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I have a 2006 Hustler Fastrak, 42" ZTR that throws and breaks belts. In the past 3 years I have replaced all of the deck pulleys. I still throw belts. Yesterday I replaced the deck belt 3 times without being able to cut any grass. As soon as I engage the deck, the belts comes off the pulleys...

My son has a boat slip which is in need of cleaning. We mounted a towable backhoe on a barge to dig the muck from the slip. The main problem is moving the mud from the slip to shore. Sometimes we have to go 30' to 40' feet out into the river because of the silt buildup. The muck is mostly soupy...

Has anyone had experience using a 3 point hitch bucket? I see one advertised as a "3 point scoop bucket". It has a hydraulic cylinder that attaches where the top link is. It is basically a box blade that can be tilted and used for scooping in reverse as well as dragging forward. From the picture...

I own a 1967 Ford 3000 diesel. I have found, via an advertisement, a front loader/bucket from a Ford 3500. I don't know the year. Is it likely that would fit on my machine? I'm not a mechanic and I am not sure what questions to ask the seller. Thanks, Don

I am bringing some pine and red oak logs to a sawyer for milling. The logs were cut about 5 weeks ago. Some people have told me that band sawing logs into lumber should be done when the logs are green, within a couple of weeks of felling the trees. Some have said that it is better to cut the...

My son and I are considering several options for a vehicle to get us through 5 ft of water. Our mile long asphalt road leading to the state road gets covered with water from our river at least once a year. The road has high and low spots and even though we had 5 ft of water on it we still had...

My son is planning a 30'X40' workshop with a concrete slab. He has cut down 3 pines from the site and one water oak. The trees range from 10 to 18" in diameter. He is debating whether to leave the stumps and place about a foot of fill over them, grind the stumps, or remove the stumps. Of course...

I have a 1967 Ford 3000, 42 HP diesel. I'm pretty sure I have water in the hydraulic fluid. When I start the tractor the hitch won't lift until after maybe 10-15 minutes. After it starts to operate it does OK. Once, I let it run for about 20 minutes and the 3 point would not lift. I killed the...

My son and I have a Harbor Freight towable backhoe which we mounted on a homemade barge which we use as a dredge. We use it to clean out boat slips. The system works pretty well. The last time we used the dredge, when my son was operating, when the arm was fully extended, the bucket would...

I own a 1967 Ford 3000 diesel tractor. I guess the guy that owned it before didn't change the hydraulic fluid. It runs (engine,transmission, hydraulics) fine. I checked the hydraulic fluid levels in the transmission and rear axle (which supplies fluid for the hydraulics). The rear axle fluid...

I have a gasoline powered 7.5kw, 13.5kw peak, generator with 110V and 220V outlets. The 220V outlet is rated for 20 amps. Can I rewire it to accomadate a 30 or 40 amp outlet? I want to use it to wire into my service panel to backfeed to power my central AC unit (20 running amps, 220V) or my...

This is my first post on this site. This appears to be a good site for getting info on just about anything mechanical. My appolgies if this has already been covered. Anyway, I'm a novice mechanic (aka parts changer) and I could use a little advice. I have a 1967 Ford 3000 diesel. It's a...