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Yeah, they grow like tatters down here. There's a fresh crop every year. Even had to get the dozer out in the field a few times to move some in the 2-3,000 pound range. I can't imagine how those things float to the top. I have those saved under a tree for use in later landscaping, maybe. Those...

Does that shaft drive a pump? You let the maintenance go too long. That chain coupling is also worn and probably caused the wear on the shaft. If that's the nose of the crankshaft, you may have to change the way the (pump) shaft is driven or pull the crankshaft for machining. A new spine end can...

I have a 1986 model Woods "Mow-n-Machine" (Grasshopper) that I bought used around 2005. I put new rings in the engine and did a valve job about four years ago. While I had it all apart, I repainted it. One of the wheel motors finally gave up the ghost last summer so I'm either going to convert...

I made some forks out of old 1" square drive shafting so they're not true pallet forks. It's hard stuff. I couldn't cut it with a hacksaw. They clamp to the leading edge of the bucket and extend out ~24" then to the rear of the bucket for counter support. I use them for moving shop equipment...

I have an old Sulair 160 for large blasting jobs. It uses a 4-cyl. Chevy engine to drive a twin-screw compressor. I run the air to a 20 gallon tank so I can better control the pressure with a regulator and a filter/drier. From there it goes to my 300lb. pressurized media tank. When I'm blasting...

Them ain't hogs, them's piglets! :) This is a hog. And a small one at that.

We always enjoy spending other peoples money so my entry is a boom mower. :)

We've had an unusual number of wild hogs going through the property lately. One scared the bejeebers out of me while I was out back fixing up the long neglected shooting range. (Midmorning and bright sun.) I had a arm load of lumber and when the brush and ground started shaking, I about pooped...

I placed two orders last week with about five items in each order. All the items except for one were "sold and fulfilled" by Amazon and the only item I've received so far is the one item NOT from Amazon. I've been getting daily emails stating they've shipped an item. They can't be making any...

As I mentioned, it's probably a keystroke monitor in vBulletin (The software for this forum). If you're running IE-11 browser and know a little HTML, you can click on Tools > F12 Developer Tools and see the HTML code for the page being displayed. This is how I learned of the Google Analytics...

Looks like more going on with Kimaran's flail than drive belts. The flail rotor should turn with even one belt. I see what appears to be three belts still on the lower pulley. Normally, when they break they're nowhere to be found. Here's a shot of my Caldwell Barracuda three-belt drive. (The...

After re-reading the OP, a single valve won't work for what he wants though. Sounds like he wants the cylinders activated independently from one another with a single valve. No can do. :confused3:

I wouldn't say anything to the neighbor. Let natural selection take it's course. All you can do is hope your children don't have to support his children for the rest of their life if they are injured. The Darwin theory lives on but stupid seems to be polluting the gene pool.

The Kenbota has been in service for about 11 years. It spends its life outside 24/7/365 and shows the wrath of the South Texas sun. It's now a cream color and all the hydraulic lines show extreme aging and cracking. The roll hoses on top have some areas of missing rubber covering from hauling...

Although not in the same location, my 3910 has an air filter warning indicator. It's operated off a vacuum switch in the intake pipe between the filter canister and the engine. It doesn't take much vacuum to turn it on but when it comes on, it's time to check your air filter(s). The indicator...

Why is it necessary to move stuff from a DUMP truck to a DUMP trailer? :confused3:

If all you've used is a marine GPS then I suspect you wouldn't know. This is what I mean.

I back drag with my little Kenbota all the time. But I don't back drag with the bucket bottom vertical. I use the back of the bucket or with bucket edge only down a little. Mostly for smoothing dirt or gravel--Not trying to move a pile. But...I have bent a lift cylinder on it. :ashamed: That...

This 90 Mustang was spun between guard rails on a wet Interstate then stuck a post just behind the driver door. The post drove almost to the drive shaft hump. There wasn't a straight panel on it. I know the guy who's sister owned it. She walked away from it but never wanted to drive the car...

