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There is a main disconnect on the meter box and every major breaker box has a main breaker. This is in rural Alberta.

We only get transfer switches if you are running a generator.

In our rural area the meter boxes and transfer switches are on the power pole in the yard. That way as you add buildings the power can be trenched from the pole or the house instead of just from the house. I have mixed opinions on how this is set up. There might be regulations or ideas that I...

When I took FB off my phone I noticed that I gained a whole extra day of battery life.

It'll be interesting how this works out. For me this would be about 800 - 1000 lbs overweight.

Just an fyi. On every diesel engine that I have ever bothered to check, you can compress both the intake and exhaust valves by hand. You don't need a lot of strength either. Just push down on the valve with the heal of your hand. I'm also in the camp that thinks the problem is the thermostat...

Well Moss If I had your issues I'd be flooding my mind with the most relaxing music I could stand. And you can change the music in your mind. I do it all the time. Many songs I listened to when I was younger weren't really edifying. Sometimes they are going through my mind and I don't really...

The best thing I did for getting a good night's sleep was to install a cheep digital clock high up on the wall in the bedroom. If I wake up and think it's time to get up I can lift my head and see what time it is....... 1:30!! It's way to early to get up. Just think sleepy thoughts and go back...

I salvaged a timer out of a toaster oven. It has a constant on feature which I use sporadically. My tractor has a constant on built in for pto use. Park brake on, seat up and then engage pto I believe. But you can't move the tractor with it engaged.

Our problem is the constant winds. We can have 40 mph winds for days. If the tin is not fastened down enough the vibration will tear the screws through the tin. The pictured building might very well be ok. It's one thing that I would be concerned about.

I like the design. Especially the openness of the rafters. Our winds and snow loads would reqire that the roof have more support.

This is what I did. Very similar to post #25. By pass of seat safety switch - pro's & con's There are some good alternate ideas in here too.

On this type of conversion I've sometimes kept both the pressure gauge and the light. Just install a "T" in the block and you can run both. A light gets attention faster than a gauge but I like the gauge because it give more information. Remove the sender for the light and make sure you get...

I would go a minimum of 6 - 12" higher than the stated measurements. I built a door specifically for a tractor I had. When I purchased a different tractor the door was too low. Since there is no easy way to make the door higher I now store my tractor in a different shed. Not where I had...

I just read all 22 pages though the afternoon. So here are some of my thoughts. Do you have to be a moderator to try to steer a good thread back to where it won't get shut down? I know of several times where I've just gently tried to cool the conversation off a bit. Most times it's worked. At...

I wonder how the early John Deere 2 cylinder tractors ( A.B.H.M) cooled then with no water pump?

So I buy stick on ones off of Amazon. 250 watt for roughly $20.

If you had a 1600 watt heater then you might get away with only plugging it in for about 3 hours. With a 300 watt heater you need to leave it plugged in all day. Also wrap a well tucked in tarp around the tractor to help keep the heat in. You can get magnetic or stick on heaters that stick to...

I've used duals on my 4410. They make it very stable. I made my own installation kit.

I once worked on a stock trailer that had the wiring inside in one of the frame tubes running front to rear. Inside the tube was a splice and a wiring color change at the splice. Grrrrr!

What I did on my trucks is move all the trailer plugs inside the box. That way I have no more issues with corrosion from road salt and gravel beating everything to pieces. A short trailer extension cord and I can hook onto my trailers without issues and I haven't repaired a trailer plug of my...

Or if the wiring is all good and you know what you are doing you could buy just the rear female 7 pin plug (any automotive store) and reuse the existing wiring harness.

Also you don't have to use an expensive bulkhead fitting on one of these.You could weld up a flanged fitting and bolt it to the IBC and use a rubber gasket to seal the flange. If you put a steel backing plate on the inside for the bolts to tighten to it'll last for years. A short piece of rubber...

Our main cars are both diesel Jetta's. I've also driven cheap older diesel trucks for years. I don't drive the trucks much as the insurance fuel etc. on a Jetta is cheaper than driving a truck for most of my work. Every 1000 km's driving my car vs driving the truck 1000 km's saves me over...

Around here the Hutterites make concrete walls. 2" cement with rebar, 2" insulation and then another 2" of cement and rebar. I'm thinking you could do something similar with a single 2" precast wall of concrete. You could use a piece of plastic pipe cast into the concrete for the appropriately...

