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My son turned me on to this product. It is a fiberglass type tape saturated with a water setting resin. I don't know if the woven fibers are fiberglass or Kevlar or whatever. I have bought the stuff at Ace hardware. To use you open the package, soak the tape in water, and then wrap around the...

My son noticed this too. If the tractor is stopped then when the clutch is let out the tractor will start to move in the opposite direction of where the shifter is. Just slightly. So if the tractor is in reverse when letting out the clutch the tractor will move forward, just a bit. And when in...

My YM2310 needed another new solenoid. The last solenoid started to fail within 6 months. For about 1.5 times the cost I bought a gear reduction starter. On the advice of bmaverick I bought a gear reduction starter. That starter spins the engine much faster than the stock starter. I love it. Eric

I love my chamber vacuum sealer but ran into a little problem today that I shoulda known better about. I was sealing some broccoli soup and it was warm. Not hot, just warm. Too warm as it turned out. As the pressure dropped the soup started to boil and it boiled so vigorously that it boiled out...

Hey All, Can a pine needle rake, the type that connects to the 3 point hitch, be used on grass? Will it chew up the grass? Thanks, Eric

I needed to make two aluminum door frames for our greenhouse. I have a machine shop so I milled the corners to exact 45 degree angles. The material is 3/16 thick angle with 1.5 inch legs. After milling the material I beveled the corners on the back side for good weld penetration. I left about...

Anybody doing this? After I got my chamber vacuum sealer I wondered if I could vacuum seal stuff and then pressure can it. It turns out that I can. It is called Retort Canning and has been around commercially since the mid 1960s. Currently I can stuff in jars and steel cans. I like the cans for...

I keep getting these Whirlpool ads that take up the whole page. The ads say to scroll for content but the ads won't scroll. I have tried to take a screen shot but the ads don't show in the screen shots. So I took a picture with my phone and have attached. Eric

We have a couple water coolers and my wife thinks they need filtered water so I have been buying and hauling home 5 gallon bottles of filtered water. Today I tried 2 places to get the filtered water and the machines were not working. GRRR. Anyway, I am sick of buying water when our water is...

Several months ago I had a cataract replaced in my right eye. The new lens was supposed to be the same focal length as my left eye. Well, for whatever reason it turned out to be only useful for close vision while my left eye remained focused for distance. I'm still arguing about this with my eye...

Several nights ago I was slicing potatoes 1/8" thick on a mandolin slicer. Because of my inattention I managed to slice a 1/8" thick section from my little finger. It was pretty bad, I saw the fat bubbling out through the blood. I managed to remove not only the epidermis but also the dermis. I...

My YM2310 wouldn't turn over. The solenoid would pull in, I could hear it, but the starter motor wouldn't spin. Suspecting the contacts in the solenoid were bad, and the solenoid being the type that doesn't come apart, I bought a new solenoid. Problem solved. Now, less than a year later, I'm...

My son has an old boom truck, maybe 1960s something vintage. Telsta brand. It uses a generator to power the boom hydraulics, extension and positioning motors. In the generator manual it has directions for converting from gasoline to propane operation. The manual says to put a tee in the gasoline...

Over the years I have struggled with vacuum sealers. Some sort of liquid gets into the sealing area and no seal results. Or the gasket old and failed seals happen. Or the vacuum pump starts to fail and the result is low vacuum. Or the wrong bag is used and the result is, again, a failed seal. So...

I have a Yanmar YM2310 and it came with a 4 foot wide box blade. My skill level using the box blade would be best described as Un or Barely. But today I feel a little better after watching a county employee operating a Deere tractor similar in size to my YM2310 with a 4 foot box blade. The guy...

Driving home this evening I pulled out too close for comfort in front of an SUV that was going about 50 MPH. The driver honked at me. I didn't see the SUV until I was already pulling out onto the road. It was late dusk, almost night time dark, the SUV was black, and had no lights on. Not even...

I'm gonna try to keep this as anonymous as possible just because of a minor being involved. So here goes. First of all, this is in Washington State. I know a minor, 16 years old, who just bought their first car. They worked hard and saved up, got good grades, bought the car, and now faces an...

My wife was looking at an estate auction and there was a Woodfire Pizza Oven new in the box up for auction. She though it would be great for outdoor get togethers. The price started to get pretty high and I looked online to see just how much the things cost. The auction price rose to the point...

After I made the post about instant coffee it made me think about adding coffee to brown gravy. I learned to do this from my Grandmother. When she made brown gravy she would either brew some strong coffee or cook down some weak coffee and then add it to the gravy. Not a bunch, maybe 1/4 cup at...

I am fussy when it comes to cooking, I just don't use crummy ingredients. I can taste the difference. So I buy high quality stuff. Anyway, sometimes a recipe calls for instant coffee, like a coffee glaze on nuts for example. So when I need instant coffee I use MEDAGLIA D'ORO instant espresso...

I have bought a few LED flashlights and they have all had their good and bad points. But the latest purchase has turned out to be most useful. It is a WUBEN E7. First the only drawback: the LEDs are on the side, not the end. However, this was necessary because it has two LEDs. Now the positives...

Several years ago I had a job cancelled after I bought the material. 4 ea. 24" diameter 1" thick silicon bronze discs. Anyway, they have been leaning against a wall for about 15 years. At just shy of 140 pounds each I'm gonna stack 'em on my back blade for extra weight along with the 55 gallon...

My wife brought a black winter truffle in from a walk in our woods. I'm gonna cook with it. But boy, the smell. From this website: Fresh Washington Black Truffle (Leucangium carthusianum) | Truffle Dog Company I visited today is this quote: "They are prized for their sweet pineapple, floral...

Just a few days ago we had the entire island without power due to winds. Now it looks like Whidbey Island is gonna get hit again starting tonight. I sure hope we don't lose power again. I hate running the generator. I am looking at buying a bunch of lead acid batteries for a good deal and a...

There must be 51 different ways to make Hollandaise sauce. My wife really likes it and I tried several different ways to make a no fuss real Hollandaise sauce. About 40 years ago I figured it out. So simple I would make it camping. People were jealous. Eggs Benedict while camping. So here goes...

