Recent content by LyHale

I have one tractor that I use on our small suburban farm, so waiting two or three weeks for a fix wouldn't be a big deal. If I were still running a business and a major piece of equipment failed, I'd want the repair done quickly because lost time is lost money. It appears that this Mahindra is...

Greetings, tractor owners and mowers of fields. I thought it might be fun to resurrect this little beauty I created several years ago for another forum. Life may be full of changes – both good and bad – but it’s kind of nice to realize that our forums are pretty much the same old loveable places...

Not all communities are equally safe. At our home in the rolling hills of southern Washington State, we have an iron gate and fully fenced acreage. We're just a few minutes from once beautiful downtown Portlandia, Oregon. There's way too much cultural crossover on our side of the Columbia...

The batteries pictured have been in the jar or several years. I keep them separate from batteries to be recycled because they remind me not to buy those brands, even though, in our area, they are the easier to find. The corroded Duracells and Kirklands in my photo weren't old when put in or...

You mean like these? They all came out of my own devices. By the way, Kirkland batteries are almost as bad, in my experience.

Biodiesel cleans fuel systems more vigorously than petroleum diesel. It is normal for new biodiesel users to have to change a fuel filter or two as their tractors or vehicles are cleaned up.

Great suggestion. I didn't see any at my Home Depot. I'll be checking Wilco later today when I go to the auto store, to buy replacement smoke for the Lucas electrical system in my British car.

We have five acres in Washington State. Eleven years ago I bought a 1994 Ford 1720 with loader, plus a brush cutter, box scraper and auger. Several neighbors who own those foreign-made bright orange tractors have back hoes, so on the rare occasion when one is needed, it's easier to knock on a...

I parked my 1991 Ford 1720 and left it for a few days. The tractor was running fine when I parked it. The trouble seems to have begun when I removed the battery temporarily, because I was going to use it in another vehicle. When I put the battery back in, the tractor was dead. No lights on...