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For added insurance you might drill that boulder so as to accept some rebar B4 pouring any concrete as that way the boulder and post will one otherwise frost could grab your post and still heave it upwards.

I've had some success using some angle iron some wood and a C clamp. A slight groove in the wood will help.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

I once DIY'd a sand blast system. Worked quite well for minor tasks. To prevent my glass viewing window from getting blast fogged I added black nylon window screening about 1/2 inch from the glass. The sand beads simply bounced off of the screen leaving a clear view. Another trick was to use...

Trust me if you gell even once you'll do as I as now all my fuel gets anti gelling added. I was lucky the second time as I was very close to home but the first time I had to walk a fair distance to get some heat source to liquify those waxy blobs. Scariest picture is that blob of waxy material...

I had a rental that flooded badly. A speedway let go and my pump tried it's best to empty the lake into my house. It probably pumped for 3-4 days and sure created tons of damage. Fortunately I had good insurance that even covered loss revenue and compensated the tenant for loss of use as well...

Propane won't go bad but the colder it gets the less the tank will provide. Many bury their tanks to take advantage of ground heat. Come spring you'll find that many tanks have about 1/3 propane remaining in them. OK, you can heat a propane tank but when needed for a power outage it's rather...

On my 3 pt I have 4 lynch pin locations. They held 5/8" pins in place. My 'cure' was to replace those 5/8" 'pins' with short 5/8" bolts and self locking nuts. That was years ago when I got fed up limping home for lack of spares on board. Haven't suffered lynch pin issues ever since. Another...

LOL , I collect too much! (I'd be embarrassed to show my shop and work bench.) However I have amassed a decent collection of brass candlesticks. Some from EBay bidding but most from yard/garage sales. Then TOOLS as I like to have the right tool for that specific task and that ranges from...

It is so cold that the b-lls froze off of a brass monkey.

I totally agree. I've maintained a few drives with a simple rear blade. Angled and tilted it does a fine job of crowning a drive. Slow, steady and patience is the way to go. For that nice finished look I reverse my blade at 'float' it at a rather rapid pace. Often I promised myself to add...

Browse the web as I have seen trans available out there. Won't be cheap however and I gather that spare parts are not generally offered. As long as that engine is OK since it has a FEL a new/used tranny might be a viable exercise.

My first welder was a DIY re wound transformer but I graduated to a Hobart 200 amp stick machine, next added oxy/acetylene and now also a wire for thin material. I have always done small jobs for friends/neighbors as that is how I am. My usual reply to payment is that we like wines. LOL, the...

I'm lucky as a friend gets lots of pallets and some are 8 ft long so anything for a while will be from recycled material. Heck some nice 4 x 4 pallets are birch plywood, nice stable panels in 1/2", the type that is multi layered.

Going on 20 years or so I made a nice room under my deck. I used metal roofing material and 'slung' it under the deck joists. At the rear (house side) I attached a 1" furring strip screwed to each joist. Mid way I screwed a 2 x strip attached the same way. Bottom (outer) I attached a 3" strip...

For accessible small (like pin holes), self tapping screws and a leather washer works.

Since most tires these days are tubeless, inner tubes are getting to be a rare commodity. Added to that most are offshore sourced and come with built in leakage. Seems that offshore rubber is porous.

Heartwarming to know there are still some nice caring folks left in this world.

Yes but that's why I stapled little plastic 'roofs' to shed rain B4 hanging my scented soap deterrents. That has worked for 3-4 years for us. Getting rid of wind chimes also helped as dear being curious were attracted by the tinkling sounds. The curious deer factor is the reason that hunting is...

Another tip for sawdust. Moistened sawdust is great to sweep plaster dust as well as most dusty shop floors. Works as well as 'dustbane', (commercial sweeper dust control).

Might also ask where the money will come from to maintain highways when most cars are electric. Also will the energy grids be able to withstand all that added power draw to charge all the electric vehicles. OK, I also like clean air but are we simply moving the problem elsewhere. More electric...

Just add a slip clutch.

We had to replace a bridge in my area over the last few years. A popular rumor is that inspectors drilled for concrete core samples and cut thru the rebar. Just a month ago a major highway bridge was closed due to a similar incident. Guess that one was caught in time as they re opened a week...

At one point I used a 2 x 4 t prop up my FEL. An hour later that 2 x 4 was bent to the breaking point. As I mentioned earlier a length of old bed spring angle stock made for a fine FEL prop.

Heck, I'd simply drill a hole near the tank top and insert the return hose and seal as best you can. Use a magnet to catch metal chips as U drill. You could also solder (hot iron, not a flame) a flange fitting for a more permanent and professional job, also sealant and pop rivets could be...

I'm aware of a case whereby an owner declared his tractor stolen but hid it out for 5-6 months and later sold it cheap. It was very tempting but I would not have slept well had I bought it. (Was a B21 c/w FEL and backhoe and went for $7K.) Knowingly receiving stolen goods is just as bad as...

