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Today, went by a crew installing underground cable on my e bike. A pickup truck was slowly pulling a cable that must have been attached to the some type of electrical conductor through a tube that was already installed. There were holes at equally spaced intervals down the tube and leaning...

I've been watching various people braze carbide to the end of a piece of steel to make a lathe bit and never see them reharden or temper the carbide. Does carbide not lose it's hardness at brazing temperature?

My wife has bought another of those recliners that push her into a standing position and given the old one to me. After little more than a year, it's become uncomfortable to sit in. My theory is that the seat pillow has gotten packed into it's case as the lift mechanism has pushed her forward...

If you guys want to play, we'll see who answers the basic small engine question first. Walk behind wouldn't start first time this spring. It had been under a tarp on a lift table since last run.. Pulled cord and got only one tiny pop Put chainsaw mix of gas and oil into carb, got nothing...

The exterminator told my wife the lone ants walking around in the house are scouts and if they're killed, the rest won't follow. I just got one called Flint McCullough and another that claimed to be Rowdy Yates.

The big two wheelers that I saw on news footage during the Vietnam War have fascinated me ever since. Enjoy!

I'm looking for a large monitor for my mini desktop. Would one with a curved screen marketed to gamers make things like copying and pasting with the mouse, replying to TBN, typing emails , and working with spread sheets more difficult or easier? Computer gaming isn't in my plans.

The sweet potatoes I 've bought and baked this fall have not been sweet, the ones I baked late last winter were. In an effort to find a solution to the problem, I did a search and found there's an undesirable trait in "white" potatoes that they get in cold storage called cold induced...

I just ran on the pitch at the bottom for a "Welder's Eraser" on YouTube. It anyone here has ever used these sticks, I'd like to know: How well they worked to remove a weld How many amps you used Whether you them it on AC or DC Whether using them damaged the welder you used Thanks, Stuck

There are devices for sale on the web that tighten wire clamps around hoses and various YouTube presentations that show ways to make differeny versions of these tools. To me they seem to be technology that might be handy and economical if someone needed many clamps to be applied in a space with...

The one site I found reminded me of the tractor sales sites that say "call". It wanted me to make a personal request to learn the price. I'm just curious. ???

Is there such a thing as PEX AB??? I think this is Pex A because the fittings that came with it are too big to go in without expanding the pipe. Is it PEX A? If so I'd like to order a self rotating lever type PEX expander so I can install it. The expanders I see advertised say they're for...

My Fire tablet IS NOT set for adaptive brightness but occasionally dims for no reason I know of. It just happened again. Fortunately the screen was bright enough that I could still see the settings icon and correct the problem. Does anyone know how to keep this from recurring short of...

I'm thinking about buying the motorcycle lift in the link and extending the width of the platform and base to lift a 20 or so HP Craftsman garden tractor. If anyone here has done this I'd appreciate a description and hopefully a photo plus advice...

I imagine everyone has heard of the phone scam where the caller asks "can you hear me OK? then tries to pass a "yes" answer as some kind of contract or other. I've. gotten a "Can you hear me OK? " call for two days in a row. Is there a number I should call to report it?

I have to be away from home for a week and am looking into obtaining a couple of used smart phones to use as monitors so I can keep an eye on things. There's a guy on youtube who says it can be done with an app called Alfred. If I can figure all of that out, keeping the battery charged will...

Misplaced my smart phone yesterday. Called it on my dumb phone and heard it ringing.😅😂😁😀😆🤗

I have a Coleman CT200U-Ex minibike, camo fenders and fake tank. If anyone has ever replaced the sprigs on the foot pegs, please tell me where I can source some. The ones I've found include the peg. All I need are the springs.

One of my favorite features of Youtube has long been the buttons that allowed me to see a list of all of the presentations on a channel from newest first or oldest first. This made it essy to find a presentation when I'd forgotten it's name. I clicked on the name of the channel then Videos...

In my younger days Greyhound bus exhaust didn't smell like the exhaust from any other diesel I knew of. What caused it?

The most frustrating thing about my minibike is that the seal on the gas cap allows gasoline to slosh out and run down the side in rough terrain. I've been through a few caps and none consistently keep the fuel in. Today, I ordered a complete tank with a threaded cap and fuel neck. We'll see...

I'm playing around with Google Earth on my smart phone and have three questions: 1. Is it common for Google Earth to have roads labeled incorrectly? 2. If the answer to number 1 is yes, is there an easy way to have the mistake corrected? 3. Would Google Earth Pro provide better...

I've been using these inexpensive tablets for years and directions are hard for me to find. If anyone would like to share tips and tricks on these tablets please PM me and we can do it off group.

