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In your situation and for what you do with your 6x6 I agree. But I'm sure happy I have a quad instead of a sxs or 6x6.

This sounds like something is warped and it gets worse with heat. Most new clutch installs recommend that you take the flywheel off and get it resurfaced. (Resurfacing involves mounting the flywheel on a turntable and having the surface ground flat to remove the hardened high spots) Though after...

I often tell myself that I have done enough stupid things in my life. I don't need to add one more to the list. Letting myself be locked into that submersible would qualify as one more dumb thing.

It sure looks like a David Brown. British company swallowed up by CaseIH.

You are talking about a tire with a bead to hold the sidewall of the tire in place. What David is working with is what I call a .5" tire. All .5" rims that I have seen (16.5,17.5,19.5,22.5,24.5, etc.) have a tapered bead and the pressure of the air inside holds the tire on the rim. If the tire...

I tell the young guys that it's a lot happier to be single and unhappy than it is to be married and unhappy.

I use recycled pieces of carpet to do the same thing. I have a piece rolled up in most of my buildings and in my work truck. They keep small pieces from getting lost in the grass/dirt when working on outdoor projects. They keep me from getting dirty when working on the ground. All sorts of good...

That's interesting because 2 of my mechanic friends tell me that over 50% of warranty work on new tractors is emissions related. It's interesting too that preemissions highway tractors command a premium on the used market because they have considerably lower operating costs. I could go on with...

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This what I would do too. At some point in time some of the bearings will probably disintegrate but for the rest it'll be ok.

I've run into this problem before. On a diesel tractor there just happened to be a leather glove floating around in the fuel tank. Every once in a wile it would float over the fuel outlet inside the fuel tank and shut the engine off. After a while you could start the engine again. The other...

So really all you need to do is find someone who is willing and capable of making a label.

Another simple test is to take a wrench, pliars or screwdriver and hold the metal part against the small bearing on the back of the alternator. If the bearing is magnetic it's charging. More magnetism = more charging volts.

I have two 72" mowers. The first one I bought is a Farm King and I pull it with my 4410 with R-3's. I modified it by making it a rear discharge mower and adding a anti scalping roller just behind the center blade. Both of those mods enable me to mow considerably faster. What slows me down is...

If I go to an auction it's to visit with people from the neighborhood. If there is something there that I get for a reasonable price, that's a bonus. If I want to get a good deal I go to FB Marketplace or Kijiji. If I can't find a good deal on used then I save my money and buy new.

Does it matter? They are all lying!

We haven't had a TV since about 1997 or so. One of the best moves we ever made while raising teenage boys. An immediate benefit was about 30% less fighting/squabbling. Most of our evenings were spent sitting in the living room, all of us reading a book or something. Later on in life my boys...

This!!

I don't have a backhoe but my solution to switching implements just to mow the lawn was to buy a front mount mower. It reduced my lawn mowing time by about a third vs a three point hitch mower.

It will be so nice to not have to travel anywhere to work on your house. On the other hand you'll have to keep on top of the mess of building. I'm pretty impressed with what you and your family have accomplished. All the best with your anticipated move.

I think that anything to do with a bubble level would be next to useless. The only time it shows anything relevant is when the tractor is level. That doesn't happen much when I'm using my tractor. The "choke cable" idea shows promise but you need something that matches the stroke of your...

As far as I'm concerned all that greasing a pto shaft does is make it hard to remove. The grease collects dust/dirt and migrates it into the tubes. To the point that you can't move the shaft by hand at all. That's when I get a call. Hey can you get my PTO shaft off for me? WD-40 might very...

I don't agree with that assessment.

This is the grease I use. I like it because it's water resistant and u-joints last a lot longer. It's also fairly thick and seems to stick around longer than a thinner grease. As far a pto shafts go I use WD-40. I've used oil and grease in the past but it attracts so much dirt that you can...

If you think cars are complex, try operating a newer agricultural tractor. Automotive is pretty intuitive in comparison.

So my JD 660 rototiller has 36 tines. It was time to replace and John Deere and Westward Parts were both quoting me about $36/tine. So I Googled the part numbers. What I learned from that is that all the tines available were made in Italy which makes me think that JD's and WP's tines were also...

Take all the pieces to a good welding shop and have them braze it all back together. A good fabricator should also be able to make you a replacement. If you lived close by I would say bring it over.

