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Relay or what ever it is towards bottom of picture has numerous wired in and out while the relay / fuse top left has 4 wires in / out . The block on the right is the small fuse block . 3 fuses if I read the top of the box correct ?? Did not have my reading glasses on .:ashamed: My intention was...

My 757 BH on my TC30 had the same issue . Could buy either the pavement pads or dirt pads at $$$$ . So made my own . If I do need to go on pavement or another surface that I don't want to tear up , ( Lawn ) , I can just unbolt , since the base is just bolted on , while the tangs are welded to...

Ditto what Ovrszd said . Bending the gun lead to much , to tight a bend will easily cause jams at the drive wheels using flux core . I have done it with my 220/240 Longevity with knurled roller running .035 . I get lazy and instead of moving welding cart to a better angle , I have tried bring...

Don't have the Harbor Freight compressor , Was thinking of getting one of those but instead got this one from Home Depot : When I bought it a few years ago , it was less than $500 . Recently spent $139 and bought the pistol grip 1" air gun . Compressor handles the gun fine . Removed lug nuts...

A few months ago , one of the cylinders for the stabilizers on my 757C BH took a dump . Blowing fluid , etc... . Looked at finding a after market cylinder , none though were right when it came to orientation of the fittings , since it very tight when the stabilizers are retracted . Thus went...

First picture is hose from BH attached to hose from manifold block from loader . 2nd picture is what the manifold looks like after the hose is un connected from it . third picture is hose connected to the manifold , thus allowing 3 point to work .

Normally when merging into a existing line , A " Wye " is used . Rather than use a 45 or 90 , I would use Wye's , thus You are also adding a clean out at same time . This is how I added a RV drain to my existing system years ago . Main Line ran East / West , with RV line running North / South...

Go to just about any Truck Stop and get the stick on placards . Fred H.

The only keys I know about on mine ( which may be totally different than yours ) , are the pulley on the motor and the gear that turns the drum , ( opposite end of belt from the motor ) . Reason I know of that key is my Dad who previously owned the mixer lost the original key apparently and...

Couple of pictures of one I built a few years ago . Blades are just 1/2" flat steel by 6" wide . The blades have slots were they are bolted to the angle steel for mounting . I can raise one side up above the steel runner by at least 1/2" while at the same time drop the opposite side down by 1"...

No matter which model I look up , Like the one below appears more like your picture , There are no other listed parts that show " Locking " the clutch in place . If it is similar to a electric clutch on a A.C. compressor , like my semi , It spins freely until electricity is applied , then it "...

Small Engine Parts, Snow Blowers, Lawn Mowers, Trimmers & Lawn & Garden Equipment | SEPW Not sure exactly what model You have , but in looking up Simplicity regent 14 hp. , appears to be a electric clutch with this picture : Fred H.

Another tip is if the temp is low , Do Not turn on the inverter and use right away . Basically let it build some heat inside by itself or maybe something that is a very light load . For instance , in my truck , My 17" flat screen t.v. only draws 40 watts but my laptop pushes almost 140 on start...

Out west here , We have yellow jackets also but the most feared species is that little Satan with wings P.O.S. above . The Bald faced or Bald headed hornet . P.O.S. hates everything including it owns species , but mutually coexists for survival . Stings just because it can . We carry a can of...

Run the cable from your truck battery all the way to the back of your truck , then add one of these : From Your pump in trailer , add cable and the opposite plug . Problem Solved . We use a similar set-up for a winch We have on Our Game hoist that slides into my hitch reciever . I leave...

Just a curious question , Not planning on trying or doing . As the title says , Would a Hydraulic pump , like on a wood splitter , pump water in a open system ? Open system meaning a resevoir to draw from but pumping out a different way , not back into resevoir . Have no idea " Why " this got...

Although My mixer is not a Harbor Freight brand , it is a little bigger than their 3.5 c.f model , I replaced the motor on it with a H.F. motor , ( 1/2 HP General Purpose Electric Motor ) and it still works Great . Just ran 14 80# bags of the redi mix through it this morning . 2 bags at a...

