Recent content by oldhippy

I replaced my mig gun and now have the old one to give someone if they want it. The gun is a tweco No 6 with a number 4 pin it is 15ft long. I replaced it because it was not feeding very well. I have with it 5 new .03 tips, 2 new gas cups and 2 new insulators. You would have to pick it up at my...

I have a Millermatic 35 and a tweco No 6 gun and the gun has reached the point that I need to replace the gun. I have a 15 ft gun now but will go to a shorter gun next time. I am trying to post pictures but have not been able to do so. Any help would be appricated. Thanks big dan

I called terramite on friday and ordered the tie rod ends for 5C. On tuesday the FEDEX truck brought them to the house. I was pleased with the service that I got. Thanks big dan

I want to build a thumb for my T5C. Would like to see what some one else has done. Thanks big dan

I have a new Lincoln 275 tig runner. Reading the manual it appears that the unit will need a 125amp fuse. Does anyone know if this is correct? thanks big dan

I am wanting to put a log splitter on the backhoe of my terramite. They backhoe has 7GPM with 2400psi. I looked at northern tool and they sell a kit that has a 4" cylinder and the recomecded 11GPM. If I put this combination togerher what will happen? Will the cylinder be slow with enough power...

I bought a old 20' mayrath grain auger and need to transport it 100 miles home. I have a 16 foot trailer to haul it on. I was wondering if the auger can be removed from the stand to transport. Here is a picture of auger. Any help would be great. big dan

My place is in northeast ar and has been hit pretty hard by Ice storm. I don't figure to have power for at least a month. I have a lot of tree limbs on the ground. The big ones I will pick up with loader and put on brush pile. The smaller ones and there are a bunch I don't know how to pick them...

Has anyone put a thumb on a terramite? Would love a picture. Thanks in advance big dan

I talked to a man this weekend and he had parts to a burned up Yanmar for sale. The engine and front end were ok the back was burned up. He had already discarded the back of the tractor after pulling the rear end. He said that the engine was a three cylinder and that they tractor was a 2000. I...

I have a small backhoe and have about 2000 ft of ditch around my place that I need to clean out. They are full of mud from field run off. I have a 39" grave digging bucket that will do the job nicely. My problem is how to keep the bottom of the ditch level. I have a level transit to set the...

Just finished a new lawn roller. I am going to till some of my lawn and level roll and level. This is a 16"x48 roller that was a conveyor belt roller in its former life. I have some pipe tap holes in surface to all water. Don't know how much it will weight but it is 600# empty so I sould be able...

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I just bought a 2002 terramite T5C and want to change hyd oil. How do you drain the tank? In the owners manual they talk about a sump that needs cleaned where is it? The oil they say to use in API SFCD 15W40 is this regular car oil? The only thing I have seen so far is SGCD rating and when I...

In the past we have discussed tractor security. I made a simple tool to keep honest people honest. It is a pipe with a piece of tubing welded on one end and a flat welded into the other end. This is placed between the rear tires to keep some one from rolling the tractor off. When I made it I...