By the view of your pictures I would say that the fork has some castor in it. I believe the problem is that there is not enough castor built in. If you hold the pin vertically the holes for the wheel should have about a 3-4" offset from the pin.

I've greased metal sided bearings by drilling a needle sized hole in the side and then sealing it off with a dab of silicone. One thing I have not experimented with is removing the metal side and replacing it with a rubber one from an old bearing. I've heard about incompatible greases but...

Thanks for the update. The other day I was wondering how this whole project was going. Your handle always makes me smile.

We were told in school that an engine needs around 10 psi of oil pressure for every 1000 rpm. So for easy figuring say the car is at 2000 rpm at speed so 20 psi. The oil pressure switch is set for around 7 psi to turn the light on. So I think an oil level switch is a good idea. Definitely better...

In Canada a US built vehicle is a foreign vehicle so no problems driving what ever you want. My priority's for cars are a comfortable ride and excellent fuel mileage. A standard transmission is also a big +. VW's and Dodges deliver. The local NAPA tells me that the most popular vehicles...

You know you might be right about that, though when my wife's car tires were filled with N they never installed green caps.

But not all do it with a transmitter. My wife's Jetta does the tire pressure monitoring by calculating the difference in the rotation of each tire and deducing which tire is low.

Here a green valve stem cap means that there is a TPMS transmitter in the tire.

My first CUT was a JD 955. I reworked a set of semi truck chains to fit and ended up never using/needing them. With my present 4410 I've only ever wished for chains once since 2004. It was a really wet snow and it turned to ice as soon as the tires put pressure on the snow. No traction at all!

I built myself a pressure bleeder out of a 1 gallon yard sprayer. It works really well. You just hook it up to the reservoir, pressurize the brake fluid and bleed away to your hearts content. It's a lot faster than the old manual way of bleeding brakes. One downside is that you need to find...

In Alberta if you make $10,000/year in farm income you're a farmer. It doesn't matter how you do it. What matters is whether your producing a farm commodity. Hay certainly qualifies.

My 4410 (similar engine) starts very easily down to about -10C (14F) without any glow plug use. Just so you have an idea of how your engine should start.

I agree that most engines today are interference engines, however I don't agree that it's planned obsolesce. It's impossible to design an engine with a higher compression ratio and have noninterference. Just change your timing belt on time. You could argue for timing chains instead of belts but...

We need more info. Do you need front hydraulics? Can you do the installation yourself? Can you find the kit somewhere? For sure that JD won't stock it anymore.

I have both. The bumper pull is by far the easier trailer to back into a tight spot as the overhang of the hitch behind the rear tires helps with steering the trailer. If you want to pull a heavy load more safely, then a goose neck is a better option. That's my opinion.

I beleive they also have NG ones too. They tried to buy NG from us to replace Russian NG but our ever so wise prime minister turned them down. So now they are buying NG from Australia and some Arab states instead. I edited this to remove a political comment because I don't want the thread shut...

My 660 is about 25 years old. I've never had any issues with the gear box. I've replaced the lower chain case seal and the pto clutch on the pto shaft. The gear box oil and the chain case oil have both been replaced several times. I've just started on my 4th set of tines. It's a good solid...

I had no troubles understanding the meaning of what Haydude said.

So I wrote my post about reading 30 pages..... And then I went and thought about what I would do in your relatives situation. I believe that there is going to be very little winning in fighting the industrial solar generating station. What I would do if I were in their shoes is try to get...

I just read all 30 pages.... Interesting that there is very little in those 30 pages about "Fighting 'Solar Farm' Installation".

When Princess Auto makes a hose they blow a piece of foam through the hose with air. It loosens the particles and removes them.

I don't do Apple either. Their propitiatory attitude just cheesed me off one too many times. And I don't really care if I'm spiting my face. I also don't care how "good" they are, I'm not going back. Just like I will never use Rogers as a cell phone service provider again. And yes I'm venting.

This tells me that there is a poor connection somewhere. I would check the battery posts, ground cable where it attaches to the frame and the connections for the positive cable at the starter. One easy way to diagnose if this is the problem is to have someone hold the key in the start position...

The Woods looks like it still fastens to the top link on the tractor. Part #4 etc. whereas the Ford sub frame doesn't. It has braces. Part #9. The Woods looks like it's easier to hook up with 1 pin in the front vs 2 on the Ford.

