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I brought a worn out Craftsman ratchet or maybe it was a cracked socket to Lowe's and they gave me a new one. I did have to fill out some paperwork at the service desk and of course the new tool was Chinesium unlike the broken one. I had to go to more than one store because they didn't stock...

This is an old thread so not sure who may be still around with accurate answers. From what I see the B7000 does look like the B6100 & B7100 models but has 2 cylinders instead of 3, no idea if any parts will swap. The site below seems to have some used B7000 parts but not sure if they'd ship...

I like Propane also so bought a dual fuel Champion inverter gen. Sadly, it doesn't vary motor speed like a Honda EU or the Lifan unit I have that the mice got into. That Lifan was all enclosed and made a nice house for the critters. I bought the Champion because it's open station and...

That's a bummer. According to the manual, the bulb is replaceable with a H3 bulb. How about these guys? https://www.bigrigchromeshop.com/35-watt-halogen-post-mount-work-light-with-rubber-housing.html

Maybe use the website to see if there's any in stores that are within driving distance? I picked up the grinder for $35 today, hopefully it's as good as my Porter Cable has been.

I have the Hercules version and built a temporary stand that's become somewhat permanent. It gets used quite often for cutting sheet metal. I didn't add a table as I haven't felt the need. I'll have to make something better at some point. Best add-on is a cheap foot operated switch from...

This one? I bought some SS rivets recently and my little rivet gun is tough to use on these rivets. This looks like a good deal and I've wondered how well they work. Thanks. https://www.harborfreight.com/17-12-in-hand-riveter-with-collection-bottle-58612.html

Real MAPP hasn't been made for a while but was a decent amount hotter than propane. From what I see, MAP Pro is only a bit hotter than propane and may not be worth the extra cost. It's more than double the price at Walmart. Good video Andy posted, I may need one of those TS8000 tips. :)

A few years ago, I bought one for my son from Amazon that allowed newer Dewalt lithium batteries to work on the old Dewalt Nicad battery tools. That setup really woke up his cordless circular saw. A whole different beast with those better batteries. The only issue with it was you had to make...

Thanks for the info Runner!

No, I have yet to take the old tarp off of it. I'll have to look for a tag soon.

This one is hydrostatic. Neat system. The machine is built well.

LOL, this mean I need to post a picture? :D

Hello, my recently deceased FIL has an old Pennsylvania Meteor tractor with what may be a homemade plow. Just curious if these things have any value. It's a neat machine but I know very little about it but we did have it running and moving a few years ago.

Shop envy is real. Nice place.

Impressive machine but that looks too easy for it. :)

Some Fords and Hondas also have these. May be cheaper than VW but maybe not. Mustang example.

Dang that's cool. Looking forward to seeing it in action.

Would it be possible to do something simpler like a leaf spring centered upside down with the ends pushing down on the pivoting arm? Like the old school front suspension on a Ford Model A.

I think most folks like them, there are things there I never knew existed. I could do without the smell of cheap rubber though.

Domush hasn't been on TBN since Apr 25, 2016. Doubtful there will be an update.

Me too. I even tried my cell in case it was the PC I was using.

It made sense the first time just thinking something with enough spring pressure may take the slack out but maybe not. I picture a v-belt with a sprung idler on the return side but obviously more to this. Something that stops the track from stretching in the first place like Airbiscuit...

Is there anyway to make the belt tensioner sprung so when the belt stretches it take up the slack? Or maybe do the same with one of the center wheels always pushing up under spring tension?

The pictures are not coming through. I like the idea behind the valves though.

Your work always look factory. Keep the pics coming.

I got one that day and multiple days after not to miss the sidewalk sale. No percent off coupons though. The sidewalk sale was not impressive even after 3 or 4 reminder emails. SPAM.

I don't see much need for anything but the down position. I didn't realize the belt sander part tilted until I dug up the HP link to it. Now that I know maybe I'll have a use for it up at some point.

We got the Bauer 4 in x 36in belt with 6 in disc sander back in the spring. Works great and super useful de-burring metal and other sanding duties. I'm not sure why you would need to tilt the belt section though.

LOL, love it but I would still vote the bike. As mentioned, you can hear some bikes for miles coming and going. Now the car exhausts that make that crazy popping sound on deceleration may be worse than the loud piped bikes but it's close. The loud pipes saves lives mentality makes me think...

Exactly. They also would wear helmets, wouldn't put smaller lights on the bike or drive side by side with those huge bikes with one being on the yellow line. Some people may actually think loud pipes really help on their bikes but hopefully those are not the ones that open her up going through...

