Recent content by Chuck-KY

I'm trying to get a generator running for a friend during our power outage. I had tuned-up , cleaned the carb. about a year ago on this generator and installed new gasoline lines and a filter also. The fuel tank has a black residue in it along with rust- a really old generator- and I was...

I am getting ready to service my JD 790 @ 150 hrs. I have followed threads here and read my owners manual untill I'm totally confused. Mobil states that it's Turo Diesel 5W-40 is fine to use in place of 10W-40 and I like the ideal of the lower weight oil for cold startups. My manual about lists...

I'm seriouly considering purchasing a 15KW PTO Voltmaster generator. I have a 24hp lawnmower that absolutely uses gas at a alarming rate while my 790 JD sips diesel at rated pto speed compared to the gas lawnmower. I can buy a 15KW PTO generator for less than $1200 while a motor/gen set will run...

Thanks for replying with answers about adjusting plow coulter that I posted about a couple of weeks ago. I didn't mean to be rude about not acknowleding back about your replys, but I've been off-line for the last week or more because of Cable problems. Something about too many users per "node"...

I bought a new plow and was wondering about the best way to adjust the coulter. I have it running directly in front of the plow point, but I'm not sure how much above the bottom of the plow point the bottom of the coulter should be running. I think I've got it running about 6'' high now, but...

I have a 790 JD and was looking for a small set of plows. Mostly would be breaking foodplots and rarely any fescue or sod . I have found a 2-12" set of JD plows with break away/reset mechanism and not broke up to pieces as is common with old plows for sell, price is $300. I know this is...