4x4, which is really a...

I have a 1980/81 Yanmar YM2310. When I bought it I had to figure out a wiring problem. The dash lights would come on but when I turned the key to start everything would go dead. The problem was corrosion on the negative battery cable where it was bolted to the frame. The corrosion was caused by...

Loctite needs some space to work. If the guide fits the hole with with no space between the guide and the head when the guide is pressed in the Loctite will just be wiped off. You could file a groove for the Loctite in the guide and then press the guide in. The groove needs to be only a few...

I owe you an apology paulsharvey. I should have contacted you privately with how I felt. It should not have been public. I also owe this community as a whole an apology. My comment could be seen as incendiary and that was not my intent. I have no excuse for my public comment. Eric

You say you never want to assume, yet you just did. That's ********. And racist. Eric

Your blanket statement is not accurate in my experience. I bought an all stainless construction 15 pound capacity hand crank sausage stuffer from VEVOR and it is built and works very well. I also bought a submersible 120 volt well pump from VEVOR. It came complete with a 60 foot long cord. It...

I have a Bulldog 285 FEL on my Yanmar YM2310 and the top of the bucket is thin. So I welded large in area 1/4 inch thick plates to the top of the bucket as reinforcement and then welded hooks to the plates. I now have 3 hooks welded to the top of the bucket, one in the center and one on each...

I understand. That's why I asked. What about just planning on buying new bearings? I don't know what bearings cost but new bearings wouldn't be a bad thing. The OP needs to determine if it is the rings that are stuck. Pulling the bearing caps off would certainly be cheaper than sending the...

If the rod bearing caps were removed can they just be bolted back on and torqued properly? I ask because since the pan is off and the rod ends are exposed why not just unbolt the bearing caps and then try to push the pistons up. If they can't be moved then the problem is stuck pistons. It may...

Did you pay Nevada sales tax or Washington sales tax? I know if I buy in Oregon there will be no sales tax but California and Nevada both charge sales taxes. Tomorrow I am going to the local auto license and ask them about the whole sales tax business. Eric P.S. Welcome to TBN. This site is...

My Yanmar YM2310 has a decompression feature. If I was to tip it on its side would the decompression feature protect the engine from hydrolock, a bent connecting rod? thanks, Eric

You are correct telling your BIL that the sounds are muted but still heard. With the proper ear protection the sound is reduced to a level that won't damage your ears while at the same time you can hear important sounds, such as a gearbox failing. People who don't use hearing protection and use...

If you are gonna run pipe use the largest diameter you can afford, up to a point. The longer the run the larger the pipe. People make the mistake of using higher pressure to make up for pressure drop over long distances. This is truly a big mistake. This scheme results in much more water in the...

After talking with some folks over the weekend it was pointed out to me that I needed to avoid buying the pickup in a state that salts the roads. I was in Denver and noticed heavy salt corrosion in several places, like I would see living right on a coast. So the nice Nebraska truck is out of the...

Since the OP already has the 3 phase motors the remaining components should run less than $150.00 to make a Rotary Phase Converter that will start a 15 HP motor and run 40 HP worth of motors. I know all sorts of folks are sold on VFDs. I can see why too because I own several and they get heavy...

The least expensive way is the RPC. For machines more than 3 hp most VFDs require 3 phase input, so you would need an RPC anyway. Also, if you don't need variable speed or soft start, a VFD is an unnecessary complication. Furthermore, each machine would need its own VFD. Eric

Is there any way you can pry gently on one of the crank eccentrics to see if it will rotate at all? Put the tractor in neutral first of course. Eric

I'm curious. Can the crankshaft be rotated at all? If you try the screwdriver through the starter hole trick can the flywheel be rotated even a tiny bit? The reason I ask is because since there is clearance between the connecting rod bearings and the crank shaft it should be possible to rotate...

I remember when stuff from Taiwan was the worst, then Chinese stuff took over while stuff from Taiwan improved a great deal. Now most Chinese stuff I am forced to buy is mostly while metal parts from India are terrible. The stuff I'm talking about is mostly metal stuff for use in machine shops...

Thanks everyone for your replies. I was concerned about the sales tax issue but didn't even think about emissions. I don't think WA will give me grief about emissions but you never know. So I will be asking the auto license place about that. I did see a truck in Nebraska but I would need to fly...

Yesterday my wife and I planted another tree with the help of the post hole digger. With my rocky soil using a shovel would have taken about an hour and a half, with the auger the hole was ready for the tree in about 15 minutes. Eric

How long ago did you do this? I ask because the water soluble coolant, probably what you call drill lubricant, I use in my machine tools will, over time, soften some rubber compounds. I have had rubber mats in the shop and rubber soled shoes, sneakers, suffer from exposure to the stuff. The...

