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Hi guys, I'm mounting square steel posts on the corners of my front steps for some handrails. The stair tread "cap" is bluestone, with brick underneath. I have no idea how solid the area inside the perimeter brick is. Maybe just rubble. I plan to use regular "red-head" anchors, probably...

I know RIGHT where every one of my 200 or so "corners" is! It helps that when you trace out the survey calls, the property line lines up along the creek bottoms, etc.

There's a whole line of explosive products called "PowerTrench". Or there's a rocksaw. I don't know which would be more expensive.

One of wife's hens gifted her with this monster yesterday. Biggest I've ever seen!

Hi folks, We were given what I understand to be a "Chinese Dogwood". It seems to be thriving, but is quite droopy per the attached. Do these need to be supported or pruned when young?

I'm not sure if this .png is "zoomable". My original is .pdf, but I only know how to make a copy of the whole manual, which is a rather large file.

What a battle! Fortunately, my automotive tie rod/pittman arm puller just fit. It's a good-quality, very stoutly made item (K-D Tools?), which is a good thing, because with about 100 ft-lb on it, the link pin was not budging. I cannot imagine any way to put more force on this joint! I got...

Hi guys, The retaining nuts on both sides of my sidelink upper mounts came loose just fine. Threads have some corrosion, but the whole pivot pin appears to be CAD plated. Unfortunately, the inner bushings of the links that the pins go through appear to just be regular and very rusty steel...

My contractor used the same stuff he runs miles of for the water utility district. SDR21. 20 ft lengths with o-ring joints. Water lines need to be able move just a little. They also put in 3 2" "sectionalizing" valves in little brick underground boxes so we can valve out a specific section...

There are actually THREE o-rings in between each valve pair and the supply/termination blocks. Two of them are regular round o-rings, but get squished into oval shaped recesses. Kubota says to stick them to the valves during assembly with heavy grease. If these didn't get seated properly, I'm...

Not sure what got ahold of this drain plug! I think it looks worse than it is. Not leaking any. I assume it is a tapered thread, so it seals on the threads and not the "rim". The allen innerds should still be fine best I can tell. Since it's behind the "split pin" I also assume that it is...

No, all lever operated. Part of the problem is that the levers are not really the stoutest, most rigid things out there. This one is before I reinstalled the levers.

Kubota supplied these with my L4330 "kit". Nice solid cast iron "sockets" with a heavy steel mount bracket that mounts to the rear up under the toolbox. Pioneer quick connects inside with a big snap ring in the back to secure them. Nice and neat, but pricey!

Mine is Polaris OEM. No idea or clue who actually made it. Evidently I got the very last one existence to fit my 2010 model. It is very simple; stamped, powder coated steel frame, regular "tube" clamps to mount it to the frame uprights, and the lower mounts have a swing-out mechanism.

Hi guys, Two of my 3 newly-installed rear remote valves are both very "tight" (takes a lot of pressure on the levers) and seem to be "sticky" when they do move. Sticky enough that they don't return to center very well. Kinda have to be manually set there. The third (farthest outboard) is...

Hi guys, I sent Brian at FitRite an e-mail, but he's so busy that his e-mail does an instant reply that it will be a few days. Good on him for both staying so busy AND for the notice instead of just leaving people wondering. I bet the TBN brain trust is *almost* as expert as Brian. So I am...

Hi gang, The inside of the slo-blow fuse compartment on my L4330 was full of dust and crap, so I attempted to clean it. I blew it out with an air hose and sprayed contact cleaner all around the fuses, but could NOT figure out how to actually remove them for a proper cleaning. Gentle grabbing...

Hi gang, I've been working on adding 3 rear remotes to my L4330 (see thread in "Hydraulics"). As I'm putting everything back together, I notice that the PTO dash indicator doesn't light, and I assume (didn't actually do a visual) that the PTO is not engaging. I figured I had reversed the...

Hi gang. Wife has been at least temporarily piling "used" hay from the chicken coop cleanings in the raised garden bed. All the beneficial chicken poop has been rinsed off by now. Any reason to remove the loose hay, or should we just till it in as compost?

Buckeyefarmer just a posted a couple great pics over in his similar thread. I got a few soggy ones. Back of the valves. Harder to see than Buckeye's because of the hoses. But you can see what I mean about attempting to tighten those 22mm collar nuts! :mur: Bulkhead/connectors/bracket...

Drew, I built one that I think is what you'd like, quite inexpensively from some Amazon parts - a universal battery, a decent solar panel, a cheap charge controller and a nice sealed box. Maybe $60-$75 in the whole thing. I use mine to power a driveway alarm. You can select whatever...

A paper towel liberally dipped in it is the BEST non-stick grill coating ever! Here's another question; where do you keep it? We've always loved our old-school countertop container. Found it in an old hardware store several years ago. Everything now is stainless. This is aluminum. It's not...

If anyone is still following this old thread, I finally had a bit of energy this afternoon (and a very helpful wife), to try to work the valves (3) up in under the fender. By snaking the tubing UP from underneath, behind the 3pt lever, They went right in, no problem. No 3pt lever disturbance...

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Figured this goes better in here than in "Parts & Repairs"? And sorry, this is a long story to get in all the background. Our 2015 Subaru Forester has had a driver's side wheel bearing going out for a month or two. Growling gradually louder and louder, and at a wider range of speeds. It's...

The float detent caps/springs on my Kubota rear hydraulic valves are VERY prominent. Can't miss 'em. Big cylinders on the right.

