Recent content by Dan22

I just could not stand to see that nice clean power steering hydraulic cylinder rod sitting down there near the dirt, dust and mud just waiting to get wasted. Just normal use will get crap on the rod and seal. SO, I took a spare bellows from a motorcycle front fork, cut it to length. Had to...

OK time to show off another scrap metal project. Got the idea from the gang on the site and made this simple dolly. Oh what a difference it makes in hooking/unhooking from the tractor, and rolling it to a corner of the shop. Literally a 2 minute job. Highly recommend a dolly for this kind of...

What do folks think about the quality/longevity of the very available and affordable Chinese made 'silent' diesel generators? I am thinking of a 5 or 6kw unit and they cost from $1000 to $1500 for the lower priced units. Can you get parts for them easily? Or, are they not worth it and should...

Hello, I have a couple of blasters including a suction type and a new HF pressurized type. I would like to know what folks use for the pressurized sandblasters. I have some rather large items to clean up, and buying 50# of alumina or some other standard blaster sand can be quite expensive...

I posted before that I was going to build a ballast box out of a 40 gallon water tank and various scrap metal I had laying around. Well, I have some progress designs and construction pix for you to enjoy. The first is the initial design which got modified in part due to some great suggestions...

Hey gang, I though I would show you what my next build project is. I had an old 40 gallon water heater tank just sittin' there empty, and I thought it is about the right size to make a ballast box out of. I have various scrap metal around for the attachment points, and plan on filling it with...

Hello JD fans. I need to haul my 4310 but not sure the overall weight of the setup. I have bare tractor weight, implement weight, bucket weight, but not the 430 loader. Please help! Dan