Now that I decided to pry open my wallet and buy a truck I can't find one close to home. Anybody have experience buying a vehicle from out of state? Thanks, Eric

After being harangued by my wife, brother, and financial counselor I have finally decided to replace my aging '92 Toyota SR5 extra cab 4wd truck. I am going to buy a 2019 Tundra Limited. If I can find one. I don't want the crew cab, I want the other cab option. I forget what it is called. The...

When the peaks coinside the peaks get higher. When peaks and troughs coinside the peaks get lower. When the amplitude of the waves are identical then exact coincidence will either double the peak height or make the peak zero. Eric

I believe what happens is that the sound energy is turned into heat energy. Eric

If you can hold that ball joint immobile then you can possibly drill out the broken part with a left hand drill. Using a left hand drill often will cause the part being drilled to unscrew. If you need a long drill and can't find one then a drill extension is easily made. I can tell you how to...

I find it interesting that the tacit assumption is that if there is spyware in the cameras it cannot be detected. Or defeated. I mean, if the cameras truly have software that can be used for spying, which is a bad thing and should be stopped, why cannot it not be detected? And then defeated? I...

I have a Yanmar YM2310 tractor with a Bulldog 285 FEL. Though not my only tractor it is the one that gets the most use. By far. I have only about 2 acres cleared of the ten or twelve that we own. That tractor gets used so much that I am amazed. It is a super useful tool. Even a 42 year old...

Hey All, I am looking at a rock rake or landscape rake from Vevor. Here is the link: VEVOR Tow Behind Landscape Rake, 60" Tow Dethatcher with 21 Steel Coil Tines, Lawn Dethatcher Rake Attaches to 48" or 60" Toolbars and 3-point Suspension Systems, for Leaves, Pine Needles, and Grass | VEVOR...

Thank You. I will try to figure out the P/N for my 2310 and match it to the above. 96 bucks is a great price. Eric

Yeah, you're right, I shoulda taken pictures. Since my son and I were blocking traffic on a 50 mile per hour two lane rural road I was really concerned with that. But yeah, I did have my cell phone in my pocket and taking a few pictures would have been easy. I am on the list for 10 more poles...

Hey all, I was reading about reduction gear starters for other Yanmar engines and wondered if anyone knows of one for the YM2310? About 6 months ago I bought a new solenoid for my tractor and it has started to fail already. That business where you turn the key and there is the loud click from...

Near me several telephone poles were being replaced and I was able to get 4. The guy who asked before me got 6. My son and I used a car trailer I rented from U-Haul to move the poles. Two poles per run. Worked great. But what really impressed me was my YM2310 with the Bulldog 285 FEL. I had to...

Yes, use a file to flatten that flange. If you are careful you should be able to get the flange flat within a couple thousandths using just a sharp file. If you wish you can use sandpaper backed up with a file, especially if that is what you are most comfortable with. Be very careful to not rock...

That's good about the fit. Since the arbor spun in the socket from the 3/4 drill you should check the arbor and socket for damage. When you put the arbor into the socket it should be done so rather smartly. You know, quick and with some force. And then it should exhibit no run out, no wobble. If...

Just for your information the difference in sizes of the Morse tapers is so great the wrong size cannot be used. Either the tapered arbor won't fit at all or will be so sloppy that there is no way it will be retained. The Morse tapers are known as "locking tapers", which means that when...

I have a 9N and a Yanmar YM2310. I have been looking at leveling boxes online so that I can buy one, or even two, for my Yanmar. So far though all the ones I have seen don't have dimensions listed just what model tractor they are made for. Darn it. Eric

First of all let me impress on you all that I am NOT gonna change how much fuel my injectors deliver. I am not gonna fiddle with my engine. So, I have a YM2310 that runs well and only smokes, and then not very much, when I accelerate quickly. When at full throttle and under load it doesn't...

My wife had the same problem on our Deere lawn tractor. I turned the ignition switch to the next position and that made the clutch work. Eric

I modified my weed whackers to use a carbide toothed saw blade. I have lots of blackberries and salmon berries. The salmon berries have really woody canes so a blade is necessary to cut them down unless they are new growth. I start near the top of the canes and move down as I swing the cutter...

After reading comments here I should say that I had my house built to make me and my wife happy. High quality construction and materials made us happy. And hopefully many generations to come. It's not just the house, it's also the property. We have not parked it out but instead have only about 2...

I don't know why you were so eager to replace those tines. I'm sure they had at least 5 minutes of use left. No sense in being wasteful, we gotta use everything to the utmost. Cheers, Eric

I completely understand your point of view regarding your old house. I wanted to live in an old house but couldn't find one where we wanted to live. I also looked into buying an old house that was slated to be torn down and having it moved to our property. I couldn't do it because of state and...

