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Some years Ago. Sasha. Dragged a deep cycle battery, timer, cheap inverter and lighted christmas tree up to the pet cemetary where he is buried, over this last holiday.

Not sure if Terramite fits into that category. Also maybe Bobcat and JCB had weird little TLBs. I had thought of buying the wheeled version of this years ago. Never knew this even existed.

I would sooner have an "Alice" then any kind of a pot I have to mess with.

Came across this. Quite interesting. Breaking Into a Smart Home With A Laser - Smarter Every Day 229 - YouTube Personally, I don't like mass market security approaches. At the end of the day, a size 12 boot against the door is still easier.

So the water pump seized up on my little wheel loader. Kubota V2203 Engine. I heard it coming a while back ,and today was the day. Cab filled with smoke from the belt. I have not priced it at the dealer yet, but they can be had for forty five bucks and free shipping out of China, on E-Bay...

I hope these guys remembered to grease up their plugs. lol

They have gotten a bit bigger over time.

May have said this before. Have two tender type chargers. One a Schumaker. Both work but don't fully charge the batteries, and don't boil the batteries either. Good to keep batteries healthy but not good for starting or deep cycle applications. Just ordered some chinese 4 stage charger for...

Only issue I have had on two loaders is the blade pushing the loader all over the place on icy roads, as the weight of the blade isn't much to begin with and even less on the machine when floating. In fact, my latest spring trip edge blade is the worst for this. The edge trips and immediately...

Glad you asked:

I have a twenty or year old Speed Shade non adjustable Helmet that I got as a Christmas Present from my Mom. Used now, only for MIG. I have removed a filter to make it lighter and installed a cheater lense which helped, but still have issues seeing the puddle or seam to be welded. One issue...

He should have heeded the warning.

A guy I know had one (Dozer) at my place. I swear, it burst one hose after another. I wasn't too impressed with the downtime and oil contamination. Then a drive motor. I don't think it has ever run again (eight years later) . He bought another. You can afford to buy them but not fix them...

This was the only Mennonite Tractor I ever saw. I think they got carried away with the wood splitter idea and forgot the engine.

I just found a big ugly spring to use on my fork carrier to keep the hoses from getting crushed. The hoses do drag on the bottom though, protected by loom. I also made my AUX couplers of a breakaway design. Pipe nipples to the couplers held in a steel block. Worst case, the nipples get...

Sized up my room. Should be able to make room for it. Removed and cleaned pump. Sitting on kitchen table (safe from Frost) as I try and figure out what does what. Removed a plug from the bottom and a spring was stuck in there and got twisted around. Some rust in there that will need to be...

That's so Overkill!

Still waiting for a quote on the coil. Some pics of the machine for context. 5HP, 240 Volt 1PH motor. I don't have a lot of things on my "WANT" list, but this was one, so I just may go ahead with this.

Maybe I shouldn't have gone nuts with the zip disk. But it seemed like I would not get that can off there without destroying it. At first I was sure the coils ended where the can began, but they go right to the end. It got to a point, where I just wanted to get it open to find the big hole!

It has been an arduous process to get to this stage. I found one small split in the 1/2" or so coil material, looks like frost damage and there is a bigger hole somewhere inside, but I need to cut that can open. Can one weld something like this? It will have at least 2000 pounds pressure and...

Always wanted one, but they fetch way too much at auction. And not a fan of gasoline motor/diesel fired ones. It could turn out to be a $100.00 boat anchor! Has two chemical tanks. Wonder if one if for descaling. Also a valve on one side of the pump as if you can shut down half the pump...

Picked this thing up at auction today. 220 volt, Diesel Fired. Not sure if it works. It's hellishly complicated inside, hoses, valves, wires, accumulators. Little idea what I am looking at inside. Some hoses taken apart to suggest someone had some trouble. Nothing jumps out at me doing a...

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There are various. Firstly, Cummins bought Onan. Not a good thing (as usual) but it is what it is, as everyone says. The one I have is the Cummins/Onan 7.5 Quiet Diesel (QD). Mostly for high end motor homes and industrial/government agencies like Mobile Police Command Posts. Lots of...

He clearly doesn't know how to push the safety envelope. This is how it's done! lol

This is a radiant VAL 6 style heater, but better for large areas or outside. It only has a small fan for combustion purposes. They are expensive, so I waited five years before finding a bunch at auction. The torpedo heaters will also make you sick in an enclosed space. These won't, or are...

Maybe a dumb question. Why the vapour barrier? They don't do that around here. I put 2" of hard foam under my driveshed slab in case I ever thought of heating the building. Except for the cracks, I guess that's a vapour barrier too.

Those Humvees are cool. Wonder what they sell for? I wonder if they would take one of these (Whatever it's called) from our Canadian forces on trade? How Gay (as in merry) is that?

