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Then why spend the money? Seems like a no gain situation to me.

Back when I had an 8N I had to replace the radiator and tried a couple of different ones but NONE fit properly until I stumbled upon a radiator made in Ireland. It was not perfect but WAY closer to a proper fit than anything else. SO if you have a shop that can rebuild your old one that is the...

I have one on my Exmark Laser, factory brand, and use it every week when mowing around the house and flower beds. It does leave a bit of a windrow when closed but the major reason I have it is all the pine cones that want to be projectiles. There are times I use it but not completely closed so I...

Try putting the old condenser back in, these new ones are hit or miss on quality and can short out your spark. Point gap on this engine is .020, make sure your setting it with the points high on the lobe and use point lube on the rubbing block.

I find a large serving of navy beans will get me pure gas :LOL:

Thinking about all the places that need to have hair... I swear we get a Chihuahua and a half, sometimes two, every time we vacuum. Cannot understand why this dog is not bald!

What you all looking at? Dang view piece of the scope is to high. My late little buddy from our last trip out west. Of all we have had he was the best one so far.

I would start by checking all the throttle linkages to be sure none are binding. The connection from the governor to the carb is though a spring mounted on the governors arm, be sure the part that slides inside the spring is free to move as well. Since you say it works then does not work...

I KNOW I am going to step on toes here and apologize in advance... I think it is something that should never have been put on a vehicle, IF a person cannot back a trailer then they should not be towing a trailer. I consider the ability to back a trailer just as important as towing it forward for...

Yep, well aware

When the chuck finally got to where it would not hold a bit without slipping on my M18 Fuel I replaced it with Milwaukee's OEM chuck which as it turned out was better quality than to chuck that came on the drill to begin with. My biggest problem was getting the retaining screw out, I don't...

50/50 used oil and diesel, put it on with a paint roller and leave it in the hot sun for a day or two. Not had any problems with it being slick or slippery.

Here the females are as much a fighter as the males are, in fact many of them tend to instigate more than the males. It is fun to watch though.

It is hard to let em' go, still missing my 32 year old Appaloosa. He was happy, alert and as the old saying goes: Healthy as a horse, except for his feet. The vet we had treating him always talked about how healthy and what good shape he was in, just not the feet. Never did figure put what...

I run a cam lock head on my Stihl FS110 and when it gets to where the line does not want to stay I take it apart and touch up the cams with a triangle file. Not to make them sharp, just to clean em' up. Still running the cam lock head I bought the day I bought the trimmer which was quite a few...

I have no idea as to when they start or stop feeding but if there is enough light to see the feeders there is usually a bird to be seen.

I have a Woods RD8400, if the grass is high it will windrow somewhat to the left side and with all the heat and humidity the grass is about double in height to what it normally is when I cut. My normal cut height is 3" and the grass is cut once a week, I refuse to cut it more often because I...

My last Stihl trimmer actually had it in the manual to soak the line before use

My wife puts out 4 feeders and has to fill them twice a day, sometimes more with the heat we have had lately. There are a couple birds that start buzzing the kitchen window when the feeders get low and I have seen them practically drink from the feeder before she can hang them up.

Well I say either way you find the pellet is much preferred to receiving the pellet directly from the source... from personal experience, it smarts.

When we were traveling quite a lot I think at one point SWMBO had 3 different pet strollers. The pup had no problem with any of them, it was finding one SHE liked. I still remember him stretched out in one watching Old Faithful and the expression on peoples faces when they REALIZED it was a dog...

NO it is not a problem, an ORC (over run clutch) freewheels the PTO when you stop the tractor. IMHO no tractor should be without one even those with live PTO's

Lucas did change the Red n Tacky formula after their plant burned and built the new one. https://www.lucasoil.com/new-red-n-tacky-formula/

Not missing a thing, it should come out just as the right side did. Just need to get mean with it.

There are a LOT of people driving on the roads that should not be and as aggravation and as much as it would be a PIA I think everyone should be required to pass the driving test at renewal instead of just walking in an laying yer money down. Also cell phones should be required to NOT receive...

