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Even rolling radius is arbitrary, but common practice is to have the fronts "lead" the rears. That has everything to do with gear ratios in the drive line. On hard surfaces, do not use 4WD it crowds the gears. eta, I'm looking for turfs on the front of the Hurlimann 435 for the same...

me too!

I could only wish there was a tree on my place that could be cut with that device. ;-)

It would be useful to run the numbers on btu content between H2 and Gasoline. Fuel handling of hydrogen could be a challenge. Hindenburg and all that commotion.

I was 9yo, but somehow this hit a memory spot. Blame it on TV I suppose. ABC , NBC, or CBS. channel 4 6 or 11, it had to one of them ;-)

I recall when the coming Ice age was the real deal Now we are concerned about seconds

A book of matches, a ten spot and a drop of Hi-Test!

Now isn't this confusing. On the Hurlimann 435, The pto clutch is ENGAGED when the lever detent is released and the lever moves UP. Pressing the lever DOWN releases the clutch. Down is putting the clutch IN, and UP is letting the clutch OUT to use automotive speak. To me, your description...

Feeding the pellet stove to keep the chill off. I'm down to less than 20 bags, and heat is still a good thing. That is about $50 off the going price over this past winter, but over $50 more than the my last buy. Wood fire still looks like a deal until the time and labor is added in. (Cut...

Hmm I'll need to run the numbers, Thanks for the input. "No why didn't I think of that" ;-:

There is available a Kubota B7200 with mower deck and snow blower located in NW Michigan that I would consider having. I don't have a trailer for that load, so am looking for suggestions on reasonable options besides the DIY option of buying a trailer for the purpose. I have a utility trailer...

The agrokid is like my Hurlimann Prince. The "mode" selection is by your left knee. 1000rpm, 540 rpm, disengage, and ground speed. the lever under the steering wheel controls the CLUTCH that powers the mode selected. Exercise the clutch while selecting the mode. eta I'm not understanding...

White oak! accept no substitute. (Well, southern hard pine might do.

The truck is on rubber, so "grounding to the truck" is non-sense. And yet we transfer gas into plastic vehicle fuel tanks all the time. Maybe the idea is to let the tank and the fuel hose nozzle "touch" as the fuel flows between.....

I am very pleased with the performance (speed and power) and build quality of the Timber Wolf TW-2. I traded in a TW-1 . Over 20 years of no issue use. That's a log load each year. (app 7 cords) It takes me a month to cut split & stack in the shed, but I'm old and only cut for an hour...

Just because it's not all about size ;-) I built this "little ripper" some years back. Cat 0 or Cat 1. Made from a box blade tooth. It's answered all my needs . Pulls up stones and breaks up roots and soil from new garden spots. One time does it around here. It will stop the little...

I just had the same repair this last week. I hit a paver and the chain derailed. The event also sheared the auger drive pin. (bolt) The master link MUST be undone to get the chain over both sprockets! Bit the bullet. Detach the blower from the tractor. Remove the shield. Loosen the bearing...

Sorta related to the cause, but this did seem funny to me when considered fully.

The bridge was knocked down, blocking the port of Baltimore. Last year 25K tons of chocolate came through that port. I'm scared!

With a 17 inch front wheel, The PC is hardly a scooter. Call it a Ne'er-a-bike" Though I have looked hard at the model for other reasons.

You have no need of a chipper or a shredder. Though I have run chips obtained from the line crews through the shredder to "better"* the texture as mulch. * My wife determined that the chips were better after reprocessing. ;-)

You must not garden......

If you are born to drown, have no fear of fire!

I "wish" Someone would manufacture a Scooter with the the "looks" and all the good aspects of a Vespa P200e, but with a engine more in line with good 500 cc twin cylinder. An honest 25 HP would do. NOT a Berger-mister! ;-)

Yup! When I was in the 8th grade, we had this. Still have a small box that contains all the NRA achievement pins. Ahh. those were good days...

This old..

We are "pull back the mulch and plant in the exposed earth" gardeners. The idea of turning the soil over with a mold board plow or even the roto-tiller is the farthest thing from my mind. (The tiller is used to break sod in new plots) I trust you enjoy your gardening as much as I enjoy!

Multi varieties? Nope! Not me. I bought from a grower/ friend 20 bulbs, about 10 years ago. I've just been replanting these same cloves from the bulbs as they yield each year. I did get some soft neck garlic from my daughter that she had harvested in New Mexico. Some soft neck type that...