I recently needed to do some repairs on my CUT's hydraulics and it called for the FEL to remain elevated. Simple old bed spring angle stock worked out just fine for the task. Fortunately the angle ends cleared any delicate areas (seals etc.) and made contact with solid metal. I had contemplated...

Ajuka (adjuca) really likes shady areas and spreads nicely.

Re lubricating PTO shafts. I like to use synthetic (non clay based grease) as the black clay based eventually dries up and goes very hard over time. I was once given a battery powered grease pump that was so dried up hard that I needed a hammer and chisel to make it useable. Prior owner must...

I have to believe you are right as I once (3 years ago) had one tire go real low and sticky beet juice was very evident. I used an air can to limp home and promptly inflated up to normal pressures. Now 3 years later that tire has retained pressure w/o any re inflation.

Mt breaker story: After many years my lake water pump system quit. I did multiple tracing tests and even pulled the pump. Changed the wires down to the lake as well as I suspected an underground break at this point. Very frustrated I was especially since I consider myself to be electrically...

At 82, happiness is having 2 very successful offspring, well adjusted successful grand kids, a tractor, land, no debts and no Covid. Not many but good close friends that would lend U the shirts off of their backs should U ask. Thankfully I'll not need to ask either. Health, well some ups and...

This style of of grader or drag has proven itself many times over. A simpler version can be pulled with chains attached from the 2 front corners. The angled blades slice bumps and move the material laterally so as to fill in dips. Blade lengths are adjusted so that material from the front blade...

Heck I use a carpenter's claw hammer and that works just fine.

Had a Plymouth in the '70's, big Fury 3 with HD* kits. Was noon and my Fury was still on the lift since 0700 as they could not get the oil to stay in. LOL, 3 hrs for an oil change! Turned out the HD model (police, taxi) used a different filter and the dealer had none in stock plus their shop...

Spectacles, Testacles, Wallet and watch!

LOL, yep, I'm sure I have one of those somewhere. For sure the day you toss out that thing you will need it within a week. Problem is that as you get more senior you remember you have it but the 64K question is where. Now a shop cleaning/reorganizing is one fun session as you find all those...

Not the fastest in the world but I use a 'burn barrel'. 45 gal drum with 6 ea 1 1/4" holes at bottom and another row about 12 inches up. I place that barrel on a bed of sand or crushed stone. That barrel works like a blast furnace leaving only ash and nails screws etc. I use a magnet wrapped in...

I suspect that UFO's do exist but not exactly as many believe.. Think DRONES. Gyros were big heavy devices but today a tiny chip. The common drone familiar to most is a 20 min battery powered device. A modern large drone could have a super computer on board, a doz of gyros and turbine powered...

Just from the diagram U posted I'd change the 0-ring (#4). If that failed to cure the leaking I'd next suspect the male threads on pipe #3 might have cracked enough to leak, if so a replacement of pipe #3 would be my bet. My 2 cents!

Sounds to me like U need to do some filtering. I also had a similar problem as I use lake water and it contains fine suspended particles. After trying different filter cartridges that all clogged rapidly I happened upon the idea of using a pool filter. It simply uses a fine nylon mesh to capture...

Loose muffler baffle? exhaust stack flap cap? (mine at idle makes that dinging sound) Does not sound expensive if that's your concern. Jingling sounds like a loose tin somewhere.

Generally the prefab folks take orders during the fall for the next season. This, I presume, is to keep production going during winter. Well with the crazy lumber pricing they'd go broke trying to respect quoted prices. As a result I've heard of them buying back contracts and paying up to $25.K...

I also use a bungee and have a dedicated hook to attach the bungee. Sure make life easier. Also I use WD40 to rinse/flush* my PTO connections B4 any attempts to do a hook-up. For years now I never have hook-up problems. *the smallest piece of grit can sure cause headaches.

I've three times now hired a potable sawyer to make me usable lumber from large pines. He charges by the hour with a minimum of 2 hrs. Fortunately I have a HD planer plus assorted tools so I've been able to make some nice furniture. Each occasion I did a cost analysis and came out well ahead of...

A friend has a small cabbed Kubota. So far he's broken the door hinges 3 times! LOL, he insists maneuvering in tight spaces with an open door, but then he also refuses to wear his prescription glasses as he's nearsighted. Vanity will get your doors every time.

My FEL always leaked down and I just lived with it. BUT, I recently needed to repair the linkage for my front crankshaft driven pump. In the process of the linkage repair I decided to replace the pump shaft seal as looked nasty plus the shaft was rusty. I polished the shaft and installed a new...

I'm also a Mitsu owner. (MT180D) Tough machines, well built. Shame is they have little support so U must be the handy/ DIY type. I've taken mine from 800 hrs used to its present 1800 hrs with but a few minor issues. In my case tires are my biggest issue as NOBODY makes my size anymore. (9.5 X...