Over a year ago, I started using liquid to shower and wash my hands. It helps prevent my fingers drying out and cracking. The jury's still out on whether it leaves less soap scum in the shower. To save a few quarters, I tried refilling the pump bottles. No matter how many times I pressed the...

I was changing the oil In my old Ranger pickup and noticed that the plastic washer around the O-ring was broken. I had a box of assorted Harbor Freight O-rings and sealed the plug with the one that fit best. It's not leaking now and I'm considering leaving it on until the next oil change...

My grandson is almost eight. His football helmet cost $300.00:eek: and the WWW tells me they go up to at least $450.00. I know they're trying to prevent brain injury but what on earth do they put in kid's football helmets to make them so expensive?

My back went out before Christmas and I thought lifting my Coleman Mini bike onto the reciever hitch rack might have caused it. Today I decided I was sufficently recovered to put it on the rack again. First I wanted to make sure it would run. I set the choke and pulled on the rope...Nothing...

Do you scroll with your left thumb? Is that thumb sore at the base? I know mine is.

There was a small engine mechanic on YouTube who's channel I deleted and I'd like to rejoin. Here's his description. 1. Looked retired, had a short white beard 2. Worked on push mowers, tillers, snow blowers small things. If he worked on riders, I've forgotten. 3. Worked in his garage 4. Had...

Last night I heard a pop in the hall and didn't investigate. Today I found that a can of expanding foam sealant had sprung a leak. The next time I walked by the sealant had expanded and turned fluffy. My guess is, it leaked a while sealed it's self, leaked again and sealed it's self again.

We have a sub discussion going on in the thread titled Guy uses fake check to steal Massey tractor...recognize him? about whether law enforcement has scanners that read the denomination of bills inside people's cars, sometimes resulting in the money's  confiscation and forfeit ure. All of the...

The height adjustment knob on my 10" bench table type saw is about to bite the dust. Does anyone know if there is a parts supplier for Task Force equipment?

Approximately sixty years ago, a right of way crew came through the yard and before my elders snatched me away from the great event, I got a glimpse of a worker using the shear on the end of a pole to nibble away at a large branch and cut it. The closest thing I was able to find to that pole...

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I'm seventy years old and it suddenly occurred to me that I hadn't heard a toothpaste commercial mention "Gardol" lately and I didn't know exactly what chemical it contained. https://interfaces.com/blog/2013/05/do-you-remember-gardol/

After viewing a great deal of YouTube, it seems to me that when people in Canada refer to a building, or farm "project" etc., they tend to pronounce the long O as in "pole and oh" when they say PROJECT. while people in the lower 48 use the short O as in "ox and top". Where the pronunciation...

I have a 2001 Ford Edge, it a pickup truck. Now they have an Edge that's an SUV. I still have my 1970 Maverick, it's a two door car. Now they have a Maverick that's a pickup truck. If I got any of the above wrong, it's because I'm confused.

Note: Here's a link to the kind of saber saw I'm trying to find a blade for. It's not a Sawzall styled reciprocating saw even they seem to have taken over the term. https://rb.gy/7uieqb I used to be able to buy saber saw blades that would make "relatively" quick work of ripping 2X soft wood...

I just found this Stretch had put some of his old videos back up a while back and they disappeared. Maybe he's been punished enough that they'll let his "WELDING" videos stay up.

My grandfather kept bees for a short time, probably in the 1940s. I remember him saying to make a swarm land, people would beat on a plow point. I know very little about bees and think this might have been an old wives tale. Does it work?

I've been curious about the inexpensive leather stitchers for some time. My questions are: Do they work satisfactorily? Are parts available? They all look the same to me. Are parts interchangeable between brands? Here's a link to a random example...

In the late fifties or early sixties, my dad used to talk about how he and his brothers would roll one another head over heels in used auto tires. I tried to position myself inside a tire taken from his fairly modern car. Even then, I was far too big to get inside any way but sideways. Many...

They've closed my favorite rib joint.o_O:censored::cry::cry::cry:

In pieces?

Lisa calls them hotcakes. I call them pancakes and think it's the most common term in my area. What do you call them? Note: This question might have worked better in poll but I couldn't find a poll feature on this site.

How many people have you known "personally", who you believe died because they had COVID-19? I won't comment after answering the question and have no idea how the answers will come out. I hope they'll be revealing.

The titles of two mystery threads have escaped me. I thought about those threads the other day and if someone can supply either the name if the thread or the solution to either mystery I'd be grateful: One member found small holes in the floor of a building. He might have found wood dust...

