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    transmission trouble in 970 Case,

    Our Case 970 with selectamatic transmission quit moving. it will not move in any gear. I don't know what to check before I say split it. we checked hydraulic pressure going to each clutch package and all are in recommended range. I've read that it could be torque limiter, is there a way to check...
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    1066 Battery Dying While Sitting?

    we have a 1086 here with the same problem, we put welding lead disconnects on the positive side and disconnect if we are leaving it for any longer length of time. you can fit them in anywhere on line and if you install the female side closest to battery it will be protected from shorting on...
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    What is this lifting ?? tongs for ??

    I'm going to give my 2 cents and say if you hammer the shafts so they are straighter then the hooks will have a better bite, possibly after a few years of pulling logs the tension bent the arms and straightened the hooks somewhat. I also think that if you have two smaller logs like a fence...
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    Today, would you buy an EV vehicle.

    I firmly believe that every new thing is a result of lobbyists petitioning gov't to sway the market into their favor and provide them with huge profits at the expense of the little guy who has to pay for it either outright or through their taxes. I am not against ev's but I am against giving out...
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    Tractors and wood! Show your pics

    I used to think if I ever bought one of those small horizontal/verticle splitters I would set it on a hay wagon in the verticle position and work from the side. never bought one but built my own splitter to my desires. I'm now over 60 with a bad back but can stand at this table splitter for...
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    55 gallon drum ideas

    I made these for feeding lambs. One plastic barrel plus one plastic oil pail cleaned out real well. bolted together with a 6 inch hole connecting the two. leave an inch gap or so at bottom of trough. the extra barrel on top is so we can pour feed in from upstairs, not recommended to fill both as...
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    homemade wood splitter that's a back saver

    forgot the pictures and need to show it happened.
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    homemade wood splitter that's a back saver

    I threw a couple pics on the wood handling thread but thought I'd add it to this one for anybody not seeing the other. I put this together using the square tongue from a corn planter for the vertical beam, the table and 3 pt hitch is from a scrapped snow blower, the bottom legs are from a...
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    John deere telehandlers

    was putting in time looking at telehandlers on the net and got to wondering what company makes john deere 3200 3400 etc telehandlers.
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    app for smartphone

    I often notice some posters have a tagline that states that message was sent via tbn phone app. I am wondering where to find the instructions for loading the app to my phone.
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    repairing front pinion

    There is a tractor auction happening near here in about a months time. One of the offerings is a massey ferguson 3650 that needs the front pinion repaired. The only thing I know about it is the fact there is a sign on the cab door that says do not drive, needs front pinion gear. What would be...
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    clutch add-on

    I would like to take an engine that was on a swather with a variable belt drive and convert it to drive a pto shaft. I would like to have a clutch while eliminating the belt. Does anyone know of anything that would suit the purpose as a clutch and stand up to about 40 hp input. The application...
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    Air intake to wood stove

    I work nights and have a lot of time to think as I work and last night I got to thinking about putting in a line to supply fresh air to the woodstove. I am going to build a porch next year anyway and thought that while I have it dug out I'd put in some underground lines to warm up the air before...
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    Two hydraulic questions

    Question #1 I purchased a used 3 spool valve which has an extra port that I'm not familiar with. Would it be part of the pressure relief but using an extra line to return to tank or might it be for a power beyond type of application. It is located right beside the outlet port. What purpose...
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    back button not working right.

    I still am having a problem going back one page at a time. I have logged out but still can't seem to back up one page, sometimes it works if I double click fast but half the time I will jump two pages. What's the answer to my problem.
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    using hydraulic motor as a brake drag

    The title is the best description that I can come up with. This is what I want to accomplish ..... I want to be able to control a cable so that it only feeds out from a drum at a certain predetermined linear force or drag or pull however you want to describe it. This is part of a machine I'm...
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    silage stuffers

    I have an idea for something I'd like to build but thought I'd run it past you knowledgable people before I spend any money. You have seen ag baggers and silo-presses that pack silage into a plastic tube, they all use a rotor that does the packing. I am wondering after looking at a garbage...
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    need help fixin' vehicle

    My son has a 98 dodge dakota, recently it stopped charging and he barely made it home in the partial darkness. I checked the difference between battery voltages when shut off and when running and lo and behold it was charging again. He drives it to school and halfway there it stops charging...
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    hydraulic pressure loss

    hydraulic pressure loss Maybe somebody can help me out. I have a JD 3130 that loses its hydraulic pressur whenever I lower the 3 pt lift arms, as long as they are carried in the full highest spot everything is fine. I have a loader on that I mounted but this problem only started a few months...
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    John Deere and fencing

    John Deere and fencing Just now I was looking at the fencing post in the forums, Charlais gave some real good instuctions for testing ground rods so I thought I'd print off the page and save it till spring. Hit print button, printer starts but what comes out is that advertising from JD and...
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    priorities

    priorities Hi guys, I've been gone since dec 1 and am just getting caught back up. Boy is this site active. On that day I did chores as usual and went to work also as usual, what was not usual was when I got home. Walked in to find that my wife had had her brothers move everything that she...
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    dogs and porcupines

    dogs and porcupines This evening I thought I had enough time to get in the last 3 loads of round bales so headed to the field with my son and the dog following. Just get into the field and son thinks he sees a "groundhog" on other side of field.Kate he yells and points. She takes off running...
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    high voltage connectors

    high voltage connectors I was looking at the filler pump thread and I got to thinking about my electric fence and connections. Does anybody have an idea as to getting or better yet making connectors similar to welding cable connectors? I have different locations that I have two or three wires...
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    electric fence and computer

    I have a dilemma. Yesterday I finished fencing off a field that I no longer want to cut and bale and will pasture for a few years. Well to make a long story short it is playing havoc with the computer in the house. Can't dial in to provider because the modem is getting all these crazy signals. I...
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    neighbors loader

    A year or so ago Tractortaylornut showed us some pictures of his neighbor Jimmy's homemade loader. I've been searching but can't locate that thread. Can't get that loader out of my mind either. It was made by cutting axles to shorten them. Question is , is it a big job to shorten axles without a...
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    silage tubers

    What do the companys like silopress and others use to pack the tubes with silage? Is it a rotating flail type gismo like the back of a manure spreader or is it some type of big screw that compresses the chopped material into the tubes?
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    trailering a truck sortof

    I'am toying with a couple ideas for next harvest season.How hard is it to tow a truck with a A type towbar. It would be unconnected to the steering but I would definitely need it to steer and follow the pulling implement.The idea is a forage dump box that I would tow behind the harvester until...
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