I'll also add to this thread. I was given an old pre MF backhoe. ( Mid Western Industries ) MF bought out Mid Western to start their own industrial line up. I need to attach this onto the FEL frame on the MF 165 that I also had given to me. I just need to get the 165 running. The injection...

I bought a Lawn Genie from the neighbor for $200. I use it for leaves in fall but it works for small branches too. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/01150801040601160320080610456dc644539d37f633005d40-jpg.104909/

It's the roughly 30% difference between your dollar and ours. That's a Canadian web site. Roughly $8500 USD.

I have a harrow which works great for cleaning up branches. 782507 This is a picture of it being used to to shave ice so it's not so slippery but I've used it to clean up branches too. You just drag it through the grass till the tines are full. Then drag the branches to where you want them and...

The best part of the video was seeing that Lauren has filled out a bit.

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/folded-massey.105749/ Whoever accomplished this one did it very thoroughly.

Just pull the load with your 560 and you'll be ok.

Either inquire locally at a dealership about an instrument panel repair facility that you can send the instrument panel to for repair or try to find a replacement. Part number 1536456C1 for North American models. Google that number and see what is available. I'm assuming the tach is still...

You could go this route and use a zinc additive to protect the cam and lifters. But honestly just use the right oil. As some have already mentioned, oil is cheap vs repairing an engine.

Around here farmers use flat beds with jeeps to move hay and straw bales from the fields to storage. They sit around unused for most of the year. That doesn't sound like an option for you. I wouldn't bother with 3 wagons. Two, one behind the other would be enough. I would just hook the rear...

If you could borrow a flatbed semi trailer with a front jeep, that would be the way to go. Back it in centered, thoroughly brace the building down to the deck and then remove the posts. If you were careful you could move everything to your place and reuse the posts if they are still good.

Just as an aside I have a friend who owns a rad shop that will build you a custom radiator. He buys the right sized core and then builds the tanks. All out of brass. Ya not cheap.

I would just machine an adapter to fit the tapered shaft. It's not a conversion but an adaption to enable the engine to do what I want it to do. But then SR might have a different idea.

Once I adjusted this same rod on my 4410 the drop and rise again every 5 minutes or so went away. I don't remember which way I adjusted the rod but it's very simple to do. On my 4410 the rod is on the left side fastened to the rockshaft arm.

Would adding a third bay onto your house garage for a lift and workshop area work for you? Later a storage area can be added to the property. It could even be a fabric building.

If the base is screwed to the electrical box that is grounded, would the base not then be grounded too?

John Deere uses almost exclusively Yanmar engines in their compacts, subcompacts and self propelled mowers etc. I'll bet the tandem pump in my 4410 is a John Deere only part.

The pump in the Yanmar in my 4410 has a tandem pump. One side is for the power steering and the other is for everything else. Would that be an option?

I have. Yes it works and very well too. It'll start and stop 3 - 4 times and then run like you haven't run out of fuel at all. 2004 model 4410. The F935 is quite a bit more hassle if you run out of fuel.

I baled (with a small NH square baler) about 2 miles of wheat straw swath with my 4410 for the fun of it. The tail wagged the puppy and I don't think the pto would handle the intermittent strain long term. But it was fun and the cruise control/hydrostatic transmission worked awesome to keep the...

You are to blame!! :) I always look forward to a good snow so that I can use my snowblower. This year along with several others has been mildly disappointing.

I wonder if the recommendations for hp are more for safety/brakes and weight so the tail doesn't wag the puppy. I've seen people use smaller than recommended tractors. Usually within a year or so they get replaced with something larger.

Ok I thought I had spent enough time trying to write what I meant but I'll take another stab at it. My point is that dirt will plug the largest "holes" in the filter first because that is where the higher air velocity is. Therefor the air going into the engine is cleaner. Obviously there comes a...

I don't recall saying anything abut a heavy dust accumulation ever. That's a totally different conversation as far as I'm concerned. Your missing my point and that's ok.

I've heard that the front axle is the weak link many times on TBN. I'm not sure that's completely accurate. I've driven across the yard many times with a full fel without my rear weight. If I don't have the front wheels engaged the rear tires will stop and roll over a small rock and then the...

To me this argument doesn't hold water. The filter is already designed to compensate for being partially plugged. IE it has extra capacity. Also by far the majority of tractors on TBN are rarely used at full power. Mine sees full power in spring when I'm rototilling gardens. The rest of the year...

