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Its really sad to see all of the destruction/loss of life in California. Maybe some of you live close to or even IN those danger zones. I know that floating embers are a huge concern. Do home modifications help? Things like metal roofs and siding that is stucco, brick or metal? Maybe...

I posted some questions last month about a leaky hydraulic motor and ended up buying a new 22 cu. inch low speed motor from surplus center. This motor has a case drain (in addition to the pressure and return lines). From what I have read, it is very important for the longevity of the motor's...

I am repairing some 1/8" stainless. It is an ear that holds the 7/8" pivot pin of a swinging auger on a fertilizer tender (so it will need to be fairly strong). The ear was damaged when the pin fell out while driving down the road and the auger landed on the ear and folded it over. I did my...

This low speed motor runs the 6 inch unloading auger on a 6 ton fertilizer tender. The tender is probably at least 30 years old. The motor functions fine but is leaking heavily from around one of the bolt heads and also from the seam between the two halves of the case (in the center of the...

I bought a cheap harbor freight style drill quite a few years ago (Cummins brand) but found the speed to be too fast and the motor too weak to effectively drill thick steel so it sat around for quite a few years. The motor is only 2.4 amps (probably around 1/4 hp or less) and the lowest...

Short version- Taking proper safety precautions and anticipating a possible explosion, I used a 12 volt "dumb" charger to raise the voltage of three dead/non-chargeable 18-20 volt lithium drill batteries up to 3-4 volts, then placed them on the factory charger. Then the factory charger worked...

I am looking for a spare bulb for an old Bell and Howell 8mm movie projector. It takes an 80 watt bulb that runs on 30 volts (supplied by the projector). The correct bulb is about $55. I found a 250 watt, 120 volt film projector bulb at a yard sale for $1 and bought it. Will this bulb use...

I'm using a 38 inch rear tractor tire and need to turn it inside out to use it for a flower bed. I already have the sidewall cut out and have spent 4+ hours on attempting to invert it. I am using an 80hp JD 2930 with FEL and adjustable pallet forks. I will try to explain my first 3...

I was offered a 4 month old propane water heater and since my electric water heater is getting old and I have a propane furnace in the basement, I was considering taking it IF I can avoid running the vent pipe through the first floor and out the roof. First of all, has anyone converted from...

My dad has just pressure washed all the loose old paint off the roof his 50x90 foot 1970's era Morton machine shed and is getting ready to spray it with Zinnser Bullseye 123 primer (rated exterior/interior, water based) with an airless sprayer. The primer is white and he wants the roof to be...

I bought a 15 acre hay field next to my house/field about 8 years ago (it is outlined in red in the drawing). It was a great place for the wife to ride her horse, but now the horse is gone. The local farmer who has been cutting hay off it for the last 15 years has been very anxious to buy it...

Factory conversion kits are about $1250 (too much for my liking). I got by spending less than $300 because I had some basic parts on hand. This tractor was designed with 2 drag links coming from arms protruding from each side of the steering box (which complicated adding power steering- it...

(see pics) I was checking my fence lines today and first noticed the baby snake hanging on the middle strand of barbed wire (impaled on a barb). Then, about 200 yards away (around 2 fence corners) I see a rodent impaled on a bush hogged cedar stub about 1 foot from the fence, about 75 yards...

I have an old white westinghouse 1150 rpm 7.5 hp 3 phase electric motor that I am running on 220v with an factory made static phase converter (simply a large bank of capacitors with a magnetic switch controller that starts the motor turning and then kicks out). I am running a home made bandsaw...

My wife and I purchased an older house, detached garage and 15+ acres a couple of years ago (it is very near my parents' farm). As it is several hours away, we only get out there one weekend a month. We plan on moving as soon as a job opens up in that area. The detached garage is a metal 3...

I recently bought a 1960's era 4cyl gas Ford 4000. I love everything about this tractor except the steering.... Even with no front weights, the steering wheel is quite difficult to turn and the turning radius seems huge (my old tractor was a 1940's Case SC- tricycle type). Right now, the...

I have a cheap twin bulb 4 foot shoplight and one of the bulbs is burned out. It is rated for 25watt to 40 watt bulbs. I'd like to replace the 25 watt bulb that burned out with a 40 watt bulb for more light- but, I wanted to ask here first. Would having a 25 w and a 40w bulb in the same...

I know there are some legal experts here and I have always wondered about this- especially after reading much of the insurance thread. If you are being sued by a wealthy person for what seems like the purpose of bankrupting you (example- a rich neighbor who is coming up with a weak lawsuit so...

I enjoyed the waste oil heater thread. I have an old kerosene heater- the 120 volt forced air torpedo type with blower/pump/spray nozzle/spark ignition etc. This gave me an idea. If the waste oil was well filtered, and if the heater was operated so that it blew the exhaust into a horizontal...

I have a friend that works for the power company. He told me that TVA (main electricity supplier in much of the Kentucky/Tennessee area) mandated that customers should be charged based on their usage during peak demand/off peak hours. It seems that since they pay more during the hours when...

I have a small tilt boat trailer (single axle, 1 inch spindles, about 14 feet long) that originally had typical 12 inch (narrow) trailer tires on it. I am going to put a wood deck on it and use it for light hauling (less than 1000 pounds). I am replacing the wheel bearings now, but noticed that...

I picked up a load of gravel yesterday at the quarry with my 1961 Chevy C60 (2 ton). It has a 12.5 foot by 7.5 foot grain bed (tongue and groove wood floor, metal sides). I told the loader driver I wanted 5 tons, but he gives me a whole scoop (this is a HUGE loader with a bucket that is 10 feet...

I don't know how many of you share my problem- my tractor is unable to carry large round bales, yet I needed a way to carry them out to feed to the cows. Necessity is the mother of invention- so, an old rear axle, a few pipes, brackets and a winch later, this is what I came up with. Its crude...

I have a problem goat. It has been testing the 6" square field fence and has discovered that if it pushes the bottom of the fence up in a low spot, it can wiggle its way under the fence on its belly. I have several low spots along the perimeter of the pasture, so it would be a big job to fill...

I have just replaced the floors in a mobile home with 3/4" plywood and would like to lay linoleum directly over the plywood without going to the extra $ expense of adding another "smooth" layer of something like luan on top of it. I already have the rolled linoleum, but there are some 1/8 " to...

This is a car question but I am sure it will also apply to tractors I am replacing a head gasket and I just got my car's cylinder head back from the machine shop- the head's mating surface has a nice mirror finish. I have been cleaning the top of the engine block for about 2 hours with a...

I neglected to properly caulk along the bottom of the wooden frame of my patio door when I installed it 8 years ago. It looks like the end grain soaked up water over time. I have already pulled off the brickmolding in the following pictures. We rarely use this back door and a few weeks ago...

I saw an article about one of these in Mother Earth news and decided to build it. The ball bearing rollers are rated at 900 lbs each. The main frame is made of two 5"X5" red oak beams and five black locust 2x6's (all sawn with my home built bandmill) covered by half inch plywood. I really...

I made this 2 years ago- its quite crude, but it saves a lot of work digging with a shovel. The 3" X 10" cylinder that raises and lowers the boom has been removed for the pic- I am just using the winch to keep the bucket from dragging the ground. The engine is an 11hp briggs, the pump is an...

This was last year's project (I haven't thought one up yet for this year). The saw bed is actually a frame from a 1958 chevy 2 ton truck with inverted angle iron welded to the right side to guide the saw carriage which has 2 v grooved steel wheels, the motor is an old 7.5 hp 3 phase electric (I...