Wow, it's been almost 10 years since this thread started but I still remember it. Time flies but the loud bikes are still around.

I've read that too and we've just made sure the battery was removed from the adapter. Not sure about the DC970 as I just picked one that explained what I was talking about. Cheap way to use those older tools that brings new life to them.

Have you tried the adapters you can buy so you can use the newer batteries on your old tools? I got one for my son, amazing what a new style battery will do in the older style circular saw. Below is an example of one...

wolc123, love the look of that barn.

As am I but I assume it's the busy season for the OP. Hopefully he'll be back soon.

Income hasn't gone up lately but it would be nice if it did. I'm mid fifties and just done with lying on frozen ground to fix a car. My backup thought is a metal building but I prefer stick built. From the other replies it seems like the price is relatively stable. I don't care about a bit...

He last posted on TBN in April so probably just been busy with summer things like weddings.

Ya'll think the current price of lumber is here to stay unless there's a huge stoppage on building things? I'm in the process of pricing out having a garage built. My body is getting to old to be under a car in the snow.

Dang those are nice. Amazing work.

Anyone try the HF Shrinker/Stretcher set? I never trust their reviews but don't want to pay for the more expensive ones seeing it will get used infrequently. I see other brands on the jungle site with crap reviews so wouldn't be surprised if the HF ones were junk too.

Although I don't think it's an HF solar panel, I have one of these on the battery for a generator. It's been on there over a year and the battery is always fully charged. I am a bit surprised it works as well as it does.

SouthWest NH got 32 to 40 inches in the Nor'easter that just passed through. Luckily we only got 7" or so but it was cement like.

Check this video out. Gearwrench rates high if I remember correctly. I really like their tools.

Dang, I kinda forgot about this build. Keep it up!

I have the same cement mixer that I bought used. Mixed 2 pallets of concrete with it in a weekend. It needed some tightening here and there but did the job and still works. I got my money out of it already. Was a sore puppy for a few days though.

LOL, may be but I just don't use them that often.

I don't see any Astro snap ring pliers that look just like the Knipex ones. They have a 10 piece set that looks kinda cheap and 2 four piece sets that look strong but not quite the same aside from the red grips. I do have some Astro tools that are holding up well.

Pictures help, looks like it's this 8 piece set. A bit above my budget right now though. https://www.amazon.com/KNIPEX-00-20-04-SB/dp/B005EXNT38/ref=sr_1_2?crid=A16NL8METOEI&keywords=knipex+snap+ring+pliers+set&qid=1668025136&sprefix=knipex+snap+ring%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-2

Care to share which Knipex set you bought?

Anyone use this 16g finish nailer? I'm thinking of getting one for my son so I can have my Porter Cable nailer back...lol. I'm waiting on a 20% off coupon, I missed one last week I think. https://www.harborfreight.com/16-gauge-finish-air-nailer-68023.html

Will they not price match on lumber? Maybe different grade? Seems to be a huge difference in price.

Hopefully not seeing the OP went to his house and took it back.

This is what gets me on this, how is $0 to high? He actually thinks he paid maybe. I would have replied with: "how is no payment too high"?

Hmm, I wonder if that's the one that fits on my old B. It would be fun to dig some trenches with the old girl. :)

Looks pretty cool. May be a good idea to create your own thread on the build.

My original plan was to contract some of the stuff out like framing/foundation and do some of it myself. I have been saving the money to do this for awhile but I don't want to deplete my nest egg to 0 or lower because lumber is uber expensive. Seems like labor would be expensive too right now...

Thanks for the update, I was afraid of that but how do you know if this is the new normal? Maybe a few interest hikes will calm the housing market a bit.

Any updates from ya'll who are tracking this? I'm contemplating having a garage built. Thanks! :)

But out of stock as most of the less expensive ones are on that site. Neat setup though.

For me it says 10% off if you open a credit card with them. Pass....

I have the orange one which I bought used for $75, you can find them if not in a hurry. Ran two pallets of cement through it in 2 days. It was a bit noisier after and needed some bolts tightened up but way better than hand mixing. We tried running 2 - 80lb bags in it at a shot but that just...

Doesn't look weak to me, the clamping setup of inner and outer tube looks quite beefy and well thought out. Simple yet effective.

That's a pretty cool system. The tie rods adjust easy too?

Glad to see you posting updates. Looking forward to seeing more.

Well, that may be better than in your car. I've heard Uncle Gus's repellent is supposed to help but I have no real world experience.

You don't even need the app on some phones, pretty sure you can just pair it on many phones. Some Roku's also have a voice command remote.