Also I really like your idea of ammo cans with lead in them. It's a really dense weight which will help you keep things compact. Guys on here talk about how they can use their tiller or a rear blade for a counter weight. Yes it works as I have done it but a nice compact setup with the weight as...

If you were trying to level some dirt any little rock in the dirt would cause the bucket to roll over the rock instead of pushing it out of the way. There was so little weight on the front tires when the bucket was in float position that steering was really poor. In the end I decided that the...

Keep in mind that most filtration systems are designed with lots of extra capacity for this very reason.

I find most owners on TBN over ballast their tractors. I did it myself for a while and then got tired of not being able to use my fel properly. I now have a weight bracket that weighs about 600 lbs (previously 1000 lbs.) and that is lots. I only install it on the tractor when I anticipate...

Most people seem to think that they are doing their engines a favor by keeping the filter clean. A service manager once told me that the dirtier the filter the cleaner the air going into the engine. It makes sense when you think about it. So why would you give your engine the dirtiest air...

Years ago my wife and I bought an acreage with a small house. I decided we would all sleep in the basement and that's what we did. My reasoning was that the stairs would help keep us young. It hasn't quite worked out that way. I'm not sorry that we built out the basement as sleeping there is a...

So I'm think a bit differently about this. I would not want to change the look of the old barn by adding doors along the sides. That's me. What I would concider is spending the money to repair the footings and do what ever needs doing there to ensure the longevity of the barn. Pour the whole...

I blow my gutters out with an air compressor. It helps that I have an industrial air compressor in the shop and the house is close enough to run air hoses too. I made my gutter guards our of aluminum window screen. I manufactured them with a homemade "metal" brake that I made out of wood and a...

As soon as I started to read this I knew how it was going to end. I've had my own business for many years and generally speaking it's the ones you do the most work for next to nothing for that screw you in the end. I would figure out roughly the value of all that you did (be fair) at...

Interesting how a thread from June 13,14 & 15, 2016 has almost doubled in size in the last day. I like it.

This is what I shave the ice with. It's kind of a multi use tool. The harrows are welded together with light metal and are attached to the 3 point with a homemade set of forks that slip into hoops on the harrows. The forks are made to use either on the 3 point as shown or on my fel.

Also I noticed in the plans that you have an overhead door and your sliding doors in the same area of the building. Overhead from the side and sliding from the end. Unless there's a real good reason for it, having 2 larger doors in the same corner of the shop seems a bit redundant. You won't...

I have the same setup and yes twice a year or so we need to add air to the tank. I changed the plumbing around so that the water just goes into the tank. Not through the tank. I installed a "T" in the inlet side before the tank so that the water continues out the "T" to the house.That seems to...

This is for a John Deere 4410 sold in Europe. Kit part number LVB25301. I also found a different front PTO kit in the parts book. It's driven off of the mid PTO.

I rototill an area like you describe. I'd wait untill after a good rain as the ground tills a lot easier. I'd probably till it at least 3 times to get the soil nice and fine. After that I have a homemade box blade with a roller on the rear and I go over the area in several different directions...

If propane is like natural gas then those connections are totally adequate. Natural gas in Alberta comes to the yard at 20 lbs pressure. It goes into the house at 4 ounces pressure. Where the regulator is placed will determine the pressure in the line.

I don't have tree roots to deal with. I find if I pull the harrow it does very little digging because of the way the teeth wear in the gravel in summer. If I drive in reverse the lower 3ph arms are at a down angle which helps to get the harrow to dig in. I also control how much the harrows dig...

This will work exactly as you've described it. And it would work very well for long smooth curves up until you want to "spin on a dime". To accomplish that you need a clutch and brake for each track. As soon as you do that the regulation of the variator gets a bit cumbersome as the power will...

I like you idea! Mine was a bit simpler to build but yours is considerably more robust and compact. I drive in reverse with mine because the edges are sharper on the back edge and they dig into the ice better. You could easily make yours to pull in both directions and always have sharp edges or...

I have a flat driveway with no hills. I like to pack down the first layers of snow so that later when I come with the snowblower I'm not blowing gravel off the driveway. Usually we get enough warm weather to melt the snow/ice and when it snows again I start over. This year not so! I have a...

If you are replacing the pump anyways I would seriously concider upping the gallons/minute of the hydraulic pump. As long as your hydraulic lines can handle the extra flow.

