Recent content by dfkrug

Looks like the hydraulic block in your 3rd photo was not painted at all. The condensation will eventually do this to most of your hose ends. The zinc plating is better on some, vs. others. Also, if you use the tractor around fertilizer or livestock, corrosion will be greater. I like to...

Torque at the drive sprockets is a function of hydraulic pressure and motor volume. Pretty much the only time I have stalled the drive sprockets (system RV opens) is when I get a rock jammed in the tracks. Now POWER at the sprockets (actual work done-speed) is a factor of pressure and flow...

So, the hardline hits the boom when turned around? I have plenty of clearance.

Keep an eye on your oil temperatures! Any reason that you have not flipped the boom cylinder around to provide more protection for your hoses, and new valve?

Are your pins center-bored for grease, and retained by a nut? Or? I assume they are only 25mm, but I can not tell from the photos. If you put your machine name in your profile, we can all see what you have.

Since you have removed hoses at the valve, try some air. You can just use your airgun with 125psi pressure from your compressor. Movement using air can be sudden, so be careful. I have used air to clear fluid before, but I prefer to remove as much oil as possible from the cylinders by...

If "Chery", that is a major Chinese maker of cars. I visited a Chery dealership when I was in Chile back in 2013.

Interesting machine. You should start a thread about it. I see 2 differentials in the vids. Does it use a hyd cyl to articulate the center? And a dry foot clutch to motate? Makes me think of the Kubota R320 articulated loader.

Most of the ATVs I have owned were for repair and resale. You can still find plenty of them without titles, and therefore, without registrations. A no-title machine is worth much less, plus it can not be exported to Mexico legally, as many are. I have been forced by the DMV to register at...

On testing the pressure settings for a dual-crossover (cushion) valve: The way to do it cheaply, without installing a high-pressure tee fitting at the end of the valve stack (power-beyond), is to first put a gauge on the AUX hose, as I showed above. Then operate the house motor in both...

My house motor cushion valve is installed and working well. The Danfoss dual-crossover RV I used came pre-set to 1500psi. I turned both RV adjustors in one full turn as an initial setting. I was shooting for 2000-2200psi. This work-port relief setting is hard to measure with a gauge. The...

I have never bought an OHV brand new at a dealer in CA. I can just tell you that when you want to transfer a title from another state, you are forced by the DMV to register it for 2y, regardless of intended use on private land. The law says not required, but the bureaucrat says otherwise...

If you buy an ATV new in CA, you are pretty much forced into registering and titling it, even if only used on pvt property. That's $52 for 2y, and you can non-op it for $22 only during the renewal window a few months before the 2y OHV sticker expires. Forget it and fines can be as much as...

Our legislature passes a bunch of laws, usually over 1000 of them every year. Then, as the legislative session is coming to an end, the bills go before the governor to be signed, or not. Even our current gov does not sign them all. Many are effective in the new year. Long way of saying, 'yes'.

We already have the weight fees for pickups, but not the mileage usage fees. All pickups in CA are designated "commercial" vehicles and pay an annual weight fee. (Unless you weld on a camper shell and plead your case at the DMV.) And that's where SUVs and other heavy cars get away with...