Most black greases are clay based and under heat (hot sun) that can bake real hard. On the other side of the coin is no grease and rust will weld that PTO shaft real tight. Heat can sometimes help to soften that dry caked grease. Rapping with a hammer can also break the bond all while pulling...

I agree with U. B4 we got the feeders up they would fly up/down the windows where we usually hang our feeders, sort of saying 'Hey, where is it'. Only a returning bird would know which window had the feeders.

You can obtain an electronic tachometer for reasonable $'s and probably most likely still ahead using that 3 wire alternator you now have vs rebuilding/replacing that cable driven one.

Expansion joints have nothing to do with winds. They are to allow expansion/shrinkage from temperatures. At 30-40 below steel can shrink as much as 2-3 inches over a typical bridge span and if firmly affixed, i.e., welded the metal can fail. Heat can stretch most metals, ('cause them to expand').

Once I shipped a heavy industrial cobbler's sewing machine to a collector. Only option was P.O. with weight limits so I split into 3 parts and did a very careful job of parceling. (plywood, foam pads strapping etc) I marked parcels 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3. Well they somehow managed to fracture a...

What about expansion joints? or are they omitted in that style of construction, or climate.

Can't say where but might suggest that activating it you should hear a solid click or clack as being a high current device it would announce its presence.

We are in a heavy snow zone and the plow contractor sands frequently. Problem is that the sand he uses has a fair clay content. Come spring all our vehicles are clay tinted and on a dry dry day you can see the dust cloud as a vehicle approaches. During spring thaw the roads are so greasy from...

To keep production costs down many manufacturers will use a standard harness kit for many models. Depending on which model ordered it becomes simple to add that switch, light or wiper or whatever the model level that is ordered. Have seen that on cars as well.

That is one way to deter convertor thefts.

I'm somewhat surprised the fracture occurred past the last row of bolts. I'd have thought that 8 holes in a row (bolt pattern) would have created a fracture path. Interesting! But WOW, what stresses to create a near clean fracture in a 24" X 30" box beam. As I said, must have sounded like a...

Me stupid also. But now, are those self tapping? or is there an access backside to attach nuts not that it matters much as the break is well past those plates.

Some missing info. Do U have the control valves as well? Is the lift cylinder a one way? (single action)

Another is to install a backup camera* system. They are so affordable that they are probably cheaper than most factory bucket indicator kits. *some are wireless and most can accept 2 cameras. Prices vary from $50 on up.

For sure, the squeaky wheel gets oiled. In my area they can drive by very obvious problems but only react to a citizen's call. Better yet is an email. I once complained that a supervisor had frequently* passed a very blatant infraction without making any reports. They replied that it was not...

At WELD? They used rivets. Yes, minimal rust from what I saw.

In my area, discarded old tin roofing is most common firewood cover. Another source is the side walls from above ground pools that never receive a new liner. Plastic tarps just have a much too short a lifespan, sun burns them up in a short time.

I recently needed to service my front C/S driven hydraulic pump installation. While doing so I decided to replace the pump seals. When I work up front I always have a keeper bar to hold the FEL in the raised position and once I finished that was removed. Well 2 days later and my FEL remained...

That beam is 24" X 30" and cut clean thru. Yet they call it a crack? That is a break! Clean one at that. The sound of that box beam popping must have been heard for miles around. Also , from photos, there is also a minor gap between the 2 sections as well as some deflection. That suggests...

Yep! Had a few, MG TD's, and a few B's. Fun days!

Not same model, but have Mutsi Mt180D. On top of shifter box, right front, I have a rubber plug that serves for dipstick as well as filling. I made me a wood dipstick that I calibrated after I did a fluid change. As to oil, use any standard hydraulic fluid and your CUT will be happy. I used 30...

My fixtures also rotted out so I simply trashed them and used LED lights. For esthetics sake I did a 'wall to wall' mesh once I removed the old sockets. For my lighting needs I mounted a 12" light bar under my cab windshield 'eyebrow'. I found a nice lightbar that had 4 LED spots in center with...

For sure old metal roofing is the cover of choice for firewood. You might just toss on a few splits to weigh down the metal. Worst might be a high wind that'll dump the splits but easy to replace. Lacking spare splits a few rocks would do the job.

I also drive a Mitsubishi and lived the light bulb problem. I soon discovered that certain motorcycle bulbs were 'almost' a fit. The only difference was where a small notch was in the flange. A simple fix, all I did was (using a small file) duplicate that notch. Stanley bulbs are the standard...

Spectacles, testacees wallet and watch!

Shut up and eat your snowshoes!

Double back sticky tape? Or Velcro on your butt?