In the days when a team of horses was hitched to a plow with a mold board to turn over fields in the spring they were called turn plows. At least that's what they're called today and they are plenty of photos of them on the internet. After row crops were planted people in my area cultivated...

Yesterday, I noticed that Free Amazon Prime Delivery has a faint notation saying that $25.00 order is required for it o be free. Is this something new? I thought ALL Prime deliveries were free?

Why do people wrap potatoes in aluminum foil before baking them in the oven?

Occasionay I have a question at Lowes and haven't been able to find a call button there in months. Items at Walmart are sometimes in the wrong place and I'd like to know their correct price before waiting in line at the register. Now the scanner that I used to use for that purpose is gone...

I just ordered a cheap diagnostic scanner/code reader for my truck for $26.40 total. After sending the order, up popped a message telling me that "Customers who bought items in your order also bought" : A $22.99 scanner and a $158.99 scanner. I don't understand why anyone would want more than...

I've been getting a great number of calls listing various places on the caller ID that look somewhat familiar. There's usually something strange about the font, possibly it's size and placement on the screen. One day the town shown was the one where my 2nd grade girlfriend moved around 1960 and...

I had my first dose last week and noticed I was more irritable than usual for a day or two. Did anyone else have that experience?

I've often wished there was a way we could check a person's advise on tractors by that person's experience. A place, possibly in a member's profile where someone could list things like "20 years a mechanic at a MF dealership'" or "have successfully rebuilt ten Ford diesel engines" would be...

I've often wished there was a way we could check a person's advise on tractors by that person's experience. A place, possibly in a member's profile where someone could list things like "20 years a mechanic at a MF dealership'" or "have successfully rebuilt ten Ford diesel engines" would be...

I have only used cheap knee pads. They had elastic bands that didn't hold them in place for much of a crawl. Has anyone here had experience with a type and brand that stayed over your knees without cutting off your circulation?

IMHO the coolest piece of equipment ever listed under an avatar was a swing blade with tape on the handle. It must have been taken down years ago. Who's was it? I liked it.

A friend says he keeps hearing explosions near his house in the woods. He's convinced people are cooking meth there and their labs are blowing up. He even thinks they're intentionally causing the explosions. My knowledge of this kind of thing is very limited. Do people cook meth the woods...

Today, I finally remembered to put the little sticker on the tag of my truck indicating the tag is good until 22. As I applied the sticker I noticed that the one I stuck it to said 20. The 21 sticker is probably under something in the truck.

Some of you guys have a wise saying or smart remark or something under each post. What do you call that? I finally thought of one.

The wet weather has been causing our septic tank to act up and I go to the coin laundry every week. Last week a broken machine ripped me off for $5.00. The attendant had left so I put a note in the coin slot saying, out of order, and switched machines. Yesterday as my clothes were washing, I...

I just noticed the little green stripe on a person's icon indicating they were the OP. Cool!

We sometimes have problems with people parking on the farm or conducting other suspicious activity and would like to know who they are before involving law enforcement. There are several sites that claim to offer that information and more. The ones I've found seem to require a subscription...

I need a cheap, fat cigar to provide smoke for a DIY leak detector. The clerk at the convenience store tried to sell me two for $22.00. I think if I knew a brand and model I might be able to get around the differences in how we speak English.

Before discovering YouTube, I got much how to information from Yahoo Groups. There was a vast amount of information in the files of those groups and like TBN members, Yahoo Group membes would gladly answer questions. Earlier this year we got notice that all Yahoo Groups were being shut down...

I 've been accessing Gmail through a white icon that looked like an envelope with a red stripe outlining the bottom of the flap. This worked well and I was satisfied. Yesterday, the icon was replaced by an M in four colors that took me to a slow apparently resource hungry version of Gmail that...

Has anyone else been getting calls or texts for Marvin? I've been ignoring them for a long time and finally read a text to find out they were from a political party. Just a while ago I got a call asking to speak to Marvin. Stuck not Marvin

For decades I've noticed a piece of flat chromed metal around 8" long, welded to the right hand side of an occasional trailer hitch at a 90° angle. At the end of this piece of metal sits a tiny chromed hitch ball. Can someone please tell me what these hitch balls are used for. I don't even...

Since free items at HF are getting scarce, I opened up 5 blue flashlights that weren't working properly or at all. Only two had bad batteries. The batteries on the other three weren't making good contact and only needed to be reseated. Had I replaced the batteries in the ones with corrosion...

We've discussed haying methods using buckrakes, beverslides, and similar contraptions before and I love it. Egon is a man of experience with this, there might be others. Here's a link to a video I hadn't seen before. 195's Classic Tractor Film Cutting Hay In Northern Nevada - The Haying...