Yeah, 56 degrees is way more angle than my laser sight has, so I guess it's not at the Brewster's angle. Eric

Thank you. After my post an your's I looked online and apparently this angle is called the "BREWSTER'S" angle. Thanks Again, Eric

I have a laser pointer sight, the type that clamps to the barrel and projects a laser beam to the target. I was cleaning the front window and noticed that the window was glued in at an angle. About 15 degrees. I looked carefully and the window is not glued in at that angle mistakenly, the sight...

Where I live the zoning is called rural residential. I don't really know what that means except that I can legally shoot on my property. Which was one of the reasons I bought where I did. We are zoned 10 acre minimum lot size per house. So even a 19.9 acre lot size allows for building one house...

How is race pertinent to the conversation? What difference does it make? Why even mention it? Please let us know. Eric

I didn't even know about fiberglass tanks. I'm gonna check into them. I hope I can find one that is propane fired. If I can only find electric then I would need to run wire over 60 feet to power it. That will be expensive. But I really like the idea of a tank that won't corrode. Eric

I have an old B. F. Barnes lathe that was probably made in the late 1890s and certainly no later than 1906. I have been acquiring age appropriate stuff to go along with it, stuff that was made no later than 1906. The lathe itself is in very good shape, not just cosmetically but also...

FOP is correct, a person could indeed make their own orifices fairly easily. Start small, measure the flow, and increase size appropriately. Remember that the area of a hole, the orifice, increases by the square. So a hole twice as large has 4 times the area. Get out yer calculator. Eric

License plate scammers is what they should be called. In Lynnwood WA they installed a bunch of cameras and then shortened the yellow light period. So all sorts of folks who are used to the longer times are now getting tickets. The city is "nice" about it though, the ticket is charged as a...

Does anybody here have plans for a DIY middle buster? For a CAT 1 hitch? I made something similar, a 6 inch wide bucket that affixes to my backhoe bucket, for digging water pipe and wire ditches. But it looks like a middle buster would work great on the back of my Yanmar YM2310 for digging water...

About 20 years ago when my grandmother died a good deal of her stuff was stuff that was really of almost no value and was given away to folks that could use it. Then the good stuff was loaded up and hauled from the Bay Area to Mercer Island in WA state. All the stuff was unloaded and displayed...

Much of the stuff made today is only made in China or Taiwan or India or etc. What finally made me go directly to the Chinese suppliers was when I was buying German tooling for my CNC machines. I was talking to a fellow machine shop owner and he showed me some Chinese ER collets he had just...

Your method is also safer than a circular saw to cut the wood. Eric

Hey PTSG, I don't have this machine so it doesn't affect me, but you researched the machine this person has, they are a new member so you don't know if they are gonna contribute to this site, and you helped anyway. Good for you! This is one of the reasons I really like TBN. Thanks Again, Eric

Living in WA state as I do I had never heard of Cogon grass as it apparently has not made it here yet. So I looked then stuff up and found out that its roots can go as deep as 4 feet! No wonder mowing is of no use. Though I never use pesticides or herbicides on my land if I had Cogon grass I...

First find out if it removes metal fast. I have used Chinese grinders very similar to the one pictured and they didn't all perform the same. Some had crummy wheels and some had weak motors. Others worked quite well. As a machinist with about 48 years experience with metal working I have seen...

I bought extra keys for my 1980 YM2310 from Fredricks. Link: You searched for yanmar ym2000 ignition key - Fredricks Equipment Parts It didn't look like your key though, which I find odd. This key looks like it might work: Ignition key Yanmar YM | 2GM | 3GM series | Shop4Trac Eric

Well, you're a little too far away for me, seeing as how I'm north of Seattle. I hope you have good luck selling the stuff. Eric

I came across an interesting new type and concept of travel trailer and I thought I would post a link to the company's website. Please note that I am not advocating for this particular trailer or the overall concept, but I did find it quite thought provoking. It seems to me that this trailer...

It would be helpful if you said where you are. Eric

I'm glad you avoided the truck. I got hit head on when I went around a blind corner 700 feet from my driveway. This was in 1999. $470,000.00 in medical bills. You probably would have been killed. Once again, I'm so happy you were able to avoid the truck. Eric

Yup, as soon as he walks on water. Or even walks.

My Irish friend tells me that copper wire came about when two Scots were wrestling over a penny. I'm not saying it's true, mind you, I don't wanna make any enemies. Eric

Where I live we are needing some rain. Weather patterns are changing and I, like so many others, have a well for water. I don't know where my water comes from except that it ultimately comes from rain. I don't know how large my aquifer is or how many other wells are drawing from it. Because the...