I was hoping this would work as an upgrade on my 4410. No such luck as I need a wire to send a signal to the tachometer. Just an explanation on how the charge light works. The light is fed positive off of the key. The other wire goes to the alternator. When the alternator is not charging that...

Find an old bathtub and use plastic bulkhead fittings similar to what's on an IBC tote.

My parents had plumbing installed in our home in the early 60's. Everything copper up the 3" drains, fittings and vent pipes. All soldered connections

Yes concrete is nice but it's out of my budget. What I used was reject sand. You can kneel down in it and not hurt your knees. It was cheep, basically the cost of hauling. Because of the clay in it, it compacts very well. A couple of wind driven ventilation fans keep the interior dry enough for...

Is it just for RTV's or are ATV's welcome too.

Read post #10.

Well I don't accept it as normal. I order roughly 80% of my car parts from the States. They are usually at my local post office in 4 days from anywhere in the US if I let FedEx do the shipping. If I place my order in the early morning in 2 days the parcel is in Memphis. The next day to Calgary...

For the next time buy a few reverse twist drill bits. I don't worry about the size too much I just keep a small, medium and a large one (3/8") laying around. You just start drilling in reverse and once you get a little ways into the broken bolt the bit usually grabs and just turns the broken...

The roll pin through the collars are to keep the shaft centered while the roll pins are installed. When they are removed the collars can slip over to either side and the the shaft can be removed. It sounds like the roll pin is worn off enough to let the collar move and disengage from the...

I almost felt bad posting this.... but just couldn't let it slide.

Out here nobody does diagonal bracing on a tin covered building. I've seen screws loosen up but I've never seen "egged out" screw holes. I'm wondering if it's because we don't get as hot during the summer months. Also because of wind we use one size larger screws than in most areas of the country.

If you install tin it is the diagonal bracing.

There are many farmers in the area where I live that are on 3 phase utility power. If they run a generator you can rest assured that they are running a 3 phase generator. And there is such a thing as hay dryers too fyi. And from what I understand a 12 pole generator can be wired to either...

The earlier Dodges had issues with their front ends but it's still a lot less money than fixing 6/6.4L issues. If you replaced factory Dodge parts with aftermarket the issues dodn't exist anymore. While aftermarket parts help with 6/6.4L engines it's still a lot more difficult and a lot more...

The quick dirty easy way to do this is to figure out where the clutch disc is relative to the bell housing and drill a 1" hole through the side of the bell housing. While depressing the clutch pedal hammer a screwdriver in between the clutch disc and whatever it is rusted too. You might have to...

You made me laugh!

I have two old spike tooth harrow sections welded together into a 3 point hitch implement. I use it to bring the gravel up in the driveway in spring. One time I just for the fun of it tried the harrow going backwards on an icy driveway. Since I usually pull it going forwards there is a sharp...

At this point I'm going to embrace "this rationale". I've wasted enough time looking in stores for T-6 that when I find some I'm going to purchase enough that I don't have to waste my time looking for the stuff. Is my time worth nothing so that I can just go from store to store looking for the...

Blue smoke is burning oil, white smoke is usually an antifreeze leak and black smoke is too much fuel.

The one that operates when you move the lever back and forth. You could switch hydraulic hoses with the bucket outlets and see if anything changes.

I've had the dealer do this for me too. At times they've even loaned me the whole service manual.

It's interesting how most here who are against Deere are against the dealers attitude. Not so much against the tractors themselves. When I bought my first cut (a 955 JD) it was the John Deere salesman who found the tractor and actually took me to go and see it. It was a private sale so they...

That's the one I use on my 1990 Cummins. With it being on the battery post I see no advantage to having the disconnect on either the positive or the negative post. Once the battery is disconnected there are no wires with any voltage in them unless you hook up the fuse to keep your memory stuff...

To the OP: Just to be clear I don't think that you burdened us with your "stupidity". I'm wondering if it's not more of a language, customs etc. type of misunderstanding seeing as you are from a different country. Please keep posting and showing us what you are doing. The reason I signed up for...

No!

Every once in a while it happens. Also our soil is so sandy here that ruts are rarely a problem. Plus no ballast in the tires makes for a nice light footprint.

It was explained to me this way. Take a 0w-40 oil. 0 means that it lubricates the same as a straight 0 weight oil. w stands for winter and the 40 means that it lubricates the same as a straight 40 weight oil when it's hot outside. It's not the oil itself that has those properties. It's the...

