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Recent commentary https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/how-ai-thinks-356969f8 Just like the internet, a mile wide and an inch deep. I'm curious, how many of us feel that a "search engine", such as google, Duck Duck go, or Brave, are the same as "artificial intelligence"?

What is a passport card? I have a pass port, but "a card"?

The BIG issue that concerns me is how willing people (sheep) are to accept whatever ai spits out as the god's honest truth and the "only way". And yet it can only spit back what goes in. Wikipedia is like that, but,,,, Look! A squirrel!

Red heat "shrinks rust". It's a chemical conversion that only heat does. DON'T hit on the part while it's red hot! It's soft then.

I bent the locking lever on the Pat's, but it bent right back. I also bent a couple of pins using bushings on a Cat 1 scoop bucket with my Cat II tractor. Actually, IIRC I have 5 bent pins, why I save them, lord only knows. ;- Weld ons?

All our "information " access hasn't improved the quality of life, pulled anyone out of poverty, nor stopped any conflicts. Call the ai thing a distraction, a waste of time, and worse when it comes to the essence.

The Tuf-Line 7 foot rear scrape blade I have has a lifting eye right at the balance point. I like to put on a couple of tag lines to keep it from swinging round under the lifted bucket. Amazing hole useful a hole can be...;-)

You know, where the danger is getting dragged into self feed equipment, the safety police will say "NO GLOVES". But jeesh, that's hard on the hands!

I often reflect on how easy it is to spend real money to save a few bucks on heating costs. "Our house" uses about $100 bucks a month in fuel oil to keep us in domestic hot water and "supplemental" warm floors during the cold days of winter. A 30K tractor (or two), a 5K splitter, or 12k...

Yes, That is exactly what it means. remember, Safety THIRD!

It would seem well suited to "lowland forests" i,e, thickets and hedge rows, shelter belts etc.

Anyone in your area doing it this way? I've always wondered about the burners....

Already done. That's why the comment from the teller at the credit union.

Just a warning, Some "Unusual activity" on my bank card this morning. The teller called them "zero dollar charges, PROBINGS"

crap! And here I thought Tractor by net would filter out such recommendations. Carver is on my shjt list! Oh well!

Well, I always wanted a pair of cowboy boots. For $99 , how bad can it go?

You know every pair sold send a child sweatshop worker home hungry.

Well, I just made an order, hope it works out! Buying shoes on line always seems like a gamble.

Swung by Runnings, grabbed the 29 inch Cat 1 top link, a pound of triple 7, and a jug of bar and chain oil. the top link was only $29! the oil was $8 /gal. But the triple 7 was SPENDY!

It does always amaze me how many years one can "try to miss" that stone in the field. (not always successful ;-) And then, one day "It's GONE!" Good on ya! From the land of stone walls that were built just to get the stone out of the pasture!

I've not ever come to grips with the "root grapple" concept. Seems like they would take quite a loader frame to do much to either rock or root. What frame can handle one of those? Now, a bucket grapple that would pinch down on stone or wood... that I can see. But you only know how you...

I could tell you did it right, 'just making comment. I also use the front wheels to support the rears when they are off.

The sales gal texted me with the comment that "pricing is based on the average selling price of the same model in our area. To form an average, that would imply that some area sales EXCEEDED the price of a new bike. New list is 4,099, this 2022 used creampuff is 3995 "out the door". "A...

The vinyl seat on my B7200 had a "well weathered" corner on the seat back. Open and raw! I did a bang up job with needle and thread just trying to bring the material back together where possible and span the gaps where it was not. Then I slathered the entire patch with black 3M weather...

I like the jack stands, and use mine always, but it is sort of scary to have the back end supported by a single bottle jack while knowing the front axle is on a pivot pin

I just pulled the filled turf tire off the B2601 to gain access while installing a set of rear remotes. It's not really a big tire, but I told the wife, "If it goes down, I'm gonna need one of the other tractors to get it back up." I did the the work on the flattest land I have out front of...

