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I most likely will. On my big roller there is a grease fitting on the end. No grease fittings on the back ones at all but Delrin is self lubricating itself. Not sure why the rear rollers have a square on the end because a round through rod, cross drilled and cotter pinned will work just fine...

No, I'm not at all. I'm just very experienced with the aspects of long range reloading that you don't have a clue about and I suggested the 'tome' that will educate you on EXACTLY what I do, that is if you can read that is... BTW, a 'PILL' is a bullet and a CARTRIDGE or round is the complete...

Entirely your opinion. I can take apart ALL my dies and clean them without loosing ANY settings and I clean mine with non-chloronated brake cleaner 100% of the time. In reality, the only critical setting is the depth of the pill insertion and I do that with dedicated micrometer seaters anyway...

I just, priced a 2 foot length of solid core Delrin, 25 bucks delivered from McMaster Carr. Maybe I should go in the wheel business. 135 bucks is highway robbery. Far as the axles go, the issue is, they are square on one end to interface with the square hole in the inboard side of the wheel...

How about 290 bucks for a heavy duty starter for my wife's zero turn with the Kohler in it that the stock starter don't have the balls to spin.... Or 15 bucks a can for Rustoleum spray paint. We all know who caused that and come November don't forget who did what. I didn't ask how much the...

FYI, Kubota is still offering 0 percent financing on all models.

..or have a local machine shop turn you a set of extended pins out of bar stock.

Way back when I managed a commercial paint and E-Coat line for an industrial cabinet maker so I did a lot of painting way back then. I do have the tools, like a Binks siphon feed / pressure feed gun and a bunch of other related stuff including a Randsburg electrostatic paint sprayer. Did a ton...

If I do mine, the cracks will have to be Tigged and filled on the outside with glazing compound. Mine is mostly cracked and no dents. I really dislike crappy looking sheet metal. Not sure if I'll fusion weld it or use filler rod, I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. One thing I know for...

I ate a cinder block that was hidden in the tall grass yesterday with the F2880. It pulverized it. Oh well, poop happens. I ordered a 2 rear anti scalp rollers and axles. They are shot and the axles are worn to points. Could probably make them in the shop but easier to order new ones. If...

I see your 'bonnet' is in good of shape as mine is..lol They are available from Kubota, for a price that is... Just north of a thousand bucks... wowzer.

Probably got greased under the counter. Deere and the rest of them make a lot of jack on servicing them so why not 'spread the wealth'.

For me, the only thing Dillon has that interests me is their 'Cheesecake' gals. Problem with Dillon dies is, they are proprietary and cannot be used in any other press, that and their sometimes good and sometimes not good powder throwers. The way I load is almost always a compressed charge...

Yeti lives on it's name and it's advertising and I'd buy anything but because they are all made in China or Taiwan.

Harry Homeowner is lucky if they even change the oil and never read the manual either. They have an issue and come on here for answers when it's in the manual they never bother to read anyway.

One issue I don't have with my Kubota dealer, never have either. Far as fixing issues on post 4 units, seems like it's always long wait. Matter of fact, my new round bailer went to the dealer on Friday. Told them they could retrofit it here but the Kubota rep wants it in the shop. I will say...

NOPE....everyone is different and everyone has their own proprietary language. Even if there was a tester-code reader, the access plugs are all unique to that make of tractor. Now if the tractor builders adopted the OBD system late model cars and trucks have that would be great for the home...

You won't find any Dillion stuff here and never will. I don't do 'production' loading with indexable powder drops and such. I use a Harrell ball bearing powder drop and an Ohaus triple beam scale with my own designed vibrating powder trickler and electric eye to finish off each charge to...

You need to extend your sway links so the arms come in farther. I cannot see it they are threaded or if they are 2 piece overlapping with retaining pins but therein lies your issue. They need to be slacked off so your lower arms can get closer together.

I often wonder how much the 'boss' of this forum charges to be a paid advertiser on here??? Not that I would, because the products we make in the shop are motorcycle related and have nothing to do with tractors or anything even remotely related to this forum. I do advertise a bit on motorcycle...

Just finishing up another batch of 500 .223 cases. I have to finish annealing them and then they get loaded along with the rest I did previously, all with Federal primers and juiced with H335. I bent the stem that carries the sizing ball in my RCBS 223 competition die set somehow, so I called...

Today, it's not 'cheap' to advertise anywhere.

Randy... I see your wife does stained glass. I sent you a PM.. please reply to it...:)

Looks plenty stout to me. Not something I want or need actually.

My new to me Kubota F2880 that I'd like to use but it's rained every day. Oh well. My dealer even delivered it full of diesel. Went completely through it was well and new blades. My M60 Tank went on trade. Gonna take some getting used to I suspect. Put new mower deck wheels on it as well...