As soon as Abbot fixes your excess rain condition. Eric

The crank looks good but the bearing surfaces might be out of round. Do you have a micrometer to measure them? If not then any machine shop could measure them to see if they are oval shaped. It would take less than 5 minutes. I say this being a retired machine shop owner. They probably are OK...

The welder may have a bad wire feed potentiometer, AKA pot. And there may be an easy way to check. Remove the cover and look at both of the pots. They are probably the same device and will be marked the same if so. If they are the same then either swap the connections if the wires are long...

How about a flow control orifice before each zone and one pressure regulator feeding the whole system? That way each zone gets the same amount of flow to it no matter how many sprinklers. This assumes that each zone uses the same amount of water. I have done what you want but on a much much much...

White Gravy, AKA Cream Gravy Recipe: 3 Tbs fat. This can be butter, bacon fat, pan drippings, fat from cooking sausage, etc. 3 Tbs flour 1 1/2 cups milk or cream or a mixture About 1/2 Tsp Spice Hunter Organic Poultry Seasoning Salt Pepper Cook the flour in the fat until it is...

Regular Breakfast Sausage Recipe: BREAKFAST SAUSAGE AMOUNTS IN GRAMS FOR 1 POUND OF SAUSAGE 1 Pound Pork Shoulder Salt 7.43 Garlic Powder .45 Parsley .23 Rubbed Sage 1.24 Black Peppercorns 1.04 Red Pepper Flakes .45 Coriander Seeds .59 Cayenne 1.26 MSG 1.375 Put the sage, peppercorns, and...

You are absolutely right. I think I should be prepared for a natural event that may cause a long term power outage, say two or three weeks, but that's it. I do think I should also make sure I have at least enough water for my close neighbors and maybe some food. Just because they are not...

The plan is to pump water into the tank and then use another pump to deliver water to the house from the tank. This would keep the water fresh. Eric

I need to stock up on more dried and preserved food. I can stuff in a big pressure canner. I buy meat on sale and then can it. But we are way low on stuff. My biggest worry though is water. So I have decided to buy a 2000 gallon water tank. I am going to mount the tank on a platform at least 12...

No doubt about that. I have several versions of BobCad but the version I like best is version 17. It must be at least 20 years old. For 2D drawing it is fast and intuitive. Super easy to do repetitive stuff. Not the best for engraving though. Eric

I'm sure the OP finds your reply most helpful. Eric

I thought the thread might have been an old thread spec so I looked in my 1918 edition of Machinery's Handbook. It was not there. I suspect Jacobs used that thread so that the chuck would only thread onto what Jacobs wanted it to. In my 45 plus years machining I have seen very many special...

No. However it might be related to an inhaled steroid and Tamsulosin, AKA Flomax. I recently acquired adult onset asthma and so was prescribed the inhaler. I'm kinda stumped that the right eye changed so fast while the left just has a very minor cataract. Anyway, the eye doc said that Tamsulosin...

I'm getting my right eye done in two weeks. The lens went from pretty good to completely occluded except for telling light from dark in only 3 months. Apparently my left eye is too good for lens replacement. I can hardly wait for my new lens. I really miss depth perception. Eric

You could try running a few beads on the back side just above the triangular plates on the high fork. As the weld cools and shrinks it will tend to pull the fork down. Or run beads on the front of the low fork. Anyway, there is a lot of length to the fork so the weld won't need to shrink that...

I installed an infiltrator type septic drain field for my house. If your system is similar to mine then there is only 1 foot of dirt over the very top of the domed infiltrators. The ditch is approximately 30 inches wide. I would avoid driving your tractor over the infiltrators for about a year...

I have about 10 acres but only about 2 of the ten is cleared, the rest is woods. I have what I guess is considered a CUT, a Compact Utility Tractor, not a Sub Compact. The tractor is a 44 year old Yanmar and it has a front end loader (FEL). I would not consider anything less. My neighbor has a...

We all try our best to avoid accidents. Then you come around a blind corner and there is a truck in your lane heading the wrong way and it hits you head on. It can happen. It happened to me 700 feet from my driveway. Eric

Since you dropped the pan you could now Plastigage the bearings. If they are within spec. then you would know the problem lies elsewhere. Eric

Good for you, you made the right decision. Stay within your budget and you will be much happier. Eric

Don't take the wheel off. It is just plain too dangerous. I can see that center beam in your pole building breaking, and then you getting hurt by the falling wheel and beam. About twenty years ago my neighbor and I removed a rear wheel and tire filled with calcium chloride solution from a Ford...

My wife and I spent a lot of time looking for land. We looked at many parcels and drove hundreds of miles in the search. It got to the point that we were kind of desperate. But the desperation was false, which we came to realize. We weren't being forced to move from our house. Land prices...

