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For joists bearing ontop of the wall plate, a bevel at the top corners (for roof slope) will have ZERO effect on the capacity of the joist. The load carrying capacity of your mezzanine joist is determined by the joist height (8 or 10) at the midpoint (7'3") of the 14'6" joists. 10" joist with...

I would have liked to have a real "compactor". But you can't have every piece of eqpt that you wish for just hanging around. DIY can take months. Finding a trucker to bring me SAND for fill, that concern reduced somewhat. (Free sand !, a little bit moist. and LOTS of it !) Tracked vehicle...

I found this Old Old garden bench found in the bushes at our property. My wife said "I want a bench like that one" So I did what any good husband with too many tools; and too many other projects, that I was avoiding..... I cut down a redwood tree, milled it, planed the lumber, and built two...

UNBELIEVABLE how much screws cost now. It's just price-gouging, and anti-competiton, monopolization. Seems like a feller could rig a simple test. Screw some sheetrock to a scrap 2x4. Tear off the sheetrock and see if the fine-thread screw pulls out. .....post a YouTube. I doubt that we need...

Any project worth doing - is worth overdoing when DIY. especially if you have extra time and the tools and the inclination....😉 Yes there's prep, and also the stability of the existing terrain.

here's the two wall drains 1.25" drain at the bottom, and the 3" corrugated at the 3rd course. Not even "one drip" has exited either pipe since installation in January. Each pipe has "original dust" in its end. But someday, when the gravel drains fill with silt, the open pipes may begin to...

I put an hour-meter on it that crapped out the 1st year. Ten 8 hour days per year x 10 years = 800 hours.... .hmmmm. maybe 200 hours then? No way to know.

Hanging a magnet is vastly different than arranging lots of magnets on the floor (for example). Magnets cannot pull tiny particles from the fluid from all directions. It catches only the particles dropping past very slowly, vertically downward from above (while the oil is still). Your method...

Ray, engine oil is subject to different set of contaminants, including chemical. Hydr oil gets mostly stone & metal contaminants. Which are both heavier than oil, and will settle out. Which is something you "can" do if you want. You cannot (easily) remove chemical contaminants that engine...

Incidentally...... 10 years later this generator is still good. The battery is toast but it starts first pull. I drain the carburetor over the winter. The fuel shutoff valve crapped out. The rubber inside it disintegrated. I found a replacement valve for a song and it works well (for now I guess).

They're Redwoods, planted in 1985. I would like them better if not so close to the house. The 40" is 11 feet from the house. Someday they have to be taken out. It's a 1 bdrm, decent condition, but low-value house (rental). Here's row 6, welded to the tieback structure Here's row 9 welded to...

I welded the eight 6ft T-Posts and rebar rectangle together. It's really solid. No way in h*ll is a plastic deadman as strong as this method. From the other buried steel I find here, I'm sure this will last 40 years and more. I doubt this little house will still be here in 40 years though. I...

Thx Flogger that's good to hear. Three significant details that influence success / failure ! ------> (conditions, conditions, & conditions). It's "the unknown", "changes", and "the future" (seismic?) that should be the impetus for overkill, not internet glory. From my (very simple and limited...

The helical anchors will arrive today Sunday. Crazy what Amazon has done to projects, with one-day delivery. I cannot IMAGINE they will hold as well as 6ft (or even 8ft) T-Posts. Maybe I'll just toss them in the toybox and go get 12 T-posts. I'll know how easily (or difficult) a 5 foot post...

It's glacial. Imagine sand/with a little soil mixed in, with the crushing weight of 500 feet of ice above it. "Legend has it" that the weight of the ice flow compressed the entire land 200-300 feet creating the channel for the water body of Puget Sound for example. It has ~ 20,000 years of...

Good to keep this in mind. Geotextile is one of those significant changes. But how long does geotextile last? I doubt "planned obsolescence" has been engineered, like a plastic trash can or plastic rake. It needs to be placed such that it does not create a slip-plane though. Again, I am...

Several location on my (steep) land are 'fills' that have been here since ?1960s? and they are still OK. They don't move. And they have no geotextile reinforcement. I have some other areas that I have filled even 12 feet thick, simply dumping the dirt over the slope. Areas where there's no...

The 11th block will be 3ft from the geotextile lift. I don't think my geotex fabric will do 'much' in 3 feet. The hard plastic type would be better for this, I think ___IF____ it was soil. But the backfill will be sand then gravel. ================ My current plan, is to have 3 "weldable"...

OK, it's hard enough for me to re-read the whole 10 pages myself. lilranch.....i consider this a discussion, argument has not entered my mind. ideas, solutions come from discussion. ....I'll recap some of your concerns. Tree removal is recommended. I've wanted to take them out before the wall...

From my POV... I'm getting great input that is helping to move along. What advice do you think I'm ignoring... that will doom my wall? What I need is tiebacks, The wall goes in tipped back at 1:6. Would be nice to find a way to "qualify" that they'll keep the wall tipped back against the...

I ordered some small helical anchors. I'll weld them to rebar to lengthen them, and see how far they'll screw into the sand. I'm guessing they screw right in. I wonder how to 'qualify' them. The blocks mfrs say beyond 7 rows (7x6=42"), anchors are needed. This wall will be 4 rows past the...

Yeah solo.....no sh*t !💪🏽 Forgot I was preparing for solo... SO glad I didn't even start building this wall solo. I'm too old for this. I can do it but it's just dumb. I could put me under 6 months of bed-rest, and perhaps never fully recovering. Agreed, but that's all I've got. Trackhoe...

OK.....here's the difference between the engineer pre-planning with available tools... and the experienced wall builders. They didn't mind my soft-jaws method for the 1st wall, I think because it was an opportunity to flog their phones while I did the 'work' with the mini-ex. For the lower wall...