I'm no pro, been growing a years worth (70-80 bulbs) every year for about 10 years now. I've had the garlic greens come up through the snow without damage. The plant is tough! At least the firm neck variety I have is. I can't say for soft neck.

During the most recent ice age, 30 to 15 thousand years ago, northern Alaska was NOT covered in ice. Nor was eastern Russia and China. The "Ice Age" was in fact quite localized to Scandinavia and North America. But the "dryness" due to all that frozen water, had it's effect around the globe.

You know, "investments" in dollars have never done a lick of work around the yards, for me. It always takes real hands, backs and machines to get anything accomplished. Perhaps I measure "return on capital" differently than some do.

Estonia.....

The best part of growing old is how many more beautiful women there are/

plys used to make the tire carcass are a better indication of "quality" than selecting from any of the name brands. Tread DEPTH also tells a lot. You do get more when you spend the money on construction.

Regardless of the indoor burner type, "Outdoor Air Supply" is a big waste of intellectual energy. Do the math on how much "fresh air" is required for combustion verses how many fresh air exchanges are needed in a living space to keep the rooms from feeling "stale" and "close". Orders of...

The only age I'm concerned with is the age of innocence.

Kids these days! 'think the own the world! ;-)

In Vermont and New Hampshire, The reintroduction of TREES as ground cover is a rather recent thing. That all started in the middle to late 1800s. ;-)

A sunflower seed grader. An inclined vibrating table. Sorted by weight.

"Heaven, H88L, Purgatory, and Limbo" Bill Cosby

You over estimate the size of this "operation". ;-) When the kids were at home, we would set out about 80 buckets. Then haul the sap to a local operation for boiling in exchange for some syrup. That was great fun for the kids! Only boiling for ourselves enough for a few gallons of Fancy to...

From your user info, you have plenty of horsepower on hand. Get yourself a silage chopper. Around here, they sit in every farm yard. Wrapped round bales have taken most of the need away.

40-50:1 depending on the tree.

Hung a handful of sap buckets today. Steady drip . Supposed to be good weather for a week. Last year we made over 5 gallons of syrup. We will need to see what this year brings. It sure seems early, I usually wait till town meeting....

Ahh, a natural falsetto is a real hook!

The 1941 Dodge 1-1/2 ton flat bed I used to "run around in" had a floor pedal starter. The key switch didn't do but turn on the electricals. The floor pedal actuated a mechanical "bendix" to engage the fly wheel. It was a hold over from when the the floor pedal starter actually gave the engine...

does it have an outlet? Rd implies a continuation Dr designates a cul-du-sac, where the only out is the in. It's not hard.

I would like to be "interred" out back, about four feet deep, wrapped in burlap, smelling like potatoes (Childhood memories and all) Let the worms eat my flesh and rot my bones , Grow some strong trees! I'm not sure about regulations though, I here they require a marker and a map. Damn...

Releasing wild animals on any property ,not your own, is a crime in Vermont. I agree, why should pests be someone else problem? Abandoned farm? My foot!

If that box were mine.......... and because this is an open forum. And I wished to fill the box with concrete...... I would Remove the supplied pins and fit a standard 3pth tool bar by bolt or bracket.

Every "family" has it's odd character. If you don't know who it is in your family, it is most likely that it is YOU!

Great! I was hoping to hear as much! Yes, a front subframe for a blower is a bit of work. I've fabricated one myself! ;-) I'm just not up for both mounting and gearbox matching.....

chickens consume EVERYTHING! and from what I read, will only eat the Asian worms as last resort. Too tough. These worms propagate through egg cases that "hatch out" when the weather warms up. 60 days till maturity, so there really isn't time enough to get the worms out and a garden in...

I wish I were a kid anymore....

When the snow sheds off the east roof, the ridge of consolidated dripping wet snow is 40 feet long and 5 feet high. The blower makes short work of it every time. layer by layer, pass by pass, until down to the paver walkway.

Raised beds make no sense to me at all. It's a matter of time till the weeds discover the "elevation", then you are back to square one. And the soil you put IN the raised beds is the entire picture. GIGO!

Right! DO NOT DISTURB the top two inches of soil lest the weed seeds find air and light. COVER IT ALL OVER with MULCH! Organic sheeting (card board) works also!

