Recent content by BrentD

Recently bought a Case D-100 Backhoe Attachment. It needed some repair, so I had to disassemble it before I could use it. While I was pressure washing it today, one of the dipper arm pivot bushings disintegrated and blew out of the hole. The replacement part is supposed to be H56184, but the...

So per my other thread from a couple of weeks ago, our Ford 1715 had fuel filling up the crankcase while it was sitting, not running. Figured out that it was o-rings in the injection pump. I know injection pump rebuilds are not normally considered DIY, but I found drawings and service manuals...

Anyone know where I can find a 25/64" 5-Point socket to fit the bolts on a Ford 1715 injection pump?

So I learned from my other thread about fuel mixing with the oil while the tractor isn't running that the seals on my injection pump need to be replaced. I know I need to pull the pump and send/take it (& probably the injectors for good measure) to someone that can overhaul injection pumps...

Dad started our Ford 1715 up a couple of days ago, and did something it's never done before. It started blowing oil out the breather tub that connects to the top of the valve cover on top of the engine. Not just a little bit. The oil was streaming out. I checked the oil today and it's almost to...

My dad had to replace some hydraulic hoses on the front end loader on our 4340C, and it appears we have something reversed. Our 3-point lift will no longer raise unless we operate the loader at the same time. The loader appears to operate normally, and it doesn't really matter which loader...

We had some bad hydraulic hoses on the FEL that had to be replaced, and after replacing the hoses, the 3-point lift doesn't want to lift. Working on it yesterday, we turned the lift speed control knobs a few times, and eventually the lift went up and down once, then stopped raising again...

I'm looking for a new fuel tank for a 2008 4340C. The current one is leaking where the screws go into the tank. Every place I find lists the whole tank assembly with pump & everything. Anybody know where I can find one? Preferably in the Austin, Tx area.

We recently had the dam on our pond/lake/stock tank reconstructed after it washed out about 5 years ago. The new dam has a spill way at the end. Since we're making preparations to build a house up on the hill above the lake which will require daily driving over the dam and spillway we're...

A couple of years ago I got one of the Harbor Freight "Multipurpose Machines" for Christmas. It's the combination Lathe/Milling machine, their Item #5980. Due to the store screwing up and making good on a couple of issues I ended up getting the machine for $399 including the 3-year extended...

Last Saturday I went to a nearby Lowes with my parents to help them pick out a new riding mower for the yard at their country cabin. Ended up picking out one of the 21hp Husqvarna's with the hydrostatic drives. We were in my dad's 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 so the mower was going to have to be loaded...

Took a load of aluminum cans and old metal porch railings to the metal recycler yesterday and while we were unloading I saw a large metal table sitting by the "secondaries" pile. I asked how much it would be and they said $0.25/pound. The table weighed 280 pounds so $70 got me this nice, heavy...

I have an air framing nailer that I bought probably around 2001 or 2002 that has only been used a handful of times because of an annoying problem that I've never really been able to solve. If I give the trigger more than just an extremely light touch when I'm ready to fire, the darn thing tries...

Well, I have just added a pair of pants to the needs mending pile, a band-aid to my knee and a bandage to my wrist that make it look like I tried to off myself. Working on my dad's cattle trailer. It needs a new tongue jack, but the tongue is a strait piece of large diameter pipe and the old...

I posted this same thread over at WeldingWeb so I could get a broader opinion base. I'm trying to make a decision on what I want for Christmas this year and have a tough choice to make. I already have a Harbor Freight 110Amp MIG (the 94164 model) and a Harbor Freight oxy/acetylene rig. My...