Correct , 2007 with the 6.7 , Mine is the 2006 . :duh: The 68RFE can be rebuilt pretty stout with all kinds of clutch plate combo's , custom made shafts , etc... , But the weak link in the whole thing is the roller bearings through out the transmission . If something goes in transmission ...

I use a wrench like the one below . You can find them in 3/8" drive or 1/2" drive . Use what ever size ratchet you need and a extension in the end and spins them right off . The one I have is a Cat Brand that I bought at a commercial truck dealer . Pretty Heavy duty . Fred H.

Ended up with Kumho's Road Venture AT51 with load range 121/118 . Sears had another sale , which I ended up with a final price of $618 mounted , lifetime balance and disposal of old tires . I have only put on maybe 24 miles driving it this weekend , mostly pulling the B.T. 12LX to Lowes and back...

Per the title , anyone know of a on board scale system for dump trailers . I know about onboard systems used on semi's , basically is connected to airbag system thus uses pressure , but with most smaller trailers and dump tailers , they are all leaf spring systems . If nothing commercialy...

Yes, after wood is split , it is thrown back into the tractor bucket and unloaded in the wood shed . Big rounds that are split in half are rolled back into position for resplitting . Far easier for Me to roll something than it is to lift it . Madrone is a Hardwood here in the Northwest also...

Pictures above of My GrandFathers mill The Family had in the Evans Creek area , circa late '30's / early '40's . Pictures above are of the spring board notches We found in a old logged area We Elk hunt here in Southern Oregon . Fred H.

Oil Filter for ISX 15 and oil and fuel filter for Tripac Apu on Semi , At Napa , their Napa Gold ( Wix ) was $66 just for the Cummins oil filter :shocked: At Amazon , Same Wix filter $44.24 , ( that is with Prime thus Free Shipping in 2 days ) Then We jump over to the filters on the APU ...

To the Original OP of this thread : Why did You use t-111 smartside versus using Hardipanel cement siding panels ? At lowes currently , the Hardi product is only $4 more per panel and although the smartside is resistant to somethings , one thing it is not resistant to around here is Acorn...

Wow , Been awhile since I had to buy pickup tires and since sons pickup has been broke down for several months , He has put close to 10,000 miles on My pickup . Now that 10,000 miles would of took Me at least 2 years if not 3 or maybe even 4 years to drive , since I only use it on weekends and 1...

Kind of what I was thinking , since winch did not overheat but then when it slowed or stopped , we shut it off . Hate to buy a bigger winch and have it do the same , so thinking I will go with a remote battery setup that will charge from the engine system . Here are a couple of pictures of...

Several years ago , seen something similar to the picture below . For the price they wanted , My Brother and Me decided to build our own . Went to a local steel place that has a lot of recyled steel and purchased what We thought We needed . Some are rated at 300 pounds , while others are...

If any of You want a Real ride , come to Southern Oregon and We will take you for a spin in what use to be My Grandfathers , then My Dads , Now My Brothers 1961 Dodge 3/4 ton ( D200 ??? ) 4 speed , 4 wheel drive Power wagon . :thumbsup: My Grandfather bought it new and made 2 trips to Alaska...

I like Your 6 way Deluxe blade better than any of the king kutter brand blades , seems there are more adjustments with your's than the king kutters BUT , living in Oregon is Obviously outside the 1000 miles free shipping :( . So I can get the king kutters locally , But not Yours . So what...

I have a version of something like the 2 links below . Bought it at my local Freightliner dealer . Catapillar brand . Goes up to pretty good size , but smaller filters can be a pain , since it is designed for bigger stuff . Clearance issue's are never a problem in most cases since if You can...

Makes one think Twice every time I see a video like this when I am putting air in my pick up , trailer or Semi tires . Pick up is 65 psi , trailer is 80 psi and Semi is 105 psi . HUGE TIRE EXPLOSION: Ken-Tool Introduces the World's Largest Single-Piece Tire Inflation Cage - YouTube Fred H.

