Recent content by Wilburn Cox

I have a 66" disc harrow. The front left discs (blades) are a little loose. I have tried all I can think of to remove the keeper nut, (large cresent wrench with cheater) heat. Does anyone know if the threads on this nut is left or right hand? the nut is 1 and 5/8 inch. Thanks in advance for...

Hello everyone. I have 4 acres with a house, barn, shop and well house. I have a 15 gallon Fimco spray rig which I pull with my mower. I am considering a 4 gallon back pack sprayer for lesser amount of spraying around the place. Question; what are thoughts about battery operated or lever pump...

I have a standard lever action grease gun. The grease coupler needed replacement. I bought a new lock n load (not lock and lube) coupler from tractor supply and the new one will not go on the grease fittings. I called the maker, Legacymfg.com and was told the coupler could be adjusted by...

Does anyone have Tuff-Tite risers on their septic tanks? I am considering these and am wondering about the expense of having them installed. how do you like them and do they allow any rain run off into the tanks. thanks for any replies and let's all have a great 2019. Red Cox

I recently posted a question about the size of my septic leach field which was built using leach panels. I thought the question was simple but evidently it wasn't. there are 32 panels which are 8 ft long x 2 ft wide and i ft tall. This is 512 Sq ft. All of papers provided at time of installation...

My septic system was installed in 2002 in Erath County (Stephenville Texas) Was installed by licensed installer and inspected and approved by the County sanitation department. I was on site during the installation. 2 five hundred tanks were placed. Corrugated leach chambers were installed in...

I have a Husqvarna 340 with 18" bar and a Stihl Pro series HT 70 pole saw. I love both of them but at my age, 78, it has become hard to use when just trimming off low small limbs from my many oak trees. I only need the saw for small limbs as I can use the other 2 saws for the large cutting. I...

My wife and I live on 4 acres with lots of oak trees. Only the two of us in household. The septic system is (2) 500 gallon concrete tanks installed by certified installer and system was certified by county inspector at time of installation. Tanks have been pumped twice in the (9) years we have...

I have a Kubota B7100 HST-D in perfect condition and am considering building/having built a canopy incorporating a radiator cooling fan to help with this Texas heat. I have seen several canopies utilizing these fans on this forum. The tractor has a dynamo and I am not sure this will provide...

I have a Kubota B7100. I was hooking up my 4 ft woods rotary mower and noticed there are (2) locking grooves on the tractor PTP shaft. One groove is about 1/2" from the end of the shaft and another is about 1.5" from the end. Which of the locking grooves should I lock the implement U-Joint on...

I discovered my steam whistle/whistle steam on my Kubota B7100 was clogged up and was not even connected to the rubber over flow hose. Any advice on how to clean this out and test it will be appreciated. The tractor has never run hot but I don't want to take a chance. Thanks in advance for your...

I stupidly put gas in my Kubota and ran it about 45 minutes. I caught the mistake, drained the tank, removed the fuel element. I will be bleeding the lines, injector pump and injectors. The manual that came with my tractor does NOT show a spring underneath the fuel element and I did not find a...

Hello from Central Texas; I live on 4 acres that has about 75 large oak trees on it. I am always trimming limbs. I have a Stihl pole saw that extends 12 feet, a Husqvarna 350. they are both great saws BUT I have limbs which the Stihl pole saw son't reach. I also have two manual pole saws which...

I guess I am doing something wrong. I try to do searches for something specific and get everything except what I search for. I am trying to find posts concerning getting rid of "Grass burs or sand burs" and can't find information I need. Can someone let me know how to do a proper search> I...

I have 4 acres here in Stephenville TX and about 2 acres are covered in grass burs. I put out pre-emergent granules in early spring and thought I would be ok. The rains began, then lots of hail. We had 41 inches of rain in the first 6 months of this year. Several years ago, living in another...