I have a Generac generator with a Kohler engine. I maintain it properly, always use ethanol free gas, and always run the carb dry. Well today, with the whole of Whidbey Island out of power, the darn thing wouldn't start. I replaced the spark plug and that was no help. I finally got it to start...

I guess this is the correct forum considering I will be doing the installation. So here goes: I am going to be installing a new water heater and it looks like I will be buying a Rinnai tankless water heater with a pump for recirculating hot water. I will be purchasing from Rinnai a thermostatic...

Over the holidays I spent a couple days at my sister in law's place. She has a propane fired tankless water heater and I really like it. Since I need to replace my water heater I am gonna go tankless. Her's works great, has done so for over 7 years, temperature control is just like my tanked...

Asking for a friend. He has a CAT excavator that weighs about 9000 pounds. I don't know the model. He was complaining that the thumb doesn't follow the bucket. I seem to recall reading on TBN somewhere that a bypass valve that bypasses fluid to the retract hose on the thumb cylinder can be...

First of all I have not used any other brand of electric chainsaw so I cannot compare to a Stihl or etc. I have 2 EGO weed wackers so I thought I would get their saw because it uses the same batteries. The saw itself is pretty nice and seems to have plenty of power. Changing the chain and...

Yesterday my son filled my Yanmar YM2310 from the 5 gallon plastic fuel can. Today I removed the filler cap and looked into the fuel filler filter screen and noticed some sort of jell in the bottom of the screen. So I looked in the 5 gallon can and noticed a little water in the bottom. Maybe a...

The last few years have seen the death of both of my parents. My older brother is the executor of their estate. It is finally winding down so there may be only a few months before everything is all wound up. This has been a great burden for my brother and I am so thankful he is taking care of...

We got a bid yesterday on someone putting in a pond for us. 34 grand! Yikes! Too much for us so we want to do it ourselves. The pond we want is to be about 40 by 60 feet and 3 feet deep. I have a Case 580 CK backhoe and a Yanmar YM2310 that will be used for the excavation. I'm sure I will have...

Hi All, I have a Deere L130 lawn tractor that is at the end of its useful life. Last summer I was going to replace it with the equivalent Deere product. I called the 2 closest Deere dealerships, talked with a couple salesmen, and never heard back. I even emailed the dealerships. No replies. I...

Now that I decided to pry open my wallet and buy a truck I can't find one close to home. Anybody have experience buying a vehicle from out of state? Thanks, Eric

I have a Yanmar YM2310 tractor with a Bulldog 285 FEL. Though not my only tractor it is the one that gets the most use. By far. I have only about 2 acres cleared of the ten or twelve that we own. That tractor gets used so much that I am amazed. It is a super useful tool. Even a 42 year old...

Hey All, I am looking at a rock rake or landscape rake from Vevor. Here is the link: VEVOR Tow Behind Landscape Rake, 60" Tow Dethatcher with 21 Steel Coil Tines, Lawn Dethatcher Rake Attaches to 48" or 60" Toolbars and 3-point Suspension Systems, for Leaves, Pine Needles, and Grass | VEVOR...

Hey all, I was reading about reduction gear starters for other Yanmar engines and wondered if anyone knows of one for the YM2310? About 6 months ago I bought a new solenoid for my tractor and it has started to fail already. That business where you turn the key and there is the loud click from...

Near me several telephone poles were being replaced and I was able to get 4. The guy who asked before me got 6. My son and I used a car trailer I rented from U-Haul to move the poles. Two poles per run. Worked great. But what really impressed me was my YM2310 with the Bulldog 285 FEL. I had to...

First of all let me impress on you all that I am NOT gonna change how much fuel my injectors deliver. I am not gonna fiddle with my engine. So, I have a YM2310 that runs well and only smokes, and then not very much, when I accelerate quickly. When at full throttle and under load it doesn't...

I have a laser pointer sight, the type that clamps to the barrel and projects a laser beam to the target. I was cleaning the front window and noticed that the window was glued in at an angle. About 15 degrees. I looked carefully and the window is not glued in at that angle mistakenly, the sight...

I have an old B. F. Barnes lathe that was probably made in the late 1890s and certainly no later than 1906. I have been acquiring age appropriate stuff to go along with it, stuff that was made no later than 1906. The lathe itself is in very good shape, not just cosmetically but also...

I came across an interesting new type and concept of travel trailer and I thought I would post a link to the company's website. Please note that I am not advocating for this particular trailer or the overall concept, but I did find it quite thought provoking. It seems to me that this trailer...

I have seen it mentioned here that diamond shaped plates should be used to repair cracked plates on tractors and I have seen diamond shaped plates welded onto structures. In fact, my backhoe was repaired with diamond shaped plates that were welded to the larger arm on my Case 580CK backhoe...

I'm pretty sure a lot of DIY folks here know about Grizzly tools. Their wood and metal lathes especially. Anyway, A few months ago Grizzly issued a recall on a few of their wood lathes. Apparently the tool rest or faceplate could come apart during use with the result being human body parts drawn...

I was near the end of typing a long post trying to help a person who was wanting help buying their first tractor. Then the dreaded McAfee pop up business shows up and my post was gone. Right in the middle of my typing the McAfee crap shows up and my post is gone. The only way to get rid of the...

It's been less than 2 months since I got my first pair of hearing aids. I have been really surprised at how much I am hearing that I have not heard for years. Actually decades is the more accurate statement. Today though I was shocked by what I was hearing. I use wireless earbuds to listen to...

Hey all you Chinese Mini Excavator owners, My son wants me to spend my money on a mini excavator and I don't know if I should consider buying a certain machine. The machine in question is a Lanty lat-13. The engine is a RATO R420 15 HP. Air cooled. The machine is supposed to have only a...

I have a YM2310 tractor and have owned it for about a year and a half. I have replaced the fuel filter once and there was no evidence of water. But after reading about water damage to a newer tractor I want to make sure this doesn't happen to me. I live about 40 miles north of Seattle, as...

My furnace quit working. Looking online I found a site that advertises experts who can help. Offhand I don't remember the site but I did get good advice and I think it cost me 33 bucks. Way cheaper than a visit from the furnace folks during the coldest weather we have had on Whidbey for at least...