So your cabbed, and get fair amounts of snow but the drive is not all that long. Sounds to me that a rear blower would fit the bill at a reasonable cost. If you don't want to sit 'side saddle' a back up camera would help. For a major dumping 2 quick passes would get U out to work. With a...

Well, that solves the rust binding problem. But he threaded the wood and screwed the ball in with a good adhesive. If oak or ash his tow capacity is just great (not) but better than balsa.

Because the hitch is height adjustable, he wanted the lower setting ready for a quick change.

For those kind of hose problems HD tie wraps are your friend. Use black or dark grey ones as they withstand UV damage. The white ones won't even last a season. As to heat from exhaust, you could wrap some heat deflecting material on the exposed area. My personal choice is strips of old fire...

I once knew an electronic engineer that did a lot of research on ultrasonic deterrent devices. A major problem is which frequency for which pest. While one was effective for skitters it was useless for gnats or bees etc. I had great results catching mice. A simple 5 gal bucket with corn (peanut...

Same happened to me on my Mt180D. After looking at all alternatives I ended up buying a set on EBay that worked out A-OK. Mine were metric, I tried to make a new barrel as I had one proper RH metric tap but the left thread tap cost more than a set on EBay.

Then you have people like me. I look over the item that comes with a 10 page manual, lay out all the parts, toss the manual and assemble simply using logic, but then I am a very visual type. Hey, a 1/2 " bolt simply won't fit 1 1/4" hole! But then I can eyeball difference between 1/2" and...

LOL, your not alone. I need all the help I can get. Also being French / English bilingual does not help. Then French has multiple verb tenses compared to English and wants to genderise everything.

I'll add one more 'must do' for 4 wheel drive. That's going downhill as you only have rear wheel brakes and when you apply braking the rears will skip and slide. In 4 wd you have engine compression working for you. Your ride will get wilder if you happen to have a loaded bucket!

For speed a front angled blade works fine for minor and occasional snow events. In a snow belt the front blade will soon find U with an ever narrowing drive. If in a snow belt area you want to move it as far away as possible, hence a blower be it front or rear mounted. Luxury is front mounted...

In my area, machine shops can cut, splice and weld any PTO ends U need. They also balance your shafts.

I've had my fair share of dogs during my life. My worst 'mutts' that I've encountered were little Chiwawa's that always bit my ankles. The larger , like 'Police dogs' were easiest to tame and most obedient and easily trained. Down side they ate more. Smartest I've had was an Airedale. (also...

Note that when used on a snowplow, only the extended blade end is crossover protected. If you are plowing snow away from the curbs your protected but the normal practice is to push snow to the curbside (right) and that right side is always fully retracted and un protected. (I once had a large...

I DIY'd my splitter. 5 ft channel ($40.00), 24 inch 'dozer lift cylinder ($25.00) and valve ($80.00) Made it 3 point mounted using my CUT hydraulics. OK, slowish but fast enough 4 me. Not that I use it all that much but has served me flawlessly. I created a linkage/lever return system so that...

LOL, I've done 'tractor assisted felling' also PU assisted. Works Ok as long as the rope/cable used is longer than the tree is high. That, or have good insurance. Mind U a decent 5/8 or 3/4 poly rope is good 4 that as it reacts like a nice big elastic. I have had a tree actually literally jump...

It is a matter of principal! If you don't, management will not ever react.

Back up real fast and slam on the brakes! That should do it!

Another possibility---- Ignition switch inner contacts might not be doing their job. The lube used might just be caked hard preventing start contact. A squirt of WD40 (or similar solvent) often cures that problem. Also, safety switches for free movement to do their job as designed. (a 'jumper'...

A friend has a B7100 + FEL. The FEL is driven from a pump that is driven off of the crankshaft front end. Not factory, but is always a possibility if you find the factory pump so slow. My own CUT (MT180D) has 2 pumps; factory (slow) and my DIY crank driven. Last winter I had no choice but to re...

In our area, free 4 residential for most trash, small fee 4 construction but no commercial accepted. Example is a 4 x 8 ft trailer would be $25.00 While they take white goods, all freon must be removed. The big push is to have appliance stores swap out your old appliance. Will not take mounted...

A member, Bill, that salvages Mitsubishi /Satoh will probably contact U following your post. If not look him up in Mitsubishi Satoh archives.

Unlike steel that gets red B4 melting, aluminum shows no color change and simply ---melts. So be very careful. That said heat (moderate) might help to break the bond, for sure it will draw some oil into the threads making it easier.. Just concentrate heat on that steel plug.

Good answer as 4 sure any gas mixed with the oil would evaporate within a very short time. I'm from aviation background as well. As I recall you idled for X mins for every seconds of dilution; either way by the time you were up to operating temps and ready for take off all the dilution had...

I'd want to consider costs B4 proceeding, but that's me. Many options: -cut/splice -OEM part -local hydraulic repair shop OEM will most likely be she highest cost, cut/splice calls 4 tooling and material and then is it metric or SAE? If U have one nearby most likely a good shop is your best...

