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To me it sounds like it's running a bit lean. It's not getting enough gas. I would try mowing with it. As the governor opens up the throttle under load the carburetor pulls fuel from a different circuit in the carb. It might make enough of a difference in your case. There is also a possibility...

Does it smooth out if you apply a little choke? Does it run smooth while mowing the lawn?

Get a line of credit from your bank. The interest is usually lower than a credit card. Buy the digger with your credit card and pay off the credit card with the LOC.

I like Eddie's idea of moving it closer to the house. Now would be the time to do it as the lawn already needs some seeding. Why not just eliminate the hydrant and have a tap attached to the house?

On most things Eddie I agree with you. Not all but on most. This is one where I disagree. I thoroughly enjoy the sound of rain on a tin roof. It's such a welcome sound in an area of low rainfall.

Time to tell my 11 stump story. I bought a Woodland Mills WG 24 PRO. I thought about a MechMaxx but was concerned about the whole tariff situation. Anyways it was delivered and I got it all set up and on the tractor. I had 11 stumps to grind. None were very large and some were well rotted. In...

I would wait and see what the conclusion is first.

Well I'm not saying it will for sure cut the bit but I think it's worth a try. A machinist will look at it from the point of view of making money on the job. By the time he builds something to hold the chisel securely he can't charge you enough to make it pay for his business. Especially if...

Just make sure the chisel is well clamped down before you try it.

I really like this idea. It's a cheap way to save on having to clean up all that ground in dirt etc.

I can't say for sure on your chisels because I've never tried it but I've cut some very hard steel with ease with my carbide chop saw. I'm not sure just how hard your chisels are but I'm thinking that it's probably just the surface that is hard. If the whole chisel was hardened then it would be...

In my experience an abrasive saw would most likely work harden the bit and then it would be a bear to cut. A carbide chop saw would do it but you would have to make a fixture to solidly hold the bit so that it wouldn't move. I'm intrigued with the idea of forging it back to a point. I never...

I don't think I would use a grinder to sharped those bits. I would find or buy a carbide bladed chop saw and set it up in there and have a new point in less than 5 minutes.

Well for one thing it lets you get about 2" closer to say a building if your grinding a stump that's close to a wall etc. I have a Woodland Mills grinder and I thought about adding a hose so that the rear bearing was easier to grease. The more I thought about it I realized that I really don't...

I have a light duty goose neck rated for 7500 lbs. There's no reason a half ton couldn't pull it. Manufactured by Southland Trailers out of Lethbridge Alberta.

They lived. Think of the stories they can tell their grandchildren.

So correct me if I'm wrong but the way I understand it is that anything tariffed coming into Canada is tariffed by the Canadian government.

We used to have a number of domestic ducks and geese around. There was no algae in the pond and noticeably fewer mosquitos.

I have several plastic drain pans that work ok. You need to be careful not to spill. From those the oil gets drained into an IBC tote. When that's full I coordinate with numerous neighbours and a large truck come out and empty's all the used oil containers in the neighborhood. He'll come for...

https://www.mcmaster.com/products/grease-fitting-extensions/grease-fitting-adapters-4/ A grease fitting adapter would probably get it out far enough for you.

As a part of every oil change I lube all the vehicle hood, door, trunk hinges with WD40. Also all the door, hood, trunk and tail gate latches. I have a lot fewer problems if I do that.

What a lot of people don't realize is that too much grease in a ball bearing makes it run quite a bit hotter untill the excess grease is pushed out of the bearing. Whether that's bad for the bearing I don't know. What I do know is that pushing the seal off by over greasing is bad for the bearing.

I unscrew the barrel a few turns after tightening it. I then pull the bottom T handle out and turn it a bit untill I can lock it into the plug that follows the grease up the tube. (There is no spring pressure involved in this step) Then the T handle on my hip and my hand pulling towards me on...

I wear a pair of cheep leather gloves. I wipe off the grease fittings with them and what ever else needs wiping. Once they get too dirty I rub a healthy dose of hand cleaner into them and throw the gloves into the wash with my work clothes. I let them air dry and reuse them till they are worn...

I've found that keeping parts around tends to reduce the need for them. But that bill hook isn't cheep....