I have the Coleman CT200UEX off road minibike and really like it. HOWEVER it has a wide filler hole on the gas tank. As near as I can tell whether gas sloshes out of the tank or not, depends on the rubber gasket between the cap and the tank. Mine seldom seals. If anyone else has had this...

I'm sixty-nine and don't think I've smelled rain in years. How about you other old folks?

In the last few years, I've noticed that when a lady singer hits the high notes it hurts my ears. I'm sixty-nine, have any of you other geezers noticed this problem?

I can find plenty of apps for Harbor Freight coupons and sales on the web. Try as I might I can't find that nice little box that asks "What are you looking for today"? on any of them. The only way I can get this is to type HarborFreight.com into a search engine. If there's an app that will...

What's happened to Fouch family I occasionally watch Fouch Family Off Grid on youtube. Recently, it occurred to me that there was no new content. When I checked it said latest video was put up a year ago and comments were disabled. Does anyone know what happened to them?

For most of my life only my blue jeans had a watch pocket and I seldom used it. Now, the off shore manufactures put them in most of the casual pants I buy. A habit of a lifetime has been to find my keys in the bottom of my pocket. I often search all around before it occurs to check the watch...

I've seen one case where a good youtube review was followed by a run on a product and a jump in the prices online sellers were charging. The price was lower again a month or so later. Another case involved a product recommendation by a popular youtube mechanic. For whatever reason, the price...

I'm keeping my son's dog while he and my wife take his kids to Disney World. The dog looks to be about half Chocolate Lab, maybe 60 pounds. I found that labs have an undercoat and I wasn't sure the water penetrate the undercoat. Is there a trick to washing a Lab.?

My wife has been filling out the income tax form and wanted to know whether a fifty pound block of trace mineral is food or a chemical. She says there's no blank for condiment. Which is it?

I came across this presentation about Dinosaur vertebra that were discovered in Missouri in the 1940's. Monster in the Hollow: The Story of Missouri's Ozark Dinosaurs - YouTube Being a lover of backbones, I had to quit watching because It was honestly, making me hungry. I remembered the...

I recently watched a comedy where the thread in the seam of a man's pants was caught on a car that drove off causing the pants to fall apart. One of the things that came into my mind was how freakish an accident this would have been. All too many times I've had to cut a bag open because I...

I have no trouble getting Tractordata.com to list their farm tractors by model and dates manufactured and when I put a specific industrial tractor into their search engine, I get the specifics on that particular tractor. I'm considering a used backhoe and need to get a list of all the Cases...

When welding, I don't like the smell of burning paint on black iron pipe or care to breathe it. I tried soaking some in white vinegar. After a couple of days the paint came off easily. Recently I picked up a 12' stick at Lowes and the coating is much thinner and stains my hands like the grease...

I went to Tractor Supply and bought a Coleman Mini Bike. Now it's time to lubricate the chain. The only thing I've found in the instructions say to use (chain lube) I'm considering chainsaw bar oil, chain wax, or 10W-30. Does anyone have a preference?

I was checking my replies from a while back and noticed I'd said something that's just plain wrong. The edit post button seems to disappear after a while and isn't showing for the offending reply. Is there still a way to edit the reply or remove it completely?

Now that my local Lowes store has Craftsman all over the place, I can't find their welding supplies. Does anyone here know whether they're gone for good or just until they get some room?

I've asked this in LawnWorld with no result so I thought I'd try here. My Snapper Rear Engine Rider has a tube going into another tube under the seat. In order to tighten the belt I'm supposed to slide the inside tube up an inch or so and move some washers from in front of a flange to behind...

I'm making stakes to go on a light trailer from treated 2X4s. They're still swolen with what they're treated with and I'm shaving them down to fit the pockets with a chisel and draw knife. Since draw knives are usually used on green wood anyway. They're shaving down pretty good. I hate to...

I've seldom used anything that had a hitch ball and when I did I didn't put grease on it. For a long time I didn't even know I was supposed to. What kind of grease should I use?

I tried bib overalls many years ago. It was mighty nice to have so many pockets, until I leaned over and things started falling out. After losing my favorite pocke knife, I gave up. There are many people who seldom wear anything else so, I guess they've learned what they can safely carry in...

I seldom have trouble finding square tubing that will telescope but the black iron pipe at Lowes won't fit into the next size up and the size above that is a very loose fit. The problem isn't an inside seam on the outside pipe. The inside diameter of the outside pipe is just too small. What do...

I put in a new window unit yesterday and found a big warning label that the refrigerant is flammable and explosive. The way the air conditioned runs reminds me of my dad's 1962 Fairlane when he shifted into 3rd too soon. Will someone please tell me whether this is a characteristic of the new...