Your particular habits and needs do not really drive much of Fendt engineering. It's not all about you.... ;-) You would be amazed at what work can be done from the BACK end of a good tractor. Loader work should really go to loaders ;-0

I think I learned something on starting saws by watching a video on the internet. (I can't be sure if It's true, or if I have actually learned anything ;-) Any way, what I had never done, but seem to be having good success with now, is to leave the compression release alone, put the choke...

Loaders are somewhat less "common" in Europe than in N.A. I can see not having them on a pedestal.

Availability may influence my sense of value. But there is little hope of a sale on a second hand bike for the same cost as new, with dealer full support. (Warranties tend to time out on these low mile cream puffs.) Besides, It only has a single seat....My wife doesn't like that. (But she...

Dang! Yesterday I rode over to order out a replacement front tire for the VFR. Call it a 30 mile loop. Today I used the pickup to "pick up" the new tire because I also needed to make a run to the recycling. 4 trash cans full plus a bunch of flattened cardboard. Well, in the time of that one...

GIGO As long as we keep flooding the internet with most of what I see as nonsense, Real men have nothing to fear.

Interesting this thread shows up. I just had a lean run condition on my Husky 346xp. Of course the compression release was suspect, along with main seals, inlet manifold etc. Turned out to be the cylinder fixing screw backing out. But, the saw was stripped down and the CR valve closely...

Double that! NOT the 3ph tool bar! The draw bar will actually force the front end down on an over load. (to an extent) I have land that is a series of terraces. I also have a 50 foot length of 1/2 inch cable with eyes at each end, a 15 foot cable choker, and about 80 feet of stout chain...

The only complaint I have with the 12X12 gearbox on the Hurlimann is that the clutch is a bit grabby. Makes trouble when trying to just move a few inches.

You wear the same sawing chaps that I do! I forget the brand, but mine just never bind me up or show any sign of wear. I just rinse them in the shower after use and they are just like new again! ;-)

We called them "oil roads" when I was young.

Accuracy, precision, and repeatability. The inexperienced flounders with these concepts. I'm a "file to fit sort of fellow these days. But my stuff is still sending back images from Mars and from the HST! So I smile when considering "stuff" Imagine: I have fourteen components in a n...

The pic doesn't show the two rounds in the bucket ;-) There were only a dozen big rounds to work up. But the 22 foot main stick, without a knot in it, remains to be determined. The thought of burning all that clear lumber is killing me. It's just so complicated to get it to a mill, and I...

My lab machines are NOT temperature controlled, but I keep the humidity to less than 55% rh. More than that and I see rust. A difference of 200 nanometers is the difference between blue and red .....;-)

I was asked, "How much wood is that" I'm really bad a "cord' measurements, Face cord, pulpwood cords, thrown in, stacked, makes my head spin. But just looking, What I see will easily carry between the first autumn fire and the time WINTER sets in. ;-)

The only "attachment" I use that would really benefit from a quick hitch is the concrete ballast block. That thing is a royal PIA to get hitched. Mostly cause I don't have any level spots to drop it.

Since we are chatting about close calls...... In my younger days, I had a VW bus. It was a green window van. a Hippy mobile and it served me well after rebuilding the engine a couple of times. I was young, remember? Anyway, One day while living in Northern New Hampshire, (Littleton area)...

When I suspect water, I let the can sit for an hour or so (overnight even) Then, without too much agitation, I pout the lion's share off into the tractor. Holding back the last 1/2 gallon or so. That remainder I pour out into a CLEAN drain pan. Looking for water. If I see any water at the...

I'm fixing to ride the 20 miles over to the nearest motorcycle shop and purchase or order a replacement front tire for the VFR. I put the Dunlop Mutant on the back last summer, guess I'll try the front now. These dirt back roads get slick when it sprinkles, and I'm not as quick as I once...

Hornell-Speedglas, now 3M makes the best AD lenses. Find somewhere that will let you try one. With good light and proper "cheaters", I would bet you can sack dimes again. OH! Another "thing", I find that I need a dark cloth "hood" on the back of my helmet to keep reflected light out. The...