Most, if not all, connectors have an O ring seal in the female one. Change that as it is the most usual cause of leaks at connectors. Next a trick to accurately locate leaks is to dust the area with baby or talcum powder, that after having cleaned the area of any grease or oil.

In my area a guy's garage collapsed 2 winter's ago and has not been touched. The city is now about to clean up the mess at his expense, that only after verbal notice followed by a 30 day warning. However they only act after a written complaint from a citizen even though city inspectors pass by...

We were once building a stone retaining wall and hauling boulders from another site. The dump truck lifted to dump his load and one big boulder got stuck under his tailgate. The whole truck raised in the air with the cab close to 8 ft high. I never saw a driver release the dump valve so fast...

Good shop, honest. He's not out to "upgrade "sales. Sure hope his clients appreciate his tactics.

The formula is simple to most aviation types as we need to calculate center of gravity for safe loading an AC. (AC have known safe C of G ranges) It all starts with a known datum point. (most AC use the firewall). A simple example would be 100 lbs at 10 inches =1000.(inch pounds) (moment is wt x...

Another elimination test is to use a jumper directly from the battery and make a direct contact at the starter solenoid and see if that activates it as normally would. Then check all grounds. Willing to bet corrosion somewhere is the culprit.

And make a paste with the leftover baking soda to polish your yellowed headlight lenses.

I'd think that this trend needed to be more specific. Retail brands? vs manufactures? Many retail brands actually are made offshore by 3rd parties. I suspect Kubota is the only 'pure' manufacturer, that other than their many attachments that come from varied suppliers.

I'm lazy, I like to chain the front then back up 'til the front tires squash, set the hand brake and then chain the rear using but one binder. Next drive for a bit, stop, and check all my work for tension. Oh, and I like to wrap the binder lever with a bungee or wire 'just in case'. (That is...

Yep, my first job was in an ice cream factory. Sugar was delivered once per week and it was all in 100 lb sacks. My back still aches just thinking of those days. I had to heft them onto a cart and stack them near the batch pots.

Since plowing with a tractor is not at high speed like a plow truck, the weight is less important. However some sort of trip mechanism remains essential as a plow will always find that obstruction be it a stump or protruding frost heaved rock. Edge tamers do help, for sure they help avoiding...

While on subject of hydraulic oil----- A neighbor was a petroleum engineer for Shell and he claimed that hydraulic oil was the cheapest lowest quality oil produced, consequently he used SAE 20 or 30 (non detergent) in his personal equipment. In fact some heavy equipment manufactures do recommend...

On toenails--- Mine are so thick that I've broken electronic side cutters while clipping them. Normal nail clippers usually suffer the same fate. (I now have a pair (on line buy) that resemble curved side cutters c/w padded grips.) Last toenail disaster was from kicking a snow shovel to free...

But that's logical....

LOL, he was posting while sitting on his beloved tractor in the shop.

A man after my tastes! I've done the same thing on my 3 pt linkage arms and my snow plow arms! Elsewhere instead of lynch pins I have used heavy gauge copper wire and make a few wraps. Where space allows, it adding a washer B4 inserting a lynch pin seems to have helped. On other locations I've...

LOL, my 'bender' works OK but only in one direction. Often it wants to stay down.

Yes, I always knew the trick was to drill an escape hole. Have seen some actually use a power tool to do so.

Yep, things get heavier as U age and have you also noticed that the floor is further away than it used to be? I'm 82, haven't grown taller but my arms seem shorter, or the floor moved downwards.

"He gave me a substantial discount because to that!!!" Nice honest guy! Heck some would have added labor for testing time. A 'keeper' for sure.

To be effective you need that tapered 'bullet' to be exactly the same diameter as the actual pins. Adding a bit of grease helps also. If alignment is off more than the bullet can handle I use a pry bar to get a rough alignment B4 inserting my bullet.

The general recommendation is to grease daily or every 8/10 hrs. of operation. Now I might argue that is for hard working equipment and perhaps not the case for many CUT owners that baby their machines. For general CUT owners I like the suggestion to grease at every fueling cycle. My CUT...

I've tried a few OBD2 devices but other than turning off the light never satisfactorily provided a diagnosis. On a Toyota it kept saying OXY sensors, dealer replaced with a set, still detected O2 sensor so he replaced with factory original and still lit the the light. (and he has that $$ Ob2...

The hot topic these days is 'affordable housing' for the poor. OK, now who will build housing that meets all codes at a loss? Worst is that superior quality materials are needed to offset anticipated abuse. Then the 'poor' will still not afford to pay the rents as whatever income they get goes...

Installed mine today. What I made is called 'bullets'. A bullet is a dowel same size as the pins but tapered so that alignment is as easy as tapping the bullet in to align the holes and then U drive out the bullet with the actual pin. Took me all of 15-20 mins all told. The longer the taper...