Well, I figure even rural folks, like me, need to heat water now and then, so posting this here is appropriate. Anyway, my 17 year old propane water heater is probably getting close to the end of its life and my wife and I figured we should replace it. Consumer Reports was no help. I was...

I have a YM2310. Being a two wheel drive machine it is easier to lose traction. So when I need to, when I get stuck, I step on the differential lock so that both wheels are spinning. I will also use the diff lock when I am going through an area where it looks like I might get stuck. I never use...

I have an embarrassment of welding machines. Yesterday an old friend gave me a welder he hasn't used for over 5 years and he knew I would use it. The machine in question is a Lincoln SP-100. I already had the SP-125 Plus machine. As near as I can tell the machines are identical. I took the...

We converted my old office into a room for guests. This room is about 300 feet from our house so it will give any guests real privacy. The room is about 180 square feet. It is nice and we had our first guests stay in it for the last few days. They really liked it. The only drawback is no...

Yesterday I picked up my new hearing aids. Since I have never worn hearing aids I did not know what to expect. I certainly did not expect what I experienced! The hearing aids are not like just turning up the volume. They instead helped to correct some of what I have lost. Anyway, I...

I was reading the "don't buy anything" thread and a member who called himself zarkhillbilly (or something similar) is now "Deleted member 371759". Under that it says "Guest". Does this mean this member deleted themself? Or were they deleted by the management? Just curious since I had never seen...

Hi All, I have an AKON brand valve on my Yanmar YM2310. It does not have the float option. I know that some other valves can have the float function added by just adding a little can packed with goodies onto the valve. I have been unable to find any information for my particular AKON valve...

I have a Lincoln SP125+ wire feed welder, AKA a MIG Welder, that I bought used about 20 years ago, that came with with a 150 cubic foot gas cylinder, for $250.00. It still works great. I dug into the circuitry about a year after I bought it to add a gas purge button. So when I'm welding and have...

We have all run into this, you need gravy but don't have the drippings or whatever to make it. This is what I do: Brown some meat and or skin of the animal that you need to make the gravy for. The meat and or skin should be cooked in butter or olive oil or a mixture of both. For 2 cups of gravy...

Today I spent 2 grand on hearing aids. Before The government made the hearing aid purchasing changes they would have cost me just about double. So that's great. Plus I can make changes to the aids myself with my smart phone, which used to not be a thing. Now for the rant. I have read many...

We have an outbuilding that is just a room, about 200 square feet. I used it for my business office but retired a couple years ago. Then starting about a year ago we let a guy stay in it for free and he lived there for a year while getting back on his feet. He used the bathroom in my shop which...

My YM2310 is over 40 years old so of course it develops an oil leak. I noticed some oil on the ground at the rear of the tractor, couldn't see the source, so I washed the back end of the machine, drove it around for a bit, and then looked for a fresh leak. It turned out that the leak was coming...

About 30 years ago I modified a bottle jack so that it works upside down. I modified the jack by removing the cover, drilling out the oil intake in the bottom of the jack to accept a length of stainless tubing I had on hand, and pressing the tubing into the hole. Now the oil intake is at the...

I know someone here can help me with this question. Maybe the question should be spark ignition versus compression ignition, but I will just use gasoline spark ignition vs diesel compression ignition. Anyway, gasoline engines are very sensitive to air/fuel ratios. For example, gasoline engines...

Back in 2018 I needed to do several tests on my well water. Tests are usually expensive, with home tests running about 10 bucks each and lab tests about 30 bucks, plus you need to wait for the lab test. I looked online for less expensive tests and found a kit that has 25 tests. Right now the...

I have been buying various blends of poultry seasoning since I started cooking over 50 years ago. I am the cook in our house and one of the things that my wife of 44 years really likes is white gravy. Also known as cream gravy or milk gravy, depending in where you live or come from. I like cream...

When I bought my 1980 Yanmar YM2310 tractor I was advised that using a fuel additive like Power Service Diesel Kleen would be a good idea. So I bought some and my old tractor did start easier and seemed to smoke less. Well, I finally ran out of that quart of Diesel Kleen and there seemed to be...

We live in a semi-rural area and have a great community. For example, my son, who just moved into the property next to mine, needed help moving a big refrigerator up some stair into the house. I couldn't help because I have vertigo and stairs are especially treacherous. So my son posts a message...

I thought my battery had bad connections. There was lots of corrosion and the battery clamps were junk. So I bought some nice brass ones, cleaned up the corrosion, charged the battery and everything worked great. But then the problem returned, the battery seemed to be bad. But after putting the...

Hi All, My son recently married for the first time. His new wife is also on her first marriage and she came with a couple teenage kids, a boy and a girl. The boy is 13 and just got a dog from his dad. The dog looks like an australian shepherd mix, but I don't really know. I'm not a dog...

My son, 44 years old, decided to get married for the first time. The woman he was to marry was also doing so for the first time. They had known each other since they were teens. They asked me to officiate, so I had to get ordained. That was really special. Since the wedding was gonna be kind...

The tractor worked great last year. I parked it and about 6 months later no spark. I cleaned the points. The condenser is good. I bought a new coil because the old one seemed to measure wrong with a meter. Still no spark. Even when I run a wire from the negative terminal directly to the coil...

I have two EGO electric trimmers. Model ST1510S-FC. I bought one last year and decided to buy another battery for it a couple weeks ago. The new, bigger battery was about 3/4 the price for a new trimmer complete with the new and bigger battery so I bought a second trimmer. Now my wife and I...

i know, I shoulda taken pictures, and will if folks here insist. The pictures would show how I defeated the anti siphon feature on a couple faucets that had failed anti siphon mechanisms. I would have replaced the faucets except that they are the type that are freeze proof if the hose is...

I am considering buying a Mahindra backhoe to use on my Ym2310. Please see the pictures. Thanks, Eric

Hi All, I am putting in a phone line from my shop to covered picnic area. The distance is about 80 feet. I don't want a deep or wide ditch because I want to disturb the ground as little as possible as it is all landscaped. So I want a ditch just wide enough to drop conduit into and only about...