To re-enforce Jstpssng These worms are something else. I'm not sure what one can do. They do NOT destroy the soil, i.e. the castings are nutrient rich, just as European worm castings are. But, the Asian worms are so voracious and prolific as to alter the soil structure, to a point of...

On the lighter side (not really, this is a dead serious issue) Introduce Asian Jumping Worms to the garden spot. They will "consume" the top three inches of organic rich soil and leave crumbly castings that allow weeds to be pulled with just a tug of the fingers. Ask me how I know this.

Second the mulch! Card board two layers thick. Then as much wood chips and grass clippings, spoiled hay and straw as you can get. 6 inches deep is not too much! Pull back and make small holes in the mulch to plant seeds or seedlings. Some plants won't tolerate coming through the mulch...

Curious, I was having a discussion with a friend about "interest". He was entirely OK with collecting a "Fair amount". I challenged, Just what would "fair" be? I challenged again with " how would you measure the return on an "all boats are lifted by a rising tide" outcome? Entire human...

Ahh! Mud season. If you haven't been high centered 1/8th mile from home, you just can not understand.

Tell yourself, and all your friends, It really sucks up here. Heck, It was freezing drizzle and iced roadways all day, after a night of heavy rain and sleet. In January! The drive in this morning was white knuckle. DON"T even Think about coming here. It's that bad! And the summertime...

I spent a full 9 hour day explaining to people, who were just trying to have an enjoyable day outdoors on a snow covered mountain, that ice, and freezing rain can overpower the best "lift access" machinery man can make. It will be better tomorrow, "but check the web page for status". ;-)...

I live in Paradise. To travel away, even on vacation. is always less... Though the wife and I did have a wonderful month "travel Camping" from the NE to the SW this past spring (April/May) We needed to see relatives. Lucky me!

ain't that the truth!

Think of the forces if you snag a corner!

Perhaps there is too much emphasis on the money potential as result of "higher education". I see a lot of unhappy "educated" people. There are times I am one.... and life has been very generous to me and my family.

Remember, Educational certificates are the only Legal form of discrimination we have!

Exact-tly Government intervention is not a "value added" proposition.

I find it curious that "State run" institutions are somehow acceptable. Handing education content, delivered to our future generations, to "the state", regardless of entity, is stifling. Unless cookie cutter results is the intent.

I'm not sure what the question is. Yes, State universities. Tuition was considered for all institutions applied to. None were much better than the others.

One of our Vermont representatives proposed a scheme where there would be a revolving higher education fund. That is, resident the tuition and book fees would be subsidized through a program funded by previous graduates. The payments into the fun being proportional to earnings over a fixed...

Imagine Paying for over 15 years of 'higher education" ( three children) at full tote. (no regrets, great kids) And then hearing that the socialists bought the kids just a few years younger. Might piss some people off. IDK.

Are those "electro-matic" pto clutches to blame? (I don't know if your tractor has such) Inertia is a LAW!

How long did your piece of PVC last? At about 5 degree air temp, the piece I tried made it about 5 minutes before it shattered. Maybe CPVC, the grey stuff (or Non metallic Electrical tubing) would be a better choice.

That method of curving an exhaust pipe is called "Cut and shut" in some circles. At least in the two wheeled dirt bike orientation.

There is a several hundred acre tract near me that was treated the same, What were those roads called? Corduroy? The owner that contracted the cut expressed his disappointment with the results, but welcomes my recreational use of the area. It's tough going on the mountain bicycle, not bad...

That pile of rotting debris is home and habitat now, and superior soil builder in a few years ahead. you don't like the way it looks........ Suck it up buttercup!

needs a guide rod of some sort

I "work" for a rather large international operation that has the expectation that everyone is hooked to their mobile device and available for instant response through that device. It's like pushing sh% ee$t uphill, but I do my best to avoid all that compliance.

Small Lamborghini tractors are also made in India with Mitsu engines. They are well regarded in some circles. I have a Hurlimann .. SL&H And find it without fault or defect.

I looked at the BercoMac page, the TX25 did not appear. 2100 rpm mid PTO drive ....... Might need a tailored blower drive gear box.

Most snows here are in the 3 to 10 inch depth. I can not find fault with the simplicity and usefulness of the MK. Martin "Meteor" 3pth blower. Snow just goes over the bank and I don't ever deal with it again.