Very Interesting old Video. Well done. The Secret Base Greenland Base of Project Iceworm - YouTube

This actually is the companion to that BIG NG set, used for night time service. Keeps computers in the Office, Laser cutters and so forth powered up during the night. Waste heat also put into the various slabs.

Saw this video. 2 hour video that should have been edited down to thirty minutes. OH SHIFT!!! VERSION 2.!!! ROLLOVER LOAD OF PIPE!!! - YouTube But found it interesting that the authorities asked the guy to respond Code 3, lights and "continuous" siren, going through red lights. I never...

TOTALLY incorrect. 110/220 is NOT split PHASE, it's single phase, centre tapped neutral on a transformer. Transsformer I drove to Buffalo for, to make 110/220 on my project. Harder to find a 110/220 to 110/220 transformer than I expected, especially in this third world country. Messing...

Well, I have seen a hundred because I always like to see them. I guess, having the doors open in the summer gets rid of the heat. Just like I found out with the Rad inside the cab of my Kubota Loader, the heat in summer is not oppressive, and I'm one that can't take heat! I'm guessing, like...

I will try and take a picture of a large pallet I made for my ditch mower. Basically a tubing frame, expanded steel mesh and heavy castors. It has fork pockets but also a hinged handle for manually pushing or pulling it around. The handle can be attached at either end. The fork...

I remember driving around the gravel roads on our 72, Universal (Fiat) 445 tractor, at age 13 or so. It didn't go fast enough for my liking so I remember breaking the wires on the high speed adjustment bolt and backing it out a few extra turns. I remember once getting stopped by a guy who...

Silly me. I have so much stuff, I forgot. This replaced the walk behind. Has a stump cutter mounted, but shows that it's not affraid to climb! We Steiner/Ventrac guys love little projects for our Steiners. I sort of made a rough cut mower with an old beat up 48" deck. Find a guy with a...

Silly me. I have so much stuff, I forgot. This replaced the walk behind. Has a stump cutter mounted, but shows that it's not affraid to climb! We Steiner guys love little projects for our Steiners. Find a guy with a brush mower and hire him.

I also depends on if you have stones and rocks. I had a bush hog that went on the front of a Gravely Dual Wheel Pro 12, 2 Wheel tractor. I had cut a portion out of the front deck with a plasma, so you didn't have to run over something to cut it. The party came to an abrupt halt, when I hit a...

Stuck like that. All you need is an old surplus cylinder with a good long stroke and shackles or hooks at each end. Some hose and plug into a remote. Probably cheaper than the tow. If you have something to attach it to, there doesn't seem to be a limit as to what you can unstick. Also...

Much is common sense and still applies today. Nice to see the old iron in use, when it was new. No ROPS, no hard hats! "THE GAMBLER" 195s CATERPILLAR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SAFETY FILM GRADERS, BULLDOZERS 52724 - YouTube

I Know. A friend has one.

I have this PERFECT brand flail/hammer style mower. Not much harder to put on than my regular 917 Ford Flail Mowers. Goes up a bit but no good for doing trees.

Abandoned Excavator left in woods for 16 years- Will it start ?? - YouTube Is it worth it, even FREE? It does seem TOTALLY worn out. One of those machines that breaks down, everytime you go to use it. If I got it, I would fix it enough to sell and use as a stepping stone to something better.

It was always hard enough to position the chipper, with the inlet in the right spot, never mind then positioning a trailer where it can accept the chips. Then going through all the bother to reposition everything. i had a phone video of spreading the limestone screenings but can't upload it.

This is how I did my Stacked Maytag connections.. Sorry, you need to look at it sideways. I had one of the first Digital controlled stacked sets, and since stuff was always getting blasted by lightning and I don't have insurance, I found it imperitive to have disconnects on the 120 and 240...

I really don't know any other way one can do this. I mean, once the chips are in the Top Dresser, this took about five minutes or less! Kind of hard in the picture to tell between fallen leaves and chips.

GIVE ME 4 ACRES by THE WILLIS BROTHERS - YouTube First tests of new to me Bannerman Top Dresser. Mostly a success.

I got those on the drive shed, by converting VISA points into Home Hardware Dollars at Parr. I had my house and garage done by Mennonites, that I thought would do the job right. They didn't strap them and leave an air space. BUT, how could you walk on them with an air space? You need to be...

Long Video. Shame the audio couldn't be better at times. Long live American Industry and Know How! Starrett Factory Tour! - YouTube

For those who might be interested. The plane was expensive to operate and had limited route application. I was surprised. Outfitted in an economy only configuration it could carry 850 passengers!

I put cedar shingles on my house and garage with disappointing results. Wrong location, wrong pitch, wrong installation. But I did choose to use them again on this project. Well Ventilated, on strapping, special nails hand installed (not air nailed) and they will see no traffic.

I ran all kinds of contingency stuff. Even two 12" conduits in case I wanted to put a wood boiler in there to feed the house and other buildings. As it is, eight years later, I still only have the few lights plugged in with an extension cord that I put up to do the concrete floor. I just...