Upper wall is done, ready to remove that last form-board and add the topsoil embankment. That form board is 4 x 12 x 22 ft long. Note the gravel waterfall, you can see it in the next pic. In the coming weeks I'll cover that slope with dark topsoil which will grow stuff fast. Lower wall is...

I set it holes-down and he turned it holes up. I was tempted to tell him what I had read "on the internet....." but decided not to because thats all I had. I've found fantastic info on the internet opposing what the experienced practitioner does, .....and I bet we all have. I understand the that...

Here's what my guy said. On your hillside it's not going to be flooded behind the wall. You will have water coming down from above at one or two places. If you put holes down it will distribute water over the whole base. If you put holes up it will carry that water out.

I made this image with photoshop from an install doc posted by airbiscuit. I was real happy aircommuter asked for it - because then I had a diagram for the wall builders. I was ready to do it all by armwaving. A drawing is much better. The height of the standing blocks is the final 42". I have...

The new bank to the left creates a place to park a car, and maybe a little bit of lawn. 4-500 sq ft.

Perforated a 1 1/4 for the bottom course. Ok it’s started. My guy said he needs to work with his experienced partner. He said there’s too much to learn and much too slow if I was his helper. So it’s gonna cost more per day but I’m sure, less overall. Watching them set the first course I can...

CurlyDave I'm thinking that the geotextile which is rated at 1400 lbs tension per linear foot..... will hold back the fill pressure as the textile becomes tensioned. .....and as the backfill settles to its resting state, you can imagine removing the bricks and I bet dirt backfill wouldn't fall...

There is no test. Compaction is just what I can do with the excavator track. Sometimes I was able to use the tractor with a full bucket load and its small diameter front wheels. The sand has a little 'dirt' in it and packs very nicely. And it's winter, and has a bit of water in it. I expect that...

Got "claylike" soil as a top layer. Currently it drains away from this wall. Fingers crossed that it will continue to drain "away"as the whole stackup settles over time. I will have to pay attention over the years and deal with it. This is not like an engineering job that a responsible party...

The trees are buried. Anything that slows their growth is fine by me. They are too big already, and too close to the house. We have tree canopy protection laws here, If the tree wants to show distress, I need that (for the death-warrant😉). I wonder how susceptible Redwoods are to trunk-rot...

OK I'm smelling an engineer (or 3).....🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Thank you jigs for reading thru! And the other engineers too! 🙏🏽 ....and the 100-walls experienced too🙏🏽 I'm quite capable of perforating a PVC pipe ....onsite, in a fraction of the time it takes to walk the aisles at Home Despot. What I'd like...

yes free draining. Sand would not be free draining. I highly doubt there's enough water to soak the sand, (but "famous last words....") And we don't freeze that hard here. But I'll use clean gravel, not sand (I have lots of sand nearby).

Hardest thing ..... As the saying (might) go... The best time to (remove) a tree (next to the house) was 30 years ago. The second best time is "today". I am gonna punt on this one. They're huge. Gonna build the wall, and punt on the trees. I think they're liable to get bigger. The one 11...

WOW some real attention! Thank you. Not that I didn't appreciate the earlier responses, I'm taking it all in. Hold on there fella😅 the pics above are still current. Nothing more has been done. Still gathering info.🤓 This level area where the mini-ex and tractor sit does NOT gather water from...

I doubt enough water could back up 2 blocks enough to cause a problem. I bet water has soften halfway up with muddy backfill to cause trouble. Thats a guess. Its all sand, with geotextile reinforcement. A bunch of sawcuts on a small plastic pipe would be easy though. Maybe there’s space. I...

Probably too late for in-floor radiant heating. Which would be almost immune to dust. I have a friend with radiant floor heating in his shop. He says it's a pleasure to take a nap on the cement floor under his truck.🤣 He says cardboard boxes of raw steel parts on the floor do NOT rust at all...

62 lbs per block. 2 is 124 lbs It was no fun at all for a guy my age.... palletizing 170 blocks. 10,540lbs. I hired one helper from HomeDepot for the first (5000lbs) load. 5,000 lbs off the ground and onto pallets on my trailer, in one hour. ugh. Unloaded witht he tractor forks, then took a...

They tip back one inch for every 6” up. Thanks very much for all the suggestions and wisdom. As you can see I’m building this from old blocks, and not solely because they’re cheaper. They’re almost “not” cheaper because of the physical labor to get them. But I didn’t have to pay 10% tax...

I'm putting up a stacked block retaining wall (6x17x12") blocks. 25 ft long, 7 courses, 42" high. It's going up against an embankment of geotextile layers. The lower 3 geotextile lifts are (very) sandy soil. The dark layer is sandy topsoil. Inn the end I'll just slope soil down to the 42" top of...

I had similar trouble, it just "chuffed" white vapor out the exhaust. I'm pretty sure the cause was an old battery, and the cold weather. Not enough CCA (Cold Cranking Amps). I'm thinking it was sucking the glow plugs "dim". And not turning fast enough. I was able to start it running a 15 Amp...

I have an F150 and a car-trailer. Pretty easy to move a 2-ton around. With an F150 a 3-ton mini-excavator would still be fairly easy - I wish I bought a 3-ton back in the day. I like having the mini-ex around all the time, and have rented a 5-ton, & 10-ton when I needed bigger machines. I...

Here's the roller after some hours use. Maybe 10-15 hours in sand. You can see the old diameter. That's two wide beads of MIG ER70 wire. It took 52 minutes to do one bead on the other side, and two beads on this side. That's not too bad! 👍🏽👍🏽 But this is a micro-excavator (2 ton) and the idler...