I have a second pair of mittens for when I'm blowing snow. When my hands get cold I just pop inside and put on a warm pair!. By the time my hands are cold again the originals are warmed back up again.

Your story makes me smile. Families that make an effort to get along are an absolute blessing as far as I'm concerned. I am a very thankful opa that my kids want to be with each other and with us.

I get caught once in a while also. I just need to double check texts/posts before I push send.

If the blade is hitting the pods you could extend the blade out a bit more to clear the them. Especially if you like the present angle.

Melt some wax, stir in as much sawdust as you can. Press it about 1.25" thick in a pan. When it's half hard cut into 1.25" squares and let harden. Each piece burns for about 20 minutes. I tried this idea with dryer lint but it burns to fast. I like the long burn time of sawdust.

Melt some wax, stir in as much sawdust as you can. Press it about 1.25" thick in a pan. When it's half hard cut into 1.25" squares and let harden. Each piece burns for about 20 minutes. I tried this idea with dryer lint but it burns to fast. I like the long burn time of sawdust.

If you look at how the tire sits on the rim you'll see that it is only air pressure that holds the tire in place. The rim is tapered where the bead sits similar to a semi tire. R-1's and R-3's slip onto a flat part of the rim similar to a car tire, therefore they can be run at lower pressures.

I read my wife the story this morning and she said that RSKY "sounds like my kind of guy". The story got my day off to a good start!! Edited to add that it sounds like the 13 year old is related to her grandpa!

Sounds like you have R4 tires....

Does it even have to connect perfectly? Cut it off flush and hog the pvc out with a die grinder till the drain fits and thoroughly glue it in.

There isn't one vehicle or piece of equipment on my yard that hasn't been modified. Even if just in some minor way. When products are built to a saleable standard there is always room for change to improve them.

First drain out as much of the old "oil" as possible. My guess is that it's mostly water by now.

Look for a good, readily available water resistant grease. I use a Shell product but any good grease will do. I find that water resistance seems to be a stickier grease. It stays where it's needed for a longer period of time.

Pinions and ring gears are always replaced in pairs as they are finish ground after hardening to match each other. If the ring gear has a small chip in it I wouldn't worry about it. Just smooth the edges of the chip off and put it back together. If you install a new ring and pinion you need to...

I looked for a used lathe for years and finally gave up on that idea. About 4 years ago I started to squirrel away a bit of cash when ever I could. Over the last year I was able to purchase a brand new lathe. I went against conventional advice (half lathe and half tooling) and bought what I knew...

That is totally understandable. I've lost about 25 lbs over the last 2 years. It's noticeably harder to stay warm than it used to be. But I feel so much better and have more energy. Only 30 lbs more to go!

Thank you so much for showing us a little of your journey with Lauren. I tried hard not to cry for you guys... but didn't succeed. I'm so thankful for your family that the future is looking brighter. Will keep praying...

How worn is your distributor shaft? That could be the cause of your low speed misfire. Take the cap off and check for sideways and up & down play. I don't know what the specs are but seems like about .010" vaguely rings a bell for a Chevy distributor.

I don't know about that. I made up a set of chains for my 955 and never used them. When I traded off my 955 the tire chains went to the new owner. For my 4410 I could have used tire chains once since 2004. So for about 22 years I've only really needed tire chains once. That's been my...

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I totally disagree. If NH tractors are built by LS and NH does the warranty work on those rebranded tractors, then LS should have no problem paying for NH to service an LS tractor. A tractor that the OP has paid for the warranty on. Expecting the OP to travel 1200 miles for warranty work is...

Somewhere the system is sucking air. The problem will most likely be on the suction side of the hydraulic circuit. For the FEL check the rubber boot from the transmission housing to the hydraulic pumps on the left hand side of the engine just in front of the starter. One pump is for the power...

You can use a PHD with a quick attach. You just have to get creative on how you do it. I bought one that was factory for an 2N,8N and 9N Ford. ($40 at an auction sale.) There is no way that factory mount was going to work on my 4410. So I hung the Ford mount up in the rafters as someday...

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I had one of those once. It worked good till a piston rod broke. I installed a new Kawasaki V twin. That motor was a lot lighter than the Onan it replaced and used a lot less fuel. I had to add a weight to the front to offset the roto tiller on the back. With tire chains and weights on the rear...

I used "river gravel" (We call it pit run.) to build up a low part of our driveway. For about 10 years after I would pull a harrow over it to roll out all the surface rocks every spring. (My boys weren't too impressed with that idea as they got to pick the rocks.) Now we have a really nice solid...

