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I need a 1/2" coarse thread stud to attach the hydraulically powered mower (15') to the speed increaser that is mounted to the PTO. Went to my local "we have everything" store...and indeed, they had what I needed. Curious, the owner asked what's it for? (he's thinking automobile) I said to...

The 'Speed Changer' that I have, blew a gear.... long story short, cheaper to buy new one (almost $4K) than replace the parts. The speed changer hangs onto a bracket so it's mounted to the 540 PTO. Multiplies the output by a factor of 4x so I can power my hydraulically powered 15' mower...

took to neighbor, said it was hickory. i looked online and didnt find any looking similar. tree is one of 15 that blew down last year, im finally pulling some out to burn or maybe salvage

Long story short: I've got a hydraulically operated 15' flexwing mower. Week or two ago, fired things up for spring.... mower is dead as a nail. Ascertained it was inside the speed increaser verses inside the pump itself, so just took apart earlier today. Confirmed, both the gear shaft and...

What is this tool and it's use? (I suppose the name will tell me it's use) Local diesel mechanic has a bunch of his tools listed and this caught my eye. (what caught my interest were the metric sockets which I've been looking to obtain) I might add, it appears to be what I'd call a crows...

Have a JD. No doors, no rollbar,nothing, just two seats and a rear tilting deck. Bought from wife's cousin who lives next door so I know some of the history. (only paid couple hundred) One of those "used to work fine" but he got fedup with something, bought a new one. Issues: 1. One plug...

I got some stuff for gas welding. I don't have any kind of welder at all.... I've had need before to torch something and/or heat it.... so might get an Acy/O2 set of tanks to go with the stuff I acquired. Which brings me to my question. I've seen essentially two types of regulators (of...

Number of years ago, I made a box for my wife's niece. She wanted it to be purple, so I used Purple Heartwood. Think of similar dimensions but slightly bigger AND distinctly deeper for an upcoming box. Details: 1. Box would be used to house/display a family bible that is easily 100 years old...

Have a 2005 Toyota Camry. Has roughly 280,000 miles. Runs smooth as a watch. I travel over 13 counties for work so finally felt it's not worth the risk of me being 2-3 hours away and have something fail so I now have a new car. This is TWO YEARS ago. The Camry gets driven "every now & then"...

Yesterday, was out cutting a field that hasn't been cut in over a year. Weeds are/were six feet high in some areas. I came around for my second or third pass.... and saw a deer laying there. It had been run over on the prior pass. Wasn't a pretty site. I'm a bit dumbfounded. I've had...

Wife went to an estate sale, dragged me along as she needed help loading some things in trailer. Saw some things (like a Bostich pneumatic floor nailer that looked like it had only put down a single room of flooring.... for $50) Anyway, saw this and got this along with another box, primarily...

Wife went to an online estate auction.... bought a shelving unit and everything that was on it. It was clear this guy was some form of electronics person. I'm thinking he worked for the original AT&T or Pac Bell or something like that as he had loads of things that were phone related. Mouse...

My niece (41/42 years old with some drug issues in her past) found herself pregnant. During this, they ascertained that the child had Edwards Syndrome...

Had to put new fuel injection pump on my IH 1066. Got it working, went to cut a field. Got off machine (while running) and noticed fuel dribbling out the air/bleeder that is mounted above the filters. Bit of backstory... while working on pump, I decided to replace filters. During...

Put new fuel filters on tractor....but, concurrent with that, engine died (died first and then went to change filters before firing back up) Long story short, don't seem to get any fuel at the injector so my question is, if I take fuel lines off at this round head.... wouldn't I expect to get...

I debate on buying a new (or used if I could find what I'd like) rotary cutter. Current unit is a 15' hydraulically powered unit (pump hanging off PTO powers the blades) I've seen Schulte which might have DUAL blades, ostensibly for better mulching. What I don't know though is this really...

Let's call it TWENTY years ago.... we ended up collecting a couple stray dogs and/or rescues. All found a loving home and were very well taken care of in this Dog Heaven we have here. (plenty of fields to run, blah blah blah...) This is NOT a commercial for the brand but an honest story and...

When we built this place, prior to the AC being installed, we literally had lines of water on the floor where moiosture condensed on the pipes in the (basement) ceiling. I bought a dehumidifier and the next day, all was well and the sticky air was gone. This was 20 years ago. So I've always...

(sigh) Had (my wife's) family reunion this past week. Bit of a backstory..... She's got a nephew who's had substance abuse issues before. He talks a good smooth story but I/we never believe him. Seen too may cries of Wolf for that to happen. Truth be told, I suspect he's STILL...

The light fixture in the garage is of course.....in the center of the garage. Just yesterday, we assembled some mega shelving that the wife bought and of course, she wants it in the middle of the garage (which is more of a storage room for stuff rather than auto's) This thing essentially...

Back Story: Let's call it 35-40 years ago, I bought my first washer/dryer. When I did so, it felt a bit like I was waving goodbye to being a bacheler and was becoming a bit domesticated. (don't ask why, don't know...just how I felt) Well...today, I had my second foray into being...

My backhoe (JCB) has been hard to crank over. Charge battery, then it starts "right now". Today, machine idling, I pulled cable off battery and put leads to it. It was getting maybe 9.?? volts instead of 14.?? volts. I pulled battery lead off because I wanted to isolate the charge and take...

Let's call it a year ago.... wife freaked out as we had a puddle coming out from under the dishwasher. Pulled it out, looked at it, could not ascertain from where the water was coming.... decided to fire it up....and found it. The discharge hose on the unit is pleated/corregated and a mouse...

Other day, I was mowing. Machine starts on a click.... runs fine. I was done mowing, suddenly it started to run VERY rough. Much like maybe an auto would run rough if you choked the carburetor down some (I know this is fuel injected diesel). Still... if the car is running and you start to...

My father in law was a dentist. Practiced after WWII and passed away maybe ten years ago. Maybe THIRTY years ago, out here on the farm.... was a shed. They put odds & ends in this shed. One day, a storm came through and blew a big tree over. Luck had it that the shed was standing between...

Curious as to others thoughts. I've got a Stihl 044. Probably 20 years old. Still runs strong. Though I do not admit nor deny being of OCD tendencies..... I ONLY buy premium/high octane for it. higher the better. Before 9-11 happened (World Trade Centers), I'd go to a local small airport...

