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Big discussion in work. Can you mix the green and red coolants with no ill effects? Counting on my TBN brothers here. ;-) BTW, I don't have a horse in this race.

I have a Honda 5.5 hp powered air compressor in my service vehicle, 4 stroke engine. I also have a little 2 stroke generator which was given to me. I really don't want to carry 2 types of gas as I also carry kerosene for my torpedo heater. Can I use the 2 cycle fuel in the Honda with no ill...

Over 99,100 now.

Sorry, another 5 gallon can rant. About 6 years ago I almost cut my hand off and now have limited use of it. Because of the new way the 5 gallon fuel cans are configured, I can not hold the spout and pour at the same time. I have to remove the spout and pour into a funnel. This makes a mess as...

Hello all, I have an old Model 85. I know, they don't make a new one. ;) The 3 point hitch has never lifted and I never really worried about it. It has an FEL that works fine, the valve is under the seat. Is there a lever that needs to be in a certain position for this to work? I really have a...

Just heard from my sister. Her and hubby are looking at tractors around 40 horse, 4wd. The local Montana dealer must have some great deals going on as they seem much more willing to deal than the other guys. BTW Mr. Wallace, I told her to go see you! Anyway, what she was wondering, was would you...

Boy, I just wish I knew more about this stuff. Well, here is my situation. My builder has installed the Andersen windows and doors into the frame of my new house. I helped install some of the larger windows as he needed extra hands. One thing I noticed he didn't do, after I read the window...

You have to love rural living. A new tractor for Lake Township - Honesdale, PA - Wayne Independent

I do not want to single anyone out, because I know this is very common. But, please, for the love of God, can someone please help me figure something out. Why on God's green earth would someone do hours of research and negotiating, pay tens of thousands of dollars for a machine, then put the...

........I've never even seen one this bad.

I'm doing a favor for a friend here. For the tractor in the pics below, I need to add rear hydraulics to work a manure spreader and some haying equipment. I'm told there used to be a FEL on this machine. That's where the valve came from. He wants to work his equipment from this valve. Am I right...

I have a test bench in my shop for when I rebuild hydraulic cylinders. All cylinders get filled with oil and pressure tested. Now some equipment takes straight hydraulic oil, some take tractor fluid, some take 30 weight oil, etc. Is there one oil I could run in my test unit which would be okay...

Finally got around to installing the 2-point to 3 point hitch conversion kit on the old Allis-Chalmers WD. It was too easy, something must be wrong. I got the kit from OKtractor.com along with the intake/exhaust manifold. That was a little more difficult. 3 studs broke. Luckily, they came out...

I see plenty of advertising for this company. We have one about 1.5 hours away. With building our house, we are looking to save money where we can. Does anyone have any experience with them? I have heard that there is a buy-in. Anybody know how much? It is very difficult to find any information...

I finally have all the materials to build a soil screener. Simply the kind with metal grates on an angle that you dump a load on and get the screened dirt from the other side. You guys that have built them, what angle did you put the screen/grates at? And, if you had to do it again, would you do...

Discount Hydraulic hose is offering something online that is worth it's weight in gold. JetLaunch JCL-2030 Pneumatic Hose/Tube Cleaning Gun Kit. This is the Ultra-Clean system that every hose shop should have. This setup cleans the hose after assembly. In any new hose, there is all kinds of junk...

There has been a major gas company leasing up land here in northeast Pa for the purpose of drilling gas wells. Some around here welcome it with open arms, while others do all they can to stop it. Does anyone out there have any first hand experience with these leases, and with the environmental...

What I need is the following, your tractor make and model, and the max psi and gpm flowing out to your backhoe. I also really need these figures for some mini-excavators too. Thanks for your help, Andy.

I am building a hydraulic nut removal tool for my cylinder shop. I will be removing nuts on the bottom of rods that are torqued to 5,000 ft. lbs and maybe more. I have narrowed the design down to a single piece of steel for the frame, with a piece to hold the rod eye from rotating on one end. On...

They do make some nice heating equipment, but I could not believe the prices. For a multi-fuel boiler, 120,000 btu's, $11,000. Ad propane instead of oil, another $300. Add a couple of common sense extras, such as domestic hot water coil, and the price is now around $13,000. They don't even give...

Does anyone have experience with these. I am considering this system in my new house, almost under construction. I am looking at a couple different ones. First is a Harman. I would prefer hot water type, but all they make is hot air. Another company here, Wood boiler heating systems...

Okay, I've been looking at your guys' Power Tracs. I looked on the Power Trac website. I need something a little more nimble and lighter than my Massey Ferguson #85 and my Allis-Chalmers WD-45. I think a Power Trac might do it, but you guys tell me. I will be going thru the woods with it, and...

I could probably make a lot of money from this, but I won't. For the month of February, or while supplies last, this place, Hercules Sealing Products, has o-ring kits on sale. The flat face o-ring kit is $2.50 and the straight thread o-ring kit is $6.25. These are the correct hardness size...

I have to get fittings to make a no longer available steel line. I have JD part #'s for the ends but have no way of telling what is what from the part #. The steel line part # is 970704. The left nipple is 2022-20-20S, right nipple is 2040-20-20S. It is 42mm tube, 4mm wall thickness. Any help...

I have decided to stick build my new home. Unfortunately, the weather here in the northeast is typical January. My old basement was 6'. I want to add 18" of concrete to the top of the existing foundation. I don't want to go any higher as the house will stick up out of the ground way too much...

Okay, I need to put up a house. Not a good time of year to do it. The wife wants modular because we could be in by March 1st. I want stick built because I feel it's a better house. Either way, it's the same floor plan. I think I can do a stick built a little cheaper as I have loads of friends...

I got a letter from my oil/fluids supplier today. As of January 1, there will be a 6% to 9% increase across the board for all oils, fluids, etc. The company I deal with doesn't raise their prices very often, so I found this to be noteworthy. My existing price sheets, good until Dec. 31, are from...

I've been following the threads on the Jinma backhoe metric ORFS fittings. I would like to see these fittings. If anyone has an old hose they can ship me, I will pay the freight and consider it a personal favor. I am trying to source these and need an example to do so. Even if they are made in...

I'm looking for someone that has done this before. I'm going to convert my A/C WD-45 from 2pt. to 3 point hitch and want to know how big of a project I'm looking at and how long it will take. Tools, basic mechanical skills, and fabrication equipment are in good supply. Just need somebody with...