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As others have said, depends on percentage of use of backhoe, I may find one task per yr to use my 580 case backhoe/loader, but usually have use for one the (3) tractors or loader once a week. Or as someone else suggested, if limited use for backhoe, buy one of the $3000 tow behinds or...

A friend who died about 15 yrs years ago, had a antique car junkyard since the 1940s and swore by Marvel Mr Oil to free up frozen engines. i used it many times after that with 99% good results. i also worked as a mechanic in the 50s and we used Rislone anytime we had sticky valves by...

The side of the electric car industry that they prefer you don't hear about like this little piece below from New Zealand and links. I think I electric vehicles may have their place in this world generally around the cities, But for over the road I doubt they'll ever get them to the point that...

Somebody suggested a middle buster, I was going to suggest a couple passes with a single bottom plow Which I've done for planting hedgerows and shallow cables / pipes, but after looking at your pictures "lots of luck"

If it will fit partially inside the bucket you'll find By rocking the bucket back slightly and leaving the bucket lightly on the ground to act as a skid, you'll find you can push a lot more than leaving the Rock on the ground and trying to push or pull it. While excavating with scrapers for a...

You said a mouthful there Mike. The closest I ever came to injuring or killing someone was carrying an 8 ft. square manhole down into the excavation with a large loader that did not have very good brakes. I told everyone to stay completely clear off to the side until I sat it down. One guy...

As Lineman said a 30-35 hp one smaller tractor would probably be less intimidating to start out but, with a lifetime of farm and highway construction experience I like the biggest I can afford and especially if you're buying used, bigger is cheaper. I did a little quik searching and...

I still have an old 1960's B&D 12 volt drill that I wired up to run off a car battery when working in remote locations and most sure the same could be done with low voltage dc saws etc. When we bought our place in Fla. and couldn't get power for 2 months, I bought a 110 converter that ran...

Unfortunately I don't have a photo of it anymore but years ago I added removable, about 6 ft long, adjustable, angle iron skids, turned up in front bolted to each side of my boxblade. It had a piece of upright angle about 8" - 10" long bolted to the skids just ahead of the blade, with bolt...

Hay Dude, This post is just for information and no way meant to minimize your post, the scary moments, and seriousness of working on slopes, but I worked most of my life surveying, setting, checking and sometimes building slopes, ditches, etc. on back roads, mountain roads and major...

If you're worried about efficiency, I did a similar project about 11 years ago and ran a pto shaft from the rear with a reverser. I did have an existing very heavy belly pan to attach a snowplow blade frame mount for the plow shown in photo on left. I made arms to extend the snowblower 3 pt...

JWR, I tried to quote you but for some reason it didn't work. You've given some good tips for those that aren't familiar with it, on how to actually check slopes. And, you gave me a laugh with the 3rd photo in your post above because it reminded me of the first time I ever got the idea to...

Before I retired can I remember many times with machines on steep slopes, getting that pucker power and wondering if you're just going to slide or flop it. If you're really whippy about it, I noticed these audible ones. RT Tilt Switch Slope Alert and Innovate Motorsports’ RAD-1...

I spent 40 years building and repairing roads from dirt roads to superhighways and rip rapping sometimes by the mile and hundreds of tons. The bigger the rock, the better it will stay. On some jobs we individually placed huge rocks where you might get only 2 or 3 on a truck and weighing many...

unless they're really dirty, it seems that there should be folks around with small portable mills sawmills that would want to saw them on shares. I've never had a problem finding someone when I had logs to get rid of. If you can't get it done on shares, it should be worthwhile to have...

I thought I had replied to this earlier but don't see it so here it is again. Dump a few inches of soft dirt/sand in the bottom, carefully drop the rocks in and they'll make their own nest. If needed, dump enough more dirt around them to keep them from shifting and head for home. We...

Drop some dirt in, drop the rocks in, drop enough dirt in to keep them in place and be on your way. That's how we always did it without tying them down. Smiley

I had thought about going the hydraulic route but found this reverser about 30 miles from where my niece lives up in Quebec for $100. The economics where were about 15 to in favor of the reverser even though there was more fabrication required. If interested, this is a link to how I did it...

I set up Max to mount the blower on either front or back as in the photos . I found the front mount works great but we don't get those big snowfalls often enough to need the front blower and it is much faster to just use my plow truck with side wings if the snow is not over about a foot, so I...