My wife and I looked at a piece of land that had an easement going through it. The price was right which is why I even considered it. We decided to pass on the land. I am now so so glad we didn't buy the land. That easement would have been a constant headache with the traffic going through it...

I read in your previous post about the item making noise. It seems that you determined the part making the noise was because it was in time with the drum movement. Of course whatever is making the noise is going to be in time with the drum movement. But that doesn't necessarily mean that...

Our last washer had the shocks go bad so I replaced them. Then the drum mount broke so I had to buy a new washer. A couple years after I bought it the darn thing started making the same banging sound that the previous washer was making. I was mad that a two year old washer needed shocks already...

Lotsa folks here shoot. And shooting is indeed fun. Besides the practical uses, hunting , etc. of course. One of the reasons I bought the piece of land that we live on now was the ability to shoot legally. I like target shooting and learned to shoot when I was ten years old. All that said...

I did not take it as a 1 up. I was pleased to know and am glad you posted the info. Eric

Let him drive the tractor. It would be fun and he will be able to tell his friends back in the city that he got to drive a tractor. I love letting kids drive the tractor. Constantly supervised, in low gear. Kids love it. Eric

I'm surprised the Honda has more torque. Shows what I know. Thanks for posting that. Eric

I'm surprised that you can use a different engine. I would think the the motor shafts would be too different. Anyway, since it is a Wisconsin engine I think you would be much better served by fixing the original engine. The Wisconsin engine almost certainly has more torque than the Honda. And...

I used to work for a man that was extremely near sighted. Looking at his eyes you could see that the cornea was pointed. Looking at his closed eyes you could see the bumps in his eye lids from his pointed eyes. One time I got a metal chip in my eye and he wanted to look at it before I went to...

A friend of mine has a Struck dozer and the blade would move in one direction just fine but in the other would move one side faster than the other. So the blade would move in a crooked manner. One cylinder was moving faster than it's opposite cylinder. I told my son, who was working on the...

I have been welding for a long time. About 20 years ago I bought a heavily used Lincoln SP125 plus MIG welder for $250.00 that also came with a medium sized gas cylinder. That welder is still going strong. I also have a slightly older SP 100 welder and it also still works great. As near as I can...

When we were looking for land my wife said that 5 would be fine. I said 10 was the absolute minimum. Then we were shown a perfectly square 5 acre lot that was cleared. It was only weeds. My wife said "That's five acres!?" We need at least 10! We have more than once wished we had 20 acres. But we...

I have never had that happen to me. It's a good thing too because I have never seen a Kabota that could pull me out of anything. In fact, I have never seen a Kabota. However, I did see a dump truck get stuck in my driveway after I told the driver to get out and walk the stretch of sketchy...

My wife and I own 10 or 12 acres. The reason for the disparity is because the property lines are not accurate. But we own at least 10. The woman at the county told me we were welcome to have it surveyed and if it came out to be 12 acres the county would be glad to charge us the increased...

My wife and I live on an island. In order to get internet we must have a land line because the only internet provider requires the subscriber to get a land line in order to get internet. Cable is not available for us. Satellite is available but it is more expensive and slower. Cell phones don't...

That panel looked very well organized, pretty much like my work. Not quite as sharp of bends as mine (I'm kinda **** about wiring though) but still a very nice looking panel. Looking at that panel there would be no reason to suspect loose screws. sometimes folks just plain forget, especially...

Regarding the 1 foot part my neighbor had a similar problem. The roll up doors on his shop let water in because the the slab was sloped such that water ran inside under the doors. The amount of slab that was outside the doors was about a foot wide. The fix my neighbor used was to have sheet...

Thanks everyone for the quick replies. Of course, once I read the replies they made a ton of sense about distributing the stresses. Eric

I have seen it mentioned here that diamond shaped plates should be used to repair cracked plates on tractors and I have seen diamond shaped plates welded onto structures. In fact, my backhoe was repaired with diamond shaped plates that were welded to the larger arm on my Case 580CK backhoe...

A Bridgeport type mill has an advantage that is not obvious at first if you are not familiar with them. They are super flexible. The largest part of the machine is the column. On top of the column sits the saddle. The saddle has a dovetail machined into it and the ram fits into this dovetail...

Get the mill. Really. And get one with the variable speed that works like a Reeves drive. I am a retired self employed machinist. Even though I have CNC machines that use VFD spindle drives I would not consider a manual machine with a VFD because the VFD drive machines are constant torque below...

I'm pretty sure a lot of DIY folks here know about Grizzly tools. Their wood and metal lathes especially. Anyway, A few months ago Grizzly issued a recall on a few of their wood lathes. Apparently the tool rest or faceplate could come apart during use with the result being human body parts drawn...