Now that it's finally turning too cold outside to work, I decided to try to finally install my rear hydraulics. Got the tractor snuggled up behind the garage and pulled the seat/mount off to access the hydraulics. Of course, right after that, FIL walks over and asks, "hey, our heat pump...

I bought two of the 30 bin racks when they were on sale for $15, but have yet to mount them. Gotta clear up some wall space. They'll be used mostly for all those 1lb boxes of trim screws, deck screws, Tapcons, etc.. All my screws/bolts/nuts/washers go in clear plastic jars (mayo, pickle)...

My NAA is always in my pocket (in a ******** Nemesis) and always has a shotshell as "1st up". I may have said before; I consider the SAO with the NAA "safety notches" to be as safe to carry as any other action.

I'm pretty much OUT of tool storage space! Already struggling to fit in the compound miter and the tile saw. The new power bandsaw wouldn't like being out in the weather. I thought about calling Fortress to ask them for recommendations, but c'mon guys, they just manufacture it in stock-size...

I guess I should have expected such clear consensus here on TBN! I think you guys have almost got me convinced - a metal cutting band saw. EXCEPT, that I think I'll use short 10"-11" long sections of blade fastened securely in a frame. A good secure clamping fixture, a little stick lube...

The welding forum wasn't quite right and there's not a metal working forum, so I guess my question goes here. I'll be installing a bunch of pre-fab iron railings that I'll need to cut to length (Fortress FE26). The rails to be cut are about 1-1/2" square tube with a (supposedly) super-durable...

Went with our new (16 mo) grandbaby to a couple of the local Halloween events last night. I was both ASTONISHED, and very proud of the family values of our little town of Cookeville, TN. For the last several years, they have had a Halloween event on "the historic west side", a commercial...

Ugh! Spent over 3 hours yesterday tearing into the Keurig machine to try to locate whatever is causing it to clog. Wonderfully complex design that is almost impossible to get into! Amazing that they can sell it for around $100 considering what goes into one. I managed to remove several of...

My chute rotates (Morbark Busy Beaver 125). It has clogged only when I try to chip large volumes of wet, punky wood. That doesn't really "chip" into nice air-floatable pieces, it is more like wet sawdust. The airflow is just not enough to vigorously blow that out of the chute.

It is with great sadness that today I will be loading up my bike for the trip to its new owner.

I have not been able to figure out what happened to this one in my electric ATV. It stayed on a six-stage charger mostly continuously. At most times on just trickle charge. It was still reading over 12vdc! The vents were clear and open. There was no "boom" that we were aware of, but it's...

Hi guys. So I've bragged on here several times about the great service I've gotten from my Apollo 1550 ETL solar gate operator AND the Sam's Club "Duracell" battery I've been using in it. Almost 4 years now. The control board did have one glitch where the "OK" button in the controls quit...

The only saving grace with these monsters is that the rpms are low enough that the operator is only slung in one or two full circles before the cord is jerked loose and it stops. When I have had to use it, I try to be sure that there are not solid objects in the path of where I will be slung...

Hey guys, I've seen that some of y'all on here are very good with video work. I have a few "raw" videos that I'd mostly just like to "trim" some bits out of the middle of. Every editor I've tried makes it (seem to be) extremely difficult to do this. Any good, easy, video editor apps to...

I musta caught mine just in time. The edges of one of the boards are a tiny bit swollen, but after cleaning, everything works. Everything about the keypad EXCEPT the boards is now saturated with Ortho Home Defense and Triazicide. I mounted mine on a nice "rustic" cedar post. Perfect...

Rode along beside one of these beasts for a bit on the interstate - Industrial Wheeled Tractor 937B | BARKO Holy destruction! 380 HP of mulching madness. The head appeared to be about 8-9ft wide and festooned with big carbide teeth kinda like on a flail (think "molars"). Looks like you could...

Hi guys. I just discovered hundreds of ants inside my gate access control keypad. It is a Millenium 950/951, which is relatively well sealed, but there is a small gap around the outer edge so that it can be opened for battery changes. It's mounted on a flat board, so all the normal...

I was blessed with a LOT of blank concrete wall, so all the "specialty" little things go on the pegboard I put up there. Commonly used handtools go in the Craftsman roll-around chest. I built a lower shelf on the tool bench specifically for larger power tools in cases. Other larger stuff and...

A better trace - Returned right back to 90.1 deg at 3:45

Temperature trace from the weather station (red trace) - starts at 90.1 deg at 12:34 pm and drops to 81.1 deg at 1:54 pm before beginning back up. Last is at 85.1 deg at 2:21. We had 2:33 min of totality and PERFECT atmospheric conditions in central TN. An occasional thin cloud. I really...

Not sure if this should go in the Safety Forum or in some other sub-forum appropriate for Darwin Award nominees. Florida couple transporting grill injured after SUV explodes when woman lights cigarette | Fox News

At severe risk of jinxing myself, I am pleased to report that our "just regular" mailbox has survived untouched by vandals for over 5 years now.

I have a Super Redhawk, so when a matching .44mag Winchester 1894 came up at a local auction I decided I needed to have it. I believe it's about a early '80s "Trapper" model. Short 16" barrel so it's quick handling and light. Only problem, evidently several other bidders had also decided they...

Is this ONE cylinder or FIVE?

Here's the Kubota OEM for an L4330 -

Need more information! Does the engine turn over with the starter but not catch and run, or not even turn over? Does it click from anywhere when you turn the key? If just a click, or not even that, there's usually a host of safety switches whose specific intent is to prevent it from starting...