I understand first impressions..... but its a shelter, not a shop. With no posts I can squeeze my B3030 tractor between it and the dropoff. Posts would be a significant downgrade. The seemingly un-used portion of the roof offers balance to snow-load, and theres a shelf under it. This was a...

Here's a couple pics after 2 years. I ran 120v to the shed for a trickle-charger. Ya gotta watch out with those HarborFreight trickle chargers, if the power goes out the LED remains on and trickle-drains your battery. I put a diode inline. Which reduces the voltage a little, but the safety...

Often, using what you have on hand.... is hands down better than getting in the truck in search of possibly better materials. It took 52 minutes to weld that ------- from "hmmmm..... to done. No way could I get in the truck and drive to the metals store that quick. I wrapped these track...

OK then.... spray weld is another name for the trade process "Flamespray". About – Flamespray Northwest I didn't realize that kind of specialized eqpt was available for home shops.

I just built up the worn surface with the MIG by going around the idler. But now you got me curious🤔...... did I "spray weld"?🧐

Who wants to bet that it would lasted a lot longer than that? Look at the "before" pic. How long ago was it worn "halfway" to the stripped state? I didn't see any grease on it. How long would it last with lubrication?

Feller watched too many Youtubes of barefooted welders in India repairing heavy-truck ring & pinions with a stick welder and an angle-grinder.🧐 What I want to know is, how long does that truck operate after the repair? And is the truck able to make a profit for the owner; that at least exceeds...

Performing an actual test-weld of 1/4” steel against a dry scrap 2x4 in a similar position will tell you what you need to do in 10 minutes. I will predict that you will determine that “almost nothing” is required. Perhaps wetting the studs for good measure. No durock, no sheetrock.

OK here we are 52 minutes later. I did one pass on on side & 2times around the other side. Not 5X🤣. If some feller in India with bare feet can repair a heavy-truck ring&pinion with a stick welder and an angle grinder…..I gotta assume this roller will be OK for awhile in the sand & rocks. I...

I forgot about that. 8 years ago. That (hacked) roller is in a steel pile 125 miles away, under 18” of snow at the moment. This (today) is welding on the new idler roller that I installed in 2016. So it has 600 hours on it in those 8 years. Did I really use it that much? This is not a...

Clearly its ferrous. The question is whether its likely weldable. I wouldn’t machine it. I’d grind off the high bumps where I see them then let the tracks be the machinist. Nobody mentioned cast iron and cracking. How can you tell if cast iron is weldable?

Can I build this worn area up with a weld bead? How can i find out if this roller is weldable? it works npw and will work for awhile if i don't weld it. but i don't want it to crack if I weld it. For that case I'd be better off just running it out.

No pics, so we're all just "flailing about". How much of the welding actually backs up against a stud? Can you have someone on the other side to dowse the stud if it does happen to contact the red metal? It seems like the weld aligning with a stud would be a seldom occurrence. The stud can be...

OK here's what I did. The center flange of the roller needs to be 1/2" wider to hold the track in place, so I had sendcutsend.com cut me some 3.1" x 4.3"OD x .25 thick washers. I beveled them with a 12T hydr press. Easily..... it's soft A36 steel. Then welded them "around' the rollers. I hope...

April fools? Perhaps you misunderstand...... this is an entirely different subject. Other posters mentioned "so much metal and dirt etc" This effort is to remove the “normal” steel and "normal" stone that the “normal” system filter cannot catch & hold. Its like replacing the hydraulic fluid...

Now you can buy Makita LXT to Dewalt 18v adapters on eBay. Why did it take so long?

That doesn't sound feasible. I highly doubt a magnet has any effect on a tiny particle until it's within a few mm. I'd be interested to read the article though, if you can remember where you saw it or a link. ================= Pre-filter is interesting if the magnetic filter is "inspectable"...

Here are some more dimensions for my quest to determine if I can continue using the 960x96x35B track (on my "A" size machine) by changing over to the new size roller RG158-21700. TAKE Note that using the 960x96x35B wide track, the wide track guide destroys your track rollers.

Filters are limited to about 10 microns. Oil film of hydr oil (AW46 20w?) could be less than 1/2 micron. So particles that affect the life of your machine smaller than 10 microns go right thru the filter. A magnet will catch some of them and that's a good thing. Keep in mind the magnet does...

If there's any U17s out there, or a KX41 with S/N 40001 or newer, can you get me these dimensions? If your track has a 58mm guide width the new style rollers might solve my problem. Need: 1) inside mounting width 2) track guide width 3) Roller inside width 4) (diameter of roller too?) 5) width...

I may have to buy new tracks :mad:. If yes I'll grease-fill the rollers and re-use them. The bearings are "not loose". Today's not raining, not muddy. No more "assuming". But it looks like my machine has a "wrong track" that ruined the rollers. I made a new thread Kubota KX41 track and roller...

At 1800 hours my 2006 KX41-3V (2ton) track rollers are ruined. Apparently the tracks are NOT compatible with Kubota rollers and have ruined the rollers. In the pic you can see the rollers are 22mm and the track drive is 36mm, thus allowing the trak to offset ~7mm where it digs into the roller...

Not worth fixing it. Yes you're competing with "small time debris contractors" on that trailer. I'm pretty sure i have the same trailer EZ-Dumper. I really like it because its exact same width as my truck. My mirrors line up with the sides. And I can even see the far side wheels (track) under...

Here's another way. I think I like this way better. It's straightforward and you can see the benefit. If you put eqpt away for a few months in the winter, run the machine, get it warmed up, then drain the Hydr. oil reservoir. In the spring all the metal and stone will be at the bottom of your...

OK that makes sense it was for oil. Yeah grease would work for the '2nd life' with dead seals. If I get into a bind I'll do that. I found new rollers on eBay for $89 each but they only had 3 remaining. I bought all 3, but the machine will be down for another week. No doubt the other 3 are...