Could you take the new piston to a machine shop and have it lathed down to the correct size? If you do this make sure you take the cylinder along so that the piston can be matched to it. Also the machine shop can check the cylinder to make sure it's not out of round.

I was using corn head oil in my John Deere 506 for many years. Finally I got tired of always adding a bit of oil and I took the gear box apart to replace the bottom seal. Good thing I did as the bottom bearing was close to falling apart. The hardest part of the job will be to remove the flange...

I've done this before. You just go to a tire shop that's willing to work with you and figure out an equivalent size. I went with their recommendation and we just stood the tires side by side to confirm that they were close enough in size. The new tires were even radials.

I might be wrong but for the difference in 0 percent financing (which is now gone) and regular price the OP could have given the machine a bath himself and be money ahead.

So let me get this right. You had what you wanted except that it had a few more hours on it than you were expecting and it was a bit dirty. And now your complaining that you can't find a perfect example of what you want for the financing you want and it's the dealers fault. And from your...

It was the way I read post number 59. Obviously I took it the wrong way.

That tractor will not start with a tow. The tow position in the shift pattern is so that you don't damage the transmission while towing the tractor.

Believe me this is not going to be a problem.

I usually lift my implements up a bit so as to be able rotate them to line up the splines. My JD 660 rototiller was a pain to hook up. The spring on the collar was just too strong so I took it apart and installed a lighter spring. Now it's a lot easier to push the pto shaft onto the tractor...

Torque Kind 4x4 out of Montana had the best solution for the top main shaft. Unfortunately they discontinued manufacturing it. But they have a complete replacement transmission that they call the NV5000. www.torqueking.com for anyone that's interested. It's a way to keep those old manual...

I also have a 4410. I have no fluid in my tires and I've never felt the need to have fluid. I have 600 lbs of cast iron that I use less than 5 times a year. Edited to add that there is a chance that you can find just the rims on the internet and have your original centers welded into them. I've...

I never picked up on that but you are right. I honestly don't know why people even bother with calcium. To the OP. You might as well look for different rims.

Use a 10.00 or 13.00 x 20 tube. It'll stretch easy enough.

I would either buy a bearing splitter as already mentioned or cut a slot in a 1/2" or thicker piece of suitable flat iron and pull with your puller on that. Cut the slot just wide enough to slip over the shaft and under the steering wheel. That will let you exert considerably more force on the...

I do some custom mowing. The best deck cleaner was a ditch that had been burnt in the fall. The willows were all about 3 to 4 feet high and dried right out. When the mower went over them it cut the dead branches all to pieces and after the mowing job the deck was clean. Almost like sandblasting...

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Tell me about it. The neighbor phones and says "Can you help my wife get the tractor started?" It was -30 and had sat in the wind for a few hours. Everything had to be bled and the battery's weren't the greatest. Two diesel trucks boosting and a tarp to keep the wind off of the engine. Her and I...

I've done this several times. Measure carefully and cut a hole in the bottom of the box. I used a zip cut blade on an angle grinder. Just cut deep enough to cut through the metal on the box. You don't want to cut into the tank. Save the piece you cut out and replace it by adding some flat metal...

You made my point exactly. Thank you.

I was referring to post #150. It's pretty hard to see something that isn't there.

I don't see anything about "early engines" in bmaverick's original statement.

I'm always thankful for how the amount of time I have and the work coming in seem to match fairly well.

This is not hard to figure out even though it could have been more plainly stated. Most newer engines have overhead cams that are in the head vs the old style where the camshaft was in the block.

If you are going to buy something different look at a radiant tube system. They heat objects rather than air and are supposedly more efficient. By far the majority of large open area buildings are heated with radiant heaters in this area. If you goggle "radiant tube heater" you'll get an idea...

My question with concrete around the post is how do you seal off where the post and the cement touch? To me it seems like the water would run down the post and be absorbed into the post and the be held in place by the concrete. If you use gravel the water can at least drain away into the soil...

I'm with you on that. If I use something for a project and don't think i will use it again in my lifetime I don't replace it.

I looked at the ad. 200 psi at 73F and 160 psi at 140F.

Have you ever tried to get out of a car in a container? The widest I've seen is 8.5 feet.

I did what you propose for about 5 years. It was always a pain to switch out the fel and/or rototiller for the rfm. Mowing time was usually on a Saturday after doing numerous other chores with the tractor. I got tired of it so I bought a used F935. Mowing time on approx 3 acres went from 2 hours...