Thanks. I just know, that however hard you try, stuff ALWAYS gets, hit, snagged, or ripped out. I wish I had the luxury of time to pick away at my water line project, doing a bit at a time. History has proven that nature has other ideas in store for me. You have to do it in one concerted effort.

WOW. No one thought of future considerations? How far are we talking? You just never know what will happen. Guy unloads float in my driveway and punches this nice hole through my phone cables. Boot is for sizing hole. The Hole was well done and quite elegant. The repair, not so much.

Absolutely! Lines to my Drive shed. 3" Superduct: Communications, Low Voltage, 110/220V, 600V 3 Phase 6", for pulled in 200 PSI 1" Air Line.

This has bothered me for a while. What media will stand the test of time? I just inserted a USB stick into an old windows 98 (DELL) computer, and although there were hundreds of pictures on that stick, that I routinely looked at or added some, only the last picture I added was there. The...

The hill helps more for reducing angle of approach. I miss the longer folding ramps, well not really! I Wonder What That YELLOW STICKER said. Cats Coming to Lend assistance, albeit just a but late! Nothing broken, just time wasted.

Quite Interesting. Never heard of a Gun Tap. Greenfield Tap & Die - Facts About Taps and Tapping - YouTube

Never Enough Steiner/Ventrac stuff on here. Little excursion to grind a stump and pull out some unwanted bushes for my lady friend. I just really prefer never to pull a trailer if I don't have to. The ramps could stand to be a bit longer for a 3/4 ton truck. I had some folding ones at...

Or this:

I just got this and that's what you need. A Top Dresser. It has a moving floor and can spread a fine even layer. Tractor PTO driven Just back from sandblasting and paint, panels missing. Wings are for wood chips.

I used this home made Rake on my Steiner to clean up where the loggers had made a big mess loading their trucks of pine. A bigger version whould work well.

I have three Large Magnets Holding the Revolving Light and Cage on the Roof of my Loader. More than a few times a branch has moved the thing around. I have done that on other light bars too, to prevent major damage.

I wasn't really sure where to put this. Just lost another pistol style air gun. First it didn't always shut off, then it just blew up. Now I'm in the market. As far as cleaning off mowers and such goes, I have recently started using a four stroke Makita leaf blower, which I find more...

Forest Gump said it best "It Happens"

What eventually happened with my thoughts of a MODEST pole barn!

I have a bunch of tip styles for my Hypertherm and am left thouroughly confused as to what is used for what. Dragging, goughing, cutting??????? True, my 800 with upgraded torch never gets turned down from the max position. In truth, wrecking something like this is about the only thing...

Am I dreaming? Would my JD 6200, with about 70 PTO HP pull this thing? Sounds dumb, but I should have measured it. Thanks for the input.

Yes, all good suggestions. I like the idea of having a "real" welder try my machine, but I take enough of their time already. I did run it past one this morning and he questioned a possible issue with my liner or feed roller settings. Funny, I had issues with my Big three phase Lincoln...

Yes, all good suggestions. I like the idea of having a "real" welder try my machine, but I take enough of their time already. I did run it past one this morning and he questioned a possible issue with my liner or feed roller settings. Funny, I had issues with my Big three phase Lincoln...

It would seem so.

I seriously thought about getting this.

It was meant to be part of my "quick and easy" conversion of a mobile Onan Generator to Stationary use.

Had some frustration on the weekend. Had a fuel tank laser cut, formed and welded, but I screwed it up and had to make corrections for the mounting tabs. 10 or 12 gauge mild steel. I couldn't get that Lincoln to weld right on this thing that matters to me, to save my life. As usual, most of...

I have been here a while and this is the heaviest wood I have ever processed. Dark color, smells kind of weird and gets into your sinuses. The heviest rounds at the trunk I could not even think about lifting and had to move them with a grapple.

Well it has an AVR, so voltage is kept at one level. The Tractor Governor keeps the speed steady, as any other Generator would do. I'm also guessing that with the added inertia of the transmission and usually another flywheel in the generator, there is a good amount of MASS to overcome brief...

Has anyone seem such a thing? I have very little room in my shop and have recently developed a little alcove perfect for my floor mounted drill press to reside. But no room to tilt it and walk it out, when I wish to use it. Which is OFTEN! Does anyone make a base with wheels that lower and...

AND, for what it's worth. I can plug my 48 volt Gator into my 3000 watt 220 Volt, Telecom Inverter for emergency power. Beat having a rack of lead acid batteries in my garage that never got used and only got old. Connects with heavy cables and an extra Anderson connector wired to the cart...

THAT is where my E-GATOR shines. My Diesel Mule hasn't been touched in a month! I hate to admit, when things get busy, I use the Gator, the two hundred feet, between shop and house all the time! Golf Cart Drivetrain, with a Bed that holds a thousand Pounds (I believe). And not the Stigma of...