Glad Your O.K. and Join the Crowd . A of photo's of My semi versus deer impact at 55 mph. $274 for the parts , already installed them other than I need to pick up a couple of bolts to finish . A picture of what the damaged side should look like :

Curious question for for those of You with more experience , Which is All of You :) Hardfacing Deposit Methods-Oxygen-Acetylene Process | Hero Protective Alloys After reading above article , Am I understanding that instead of using a welder and melting the hard surface rod onto the object ...

The one I made a few years ago , I used 12" I beam from a hitch off a moble home I think ?? ( it was in the scrap yard , So I bought it ) . Added 1/4" plate on the inside to create a flat surface . Used 3/8" x 3.5" x 3.5" angle for the blade mounts . Blades are angled back at around a 25 degree...

Like This : When We take it out of my Dad's shop and replace with the gas stove , Going to hang on to that old thing for ???? reasons . Not that it is a antique , just cause , I guess . Fred H.

If I am not Mistaken , They Do make longer Shanks . I do know they make 4 hole , which yours only appear to be 2 hole . I purchased 4 hole for My home built ripper , Which is not as nice as Yours , but functional . I woud have to say , Mine will bury the shanks all the way up to the cross beam ...

Maybe that it has been shared before but I seen this video of a interesting concept for a log splitter . Actually appears to be some what safer than some others I have seen , but still there are some safety issue's . Wood Splitter 1 - YouTube Fred H.

Forgive the bad phone picture , it is pouring down rain and I was getting WET :ashamed: Built these for my 757C on my New Holland . 1/4" plate for base and teeth . 1 tooth is solid all the way across , then other is tee'ed into it on both sides . Made a Huge difference in how the tractor does...

know nothing about your particular tractor , But in looking at parts for it on Messicks , Your in a better situation than Me on My TC 30 !! When my guage went out . it was right at $100 for new guage . Now they are $180+ . Yours shows the following : Assy., Fuel, L/Auxiliary Fuel Tank, Start...

Pretty Much like Copperhead . Run my Own truck , Live in Southern Oregon and go to L.A. to start week , then back to tacoma area on wednesday or thursday morning and back home thursday night or early friday morning . Dropped Hazmat a few years back , not so much the $$$ , Just the B.S. on...

Anybody seen These Gloves ? Kind of spendy But Holy Cow . Brutally Tough !!! Schmitz Mittz - The worlds toughest safety glove - Try one on! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwEeDPYOp6Q Fred H.

Crappy photo's taken off my dash cam in my semi on CA 60 freeway this past week .:confused3: Picture 1 and 3 are of a pickup loaded way high with pallets . picture 2 is of a suv pulling a trailer loaded the same . The pickup could get up to maybe 30 mph before he would start losing...

2003 TC30 with 7308 FEL . Owned since new . Only hydraulic lines I have ever had to replace were on the 757C B.H. until a few months back . Small , maybe 16" to 18" long line on the FEL bucket started leaking on the left side at bottom of cylinder . My schedule of work with the semi , never...

Basically What I mean is something Like this Plug or similar that your welder would plug into : Home Depot , Lowes , etc....... Appropriate size cord , similar to what is on your welder . One end of is left bare with wires out while other is fed into recepticle and wired up . If welder is 3...

A few years back , I was telling My Dad about My N.H. B.H. and what I do with it . I stated that if I grab a shovel , I could have the project done in 15 - 20 minutes but instead , I sat on the Tractor for 30 minutes figuring out how to get it in position , 15 more minutes getting in position ...

When you took backhoe off , were there 2 lines to the backhoe ? On my TC30 with a 757C B.H. , there are 2 lines to it . One connects / disconnects under the seat at the rear . Other snacks it way up to the right side of the tractor by the pump , were it connects to another hose with a quick...

My Bro sent this to me , found it somewere on the net . And " NO " this is not ME or My Trailer , ( I have a Big Tex Dump :) Fred H.

Question for all the Smart people here , ( No , Not Joking or being a Smart A** !! Although I have towed trailers , Boats , etc... , Very little experience loading smaller utility / flatbed / dump trailers !! ) . Seen it the other Day , Guy was pulling maybe 16' or 18' flatbed trailer with a...

