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Here is a post from someone who clearly has the experience and describes what is needed, why its needed, and how to use it EXTREMELY...

@Longleaf man thanks for coming back. I did maintenance for a few years on a 2000 acre woodlot in the Arkansas delta. I did not do any...

I forgot to mention that most of the roads were built by the farm hand on an International Farmall with a blade in the front. Surely I...

^^^^ and that could apply to dozens, hundreds ??? of components sub contracted throughout the parts list.

A good friend works for a redwood logging outfit hauling… It took him a very long time to get the rig he wanted because of the extreme...

Learned a lot about tandems in the past few months. Generally, there’s 2 types. There’s standard duty tandems, typically with a 7L to 9L...

Me thinks the dealer dodged a bullet, and the dealer knew it too.

They’re always sold without a bucket. You have to buy the bucket as well as other accessories like a quick coupler and thumb separate.

i agree machine is not remotely used, sat on a lot for a little bit, no digging machine would be that clean in 7 hours, the heat shield...

Go big..... Four 200#(+) and large diameter, small diameter require scrupulously clean floor, to wit a bean caught under shopping cart...

Well so far so good on this older diesel I bought, I have been towing my skidsteer with it 3-4 days per week and seems to get about 12...

It's interesting comparing the 2 that the torque and hp of the V6 cross at about 5200 rpm at nearly the same hp of the 4L six. It's also...

Absolutely. Anyone who's driven trucks with the old Ford 300 cubic inch straight 6, or the Chevy 292, can tell you that. And it is why...

There's something about the longer *stroke of a straight 6 that offers a different torque curve from a V configuration. If I said more...

I think there is a need for diesel engines but as of right now, I do not have one. I would rather not ever have to have one again. Gas...