There's really not much to these, you turn the key all the way to the right to power the glow plugs, no sensors on these old steeds. As mentioned make sure you get battery power to the top of the 3 glow plugs. My B6100 had a loose connection that killed power to all the glow plugs. Also good...

Any updates? I'd like to send some of our rain your way. I've had to remove water from my pool 3 times this summer and have yet to add any since I opened it.

Pushing usually works better as the belt ends up with more surface area on the pulley. Looks like a cool setup.

I've been wondering too as we've had 5" of rain in the last week or so.

In my opinion the content I watch on Youtube is better than 99% of anything on TV. My 89 y/o FIL loves it on his smart TV. He just talks into the remote to see Mustie1 or slim potatohead.

Ahhhh, nope.... Just an opinion that obviously you dislike.

I wouldn't say generational as I'm not a fan either and I'm younger than you. Just seems dirty to me but maybe I'm a prude. I just don't see a need for it. I would never use those words around my kids so why use them elsewhere? To each his own.

I have a B6100 (same with a couple less HP) with a B1630 FEL that runs off the onboard pump. Lifting speed is fine, I would think it would depend on cylinder size of the LA304.

I don't generally watch the "run on this" videos. I do watch most of his tool stuff if it's something I will use but I often set youtube to play at 1.25x speed. I can deal with his voice, I have coworkers that are more annoying. :D

I also watched that yesterday, the fabrats guy has some guts as does the old truck. I have yet to watch the fabrats video but will.

Anyone have any thoughts on the Air Punch/Flange Tool or any other brand that's good but in a similar price range? https://www.harborfreight.com/air-punch-flange-tool-1110.html

I would go with turbo boost on the left. :D

I can't tell the difference between the old school land line and Vonage. Vonage may be even better sound wise. Only issue is if the internet is down so is your phone but you can set it to forward if it is down. My internet goes down way more than Vonage, it's a rarity for the VOIP to be down...

Haven't had cable for quite a few years now and don't miss it. We got Amazon prime early on for the 2 day shipping and now use these streaming side too. Dropped Netflix 6 months ago as it turned to mostly crap and recently picked up the higher tier of Discovery Plus....hate commercials love...

I did my pool deck with a big box store composite maybe 10 years ago or so, the solid core type. It was a new deck so was able to easily accommodate the 12" joist span. I went with a tan which shows grime more but isn't terribly hot. I've pressure washed it once or twice and it seems to clean...

Yep, I got the same thing. At least there's a chance it may still come. I'd be more annoyed if I went to the store and they were out of them. At least this doesn't waste my time in traffic. BTW, folks asked about the replaceable battery. Here's a pic of the one from the light and the one...

Saw this on a local PD Facebook post. At least the skidsteer is chained down. :D

So I went with the E-bay blems, only complaint is they ground the rubber lettering off a bit deeper than I'd like but still plenty of rubber left. Annoying thing is the day after I ordered them E-bay had a 15% off sale. Buggers. I got one on to replace the leaker, not too bad and looks...

My GS has stolen a few sticks of butter off the counter. I think we finally got counter surfing trained out but a fresh steak may be too enticing. Never had an issue with grapes but we are careful that the dogs don't get any. Hopefully all goes well for them and you.

Hey there, my B6100 has a leak in one of the rear tires. They are pretty badly dry rotted so I guess I've got my usage out of them. It has 29x12.00-15 turfs back there which I like as they are gentle on my not so hearty lawn. I don't see many options for this tire size but do see some...

Chris, you PM'd me the question below and I am answering so it may help someone in the future. My tractor also has the B6001 stamp, you can see it in the picture. My tractor was bought from a Kubota dealer so it's not a gray market one. You should be fine with the tractor above assuming the...

Great pics. Tis the season.....

Here's a picture of my pooch looking out one of the gates. A bit of a glare and they are only held closed with bungies until I get the real latches on. Now on to someone else's shop time post. :D

Cool bird bigtiller. I enjoy making things out of metal. I finished up a pair of gates Saturday, they are made of old futon metal. We have what we call a dog chute off our deck that allows the pooches into the back yard to play. Issue is it blocks the way to get around the house on that...

So I installed new oak stair treads last year. Looked at the different sealants and went with a supposed "pro" one from one of the big box stores. Before I bought it I asked on the question/answer section how it would hold up to dogs, I have two. Of course they said great. Not so much, the...

Here's a picture of the linkage on my B6100 which is just the lesser HP version of your tractor. Hopefully it helps. You can see the front linkage connects to the handle which is the control for the 3ph valve. All that linkage does is move the handle back to neutral position when the 3ph is...