I'm wanting an additional used tractor and would like to have a full sized industrial backhoe, something on the order of a Case Construction King. I'd like to be able to haul a 4x5 ft bale on the front and another on the back. My question is only a little more than what's stated in the title...

I let my subscription to Farm Show drop several years ago and renewed recently. During that time I occasionally thought about long time contributor, Bill Reeks, from Cromwell, Kentucky. He got some publicity for his home built Band Sawmill plans through the publication and often told about...

I ran across the linked presentation on a well preserved JD 60. You Won't Believe How Original This Classic Tractor Is! John Deere Model 6 - YouTube 3:30 minutes into the video the owner shows a stenciled message saying "SPECIAL NO OVERRIDE". This seemed to have to do with the hydraulics...

The tensioner pulley bearing locked down causing rubber to melt and to stick tight to the serpentine pulleys in the car I'm driving. I've searched the www and can find plenty of ideas for removing the rubber. What I need is a method from someone who's actually done it without causing damage to...

I have a pet steer around four years old. I've never noticed him show much interest in a cow that's in season until today. There he was with his nose right in the business end of a cow that appeared to be entertaining visitors. Has anyone else observed a steer courting?

Carriage bolts and I seldom get along. They go in well enough when new but, after rough treatment and exposure to the elements the square part of the shank tends to slip in the hole or slot that's supposed to hold it still. Since they have a sloped cap, it's even a fight to get locking pliers...

I found what seems to be a satisfactory jeweler's anvil on ebay at a fair price. My question is why would the seller limit sales to "ONE PER CUSTOMER, NO EXCEPTIONS"?

I'm looking for some large pulleys to build a bandsaw mill. *Many bandsaw mills run their blades around two large pulleys with a V belt filling in the groove.* There are some pulleys at Surplus Center for a very attractive price but the descriptions of the ones I've found say, "fractional HP"...

I've removed net wrap with everything from a box cutter to a machete. I've even ripped it off with my hands when the netting was fine enough. Every method has had advantages and disadvantages. I guess my two favorites are a smooth bladed pocket knife and a crow bar. The pocket knife dulls...

A woman has been seriously injured after mistaking a stick of dynamite for a candle. I wish her a complete recovery. Woman seriously injured after mistaking stick of dynamite for a candle, police say

Just for fun, I occasionally check the prices on the John Deere H at TractorHouse.com . We turned one down for $250.00 in the '60s. The cheapest asking price I saw was over $4000.00.:eek:

Has anyone heard from Shield Arc? The latest comment I've found from him was made at the end of June. He hasn't responded to my PM, either.

For years I've occasionally gotten a tiny tick attached to my miserable old hide. I think they're called deer ticks as often as not, by the time I find them, they seem to be dead. Does anyone know, WHY THEY'RE DEAD? I'm not complaining about it, I just wish they'd die before they inject the...

The Crooked post=crooked fence thread made me wonder why I hadn't asked this before. I pull a line, mark where I want the holes, ease into position, lower the auger, get off, check for perpendicular, make adjustments then bore. On more holes than I want to admit, I still have to straighten the...

I haven't run across any wire clothes hangers in years. Well, tonight, I found them in 10 packs at Wal-Mart. They're coated with some flexible kind of plastic, vinal I guess. Most will go in the car, truck, etc. for emergency repairs. In the years I've been without them there have been many...

I think it was sometime last fall when this device turned up on a utility pole near my house. There is no line going to the wires up the pole and I don't think we have underground utilities. Can someone please tell me what's under the sheet metal?

How do you dispose of cainsaw fuel that has water in it?

If my chainsaw has sat for more than a couple of hours and definitely overnight I shake it or at least rock it 100 times on the theory that the oil and gasoline have begun to separate. I also do this with my fuel can. I don't recall ever seeing directions to do this and don't even know whether...

Back in the 70's I bought a pair of work shoes of a style that was very common while I was a kid in the 50's and 60's. As I remember, they were sold with the Georgia Giant label and the price was between $18.00 and $25.00. They had a smooth corked rubber sole good for scrapeing off mud and...

We haven't had much rain lately and I've got my post hole auger stuck up to the gear box. I expect to find some roots when I try to dig it out. Boy that ground is hard!

Here are the symptoms: My MF 261 was running but suddenly lacked power, giving it more throttle didn't make it run any faster. After about a minute, it quit all together. The fuel guage doesn't work and I knew it was getting low. Without checking the fuel level with a ruler, I added a few...

I've been starting my Snapper rear engine rider by priming the carb for years and am thinking maybe I should rebuild it. Not wanting to over do things I decided to ask our memership exactly which part goes bad and causes the carb to lose it's prime. I'm thinking the float needle. I can get...