I have been at many Mennonite shops with all kinds of Lasers, Plasmas, Robots, you name it. Diesel Generators don`t seem to pose a problem, although yes I am talking large ones and not PTO sets. You might have trouble running your Haydron super collider! Actually, forget about the frequency...

Pretty much like this: THAT, is the complete extent of our 2019 carrott harvest. Can someone explain this? I am downwind of apparently the worlds largest nuclear generating facility! lol

I realized that my "LIFETIME" cedar shingles are done after only twenty odd years. I am trying to insulate this building as well but the ceiling poses a problem with lots of lighting and services I don't feel like moving, and the trusses are being used to store stuff like plastic pipe and...

If anybody knows how much steps like this weigh, I would be interested to know.

Unfortunately, I had thrown a coat of paint on it to hide the evidence. One possible problem may have been surface contamination. The angle iron had been painted, and I thought when my friend welded together the frame for me, the paint had been burned off and I wire brushed it. BUT, in...

I have a Lincoln 250, with some letters after it, for some extra knobs. I usually have the heat set up almost to max. Then adjust my speed of movement. Tonight I was welding some 3/16 and it just seems that I could not get good penetration, and was putting down a stupid amount of filler...

I tried to buy this one a little while ago. Made an offer and never heard anything back. Another thing, that no one else on my block would have had.

BIG DIY SandBlaster - Everything I've Learned about Blasting and Priming - YouTube Great guy, down to earth, fast moving video.

I never heard of such a thing. Apparently due to temperature rise and reported in all fifty states. Apparently, kills pets. Anybody have any input on this?

I am simply smitten by a woman in overalls.

I'm having a tough time. Eight hours and I have not done eight feet of wall. Cramped quarters and limited ceiling height on account of a low garage door and lights. Makes no sense to me. Studs are nice and plumb yet one truss is out of level by 3/4" to the next one. I certainly never...

I know little about carpentry or common practices. I am sheeting the interior of my 2x4 studded garage a little at a time. It is not unheard of to have water in the garage from ice and weather conditions being just right. But not more than 1/2 inch or so. I notice the 8 foot height is very...

I bought a light junky one at a Richie Auction, and had to make it wider by cutting it apart and adding some tube. I am not impressed with the quality, but it hasn't failed, on a 6000 series JD and I am happy that it is not heavier for ease of taking on and off.

I had installed a 12 Volt Flouresent light in the ceiling of the garage, connected the 12 volts of an alarm panel gell cell, and the switch was a clockwork timer, in case I forgot to switch it off, as well as a flashing green locator led. I did this when I had to fart around connecting a PTO...

This is a great video, if you like machine history. Steam Digger From The Deep - YouTube

It might be ignored by many (optimists) , but there is a GLOBAL downturn in manufacturing. That and a few other ugly things brewing. Could make for the perfect storm.

The most amazing thing I have seen in a little while. Drill through anything (conductive) with Electrical Discharge Machining - YouTube Man, Some people are SMART! It makes me feel like anything I do is like a kid with glue and sparkly bits. Many years ago, a friends brother had a company...

This one was done up a bit crispier! A friend tried moving a brush pile, as he realized that it had been made under utility wires. All those greasy, fabric covered hoses underneith caught, and I'm sure the rubber fuel line. Not an unhappy ending. He was insured and got a new 440. I got...

I probably have many things from the 80s that are still functioning perfectly as intended. Stuff from five years ago, not so much! I see some of these UTVs and SCUTS and to me they look like this: To me, that's not progress.

I would agree, not to use any one truss for lifting, but he is spanning all the trusses. He should be able to lift a modest amount without fear. I bought that air hoist at an auction and for lack of a better place to store it, I hung it in my garage since I have no lifting facilites there...

Any thoughts on this? I appreciate that John Deere has the parts for my Electric Gator, one day away, but I don't really want to spend $65.00 CDN on one bearing and $48.36 on a retainer. Heck, the Retainer rings are $10.21! That would cost around $150.00 a side for rear axle bearings and...

I am just doing my taxes. I love my old lined paper and pen. Paper To Do lists, shopping lists. I love fold up maps. Not so much those books. Don't use a GPS.

This is what I did earlier this year to troubleshoot a starting issue on a (new to me) generator. Primitive I know. Process of Elimination. Known Good Mule Battery (Only Walmarts Best!) No Go! Took that bare copper wire and went onto the block. Unit started. Then found bad ground...

I would like to use some SSRs to control a Hot Tub (5000 watts, Inductive and Resistive) and a 5 HP Compressor. I want them for use in a Load Shedding System, and don't want contractors energized for long periods. I was Googling and read about a guy who burned his hot tub down to the water...

My friend sometimes had this beer at his place and it wasn't bad. Maybe I just liked the can. Don't think he ever included it in his gift packs to me.

