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Ahhh, the sinking part...hadn't thought of that, and a good point it is. Alright, just adding more plate to level it back out it is then! Thanks!

Picked up this box last year, knowing it needed work. Did a few little things to it, now I'm on to repairing the obviously well worn side plates. Living in the low desert, all the ground here is rocky/sandy, which wears on anything dragging the ground. Having never owned a gannon before...

"Hey, so I know you just got done dealing with a 1,000 acre wildfire a couple weeks ago caused by people burning stuff, Maricopa County specifically bans burning this stuff year-round, and I already know about all this because it's part of my job....but the guy on the internet from a different...

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Right....might have something to do with the fire ban that runs from May 1 to September 30. It's also listed clear as day on the county's website that burning yard waste such as tree trimmings is strictly prohibited. Digging through this stuff isn't easy either. This is from...

Yes..I'm well aware of this. Which is also why I know that the county isn't giving me a permit for burning this stuff, and you'd have to be brain dead to think even for a second that it's a good idea to burn it when everything is dry as a bone around you.

I was unaware that Yavapai annexed Wittmann. Gonna be a LOT of other people here that will also be surprised to hear that.

From an ecological standpoint, it is, and it's EVERYWHERE out here. Some of the media sites make it sound like it's a small but growing problem, which it is...in the urban areas. But it's already WELL beyond the established point out in the rural areas. It literally carpets thousands of acres...

Maybe if you live where that weird white stuff ends up on the ground, but here it's a good way to get to have an unpleasant conversation with a Sheriff Deputy...

This time of year in the desert? Only if you want to be featured on the 5 o'clock news as the clown that started a 1,000 acre wildfire, lol. It's a bunch of everything...a stupid amount of stinknet, palo trimmings (good lord, those things grow FAST!), a lot of random brushy things that I have...

I have an acre plus of scrub desert that's been heavily overgrown, largely because I've been lazy the last couple of years, lol. I've been slowly working on clearing it out again - dragging out a bunch of weeds, light brush, trimming up trees, etc. I've been building up piles of stuff, but it...

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This is one of the things that has long irked me about less than full size trucks. There have been plenty of times in my life that a compact truck would have been fine from a towing/hauling weight capacity standpoint, but the shorter beds were always the problem. Though I'm the freak that...

After having done a 2,000+ mile cross country trip on a Honda XR250, I figure anything done in a car is a piece of cake 😅 A few years later I did the same trip in a Volvo 850, and I was able to easily pull off a 1,000 mile 24 hour pull....felt like I could have stretched it out to 1,500 miles...

I haven't owned a TV in years at this point, and don't miss it one little bit. I do find it rather amusing how it confuses the hell out of some people though when they ask if I've seen such and such, I tell them no, as I don't even own a TV nor go to the movies...if it's come out in the last 15...

People think I'm nuts for taking my truck and trailer to pick up a "new to me" used vehicle purchased locally. Whether it's 5 miles or 50 miles away. There's only so much inspection I can do to a vehicle while it's sitting in someone's driveway or dealer lot, and I've had a couple times where...

Automakers, along with plenty of other businesses were leaving long before the RTW laws took effect 10 years ago, for many reasons outside of this anyways. The union plant I worked at closed down shortly after I left...

Plenty of ways I can think of to improve that old iron, but dang if it ain't reliable...same with my '59 International truck..zero amenities, slow as mollasses in January, but hands down the most reliable vehicle I've ever owned, lol

20 years ago, I was a UAW Ford worker, and it was definitely true with the people I worked with then. I still say leaving that job was the best career and life choice I ever made. Today, I work around many IBEW and Teamsters guys. Most of the IBEW guys are pretty good, though its still a...

Sounds like a perfect example of different strokes for different folks. Or, not everyone has the same needs from their equipment. I've thought about getting a newer tractor to replace my 8N, but that old jungle gym of a Wagner loader has a higher lift height than most all of similar class...

One of the many areas that I've struggled over in regards to old USA made vs new import...some years ago I picked up an ancient Lincoln Idealarc SP-200 Autobody MIG, partially because I couldn't swing the cost of a new welder, largely because I wanted something that I could be confident I could...

It may not as deliberate as you think..or at all. Google hasn't mapped the entire country themselves, and much of their mapping data comes from very inaccurate sources. USPS databases are one of these. All of my work sites through my employer have USPS addresses associated with them, despite...

I was joking that they must had run out of drill bits, and just handed the parts off to the local junk yard dogs to chew the holes open :ROFLMAO:

Near as I can tell, it's still possible at least here in Arizona, to get a CDL with zero schooling. It's treated the same as a regular driver's license - take a written test, get the permit, then take the on road and get the license. Obviously the testing is different, and geared towards large...

