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A friend gave me a Borg Warner hydraulic pump that came off the hoist of a two ton farm truck. Is there a way to tell what the rotation of the pump is? There's no marking on either of the ports. I remember one time someone saying that usually the in port was bigger and if you look in it...

I'm going to build a 5 foot bucket for my FEL. I'm thinking that I need to use 1/4", but would like some input from others who have built them. Thanks, Bobg

I'm looking at a hydraulic cylinder for the tilt on my loader and have noticed that the price varies between the welded and bolted one's. Is there a difference in performance and quality of the two and can the welded ones be repaired as easily as the bolted together one's. Thanks, Bobg

I have a Farmall M with a Horn Draulic loader on it that has a trip bucket. The bucket it approximately 42 inches and I would like to add a hydraulic cylinder to it. I would like to just put a cylinder in the center of the bucket and use a 3 inch diameter one. Will one cylinder this size...

A neighbor has a 1985 Kenworth cabover with a 310 hp 3406 Cat in it. It says 3406 Economy on the engine. I was wondering was the redline on rpm's is. His brother has been driving it during harvest and I fill in occationally. The brother says redline is 1900, but the truck my son drives has...

I have quite a few apples that go to waste every fall, actually about 600 pounds worth this fall. I want to build a cider press to use up some of these. I have a 2 inch by 12 inch stroke hydraulic ram can I use this on the press and use air to operate the ram. My compressor puts our a max...

I want to use a pto pump off a truck to pump oil with it will be driven by a 1 hp electric motor. WHat I need to know is what is the typical speeds that a pto on a truck turns? Bob

I need a little more storage capacity on my air compressor and was wondering if a 100 # propane bottle would handle the 150#'s of air from my compressor ? Any help appreciated. Bob

I bought an old Horn Draulic loader to go on my Farmall M, the loader just has a trip bucket. I want to add hydraulics tilt to replace the trip mechanism. Will one cylinder work or should I use two? It currently has the original bucket on it which is about 40 inches wide, but I plan on...

I'm looking for a bale stooker that stacks 6 bales in a triangle and then drops them on the ground. I do all my hay myself and it's getting to be a pain stopping to pick up single bales. I live in southeastern Washington and if you happen to know of any send me an email. Thanks, Bobg

A friend of mine gave me an old travel trailer that has a 16' deck. Since I don't have a trailer to haul hay on I figured I could build one out of it. The tongue is made out of 2x4 tubing and the frame is 2x4 channel iron. I figure I can haul two ton on it by what the data plate on the...

I am in need of a small bale elevator about 16 to 20 feet long. Around my area they are selling for $500+ and I can't afford that. Does anyone know of plans or any advise on size of tubing etc that I would need to use. Thanks, Bob

I would like to build a FEL for my Farmall M, but haven't found any plans for one. Does anyone have plans that I would look at, doesn't necessarily need to be for an M. Just need to be able to see what type and size of steel I'll need. Thanks, Bobg

My pole barn was already up when I bought my property and I use is more like a garage than just storing things in it. I would like to remove a couple of posts and put beams in to open up the space. The barn is build with 6x6 posts, 12 feet on center, it is 36 feet wide. I want to remove one...