Glad you asked. I used high quality 3/8" recessed alarm switches. And special ones with a philips profile, that can be unscewed if needed. They activate the transistor switched DPDT relays on the logic board. That and a few Diodes are all that was needed for the logic. Each switch on the...

I have several WTCP stations. Used that model of iron since the 70s! I also use a Weller gun when I get lazy or work with bigger wire. I overdo everything and probably just apply too much heat and solder, then shaking off the excess! Really no excuse, I have probably made millions of solder...

Very nice. Very clean and basic, before ONAN started making horribly complicated sets. I think I posted about that a while ago. Looking for quick connects for my Diesel project. Complicates things that you need a return. Now just in the process of drawing out my fuel tank to give to a friend...

And if it's not, I would love to see it, or them. I had nothing to go on for ideas, in building this. I have used many splitters, and never liked a one. So I built my own. Some components were Wallenstein, surplus items. FINISHED! Moveable Control Console. Pretty much shows features...

Conversion of Mobile Cummins/Onan Quiet Diesel Continues. Design of Fuel Tank:

Just putting a crown on the driveway would work better with a tilt capability. Angling the machine with the machine not level, front to back, DOES achieve a little tilting though. And, having a 3ph top link cyliner is very useful for that. I made sure, that one wasn't too small! lol...

My cylinder seems too small for the machine. It hasn't been enough of a problem to correct it. I just realize it is not quite, usually at the end, and make the correction. I would be much more interested in figuring out a way to angle the machine laterally. Not really possible with a tilt...

I googled it. Easier than going out to the storage room in the barn and taking a picture. Heavy little sucker. Nice smooth variable speed too.

A rock rake will windrow rocks and seperate material. A rototiller won't help you get from this: To This: The Harley Rake certainly will

I found this lying in the scrap at a friends place. It came off a snowmobile trail groomer. I welded fork pockets onto it. Between the added height and using a pole saw, you can get up quite high to trim trees. Good for X-Mas lights too. Biggest drawback is you need two people and one that...

You used to see more low profile mowing tractors. Low turf tires, spread out far. Probably not even any ROPS back in the 70s. That's what you want. Your average loader tractor has no business being on a hillside! Something like this:

That's what I would think and giving you any illusion of a safer setup is just plain dangerous. If you ask me. I had this rig, with also a good amount of tongue weight, but I never dreamed it would increase my stability.

My vote is for the Harley rake, but a smaller one. Woods makes similar unit. 3PH and SS versions. One pass is like a hundred with an unpowered attachment.

BLACK FLIES! Planted starter plants but it' not looking good! Cold and windy! The Tomatoes will need help. What is the best fertilizer? Any truth to getting better/sooner crop by keeping well trimmed? We always have a thousand unripe tomatoes when frost hits.

Many flexible electrical tubing, or connectors for that matter are for 3/4" and larger. So code, tells you, to what extent you can fill the conduit. But many, for instance 3/4" fittings (or larger)go down to a 1/2" knockout. Same with bigger sizes still. How is that legal? Is there no...

How soft is the rock? Does it come apart readily in layers? I have various hand held hydraulic breakers. I love playing with those. The hardest part is how often you have to get back in the hoe to dig out the spoil, then back in the hole to break up some more stone. It would work so much...

Or this!

The schematic I found was actually on this site. It's hard to find anything on here via a search, almost impossible. It' really too bad.

Drove by that store yesterday! Was wondering if there was anything I needed. Sometimes the Onan Rotor or Stator get fried from being in a small place or maxed out for load, and the engines are still good. I know a great guy that rewinds them. Had my Onan 7.5 and a small Yanmar done by him...

This is EXACTLY what you are looking for on the back of my Rig. It is exactly the difference between a hand planer and a power planer. Make one pass for every ten you would make with an unpowered attachment. Harley Rake, or Woods makes one too. Found some better/closer pictures. Rakes...

1200 litre tank. Welded on a SS plate. But can also use forks. B&S Motor with 2" Pacer Pump. The two stationary nozzles were used to water grass seed, but not used for fire.

That water seems to roll around like mercury in there. I guess even with generator vibration it should make its way into the sump. The good thing is that you could make the sump sturdy, out of pipe and plate, so it would never rust out. My 3 foot long Rochester Manual Fuel gauge was picked up...

Nice job. I always roll my seed. To me, it's just the finishing touch. Also seems to promote faster germination with better soil to seed contact. Last years project. Grass came up nice after a bunch of watering. Now it looks, so-so, as a lot of that grass mix used for quick cover dies...

I hate it when my lady friend disappears out of sight with my equipment. That big machine cuts so much grass that she is always finished one area which I requested, in no time and takes it upon herself to find more grass to cut. I didn't pay 80 grand for it, but repair costs reflect that. My...

You want stickers? A pile more on the other side too. And my "DEADLY" Fork hooks, usied again.

