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If chains were as tight as they can go, why would they sway? Something doesn’t make sense. Are you out of thread on the “turn buckle”? And out of thread at both ends of threaded rod? Did you adjust them when on a side hill, maybe chain was tight because bush hog was pulling on it? I like to a...

Get some ladder hooks. Hang ladder off roof ridge. Use another ladder to get up to roof ladder.

On one hand, the bucket is a good rigid flat surface and the ladder’s feet can’t slide away from the building... ....but on the other hand...

I usually count out loud. 17 teeth each “side”. Usually my count matches up so there’s a shiny tooth coming around after #17. I’ve probably sharpened some teeth twice and skipped others. Not a big deal, hand sharpening doesn’t take off too much if you hit it twice, and if you missed it, you’ll...

Yep, it was our sweat glands, not our brains, or our opposable thumbs, that put us on top. Three cheers to sweat!

Uh-oh, I have some bad news. There’s over a billion living life forms on every square centimeter of human skin. (You can look this up) That’s means every time you scratch your ass, you’re likely committing mass murder on a scale that’s equal to hundreds of Holocausts and World Wars combined (All...

....but do this when you have high current loads on. Like the lights on, or when trying to start. That is, there can be almost zero volts measured across a (high impedance) bad connection when there almost zero current to create the voltage drop.

Shaker siphon hose out of 5 gal jug that I set on the fender into the tank. No pouring required.

No, I didn’t miss your initial post. Obviously “they” (the servers who you happened to have) don’t consistently apply the kids menu “policy”. If they have one. What I’m saying is if your server “interprets” the rules to your favor, you might tip 20% on the $80. You spend $96, server gets $16...

....but they don’t really pay the wait staff to do their job. Technically they usually pay some pittance, often not even minimum wage. Waiters don’t earn their money from the company, they earn it from tips from the customers; by good service and sometimes doing “extra” things that might not be...

Splice it, it was: Coming off the panel was 10 cut wires connecting to 8 cut wires. Coming off light switch was 2 cut wires. That 42 wire ends to strip, and making 42 wire connections on 20 butt connectors . Make your own jokes on where this is a pain. What’s some good tips on keeping mice...

This is why it doesn’t make sense to borrow or lend. If you or a borrower can’t afford to replace it when they break it, then they shouldn’t borrow it. If borrower can afford to replace it, they should just buy their own. If they break your old one and buy a new one to replace it, they still...

No you can’t. You won’t find a harness for the panel. You won’t find anything that says it’s included. It doesn’t exist. Questions like these don’t fit in their supply system.

I can’t get a confirmation either way. How to prove a negative (that their isn’t a separate part number)? Or, how to confirm the cluster comes with a cable when no one selling them can actually put a hand on one to check?

Yep, I got some trailer wire that seems same gauge and stranded. Every patch needs 4 good terminations. That adds up. Only have the two wires to the light switch patched so far. On the panel’s cable I can match the 8 broken wires colors to their counter part. But the panel side has 10 broken...

I looked that up. GXL is a general purpose #16 awg (19 strand) XLPE crossed linked polyethylene. Doesn’t seem like anything special. Probably will use whatever I have to patch gaps when I can’t “stretch” the cable itself (~4”) to splice it back together.

Mice got into wiring behind my tractor’s instrument- gauge panel cluster. Tractor is a Deere 5075E, Tier II, OOS. They got a couple wires from a big harness to spade terminals on the light switch. I think I can easily butt splice them back together. Mice chewed about 6 wires on a (pigtail...

Yes, in the 90’s the baby boomer ME generation took over and Capitalism went on a race to the bottom. A search for the cheapest labor. If American weren’t willing to work for less and without benefits, like pensions, they just moved the capital (production) offshore to somewhere cheaper...

I can’t help but wonder what percentage of owner treat the hydro pedal like a gas pedal. When they get to a hill and the tractor starts to slow down, they just mash the pedal down further? Think it’s greater or less than 50%?

....unless the 5 foot mower is traveling 20% faster than the 6 foot mower, (or conversely, the 6ft mower is traveling at 83% speed of the 5 foot mower) then they’re using the same amount of horsepower. [emoji6]

There’s a Goldilocks scenario with ditches. When there’s too much water, you might get some erosion; when there’s too little water they might silt up, fill in and get shallow. Or the water flow is just right and you’re good to go....for a few years. Check them occasionally. Around here, there’s...

Having a bigger mower than the 5hp/ft rule of thumb is no problem, you can always go slower, or take more of an overlap in heavy conditions. In less than heavy conditions, you mow more ground without increasing ground speed and getting bounced around. “Horsepower is just a measure of speed!”...

If you think about it, a free dump bed isn’t worth anything. Zero. Who wants a worthless dump bed? ...but a dump bed worth $1200, now that has some value!

Couple nights ago I was watching NCAA basketball, Beavers vs Cougars. My wife asked me who I wanted to win. I told her I like beaver, but Cougars have more experience.

