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Welcome from SW Washington!

Will you be doing any work yourself?

To answer this question you first need to know how many GPM your well is capable of producing. If you can get 50 GPM out of your well then run a 2" line. If your well is only going to give you 3 GPM then do not waste your money on large pipe. In fact, if you WANT sediment to build up in your...

Cannot fix stupid. Responded to a guy who was cleaning car parts with gasoline on his fireplace hearth. Last thing he ever did.

I have had to replace the coupler in the driveshaft before. The spline there is pretty weak on my 2550 and over time it wore the spline and it would jump.

Coffee, it makes every chore tolerable. Here is one of my granddaughters providing me coffee during the pandemic. My son has some chronic health issues so I promised my DIL I would do everything to not share the evil COVID.

I thoroughly believe everyone should own a tractor just to know what it is like for someone to ask to borrow their tractor. :)

I can see it now. All of these homes with less than 200 amp services will get nailed to bring in more power as they cook with electricity and plug in their multiple cars and the list goes on. In Washington State they need not require you to buy an electric stove, they will simply make it illegal...

I am late to the party here but if your well pump can pump say 25 GPM and your well is only capable of 10 GPM flow, somewhere in that line you have a restrictor so that you cannot receive the full 25 GPM and cavitate your pump. If that flow restrictor is at the pressure tank you have the...

Is there anyone who does not have moles?

I just took two 7x16 R-1 tires off my tractor that are in much better shape than these. If you lived near me I would give them to you.

I make a lot of stuff in my Chinese Enco lathe. I last week turned a new piston for a hydraulic cylinder and turned the end of a chromed rod to accept the piston and nut. The more time I spend machining the more I have come to believe a poor quality machine can produce reasonable stuff in the...

Selecting the compressor that suits your specific needs can be a difficult task. Not only do you need pressure but you need to decide how many CFM you need. If you use a sandblaster you absolutely know CFM at PSI is critical and tank size is rather irrelevant as you will use the tank capacity...

You stated you fill many tires. Are any of them needing more than 100 PSI? If so, you may want to consider a two stage compressor. Frustration is when you have a single stage compressor and need to fill a tire to 120 psi.

In our fire department station generators I would use a mixture of 30% #1 with 70% #2 as we did not get "winter fuel" on the west side of the Cascades because "it never gets that cold here". Unfortunately it does on rare occasions get to 0F on this side and I was not about to go out in those...

Drain the tank and refill with winter fuel. Use one of these to heat the tractor for a while then start it up and run the motor till you get the winter fuel in the entire system...

Not sure how efficiently it would work but have you thought about just plugging the lines to the failed cylinder (do not connect them)and operating with light loads in the bucket until you can tear down the failed cylinder?

After a number of years as a computer operator for Boeing I said enough with working indoors without a window. I tested and became a professional firefighter and never looked back. I worked on my days off building my homes and learning what I could about anything construction related. Now I get...

We still make small bales on the 40 acres we have. We have found the tedder rake PTO driven unit does a good job of creating the wind rows but leaves a lot of stuff on the field. I follow with a 12' wheel rake to really clean the field as I do not like to leave piles to potentially rake the...

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Of these weather stations, which ones have good searchable history via a PC? I had a Oregon Scientific years ago that gave me an excellent view of 24 hour history. then had an easily searchable history beyond that. When that one failed after a number of years I bought a new Oregon Scientific...

Who (besides HayDude) performs seasonal maintenance on equipment? What do you maintain?

Rub a piece of bar soap on the belt and see if the squeal goes away. If it does, get a new belt. clean the pulleys and install the new belt and torque it properly. If the squeal continues look further.

My kid did this youtube video a while back on how they work.

I still have my clamp hanging on the barn wall. :) Lift it, clamp it, unscrew it and repeat the process.

But nothing can compare to actually seeing the old lady ride by on her bicycle during the twister.

Most submersible pumps (every one I have put in) have check valves to stop water from flowing back through the pump. If you hold pressures of 30PSI at the gauges when the pump is off, I think you can rule out a leak in the pipe.

Pulled and replaced many a pump over the years. Anyone else remember the 1 1/4" steel pipe in 20' sections?