I had no idea that an old nickle S&W Model 36 could clean up so good! I think this is an early '60s model (s/n J467xxx). Got it at a local auction. It looked like it had been stored in the bottom of someone's tool box for the last 20 years. But the porting job told me that someone had once...

Once you arrive at a suitable spring tension for your needs, one of these - Empire 6 in. Pocket Ruler-273 - The Home Depot - makes it easy to reset it to the same place after "maintenance". Just make note of the length of the springs and tighten the same each time. Don't believe that keeping...

I assume this question is kinda like "what oil should I use"? I also figured this question had been asked and answered a thousand times on here, but my attempts at search for freezing+corn didn't turn up any threads that looked right. Just stuff like "what internet to use". So what methods...

Hi guys. I didn't really think it was possible to "fix" a 4x4 once it twisted and was dried. I'm building another "flower box" like this and one of my long 4x4 band boards had about 15deg of twist. Just enough to look bad and make assembly really difficult. Since I had the holes drilled...

I am a big fan of the Labonvilles. They wrap around, but only from the calf down, so they are a bit cooler to wear. All of their "fasteners" are plastic snap-buckles with an adjustable nylon strap. Easy on, easy off. Just a waist buckle, 2 ankle buckles and 1 back-of-thigh buckle for each...

I use my 2 GDOs as "path lights" so that I don't have to switch on all of the 16 or so fluorescent fixtures just to navigate through the basement. I even added a LED 4ft shop light (Costco) on each one on about a 10ft extension cord with one of these The combined length of the bulb and...

Good advice. My dad brought back a German SS dress dagger. I always assumed it would be willed to me. At some point, not realizing its value, he sold it for like $50. After he died, I found a very similar one. Way NOT anything like $50!! No, not his, but it mostly satisfies.

We have 5 sets of French doors in our house. BIL had fiberglass in his new house and we just didn't like the look of them. Ours are aluminum clad wood (powder-coated aluminum on the outside, stain-grade clear pine on the inside). Made by Sun Windows. Both panels function. The hardware is...

On some (most?) of their stuff, Bushhog uses a weird tapered bolt to lock the drive hub (at least of slip clutches) onto the input shaft of the gearbox. My 286 hub was a little wobbly too. I punched the tapered bolt out and de-rusted it good with a wire wheel. I believe that at least part of...

I started off wanting a golf cart, mostly because of the quiet. Main use would be running back and forth to in-laws and up the road to the mailbox. But when I realized that we'd occasionally take it out in steep pasture areas or woods trails, the 48vdc electric Polaris Ranger EV made a lot...

I modified my 286 to be QH compatible. Mostly just needed to drill a couple of new 7/8" holes for the uprights. Turned the "swivel" top link upside down and added a cat 1 to cat 2 bushing. I SHOULD have drilled the new upright holes about an inch farther back so that the uprights wouldn't...

We had to have the local water department installation contractor install our "water line" about 1500 ft down our "driveway" because they were the only outfit around that had the "rocksaw" to saw a trench through our solid rock. They didn't give me much choice about the material used because by...

Hi folks. I don't usually post in here, so hopefully I'm in the right place. And hopefully this will help any future searchers with similar problems. B-I-L lost his key for his little Furukawa FD45 dozer. I pulled the switch out and explored the net for one had that a similar terminal...

With the right tool, they disappear in MINUTES! I had one 11"-12" cherry and a 4"-5" dogwood that had to go, but after he got unloaded and done with those, we looked over some others. Wife said she really didn't care, but I know it's a pain for her to mow around them, so he also did a 14"...

I've seen lots of posts on here where engines will turn over slowly or "jerky", turning part of a turn and then stalling. It seems to be a common failure mode for single and twin cylinder Kohlers and Briggs. I acknowledge that this is sometimes due to inoperable compression releases, but I...

Due to a cross-country job change, my daughter/S-I-L/new grandson are living with us for a while while getting settled. Also included is her geriatric (14yo) chocolate lab. Even after plenty of time to get settled and relaxed, something is causing him to have unbelievably bad farts. These are...

Two totally useless, sway-backed, knock-kneed pasture ornaments. Both were once broke and trail rideable, but had "episodes" that made them untrustworthy. Almost impossible now to capture and harness for worming, but they'll still come running to dosed sweet feed. We've given up on farrier...

Any opinions? Not many features left for identification, but we think it most closely fits raccoon.

Polaris has seemed to be having production problems with their new Li-I model. But there is also the option of the seemingly very well engineered and thought out aftermarket Li-I conversion kit for the Polaris EV. My plan is to nurse along the lead-acid batteries in my Polaris EV for 4-5 years...

Can't comment on that particular muffler, but if I had a gasoline engine UTV, I would be in the market for as much muffler as I could fit on it. When we were shopping, they were all LOUD! That's why I went with the Polaris Ranger EV. Nearly silent.

Went to add a pic, but site will no longer let me edit, so -

Welcome aboard! :welcome: Search around some on here for similar threads on "remotes" to get a solid idea of what you are getting into to understand the true final cost. Be sure to consider fabricating a mount for your valve(s) where you can readily get to them and be able to plumb both in and...

Here's how the Land Pride blades adjust. I was concerned that with some potentially high forces involved that these would slip. They absolutely do NOT in my experience so far - about 3 full round trips. They are about 3/4" or 7/8" bolts. I torque them to maybe 90-100ftlb with the 1/2" air...