It is a pretty nice day for working up the big rounds.

I was always a 283 sort of guy I once ventured off into the 302 group, but that didn't work out. An ode to the LS likes. Now, I'm home sweet home with a 225 tippin six.... Six is MORE than eight.

Fuel pump? It's running.. Black smoke? It's not burning Compression? valves? Or a leaky injector! When I brought home the B7200, it smoked an ran on two of three. There was a shop rag sucked into the intake, holding the inlet valve open. It runs Purrrrfectly now.

AI is nothing more than "popular opinion" reduced to the lowest common denominator. It's statistical! Remember, fully 1/2 of all doctors graduated in the lower 50% of their class. And Half the people you might meet are dumber than rocks! And they post shjt on the internet!

Find out the real torque value (18 to 130 is quite a large variation) it has to do with stud diameter! Then, when tightening, go center , out. in three of four equal stages/ i.e/ if the goal is 18 pound feet torque. go 6, 12, 18. Always starting with the center head fasteners and work out...

I have absolutely NO fuel sources that do not supply from under ground tanks. What can I do? It's been 40 years this way, My tractors could stop running any moment!

Last two dogs of mine (the kids have had theirs) I have paid the breeder to KEEP the pups with the ***** until the pup was 8 months. There are some things Only a mother can teach, Like HOW TO BE A DOG! I confess, both were Brittany Spaniels. Both were GREAT DOGS, but they die young....

35 seconds....wasted on AI!

If that reply "helped you", I bet dollars to donuts that you will not be able to fix the problem based upon it.

Just an off hand comment based on a similar leak. The Hurlimann 435 leaked fluid constantly from the left front knuckle. I was topping up the axle every month. Just about the time I was going to take it apart, a close inspection revealed that some grass like debris had wrapped around the...

I have a Coleman, It must be from China, It just has that look.

Purchased the kits last fall, but with winter, never got to the task of installation. First set is a straight directional control valve, the second set is a DCV with float. I think that combination will take care of any application I desire. A top link and height adjustment for the York rake...

I don't like dust. So I mow in a drizzle when possible. ;-)

I bought the little Makita saw, because I was climbing with spikes and wanted something that would hang on my belt and do the limbing on the way up. I find I use it for most every "incidental" need around the yard and gardens. But the battery management is driving me nuts. The saw only came...

There is really no practical way to remove "moisture" from the tank. Even just one drop of standing water assures that the inside of the tank is at 100% relative humidity.

I've got three saws, but am only one man. It takes less than five minutes to file a chain. I can't imagine dedicating bench or shelf space to a grinder.

Do you know if they use a solid state trigger for the ignition?

I don't make dust for more time than it takes to say "This chain needs sharping". But..... When the saw wouldn't idle down nor shut down when the ignition switch was thrown out, I just pushed the saw bar into the ground. It took a full 6 strokes of the file on each tooth to bring back a...

I could have written the same about my ride today. Was on a road I hadn't been on before, and less than 15 miles from home. A glorious place to live Windham County Vermont! ;-)

It's all good! 35 bucks for gaskets and a ring, plus a replacement for the broken cover clip. It was a great motorbike ride getting the parts ;-) Started second pull after popping on the first. Idled right down, and just a touch of four stroking unloaded at top rpms. Sharp chain went right...

Just back from the first ride of spring. 50 plus miles round trip to get parts for the chain saw. It even rained! Happy camper, but my right leg doesn't like being tucked up for an hour, and, my riding coat is getting tight around the waist! Now how did that happen? It fit when I hung it...

eta then there are the White boots. ;-) Just looking , seems that the White brand is not what it used to be. I've only worn the logger, un-caulked! ;-) Once you get used to a heel, it's hard to go back.

Feet are different! Have you ever had to spend four ten hour days in ridged SKI BOOTS! I do that every winter. I also visit a favored boot fitter from time to time. I have custom insoles (i.e. molded to my feet. And use "Super feet" in every work boot I wear. My present "go to" around...