It was... The bucket would roll over a 1" stone in the driveway

I've been running it in all my equipment and the Cummins for years. It is getting a bit pricey in Canada though. $120 CAD for 5 US gallons. Rottella T-6 is about the same price for 0w-40. 5w-40 is a little bit cheaper.

A later model 4020 if your stuck on that series of JD. Power shift would also be my preference. You can set how tight the shifts are with an adjustment on the side of the transmission. We would set it tight for plowing and looser for baling.

A hammer for every day of the year, a vice for every week of the year and a welding table for every day of the week!

I also have a dedicated lawn mower. If I can mow the lawn with two machines instead of one, I'll gladly do it just to get the job done quicker.

I fell the same way. I'm just not interested in dealing with any tires with fluid in them.

I don't use rim guard etc. because I don't believe that a front wheel assist tractor under 60 hp needs it for any reason. Others will definitely disagree with me and that's fine. I've just found I don't need it at all. I use cast iron on the 3 point because I had it. Otherwise I would have gone...

@ Tx Jim. Your avatar info made me smile. A new member with over 9000 posts. I read the story so you don't need to explain. I just saw the humor in it. Merry Christmas!

Ya you got to always remember that when you steer the front away the rear steers closer.

I know of a friend that did this with his snowblower. It didn't destroy the snowblower. He could just throw the snow considerably further. I never saw the hookup so I don't know what his drive line angles were. I do know that it's something he would have kept in mind though.

When mowing around trees I usually go to the left and then to the right of the next tree. It's a lot less turning. When I come back I do the opposite sides of the trees.

I found some T-6 this morning! It was at the local NAPA store. They have a reputation for being high priced which is probably why they still had some. I bought it anyways as I needed it.

There's nothing quite like your grand daughters telling you that they love you.

I've been looking for some T-6 also. Maybe we will have to get creative and collectively buy a barrel of oil and divide it up. I buy oil for my TDI's from VW. If I buy 20 liters at a time and bring my own containers they have given me up to $2/liter off of their regular price. They fill my...

Also there are RCI chats available online that give the rolling circumference index of various sized tires. The charts let you mix and match tire sizes quite easily.

These are a completely self contained coolant heater used in the north country to start construction equipment. I have no idea on the cost but I've seen them in local diesel pickups in southern Alberta. People just used to let them run all night but I've noticed that Wabasto now has a...

I did the same thing on my quick hitch for the same reasons. Now my quick hitch bends in that area when I work with heavy implements. It's not hard to pull everything back into place with a jackall between the two lower hooks but I need to reinforce that area at some point in time.

Well I live in an agricultural area and weights are not hard to find. Any dealer has them. What do you do with washer fluid in your tires when you don't need it. Your stuck with it and I like a nice light tractor for mowing my lawn and other jobs. I have 600 lbs on a 3 point hitch bracket. If I...

I would buy cast iron weights or build a ballast box long before I would concider any liquid weight.

I did as you on my 955 with a 420 loader. Since then on my 4410 I've discovered an easier way. The mounting holes on the fel bracket that stays on the tractor are slotted. If you loosen the bolts and turn the bracket slightly the loader will tighten up without the use of shims. I've also...

From what I understand both are good transmissions. I only have experience with the hydro. I enjoy it for front end loader work and actually for everything I do with it. You always have the right speed. Some whine about the hydrostatic whine but I honestly never noticed it until people...

If the price is right I wouldn't be scared to buy it. My 4410 has around 3000 hours and it's not leaving my possession anytime soon. That being said: How does the tractor look? How does it start when cold? Has it been taken care of? Small stuff fixed etc? It would be kind of nice to know some...

I don't have a tractor with a cab on it either. The only times it would be nice is mowing grass on a windy day and snow blowing. The mowing grass isn't hard to deal with. Just mow at the end of the day and go have a shower after. Blowing snow only happens several times a year and I've bought...

I guess I should have worded that differently. But I have to agree with your take on my wording. I just started using it again for mowing. So now my wife or son mows with the F-935 and I mow with the 4410. 3 acres of lawn with lots of trees to mow around in about an hour and 15. Two 6' mowers...

I'm for sure in a minority but I don't agree that tractor weight is the most important criteria at all. You can always make a light tractor heaver but you cannot make a heavy tractor lighter. For mowing my lawn I want my tractor as light as possible. If I need extra weight for stability or...