Using ethanol free gas is definitely worth it. “Premix” is definitely the expensive version of this, but still probably worth it if it saves one service visit and you only burn a little bit. Especially use it if it’s the last tank fill of the season.

The number of cables will be in multiples of 3, as in a 3 phases (phases A, B, and C). Six conductors may be one circuit with 2 conductors per phase; or there’s 2 individual 3 phase circuits on the tower. If there’s 8 wires, I believe the other 2 wires, which are usually smaller, run on top of...

Yes! Nothing like 1st hand (or leg) experience! There’s three concepts to be aware of: Energy, (horse)power, and torque. 4, if you include time. It takes the same amount of ENERGY to climb a hill no matter how much horsepower, how fast / how much time it takes, or how much torque (the 10...

Horsepower is just a measure of how FAST you can perform a task like climb a hill. Assuming you had slow enough “gears”, you could have a 1 horsepower motor and still climb the hill. ...but it might be 40 times slower than having 40hp. Like others say, the hydro pedal is not a gas pedal. You...

If Eddie still has power at his house, I’m guessing the 2 hots are probably still wrapped around a steel messenger cable that supports them from the transformer to the house. This cable is usually bonded and acts as a neutral conductor back to the center tap of his pole mounted transformer (i.e...

Why wouldn’t people just do 2- 6.6kw for $7600? Oh...doesn’t work that way eh?

No one has stated the obvious answer? The steepest a metal roof can be is about 89 degrees. At 90 degrees it becomes a metal wall.

Get the water to flow somewhere lower....to the ocean preferably.

Tractor data list a 4200 as 50” wide and 2400 lb bare weight. Let’s wild *** guess you could add 800 pounds of loaded tires, and another guess that FEL weighs 700 pounds. Total near 4000 lbs? MX5 mower is around 800 pounds, cantilevered off the back. Front end might be light when mower is...

If it’s a bad negative battery terminal cable or its connection to the frame, why would starter still work? ...but OP says it has always been hard to start. Even in warm weather too? Could be the negative connection, but strange enough current makes it through for starter but not plugs.

Yep, in NY auto parts store will take it, but some only will take 5 gallons at a time, depending on who is working there.....so come back tomorrow, make two trips instead of one to bring the same amount in the end. [emoji849] For some reason I often seem to trip while carrying the old oil to my...

What are you mowing and how fast do you want to mow? Grass takes more power than brush. Horsepower is a measure of how fast you can deliver the energy to do a task. Less horsepower just takes longer to deliver that energy (until you can’t go any slower because of gears or impatience). With a...

It’s easier to calculate the force than the energy. One way would be to measure the acceleration (a) of the pulled vehicle, and knowing it’s mass (m), the force (F) applied was F= m x a. This assumes pulling vehicle came to a stop at maximum stretch. Trying to figure how much moving pull vehicle...

Hydraulic jacks are kind of neat, by why go to the bother? Wedges and a sledge take even less cutting and easier to carry around.

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If you want to leave them in place, you could test them with a continuity tester, or more accurately with an ohm meter. If you figure your battery voltage (“V”) is 12.6 volts, and you measure the resistance (“R”) in ohms, the heat the plug generates is V^2/R, or 12.6^2/R, or 158.8/R (Watts)...

Well, MHarryE, I stand corrected. I’ve never seen any labels like that here in the NorthEast. It “just diesel” here unless the pump is specifically labeled kerosene.

Cut the trunk, sure. Easier said than done. The tricky part is to do that without binding the saw. Do you cut vertical or 90 degrees to trunk? Assumption is that top side of trunk is in compression and underside of log is in tension. You suggest cutting wedge on top and then cutting up from...

Have to laugh at their “old wise farmer” model. His clothes have never seen a day of work in their life. Looks like the tags are probably still on them. . ...but maybe with that PTO system they stay that clean. [emoji1]

Timing the pull with the cut almost never works. Don’t cut the tree through, keep the hinge wood intact and pull it over. But know that some tree’s fibers are brittle and the hinge will snap before you want it to. Without the hinge wood, you lose control and gravity takes over, unless you get...

What was she doing crouching down for so long? Probably in perfect spot to be hidden by door post and then hood the closer he got. She never moves the whole time even with approaching truck. Something looks fishy.

I doubt it’s strictly #1. You mean #2? “...it will always be diesel. Period.” Hmmm... So when do northern stations change? Do they ALL change on the same date? Do they all change to fuel good for 15 degrees, 0 degrees, -10, -20, or is it -30 degrees on this date? Or does this switch vary day...

Yes, yes...but I still maintain that when you pull up to the pump, you have no idea what you’re getting. It’s not like gas pumps here that say “may contain 15% ethanol.” In summer you most likely get #2 diesel. But in winter ,do you get #2 diesel mixed with: 1) Additives to lower cloud/gel...

The lift arms never drop below half way down, but what about upper rockshaft arms? Where are they? That is, can lift arm linkage to rockshaft need adjustment. As others note, there is no down force to lower 3 point hitch, try standing on it or some weight.