Arly I was just making a comment not criticizing. In your situation I would probably do exactly what you did. So much of my response to farmers is based on what kind of an operator they are. If they or their hired men are hard on equipment you want the easiest repair to break as you know that if...

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I quite often weld up machinery etc. for farmers. I'll often ask them "what do you want to break next?" if they want me to reinforce things. I think the plow has a spring trip so that will help to soften the impact of tripping the blade over something.

Dirt or rust around the shift lever ball? If so take the shift lever off and clean it out.

That may very well be true. I had a bad experience with automatics around 40 years ago and I switched to standards. Clutches easily last at least 2-300,000 miles or more for me. Even on the cummins that I pull trailers with.

Automatics are also not a fun replacement item. And a clutch is usually cheaper to reolace.

Find out the part number for the radiator and google it. I use the format "xxxxxx Kioti" or "xxxxxx radiator" and usually get good results. If you come up with alternate/updated part numbers, make sure you google those too. Sometimes that gives better results than the original part number. If...

I've used a similar idea only cutting with a hacksaw blade. Just wrap a rag around the blade to protect you hands and start making a slot in the fitting. Once you have reached the threads quit cutting and use a punch and hammer to slightly collapse the fitting. You might have to cut two slots...

I thought this too but it's the threads between the fitting and the block that are causing issues. So to properly fix this the fitting needs to be removed from the block.

He already has one. It even has tracks!

Alternately you could drill the hole out to the right size for a pipe tap and thread the hole. Either plug it with a brass pipe plug or pipe threaded valve. If only using it for draining the block a brass plug would be good enough.

Maybe the dash light use is a reminder to disengage the 4wd.

You can also fuse the plastic together. It's a tool that squares off the ends of the pipe and the end result is a fused joint done with heat. I have no idea what pressure ratings on it are but it's common pipe repair in the natural gas industry.

Well I've operated my tractor without wheel ballast for over 20 years now. When I need ballast I have a 600 lb weight to hang on the 3 point. I might use that weight for 20 to 30% of my fel work. The rest of the time I don't need it and I don't have to carry it around as useless weight...

I like to wire in an outlet and switch for Christmas lights. The outlet can be in the up high on the wall or in the soffit. I also don't like lights right above or close to the side of any doors. Light travels easy enough and insects like lights. If your light is away from the door so are the...

With just a little under 25 hp you still don't need fluid in the rear tires. With roughly 2400 lbs tractor curb weight and 1600 lbs breakout in the fel, there will be very few times you need auxiliary weight to counter the fel load. Several bar bell weights on the 3ph would be totally adequate.

If you have a backhoe then why are the rear tires filled with fluid?

I'm on the board for a local gas coop. We spend around $60000 to $70000 per year just to locate lines. Pretty well the cost of one service person. That's just for natural gas. Our telephone company doesn't even come out anymore. They just give you a list of approved contractors. Since farmers...

Around here the best deterrent for raccoons is a good dog. I'd be very tempted to install a dog door in the house. It sounds like the two dogs can take care of themselves.

I've learned over the years to not get too upset about things that don't work out. Years later I come to realize that the man upstairs was actually looking out for me. Usually with something quite a bit better in mind. Now I just say thanks to Him for steering me clear of some unknown obstacle...

So I thought it would be interesting to read about good neighbours. So in our case this is some of what we do for each other. If my driveway is snowed in and I'm not home I have several neighbours that I can phone to come and clear the driveway for my wife. I am also one of those neighbours...

A picture would be nice.

The pedals are the same in RH drive as they are in LH drive. One issue I have is that the throttle is further away from the outside edge of the car in a RH drive vs the transmission tunnel in a LH drive. Presumably to leave room for the front wheel. I have to be careful that I don't push both...

Can you buy an adapter to run the Milwaukee with your present battery's. I bought a Milwaukee battery to De Walt tool adapter so that I wouldn't have to buy a separate charger and battery. It was around $22 CAD on Amazon.

What I like about pex is that it's so forgiving. You don't have to make a perfect joint and it doesn't leak. If your alignment is off just twist the fittings to where you want them. If you have a pex to pipe thread for the hot water tank you can thread it on all the way without being concerned...