That would be like tomorrow morning 5:30 am MST. I'll be praying for the whole situation.

I'm impressed with those tires.

Let us know when the surgery/etc. is scheduled. Some of us will definatly pray for both her and the surgeons.

https://www.mcmaster.com/tee-pipe-fittings/ Try this website. These are all pipe thread fittings. I don't know what thread your oil filter has. If I was you I would take the pressure regulator out of the engine block and take it with you to a automotive store like NAPA and see if they can't...

Install a "T" on the filter side of the pressure regulator. You might have to scrounge up something that fits the threads. On one side of the "T" install a pressure gauge. Fill the assembly with oil and install a grease zerk on the hole that's left over on the "T". Using a manual grease gun...

If you go to the next page in the parts book it shows a picture of the oil filter. The piece marked 1 with the plug and a spring is most likely the pressure relief valve.

I'm guessing that either the oil pressure relief valve is stuck or you are using a very thick viscosity oil.

I live on an area with numerous gravel which are hard on trailer plugs. I moved the plugs into the box on both of my trucks and that issue is gone. So is the salt water corrosion from the salt trucks in winter.

The way I see it, there is no reason that a manufacturer couldn't supply engineered drawings showing where holes could of a certain size could be drilled and what could be fastened to those holes. Like a 1/4" hole drilled in the center of the beam to attach a light should not affect the...

I don't know if this is the best way or not but I use oxygen/propane torch with flux cored welding rods. It's cheap and works for the type/amount of welding I do.

Interesting points made here. I had 2 new front tires from the same manufacturer that were two different heights. Both were marked 26 x 12 x 12 but one was about 28 x 10 x 12.

Some of the comments on here are rather humorous... Electric too heavy...oh my! I love how I can set it on the ground or a tire and the long hose reaches all the zerks on most of my equipment. Changing a tube is too messy!??? I can do it without loosing any grease. Maybe I should make a video on...

I solved this with a 6" drop hitch with a 1" rise ball.

The best solution that I have seen for a mmm is a totally separate mower. Yes it cost more money. Yes it's one more piece of equipment to maintain. But when you want to go and mow grass that's what you do. No changing implements etc. Just fuel, grease and go.

I had the same problem on my 430 loader. You just need to do some heavy digging on the side that's higher and tweak the loader frame back to where it's level again. That is all it took to get mine back to where I was happy with the level.

I built a completely new blower for an IHC 80 snow blower. I weighed everything including the welding rods as I welded it together. I took the blower to a tire shop to have it balanced..... I needed to add an ounce.

I still sharpen all of my bits by eye and by hand. If a bit needs sharpening I want it done now and not have to pull out a machine and set it all up. I taught myself how to do it by resharpening drill bits untill they worked. Now every once in a while one of the neighbours will bring a...

Was it worth it? Most definitely!! I out my rubber flaps on the trailing edge. My thinking was that if they were on the leading edge it would be a restriction for the snow to flow off of the paddles. I backed the flaps up with a piece of steel behind the rubber flap to support it. My gap was...

This is exactly what I wanted! Thanks. And yes it worked!

Does anyone have a link to a good online pdf for a Resmed S9?

On my JD 506 mower you remove the grease zerk and fish out the ball bearings in the grove one by one with a magnet till you can remove the shaft. You might have a similar interesting arrangement.

Be careful how low you go. R1 and R3 tires seat on a flat flange on the rim and will stay on even with low air pressure. R4's sit on a tapered flange and use air pressure to hold them in place similar to a semi tractor or trailer tire. R4's need the higher air pressure to stay on place on the...

You are right. You only need 2 piers But I'm thinking that a full pad is easier to keep the grass/weeds mowed around it and it's easier to pour the concrete into out of the FEL bucket.

We gyprocked a "cabin" that we have on the yard. I didn't have time to mud and tape it so I showed my three teenage/early 20's sons what I wanted and how to get there. I didn't supervise at all and they did a very good job. Like you can run your hands along the wall and not feel any screws or...

Does it run? What do the fluids look like? Do you enjoy fixing things up?

I have a 4410 John Deere with a 5' snow blower on the front. We have a very flat yard so I don't use any chains at all. I also have turf tires which work quite well in the snow without chains. I don't have any traction issues so don't run any extra weights at all. My theory is that if I run into...