Up here in the north there must be differences in heating oil and #2 diesel as I often see outdoor furnace tanks. Can anyone confirm that #1 diesel and kerosene are the same thing? It’s amazing that contractors, farmers, truckers can have $100’s of thousands of equipment, and nobody is really...

To clarify, as I understand. Please correct if wrong: On road is same as off road, except off road is dyed to signify taxes haven’t been collected in it. Some stations may blend #1 and #2 in winter (or use additives?) to decrease cloud point and gelling in cold temps. They are not always...

So it cranks over a little, perhaps slowly, then it stops cranking? Any smoke out the exhaust pipe? We need to determine if it’s a battery/starter problem (slow or no crank), or if it just keeps cranking but doesn’t start (like a fuel problem). If the former, clean all terminals, especially...

Goats are ***holes, I doubt it was an “accident”.

Interesting. Never heard of such a thing. Wonder what the oil (fluid) temp gets after a couple heavy pulls? Would you need to add an oil reservoir or cooler? Comments say that this has same speed as an electric winch. Many people find electric winches too slow for log work.

I’ve used the Pat’s. The bolts they supplied were soft metal and often bent with heavier Class 2 equipment. This made taking bolts out really difficult. Had to take it to a machine shop to remove. Started using a stronger grade bolt. ....but then I wondered why bolts are even needed? Without...

What kind or model of Massey? Gas or diesel? When was tractor last started?

How did it come off? Did the shaft snap? Did it wobble before it came flying off?

Pumps may draw 15 amps and 12 amps, but they probably draw 90 amps and 72 amps (or more) for a moment or two when they start up. How your tractor and generator responds and whether it can ride through this starting inrush depends on what else is running, how close to max generator is at...

Whether you turning or not in 4WD, the front and rear tires will either be pulling or pushing the other axle’s tires on the ground surface. That is, the front or rear tires need to slip on the ground surface when in 4wd for the drivetrain not to break. Tire wear, inflation pressure and how much...

An electro-magnetic field I assume, thus I ask does a circuit ticker detect it? Depends on how strong the EMF is.

Can’t you put the dog collar on and walk around your property? Seems like you’d find where it does and doesn’t work pretty quick. [emoji16]

Good chance. Tractor runs and there’s no short as long as he doesn’t push the pedal. The same pedal that hasn’t been working right to start.

So, does petroleum jelly makes rings swell, damage them, or have no long term effects? Depends what the ring is made out of I suppose.

Does the bottom board sit flush on the concrete? Maybe bottom edge of bottom board needs to be “scribed” and cut to match the exact contour of the concrete?

How do invisible fencers work? Do they pulse like an electric fencer? If so, maybe try a circuit ticker tester; those pen shaped testers for testing AC receptacle outlets. They work by detecting changing magnetic fields around pulsing or AC currents. Also notice they work when you move them back...

You mean Google and Facebook don’t provide all those services to people for free out of the goodness of their hearts? Gasp!

Looks like you could put a culvert in where you marked on photo and then fill in approach on each side of it. Make culvert twice as big as you think you need.

Level areas usually have poor drainage. Clay soils usually have poor permeability. A bad combination with both. Clay will let you work with it without leaving ruts when it’s dry. Clay doesn’t care about your wife’s schedule or her happiness.

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One could always try lifting front tires with FEL and seeing if lever pulls easier. Or as others have noted, find that instant when there’s zero torque on the drive system and pull lever. Actually have a little pressure on lever, and when there’s no torques in the drive system it will release...

Exxon Mobil share price has almost doubled since November. A relative left me some shares a few decades ago. I’ve never touched them. Value of them has increased $10’s of thousands since November. Over that time period I’ve probably had to spend an extra $45 at the pump. Dang gas prices!

Not sure what you mean by support. As filler or as safety? Bottom line: Don’t trust a floor jack. Support the tractor on the 6”x 6” blocks after you jack it up.

I’ve heard that inhaling or smelling certain incense smoke can have healing effects similar to the bracelets. But the incense smoke has to be made from special organic materials: U.S. currency. Supposedly if you take a fifty dollar bill from your wallet and set it on fire it’s the same as one...

An important question is has the value of fuel gone up; or has the value of the dollar gone down? In May $1 = 7.13 Chinese Yuan, now it equals 6.47. $1 = .9 Euro, now .83 Looks like a little of both?

Once you get it fixed, I’d go easy on back-dragging with the bucket curled all the way down like you describe in symptoms #2. There’s a lot of leverage doing that, it’s an easy way to bend the cylinders or blow their seals when something has to give.

Are you good with a voltmeter....or a screwdriver? I’d check if voltage is getting to the solenoid and starter. Basically when you turn the key, and all safety interlock switches are satisfied (sear switches, PTO off, etc) key switch passes a small current to the magnetic coil part of the...

Check hydraulic oil, for level or discoloration. When was hydraulic filter and/or oil last changed? What have your local temps been? Your symptoms seem connected to your hydraulic system (not sure about PTO, others may know). Hopefully it’s something simple and not the hydraulic pump.

Ditches and culverts.