When I bought my Yanmar YM2310 the clutch was stuck. The guy who sold it to me said it had been parked two years outside in the weather. I live about 3 miles from where it was parked. The Yanmar tractor has the Power Shift transmission which means it can be put in gear without the clutch because...

I hope that the procedures you have had done will help with your Meniere's disease. I have had vertigo for over 30 years now so I know how you feel. I fortunately do not suffer from motion sickness so the dizzyness is mostly just a nuisance. However, I have no balance when it is dark and this IS...

You are so right about giving your dad a hug or a call. During the last 6 months or so of my dad's life he had at least one of his sons visit him every day. I would take the ferry to the mainland twice a week to visit my dad. We would always go for a long drive either in Seattle proper or in the...

Hydraulic rod stock is a common item. Hydraulic repair shops buy the stuff in standard lengths. To make a new rod they just saw off a length of the rod stock, thread one end to accept the piston, then thread or machine the other end to accept an eye or whatever is supposed to be on the outboard...

I'm not a tree hugger either and I don't use any pesticides or herbicides. They are just too poisonous. I do spend more time mechanically removing plant pests though. Eric

A kitten, for sure. Two kittens, maybe.

The problem could be the solenoid. When the solenoid slams the pinion into mesh with the the flywheel teeth it also slams together a pair of contacts that supply power to the starter motor. These contacts can fail. I had this happen to the solenoid in my 1980/1981 Yanmar YM2310. My tractor was...

I'm surprised that rechargeable hearing aids wouldn't work for you because they don't last long enough. My hearing aids last at least 14 hours. That's the longest in one day that I have used them. Maybe yours provide more amplification and so use more power. How long ago did you try rechargeable...

A red laser powerful enough to cut through a 4 inch diameter tree at the distance in the video would be visible in daylight. There is enough dust in the air to guarantee that. I can see my green laser pointer beam at night. It is supposed to be less than 5 milliwatts but I suspect it is more...

My Jabra Enhance Pro in the ear hearing aids were $2000.00 at Costco. I had a hearing test at Costco and when the hearing aids were delivered they were adjusted for my ears and my hearing at the store. I am truly amazed at the difference they make in my hearing. Even though the hearing aids were...

Thank You. If it happens again I will use your advice. Eric

I figured as much. I never click on that type of stuff. I just wonder why I only see it on TBN. No other web site. Eric

I was near the end of typing a long post trying to help a person who was wanting help buying their first tractor. Then the dreaded McAfee pop up business shows up and my post was gone. Right in the middle of my typing the McAfee crap shows up and my post is gone. The only way to get rid of the...

I also would use silicon bronze rod with a TIG machine. Clean well first. Then I would heat the whole wheel with a weed burner, wrap with ceramic wool or similar, then with just the area to be brazed exposed fill with silicon bronze. Wrap completely. Let cool slowly and then grind to shape. Any...

I'm waiting to see your solution. I'm sure you will come up with something that works well. I wish you lived near me so that I could ask permission to drive the thing. It looks like a truly novel driving experience. Eric

During my career as a machinist I straightened many shafts. I had to get them to less that .0005" runout over 2 feet. So I will tell you how I did it. You will need, for your shaft, a 1 inch travel dial indicator. And a way to mount it under the shaft. A good magnetic base will work. you can...

I'm a retired self employed machinist/welder. Much of the work I did was quite high precision. Though retired for over 2 years now I still have my shop and all the equipment. I kept the stuff because I still like making things from metal. Your work on that tractor has been very entertaining...

I know how your daughter must be hurting and I sympathize. My wife and I still mourn a cat we lost more than a decade ago. Pets can really become part of our family. She was lucky to have a great companion during the beginning of her life. My heart goes out to her. Eric

I got the same thing today. I was using my Samsung tablet which runs Android. I do not have McAfee installed but the pop up stated that my subscription was expired. This pop up has only appeared on TBN.

If I had to attempt this repair I would do the fitting with the ring and pinion in place in the tractor. Blue in the gear set on the good teeth and then fit the repaired teeth. This would be time consuming. For the repaired teeth to last they must have the proper contact so that the force is...

I have watched several of these Pakistani or Indian repair videos. I think they are legit, though I don't know for sure. I believe that stuff is being repaired and then used. I have no idea of the reliability of the repairs. Anyway, if you think about it, hand grinding of the gears could work...

This repair would work. For a while. If the repaired teeth were ground such that they provided clearance then the pinion wouldn't bind. But there would be serious lash. If the gear set spun slowly it might last a long time. Still, if I absolutely had to do a repair on my tractor's ring and...

I loved off roading in my Bugs. I beat the crap out of several. One time my son and I were going through a puddle that was quite deep. So deep that the floor flooded about 6 inches deep through the heater vents by the time we got through. The motor was coughing and sputtering but eventually...

