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  1. Egon

    Buying a new truck ? Times have changed.

    This would not be a case of delayed construction due to parts but Companies deciding on what and how many would sell and stockpiling a limited number at a central location. This stock would be replaced as deleted. It would keep a lot less inventory on the shelves.
  2. Egon

    California Targets Private Property With Latest Water Well Fees, Charges: Report

    Anyone note the water issues between two states that has contracts going back over a hundred years. Can’t offhand recall the States but I think the Platte River is involved.
  3. Egon

    California Targets Private Property With Latest Water Well Fees, Charges: Report

    Don’t think you’d even get close. No one owns the water under their land Or that falls on their land.
  4. Egon

    California Targets Private Property With Latest Water Well Fees, Charges: Report

    Sorry, the rights to the water Under your land will belong to others.
  5. Egon

    California Targets Private Property With Latest Water Well Fees, Charges: Report

    patience: As the forest matures ground level growth diminishes.
  6. Egon

    Buying a new truck ? Times have changed.

    Be aware large inventory stocks are a thing of the past. Inventories cost money!
  7. Egon

    California Targets Private Property With Latest Water Well Fees, Charges: Report

    It may be the water rights have long ago been claimed. It will go as far as roof runoff water usage. It’ll date back to the start of major irrigation. It also covers much more area tha one realizes. Like all of the Us and Canada.
  8. Egon

    Foxtail and Dogs. Is this real?

    It’s for real.
  9. Egon

    Should I even think about 2 wheel drive

    Dropping the bucket just may slow you down! let’s not forget the effect of the operator leaning into the hill or planing-cross hillside paths utilizing the effect of engine torque!
  10. Egon

    Should I even think about 2 wheel drive

    And then there is the backflip if it’s not done properly!
  11. Egon

    Recommended wood stove brands

    There will be codes regulating the type of chimney.
  12. Egon

    Recommended wood stove brands

    Free firewood is an illusion!
  13. Egon

    Should I even think about 2 wheel drive

    The stability of a tractor is related to the layout dimensions and weight distribution. Ie; how the force vectors fit into the layout dimensions. A low centre of gravity is independent of stability. Loaders are usually the best downhill braking system.
  14. Egon

    Should I even think about 2 wheel drive

    When the towed load gets out sideways to the tractor two or four wheel drive don’t matter.
  15. Egon

    Best truck under $10k?

    Muhammad started this site in his teens. I do believe his father added a lot of advice in the early years but don’t think he had any hands on help. Muhammad definitely deserves allocates for his accomplishment.
  16. Egon

    Best truck under $10k?

    Bought 96 cumins 2500 extended cab 4x4 new. It’s now got 250K kilometres on it. It spent most of its life with a 2500 lb. Camper on it towing a fully loaded 10 K trailer mostly over some rough roads. All suspension parts have been replaced with heavy duty after market parts. The transmission ...
  17. Egon

    leaky hydraulic pump - can I replace front seal

    Might be best to follow your plan to run as is and then sell If it’s possible to keep it running. If you do touch the pump make sure you can get a replacement pump that will fit Before any work is done.
  18. Egon

    4210 Thermistor Location?

    4200 JD: Thermistor behind fuse panel buried inside of a bundle of wires. Took me a few years to find it.
  19. Egon

    Best truck under $10k?

    Best old used truck = 12 valve doge cumins with inline injector pump.
  20. Egon

    Welding to repair snow blade wear bar.

    As said. Weld on new cutting edge!
  21. Egon

    What implement for creating furrows?

    Should have lots of choices in market garden equipment.
  22. Egon

    Pasture into hayfield

    Chances are the pasture will not have enough desirable hay grass in it. Cultivate the land , clear the rocks and reseed with grass of choice and a cover crop. Hay land may have a loss of desirable grasses over the years and will have to be rotated To a different crop or reseeded. This is a...
  23. Egon

    Building a Garage Pit

    Be aware that garage pits are probably illegal due to safety issues.
  24. Egon

    I need a pocket screwdriver!

    One of these may fit your pocket. For consideration maybe a nice leather belt tool pouch that keeps your pockets empty and comfortable.
  25. Egon

    Fake Crops?