When I came in the house yesterday and it was down first thing I did was power down the Starlink and restart it. Since I am using it as a pass though I went to my router and it was showing an internet connection... just no surf. So I figured it was the router, replaced it with my backup unit...

I did not, my shaft had round rounds with a key way. The machine shop fabricated the ends when they made the new roller for me. If you have ordered the end piece from Flail Masters, there is no need to find center on the roller. The repair piece will have a step down machined on it to fit the...

No it is not, but if he wants someone to do it for him he should seek out a machine shop that works on driveshafts. When I had to have my roller repaired I took it to a driveshaft repair shop but had them make up a complete new roller since the old one had been damaged by the PO and would have...

Better the devil ya know than the one ya don't Well ain't this a goat rope-in

The end does NOT unscrew from the roller if that is what you are thinking. The hex is to fit the "hex" of the bearing it uses instead of like the older ones that used a key way. It is necessary to measure and cut the old end off of the roller at the right place to maintain the correct roller...

Fence and done are two terms that will never be together when talking about fences, there is always something that needs repairing or replacing

Shelter dogs have been some of the most solid companions we have had over the years. Having had both pure bred and mixed breed dogs the mixed have generally had fewer issues as well. Maybe we have just been lucky but personally between pure or mixed give me the mixed.

Our current dog, if she thinks it is edible then keep your fingers clear. Pills are a gulp, GONE and can I have another :D.

I have not been able to find it in awhile now but Meguiars #39 vinyl cleaner I consider to be the best. Spray it on, wipe it off or you can use a little bit of brushing if REALLY ground in. Super easy to use and always sparkling clean.

Yeah I get that too and I admit my hearing is bad, BUT I am suppose to hear her while I am at the other end of the house behind a door or two and she is speaking at such a low volume it is almost a whisper (it is the way she talks all the time). Oh, yes and the TV or radio is on as well, turned...

For some reason the brake arrangement on the 9N messes with my mind. I much prefer the 8N tractors, wish I had mine back many times. And again personal opinion, but blue paint on them is just wrong to me. I know many were painted blue after Ford changed the color scheme in the 60's but IMHO I...

Sounds like you are missing the little metal clip that goes under the rotor. Aggravating little thing that usually ends up getting lost IF you are not aware of it. Number 38.

I prefer John Deere corn head grease or "0" grease for gear boxes. It is what I have/use in ALL my gear boxes.

Wife had DNA testing done on her, as she does every dog since it became available. It has been interesting seeing what the blend is and how the different dogs turned out/looked. Some you can see breed traits and others not so much.

Here's one I am trying to figure out... Our Chihuahua/Beagle mix in the mornings, AFTER we wake up and are laying there for just a bit longer, most but not everyday, will try to climb up on my chest to sit and stick her nose in my face. If I do not push her off she sits down on me, smells and...

Around here it is: Couldn't hit a bull in the a$$ with a banjo

You have a worn out set of points, give it a tune up.

SOME things are better left unspoken about

We have the Ambient 2000 and is connected to the CWOP. You really do become dependent on the stations when you have one.

I find the flail uses LESS power than a rotary, judging by the amount of fuel the tractor uses cutting the same area, same conditions.

THAT only one of the reasons why I will never own another Ford... I have owned 4, two new and 2 used and without exception all were black holes trying to suck the bank account dry. The last one and Escape was gone 4 months after it was bought.

I do the same, no more often than I use the winch it just is not worth the effort to hard wire a circuit for it. My jumper cables do just FINE.

Use the app all the time because SWMBO is always asking about some bird song she is hearing.

Around here the owl population is definitely doing well, go out at night and it is almost deafening sometimes there are so many more than in years past. Also a large increase in vultures although the robin, cardinal and jays do seem to be down a bit. Must be something to do with the area of the...

The 4233 is the inner seal and it goes in the end of the axle trumpet, to replace it you would need to remove the axle.

There's a right way, a wrong way and my way... which do you think we are doing?

One thing to remember is that the dipsticks are mass produced so there will be variations but the biggest thing to remember is that the oil amount of oil given in the manual is for a DRY engine and there is NO WAY you are going to drain the engine to that level of empty.