Ask around. I have in the past had goods shipped to my closest border crossing about 1.5 hours away. I used to make regular trips but now have most goods shipped to Canada as it's less hassle. There are also brokers that will import goods. They aren't free though.

I agree. My thinking was to pour the lead into a steel mold that is then bolted to the outside of the tire. I don't think I would put any metal inside the tire. Even with a lubricant it would still grind itself into a slurry over time.

And I learn something new again. Thanks

Go to a tire shop and get all the weights you can. Also to the gun range. Melt the lead and pour it into forms for weights. From what I understand as long as you don't get melted lead too hot you don't need to worry about lead poisoning. If the melted lead is smoking it's too hot.

Well I have a 2004 4410 that blew some crap out the exhaust after a particularly cold winter of pushing and blowing snow. I didn't think it was light work but there was a wet streak down the exhaust after rototilling the first garden.

I use Teflon tape on pipe thread hydraulic fittings all the time. If you're careful to install it so that the Teflon is pulled around the threads while installing then there is no issue.

This happens often in some farming situations. I'm talking about a pull type potatoe digger where half or more of the available horsepower is being used through the pto to power the digger. It's not an unusual situation for some. Farmers don't usually soup up their tractors for this though. They...

I am not familiar with Kioti tractors at all but every other tractor/truck shifter that I have worked on does not require you to go into the transmission to replace the shift levers if they are on top of the transmission. Just removing the cover where the shift levers go into should be enough to...

You do what you need to do to get the fan in. If you can lean the radiator forward enough to get room to slip the fan in... do it. I wouldn't remove the bolts completely to lean the rad forward. Just loosen enough to do the job. It makes it a lot easier to put everything back together.

Kubota makes good machines but the treadle pedal would be a deal breaker for me. There is an article on TBN about how someone modified their Kubota to be more like your old 4400. Once you get your ROPS bolts removed, take them to a welder and have a short handle (8") welded to the head. You can...

You make me laugh. Sprinkler lines around here are buried about 12" deep. I fall you just blow them all out with air.

Two instances come to mind. On the first a Deutz tractor with the same issue. Turned out to be a leather glove in the fuel tank. It would settle over the fuel outlet and choke the flow of fuel off. No rhythm to when it would happen. Just all of a sudden the tractor wouldn't run. Second was a...

I'll bet the cost of the diesel is less than the cost of cable. You're probably a happier man too!

Ohhhh 37 pages of discussion for nothing. :(

Lets just hope that after all this work the the new line doesn't break after x # of hours.

It's easy enough to do on a John Deere. Just tap into the pressure line and by a filter housing adapter and dump into the hydraulic oil filter.

I still think the best education is an apprenticeship.

I like th eidea of using a compression fitting to repair the line. Good idea! What I usually do is cut the hydraulic line where necessary in order to remove it and then go to a shop that makes up hydraulic hoses. Get a hose made with the right ends and it's quite easy to snake back into place...

It's not "hard" to do. The annoying part is that it takes time.

I built an 1800 square foot storage shed for roughly $8000 CAD. I bought some rafters on sale and built the rest. I scrounged where ever I could. I found 2600 square feet of tin for the roof for $600. I had to cut and overlap it to make the lengths work but hey I have a storage shed. One end is...

You could store your pallet forks in one of the pallets on the rack.

What part of the rim is shot? If your centers are good just weld them into new 24" rims. Just about any farm tire dealer should be able to get you rims without centers.

In our area we would never do that. Tin is fastened securely right to the outside edges usually with edge trim. One years worth of wind would have the wild tin ripped to shreds. We also don't use nails for the same reason. Special tin screws only.

I think a good paint job beats powder coating in your situation. From what I understand powder coating traps moisture behind the paint causing rusting issues later on.

In my experience this is not true. I have good friends that work both behind the counter and in service at the local dealer. My brother is a salesman there. The service manager has loaned me service manuals or printed off what I need to service my own customers. My point is establish a...

Hydrostatic John Deere's have split left brake pedals on their higher priced (ie not economy) models.

Just before I opened this thread I was thinking that this was a great thread. We've made it to 12 pages on a controversial subject and no one as far as I know has left in a huff (Well maybe you have) and we've been able to poke a little fun at some points of view in a light hearted way. That...