My grandfather used to talk about how the chickens went to roost during the eclipse of 1918. I haven't had chickens in over 40 years. Did anyone who does notice this behavior today?

My brother and I both have MF 261 tractors. He caught pneumonia and has been mostly unconcious in the hospital for a week and hadn't cut his grass for a long time before that. Knowing that it'll be a long while before he gets on a tractor I hooked his 261 to the finish mower and went to work...

I think I read many years ago that some of the older Ferguson tractors were put together so that only one or two wrenches were needed to remove every nut and bolt on the tractor. Can someone confirm this and tell me which models were made that way or is my memory playing tricks? If it could be...

The Chinese alternator I bought to replace the one that came on my Polish MF 261 has a little different wiring setup. If someone could tell me which wire goes where I'd be mighty grateful. I'm beginning the thread and hope to add a link to a photo of the backs of the new and old alternators...

I ran my MF 261 for a couple of years with a cheap replacement battery terminal clamp that occasionally slipped loose from the positive cable. I simply reattached it several times and the tractor cranked right up. Now it only cranks if I use the battery out of my truck. While prepairing to...

Somehow wasps by the dozen and lady bugs by the hundreds seem to find their way into my mother's old farm house and screened porch where they spend the winter unobserved. They must be asleep in cracks somewhere. When they get ready to leave in the spring they go to the window or the screen on...

After reading this thread http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/john-deere-owning-operating/371639-jd1070-diesel-corrosive-why-my.html I think I know why my MF 261 is running so rough and would like to replace the current tank with a smaller one that's easier to keep full and won't rust. I think...

I'm getting rusty water when I drain the tank on my air compressor. Should I toss it and buy a new unit?

I'm rununing across more and more screws with the star shapes holes in their heads also called torx screws. I often find myself having to drive the screw into the head with a hammer. Are they supposed to fit that tight?

My brother just got the new hand operated clam shell post old digger he ordered. It doesn't take much to make a cow man happy.

I had my truck parked next to an ivy covered wall at the farm overnight. On the way home I noticed a very strong smell of urine. Deer frequently eat the ivy growing on the wall. Has anyone else had a deer pee on their vehicle?

Some of the Soviet era Belarus tractors appear to have the seats way high. They look like they'd be a dream when using pallet forks. Is this the case? If It is I might raise my seat.

I walked by the TV long enough to see the rescue of a pretty blond who was tied up with a nice braded nylon rope or cable cord, the kind I like to work with. I found myself getting upset when her rescuer whipped out a knife and cut the rope instead of untying it.

We're reluctant to use insecticides to kill ants in the kitchen and have unsuccessfully tried several alternatives, from vinegar to cucumber peels. Today, I noticed that the parade behind the sink had slowed to two or three ants. There was a little spider on a web above the parade route so...

I'm thinking of buying a Husquvarna 390 XP is there anything in particular I should know about? I'm particularly curious about the a centrifugal air cleaning system. Is it a plus or a minus?

This PowerArc 160 is the first DC welder I've used since the 70's and I've noticed that my Lincoln Fleetweld 3/32 E6011 rods whistle when welding too cold. I'm just curious as to whether this is common with DC?

I need to remove the blade carrier bolt from a 5ft. Woods Cadet slasher, the one that holds the blade carrier on the splines. Is the thread right handed or left handed. Many thanks for any help, Stuck

It was dusk and I was driving home from the farm when I looked up to see the silhouette of a majestic bird sailing in the twilight sky. We were traveling in opposite directions and the bird was soon behind me. As I wondered why the bird was still flying so late in the evening, SPLAT! SPLAT...

On the rare occasion that you guys might stick an electrode so tight you can't pull it loose, and you're using a twist clamp type electrode holder. What's the fastest method to get it out of the holder? I need to know in case this ever happens to me. :ashamed::ashamed::ashamed:

In the link below the MF 245 has what appears to be an extra hydraulic cylinder coming off of the left hand side of the loader? Does anyone know the purpose of that cylinder? http://www.tractorhouse.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=9324963

I'm thinking about a SSQA tree shear for my MF 261 described at left. First, I'd like to know if anyone has had experience with a shear on a tractor mounted front end loader. I've read that sideways pressure from the jaw tends to cause wear and cracks in the loader arms. I can slide my pallet...

I don't seem to see or hear as many Canada geese as in recent years. Has anyone else noticed this? I think we might be experiencing a goose shortage.

I was working on a fence this afternoon when I thought I heard a plane coming my way. A little later I looked up to see someone flying a parachute. It looked like something I might use to search for a missing cow. Too bad I'm afraid of heights.