Pics of the KX71 (3ton?) are much different. Doesn't look like the tracks can wear into the bearing carriers.

The thing is..... hydraulic filtration goes down to 10 microns "at best". Oil film thickness can be 1/2 micron when a pump is "working hard". So particles between ----> ~2 and 10 microns are flowing freely, getting mashed between your precision surfaces. So there's a lot of steel dust that you...

OK I'm asking for a pass here..... I took all the rollers out at night, in the woods. Brought them into the shop, then got on the computer..... looking for a YouTube. No YouTubes. WHY? Went back out to the shop, found a circlip. Got all excited, like I was gonna discover something...

Why wouldn't you stick a whole bunch of neodymium magnets on the bottom of the hydraulic oil tank next time the lid's off? All the steel goes down by gravity when it's still. If eqpt gets parked for a month I'll bet the steel drops to the bottom 100%. Now if there's a way to get it to stay...

Well looky here under the dirt! Am I the first person in the history of YouTube to discover this circlip?:rolleyes: Well well. Seek and ye shall find. I found the bearing but not the YouTube. And not only that, but they have replaceable seals and a (plugged) grease port. You can remove the...

Definitely want to buy some time. I want to dig tomorrow. They aren't worn 'loose', they're so tight they don't even turn. I can't find anyone on YouTube disassembling them. If anyone knows of a YouTube, please share some hints how I might find it.

EDIT: It looks like my machine has a "wrong track" that ruined the track roller housings. I made a new thread called: Kubota KX41 track and roller not compatible (U15, U17 too) ===== Original thread w the blow-by-blow 🤨 ================= Has anyone ever lubed these type of Kubota track...

I was pleased how easy and low-cost this repair was too. I dumped 2 loads yesterday. Happy it's all working again with fairly minimal effort. I was especially pleased that the drums were as-new condition as well as the bearings. I was afraid to find a run-out hub, that suggested the other...

You can see in the pics there is no self-adjusting mechanism on these brakes. I set them so the shoes touched, and decided to “drive it” a bit, and then “remember;)” to adjust again later to “touching” again. Anyway it’s returned to service now, thanks for all the assistance!!

Extra time & energy & $$ go to more important projects. My flatbed trailer has two brakes unable to skid their tires. =========== New shoes and a new seal. Bearings were absolutely perfect. I changed the seal just because it had a tiny 'flat' on the sealing ridge. The adjuster screw was real...

What do you mean by "far behind"? I see them as "un-used". There is no drum cleanup, there is no wear at all not even a fingernail. Except for "time". I don't know if there's any way to know if another shoe is about to shed its (new condition but 26 years old) friction material. Replacing...

Thanks PMS, I think it's 12x2. I ordered brake shoes and wheel seals for two wheels. Not so bad.....$75 These hubs look like they are barely used (for a 1998 trailer). There's no lip at all. If it wasn't for that friction material coming loose there's nothing to do inside this brake. I...

Got the brake apart! TGMT, you were right. I thought that if it was friction material that since the first thing I did was reverse, that rolling the wheel forward might un-stick it. You can see my strap-wrap and the come-a-long. It worked (easily). the friction material is still 4.5mm...

I heard that story from a friend. At the bottom of the (5 gal) pail of snowmobile oil he found a dead mouse.

4570 this trailer has no battery backup system but good call. TMGT, Brake lining coming loose and gumming up the works is feasible. I doubt a bearing would lock up, I'd expect that kind of problem to happen at speed. It was all working normal when I parked it (the day before). Then the very...

I've been using the trailer a lot in the last 2 months, and twice yesterday. When I drive it I always test-activate the brake using the controller on my truck dashboard. That way I am certain the brakes will work if I need them. And I worry thgat the 7-pin plug may have fallen out etc, so I'm...

One of my electric brakes is stuck on my dump trailer. The wheel won't turn at all, it's real - real stuck! Trailer un-plugged of course. I tried rolling it forward and backward but it's kinda soft ground and it skids the wheel. It has a bit of weight on it, and some traction... it's not just...

What do you guys think of this? He said he bought it at an auction, trusting it was good because it was new & un-used. He said "you and I are in the same boat".

I bought it from a guy who buys New Old Stock. It's a 2022. He says he'll take care of me but he wants to talk it over with his partner. He said the only thing he can think of is that the gearbox was dry. But the whole mower is covered with oil that blew out of the breather. I'm pretty sure...

I bought a New 2022 Betstco Flail mower EF155 and within the 1st 1.5 acres the gearbox went kaput. I greased everything and peeked at the oil level before starting it up. Then I noticed it was blowing oil out of the breather holes on the filler plug. I stopped for a moment to try to assess...

880165,880166 These pics are on pg 1 post #7. It's very simple. Yes there's a solenoid for the pump motor. And there's only one wire going to the pump body (as in the pic). Someties I leave it up for weeks (so it drains water etc) and I don't think it comes down at all. I suppose that means...

Do all power-down dump trailers start with a little "up" before they go down (under load)? Is this behavior an intended feature to unload a check-valve or something?

I bought it used in 2018 (mfrd 1998). It has chattered since 2018 (only coming down heavy). It doesn’t appear to have much use, no dents in the bed etc. Here’s a video of the behavior.

I blocked it up like this. It's heavy, full of dirt. I have the mfr-provided prop in, but since the bed is full, it's near the balance point. I was feared it could tip up off the prop, and then maybe slam down. Probably not, the dirt would slide and it would stay up. Even so.... I blocked it...

The cylinder is topped out every time the trailer is used. Do you think air could remain? For years? It seems possible there could be air below the piston. When the bed is down on the frame, the cylinder stops appx 4” before bottom so feasible there’s trapped air below the piston.