Yes, I believe using a different position should effect how much it tilts, (in addition to the leverage it puts on draft controls, if equipped, but that’s a different issue, not your question). I don’t understand why you can’t adjust top link so that when front of mower is at desired cutting...

What if it was anchored to a post, tree, or something else suitable? I’ve always had the same question, different brand, but always wondered if it would just tip over on the stands without bucket.

Something’s going on. Seems a lot of my replies from last few weeks are missing.

Delivering hay pics & stories Picture from a couple years ago after we built the barn and wife and daughter brought their hayburners home from the stable. Must of been first winter, because we always get our hay off the wagon in the summer now. Stopped loading at an even 60 bales. I’m...

I have a 40,000 btu Reddy kerosene heater made by Desa (similar to picture). I think they were sold under a lot of names. Anyways, it will run for a couple minutes, then suddenly quit. (No sputtering, etc..). Here’s what I’ve done: - Checked that air pressure to nozzle was 3 lbs. - I cleaned...

....and what is this?:

Interesting link. Some people with experience on it. But no witnesses. Nobody ever answered post #30’s question:

Seems like: If you drag 12 footers, you and make fewer trips, but larger impact each trip. Using a trailer is a huge pain if you have to hook and unhook it at each end of trip to load and unload. I’ve tried that method with 16’ & 24’ long pine poles on a (4 tire) wagon running gear. Driving...

A log jack like this is all I’ve ever used to keep the saw out of the dirt. Most times a log has natural curves that gives space from ground. If there’s 4 lengths of firewood before you get to the gap, I’ll just cut those 4 lengths that touch the ground 85% of the way through, do my 100% cut at...

Tragic. My condolences. Falling is a top 10 cause of unintentional injury deaths over the age of 15, and #1 cause over age 65. ...but I beg to differ with the sheriff. And so do the results.

This is the schematic I find at https://partscatalog.deere.com/jdrc/sidebyside/equipment/83200/referrer/navigation/pgId/394913944 I don’t really see what is going on in such a large enclosure. I’m guessing maybe the shift lever (4) attaches to horizontal shaft (24) through the arm (19)? Maybe...

Eureka! Update: It was even colder today (teens), so I went and checked it out again. Without starting tractor, same thing happens. It won’t go into the gears (reverse and 1st) that are “below” the neutral positions on the shifter. Goes into 2nd and 3rd “above” the neutral passage just fine...

Today I started up Deere. 5075E tractor today. Let it warm for a few minutes. Drove it in 2nd gear, low range it’s (3x3, 9 speed) at just above idle for a hundred feet or so. Went to put it in reverse. It was like the gear wasn’t there and wouldn’t go in. Same with 1st gear. I had 2nd & 3rd gear...

This is what I was referring to before with my before and after pics. When the tractor tips such that the vertical line that extends down from the tractor’s center of gravity moves to the right of the downhill tire, she’s going over. Widening the tires just a few inches makes a HUGE difference...

Go as wide as you can and load tires. Your center of gravity is probably 10” above the height of your rear axle, in the center of your tractor. Standing behind the tractor, you can imagine what angle of tip it takes before this spot passes over the outside edge of your downhill tire and you roll...

What got destroyed? Parts 3, 5, 6? All of them? Never heard of that before. I’ve seen the brake arm (seems more like a tension arm thing), but never realized there’s a brake (part 6) to it. Makes sense. I’m guessing something went wrong when you where pulling the cable out that let the cable...

Nationally, coal supplies 23.5% and nuclear supplies 20%. Like renewables, and natural gas, the source of YOUR electricity varies widely depending on what part of the country you’re in. (Note: I assume solar is under represented in this data as this is “utility scale” sources.)

What I call the third wire is called “(2)” in this diagram

The symbol is for a diode. A diode allows current to flow in one direction only. When the opposite polarity is applied across it and current can’t flow, the system’s voltage will be across it. In simple terms, they are described as a electrical check valve. So what is it doing under your seat...

I thought so too, but Tractordata says the C came with 9-36’s on rear, the Super C with 10-36’s, H’s with a wide variety including 9-38’s and 10-38’s.... That website also shows this picture of a C’s rear: And this for a Super C

Wears sandals, or flip flops (when not at the beach or pool)? OMG! I just realized I’m prejudice! [emoji15] I have no problem with a person’s race, sexual orientation, religion, choice of tractor, etc..., but I have a hard time respecting a man in public wearing flip flops. Maybe it’s because...

Stupid question, but here goes: Bad valve on tire. Can I just unscrew internal air valve core, like a car tire and replace it with some of the spares cores I have? On a Deere 5075E w/ filled tires. Tires weren’t soft, I wanted to check pressure. 1st thing I did was park valve at 12:00 and...

I have a Rhino 850. I just went and looked, but can’t find any identification on the cylinder. I can measure the retracted length as that is how I park it. But I have no plans on hooking it up and extending. Bore size? - No clue. Any way for me to find out (without disassembly? Lol.) I assume...