The fuel filter on my MF 261 should probably have been changed years ago. This is my first diesel and I'm trying to do it by the book but the book directs me to unhook most, if not all of the tubes to the bracket that holds the filter in order to do the job. A few pages down, it describes how...

Has anyone figured a good attachment to lift round bale feeding rings with pallet forks? I've destroyed one ring by just putting the forks under the top bar and lifting.

I'm thinking about building a tonneau cover out of plywood hinged, in the middle. Does anyone know how to keep it from leaking at the hinge and atound the rim of the pickup bed.

I need a flat sheet of metal to cover a wooden tool box and for various other occasional projects. Corrugated roofing is available at a reasonable price but the flat metal that I've found is sky high. Does anyone know a good source. I'm near the point of trying to flatten the corrugated stuff.

The tachometer on my MF 261 swings back at regular intervals so, I suspect a problem with one particular injector. Is there a quick and painless way to find out which injector is in need of service? I've thought of an engine stethoscope or an infared thermometer.

For entertainment purposes, I've been reading about the Roswell incident. One account tells of a person who got his hands on some debris from the crash. He supposedly wasn't able to burn the material, or cut it with a knife that he had previously used to cut barbed wire. The thing that...

I'll need two pulleys for a project that I plan to drive with a 13 hp engine. The specs for pulleys of the right diameter that I've found at Surplus Center say they are for fractional hp applications. I can't even find hp specifications on pullies from most other companies. What I can...

I need the rims for my MF 261 with loader. If they come with new tires, that's a plus. I need tires too. The wheel has a standard 6 lug bolt pattern. The closest I've found have been 8.00 X 16. Does anyone know a good source or should I make do with the 8.00 X 16's? Thanks, Stuck

Several of the cheap quick couplers on my air compressor hoses and air tools leak. Is there a brand or type that seals better than the rest? Is there a trick to making them seal?

The timer knob on the clothes drier broke and we had to resort to locking pliers to turn the D stem. I started a search locate the model of the dryer so I could order another knob. Luckily, I found the word SIGNAL at the top left hand corner of the drier and was all set to order a timer knob...

I just put 4 quart bags of green beans in the freezer. My Massey doesn't have a shed, at this point, and I don't trust the rain cap on the exhaust pipe. After months of trying to find a metal can large enough to cover the exaust and cap, I broke down and bought a gallon can of green beans...

Being as this is the Bobcat forum, it might not be unusual. I'd never seen it before so, here goes: I was waiting at a red light when, in the procession that passed before me, crawled a tracked Bobcat. It was keeping up with traffic and traveling like it was just another car.

This afternoon, I came on two patroll cars with flashing blue lights, two huge wreckers, and two tractor trailers in the middle of a four lane highway. A forklift was transferring the disabled truck's load to the other one. The center of the trailer behind the disabled rig was touching the...

The MF 236 loader on my MF 231 has it's own pump attaced to the crank shaft and the loader moves and stops too fast to suit me. The tractor has an adjustment for the speed of the 3ph but, I can't find mention of anythng like that in the loader's manual. If anyone knows how to slow this thing...

When a police officer shoots a sticky covered gps locator and attaches it to the back of a fleeing car, then slows down to track it, what's to stop the driver from getting out of site, taking the gps device off, and going on his way? 007-Esque Police Cars Aim to Stop High Speed Chases

Has anyone had any experience arc gouging with an Everlast PowerARC 300? If so, how did you like it and does Everlast sell a stinger with air jets for gouging?

I want to change the transmission/hydraulic fluid in my MF 261. It has wet brakes and I've read that some non-dealer supplied oils might disolve the adhesive that bonds the linings to the brakes. Before I make a hundred mile round trip to buy the Permatran III that the manual calls for, let me...

Every so often, I read that, after starting a cut, it's possible to turn off the acetylene and continue cutting using only oxygen. This is usually stated a part of an explanation that a torch burns metal instead of melting it. Has anyone here done this? Was the cut as good as if the...

My homemade skid steer quick attach is nearing completion. The tabs I used are the ones I cut off of my bucket. Now I need a quick attach adapter on the back of the bucket. The adapters that I see on line, are the kind that have two plates on them. They're the approximate size of the plates...

When I was younger, many of the local farmers used to wear a high topped work shoe with a smooth sole. It had a round topped toe, that I liked because weld spatter rolled off. The part I liked best though, was the smooth sole, it seemed to be made from some kind of rubber/cork composite...

I've read many positive comments about the Paranah Tooth Bar and would like to see one in action. So far, I haven't found a video on Youtube or on the BXpanded website. I'd appreciate a link if such a video is available.