Works best if the gears are nice and greasy. Trust me. No such thing as a good idea. Just some things tht actually turned out well, in the end. I put hooks on my loader bucket a quarter of a century ago. And I guess, that idea was had long before I was born. AND, I do stuff like this...

I have worked on an old Hobart MIG Welder Several Times for a friend. It has welded thousands of farm gates. It is an amazing machine, does everything that a 250 class Miller or Lincoln will do and not a transistor in the thing! Only problem ever was main contactor issues. You should be...

I looks to be three phase too. One of the Big NG sets at a mennonite Laser Cutting Plant. They all use waste heat to heat their plants. Some buildings have the doors wide open all winter. They use little Yanmar sets or Inverters to run the office and house at night. I find stuff like...

Very impressive looking setup. I suffer from having my little 7.5 Onan/Kubota in the corner of the garage/shop from the noise level. Thought about building a seperate generator building. As it is, our power doesn't go out to really even warrant the stuff I have. Nice Shop! You have so much...

Working on my latest generator yesterday. Base for my Cummins/Onan Quiet Diesel. I have a 200 amp asco switch but want control, so a contactor (with adjustable) overload is being installed and will be controlled with what turned out to be a very high performance VISONIC wireless four channel...

Quite amazing. 1.4 MILLION watt Shortwave station WRMI Florida - YouTube

Came across this. Adds a new dimension to being stuck.

I showed up at a friends to find his loader idling in the yard. Seems it would not shut off. First, I don't know anything about this loader. Turning the key, on and off made the engine run at a slightly different note. But looking at the pump, nothing like a fuel solenoid appeared to be...

It SEEMS that the highest quality inverters STILL have output transfomers. It's why I am working on a generator project. Cummins/Onan Quiet Diesel 7.5 Inverter style generator, that I am putting a two hundred pound 10 KVA, transformer on, one to make 120/240 since it only makes 120, and...

This is MY idea of SPACIOUS Like everything else nowadays, they MUST mean something else. That's not even a NICE interior compared to many 70s sedans. Everything in the interior now, seems to be made of that same horrible thermo plastic.

These guys are called ROOFERS. They illegally climb buildings and structures. Sometimes they get caught and get a $14.00 fine. Sometimes security beats them up. Sometimes they get killed. No one makes a big deal out of it.

I am always paying attention to flashing lights and how far they can be seen. I bought a reconditioned Star Headlight, Magnet/Suction Cup light bar, which is pretty bright, but I have yet to see any LED Amber lights that match Law Enforcement Red/Blue lights in daytime use. I have this unit...

So I fired up my new to me, top dresser and handfulls of Fiber Glass Strands fell out the back. First I thought the worst, that it might be from the belt, but did some Googling. Apparently there is a process of adding fiber strands to soil to increase it's tensile properties called "ROVING"...

When you started eying the wiring, you knew you had crossed some kind of line. Allowance was just never enough! Came across this today. Not really a toy, but sure does bring back memories of the good old days. .

John Deere 575 E | Grader attachment Installation and Loading in Truck | Ashok Metal Works Vidisha - YouTube This is REALLY interesting. What a bunch of butchers though! Nothing like beating on new metal and fresh paint! The video isn't long, and I would like to know more about the...

That's all I used twenty years ago. I bet my Mule jumps higher crossing the tracks! Helll, one time she almost jumped right out!

I cut into a hill and the contractor vastly underestimated the amount of dirt to be moved. Hundreds of truck loads. Good thing though, because if I knew, I might still not have built anything. It is important to have a building where you want it. I couldn't be more pleased with my choice ...

I too, dislike the ugly clunkiness of an AG loader. I feel so free to be rid of the thing. But, I did think this thread was about something else. Like those naked bicycle rides.

Menonites built mine! One of my favourite pictures of the mayhem of my project that almost drove me crazy. If you don't micro-manage it, things won't go right! Looking way more civilized, and then a logging operation commenced on the property!

It is something I don't recall ever having been mentioned here. I don't have fire insurance, and routinely shut off the breakers in my barn. A bit of a pain. Then, I was at The RESTORE and found two brand new Siemens 15 Amp ARC fault breakers. I installed them in the panel, in the lighting...

I took this picture for fun, when selling this old trailer. Doesn't mean I was going to take it on the Interstate! OMG!!! He doesn't have it chained down! That's OK, the tires are loaded, it's not going anywhere!

I used to do more paining of equipment, but even then, I never wanted to deal with the issue of trying to clean a hose. I even did try an airless Wagner system once, and had a special fitting machined so that I could use cut-off 2 litre pop bottles instead of the tray. So much, do I dislike...

Picking up Deadfall. The tree that crushed my best Stihl 036 Saw. Well, that and my stupidity and impatience! I built this arrangement for the grapple and do have a regular single lid grapple, but find this easier to get under something with the forks, then get it well balanced and just...