Of the tornados we see they are of about a five minute duration and not the devastation damage nor duration of other areas of the US. If I lived in the tornado belt for sure I would take greater precautions. Here in my area, we focus on not being on the valley floor for flood protection... :) I...

Something we in Washington do not have. Winds of maybe 100 MPH max here but nothing focused like in a tornado. Just bullet proof glass.

I would want viewing windows from my bunker....

Found a UPS delivery in my gas BBQ....

My lift is asymmetrical so it recognizes it will potentially be an "unbalanced" load. The concrete guys that said they would / could just drive a bolt through if it failed and put a new one in kind of miss the point of the bolt. If the bolt failed to hold the lift, the least of my concerns as...

You will likely be fine Deezler. You protected it during the most critical time with the water. Especially if it was not in the direct sun on a clear 95 degree day. The mixture water content will likely be what dictates the ultimate strength. A super wet 7 sack mix will never be as strong as a 7...

That is why I "Over maintain" my older diesel tractors. I do not want anything that tells me a code.

I have always considered any ethylene glycol that meets any reputable vehicle manufacturer's requirements good enough.

And you could redeck the steel with a new sheet over the old.

Are you worried about corrosion or dents?

With steel you might be looking for a needle in a haystack. Older steel beds that sit full of water or dirt tend to be rusty in the front. I have kind of an ideal situation in that a friend has a five yard dump and I do all the maintenance on it and can use it about any time I wish. He...

So 10-12 yard dumps are sort of becoming obsolete in the haul world then.

I run my tires on the rear of my IH584 at a fairly low pressure and watch them as I drive. I only pull implements with this machine so no need to have max load capability. Pretty much the same as the heaviest weight I lift with the little Kubota 2550 is a rototiller. I figure it does a couple...

This one is everything I need. When it is level the bucket is level to the ground, at ANY elevation. If I have forks fie feet of the ground and this is level, the forks are level. BTW, this is NOT my bucket but an example. I am on my second bucket after 6400 hours on the L2550DT... :)

In Washington we are limited to 600 pounds per inch of tread width on road. I believe as a result of this there are a lot of aluminum boxes out here. Haydude, do you know what a 10-12 yard Stainless steel box weighs as compared to aluminum one? Would you also need to change the hydraulic...

DKMC posted about the names of gravel types in your regions. In the PNW (to the best of my knowledge), we go by an inch dimension. 5/8" minus is any size gravel that will pass through a 5/8" screen. That would include any fines less than 5/8". 1 1/4" minus is the same, anything that would...

#1 item is drainage, get the water away from the road. If I have really soggy areas, and I do, I use road fabric under 1 1/4- followed by 5/8-. I would give anything to live in a green area but alas, I live in a light pink area of the below map. We know water... :)

Good idea for multiple uses jjeff. I use "soft jaws" on my mill and would rather they stay there. Do you think magnets on the wood blocks would work too?

Then why would they only print on the tire sidewall the size of 11.2 x 24 and not the actual tire size? What is the size I run on my L2550DT when the Kubota manual says tire size is 11.2x 24? Seems strange that they can make whatever size they feel like and call it 11.2 x 24 because it fits the...

I was looking more for an industry wide standard for a particular size tire. With my 11.2 24 rears, one or the other is right but which one is 'right"?

It wasn't until I looked at it from behind on the shop floor. I was like WOW as well. I tried to find a site that told me what the "specs" for tire sizes was but could find nothing as a universal specification for each size. It was like they just changed the size on the mold for another size...

It would also be good to understand the strength of concrete has a everything to do with mixture. Some folks like to add water to make it easier to work. Water takes space in concrete, that eventually dries out and leaves voids within the concrete and that causes weakness. I remember two...

Do nothing until you put your tractor on a level slab and study WHY it is crooked. I found out the two 11.2 x 24 tires on the rear of my tractor were different manufacturers and different diameters. One sat 3" higher than the other and that translated to an unlevel bucket.

Any folks from the Seattle area remember Boeing surplus in Kent? Bits by the pound.