Here is what my top link attachment area looks like . This is a 757C on a TC30 4 wheel drive HST model . Fred H.

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You could just make a ripper , with box blade ripper's , like I did , ( actually mine is converted from a double gang pull disk frame that was later converted to a single gang 3 point disk ) . I do have very clay type soil , Make 1 pass around perimeter of fence to break soil , then 2 passes...

Rarely use pre mix bags , I always get sand / gravel mix from a local rock place and mix it 4 shovel fulls of that with 1 cement shovel . Add water accordingly . Most of the time I mix 16 to 4 , which when dumped into a double tire wheelbarrow is about all you want to push around . Last slab I...

2 pictures of Books that Were posted here by a Very Knowledge Person with lots of real world experience and I miss him here on this board . Fred H.

Built my own a few years ago from a converted old pull disk frame that had been originally converted to a 3 disk , then my ripper . Down hill , I can pull all 8 shanks down to the box tube they are installed in . Side hill gets a little tricky , While up hill , I don't even try ,Since I have to...

Been Using above for a number of years now . Maybe a bottle of conditioner / stabilizer on a yearly basis , ( Seriously , If I remember , I put something in , if not , Oh Well ) . Last purchase was 4 or 5 years ago and added 100 gallons to the 50 or so that was still in it . Never had a issue in...

Found This one via a google search . There were a lot of others also : Fred H.

The 4000 watt generator head went out on my APU on my Semi , front bearing . Going to see if rebuild-able by a couple of places in town . New O.E.M. replacement is around $1500+ !!! Old style head it appears . Has a large Capacitor mounted to a bracket on the back end but in the final wiring ...

Here in Southern Oregon , Fire Season is already in effect since it has really dried out fast , like California . Yesterday while at My Moms house which is close to the Rogue Valley airport , A Fire Fighting aircraft was dispatched to a Fire 80 miles east . This was a Photo my Sisters Son took...

Here are a couple of pictures of my Grandfathers old Logging mill that my Dad and Uncles worked in . First is a side photo from outside looking at old cable cat they used for skidding and the set of wheels they had behind cat to lift the ends . ( I still have that set of wheels , actually the...

Here are Pictures of 757 Attached and Unattached , of actual sub-frame attachment points to B.H. , Sub frame and Both the Front and Rear sub frame mounts on Tractor itself that stay on tractor even if B.H. is removed ...

Recently lost my Dad and over the last few weeks we have been going through drawer's and such and finding old pictures . Here Is a picture of his 1st truck he drove for a company that he eventually worked for over 40 years . A International Above is His first Mack , although...

Local Craigslist AD : HUGE GRINDER - 24" Fred H.

O.K. , Some of Us , Including ME , Say " What the Heck " and weld hooks onto our front buckets and go for it . Other's , Buy them with mounting plates and go that route . Now I am in NO WAY Endorsing Ken's Bolt On Grab Hooks , But I Will Say in My Personal Opinion that Anyone Who Takes The Time...

We use 3/4 crushed blue shale on our driveway which somewhat resembles yours , flat to start but goes to 14% grade for last 1/3 of 800+ foot driveway . As noted by others , to much rock without being compacted or rolled , Basically Sucks . Been there , Done That , Just Last Summer . My blades...

Around here , the minimum size you see anymore is 20 ton , with normal being 24 - 28 or even 34 ton models . Cylinder size is usually in the 4" + class , thus good stroke length and size . My 24 ton gas model does both oak and madrone , which are hardwoods . Madrone being the trickier of the 2...

Recently purchased a back up chain for my 441 Stihl . All the Dealer had in .063 was full skip , So I said " What the Heck , Why not " . Have not ran full skip since summer part time logging work in High School then a few years full time after High School in late '70's . Cutting up a log truck...

Here are a couple of things I either built from scratch or converted it into something I needed . Land plane / road grader I built a couple of years ago . Added some additional bracing , modified the blade adjustment since these pictures were taken , but...