I rather enjoyed the Movie "REDS" with Warren Beatty and D. Keaton

For front mount blowers,(and blades) I can't say enough good about fitting a set of counter balance SPRINGS to "lighten the foot print" when in Float hydraulic mode. The fluid transfer through the system acts as a damper and shoes and grade bars will still dig in on abrupt hits, But off...

Iron has a lot going for it. Not like it's some whizz bang new tech that requires child labor to realize/

The chipper shredder works very well at the higher rpms.

You are so right! Even going through the Kubota B series pages, there are SO many options! B2650HSD? B2601HSD. My head hurts, and I have not even started on MF or Mahindra//////

I need to refresh my "emergency First aid bag" to keep in the truck Yesterday was the second morning that I was "first on scene" to a vehicle off the road. and in Vermont, that means a tree strike or worse. So far, no injuries, but who knows. My morning drive is a mountain pass , on my way...

Those who have an interest in any topic are free to post. That is what these forums are all about. INTEREST!

I have been thinking of "upgrading" my trusty B7200. That size tractor fits nicely along with the other tractors I have, so there is bench mark. I tried looking through the Kubota web pages for the B series, but each tractor commands it's own pages, and I didn't see a "compare" function...

A battery that can not be charged in cold weather is a real big "NO WAY" from my perspective. I accept it for portable power tools and my electric assist pedal bike. But NOT a car! (unless it was a summer time only sports car of some sort. But for that I have a '79 RX-7, and that engine...

Sure thing if you like it. But what about the ROPS

I run the blower on my B7200 on the high speed pto.

EVs are great for urban types, if you can afford a parking spot. For those with some distance between needs, EVs are just plane stupid. And if Battery technology improves, the electrical grid will fail trying to support the stupid.

It's not the bike, it's the rider!

Jeesee! And I'm checking my ski boot heaters 'cause it's gonna be single digits on the mountain on Monday. Feet first!

Dang rain and warm air! The snow has come, a bit at a time, but with it comes rain and warm air. The stuff won't clear the blower shoot, and the ground is so soft a blade rips everything up. There is water flowing over the ground where I usually have a 5 foot pile... Cooler air is expected....

What is the 3rd of fourth leading cause of death in America? Shocking, and it's not electric.

And after that they check your blood pressure, and tell you it's high and need to take drugs to get it down. ;-)

Well. I guess I passed the annual physical today. I even made an appointment for another one next January! Optimism abounds! As a concession to not sending a snake with a camera up my hinder parts, I need to send a "dump in a box" off to some lab where they seem to find interest in that...

Annual physical tomorrow at 1 in the afternoon... Wish me luck ;-)

Does untreated fuel "ungel" when it warms up again? ;-)

drive home from the mountain this evening was white knuckle. Cars off, rigs chaining up. about 6 inches at 26 degrees. Sublime skiing ........ Here at the house, after supper, it's just turned to rain.... Too bad, ....... I like winter.

Might consider wax bullets driven by magnum LR primers. No powder, or a grain of pistol powder just for the noise. Wax bullets are part of the cowboy action crowd..

There is always lapping to improve size and finish.

just stopped .... not so much , and it is supposed to warm up Wed.

Alas The national grid remains outside in the cold.

Is the implication here that frozen gas valves would have operated correctly if the electrical grid were expanded. Quite an extrapolation... butterfly effect and chaos theory I suppose.

That is not a problem, it is a feature!

My daughter just took in a rescue pup. Might be 6 mos. old. I believe the breed is "kinardly". It's gonna be a big one by it's paws. That poor pup has died..... And gone to heaven. ;-) She does amazing things with ugly dogs. Turns them into beauty time after time. The first one, I could...

A swim out to sea or a walk in the winter woods... Either will do for me.

And just how would getting a "physical" lengthened his enjoyable life? Cancer= worry=treatment=suffering=death every day for as long as it lasts. Screw that, die once!

I rotate a battery tender across 5 batteries removed from the vehicles and on a shelf out in the barn about once a month. about 4 hours each brings them all back up to full. All seem good to go each spring. Batteries in the winter work tractors get (three of them) Get the same treatment, or...

all this fine chat around .22 Can anyone comment on "Rat/Snake shot" from a longish barreled revolver vs a typical bolt action rifle. Just wondering about pattern spread. I've used the shot in the rifle, and pretty much know it for my needs. But I've thought about similar applications with a...