I was afraid to put anything on my floor beyond a clear acrylic sealer to enhance the concrete curing process. Dragging pieces of steel across the floor would make it ugly, fast... When I first poured my 30 x 60 slab I built a "dam" at all of the openings so I could flood the slab with water...

Chains and bars... http://www.madsens1.com/muu_barchain.htm

Happy Thanksgiving from the great green chilly PNW.

Agreed. I just keep a stock of the small ones I go through. I have a container full of .201 bits for 1/4" threads. As to trying to recover "destroyed" bits you are correct as well. Never try to burn/melt your way through the work. If it is not cutting, stop and sharper it at that moment before...

Get a good stone for your grinder and practice sharpening by hand. Grab a drill gauge to use for accurate 60 degree angles until you get it down. Sounds like you have lots of bits to practice on...

Well you obviously do not live in Washington State or you would be in jail for doing anything within 75' a creek.....

Small Change, these are the most seldom asked questions but most necessary to understand. Kudos for bringing them forward. At best you can only cover so much and at some point you have to settle for "best I can do". That is why I REALLY stress prevention is the best way to go, do not let fires...

Good for you on the slider door. It is really hard to tear a door apart when someone collapses in the bathroom with an in swinging door, which happens a LOT.

The answer will be dictated by the type of fire you are trying to control. ABC is a good choice for general stuff but if you have electronics you may want to consider CO2. If you have water in the shop, for class "A" fires it may be easy to put in a hose fitting with a 1/4 turn valve and a box...

Agreed. Mount the fire extinguishers near the exit doors. First get out, then look back to see if you can fight the fire. Most importantly, do not have the fire between you and the exit.

Master kill switches on all of my farm stuff. Dump truck, farm pickup, tractors etc. I also believe the best way to protect stuff from fire is a good attitude of fire prevention. My barn and shop wiring is protected as though it were a commercial building that is inspected regularly. Fire...

Like a couple people have suggested, with the engine shut off and in 4WD lift one wheel off the ground and spin the tire and listen carefully for any noise. Might be even better with two people. Listen especially for any noises in the area of the coupling (#3) in this diagram. Look at drawing...

Just hold the shutdown lever till the engine is fully stopped. :)

26F in SW Washington. 5.4" of rain since last week.

Does it have a Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) valve?

Find any possibilities?

Do you have a link to the kit?

On my 4520B backhoe I am needing to identify if I have an L or E hydraulic cylinder. Any idea where the cylinder would be stamped? I only see a 13 U stamp on the end of it? I bought two seal kits from Messick's but they were not correct and they need to know the "code" but I cannot find it.

Sad news but thank you.

Do you have a clear vent to the case? If the vent is clogged maybe the dipstick tube is below the gearcase fluid level and the pressure as it warms is forcing fluid out.

Sure it is not a meat saw for splitting large animals?

I have a 30x45 shed to keep stuff under. It has a concrete floor and I place the implements on pallets. With a pallet jack I can maneuver them anywhere I wish and when hooking up they are easy to lift and lower and move about to get the 3 point pins in the arms.

Still confused about the lack of traction issue with one wheel in mud and the other dry. I do understand a bit more on the "braking" aspect. The spider essentially locks both axles but it must also allow for different speeds of rotation while cornering but what if one front tire loses...

I do not mean to challenge you. I am trying to understand the differences between the rear and the front differentials. When I am seriously stuck and in 4WD (Kubota) I find one front wheel spins in the mud and one rear wheel spins in the mud. At that point I (carefully of course) engage the...

So you are saying it is impossible to have just one tire skid on an "open" differential? Both tires on the same axle will skid? Doesn't that kind of negate the reason to have separate brake pedals and a link to apply both at the same time to avoid only one wheel from rotating?

I would say this is true only if you have a locking front differential. No lock then only three wheels.

I look at where the majority of working force is applied in the joint. If it is the loader I put the bucket on the ground and then apply a little down pressure. This puts the grease into the "open" area of the joint that has all the wear when in use. Same applies to the backhoe etc. I pump...

Correct. I just did not want anyone to believe there was a delay in operation when moving. As soon as you apply power to the magnet the brake actuator is "drug" in the direction of application. There should be no "delay" in the surge brake application as well. If you find when you are going...

