Recent content by RocketJSquirrel

When I use the FEL on my JD 755, the dump cycle is long and the lever position is imprecise. I can increase the speed of the dump a little bit by moving the lever slightly forward or backward of center while I have it pushed to the right for dumping. The other 3 FEL cycles work fine. Does...

I finally bought my own stick welder, a Miller Dialarc 250. It came with out any cables, so I need to get a pair so I can start burning some sticks. I have a manual with it that tells the cable sizing requirements but it doesn't tell much else about the cables. Do I just go to the local...

I need help from a better mechanic than me: I am working on my Ariens snowthrower with 8HP Techumseh Sno King motor. The previous owner had the same problem I am having. He spent a lot of time trying to figure it out, and paid good money to a shop also. No one has fixed it. If I let it idle...

I am going to cut a swale (very shallow ditch) to channel water away from my detached garage. It will run across one side of the garage a few feet from the building. After I cut the swale, I am going to finish off the area with gravel. My soil is well-compacted clay. The gravel will be...

I want to transplant some large bushes that are about 10-12' wide and tall. This is a quick and dirty job, using a construction size backhoe. The bushes are nasty Russian Olive, which are like a weed in this township. I want to pull some out that are in the way, but I want to see if I can...

I took a welding class last fall and did real well at stick welding. We were using Miller DC welders. Mostly 7018 and 6010 (or was it 6011?) electrodes. All of the "jobs" were on 1/4" or thicker steel. I did not get to try MIG/wirefeed. Now I'm looking to weld some hooks on my light...

Does anyone know if a Ford/NH 1320 was rated to use a 60" rotary brush mower?

I have spent the last hour reading the archives on gravel driveways. Here's my situation. Yesterday I used my box scraper and tore up my packed but pothole infested gravel drive. The gravel is what we call "road mix", some of you call crusher run. I.e. larger and smaller stones plus fines...

I am familiar with Deere and Simplicity prices, but not Kubota. What is the approximate price of the TG1860 gas and diesel, and the G2160? Thanks! -RJS

Does "road mix" gravel usually end up with the surface being mostly the "fines", and all the stones pressed down below? I maintain our "road mix" driveway with the box blade, but it is time to add some gravel. I am wondering if I should just add more road mix, or if I should just add a looser...