I bought an amplifier through Ali Express several years ago. It was almost as advertised. It had a rectifier tube that was not the one listed. So I contacted the seller to see about them sending me the correct tube. The tube that came with the amp was actually better than the one listed but I...

So my wife and I decided to buy a new lawn tractor, a John Deere S140. The closest Deere dealerships are all pretty far away. And they are all owned by the same company. Anyway, I contacted the closest one and got a price over the phone. However, the salesperson needed to work up a quote. I...

This forum seems like the best out of all the forums to post this question because lots, if not most, rural homesteads are on a well. I have two wells, one a deep well that I had drilled and another shallow well that came with the land when we bought it. I have decided to use the shallow well...

Last weekend I flushed the cooling system and filled it with new coolant. I noticed that coolant is flowing in the radiator as soon as the engine is started. And the temp gauge always shows the engine running cool. So I think the thermostat is missing or stuck open. The tractor seems to run...

When I bought my YM2310 it came with new brake shoes in a box. The left side brake assembly that I just took apart because the brakes kept sticking is now all cleaned up, greased, and installed. I ran into a problem with the new brake shoes though. They would not fit into the brake drum. I put...

Hey all, I am afraid I might sound like a prude but please hear me out. I don't mind ads showing women wearing alluring attire or in alluring poses. I'm sure there are ads with men in similar poses and similar male related attire. In fact, I like ads showing women wearing sexy clothes. Ads...

Hi Folks, The brakes in my YM2310 keep sticking. The left side especially. So today I decided to tackle the problem. When I bought the tractor it came with 4 new shoes in a box which means the tractor is getting new brake shoes at least. A big part of the problem is the actuating shaft...

I had never heard of this, using a welder to revive a dead lead acid battery. Leave it to Project Farm to make a video about it. Welders can certainly supply plenty of amps. I have a battery that I'm gonna try this on. He also tried epsom salts to revive a battery and it did not work. I have had...

Hey All, We have an old L130 lawn tractor. It was given to us by a friend who beat the crap out of it. When I got it I had to replace the electric PTO clutch and clutch switch. The clutch and switch were both advertised as being better than the originals and they were. The switch was...

I bought the 276 manual from Hoye. So far every time I have looked in it for help servicing my 2310 the manual has been no help. It did not match my tractor. I have looked for the Japanese language service manual but apparently I have forgotten how to do a web search or it does not exist. If it...

Lately I have been seeing lots of ads from TEMU. I googled them and they are apparently sort of legit. But I don't understand why I am getting the ads I'm getting and I can't figure out what much of the stuff is. For example there will be 4 pictures in one ad. The first picture looks like a blow...

Because of a silver soldering thread in this forum I thought it might help if I posted this here. Because silver bearing plumbing solder is now widely available in hardware stores folks should know about how strong 95/5 tin/silver soft solder is. And how some companies will publish information...

The FEL on my tractor, a Bulldog 285, uses a valve made by AKON. I have not been able to find a source for parts for this valve in the USA. The valve does not have a float position and I would like to add it. Or maybe somebody here knows about these valves and can tell me if adding float is even...

My Yanmar YM2310 has been hard to shift recently. I was using it for some tilling and I was shifting between crawl, first, and second gear. Before attempting to shift I would make sure the Power Shift lever was in neutral and then I would try to shift the main tranny. And the shifter lever just...

A while back I saw an ad on TBN for a device that lets women pee standing up. Curiosity got the better of me and I clicked the link. Oops. I kept getting ads for the damn thing for a couple months. And not just on TBN, but seemingly whenever I went to a web site with ads. Lesson learned. Today I...

I have seen many pictures of Front End Loaders on Compact Utility Tractors on this site. Having one myself, a CUT with FEL, I have been paying attention to how they are constructed. And they are all pretty much made the same. Not just the geometry but the actual shape of the components. The...

The hose that comes out of the aftermarket FEL valve on my Yanmar YM2310 and goes to the fluid reservoir has a fitting with a very small hole. The hose is 1/4" I.D. but the hole in the fitting is only about 5/32" diameter. So the flow coming out of the valve is restricted. I checked the other...

My YM2310 is just over 40 years old. It runs great and starts easy in mid 40s temps. It smokes a bit when I increase the throttle, but only briefly. It will also smoke a bit when subjected to a heavy load but this also stops quickly once the RPM is back to what it was just before the heavy load...

Can hydraulic hoses be crimped at home using a vise or something similar and dies? I would really like to crimp my own fittings on 1/4 one wire hydraulic hose. I looked but did not find an inexpensive way to do this. But with all the DIY knowledge on this site I am hoping someone here knows how...

My brother sent me some cheddar cheese from some place near where he lives. Because he is my brother and I love him I will eat it and my wife, bless her heart, will help. But this is what my brother sent me: Raw milk cheddar that's 7 years old. Raw milk! The cheese maker couldn't even be...

Hi All, I'm still working on getting the power steering installed in my Yanmar YM2310. I finally have everything done the way I want it except for fittings and hose. I want to use re-usable fittings. And some of the fittings I want to use are only available for 2 wire hose. The power steering...

Back in the 70s I rode 2-stroke bikes and used lawn mowers with 2-stroke engines. I really liked 2-strokes because of the high power to weight ratio. Interestingly, all the manuals for the bikes said not to use high octane fuels for the best performance. 89 was usually suggested. I did stuff to...

As the title says I couldn't find a forum which closely addresses my post but here it is. Great service from a company that sells hydraulic stuff and great service from the USPS. I am installing an aftermarket power steering cylinder in (on, for, whatever) my Yanmar YM2310 tractor. As it...

Hi All, I was wondering how this works. I understand the open center. When the valve is operating a pair of cylinders the fluid goes to the cylinders. When the valve is back at the neutral position the fluid is vented to the port that goes back to the reservoir. I don't understand how the...

I have a non-adjustable divider that I bought from a fellow on TBN. Since I bought it, about a year ago, the person has not answered and of my emails. So I'm asking here for advice. I don't know if my divider has a pressure relief built in and I don't know how to find out. I am willing to take...