Strange. When I click on it, I get this manual:

Here’s the follow up to this in case anybody else was as ignorant as me...yes I know it’s 10 months later! Like I tell my wife when she asks me if I’m going to fix the vacuum cleaner: “I said I would and I will! No reason to keep asking month after month!” (Old joke, I know) Anyways...

Look up Japanese Knotweed. Try to walk through and scout a couple acres of that. Here a picture from internet. Using the Helen Keller front loaded technique is a must unless you 100% sure there’s nothing to hit. Plus it snaps over most of the stalks so they are lying down when you pass over. I...

With trees that have been cut that then hang up on another tree I’ve been taught to pull them down from a safe distance. ...but what if they’re “hung up” but have never been cut (still attached to the stump and roots)? Friend has a ~60’ oak tree, probably 18” diameter. The wind has blown the...

I ordered a new muffler for my mom’s 1970 Montgomery Ward’s rototiller. It’s has a small single cylinder Briggs and Stratton motor on it. New muffler came with “extra parts”. That is, the existing muffler doesn’t have a “deflector” that screws on to the exhaust port like the new muffler. 2...

Diagrams show the PTO switch as having 2-normally open contacts and 1- normally closed contact (2-N.O., 1-N.C.). Your description makes it seems like the N.0. and N.C. contacts are wired in reverse, making it seem the switch operates in “reverse”. Any way for the switch and/harness to somehow...

A couple questions: How do you view it now on your iPad? Through safari and the internet and the webpage, the same as if you were using a computer? For the app go to iPad main page. When you hit the iPads “button” and it shows all the apps you have. Click on “App store” (circled in black) to go...

Got some extra time on my hands, so I thought that this year I’d paint the snowblower’s interior surfaces that slide snow. I don’t own a paint sprayer or want to be buying respirator masks. Don’t own a sand blaster either. What’s a good homeowner method of prep and painting? Best brand of...

You’re talking about this right?

Dang! Those things are huge. I found some pics on the interwebs. Hate to drive into a swarm of them on a motorcycle with an open face helmet.

I think you're on to something. The manual I found on line, under the "Daily Check" section, says: : 1. Check to see that the coolant level is between the "FULL" and "LOW" marks of recovery tank. 2. When the coolant level drops due to evaporation, add soft water only up to the full level. In...

After further study: If you can't find pins long enough to reverse pin direction, or If you can't put yoke on inside of lower angle iron because angle iron wouldn't allow yoke to swivel, then I agree with Ford850. Otherwise major rework of the mower mount would be required. TSC should take some...

It has to pivot at the pins if the braces that run 45 degrees from the tail to the yoke shorten their length (by virtue of the "pivot piece" that connects them to the top of the yoke).

Was it his shed, or his wife's Cheryl's? ....he hated those chickens, didn't he?....

I assumed you were referring to a "shaft key". Where the shaft and the coupling each have a square slot in them, at their junction, that a rectangular "key" goes in that joins the two pieces so they spin as one. Your manual doesn't show a shaft key coupling. Coupler and shaft are locked...

Exactly! People dig a lot of post holes with these. They don't have a lot of horsepower, and the "lifting capacity" is based on what you ate for breakfast. This type of TSC PHD has adjustment holes where the yoke connects to the main beam that makes it raise higher & suitable for smaller...

I should be skiing in Vermont today, but the mountain closed 10 minutes before I left for the hour drive there. Was in the 60’s yesterday. We are warmer here in Northeast than in south Texas and central Mexico

Does anyone make a man-lift / cherry-picket like this? Could that work? Might want some stabilizer legs, telescoping boom, maybe another folding boom, etc..? Would be really easy to position when working around buildings on slopes, etc..

Most likely your opinion is based on your perception! (Ever see those drawings where your opinion of it depends on your perception? Is it a bunny or a duck? Is it an old woman's profile or a young woman's head turned away?) (IMHO) Respectfully disagree on money being a factor. 25 years ago...

^ What he says. :thumbsup: Double rear weight (loaded tires and wheel weights) probably aren't necessary. Only if you need more traction. Reducing center of gravity is the best for (sidehill) stability. Where the ideal is low weight and wide stance. Spacers are a good idea. I'm of the...

...the weird part is not only does it work fine when cap is taken off, but works well for a few days before mystery ailment returns. ...so whatever the problem is, it doesn't immediately return when cap is reinstalled.

I wonder by how much. I found this on the internet, but don't know if its: True, ....or for propylene glycol or Ethylene glycol, ....but at 10% mix this says you can get freeze protection down to about 25F which might be fine for many parts of the country.

The metric unit I have a tough time with is temperature. Especially hearing forecasts. (IMHO) Metric Celsius units are too coarse, that is, when you hear the forecast as (say) temps will be 15-20 deg C one day, but maybe 20-25 deg C another day, to my Imperial mind it doesn't seem like that...

Maybe swap the factory ROPS for a custom roll cage. Much lower height, better protection from those snapping branches. Cooler looking. :) roll cage

Doesn't anti-freeze have a "sweet" taste? On the "If it quacks like a duck" front.... You could use an anti-freeze tester to see if it has the same specific gravity as......anti-freeze. You could put it in your freezer and see if/when it freezes. BTW, why do you want to know what exactly it...