My daughter got me a pair of these. Yup! https://www.blundstone.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4fjYp6XjjAMVQ0xHAR086ToMEAAYASAAEgJ6avD_BwE no hard toes for me, they call them "crimp phalanges removers" in the EMT business.

Well, You got ahead of me...... Two of the four cylinder fastening cap screws were just about finger tight. There are signs on the case, the cylinder base and the gasket adjacent to the transfer ports. Exhaust port gasket is blown out as well. Piston looks fine. big end and wrist pin feel fine...

This one has the bulb and the black plastic cover clips, so must be a new edition. "The big engine" getting it over the 50 cc legislation. I got the cutting done yesterday. The 550xp sure feels the same in my hands.

per ton, there is more heat in the conifers. But that ton IS a LOT of volume. ;-) I do burn a lot of hemlock. In fact, that's what is in the stove just now. Along with a couple sticks of birch to keep the fire going. ;-)

Just a comment regarding rubber hose. I like to put a short whip on all my air powered hand tools, and I have a bunch from my aviation days. Automotive fuel injection hose is by far the BEST when it comes to flexibility, durability and longevity. I even have a 20 foot length that is nearly...

Just in comment I bought a Husky 550xp this morning, roller tip, but no grease port. I guess that's why the "tool kit" didn't come with a grease gun. Now I wonder about the clutch bearing......

Thanks for this! Yep, Gonna get into it in a bit. But I got a wild hair and went and picked up the 550xp this morning. It was a matter of getting things cleaned up in a timely manner. I'll have a great backup! if parts are to be had. When I asked the dealer about repairing the 346, he...

It was a warm and sunny spring day here, so I Opened the big doors to take the VFR out for the first time today. Turned the key, listened as the fuel pump came up to pressure, set the choke, punched the starter butten....... It's on the charger now... :-(

put it on he other side of the disconnect.

An AC voltage presence indicator lamp is only $11 from Am-azon. and amp clamp and an LED....

Just started yesterday...Must be a cracked carb boot or (gasp) main seals! Do I use this as an excuse to get a new saw? ;-) How about the 550xp? I'm too old and weak for a 372, and 4 hp is enough! I haven't started taking it apart yet, I've got this 110 foot maple that I dropped Sunday to...

"Better" is the mortal enemy of "good enough".

To have dry air at the business end, there has to be some place on the line where the temps get below the dew point.

Just a thought on the topic. What is the Relative Humidity INSIDE an air compressor tank with just 1 drop of standing liquid water? What is the RH if the tank is half full of condensate water? What is the RH in the airstream at the nozzle of a blow gun in use? I bet we can all figure out the...

My shop has a 7 1/2 hp Cambell Hossfeld compressor. Over the past ten years, my requirements for compressed air has dwindled to be much like you describe. I find that the TANK takes care of the lions share of the water removal. I don't run any water filter at all. When I do have the need...

I hope it won't break often! ;-)

A tractor transmission case represents a large surface area to shed extra heat from the hydraulics. Imagine a tractor rear end too hot to touch. That would be around 160 degrees F. That's not too warm for hydraulic fluid. Fluid gets hotter than that when forced through small valve openings...

I have only three lathes, (well, four if you count the metal spinning lathe) One is American (WADE) One is German (Weiler), And one is Japanese. (MAZAK). The Hardinge and the Logan are gone. I've always wondered, Does China make any quality machine tools? My mill is a Dah Li, Horizontal...

The thing is that wax EXPANDS when it solidifies. Just like water does as it becomes ice. The expansion is "supposed" to help, but I haven't found that to be true for me. The door latch on a wash machine uses melting and hardening wax for it's automation.

https://knkut.com/drill-bits/left-hand just an inspiration, not a recommendation ;-)

screw machine bits come in both hands.

this thread reminds me, I need to replace my lost set of LEFT HAND drill bits! At least an envelope of #10 or #11. ;-)

A gallon of Muriatic acid, a corn straw broom, and 3 tons of heating pellets. The latter to be delivered Tuesday. I don't buy much anymore. seems like I've got too much the way it is.