Though this is another 'tree' question, it's totally different than the one about the (presumed Oak) standing tree I had other day (which by the way, I was NOT anticipating taking down, unless it might be dying) Yesterday's storm dropped maybe 10 trees in the woods. These are BIG, tall trees...

Wife's cousin next door has a Firebird convertible. Not sure of the year... I'm guessing anywhere from 1969-1971. Has a 400 engine per emblem on the hood. He doesn't drive it as he says it has an over-heating problem and has since he obtained it. "Have you checked/replaced the pump?" Yep...

We have a handful of these large, I presume Oak, trees. I'm first wondering is this a "Pin Oak"? (picture of leaf which was under said tree) If so that means it's a red pin oak? You can see the right side of the fork....has snapped off at the top. I'm debating on cutting this 'branch'...

20 years ago, farm was (selectively) timbered. Behind the house, are some old trees with tons of little trees and scrub trees. Looking to clear a section behind the house and take it all down. "Trees" are anywhere from say, 2" diameter to several at 24". I'm debating on getting several burn...

I've got a Honda Hybrid car. Tend to do my oil changes myself as I've had work done before in life and didn't like what they did. As I'm told, the oil pan is made from aluminum. The drain bolt, isn't. I've had a couple conversations about someone tightening down their drain plug (which has a...

I think I've brought part of this story up but not in the "what do I buy" angle, so here this is. Backstory: I'm guessing ten years ago, my wife went to her gal-pals house. (this gal has some deep pockets, she put over $50K into a diamond ring.... (my wife sold it to her, that's how they got...

Wife found "the most adorable" (sigh) Cuckoo clock at an auction. This meant....that I got to drive roughly two hours away.....to retrieve it and pay for it. Get it home and of course, it's not working, though I think this fact was known when she bought it AND it was only like $20/30 so not a...

Wife has this Jura F9 and loves it. (I'm not a coffee person) It was sounding really strange other day and didn't work. I took it apart.... I mean literally disassembled the entire brew group and cleaned everything by hand, greased it back up and put back together. Last night, told her I...

We've got a dog run outside. Used welded wire and T-Posts. For the current "door" we just overlap the welded wire and use some hooks to close it. We did this maybe 10 years ago and this part is starting to deform a bit. Having a Pyrenese jumping around in there might be a small reason for...

I hit the road for work. At times, I'm leaving at 5:30 in the morning. On these days that I leave home, I go by Hardee's to get an egg biscuit. Been doing this for years. The gal that "mans" the window knows my voice so she's always looking out for my order to be correct (as I'm sure she...

Wife & her cousin are having a brunch tomorrow, at his house which is next door. He's got one of those 7 foot tall space heaters that has a big "hat" on it with propane at the bottom. We got the propane replaced, got the pilot KIND OF lit..... it would light as long as we held the button in...

When I was in college.... I took a variety of electives. One was an automotive (repair) class. I was already mechanically inclined and to be blunt, figured I'd know everything so it would be a fun class and an easy "A". (don't know if it was easy or not, but did get the 'A') None the...

I bought (and was given) a handful of liquid filled pressure gauges so I can check various things. Time went on, the gauge on my (pretty new) tire filler got smashed, so I replaced it....with a liquid filled one. The gauge on my 20 gallon air compressor bit the dust.....so I replaced it with a...

I'm thinking this is a Maple... but it's not the same as most Maples I've seen. I ask because this is from a downed tree, maybe 12" diameter, pretty straight trunk for 15 feet...I'm wondering if I'm just as well off dragging it to my burn pile or, is it worth stacking on a pile and dragging...

Wife about blew a gasket 20 years ago when I bought a 20-gal Campbell Hausfield compressor and some items. I then got her a pneumatic finish nailer and she did an about face, she LOVES her nail gun. Compressor (oil-less) finally died. Bought another (oiled) but, still 20 gallons. She's...

I've got a JCB 1550-B backhoe/loader that I've owned for over 20 years. It's ALWAYS had a pinkish tone to the transmission fluid and I've never been able to figure out where/how the water got in. Last spring, noticed that my loaer/dump hoses were down to rusty steel braids...so decided to...

I take my stuff to recycling location. They have a SINGLE oil collection drum. Probably holds 500 or more gallons. I will have 30 weight oil for both my tractor and backhoe. I will ALSO have 0-20 weight SYNTHETIC oil for both cars. Any issues, from the perspective of the recycling...

For the last year, gas prices have been going up. We each might/do have our own ideas as to why. What I'm finding curious and brought up to my wife yesterday: Just a week/two ago, gas was roughly, $4.55/gallon. All pumps were open and nobody waiting in line. Yesterday I filled up and out...

I've asked this on another forum I visit daily.... but since this forum is the first one I ever joined, I figured I'd bring the question here. 1. I inherited a cannon.....yes, a cannon. It's been in the family for probably 50 years, possibly more. 2. As a kid, we'd fire it with rags stuffed...

Added a mudroom onto house. Has concrete floor. When the wife told the construction people what she wanted, she said she wanted a floor drain. My wife fails to understand that words have meanings. What she WANTED was a drain to use for the sink. The drain would attach to the downspout...

Did some stuff around the house yesterday. Decided to adjust something that's been needed ajusted on JCB. Got it done, (just tightened hose clamps for air filter). Got it done and decided to take chain saw out by burn pile to make about 4 cuts in tree to I could put entire tree onto burn pile...

We went to Mexico last week for vacation (Cabo). While there, I recalled a friend who is always chomping on a cigar (I don't smoke). I realized I might be able to find some Cuban cigars there....and did. Knowing there is/was an embargo on Cuban things, I looked it up on the internet and found...

We added on a room. Had the HVAC people extend system to room. (this was 8 years ago) Finally getting around to finishing the room (drywall, closet doors, tile flooring...) When they brought the duct to the room, it came to the ceiling. The ceiling joists are (didn't measure, let's call...

I'm soon to be 62, my wife is soon to be 64. She's essentially retired though she's got a real estate license and wanted to dabble in that when covid first came to us so she's not done anything with her "new" (2+ years old) license. I love what I do at work. I have some good options on my...

Ok, so I have what I'll affectionatly call a muzzle loader, HA!! Dad acquired this probably 50+ years ago. He's 92 today and his 65 year old wife doesn't want it in her house.....so I brought it home with me a couple weeks ago. I have ten cannon balls....well, sort of. I have nine balls in...

