Recent content by OldPaint

Borax has very serious health issues for cockroaches. Think about it, the ONE creature that will likely survive a nuclear holocaust has problems with borax. There’s your sign……

Ummmmm, my LX2610SU says every 10H on the FEL. I probably do it a bit more often because of experience with draglines and some wonderful stuff called crater grease. I ruined a few company cars when I was doing draglines service. Same numbers apply to my grapple. I kinda play it by ear. If it...

See? You have tractor gremlins too!

I think the OP must grease like I paint. I can’t get near a paint brush in any clothing that my wife will allow me to wear in public. I get paint on me just looking at new paint stirrers in plastic bags. I’m a self proclaimed 50/50 painter because half the paint goes on what I’m painting, the...

If losing them is the only issue, it may be more serious than you thought. I am sure I have gremlins. An example similar to lynchpin loss is a paint can key. Yesterday, when I first went out to the shop to build some accessories for my chicken coop, I looked and verified that the paint can key...

I keep seeing lots of suggestions that could happen were the spark plug still in. The first thing I noticed in the OP was that @bcs001 already checked the obvious possibility of compression relief. So I won’t bother with unrelated stuff about country of origin or electrical issues that would be...

The people making the decisions are protecting their companies from liability lawsuits. They really don’t care about your experience level or confidence or whether you kill yourself with their tractor. They just need to be able to be on the witness stand and say their machine met mandated OPE...

Looks great, but I highly recommend getting some good marine paint put on it if you used YellaWood brand. Im staring at replacing my deck that I built 9 years ago. We maintained it and did everything we could to keep it in good condition, but the rotted deck boards and joists have left me no...

Anything that will move a significant amount of sticks as described is going to be a bit rough on turf, especially if it uses straight tines or wide stiff ones. If it isn’t a highlight area of your yard, a dethatcher would move most of it, or at least help you pile it up for gathering into...

Had one similar. Great unit until the hopper gets full. It isn’t very good for trying to dump into a hole because the hopper tilts forward. The broom cannot be disengaged to freewheyit to the dump site. It was still a lot better than raking 1.5 acres of water oak and elm leaves up to 8 times...

Consider using a 12 point wrench/socket next time. 13mm and 1/2” are completely interchangeable in 12 point tools. It ain’t like you’re torquing a 5/16 or 6mm bolt to thousands of foot pounds of torque, especially on anything to do with a battery. A 11/16 will work quite nicely for a 17mm or...

Gonna have to agree with most of the folks asking “What does(n’t) it do?” The problem appears to be big enough that the tractor can’t be used, hence taking it to a dealer to start with. If it is a minor issue, I’m sure there is plenty experience here to help. What I can’t understand is why the...

I'll bring the popcorn.

Just make sure your trailer can carry the load, and that your towing vehicle can pull the loaded trailer. GVWR ratings are there for a reason. If you have a tandem axle trailer, why would you even consider the dolly? Even an underrated trailer would be safer (but definitely not recommended)...

ROFLOL. Having been through that endorsement process, simply put, they will NOT. And, if you damage their dolly, I promise, they're going to want to know why, and will demand photos of what was being towed. Anyone else here old enough to remember the UHaul/Ford Explorer fiasco? I had a...