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Here's a picture of the knives.I think they are finish knives? Can these be changed to a different style? I see this style and a longer two blade that is attached with a cotter pin. Thanks, Matt.

Thanks for the replies Leonz. Opened up the gearbox today. Lots of moisture. Not a lot of lube. Cleaned it up the best I could. Put a magnet in to collect any metal that might be present and added some 90w about 2/3. making a new gasket and will hand turn for now as I have no pto shaft, lol...

Hello. I was given a flail mower a couple days ago and I don't what brand it is. The guy who gave it to me acquired it with the house he bought in 2008 and hasn't been used since at least 2008. it has been re painted, so no stickers or labels. Nothing. Here's what I know. Original color was like...

Hi everyone. My tractor got stuck in 4th gear yesterday and it's happened in the past. In the past I would take the shift plate off and take it out of gear and put it back together. So I've always avoid putting it into 4th gear. Well this time, I was curious as to why it gets stuck and I wonder...

Hi everyone. I have a 1966 ford 3000 diesel and I need to change my hydraulic filters again as the lift arms are slow and sometimes unresponsive on the rear 3 pt. My question is, has anyone thought about or modified their tractors in any way to have external filters for easier access. It seems...

A bit of bad news here. My wife got the news that there will be more layoffs at work and her group may be hit so this kinda forces my hand here. The problem is we won't know until September. So my choice of action has been slashed so to speak. I saw a new complete engine for $4300. That would be...

Hi guys. Got around to measuring ring gaps and they are huge. I measured the rings about .5" from the top of the cylinder because the top and bottom of all cylinders were the same @ 4.233". All compression ring had the same gap @ .162, give or take a thousandth. The oil rings on all 3 cylinders...

Hi Ray. Thanks for the reply. I haven't pulled the rings yet so I took the pics you requested. Not great. I will take some in the daylight tomorrow, but here's the ones I just took. Thanks again. Matt The pics go 3,2,1 piston left to right

Looking at the #2 and #3 pistons, they are blackened on opposite sides. I 'm guessing that is from passing oil before they seated. One other thing, If the standard bore is 4.2 and I have a reading of .040 over that on #2 and #3 cylinders, how can they be not passing oil and the #1 cylinder is...

Ok, Here's the numbers for the #1 cylinder. This was with a dial gauge and I think I'm doing this correctly. The dial length is 4.25 inches. I subtract the reading from the gauge from the total length of the 4.25 inches. Example i had a reading of 14 thousands so 4.25- .014 =4.2360. Anyway, I...

Hi Cummins. The umbrella seals that are on both valve stems fit snugly over the guide that the stem goes threw. The new ones are tight on the stems but are no where near tight on the guide. Is that alright or OK? I still don't see where the o ring would go. I didn't see it on the exhaust valve...

Hi cummins. Thanks again for replying. I didn't notice the oil ring not sticking out farther than the piston. but will double check that. Pulling another piston is a good idea. I'm fairly certain I got all the rings on correctly, but then again, my first try at this. The tractor was my fathers...

Hi guys. I took the valve springs off today and I'm a little more confused and reassured at the same time. The valves slide nicely in the guides and there is zero "wiggle" with the valve stem and guide. My confusion is the seals. I have new seals from the dealer and also from an after market...

Hi 90cummins. Thanks for the reply. I did pull the piston and it looked find. Some discoloration on top but looked fine. The rings looked good also. Not sure how "seated" rings should look. They were loose like I had just put them on the piston. Not sure where to go from. Matt here

Hello I have a 1966 3 cylinder diesel that is burning through a quart of oil in about a 20 minute period. I did an in frame rebuild over the winter. New piston, rings, rod bearings, pins and had the head rebuilt. surfaced, guide, seals, valves. I set the valve lash per my manual. So i got it...

Hi everyone. I had my Ford 3000 stuck in 4th gear today while working on my road. When I got back to my shop, I took the shift plate off and slid the gear back to neutral. Looking at the end of the shift lever, it's round with flat sides. The High/low shifter is round. I was wondering if anyone...

Hi everyone. Great site. I picked up a Servis PHD at our local scrap yard for $15. No auger and the output shaft is broken/sheared off. It had a long drive shaft on it with the u joints working and the rest was rusted together. I've got the shafts to slide and the spring lock that goes over the...