Then at least you could drive through mud with one side of the tractor.:)

Ya but it's going to keep you from doing it twice which isn't cheap either. I'm not building at present but the ideas here are very educational.

Well I bought my 4410 with turfs. The salesman tried to talk me into R-4's and I'm so glad I stuck to what I wanted. My biggest issue with R-4's is that they ride considerably rougher than the other tires. For 95% of what I do with my tractor traction is not an issue. For the remaining 5% I'll...

You have "attic" space on both sides of the house with adequate room for a water heater. Just getting them up and down those stairs could be interesting.

Buzzing the hole out with a die grinder would also work. You don't need to remove much.

When I converted my shop I just installed an outlet where each light had been. Round covers with cutouts for an outlet are available.

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Seeing that lone hammer in one of the pictures begs a question. If you use a different hammer every hour... How many days will it take to use every hammer once?

I don't know if other countries have average mileage requirements the way North America does but I do know that a lighter oil is specified to help meet those requirements.

I used this method once to change a leaking fitting on the bottom of a diesel fuel tank. The tank was about 3/4 full and I only lost a few drops. It worked awesome! Absolutly do NOT try this on a gasoline tank as chances are very good that the electric motor will ignite the gasoline. If you...

I've noticed the difference in quality in other areas too. Years ago when I was working for a farmer and we installed over the counter brand name bearings on a John Deere sugar beet digger. It was in a tough area with lots of dirt etc. We ended up changing that bearing half ways through the...

I have two mowers. Both 6'. One JD and one Farm King. From the dealers the blades are about the same price for both mowers. JD mower blades are noticeably thicker than Farm King blades and last about twice as long. So I did the obvious and changed the Farm King mower to accept JD blades. Now I...

It would cost me about $400 CAD to buy a conversion set of blades from Meg-Mo. Factory John Deere blades cost me about $100 for 3. I get about 2-3 years out of a set of factory blades so that means about an 8-10 year break even. Seems a bit high. I've tossed around the idea of building my own...

The hydraulics could all be moved closer to the tractor. You just need longer hoses. The PTO and the hydraulic pump could also be moved closer to the tractor. If the ORSI is mounted solidly onto the trailer there is no need for stabilizer links. The trailer would obviously need to be built...

I'm thinking that for most of the work you do with the ORSI it would be only a little less handy having it on a 2 wheel trailer. It would be more of a pain to maneuver into areas but a lot less time to hook up to the tractor. Not just any old light duty trailer either. An A frame style with...

How do you know if it's too steep? With my finish mower I don't mind finding out. With my rough cut mower it a bit more dicey. The finish mower runs on 4 crazy wheels with no weight on the tractor. If one rear tractor wheel lifts off you lift the three point to transfer weight onto the rear...

I'll post this just to show how much you can get away with. I noticed my steering cylinder was bent on my 4410. I don't know how much because I never measured it but it was enough I could see it by looking at it. I left it installed on the tractor with the cylinder fully extended. I then used a...

I think by wrapping the power steering lines you are making the problem worse by holding the heat in. If you put a layer of tin foil between the heat source and the power steering lines that would help. You need to leave the cold side open so that heat can escape. Secondly if these HSU's have...

This is the original post from the op. Cement is nice but you really don't need it for this. I'm constantly sweeping the cement floor in my work shop. My storage shed with a dirt floor, well I might rake it once every 5 years.

Have you got any reject sand in you area? Reject sand is sand with too much dirt in it to be used for concrete. I find that it compacts very nicely when moist and stays hard. It actually makes a very nice floor that doesn't turn to dust. It's also a lot nicer to work on than gravel and moisture...

On my 4410 one of the wires to the seat switch broke in the harness. When everything was just right and the wires were touching I could move. When they weren't touching I couldn't move. Just the action of getting off the tractor and back on again was enough to make the wires touch again.

Try and buy a mini ex for $450....

If the top link is in the bottom hole on the tractor it should rotate the bush hog forward as it lifts. That could potentially lessen the risk of bending a pto shaft etc.

I would be tempted to just remove the steel "A" part that is bolted to the deck at each three point hitch pin. Then bolt the top part where the front bolt of the 2 "A" parts is bolted on. Then modify the braces to the rear to suit the new setup. That would lower your lifting points enough to get...

To me it sure sounds like a blown head gasket or a cracked head. Do you have an infrared thermometer? They are cheap enough. It would be interesting to know the water temperature when the radiator is "boiling over". If the water temp is under 212F while "boiling over" I would tend to think a...

