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I've had rough sawed hemlock on my trailer for over 10 years. Each spring it is given a rolled on coat of used Detroit Diesel oil. The same treatment in the fall. No sign of rot yet.

Battery polarity doesn't matter with most of the "Old" trailers. Brakes and lights will work either way. However, if you have LED lights polarity does matter. It won't hurt them, they just won't work with it reversed.

That price list is a bit newer than I remember. When we finally got one in town, burgers were .15, fries .10 and shakes were .25. You got change back from a dollar. But, minimum wage was $.65 an hour.

I don't have that "Safety Glasses" problem. Mine are prescription, so if I want to see at all, I'm wearing them.

I was a Sr. in school when JFK was shot. I thought "Rats, now we have Johnson for President."

I guess I'm too old to snow ski but, I skied today with two fellows that are still skiing at age 90 and 91. They have 13 years on me but that hasn't slowed them down. It's hard to argue with folks that have 80+ years of experience. I suppose I should keep going as long as I can.

I do have a few vehicles that I use. The truck hauls my toys to shows and some digging projects. I've had it about 12 of it's 48 years. It doesn't see salt and spends the winter in the garage. I have about $4k into it. The camper turns 71 this year. I drag the car behind it, so I have...

I worked in a mattress factory for a while. It was an education. I was fixing everything from sewing machines and surgers to quilters, fork lifts and tractor trailers. The ones that I hated to work on were quilters. They take two pieces of fabric about 7 feet across, merge stuffing between...

I have an air powered 1/2" impact that I bought from HF when they were mail order only, about 1974. It still works and does the job. It puts out more torque than the 3/4" I bought from them 25 years ago. The 1" is a monster that will really give you a workout just carrying it. On 1.625"...

I'm not sure if this was just a local show, but how many remember Froggy the Gremlin and Midnight the Cat?

It is like playing a piano............Practice, Practice, Practice.

Still running this one. 6V92 under the seat. I just wish it had power steering. Tight maneuvering is a bit of an exercise.

The eye opener is meeting a student that you had in Jr High and finding out he is a great grandfather. I seem to remember I didn't like him much then either.

My mileage with my car is good, '09 Fit - 38mpg. The other vehicles not so much, 1953 4104 GMC - 10mpg and 1976 White - 9mpg. Figuring those last two are over 20k empty I would guess that isn't tooooooo bad.

It doesn't hurt to disconnect the battery. If somebody tries to start the machine and move the controls you could have oil all over the place.

A couple of years ago a friend of mine was forced of the road on his bicycle. Shattered the upper leg bone. They tried to mend the bone, but that didn't work. They then replaced the hip. That was about September. By February he was skiing. Like I said, that was a couple years ago. Last...

Just an after thought. Never work under a raised dump bed, unless it is blocked in a raised position. Some dump beds have a safety bar attached to the underside that can be put in place. Others, you need to cut a piece of pipe to put in to keep the bed raised. There are people killed each...

The splines on the PTO are twisted. Unfortunately, some parts are still straight, so the combination keeps the two parts together.

After teaching Jr/Sr High school for more years than most would want to, I noticed some things that most people wouldn't have the chance to see. The age of "Stupidity" for want of a better term, starts at different times for girls than boys. Girls tend to hit it at the end of 7th grade and...

When I put the concrete floor in my garage (24x40) I used Thompson Water Seal. That was over 20 years ago and oil and paint still doesn't penetrate the floor. Pressure washes right off.

For the lights on JD compacts that are mounted on the roll bar, you can put them on the inside of the bar if you swap the left light for the right and the right for the left. That way the red and amber lenses are facing the correct direction. The roll bar protects the lights quite well that way.

I used to haul beer for a company that hauled for Budweiser. I drove local so I was always backing into places. There was a road driver from another company that was trying for the sixth time to back into a dock. One of the spotters pulled up next to me and said it will probably take that...

Water in the transmission is frozen. Drain and refill with the correct oil.

It looks like it is extra support for the outside edge of the trailer. Probably for something that rode there in a previous life.

The problem wasn't correcting the trailer, it was seeing it. By the time it was in the mirrors, it was out of alignment. A 90 degree back was not a problem as you could see it then.

I used to back a 7x12 trailer with a school bus. People couldn't believe it. I wonder what they would do watching this fellow back a double trailer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNknZilZuoo&list=RDCMUCLIEnPyx7T-mj6c1YzXX3Dw&index=12

Take the cover off of the pump and free up the sliding "Rack". Sounds like it is stuck at high throttle.