OK thanks. I've been watching the behavior. It pushes hard from down low. As the bed gets real high, the trailer unloads the ball on the hitch and pulls up on the truck a little. Shortly after, the cylinder starts to unload and now the bed is trying to tip - and the cylinder is actually...

Trade it in on a new one! I see comments on the F-150 forum like ".....you didn't even ask your Ford dealer?" ....not my style. I like to sniff out the problem, understand it, learn something, chat with other problem solvers. Lotta old fellers here with a lot of knowledge. And possibly make...

oldnslo this explanation makes sense. I should probably call EZ-Dumper first before calling the pump mfr. How likely would positioning the cylinder such that cycling it would eject an air..... be the easiest solution? I can go under the trailer and do that if the pins coooperate. What about...

Thanks BCP that was a great compilation on cylinder chatter! Searching the DB-1277-A returns only a "new model" that has the same partnumber. The new model is clearly a different pump. I have never changed the hydr oil, I bet it's the original 1998 oil. I don't think it had a hard life, I...

There's no "up&down". It stutters violently. "Stick-slip" might be a better description.

I don't know where to find a schematic but I will look. The pump runs to power down, it seems appx the same speed up and down. It mashes the bed hard onto the frame at bottom, and the pump stalls. So is it feasible to add an accumulator (or some hydraulic device) on the down circuit to stop...

It's the standard rectangular yellow switchbox with U and D buttons.

I can find ways to get the info.... but a tester that tells me instantly if its the truck or the trailer, and where, is best. Then when I fix it I want to test immediately and not go looking for help. I don't have any windows to use etc. But I do have a bluetooth snake-camera that might work...

LD1 that would do it! Maybe there's a way to dipstick it when it's down with a curved wire. Could just raise it full up, and note that it doesn't starve. (or maybe it does?) Look in the tank, is there inches of volume? If yes, add an inch and you're even gooder than when it "didn't starve".

jrsavoie your points are good. Some items, the tape is of no concern. For example a simple gearbox. But in some hydraulics circuits, cleanliness is crucial. And when you see tape on a machine,,,, and a crucial function is behaving like there is contamination, to suspect the tape is logical...

Can't be any air. Wouldn't pumping both ways eject any air? Yes jmc it's an EZ-Dump. I like it a lot. It's the same width as my truck, easy to reverse it straight in the mirrors. I bet it's 30 years old. I got it on craigslist. It's been great, I've worn out/replaced 2 good tires since. I...

Wow that's real nice, thanks PTSG ! And here's my other wish: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/innovative-products/innovative-products-flat-trailer-light-and-brake-tester/ipa0/9101 It has a battery in the box so you can test the trailer without a vehicle.

I need a 7-pin trailer tester that has a remote cord long enough that I can sit in the driver's seat and observe the output of my truck. And..... I need a 7 pin trailer tester with 12v power so I can stand watch behind the trailer, push buttons on the remote and see the response. I don't know...

Thx very much for the help oldnslo! Power-down. Upon bottoming the pump motor strains. Usually the bed is empty and I'd like it to come down as fast as possible most of the time, but a little slower wouldn't hurt. I could try a restrictor, it sounds cheap & easy. It would be nice if it could...

How do I prevent the dump bed from bouncing (on the hydraulics) when I have to lower a heavy bed? It seems kind of violent, it can't be good. I suppose there is an accumulator, but how do I size it? The trailer is about 3 yds (6'x10'x1.5') Thanks for the knowledge!

yep.....it's for tapered threads......just about "ONLY" for sealing tapered threads. Pay attention to keep it out of servo valves, and understand that it causes trouble on the internets.

3/8" hose, 34" long. $96.17 each. I must have been under a rock. I thought: "OK so they're about $25 each but since inflation is only 3.5% since covid everything's doubled so they're probably $50. I should get a spare." ooops, the price was 4x that..... $100 each. ($212.37 for two little...

I found "looseness" at the lift pump connection too, same as your pic of the spring clamp (moved). So someone was working on your lift pump before you. All I could do in the limited access, was move the clamp closer to the bead. Yeah that counterweight makes it very difficult to access the...

Have you read the whole post? Tried anything? I never solved it then the owner took the machine back. I think it's still happening sometimes, but the machine is "usable" at a little lower power levels. My plan next, that I didn't get to do.... 1) Bypass the lines after the lift pump ----...

I've been setting my sawmill on a couple 'furniture dollies' on the barn floor. Yes on laser level, especially a green laser. How about adding a platform on the carriage that puts the laser line at blade height. Then you can see exactly where the blade's gonna cut. I suppose depending on...

All good input, thanks! Strange how stuff you see often over the years becomes a needle in a haystack as soon as you 'need it'. Menagerie....... I may do it ^^kinda like yours^^. I have lots of doug fir on-site. If I lay steel roofing over it, it will last a long time outdoors. But my place...

Thx Eagle1 I need "that kinda guy".... except who has already disassembled it.😁 I'd pay if it was "scrap price". Buying new steel would cost a bit, and I may have to just do that if nothing turns up. ....but surely just the tow charge would be more than "new steel". New Steel would be more fun...

yep Eagle1 I need tips how to find that kind of thing. Other than just keeping eyes peeled. I've probably seen hundreds, but then when I want one I can't think how to find one. What kind of business etc ends up with that stuff, and hoping that someone will come ask to take it away - so they...

That's my entry slab. To the left of the pic is the rollup door etc. I've been sawing on my entry slab for 10 years. It works but I have to do a setup & takedown every time I saw. I live a few hours away so don't leave anything of interest visible "outside".

OK good point. I should have known that!😤 The request is too vague. And no pic, no interest! I edited the top post, adding a pic of what I have now. 19" Hud-Son bandsaw. I have to drag the track out of the barn onto a slab every time I want to use it. It's in the way of other stuff...