Yep, already did most of the repair. Typical undersized chinesium hardware, lol. The hole drilled for the main pivot bolt was a bit over an inch, with something like a 19mm class 8.8 bolt ran up through it. To say it had excessive slop was an understatement. I welded in a chunk of DOM tubing...

Similar happened to my Volt, except that it appeared to be rodents. 15 other vehicles parked here, never a problem with the vermin..until I brought home the "green" car. Seems to be a common problem across the board as they all use veggie oil based wiring insulation, and Toyota even ended up...

Like many other things, it depends. Largely on location. Some areas will not let you tow many single car hauler trailers personally without a CDL, some areas will let you run a OTR truck and trailer as long as it's strictly personal. Typically falling under RV regulations, which is how it's...

It's already proven to be MUCH more useful than the 3pt blade even without the functional rear blade on the box. People who have never worked desert ground often don't understand - this stuff sets up like concrete when it's dry. It's not all that heavy, relatively speaking, but is insanely...

Well darn....Subaru just alienated all of us diabeetus folks with that one! :ROFLMAO:

Seems to me that if one is going to be bumping up so close to the limit that cab choice is the make it or break it point, one should really be getting out of the light duty pickups and getting into the heavier truck classes to begin with.

Only reg cab trucks I've ever been able to tolerate have been 2nd gen and newer Rams, and my 2010 is only a reg cab because I didn't have any say in what my enployer purchased. Otherwise I can't imagine living without at least an extended cab. It's VERY frequent that I need/want secure and...

I had a similar thing with the Chevy Volt - the cell phone remote start went through the OnStar system, but then it also had key fob remote start. I got a free trial that I think was for a year for the OnStar, then went on to a month to month deal. But the key fob remote start was permanent...

This is one of my big concerns as well. I've had a car payment twice in my life, both of which were paid off inside of 12 months, and it made me uneasy the entire time. Other than that, I've owned over 50 different vehicles, all of which were paid with cash. With the exception of one single...

I drove my Aunt's Toyota Corolla..or Camry..or something along those lines anyways. That car had that lane assist thing, and while it seemed neat in concept, it seemed as if Florida roads confused the living crap out of the system, and caused it to wander all over the dang road. My '59...

Weren't those squarebody years of GM vans unibody construction? I've been half-arsed looking for a high top van for a while to build a camper van out of, but also need to tow my rock crawler with it. I had seen some seemingly decent deals on those GM vans, but was concerned the chassis...

I always laugh a bit when I hear something along the lines of "you can't fix that NEW car!!" You know what never crosses my mind concerning my new cars? Having to fix them! My 2000s era Suzukis are about as close to maintenance free as one can get in an ICE car, and I wouldn't hesitate to...

Funny enough, my current three favs are the ones I currently own - #1 - 1959 International Harvester B-162 - 18KGVWR, manual everything, 5 speed completely unsynchronized trans with the 2 speed rear. Just you, a motor, manual transmission and a flatbed..the way the universe intended a truck to...

Not that I'm arguing with certainty one way or the other, but I do recall frequently seeing mentions in service manuals to pull an air bag fuse any time one is working under the dash or in the steering column of a vehicle specifically to avoid inadvertently blowing the bag during repair work...

2 wire is the most common stuff out there these days, and what I've got my rock crawler's steering system plumbed with. The hose going to the steering ram sees PLENTY of movement with the axle cycling up and down with 12" of travel, and have seen zero issues with it. Many more guys are out...

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Because a carriage bolt puts me in the same predicament - having to make a square hole. If I really had to, I suppose I could move my press out in to the middle of the shop, rig up a hoist to get it in, etc...but if I can make do with a regular hex bolt, life would be a lot easier.

IANAL definitely applies here, but I'm betting all the websites talking about it are leaving out one key detail on the paying taxes issue - tax lien sales. Here in Arizona, the city/county/state conducts a once a year auction for tax liens. While I don't know the specifics for other areas...

New crossed my mind for about 2 or 3 days. Reality is that I just didn't have $20K+ to drop in to something new anyways, and I refuse to finance something that isn't making or saving me money with rare exceptions. The other side of it is parts availability. I saw many cases of late model...

This is a concept seen in many other areas as well, notably in patent and trademark law. We've all heard the stories about some massive corporation like say Microsoft going after some little guy for having a product with a name that is vaguely similar to one of their products. Say for example...

