Recent content by KWRB

I am cleaning off the transmission housing of my dad's C, preparing it for the first coat of paint. I realized I have not removed the transmission drain plug yet, and that maybe I should. It has a square recess, so I try both the 3/8 and 1/2 drive socket wrenches and no luck. I appears the...

My wife and I like to visit antique stores, variety stores, junk stores, whatever you like to call them. Well I've developed quite an interest in old wrenches. Some highlights are an OLD chrome Rolls Royce wrench, and a few from regional railroads. Well, yesterday I found a cast iron IHC...

I thought I'd share in case you all find it valuable, or in case you feel you have a valuable opinion to share on the issues -or issues. So I own a JD 4610. I always buy JD original equipment parts for it and will only substitute when I am absolutely certain the substitute is a better product...

My father passed away about ten years ago. I was a senior in college. Among the things I inherited was the Farmall he bought shortly after marrying my mom. I have a ton of memories on that thing. Well, fast forward to a few years ago, and I was mowing when the crankshaft broke. It was the...

Here are the plots of a nearby US Geologic Survey well. Blue is 2014, red is 2015, and green is this year so far. You can see that the rain we finally started getting has helped. The water table doesn't appear to be terribly much lower than last year's low point, but the lowest point seems to...

This weekend, the bracket broke off the 3 pt arm to which the sway arm mounts. Is there anything special about welding to the 3 pt hitch arm that I should consider before rewelding the bracket back on? Are the list arms forged?

So despite living in Oswego County, darn near Lake Ontario almost my entire life, this is the first time I can recall being told we have a "drought". I'm not very agricultural, so I was wondering if anyone knew what the long term precipitation forecast is like for August and September, if such a...

I have a 4-acre former pasture that I've been working on for three years. I spent two years brush hogging, then I plowed the sod over last fall. This spring and through this summer I've been tilling it with a disc harrow to loosen up the clayish soil to prepare a good seedbed and kill the weeds...

I feel duped. I am an engineer. We design products in the United States, which are in turn manufactured in the United States. A higher quality, more expensive, American designed, American manufactured product feeds my family. In my case, we don't sell to individuals; we sell to an oem...

I put Unverferth 24" wheels on my John Deere 4610 last fall which include a stamped center . I was very happy to buy an American made aftermarket part, but there is very little data available for these online. Now, I need rear wheel weights and I'm not sure if the Deere OE part (T19293) will...

Oh man. This is destined to become my favorite thread! We have two: Cassie is our girl. She's (as best we can tell) an Australian Cattle Dog (Red Heeler) and Corgi. My fiance rescued her and she's very protective of her and my stepdaughter. She's usually fine when I'm home, but don't show up...

Picked up some FOD yesterday in my front tire. I just bought all four tires in the fall, so I'm super grateful it wasn't a rear. What do you think about plugging or patching a 5/16" hole in the thin (not the lug) portion of an R1 tire? It's not the end of the world to get a new one, but it's...

I am going to buy a new lawn/garden tractor and at the suggestion of some on here, I'm taking a look at Simplicity. Today I went and visited a new-to-me dealer that sells Simplicity as well as Cub Cadet and Ariens. I was able to get what I think is honest Cub vs Simplicity opinions from fellows...

I have a Cub 2186 that I like (not love). It was my grandfather's, and he is meticulous about maintenance and traded up 4 years ago. It was in good shape when I bought it from him, but it's a little long in the tooth now. I have enough projects going and I am getting tired of all the little...

Here in NY, we have the DUMBEST new law. About five years ago, because some clowns near NYC burned down part of their town, the state enacted a burn ban in the spring. It lasts until June 1. They say it's so all the dead stuff can green up and thus be less susceptible to burn. So, we're allowed...