No ideas?

I want to make a permanent platform for my sawmill. I was thinking the base of a 40ft shipping container would be good. I would like to have 30 feet because....you know.....??? So that's one idea. I don't want to pour concrete, it's just not worth the cost. Maybe mixing a few bags for footings...

What I hate is overspending,,,,, and ending up with the same item ....that Harbor Freight sells.

I bought the Harbor Freight assortment of many zerks, but they don’t fit my Kubotas. Almost Nothing fits. And too many of them don’t seal up to the greasegun, just make a mess. Not a good purchase. When I use a drillbit on a grease problem I’m usually drilling dirt, twisting it with my fingers.

Probably could rethread most holes to 1/8 NPT. Usually you’d have to disassemble the joint first (take the pin out). Lots of effort more than just unscrewing the zerk, dig out the blockage, and put the same zerk back in.

I’d unscrew the fitting, then probe with wire or possibly a drill to loosen the blockage. There are about 3 or 4 different grease fitting thread types and it’s always been much more of a PITA than ever expected to replace one. There’s taper thread, straight thread, metric straight & taper…...

Thx for reminder 😤 that there’s Log weight calculators all over the web. Nice one on www.woodweb.com Redwood 2nd growth 19”, 15”, 22ft 1300lbs. It felt like more. Anyway if thats true I bet I could carry about 25% more. B3030 is only one step up from the smallest size Kubota. Agreed it...

Thx!!! No idea how heavy. Been down six months.

Was a little tippy but I got it on the car trailer. Redwood, 22 feet long, headed for my bandsaw mill... I didn't like the tongue weight so I had to cut it in half, (dangit). Ready to roll

I have never paid the slightest attention to 'outboard/marine/aircooled/snowmobile/motorcycle'. If it's 2 stroke oil I mix it and it's been 30 years. The differences are subtle. "Engine oil" likely has conductive metal additives (like zinc) which could build up on the spark plug and foul it...

I cut my 24" Doug fir. Standing dead, dry, real nice wood! Got it done, but I don't feel like the saw is running right. It has a 24" bar on it (too long) but I don't keep the whole chain in the wood. It has very little power when the H screw is at the 'basic' setting (1 1/4 out). The saw...

Exhaust screen was not plugged at all. No reeds. Piston looks perfect, almost like new. Took the carb apart and found the filter was plugged with very fine “stuff”. Almost like an algae or something. Shot starting fluid at it and it was gone instantly. It seems to run well but haven’t put...

Screen is clean, dangit I was hoping for an easy win.

It depends who you are talking to. If you are taking to people with no experience with electric, talk gas. They might be the perfect candidate to switch over to electric, especially if they're not a professional user. But it's not your job to do so. If you talk to people with electric tools...

I like this saw, I inherited it from my father-in-law. I had to replace the coil once. And it was stolen but the cops got it back for me. It reminds me of him when I use it and I like that. Does anyone know why its spitting gas out the carburetor? Full throttle. Starts and idles but won't...

I hafta say..... whenever i pick up a pail that has a vent in it.... I never think: "what a waste of 90 cents". I think: "Oh good, this is gonna be easy."

2many, that's a reasonable price but I want 42 or 54 to minimize mowing time. But thanks for your research that it has sealed-lead-acid batteries. HomeDepot doesn't share that detail. "Apparently" it has four separate 12v 50Ah batteries that weigh 32 lbs each The 54" has four separate 115Ah...

I was getting pretty hot for a new Zero-Turn mower yesterday, and of course electric rears it head. Grass is coming thru holes in my John Deere deck, but it still cuts fine, so I should probably just wait this year out.... What is compelling is: 1) The quiet. You have a conversation with...

That’s a good 6-year question! Yes its GOOD. I’m thinking about adding another rack. That round tuit will get used to clear off the benchtop (hopes&prayers)

Heres the 6-year rust report. 4 posts have light rust. 6posts are still mill-scale. The drawers pull out. It won’t be hard to paint if I ever get a round tuit. What I really need to do is clean off the workbench.

Search google images for "bridge truss design." For a guy who builds stuff the load paths of the various configurations will make sense. Trussing the top.... they can buckle if 'bumped' or bent. But truss offers the benefit of a railing. But maybe you don't want a railing. Tension rods below...

If hardpan is just below the mud, jackhammering many #5 rebars that come up into your abutment will ensure it never sinks in the mud. You can get a 120v electric jackhammer for under $200 if willing to buy a tool. Regarding pre-tension. Thats more for concrete, its a “pre-load measure” to...

“Pin” piles of 5/8 rebar? Lots of them. Keep welding them end for end until they hit hardpan. Weld together and form your concrete around them.

Plus 1500 lbs of dirt in the bucket for 5500 lbs tractor weight? And a mower on the 3-point? That cable will increase strength substantially. Maybe consider double cables, cuz you have extra. Each with independent (redundant) mounting that one cable can hold the design load even if the other...

With free steel, maybe add a couple more 20ft stringers to increase the section modulus out in the middle. “Overbuilt” is in your favor. I may have missed it but never saw the wall thickness of that 2x6 tube. You might post it, or PM it to one of your engineer-members. Or add the doublers...

Monday-morning quarterbackin'......

For desired models the value is rising faster than inflation. And the older tractors don’t have infuriating electronic systems.

I think everyone knows you pour from the top because you have to. Because there's no vent. If there was a vent no fool would pour from the top.

Compact tractor Kubota B2710. Two hooks for forward chain pull and 3 hooks for rearward chain pull. Compact tractor has a little more lifting force from the backside of the bucket. That's an L-angle welded across the bent lip at the bucket top. Here's hooks I added to my BX24. It worked...

Got a link, or a pic of the item or process?