I've had a need every now & then for a Borescope.... that said, I simply go down to Autozone and do their loner program where you buy it.....and (as per their process) return it when you're done for a refund. Thing is, I've never really liked the unit they have so have thought about buying a...

Wife's passenger side bright light (headlight) is out. I've been working from home last several days so want to get out. Done for day, figure I'll drive 10 miles into town to get new bulb tonight so I can get it fixed.....then TOMORROW, when I "go out" I can go the OPPOSITE way to the Co-op...

Wife, sister in law and myself walked some family land that is disconnected to our homestead land. This land is about 60 acres, 15 minutes away and is essentially a rectangle. A 4-lane highway borders one side of it (a short side) the other short side is bordered by 3-4 houses....and a lake...

Didn't think about asking about this..... I drive a 2005 Camry. (approaching 300K miles!) Last winter, the heater fan got weird on me. It has something like 5 positions on the variable speed. It is DEAD on all of them but the highest speed. So you are either on 'off' or 'maximum' fan with...

I'm working from home today. Preparing for my next phone meeting. Phone (my WORK phone) rings so I answer and of course, it's the nice recorded female telling me they've been trying to reach me about my cars warranty.... I've got a few minutes to spare so I figure let's slow them down a bit...

My wife's cousin next door, bought a used F-150 from someone he knows. I don't know all the facts but the truck had some kind of issue.... it was disclosed and he bought it. I don't know the year of the truck (it's older verses newer) It has dual fuel tanks and therein is the issue. If I...

Been debating on a new flexwing mower. Specifically been noodling with the idea of a Schulte....but the Rhino 4150 keeps sticking in my head too. The Rhino has an option of having a 'Bowtie' blade holder instead of the round stump jumper. My current flexwing simply has a (approx) 8" x 24"...

The thread to bend 1" steel got me thinking about this. Though my project is now done, I went to replace the blades on my flexwing mower. Prior owner said they were original. If true, that means something like 20 years old. I'm a persistent little cuss..... ultimately getting out the 7"...

A year, perhaps almost two years ago... my neighbors helper brought to our house to show my wife, what turned out to be a baby snapping turtle. She, in her ever so thoughtful ways, had him put it into our recirculating pond right behind the house. The one that has frogs (no fish) and the one...

I've got a field I cut. I use my JD 430 with mower. It went down for 2-3 weeks so I put my Woods 72" finish mower behind the JD tractor (not the 430). What I noticed is the Woods RFM (with new blades I might add) left a LOT of clumpage, windrowing, especially in a certain area where I already...

I had the 430 that chattered thread. Seems my primary issue is a turnbuckle that loosened and changed the way things worked! Part II is that I was having dirt dry/crust on the wheel rims so I knew I had a slight leak of hydraulic fluid so now is the time to try to fix it. I've got the rear...

Pulled trimmer out of garage for wife to use other day, she never got to it so it was sitting on the sidewalk. I noticed a small puddle of gas under it so it's dripping. Picked it up looked at bottom and it's moist with gas. HUH?? I thought maybe the way it was sitting, gas had worked out...

I've got an International. Put new wiring harness & gauges on/in it. The Ammeter is a new thing to me. I get that it's showing something like the system is discharging or charging..... but I'll lengthen the question. Normally when I have tractor running, ammeter is at 'zero'. If I turn...

I read this on another forum, thought I'd copy/share. I got a kick out of it. (I have both dogs & cats) From a dog’s diary ………… 8:00 am - Dog food! My favorite thing! 9:30 am - A car ride! My favorite thing! 9:40 am - A walk in the park! My favorite thing! 10:30 am - Got rubbed and...

I was out cutting a field yesterday. I noticed a bit of a burnt smell. Pretty much the exact smell if you are smoking a drive belt on a pully. I have noticed lately that the tractor keeps running near hot. Hmmm.... do I have water/antifreeze mix in radiator? Yep. Is radiator unobstructed...

I don't know if I'm in the middle of a nightmare or just finished..... I'd appreciate your thoughts. Sparing you the two week fiasco to get a NEW rim and new TUBELESS tire, I'll start near the end of the story. Went to the co-op today to pick up a tire that's used (one of six) on my flexwing...

Let's say that 10 years ago (no idea really BUT, it was minimum six/seven years) I bought a brand new Mr. Funnel. Wife didn't want it in the garage, so had some flagstone that I put out in the woods (where I kept the diesel). I set a bucket on the flagstone, put Mr. Funnel inside the bucket...

I bought a used flexwing mower. It did not have a jack stand mounted to it.....so when it was at my local fabrication shop getting fitted for the PTO speed increaser, I had them weld on a jack stand. Over that winter, the jack stand snapped and once again I was without the ability to easily...

We've got one of those transformers sitting in front of the house. Wife L.O.V.E.S. it (highly dripping with sarcasm) It happens to be in a spot where it was once clear.....but since she detests looking at things like that, she planted some roses near it, there are some natural vines near...

I ended up with my mothers washer/dryer when she passed. Not sure but I think it came from Sears. Maytag Model: LDE 8904 ACE As best I can tell, works perfectly fine (timer works, drum works) BUT zero heat. Not being the official Maytag repair man, I'm trying to figure out which part is bad...

My cutters manual says to use: Exxon Nuto H-100 or Gulf Harmony 100 AW or Shell Tellus 100 or and this is what's confusing me "or an approved equivalent 30 weight oil" Are the first three listed 30 weight or 100 or other? When I looked up Shell Tellus I interpret it to be saying the 100...

I've got a field I cut (flat and smooth, much like a lawn) and next to it is a hill. I cut these yesterday. On the flat part everything was normal. (takes me about 2 hours to cut all this) By the time I got to the hill part, I got most of it done. I kept noticing however, that the...

So I have an old 15 foot 'Terrain King' (now owned by Alamo) hydraulically powered flexwing mower. (a speed increaser attaches to PTO and hydraulic pump attaches to increaser then powers the blades) Cut a field a week ago and noticed that one blade section cut like a ginsu knife.... the...

We added on to the house a number of years ago. During that time, they added a (hard wired) light over the garage.....however, it was wired to a dedicated switch up in the kitchen on the other side of the house. So, we left the switch on all the time and put a motion sensor light there. Have...

