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What do you all know about these tires ? I have never heard of them before. I got a phone call from a salesman that sold us a used van this fall . The previous owner had a set of rims and winter tires for it if I was interested ,$500.00 at 90% . I agreed to buy them on the premise that they...

Has anyone built a tree branch shredder . Would a hammer mill have the potential to work if a way of getting the cuttings away was figured out .I had also thought about a straw chopper from a combine but I can't see that being rugged enough.

I know there are people whom sell them but my conscience won't allow me to spend near $500.00 for set . My tractor is IHC1256 with ICB cab. Any ideas.

Have thought often about building a cold cut saw ,has anyone done this ?

Do any of you drive or have owned a Rav4 ,2 seniors live on an acreage .Replacing a Silhouette ,looking for AWD and hope for a bit better milage .Looking at the Toyota because our daughter and our sil love their car . He says if you buy a Toyota you are stuck because they run forever.

Has anyone on this forum owned one of these . They are made in U.S.A. and sound very good as well as costly. Thanks for your opinions as I am very close to pulling the trigger on one.

I have been envisioning building a press for a long time .What have any of you built as far as presses go .Can you share some pictures.

I just bought this mower at auction ,I didn't buy it I legally stole it $10.00 . It appears to all be there. The two ball shaped ends on arms pointing forward where should they attach or what is their purpose .It is still on my trailer at the sale location . I understand the clamp system on the...

I was tired of pumping a hand sprayer and decided I could get better value out of my old Lawn and garden tractor . Spray attachment should be under $130.00 after I get the boom built .Still have to buy new tips and some tubing and fittings.

My wife and I have been talking about getting a generator for emergency use .We haven't had an extended power outage in many years but it isn't predictable. We would need to run the furnace and some lights ,possibly a couple baseboard heaters .I was thinking around 7000 watts run .What do some...

I need some guidance please .My son has a Oliver 550 utility tractor .The housing cracked where the pinion shaft goes through the bearing to transmission .It broke out two small wedges where the bolt galley /bearing housing cover attaches to the main housing . This will be a difficult position...

I have started to put iron in place to build a gin pole/boom for my 3pt tractors ,I want it to work on 2 different tractors is it geometrically possible to make it so I can do that ? My plan was to spot it together then try it but if some one has done it or tried this then it will save messing...

I was in Lloydminster Ab. this weekend, Sat. morning I saw 3 semi loads of portable Miller welders heading west ,presumably to a distributor in Edmonton area another sign the economy is supporting business . I had to search to see they are made in Saskatoon which I probably should have known.

My pickup needs tires ,first off my SIL gave me some very good 16" tires off his GMC 3/4 ton . My 1993 1/2 ton only has 15" I have searched a lot and can't find a 16" 5 bolt ,is there such a thing? I use this truck for knocking around and the heavy 16" will last the life of the truck but IF new...

I expect a few opinions on this topic .Seems every time I'm on the road in the dark I always meet a few vehicles with the very bright bluish color lights .These are so bright they are dangerous to meet ,seem worst on 3/4 tons with a dab of weight in the back ,we live in an area where almost 1/2...

I don't know the model but this Lawn and garden tractor is about 5 years old (John Deere Hydrostatic).The unit has lost some oil but not sure if all or not. It belongs to my SIL and they used the quad to tow it between bin sights for mowing and clearing . It appears the towing will have pushed...

Please slow down and save your life,in the last three days three guys are dead from getting hit by trains ,everyone thinks they are" BUSY "GOTTA GETTER DONE ,well guess what they will never do another day of work for their employer ,their family or any one else.

My desk job has turned into a work in the warehouse for a week or so job. Myself and another parts man have been given the job of turning about $10,000 worth of relativly dead stock into marketable inventory .We have to change the lenghts and configuration of about 200 pieces of knife assemblies...

I don't know how many people wear a ring now days but I got the second warning about 2 weeks ago to quit wearing my wedding ring.The first time was probably close to 20 years ago ,I got it caught using a dill without a vise the iron caught and spun wrapping me up until I stalled the drill .The...

I bought 2 sears mowers today at a garage sale one has never cut a blade of grass but carb is half apart and no float bowl ,not sure what it is going to cost ,the other one must have hit something and cut off both shear bolts in blade and maybe the key in the fly wheel the way it is acting ,it...

