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My current PU is a 2020 F350. I could NOT get the dealer to come up with a plain old basic rig. All they would present were PUs full of gadgetry and electric everything to run the price up. All I wanted was a F250, the smaller V8 w/10 speed, cruise and tow package. So I went to Ford's site...

Or if Harbor Freight started selling vehicles.... You couldn't get parts and when you tried to use the extended warranty the SKU had changed by one digit so the identical item wasn't available any more

Likewise, I find that habit unusual. ;)

I always wanted to check that out but was never in that area with time on my hands.

My brother does that, ending every other sentence with ..."and stuff" and stuff like that. (wink). I have had a pet peeve for filler words that mean nothing. For me the worst is 'f***in' this, 'f***en' that and more because I have to actively listen and filter closely to make out what they are...

When I lived in the Nebraska Sandhills I made a drive through crossing on Pine Creek (how many pine creeks are there?) at no small effort. It filled back in annually. So I just quit. Teasing, teasing. I would've loved to have a case or two of dynamite but that stuff is so hard to get. And...

Amazing power with all that weight. I suspect maintenance folk for the locomotive and the way didn't appreciate spinning wheels.

That's amazing. I've had that happen a bunch of times and any store that made that mistake sold it to me at the posted price. Never have a had a store refuse to sell something that was their own mistake.

The rectangular filter fits into a slot so anything on top of it gats 'scraped' off as you pull it out.

Yup. My 2020 F350 right now has a bunch of mouse stuff above the cabin filter. If I pull the filter (slide out-slide in) all the stuff on top of it will fall into the fan directly below it. Then comes a major tear down under the dash on the passenger side. The mice can't get in or out through...

How about a TOPO:

Each parcel is 20/40/80 (there are a very few exceptions of 5/10) and the logging trail meanders its way along the canyon from the bottom to the top. A 900 to 1000 climb. Each parcel it goes through has an easement allowing for access to landowners and emergency services further back. It is not...

You ever have success taking a picture of a grade? Up or down, it doesn't work.

Even our dogs don't eat them. Just not enough meat.

Nope. No inconvenience for us, anyway. It does tack on 15 minutes each way to go that 1.75 miles of logging trail. And it mostly keeps snoopers and 'cruisers' away. Not long ago a small parcel was put on the market pointing off from a 'Y' with the RE broker's sign and pointer. Ever since then...

Same here but add the septic sucker. When we built and were going to get started with the excavation I called all 3 sources about concrete delivery and no one would send a truck here. We are off grid and well past the 'last mile' and the final leg is 1.5 miles of steep, rough logging trail. It's...

A specialist I see occasionally has a PA that's incredibly good looking. And she is very good at her job. Needless to say I have zero problem with her seeing me at the appointment.

I've bought a LOT of snap traps this year. Rat traps AND mouse traps. The staples come out. The bait trigger is missing. It's really strange. We have some really strong and tough rodents all of a sudden.

Heavy industry is a tough thing. Esp old heavy. One of the reasons new heavy is not so much in the U.S.

Yes. I worked at the Omaha shops. I believe it is or was a superfund site. I can believe it but of course I always practiced the best of the best practices. Right.. I wonder to this day how all the oils, solvents and caustics were handled. Huge volumes of it but maybe it was just a small thing...

Yup, we were in a level 1.

Be sure to put poison out to kill the vermin. The cats may not do anything with the carcass but your work dog(s) may die. But of course you knew this if you had a need for a work dog that you spent years training. Not you put your coat on to go do the work the dogs did for you. That was smart.

We live near the Columbia Gorge on the WA side. On the south side is UPRR and BN across the river. Every year the environmentalists are screaming that every fire started from the trains. Or it is the coal dust which blew off a long way back killing people and fish? Or about anything else. Both...

There is only one thing more impressive than seeing the crankshaft of a 16 cyl GE on a rack: It is two 100 ton cranes picking up a 435k# UPRR 6900 and operating one of the cranes. Just to hear the cranes lifting it sounded like a really sad hound dog.

You have a good dealer. And they like you. And they had a use for you. But some folks make themselves not likeable. As do some dealers. It's a tough world we live in, isn't it?

@ArlyA , maybe you should visit that place. It might do you well.

There was a city park behind our house when we lived in town long ago. My oldest son and I were going for a walk with our GShep and she spied a squirrel and took off after it. It of course ran up a tree and chattered at the dog, then ran out on a branch to jump to another tree and lost its grip...