Saw some water dripping....so needed a new water pump. Decided to drain/replace the hydraulic fluid at same time. Tore into it today, got it done. Oh, I might add that to warm up the hydraulic fluid, I went out to cut a couple swaths of grass.....so it WAS working and working fine. Get done...

Wondering if you agree with my thought process. Flexwing mower has two cylinders that change the height. Both were leaking & dead when I bought the mower. Couple weeks ago, I took one apart, took to shop (the rod/piston, the rest of it was at home) and they fitted new seals to it and gave me...

Neighbor says he's got a 55 gallon drum of diesel that is "full of fuel" BUT is (I forget) maybe up to 10 years old.... maybe he said 5-8. None the less, it's not what you might call fresh from the pump. I've never seen the drum He's a good guy (so not trying to pull any fast one) He does...

Backstory: I have an industrial backhoe. Last fall, knowing I had some water in my transmission fluid, I changed it out.... like three times. What I realized is I have remnants of the old fluid in the transmission all the way through the cooler. Maybe that's good enough (that I did it...

I've got an International 1066 with two remotes on the back. It's a dedicated lawn (farm) mower so when I got it two years ago, I set it and forgot it. I just now got to fixing the hydraulic height cylinders for the mower (15' flexwing that has lift cylinders for the wings AND two cylinders...

No, not those teeth!! I was on backside of farm other day using backhoe when I suddenly noticed that one of the (4) backhoe teeth was missing. Not knowing how all buckets are made, mine has four 'posts' (like what the dentist might put under a Crown) and then, I have a replaceable "crown"...

If you have the choice, which do you prefer and why?

Backstory: Sister in law lives 30 miles away. Her next door neighbor's daughter (17/18) said she wanted a dog. Mother said "no". Low & behold, a couple weeks later, daughter picks up a dog from someone in a parking lot somewhere and brings it home. Dog gets tethered to tree outdoors. As...

"The farm needs a haircut" Lots of branches encroaching into the fields and all.... I debate every now & then on attaching a side mounted mower to my International.....or buying another tractor with it mounted like you see cutting the right of ways. I think I've primarily seen New Hollands...

When I bought my 1066, the prior owner fabricated two "steps". One on either side of the machine and to these, he strapped down a single 12V battery (one on each side). These were wired in parallel and all was fine except the battery got in the way of using the "step" to step up onto the...

Simple question first, details after: How many times can you solder, reheat it to take apart, put back and take apart before you have any copper issues (if any?) Scenario: Imagine you're framing in a bathroom shower. Hire a plumber and he plumbs everything (BUT swaps the hot/cold sides such...

Bought a Festool OS-400 EQ for the wife a handful of years ago (forget when). Blades can be stupid expensive.... thought I'd look at getting an off brand and not sure they're going to fit. Seems the blade systems have evolved to a Star or Starlock or super duper Star Stud system. Alas....I...

Right smack dab in the middle of the "entrance" between two fields is a small patch of 15/20 foot high thorny locusts. Thorns are five feet in length...(or so they seem) but probably 2-3 inches. Branches are out from the trunk so you can't really get "close" to the tree without going...

Wife wants to add some "Cedar Shakes" to the end of the house. She's found them in vinyl....which if we use, would have a benefit of not being wood and needing maintenance issues 35 feet up in the air. (I currently have full time access to a bucket lift which is more than enough to get me...

Backstory: Farm used to be leased and one thing he did was to create what seemed like 1,000 round bails of hay (probably 200). Lease is up, he left BUT, left his hay stored here. Phone call was made to him and he picked MOST of it up, leaving behind, maybe 30 bails. This stuff was...

I'm currently using an old 15' Terrain King (now owned by Alamo) hydraulic mower (no shafts, exposed moving parts other than blades) Does a nice job and leaves a nice looking field. Been noodling over the idea of getting a newer (used) flexwing. The Rhino 4150 has caught my eye. I like the...

I finally got the kingpin on my backhoe popped out. There are some deformations, though slight...they're enough to prevent the new kingpin from going in. The king pin has a SLIGHT taper on the top/bottom so is difficult to measure accurately. So let's just say the kingpin/cylinder are right...

Wife wants to build another room. Wants to put wood planks on the floor or, maybe on the wall instead (or maybe both??? (don't know) She wants to use Maple. We have several maple trees here that are within range of the house, should they ever fall....so we're thinking on taking them down on...

1. Rhino has a 4150 which you can get the optional deck rings. Watched a video about them and the claim was you didn't need the deck rings because of the distance between the blades and the deck. They can't hit the deck at all unless you near bend them in half. (not really in half) This had...

Someone here in my town (local business) says they have like 10 of these for sale WITHOUT the leads.... (no idea what else might come with them) Said "$200 - $800 depending on hours/condition" Looks like the MSRP is around $2,500 Preface: I have NEVER welded anything, zero, nada but like the...

My current gauge is dying. I've got some liquid filled gauges (like 0-2000 PSI) for when I measure pressure on my PTO or something.... got me thinking about getting a liquid filled for the air gauge. In part, it strikes me a bit as over kill however, if I get a cheap one, they just feel...

So, I've got a stuck king pin on my industrial backhoe. Couldn't get it moved to remove steering knuckle.....so it's been cut off. I now have (roughly) 1" stub on top of the axle and 1/2" stub on the bottom. Been beating, oiling, rose-budding, welding (a lever onto the top and sledging on it)...

I've got a battery that HAS been fine, used to start my backhoe. It's getting a bit long in tooth but works. Some idiot that's working on his king pin, needed to raise the loader, turned machine on and when he killed the machine, left the key turned on..... dead battery. By the way, that...

10 years ago, we leased out the farm. One thing the guy did was create some round bales of hay. Fine & dandy. Lease was up.... he left his rounds with the plastic white covering on them in nice tidy rows...... then, a year later (a year after lease had expired and we called him) he came out...

My steering cylinder on backhoe needs rebuilt. Couldn't get it off as a unit so had to pull cylinder off while leaving rod in place. Noticed a slight bend in rod so I'm on a mission to get rod off to straighten it out. Rod is held by a pin and the pin has a lock bolt. The pin essentially has...

So we've had Carrot Top (and yes, for the sake of humiliating him, I'm going to show his picture!!) Anyway, without counting, we've had him for say, 10 years. Indoor/outdoor having his own cat door in a window he can come/go as he pleases. For company, we have three (now two, RIP Otis) dogs...