I would consider a four second delay an issue. In fact, any delay when I need to make a panic stop would concern me. Having them work four seconds later at 60 miles per hour means they start after you travel 300 or so feet after stepping on the brakes, what is the point in having them?

Can you send a pic of where the leak is?

I do like my 2550 with the two speed PTO. When I finish mow the field (take down just lite tall stuff I like the 1000 RPM) because of the lower engine speed.

Do not underestimate what you need for a tractor, within reason. It is far easier to not use all of the tractor potential than it is to not have enough tractor for the work you need done. On the "dry side" you may want a model you can add a cab with A/C and a heater to and on the "wet side" a...

https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/005/9/3/5931-ford-1910-attachments.html

According to Tractor Data your loader can lift that weight "At the pins". I always look at the load path to the ground to find the weakest link. You have 2K hanging out front of the pins so let's adjust that to say 2400 pounds for leverage. We can then add the weight of the loader itself of...

I have a pellet stove in our finished basement that I run when it is under 40 degrees out or so. I have two forced air propane furnaces, one downstairs and one upstairs. 5400 SF (2700 on each level) the upstairs runs maybe 45 minutes a day when it is 30 degrees outside. R-21 walls and R-50...

Always check to see the drive belt has the proper tension. I was given a JDLX178 that the owner was told by the service center that his hydrostatic transmission was shot and cheaper to buy a new lawn mower. When I got it home I found the drive belt was loose and I adjusted the idler pulley...

I have two RC's. One is for grass only and the other is for trash. The grass one has a tail wheel and the other does not as I back up into some areas. I keep the grass one (only hits grass) sharp and the other kind of dull. Since the cutter rotates in a CCW direction, I always cut grass in a...

Is there room for a flat washer to fit behind the nut and against a shoulder on the yoke?

Looks to me to be the input yoke for the tiller. Not something you would ordinarily remove except maybe to service the parts on the tiller side. The nut and bolt will secure the spline by compressing the yoke onto the spline and the large nut keeps the yoke from coming off and finally the roll...

Seems this could benefit by the use of a support piece going from low in the front of the tractor to a high point at the rear support as shown in this picture. KUBOTA BF400G LOADER WITH 60" BUCKET | SPENCER SALES

Seems like we could really benefit by having a person on this site with a good sense of humor that can also interpret dreams for us. :)

Mine goes to a shop in town who has a certified furnace for used oil.

I love my UPS guy. A few years ago I was setting mole traps and he drove up and saw me and climbed out and spend about 15 minutes setting traps with me. He said he hates moles. We have been good friends since. :)

Had a package left IN the BBQ. Check before you warm it up. :)

Don't you worry about how the PM is protected with guns, peasant.

Read this and thought you were in Seattle.

In Chehalis at Ritchie Brothers Auction. The auction is the 9th. https://www.rbauction.com/idp/1999-bomag-bw100ad3-tandem-roller?invId=13414153&id=ci&auction=chehalis-wa-2022183

This used to be a common failure in the front end of my L2550DT. When the wheels are reversed to gain additional width of the front end the entire front end load is placed on the outer bearing as opposed to being distributed between both bearings. I know a lot will respond with a disagreement...

Add drainage to both sides that you can mow.

Won't be long before we need the government's permission to come in our front doors.... Ya know, just in case...

Why would it be a problem to turn off the propane?

This is what we used on fire apparatus that were required to move freely in cold without power to assist the movement. Kinda spendy but sometimes you just want it to work. https://www.applied.com/c-brands/c-lubriplate/l0172-098/LOW-TEMP-40-CARTRIDGES/p/102069709

If you have a reason to do it then definitely set them to that position. I used to have to turn mine around to wide to get on and off my ramp trailer. I now have a tilt so they can stay narrow. I too hate hillsides and even my gravel driveway causes me concerns ESPECIALLY with loads in the...

Found this on the outer position of my L2550DT two weeks ago. I keep a bearing and seal in stock on my shelf for this as I found it to be a weak point. I used to trash them regularly when I had my wheels in the "wide" position thus putting all of the load on this outer bearing. Down time of...