There are a lot of American manufacturers that have been designing/engineering in metric for many years already. I don't mind one or the other. It's when you get a studded bolt with metric on one end and SAE on the other that I start to question the IQ of some engineers. Eg, Chevy transmission...

I started off with a 6 foot rfm because at the time that's what I could afford. It wasn't too long and I was tired of removing the fel and whatever other attachments I had on my tractor to do the mowing. I looked for a used commercial mower because if you buy two new box store mowers you are...

I don't spread anything. If the yard get too slippery I hook onto my diamond tooth harrows and run them over the ice. The ice shavings refreeze onto the ice and the driveway is no longer slippery. I repeat as necessary. I do have the advantage of a flat driveway.

Correct me if I'm wrong but to my understanding installation of the filter before the cooler is preferred. Number 1 you don't get debris stuck in the coolers intricate passages and 2. The cooler dumps into the reservoir and it's not designed to handle higher hydraulic pressures. If the filter is...

I temporarily repair tires like the above quite regularly. I don't know about a bias ply tire but the repair lasts for about 10000km on a steel belted radial. The broken pieces of steel belt break off and migrate through the patch causing the plug to leak. But it works awesome to get you going...

Half inch steel plate will hold threads. Drill your holes, thread them and use bolts from the back. Grind off what sticks out if you need to.

The most common pivots use electric motors to move the towers. At each towers set of wheels there is a control box with micro switches inside. These micro switches control when the power goes to the electric motors. What appears to be continuous movement is actually a series of starts and stops...

Hey there's a reason I haven't cut big tanks myself. I've cut into 20lb tanks just by leaving them open and in the sun for about 2 years. If I ever run into someone who does the conversions I'll ask. To the OP. Nice job on figuring out a solution.

Around here old propane tanks are converted into incinerators. You cut one end off and install a trap door. Add a smoke stack and a side door for garbage and you have a cheap incinerator. I don't know how they are purged to remove the old propane gas but there is a good market for used propane...

Or get a strong cross linked piece of plastic that you've trimmed to the right width and hold it on place with a counter sunk bolt. You would need to check where steel is worn and remove any ridges if there are some, but the larger area and hard plastic would virtually eliminate all wear in that...

You're not concerned about the child choking with a non removable collar around it's neck?

If you buy a piece of cold rolled steel the correct diameter you can easily make your own. Drill a hole in each end for a cotter pin and you shouldn't loose it. On troublesome ones that don't need removal I have just welded a larger washer on each end. Also in a pinch a hitch pin works.

I can give you those and doing the same work I would probably have an automatic for the same reasons. I'm not going to say I would be happy about it.:)

I've never had to replace a clutch disc because it was worn out. I've had to replace the pressure plate and throw out bearing but I could still drive the vehicle. That was a 400 mile trip starting the 1972 Beetle in gear and shifting without a clutch. I lost the slave cylinder on my 1998...

So presently my wife and I both drive manuals. We both prefer them. My wife would not even concider an automatic when looking for a replacement car. She's 67 by the way. 2 of my 3 men drive manuals. I've taught a few ladies how to drive manuals. A dodge Cummins works great for teaching as you...

If you are looking for used parts I've found car-part.com to be a good resource. The site is quick and very easy to use. Automobile recyclers from all over North America post their parts availability.

5030 you make me laugh. I'm pretty sure most bearings are made "over there". My bearing supplier asks me what the intended use of the bearing is and sells me a higher quality bearing if the intended use warrants it. According to my bearing guy the basic difference between the quality bearing...

A C series Cummins that I replaced the head on was $16/bolt from the local CaseIH dealer. If I remember correctly there are 26 bolts. Not my definition of a cheap date! And you didn't have any choice either. They were torque to yield head bolts. I could very well have sourced them cheaper...

There are many engines where the head bolts do not need to be replaced after a rebuild. Especially older north American engines, Any engine with torque to yield head bolts on the other hand do need to be replaced. They are a one time use only bolt. The service manual for your particular engine...

I have a homemade box blade with an 8" metal roller about a foot behind the blade. I set how much snow I want to pack down with my top link and then just drive back and forth till the snow is evenly distributed and packed down over the gravel. The next morning after the snow has hardened I...

With diesel fuel that is not a concern.