14ft is about what I'd consider the max for a decent quality (heavy) swing. Mine is either a 12' or 14' (I forget), and is the super-duty model from our local farm coop. It has served very well, mostly because the hinge post is 4" steel drilled into rock, filled with grout, and anchored with a...

TnHobby, here's another example. I had Bennett Industries in Cookeville do this for me - welded on a 1-1/4 thick piece for the extension, then machine it down to exactly match the original thickness, then drill the two new holes. I paid $65, but also had some other work done for that, so the...

My wife and her dad do most of the firewood handling around here. I've heard y'all's comments about the immense usefulness of a Pickaroon, so figured I'd get her one (and some tongs). So what is a good one? I've always had good experience with Fiskars stuff; is this one a good choice...

What a shame. It helped me a little to ease the frustration by finding a similar replacement to buy.

I reworked the "flex link" on my BushHog thusly. It required that I drill a new hole to relocate each of the two vertical side links at the correct QH spacing from the lift pins (I think I used 15"). Also had to cut/grind down the bolt that connects the long "back links" so that it would...

I'm disassembling and cleaning my fireplace gas (propane) log lighter. It's mostly black iron pipe, but I think the "carburetor" (gas/air venturi) and the distribution pipe are stainless. The original threads are all ok, but very oxidized due to the high temps down in the coal bed where it...

It's the NAA "Sidewinder" in .22mag (also have the .22LR cylinder) with the factory NAA "Secret Service" grips (same as the Black Widow grips). The original grips are beautiful and I love them, but the functionality of the SS grips is outstanding by comparison. In it's little ******** pocket...

Even "just a little .22" in your pocket is way better than the .45 in the nightstand back home.

We've always had some coyotes around here. As years go by and the available food sources for them wax and wane, so does their population. But with several dogs and donkeys around, they have almost never been seen right up by our "populated" area and only heard once in a while. We live in a...

Since you guys seem interested in this old girl, here's the best photo from the auction listing. Hopefully I'll get some better ones after I pick it up Friday. Best I can tell without doing a serial number lookup is that it was made somewhere around 1992.

Hi guys. I've been needing a heavy disc, known around here as a "bog disc" to try to level out about 2-3 acres of my back field. This one came up on auction locally and looks like it might fit the bill. Especially if I chain down about 1,000 lbs of tree trunk on top. Anyone recognize the...

Looked at an otherwise gorgeous Winchester 94AE today in .44 mag. I can maybe get a decent price on it at auction because it has a slight scratch all along the right side of the receiver. Anyone know of a good method to "buff this out"? It is so slight as to be tempting to just leave alone vs...

Here's a small sample of what I was dealing with. Maybe similar to Plowhog's, but hopefully no root balls? The only way to realistically access any of this was to pull out one "stem" at a time. The only way to do that with a tractor is to take advantage of its TRACTION to pull, either with...

When we built our new house, we knew we would use stone on a few of the exterior walls. We had a step put in the foundation, but decided that if we could find a veneer we liked well enough, we'd use that. Settled on Eldorado Stone Veneer. Eldorado Stone - Stone Veneer, Architectural Stone and...

You're correct, CAD - much more like 4ft. And this is exactly why I decided that 3-point tilt wasn't going to do the job, since that tilt is determined just by the tractor rear tire contact patch, AND because there's no real downforce even when tilted. As you have found using some additional...

Maybe they just need to have the retainer balls coated with a good dose of hydraulic oil. IAW the desires for pix, here's one NOT installed in the bulkhead.

Part II Now that I have removed the inadvertent "trap" between the tank and the house, wife says she's noticed a bit of odor under the kitchen island sink. There's an air-admittance valve there since it was impossible to run a stack vent. I figured the rubber in the valve had deteriorated so...

Couldn't find a pressure washer sub-forum but I know you guys all use em and maybe have some detailed repair experience, especially with the pumps/unloaders. B-I-L's TroyBilt PW with a B&S pump stalls right after starting, so I suspected the unloader was stuck. Pulled it apart and found its...

Got a photo of my Fuller.... No idea if it's USA made or not.

No, actually it wobbled a fair amount. The connection is splined and the hub is NOT split so that it could "clamp" onto the gearbox. There is a radial groove in the input shaft that the tapered bolt pulls into so that the hub can't slide off. Here's a couple of better shots after I cleaned it...

For anyone watching this thread on a limited budget but wanting a massive beast of a chipper, and also possessing much patience, there are occasional deals out there like mine. Vintage MorBark "Eager Beever". It runs great with my 43 pto HP. Weighs just a massive amount, I guess about #2000...

Got it all apart. Sure enough, the rear friction plate is totally GONE and the rear ("inner") plate is a rusty disaster. Since I'd spend hours or at least $30-$40 trying to get it resurfaced, and then probably be out-of-spec too thin, I think I'll just order the pricey OEM Bushog plate from...

My QH came from Agri-Supply and was advertised as a "Speeco" but was actually a "Country Line" or somesuch, made in China, I expect IDENTICAL in every way to the HF one. Agri-Supply did offer to give me my money back when I complained. All I had to do was pay return freight ($$$$$!!!!)...

There is one of those that might be PERFECT! Unfortunately, the web vendor has multiple photos of them, some of the photos show a style that won't work. I've sent them a question. I need a plain hole in the center to fit a 3/8x16 screw. These are threaded for a standard table leg hanger bolt...

How can scorpions move about? Wife killed one in her bathroom sink last night. We cannot figure out how it got there. I don't recall ever seeing one NOT on the ground. Can they crawl up walls or swim through a sink trap?