Dang! I grapple with the same dilemma nearly every day. I've got over 20 18 foot hemlock saw logs racked up, and need to put walls on the car park and rebuild a wood shed. There are plenty of mills around, I just need to buy a trailer. l;)

I read... They are coming down into the northern states from Canada now.

put the Kennel of your choice in a pallet. Put a 50-65 watt bare light bulb under one portion of the kennel between the floor and the kennel. (In the pallet space beneath the kennel) Fill the kennel with clean straw. Watch to see where the dog makes it's nest. Even that may be too warm...

vevor doesn't "Make" anything. Think Sears, Walmart, etc They have the items made to sell.

I never take the ladder chains off the B7200 turfs. Not the Bolens HT-23. Keeps from spinning on grassy slopes, and doesn't appear to harm turf at all.

For small blades (14 -24 in saws) I hold the blade out horizontal in my upturned hands that are positioned about 1/3 the blade length apart. A gentle flip to get inertia to help, and the blade neatly lays over it's self in a coil. Larger blades (stiffer) I can make use of a wall or the...

That young lady has started my engine just fine.....;-) My Fordson E27n is of the hand crank variety. A couple of slow spins with the ignition off to pull fuel in through the manifold. Pull just through compression at 6 o'clock. Then give a good upward clockwise lift with a half open palm...

The African continent is very large. It seems absurd that so many of it's inhabitants want to leave.

My point said from "the other side" ;-)

Some of those "scientist" figure most of the dinosaurs had feathers.

I've been happy with a couple of Redfields I've mounted on .308 shooters. Nothing special, not to pricey. I would like something more compact however.

I'm not reading the entire thread, but a liberal application of sand, brushed in several times over a few day's time should average out the color change. Use black Beauty if you want it darker!

Does anyone NOT die?

Back in the day... Early 70's I had a Studi "Daytona", Two door, Vinyl top, 283 from Canada, with push button gear selection. IIRC It was blue..;-) Bought for 98$ I sold it for $97 a year later. Sure, I would like it back now, it was a fun car.

When I do this, I put one jumper wire clamp on the starter, and a second jumper wire clamp on the battery + terminal, then "make" the connection with the two wire clamps at the other end of the wires. Jumper cables come in two wire sets, right? This way, nothing on the tractor suffers...

Every year, the wheel chains get heavier and heavier.

I have a good sized concrete ballast block. 2x2x3 or so. I used it to break the front axle housing on the Hurlimann when I got the bucket under an "immovable object" (a stump). I'm thinking to lop off all the corners with a concrete saw blade in the skillsaw. If I had a ballast BOX, the...

I have a hydraulic kit meant for a Fordson Major. I have an E27n and the pump mount has been a hurdle to installation that has kept me from doing anything with the kit. The components were all made in Turkey , Not sure what might be available for your rig. Here is a link to the first return...

In order to "standardize" the cat 1 three point hitches between two tractors (PTO LENGTH ) I fitted the PATS lower links to the B7200 to get a bolt on extension. I like them OK, but the washers are fiddly, and getting the arm width right between the various tools means resetting the space/...

Only a few years ago, America was self sufficient in energy production. Then there was an election that changed that and cost the American taxpayer a bundle.

That was an act of god back then. But since god no longer exists in popular media, climate change does the job now.

"The kingdom of heaven is within inside of YOU."

The old B7200 has a hand HST control as well as a foot control. (No reverse from the hand unit) If I'm in a spot where split braking is going to help, A kwick push forward on the hand control keeps the tractor moving while my foot is doing the thing with the brake pedal. This combination...

I plumb the front blower on the B7200 the other way. Consider, "float is float" So , from neutral, , pull back and the blower descends. Push forward, and the blower lifts. Push forward over the notch, to the float position, and the blower falls under it's own weight. I have small...

So no one ever loaded it with 400 troops to check weight and balance....;-)

There is always more to every story. And it's difficult to really know when YOUR property is being unjustly taken from you, even by "legal" actions. As case in point.. I had some "friends", husband and wife. The guy and I go way back, I never got on with her. Together they bought a small...

Jumper cable between the battery POS and the starter terminal will weed out just about everything you have tried. My guess is battery or the starter relay. Even a new one can be high resistance..... Check the thread on the B series Kubota for this very symptom.

Dear Santa I see the nice tractors you have brought for some others. I'm hoping you will notice how nice I have been all year!

ISUZU Trooper II manual trans used ATF. A very nice gearbox in my experience.