I have always felt that a well designed 'drag' does as good (or better) a job than much pricier attachments. Problem is that nobody sells drags, you have to DIY your own. Now if you weld it is a nice and easy project.

I believe the radials would not fare better, after all they are still rubber. Save your $$'s towards the next change.(in another 12 years)

For any larger pieces a roller is the best bet. Small then the good old rattle can.

What he said, at least for GM units and perhaps others as well.

Did that messy job one hour ago. But I cheat now as I have me a nice $25. used Lincoln* 12 volt gun and so I treated myself to one of those fancy 'lock on' tips. Heck the 'lock on' cost as much as the gun, but well worth it. * was at right place at right time! (battery was even new) Oh yes, I...

And a welcome to TBN, me son. From la Belle Province, PQ And yes I have been screetched, LOL. And as another DIY cab maker, I compliment you on the cab skills.

I've been caught a few time without a suitable dope or tape on hand. I resorted to using polyurethane caulking as a 'dope'. (very much like windshield adhesive) Never hardens as such and does a super job of sealing the threads. Having dismantled some offshore fittings I noticed that they often...

I'll add that threads for the new sensor match as well. Seems that there is SAE pipe thread and metric pipe thread.

"Wind picked up from out of Canada. Power just went out. That’s like the 4th time in 2 months. At this rate I don’t ever need to exercise my generator" Your lucky, only 4 in 2 months! Where I am we seem to average more than that. Last one lasted 11 hours or so. But then my 1000 watt genny...

I've actually come up with a few ideas, some of which I actually DIY produced and sold limited copies. But then I'm practical as well. Some I realized would easily be copied offshore at a fraction of any local cost of local production so I dropped them. Another time I was gifted an existing...

Well said. Ever have a close look at aircraft wing spars? They are full of holes like you point out, never near the edges or in web and always centered. A good clean de burred hole in a web center is perfectly safe. On vehicle frames you'll find tons of holes generally for options. Frame welding...

In order to overload a 100 amp panel you would need the oven on, the range top and the hot water and the clothes drier all pulling at same time plus you welder cranked up using max amps. Face it, most welding will be with 1/8 rods, intermittent at that, and you'll rarely be welding while there...

Everything I mount uses magnets and no problems 4 me. However my cab is a DIY affair and I skinned it with galvanized stock* rather than weld, grind and paint. Now my DIY cab is about 17 years old and has no rust while tractor fenders and a few other items have changed over to the rusty shade...

Yep! Got to love Princess Auto. We finally got one near me and it has become my 'Go To' for most things tractor related. I just needed to fix my CUT FEL loader hydraulics and they had everything in stock 'on the shelf'. A real candy store for us DIY types.

Using some ideas that were posted I've welded new ends on hydraulic rams with success. In fact I have one sitting on my bench to install on my 3 point, all ready to go once I set up for the hydraulics. I manually tested using a hand pump and no leaks. (AND, I'm not a pro welder.)

On road work we got lucky. Being at the end we were ignored forever but the city, using a grant of some sort, had a complete survey done of their network. Well, as we always knew, ours was the worst section of their 200 kilometer network. They then got subsidies to repair the network but were...

Yep, otherwise known as a power bidet! and Flush water is COLD

I'll pass on a trick I used when I did a major renovation some years back. My client wanted the entire walls to be wood and preferably cedar but due to costs we went with pine, and not exactly first grade either. Lots of sanding on rough areas was required as well and naturally we needed to seal...

First thing I'd try is to de grease/clean the bendix. Chances are that some crud or dry grease or oil is inhibiting proper action. Brake cleaner or a similar product should do the trick.

Friend runs a storage facility that has large RV parking clientele. His lot is gated and fenced. Thieves took 5 convertors overnight. His many security cameras caught them but with thieves wearing hoodies they could not be identified. With battery saws alls it takes about 10 mins per cat.. Now...

Clean all grounds*, battery terminals and then squirt some WD40 into the key hole. * especially battery ground down to bare metal. Bet U that cures the starting problems.

That could be reworded to read: Your smart phone will have more information than dumb employees. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As to unmarked or wrong prices do as my wife, Bring to the cash (where they scan it) and refuse...

That's how our local paver operates. Always in convoy style! Good advertising. Also his vehicles always look like new, washed every day. Every truck painted in the same color scheme and clearly lettered.

Price of lumber is so high that the local prefab people are actually buying back the contracts. The prefab industry has traditionally booked projects a year in advance and simply can't produce for the contracted prices. I've heard from reliable sources of them buying back the contracts for about...

In my teens I owned, swapped, traded some 6-7 MG TD's. LOL, got to the point that I could swap engines in about 2 hours. I remember using a kid's swing set narrowed to the car's width as my lifting gantry. I had discovered that the Morris engines were same as the TD's. One problem wrenching...