    Is that yield bulk product or nutritional value of the product. Is the base seed self substaining? How do the products compare in adverse growing Conditions?
  26. Egon

    Bringing up old rock / gravel...want to restore parking lot and driveway...Land Plane or box blade or?

    Think about a road grader. It can dig up the gravel, mix it well and then lay it back down. The operator will be able to separate the larger rock and lay it in the bottom.
  27. Egon

    John Deere 110 TLB cranks but wont start

    I found the thermistor in my 4200 right in the middle of a wire bundle. Had to spread out the wire bundle to see it.
  28. Egon

    Pillow Shopping

    Stuff a pillow case with sweet grass and lavender. Add or subtract as required.
  29. Egon

    Looking to buy my first tractor

    Egon grew up on a farm in the land of Alberta. This was at a time that a large tractor was maybe forty or so horsepower. Many farms of 320 acres were worked with two wheel drive 30 HP or less tractor with no three point attachments. There would be a pro and belt drive. Things have changed since...
  30. Egon

    Looking to buy my first tractor

    In my personal experience most tractor maintenance is related to operator error. Most tractor owners follow a pretty precise maintenance schedule Not errors. Commercial concerns will keep track of all time and hours when a piece of equipment is serviced and parts replaced. They also keep in...
  31. Egon

    Septic line distance limitations

    You will also have to Know the drainage rate to the leach field. There has to be a sufficient slope for the drainage water to keep the solids moving. You are probably best to hire a competent engineering firm. Horizontal bores can also be used to minimize surface disturbance.
  32. Egon

    How Hard Can a Tractor Pull?

    Bandwidth may have a lot to do with rock pulling experience!
  33. Egon

    face mask for mowing tired of the dust?

    Maybe look at the full face masks.
  34. Egon

    Recommended wood stove brands

    There are lots of wood stoves available. Shop around and pick one that fits your space with the proper chimney. Check out your local code requirements for installation. For make up air for the cabin there will be commercial products available. ( At one time a downcomer terminated in a five...
  35. Egon

    When to plane rough cut lumber?

    A site with information on milling lumber. Long read but can be skipped through to find pertinent information. There is a very good index. http://images.mofcom.gov.cn/gy/201310/2013102504430546.pdf
  36. Egon

    When to plane rough cut lumber?

    Commercial sawmills will only accept logs at a certain moisture content. This ensures the milled lumber will meet standard specs when dried.
  37. Egon

    How Hard Can a Tractor Pull?

    It’s actually a very good reply based on original information given.
  38. Egon

    How Hard Can a Tractor Pull?

    Maybe calcite deposited in the limestone.
  39. Egon

    What is this lifting ?? tongs for ??

    Link for log booms??
  40. Egon

    Exhaust options for my 4’ x 4’ generator shed

    If you want four walls shroud the engine so the cooling fan brings in outside air that gets exhausted outside. For the exhaust use flexible metal exhaust pipe with a proper wall fitting. Run the exhaust pipe into two 45 barrels connected via the large bungs and make a larger hole in the last...
  41. Egon

    When to plane rough cut lumber?

    Plane the boards just before using. Planing wet and stickered stacking usually means you will plane again before use
  42. Egon

    Why would you buy a tractor that does this?

    Looks like it could climb terraced fields.
  43. Egon

    Bending Metal?? Looking for some advice

    That is a good plan. Enough leverage and regulated force will make for a nice looking job. Should add that when straightened cool the heated parts down slowly.
  44. Egon

    Portable work benches?

    Outside bench that holds a portable planer. Treated lumber construction supported by two three legged saw horses.
  45. Egon

    JD 4400 stopped dead in its tracks

    Maybe have a look at the cruise control.
  46. Egon

    Bending Metal?? Looking for some advice

    Lot’s of heat, cherry red, and a ten pound sledge may do it. Might want to have it blocked up when hammering
  47. Egon

    Grading Clean up and grade (?) a wooded lot with Loads-A-Rocks . . .

    mercaptan may be an alternative???
  48. Egon

    What attachment might be best to use?

    What was the forestry mulching?
  49. Egon

    How to make asphalt millings smooth and nice black colour?