I did a '26 Tudor Model T for a guy a few years ago. Can't find the finished pictures. They might be on a DVD somewhere. Here's a shot of it while I was just starting reassembly. Sorry I don't have more of it at the moment. This car had been rolled and the rear axle had slammed the bottom of the...

Yeah, I got a few but I don't think folks want the thread cluttered up with pictures. :) Besides, I can't figure out how to load more than one at a time. :ashamed: And here's the '51 Chrysler K-310 body I want to build.

The trencher I rented did a pretty good job in sandy clay. The screw blade piled the dirt on the sides. What did fall back in was easy to spade and made it easy to get a level bottom. As long as I could keep the dogs from playing in the dirt. But, I didn't have to go as deep as the OP requires...

Wow! I've never seen it that cheap down here and we get most metals right out of Mexico. Especially the structural stuff like A36. We be gettin' the root! :confused2: Added: We're talking about the same stuff here, right? Cold rolled 1008 first run--No seconds? Here's some 18ga. I used on a...

Dah... I didn't realize there was an actual pocket there. :ashamed:

Nice job but I thought that's what the side rails were for on a trailer. (Tie-downs)

I took a chance at a county auction and got my Ford 954 cutter for $30. I guess I was the only bidder since it looked old and beat up. It's still working fine for me eight years later.

Those Red Dot a/c units draw a lot of current. So would any application where you had to run a condenser fan as well as a blower fan. Usually in the 30-40A range. A little lawnmower battery won't handle that for very long. You'd need an alternator and larger battery. The newer auto a/c...

I'm not sure if there's a question in there or not but didn't you see the tractor before you bought it? The image below shows what's on the instrument cluster. A brake light is supposed to be there. Perhaps you should contact the dealer and have the lights repaired.

I just peeked in to TBN and saw this:

More accurately, electricity will take ALL paths available. An important fact to remember when dealing with ground wires.

That appears to be the same tractor base as my 3910. Do you have any info on the hydraulic adaptor block? (Part number, etc.)

I just had a light go on! :) What if made flat plate skids for the sides of the dozer blade? (Similar but larger than that used on snow blades.) This might control dig in. The problem is my blade doesn't angle--Yet. I've got two 4" cylinders for the task and there's already an unused control...

Stop using the rear wheel for a bumper on those light duty cutters. :) My old Ford 954 cutter has 5" boxed channel iron in the back and the wheel support tube looks like 1/4" thick or close to it. I've "bumped" a few low branches on Mesquite trees with it backing up to cut under them. If a...

The screwdriver was deleted during the Model T era and the pliers were changed to have one handle end flattened to use as a screwdriver. The original screwdriver is one of the hardest tools to find and many just got tossed into someone's tool box instead of being put back into the tool roll...

The adjustable and maybe a few open-ends date back to the Ford Model T era (1909-1927). Add "Model T tools" to the descriptions and you should get some responses. I know a lot of Model T guys that are trying to complete a tool kit or collect them. Post pictures or the numbers on the wrenches...

I think is was mentioned before but you're right. A link is the way to go. Multiple cylinders will just make it look like some kind of 25 cent carnival ride. :) I haven't had the chance to use the ones I have yet but I bought a pair of tandem axle spring mounts to use as links. Mounting the...

HELP! :) Just got the Ford stuck in a mud hole while backing up. I need to try and pull it out with a JD420C (yeah, I know) so I need to know where to run the chain in the front. The rear is not accessible. I thought about running the chain up through the front axle bracket, just behind the...

I went with 2" pvc for about 750' and put it down about 24". I was more concerned about gophers and getting nothing but steam on the other end if buried shallow. Not to mention it crosses a pasture that could get worked in the future. Our frost line is about 1/2" down here but the summer sun...

Here's a crude drawing of the way I make my V-dies and press with a rod. The angle iron is welded together then welded to a base.

You're not going to bend 60" of 10ga. in a standard shop brake. That will require some industrial sized equipment or at least a shop press with your own dies. When I made the bucket on the Kenbota, I used two different sized C-channels--One facing up and one facing down to put the bends in the...

I think the belt is on wrong but I'm a little disoriented by the pictures.

These are the parts associated with the release (bypass).