This is actually a wall mounting flange for a closet hanging rod. About 2" x 1-1/2". I need one extra and the manufacturer doesn't sell this part individually, only sells the whole rod/mount. Can anyone think of something similar? All it needs is a 3/8" hole in the center, enough of a...

200mm (7.87") is the outside diameter of the "Flange Plate". The disks are allegedly 6 - 1/4" OD. Sounds about right to me. I bought the hog new and unmolested.

Hi guys. Per title; I know I have the Bondioli&Pavesi/Binnachi slip clutch since the center of the Flange Plate is solid (no hole). That doesn't help a lot - BushHog's manual tells me nothing about clutch parts. GermanBliss shows that there could be any one of 3 models of clutch. I'm pretty...

Hi gang. F-I-L brought me his TroyBilt rider with the Briggs&Stratton 17HP (9BSXS.5002VP) engine. It was running, but VERY rich; missing and black smoke, like the choke was stuck on. It has the crappy Nikki carb with the white plastic "metering plate" with the main jet pressed into it. NOT...

I had my BIL build about 400ft of 4-board fence for us. We used all PT pine for posts and 2x6 for the rails. It's been up a year now, so is weathered enough (and overgrown with weeds enough) for paint/stain. My dad used to LOVE using Cabot's creosote for fence parts - made them last nearly...

Morbark Busy Beever.

I got the GS1572. A quality piece!

It's been about 4 years in the new house, but only really 2-3 of being here regularly. So its a little early to have the septic pumped, but I was curious about how it was doing. Plus, we use a garbage disposer (sparingly) and occasionally flush some of those "supposed to be biodegradable and...

A beautiful place filled with beautiful souls... (one small part of Georgia National Cemetary)

I finally got one of the wife's new "flower pots" finished.

I wound up having my hook extended. Cost was roughly $60 including a piece of solid bar stock, welding, and then machining down the edges to match the existing hook and drilling new holes. Too much $, but turned out very nice and works perfectly. My extension was maybe just slightly more than 1".

I have 5 double-head outdoor floodlight fixtures up on the high eaves of the house. Currently 100w halogen in each of the 10 heads. Except for 1, they are all quite difficult and dangerous to get to. When we built the house 6-7 years ago, LED exterior lighting was just really becoming...

The factory look and fit is what made the cost justifiable for me. For anyone else reading or following this thread, the attached photo is why to spend the high Kubota price for the remotes - everything exactly fabricated to fit your tractor, especially the hydraulic take-off block and the...

I am guilty of being lazy and not first doing a search on here for previous posts.... but, has anyone had good experience with any commercial drill bit sharpening services? I have just a few larger ones, 1/2" to 7/8" that I don't trust myself to do a really good job on.

Anyone have good long-term results with any anti-corrosion products for steel battery trays? I have an electric side by side with 8 large lead-acid batteries. The batteries sit on a poly tray, but that in turn sits on a steel tray which is beginning to corrode in spots. I've pulled one of...

Made me think of RalphVA... News Feed About World Naked Gardening Day | Facebook

Since we're hijacked, I'll report on my GS1572. Picked it up yesterday. Very nice. I was worried that I made a big mistake by not getting the heavier GS2572 for my 1/2 mile of gravel and 43 hp. Not to worry; this thing is STOUT!! I can see very little difference from the GS25 series in...

For about the third time now, just in this thread, you guys have educated and/or corrected me. It is true, as said in another thread recently, that you learn something new on TBN every day. And ONE of things I am learning is that my chemo is affecting my brain a lot more than I previously...

Sure. One smaller prefilter with a cartridge intended for bigger stuff. One large cartridge with a smaller pass spec (forgot the specifics). We have quite a lot of plain old dirt, but still don't need frequent changes. We mostly use the Curly Dave Shower Test. The large cartridge gets...

We have to keep our new rescue on a leash most of the time. She's mostly golden, but has quite a nose on her and evidently a lot of tracking instinct. She'll scent a rabbit trail (or coyote, or deer, or turkey) while out walking and she is off like a bullet. As in hits the end of the least...

Some nice work by the local welding and fab shop. As noted, I needed to extend the back of my top hook like others have done with my "Country Way" chinese QH. Turns out it is 1 -3/16" thick and shop only had 1 -1/8 or 1 - 1/4 stock. Said he could use the thicker stock, weld, and then mill it...

One of wife's hives swarmed Sunday. She was able to get most of the swarm into a new hive. Opened up the old one today to find it was infested with some sort of larvae, but evidently NOT wax moths. No adults were present, only the larvae, and hundreds and hundreds of them, along with some...

9 year old boy killed, evidently due to faulty brakes on a 4-wheeler and just being in the wrong place. Page Not Found | Facebook

Hi guys. I know from previous threads that there's a bunch of quadcopter fans on here. I lust after the often-mentioned DJI Phantoms, but the $1000 ante holds me back. I just ran across a new "toy" quadcopter at Costco: made by "Propel", their "Altitude 2.0" model. At the risk of sounding...

I inherited this one from my dad. Not cast iron, but aluminum, I think. IIRC, an old railroad man gave it to him, so it was probably originally on some old locomotive. Dad had painted the bell black and the frame JD green :confused: so wife had her brother sandblast the frame and repaint...

Had my BIL throw this up for us. Quite cheap but effective and we like the rustic look. I asked him to make it big enough to hold at least the front end of the tractor (with ROPS UP) when it wasn't full of firewood. It helped that I had a bunch of salvaged tobacco barn tin roofing. Cedar...