Watch your temperature gauge and you will know when you are asking too much of the tractor. Are the blades on your mower sharp? I have two brush hogs. one is for mowing trash and it is not super sharp and the other is strictly light field cleanup of grass with 0 rocks, sticks and dirt and I keep...

I have no issues doing what you are suggesting with my L2550DT with 6300 hours so likely it is now 25 or maybe less HP. :) Why are you abandoning the 2650?

It has always been out there looking for an opportunity to make it law in Washington. It is not your water, it belongs to the state unless it floods and then it is not the state's water.

Did the dealer mean a puller was needed to remove the pilot bearing?

That it does. :)

I was 68 years old when I started mowing 20 acres this morning with the little L2550. Finished this afternoon and I think I am 70 now...

I had not noticed it myself but will look a little more in the future. If it is so, I suspect they are looking for information that is not easily searchable hence more "first time" questions.

Is it possible that you got diesel fuel in the starter solenoid and it is smoking due to the contact heat?

I will start with the obvious. Do you regularly change your transmission fluid? I see you checked the fluid level but is it clean lubricating fluid?

In the last two day I mowed a small section of my pasture that was not "smoothed" prior to being turned into a pasture. When I mow it I turn a 6' rotary cutter in high PTO range and about 1300 engine RPM on my L2250. I exclusively use this cutter on fields so I keep it very sharp and only really...

This reminds me of one of the basic rules in wildland firefighting. NEVER fight a fire in territory you have not seen in the daylight.

I am in total agreement Hay Dude. There is a limit to how much to do and how much roughness one can tolerate, just up to the individual to know each limit for themselves. I was thinking large discs that can work the ground down as opposed to rippers, that would be a bit extreme. I think most...

I think if it were mine I would fully service it and then use it and get it hot for a while and see how it looks after a couple weeks of good use. If the crankcase has an odor of diesel then look further into the why. Some things just do not like not being used and you likely have no idea how...

If the loose dirt is the same depth as the undisturbed soil you can level it and then run a cultipacker over it to "press" it into the low areas and if necessary level it again and cultipack again. If you simply fill the holes with loose dirt the loose dirt will settle over time and return to a...

If you get it done, be sure to take the whole thing down to the same depth then roll. If you take lose dirt to fill holes the fill will compact and your field may still be rough after settling. if your lowest hole is 6", take the whole thing down 6" and then level and roll.

Drill a hole and punch them in: https://www.amazon.com/JSP-Manufacturing-Chilton-Rotopax-Multipack/dp/B00U7YLKNU/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=plastic+gas+can+vent+caps&qid=1658074640&sr=8-5

25 years later I feel I would never even miss 3K to have had it done and driving would be a pleasure today... Oh well, lesson learned and the only thing left is to share learned knowledge the "rough" way so others do not take this route. Hard to take 20 acres out of production for a year to...

I have about 40 acres, 20 of pasture and 20 in hay field. My biggest regret is not having the pasture area professionally done as with the hay field. It was row crops and turned into pasture. My regrets are that it now takes me many hours longer to mow the pasture due to the roughness. By just...

You made an impact with this statement. :)

Looks like you can now change your Bio as you ARE a tractor owner now. Do not be surprised if you get your checkbook out a lot now as you discover stuff, but that will likely subside with time. Like others have said, get a good shop manual, it will likely save you much more than the cost of the...

By tank I was speaking of the tank on the tractor. Do you have to open the cap on your bulk tank when filling from it? I have a check valve on my below ground tank as well. Only allows air in when using.

I have always considered there are only two ways water gets into fuel. First way is it is delivered with the fuel so removing it from the supply is the best way there. Capture it before it goes into the tank. Second way is by means of condensation within the tank. The tank is heated during...

When you start it does it miss and smoke a lot? Have you considered maybe you have an injector leaking diesel in the cylinder after shutdown. A diesel shop can likely do a pressure test and see if the system is tight or leaking diesel past the rings into the crankcase. My 584 has both a loader...

Recently someone brought their tractor in with a complaint of a fuel leak. I cannot emphasize enough that REGULAR maintenance must happen. Below is a picture of a fuel filter that had water in the bottom of it. I tapped out the rust after deheading the filter. The rust holes became evident in...