I would just V the outside and leave the existing threads as intact as possible. I'm reasonably sure that the threads at the bottom of the hole are still intact. If you weld everything shut and start over, you've just made a lot of extra work without really improving the situation. That;s my...

I'm not concerned about getting it as tight as it was originally if there's enough meat further down.I thought of just cleaning out the threads with a bottoming tap and inserting a stud instead of a head bolt. I'm thinking there's enough meat further down to hold the torque but I'm not sure. I...

I like where your going with this idea. I would make a few changes. I would just lightly tap the crack back together as much as I could and then lightly V it out and braze. I wouldn't go to a next larger bolt as the stretch characteristics won't be the same as the original bolts. Installing a...

We get chinooks that melt all the snow with freezing at night. The snow melts, runs down the downspouts and freezes in the buried pipe.

Aren't you worried about freezing? I got some 3" aluminum pipe and put mine above ground. They are high enough that I can easily mow under them.

My rule of thumb is that every time a head comes off it should go to a machine shop and be planed flat again. It's very seldom that a used head is perfectly flat. I've watched my buddy in his machine shop plane a head many times. I've never seen one clear up on the first cut.

https://manuals-free.com/799-john-deere-f510-and-f525-residential-front-mowers-workshop-repair-manual.html

I don't concider myself a jerk but if a bald eagle was threatening my pets..... And I'm not much of a pet man either.

Is that you watering the grass in the background?

They al want my address, phone number and my credit card number just to sign up fpr an account. All I want is the pdf, not an account. All the website really needs is my credit card number. Nothing else. And I have to laugh when the suggestion is made to go to John Deere. JD wants $160.xx USD...

Just looking for a reliable source. There are numerous sources on the internet but they all want all my information. I just want to buy a service manual.

This is what I need to do with my seat.

This hasn't been my experience. When you have all 4 wheels tied together and hit the brakes on ice it sure is nice that the front wheels stay turning because they are linked to the rear wheels. Other wise they will start sliding long before the rear wheels because or the built in braking bias...

You are correct in LED's being much more efficient. As far as CREE goes they are garbage. I bought 10 interior bulbs from Home Depot for my shop about 5 years ago. I don't have any left. They are all burnt out. After the first few Home Depot wouldn't warranty them any more either. Just buy a...

I changed the headlight bulbs and rear working lights on my 4410 to led. I don't use them much either but every time I do, I sure appreciate the extra light. Less heat and drain on the alternator too.

Before I would pay to have my tank pumped I would set up a temporary sump pump and just pump the black water into the trees somewhere.

Around here people use 3 ton or school bus frames for pivot bridges. Two of them set side by side would be adequate for vehicle use if covered with 3 by xx wood that is bolted down. I would make sure the frames are centered with the vehicle tracks. I would also just make one bridge that is...

When my kids remodeled their home I asked them for all the old carpet. The floor installer cut it up into approx 4'x6' pieces and I have them stashed all over the place. They are quite handy to lay on snow or gravel etc. If they get dirty throw them away and if they get wet just dry them out. I...

My last three A1C's have all been 6.4. If the test accuracy is +/-.5 that means the actual could any where from 5.9 - 6.9. I'm ok with saying it's 6.4 for now. I definitely need to lose some weight.... I've lost about 15lbs through the years and that's what I'm going to keep working on for now.

A "T" post inserted behind a few posts and wired on would prop up the fence and wouldn't interfere much with the rustic look.

So once I got to 7 the doc prescribed Metformin. The three A1C's that I've had since have been 6.4. I made no changes to my normal diet. I've always held back on sugar as I don't like it in excess. A little bit is ok but too much makes me feel irritable. My doc is not concerned about my numbers...

Google the part number with the words "hydraulic fitting" behind the part number. Somewhere you will be told what fitting it is.

I just read through all the comments. Interesting read. Several times you have mentioned hot hydraulic oil. Here's my thoughts: You've doubled the hydraulic flow and added increased cooling but all the fittings and lines were designed for the factory flow. You've also added extra hydraulic...

Measure the diameter of the drum and the width of the swept area in the drum. That should give you dimensions very close to your shoe size. Brake shoe that is.

Where I live 90% of wash board is on the up hill side of a hill (vs down hill) or the acceleration side of a gravel corner. And you know exactly who is doing it as the farmers with heavy feet have the worst roads right at their driveways and at the corners of the roads they frequently travel on.