When I raced two stroke motorbikes, a "crisp" new piston ring always made for better starting. Presently, my Mac 10-10 is starting hard. I can feel the softness on the starter rope. I may make a re-ring job part of the summer schedule. I'm in process for a log truck load of fuel wood...

I read up on this once myself, due to interest. I read that the UTTO is best for seal life. And there was NO indication that sever service performance is required. It is only a hypoid differential that produced the pressure along with sliding that such "heavy duty" lubes are intended for. I...

Can't comment , but it looks like they were MADE for ice!

I ran across this fella's posts when I got my B2601. I believe the loader can be fitted at the same time, but it's tight. I'm not sure about that link. just type "Kubota front pto" into your search engine.

I would pull the part after removing the wheel assembly. You are going to want to know is the bearing and shaft have suffered. Less than 15 minutes to break it down, It will save way more time than that dickin' around.

Who sells the insurance during the note?

What is the insurance cost with the financing? If I may ask....

It is no longer winter, so I went about putting the blowers and blades out of the way on pallets. I took the opportunity to install the Pat's adapters to the Kubota B2601 as the extra length is needed when the MacKissic chipper/ shredder is fitted, matching length to the other two tractors...

A tire plug kit and an air pump.

Broken wheels are a result of overloading the FEL! We tend to think the FEL can lift anything. A lift of wood pellets is 2000 pounds. I don't have a FEL rated for that. But I have forks! ;-) A hardwood log can get mighty heavy. And then there is that full bucket of 1-1/4 inch and under...

I've got the older model. It's a nice tractor, I don't miss the quick attach loader that is part of the new offerings, but I have several tractors. The machine I have is also very low hours, but had no belly mower (I don't have use for one either), rear snow blower instead. I paid just a bit...

I'm looking for a "low tech" vacuum pump that can take a heavy water load. Something to accelerate the boiling process of maple sap to syrup. It's something well outside of my normal. Dairy pumps are too costly. Maybe I'll run across one some day however.

Even a perfect vacuum can not exceed 14.7 pounds per square inch pressure differential. Vacuum being as close to nothing as humans can produce.

My professional career was wrapped in vacuum technology. (I have a high vacuum, Physical Vapor Deposition plant in my down stairs laboratory ;-) A vessel of water placed in a high vacuum chamber will boil until it freezes! All at room temperature! The water is hard on the pumps though. Clean...

It's a Fordson E27n. Made in Dagenham England 1950 That "driveshaft looking thing" is merely one of two push bars for the front mounted Western snow plow. I like to put the loads on the rear wheel axle, so carried the plow mounting back to the tool pads located there. The member is...

It's getting harder and harder anymore to find a tractor with a cast iron radiator top tank.

I just call them old tractors. This one of mine is getting there. It's got a two year start on me. "Don't let the old man in"!

A "splitter valve" is made to do that. Check "Hydraulic Supply" or Northern Tool. A Prince Splitter valve sells for a bit under $200. Be sure to match the valve flow to the pump flow (gal/min) or you will not be pleased with the sensitivity.

When you look at your hands, and say to yourself... these are old man's hands.

With a 3pt splitter, it's easy to move away from the split pile. I cut off a pile delivered by logging truck. The cut rounds are in an area about the length of the logs delivered. If I have cut more than a single saw tank of fuel, the rounds can accumulate, and then so do the splits...

Yes, mine is the older model 435 Prince with but a single pump and a priority valve for the steering. And so the question remains.

such tractor so equipped do not have priority valves/

I've always wondered how much flow the steering priority valve diverts when the tractor is sitting still, powering a splitter.

Start with tack welds at the inside and outside of each corner. Straighten everything as you go before welding it all up. Clamping doesn't help a bit. The HAZ is powerful!

Relating to sappy stuff like this.......