When I first got my old NH 918H the rotor turned in the opposite direction to the tires and it left the strip you are talking about. Fortunately the old flail could be made to turn in the same direction as the tires and now it picks up the pushed over grasses, no more strip. My old Mott/Alamo...

Our count here in KY has slowly increased it seems as the heat has increased. Currently we are at about 2/3's the number we have had in the past couple of years, hope it gets back to normal at some point.

I don't find any issue with the run time, I have both the two of the AK20 and five of the AK30 batteries I use them in a string trimmer and blower. I did not buy the AK20's they came with the tools, I much prefer the AK30 batteries. I can get anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour depending on use...

Passenger or stowaway? Ours stows-away right on top of the console, invited on the trip or not. Even if I open the door to get something out of the truck she gets in, you know, just in case.

Can say I never ran into one, 99% of the track loaders I ran had 4 in 1 buckets that we used like dozer blades when needed. Not exactly the same as a dozer but close enough for the task at hand or should I say blade. A track loader with 4-1 bucket are really quite versatile machines.

Believe it or not there was/is a method that is used for the axle seals on the 9/2N and early 8N tractors that uses LOTS of RTV to create a seal of sorts. I will not go into the details here on how to but I do not recommend it. IMHO, RTV has a place and a use... best place is in the tube on...

I cannot find any pics in my files but found this from the Ford parts manual.

That happened to me the first time I used my SIL's ZT. Told him what a piece of crap it was and how horrible the cut was. Aired up the tire and all was good, I had a tasty dish of 🐦‍⬛

Not arguing that point, the point I was making is everyone has drifted the dialog to mowers and bush hogs which is not what the OP had asked about.

Lets remember the OP was asking about using a chain on NON mower or cutter applications.

I will not say it could not happen, however in all the times I have used a chain for the top link I have never had an implement flip up enough to be of concern.

I have used a bit of everything over the years, used motor oil, hydraulic oil, ATF. Last fall I mixed ATF and diesel to treat the fence around our solar panels. If it is an oil, used oil, chances are I have mixed it with diesel and put it on wood.

Dealer is almost always going to be a rip off, clean the bearing up and find the number on the bearing then check with your local bearing supply.

Good luck to them getting that figure... they are going to need all the LUCK they can get and then some.

DO NOT get me started on what my sister and BIL wore to dads funeral... Or the BS she pulled. :mad:

Why go though all the adjustment PIA if the tractor is not setup to do it easily, make up a set of limit chains.

When it comes to chickens, eggs are fine, beyond that don't want anything to do with em'. Everyone around me likes to eat chicken but I will not touch it... ever. Early years I had a few times it was necessary I wear a tie for work and a few times I did for funerals but usually not since people...

Go with what you have batteries for already, I have Stihl AK series and Milwaukee M18 battery tools so that is what I purchase when looking for battery powered tools or yard equipment. Fewer batteries to keep up with and usually always one or two or more charged and ready to go.

You can time the blades all you want but they will not stay that way, the pulleys are suppose to be identical but there is enough variation in the manufacturing that they will turn at fractionally different speeds. Timing blades is OCD, IMHO

That's the problem so many SO CALLED experts passing along information that many times is in correct I had a boss (actually two em') that drove like that, I would do ANYTHING to prevent having to go any place with either of them.

Personally I really like the hundred series Fords but the early SOS transmissions I would avoid unless there is documentation it had been upgraded with better parts from the early/mid 60's. When the SOS works it is an nice thing to have, it makes the old Ford tractor tiller capable where a...

Local sawmill, rough sawn oak, treat with diesel and used motor oil it will probably out last the trailer.

I have said this for years, only run the engine fast enough to do the job with lugging or dogging it down. ANY air cooled engine only needs to be run fast enough to get the job done without causing it to labor. It does not need to run at WOT for cooling, the fan moves air proportionate to the...

I had an old Howes bush hog that used that same gear box and it did the same thing yours did, lower bearing said screw it I'm done. Anyway it was an easy fix with new bearings and seals, nothing unusual about the way they go together. As long as the housing and shaft is not damaged/ruined I...

I rebuilt one a few years ago, a SideWinder that uses a tire for the drive, it was not in quite that bad of shape but after I finished I swore "never more". The more rot I chased the more I found even into the structural part of it that had to be replaced where it had looked OK.