It's unfortunate but that repair is not an easy one. I'm a retired machinist, still have my shop, and would only attempt that repair if I had to. The reasons being that the ring and pinion are heat treated, hardened, and then finished on a machine made just for hobbing and/or grinding gears. If...

When I was a kid my mom used to serve us how many grits. We ever bothered to count 'em. My wife and I almost got scammed in a very similar fashion. About 35 years ago we were all ready to put $20,000 down on a modular home until I had a conversation with a fellow working for Washington State. I...

I don't know offhand the engine HP but the engine is a single cylinder air cooled engine. The tractor is a small 4WD machine with 4 wheel steering. The tractor is a model H5013. Here is a link: Information about Honda RT5000, H5013, and H5518 Garden Tractors Eric

I have a Honda tractor and it would blow oil smoke in huge clouds from time to time. The oil level would drop quite a bit when this happened. The culprit was valve stem seals. My son replaced them and now it never smokes and does not use oil. Eric

As I wrote in another post I was listening to a piece of music I had heard many times before and with my hearing aids playing the music I heard notes that I had never heard before. At Costco my hearing aids were adjusted to my hearing loss and to the acoustics of my ears. You should have...

It's been less than 2 months since I got my first pair of hearing aids. I have been really surprised at how much I am hearing that I have not heard for years. Actually decades is the more accurate statement. Today though I was shocked by what I was hearing. I use wireless earbuds to listen to...

Hey all you Chinese Mini Excavator owners, My son wants me to spend my money on a mini excavator and I don't know if I should consider buying a certain machine. The machine in question is a Lanty lat-13. The engine is a RATO R420 15 HP. Air cooled. The machine is supposed to have only a...

I have a 45 year old YM2310. Though I don't abuse the tractor I don't baby it either. I have a post hole digger and a Yanmar 5 foot wide rototiller. They both get used a lot. I love my tractor and I'm sure you will love yours too. Eric

I have a YM2310 tractor and have owned it for about a year and a half. I have replaced the fuel filter once and there was no evidence of water. But after reading about water damage to a newer tractor I want to make sure this doesn't happen to me. I live about 40 miles north of Seattle, as...

I got a pair of the Jabra Enhance Pro in the ear hearing aids from Costco about 2 months ago. They cost $2000.00. They come with a 3 year replacement warranty, so if I lose or damage them within a 3 year window they will be replaced for free. I really like the things. They were adjusted for my...

Yeah, I had never seen that word before either. I knew what it meant though as soon as I read it. I will be adding it to my vocabulary, it's a neat word. Eric

My motto is to paint it the color you want. Who cares if it matches some original color? I used to really like the color orange. When I rebuilt a 1965 VW Bug the sheet metal that surrounds the engine was originally black. Since new paint was in order so I used Chevrolet Orange. I got lots of...

When I had my machine shop built I had 2 foot high stem walls around the perimeter. I had to put 6 grade beams in that tied opposite stem walls together along the length of the building. Along with the rebar in the grade beams I also had fiber put in the concrete. I also had some more rebar put...

Good grief! Your statement above is all that needs to be said. Please replace the timing belt. The family member will then have a car that can be relied on. You can have it done. And it is a family member. Get the thing replaced. Replacing the timing belt will give you peace of mind. Your family...

About 17 years ago I had a house built. The house was done but we could not move in because the septic was not done. Reputable septic installers were about 6 months out so I decided to do my own septic. Even though I had never even sat on a backhoe I bought a Case 580 CK backhoe. I was...

You can buy copper or brass battery cable ends at most any decent hardware store. Do you know how to solder the new ends on? I'm assuming you don't have a crimper. You can make your own ends from 1/2" copper pipe. I did just this a few months ago because the original cable ends were not crimped...

Where I live it is semi-rural. All the land around me is zoned at 5 acres minimum. Smaller lots can be grandfathered in but if you have a 9 acre parcel you can only build one house. If there are wetlands this restricts house building and well drilling even more. We are on 10 or 12 acres and...

Yes, even though they have the same DNA the genes are expressed differently. This difference is called epigenetic. The epi meaning on or above. Anyway, even though the DNA and the genes are the same the environment is not, and so some genes act differently. This doesn't just happen to pigs of...

I must say I find this hog hunting thread really interesting and I hope it goes on for a while. The wild pigs in the US are the same species as the domestic pigs we eat. Every year I roast a pig on a spit. This year will be my 29th pig. I think. It could be my 28th. Anyway, I'm not gonna hunt a...

It certainly helps to keep anger in check when negotiating. It also helps in other situations. Like you said you can be rational and constructive. It took me a while to learn this lesson but after I did life not only got easier but sticky situations now turn out more positive for me. Thanks for...