Is a Lincoln "Power MIG" 210 that is "brand new box was opened just for pictures never used this is a welder for a begginer or a pro it does it all very nice machine comes with gauges , lead , . 110 adapter & 230 adapter and more please see pics" and of course, there is only ONE picture of the...

I've got this older Hydraulically powered 15' flexwing mower (Terrain King which is now owned by Alamo). Mower is powered by PTO driven speed increaser and a pump. Debating on getting a newer mower.... saw a newer version of THIS same mower, now made by Alamo. The newer version has deck...

When weather cleans up, I'm going to remove/rebuild my steering cylinder. Looking at directions, it calls for the bolt that holds the piston on to be coated with Loctite 262 and preconditioned with, well, I'm not sure exactly what they call it. I think the JCB instructions call it "Activator...

I've got this JCB. Looks like I might need to redo the steering cylinder. Fine. Done some others so this won't be an issue......except, there is some "wire" that is curled in there (see picture). Anyone ever do something like this? None of my other cylinders have this wire so I don't know...

I'm presuming the answer is no....but here's the situation. I have a 15' hydraulic flexwing mower. In each section of the mower is a (roughly) 4x6 inch hydraulic "cooling tank" that runs the entire length of the mower, front to back. The fluid route is sort of from main tank to blade 1, then...

My wife's cousin lives next door. Bought a shiny new Deere with ABOUT 45 HP. (I don't know the model number) He's got a BH on it with the subframe. He's left it on for about 8 months of ownership, took it off several weeks ago and now looking to put BH back on. He drives to the BH, connects...

Just a PSA to anyone that has a leaking cylinder and is preparing to take it to the shop. Try it yourself first. I had taken several of mine to the shop over the years to have new seals installed. I thought there was something difficult about it. I finally had my crowd cylinder off machine...

1987 JCB 1550-B backhoe/loader Back story: Needed rear stabilizers rebuilt. Had kit in hand, unable to get pins out. Had to drive machine to friends house (machinest) and had to CUT the pins and he fabricated new ones.....literally took us all day yesterday (near 10 hours) I got home around...

I don't know the sizes....but let's say that I cut a 10" oak tree. Had a good hinge and as a cheater, I also had my backhoe sideways so I could use some force to persuade it. (other trees kept me from being straight on to tree) It caught a branch on an OLD oak, maybe 30+ inches diameter and...

So I have this hydraulic mower. Book says replacement blades are: 00750788 (quantity 4 for counter clockwise rotation) 00750787 (quantity 2 for clockwise rotation) What I'm wondering is, are there other brands that might be an equal replacement for these blades? I've found a couple recently...

Don't have one but, once in blue moon, have need of one. Has casually crossed my mind to perhaps get one. (my blue moon is currently out) Homeowner, ZERO welding experience, has 110v and/or 220 available I currently have need to weld the (slightly less than 1/4") skirt on my rear rotary...

I did a full harness rewire last winter/spring. (new harness, new ammeter / instruments, new lights, batteries, ignition switch.... virtually EVERYTHING except for the tach and water/oil info. I even replaced the button for ignition and the other button for the ether. I'm confused on the...

The quick question is "can they go silent on demand??" I'm sitting downstairs, watching the ballgame.... I hear a faint "bang, bang, bang" Go outside and I hear several dogs (more than one is all I can really guess) going ballistic. They sound like they're across the field from me (which is...

I bought a hydraulically powered (fluid powers the blades not shafts) and the mower has two cylinders that raise/lower the cutting height. The ends of these cylinders are flat with maybe a 1/4" hole on them that I suppose a spanner wrench would work on. Mower is circa 1987'ish or something...

Saw the strangest (to me) thing yesterday when walking my dog. Was out in the field and when I'm out there, I almost always pass by the fire ant mounds to see if the Amdro is working.... so I'll give them a quick stomp then back away as they swarm......or not. Went by one location and ...

I have this JCB industrial backhoe. The paint on it ....... in a word, is pathetic. That said "I don't care" as I'm not worried about it looking pretty.... just functional. Current situation: One of my stabilizers for the hoe is starting to leak. This was last rebuilt maybe 15/18 years...

I am going to presume the answer is "yes, the public has access" but here's the setup/question... Just for kicks & grins, let's take your front or back yard (and presume it's large enough for this) Your local county has a ROW over your land....has a gravel "road" there for access.....later...

I normally have done our taxes since......forever. For many years, I was 1099 so had expenses. I'm currently W-2 however, I have (suffer?) non-reimbursed mileage AND I have an office at home (room is about 225 sq/ft.) What I'm wondering is does the non-reimbursed mileage (let's call it 1,000...

Short story: I have a speed increaser. It mounts to my 540 PTO shaft and multiplies it 4x to power a hydraulic mower. Though it works, there is some wear on the shaft so I'm looking to replace a couple specific parts BUT, the manufacturer (Alamo-Industrial / Terrain King) no longer supports...

My wife loves to do the scented wax thing.... then, she's a nervous wreck that it's going to cause a fire. Go figure. Had the wax thing going.... nice & scenty hot.... Don't recall what happened but it fell or got yanked over and you can see the red/pinkish wax on the walls. Looking for...

Looks like the 20' Schulte I was eyeballing has sold.... so back to the hunt. Found a Rhino SD-15 within driving distance. He said it was 5 years old and a trade in. Their warranty was 5 years.... when the gear box blew on one of the wings. (this is at a dealer). Said he has replaced...

I park my tractor away from the house. My backhoe IS within reach of a 100' extension cord so I can put a charger on the hoe if I need/want.....but the tractor is a bit away. Been thinking on putting a tender on both of them. My tractor has two new batteries (the long skinny 12v type) and the...

Wife cuts both our hair (I used to go get mine done until wife showed me her pouty face that I was paying someone else when I could let her cut it and give her ..... hmmmm.... about 50% more than the gal at the Salon!) Anyway, she's using what might be hair shears.... might be for paper. I...

Schulte FX180 vs Bush Hog 3715 Bushhog is near me (50 miles away) the Schulte is probably 8-10 hour drive (or I could have it shipped for a price) The question is, how do they compare? This is a Schulte FX180, NOT a FX1800. I had the factory rep on phone other day. He told me he's...