Your post reminds me of one outfit I worked for that their newest piece equipment was 1960's Mac trucks. They had not only one of the tow behind vibratory rollers in your photo, but a sheepsfoot roller as below and a 1928 Cat self propelled sheepsfoot that we used at he Ithaca airport in 1983...

I went up to my old garage today and this is what I found over the garage door. These are large lamp post hold down nuts that I had painted "OH", in front of. --- Guess I'll have to be a little more careful going in now.

I'm sure that many of the younger and non farm folks won't know what a slip scraper is, but it is the way dirt was moved with horses before tractors, scrapers, loaders, dozers etc. were invented. You can google it and see more of the real thing. I have a real one at home in NY that I used...

In rereading your original post I realized I misread it and you're looking to level it not so much grade loose material which is what mine does, but I'll post it anyways just for ideas. After digging it out, it's only about 4 ft long, but you can see turned the up rear end of the skid (the...

This thread is in reference to a question I posted last fall -http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/parts-repairs/372850-ford-2n-lift-arms-leaking.html?highlight=#post4629378 , I finally found time to get working on my 2n lift arms to repair the leaks. When I found out that the rear end has to be...

You nailed it LD1, Here's a photo of the pin so anyone unfamiliar with the problem can understand it. I will definitely weld it outside and maybe get new pins if the old ones are really worn.. I posted this basically to see if anyone else has tried it, at least agrees it should work, or...

Here's a photo of the nut in question from another thread on this site http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/ford-vintage-tractors/437648d1439565563-naa-lift-arm-pivot-stud-lift-pin-jpg As you can see, a lock wire would not accomplish any more than the cotter pin. The whole object of...

I just started to yank my 2n apart to repair/replace the lift arm pins and in studying out the various threads on this project, got thinking about this; If I welded an ear on the self locking nut inside the trumpet, to stop it from spinning, I should be able to tighten it with the outside nut if...

Here's a link to a cab I made from velcro and vinyl a couple years ago. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/266143-velcro-vinyl-cab-max.html Now I'll give an update; It has worked out very well except for one thing. I found out that the clear vinyl shrinks when not attached to...

If it has to swing both ways there used to be pretty common self centering gate hinges that looked pretty much like the ones you have, except the strap part had an upside down V notch in them so when the gate opened either way, it rode up on the V, then gravity returned it to center to close...

I don't know if this will help but here's a 3 pt front mount I built for my Massey Ferguson 399. I had the advantage of a very heavy duty bumper and belly pan to work with but am sure you could fabricate something similar on yours. The photo quality is terrible but I think you can see enough to...

Here's as simple as it gets. 100yr old Grader

Does anyone have any information on using the black polyethylene culvert pipe for drinking water wells? I can find no information on the net. I also have green PVC sewer pipe that the manufacturer say is the same as the water pipes except for the color, but is not certified for that use...

I still have a pump like that in the barn, that was in my first house (converted chicken coop) when I got married in 1964. The next year we went modern and tapped in to the gravity feed well that supplied my parents house. Our bathroom was a bucket int the back room and heat was a pot belly...

I'm glad somebody is finally trying this. I was going to do it several years ago on my Allis Chalmers B, but wound up with an 8 ft blower for my big tractor in a swap. Here's a photo of my reverser. This was commercially made, but is very simple. Your biggest problem will be finding a place...

A friend had a 12 x 24 Amish built cabin trucked in and has a bedroom with bunks in the back, small toilet/shower and the rest a combination kitchen/living room, about all the stuff you mentioned. Our cabin is only about 8 x 12 if I remember correctly as it was just a playhouse for my son...

Last winter I posted this photo of me shoveling the roof of my porch with the backhoe. I was very careful and didn't have an "oop's", but I have been known to have them. So here is the latest addition to the snow weapon arsenal. The super snow rake. It should prevent any major oops's and...

I installed a 3 1/2 foot straight wing (box, scoop??) only on the left side of my plow tractor blade, as all of my snow is pushed over a bank on the right side of my 350 ft driveway. It worked fine and carries snow out to 8-10 ft ahead of blade before spilling over too much. I hinged the wing...