You know how it is, sometimes some member just rubs you the wrong way. For whatever reason. Rather than get into some sort of confrontation it is best for me to just ignore that member. I have done this. Once. I no longer see this person's posts and they are not even aware that this is so. So no...

I posted this in hydraulics but nobody replied so I am trying here. I have a Yanmar YM2310. Last year I bought a hydraulic cylinder/valve combo made for adding power steering to this tractor. I got or made all the parts necessary to do the job except for the hose and some fittings. The project...

I have a Yanmar YM2310. Last year I bought a hydraulic cylinder/valve combo made for adding power steering to this tractor. I got or made all the parts necessary to do the job except for the hose and some fittings. The project got put on hold for a while but now I once again have time to finish...

I decided to change the fuel filter on my Yanmar YM2310 for the first time since I bought it. The tractor has the push button bleeders. So, after cleaning out the filter bowl, which had hardly any crud in it, the new filter went in, and the fuel bowl was filled by turning on the fuel petcock...

Hi All, I have a YM2310. I also have a 5 foot Bush Hog rotary mower. I am finished with the thing and never intended to use it again. However, a small job has come up for it. On my Ford 9N I have an over run clutch for the Bush Hog so that it doesn't push the tractor around. The clutch won't...

I didn't know where to post this and this forum was the closest. Anyway, I am going to install a Cycle Stop Valve. I have two choices, either down the well casing or in the ground at the same level as the pitless adapter, which is where the water comes out of the well casing. The web site that...

Greetings All, I recently had my well pump, piping, and wiring replaced. I had intended to buy a Cycle Stop Valve and have it installed when I replaced my pump this coming summer. My pump failed ahead of schedule though. I called the guy who replaced my pump and asked him about pulling the...

I have a YM2310. I have posted about this before. My 3 point hitch rises very fast even when the engine is spinning slowly. It seems to jerk up because it moves so fast. This is especially problematic when drilling holes and the post hole digger is being stabilized by a helper using the supplied...

Almost two years ago I bought a 1980 or 1981 Yanmar YM2310 diesel engined tractor. The tractor starts and runs great. Since i bought it I have put about 80 hours on it. This tractor is my first diesel engined anything. Per the advice from TBN I do use a fuel additive that is supposed to increase...

I might need a larger hydraulic pump if the power steering is too slow. I looked for but was not able to find a larger displacement pump listed for my YM2310. Anybody know if there is a larger displacement pump that will work for my tractor? Maybe from a different tractor model? Thanks, Eric

My Stihl chainsaw started having trouble idling. Then it wouldn't idle at all. And it would be hard to start when the engine died if I let the RPM drop. If I let the saw sit for 10 or 15 minutes it would start fairly easily again but I would need to get the RPM up right away or it would die. I...

MIG welding has come up again, what to buy, etc. I thought my experience as a long time welder might help the discussion. Since this is my experience your mileage may vary. First of all, even though most folks call any type of wirefeed welding MIG welding, MIG welding really means using a...

My Yanmar YM2310 thermostart failed. I bought a replacement. It only worked a couple times. With the air intake removed from the intake manifold it is easy to see the thermostart getting red hot and then see the fuel catch fire. So, after the first one failed I got a new one from a different...

Years ago my neighbor borrowed a Post Hole Digger, PHD, so we could plant a bunch of fence posts and a few trees. So I learned how well they work in our rocky soil. So about a year and a half ago I bought a new PHD because my wife and I are on a mission to plant lots and lots of trees and...

I though this post might help a first time tractor buyer. About 25 years ago I bought my first tractor. I was a new land owner and became friendly with a neighbor who had already developed his 5 acres to a large extent but figured a tractor could be useful. My wife and I had owned our 10 or...

I stopped by a younger friend the other day and he pulled out a Wilton 4 1/2 inch bullet vise. We spoke about it some and I offered him some advice about how to repair a broken off clamping flange in the swivel bottom. As we spoke he put the vise back together. Then when I got up to leave he...

The thermostart in my Yanmar YM2310 is bad. The new one I put in failed right away, it heats up but won't flow fuel. And yeah, I have done all the tests, it's just bad. While waiting for the new one to arrive I have been using the tractor anyway but it is of course hard to start when it is 34...

Greetings All, I just can't seem to get this out of my mind. I have a Yanmar YM2310 with an FEL and a Case 580CK backhoe. I no longer need the big backhoe. It digs well but the bucket is 2 feet wide. And the machine is huge compared to my Yanmar. Now the only digging I need to do is ditches...

Greetings All, I have a Yanmar YM2310 tractor. The thermostart quit so I bought the one recommended here from Amazon. This same thermostart is used on many other tractors, Ford being among them. Here is the link to the one I bought...

It seems that at least once a year the subject of generator wiring comes up. And at least one person posts about how their particular situation, though it looks unsafe (suicide cords, for example) to most folks, is actually safe because of whatever reason they use to justify the safety of...

Hi All, The brakes on my 2310 don't work very well. It is hard to stop the tractor. I have to push very hard on the brake pedal. I have adjusted the brakes according to the manual. They sometimes drag too and I suspect it is because the shaft that actuates brakes needs lubing, probably on...

Hi All, Years ago I modified a Canon Powershot SD300 to take pictures in the near infrared and near UV. To do this I had to take the camera apart to remove an internal filter and replace the filter with a piece of quartz glass made from a microscope slide the same thickness as the filter I...

I tried to post this a little while ago and when almost done with typing a cosmic ray or something similar, maybe a decaying Higgs Boson, zipped through my computer and wiped out my post. Or maybe my hard drive is dying. Or who knows? So, after using some particular verbiage not allowed in the...

This problem has been going for several months now and I have seen a couple other posts about it. But nothing has changed. In fact, the problem is worse. When I use any of my tablets to visit the TBN website the ads take up the top half of the display. I have three tablets of various vintages...

Hi Folks, I have two manuals for my 2310. One is a very thin operator's manual with about 1/2 of the pages being safety warnings, and the other a service manual that's about 1 1/4 inches thick. The service manual is actually for a YM276 but Hoye Tractor says it is close enough. The...