I don't know what your frost line is but I would put it at least 18" deep. That will keep it under the gophers. We have a lot of gophers down here so I went with 2" PVC and buried it 24" even though our frost line is like 0.5". They generally won't try to eat through a larger pipe. By the way...

I already know. If you want to disprove it, pull a valve cover yourself. I just did a valve job on the 420 and I'm not breaking new gaskets. In the case of the intake flooded with oil, I think it had something to do with a sealed crankcase emission system. A hose or port ran from the rocker...

Every time I've tried to edit a post there's a horrible delay between keyboard entry and the characters appearing on the screen. Many characters are missing and I have to backspace and correct it or type one character every two seconds or so. I don't know if it's the spell checker causing the...

Those are functional but, man, they sure look hideous. :) Every time I see one on a pickup driving around I smirk and think; "What a confused driver". I use a Switch Ball setup. Mine is older but looks like this one

Anyone have/know the valve clearances? This is the 1.9L two cylinder gas Crawler, vintage 1956.

When I built the "Kenbota", I replaced the tea-cup dynamo and rectifier with a 42A Mitsubishi alternator. I was running halogen lights and some heavy draw items like 12v convertible top pumps (2) and a 12v Linear Actuator. And a BIG battery. The pumps and actuator aren't used any more (grader...

Heck with that walker look. I'd have something like this and the wife could look for me when she's finished. :) (Maybe it's a good thing I'm not married.)

I have a vintage Alemite fluid pump that still works great. Each crank of the handle pumps about a pint. When I changed mine, I went through almost all of three 5-gallon pails of hydraulic oil. The tank on the Alemite pump has a large fill cap so dumping oil into it is easy. Mine is same as...

What's to break? The compactors are usually hand-held. The compactor has a flat bottom plate that rides over the ground. There's no subsurface engagement. They'll pound a 2" rock flush to the ground in seconds. Or pulverize it. Mine look like this but not as new. ;)

Here's a simple relay setup. The supply at the top of the relay and the LED feed should be a sufficient gauge of wire to handle the current draw or all lights connected to it.

It's been about 7-8 years since I built my "Kenbota" grader. It was a fun project but after getting a JD420C, I don't use the grader portion much any more. The FEL gets used a lot though.

I'm gathering parts for Cab Air Conditioning and wondering if anyone has one of the above tractors or has experience with the A/C setup. I need to know where the compressor is mounted and how/where the lines are routed to the rear. I couldn't find anything on the AC in the parts books. Were all...

Would anyone have a current copy of the Briggs & Stratton Master Price List (MS-7299) in pdf format? Or any format? Thanks, Ken

With all these threads on frozen diesel, snow, chains and snow blowers, you'd think is was Winter or something. I'm worried about finishing up some car projects so I can get my own tractor in the shop for a make over and cab with air conditioning. Early planting is just around the corner and I'm...

Does anyone make/sell the VIP sticker that's on the underside of the hood on an '86 3910? I'm going to be replacing the hood shortly and I don't think I can get the old sticker off in one piece. Or is this considered tampering with a vehicle ID? :eek:

Can anyone put an approximate age to this disk? It's a Case with cast steel section joints. All the cast parts have the eagle on a globe. TIA, Ken

I just got around to cleaning up the 1986 3910 I picked up a few months ago. I was able to brush all the stampings and record them but what I found is the engine number doesn't match the tractor number. The tractor number matches the under hood decal but not the engine. Were the engines produced...

I bought a replacement light switch for the 3910. It has four terminals on the back and three on positions. The off position is obvious but what lights are supposed to be on for position 1, 2 & 3? The terminal connections meter out as follows: Off - No Connections Pos1 - Connects Terminals 1...

Does anyone have a wiring diagram for a 1987 3910 (Diesel, Alternator)? Just picked it up last week and the previous owner has done away with everything resembling an instrument cluster and added his own wiring for auto gauges. I'm putting the dash back to stock after some body work and a splash...

I built this to tend the driveway. Since the picture was taken, I've added a front tiller. I've got most of the parts for a FEL. I just need more spare time.