Before we switched over to Catahoula dogs all I ever had were GSheps. I couldn't go anywhere unless the dog was in the truck or in the back. I swore I'd not go through that again. Now our dogs know if any one of 'em are in a pickup they are going to the vet. Their work is at home and that's the...

Got up this morning and all was normal. Let the dogs out and started the coffee. Then it happened - with all the windows open there was a MAJOR strong hit of skunk. Oh, nooooo. I went out and called and got them inside. I don't think any of the three got hit directly. Shut up all the windows and...

There's only one person who knows the dogs well enough to come through the gate and the dogs still put up a fuss. Fortunately most people would probably OK but they don't know that.... I can't really say what happens if that person or anyone else came here when we weren't home. If I go to the...

I finally found one of these for a solvent mist with compressed air:

You have now: Meet HoneyBear. She's a 9 month old Catahoula working dog in training. Catahoula dogs are notoriously bullheaded so we don't actively 'train' her but she watches what we do and then she duplicates the task. She also learns from our 7 yo Catahoula dogs.

GOOD DOG. And you didn't have to train that either.

Yup. The next day some of my clothes become shop towels. There was a time when I wore oxford white shirts and a jacket. I now use those for work clothes and have gotten some strange looks from a neighbors. I'm still trying to figure out what to do with ties though. Some of them have come back...

My big TLB has the loader to frame pins right in front of the steps into the cab. Getting in or out either side often gets me smudged. Or especially opening the hood or doing anything forward under the hood. Same for the cylinder pins below. I give all the pins a squirt of gunk engine cleaner...

She barks, howls and growls for sure. But at her age she is definitely a chicken ****. If the big dogs tear off to investigate something the pup has to be involved but she hangs well back and barks from a safe place. It's really kind of funny.

Our 9 month old Catahoula puppy HATES anything up in the sky that makes noise. A raven, helicopter, plane and especially the night hawks when they dive. I'm wondering at this point if she'll grow out of it. Neither of our adult Catahoula dogs do this so the pup didn't learn it from them.

Bought an electric this spring to add to my Ryobi 18v stuff. It only has one speed. So grease day came around and I stretched the boom/dippers out on the big and little machines and went to work. Did the Kubota first and all was fine with the new toy. But when I got to the 410j I soon realized...

Aren't you happy for the uptime? If you can't say it I will: StarLink is the best rural service I've ever had. Faster even to make voice calls which we've NEVER had before, but also just daily internet stuff. Whiny people need to fall back to Hughs, etc for a bit.

Yup. And slippery floors are the best! We have a 9mo Catahoula (55#) that's as tall as the two 7yo dogs (100#). The older ones tolerate the puppy stuff most of the time. The pup 'fell up the steps' last night running to see what the wife was doing. Then coming back down still in zoomy mode ran...

It's a hard project. But it's not a garden fence thing.

The more stuff is made smarter the less reliable it seems to get. Yes, bunches of high efficiency while it works. WHILE IT WORKS. Our household loves Energystar appliances because we are off grid and love a fridge that cycles about the same as a 100 watt light bulb. Both chest freezers too. We...

We only buy a puppy from a breeder. Known blood line and long term health. And raise the dog as a family member. Sorry for the shelter dogs. They can be somebody else's problem or for 19.99 per month you can sponsor some, or one. That dog is a commitment. Do it right.

Bwahh hahhh.

They don't always die where expected? Then a valuable work dog got killed. The only poison I use is lead. Mostly is a waste of time but is fun.

And you live around there?

At the moment I am stringing wire to separate the circuit to the outside deck fridge which the GFCI goes open. EVERYTHING is Kosher but ya don't want an outside refrigerator on a GFCI. This is a new Samsung unit.

When you have lights on and noise you are you target?

Us too. I am the automatic and I am activated if I want supper.

That's really sad. Seriously.

Recently I saw a post or headline about people having a problem with technology. I didn't have the patience to scan more than the first little bit of it. It goes way past 'technology'. My Dad, bless him, didn't know which end of a screwdriver to use (jokingly), but it isn't far removed. He just...

I have used battery maintenance chargers for years. We are off grid and I am somewhat **** about power usage in general. I have several brands but have settled on BatteryMinder Model 1500 or equivalent. Basically an inline very low wattage device. It is NOT a battery charger. It cares not...

