Recent content by RayIN

Yep, a "neutral-cure" silicone is best for most applications, vs the cheap stuff.

After experimenting, I settled on SAE 30 motor oil in my Hustler ZTR hyd, motors. This is the 4th year on this oil. This winter I'll suction it out and put in new SAE30. I found the recommended 5W30 thins too much when hot, causing the motors to slip.

The best overall lubricant is biodiesel, which also happens to be the lowest cost.

That's why before using a handheld dry chemical extinguisher you invert it and knock it on something solid.

You'll find this fuel additive test very informative and surprising. A few people will say to pour ATF or motor oil in the fuel tank; look at the testing results.

One drive from Ft. Dix to home I unknowingly ran over an 8" screwdriver with a rear tire. I found the screwdriver half-way through the mud flap. It could easily have been the tire,I dodge one there. Another time DW and I were driving my dually towing a 15,500# 5th wheel RV. A highway sign was...

Ever try to operate the 3-pt. controls while looking over your left shoulder and step on the clutch and brake at the same time? I looked over my right shoulder for so many years my back slips nearly every time now, then I have trouble walking with the sciatica nerve yelling at me. I'm on a first...

Can you use the 3-pt leveling feature to raise one end of your box-blade? If you can, you can make a pass on each side and it will build the crown, just don't try to make it all at once (shallow cuts), make several passes to "sneak up" on the crown. I do that with my crushed stone driveway...

For those of us who don't know, what is a dk4530?

Once you sign the paper, it's yours and your responsibility. Hard truth to swallow. Did the new rotary mower have a sticker on the machine or owners manual stating the gearboxes were shipped empty? Shipping requirements change greatly if flammable liquids are involved.

Do you own that woods? If not, how will you control people walking in that woods while you're shooting that direction?

Canaway, the end piece is welded onto the shaft, so lots of work just to be able to replace the gland nut; then we don't know if the shaft is bent. Speaking from experience lathe-work hourly rate is quite expensive, $110/hr. is a low price though. Stopped at the ISSI hydraulic shop today and...

My tractor has full lighting, but I don't use the turn signals, they kinda look like brake lights. I use hand signals, but even then some drivers don't have a clue. We've had a large influx of people building houses that lived in the city, that think the county road is their personal driveway. I...

That locking pin is fully extended, meaning it locked the extension onto the PTO shaft. Will the locking pin push in all the way? If so, there will be approx. 1/8" still sticking up. I suspect by "tapping it on" the larger part of the pin is now swedged into the circular groove, so removing the...

I wish you lived nearby, I would take all your horses can provide. My pasture land/hay fields are needing fertilizer, but AZ to IN is a long haul.