I never seemed to be able to restring the bump head without the stuff getting bound up inside so I changed to one of these heads. Using .155 line (same as the Cub big wheel trimmer uses) it lasts for a LOOONG time and really works great on the heavier vegetation that I use the gas trimmer for...

My cans are well marked in LARGE letters but apparently I cannot read my own labels or writing 🤨. Blaming SWMBO, she will not pick up any gas powered equipment, to heavy, even some of the battery tools the weight is complained about. So she bought her own lightest weight tools she could find, so...

Fortunately I am down to one trailer so the ball size is no longer a possible screw up but of late I have been either forgetting to hook up the safety chains or forgetting the 7 way connector. The brake controller usually reminds me if I have missed the connector but I cannot understand why I...

I have two of those engines, one on a string trimmer and one on a Kombi switch head unit and both have been flawless. And as ashamed as I am to admit it I did run the string trimmer one time with tank of plain gas several years ago and it did not seem to hurt it any.

There is no rubber washer that goes there, if there were it would eventually let the nut loose its torque and allow the hub to move and wear out. Steel washer and torque the nut to 450 lbs. Oh and be sure to check it after each use for a month or two as it will loosen up some for a little while...

I can honestly say I never did, all I cared about was/is reliability.

I tell any one I do business with NOT to ship FedEx, they hold packages until they get what they feel is enough quantity of packages before they will deliver out where we are. They have held packages for well over a week before delivering. Tracking numbers are a good thing... for raising your...

What gets me is I see some old person, realize I know them and think when did he/she get old and then remember I am older than they are...

Yeah, well a package sent by UPS from Minnesota to KY, 2nd day shipping. The package arrived at the delivering terminal in KY, 30 miles away on the 2nd day as it should have, but then it was then shipped air freight from KY to two different terminals in CA then truck freight to CO to IL to IN...

A couple of terrible shots of about 2 dozen turkey chicks (hidden by fence board) with momma this morning, just about the time I was hoping to get a good pic of them a red tail hawk flew over them and the hen took off flying after it. She flew hot after it for about 500 yards to the creek...

I would just replace them with chains.

I was using my 918H today cleaning up some areas I had let go, plus mow the shoulders of the county road. The 917 should do what you want just fine and if you want to sharpen the knives a little before replacing them just flip it up on its back and use a 4" angle grinder with a flap disc, it...

Things are getting back to near normal around here, still not the 2 dozen plus from past years but we are now seeing some dog fights, having close fly by's that will make you duck and it seems the female that would always come to the kitchen window when the feeders were out is now making her...

What weight of oil are you using?

Sounds like someone has replaced some of the tires in the past. Every finish mower I have owned has had grease fittings on the gauge wheels. As for a valve stem, some of the ones I had/have had pneumatic tires and others semi-pneumatic, personally I prefer the semi-pneumatic. Pick the type of...

It is just a bumper year for ticks, I am hearing about increased numbers of them everywhere. Not sure spraying will do much, especially with all the rain we have been having this year. Best thing is to remain vigilant about checking yourself and pets for them, time consuming I know. The dog gets...

You will miss it, I still miss mine and it was sold many years ago.

That choke plate is in backwards and is missing the spring that holds it.

How fast does it leak down, if you raise the arms and stand on them with the engine off does it do they stay in place or drop? My first guess would be the packing in the lift cylinder is shot and leaking.

Dad taught me how to use a slide rule WAY back when, but sadly that skill has long left me. Think I still have one somewhere around here, I might see if I can find it and wake up some brain cells or not.

Sounds to me like ignition... more good fuel systems have been screwed up by a bad ignition. Check to be sure you a snappy blue spark, if it is yellow there's yer problem.

Start at the beginning, make sure all 3 of the screens in the fuel system are clean. Remove to plug from the bottom of the carb and be sure you have a full flow through it. Also pull a plug wire to be sure you have a BRIGHT BLUE spark and not a weak yellow spark. It really sounds like you have...

I don't care what is called I still have to take time to cut it... :mad:

That is how our new fleet trucks were delivered back in the 70's

I get a few on me but not like my wife does, I think it may be partly due to the high BP meds. However I noticed a several years ago when I was told to take garlic tablets daily, forget why but think it BP related, that very few ticks would get on me but never attach. I have long since stopped...