I've always wanted a set of thread forming taps - SAE and metric. Not necessarily for new threads but for chasing.

That old expansion bulb in the pilot light is a tried and true mechanical device and if/when they failed it was in to the safe side. Now with the electronics about anything can happen? As for the CO sensors on modern generators I hate it with a passion. A HUGE number of generator problems are...

Brand wars: Literally just now the wife recalled hearing this on the radio while in town yesterday: The Dodge/Ram dealership has a program where they provide a car to a needy local family. It was an old Ford Focus. o_O

All of that over ebikes?!? Those things sound like a stress heart attack let alone burning your house down. Just teasing....

The ins rider for the tractors, atv and utv is pretty inexpensive. The woodmill too. Where we are located in remote forest, of course fire/theft/vandalism is one thing but to get a heavy machine back upright or retrieved and mechanically restored would be a huge expense - we're not talking about...

Both my tractors are filled with CC front and rear. When I check pressures even with the Schrader at 12 o'clock and purge the stem of liquid (if it even still works) I get some liquid in the tire gauge which ruins them. So I watch for them on sale and buy a handful of the extending stem tools...

In addition to dressing up the inside of the panel, grounding comes to mind as I look through this thread. Especially when it comes to the water well pump. A lot of crazy things / symptoms that are hard to troubleshoot end up being related to grounding. No, I'm not an electrician but I have...

It's in the news that the tariffs will cause prices to go up for consumers, not the least of things will be new vehicle prices. This will directly AND indirectly affect the price of used vehicles and the value of the rig you use right now. So I suspect that if the dread event happens that your...

You apparently don't change sheets or do laundry. :mad: There ya go! Couldn't resist.

Our stuff with State Farm with the deductibles isn't that bad for the minimum. Esp for the pickups.

We've been expecting one of those letters. The house, outbuildings, land with liability, tractors Gator, ATV and pickup and an umbrella are all one big expensive bundle. Never had a claim except for rodent damage on the pickups. I read recently that actuaries can actually factor in claim free...

Yup. The wife bought our 410j with a few hundred hours on it. Basically a new unit but it had been used for demo and maybe for rent a few times? When the lowboy arrived to deliver the LBH that machine was spotless. the whole interior was ArmorAll cleaned (or something equivalent) including the...

Doesn't this apply to most of life? Seriously, don't become that dissatisfied customer that nobody wants to work with in resolving an issue. I agree that sometimes one has to take a hard line but when emotions get involved it can become a whole new problem.

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That really IS interesting.

Yup. Portland, OR is 1 1/2 hour west. Another of several chain dealerships 2 hours north not to mention customer pickup and drop offs. No end of uses that they didn't want to use a new rig or their used stock to run up miles. Needless to say I promised I would never darken their doorstep again...

I took my 2020 F350 to the dealer where I bought it for an insurance repair for gray digger rodent damage around the fuel tank / canister. The pickup was done but they said they were still awaiting the insurance check. On it went for a few weeks to over a month AFTER it was done and ready for...

The wife and I were just talking about this yesterday. If a 2WD is all you need for towing on pavement she says a GM is about all one can buy off a lot, esp new. I don't know for sure but she says that if you look at a Dodge or Ford pickup in 2WD it will be a special order. If on hard top in...

In WA they are in protected status. So far you won't get arrested for mashing one going down the road but it probably gives them another reason to pull you over. Can you imagine the Judge's reaction in court. Reminds me of an Arlo Guthry song

Um, Dave?

I've have good success with NAPA Gold for years and years. They are WIX for the most part and I believe many OEM's have WIX in their color/brand. Filters are one of the easiest and cheapest things. I have no patience for someone going cheap of filters.

Max, sent a PM. If more people got together for stuff life would be better.

Seems to be an issue with various services. Was this a direct account draw or a CC charge? To date the ONLY folk who get to directly hit a bank account is the home/property insurance. Another is my Ford Credit payment but I manage each month. Even though they, a vendor, may not be not...

Let me throw 'another wrench into the gears' and say something on a wide open international forum: some of this depends where you live! If your machinery lives outside and you live in a high humidity area it can be a contributing problem. On my commercial duty machine the hydraulic and the...

Vonage. Another one in the loop. That's kind of an old name.... Isn't it?