All the hoses on my Yanmar YM2310 for the FEL are 1/4" according to the markings on the hose. When I add the power steering cylinder I would rather use 3/8" hose. The only reason being that there will be less resistance to flow. The 3/8" hose is virtually the same price as the 1/4" stuff as are...

It's getting close folks. The machining of various parts to put the power steering cylinder retrofit cylinder is virtually all done. All that's left is drilling some holes and tapping two of them. The spool on the power steering cylinder needed beefing up. It comes stock with a slot about 5/16"...

Greetings All, I am very close to installing the power steering cylinder retrofit on my Yanmar YM2310 tractor. I have done almost all of the machining, the only parts left to machine only require holes to be drilled. So I need to order hoses. I have several options. I can go to the local NAPA...

Today I took apart the spool valve on the power steering cylinder I bought for my Yanmar YM2310. It needs, in my opinion, a piece welded into the slot in the end of the spool to make it stronger. When I took it apart the o-ring on the spool was damaged and there was rubber debris in the valve...

Hey All, Finally, after many false starts, I am starting on the power steering install for my Yanmar YM2310. I am trying to figure out the best hose routing but I also could use some info on the valves I have and where to connect (and not connect) some hoses. The FEL on this tractor has a...

When I got my Yanmar YM2310 the shifter mechanism was rusted stiff. After months of penetrating oil and working the lever I finally got it free a couple days ago. I decided, after cleaning all the rust off, that it needed some way to be lubricated. The shifter forks are made of 5mm thick steel...

Anyone who saw my previous post will probably note that the way I mounted the extensions could be improved. When I made the extensions I bored two large holes for pins in the plates. One pair of holes got a bushing welded between them. The other pair of holes were meant to be used just for...

The Bulldog 285 bucket on my tractor needed a couple mods. The steel on the bottom is quite thin and when the clamp on forks are used the steel bends a lot and dents. So I cut a couple 3/16 inch thick plates and welded them to the bottom of the bucket. I placed them so that the contact point of...

I have seen the ads for beet juice for tires. I have not been able to find pricing. In order to get pricing I must fill out a form with all my info and then I will get a quote. But after speaking to a few folks they spent over 300 bucks per 11.2 x 24 tires. I assume beet juice is used because of...

Finally, finally, I am getting ready to install the power steering cylinder I bought months ago. Because of the way the valve is actuated on the cylinder I am concerned about a screw breaking if the stock hydraulic pump can't make the cylinder move fast enough. So to be ahead of the game I...

My YM2310 has, apparently, cracks radiating from the lug bolt holes on one front wheel. At first I thought it was just cracks in the paint, but I'm pretty sure the steel is actually cracked. I'm gonna mark the ends of them with a sharpie and if they propagate then I'll remove the wheel and...

I decided that for some of the work I will be doing in the near future a digital inclinometer would be a big help. I bought this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L5VYG1M?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details . Only 20 bucks from Amazon. It has many features besides showing the angle. It...

My Yanmar YM2310 needs tires all the way around. Shopping for tires I see that they are quite expensive. I use my tractor for stuff like tilling, drilling holes for posts and trees, grading the gravel driveway, and FEL work such as transporting tilled up rocks to a big hole to dump them in. The...

I posted a couple days ago about how I had adapted some Ford wheel weights to my Yanmar wheels. Because of the conical shape of the weights and the conical depressions in the wheels it looked like the weights would nest in the wheels with a little clearance. Because of the difference in the...

I don't know how my Yanmar YM2310 feels about Ford wheel weights but for twenty bucks I put them on. When I got the weights it looked like they would fit perfectly inside the tapered dish on my Yanmar wheels. Unfortunately, the angle on the weights was more than the angle of the dished wheels...

We have had over the years the occasion to burn lots of green branches and the like. After windstorms bring down lots of branches for example. We have a pretty big fire ring that we use for burning this kind of stuff. The fire ring does double duty as it is also used for folks to stand and sit...

Hey all you DIY tractorin' folks, I have a 40 year old Yanmar YM2310 tractor that I bought about 9 months ago. Though it works great I think it is a good idea to change the hydraulic fluid. Change filters, clean screens, etc. too. It has been suggested that I first flush the hydraulic system...

Last March, March 2022, in the USA lower 48 states, windpower generated more power, 2017 gigawatts, which was 19% of total power produced, than either coal or nuclear. Nuclear was just slightly less than wind and coial was at 17%. This has never happened before in the USA. To be clear, this...

My YM2310 starts fairly fast even in cold weather and the Thermostart is broken. In warm weather it starts almost instantly. I recently got my tiller connected and when tilling at about 2000 RPM I can see some black smoke coming out of the exhaust. Not tons but I can see it. If I raise the RPM a...

My Yanmar YM2310 has an aftermarket Bulldog 285 brand FEL. The joystick valve for the FEL is an AKON valve. The only markings on the valve are the letters AKON on the valve handle. I live in the USA and can't find anybody here who sells AKON valves. I would like to add the float function to this...

I noticed today that I am now a "Platinum" member or have a "Platinum" rating. I have not been a member of this site for even a year. I guess this rating refers to the number of posts I have made. It could be that most are all of my posts are inane. Certainly there are many members here who have...

I tried out my Yanmar tiller all day today. The ground has tons of rocks. From golf ball size up to almost football size. I hope the tiller doesn't break. I am running the PTO in the 540 RPM range with the engine at 2000 RPM with the transmission in 1st gear and the powershift also in 1st gear...

Last year I bought a Yanmar tiller. To go with the YM2310 I bought last year. In order to use it I needed to make extensions for the pins that fit into the 3 point hitch lower arms. Either my tiller was not made for my tractor or the lower arms of the 3PH are the wrong ones. Too short. Either...

I replied to a post about using brake cleaner to clean an engine and it occurred to me that I could pass on some knowledge I have acquired about chlorinated brake cleaners. First of all, chlorinated brake cleaners have been proven to damage the ozone layer and to damage our health*. So they...

Like practically everybody we have lots of electronic devices that use lots of chargers. At one end of my kitchen counter is a GFCI outlet. When a charger is plugged in there is no room for another if one is too big. Looking online I found a GFCI outlet with 2 charger ports. I bought it...

