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The point is that a Model Y has manual door releases for the front doors, but not in the back seat. The back seat has a complicated mechanism to access the manual door release. https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modely/en_us/GUID-AAD769C7-88A3-4695-987E-0E00025F64E0.html And notice what Tesla...

You want one of these sharpeners: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047A0RUC?th=1 with the 5/32 file. It very quickly leave the chain like new. And these things are great with a new chain.

Here is a diagram that shows a spring in a spark plug: https://prostreetonline.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/faq-spark-plugs-101/ Most plugs don't have a spring like that, but notice that the spring is not the resister. That page doesn't say why it is there, but my assumption(*) is that it helps...

I like it. I need one for my own little terror.

Or send them an email. I found them to be quite responsive.

Wow. 3 pages and I didn't see the real answer. Why do people use saturated salt water in tires? It is cheap, it doesn't freeze, and it is 20% heavier than water/antifreeze/beets. The whole point here is ballast; the saltwater approach does that job better because it is heavy. But like...

The video that started this thread was actually very good. The last point in the video was addressing why using the hitch pin in this fashion is a bad idea. The pins are designed for very high shear strength, but you are using it for bending strength and it will fail. Yes, this is safer than the...

Around here this is a case where you hire a local farmer to prep the field for planting. He has much bigger equipment and the proper stuff. As was mentioned this takes multiple passes with different implements. The scaled-down versions of those implements are expensive and most people are...

That might be true. My digging picture was with the heavy-duty bucket with the optional 3/4" bolt-on cutting edge. No teeth, but I am not bending that thing.

In the middle of digging a grave for a dead cow. Seems to be a theme here. Need to maintain a good slope to drive out with dirt and use the box teeth to score the next layer since this is hard clay. And I think having a top-and-tilt helps because I can keep the hole level.

They really don't look the same size and the std rippers. From the pictures, they look skinner and deeper. A real shame too because I have an EA Severe Xtreme box and I am really jealous of the new rippers. Especially the fast adjustment.

Here is my worse experience with something big getting stuck: https://goo.gl/photos/sYxv51o5xiWhvjaH9 I sunk a 13 ton bus to its frame in loose gravel. I had an old telephone pole I used to slide under the frame behind the rear tires so for when the air leaks out. This time the bus didn't rise...

Nope, the Butler bus is not mine, but I do always share a picture of it on Google Maps when I go to a campground. https://goo.gl/maps/74LSi1hfP2xUir7o7 https://goo.gl/maps/EwZ7r8NVNV9hSBMf9 https://goo.gl/maps/MRVZcyATM9eLPQRC9 https://goo.gl/maps/eTBJWtQx6a8RrQdq6 And I like this one Yeah...

Yeah, the thing has manual slack adjusters and it appears I need to adjust those and grease some more. At some point, I will send some pictures from underneath. The setup may be very simple, but it is darn near inaccessible. Thanks for the pointers.

Yes, I could arrange an engine coolant heater if I want. That is why I didn't worry too much about getting rid of that monster diesel-fired heater. FYI this was the day I finally got tried on that monster and all its extra piping: And yes ether works if needed so I could probably get it...

Thanks. We enjoy it. Even with the size, I can maneuver into camping spots that the big RVs could never manage. That is a transit bus frame so it has the front tire back a ways and has a really tight turning radius. You just need to be careful about soft spots.

Yeah sorry. In this case, these are old Rockwell Coach brakes. There isn't a dust cover and you can directly see the shoes from under the bus. Unfortunately, they are mostly blocked by this train-like frame that holds the rear differential and the 4 air shocks that hold the coach itself. When...

Yes, they are all greased and once the shoe was unstuck from the drum the brakes operated smoothly. But yes it is probably time for me to go crawl around under that thing and grease everything again. I am not sure you are really picturing these things. ;-) The drum is 16.5in diameter and the...

This isn't a tractor, but it seems like the type of thing people on this forum would enjoy. I have an old bus made into an RV It is a 1964 Flxible New Look suburban model with a Detroit 6v71 engine and a 5-speed manual transmission. It was originally the VIP airport shuttle at the Hanford...

In the midwest, most of the sugar you buy is actually made from beets and not sugarcane so you would be using the same stuff.