    Sand is a generic tern for small sizes of rock. Grading depends on how well the particulate sizes are distributed. It’s use will help keep the tackcote from tracking. Over time the tackcote will get hard and dry and the sand just blends into the topcoat.
  50. Egon

    Pulled fitting

    Just weld a new nipple on top of the present one. For neatness grind off the present nipple and then weld on a new one. Best done in a shop.
  51. Egon

    How to make asphalt millings smooth and nice black colour?

    Spray on some real tackcote ( not the hardware type ) and then use a vibrating roller to pack it. Keep the roller wet. When finished cover it with sand and pack again. It will turn black after a year or so.
  52. Egon

    Propane questions

    I surely did read the post. With the given information and not knowing local codes it is not possible to advise the OP on the installation specifics. You ever fill and carry a bucket of propane?
  53. Egon

    Cutting up white oak tree

    Sharpen the tooth so it is more perpendicular to the bar. Don't completely eliminate a point, but don't make the point do the whole lead. Sounds like a rip chain?
  54. Egon

    Ideas for cannon ball extraction?

    Since the op has drilled into the lead ball threading in a coarse lag screw should give a point to pull from. If excitement is wanted a little gasoline or propane down the ignition hole with a long fuse may be considered!!
  55. Egon

    Cutting up white oak tree

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/41698529_Composition_distribution_and_supposed_origin_of_mineral_inclusions_in_sessile_oak_wood_-_Consequences_for_microdensitometrical_analysis
  56. Egon

    Cutting up white oak tree

    There will be technical data backing up your thoughts.
  57. Egon

    Smoothing land - How to start over.

    Your present tractor will work fine. The same sized tractors have been used to convert many a pasture into seeded crop land. ( pastures like over 50 acres ) Plough the area. Weight your disk down and work the ploughed area in different directions till the sod is broke up. Then use a drag about...
  58. Egon

    Foods you ate growing up that most folks don't eat today

    I’ve had that. Only we stirred up the yolk.
  59. Egon

    Propane questions

    It’s the mercaptan added to the propane that stinks.
  60. Egon

    Propane questions

    The propane supplier can figure out the volumes and line size required. The installation will also have to meet their specifications before they will fill your tank. Note: the generator may need a special kit to use propane. More to it than just switching the fuel lines.
  61. Egon

    Ideas for cannon ball extraction?

    Use vinegar, coke or anther fluid containing phosphoric acid and completely fill the barrel and let and let sit for a few days. Then drain and scrub out the bore with wire brush or Sandpaper or whatever. Then proceed as you have been Using water pressure.
  62. Egon

    Packing dirt.

    No need to be sorry. In the ensuing years I have learned that the hoe will dig quite well but I’ll never develop the skill of the good hoe operator’s I have watched for countless hours in another life!
  63. Egon

    Stuck knife head bolt — sickle bar cutter

    https://www.google.ca/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwjFvK7Oxqr4AhUUhMgKHYp-CUoYABAhGgJxdQ&ae=2&sig=AOD64_2BdwW_5DpIkAyYqQ7XU9dc3cVEog&adurl&ctype=5&ved=2ahUKEwjy-KDOxqr4AhX4sHIEHQfpBmcQ8w56BQgBEPMC Does that sickle bar have this type of bushing. If so a torch may be in order as the bushing will probably...
  64. Egon

    Stuck knife head bolt — sickle bar cutter

    That hole looks like it was cut out to access the bolt. It’s not An original hole.
  65. Egon

    Well pressure Switch question

    With water heaters the problem may be a heater that does not shut off and creates steam.
  66. Egon

    Well pressure Switch question

    N No problems.
  67. Egon

    Well pressure Switch question

    Using the description “boiler drain” is generic for the type/design of the valve. They are usually a globe type valve so a specified drain value can be maintained. Any pressure tank should have a preset pressure relief valve set at recommended pressure by vessel manufacturer.
  68. Egon

    Bottle jack method of tree felling (plus rope?)

    There are hydraulic wedges used in felling so the jack works the same as a wedge. Should work well.
  69. Egon

    How would you fall this?

    Good plan.
  70. Egon

    How would you fall this?