Might be the oddball here, BUT, To relive my youthful years my choice would be a mint MG TD or TF. I did come close 5 years ago by buying a Toyota MR2, nice mint all original car from Florida. Very collectable but since I'd barely drove it in the last year I sold it last May with minimal...

In my youth I drove many sports cars and my everyday cars were VW's. Each and every one had clutches as does my tractor. Tractor is at 1800 hrs and clutch is still like new, and never blocked plus lives outdoor. And I use my FEL a whole lot, like 70% of the time. I'd suggest it is all about...

When it comes to clutches (and brakes for that matter), since most contain asbestos I'd venture to say that most if not all come from China and are simply rebranded.

I know of one guy who brags as to how he grabs a handful of peanuts (and other foods) at Walmart as he passes those 'serve yourself' open containers. I said handful, not using the scoops. Never mind Covid, just thing other germs. But he wears his mask! He also refuses injections saying he won't...

Ground as close to the weld point as possible and always on the heavier metal component. eg, to frame if adding a bracket or whatnot. Oh, and I do disconnect the battery, just in case that helps.

At that price (above on EBay) I don't see how U could go wrong.

You said 'new blower'. If that came from a dealer I'd certainly question his ethics. Who knows how many hours that 'new' equipment had on it.

Spool valves are basically not rebuildable as they depend on very close lapped finishes. However replacing a spring or detent ball is possible.

Know the feeling, twice stopped by LEO's with guns drawn. I st was @ 3:am and when I had pulled over as soon as I realized the siren was meant for me. LEO's an both sides of my car with weapons pointed at me. Did I ever reach for the sky FAST. The explanation was that a LEO had been shot 30...

That just might be the reason of starting problems. The engine needs to spin freely to get RPM's. Clutch, while still somewhat operational might just be adding enough drag to slow it down, Try another start with clutch totally depressed. And perhaps glow plug pre heat.

I think Covid is attempting to modify that population problem.

OK, I have a cheap wire welder that I bought to weld thin stock. Quite well made for the price and seems that it'll do that I hoped, BUT The feed speed seems kind of wild to me. It is marked 1-10 and does vary the feed but I believe it still to be much too fast. It literally spews wire. Is...

My 'go to' solution for greasy parts is foamy oven cleaners.* Very caustic stuff but it sure removes grease. Just rinse carefully afterwards to neutralize the caustic residue, (Also great for carburetor cleaning) *dollar store quality is just fine!

I like that suggestion. From his posted pix I see it as a fairly easy task. * Heck I did just that on my front rims for my CUT. *welds appear to be inner where the center edge meets the rim thus easy grind. If tubeless that could be accomplished with tires still mounted.

I don't think indispensable but handy at times. On my CUT I replaced my steel rod with a fiberglass one that I made from a discarded chimney sweeping rod. The 'glass rod is more forgiving being somewhat flexible plus it won't rust.

I agree. With all the gear reduction I always figured that simply driving slowly was probably the same engine loading as idling. Note however that I don't engage any PTO equipment nor use my FEL. In winter my block heater is efficient to the point that I actually get warm air from the heater...

Oh heck, buy mirror stock and a glass cutter and DIY it.

For sure diagonals will help. A lot depends on anticipated loads. Are U down south? or in northern Maine? No matter, if 2 X 10's were optional I'd opt for them and feel quite safe, but I'd shy away from 6's.

Printed or not, some venting is a must for any reservoir. However in hydraulic lines buildup is common so depressing the connecting tip will relieve accumulated pressure, for the other side poking the inner connection accomplishes the same effect, that or a gentle attempt to couple usually...

Best is non ethanol but lacking availability buy the highest octane at the pump. Highest usually has less or even no ethanol.

Bien venue de la belle province, (your neighbor)! Enjoy and remember-- lots of pics!

No, was the Caisse in Quebec. Don't know final details but when the teller pulled up the Hydro's web page for my acct it showed 2 accounts under my name. For a fact I know we are 3 living locally with exact same names (I know them). Also at one time I owned 3 properties. The last points might...

Canadians are spoiled. (if U have a branch nearby) Princess Auto seems to be the store that Tractor supply was once. Last week I visited looking to get hydraulic components and was I impressed. Hundreds of cylinder choices, gears, sprockets, adaptors, shafting, and a custom hose fabrication...

Yep! Safety should reign. I needed to do some work up front and what I did was to make some safety bars to keep my FEL elevated. Not very difficult either. I simply used some angle stock (old bed frame angle) and cut a tad shorter than the extended hydraulic cylinders. Being in a hurry I simply...

He used his tractor to bring his tool box to the jobsite.

YES, great pump, have used one for 3 years now and love it. Actually bought a spare just in case but all signs are I'll never need it. I even set up an Anderson connector on my CUT for fast easy connecting. For my fuel hose I used 5/8" radiator hose** and 1/2" copper fittings to DIY a nozzle of...