To me it looks like she is following in her father's footsteps. Doing what it takes to get the job done!

So what am I looking at? I know it's a manifold but what's the issue? There's a bit of corrosion on one end. Is that a galvanic reaction?

"It may br too heavy to pull the oil thru?" Not in summer. There is a problem somewhere else I would think.

My understanding that this tractor is a TLB and is only going to be used as such. If that is the case I would install the motor directly onto the transmission with an in/out dog type clutch on it. That way you can use the same motor to do hydraulic work and move the tractor around. You can...

"Interesting factoid: The Manhattan Home Depot does NOT offer material cutting services! LOL" Well now she has an excuse to buy a skill saw...

Cast steel is very easy to drill. About half the effort of regular steel. 1/8" or 3/16" refers to the pop rivet size. You drill the hole the same size as the pop rivet. You can get pop rivets in various lengths and head diameters. I don't like to drill any deeper than I have to so I use short...

So my 1st question is why does the tank have to go between the SSQA and the main mount? If you are going to remove the "A frame" anyways why can't the tank go in that spot? You might need to mount it a bit higher then but it's not going to restrict any visibility if it's mounted higher. You...

What ply rating are your R-14's? I had lots of trouble with my front tires till the tire shop sold me a set of 6 ply rating tires. Lots of cut's and scrapes but no flats. The tires are 26x12x12 turf on the front of my 4410 with fel. That's not a factory tire size. I made my own rims because I...

Use red/orange high temp silicone and apply to the screws when you reinstall the heat shield. That will take care of any looseness in the attaching points. If the rattling still persists then I would build a few silicone "bridges" in strategic spots to keep the shield from resonating. The...

From Frankenkubota "i'm guessing the p traps stop the gasses from re entering the specific room, ie bathroom or kitchen but once the waste is in the "main line", the gasses then escape thru the main vent?" Yes I would say that's the purpose of the "main line". I agree on there being no P...

What I've done for trailer brakes and it would work here too is -40 electrical cord. You can get it in 2 or 3 wires. For fastening I'll drill a small blind hole into the cast (1/8" or 3/16") and use a "P" (Adel clamp as per above) clamp. The "P" clamp gets pop riveted into the blind hole and...

When ever I rewire a trailer it's solder and heat shrink on every connection possible. Also forget about using the chassis as a ground. I use a separate ground wire for the whole trailer.

I live in a small cottage where the previous owners paid for a new roof shortly before we bought the place. So is is what I'm going to eventually have to deal with. Original was ceder shakes. Then a later of asphalt shingles. And then incredibly a layer of interlocking aluminum shingles. The...

This works too. Most people have an air compressor and the ability to use say an air chuck and an air blower. But not both at the same time. I do so this works. Have someone add air through the valve and at the same time blow air between the rim and the tire with the air blower. It works to...

My experience with banjo bolts is once they are over tightened the fitting is bent and it might seal with new copper washers or it might not. I was able to salvage the fittings by filing each side flat again.

I had intermittent stopping issues with my 4410. It'll be the same wiring harness if you have ehydro like I do. Eventually I discovered the problem when I needed to repair a broken wire in the seat switch harness. Thread is here: By pass of seat safety switch - pro's & con's

Removing the blocks is the easiest way to get the room you need. As per above make sure the lift arms don't spread as you raise the lift arms to the top. You will regret it if they do and your mower is attached. The tractor is a bit overkill for what you want to do with it.

I would just drill with a larger auger and back fill with crushed rock. The post are then self tightening. As the crushed rock settles it tightens around the post. With a bigger hole you can set the posts straight and then back fill.

I was going to build a Harley Rake for this kind of a job. I'll lurk on here to see if someone post a better idea.

I welded a 2 5/16ths" hitch ball to the top of my trailer mover hitch. That works for goose neck as that's mostly what I move. For 5th wheel I just slip a piece of pipe over the ball. Works for me. If some one want's pictures I can post them.

You haven't got a lathe for sale? It just seems like there is nothing descent for sale here in Alberta. Something 10x 24ish would do but looking more for a 13x36ish. I'm tempted to buy new but don't really want to spend that much money. Most used lathes here are going for pretty well new price.

So I used to shoot black birds around the yard with a .410 shot gun. It worked and i was happy about everything but the price of shells. So now I use my 12 gauge with trap shooting shells. I buy them a case at a time and it's about quarter the price of .410 shells. The recoil is very similar...