It almost looks like you have a pto shaft with a shear bolt built into it, but I’ve never seen one with two bolts.

I buy the first and 2nd sentences. I guess the rest could happen if: There were separate valves to opposite sides of the cylinder, one opens the other does not, I don’t think that’s the case...but one path could still be blocked. The weight (gravity) pushing the oil out of the cylinder can...

An astounding view from 17,5’ beneath... - White Stars, Black Sea | Facebook "An astounding view from 17,500 beneath the surface of the sea - a 1941 International Harvester sits still chained to the deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), lost during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 27th...

Was thinking this is a lawn and garden topic, but it's a farm, ranch, construction, everybody topic too... Who makes best garden hose? Least susceptible to kinking? Don't care about weight. Anybody ever use the wire reinforced hoses?

How are those locks at the lift arms? Are they strong enough to prevent twisting if you're using a ball hitch and a heavy trailer? I've added the brackets that prevent rotation by connection to top link as it seems more 'solid', but it does limit how tight you can turn with some trailers...

Regarding 208V & 240V supply mismatched with 208V & 240V equipment: In general, induction motors are somewhat self-regulating. Their impedance (resistance) and power requirements are not fixed. They will self-alter their power input as the mechanical load output calls for it. As mechanical...

pg.3: "Drawbar leverage: ....When the front end of the tractor lifts, the rear drawbar of the tractor will lower. This is a function of tractor geometry. The higher the front end raises, the lower the rear drawbar is driven. As the drawbar lowers, the “angle of pull” and the leverage the load...

It's been awhile...but... Let's say it's a 3 phase, 2 pole (3600 rpm) generator like I think I show below. (Phases are "A", "B" & "C". "2 Poles" of phase A are labeled "A1" & "A2"; 2 poles of phase B are labeled "B1" & "B2", etc... p.s.: Notice how A1, B1, C1, etc.. are all 120 degrees out...

This doesn't have specific information about a '64 Ford 2000, but has a lot of good info about battery sizes:

Is it a "She-shed" They ALWAYS lie about their weight! Is your wife named Cheryl? ...be a shame if somebody burnt down Cheryl's She Shed....but then you wouldn't have to move it.....and State Farm would cover it!

What exactly do you need measurements of? I may be misunderstanding, but what does the loader have to do with anything? This is the only picture I could quickly find that shows my 5075E grill guard. It's basically a screen with brackets. I can take measurements, but of what? The screen...

Here's a 2017 chart from National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) for the top 10 leading causes of Injury Deaths by Age. Over the age of 15, falling is in the top ten. Over all ages, it's the #3 leading cause. Age 55-64 it's the #4 top cause, after poisoning, guns, and traffic accidents...

My understanding is a cell's specific gravity, as measured by the hydrometer, directly correlates to that cells voltage. Thus if the specific gravity is low, cell's voltage is low, and the battery's total voltage will also be low (as measured by voltmeter from post to post). Ideally each...

Your numbers are great, even though math is hard. Using numbers like those, I think we could say with certainty (in 1985) that the personal computer industry will be a complete failure! It's so strange that I so often see many people in this country (the one that once put a man on the...

First off, my tenant doesn't have an actual lease that locks us both into 6 month, or 1 year, etc... terms; we have a Renter's Agreement that stipulates conditions (rent due date, no loud music, no abandoned cars in driveway, etc..). This give us both freedom make more immediate changes or move...

Who were the losers and morons? The people who jokingly signed up or the old fogies who took the joke seriously?

Get a pto generator on a trailer. This is the only Genny in a bucket you want:

I wasn't there, but I believe the corn stalks were cut and bundled in the field by this horse drawn ("ground driven") binder. The bundles where then taken to a stationary gas (or steam, etc..?) belt driven corn chopper (/ blower) where they were "chopped" into "silage" and probably placed into...

Read this: A big factor is "center of gravity" (COG). The lower the better. Add weight below COG, lowers COG for more stability, adding weight, or raising FEL above COG decreases stability. So when brush hogging, having mower hanging (low) on 3 PTH lowers COG than if mower is floating on...

You do see Amish publicly rejecting western culture and not assimilating. Why do I suspect opinions would be different if they dressed like this instead:

It won't even go into a can like this:

I buy my diesel 5 gallons at a time. Finally the gas station 1/2 mile from my house installed a diesel pump. No more nervous travel of can in trunk from 10 miles away. Or so I thought. I take my typical standard diesel can to nearby store and find that the nozzle on the diesel pump is too big...

When the PTO shaft splits into two parts (and normally telescopes when assembled) they need to be reassembled in one specific configuration ("in phase") so you don't get uneven speeds and wobble. I'm not sure if this applies to OP's situation as it seems he's trying to put a PTO shaft on...