What Better Half , Me , Our New Holland Tractor and My 441 Magnum Stihl Accomplished this Afternoon . Tree was thick with mistletoe , thus it was only a matter of time before it died . Could not drop it as one complete tree , had to basically limb it in place using the tractor and clamp on...

Thank You !! :) . Although I can get other blades around here , in looking at your pictures and spec's , For the price and shipping , Your Blade would far exceed any that other dealers here carry . Again , Super Thanks and Happy Holidays . Fred H.

Travis , Ted : Sent a email regarding Your Deluxe Value Scrape Blade V2.0 7' model and shipping costs to my location although as in email , it would likely be easier and possibly cheaper for me to pick at at one of the many freight companies that have terminals here in this area . No rush ...

I use to have a wooden bucket also as like you mentioned , flippin' leaves out the rear end around here . We would usually go around like 3 times during the fall , picking up 3 or 4 bucket loads each time . Ours was made on a 4 way pallet , like 48" wide by 54" long , thus I could pick it up...

32-1 = 3% oil While 50-1 = 2% oil . One ( 1 ) Percent difference . Fred H.

Two pictures of the one I built last year . 8' wide by roughly 9' long . I pull it behind my Tc 30 HST 4 wheel drive . 800' of driveway that starts out flat for the first third then starts up to a maximum of nearly 13% grade . Blades are set as follows . Front blade , end closest to the camera...

Wish op would provide some sort of B.H. model or maybe even a picture from farther back , thus a better view . That big a tractor , would think that it is either sub-frame mount or 3 point , both likely needing a top link or at least a 3rd anchor point ????? Fred H. In this picture , Assuming...

Just Me , But if I had the room to safely do it without dropping onto a building , etc... , I would notch the tree it is leaning into , ( A notch on opposite side of the leaner and prefer inline with the tree were the top came from ) , A small back cut of maybe 1/3 what would actually be used to...

FIRST : Please , Don't Start Slammin Others for THEIR Preferences on How they mix their 2 stroke fuel , gas they use , etc.... . You are not at their location , Don't know anything about their equipment , how they use it , etc.... . While some of You have repair shops and have worked on...

360 gal. Tank . Added 200 gallons to the 70 or so I had left 4 or 5 years ago . Added a bottle of fuel treatment a couple of years ago , may throw in another here shortly . Never had algae or gelling problems , but temp's here are usually no lower than low to mid 20's and high's are maybe mid...

Rarely need one , Like 1 hour every year if that even . So last couple of years just borrowed neighbors Poulan . BUT this is after rebuilding the carb the first time and totally replacing carb and fuel lines last year . So this past week , borrow it again . Start to put gas in it and WTF is that...

From Oregon AP News Source : " Sheriff: Ore. woman drives 27 miles on 3 tires " " PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Sheriff's officers say a woman drove 27 miles on only three tires on U.S. Highway 26 west of Portland before deputies were able to stop her safely. The Washington County sheriff's office...

Is this the way you are talking about ?? Those pictures were taking before total completion . I welded 2 pieces of 3" x 3" x .25" angle stock some were around 15 to 20 degree angles about .75" above bottom of skids . Blades are then attached with 1/2" bolts , thus I can set blades from level...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=158508747671530&set=vb.472598579464900&type=2&theater To much time on somebodies hands and to dang crazy for me . Fred H

Above was made with a Lincoln SP135 using .035 flux core . Some of the metal on that ripper is 1/2" welded to 3/8" , ( the flanges on top the tube holding the pins for the rippers ) . 6' wide pulling 8 18" shanks behind my N.H. TC30 . Have yet to break any weld , But have came to a tire spinning...

This is my set up . Fuel is only used for N.H. TC 30 . Last fill was 2 years ago , and actually was not a fill , just added 100 gallons to 60 or 70 that was still there . No minimum amount as long as they can wait till other customers in area need fuel also . Otherwise , they raise delivery...

Price Is Right exposes fraud of Cathy Wrench Cashwell Years ago , I knew a guy who did something similar . Was on Workers comp from being a volunteer firefighter and also from a printing warehouse . A couple of month's past and his name pops up in the local newspaper as he was the reserve...