Just found tapeworms in our new rescue. Shelter SAID they tested for heartworms and tape/roundworms and she was negative - wrong. So she's had a dose of wormer AND will go to our vet tomorrow to be checked out good. Due to this thread, we'll also start her on tick whatever tick prevention...

Are you following the directions EXACTLY??

My Bushhog-supplied slip clutch and its manual recommend setting by spring length. I once asked their tech support folks what their setting was based on. I assumed it was from their 80hp gear box rating so I was worried about it transmitting too much torque to be safe for my 40ish HP tractor...

Wonder how the cost of the Baker spool valve models compares with a Woodford and the cheapy Simmonds from Lowes? I'm using 7 of the Simmonds. Been in for about 7-8 years now. They work ok as long as you don't regularly use them or your wife doesn't run over them with the bushhog.:duh: The...

I just studied up on pressure treated wood chemical hazards. I am in the process of FINALLY building the wife a couple of long-promised raised beds. I have a bunch of leftover scraps of PT lumber from our house build, so I cut them in 18" pieces to form the sides, with an upper and lower 4x4...

Has anyone tried using one of the Costco or Sam's fixture as a "plug-in" on a garage door opener? Our openers currently have a feeble incandescent that lights a little bit between the power head and the door, but the remaining 40 ft to the basement door stays quite dark. I was thinking of just...

We're picking up a new rescue dog next Saturday after the mandatory spay. A smallish lab mix, maybe 35-40#. Very laid back. Been many years since either of us has had a dog. What does the TBN brain trust recommend for a good dog food? I know, kinda like asking "what oil should I use"! I...

Our vaulted ceilings are all T&G white pine (with knots). But we got a good price on it from the local log home manufacturer/mill. They have all the materials and machinery to do most anything. IIRC, they also had clear pine. We bought some materials from both Honest Abe (beams) and from Jim...

Since you are already a Ruger owner, I recommend the Ruger LC9S or LC9S Pro. Quite inexpensive; about $350. They are the same size/weight as the original LC9, but are striker fired vs hammer and have a vastly better trigger. The difference is that the Pro model does NOT have a magazine or...

Makes me glad that mine has nice slow hydraulic feed rollers and a nice big safety bar that reverses the feed rollers when it's hit. And a cutting disk with a little more leisurely chipping rate than that old Wayne drum! - Jay

Now I can really understand your concern about spreading force on the porch. But IMHO, with that truss design and your reinforced columns, I don't think you'll have any problem. You DO have me just a bit worried about our master bedroom vaulted ceiling now! Looking really good! I really like...

I surprised myself that I didn't check for opinions on here first, but we just ordered a new 22 ton electric wood splitter. Wife does the splitting, but she HATES any engine that doesn't start easily, and I am sick and tired of having to tear down the ethanol-fouled carburetors in all the small...

After a couple of years now of heavy abuse, I can heartily endorse this little sander. Current SKU is 93431. I have been very disappointed in the past with multiple name-brand sanders that burned up, wouldn't hold a 1/4 sheet properly, etc., but this one seems to work really well and just...

I thought about your post last night as I went to sleep beside our large bedroom "sky view" window set, looking at the stars. So I respectfully offer a very different opinion of anything that obstructs that view. Stick to your guns Kioti. - Jay

Hi guys. I believe that a lot of folks on this forum use CR-123-type batteries for various things, specifically high-end flashlights and Dakota Alert equipment, right? One of my Dakota Alert MURS is powered by my solar gate operator battery (group 34 automotive) and is awesome, but the other...

Except maybe the first few fall leaves brought on by cool evening temps! - Jay

Re: Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck - 60338 900w generator Couldn't decide if this belonged in "suck" or "don't suck". Tried to run the little 900w 60338 generator yesterday to power the electric pole saw. This is my second one after first was exchanged. Would only run briefly on...

For the rocksaw, call your local municipal water authority and see if you can get ahold of one of their "plant" engineers, then find out who they use to run their municipal water lines. That's who we wound up hiring to rocksaw our waterline. They were the same contractor that the county used...

Anyone have a suggestion for a source for bucket-sized quantities of cheap grease? Water resistant. Maybe about a gallon or so. Not food-grade or edible, probably petroleum-based. Bad tasting would be a plus. Grease seems to work good on the bird feeder poles to discourage the rat bastard...

I accidentally got a tiny amount of ethylene glycol coolant splashed into the fuel line on my motorcycle. So slight I didn't even know it had happened. It turned into a pasty, gummy glob in the bottom of the carburetor fuel bowls and clogged all the idle jets. Granted, this was gasoline and...

Our topography here is right out of "Rocky Top". Where those post are located is solid rock. It's my great fortune to have a brother in law that does drilling and blasting, so he drilled me 2 4" dia holes about 4 ft deep. UNfortunately, they got drilled a little crooked! A couple of pics...

We are similar. Except CLOSED all the time. And much more "rural" looking! :) Programmed in keypad codes for anyone that we want to have access, regular garage door opener remotes for our vehicles. And we added buried-sensor MURS driveway alarms so we know whenever anyone comes through, day...

If you are still considering veneer or "synthetic" stone, we went with El Dorado and have been very happy that we did. They claim to have the most natural looking products, and we agree that they are. It is significantly less weight and cost than actual stone veneer, but IS one of the higher...