I picked up a Bosch impact driver not long ago .. The darn thing has BLUE TOOTH and a fella can install an application on a phone that can be used to "set and monitor status". I wonder how the IT support is going to be......;-)

Snow again last night. about four inches before it turned to a misty rain. The very worst type of snow IMO. but I'm ready! Combining the bad with the good ;-)

We will need to out law the lobby industry to achieve this worthy goal. 10% for the big guy.

There is/was a lot of chatter about these heaters on the Toyota Tacoma interest forums. In the camping thread. First, Vevor doesn't make anything. Vevor is just a chinese amazon. Don't think you will be getting any replacement parts for one of these units. Second, there are reputable...

All mine goes to cleaning parts with. Fuel and gasoline mixed leaves a clean part.

Wet back roads will fix those wheel colors in less than a mile.

I was just perusing that manual contents and have it book marked. Lots of similarity that's for sure! I've seen other's For the SAME. Lamborghini& Hurlimann "look A likes". Great little tractors!

Thanks!

We had snow last night here at the house. Low temp tonight here is 18. Snow guns and 15 degree temps takes care of the ski runs.

First day of skiing for me will be the 27th! Yah, I like winter. Put the winter tires on the vehicles yesterday. Mounted the snow blower on the kubota Mounted the 7 foot scrape blade in the Hurlimann The Fordson carries the front Western 6 foot blade. Call it ready

I'm just mulling this idea around in my head. and know it won't be inexpensive, but....... I would get much more utility with the Hurlimann 435 if were sitting on turf tires. Without a SDF dealer within well, forever, A general inquiry with the salesman is a difficult proposition. I took a...

For tose who were not around to hear, or may have put it all behind https://www.bitchute.com/video/Q6jvUIZRBKMa/

Around here, we get "winter blended fuel" seasonally , right out of the pump. Anti-gel is the claim. I wonder how this winter pump fuel would test.

The one in Eastern russia went out? heck, It was just getting started. Ohh! Look! There are lots of them firing off

Here is a question... Are hypoid gears used on tractor drives? Spiral bevel YES but Hypoid? I'm not aware.

Just a point to note: Gear oils in the 80 and 90 weight category are not necessarily "thicker" than 30- 40 weight motor oils. The two lubricants use different viscosity scales. Some people feel " thicker is better. but no... not so.

The question is oil temperature. Above about 229 degrees F oil starts calling it a daay. Anything below about 205 is good

Ahhh, the answer to he question.. 'A few hours" Thank you for your response!

Thank you mister obvious! ;-)

Who had a Hodaka? I had an Ace 90, Managed a shop that sold them. Then...they were gone..

How much time does it take to obtain sensible heat from one of these oil filled space heaters? I'm thinking to warm up a bath/shower room for the time it is in use. I hate planing ahead, and I take short and efficient showers. That is why I have a hot water storage tank....;-)

I use UTTO. It is great stuff. I have no concerns that the parts that need lube will outlast me and my heirs. The transmissions in tractors are filled with gears. The "special needs" of hypoid drives will just need to bow to the requirements of the masses. ;-)

I had been using the USGS pages https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=7.71099,-132.71484&extent=79.56055,36.03516&listOnlyShown=true&timeZone=utc But for some reason , no activity in Iceland has been shown lately. Perhaps something at my end. Thanks for the alternate!

Reading the news, there are volcanoes erupting all over the globe. Must be somethng in the air. eta It appears that the prompting previous posts for this interjection have been made invisible. I say GREAT! we are here for inspiration and pleasure.

D.Mann rode OSSA on the short tracks IIRC.

yes.

The words "Could might have May have And again, may have" Make this bit of publication no more material than if I had written it myself. ;-) It was some years ago, was it not?

"through the optics" is a rather cryptic turn of phrase. ??

The vacuum system in my lab is set up for DC gas plasma generation. I've always wanted an RF plasma source, but it hasn't happened yet. There are all sorts of puzzles to solve....

consider being caught in an event horizon. Drawn into a black hole. gravitational acceleration pressing light speed Time slows to nothing An infinite distance, traversed at incredible velocity, over endless time.. All this, imperceptible to the voyager... Damn strange "reality" we live in!

I recently "looked up" the dictionary version of decimated. It has changed from when I first was introduced...... And on your second point, I deal with high vacuum. High vacuum starts at 10 e-4 atmospheres. My practice goes to 10 e-9 or so. There is VERY LITTLE pressure change over 5...