Check to see if the left side axle nut is left hand thread. Many of them were so the forward motion of the wheel would keep the nut tight.

Bring cylinder #1 up to "just before Top Dead Center" on a compression stroke. Set the mag just before TDC on #1. As you pull the crank through the impulse coupler should trip just as the timing mark passes TDC. With the engine running the spark will be advanced because the impulse will not...

It should work OK as you won't be subjected to "Low" temps in the summer.

A glow plug can be "Bad" and still show continuity on a meter. Try a high wattage test light (a spot light or head light). Some times there is enough continuity to light a small bulb, but will be an open circuit under load.

If your fabrication IQ is low, but you have a friend that knows how to pull wrenches, buy an "Old" tractor. They can be fixed up and used. However, if your fabrication skills are high, build what you want/need. The backhoe attachment cost me about $4K, 25 years ago. The tractor I built to...

Ignition wires for boilers are copper wire and well insulated. Unfortunately, they come on a rather large spool. If you have a friend, or can reach somebody, that does boilers they may be able to get you some. The ends (boots) may still be a problem.

I built a tractor to mount a backhoe attachment. I started with a VW Rabbit engine mounted North/South instead of East/west, a GM 4 speed transmission, a '54 truck front end and a Detroit Locker full floating rear axle. The frame was channel iron. Used it for 20 years with the Diesel engine...

If you have ever used a cough suppressant with the word tussin in the name you have taken an expectorant called "Guaifenesin". Guaifenesin is made from creosote. It is used in most of the cough meds because it works. Stuckmotor's father wasn't blowing smoke when he made his "Meds". It might...

California may not be "Shooting the horses" but they want to kill trucks by 2035. I haven't seen a thing about their increasing their power generating capacity. I have seen rolling blackouts and shutting down nuke plants. If they think they will get power from nearby states, they have about...

I've been sharpening drills since I was about 14. I started tool room training and was told, "A machinist that can't sharpen a drill is like a secretary that can't sharpen a pencil." I'm right handed, but hold the drill left handed. I could see the cutting edge easier that way. Now, sixty...

I've got two "Drip-Troits", a 6-71 in a 4104 GMC, and a 6V92 in a White cab-over. Both have the "Sound" and the "smell". They still work and I plan on keeping it that way.

In the line of fire, how far is your nearest neighbor? There doesn't seem to be any trees or hills down range. Not that you can't hit your target, but all it takes is one "flyer" to ruin your day.

Be very aware of your tongue loading. Without sufficient tongue weight the trailer can become your worst enemy. The bush-hog doesn't weigh as much as the back end of the tractor, so your heaveier weight could be behind the center line of the axles.

Start at the starter solenoid, energize it with a "Hot" wire from the (+) battery. If the starter turns over, move to the second solenoid (on the sheet metal). Energize it with the "Hot" wire. If the starter turns over you at least know that part of your setup works. Then trace with a test...

That's what happens when lawyers get into the design of the machine.

I used to work with a man that had more patents to his name than I thought possible. He had two Masters Degrees, but no Doctorate. I asked him why he never went for the degree. His answer was one of the best I had ever heard. "Going for a Doctorate means that you will know more and more...

If you left the 100' coiled up, with just what you needed unwound, that could be the problem. You have just formed an inductor. I've seen coiled extension cords catch fire from the heat generated in the coils.

The only "Bleeding" is the cost of refilling the oil.

I went to an auction to look at some old trucks they had. There was a '76 White Road Commander up for bid. It was dirty, with dust from storage. It had been kept in a warehouse and started only enough to move it around in different parts of the building. The owner had died, he was in the...

I have used a panel cutter in an air hammer to re-groove tires. To make it cut better I replaced the cutting part with a piece of 1/4" tool bit stock. No burning rubber smell, nothing gets burned and the air does the work.

Being color crippled everything is done with a test light. I don't care what color the wires are. Many times I think the manufacturers use what ever color they have handy. If the wires are live when the appropriate light is turned on it is marked with numbered tape. The usual problem with...

Yes it does fit. The garage is 24x40.

I always checked glow plugs individually with a test light made from an old head light. A broken element can sometimes make contact giving a false reading on a meter. The headlight draws enough current to break that false contact reading.