Lou, please explain. But if you have no cell signal.... Don't people understand/

No cell signal. Period. From any provider. We've been here 15 years+. We used to get 1 or 2 bars with 1x with a booster. Now that is gone and dead. People are beating me but they aren't getting the issue. I MERELY want to use Starlink for the 95% of AT HOME communication via Wifi but still...

Cell phone through Starlink. Alternatives.

If you HAVE A CELL SIGNAL. My gosh, stay on topic.

Thank you

We've lived off grid for 15+ years. We enjoy most modern luxuries: satellite TV an internet, phone via Starlink, hot water on demand (the well water is free and yummy from a well powered by a AC/DC pump), power hog tools in the shop and on and on. We don't do resistance loads if at all possible...

Finally, people who know what thy are talking about.

AGAIN Dang IT! We REQUIRE WiFi connectivity! If You can't address the issue I don't care who is the provider.

This does no useful good in the conversation unless you repeat your platform and hardware. This is not a group of Ranchers kicking dust in the corral.

I'm looking at Mint.

Forestry is a life long project. Every place is different.

That's wisdom, buddy! My wife is a service disabled (both ankles) gulf vet turned endangered species biologist. She'll head out into the forest on grades where I am on my hands and knees climbing. Fully covered minus the ruck sack. She's 66 now. She doesn't call me a ***** but that's OK, we all...

Hmmm. I am currently researching moving on from VZ after 20+ years. The bills are just not justifiable and being retired and living where there are no utilities including cell service from ANY provider, literally 95% of our cell calls/data/text is via WiFi over Starlink. So we are paying VZ an...

I have 'had it' with going to dealerships as they completely ignore what you want and keep coming back with 'dealership trades' with a bunch of options/packages to run the price up. When the wife and I are shopping we go to Ford's 'build your own' page and select only what we want. Some packages...

I take it you're on T-Mobile?

I sure do because after genset season there is still the JD Buck, log splitter, woodmill, Bobcat, chainsaws.... Everything else is diesel. There were 8 full 5g jugs that I moved to the tall barn 1/4 mile away this spring until needed late fall. I've been meaning to shag a jug but haven't been...

July 4th was a really strange day this year. Very heavy overcast and unusually chilly. Several times through the day it sprinkled with drops 6" apart but nothing measurable. That night the batteries were down to 60%. The generator didn't have enough gas for a charging run and the only fuel I had...

How critical is this 'trail'? When y'all are out roaming the woods are crocks your normal footwear? My T-Post driver is called the 'Rock Finder'.

I wouldn't mind losing DirecTV and Starlink due to rain. The rain would be a blessing. (No disrespect to those in the flooded areas.)

I can't picture how that works.

And there you have it. If it's worth it to you the only thing left is WHO's warranty to purchase - which was your basic question. I concur with others to stay with a manufacturer who sells their own extended warranty and to not purchase 3rd party insurance. Remember that you are betting your rig...

If I could win the lottery I would have a mid sized dozer with a backhoe. We have forest land to maintain and most of it is quite steep. A winch would also be nice but I think the backhoe would eliminate the addition of a winch - I've never seen a crawler setup with both.

We live on the north facing side of a deep and mostly steep sided canyon. It's a pretty arid climate for 3/4 of the year but our worst time is in the winter with snow accumulation and then a warm hit with maybe a rain-on-snow event to multiply the severity. Water bars, laterals - whatever you...

We live in the forest and I have the 2nd gen dish in the best possible place. I get the 'red' interference on the extents of 3 sides. But the dish never loses the connection or has any noticeable speed reduction. Yup, funny thing about those trees getting a little taller every year. They are...

The company I worked for was consumed by a monster (think Larry E) and we were FORCED to use their internal VPN for a mandatory purpose. Our group was entirely remote all over the world. Our manager procured us all 2nd laptops so we could watch the one connected to the VPN out of the corner of...

Make sure they are competent because if they mar or make an indentation on the ram it will leak from then on - they destroyed the ram.

I wish you well. Personally I mix up two tbsp of one million scoffield concentrated pepper extract with 16oz of water in a spray bottle and coat everything well. Wire, harnesses, popular places for nests and the like. It works well for my equipment and pickup and the extract does not cause any...

Its certainly not impossible to tweak cylinder rams. I was using a 8hp 26 ton splitter (two stage pump) to mash some smoking wood. The pieces were in 4" lengths and I slit them down to 3/4 to 1" squares 4" long. I started mashing perpendicular to the grain and several times the pump went to the...