The suction filter is just behind the step on the LH side The pressure filter is under a plate in the center of the tractor.

Because the op has the rear pto cover off the sump is already drained. Since removing the rear cover is not that hard of a job I would plan on doing it in the future. For now I would install some magnets in the sump. The magnets will catch any debris and if strategically placed will show you...

My 1998 has never had the water pump replaced. It has 420,000 km's/261,000 miles. My 1990 has been replaced once. 800,000 km's/500,000 miles.

Find a Lawn Genie flail mower with a hopper. They will pick up leaves in fall. In fact that's all I use mine for. The leaves get shredded if you clean up when they are dry.

If the cuts in the tire aren't cut to the steel cords under the tread I'd say the tire is ok. It wouldn't hurt though to phone a tire shop for a second opinion on what I just said. The wheel cover could be refurbished by someone who is good with a hammer and a dolly. (body work tools) Bend the...

Only if you're a shy female!

Okay I cab see your point. I very seldom get flat tires so not as much of an issue. Next question... Have you ever used a tire sealant product like Slime? Available at WalMart etc.? I usually repair my tube type tires because that's what I prefer but if I don't feel like doing the work I just...

This is off topic a little but I really enjoy my 1/2" impact. The battery lasts forever (well just about) and you can take them anywhere. Every farmer around here has one. You can run out to your center pivot and remove the flat tires 8 rusty bolts and install a replacement without fighting with...

I don't understand why you are insisting on having a tubeless tire. My experience has been that any low speed tires that I have with tubes in them have a lot less problems with loosing air for any reason. Plus your wasting money on new rims when in your situation an old rim that is still...

Before I would add any kind of fluid to any tractor tire I would seriously concider building a ballast box or a three point hitch weight of some sort. I remove my front end loader all the time and thoroughly enjoy the fact that by removing the fel and the rear weights on the three point hitch I...

After having a few problems with 4 ply turfs I replaced them with a 6 ply set of turfs. End of problems and I don't have to deal with the harsh ride of R-4's. R-4's have their place but not on my tractor.

A large 1" washer with a piece of 2 1/2" OD muffler pipe welded on. The washer also has a 2 1/2" OD. Each piece of muffler pipe is ground out to fit a particular lynch pin setup. You'll notice in the second picture that the washer is tilted to enable the lynch pins removal. If the washer isn't...

I've mentioned this earlier but a picture is worth 1000 words. These are easy to make and use and easily prevent the lynch pins from being pulled out by branches and weeds. Also no tools needed.

You made me laugh out loud! But they do clean up everything they feel like eating. Which is most anything. Put up a good fence.

Here is another idea. If you can't get the 3/4 pex through the 2" just run a single 1/2" through and use it to feed a small water storage tank in the "storage" area. A tank with enough capacity for a shower. (30 gallons ?) Run a separate pressure system up there for that side of the house and...

Could you tie into and use the 2" schedule 40 as your supply line? As for pulling the 3/4" through could you dump a bottle or two of dishwashing soap into the schedule 40 to act as a lubricant?

I would be tempted to find a way to run both lines running to the other side of the house as one. Isolate them with valves so that if you have trouble with one line you can still use the other to supply both ares on the other side till repairs are made. Chances are that you will never have to...

Well I concider myself very fortunate that they cleaned up and painted the mower for me. I had it laying in pieces for about 5 years and never got around to painting it and putting it back together. I'm using the mower now and if I wouldn't have hired them it would still be laying around. I...

I hate to tell you this but you are working far to hard to clean up and paint your mower. I had some Hutterite friends sand blast and paint my mower for me. $160 and they used some left over paint they had laying around. I didn't get the underneath painted but I like the color and the mower...

Just send the drone!

Most independent pto's that I have seen are either driven off of the flywheel or more commonly off of the pressure plate. The clutch plate will have the drive splines for the transmission and the pressure plate will have splines on it for the pto drive shaft. It will most likely be a hollow...

I know there are a few company's that make adapters for the B series cummins. Both the 4 and 6 cylinder versions use the same adapters and maybe someone has already made something that will work or can be made to work for a 74 series IHC. I had a bell housing made for 6.2 liter diesel Ford...

I'm not sure but if you install them in two rows it would be under 10".