Some older model cans are wider and can accept the pumps. Have 3 that I protect carefully.

He had the sequence all wrong. Shot 8 and then committed suicide. Should have suicided first!

****AND geotextile to filter out any fine silty material. would help a lot.

I think Arians now own/build most of those yard type products. There has been a lot of corporate takeovers in that field. If I'm not mistaken Singer is one that has become a powerhouse in the small engine industry. Kind of like Stanley/DeWalt (B&D) controlling a huge segment of the tool industry.

LOL, my 'welding table' smokes a lot. I mostly weld outdoors and use an old plywood topped work table that has folding legs. The plywood top is well scarred and has many cuts from being used as a cut off grinder disk brake.* *( most often I stop the blade by gauging the blade onto the wood.)

I re ground a pair of end cutters so that they cut nails flush to the backside of the trim. End vs side cutters as it is easy to first try pulling B4 cutting as a last resort. A slight rocking motion of the end cutters usually gets things going but failing to do so you simply reposition and...

Having been in fork lift industry, a CUT owner and DIY fork owner I'd suggest that you would have a very difficult time to better that deal. (Only an intense fire could render those useless or dangerous.) 42" will handle 90% of your needs, longer just gets very clumsy to maneuver. I recently...

Don't know that I'd say RIP but rather RIH. Like H-LL He caused so much pain to so many.

On hydro topic--- Got my bill and B4 paying at the bank I had a look! WOW, had 6 days or they'd cut me off! Like they wanted close to $2 k, stat! WTF, I am religious on paying. Well, long to short the last teller credited somebody else's account. Bank credited me interest, credited the...

" Almost always worked great." Cautious optimism? or alternate facts? LOL, It gave me a good chuckle.

On subject of bad grounds---- I've had occasional ground related problems. I once discovered that the corrosion in a ground cable had travelled as much as 2-3 inches back from the connector. Stiffness in the adjacent (more than elsewhere) inches is your indicator. Only cure is, cut and shorten...

I'd suspect the ignition switch and dried inner lubricant. Squirt some solvent/lubricant via the key slot and that might just cure it. I've used WD40 that way with success.

Judging by all the safety precautions I suspect most manuals are written by lawyers. Like 10 pages of don'ts and 1 or 2 of do's.

Great! Grounds in wet environments are always a good 'first' place to check. A weak ground can show voltage or continuity but simply can not handle higher amperages. Clean metal to metal bonding is an absolute must.

OK, I'll admit I'm frugal but also handy. Just repaired my 22 cu ft freezer that is 23 years old and it still keeps my food good. Keep vehicles for usually 10 years and maintain as required. Tractor is an 80 something and has paid for itself many times over just in snow duties alone. One...

Yep, that is how to have a firm quality bed.. Best yet, a plywood base and hinges on your firm mattress base and you have lots of storage for seasonal clothing. Mine even have pop up legs to keep the 'firm base' suspended for the seasonal storage/switching of clothing. A hand full of mothballs...

Mea Culpa! Once borrowed a chainsaw, had laid it down in what I believed a safe spot. However the digger operator did not see it and damaged the saw. Can't blame him. I apologized to the owner, repaired his saw back to the condition it was B4. LOL, better than new as the old grip was well worn.

Have those tires filled, you'll probably never regret that. BUT if you don't like them filled it is always easy to open the valves and drain. My theory here is at purchase time your dealer will simply include for free as his actual net cost is very minimal but if U decide later to do so the...

Wife had sore arm and brief flu like reaction. I had 0 reactions whatsoever.

I found small 12 volt pump kits on the web that U drop into your container. They come with filler hose, battery clips and switched power cord. (Actually I observed that they are essentially marine bilge pumps.) Fit 2" openings and self drain once shut off which is a nice feature. Not super fast...

Same happened to me. They cut simply to get the top! On the other hand, one year B4 Xmas, our Hydro trimmed trees and dropped all the nice fir tree tops vertically in the snow banks so that folks could avail themselves of free Xmas trees. Nice gestor!

My bank also, except they do it on a 3 month basis. Real PIA to withdraw and then re deposit. My problem is that I deal with 2 banks and the PIA one has healthy savings but I don't use it otherwise except for CC and that is set up for automatic CC payments. I use bank #2 for everyday...

Agree with A, B would be pulling (working) so A would be slack

From my experience they remember. Our guys will fly up/down the kitchen window then go to dining room window and repeat same antics until we hang out our feeders. I swear they then thank us by putting on a show.

Was driving along on a divided highway when a dump truck travelling in opposite lane lost his nearside outer wheel. The wheel kind of rolled along at same speed but gradually veered towards the median, jumped the curb and headed my way almost head on. At the last moment it hit a bump and hopped...