I have 2 flail one of which is a fine cut Alamo and also a Woods finish mower, the Woods makes a better looking finished cut than the Alamo even with new knives every time. As long as you are not looking to have a lawn or golf course look then a flail will work for you but realize the flail will...

I always heard it as being turkey and guinea that ate the ticks... Seen plenty of possums covered in ticks but yes the tick population is high this year in WKY making it a full time job keeping them off of us and the dog.

I have a push mower that is much closer to 40 than 30 years old. Bought it to replace the self propelled my daughter hit a small cedar stump with and bent the crankshaft (she was P.O.'d because I made her help). Anyway, it still starts first pull, uses no oil and gets used each week to mow the...

It seems that West KY and southern Indiana have now been firmly added to the tornado alley. Since the tornado of 2000 that hit Owensboro it seems, at least to me, that the number, frequency and severity have been on a steady increase. That long track that hit WKY a few of years ago, it traveled...

As a kid we had a neighbor like that, a really old farmer, when I asked him about getting the rash after watching him grab a hand full and rip it out he said after handling it he would wash his hands in diesel or kerosene. I was never bold enough as a kid to see if it worked or not.

When I was a kid I could walk in sight of poison ivy and get, get it BAD! Dad was friends with the local pharmacist and told him about how bad my reaction was to the stuff. He gave dad a liquid to mix in water and drink each day, I think it was for a month but really don't remember. Bottom line...

IMHO squaring off the blades is a waste of time, gains nothing, plus you loose blade overlap. Grass doesn't care if the ends of the blades are round or square. Sharpen them to the end rounded or not and balance... when they get to the point of being thin or you just don't like the looks of them...

We have a Maple that is the twin to that one... plan to take it down sometime this summer

Be sure it is pure cane sugar...

I use the Starlink as a modem only, pass-through mode, there were not enough security or access controls to satisfy me when I first installed it. Instead preferring to use my own router where I can control every aspect of the network such as having multiple SSID with no crossover access between...

For the last several years going outside was "interesting" with over 2 dozen hummers in dog fights all day long over the feeders but this year the most we have seen is two birds and it has been few and far between the sightings of them.

Use whatever you want, personally if the engine is old and tired then 15w40 would be a good choice but if the engine is reasonably fresh then 10w30. The old Fords are not picky about oil, as long as it shows at least 5 lbs. of pressure it is good to go for MANY years.

Flap disc on an angle grinder takes very little time and unless you get stupid with it no heat build up.

When we had horses fighting buttercups was an on going, never ending battle. Our pasture was divided into 3 sections that the horses were rotated though, usually a month on each. As soon as they were moved into a new section the old one was sprayed with 2-4d and then allowed to set until it was...

Our numbers seem low or else I just have not seen them. So far only two when in the past it has been two dozen plus easily.

Same here, rain = drive the old truck. The CR-V has never seen rain while the Tundra has been in rain, some, but when your traveling with a camper it is hard to avoid it. The Tundra has not been in any rain since selling the camper. Only using the CR-V and Tundra in good weather means they...

Our last three dogs (two were rescue) have done this, with the current one almost to the point of correcting our spelling. :LOL: She knows more words than you would think possible and her internal clock is unbelievable. Just wish she did not shed so much. I swear she leaves more glitter (hair)...

Go down the page a little bit until you find the Specifications, all of them I looked at have all the dimensions listed there.

Rain, rain go away...

Do not forget bean hay, nasty, dusty, HEAVY. Would itch for a week after putting any up. As for the daughters, oh yes! Married one, 55 years now and I still praise her for her mental lapse when she said yes.

Yep, you need to flip it to the other side.

I would like to have known where to find them when we needed them. Cannot find any younger guys or gals willing to do that kind of work

Let us know what you hear back from them, I might consider going this route as well but the video I watched looked like the cut was not that good and a lot of back and forth over the same area.

I miss having horses but I DO NOT miss having to haul and put up hay. Nope don't miss it at all, started working hay at age 13 and at 72 I'm glad to be done with it. Finding good hay was getting more difficult, so much junk and weeds being sold for "Quality" hay that at the end we were having to...