    Gotta see how it’s laying on the berm and what kind of clearance that you can make. Then make a cut location and method. Probably cut near the base where the tree trunk is closest to the ground. Might consider cutting out wedges from the topside of the trunk to avoid pinching the blade...
  71. Egon

    JOhn Deere won’t move

    https://www.weingartz.com/illustrated-diagram/john-deere-parts-lookup/model-755-compact-utility-tractor-pc2054/4275-35257 Some diagrams here. Clumsy wording but positive connection was meat to be a driveline connection. There will be pictures as well as parts listing in the above site.
  72. Egon

    JOhn Deere won’t move

    Is their a positive between the engine and transmission? Should say positive connection like a drive shaft.
  73. Egon

    JOhn Deere won’t move

    Check the hydraulic fluid levels.
  74. Egon

    fixing ruts in field with tall grass

    You got ruts in well grassed ground? Cultivate the area and then a drag to level it. You got lots of tractor.
  75. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis Some information on the situation.
  76. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    Just recently did not Texas have a very cold period the caused power outages? It seems the conventional power sources failed whereas solar and wind kept functioning. Keep in mind that oil fields have surface areas around well heads, surface area for transportation systems, surface area for...
  77. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    @Egon: No offense, but you did not answer my question and came with a value-free opinion. That is laudable, of course, but hardly a contribution to any discussion. Your question was answered. All that is required is a fluid that works within the parameters of the max/min heat available. The...
  78. Egon

    Have given up on my Land Plane

    Put some gauge wheels on your back blade, rip up the surface and then work a windrow back and forth across the road.
  79. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    Ottawa storm 2022: Manotick man powers neighbourhood with 'microgrid' house Home power system helps neighbourhood out after storm damaged electrical supply.
  80. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    Working fluid and heat differential is all that is required.
  81. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    As time progresses thing do change.
  82. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/road-to-net-zero/2022/05/22/japanese-start-up-electrifies-farms-using-solar-power-to-grow-crops-and-profits/
  83. Egon

    Help with 3pt tiller tines

    Any implement dealer should have the dimensions and type of tine available and be able to order them for you.
  84. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    The reality is you eat the products grown under the solar panels!
  85. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    Energy is not restricted to heating only; that is only a small part of the world's and nation's energy packet. In the whole it is electricity that is required for the big major part, and water of 80C (175F) does not make any of that. Heat is energy. It can be converted to other forms like...
  86. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    Nothing odd about moving. People do it all the time. Usually more than once.
  87. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    Nice information.
  88. Egon

    3-Point Hitch 2 bottom plow

    A bit off topic but related to ploughs. https://download.kvernelandgroup.com/content/download/96770/868716/file/Ploughing
  89. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    The coming change in energy sources is inevitable! Solar viability and storage? Take a look at Drakes Landing. Solar based community with ground storage system For heat. It’s been in operation for a few years. It works. https://www.dlsc.ca/
  90. Egon

    What size boards should I cut on saw mill?

    consider laying out the cutting sequence so the flat sawn are thinner and the quarter/rift sawn contain some four inch nominal sizes and some deeper two inch boards.
  91. Egon

    Scam? I think so.

    There be a lot of material items in todays society that do require education to manufacture. It would also seem many professions like, Medical Field, require a lot of education plus work(personal time) to achieve a professional status. I’m quite sure I could manage to pull a tooth but the...
  92. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    We actually do not “Own” land. It is all rented By way of Taxes. We actually purchase the right to use.
  93. Egon

    Bringing old gravel to the surface

    Scarifiers only loosen up the material. They do not move it to the top.
  94. Egon

    Understanding weight for traction

    Dead weight and live weight. One increases the axle load. The other has no effect. Loaded tires do not put weight on the axles.
  95. Egon

    Suggestion for shed walls' base.

    The original plan should work well. Might want to consider putting in a concrete footing to replace the brick. Budget decision.
  96. Egon

    Understanding weight for traction

    Tire weight has less negative effect on the tractor than three point weight from a wear prospective.
  97. Egon

    Can anyone link me to a definition of a "firm whack"?

    That type of terminology might be variable as to the type of occupation you are in!
  98. Egon

    Is there any food you do not like?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tomatina Tomato festival in Spain.
  99. Egon

    Choice: food or solar fields

    And how much arable farmable land is covered in concrete and asphalt?
  100. Egon

    What Have You Done That Has >"TOTALLY CHANGED"< Your Home?