O boy.... It's very close to the same temperature in either scale. And yes it's cold!

Yes to the above and also if you want to completely get rid of washboard you need to loosen the gravel to the bottom of the washboard and grade it smooth. A bit of compaction at this point goes a long way. After a good rain is an optimal time for doing that. Then as you drive over the gravel it...

I've also seen a hair dryer used to warm up the intake. They work really well for thawing out frozen stock waterers too. You guys down south don't get to fight with those in -30 weather either.

For me how long I have the block heater plugged in depends.... on how cold it is, how windy it is. When it's convenient for me to go out and plug it in. I don't get really fussy about it. I'm usually awake around 5 or 6 so if I'm planning on using the tractor or car I'll go and plug them in. By...

Well when I use a block heater it's because I'm more concerned about getting the engine started than I am about engine wear. There's a lot less money involved in plugging in a block heater vs buying new battery's because they aren't testing in the top percentiles.

They don't need mechanical fans......

Your points are all valid but you missed a major one. The simple answer is because they don't need them. There's adequate airflow at speed and when the engine is idling at lower speeds higher airflow isn't needed. I don't know about pickup trucks with diesel engines and set up for towing but...

I was told that the only place a Cummins V8 lasted was on generators and boats. Constant speeds and constant loads. I really don't know why Cummins ever bothered with a V8.

I have a homemade box blade with a roller on the back. I use it to pack the snow so that I don't pick up rocks while snow blowing. I usually wait untill a 4" snow fall to move the snow around and pack it down. I use my hydraulic top link to controll how much snow is packed down. The snow...

You can analyze all you want. It's how it works in real life that counts.

I would not delete the pusher fans until you know that the puller fans work. I'm guessing that the electric puller fans will just barely adequately keep up and if you want descent AC you'll still need the pusher fans.

I've been told but no research on the subject, that electric fans don't move nearly the air that a mechanical fan does. I agree with your points though.

I do a similar repair using paper clips. I cut and bend them into the shape I want and then push them into the plastic with a soldering iron. The paper clips with score marks on them work better.

Haydude I can see it in your situation. I just wanted people to see that it isn't the perfect answer. I've had to clean my radiator on my tractor. But only after a chaffy situation. Never 10 times on one job. Every time pulling the screen and cleaning it off is good enough till I get home.

I can see the advantage but I wouldn't personally install one. The factory fan on newer larger hp tractors is equipped with a fan clutch that regulates the fan speed to control the flow of air through the radiator. A reversing fan eliminates that feature. So instead you have a fan that is...

I'm not surprised that John Deere no longer makes the one piece lines. Do they make the 2 piece ones? There's no reason if they do that you can't replace the one piece line with two piece ones. If they are no longer available you'll just have to get rubber hoses made up at a hydraulics shop as...

Years ago... like more than 30 I was given a vice. I don't know what brand, but it was broken. I welded it. It broke again. So I braised it. That was like I say more than 30 years ago. I mounted it on my welding table and it's been abused ever since.

For me the fact that the 2wd tractor has no loader would automatically make it better for mowing.

You could always clamp a piece of metal beside the base to make it temporarily wider.

Well I might also be thinking about it wrong but with concrete water gets in between the concrete and the post and can never drain away. Also when you replace the post you have the concrete to deal with. With crushed rock you pull the post , clean out the rock and set a new post in the same hole...

I've used just plain 3/4" crush. No fines. No tamping either. Just wiggle the post a few times and the crush settles around the post and tightens it quite nicely. I learned that from watching power company's set posts.

Ya they do cost more, but they also generally have better parts availability. That's important too.

In winter overnight temperatures can see -20 to -30 C on average. We can get colder. -40 C is not impossible but not common either. Unless we get a chinook. Then all bets are off. I've seen a weather change from -30 C to 10 C over 8 hours or so. I've also seen 2 feet of snow disappear off of...

A few have mentioned electricity costs. I phoned my power company a few years ago and this is the formula they gave me. Watts divided by 1000 = kilowatt hours (kwh) Kwh x electricity cost = cost/hour So in my case: Oil pan heater is 250 watts. 250/1000 = .25 My electricity cost is $.10945/kwh...