My question is how well or do they, deal with mole runs, exposed tree roots, lawns that are really marginally better than pasture in some places. I would truly like to have something to keep around the house cut so I could only have the big open areas to contend with.

Put it in really hot boiling water for a while, it will make it much easier to put on.

I like a belly mower for small acreage and a finish for larger areas since I can get a finish mower in a much wider width than any belly mower.

A lot of the old Fords used a voltage reducer on the gauges. A small metal rectangular unit that plugged on the back of the gauge cluster. My guess, I would say that is the problem.

An 8N will run a 7.5' cut but it will be a bit much for an 8N unless you stay on top of it and do not let the grass get very high. A 6' cut would be much better suited to the "N" tractor.

For a tractor that is 86 years old it looks to be well used but not beat up, good find.

I will say that I tried the idea of using one machine for all needs and in short order I was back to dedicated. One machine can do the work but in the end one machine is a compromise in doing all tasks.

The hoods of the N tractors are a jigsaw puzzle and it can be a real trial getting all the parts to line up correctly. You probably need to loosen up the bolts holding the doglegs to the hood and tweak things to make it all line up. For the record I have never seen a hood on an "N" tractor...

That must be why my young female doctor does not do the exam, well that and plus I no longer have a prostate. :ROFLMAO:

I am 70+ and my tractor is just 3 years younger than I am does that make us both vintage... nope just old farts that don't know when to stop.

Ever since I started owning tractors (50+ years) I kept them under a tarp, then when money allowed under a roof they went. Mine are in a building all of their own now, tight fit but they both go in, all implements, with gear boxes, are in a lean to and things like the back blade, disc and box...

If you want to add a tach and use the drive from the governor then it will have to be a tach for a 1950-52 model 8N. If I were going to do that I would just find a dash for that model tractor and change it out. You can maybe find an electric tach of some sort that can be made to work if staying...

I have the same thing going on, everyday it seems there are limbs to clean up. And don't even get me started on the crazy amount of pine cones. With every wind or rain event the ground is covered, I have hauled 4 garden trailer loads FULL of pine cones off since Feb. and working on loading up...

Yes it is called a new tire, as far as I know there is nothing to do what you want. Tires age and the compounds dry out, usually helped by exposure from the sun. If the tire is on a tractor or off road piece of equipment you can run it till it fails which from my past experience can be a long time

Out biggie was each summer the road department mowing contractors cutting down the pedestals many times deliberately. Replaced many that were out in the open and so visible the seeing impaired could have found them. And to be honest our buried wire crews (home service) were told by their...

Years ago I was to dig a for something, I don't remember what now, on a campus, they had supposedly located and marked the area and put "X" on the spot they wanted dug. Third or forth bucket nailed a 400 pair copper cable dead center, right under the "X". Many unhappy people that day but hey YOU...

Yep, that is the problem with a "for profit" instead of a "for care" medical system.

MY BIGGEST FEAR, not knowing what is likely to come out of my mouth when under and I have been told a few by one of my doctors. :eek:

I have had two of them over the years for different reasons and both times they said it looked like the colon of a teenager. After putting up with it twice I told them I would no longer go though that but would do the ColonGuard instead or nothing so that is what has been done for the last two...

Let me see if I understand this correctly... with the tractor on the ground and in neutral you can push around, move it forward and back? And the engine will run as long as you hold the clutch down but can you turn it over or start it if the clutch is left up? My guess is that you will not be...

Your talking about a return line... nothing special about it. Get some copper or steel brake line and make it yourself. You could use rubber hose but that would not be my preference.

I used to depend on my weather horse, until he was no more, supplemented by the weather rock. Still use the weather rock but it is not as accurate as the horse was. As I tell my wife most weather forecasters cannot get it right or close even standing out in it. Actually having our own weather...

Shot on site at our feeders by the boss, she hates em'

When I worked for ATT 15 years ago the unstated goal was to get out of the landline business and push everyone to wireless. Then DSL became a big thing so maintaining the copper got a sorta new lease on life... provided you lived in a densely populated area. You know bang for the buck situation...