I figured I would add to this since I finally made something. :D Small woodstove made out of a propane tank. Fired it up for the first time to burn the junk off before it goes into our tarped in work area. I still need to add some things like the door to cover the lower vent. Some day I'll...

Here's a picture of mine. You can kinda see I labeled the rows on the left side.

People were posting pics of old drills so I'll do the same. This one has been in my family for as long as I can remember, I'd guess a minimum of 40 years. No idea how old it is but it seems Simpson-Sears started in the early 50's. I remember this thing being a beast to try and hold on to, it...

I did buy the Porter Cable angle grinder. It seems to be made quite well. The switch and cord are way better quality that the HF "pro" unit I have. Seeing those already broke on the HF unit hopefully this unit will hold up better. No there is no brake on it. The body is a bit thick but the...

Right now I have a 2"x10" that I have my metal jaw vice and grinder attached to. It was a quick install I did over 10 years ago and it has taken a beating and due for replacement. I'm thinking 6 or 7 - 2"x4"s glued and bolted together to get the same width which fits well for where I have it...

I liked how someone else modified their HF cart because the welder did not fit. They made a platform that was high enough to add a drawer out of wood. I did something similar which allowed me to screw some metal pieces for ease of locking the welder down. There's an angle iron type piece in...

My new toy...er tool came in last week. First job for it was to weld the corners of the cheap HF welding cart. This unit will take some getting used to, my cheapo welder has the wire hot as soon as it's on so you can easily shorten the wire length by hitting the side of nearby metal. The...

I'll be buying an i-Mig 140 soon, mainly for sheet metal work. I've used a cheap flux core welder for a few years and also have a 220v stick welder, I'm looking forward to working with a MIG. Any suggestions on the shield gas? Tank renting or buying, which gas is best for the buck etc...

Here's some more pics for you.

Sorry this took so long and the picture isn't great. I haven't taken the tractor out for a bit.

Yep, the gun looks neat. As for the A/C compressor, I'm not sure how your truck is but on mine it is somewhat high so I can unbolt it and move it to where I can see the front of the pulley without removing hoses. Makes life much easier. I used a couple 2" bolts and a nut just under the...

Have you thought about buying the pipe itself? Maybe one like in the link below? Most of the pipes just twist out of the muffler. The picture is one I have on a junk mower, looks like it is similar to what you need. 17 5HP Briggs and Stratton Exhaust Pipe | eBay

With a bit of help from me, my kids and wife got me the Ebay one for my birthday. I'm glad I went with the dual voltage. It goes through thick sheet metal on a 20amp breaker painlessly. I showed my son a quick cut in the form of a sine-wave which prompted him to ask why we waited so long to...

I posted your picture with some edits. Pull all the bolts that have a red line pointing to them, I'm sure there some I missed because I couldn't see them in the picture just remove them all around the circumference. Remove any rust/crud on the fatter part of the crank so the base of the motor...

So what keeps it from happening again? Maybe it's just worn out. The piece I circled in the picture below looks work or broken. Hard to tell what it is.

Hmm, I don't know what that would make my lab. She is a bit over a year old but is not as tall or as thick as most labs. Her head is on the sleeker side. She is really energetic when she wants to be and it's amazing how fast she is. Sometimes she just runs full tilt around our fenced in dog...

You may want to check the filter built into the bolt that goes through the rear banjo fitting under the seat. There's also a relief valve built into the control valve, maybe it's stuck open. I had that happen on my loader valve. Attached are some pics from a manual from another model that...

True enough. I wrote that before I saw that it started. No idea how I missed that post from Mare. As for getting around the safety stuff, you can do that by bypassing the safety relay. I wouldn't be surprised if it was found to be bad. The other option as mentioned is wire a momentary...

Good job Mare. I'm with Spyder, do as much as you can with the meter before ripping the battery out. Below is a doctored picture, I think this is correct per the picture. The cable with the red arrow pointing to it (big sheathed) should have 12volts on it all the time and should not drop much...

This is our new yellow lab pup. We got her last week from friends. Our 7 y/o dog is finally starting to like her and play with her. Our 7 y/o has been kinda down since we lost our 12y/o dog last month, the new pup seems to be helping that. Puppies are so fun to watch.

Here's some closeups of the valve and hoses attached. They look to be as big as the fittings allow.

Here's a picture of the beast. Thx.

Hi folks, recently my FIL picked up a home made logsplitter. After doing some modifications on how the motor/pump was ghetto mounted it now runs pretty good. The thing that bugs me is how slow it is to extend. The pump is a 2 speed 11gpm Haldex running a 4" cylinder. Attached to the pump is...