I would call the dealer and for the shop and maybe guys can answer the question as to air removal. Please share if you find out how the process of removing air works as I have seen the bucket issue before but never followed to resolution.

My guess is there is air in the system.

Get one of these vacuum pumps. I find mine to be an invaluable tool for draining whatever from a sump. I use it to change out brake fluid in a master cylinder, suck oil out of crankcases with no drain plug. Rotate out power steering fluid. Sometimes even brakes systems although not usually. :)...

Whatever you get, your doctor's office should be able to easily check you actual pressure using their sphygmomanometer and immediately compare it to your new machine.

You only see half because the other side has the ink Taiwanese bar code for pricing.

When I grease any point on my tractor I try to "unload" the joint. An example would be the loader where I put it on the ground and roll the bucket forward causing the front of the tractor to be lifted off the ground slightly. Now when you grease the loader you are putting the grease into the...

Do you have a deflector on the chute where the grass comes out? I removed it on my mower and it throws the grass as opposed to piling it up.

Good idea if you fill from a can. I have seen some real junk come of cans, especially steel ones. Theoretically nothing should get through the tractor filters so it might be good to only use Kubota filters and keep the receipt.

Don't know about the newer engines but my L2550DT has about 6200 hours (off the top of my head) and the system has operated flawlessly, never even pulled an injector. I do have an in-ground tank pumped through a water block filter then into the tractor tank though. Having noticed water...

Sorry, baling hay all day. I meant softener not conditioner.... :)

They did a test when we built the two homes and it was noted to be high iron.

A little more info here: I have a conditioner at the well head and I have a carbon filter as the water enters the house but on occasions the sulfur smell overtakes the carbon filters. Since I have about 1500' of 2" water line I would like to disinfect that line post the conditioner. I do not...

I have a well that has a high iron content and I can usually keep the sulfur dioxide smell in check with carbon filters but does anyone here use a chlorine injection system?

Put down 20 acres yesterday. We still use small bales because it brings the family together on a project. We will move about 2K bales into the barn by next weekend. Small bales work as my FIL at 89 years prefers the small bales. He can move them about to feed his 25 head of cattle. We make them...

Well that clutch sure did not work...

I suppose that would work but my wife would likely be irritated if the well shut down due to having a sprinkler on while doing a load of laundry and flushing a toilet. Best she just gets low pressure and volume due to the 10GPM limit. I guess there are a number of ways to skin this cat but I...

Late into this conversation I know... Sorry. How many GPM is your well capable of producing? Let's say your well is capable of 4 GPM. It is entirely possible to have a pump that is capable of 20 GPM and under a water demand may in fact run your well casing dry. To eliminate the overpump...

I have one on one of my rotary cutters. I believe it is a separate unit from PTO shaft. I adjust mine having it "slip" when I get into really heavy stuff. I put a white paint stripe across the clutch to verify it changes position then watch for slipping with a point and shoot thermometer. I want...

Safeway in the Seattle area has 93% lean GB for 4.49/lb. https://weeklyads.weekly-ads.us/safeway-ads/flyer-300907-0

Western Washington prices: https://www.clmauctions.com/cattle-prices/

But the sheep wool appeal the conviction saying it is mutton but pork barrel politicians using him to knit a web of deceit to evict the sheep to make more room for pigs...

Years ago I had a neighbor who was shooting in the yard and I asked him what he was doing and he said he was taking a 12 gauge to his new jeans. No issues with safety as it was large property and the jeans were over an old stump. I think I just kinda walked away...

Was changing the oil in a nephew's car and he had picked up some Mobil 1 oil and a Mobil 1 filter at Walmart. Everything went well until we pulled the "new" oil filter out of the box. We found a used filter in the box. Open those boxes and double check.... Car will now sit on the lift and after...

Anybody here use a gallon meter and totalizer on a hand diaphragm transfer pump? I find quite a few but they seem to want a higher flow rate of maybe 10GPM or higher and I am also concerned with the cyclic nature of the diaphragm pump when it comes to accuracy.