I often start to post something and then just let it sit unposted while I think about posting it. Then later I decide to post or not post. I do the same with the ignore option, but with more care for my decision. Looking back I don't regret a single ignore decision. I couldn't care less if...

Well, it may be that the rollout sensor switches are working properly. After further research the furnace vent may be obstructed. So the furnace off for now and tomorrow I will be checking the vent. It could be bad switches and great quality control or it could be bad venting or something else. Eric

My furnace quit working. Looking online I found a site that advertises experts who can help. Offhand I don't remember the site but I did get good advice and I think it cost me 33 bucks. Way cheaper than a visit from the furnace folks during the coldest weather we have had on Whidbey for at least...

There are a few people I "ignore". I don't like doing so but it is my only recourse. Most of the time I use the ignore option is because of political posts. Especially where the poster tries to disguise a political post. That is dishonest and really bugs me. And I don't care which way the posts...

We had our house built 17 years ago. We live close to Seattle and close to the water, less than 1/2 mile line of sight, though there is a big hill between us and the water. Nevertheless the close proximity to the water helps to moderate the weather temps. Right now we pay about $3.80 per...

The OP calls himself the catenary kid. Eric

I have bent polycarbonate with a heat gun. I laid the 1/8 sheet over a 1/2 inch dowel and used a heat gun to gradually heat the area where I wanted the plastic to bend. It worked well. Before I did the job I was told by a guy who did lots of plastic fabrication to heat the polycarbonate quite...

Your x-rays look remarkably similar to mine. I'm very happy you are doing well. My fused vertebra saved me from being paralyzed and stopped relentless pain. Eric

Thanks for the reply, I'm sure I'm not the only person who was interested in the cause of the failure. You must be frustrated to not know the reason and if there is a way to prevent a broken crank in the future. Thanks Again, Eric

What you show is what I bought. Same box too for one of them. Eric

Last year I bought 3 thermostarts. None worked more than once. I bought another one about a month ago but haven't felt like putting it in just to be mad because the darn thing won't work. Again. And no, it is not because I am doing something wrong. They get plenty of gravity fed diesel, they...

No, I'm at the other end of the island, less than a mile from the water as the proverbial crow flies. Eric

Though I have no experience with Everlast welders I do have a lot of experience with other welders and electronic equipment operating in a machine shop environment. I have found that vibration and dirt can cause all sorts of problems with connectors. Spade connectors are especially vulnerable to...

So, after you throw Windows out of the window, what do you use instead? Eric

I dunno which is better, filled tires, weights, or empty tires. But if you do fill the front tires you could be the Catenary Quaternary Kid. How's that for a handle? Eric

I would need to run 60 feet of wire. So wire cost could be substantial. I may need a sub panel too but I'm not sure about that. Eric

Thanks Everyone! I am going to reconsider the tankless. In the past all the ones I used were very temperature and flow sensitive. They would either be too hot or just cold. It may require a bigger gas line as others mentioned. A heat pump would require running wire which in my case would not be...

Well, I figure even rural folks, like me, need to heat water now and then, so posting this here is appropriate. Anyway, my 17 year old propane water heater is probably getting close to the end of its life and my wife and I figured we should replace it. Consumer Reports was no help. I was...

I have a YM2310. Being a two wheel drive machine it is easier to lose traction. So when I need to, when I get stuck, I step on the differential lock so that both wheels are spinning. I will also use the diff lock when I am going through an area where it looks like I might get stuck. I never use...

When I got my first diesel tractor a few years ago it had been sitting, according to the seller, for 2 years without being started. Per advice here I bought some Power Service Diesel Kleen additive and started using it. Right away the engine smoked less and started faster. After about a year of...

I have two vises for welding.One is a big heavy vise that is pretty much fixed in one place and the other is a small, well made, drill press vise. This vise does not have ears for bolting down but instead has flat sides. This means the vise can be in 3 positions for weldingstuff. It is a really...

Red Loctite is the wrong stuff to use for cylindrical fits. There is a green Loctite for this purpose. 609, 603, 638, and 648 are some numbers to look for. Please look online for the stuff best suited for your application. I think 638 might be best for you. It will fill a .25mm (.010") gap...

There are online many web sites that have directions on how to build waste oil burners. I remember looking at several many years ago. YouTube has a bunch of DIY designs. I looked specifically for a weed burner and here is a link for one that comes pretty close: Good Luck, Eric

$3500 is way too high, like $3000 too high, especially since no one can stir anything with it. In case you meant steering column well then that is even worse. How can anybody test drive the tractor if they can't steer it? This post seems like a troll. Or somebody was drunk. Eric