16 minutes of video to show us that the tool doesn't work. That fact alone is enough to get me to question the guys intelligence. I find that often if you take the weight off of the joint, ie. in this case lift the tires off of the ground. That's enough to let grease into the fitting If he...

Buy a good tractor with a front end loader. The rest of the equipment you can pick up over time. Check out FB Marketplace or Craigslist for good deals. They are there you just need to be patient. Don't send anyone money until you have the implement on your trailer. If people don't like it just...

My mistake. I assumed it was off of your own truck. You don't have a friend with a truck and trailer? I know if transport was my only problem I'd find a way to make it happen.

You unload it off the truck one piece at a time. Either use your front end loader or get some friends to help. I watched Halfassed Customs (YouTuber) assemble several of his by himself with a telehandler. I know if I bought one it wouldn't take long to have it set up.

While there are some very good ideas here most have missed one major point. I rototill gardens for the neighbors in the spring. The nicest gardens to till are ones with no fence at all. I realize that's not practical if you want to keep animals out, at least make 2 ends totally removable or...

This is my beef too. And the whining you get when you comment that they are wasting my time with useless chat. On top of all that YouTube seems to think that I need to watch ads that I have no interest in. But I soldier on.... Watching YouTubes is a hard life. (Said in a very sarcastic voice)

I have repaired many tanks with JBWeld. You cut a piece of tin the size of the patch you need. Coat both the tank and the patch with JBWeld and hold the patch in place until it's cured.

Would it be feasible to import a small combine from an Asian country?

There is absolutely nothing wrong with a timing belt provided they are changed at the manufacturers specified interval. And there are numerous quality timing belt manufacturers.

You can quite safely assume that any diesel engine is an interference engine.

If you set up a fan to blow the dust out the door you won't have any problem. Also a small plot combine like a research station uses would be ideal for what you want to do. Probably too expensive though.

Obviously your not a mechanic or you don;t keep your vehicles very long

Get the shop to take it apart. They are equipped to do that safely. Take the "bent" rod to a machine shop. They can buy chrome cylinder rod and make you a new one. I'm pretty sure it won't be $850 either.

No I don't. Do I want one? Not really. It would be nice blowing snow but I only get that privilege maybe once or twice every 2 - 3 years. A warm snow suit and boots and spare gloves warming up in the house and I'm good to go. Also I can generally blow snow so that it doesn't come back at me...

Honestly you are going to have to take everything apart, new bearing or not. I would replace the bearing. I'd be tempted to replace the rear bearing also. Make sure the shaft isn't worn where the bearing rides otherwise they will tend to come loose by themselves. This is not an application for...

I use WD-40 for rust prevention in these kind of situations.

I'll quite often do what I need to do with the loader and then remove it. It's under a minute to remove and a little longer to reattach.

I'm glad some of you can enjoy having the loader on while mowing. I couldn't stand it. There's just something about the freedom (I don't know what other word to use) of not having the loader on that appeals to me.

Here in irrigation country we use a homemade venturi on the diesel exhaust to develop a vacuum. It actually works better than engine vacuum.

Canada also uses duct work to move cooling air inside a house. As far as I know we are not the same country as the US! Please explain what the difference between 3 phase and single phase electricity has to do with AC. Here the majority of household AC is single phase. Whether ducted (central...

That's the part you can't control. What you can control is turning sharply while crossing the above. And doing that is what I define as stupid.

If I replace an axle(s) on a trailer I'll always replace with torsion. Less maintenance and a lot quieter. I have several trailers in both styles. I wouldn't worry about one axle temporarily taking all the weight. If you aren't stupid and are careful you will be ok.

I want to see how you add power steering....

Would the existing steering be robust enough to add an electric power steering from a newer car? From some of the YouTubes I've watched it's quite easy to add.

So if I have one cup of coffee when I go for coffee and add one teaspoon of sugar... It's not enough sugar to be concerned about? I have 4 - 6 cups of coffee a week

This is what I did and I'm very pleased as to how well it works.

A friend of mine would buy plates for a car he owned. When that car was done he would steal a similar car the same color and just put his plates on it. Cops look for stolen plates. Not as much for cars.

So that treadle pedal is why I don't own a Kubota. I've tried them and I do not like them at all. I'm glad some people do because the side by side pedal manufacturers need some competition. A while back there was a thread on here about how someone had converted a treadle to a side by side. You...