Turn key? Is there a lift pump upstream of filter? Removing bleed screw at top of filter may help. I can see that opening the drain port on bottom of filter opens the inside center of the filter directly to atmosphere. I guess there's a few things I don't know: Is filter gravity fed from...

I’m not sure how to replace seal (part #7) Do I take off cover plate around input shaft (green bolts) ? Does this plate hold input bearing and seal in place? Simply a matter of removing plate, seal falls off or out, pop new one in? My projects are never that simple. Do I have to drill and pull...

Other day, someone mentioned trying to get something apart. I think they used penetrating oil on a bolt/nut then applied some heat to “draw the oil in”. I’d heard of that before but how does that work? By what principle? I got curious in what actually forces one is trying to overcome when...

Have a Frontier 2084 7’ rotary mower. 6 years old. Gets used maybe 6-8 hours a year. This year when i go to hook up, there’s an oil trail out of front input shaft. It’s never leaked oil before. Never saw any leaks prior to putting it away last year. Do you think seal got a leak sitting over...

I have a old New Holland tube steel type hay elevator with the center "detachable" chain. Every 10 links or so there is a spike that grabs the bale. The chain links are sort of like one side of an apron chain you'd find on old equipment, or a manure spreader, etc... Looks something likes this...

:thumbsup: :D So in addition to saw, files, stump vise, wedges, hammers, chains, peavey, chaps, gloves, gas, mix, oil, scrench, waterbottles, etc.. instead of just one face shield/ear muff, now I also have to remember: Box of ear plugs, box of safety glasses, anti-smear wipes, and oh yeah...

More confusion: If you get a cross drawbar (for 3 PTH) for a variety of uses, but then put a ball on it for a trailer hitch you then need a way for the cross drawbar to not rotate (the ball away from the top). There's a few ways to do that, this is one option...

Did you have to shave it first? :rolleyes:

It wasn’t always this way.

I have a Ford F-250. Front passenger side is making a scraping noise, almost like pads are gone. But constantly, even when not braking. Hubs are unlocked. I look, pads are good. Ok, must be sticky caliper. I can turn the tire “fine”. Turn hub fine with tire off. Press brake pedal and...

This is the rock. Bigger than my original estimate. 5 gal bucket included in picture for scale.

Here are links to figure out the battery "group size": BCI Battery Group Size Chart BCI Battery Group Size Chart

There's another thread going on about best way to dig 3' of bedrock. This is similar, but different enough that I didn't want to derail that one. I have a (let's say 3'-4' diameter) boulder that got dug out when I built my barn. Not sure what type of stone, but seems pretty dense/hard...

We don't know exactly what he was doing. However, normal PTO shafts need to "telescope", where a inner shaft slides in an outer shaft, so that they can be hooked/unhooked, and so it's length can change when the implement is raised or lowered, or when the tractor goes into a dip, or otherwise...

Here's some good info from Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences on Overturn Hazards: I don't like to generalize, but I think for most tractors the center-of-gravity (CG) is probably at ankle level when siting on the seat. A cab will raise the COG some. Loading the tires will lower the...

Don't take lessons from this guy quite yet. Sounds and looks like he didn't have enough tongue weight. He strapped it down very well, but at the wrong spot on the trailer:

Isn't the top "hole" of the clevis tongue a different piece of metal than the bottom "hole"? That is, isn't the "hole" that has an offset bolted above or below the "hole" that is part of the tongue? Can't you just unbolt the two pieces and put some spacers (stack some washers in between the...

So I put a new battery in my ATV. I'm also installing a battery disconnect switch on the negative (-) post of the new battery because I have a 30mA (.03 amps) drain on the battery. The drain is either through the voltage regulator, or possibly the starter "solenoid" (which might be a...

Nooooooo!! :eek: Joking, of course. Congrats on new tractor. I don't see many Sassy Masseys around here. Their website says that a couple dealers 20 miles away rep them, but I've only seen other tractors on their lot.

Not sure where I saw this (maybe even here?). Seems appropriate.

Interesting IH quick hitch. Growing up Green, my Uncle had an odd ball IH 560. Weird beast compared to the Deeres. No fenders, no side hydraulic console, what looked like "after-thought" hydraulic connectors, no foot throttle. ......but now I remember it had no 3PTH either. But it did have...

Good God Man! For real?

Tractor runs fine. I put new tires on tractor. I order the same exact size as before, but ever since, the back tires seem to skid when I engage 4WD. Is this a problem with transmission? Also: I want to use tractor to snow blow. Should I put chains on the front tires or back tires?

Thought this was handy advice. We tend to do modify our walk "like a penguin" naturally when we're on ice like a lake or pond. I guess the real problem is when we don't know we're walking on ice, so maybe this advice doesn't help much. HOW TO WALK ON ICE: The next lesson should be: "How to...

Is it "E" & "G" that is lighting up or "E" & "I"? "E": Illuminates when a malfunction occurs (review error message in Information Display). If necessary, have John Deere dealer diagnose vehicle. "G": Illuminates when air cleaner element clogged (clean or replace element). If necessary, have...