It will work just fine... go for it.

NO, the guy should have been chained up and left out in the same conditions as he left the dogs! Only forget to go back and check... ever. We have had stories in the news over the years about things similar to this or puppy mills that have been shutdown, our pup is a rescue from one. With the...

I will not name names but I know of someone that failed to fully raise a jack that was NOT equipped with a wheel once. :whistle:

Well UPS has gotten to be useless, the package that was suppose to be delivered on 01/17 and was at the terminal responsible for that deliver on the 16th, they no longer have it. It was sent from KY to CA. Speak to UPS and all they will say is it is the way it is ROUTED to the final destination...

And I will help... UPS which is generally good about shipping things, at least has been for us, has crapped and fell back in it. I purchased a firearm off of Gunbroker, that was shipped on the 14th, it got to the terminal that would deliver it to my FFL on the 16th and now it is missing...

At one time I used a lot of conveyor belting, working at a rock quarry at the time I could have all I wanted. Problem I found with it was that after a time the sides would curl up and then eventually the top layers would start flaking off.

That is the one thing I ALWAYS do is check the box for Prime items. Have been bite by picking 3rd party sellers to many times. Last item I bought from a 3rd party took a month to get here, just glad it was not something I needed or wanted quickly, within reason that is. I have ordered from...

I wish! With Prime shipping we used to get orders in the advertised 2-3 days but now if we get it in a week and a half we consider it lucky.

YES! I remember it being that way when we got our big 10' dish back in the 80's. The joy of watching and only paying for what we WANTED. Now you get so many channels, many you never heard of or want, thrown into the subscriptions and for what? Just so they can claim highest channel count?

The ONLY person that uses my trailer other than me is the SIL and he only uses it IF I go with him.

I don't know about Youtube because we do not use it but all other streaming services we pay for the NON commercial versions... I hate seeing the same drug ads over and over and over and...

I don't know if it is to alert or not but that screaming pi$$es me off BIG time. Mine screams at every little thing that makes a quick movement, it's more unnerving than anything that might be going on. I have threatened to put a blindfold on her many times. Just be quite, let me observe and...

We are in the process of transitioning to all streaming, DirecTV has gotten so out of line with their pricing for what you get. Hardest part so far has been figuring out how she can keep up with the programs she is most interested in and knowing when new ones are available. I have figured out...

We have them in a few places around, it generally takes awhile before they start to break down in the places where we have them in full sun. Some have been out for over 5 years which I consider a good life considering the exposure. I even made the mud flaps for my ton truck out of em' and they...

Better yet eliminate the light switch and have ALL the lights come on when the engine is running and do away with the automatic high-low beams. Put attention back on the road and not the phone or entertainment system or whatever.

Yes! what he said. The transmission is stuck in two gears, your going to have to remove the top covet of the transmission and figure out which two it is and manually pop them put. I will wager the shifter is worn, when you remove the transmission cover look to see if the shift gates are all...

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Don't know about other vehicles but my Tundra has a little wheel on the dash to adjust the headlight vertically from normal position downward to compensate for loads in the bed.

I do the same thing and did get into the system of the Tundra and programmed them to be on all the time. On our Honda the fogs are only on with low beams and I have no way to reprogram it. As for the auto high beams, the Honda will dim the lights when it gets some reflection from highway...

Manufacturers do not get in a hurry to fix things, like the John Deere 1 series tractor brake link. I have a Honda that I got a notice of recall for the fuel pump a year ago and still no parts.

Good job!

I know exactly what you are saying! Because of kidney stones I have to drink, lots, and there are times daily I quite literally cannot make it even 15 minutes between trips to my favorite tree. Many, many I have gone before I would leave the house and by the time I drove 13 miles to town barely...

I wish, finally had to have the prostate roto rootered to "help" open the pipe but not fully cure the dribbles.

Except when it is a 30 mile round trip to pick up a needed screw or bolt

I use Stabil Marine or Amsoil Stabilizer and have not had issues with gas since I started. I always keep the tanks full, every machine fires right up and runs fine even on gas that is a year+ old.