The wife and I have lived in the forest and off grid for many years. We thoroughly appreciate our wildlife and try to minimally disrupt any and all wildlife. We are not tree huggers except for the armloads of firewood up to the house for winter heat. We have heard about cell phones causing bat...

Your yard is going to get damaged one way or another. It's your choice to decide how and when. So far your decision is to not make a decision. I don't understand why you even created this thread.

Thank you for that clarification. The rig has an easy life for what it is capable of doing. I wanted a 250 but the only way I could get the 6.2 with the 10 speed was with the 350. That's OK. The heavier suspension is perfectly suited for a long life on steep, rough logging trails esp with a 1...

Thank you.

This is all about F150 pickups. I have a 2020 F350 with the 10 speed and the 6.2L engine. I'm only at 16k miles so a long way from a transmission filter/lube service. The tranny has operated flawlessly but y'all have my attention with the talks of failures. Is this strictly a F150 issue or do...

This has to be one of the best pieces of advice I've heard in a while.

It has been mentioned a few times that the shear bolt must be the proper grade so IT will shear before something else breaks. It has also been pointed out that each of the three bolts in the picture show signs of wear on the shank. The breakage is at the bolt's weak point. Its obvious the bolts...

Bwahh-hahhh. Anyway, I have never found a polite way of saying "If you have to ask this question then you will not understand the answer." But we all had to start somewhere, didn't we? The danger is that some don't have the knack for some things mechanical, electrical or both. Is it just the...

And @deserteagle71 , thanks for the work you did for those 20 years! To answer @RobertN , we are in rough terrain but there are two RFDs within 7 miles as the raven flies. The volunteers that are staff to these places are our 'neighbors' and well familiar with the challenges of terrain and...

The wife has her Ford F250 (6.2L V8) and I have a F350 (6.2L V8). We regularly bring a thousand pounds of livestock feed home from the feed store. Today I have a dozen 4x8' sheets of OSB and some steel roofing on the list. Last week I filled the 100 gallon transfer tank with off road diesel. So...

I wish I still had the SRT8 to verify your info. Had to sell it as it needed 8" of ground clearance to get to our retirement home.

I was trying to remember it there was a way to disable 'MDS' on the 5.7L Charger. I'm pretty sure it didn't have a Tow/Haul mode ;)

I live far rural and on any drive it involves some amount of highway speeds. I had a 2005 Charger with the 5.7 for trips to town or the far away big city. The cylinder deactivation worked fine but did zero or very little for mileage. I later traded it in for a 2007 Charger SRT8. For all the...

And if you are the only one in the 'neighborhood' with your lights on and the sound of a generator running expect some looting and hate because you must have some food that hasn't rotted yet.

This household is off grid since the construction 'dry in' and roof was competed 16 years ago. Solar was put in place before windows and doors were installed. We didn't have a choice as there are zero utilities or services available. So we planned it from the beginning. We also knew WE would...

Yup. I just tapped a 55g drum that was filled with 'red' at the depot in Feb 2022 along with my 100g tank. Both the drum and the tank sit uncovered along the side of the trail to my shop. Exposed to all the elements. At the time I set them there I added conditioner and anti-fungal. The drum has...

It depends. I've heard that YouTube is adding advertisements embedded right into the video feed which makes it about impossible for a blocker to get around. But don't really know because I avoid YouTube with a passion.

Two cycle engines that are losing compression are exactly the symptoms you complaining about.

It sure depends what 'all' means. I can't use the Kubota for what the 410j does and vv. And if I had to mow, I'd move.

I use AdGuard and love it because the utility installs as an executable, not an extension to the browser - although they have that option available too. So it blocks the ads from using bandwidth. And in doing so your connection is noticeably faster.

Ya know, after memories of WildBlue, DishNet and Hughes Gen(barf) I don't even bother with speed tests. Every once in a while I growl at time-outs or something of the like and its never StarLink but my laptop with yet another update. It's easy to prove because we have no cell signal at home so...

Thanks. I pondered that at one time. Also FRS handhelds but the range and privacy on those stink. So I already had in place some wireless proximity security devices that report back to a base station (Dakota Alert products) at the house on the MURS band. MURS, with a cheap discone antenna on the...

I think you can get billing and cancellation horror stories from any of the cell providers and more. And to spotty coverage from TMobile, the only people I know who are 'happy campers' with them live in metropolitan areas. But the Starlink thing would solve the spotty coverage - or will it? What...