Was squirting some oil out the top (ram) end of my cylinder. Of all cylinders, this one was replaced second to last....(meaning it wasn't the most recent but second most recent... 7-8 years ago) done by the dealer, paid the most for it....and it's leaking! Anyway, took it to a hydraulic shop...

I've got this JCB. Probably built around 1987 or so. When I got it, all lights worked. Over the years, I guess they've gone out one by one and now, I only have 2-3 that work. Had dash off and noticed that they simply twist in/out with an odd shaped bass I've never seen before. Looks like...

My tractor has both PTO's so I can go either way. Local dealer has Bushhog 2515 in stock with 540 input. He does NOT have a 1000 version in stock. If you are buying for yourself: 1. Do you really care which one you use? 2. If you do, WHICH do you prefer? 3. If 1000 shaft and he's got to...

Are these type blades (rotary cutter) ok for "typical" field cutting (long grass)? Until recently, I've never seen rotary cutters with chopper blades & dual blades. We have NO stalks... just some old pasture land that we now cut. Would this be a good/bad/indifferent style of setup? I've...

Landpride RC-4015 brand new (buying from someone who bought it, says they never used it....it sat in their barn and by the pictures of it, I'd agree....looks pristine) Aircraft tires, 540 pto, chains. Asking: $13,900 OR Schulte FX-1800 Been used, but the pictures make it look like it's in...

There is a Schulte 3020 20 foot flexwing mower for sale a couple hours away from me. It has the shredding kit (double blades), 1000 input shaft. I don't necessarily need a shredding kit and know little about it. I never knew they might put double blades on a cutter until I saw this one. 1...

Mowing the other day, noticed a wheel wobbling around. (I bought the mower used and it's perhaps 30 years old...ugly as sin BUT, works fine mechanically) until now!! So the wheel was wobbling. I already knew out of the 5 (I think) studs holding the wheels on the back of the cutter, the...

I've got this 1/2" plate mounted to back of PTO. I mount my mower to it. The plate has an approximate 4" hole for the 1000 shaft to poke through and and a (don't know the measurement) 1 1/8" hole for the 540 shaft to poke through. It totally fits around the 540 shaft but it gives me the...

This is a strange one. I check my fluids every couple months verses every use. (actually, for as much as I use it, it MIGHT BE every couple months!!) So other day was taking some stuff in my wheel barrow (backhoe) to the burn pile. Drove up....raised bucket, dumped.... "clicked" to go into...

Number of years ago, we leased the farm. Guy had dozens and dozens and dozens of round bails. He wrapped them in white plastic and lined them up. Lease over.... he left (stored) the bales here for another year before we called him and asked if he wanted them... "yes, I'll get them". Came &...

Since I'm a sport, I thought I'd share this so anyone that cares to laugh at me.....can. Was cutting some grass yesterday with the 430. Put it back where its parked and went to refuel it. I didn't cut much so it didn't need much. (back story: I use 5 gallon yellow cans for my diesel) I got...

1066. Has a female pipe plug (if I have the correct name) to drain the hydraulic fluid. (I've actually not even looked at engine oil yet!) I used my 1/2" ratchet with nothing attached to pull two of them off. As I understand, there are five of them. (I've not yet dealt with the axle drains)...

I got this (new to me) 430. Looks, sounds and feels like a solid machine. I notice when I pull lever back to lift deck, the lift seems to only be on the left side and in sympathy, the right side will lift, a LITTLE. I don't yet have a manual that describes this so I just looked around at...

Rotary mower wasn't rotating.... long story short, found this. Main question is, was this a break waiting to happen, or did I snap it? Tractor/mower are pretty new to me, only have 2-3 hours on it. Worked fine one day.... next time I went to use it, didn't work and this was there. It's a...

I need a 400, 2,000 and 3,000 PSI hydraulic test gauge. Want fluid filled. I have read they use water, glycerine and one or two other fluids. I've read that the thicker the fluid, the longer it will take to reach its reading but, it will be more stable. (???) I know NOTHING about these...

So I'm in need of a new lawn mower. My lawn is ugly (live in the woods in the country and it's been near impossible growing a "lawn"... it's more weeds. Wondering if a JD 430 With 986 hours would be worth $2,700? I DO like the diesel aspect of it (love the idea of having one fuel for my...

Have a (new to me) 1066, got it last fall. Fixed a couple things over winter, am preparing to change all fluids (new Hytrans, new engine oil, all filters...) Needs a battery. I've never dealt with 6v batteries before. It has the two long skinny trays (for the long skinny batteries). Prior...

I don't know first things about them (nice brand, trash brand...) Have an International 1066 that has a MCV valve on it. I want to test some of the pressures on it. Any brands to go towards and stay away from?? The IH should be standard size threads. I also have a JCB backhoe that has (I"m...

I get that Snapon sockets/ratchets/other.... are good tools....and they are expensive....perhaps over-priced. Not trying to open that bag of worms here. My question is more along the line of quality. If you want a pair of channel lock pliers, comparing Snapon to other brands, (forgetting...

I bought a rolling tool box and with it, came some wrenches (all snapon), sockets (various) compressor...and generator. In the world of the wrenches, I have a full set of metric and SAE. In the world of the SAE wrenches, they are all "OEX**B" where the ** is a number that seems to correlate...

In Sept, I bought a Terrain King, hydraulically powered mower. This is nothing more than a 15' flexwing mower but, instead of being powered by shafts on the PTO, there is a closed loop pump hanging on the pto to power the blades. At the hinge location for the wings (on BOTH sides of the hinge)...

This might be an odd situation....but the frugal part of me is coming out. Wife's cousin, next door, has an International 444. Various hydraulic leaks so from time to time, it needs oil added. I just acquired an International 1066 and am slowly going through it (fixed funky gear selector, add...

I have two items, backhoe and tractor. Both are going to need a battery soon. I've never been exposed to 6V batteries until recently reading about them and some pros/cons they may or may not have. One thing I noticed is they're essentially half the width of a 12V battery. THEN, I find that...

I was going to ask this in my oil thread....but it's a different question and I didn't want someone who might know the answer to pass by since it would have been buried in oil.... So, I have this (new to me) IH-1066. It has what I believe to be TWO remotes on the rear. Two "pair" as each one...