The longest "Tow" was bringing a GMC 4104 bus (Think Grey Hound) in for repairs. The only thing we had with enough power was another bus. Ran an air line to the second bus for brakes and a heavy duty tow bar, the trip was mostly uneventful. The strange looks from some folks trying to pass 80'...

Don't you just love computer controlled machines? At this point, I think I'd be looking for a way around the computer.

Check to see if the preheat (Glow Plugs) are working. I'm not that up on Bobcats, but that is about the only thing I can think of that would make you have to wait.

Yes, swap sides (right light to left inside etc.) the wires run down the rops legs and plug in to the harness. It is a simple job that takes about a half hour. It will go much quicker if you pull a thin rope through the rops when you pull the wires. You can then use it to pull the other wire...

They can still see the target.

I would hope they don't live up to their name.

I have a hemlock decks on my trailers. I use oil drained from the two Detroits I have. Some of the oil is around 10 years old. With 7 and 8 gallon sumps I doubt I'll run out of oil soon. The oil is "Black" with soot and the decks look painted. One is about 12 years old and still looks good.

I use the bait blocks too. It keeps the rodents out of the garage and the vehicles. When the bait stops disappearing, the rodents are gone. It disappears in a hurry when it is first put out.

A fellow at a local sawmill had brake problems like yours. He mounted a disc brake on the drive line (3/4 ton pickup disc) and used a standard hydraulic master cylinder. That gave him a gear reduction on the braking. It does what he wants, so there are other ways to "Skin the Cat".

Detroit Diesels were noted for that. New drivers trying to start on a hill would have it happen. If it had an oil bath air cleaner there would be oil all over the ground.

By moving the left idler pulley up the belt wrap can be increased, I suppose I should have completely redrawn the diagram. If he wants to eliminate slippage completely roller chain would do the job.

Your routing of the belts will work. However, it puts double the torque on the right side idler and it's bearings. If I can get a diagram to attach you will see that the tension side of the belt goes directly from the drive pulley to the driven pulley. All the idlers do is take up the slack.

Make sure the billhook is smooth. A bit of rust can make it erratic by wearing on the twine.

What's an oven? I don't cook in mine. i keep my welding rod in it. The pilot light keeps everything dry. When ever I tried to cook in it the smoke alarm went off.

I don't think the vaccine made me "Cranky" trying to get an appointment did. I tried to get an appointment on line at the .gov site. There was a place to click on to “Make an Appointment”, so I clicked on it. That sent me to a place that sold programs to “Make Appointments”. I'm not a...

I think it is a mix of knowing what side your bread is buttered on and you made your bed now sleep in it.

How about: don't put it before a horse of a different color, or you buttered your bread now sleep in it.

The folks in charge do not make it easy to get the shots. I’m past the three score and ten mark so I qualified. Here is what I went through to get the shot. I tried to get an appointment on line at the .gov site. There was a place to click on to “Make an Appointment”, so I clicked on it. That...

Two things for you to check out. How much land is RR owned. They may object to your messing with their right of way. The second thing to check is federally protected wet lands. There are rules about what you can and can't do with the land.

Is it just the key-way or is the hole wallowed out to the point the shaft is a sloppy fit? If the shaft is still a tight fit then Mike in Tenn. has the answer. If the shaft is loose then you may be able to bore out the part and sleeve it. You can then key the sleeve and the shaft.

I remember a tow powered by a truck with one of the rear tires removed. There was a light rope across the top of the lift so if someone went too far it would kill the ignition. It took three of these lifts to get to the top of the hill. There was also a lift grip, that you attached to your...

Welcome. Central NY covers a lot of territory. Can you narrow it down a bit?

Most of my chains fit in a steel box on the truck. The 1/2"grade70 chains are only brought out when the need arises. By the time I chain down two tractors and a skid steer it takes six 10 footers plus what ever chains needed for the attachments. The shop gets a bit small when things get put...

I'd still take Emma Peel from the Avengers.

Here is a rig that can do what you want. It isn't new, I guess the steam power is optional.

At least you don't need a much bigger tractor for recovery.:rolleyes: Or a clean pair of pants:o.

I suppose that the first question is, "What equipment is in the yard?" Mostly old stuff or home-made. Three trailers in the yard, two flatbeds both homemade and a van trailer also home-made. An Allis "C" 1948, a Farmall "A" 1940, a Hydromac badged Gehl 1970 skid steer, 1989 Rabbit powered...