Several months ago the battery on the 2010 diesel 6x4 Gator all of a sudden got sluggish. I have been plugging it in to the battery minder most of the time. When I do so it fires right up but if unplugged it is sluggish in three days. No, there's nothing bleeding off the battery. To this...

At what voltage, obviously DC, is the welder's output?

I am watching this partnering between Starlink and TMobile with interest. We have Starlink and it works great for us. I'm ready to move on from Verizon after 20+ years and since we live in an area with zero cell coverage it would be a great thing to say bye-bye to VZ. We have had no interest in...

Yup, that 'boiling' or gassing, under the control of a good temperature compensated charger, is necessary AND NEEDED for a flooded lead battery. Both for a discharge and for the recharge as best as possible. But I have changed with the times and use lithium blocks now (LFP04), but not in...

I try to be a good neighbor and I hope to get some neighborliness in return. I am the only full-timer around. If I'm going to be burning and any of the non-resident folks are at their place I pay a visit to them so there is no alarm or surprises. I expect the same - or at least hope for some...

This whole thing about desulfating a flooded lead acid battery has always intrigued me. Surely you have removed the caps of and old FLA battery and seen the difference between it and a fresh, new one. I am on the fence as to whether a sulfated battery can be restored or not, regardless of...

@sodamo

Left side informational and right side immediate action but with them not lit I think I would be placing a dot of fingernail polish adjacent to some of the one's most critical to me. That's just TOO busy of a dash for me.

It was the bones that made the difference. Most people don't eat the rib bones. My dogs get them and they never get dizzy.

This is a really fun thread!

The Wife has a 4WD 2016 F250 Crew Cab with a short box. When we're going somewhere in her rig she is driving. The two miles from our house to the highway is literally an unimproved steep logging trail. Oops, there are some improvements: a half dozen surface drainage laterals. So combine the...

Here, all the parcels (mostly 40 ac or greater, off grid) are privately owned and access is via an ancient logging trail with easements and a few branches/intersections through various parcels. We are the only full time residents which means everyone else shows up a few times a year and many...

With a good quality battery maintainer that won't overcharge your battery it's amazing! We live off grid and I have to manage and scrutinize every load because we have to make our power from a generator in low light season. Did you know that if you hook up and leave good quality maintainer...

I made mine from 2 lengths of 20' 4ga welding cable. No more cursing them for being too short. IF I need them I hook them up and let the starting vehicle run. And run a little longer. Then I do the start. Ya know a 4ga can carry a heck of a lot of amps especially if you return some amps to the...

My gosh, so many things and so many contributions. It seems every possibility has been covered? My old Kubota B7100 was always hard to start especially in the cold. I did EVERYthing. One day with the hood open while I was cursing it I saw a whisp coming up from the left side. It was originating...

There are better ways to spread the ballast.

Just seeing the cover picture sent chills of having to 'dive for pearls' which was changing out a power assembly before the scheduled overhaul period. The 'diving' part was the guy who had to work through the lower access cover to remove the connecting rod cap, the oil 'pee pipe', etc.. Lord...

I never held a posting with the orange hat guys. There were a only a very few machinist positions in the whole of the car shop area. I never heard much good about the private companies which was to be expected in a strictly union only shop.

I never lived in 'steel country' and have never seen a car like this before. I lived in Omaha until my late 30's and at one point was a locomotive machinist in the UP shops. Trains got into my blood in that time and I never lost interest in them. Still have my books of the local's membership...

The 310, 410, 510 TLB series do NOT have glow plugs or intake heaters. The batteries are two each large commercial 12v in parallel, not two 6v in series. So many of the replies in this thread are general to starting any diesel in colder weather. But the basics on a particular model must be...

Our 410j is model year 2010. But you got me wondering. I believe the engine is basically the same in 310 and 410 but JD has eked a very little more HP for the 410. Personally I love that it has a plain 'ol mechanical injection pump - not a computerized unit like in a Powerstroke pickups, etc...

Random dieing - that brought back a memory. I had an IH 560 that would die but I knew exactly what was causing it to shut down. I can't remember why but I was on the hood with a Mini Mag Light looking into the tank. I was adjusting the flashlight and the head dropped into the tank. Dang it. Got...