Hi guys, I read several threads on here and elsewhere about trying to find a replacement for the OEM air filter on my FIL's Cub 7260 without much success. The Cub part, p/n MA-1031051120, is stupid expensive, $121. Wix cross-references this to their p/n 46483, which is NOT the correct...

Hi guys, FIL's 7260 has a bad ThermoUnit (I think) that is the input to the glow plug controller. It's the one on the thermostat housing with a short pigtail lead, Cub calls it p/n MA-31A90-02100. The plugs stay on most of the time unless I unplug the lead. Next to it on the thermostat...

For our gate, about 3,250 ft away along the road, or 2,650 line-of-sight, running any wire was not practical. I have been VERY pleased with our Apollo 1550 solar gate operator. Been in about 1 1/2 years, about 2,000 cycles so far. Since it doesn't get a bunch of cycles/day, we get by just...

Update: Didn't see anything about distance below the top of the bucket, so I guessed at about 1/2" - 1". Turned out pretty good, I think. I made ramps out of 24" long strips off a 2x4 and placed a single screw about 2" down from one end to hang on the edge of the bucket. This makes for a 2"...

I bought a couple of cheap golf cart mirrors a while back and finally got around to installing them on the "towers" of my FEL mount. Clamped the mirrors on temporarily with vice grips to get a good orientation that would allow for adjustment to suit both me and she-who-loves-to-bushhog...

PhysAssist, Mine is all disassembled now waiting for its new switch, but here's how it was together. Yes, it is the oil-filled model. IIRC, where my original broke was also at the fitting between the pressure switch and the tool pressure regulator. This OEM fitting appears to be steel and...

More new arrivals! - Jay

A couple more good ones... It was a totally AWESOME machine! - Jay

When we had our 1/4mi waterline run, the crew that did it used the rock dust as backfill. The trench was sawed through mostly solid rock. It was the same crew that ran water lines for the county and local water utility, and that's the same way they did it for them, so I feel like it was...

Hi guys. Not sure if this qualifies to go in the Safety Forum, but whatever happened sure would have hurt if it happened directed toward someone's eyes. Was sitting at a stoplight a few days ago. A transit bus (25 passenger sort) came off the light from the other direction and just as it got...

Hi guys. Just did the 500hr service on the L4330. The fan/alternator belt was VERY loose! As in I probably could have popped it off the fan pulley with just hand pressure. It has never been loose before and has never been adjusted before. There was only the factory-original clamp mark on...

Mine has three lids. 1000 gal tank. Two about 18" dia at the inlet and outlet, plus a smaller (10" or so) in the outlet side. Both of the larger ones are on the tank centerline about 6" in from the outside edge of the tank. I have no idea why the small one is there. - Jay

DON'T get the blue ones they sell at Lowes!! "Simmons" IIRC. I've got six of them! The lifting mechanism is not very robust. - Jay

Its predecessor is in the background. One does need to upgrade every 25yrs or so! - Jay

You can get the 7000 Series Service Manual free from CubCadet.com. The torque spec they list in the manual are just the "standard" specs by bolt grade and size. Page 9 from this manual excerpted above. - Jay

I think there might be a few gun aficionados or collectors on here, right? I ran across an unusual 5-shot revolver the other day and can find very little info on it. Would be interested to know the manufacturer/date and some value info. Maybe it's in an old Gun Digest? It is stamped NEF...

Hi guys, I think there was a fairly recent thread somewhere on TBN where a Subaru dealer mechanic participated? I'm looking at a new Subaru Forester (possibly Outback) and am concerned about their reliability and service history. We would hope for it to be our commuting vehicle between GA and...

I've been using a LaCrosse C84612 station that we got at Costco about 14 months ago. I think it was a Costco-only item, but they have many other similar models widely available. I think ours was about $70. Has performed well for the most part. Birds like to drop sunflower seeds into the...

Lest we all be consumed in this happy season with stories of unwanted neighbor actions like logging, lighting, or fence destruction, here is one in praise and thanks for GOOD neighbors. Is anyone else blessed like I am with great neighbors? Let's hear about them too! I got an unexpected call...

From the 7000 Series User Manual. I think it's still available for free download through CubCadet.com. If not, contact "OldMachinist" right here on TBN. - Jay

Maybe this should go in the Safety Forum? Gotta love our small town. I can imagine a slightly different outcome if this had happened in Los Angeles! Gun discharge damages restaurant - Jay

Agree! (see post #37) I thought I had posted a pic back there, but musta forgot. Here's how my last one turned out using their methods exactly.... - Jay

Hi guys, Thought there would be some previous posts about this CZ model (and variants), but forum searches only turned up TN 75 tractor topics! Anyway, wife had her Beretta 92FS 9mm stolen, so we went to replace it today and she REALLY liked the ergonomics of the CZ. I had always thought of...

I had a Big Green Egg for over 20 years and used it a lot until it started to develop a bunch of small hairline cracks in the base of the outer shell. I was worried that it would just crumble on me one day, and BGE had NO interest in selling any repair parts (!!$$$$!!) so I gave it to my...

I wanted 4" galvanized steel posts for my 14' heavy-duty tube gate out at the main road. After I got shocked by the cost to buy new, I tried the local metal salvage/recycle yard and lucked out. Got 3 slightly used 4" x 8 ft heavy galvanized steel posts. The yard manager said it was more...

Hi guys, I've got the little 69731 Predator vertical shaft engine retro-fit to a decent old mower I inherited. It HAS been great. But the carb primer bulb has ceased to function. Makes it VERY difficult to start. First, HF reps tell me that it is NOT in warranty, because it's not part of...