I have a Yanmar YM2310 tractor with an FEL, a 4foot wide box blade, a 4 foot wide back blade and a 6 foot wide back blade with wings. My driveway is gravel and is about 12 years old. It is in pretty good shape but we do need to add some gravel. I have not done much grading and what I did was...

If I found a junk YM2310D that had a good 4WD assembly, would it be a nightmare to add to my 2310? I suspect it would because I would need to change major transmission assembly components. Maybe better to find a 2310D with a bad engine and just put the engine from my 2310 into it. I only...

Way back in 1979 I worked in a lumber mill as a machinist and one of my jobs was to rebuild gear pumps. This old guy who was their head machinist told me what had to be done. I had to flatten the end plates of the pumps by machining them There would be wear from the ends of the gears in the end...

I have a mid 1970s 580CK. It is the gasoline engine version. The throttle shaft that is in the mess behind the steering column has broken inside the big metal block it passes through. It appears to me that the only way to get this part out to fix it is to remove the gas tank. This is because the...

As long as I'm posting about my old 580CK I thought I'd ask about other problems. The brakes on this mid 1970s backhoe will lock up from time to time. I can't figure out why. The brakes are totally mechanical. The way they work is when the pedal is pressed a band brake causes a drum to rotate at...

Greetings All, I have a 1970 something 580 CK. Around the shaft that the steering wheel bolts to oil leaks out profusely. So I need to add power steering fluid after just a few hours using the machine. Looking at my parts book I see that 2 different pumps were used in the steering column. But...

Today I needed to start the YM2310 tractor in order to operate the FEL because I wanted to make some measurements before shortening the hydraulic cylinder rods. The temperature outside was about 35 degrees F. The tractor is parked outside in the shade and there was 3 inches of snow on the hood...

My wife and I have been talking about me digging out an area we have that already ponds every winter and making it permanent. And larger. The area is in the woods behind our house. Because of the way the land is I could excavate and pile the dirt around part of the perimeter and end up with a...

On my Yanmar YM2310 is a Bulldog 285 FEL. The cylinders that roll the bucket are too long. Actually, the rods are too long. The bucket will not roll back as far as the Bulldog specs show. When fully retracted the rods stick out about 3 inches farther from the cylinder than they should. There is...

We have trails throughout our 10 acres of wooded land in the PNW. It takes about 45 minutes to walk these trails because there are a lot and the vegetation makes it seem as if you are deeper in the woods than you really are. We have some crummy neighbors at one end of our land. My wife is all...

Recently I ordered a couple extra keys for my 41 or so year old Yanmar YM2310 from Hoye tractor. One key worked while the other would not fit into the ignition switch. Though at first glance the keys appeared identical they were in fact not. Of course, because one would fit and the other would...

These two related cheeses are not really cheeses but are made from whey. Gjetost is made from primarily goat whey, Mysost from cow whey. A popular brand of the stuff is called Ski Queen. It is a brown, kinda sweet cheese. I really like it. So does my wife. They are called Norwegian Brown...

I know folks are always learning how to cook. And even though fewer people these days cook from scratch I know that young(er) people still do so and want to learn. Fresh sausage is a great way to learn how to make something that is usually only store bought. Especially since you can make...

There are certainly lotsa folks on this site who are on a well. I am. For a little over 20 years, when I had the well drilled. Now I am looking to replace my pump. Just out of caution because 20 odd years seems like a long time to me and I don't want an emergency well pump replacement. My...

My thermostart plug is bad. There is power but no heat. I want to replace it but none I have found look like mine. All the new ones are much shorter. Mine has some sort of can shaped thing that has a fitting for the tube from the reservoir sticking out. This can also has a green wire going into...

I already have a Case 580CK backhoe. It is pretty worn out but still digs. But it does the digging with a two foot wide bucket. According to the manual it will dig a ditch 14 feet deep. My big backhoe also goes places. It needs big places because it is big. But I have a need to dig narrow...

Boy, this winter is gonna have me busy working on the tractor. I have a Yanmar YM2310 with a Bulldog 285 FEL. Besides adding power steering and wheel weights I have decided it could use another upgrade. The bucket is tiny. I have a Case 580CK and the front bucket on it puts my little Bulldog 285...

This tractor is my first diesel. Yesterday when I started it the temp was 40 degrees, or maybe a few degrees cooler. So not too cold. Following the instructions in the manual I turned on the thermostart for 10 seconds. Well, at least the thermostart light was on. With the throttle set for about...

Reading in another thread about rollovers, and recalling how I almost rolled my 9N over backwards shortly after I bought it made me think some about pulling with my Yanmar YM2310. When I almost rolled that old Ford over backwards it was because of the way I was pulling and because it was my...

I hafta add weight to my Yanmar YM2310. I keep thinking about liquid weight and steel weight. The steel being discs that bolt to the wheels. The holes in the rim are there after all. But then I had a thought. The best weight for lowering the center of gravity is, of course, weight down low...

In the past, whenever I made sausage links, I used natural casings. Intestine. It works very well. However, I was talking with a woman at our local Eagles Aerie and she said there was no way she would use them. Grossed her out. She only makes dried sausages, like pepperoni and uses the...

I'm sure lots of folks here are making their own sausages. I use a meat grinder attached to the Kitchenaid mixer to grind meat. But it makes a lousy sausage stuffer. After the meat is ground, even if I partially freeze it, it is still a pain to feed through the auger type meat grinder for...

Or something more ominous? Or nothing at all? So, my YM2310 is hard to push around when both transmissions are in neutral. I was trying to roll it backwards to hook up my new to me tiller. Even after I raised the FEL off of the ground it. Was still very hard to roll on level ground. Hard enough...

The subject is my question. How would a 14 HP air cooled gasoline engine compare to an approx. 27 HP liquid cooled diesel engine. I know that on an equal type basis the gas engine is going to use about 20% more fuel than the diesel when powering the same load. But this is not an equal...

I'm the cook in my house. Part of cooking involves grinding all the ground meat we eat. Some of that meat is pork shoulder that I use for making sausage of various types. Sometimes when baking bread I put in a bunch of just barely cooked sausage. The sausage I make is leaner than the store...