Reminds me of when I came accross this. When you try and make a silk purse out of a sows ear! I'm still kind of looking for some kind of commercial snow machine. Not that it's commercial, but did anyone ever put tracks on a Polaris 6 wheeler, between the two rear wheels? I was considering...

I bought a fancy drag harrow last year and am a bit disapointed. It is not good at moving material from where you don't want it to where you want it. It does kind of smooth things out if you have earth with clods and such. I do have a Harley rake, but it's slow going on my 1000' limestone...

I built this for my Steiner specifically for cleaning up debris if dropping a tree on a turf area. What makes it different is that each tine is on a bushing, on a rod so it follows the contour and doesn't dig in. It works great. The tines can also be arrested to work like a normal rake and it...

I should have attended to my batteries. Power didn't as much as flicker in over a year and that breeds complacency I guess. Now off, three times in a week, It went out a 2:30 am. I THOUGHT, No Big Deal. Then at 3:30, the Freezer went from -18c into alarm at -10c. Alarm keypad was...

Regarding the flashing "power restoral light/horn" Within this control box, I have a small transformer to make 10VAC and an old telephone system interupter, basically a motor and cam driven switch. Anyway, this makes the lamp flash quicker and the horn go at telephone ring intervals. I...

I had hired this machine to do some other work. I just find them too slow and expensive to deal with pine stumps. And the hole and ripped out roots are a terrible mess. But, he had to work around trees that were remaining. So I thought a dozer would be better. Never had a hoe take out all...

Pretty small machine to deal with trees. MAYBE, the biggest TLB that CAT or DEERE make would be effective, but messy. I have only cut them off and ground off the stumps. Or got an excavator to dig them out, making a huge mess. Some places won't even allow you to burn stumps. Grinding...

If you mig weld (fabricate) a rectangular fuel tank (maybe five gallons) out of mild steel, pressure test it, fix any leaks, is that it? Is there any reason to think it might start to leak in the foreseeable future? Thanks

My fancy horn and light. Brass horn, US NAVY surplus. Light from BELL CANADA. I detest JUNK! I hate buying batteries for seldom used stuff. And the "good" used bateries a friend gives me, often aren't. Can't complain obviously. On another matter, one hundred phone calls and every stone I...

Do what you want sooner rather than later. My neighbor's wife never let him be at their weekend farm as much as he wanted. Heck, he would have liked to live there. He had a shed, that for the last ten years had a terrible dirt and stone floor. Last fall, he finally had a beautiful concrete...

I came across this image today. That would be sweet to house all my backup stuff. On the other hand, a persons emergency resources shouldn't be too obvious!

I was headed out that way, so I thought I would take a picture of my Mule battery. I have done others simularly with good results. Heavy Black Epoxy filled Heatshrink on the bracket and smaller red heatshrink on the bolts that came from some Ham flea market in Rochester, originally from a...

That yellow thing sold for around $1500.00 CDN. And then there was this, that sold for around $5000.00. Is that the same Cushman as the Turf stuff?

Now THIS is a "UTILITY" vehicle. Up for auction from a power company Currently just under a thousand bucks. 36 volt electric, Taylor Dunn. No plastic, cammo, decals, flames, alloy wheels or cup holders! Put some run flat tires on it and you'd have a bullet resistant golf cart.

Thanks My little horror show I know better than to celebrate prematurely, but I do kind of have a smile on my face. Took starter out and bench tested it. Worked fine! Reinstalled, no-go. Found I had a bad ground (somewhere) which would explain those very high charging voltages before...

A friend with his Bulldog. He had it shipped over in a container from Germany. He joked that it would run on anything, even buttermilk! Apparently, my grandfather had a trucking company and trucked these out of Manheim. My Dad often spoke of his experience as a young man on a Bull Dog. I...

Not sure what they mean by Brush Crusher. I don't see it. It's like any other grapple. I have pallet forks for the JD with a large Bale type grapple. It enables us to load the forks up by hand, and then when no more can fit on, I crush it and it makes more room like a garbage truck. Saves...

Gladly. I love posting as well as looking at pictures. No pictures, it never happened! Arriving home from MN. Unloading I need to take some pictures while in use.

This is something I have never seen discussed. I mess around with generators and such. It's a hassle to rig up jerry cans for temporary testing. What can one use for fuel disconnects? Diesel needs a return line too. Most cheap ones I see on E-Bay, I believe don't close when disconnected...

If the whole purpose of the excercise was to pull your load somewhere and it stayed stuck in the field, I would have to say it was a TOTAL fail. Just like this. Disconnected trailer and went back to base, Took an excavator to pull out the trailer. Not even worth a participation ribbon!

Mostly girls, used to say "Have a Good One". Store clerks and so forth. Now guys are saying it. Another one, is "No Worries". I don't know about you, but I have lots. What do people say in your neck of the woods?