    Moved to the other side of the country.
  101. Egon

    What TV did you watch as a kid?

    No TV so didn’t get to watch as a kid. In fact TV was not available till my mid teens.
  102. Egon

    Driveway repair and Turnaround expansion

    Loader will work fine removing the top soil. Just spread the new gravel with the loader. It will blend in nicely with the existing driveway. A back blade with gauge wheels might be the best choice for maintenance. It can pull the edges up. Windrow back and forth will mix the fines and coarser...
  103. Egon

    Disc Harrow rusteration (Ferguson A BO 22)

    Phosphoric acid does a great job on rust. It gets into the interstitial granular rust that can’t be seen and neutralizes it.
  104. Egon

    New Lawn for new house - looking for input and advice

    The equipment you have should work. Maybe build a log drag to help in the levelling. Soil test and amendments and check with the district Agriculturist for seed type. Add a cover crop when seeding to help protect the new grass. Let it grow taller before mowing and keep subsequent mowings at...
  105. Egon

    Do you know what this is?

    It may be a JD commercial unit??
  106. Egon

    Box scraper vs. rear blade for this type of road work

    Rear blade with gauge wheels. If moving material is a priority the bucket will do it much better than a box blade.
  107. Egon

    Material for hydraulic hard lines, Copper-Nickel or only steel?

    proper rated compression fittings. There are different types but you will not find them at the local hardware. A proper fittings shop can help. https://products.swagelok.com/fittings/c/100?clp=true
  108. Egon

    Material for hydraulic hard lines, Copper-Nickel or only steel?

    Proper rated tubing and compression fittings!
  109. Egon

    A windpower first

    Be aware that the oil companies major profit comes from the sale of crude oil. The refined crude and ensuing sales outlets may be mostly franchised operations!
  110. Egon

    A windpower first

    Can’t recall saying the electric car industry did not receive subsidies. Did mention that fossil fuel industry received subsidies!
  111. Egon

    A windpower first

    https://e360.yale.edu/digest/fossil-fuels-received-5-9-trillion-in-subsidies-in-2020-report-finds
  112. Egon

    A windpower first

    Your saying horses and wagons, bicycles etc. would be allowed on all highways?
  113. Egon

    A windpower first

    Bettcha there were subsidies and other perks available.
  114. Egon

    A windpower first

    European power sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2021/01/25/its-official-in-2020-renewable-energy-beat-fossil-fuels-across-europe/ I was just thinking, hard, I know, that there was a time when gasoline filling stations were hard to find. Horse stables would have been more...
  115. Egon

    Water well pump?

    Do the paddles move with the handle? Otherwise it looks just like a cylinder piston pump. Can’t tell which direction it pumps in. It also very similar to a bilge pump. For some reason it would look like a pump set in a tank and the paddles are for mixing whatever is pumped in??
  116. Egon

    knee pads - we all need them -

    Knee pads keep slipping for me. I’ve been thinking of getting a pocket sewn over my pant knees that a piece of foam would slip in.
  117. Egon

    What is the most important things to look for when buying a tractor?

    The jobs you require the tractor for.
  118. Egon

    Who makes John Deere Synthetic Oil?

    Low bidder!
  119. Egon

    A windpower first

    Perhaps think about the resources required for building a nuclear/coal fired power plant. Then add in the requirements for “after the event“ pollution mitigation. Things like acid rain or the destruction of the Appalachian Streams. ( water quality )
  120. Egon

    A windpower first

    In other words it does not agree with your ideas?
  121. Egon

    A windpower first

    Bird kills: https://www.fws.gov/library/collections/threats-birds
  122. Egon

    Need with help with eroding stream in field

    This would sound like the way to go. Just make sure the pipe inlet is below grade and ported from erosion.
  123. Egon

    Roto-tiller or disc harrow

    For the job at hand a Tiller would be an ideal implement. It works well in uncultivated ground and probably goes deeper than a disk. For the first & second year you plots may not be as productive as you wish But as the soil gets conditioned growth increases. Culti pack after seeding.
  124. Egon

    Downside to disc harrow being narrower than tractor tread width?