I can remember hunting them (in western KY) with my dad and uncle years ago and then they just seemed to disappear overnight. It has only been in the last couple of years that I have heard but not seen a few around. I do hope they are making a comeback but imagine it will be a long hard road...

For what it worth I had to have one repaired a couple of years ago and I took it to a local machine shop that does drive lines. Cost me $400 to have them do it. I told them to reuse the end caps but they instead made it all new, end caps and roller.

Doing this will only make it easier for moisture laden air to enter the housing. DJ54 has it right that the water is most likely coming around the shift boot and covering the tractor will help to prevent that. A tarp to cover the shifter and operator station is the best way to prevent this, any...

This may sound crazy but have you checked to see if you have one that is out of round? I ask because that is a problem I had several years ago.

I have a Rove 4K that I have been happy with so far.

$1 Seriously give something more to work with. A picture would be a nice start.

I just plug in anything that is handy, fan, heater, lights old electric leaf blower. Just what is close by and will put a bit of a load on it, does not have to be much

This is not about using the crate but I WAS almost killed by a semi driver that had a Border Collie in the cab with her. It was loose and bouncing around the cab when she hit me. Dogs should be secured to prevent driver distraction. Note, the driver did not even get out of the truck to check on...

Here is what I did to my cheap blade after it started to bow.

Only being able to see the one side of it it looks to me like it is a very light duty blade and IMHO would be very easy to bend. I have seen other blades without bracing on the back end bowed like a rainbow. I know I own one that I spent a fair bit of time welding on, not only the blade but also...

I made the mistake of letting our little one ride with me awhile back over to my daughters place to pickup a gas powered post hole digger from the SIL. It was the first time she ever rode without SWMBO holding her. Ever since then any time I go out the door toward the garage she leads the way...

I just tried Firefox even though I hardly ever use it and it worked fine. Delete your cache and see if that fixes it.

Welcome, Portugal is a country I have wanted to relocate to, just have not convinced the wife yet.

Flywheel to engine should be around 75-85 ft. lbs. and the clutch to flywheel around 20 ft. lbs. I would just Google a bolt torque chart, it will be close enough for what you are working on. Just be sure you select the correct grade of bolt spec.

When I built my trailer mover I put it on the 3 point, no need to get off the tractor. Just back up to the trailer raise the 3 point and go, no need to raise or lower the jack. I go slow and seldom ever fasten the trailer hitch since I usually don't have to move them very far

Industrious rascal for sure

I have had mine for a few years now and would not be without them. I have no problem hooking any of my implements and I don't any two are the same in 3 point hitch dimensions

All our oak leaves are down and the acorn crop is significantly smaller this year than the last two but it seems like a larger amount of pine needles. Don't know what it means for winter but I am glad to be finally DONE with leaves and needles for this year.

I personally would wait until I got it apart to see what it needed. It could simply need a new seal but most of the time a seal starts leaking for a reason. Top the oil off with 134D, the light brown color of your oil could be because it is old or just happens to be the color used by the...

Yes we use debit cards however they are on an account that keeps a minimal amount of money so that if it is hacked the best they might get is a couple of hundred but more likely it will be declined for lack of funds. Since I am monitoring the accounts twice daily I just add more when needed...

Our cards have been hacked 3 times, each time traced back to on-line purchases through big name companies but not the same one each time. Funny thing was it happened 3 years in a row in April every time. I managed to catch the first one with in 48 hours of it happening, that was just pure D luck...

We have lived at our current place for close to 50 years and only in the last 2 years have we heard or seen any quail. Hope they are making a come back.

We have Sirius in all our vehicles and the only drop out is if we pass under a long line of sky cover. Our radios somehow download and store several minutes and keep on playing unless as I said it is a long bit of cover. One time in our Honda I noticed the radio had saved over 10 minutes of...

I had the same thing happen so now every maintainer is on a timer and all my batteries seem happy. Only have had one battery go bad since I started doing this and it was a 7 year old lawn mower battery that in years past I would be lucky to get 2 years out of.

You should be using the bottom hole with the pond scoop. The top hole is for use with light draft implements like a cultivator. Using the top hole and jamming the scoop is, IMHO, what has caused your problem, it has probably bent the internal linkage by putting to much force on them. It has...