Due to California EPA restriction's at end of year , had to trade-in my 2003 Classic for this 2009 Cascadia .It is good till 2023 for EPA regulations , don't see me keeping it that long though . We Depreciate 5 years , so after that you take a beating from the tax man . :shocked: Thus 5 years...

Don't know for sure , but thinking it is not possible as sizes are different . 4" pvc o.d. being different than 4" abs o.d. ???? Not saying you cannot join them , just not sure if there are connections like that . I had something similar when One brother and I redid our parents toilet and...

This is the one I Built / Converted from a old tandem disk , that had been converted into a single gang disk before I reconverted it into it's current use . Not nearly as nice as yours , that is the down side of utilizing or converting something , your stuck with the current design . It works...

Are all Mig Tips equal in regards to amp ratings ?? Why I ask , still have quite a few tips that I purchased for my Lincoln 135 , ( 110/120 volt welder ) and was wondering if they would also work on my new Longevity migweld 200 ( 220/240 welder ) ?? They fit as I already tried that last night...

$ 85 Dollars !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shocked Seriously , You have got to be kidding me . But alas no , that is correct price . New Holland must have that as a favorite number . Fuel gauge $ 85 , Water Temp gauge $ 85 , Flasher Relay $ 85 . New complete fuel level unit from JC Whitney including gauge...

Another Update on my Longevity Migweld 200 : Not sure if I mentioned this before but when I first loaded wire into machine , I used a roll of H.F. .035 flux core I had sitting in shop . Long story short , Feeding sucked . Little investigating and converting metric to decimal figured out I was...

Just a Curiosity Question Regarding Mig welders . Why do most , if not all , Mig Welders have heat settings , ( be it volt or amps ) , then the wire speed is the other setting , ( Say heat settings are the volts and then wire speed is the amps ) ????? Just wondering Why you could not have Amps...

Got home this afternoon and ended up building a new computer for BOL , But While windows was loading went out and played with a couple of pieces of tubing out of the scrap pile . Above is before cleaning slag These 2 were first and had welder a little to hot / high , was burning through...

First , Thank You Simon and Longevity Crew !! Ordered Wednesday , Here Saturday !!:thumbsup: O.K. , Although not a " Big " Welder , ( i.e. miller 212 / lincoln 216 ) , By the Specs , it has as good or better duty cycle than those welders , ( Plus the 200S does Arc/Stick as well ) . Size wise...

Like You , Been many years since I oxy / acet welded in high school . Never really got the hang of it then , so really doubt I would have the patience to try tig , Even though I watched my Dad weld a complete rear quarter panel on a '59 ford using nothing but a torch and 3 foot pieces of old...

Well Now , If you want to talk " Fighting " the fire , my vote goes this route : 4 speed auto trans similar to the old APC M113 carriers but at a slower top speed of 14 mph. ( nothing like being inside one of the old M113's and hitting a tree at top speed . Crammed all 8 of us into the space...

Above first if soil is real compacted by the horses walking the fence line or rolling in the dirt . Then/or I use my K.K. 6.5 foot angle frame disk . Notched blades front and back with 500 lbs. of weight added to it . Most of my lines are around 10' , 1 full pass , then half over to complete ...

Have had as a part of our family over the years , a Miniature English Bull Terrier , A large German Shepard , a Ridgeback and our last Companion was a Male Chow Chow that we had for 14 years . He was a rescue that we got when he was 1 year old . Worse day of my life was 2 years ago in March...

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/oil-fuel-lubricants/103041-how-do-you-store-your-6.html Above is a thread along similar lines I replied to several years ago showing my tank . Added another 100 gallons to the 60 or so that was remaining in it last summer . Bottle of stabilizer every year and...

Is it copy right infringement if I build something from someone's idea / product , but with no intention / desire to sell or even make for anyone else . Cost of making my own was around $45 but to purchase would of been over $150 . Granted , mine does not even come close to what the original...