That orange Stihl file guide that was posted on the Amazon link is really nice. In addition to sharpening the teeth, it keeps the rakers at the right level so the chain continues to cut nicely. That file is crazy expensive, but I remember it being $35 not $50 so look around. I also stopped...

FYI. Since Starlink is taking longer than expected and my mobley has been needed to be reset more and more frequently I went ahead and decided to upgrade my LTE modem. This weekend I bought a Netgear Nighthawk Mobile LTE modem from Amazon for $225. It arrived the next day. My SIM was locked...

Does anyone see the length of the sides on that bad boy? It looks on the short side to me. You need that length to fill in dips. Those long sides are part of the reason a land plane is easier to get a better results than a box blade.

"hold the check until it clears" doesn't work the way you think. This is a common scam method. A check will appear in the balance of your bank account before it has ever been validated. I have received lots bad checks and only avoided being taking by paranoia. Just say no. Have them write a...

I just want to say when you are looking at gravel driveway maintenance you might want to consider a land leveler (aka grading scraper) in addition to a box blade. It is way easier to use and gets outstanding results. The relatively short blades on the scraper collect material quickly and...

A hacked together bin for wood using 3 pallets. Much nicer for carrying wood from the barn to the house. I just leave the bin in the garage at the house until it is empty and then take it back to the barn to refill.

UPDATE: So I swapped the filter and yesterday had another case where I needed to make heavy use of the loader. I trenched a drain tile because it was simpler than renting a trackhoe. Well, actually the problem didn't start occurring until I got stuck in the woods and was really using the...

EA Wicked Grapple can just barely pick up my large square bales.

My 66" Wicked Grapple is just barely able to move my large square hay bales. That comes is really handy. But I can only stack them 2 high.

So I have a 2015 Kubota MX5100HST that has about 100 hours of light use. Lately, I have been doing some digging and I find the front hydraulics lose power and moves very slowly after it has been working hard for 30 minutes. I assume that is when the fluids are all hot. First I checked the...

The only thing I didn't see on your list that I consider essential is a box scraper. They are very useful for lots of projects, especially maintaining a gravel driveway. I find you want the heaviest thing you can afford. I have the "Severe XTreme" one from EA and there I times I think a bit more...

I have an old implement I got at an auction once that I decided to dig out of the weeds and sell. old 3 point soil conditioner implement But I realized I don't know what to call it. What is that thing?

Lilranch, I am in Columbia City so it did rain all day so not really a good time to grade the driveway. But I have been putting it off waiting on this thing so anything is better than it was. From the site on the blade: 3/8" thick tube, and hitch. 17" side plates of 1/2" thick steel (!) 1/4"...

Woo hoo, my order finally came in today. It is raining but I still had play with it a bit: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/+WayneScott0/albums/6021178494796980081?authkey=CMeenZLQiMat9wE Severe XTreme Duty 78" Box Blade 66" Wicked Root Grapple That box is a beast and is totally a different...

I bought a used Land Pride rear lade off Craigslist for $200. The frame is kinda bent up but the blade is straight and the TNT can adjust for the warped mount. But for driveway maintenance I understand a gauge wheel makes it much easier to get a smooth contour. Land Pride's gauge wheels are...

OK I am planning on selling my '68 Ford 2000 tractor, but I don't know what kind of price to ask for it. This is one of the 3 cyl gas models with a 4-speed manual transmission. The is the newer 2000 that is quite a bit bigger/stronger than the older 4-cyl 2000. As the pictures show it is...

I got the same tractor this winter and am pleased with it. I didn't get the 3rd rear remote, but the dealer's price was the same if I brought it in later and since I was feeling cheap I didn't get it. I got the same bucket, but found that the bolt-on cutting edge was optional. ($200) I did get...

Lots of snow in Northeast Indiana this year. My driveway is sitting directly where all the snow blowing across the fields dumps. Corny video...

Thanks TripleR. That does remind me of another idea I had for a new tractor that favors the 5100. We store small hay bales in the barn: And piling that hay be hand is a real chore. I have considered the idea of stacking the hay in 4' cubes on pallets and then using pallet forks to carry these...

As a bonus at work I was told to go buy myself a new tractor. I said OK... But as an engineer I am spending way too much time analyzing the options. Here is roughly what I do with a tractor: Running bushhog on a very rough 10ac a couple times a year (most the rest is woods or planted by a...