Don’t use wood. It will become “compost”. It turns into “nothing” a void. Make this subgrade structure with geotextile and rock. Second choice is geotextile & soil (which is probably already onsite! Maybe it has some gravel in it. The geotex and the rock will let water pass thru, its better...

PTFE tape is also ready for full pressure immediately. I worry a little about the backstory of the ‘repair’ I did. Where the machine’s regular mechanic would not use Teflon tape. It leaked all over everything, for weeks. Operators had to add hydr oil - I saw it 5+ gallons low at one point...

Very high pressure flows teflon tape into the voids, sealing the leak path (hopefully). It's the same goal of any thread sealant. And it lubricates too thus the joint may be a little tighter. Teflon tape has a significant risk of "improper application" and can cause problems by contaminating...

Have a friend with an excavator that had a real PITA leak on a fitting on the boom. His mechanic wouldn’t use tape. I looked at it and it was a tapered thread. I put teflon tape on it. The leak stopped dry. I think stopping the PITA leak on one fitting with tape is probably “OK”. I probably...

Keeping a pump clean, wiping up the drips etc as you move it from pail to pail could be more effort than this method. And overshooting the hole as you calibrate your high-pour. And mess from overshooting the hole as you adjust. Cleaning a funnel takes time too (before and after). I’ve done...

I'm tired, been screwing the pooch at both ends.....

sure, you can just drill the hole & discard the empty pail, if you got too many piling up. I have a few different pcs of eqpt, and poured about 2quarts out thus far. So the pail is still quite full. I imagine it will be a few quarts of oil here and there ...... over the next months or year...

That's how I did it before. Then I had to use an 5-gal pail to carry diesel, so I put a fuel can vent in that oil pail so it would pour diesel faster and neater. Then the next time I had to pour from a new 5-gal of hydr oil,,,, knowing how it was easier, faster, neater,,,, I put a vent in from new.

I often build special jigs and tools for tasks I do often. But I've never even checked if the vise made marks on the saw bar. I consider the saw bar a wear item that is replaceable. I intend to wear that bar out. I like how the vise saves a lot of time when sharpening the chain.

I have 5 hooks. I started with 3 hooks but added 2 in the other direction 'cuz I was needing it. Also I put a thicker L-angle across the formed lip before welding the hooks on.

That's what you do when theres no vent but it's more difficult. Its almost always easier to pour clean with the spout at the bottom. I bet if there was a vent you wouldn't invert.😉 Anyway this is just a shop tip, not a requirement. And you do have to plan ahead and have the vents on hand, and...

First of all, if you drill carefully the plastic is mostly together and it comes out the top. It depends somewhat on the kind of drill bit you use. A step-drill woud prob make lots of smaller bits. But can plastic swarf cause any problems? What problem? They can't get past a screen and if they...

Pouring oil from a 5-gal pail. Unless you're born yesterday, here's how it goes: So it doesn’t “glug” you position the spout on the top and try to guess the long arc that the stream will take to the filler hole. Hoping to adjust with minimal spillage. Of course it makes a mess, but you do...

That's 3 piles in a row, they are about 100ft apart. It's kind of a shame to burn them, I'd rather leave wildlife piles. It was impenetrable brush. I'm hoping to create a 'natural' open meadow feedplot here and don't wanna look at piles. Wish me luck.

I got to run the machine again and it still has a similar problem, but ONLY when it's cold (dies often). It's not as bad as before, but the machine has 300 more hours since I worked on it last. All we know is the dealer/tech replaced the fuel filter with a unit specified by Kubota for that...

That’s half the fun (after its all done of course). Raining right now, and the tractor’s dry after 5(!) years uncovered. The rain that misses the roof falls on the hillside as it has done since the hill was made (50years ago?). Its some heavy fill with gravel in it. Real hard stuff, the...

Overthink? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 hey that’s where the fun is When the dang thing’s all built and keeping the rain off it gets kinda boring.

Thx for the ideas. It kinda looks like a “wide kiosk” with stabilization attached to the slope. I think it doesn’t need any more attention to stand for 30 years. Which is long enough to hit my head on it more than a few times. Funny you mentioned T-posts. I used 5/8” rebar which cost more than...

Agreed 5/8” to 1/4” is not just “a little beyond” the recommendations for 120v, but perhaps “a little more than beyond” etc 🤣🤣 One thing you can’t see because its out of the pic frame is the no trespassing sign. This isn’t to keep friends away, just troublesome neighbors and city weld...

Mines been out for 4 years. I intended to make a shed but it got delayed a bit. Pretty good shape now, just need some gravel.

DK The vapor barrier could impede the ground moisture that continually replenishes the humid environment under the mower deck. Bit wouldn’t take much time to lay plastic down before the gravel. Probably an effective use of time is to setup a wash station where I drive over a sprinkler to wash...

yes that’s the next step. Im trying to decide between these two options Put down 5/8minus, let it compact for awhile, then lay plastic on the compacted gravel and pour a 3” concrete pad. Or Lay plastic right on the dirt (its firm) and put 4 inches of 5/8minus on the plastic. This sounds much...

The thing is,,,,ya gotta stick around and see if I own up to problems in 5 years. I need it to last about 20 years. ljj yep nailed connections hold pretty well when there’s several at all angles. Try and imagine if nails were invented after screws, they would be prohibited by building code...

Doughknob Last night I was fretting about grandkids walking out onto it from the yard above. I think the clear PVC will be so “soft” as to provide a warning. But I don’t have any yet, and modern kids…..welllll….. Eddie give me a moment, this thing is barely 18 hours old.🤣🤣🤣. I have a few...

I switched over to Makita but still have a lot of DeWalt 18v tools. That all work well but as you know the batteries are gone. I made this adapter so I could use my DeWalt jigsaw, which is an awesome machine. I used a Makita “USB Adapter” that cost about $16. It’s possible that you can get...