I guess when Deere wants it done right, they turn to China...:oops:

Sure does if it don't have a dropping resistor across the output terminals. Easiest way is to turn off the welder and disconnect the power plug and short across the terminals with a metal screwdriver. You never want to fool with a charged (or it appears to be charged cap). I short all mine...

We like ours and use it infrequently. Problem is, trucks to day (the ones I call soccer mom trucks), are incapable of hauling a TC. Bed is too short and suspension is under rated too. We much prefer ours and I put a trailer on the back and haul the SxS as well. No AC in ours, could have but...

When it comes to hydraulics, open center, closed center or power beyond, NOTHING is plug and play.

I'm all good with colors as well and I never criticize anyone's choices, your choice always. I do like your TC as well. I have one as well and like yours, mine stays in the barn when it's not being used. I see so many people around here with their RV's sitting outside all the time, winter and...

Just a slight sniff and no more. Sounds to me like internal engine issues. Hope you didn't pay too much for it. It looks to be run hard and put away wet, more than once.

Including and certainly not limited to Hay Dudette... :ROFLMAO: I find it humorous that HD is calling the kettle black while practicing that same exact mantra. Candidly, I used to do the same deal and I still own a second hand but well cared for hay tool, Now I prefer buying new but even...

Where are you located at is the 64 dollar question that you need to post up.... My Kubota dealer services all makes besides Kubota and I swear by them, not at them. I won't buy any parts from Messicks as their ship cost is way out of line and what I require I can get from my dealer at almost...

I use the ones sold by Farm Tec in their catalog and they are the commercial ones and come in various lengths and diameters but it still depends a lot on the soil you drive them into as well. The Farm tec ones come with drive tangs on top so you can mate them to a big impact wrench if you want...

Riding lawn mowers and lawn tractors have to be the most flogged stuff out there and the least maintained as well, which is a testament to their build quality fir the most part, Always a ton of used cheapo units for cheap or free in FBMP or sitting on the roadside out here. Most have seized...

High hour equipment is okay if it's taken care of. if it's not, issues arise, especially with equipment that is run hard. Why I would never buy a compact tractor used for any amount of money. Most compact tractor owners don't have a clue when it comes to maintenance. They run them hard and...

His sounds like Al Sharpton does when he's all cranked up about some racial nonsense...lol. He hasn't been using it so far this year. It belongs to his dad that lives up town. Maybe his dad decided that he needs to buy his own or something. I see he 'borrowed' a Husquavarna ZTR from up the...

My wife has her gas powered (gas guzzler) ZTR in case something happens to the F2880, I don't see that happening and I installed the IFJF fuel polishing filter with the Racor 2 micron element last night just in case. The IFJF base is a lot less than the Racor base and typical Chinese, they are...

Here in Michigan, nothing helps with auto insurance, it's stupid high and so is home insurance plus here in Michigan if your insurer wants to cancel you they will in a second and I have a good friend who that happened to and he was forced to buy high risk insurance for 5 years at a huge cost...

Only 'interest I (we) pay is on financed farm equipment and like I said previously, that is 100% a business deductible so I don't even ask what the rate is. The only 'other credit card I have is my Harbor Freight card and when I buy anything on that it's always big bucks so I get o percent...

I'd say they come with R4's because most of the small ones are 'hobby' tractors. I know with Kubota at least, you can specify what type of tire you want but the default is R4 which not something I'd want. I've had R4's on previous tractors and the traction, especially on damp dirt is marginal...

The issue is, even on a tractor with no suspension, the tire has no ability to flex under load so it will ride even rougher than before. I've used limited expanding foam in my lawnmower tires in the past, I remove the tire valve and blow it into the tire through the now clear tire valve hole...

Arto, I'm curious about your Grasshopper, the renter next door has one but his is gas driven. They appear to to a good job cutting grass, is yours as efficient? I believe his is all belt driven not like the driveshaft on the Kubota PTO. I know when he engages the mower deck it always screams...

Understandable. Between thread drift from the original subject and snarky comments that have nothing to do with the original subject, I too get frustrated some on the posts, comments and don't post anything more. I tend to go to private messages when I have a comment that is about a post that...

Get yourself a couple cans of expanding insulation foam and foam them yourself for under 15 bucks.

Just know what I read in a government publication and nothing more.

Exciting and EXPENSIVE in today's building materials market, labor not withstanding...

Look in your owners manual, that will show the location.

Pretty corroded I'd say. Must have lived outside. I'd be at least giving it a good bath and lubricating all the sliding-moving surfaces and repainting (after proper prep) the corroded parts. I don't care for the 'homebrew' hitch on the back end either, I'd loose that real quick and mount the...