I bought my 4410 with a block heater from the dealer. I've had to replace it once and bought again from the dealer. Now I would shop around a bit more. The present 4410 block heater is in a hole in the block behind the starter. You need to remove the starter for access. I've also had good luck...

What I noticed on both of my Cummins engines is that with synthetic there is no belt squeal on engine shut down. With 15w-40 Dino oil there is belt squeal on engine shut down.

If I need a loader at a job I'll bring it along. If I'm done with it at the job I'll most times take it off. It's about a minute to remove and maybe 1.5 minutes to install. With those kind of r&r times it doesn't pay to leave it on.

I've been thinking about this for a few days. If you can't go larger you can still go wider. On my F935 mower I swapped out the 23x8.50x12 tires for a set of 24x12x12. (I just had the rims made wider) I just run a little bit lower air pressure because of the wider tire but what a difference in...

Have you considered and engine swap? Yes it would be a lot of work but I'm thinking a little cummins in there would be sweet.

I used to lose a lot of these on the crazy wheels of my tph mower. If you backed under the evergreen branches to mow the grass, the branch could hook the lynch pin and it was gone. My crazy wheels turn on a 1" shaft so I took a 1" large washer, larger od than a lynch pin. I welded a 1" high...

It doesn't sound like you need more horse power and it doesn't sound like you need more weight. Just bigger tires for a smoother ride. So install larger tires on your present tractor. You can go wider or taller or both if you want. As long as you maintain the front to rear ratio with the four...

Nebraska tractor tests have some kind of brake horsepower per gallon of fuel calculation. Would that give you the information you need?

I'm not following your thoughts. The time I ran a 6-71 backwards the intake was smoking exhaust. Grumpycats post says the the air still goes in the intake and out the exhaust when the engine runs in either direction. Well it doesn't.

Or a two stroke Detroit.

For now while the tank has fuel in it just rub the leak with a bar of soap. It'll stop the leak until you can repair the tank. After the tank is empty and you maybe want to experiment a little I would rough the area up good with sand paper and put a piece of heavy tin over the leak. Glue it with...

I helped with spring work with an MX285 for the neighbors. I am not a "Case" man but I was sure impressed with that tractor. I did lots of field work at lower rpm's and a couple of gears higher to maintain the same speed. Can those motors pull! What they need for your application is a pto gear...

While this lively disagreement is happening a good mechanic could have split the tractor and freed up the clutch. Someone who has never split a tractor before but knows how to read directions would have taken a bit longer. It's not a heavy tractor or a difficult job. Some blocks under the rear...

Is there some what of an inspection hole in the flywheel housing? Can you pull the starter and access the clutch disc? Could you drill a small hole into the housing at the appropriate spot and use some kind of a wedge to loosen the disc? I had to remove the clutch on a 750 MF combine that was...

Some of you are going to cry... We live on an acreage. 3 acres and pay less than $1000/year in property taxes. The house and yard are nothing fancy. Lots of trees. The house could use an major remodel and the out buildings are nothing fancy. But we are in the boondocks. 20 - 30 - 40 minute drive...

I like your thought process here. Essentially I agree. My reasoning in spending approximately $6000 on a used commercial mower is that the cost was the roughly the same as 2-3 box store mowers. At the end of the box store mowers life I have nothing. Now I can still sell my F935 for a descent...

Me too!!

Fire wood!

I would never buy an R-4 for anything other than on heavy tractor that has a back hoe on it 90% of the time. They ride a lot rougher than an R-1 or R-3. R-14's look interesting but if they are designed on an R-4 tire carcass I'm not interested. Also look at the rim of an R-4 tire. Whole...

If you want a project go for it. I would sell the front end loader to someone who thinks they have to have one. I worked one one with a front end loader and as mentioned the option makes them horrible to drive

I believe the OP is interested in rear ballast ideas. Not arguments. And while the above post certainly moves the topic back to the original issue..... I sincerely hope that for her sake that your sister doesn't weigh 227 kilos.

There are many swathers with bolts instead of rivets. I haven't got any experience with bolts so I can't say one way or another. I've replaced many sickle sections without removing the bar. It might not be much of a job on a 5-7' mower but as soon as you get to 14 -36' swathers it's a lot easier...

You can also buy bolts that are especially made for sickle sections. Here is one supplier. Just google section bolts or sickle bolts. They are easier to use than rivets. The only downside is that they need to be removed completely to replace a sickle when the knife is in the bar...