Where do I get some Hytrans? So far, can't find it locally (Knoxville, TN) What can I use instead of? I've found some Lucas Oil "Universal Hydraulic / Transmission" oil.... Will that work? The only Case dealer I specifically know of is near 2 hours away in Jonesboro. If there's someone...

I didn't want to hijack the compressor thread regarding noise. I have a Campbell Hausfield 20 gallon 'hot dog' style. Motor on top, wheels...handle. I think it's nearing the end of its life (the motor) Though I really like the idea of maybe a 30 gallon 2-stage compressor.... I'm also...

I just acquired an International 1066. Seems as though the battery is probably weak (sitting on charger right now). Yesterday it was chilly out, not "cold" (I'm guessing mid/upper 60's??) Cranked her over.... smoke puffed out the stack but it just wouldn't quite start. Hooked charger to...

I hate it when things happen on Saturday's and our vet is closed! (I really don't want to go to the emergency Vet if I can help this) I just noticed that our cat's lower canine tooth (one of them) is evidently pointing out his mouth. Essentially, it looks like it's been rotated in its socket...

Just bought an International 1066 open station (geared). Needed to move it as it was blocking a trailer.... so for the short jaunt, I did not put my hearing protection on that I would normally have. Since it was only moving about 15', I left it at just above idle and scooted it. Since it was...

Just took delivery a week ago of an International 1066. So far, what I do around here when a tree (for example) might fall is bring out the backhoe, cut the tree and then push/drag it somewhere. Using the front bucket for a drag situation is always......a bit of a drag! Usually have to go in...

We've been looking around to get a tractor and 15' cutter. Found an IH 1066 (no cab) locally in nice condition. Then, found a Terrain King hydraulic mower (parent company Alamo) The mower is currently attached to a John Deere. My understanding is, there is a "speed multiplier" or something...

If you remove the fuel line on the pressure side of the transfer pump....hold your finger over the hose end and then you flip the little flippy lever at the bottom of the pump with your hands.... would: 1. Fuel get squirted past your finger much like a garden hose would spray? Worded...

I think this is perhaps the first time I've ever posted in the JD forum since I've been here!!! Anyway.... I'm looking for a flex-wing mower and tractor to pull it. Locally, stumbled onto a hydraulically powered mower. It is hydraulic, not PTO (shaft) powered. Here's the listing batwing...

Preface: I live on my wife's family farm. With the passing of her father, there are now 12 owners of the farm specifically (my home is deeded on its own) So there are others who take care of the place, along with me. We're looking for a batwing mower and a tractor to pull it. I come home...

Backstory: "A guy I know on the internet" (we both frequent another forum and have interacted over last maybe 8 years so he's not a total 'stranger' but, we've never met) Came online with a question about value of some Snap-on wrenches. He was looking to maybe sell them and trying to get a...

Brother in law found a Long 1540 tractor "locally" (maybe 45 minutes away) Said they are motivated to sell it (estate situation I think) I'm guessing it's a geared tractor. He said it had pretty new if not brand new rear tires on it. So far, I can't find a think on it via the internet. Are...

Current tractor has no remotes so I've never had experience with them. Looking to buy a used tractor (Kubota). It has dual remotes on the back. I'm a little confused on configurations. We intend to put a flex wing mower behind tractor (don't have that yet either) in a perfect world, I'd...

Looking for something to pull a 15' mower to cut some fields. Found this. Hours: 2,450 according to the tach Year (??) Maybe 1990? (I have no clue) Drove it yesterday with a 15' Rhino behind it and cut some 3-4 foot tall junk in his fields.....almost exactly what I'll be cutting here. Did...

Found a Bush Hog 315. Called the company last week and he laughed.... saying they stopped making it nearly 50 years ago. There is a twisted spline, current owner is in process of fixing it right now (I saw the new spline inserted, he had just not finished putting it in because I got there...

Looking around at some used tractors. I find locally (that catch my eye) Allis Chalmers 6080 (I'm told 83 HP @ pto) Kubota MS9540 (unsure of HP but believe it to be more than the AC) AC is 2wd, Kubota is 4wd Person with the AC tractor has a bushog 315 cutter. I understand it's 15'...

I've used a Kubota that was a GST. I've used a shuttle shift. (didn't really care for either given my circumstances) Those were not our machines, I just had chance to use them. My backhoe has a shifter, don't know if it has a name. It's like a turn signal on the left side of the steering...

I've got this Kohler Command 17.5 engine for my mower. Seems it dried out from last year so been cleaning out some dried gunk.... Got mower running, but it's VERY erratic. Seems it's flooding. There is a solenoid on the UNDER side of the carb with wire. Seems this shuts off flow to bowl...

Backstory: Wife bought several (call it 5) kitchen base cabinets. Combined length is about six feet. Also bought some wall cabinets to go above them. They were unfinished so now we get to paint them. Have 20 gal compressor, HVLP gravity feed spray gun. Some kind of primer as advised by HD...

Wife wants to build a new pantry. She wants the doors to be able to slide in to tuck them (mostly) out of the way if she wants. I've not found something that strikes me as the correct item for a full sized door (18x96" she's using two of them for a 36" opening) Here's a website to give a...

Wife bought some kitchen cabinets that we had to assemble. (that part is done) Wants to paint them. I thought spraying them would work best (right?) I have a 20 gallon compressor. We sprayed some cabinets a couple years ago and it worked nice however, the plume of spray in the air was...

I'm perplexed.. I have a JCB 1550-B. There is an 'idiot light' on the dash that comes on AFTER the engine stops and I turn the key OFF. It seems to be the Transmission Oil Pressure indicator. With the machine running, it runs perfectly fine and there are NO lights on the dash. Turn it off...

I'm finally (after something like 15 years) getting annoyed! :eek: I have a JCB-1550B backhoe/loader. I have a voice in the back of my head that says things from England don't have great electronics.... but then, maybe I'm getting it confused with some things of old. None the less... I've...

Ok, so it's not yet on the ground. Near me is an Oak tree...I think it's red (in case that matters). It probably has 30/40 feet of arrow straight trunk and is (guessing) between 20/24 inches diameter almost from the ground up 30/40 feet. It has a really nice looking main section. Anyway...

Redoing guttering/downspout. Will need to buy a pop rivet tool. Like to get a nice one Thoughts on brands to look at? Aluminum rivets if that makes any difference. I've had need for one of these before and borrowed it... am prepared to make this my excuse to get one.