6 oz? The concern is not worth the post! The solution to pollution is dilution. Fill the tank with fuel and call it good! eta How does "octane" effect "cetane"?

Any idea about how much you have used it? Frequency of use? Length of time per use? Total hours? Ball park. A garage queen is easy... ;-)

the information on the topic never dies.

as recently posted. IF the load stalls the drive then use mechanical advantage. Spool out that wire rope and haul on a small drum! That can easily change the pulling force by a factor of two. Use a pulley on the log load and bring the rope back to a nearby tree. Let the tree pull half the...

What would one choose if "not cheap" but rather "good" was desired?

yes! For three out of four....;-)

Can't do that in VT either. No release on any land NOT YOUR OWN!

I could tell you tales about coons beating up dogs. Hunting in the Red River Valley..... It was bloody!

Anyone seen any Rose Breasted Gros Beaks? We had them around in winter (S. Vermont) 25 years ago, but not at all over the past 20 years. Kind of miss 'em at the feeder in a snow storm.

Evanix AR5 Revolver action. 28 grain pells go out with a CRACK!

Pass the trouble on to someone else? I'ld shoot you first then the 'coon if I caught you dumping near my place. There are NO places in the east "wild enough" to keep coons from being a pest.

We should NOT be trying to irradicate the mosquito!

I've never been in a Menards store. Lucky I guess....

A blade, straight or box, is the tool to "terrace". Box blades usually have ripper tines that work soil and roots. A small box blade (loading considerations, soil is HEAVY!) is my choice. BTDT!

Not as many moose in S.VT as there were 35 years ago. Snakes are in the yard all summer, several types. I would like to see more toads. (can they be purchased as garden amendments?) Oh Wait! Snakes eat toads! dang! Bats are BACK after the rhinovirus decline! ;-) Birds of all types are...

Pew! The strong smell wafted in the bedroom window last night for a long while. Way too long! This morning, a could see where there had been so digging going on adjacent to the electrical ground rod. Not much between patio pavers, but it must have been the reason the critter...

You saw a "log on to face splat" add? Oh! How cute....

count five, then drive! just no loading!

"Trees" can mean many things Be more specific, species and diameter and anticipated volume.

I believe I would do well with a mule..... Though they may well be smarter than I.

I can't say I have any experience with prong collars, so will stay out. Seems like an extension of a "choke collar". clip the leash to one ring, and it's just a chain. Clipped to the the other ring, and constriction comes along with any tension on the leash. I don't like chain collars , as...

Ahh... that would not be my daughter's issue ....;-)

There ARE times I think like that. Get a horse, get some horse sense. Get real with life!

That's what I'm hoping for my daughter!

We used to set out 100 or so buckets. That was a lot of work and as we boiled over wood, it was a real operation when the run was strong. Fortunately, the three children were good after they got home from school. I'm OK with those days being behind.

Both burners are boiling hard just outside my window. 15 gallons of sap waiting......

I just re-wrote my last will and testament. The horse gets NOTHING! ;-)

I still lived in Fargo ND when Steiger Mfg. was putting out some high HP tractors. I can't say what went wrong, but I did get to run a couple of them. Long days, 3 miles out, turn around and return. repeat for a couple of days, and the field is disced! What did I know, I was just a kid...

I'm not so sure about such blessings...... But I am sure about my daughter!

Thanks for the comments. nothing new, We have been at this for more than thirty years. I just post the play by play for the amusement of all! INCLUDING ME! ;-)

There is a HORSE in it. HER HORSE. God save me...... She loves animals, but a horse is a horse! ;-)

Strange, Taps and buckets are hung. The day was above freezing after a cold night. Nothing! Tomorrow it is supposed to get up in the 40's, It's 37 right now (6:20 pm) Will need to see what drips. ;-) Thanks! It's all just for the fun. Watching my grandson take his first sip of sap...

I spent the better part of the day moving snow to get to the trees. Got high centered a couple of times. It's a good thing to have more than one tractor and a great wife! We are down to our last quart of syrup, so this coming weeks warm weather will be just right.