And another thing regarding the front axle is the steering and lockouts. The axle at the lockouts is a weak point. All that torque through the transmission, transfer case, differential reduction, U-joints or CV goes out the the wheel at the lockout spline. BANG! Oops. Dang it! It also depends on...

I've seen ethanol wars, engine oil wars and brand wars. This thread is a new one for me: preheat wars. One thing that is curious to me and that's our JD 410j TLB. It doesn't have a heater of any kind. No glow plugs and no intake heater. As far as I know its just compression. That darned thing...

This question is a really good way to find out who is connected to the grid ;) Seriously though, I've heard many times about folk who complain about block heaters failing. It doesn't matter the style: hose, frost plug, etc. But I believe the failures tend toward those who plug them in and leave...

Do it right:

When 3G was still a thing I could get 1, maybe 2 bars (roaming) and that was with an antenna on the roof and booster. But when 3G was mothballed and 5G replaced it the range to the nearest tower wiped out any signal reception. I am very grateful for the StarLink service. If covers anything...

Our (logging) trails are extremely rough and steep with sharp turns. The area is thick forest and off grid. They are all private and available for other land owners via easement or fire, EMS and LEO. The trails have no end of PRIVATE ROAD, NO TRESPASSING, 4WD VEHICLES ONLY, ENGAGE 4WD, etc...

The rechargeable cells don't last very long and even when installed fresh from the charger start at a lower voltage and drop from there. I bought a bunch of Eveready rechargeables and soon grew wary of their life and the constant charging. I also tried the expensive disposable lithiums and they...

Pushed over five dead standing PPines, 12-16". Been dicing them into firewood lengths and splitting immediately. Maybe the wicked moisture will evap and I can burn them by spring if we have an an extraordinarily cold winter. I get through the trunks with the Husky Rancher but I don't like to...

I left city life in the mid-90s and had to fall back to a dialup modem. It was a 9600 but I couldn't get a connection over 2400. The house was new as was the land line wire but the wire to town, the switchgear and further were old. I got to know the service guy for the rural phone company and he...

Once upon a time in a different place I had a great freebie from a friend: bridge deck slabs. He was the construction superintendent of the project. Just bring my pickup (1996 Dodge 1t dually with a flatbed) and he'd loan me a 3 axle construction trailer and load it. He put 5 slabs on it with a...

Valve adjustment time. Should've been done by now anyway with 600hrs so at least pull the valve cover and check the gaps.

I understand.

As I get older I have this recurring dream that my loader/backhoe breaks down and HAS to go to the shop and its not field repairable. We don't use this machine commercially. It's a JD 410j with filled tires. That's over 20,000#. We live far remote in a forested canyon. A lowboy could get here...

Years ago I bought a battery disconnect for the old Kubota. I have a pigtail that fits the BatteryMinder attached to the battery + & - post clamps. It only takes a moment to open or close the disconnect. My batteries last a lot longer now and I use the disconnect ALWAYS unless I am just...

I understand the common complaint in this thread. So I'll ask this: - Do you do your own taxes? - If you argue with the assessor do you say "I just feel....'. - Do you start threads about the best oil, gas, etc, is it again feelings?** - do you even change your own oil? **** So many...

Cleanliness has been mentioned through the replies. But unless you are building with new parts for both the male and email NPT threads your not going to have the privilege of fully clean threads. Of course the female is the worst of the two (don't read into that more than intended, wink). I'd...

"to dial in on the Kioti CK3510" Talk to us again in 40 years.

Sorry, I didn't go through 9 pages of answers so after a few pages I'll offer this which has probably been said so count this as verification: - Parts: There is a large Kubota distributor an hour away. So there is access to OEM parts, if they can be gotten for my old B7100 and the various...

This is interesting. I never thought of oil for a preservative in the carb. Frankly I don't think the kind of oil is that big of deal but because I love it, it would probably be marvel MO

Yup, but there may be others who stumble across this thread. I have built a LOT of engines from lawn mowers to locomotives. It doesn't take much to seat rings. There is stuff missing from this story like a shoddy valve job. There are a BUNCH of reasons a 'fresh' engine could smoke and for some...

This was an interesting thread from the beginning. Dumping an abrasive into the intake is one of the craziest things I've ever heard. I don't care how many folk have done it but it's interesting

I've had SL for a few years now and its worked perfectly fine for us. We have zero cell phone reception so all calls for us come and go via SL. I have a few services that require a cabled connection so I added the ethernet adapter and an old switch to support their connection which is the only...