Yup 3rd paragraph. I could have stated it clearer though.

I have one experience somewhat like this so I can help you out to a point. I was working on a Perkins diesel in a MF 750 combine. I needed to replace the front engine cover and while removing a gear the engine turned and all my carefully set timing marks were useless. So with the verbal help of...

I was thinking about what has all happened to this motor. It got removed from the tractor and a sleeve installed if I remember correctly. It could well be that there is a small air leak in the suction line from the reservoir (most likely the transmission in this case) to the pump. It might not...

This could be the hydraulic pump cavitation till it gets oil.

One thought that I haven't seen mentioned here yet is the fact that you need to be more careful that you don't bang your head on a rail with the 4 post system.

There is an easier way.... Get well soon!

I read this and I'm thinking why would you buy a flywheel and then sell it when your done with it? I thought about what you said and now it makes sense but it didn't for a bit!

I run a 5' tiller on a 28 pto hp tractor. Soils around here are both sand and clay. There are times when some more hp would be nice but with the hydro trans I just drive slower.

We were taught in school that 10 psi oil pressure / 1000 rpm was adequate. So I would attach a mechanical gauge to the oil pressure sending outlet in the block and check your oil pressure. Chances are that there is something wrong with the oil pressure sending unit but if you check it with a...

I can help you find TDC and figure out where the degrees of timing are but I don't know the numbers.

Yes Only I would look for a 6 ply tire.

On my 4410 I was regularly wreaking turf tires. The tire shop found me a pair of 6 ply rated tires. No problems since.

It sounds like more of a can-buss issue to me. Good luck!

Make sure you install your outside lights a reasonable distance from the door. You can still see well enough to enter/exit the house but all the bugs are attracted to a point that is not close to the door.

There is far too much knocking of what I think is a credible idea. I had an old backhoe attachment given to me a few weeks ago. It's decent enough for the price and I was wondering the same as the op. I don't have a tractor big enough to install the backhoe onto but sure am entertaining the idea...

Code for residential in Alberta is no gas pipe in an enclosed space at all. You can go through a wall but aren't allowed any joints inside a wall. You can't cover gas pipe with gyprock but you can run a line in a suspended ceiling. Code is that all connections need to be accessible. There's...

WoodChuckDad Are you planning on a few ceiling fans or similar in your great room? I think it would be a good idea to help push the heat back down.

Don't be chintzy on the outside outlets either. Don't install outside lights right by your doors. Keep them far enough away so that bugs don't come in when you open and close doors at night. A switched outlet under the eves doesn't cost much but sure is nice for Christmas lights if you ever so...

There are so many 1000 gallon tanks around here that people don't use any more.... I've seen them go for $15 at auction sales. I could line up 3 or 4 in no time at all. It's only a 37 hour drive...one way. :)

Speaking of molten lead...

When you installed the fill for the washout... Did you clean up all the organic matter (leaves etc) where you put your fill? I've seen water run through the organic matter if you just install fill on top of it. What I would be tempted to do seeing as the fill doesn't have a whole lot of pressure...

The culvert itself will never settle. There's most likely a channel for the water to flow under the culvert itself. You can use a tractor to pack the dirt around the culvert but it does not pack the dirt the extent that a jumping jack does. There are no short cuts to doing a proper job when it...

The culvert is probably leaking underneath. There are only 2 ways that I know of to fix that. The best way would be to completely remove the culvert and start over. Make sure you place the culvert on a totally level surface with maybe an inch of soft crumbly dirt to lay the culvert on. Rent a...

I used to work for a irrigation district. When back filling culverts you were only allowed to use nice clean fill. No rocks or organic matter. Clay was best, not to wet and not to dry. Back-fill in 6" lifts or less and thoroughly compact every lift. If the ground was too muddy we could put a...

Yes Which is as it should be because the alternator is "+" because the tractor is running and the alternator is charging, and with the key off, the key is "-". Two "+" turn the light off. The key on is "+"and the alternator charging is "+" so the bulb goes out. You should be ok running the...

There should be a threaded plug on the side of the power steering pump. If you remove the plug there should be a spring inside pushing on a sliding piece that fits precisely in the bore of the hole. There might be some shims by the spring on either end. If you remove the shims or install a...

Years ago, 30 or more to be honest when we moved to our acreage there was a low spot that had water in it every time it rained or we irrigated. I probably hauled about 100 yards of pit run into that low spot. It was wet at the time and I'd level the pit run and then drive over it with the loaded...