I had these plates laser cut for some crazy weight on the back of my Gravely which was un-useable. Me 200LBS had to hang on the handlebars to raise the front! I think I got even a few more plates before the weight was enough, then welded them into a block and painted it. Some of the inner...

I love sweating pipes. I built this solar hot water heater for my hot tub a while ago. It worked but was a total waste of time in this location and climate.

I noticed recently that lights are not as bright and today the Microwave just sounded weak. Voltage here 115 Volts. That's lower than it has been in past. It has been VERY cold so maybe that has something to do with it. The utility has messed around transformers that I guess auto adjust for...

I don't know if I posted this better picture of my underslung plow I desinged and built a dozen years ago or so. I put it back as far as I could without hitting the loader mount. I never figured on the tendency of a farther out blade to push the machine sideways. I still have major issues...

If you are using it for production, no problem. But to drill a few holes, on with the converter, off with the converter. And like I said, mocking up something on the welder was terrible, running on the phase converter. I do say, I miss that 3 phase brute.

I came accross this on the On-Line Buy and Sell site, Kijiji. I don't know what to say! And, back at the factory:

I am disappointed, that try as I may, I could not find my previous post on building this, no way, no how. SEARCH function is simply worse than useless. Relay Logic Board test, works! After a few bugs worked out. I am so pleased! I will explain fully when it's finished. Magnetic...

I have never owned a chest freezer before. Nor has anyone in my family. So I finally bought a small one. Danby, maybe three feet long. I put the laser thermometer on the interior some time ago and was very surprised to see it at something like -20C. So several quesitons. What is the best...

The Articulated Steiner is a horrible way to cut grass. Sure the deck is out front but it is very tiring. Sure, the new ones with foot pedal are better, but swinging that deck around on the articulation is a chore. Me, I like my ten foot Cushman wing mower. It's like flying a Lear jet in...

My First Tractor, when I was 2 or 3. With Hay Wagon and Rake I still have all of these! Pics are off E-Bay! Mine were well played with. Then there was this Grader My sisters best friends brother, up the road had this. I guess I was there and fell in love with it, was allowed to take...

This is Canada, there Aint Nottin! Maybe I have go to Niagara Falls NY. My Lady friend got me a little retaining wall stone from one of her Condos she manages, that wasn't installed right and falling over. I just had to pay for trucking. Man, I need to get off my azz and do something with...

I have a 430 MAx Diesel with a bunch of attachments. My lady friend need s mower for her new house, and I came accross a 230 Diesel possibly for sale. She doesn't need articulation nor 4wd, in fact she doesn't like using my Steiner at all. I just thought since it was attachment compatible...

I was wishing that someone would make a propane or butane heat gun, with a fan powered by a tool battery, or even maybe better, alkaline batteries. I have Ridged tools and found that they do make exactly that. But details and availabilty are sketchy. Plus I want the bare tool. Milwalkee also...

Funny. I came accross this picture in an Ad on Kijiji looking for a Diesel Generator. Not sure, what it means, but it's probably not good.

The copper center of 1-7/8 is hollow, maybe 1/4" or so. The only way I could see that filling with water IS if someone shot a hole in it. Or if the top was open without a connector. 1-7/8" Andrews Heliax Connector! I'm wondering if the plug on the side is for a Nitrogen Connection. It's...

I have never seen a little pto rig like that before. 10K? This was an Onan 15K I had years ago. If you put a bar through the lifting eye, two young men could just lift it.

I was about to order four rubber coated high power magnets 43mm, from China? They are to hold a light assembly onto my Cushman Mower Canopy. I wonder if I would ever get them, or if they would stick to a bin or processing equipment on route. I did ask the vendor but I suspect, they won't...

That sweeper thing is pretty much what I was thinking about. When I collect debris with my Harley Rake, this is pretty much the only resource I have to get the stuff into the bucket. A pitch fork works too.

I built this rake for the Steiner. I didn't realize I had created a dangerous pinch point, tines to frame, and found that out pulling it off in the dark. I lost the very tip of a finger, but the doctor was extremely caring and really patched it up almost perfectly. Also the first time, I...

Interesting. Is the Chevy Colorado ZH2 the new Humvee? - YouTube I thought they said there was a "Power Take Off" on the rear. Great I thought, run your bushhog! I found a Colorado was small just for me.

My Contractor hauled these about ten miles. Not sure what they weigh.

I would love to see a torque chart and see what kind of HP it might make at 1000 RPM? I think, this one might be hand start! Come to think of it, I don't even know if it's a two or four stroke? Something now tells me two. Just came accross this picture that was the most strange (now solved)

I had an old dedicated rack of lead acid batteries. I would keep them charged with a Chinese 48 volt scooter charger. Then the batteries got old, and my master plan was to acquire a 48 volt Gator which I did, and use it as the plug in source for my Telecom Inverter. I guess I could use the...