Actually I was thinking that if the pond had inflow it would also have outflow which would keep the water fresh.

If you diverted part of the stream flow through a pipe into a separate pond that you make then you wouldn't have to be concerned about high water flows taking out your dam.

I sat in a tractor defoliating sugar beets for friends last fall. I knew how many beets we were hauling in per hour and the price per metric ton of beets. It was roughly $9500CAD/hour, $6300USD/hour. My wages are pretty generous for driving tractor but they pale in comparison to total dollars...

My pins are now a double nutted bolt. I don't ever have to be concerned about them falling out.

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I use a varsal gun for cleaning radiators. You can get them cheap at Princess Auto or Harbor Freight. If you use water instead of varsal it works really well. The water softens up the dirt and the air blows it away. I then run the tractor etc. for a few minutes to dry everything off and you can...

I'd be tempted to send them an invoice.

None! Some have come close but in the end I was glad I decided not to ignore them. One has become someone who's threads I really enjoy. I can see this sad old man sitting at his computer trying to convince all there words on his screen that he's rich and has all these toys and should apparently...

We brought a mother cat and kittens to our place from the neighbors. I wanted help controlling the mice. The resident owls did not appreciate my efforts. One owl flew at waist height between my wife and I to strafe the cat. We were standing about 6 feet apart and the wings just missed us. Both...

Honestly if it was me I would be looking at splitting the tractor. The top end and bottom end look really good from the pictures you sent. The flywheel area looks very corroded. I would be concentrating my efforts in that area. And since you have enough smarts to remove the head you can easily...

In reply to above: First of all if my grandkids ask for a tractor ride I am NOT saying no. I might say later or something like that but no is not an option. None of my grandkids have a rural lifestyle and I'm not going to cheat them out of some rural experiences. They don't realize it but...

You can buy brake kits for idler axles. It consists of a backing plate with hardware and a hub with a drum.

Where I live the price is a little over $30 minimum for shipping. I'll combine as many items as I can into one box. Generally anything that is light weight and not bulky ships with other parts for free. FedEx fly's my parts to Calgary where they put a Canada Post label on it. It shows up at my...

In my case shopping local is usually roughly a 60% premium over Rockauto prices. I typically have the parts I ordered within about 4 days. I've had very few problems with either them or FedEx.

I have a 100 lb bottle that I use as an air tank. You can get 4, 15" tires to 20lbs with one full bottle. You can also run a 3/8" impact wrench or a die grinder long enough to finish most jobs. I've also used it as a surge tank at the end of a long run of air hose. It lets you keep using the air...

Your abundance of opinions on this forum suggest otherwise.

Have you ever considered extending your concrete deck towards the slope and building a retaining wall? You could have a nice raised garden or a flower bed on the edge of the retaining wall and you'd have enough area or a table and chairs. Just a thought vs spending money on something that might...

I have a trailer built with tubing. Never again. The road salt gets into the tubing and rusts it out from the inside. I also have a trailer built with C channel and I beam. It's definitely not as stiff but also definitely does not have a salt problem.

So I just read all 12 pages of actually rather interesting comments. I don't have a mig but am interested. I certainly don't need one but it would be nice. I'd be more interested in a multi process welder but just a plain mig would be ok too. One observation that sticks out is that there was...

My method is easy but takes a long time. I'll cut the stump off as close to the ground as I dare. I'll buy some cheap carbide blades for my skill saw and cross hatch the top of the stump into 2" squares. Then I let it sit for about 2 years while the stump rots. After 2 years I take a large...

There used to be a solution/powder that John Deere sold that you mixed with water and you could wash your filters. I've washed cabin air filters for my Jetta in just straight water and it worked ok. You do need to let them dry in the sun before installing. I only did that once as I had no...

If you are getting sparks you should be able to see where the flails are hitting the frame/shroud. Also the should be visible damage to the flails. I'm wondering if the "bent wheel" is from camera lens distorting the picture. If it is bent a bit it's not going to affect the mower operation.

I don't think it's better quality wise than a stationary reference tower. It's better because the tractor in the field can get signals from it vs the stationary tower that it can't get signals from. Most farmers around here have their own towers set up or pay a neighbor to use their tower. I...