I was going to mention that you should still use the seat belt since the ROPS was up but to just clip the belt behind you.

I've got an idea! Put a spring release on the ROPS. There. Problem solved.

Y'all have to read this article. You think worldwide internet travels by satellite? This is a story, a long, detailed and well written story about the companies that fix underwater cables across the world. Satellite internet is NOT the heavy hauler of data that keeps everything going. I should...

To me this absolutely BS. Pouring an abrasive into an intake is a hack. It should be a forum thing somewhere to delete. . Somewhere someone is chuckling. If your rebuild had the cylinders correctly crosshatched the unit should break in normally. This whole thread is out of line and doing more...

Pictures, please. Obviously you were busy but hopefully there was someone around to capture that event!

Loader bucket used for getting the 100g transfer tank and a 55g drum out of the pickup after filling.

The first vehicle engine I rebuilt was a a 305 V6 for my pickup. I was 17. It was an expensive rebuild with a bore, pistons, crank kit, etc. But I had an oil leak at the cam galley cover under the intake manifold. I pulled it apart and replaced the gasket but when reassembling I was missing a...

Absolutely! Have done this once here and another time at a neighbor's house.

I don't believe naming that type of machine after the wife would be a good idea. Paint her name on it for neighbors/visitor's to see would be an even worse idea.

I didn't read through all 7 pages - my fault if this has been covered already. So I ask: how do you know that the hydraulic oil needs to be changed out esp since this is a new to you rig? Obviously since its new to you is one reason as with any other fluid. But is the hydraulic off color or some...

This is an interesting thread. It certainly falls into the "how much time do you have" category.

Overall, to me, this is a frustrating thread. All this discussion of what COULD be a problem and trying to get around what seems to be absolute evidence that it has to be redone.

All this talk about the bore, finish and sizing.... This is absolutely true for a competent shop to bore and then hone the cylinders to size to the pistons supplied before the block work is done. Next, I ALWAYS end gapped EVERY ring. How much came off the ends varied constantly. You can do it...

Why was the engine rebuilt in the first place? Maybe I missed that being asked and answered?

I left Nebraska blizzards, tornadoes and the distance.

This actually an entertaining tread.

Just build a triple turbo 12v Cummins at 700+ hp and have the best of both worlds.

About the only thing I can add to this crazy thread is that if you are pulling uphill and can't make it, "God sometimes protects the stupid." So you stall and hopefully don't get dragged back downhill. But if you are going down hill, well, I hope your life insurance premiums are paid up. Or...

This is about a tractor. An 8k# tractor pulling a trailer. Please follow the thread and keep on pretending.

Want to die young? Cable is a way to do that. But seriously, the pulling rig should never be able to exceed the rating of the rope. If it can then you will do it and maybe kill yourself. Then add wear and tear and broken strands. Just yesterday I was working with a logging choker. I hate and...

Bwahh hahh, you'll know when the load pushes you and you jack knife. Besides, how do you know how heavy the load is, the ball bearing rocks, etc. This is a fool's errand. Keep up on your life insurance.

My equipment falls into the category of a 'Sleeper' so I can fool people with what they can really get done vs how pretty they are to someone observing. Mechaniking on a dirty machine is just dumb. Poor point.

She might leak or have intake problems. Be careful.

This is one of the most interesting and fun threads I've seen for a while. On the side of a steep canyon I've long wished to have a Bobcat type of machine - not just for stability but because of ALL the various attachments. Heck, there are probably attachments to make concrete blocks if you look...

I've done that too and it worked. I was told to shut the engine down immediately after drizzling the MMO into the carb and let it set at least a day. There were no skeeters around for a bunch of hours :)

Like many others I have used it for 50 years for multiple things. With machine tools as a cutting fluid with problem materials like stainless for drilling, cutting and tapping. Yes, I run some periodically (every other tank or jug) in the chain saws, and generator, gas or diesel ATV/UTV. In my...

Dang, isn't that the truth. A grader doesn't work for us as the trail was built for logging access many, many moons before and has bunches of large rocks and boulders throughout that will snag a blade. And I learned in short order to NEVER cut into the road bed but if anything to add material on...

They purchased poorly. If they had bought forested land on the north facing side of a canyon you'd have no such risk. Enjoy your all electric house, your EV, your diesel pickups and equipment plugged in all winter long. We all know that there is all the electricity available as needed at your...