    Heavy soil, lots of rocks, 25 HP. ?? It’s gonna be hard to pull a disk that will do any good. Plow with trips or a chisel type cultivator would probably be better choices. A rock picker would surely help.
  125. Egon

    A Big Job - Allis Chalmers Film

    Garrison Dam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrison_Dam I was about 12 years behind this operation when I entered the construction industry. My employer was the same one whose yellow/black service rig was shown.
  126. Egon

    What Has Gone Wrong With Site?

    Perhaps sunspots?
  127. Egon

    Can this be repaired? If not, does replacement have to be exact OEM?

    It looks like that outside screw will be what’s holding the plug in. easiest way to handle the fuel is to drain the tank.
  128. Egon

    Can this be repaired? If not, does replacement have to be exact OEM?

    On the original if the on/off handle has a screw in the middle try tightening it. If that screw can be removed the valve handle and plug may be removable.
  129. Egon

    Single disk gang to pull dirt

    Consider keeping both right side gangs on the disk. Run the front straight to cut and the back angled to pull dirt onto the road. Lots of weight on the front gang to cut deeper and keep the implement from going sideways. A plow might also be able to throw dirt sideways. Many years ago many...
  130. Egon

    What size dozer for this land clearing job?

    D6 sized cat or bigger with a root rake. It would be advantageous to the operator if there was a proper cage on the cat to protect the operator from tree material that comes back. The dozer can also windrow/pile the debris. Follow up with a dozer pulled breaking disk. There have been many...
  131. Egon

    Is sub compact big enough?

    Jd 2010: TractorData.com John Deere 2010 tractor information There are some who are inquisitive.
  132. Egon

    What is the name for a Sub surface plow?

    Mole plow, Mole ripper.
  133. Egon

    Buy a salvage tractor vs just buying parts

    Need parts? Buy new or use worn out salvaged parts?
  134. Egon

    Disc Harrow Selection For 18-45 Horsepower Tractors (Revision 2b)

    Disk’s are a common primary tillage tool In agriculture. All it takes is the proper sized equipment. Tillage equipment: https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/13905-a-tillage-tool-primer-for-equipment-dealers
  135. Egon

    How do you clean Your hay mow?

    Kinda vague question. Park the tractor outside!
  136. Egon

    This place controls just like google does.

    Don’t forget the sodies, rock houses or snow houses.
  137. Egon

    This place controls just like google does.

    We too live in a house constructed from full sized lumber. Our previous house was logs. we Also have a parcel of land with lots of sawmill quality trees. Plywood a OSB definitely have an important place in construction materials.
  138. Egon

    This place controls just like google does.

    There was a time there was no plywood or Osb. Things got built with just lumber.
  139. Egon

    First time buying a tractor tips?

    Figure out what needs to be done and then go shopping for the equipment that meets your needs! And do have patience.
  140. Egon

    Weld critique requested

    Make a cut through the welds. See what penetration is like.
  141. Egon

    Mattock Handles. Why?

    Pick axe/ mattock all the same Just plain hard work.
  142. Egon

    Mattock Handles. Why?

    Knowing how to use a mattock may be a skill best ignored. It’s just plain hard work!
  143. Egon

    First project w Router and other woodworking tools

    Three cauls, each end and middle should do it. For the clamps they should be spaced evenly with half on the top the other half on the bottom. The number depends on how many are available. check out YouTube; you’ll get some good information with pictures.
  144. Egon

    Mattock Handles. Why?

    If’n the head slides down the Mattock hasn’t been used for a time and the handle is dry. I can also go back three generations of mattock use. Got one in the shed that only goes back a verifiable two generations.
  145. Egon

    First project w Router and other woodworking tools

    Top two boards; glue and clamps with several cauls to keep it flat. The glue edge is strong and doesn’t require biscuits, dowels or tongue and groove. The cauls make for easy alignment. Saran Wrap on the cauls keeps them from being glued on. The other questions are a matter of personal...
  146. Egon

    Mattock Handles. Why?

    It does not have to be a full swing. Any portion of an arc will do.
  147. Egon

    Re-Bar ? -- Wrought Iron , or steel -- OR other OR a combination

    The qualities of rebar might change depending on how it is used.
  148. Egon

    Mattock Handles. Why?

    All the swing has to do is form an arc.
  149. Egon

    Mattock Handles. Why?

    Inertia keeps the head in place. Prying forces will not slip the head off of the handle.
  150. Egon

    cutipacker for breaking up manure in pasture?