A week or so ago , someone posted pictures of a turkey stuck in the windshield of a Coke cola truck . Here is my story . 06:00 and cruising north on I-5 near Willows , CA. , about halfway between Sacramento and Redding Saturday morning . Foggy , maybe 1/8 mile visibility , And obviously dark...

Here are a couple of pictures my Brother took last Elk Season of a stump that had the tree logged likely some years ago . In Southern Oregon near Prospect . What we found Really cool was the spring board notches are still visible . Fred H.

Knock-Offs : Many will post about imported knock-offs of "x" product , so I found this amusing : http://www.amazon.com/Rockwell-RK9000-Jawhorse/dp/B0018MRUN4 Versus the Knock-off : Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more I guess nobody has...

Building a road grader / land leveler and My question is this : At what angle and pitch do I go with for the blades ? Angle being from one side to the other and pitch being the actual slope of the blade from top to bottom . Those who have made theirs or even those with bought ones like from...

Here is the leaf bucket I built instead of the old one we had made out of a four way hardwood pallet , 2" x 4" 's and plywood . It's made out of about 115' of 1/2" x 1/2" x .065 tubing , a little more than 1 sheet of 24 gauge , a sheet of flat expanded metal , and it sits on 2" x 2" tubing...

Being within about 2 or 3 minutes of welding in finishing a project and WTF !!!! Welder not feeding wire ? Open side door and CR*P !! Spool is empty !! All I needed to do was finish welding on a latch and a couple of pieces of chain on a new leaf box I built for this fall . Use to use a 4 way...

This is a ripper I built after I tore apart a old double gang pull disk . We added the 3 point box frame to the front which sits on top the 6" x 2" x 1/4" channel of the main frame . Next , using my plasma cutter , I cut apart the back end were the gangs / bearing blocks were attached . Then it...

Maybe on top of the ROPS ???? Overton's® > Furuno 1932 Mk II 4kW - 42 Open Array - Electronics > Radars > CRT Radars : At least I would know what is out there in the Fog before I got to it !:thumbsup: Fred H.

First really appreciate you being on the board , the honesty and insight about whats available is just way to cool . Now , I know nothing about the product in link below , the company either as I stated in another thread . Nor am I asking you for your opinion about the product or the company ...

All the years that I have used a oxy / acet torch , I have wore the little funky goggles , Not ever really questioning " WHY " . So wondering , " WHY " . Eye protection from sparks , slag , etc...? Why not just safety glasses . Protection from bright light ?? ( Try driving down the road and...

Over the years , I have accumulated many a useful bookmarks of online calculators , and other various tools to use while working around the place. So not wanting to be a hoarder , thought I would share . Concrete Calculator and Information - The Concrete Network Concrete Slab Volume Estimator...

Read some posts at various times about owners tractors breaking / cracking in half around transmission / bellhousing / engine , so I was starting this thread to get a feel for the situation . Is this limited to TC30's ? HST or Manual Transmissions ? Factory or Aftermarket Backhoe , ( if any )...

I have read many threads of people adding front grapples to their tractors and have marveled at the thought process some have used . The acronym for me is " KISS " . Keep it simple Stupid , " Stupid " meaning me . So anything I do , I try to plan ahead to use the least amount of brain cells...

The Following pictures were taken at a shop in Fontana , CA. that was working on my truck . Had some time , so I was roaming through shop and came across the liners and pistons taken out of a volvo that was also in shop . I am thinking that it had to make at least a little racket when...

To those with a quick hitch , I have a question for you . How thick is the part of the quick hitch from the back side of the pin on whatever you are hooking to the the very farthest point of the quick hitch itself ? Example : Looking at it from the side , if your tractor is on your right and...

Had been up since O dark thirty and had taken our dog out before 06:00 then was playing on the computer at 06:30 . Seen a Flash right outside the office window , followed within a milli second by a ear splitting " Crack " . Oak leaves , pine bark , etc... was seen flashing by the window headed...

Geez , What a toy . Need something more along the lines of this . Fred H.

First , this is not about which is better , everyone has their own opinion , which has been stated here many times before , and their own preference . Seen something really cool though tonight on the National geographic channel about Caterpillar building their 777F dump truck . While the...