No, no, no; it would now be back to "Barb" wire....

Hi guys, The rain and the deer have been cooperating, and we (she) got a BUNCH of green beans canned. Used the big 22qt pressure cooker with 7qts of beans at a time, which takes a LOT of heat! Had one jar break, so got a little bean juice seepage around the seal and then down right next to...

If you haven't already got your cultured stone selected, the "Eldorado" brand stone costs a bit more, but is really worth it in our estimation. Very natural looking, and easy to use. They even have patterns/colors that are made to match various regional stone types. We had some exterior...

Can anyone post a schematic for the Cub 7260, particularly for the glow plug circuits? Else, can anyone say how any temperature sensing elements might be involved? - Jay

Thanks for all the input. It's done. Went with the cutoff wheel. All good, except for a nice coating of nail/wheel debris all over me, and the smell of burning plywood where I had to burn through the splinters that had broken down around the nail tips. We kept a close watch for any...

Hi guys, So I'm decking in a nice big section of attic (8' x 15') with a sloped roof over it ranging from about 4ft to 12ft high. In the lower areas, I'm thinking of cutting off any protruding roofing nails using a thin cutoff wheel in a disc grinder. Obviously, the nail shafts will very...

The electric PTO clutch on my LT1050 spontaneously drops out (de-energizes). It seems to maybe be vibration related. Our ground is rough and the deck belt is a little old and floppy, but neither are really anything extreme. I've checked all electrical connections and they seem to be clean and...

I know that pear trees are a bit different, but just as an example of how bad a fruit tree can get, yet still be useful, I offer the following. When we bought our property, there was an old pear tree by one of the old homesteads, now long gone. Best we can determine, it is a "Winter Nellis"...

Here's a couple of my Gravely Commercial 10.... - Jay

Any expert sheetrock finishers/painters on here? I've got a project that has stalled because I'm not sure what's the best way to proceed and could use some expert advice. Missus decided to strip the wallpaper in the little bathroom and paint it. I don't know how the walls were originally...

Love my mini (Ranch, stainless, wood). I also REALLY like my Weaver 1-4x20 scope. It's little, lightweight, and "fits" just right on a mini with the factory "low" rings. I agree on the trigger job. I used "GunDoc" at GreatWest Gunsmithing (Welcome to Great West Gunsmithing). It is now the...

Hi guys, Anyone successfully removed the steering sector on a LT1050? Is it possible to do without pulling out the whole pedal mounting plate? I can't see a good way to get to the sector mounting nuts on the top of the plate. I'm trying to replace the tie rod end bushings and the nut is just...

In the front yard in TN.... They don't care about people (or the cats) as long as you stay inside. Even crack the door and they are gone! - Jay

No problem, just lookin out for ya and hoping to get that thing working right with the least hassle. Sorry about the crazy-busy. Some find that bush hogging (assuming that everything is working right) is very "restorative".

you just need a couple of these guys....

Hi guys, Does anyone happen to know the bearing and seal dimensions for the blade spindles on the 40in commercial mower deck? The Gravely parts list shows them as: 9246P1 Bearing, Cones 9245P1 Bearing, Race 9206P1 Seal, Oil 9204P1 Ring, Seal A standard Timken bearing and seal part number...

Hi guys, Does anyone know if glyphosate (Round-Up) has a shelf life or expiration? I have a 2 1/2gal jug that is about 3 or 4 years old. It has been keep tightly closed in a cool basement. Is it still usable? Jay

Hi guys, My L4330 has recently developed a squeak somewhere in the lower parts of the front end, maybe around the right side power steering ram. It sounds like a rubber-on-metal squeak, but may be a hydraulic noise, I can't really tell. A brief inspection without any disassembly showed...

So the local hydraulic shop just called - they finished rebuilding my leaky LA853 curl cylinders. One had a pretty bad score in the bore, the other had slightly leaking piston seals, so they honed the scored one and rebuilt them both. Aftermarket (not Kubota) seal kits. Total proce of $240...

Hi guys, My bucket slowly droops, so something is leaking. I disconnected the hydraulic quick-connects to the bucket cylinders and the droop still happens, so the leak is evidently in the cylinder piston seals and not in the control valve. There is no external leakage. So on the assumption...

Had an exciting day Monday - the local propane co came to install my underground tank. I was the backfill man. Started by needing to raise/level the bottom of the hole about a foot. In order to get into position, I had to go through the woods to the back side of the hole. I usually don't do...

Hi gang, I have seen some conflicting info in web searches about this, so I need the collective braintrust of the forum to clarify! I am putting up a bunch (about 1400 sqft) of white pine tongue and groove ceiling. The ceilings are all vaulted with kraft-faced fiberglass batts between the...

Hi folks, I'm putting a wood-fired furnace in the new house. It came with a domestic hot water coil and I am trying to decide if I want to use/connect it. I know of no one who has any experience with this type of system, but I bet many on this forum do! I'll need about $100 of misc plumbing...

Any electricians on here? Is there any reason that I can't use a 3 way dimmer on both ends of a 3 way circuit (e.g., top of stairs and bottom)? I checked Leviton's dimmer wiring diagrams for 3 ways, and they only show a regular 3-way switch at the opposite end from the dimmer. -Jay

Hi all, Anyone know what all is involved in pulling a turbo from a Deere 755B trackloader? My BIL has one with a stuck turbo, and my suspicion is that it is just jammed with debris from a muffler that rotted out. - Jay