We've been getting more summer rain than I can remember since the early 60's. My hay man finally called saying he'd rolled up 26 5 ft bales. I'm tempted to take all of it sight unseen. Stuck

I have a set of ss quick attach pallet forks for my pin on loader and have started making a skid stear adapter so I can use them. What I need to know is how much play to leave between the outsides of the plates and the insides of the receiver on the back of the forks. I'm thinking about 1/4...

Does anyone have any experience with the Quick Spade? Paumco Products Quick Spade — Model# 1100-Quick Spade | Skid-Steers Attachments| Northern Tool + Equipment I want to use it with 60" forks on my MF 261.

I took delivery on a set of pallet forks last week. When we took them off the truck, I thought I noticed something on the rack that wasn't painted. My mind turned to unloading the forks and before I signed the paperwork I looked over the forks and didn't notice the unpainted surface again...

The Oliver that Johnny Cash drove into the lake in the movie, Walk the Line, has been on my mind for years and I finally looked it up. If anyone else is curious, here's the link. Arkansas man's tractor appears in Cash biopic | TheCabin.net

Can someone please tell me the standard width of male quick attach plates and the thickness of the metal. My bucket is 6' wide and I want them to hold up. Thanks, Stuck

Anybody ever get a really stuck top link back loose and adjusting easily. Is there a trick to it or am I doomed to have a collection of stuck top links? I've tried heat and a months long soak in PB Blaster. Signed, Stuckmotor and a few other things

I need to confine three large dogs and was thinking about a Pet Safe brand underground fence from Tractor Supply. Has anyone who has used this system had any problems with it?

I seen enough glowing reports of the Everlast and Longevity welders to spark my interest and I've been to both web sites more than once. What I haven't been able to find at those sites is a price. Have I some how missed seeing the prices? Do I have to talk to a salesman to get a price...

Has anyone used either of these skid steer quick attach adapters? My MF 236 loader has 3250 lbs of breakout force and I wonder if either is heavy enough to hold up? Quick Tach Conversion Assembly | Acessories and other attachments | palletforks.com Universal Skid Steer Quick Attach Conversion...

Has anybody ever had any luck sawing off high limbs with a saw chain between two ropes? I was wondering whether to order one, make my own, or hire a bucket truck.

I've noticed that many of the companies that own bucket trucks 'cherry pickers' extend them to their maximum height when they park them for the night. I can only guess at why they do this. Will someone please satisfy my curiosity.

I think a small amount of dirt, posibly the volume of 1 or two inches of pencil led might have washed down the outside of the spout of my diesel jug into the tank on my tractor. I'm running a Massey filter now and am about to replace it with a NAPA filter. My question is, on the chance that a...

I need to move some dirt down a hill a few feet to make a level spot for a shop and road behind my house. The hill is pretty steep and I have trouble backing up it. The ag tires pull fine going in the direction of the tread and I'm thinking that I might reverse them so I can push the dirt down...

I don't think I've ever seen a bolt pull the thread out of a nut so, is there an advantage of putting a hardened nut on a hardened bolt? Is it OK to save a few cents and use the mild steel nuts?

I just finished a long thread titled, 'Any tips for 1 man implement hook-ups?' While reading, I did what I've done so many other times before. I opened a tab for, Tractordata.com, so I could check to on the size of tractor owned by the person making the post. I needed to know this to see...

I've been trying for over a week to get a price quote on fluids, filters, and a new muffler from a MF dealer. The lady keeps saying she'll call me back but, I haven't heard from her. Has anyone bought a muffler for a 261 and if so where did you get it and what did it cost?

I decided it was about time to change the oil filter on my recently acquired MF 261. The old one had 2004 written on it.

Has anyone ever stuck an engine because their tractor was left out with an uncovered exhaust pipe that had a curved end? How about with a flapper? I've already gotten one motor stuck and don't want a repeat performance. Stuckmotor

I don't know about the rest of the chain but, my local Tractor Supply has recently rearranged just about everything in the store. They used to have a really good selection of special bolts, collars, setscrews , pins, etc.The bins were on rollers two deep and could be slid out of the way to...

My Snapper rider has a dip stick which seems like a good idea, except that I can't see new oil on the stick. It makes me long for my old push mower that had a plug with level slots just below the filler hole. I just took a new push mower out of the box and added oil. Guess what... it has a...

I need a post hole digger and was thinking about a County Line brand digger from Tractor Supply. The very first on line review mentions using bolts from the bolt bin, as shear bolts. The reviewer says, one has too much play and the next size is too big. I went out to Tractor Supply, twice...