Those are foundation brackets for a little shed for my lawn tractor that sits out in the weather, the poor deere.... Been intending to build it for 4 years. All that..... then then it took just one day...

Thanks Doofy, 120v has only been legal for a few years now.😄😄 (Big Barn remembers the oid days....(y)(y)) The Miller Multimatic 200 is 120v/240v but I'm 90 feet from the house and I don't have that much 240v cord. So had to use 120v.

OK here is is as the sun is going down. Here is a horizontal bracket nailed into the slope. Itellya it ain't goin' nowhere. Those fat rebars are 4 feet long. Much more secure than a concrete lump glued to the dirt. I suppose a guy could pour a concrete abutment around it for the...

The 1/4” thick steel channel is drilled for 3/8” thru-bolts. Thanks for the link and for putting your thoughts to my project 👍🏽👍🏽It helps a lot to see where other experiences lead. Heres the anchors. Ground anchors are good if you don’t hit a rock and I have rocks in my dirt. Plus If you can...

yes I hope it works too. Probably gonna use clear polycarbonate corrugated roof. Its not heavy. Sharpened the rebar with my (new!) plasma cutter. This is how big the Rebar “stumps” are. Probably kind of hard to pull them out of the dirt. I hope. I’ve always been suprised how hard it is to...

What do you think of this? I know you value the shelter, as will My Deere…. I pounded rebar spikes into the dirt and welded a steel bracket on. Then bolted a cedar board to the bracket. Its cantilevered. It doesn't snow like the old days. We got 9” of snow last winter. Got just 2 inches this...

loads of fun!!! Split a 3x6x.25 rect tube into channels

Hypertherm sounds like fun! I have a specific task coming up and I'm not going to be a pro. Maybe a pro-slacker.(y) I've wanted one for ten years.....that was my first mistake, not getting one. And with all the steel stuff I've made over the years. Last week was the last straw, was cutting...

I gathered that. But that tip he gave... lives on(y)(y)

The Hobart 140 can do it well. The Q is, can you? Will these hooks ever hold anything overhead, endangering people? If you don't have experience welding 'critical' welds......give this time to sink in. Agreed with the above, preheat provides what the 120V MIG is a little short on.... the heat...

Carl and I had some online disagreements that I'm positive would not exist in 'real life', in the shop. They exist because of the internet. If I walked into his shop with my Miller in-hand we'da been best buds in a few minutes. That was back when 120v was illegal...:ROFLMAO: This is like a...

I can't imagine how that little bucket broke it in the first place, must have had a defect in the factory weld. But it won't break again, that's a nice job. WRT the original question.... can a regular guy who's never welded 1/2" thick repair that with a 110v MIG? The answer is "perhaps yes...

Excellent Laurence! Thank you. I will find a way to verify voltage (& current supply) to the lift pump!! I hear the pump when you switch the key on but it could be interrupted and then the injection pump may be drawing suction during interruptions.

I talked to the owner, he is still having trouble with his 040 over the past year. He said he has been changing the fuel filter often, sometimes after only 2 weeks which seems to always 'work' for the short period. And he knows he's not putting dirty fuel in the machine, in fact being super...

Tried that…. In this pic you can see that I tried a Jerry can. 🤣🤣 I was in the middle of this when the owner got the call that a master tech was willing to work on it - so he quickly collected his machine (while I was mid-test in the Jerry can stage). So I never got to follow that to the end...

I ran the fuel out of the water separator, thru a long clear vinyl hose past the operator seat so I could see the bubbles going into the injector pump. I conclude that the Kubota injector pump can tolerate or eject some air. I don’t know how much - but it tolerates much more than I expected...

Steel will hold. Worst thing about this is "it works" and other repairs rise higher on the list. Luckily "it drips" which will keep it on the list to make it right. I just went back to work, and have not checked if its a weld pinhole or leaking at the connection. nIt could be the fitting, or...

Hose still in good shape, I broke the fitting with “operator error”. Got back to work but it drips dangit.

Ok here we are. Broken hose fitting. Done for the day? No 30 minutes later I’m digging again. Only problem is I have to remember to replace it. ============== I welded a short bead, then sprayed water on it to prevent heating the rubber hose. Repeating all the way around. That's why it's an...

Had to do this to get to the fuel pump. To observe the fuel on it's last leg from the filter into the injector pump I added a section of clear hose. All that air is going into the injector pump. It runs, but stumbles when you try to do some work (I suppose when it opens the throttle) I...

Here's my current program. The Makita 36v XCU02 has worked so well over the 3 years I've had it that I bought a 2nd one. I've used the first one so hard (14" bar) that I can't believe it has much life remaining.....although it shows no sign of giving up. But I thought Makita might discontinue...

If you have clear space for the boom to hang off the side you can use the boom weight to tilt the blade a little. Sometimes you only need a little bit. A bucket full of dirt tilts the machine (and the blade) more. Some small machines can narrow the track width Note in THIS pic that the...

Mini-Ex Blade manual TILT-blade device Kubota KX41 3800 lb mini-excavator. It has a one-way blade, simply goes up & down. Sometimes I need to cut a level track across a hillside. Or level a roadway. Also as spill comes down the bank the track rides ontop of it, lifting the uphill track and...

It won't run at full-power. It stumbles and dies periodically (often). I am able to work it lightly at about 1/3 throttle, but whenever the control system pours the coal to it, it stumbles and often quits. When not stumbling, the engine is perfectly smooth. I'm not a diesel mechanic but I may be...

There are clever and experienced folks on this forum. I'm wondering if any of you can offer tips to get these worn bushings out. Bushings were so worn out it was letting the thumb bend the pin... until the pin broke. I welded the pin while waiting for my new parts, and it fractured again 3x...