Some of the squatters right are downright scary, and time lengths are scary short as well. I know here in Arizona, depending on circumstances, a squatter can take title to a property in only 2 years though most are 5 or 10 years. In my case, I have several acres of vacant land bordering my...

I can't say that I haven't done it myself a time or 20 over the years either, lol. Break something, tear it apart, get sidetracked for whatever reason, forget about it for a year, say F-it and just buy another one to "tide me over until I can get around to fixing that other one"...a few more...

EDIT...oops, just saw your reply saying basically the same thing.. didn't show up for me before I started this reply 😅 I have one of the cheap Chinese adjustable height hitches that I use on my Vitara (which I believe was sold as the Escudo in Australia) for my smaller trailers. The amount of...

The red X is quite appropriate, as it marks what's gonna go..I just didn't feel like digging out the plasma when I was doing this other stuff 😅. My neighbor thinks that ball mount is the greatest idea ever, but I find it easier to spend the 30 seconds to drop the box and mount up the 3 point...

It's not so much a concern of wearing it out as it is one of if I bend it, crack it, etc. Welding it in is easy...cutting it back out later if the need arises would then be a heck of a not fun time, unless I just don't weld it at all on the bottom/backside, and I suspect that's where it really...

As a buyer, this is one of the big things that always bugs me, along with new tires. The seller invariably wants as much as they paid, and sometimes more, for stuff that I wouldn't use myself. Different tires are probably less of an issue on tractors than cars I buy, and it seems the 4x4...

Got the bushings turned and welded in..I know the welds are less than pretty..I was right at the end of the MIG hose, and I couldn't get the welder closer (it's a massive ancient Lincoln) I might have made a bit of a boo-boo buying that cutting edge locally. Apparently they were surplus...

They look like a factory attachment, rather than a hacked on later kind of thing though admittedly, anyone doing a clean job can make it look factory too. I could have sworn I had seen other box blades with something similar on the back, but of course I can't find anything now. It's really...

Yep... Everything has gotten expensive, but the price situation has been this way down here even long before inflation really kicked in. Simple supply and demand - supply has always been slim, so prices have been high, especially so with the 20-30hp sized tractors and associated implements. I...

Wow... Sure is nice to find a forum where people get that we don't all live and work in prime soil conditions 😃. I've been on other forums where people were like "my light duty blade works just fine behind my SCUT...must be operator error🤷🏻‍♂️" Going from Michigan to southern Arizona was a bit...

Box cost me $550 plus a 4 hour round trip drive. Probably went through about $50 in diesel going there. That cost is probably high, maybe stupid high, compared to other areas of the country where this stuff is everywhere, but here in the Phoenix area it doesn't exist on a wide scale outside of...

Picked up a box blade today, and just curious what it is I got. Can't really make out what's left of any names/labels on it. Been hunting the classifieds for a few years looking for one, and finally found one that fits my tractor and was within budget (which admittedly is much lower than it...

I think there's still plenty of room for improvement, and I also think that a lot of this just comes down to the compromises made with different types of suspension set ups. Such as this particular kind of 4 link setup comes with the benefit of insane amounts of flex or articulation, tons of...

Yep, stock Samurai 1.4:1 high range reduction, yet a paltry 2.26 low range reduction. Mine now is a 1.7 hi range, 6.5 low range. Our mental states aren't too far apart...I once spent a while attempting to figure out a way to go to a 1:1 hi range after doing the motor swap, as the freeway RPMs...

I edited the post with photos, and just added them again as attachments, rather than trying to insert them inline. It gave me problems the first time too, and I assumed it was because I was on a work computer with stupid firewall restrictions. It blocks a lot of free image hosts, free email...

I had a feeling it was still some sort of alignment issue, but as I also don't yet have a firm understanding on the internal workings of the hydraulic issue, I also wanted to make sure I wasn't chasing my tail so to speak, and why I was questioning whether the hydraulics could be playing a part...

Non tractor application, but it may become a tractor application depending on what happens with this valve...while I've used and repaired the hydraulics on the tractor, this is my first venture into building a system from scratch. I converted an off road 4x4 toy to full hydraulic steering...

Well, turns out that it was the pump after all...I ended up returning it to my original incorrect configuration - E port blocked, T port to tank, and still had no power in the system (this originally provided great power to the steering cylinder, but overheated the pump super fast) Pulled the...

That's what I was asking in the original post...

Because the first picture was taken while I was still fabricating the front end, and wanted a reference of the port legend, as my mount covers it when assembled. As I noted in my last reply, I have tried it both with 4 hoses connected & blocking that port, AND with all 5 hoses connected...

