Recent content by Patches

I would disconnect the battery cables at both ends and check continuity with an ohms meter, If continuity is proven, look for a main fuse/circuit breaker

If the plug she installed in place of the fuel cap is tight in the tank opening, there is no tank vent

Watched the dealer use a 3 foot pipe wrench coupled with a 4 foot pipe to remove the nut on my Kioti; definitely left some marks

I'm not familiar with your tractor, but you should have a glow plug relay somewhere on the fire wall of the unit. Someone with a like unit should be along. Did you check the spiral indicator for continuity with an ohms meter?

What ruffdog said; use a penetrating lube where the shaft enters the case. Sorry about the bold font, uncontrollable fingers

The way his went down, I suspect a lost ground

The first "new" sled I bought was a 1970 Rupp 440 wide track at a $1,000; the last was a 2013 Ski-Doo renegade 800 at $13,000 and change and I won't get into the price comparison of new vehicles. Actually the first new sled was a 1969 Snow Squire at $750

I have one but seldom use it

Started riding in 1969 till a couple years ago, sadly. They're called snowmobiles, snow machines, snowsleds, ski=doos (no matter the make) and some too colorful names for this board by some landowners. Many riders, especially those from away, have trouble staying on marked trails; have lost a...

I use an inline lower coolant hose heater on my 3054 and it functions well. I have it plugged into a remotely controlled plug and energize it about an hour before starting the tractor in cold weather, which is all winter

Many fuel filters for late model, on road vehicles, are in the fuel tank and not owner serviceable

At 82 yrs of age I don't have much choice as I can' get under them any longer, or should say after getting down there, I can't get up from under them. Dealer maintenance is a must for me

Some folks up here mix old diesel and drain oil in an airless sprayer and use it on their vehicle frame rails/under body as a rust deterrent; nothing prevents rust

I welded a 4" X 5' channel to the top edge of the bucket, notching it so as to incorporate the sides of the bucket, then welded the hooks to it. The load will have to rip the top of the bucket off, if it fails at all, and the loader is not that stout

I use Rotella T6 5/40 in practically all my engines; diesel 3054xs tractor, John Deere lawn tractor powered by a Kohler gas engine (1988), DR field and brush mower powered by a Tecumseh gas engine (1999), Dr lawn/leaf vacuum powered by a Briggs-Straton I/C gas engine (2000) as well as my Polaris...