My Blackberry has a crappy camera but here's one anyway. I also have a decent one of Fenway that I can't get off the phone. Turkeys drying off on a fence after a couple days of rain.

Did the cylinder look good and smooth? No bad areas to allow seepage? If all is good then the only thing left is the valve itself unless the 3pt/aux valve is the culprit but if it is capped like mine then it can't be that. You can see in the attached picture what is in the control valve.

We have a similar sized oak as Jesse11 posted. During the October ice storm we had this year, one of the huge branches peeled off. It made an interesting sound when it happened, glad it's not near our house. That one branch is 3 feet thick and is only a small percentage of the tree itself...

I was reading this article today and thought it was interesting. Indian Automaker Reportedly To Build Pickup Trucks In U.S. | Fox News

Hi folks, I did a quick search and didn't find much. I'm curious if any of you have good ideas for air tool storage with easy access. My tools are a bit bulky but I'd like to have a better setup. I was thinking maybe something on drawer slides so they are out of the way and kept somewhat...

I just heard we now have a HF store that just opened on Amherst St in Merrimack NH. I've only seen catalogs so I'll have to check it out soon. I don't like buying Chinese tools but seeing most are, with the exception of some hand tools, I may as well go look. Road trip with my FIL :)

Here's a couple pictures of some add-ons I made this spring. The forks need a bit more work but they handle the limit of my little tractor. Most of the parts are from an old weight lifting bench, you can see the receiver for the forks will also accept a 2" hitch and they can slide side to...

My FIL brought this home from his sister's. It's been sitting in her garage for who knows how long. The metal is pretty thick and the thing is heavy. It looks like it could tighten down on the lip of a bucket and used to pull rocks up but that's my tractor thinking side. Also kinda looks...

Hello, hopefully the title says it all. Here's where I'm at, I have a Generac 4000XL, is does throttle down when no load but even a light bulb makes it full throttle. No in between. My FILs Honda EU2000 runs the RPM's at what is needed for the load. Anyone ever modify their gen to do this...

Hi guys, just finished adding power steering to my B. Running it off the PB of the FEL. I removed the hose that went from the PB back to the block which sends it to the 3PH. I then put the power steering setup inline. The only issue I noticed is that when using full loader, the loader gets...

Today I was cleaning up the couple inches of snow we got with my recently made snow pusher attached to the Kubota bucket. It was going really well and I was enjoying the seat time. I was pushing a bank back when I tried to stop by pushing in the clutch pedal. I heard a clunk and it still kept...

Hey guys, just wanted to add my version of a quickly built snowbank pusher that I saw on another thread. I made this out of parts from a work out bench and used 2x8 PT that I had hanging around, it took me about 90 minutes. It's about 52 inches wide and does a great job knocking down (and...

Hello, I recently was given a 30a-230a dual range Craftmans stick welder. The front says primary 230 volts 50 amps single. I assume this means I will need to wire it to a 2 pole 50amp breaker. What I don't get is that the original 6 foot cord is labeled as 12/3 which I didn't think would...

It appears we are going to get a Tractor Supply store in Southern New Hampshire. Woohoo! Nashuatelegraph.com: Business

Hello, just wondering if anyone has any info on this unit. I see there is one for sale locally and wonder if it would fit on my B6100. It's a 5 foot, front mount snowblower. That would make it a few inches wider than my FEL. Why they call it a rotay plow, who knows. I'm told it came off a...

Is it me or is having 4 wheel drive one of the best things safety wise? I'll tell my tale so you see why I am asking this. I have been moving dirt around my yard for many hours in 4 wheel drive. I needed to turn really tight on flat gound and put it in 2 wheel so it wouldn't do the wheel hop...

Any one know the approximate weight of a B6100 with FEL? The book says the tractor alone is just over 1000 lbs so maybe 1400 or so? I love this forum

Hello all, it's 13 degrees outside not counting the wind chill and I'm thinking spring. I have a bunch of outside projects that will need cement and was wondering if anyone has made a cement mixer to attach to there tractor. I have a clothes washer drum that I thought may be good to use for...

Hello, just posting a pitcure of my little tractor for someone who asked the size.

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Hello, I can't seem to stay off this site. I have a question about the hour meter on my B6100. What is the far right digit on it? Is that when the hours roll past 9999 or something else? It looks like a fat 1 or I and the left side says 1100.5. I'm just wondering if it 1100 hours or 11100...

Hello, I've browsed this forum and see it has lots of good info. I recently picked up a B6100 with FEL and TPH very cheap because it has a hydraulic issue. I haven't been able to dig in to the issue yet because of the constant rain here in NH but will soon. Anywhere I should start looking...

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