You could drill the casing and install an eyebolt. They are available at hardware stores.

I would be tempted to ask the shop that rebuilt the pump first.

One thing to keep in mind is that the battery light is turned off by two wires being "+". Power on one side comes from the key and the other wire goes to the alternator. Without the engine running, key on, the light is on because the alternator is "-" as the alternator isn't charging. When the...

Wouldn't you be further ahead with two 10.000lb axles with 17.5" rubber. There's a few trailers like that up here already and owners quite like them. One big bonus is that the rubber lasts a lot longer as you are using a truck tire instead of a trailer tire.

What's more important than this is the cycles. You want 60 cycles per second which you adjust with the engine rpm. If that spec ends up being a little below or above the rated pto rpm it doesn't matter much.

Just pick up some gravel or crushed rock. Dump some around the post and wiggle it a bit. The rock/gravel is self tightening. The more you wiggle the post the tighter it gets. I learned this from the power companies in our area. They only set power posts with crushed rock.

^^^ I'm thinking just a regular skill saw with a Princess Auto blade in it. I made a spacer for my skill saw and use my chop saw blades in it. I use them down to 7.25 inches in the chop saw and then if I need to I can use them up more in my skill saw.

My first thought is that there is something jamming somewhere. Maybe that's why the dealer wants you to buy a new clutch. The new one might have a lighter spring or heavier levers or be redesigned to eliminate the problem.

Straight from the John Deere parts book. Search by part number for your tractor and you should find something. I might need to be corrected but I think the first number is just the gaskets. Numbers 2,3, & 4 are complete carbs and the last number is the carburetor service kit.

I'm thinking that something like Peka roll shutters would help with the cooling load. https://www.pekarollshutters.com/ This is a southern Alberta company and we have high winds regularly so I don't see wind being an issue.

:) When my parents moved from Manitoba to Alberta all of my Mom's "treasures" had to come along. After they both passed us kids had to clean it all up. Not fun! I just said that my kids are not going to have to do the same so I'm slowly cleaning up what I figure I won't ever use. Or if it's...

What I think you should do is buy a 20' container. Hire a crane and tip it on end to fill it. Everything in your garage should fit. Several years from now you can hire another crane to dump the whole container out for you. Anything that survives is worth keeping but since you've done without it...

I like the looks of that. I didn't realize that there was a knee in the equation. Disregard my earlier post.

Here's my thoughts. I see that you have already welded the receiver onto your bucket. I don't know if you can tilt the bucket down more that pictured but if you can't then it's going to be tougher to come down on top of the limb to cut it. If you would make something to attach to the teeth of...

I should add to this that diesel engines can run incredibly lean. I just did a quick search and the air/fuel ratio on a diesel can run from 2:1 at full load to 100:1 at an idle. Since a diesel engine is not running at full throttle when it starts there is lots of O2 there to support combustion.

Around here people install water and power in the same trench all the time. The water line gets installed at least 6+ feet deep because of frost and the power goes in at 32 inches. So water line, partial back fill, power line, finish it off. For center pivots the water line and the power also...

The propane torch will produce CO like you say but there will be enough O2 sucked in with the warm air to support combustion.

I think you have a fetish going on there. Is there "help" for stuff like that? :)

I picked up 2600 (divide by 3 = 870 lineal feet) square feet once for about $600 CAD. It was all random lenghts but the same color. I had tin for building projects for years.

30 years ago my dad bought me a drill index with drill bits for Christmas. I have no idea what brand they are. I treasure that index and numerous bits are still original. When I replace I usually just go to the local NAPA store and buy individual bits as needed. They work well enough for me. I...

Agree totally and don't use grease on the telescoping part or the pto shaft. I just use WD-40. If I use grease it doesn't lake long and everything is hard to move from the dust and dirt. WD-40 isn't really enough of a lubricant but none of my shafts are going to wear out in my lifetime.

I've replaced most of my pto connection springs with lighter ones. On the collar type you remove a snap ring and the spring is behind the collar. The push button style usually has a circlip that holds the pin in. Lighter springs in both styles make life a lot easier. Just make sure that the pto...

What I've started doing with chimney installations is bending the tin up all around the hole. You take a small pair of pliars and bend a flange in the tin so that any water that manages to leak through the flashing along the roof is directed around the hole. It's an easy diy that adds a...