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[graydog111]

OK to pass along?

Of course it's OK, sixdogs.

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I don't know if I made it clear or not, but the hole blows out the side of the pipe rather than straight out the end. As far as I know, there is nothing on the market like that.

I also made one about 6 foot long to clean the straw walkers on 1975 Gleaner model F combine. (with the hole in the end of pipe) It worked great, but blows the straw right back in your face, but that's not a big deal when servicing the combine every morning. You get dirty anyway.:laughing:

 

[bigtiller]

Of course it's OK, sixdogs.

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I don't know if I made it clear or not, but the hole blows out the side of the pipe rather than straight out the end. As far as I know, there is nothing on the market like that.

I also made one about 6 foot long to clean the straw walkers on 1975 Gleaner model F combine. (with the hole in the end of pipe) It worked great, but blows the straw right back in your face, but that's not a big deal when servicing the combine every morning. You get dirty anyway.:laughing:

Check this out. I have the air and water wands. They work great but the air one uses a lot of air.

Radiator Blow Out Wash Out Kit Radiator Genie | eBay

 

[graydog111]

Check this out. I have the air and water wands. They work great but the air one uses a lot of air.
Radiator Blow Out Wash Out Kit Radiator Genie | eBay

The air must leave the pipe at a 90º angle to do much good, just a bend in the end of the pipe will not do much good. It must be inserted between the radiator and the condenser. I was inspired to make mine after trying one like the one on eBay you suggested.

 

[bmaverick]

I retired from wheat farming in Western Oklahoma in 2003 and sold my 4450 John Deere. Lots of dust collected on the radiator and A/C condenser fins and is difficult to blow it out. I took a Milton type air nozzle, removed the tip from the 1/8" pipe threads and added a 24" piece of 1/8" black pipe. I welded the end shut, then drilled a .125 inch hole near the end to blow out at a 90 degree angle. I could then stick the pipe extension in between the radiator and the condenser, blowing the dirt out of both of them without damaging the fins. It really worked good.

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Actually, yours is a more robust tool than what I bought. I use an RV tank cleaning wand, but putting air behind it rather than the hose tap or pressure-washer. Nice work you have done.

The tank wand usually is $9 at Walmart or about $15 at an RV center.



Or, you can make one yourself because the plastic PVC pipe for the RV tank only last one or two seasons. This copper/brass is really robust.


Funny how maintaining a tractor we can use other products from various places to get the job done.

Keep these ideas coming people. It makes farming interesting and easier. haha

 

[bigtiller]

The air must leave the pipe at a 90º angle to do much good, just a bend in the end of the pipe will not do much good. It must be inserted between the radiator and the condenser. I was inspired to make mine after trying one like the one on eBay you suggested.

You got my curiosity up so I went out to look at my radiator wands that I suggested in an earlier post. I never noticed it before but you are right. They are shooting out at about a 45 degree angle. Other than using HUGE amounts of air, it gets the job done but I bet yours was cheaper to make.

 

[bigtiller]

The air must leave the pipe at a 90º angle to do much good, just a bend in the end of the pipe will not do much good. It must be inserted between the radiator and the condenser. I was inspired to make mine after trying one like the one on eBay you suggested.

How did you type the degree sign? Alt 0176 doesn't work for me here on tbn

 

[graydog111]

How did you type the degree sign? Alt 0176 doesn't work for me here on tbn

LOL.......I use a Macbook Pro and Google's Chrome browser. It has a whole list of special characters such as:
∆ ↓ ↑ ✮ ½ ¾ ⅔ ½ ⅓ ¼ º ².
I don't know if the PC version of Chrome has them.
You can cut and save these and paste into something later such as 50¢ or Hº².

 

[wareagle50]

Hey yall, first post here. Wanted to show off my fire rakes i made. I didnt want to pay 50-60 bucks for this simple tool so i made two of them from scap for $0.

 

[bmaverick]

Hey yall, first post here. Wanted to show off my fire rakes i made. I didnt want to pay 50-60 bucks for this simple tool so i made two of them from scap for $0.
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Now that is really nice work. Better than the tools coming over from Asia. Even the color coding looks professional.

:dance1:

 

[graydog111]

Bearing Outer Race Removal

An old man showed this trick to me many years ago. Now that I am an old man, I thought I'd pass it on to the young readers of TBN.

Remove the axle, inner race and bearing. Lay a bead of weld on the surface of the outer race with a stick welder. The object is to heat up the race; then let it cool and shrink. You can usually pull it out with your fingers, but a tool with a hook on it is sometimes needed.

It works especially good on GM auto rear axle bearings. Without using this method, they can be near impossible to remove.


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