Added the side panels today to direct the engine heat to the cab. It definitely warmed it up in there but it was almost 30 degrees so don't know how it'll be at 0 with wind. I lose a lot out the bottom and may have to wrap it under the engine too.

Here's a mini version of some of the big ones we used. Most the really big ones were "double barreled" with an engine in back also and to be sure they got a full load, a D9 Cat pusher behind them. I loved working with the scrapers as as long as I didn't have to operate them. You can move...

I've wanted to enclose Max for 3 years now and finally got to it. I had a full cage to start with so decided to just put velcro tape on the insides of the frame and cut vinyl panels to fit. I had both self sticking and sew on velcro tape and after much research and suggestions from members on...

I'm going to enclose my tractor Max, using clear vinyl sheeting except for a glass windshield. I already have a full cage and want to glue velcro to the painted metal frame and to the vinyl sheeting. Can also sew the velcro to the vinyl if necessary. The rolls of velcro have what appears to...

I needed to move some pallets and had already put the blower on the back of Max. I've been thinking about making brackets to mount my 3 pt hitch forks on the plow blade, got looking at it and thought for a fast and dirty job, chain will do the same as brackets. Here's the results. The long...

Allis-Chalmers - YouTube OK, now tell me how it works. Only thing I can figure is one big flywheel under it someplace???

Just for ideas, I saw several of these pull behind 2 stage blowers in Montreal last week. Although one was clearing the parking lane on one street, I assume they're meant for driveway clearing where you back up to the garage, drop the little blade, pull ahead far enough to get the blower...

Just thought I'd post this for those needing rear counterweights. I saw a CUT with loader going down the road today with a counterweight about 2 ft long and 2 ft square, cast onto a 3 pt drawbar with top link AND a trailer hitch sticking out the back. I thought it was a pretty neat idea and...

There's some great ideas in cpenn's thread on the plastic mulch layer but I have no need for anything on that scale. I've had good luck using old carpet for walkways between the rows and around trees/shrubs etc. if properly laid, it will direct the water toward the plants and keep all weeds...

If you do -------- you've got to be very good, very careful or very lucky! My wife just commented, or very stupid!!

UCP207-22 Pillow Block Bearing I purchased a 1" pillow block bearings USA made for $7.69 and a 1" bore, 14 tooth, # 60 sprocket for $12 and change. TS wanted that much just for the weld on hub. Service was great and shipping low. They have a 100% feedback rating on ebay.

I bought a Dodge plow truck that supposedly had a "slight" leak in the lift pump. That slight leak turned out to be a quart in 5 minutes. It's a good thing I chained the plow up to drive it the 15 miles home. I found they had pried against the pump body to tighten the belt, distorted the side...

There's a couple threads going about truck mounted gin poles and I didn't want to butt in to those, so started this one. A truck mounted one is great if you have use for it, but if you just need a temporary set up for a building, there's a cheap easy way. When we built my single story house...

Max acquired his name because he looks like something out of the movie, Mad Max -- The Road Warrior. He was a right of way mower for a Mass. power co that I bought at auction. He is a Massey Ferguson 399, 100hp, 4wd. with the full skid pan, forestry package and 50 ton winch up front...

I bought this cab at an auction thinking it might be for my Lo Boy but it's not. It's obviously an IH probably a Cub Cadet? Can anyone ID it. Thanks, Smiley

I'm in the process of installing an 8 ft snowblower on the front of my Massey Ferguson 399 and have run in to something I don't have much experience with, short PTO shafts. If you can see it in the photo, the output shaft of the reverser on the front of the tractor, is about 7 inches higher...

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I have a front mount IH3150 U snowblower. It was on an A model, but is white so looks like it might be for a later model possibly a lowboy? I'm trying to find out what size the PTO drive pulley was. The driven pulley is 6 inch. The blower itself is about 5 ft wide with little wings sticking...

I aquired an IH 60 " front mount blower, that was on a Farmall A. Unfortunately, the PTO drive pulley was not with it and no one knows what it takes. The driven pulley is 6". The blower has IH decals and is a single stage with an auger that feeds the snow to the center, before throwing it...

I just ran across your discussion in customization forum," V plow dual snowblowers" and wondered if anyone with a smaller budget, has mounted a couple used garden tractor snowblower heads on a small farm tractor instead of spending $1500 + on a commercial unit for driveway clearing. I've been...