    Hay Tedder might work.
  151. Egon

    Wood working clamps

    3/4 in. pipe clamp with stands and a homemade clamp That stands on it’s own.
  152. Egon

    10 Hours In, found this laying in front of my bucket (see pic)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrench
  153. Egon

    Wood working clamps

    The cauls you will have to make yourself.
  154. Egon

    Blocking off radiator?

    Used to be a very common practice.
  155. Egon

    10 Hours In, found this laying in front of my bucket (see pic)

    Replace with a bolt and nylon lock nut.
  156. Egon

    Wood working clamps

    Use cauls. They work!
  157. Egon

    Wood working clamps

    If the OP is new to woodwork he should go to the internet. Lots of descriptions on glueing jigs and building your own clamps. Building your own is quite easy and you can make them stiffer than a pipe Clamp. Also much cheaper and can be sized to fit. Keep in mind cauls for flat board glue ups...
  158. Egon

    Neighbor thinks pot growers are in the area

    As others have said: Report Suspected activities to the proper authorities and then just ignore it. Don’t get personally involved. Commercial Hemp is a very useful product and it’s use should be expanded!
  159. Egon

    Water Well pump removal ideas

    Use the schedule 40 and build an A frame
  160. Egon

    Wood working clamps

    It would be easy to make some clamps like those shown and use a ratchet strap. The picture shown has an incorrect orientation.
  161. Egon

    Wood working clamps

    I would think you are right.
  162. Egon

    Wear strips or Hard-Facing beads to extend the life of snowblower skid shoes

    There should be welding rods available for hardsurfacing. You should also be able to find a pattern that suits your needs.
  163. Egon

    What to do about a rusty frame?

    Some of this should do for a phosphate replacement.I have used a product that dairies used to clean their milk lines. It contained phosphoric acid and was reasonably priced. I can’t get it anymore.
  164. Egon

    router bit recommendations

    If you are looking at new routers keep in mind the physical size and location of the on/off switch. Ergonomics that suit your hands. This changes when the router is mounted to a table. The regular inexpensive carbide tipped router bits of today could be considered heaven to some of the steel...
  165. Egon

    What to do about a rusty frame?

    Power wash everything you can get to including the interiors of the frame. Get the rocker panels and wheel wells too. Then spray it with a rust inhibitor. ( tremclad ?? ) Finish off by spraying on an under coating. If you make your own undercoating it can be quite economical. ( roofing tar...
  166. Egon

    Smoothing Clear Cut Land

    That is the best option. Follow up with a breaking disk and the land should be cultivatable. A larger Cat would be preferred. There really is no light duty equipment option for removing large stumps and levelling the land. Get the proper equipment and clean it up. In the long run that is the...
  167. Egon

    Should I "Upgrade"?

    Can more weight be added to the bucket? At the rear can you get more down force by altering the hitching configuration slightly?
  168. Egon

    Water Well pump removal ideas

    You gotta keep in mind that the top section of the pipe has to be restrained in some fashion when the coupling is broken. many different ways of lifting the pipe in shorter steps.
  169. Egon

    Water Well pump removal ideas

    It can be done and has been done many times. You have to design a derick ( numerous methods) , select the winch cable and attachment tools, figure out how you lay the pipe down, figure out how to hold the Down hole string in place when couplings are broken out, and lastly devise a safety cable...
  170. Egon

    Plate tamper for compacting 300m of driveway?

    Smooth drum is much different than a sheep foot type. Vibratory with smooth drum works well.
  171. Egon

    router bit recommendations

    Beginner routing: For bits just start with an inexpensive hardware store set. Practice lots on scrap wood. When the time comes for real work get specific quality bits for the job at hand. Might look at a better router also. practice and watching you tube videos will be of great help.
  172. Egon

    Who actually makes the tractor and whose engine and transmission does it carry?

    John Deere, another version. https://www.deere.com/en/our-company/history/john-deere/
  173. Egon

    Plate tamper for compacting 300m of driveway?

    Plate tamper will require Best be checking on what kind of materials a Sheep Foot packer will work on!,
  174. Egon

    Buying Advice SCUT/CUT for a newbie on 2.5 acre 15d slope, what should I think about?