I have a B2601 I've never even considered a BX. I have a Bolens HT 23 and see the BX on that capability level with the addition of a 540rpm rear pto. We have snow here. Ground clearance and large tires are an advantage. With that, the smaller tractors like the B7200 and Bolens are sure...

Sounds like a great opportunity to use "waste heat" from heat pump systems to provide "ecology points". ;-)

I've also used a heat gun to warm up the air going into the air filter/ intake. That is sort of a PIA but does work when the engine just needs to get going!

It's fruit tree pruning time. There is so much crusted over snow that I can prune without ladder or snow shoes!

For starting, the important part to warm up is the HEAD. Warmer water floats over cold, so a coolant hose is a great place to add heat to the head.

I put one on the Mitsubishi engined Hurlimann. It works GREAT! That 1.5 liter K4F-D engine is entirely cold blooded. With the lower hose heater, The engine starts straight off after about 1/2 hour on electric power. Below about 32 f, I don't even consider starting the tractor without the...

Looking at the product page... What application would call for additional suit case weights on a set of front end forks? I can't imagine...

Wife and I had the two grandkids Fri. through Monday. Power went out after supper due to winds last night. I went to bed after stoking the wood stove. Slept 12 hours....;-) I must be getting old. (those kids will wear a guy out!)

Ditto! So easy even I can do it right every time. OH! And I try to NOT empty the mix fuel can down to the last drop. When the new OIL is poured in, the old fuel easily sloshes into a good mix for when the fresh gasoline is pumped in. Sometimes I stop mid fill and give the can a bit of a...

SDF tractors less than around 50 hp are produced in India from what I had read a couple years back. My SL&H (SAME Lamborghini & Hurlimann) was produced in Italy best I can tell. MF will do well to have SDF produce tractors. They are well made.

Now there is a comment worthy of a high school text book! ps, sap NEVER flows when it's 10 degrees F both day and night!@

Pulling taps does not stop the flow of sap, it just stops the collection.

I've sugared every year for the past 30 years we have been here in S.Vt. Did it for the kids, now for the grand kids. Seeing a child's smile after the first sip of fresh sap out of the bucket just warms the heart! We now set out 6 or 7 taps, and make 4 -6 gallons of syrup. That's enough...

Around the yard, I use the front mount blower on the B7200. Turf tires with close spaced ladder chains. On the road/drive, The rear blade on the 435 Prince is the ticket. Over the past week, I've cleared snow three times. Today it was three inches of snow after 5 hours of misting rain...

Baleen whales aren't made to "eat" anything larger than a good sized radish.

pre-made on e-bay can be very inexpensive

Teach your dog to eat NOTHING that does not have your blessing . You will be thankful for this, but it seems your dog has this innately. I lost a great Brittany spaniel to poison brought in by another dog.

Your need is common for "field dogs: as well as avalanche rescue dogs. The "games" you are playing serve the purpose, as you are always in the activity. Hand commands and other physical triggers are GREAT! Dogs are so tuned in. But what if you wanted your dog to stay while you went to lunch...

"Your tax dollars at work" keeping alcohol a cheap admixture in gasoline. It's "cheaper" to make the alcohol in Mexico from Gauva and who knows what else. Then transport it first by ship and then overland up to the Dakotas, than it is to produce it from local grown corn! But BOTH means are...

gas here is $2.87 a gallon. Kero is about $6. I guess keeping the airplanes up in the air is driving up prices!

A verbal release from an executed command (Stay is the command, staying is the execution) is too easily compromised. The dog get's rewarded when "OK" allows him to run to you. YOU need to come close and release the dog from the command WHEN YOU DESIRE, not when the dog wants to get nearer...

Those were the days when kerosene was less costly than gasoline. Can we get those times back again?

My Fordson E27n was offered in a TVO version. TVO being Thermal Vaporized Oil. The oil is Kerosene or paraffin if you grew up near Dagenham. These engines Started on Gasoline, changed over to kerosene once the "hot plate" in the carburettor came to temp, and then switched back to gasoline...