That's how I tried it last, though after re-reading my initial post, I can see how that might not have been clear. Frankly, I'm sure of absolutely nothing at this point, as this is my first go with hydraulic steering. Current setup, that feels the same engine on or off - P - connected to...

I'm not seeing anything that looks like a bushing, insert, or anything removable in the E port - I do see a 2nd passage drilled horizontally in the bottom of the T port though, and I also noticed fluid forcefully spurting out of the E port while turning the steering wheel to drain the valve...

Ok, so I _should_ have been OK with just plugging that port? As I understand it, I only have 1 PB pressure port on the steering valve, and not a PB return port. 5 ports on the valve, marked T, E, L, R, P. I currently have the L & R ports going to the steering cylinder, T port going to my...

Slightly different, non tractor application...I'm using a Eaton/Charlynn steering valve for hydraulic steering on an off road, rock crawler toy. It's a 5 port Eaton/Charlynn valve with Power Beyond, that I'm not going to immediately use. Using the stock power steering pump on the truck to feed...

Had to remove a bush from the property yesterday...pulled it out easy enough with the FEL on the old Ford, though I found it was a real pain working underneath the FEL to get the chain rigged up on the trunk of the bush..not to mention wondering if I'd be able to move fast enough if a hydraulic...

Saw the necro-thread revival about swapping to a diesel engine in an 8N, and while I'm not at all arguing for doing such a thing as I agree - waste of time, money, and effort. But, I'll admit...it's a thought that has crossed my mind once or twice with my own 8N, largely thinking along the...

Ok, so educate me. How is this inherently safer, than this? How did that tank go from safe and acceptable when the factory hung it off the side of the '85 Chevy pickup, yet suddenly turn into a horrible idea when identically hung off the side of a much larger '59 International? How...

Yes, I have a problem with over thinking/over engineering things to the point of making life harder afterwards...I've learned to ask questions before doing things now :D Yes, I also realize it will be easier to buy rock and have it delivered. I'm pretty sure I'm in the bottom 1% of people...

After getting the tractor, I'm quickly realizing that getting and transporting fuel in plastic jugs is kind of a pain in the back side, especially after learning the hard way last night that one of them split at a top seam....only after starting to fill the tractor...:mad: We also only have one...

New to me Ford 8N, Wagner "jungle gym" loader, first "real" tractor I've owned, using for general activities around the house and 1 acre desert property, zero farming stuff. The hydro cylinder that operates the bucket tilt has a TON of slop at the bucket due to a badly worn bushing. This thing...

Re: Do you still find lawn tractor useful after upgrading to "real" tractor? I can't imagine living somewhere where the only thing that's green or growing is grass and weeds....sounds incredibly boring! On the other hand, go find a way to experience anaphylactic shock....then imagine...

Another of those cases of "I can't figure out how to word a search to get useful results..." :laughing: Have had a Craftsman LT1000 lawn tractor for a few years before recently getting a "real" tractor - an old Ford 8N. Already well into the "yep, should have made this a priority a LONG time...

Not really sure how to explain this, and not even sure it's a problem per se...maybe it's just the way these tractors are? 8N tractor, Wagner loader. I get that the additional weight of the loader causes much greater effort is needed to turn, and it's not that. I'm also aware that steering a...

Neighbor has a relatively new Yanmar 20-something tractor that he purchased new from a local dealer as tractor-loader-backhoe package deal. Shortly after purchase, one of the 3 point lift arm mounts snapped off the tractor, requiring replacement of the rear transaxle housing. Dealers...

Recently picked up a 8N tractor, and going through the myriad maintenance items that have been pushed off by POs, along with some poorly executed "repairs". Currently up - the tilt crank...thingy on the passenger side 3pt lift arm to adjust side to side tilt of the implement. It appears to be...

Been searching for an upgrade to my Craftsman lawn tractor on and off for a few years now with a (probably too) low budget. Ideally I've wanted to stay below $5,000, and have been limiting my search to tractors with a FEL. I live outside Phoenix, AZ in a rural open desert. I have ZERO...

To be accurate, I don't want stuff out there that requires mowing. A large part of my moving to the desert was to get away from my wicked hay fever. Back in Michigan, I could get about 5 minutes into a grass cutting adventure before I had trouble breathing. As I noted earlier, I already tried...

This is probably going to be a bit long winded...I've never been any good at condensing thoughts.... I live on just over an acre of Phoenix, Arizona desert land. Bought the place a few years ago with stars in my eyes, reminiscing of the rural life I had growing up in northern Michigan, but...