    Just get the one that gives proper vibes when you sit on it.
  175. Egon

    JD 4300 no start

    All the levers in the proper position?
  176. Egon

    Silo Gazebo - Smoke Problem

    As mentioned, a cupola. Or, a fan set up with an inductor. Fan blows ambient temperature air. Instead of the air starved fire pit build up a platform for the fire to sit on. Makes for better air flow and ambiance. Somewhere, in the deep recesses of the mind, I recall something about “coreolis...
  177. Egon

    What tires should you get on a new Tractor, R1, R4, or Turf?

    Get the ones that suit your purpose.
  178. Egon

    I wanted a fence stretcher

    A couple of 2x6 and a come along work nicely!
  179. Egon

    Wood stove top fans (heat powered)

    Not really. It just morphed into a type of High Pay Grade ( self defined ) misrepresentation of science.
  180. Egon

    Wood stove top fans (heat powered)

    Really, travelling in waves on the mystical ether? ? The point was radiant energy does travel from the point sources it was emitted from. The emissions may be of variable intensity and frequency. Just simple bottom pay grade observations.
  181. Egon

    Wood stove top fans (heat powered)

    Radiant heat: energy particlues striking a solid object and transfering energy to that object. Conduction: transfer of energy between objects in contact with each other. Always high to low. Convection: energy being transported to other locations. THE LOW PAY GRADE version
  182. Egon

    Wood stove top fans (heat powered)

    This thread has well exceeded my pay grade!
  183. Egon

    First Time Plowing an Area - recommendations and depth?

    Got dry Hard Clay?? Lots of horse power and a spiked tooth type cultivator attachment. More than a few passes as deep as can be done. Follow by discing, plowing, or a tiller. On hard dry clay a rototiller will take a bad beating. If the soil is wet you end up pulling a rotating tube of clay...
  184. Egon

    Propane Tank Outdoor Storage

    Be aware that if the tank installation is not up to the local codes the Propane supplier will not fill your tank.
  185. Egon

    Block heater in B2650

    Corrosion on the electrical cord where it plugs into the heater might be the problem. Failure at this point is not uncommon.
  186. Egon

    Propane Tank Outdoor Storage

    Ahh yes, the rusted up heat riser valve. The regulator should be sized to the flow rate. A needle valve and propane at pressure allows one to fill a metal bucket with propane Liquid.
  187. Egon

    Propane Tank Outdoor Storage

    On a 500 gallon tank a light bulb under the metal dome on the regulator is usually enough to keep propane flowing. If the flow rate is really high addition heat in this area may be required. There have been instances where fires have been lit under the tank at temperature below -40 F/C. For...
  188. Egon

    Block Heaters 24/7

    The sizzling is quite normal. The coolant has to be heated to circulate in the block.
  189. Egon

    Block heater in B2650

    Probably if you have the exact dimensions. Diameter and depth into block.
  190. Egon

    Planting grass on fill area

    Soil test and then add proper ingredients plus seed. Then go over it a few times with a lawnmower that has detaching springs on the blades that scratch up and loosen the surface to spread everything more evenly.
  191. Egon

    What attachments should you use on a tractor to clear land.

    Just curious, how many have actually seen treed land converted to farm land? There have been many acres converted by axe, saw, horses and an at least four horse breaking plow. My predecessors used this method. Later they made use of caterpillar tractors with a cutting plow up front followed by...
  192. Egon

    Do you take it to the dealer for maintenance or do it yourself.

    If it requires more than a crescent and three pound sledge I have a tendency to have it done!
  193. Egon

    What is the best way to narrow my 700' gravel drive?

    what is the Railway blast you are talking about?
  194. Egon

    Block Heaters 24/7

    Ahh, but they do!
  195. Egon

    What is the best way to narrow my 700' gravel drive?

    The best would be a road grader. Next comes a rear blade with gage wheels.
  196. Egon

    Smoking diesel mystery

    Perhaps the piston rings did not seat properly. Does the oil level drop?
  197. Egon

    Starting a tractor in extreme cold temperatures

    The dipstick heater is worthless at -35C
  198. Egon

    Starting a tractor in extreme cold temperatures

    Is the heater orientated the way the instructions show? Yes, there is a proper way.
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