Now the story: I had a Golden back in my youth. When she was about 15 months old I took her out for waterfowl. While my buddy and I were standing in a slough with "cricket" at my side, a flight of teal went right over us. Well my buddy had a pump gun, and I had my Stevens double gun. We...

You are your dogs .......... Assume the Alpha male role, and put thing right.

Dogs do not chew their food! They are not designed to do that. Time is Money to a dog! If you are concerned about your dogs weight, feed then every three days. they will live longer.

Pound dogs/ recycled dogs are a complete waste of time if you want anything more than warm affection/ indifference (depending). Get a 7-9 month old pup that has been kept with the ***** and siblings if you want a dog worth working up. Cold,yes. Hard,, YES, but true! BTDT got the bruises...

just a note: I had a very biddable Brittney Spaniel learn to BALANCE on a "bongo-board" in just three sessions using a "clicker". Of course, this was a couple of years after beginning treat/clicker training. I had set the board on the floor, and got the dog animated around it. whenever his...

If you want your dog to be warm to other people and family members, (especially children) YOU need to be warm to them with your dog at your side. Embrace the other person, then both show affection to each other AND the canine. The message will get through. " Others" means warm and welcome...

"Clicker training" for food motivated dogs. REWARDS! REWARDS! move off the food as soon as possible. Never hit your dog with your hand! Never give a command you are not in a position to enforce. For a no slip "stay", only release the dog with your contact. No calling "OK"! That is the...

I live in Vermont, It's up hill both ways! ;-)

If beauty is only skin deep, I'ld skin that one!

Gosh! My '07 A4 has just a smidge under a quarter million miles on the original clutch! (246k IIRC) Treat 'em right, they will last. Truck's a stick, RX-7 is a stick SPL-311 Roadster is a stick Wife's XC90 is an auto-box. She likes it.

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It can't be "too High", unless spilling out the filler and breather ports is an issue. I am sure there are "some tractors" that the HST does not share the sump with the bull gears /PTO drive etc. But not many.....

Click, but no starter? How bright are the head lights? Check battery voltage when engaging the starter. Might be a corroded battery terminal.

We had sub 32 degrees F in Miami in the early 80s when I lived there. As one of my wife's co-workers stated, "I could snow if the conditions were right" . That phrase still gets smiles at our house. ;-) Looking out the window, into the darkness just now, IT's SNOWING! Love that sparkle!

How do you calculate "wear and tear"? I have never "worn out" a tractor. And my oldest one was built in 1950. Most troubles with them are associated with "just sitting".

One could make a case for the chemical conversion to electricity as a "generator". Ultimately, an engine powered generator is doing the same thing, just with several additional "conversions". Remember when Carbon Zinc batteries were the popular ones? These days we have become accustomed to...

I'm ordering out one of these next week. http://greens-machine.com/index.html

I bought a 2021 Toyota Tacoma pickup. It was the only small truck available with a stick. It keeps me paying attention....

Saving the world! One plastic bottle at a time.

Machine is in Utah. I'm not ;-)

How to "best" repair a wallowed out shear pin hole in the auger sleeve? Weld on a new ferrule, then re cross drill?

Public "recycling" efforts really get my craw. The single bin, two opening trash cans in particular. Are people really that dumb? Hauling broken glass (sand) a thousand miles to a "recycling facility" at tax payer's expense, ticks me off as well.

A slide hammer and some binder wire would have those shafts apart in less than 1/2 hour!

Just a note: I put a power beyond, three spool aux valve on my Hurlimann 435. The valve body pressure relief is set significantly lower than the original two circuit hydraulics. You might get everything you want by a valve adjustment.

Speaking from experience, I have suffered a broken front axle casting due to excess loading on the FEL. Another acquaintance experienced a broken stub axle casting on his Ford. Keep your wits about you.

gpm means nothing ... how fast do you need to lift a heavy load?