I'm curious what the average GVWR is on a common go to town for nails ,work or ball game truck is now days .Based on my memory growing up if you have a utility trailer with a riding lawn mower on it you would be over weight based on the various trailering threads I see here .Seems to me they...

Is there anyone here whose job is shipping ,I loaded a header the other day on the flimsyest trailer ever ,the owner said it was old but strong there was nothing strong in my opinion ,the planks flexed as I rolled the load on I had a vision of it falling through as I rolled it on,not sure if it...

If you couple a 40cc motor to a 315cc motor directly than put 8 galons per minute of oil into the 40 cc would the 315cc pump approximatly 32 gallons per minute under no pressure/open line .I have no idea if you could get 32 gallons through the 1/2 inch ports.

How many "wannabe truckers" have had the jack on the hitch of a load that only weighs 4000+ lbs (tongue weight 2500) go through the planks because they don't have the forsight to put it on a cross member, I unloaded the third one yesterday that has come into our compound to be unloaded.(Make...

,I m in the process of building a trailer from scap parts from work. The hubs are +/-3600 x4 on axles designed to carry 7000lbs minus hitch weight which I can't remember.I plan to buy 4 PR5 springs from e-trailer (5800lb axles rated) .The tires are trailer type I think about 3200lb. capacity .My...

I took the first step to guarantee an open winter I mounted the rotary plow today may mount the wing plow tomorrow or at least start.

On the Etrailer.com sight they offer many combinations of spring mount hardware why would you use 5" vs 2.5 for example except to get more clearence between frame and axle? Thanks for any advise.

I was given a motor driven welder it had Wisconsin baler engine but I have no idea what speed it should run .I converted it to PTO drive can run it off 540 or 1000 I have about 16 inch pulley driving about 3 inch.Last spring I tried running it with 35hp at 540 and didn't work good at all but...

Just bought some new rods where I buy "STUFF" ,Messer 80t s sure hope I get to like them ,they weren't magic to start with but at $3.70 a pound I sure hope I can learn to use them well and enjoy them. Most reports seem positive.

I'm into the world of tri focal glasses ,I seem to have focus problems but I can't say if it is my vision or if my welding helmet doesn't sit right .When I go to start an arc and tip my helmet down it always seems to high ,by the time I get it positioned I loose my rod control and causes...

My son in law and his step father seem to obsess over things like tire pressure in their 5th wheel campers .Is it that critical or am I over neglectfull I figure if it is round it is good whether presure varies 3 4 or i0 pounds.

I,m looking at a 1010 with drop boxes on rear axle can they be removed and larger tire installed are there advantages one way or other the tires are poor now.Would the pto be live? It hasn't run for two years.

Our local village has a gas 1010 ex Department of Holidays tractor tacometor is gone hour meter or something on right side of dash is smashed it has a front mount pump and 3 hydraulic controls rollover protection mount for side mower but no mower poor rear tires, not run in 2 years any...

Someone gave mine a paint job but didn't buy decals .The serial plate doesn't have a model # just --Type T0011 and a serial no .It has a single cylinder Koler which took a full day to remove to repair the starter mount which was fabricated rather than a molded one. It has a 4 speed trnsmission...

9700 in-lbs. cont. I was looking at a motor at surplus centre,with the 20 gallom/min and 2500 lbs it was rated what kind of power is this ,ideas what it would do ie.drive a 84" snow blower or a 13" post hole auger ,i have no idea. Maybe in approx hp would be someting I could relate to.The reason...

I'm curious if there is a thread where people have or do disscuss there repower projects

I have looked on various sites trying to find a new carb for this tractor without any luck, has anyone experience with flipping the manifold over and put an up draft on anything similar .I can see the exaust would need some modification also .My main issue is if the switch would actually make...

I have collected a lot of scrap iron to build a 8x16 bed I haven't decided on tilt or not. It will be a tandem . What I need to know is if I put 4 coils from a 3/4 ton camper special in the suspension instead of leaf springs would it be too soft and floppy when loaded.I think I have thought out...

I'm a newbie from the "Land of the living sky"aka Sask.I have lots of "stuff" mostly junk, a B434 that I need lots of help with also a repowered 1086 and Versatile 700 repowered with 3208 cat