Recent content by southerniltractor

Howdy! Sorry to hear of your bearing troubles, but happy to hear from you again. Always enjoyed your photos and descriptions of whatever projects you were embarked upon. Back to bearings - did any of these failures give you some indication of impending doom? I plan on changing my...

Same thing on my friend's tractor. Look at the same location on the other side of the tractor. You'll see a white plug there. Remove the white plug (27mm wrench) and you'll discover your dipstick! We went through the same puzzle too. Regarding GL4 versus GL5, you have probably already...

Howdy all, I've enjoyed reading the responses here. Funny how the topic lubricants can stir up some interesting conversation! In the end, I'll just square my neighbor away with some of the specified GL4 and advise him of the information gleaned here. When it is time to change the gear...

That was my thought as well. I stuck a clean screwdriver into the check port and determined there is oil in the axle, but not reaching the dipstick. Fortunately, there was oil there and it was both clean and not burned smelling. I'll top off his axle with this I have on hand for my cars which...

Howdy folks, I'm a Kioti guy, but I'm currently helping my neighbor service his LS MT235E tractor. We discovered his front axle is low on oil and I'm trying to source the correct product for this application. The owner's manual states a requirement for API GL4 SAE 80W and a recommended...

I look forward to hear how your repair goes. I've got a bit less than 700 hours on my DK40se hst and intend to replace bearings at 1000 hours a preventative maintenance. Oh, I just saw your Aug 16 post GRS. Like you, I didn't find much info on how the seals are installed in my service manual...

Best price I see on Tractorhouse is about $22,000 for a new one. Didn't see any used ones for sale there, but my internet has been spotty and I need to spend more time searching. Oh, his tractor is a HST and also has rear tires filled with beat juice.

Howdy folks, What is a fair price for a 2016 CK2610 with FEL and pallet forks? Tractor has about 160 hours. Helping a friend establish a price for his Kioti. Thanks, Mike

An EV wouldn't work given the distances we drive in the midwest. In addition, the entire "green" narrative is a complete falsehood when you do just a bit of research on the mining/mineral extraction requirements, pollution in mining and disposing of these machines, and then, where does all the...

Funny how I run headlong into a "small" project and discover so much once I start doing research and get advice from this forum in particular. We intend to run the powered water as I described in my first post and we also require a hand pump on the well. I thought a few hundred bucks for a...

And yes, I'll pump out that well several more times before we test the water. My neighbor has a perfect pump setup to do that job.

I intend to use 240V pump and take Valveman's advice on a submersible pump configuration. Thoughts on putting the pressure tank in the well itself? I don't have a heated building handy for placement of that component.

Wait, I remeasured my diameter of the well. it is only 31 inches in diameter, not 48! Imagine the fish I've told stories about? Okay, that means a recovery rate of 274 gallons in about 2 hours. Is that a good number?

My trusty sump pump pooped out before we hit the bottom of the well, but we did get the water down to 15 feet, 4 inches. We started with the surface of the water at 8 feet, three inches. Now let me see, 4 foot in diameter with a change of 7 feet, one inch gives me 658 gallons in about 2 hours...

Howdy again, I found my 25 year old sump pump (saved from home renovation) in the shed and gave it a test in a bucket of water. It worked well in that bucket, so I devised a plan to lower the pump into the well while attaching successive lengths of PVC pipe. With the help of my family and...