I have read various posts about Alibaba and Aliexpress here on TBN. Since I have bought one item on Aliexpress I thought my experience might be slightly useful. A few years ago I decided for several reasons to buy a new Chinese made tube amplifier. These amps are for sale online from many...

Recently I posted about my new to me Yanmar tiller and how I needed a shorter drive shaft, that I could not shorten mine enough and have it still work. Member careyo63 offered to send me one that they didn't need. I accepted the offer and the shaft arrived yesterday. Besides the shaft bring free...

My 1939 Ford 9N has an adjustable depth stop for the 3 point hitch. It is just a hand tightened knob that fits in the slot for the 3 point hitch control lever. The knob is loosened, then the stop is positioned where desired, and the knob is then tightened. When the 3PH lever is lowered it hits...

Yesterday I picked up a tiller for my YM2310. It is one of those reconditioned ones from Viet Nam. Probably as old as my tractor. I hooked it up today. By using the lowest hole in the ROPS for the top link and screwing the top link ends in as far as they would go I was able to get the top link...

Hey All, Since the weather is starting to get good and rainy here on Whidbey Island I will be pulling my Yanmar YM2310 into the shop to install the power steering. When I do the install it seems to me that it would be a good idea to put a pressure gauge in the system to make sure the...

Yesterday I drove a friend's Kubota tractor. I don't know which model but it is slightly larger than my YM2310. The machine is probably 10 or 15 years old. It has the HST, FEL, and is 4 wheel drive. It can't have too many hours on it because the tires are in great shape and nothing is really...

I discovered a 5 gallon steel jerry can full to the top with kerosene in my shed when cleaning it out. I put that kerosene in the shed probably 20 years ago and just plain forgot about it. Anyway, the can has been completely sealed so there is no moisture in the fuel. It doesn't stink like...

My instrument panel is cracked so along wwith other stuff I want to try fixing the cracks so they don't propagate. Anybody here done this? Thanks, Eric

I'm not from the South, never lived there and have hardly visited. But there is some Southern cuisine that I like. Or really like. When I was 7 or 8 there was a girl the same age who lived a few houses away. She had family from the South. One summer her Grandma was visiting and she brought...

Since I asked how much tiller my YM2310 can handle, and received many good responses, I have started looking for an approximately 5 foot wide tiller. Used. Unable so far, but it has only been 2 or 3 days, to find a Yanmar tiller. I will keep looking but I'm not hopeful. So it will probably be a...

I have lots of steel scrap that could be welded pretty easily into a several hundred pound block. Looking at the back of the 2310 I see the drawbar and the ROPS mounting bolts. It seems to me I could use the drawbar to support the weight and use the ROPS mounting bolts to stabilize the weight...

Hi ALL, I am thinking about buying a used tiller to hang off the 3ph. I will be using my YM2310. I don't have that much tilling to do so a narrow tiller would be OK. So, would a 4 foot wide tiller be too much for my little tractor? The ground I need to till is basically virgin ground so it is...

I like good maple syrup but for pancakes I use a recipe similar to what my Mom made for us kids when we were growing up. We were poor and maple syrup was a real luxury for us but I liked the home made stuff better. When we serve guests pancakes we offer them maple syrup along with my stuff and...

Soon I will be adding power steering to my Yanmar YM2310 tractor. So I will be needing 2 or 3 hoses made up. Or I can make them up my self using the re-usable type fittings. The fittings for 1/2 hose are about 35 bucks for two. I'm thinking I could buy hose, cut it to length, and screw on the...

I know, a really generic question so I will narrow it down. I am using a power steering cylinder and valve combo made as an add on for a YM2310 Yanmar tractor to add power steering to my YM2310 tractor. I will most likely be using a power steering pump instead of the tractor hydraulics because I...

My PTO driven post hole digger suffered a broken U joint and damaged yoke from operator error. The drive shaft is the tri-lobed type. I put the shaft in the vise, suitably protected from damage, and was able to drive off the damaged yoke with a hammer. I did this carefully so as not to damage...

As the wet season approaches here in the PNW I will be changing all the fluids and filters in the 2310. I have had the tractor only a few months and even though I think the previous owner maintained the tractor fairly well I changed the motor oil and filter. I checked the oil this morning and...

When the weather gets rainy here in the PNW I will stop tractoring for a while and get the power steering installed on my YM2310. I would really like to use a power steering pump but space is so tight that I may not be able to. However, there is room for a power steering pump, if small...

So folks, my fairly new to me 2310 engine looks like it could use a good cleaning. There are no major oil leaks that I can find. No minor ones either for that matter. But the engine is oily and the oil makes dirt stick. It seems like the oil is diesel oil, not motor oil. Anyway, I bought some...

When I was a kid we would visit my Grandparents in Santa Monica, CA. Santa Monica is pretty much next to Beverly Hills. Not very rural. My Grandparents had a 5 car garage and two of the bays were my Grandpa's workshop. In the workshop my Grandpa had a toilet installed. Being a kid I didn't...

A few months ago I bought a Yanmar YM2310 tractor. It is the most modern tractor I own. It has the Bulldog 285 FEL on it and the tractor came with clamp on forks. I already have a forklift and so am used to forks that stay where I put them. The clamp on forks tend to move, to swivel, so that...

I have a 1980 or '81 Yanmar YM2310. I bought the hydraulic cylinder/valve combo made for adding power steering to this tractor. It already has a Bulldog 285 loader so I will need to tee off of the hose that supplies the loader hydraulics. I also bought a diverter valve but now I kinda don't see...

This winter, after the good weather is gone here in the beautiful PNW, I will be adding power steering to my 2310. I am also considering adding a backhoe at the same time, might as well do one with the other. Right now I have a Case 580CK backhoe, which is a much larger machine than anything...

My tractor is a YM2310 that I bought about 6 weeks ago. I live in the PNW, about 40 miles north of Seattle. My temperature gauge never quite rises to the center, even any after hours of use. I don't think it is inaccurate, but it is 40 years old, so I'm thinking I should at least add another...