Does it allow trapped coolant within the block to drain via the radiator so only one drain point?

We had a number EMT's who were teachers (and wore pagers) at the local K-8 school of perhaps 90 students. It was very rough on them when we went to a death of one of the kids at home. The school district will no longer allow teachers to leave for calls so they unfortunately resigned. Here we...

I began my FIRE/EMS career 53 years ago at the age of 15.5 years. We could be junior firefighters. I followed that with 34 years as a professional FF/EMT and remained a volunteer in my rural community as well. All told 37 years as a volunteer and 34 years paid. Years ago we used to compensate...

I think the colder nights are the problem when it comes to rust. When the heavy tools like lathes and mills get into the 40's and then the day warms rapidly to the 60's, moisture collects on the metal that warms slowly. Being near Puget Sound adds to your problems when the fog rolls in.

I am maybe 20 miles south of you and I have no problems in my shop due to moisture. 1800Sf and r-19 walls 30 ceiling and sheetrocked. I only heat it when I am in it. Gregg

This could be a bad idea. When the drum is full the only "pressure" in it would be at the base and that would only be 2# PSI at the most of the fuel. Any more than that could potentially destroy the drum. To calculate the pressure of WATER due to head take the feet of height of the water and...

Self igniting is the only way to go. https://www.bernzomatic.com/Products/Hand-Torches/Instant-On-Off/TS4000T

Plastic bags over the connectors and zip tie them sealed. Be sure they are stored with the "bags upward" so rain water does not fill the bags.

Eggs from home schooled chickens? There is a cartoon in there somewhere. :)

How long does it have to be energized to charge the capacitor sufficiently to close the valve? If I went out to the shop and turned the light on for say 60 seconds, would the capacitor charge sufficiently to close the valve? Thanks for posting this Ipakiz! Gregg

I will be changing my valve type. My guess is a better air flow path as well. Excellent advice as on occasions the solenoid can develop a 60 cycle buzz. One question though, how would the ball valve power to close?

I tied it to the lights simply because I had teenage boys. :) If I look out of the house and see the lights on.... I also put a limit switch on the large bay door as well as a timer on the propane furnace. Door open, no heat. You only get one hour of heat max and the system shuts off or turn the...

I shared this a while back and will post it here again. My shop has a 5HP 60 gallon single stage compressor. I went with a SS because I wanted the CFM over time for whatever I may wish such as painting or sandblasting. I think the key to making an informed purchase is to know what you need. Do...

I have driven it a couple thousand hours this way so I am not too concerned with the open rear end and 4WD only in slippery conditions. I just want to know if I buy new tires what SHOULD they be to match the front rpm.

On my L2550DT I have 12.4 X 24 rear tires. Both have about equal tread wear it appears but one tire measures considerable smaller than the other (two different brands). Is there a site than can be found that tells the true tire width and height? With one rear being slightly taller than the...

And it works at any height. Need the bucket level as you slide something out of a pickup bed onto forks that you cannot see? This works well.

The luck of the draw.... High numbers.

Indeed there are a lot of ships sitting out there. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-111.4/centery:35.7/zoom:5

Nothing sadder than lifting a tractor ROPS off a dead body and telling others to just let the tractor sit for a while and when all the fluids have drained back down it will likely be able to be started. Seat belts do in fact work when you have a ROPS.

My local dealer has a lot of information on chain saws. Here is the site and if you click on a subject on the left column it brings up a good amount of info on saws, bars and blades. Welcome To Madsen's Online

I do not mind the glide shift, it is what I am used to driving, but to be honest it is a little frustrating when haying to have to shift up and down depending on the hay quantity in the rows. A hydrostatic would be soooooo nice there. The engine smokes a little when it is cold but cleans up...

We had a bad flood in our area many years ago and we cleaned mud out of wells by using about a 3' length of 2.5" steel pipe on a section of fire department hose to pump water in and force mud out. We used a fire department water tender to pump in. It took very little pressure to "pump" the mud...

A couple weeks ago I did EXACTLY as you suggested but I added two 1/4-20 cap screws with locking nuts and sacrificed the potential damage to the shaft thinking if I found the part in the future a die grinder would easily remove the damage. Great minds think alike!!!!!!!!! :) Shaft appears to be...