Think about it.. England was offering the Greeves, the AJS and the Rickman Metisse. All very attractive. but not a PurSang!

I went "out there" to look for info "on the stars"... Get a loadof this.. https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/152/764/110/playable/afc1ca31ef4f605e.mp4

As for lookers, those Spaniards put the rest of the dirt bike world to shame. Sherpas and Matadores, PurSangs and Astros Dang, what an era!

Has anyone seen the video "Powers of ten" IIRC. An interpretive view of the very large and the very small Contemporary physics sort of comes unglued at such extremes.

Not to be discrediting all the efforts that have gone into space exploration, but I've wondered .....thinking....... If one is on the sunny side of the moon, on the space station, are stars visible? From what I gather from the wild wyrld of interwebs, the jury is not out..... I know from...

On this idea, not that I can verify, but....... I was told once... that if all the "empty space" was removed from all the atoms that make up our earth, the "earth" would fit in the palm of your hand. NOTE! It would still be heavy! ;-)

Wen those first came out, I wanted one in the worst way. I bought a MotoMorini SeiV instead. go figure. Still have the Morini in bits for a make over. Thinking of a "Cream and Geen" color scheme........mmm...... The KLR serves for the XR I never got.

You know, when I read sob stories like this one, I don't feel so bad about owning an "orphan" in the Hurlimann. There are no dealers or service centers within a days drive of where I live, and it just keeps working in spite of my screw ups. Don't get it wrong, stuff breaks, It's just...

I'm missing the connection between the broken pto and the failed hydraulic pump. Did some gear inside the transmission frag it's self, sending bits throughout? If so, there are bigger issues to follow.

Just 'cause this thread has legs, If I plan to pull stumps on small stuff, I still cut the tree off. at about as high as I safely can. The Lever arm left attached to the root ball helps a lot., and clearing away the top gives a free space to work in. I like chains when I suspect the load...

I built a Doug Schwerma , Champion framed Yamaha DT-2 powered short track bike in the very early 70's. Koni rear dampers, Betor front forks, Barns spools, spokes by Buchanan and Akront wheels, With a low pipe that just flat PULLED power. Lots of wins on that one. ;-) We ran indoors all...

I bought the Fordson E27n in the early 80's. Now I have three tractors and live on a postage stamp of land. I just gave one away to the eldest son, or it would be four. Can't imagine being without. Dang tractors are nearly as bad as motorbikes. Those are good for clearing ones thoughts so...

Isn't just so cocky the way Biblical mythology is dismissed by "science". After all, anyone can call in a meteor to wipe out the population when the people are wicked. ;-)

Mt Etna is angry this evening https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/152/678/455/playable/f692c02a3ba7a583.mp4 I wonder how many miles worth of driving this event is contributing to the carbon footprint. ;--)

50/50 solder, pre tin the steel nuts. Place them on the work while still hot. CLEAN metal makes it easy.

Well, I just took a look at the Berco web page on the 56" front blower. https://us.bercomac.com/en_US/products/nosku-4-56-berco-front-mount-snowblower There is listed the Kioti CK2510 as a direct fit. My bet is it is a good match and a good product. That right angle auger drive gear box is...

Nice collection! The second to last image shows a 1947 Fordson Major. E27n, But it is not a diesel. It may be TVO, or straight gas, The Diesel version used the Perkins engine.

It is NOT a broad question. The intent is perfectly clear. You have described your position,let the fun prevail!

this was a fun exercise. 46 working IC engine cylinders (with pistons ;-) Seven are on two wheels. And not forgetting the generator. Plus Two ROTORS (Mazda RX-7) Don't get me started on electric motors......-) Dang! I forgot the two leaf blowers. Add two more...;-))

History recounts many examples of "two sleeps" each night. Art works depicting candle lit writers clothed in nightwear suggest the same. I've always been advised to get up when I wake up, then return to bed again when sleepy. It's hard, but works. I sleep best after a full day of physical...

In the early 80's, I bought a late model Datsun pickup. (late 70s m.y.) As I recall, it was pretty much equipped like this "new" Toyota. Heater, (no A/C) , Floor shift, crank windows, no cruise. Painted dash, Bench seat. What a nice little truck. I wish I had it now. eta My previous...

I can name the Chem teacher that was all that to me. Mr Brynn.