Not sure if he really said this ("If it's on the internet it must be true!"), but it is true "Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it ... he who doesn't ... pays it. " -Albert Einstein (so "they" say)

How do you unload the logs? One at a time? From the side or pull them all at once from end? Do you use a grapple to unload or just have forks? It's REALLY tricky to unload multiple 16' or 24' logs with forks spaced 3'-4', especially on uneven ground when a couple get unbalanced from the rest...

Is this the same electrician who did the wiring job on it? ...though I guess it's lasted this long. Is it 240V? (i.e. Is it on a double-pole breaker in your panel?) I agree with others, from the shape of the fixture it really could be high pressure sodium (HPS), or metal halide, or mercury...

Does it matter if oil changes are down with a warm or cold engine? Not sure if this has been debated here on TBN. There seems to be a wide debate on the internet. I know the difference is miniscule in the big picture, and this is mostly an academic debate, but let's argue anyways..... For...

Who can recommend a good battery booster pack for daughter’s college car? Her car sits for weeks. How about the Craftsman 1000 amp peak with built in air compressor?

I always read here than turf tires are better in snow, but why? Is this only true when clearing snow and tires are really on a hard or frozen surface where the surface area of the tire in contact with the ground (combined with weight) creates the friction that propels? (Similar to how a bald...

As others say, you're probably good to have charge running when genny is running. However you could always run power to charger through a relay that drops out when the power goes off and has to be manually reset. Remember, the charger is off when the genny starts during a power outage...

Seems like an idiotic law. Hopefully people can be reasonable and share when mutually beneficial, but ultimately the one who wants the fence the most should pay. Why can't the 9 acre neighbor just put up some 12" high flower garden wire-type fence and say "Done!", then send 1/2 the bill to...

According to Intellicast.com map's "Snow Cover" Layer (Intellicast - Weather Active Map) these parts of U.S. have snow:

Hmmm, I've never heard of that. What do you mean by side links? The linkage that lifts the lift arms/draft link (called lift arm leveling assembly on this picture)?

John Deere 5075E (2012/13-ish) Does anybody know what brand battery was supplied with these? I suppose I could turn wrenches to find out, but am wondering if collective wisdom of TBN knows first: The first three letters on the battery are "IND___" , (I thought maybe "INDIA" seeing how it was...

My furnace has a power vent exhaust that has a fractional horsepower motor on the outside, north side of the house. (Subject to -20F on start, but quickly warms with furnace exhaust). The manufacturer has some pretty specific oil requirements, and dire warnings if you don’t buy their brand. They...

FYI: SP= single pole (pole loosely means how many (independent) "circuits" (or "power sources") there are) DP= double pole ST= single throw (how many "outputs") ST has one contact that opens/closes DT = double throw (each "pole" has a "normally open" (N.O.) contact that works opposite of a...

This says it well: They do cite an example of a tractor flipping backwards by a load on the drawbar, and that is if tractor is travelling fast, or uphill, and the load suddenly digs in, but then releases (like a log being skidded that hits a rock) the upward momentum of the front of the...

What is best way to cross a ditch? Perpendicular to the ditch, or at a 45 degree angle to the ditch? Is there a different answer depending if you have 4WD vs 2WD? Or have attachment in tow (or suspended from 3 PTH)? Do 2WD front axles pivot more than 4WD front axles? Why?

This pictures shows the "normal" path that "shock" current takes in its LOOP from the fencer's "hot terminal" to it's "earth terminal". Using earth for a major part of the loop circuit. When the ground is dry and a poor conductor (with high resistance) the current is reduced. Now imagine if...

Roll pin: The black pin that is pointed towards the camera in the middle-left side of your picture. The pin looks like it goes through a hole that is in the bottom of the shifting lever arm, where the arm slides over the horizontal shaft.

Loaded tires or weights? There's also 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to consider. And coolant. A Branson BL25R loader with bucket weighs about 1160 pounds (pg. 14) I suspect that if you're splitting hairs this fine, I'm guessing it's probably not about safety as much as legality. :confused3:

I wonder if the truck was coming/going to Marshall Lumber right next door? "On October 29, 1971, while the band was on a break from touring and recording, Allman was riding his Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycle at high speed on Hillcrest Avenue, in the western part of Macon. As he approached...

Maybe talk to utility about a waiver. Especially if you agree to put cable in a conduit (which may be pricey too). Will cable go under a driveway or roadway? Is the cable coming from a pole mounted transformer Is it less than 600 volts? Does the cable come from a "Underground Secondary...

I've just unbolted the "pin hitch brackets" that come with garden trailers (and leaf sweeps, etc..) (like in photo) and bolted on a 2" ball coupler in its place. Sometimes the bolt holes align on the trailer tongue, other times I've had to drill one new hole.

This seems interesting: Handy Hitch Manufacturing Ltd.

Re: Don't change transmission oil? I assume it's at the bottom of the reservoir tank? Other than disconnecting the hose that connects it to the transmission, draining it, removing the tank and flipping it upside down, will one of those flexible "reach claws" grab it?