Ok, so we're preparing to chink the house. In case you don't know, chink is essentially fancy caulk that is used between the logs to seal the gaps from the weather (helps me keep my toes toasty warm during winter) When the satellite internet (NOT tv) guy came out and installed the wire, he...

Has a couple rust spots starting... What can/should I use to coat it with to protect it? I'm guessing something like mineral oil? (light coat of course) How about something that I already have on hand, peanut oil?

I realize the installation might have something to do with it... but, when we first built, the HVAC guys came out and installed things. I don't think it was more than a month later, no cooling in house, so they came back to fix. I happened to ask about their extended warranty (which I never...

Wife wants to redo our kitchen ceiling (ugh) Pulling 5/8'ths drywall down. Moving about 6 can lights about 10" (whole reason for project) Wants to replace drywall with 3/4" tongue & groove pine. Boards will span the entire kitchen (only about 14') I've put T&G flooring down and had a...

Called UT (University of Tennessee) chemistry department.... the gal answering went to her boss to see who to transfer me to....boss lady said "tell him to call 911" Nice. Called Vanderbilt chemistry department while I was at Vanderbilt today.... no answer all day....just machine...

My wifes cousin next door, has an International 444. It's old as the hills but, works and gets done what we need for it to get done. New event: His daughter & son in law have just moved into the 3rd house on the farm (my wife's deceased fathers house and his uncle's house) So, the son in law...

I'm guessing this won't be as easy as it sounds? I live in a log house. Logs are 12x6 square cut. We're both sick & tired of the annual attack of the carpenter bees in the spring. She is now saying she'd like to put a stone facia on the logs. Will that be enough to combat the bees? Will...

Let's guess and say about 10 years ago, I finished the basement bathroom. I moved some (copper) pipes so took that opportunity to put some valves in to shut the bathroom down. I installed ball valves. Just this morning, I happened to be in that closet and noticed them. They say "Gas" on...

I bought this a couple years ago. I'm a homeowner, not a contractor. I've only used it (don't really know) let's say a dozen times. Just now pulled it out to cut two 2x4's that are hard to reach. Held it firm, cut first 2x4 and noticed a smell in room. Started to cut the second 2x4 and...

Seems we have coyote's around us. At night, then can make the worst racket.... sounds like they are simply eating each other (or something else) alive.... We have the obligatory small dogs (note avatar) and cats. Over the years, it sounds like there are more of them and at times, getting...

It doesn't have to be portable as I will NOT be lugging it into the countryside to go camping. Instead, I'll try to use it on my back patio to pan-sear a thick steak so I don't smoke up my entire house (ask me why that's now a concern!) I don't care if it sits on the ground (with legs) nor...

My understanding with a geothermal system is you can have an open loop or a closed loop. I suppose each has their pros/cons. With the open system, one way to get rid of the water is to dump it into another well dug into the ground (or so I've read) I've also read that this can cause issues...

Wife & I are nearing the end of a project.... gutted a space to make it a full bath. Hired out a plumber to do the plumbing, I framed in the shower. We set the floor tile & all plumbing fixtures. Today the bathroom is done except for the shower itself. Roughly 4 1/2' x 4'. I've read about...

Little Chloe (avatar) evidently isn't feeling well. She has historically been very athletic and active. To the point that at (around) 13 years old, our vet says she still has the energy of a puppy. Over the last couple weeks (we probably didn't see the onset of this).... she now just sits...

I thought I'd post this for kicks & grins. This tree is just a skip down the road from my house & mailbox. It is on TVA property and is leaning away from the road. (I always try to notice a leaner towards the road because in a storm, it usually means I'm the one out in the weather, clearing...

I saw a comment in another thread regarding a 100 amp service panel and adding some 220V items.... Got me wondering. My main panel is 200A. I have (if I recall correctly) an 8-3 wire going .... let's call it 40 feet to a second panel in the garage. On this second panel, I have a couple 20...

I guess it''s called a culvert. We have a drain running under our gravel driveway so the collection of rain water on the upside can drain down to the lake. Years ago, we had the farm timbered by someone that wasn't thinking to clearly. The agreement was in part that they would install a new...

Working on a full bath. Wife & I been doing the drywall & floor. Shower stall is untouched (bare studs, plywood floor but the light and water are done) From putting the floor down, I have three pieces of Durrock left over which I fully intended to be used in the shower (needing to buy more to...

Finishing out an upstairs bathroom. 2x10 floor joists and 3/4" subfloor. I have a couple questions. Room is roughly 6' 3" x (doesn't matter) The Durrock is three feet wide. I understand I should leave a little gap between the two pieces and between the edge of the room to prevent crowding...

Wife is pretty emotional right now. I don't mind hunters, she does. We just had a hunter (who was parking in a no-parking area) trespass onto our land and shot what she says, was a baby deer. I wasn't there, I didn't see it. I went to try to find him and he was gone. (she confronted him...

Bought a used L110 from my brother in law. Works fine. He said there was one issue with it....it has a button on the dash that if you don't depress the button and go to reverse, the blades will die. Well, he was wrong. The blades don't die, the entire engine shuts down. All I gotta say is...

We've got an International 444 diesel. It uses the oil bath & wire mesh system for the air filter. In three words: I hate it I've already converted the arcane oil filter canister to a spin on. Want to do something similar to this. I've been doing a google search and thus far, haven't found...

Title says it all.... Is it ok to use treated wood as the infrastructure for a stand up shower? Shower would be wooden frame, layer of durrock (or whatever concrete board is called) followed by a sealed rubber skirt at the bottom & going up the sides maybe (??) 30 inches?? followed by tile...

I'm taking the seat off my backhoe to re-cover it. Seat back and seat bottom are both held on by four screws that screw into a threaded receiver (no nuts) Machine is something like 29 years old. Top of most of them looks very rusted. Flip seat pan over and the inside of them look almost new...

Figured I'd start new thread Regardless... machine is a JCB 1550-B Backhoe will drift to the passenger side of machine. Seems to drift more slowly now that the swing cylinders are rebuilt. One stabilizer drifts down over time. Might take 2-days to go from full vertical to touching the...

You are driving your car and you realize that (even after a 4-wheel brake job) there is some shimmy in the steering wheel when you apply brakes. You can also sense a speed dependent but background "whoh whoh whoh" (like that sound?) as the wheel turns. Faster speed means faster 'whoh woho...