From Messicks: "Dear Customer I regret to inform you that part 32430-23280 LEVER, SHUTTLE is no longer available thru Messicks or any of our obsolete vendors. Your order has been canceled and your credit card has not been charged. We are sorry for this inconvenience." Same response from my local...

This is the first part not available at the dealer. Tractor with backhoe, blade and a few other items was about 12K. Had it 32 years so beyond maintenance it has cost me $375/year to own. I suspect whatever I broke on this one I likely would have broken on another. Just a side note, my neighbor...

The tractor has done me well for over 6100 hours. 1984 I believe. Tough hours too I might add. Repairs have been doable in my shop and for a tractor that developed 75 acres, it is still going strong. I had an issue with front wheel bearings going out and housings cracked then I studied how I...

On my L2550DT, with the glide shift, it is sad when I need a piece of transmission linkage and I get the response after I find and order it online of "part no longer available". Hmmmm.

Have someone with some experience determine by sound where the issue is. Do not start taking stuff apart without a diagnosis. If you lift the front end off the ground and have someone spin a front tire when it is in 4WD and NOT RUNNING but in gear (so you will be "locking" the input side of the...

We used similar ones to lift fire department ladder trucks. Tad bigger though.

When I grease my tractor I "unload" any point I can so grease gets into the wear areas. An example would be on a loader, put the bucket on the ground with only a slight down force and then roll the bucket forward with a slight down force. now when you fill the fitting with grease it fills the...

The day you think you have made all of the life threatening mistakes will be the day you make your biggest mistake. After nearly 50 years on equipment I know there are more mistakes awaiting me in the future... Complacency is a killer. I know you were kidding about having made all the "life...

In addition to the above, a GOOD (I emphasize not cheap) set of snap ring pliers and a generous neighbor. :) If you are talking working on a concrete floor get a good tool box with a place for everything so if you leave something laying on your tractor, you will see the missing tool in the box...

I see posts of torque wrenches etc, are we talking about a tool box on the tractor itself for out in the field or in a shop tool box?

Any gravel road needs a crown or slope to get water off the surface. This is especially important with wet areas. Can your land plane maintain a crown?

I would ask what pressure does the backhoe need and at what GPM flow. A while back someone here stated PTO driven units are really worth considering. One of the reasons was if you have a failure of either system and metal is sent through the system, it only affects one system. Mine is a PTO...

Fortunately this one has the sub frame and four bolts on the channels so it likely will not go far but what I want to do is to be able to remove any slop in it. Basically I am looking to extend the top link to remove any movement in the four mounting bolts. The original tube has somewhat...

I need to make the top link of my 2550 backhoe adjustable as opposed to the current semi-fixed length. I need to retain the OEM ends and am contemplating cutting a section out of the 34" length hollow top link. My thoughts being to cut maybe 8" out of the tube and weld in the threaded portion of...

This is my latest attempt last fall in Western Washington State, need I say more about leaks.... Seemed to make it through the winter where I applied it. Lexel Sealant...

Post his address here and then he can receive letters from all around the world telling him to take care of the dogs and the BS behavior or we will come after him. :)

Call your local elected officials and ask why nothing can be done. Do you have a county commissioner, state representative, etc? No one wants bad press about a problem that cannot be solved for a constituent when election time comes about.

Tell her you are getting the chair adaptor so she can ride on it.

I have a two post 9K asymmetrical lift with the cross piece overhead. In my old shop I had a pit but found it to be far less than ideal for anything other than oil changes, which I do a lot of, but I also do a lot of tire work so I needed the wheels free. When I poured the concrete floor I also...

All of the linkage should be checked frequently by the operator. I have found my equipment lasts much longer if I make no assumptions that all is well. Walk around your tractor frequently and get to know your tractor.

I know this is taking this post WAY off topic but one of the funniest things we used to do was on the rookies first night we would quietly sneak out to the apparatus bay and manually lift the bay door. Since we kept the fire engines plugged into air we could always release the brakes and roll...

Don't get me going on what we did to the rookies... :)