My 2880 that I just bought used from my Kubota dealer (he took it on trade and supplied the customer with a new one), came with an air ride seat base and has a Grammer seat as well (not swivel). I'm good with that and I'd retrofit any mower with at least a spring ride (prefer air ride) seat as...

One cardinal rule we abide by always is, we never use auto pay or online bill paying. We always insist on a paper invoice mailed to us, monthly and you can opt out of online paying with any CC provider or mortgage holder and even in our case Kubota, Kubota bill the farm quarterly, paper bill...

Sucks to own ANY emissions compliant tractor and why I will never sell my pre-4 tractors (and why people don't want them used post 4 as well). If I was to sell either of mine, they both command a premium price today I might add.

One thing I learned long ago and that is, it's detrimental to your credit rating to have numerous credit cards which is why my wife and I share just one card and that card has the best rewards of any of them today. The keep increasing the credit limit but we don't 'bite' anyway. I much prefer...

I've found that Crest whitening toothpaste and a cheesecloth works just as well and it can brush your teeth and improve your breath at the same time...(y) Like I stated, the results are temporary at best and why I bought a complete set of new lights that aren't made from the compound that...

Tell him to stay home....lol

You have marginal credit or what? I could buy the Brooklyn Bridge with a cumulative credit score of 829. In fact, I get offers constantly, of which I delete them all. Only have 2 credit cards and both have huge credit limits on them I might add but they get paid off every month. The outfit...

My Autel drone (which I use to check my fields with) cam with a plot program as part of the package that I never use anyway. The Autel was not a cheap date by a long shot, cost me almost 2 grand when I bought t but Autel, unlike 99% of other drones don't use geofencing and never have, at least...

All belts ARE NOT created equal by a long shot. They have different cross sections, and different compounds and the belt HAS to match the sheaves correctly as well.

Keep in mind that I work part time for my Kubota dealer and he is an authorized Echo dealer so I get my saws and power equipment at cost, and... Echo has the best warranty in the business as well (I get to work on them also). Echo will warrant every piece of equipment they off, for 5 years...

Probably because they don't pay for them, you do in the case of firefighters (taxes) and loggers don't buy their own saws or if they do, their employer offsets the cost anyway. I don't cut wood as a rule and don't heat with wood either. My cutting is confined to storm damage and culled trees...

None of the emissions junk is good IMO.

Not really, tried that on my 97 Ford F350 and while they do remove the cloudy condition, it don't last long. The new headlight lenses are made from a non yellowing compound. In fact I just bought a complete replacement set from 1A Auto in the new non yellowing compound. Like I said, went down...

Still don't want to look out the window and have to look at solar panels disrupting my landscape. My comment is 80% of what? If the sun don't shine, they produce no power. Same with wind turbines, no wind, no power. Kind of like people with plug in vehicles. Most of them have no inkling...

Whatever you believe, fine with me.

With a life expectancy of 25 years and then those panels become hazardous waste and must be disposed of in an approved landfill, at your expense of course. I have no desire to look out my window and see black solar panels blocking my view of the ag landscape around us.... and of course where...

Just fine actually, I know exactly what my gallons used is and fill accordingly and remember, not only do I have a Generac propane fired whole house generator, I have the Generac diesel fired one out by the shop as well. if the grid was down for months, you won't be going anywhere, anyway...

I believe you can get a 'Stihl' with a wind up starter system for those that have weak wrists, not that I'd ever have one anyway. The Echo I-30 starting system works just fine and reduces starting effort appreciably. Husky don't even count...lol

I never use that chain. I don't like the graduated rakers anyway, nor do I care for the limited tooth material that greatly reduces grind life.

Replacement parts become inconsequential (other than chain loops and infrequently bars) if the saw is taken care of, good example is my 028WB Stihl which is not a 'pro saw', never has been, back then there was no differentiation like that. 45+ years of use and no engine related issues. How...

I believe you'll be unpleasantly surprised. All depends on how many 'in the know' individuals get pizzed off about being blinded by LED headlights and illegal light bars and in Europe, the 'technology' is already in widespread use so adopting it here is a no 'big thing'. I know for a fact that...

But they are cheap. I tend to get a lot longer life out of mine, usually at least a full year, I must be doing something you guys aren't doing or something. When I'm done with them, I always drain them completely and hang them vertically on a peg in the front shop and I make sure the lower...

It all depends entirely where the entities that are buying it in bulk are having it shipped from. Usually bulk shipped in large ocean going ships and if it's a country where ocean shipping is an issue (like Ukraine for instance, then what they produce and what the actually export are 2...

Exactly what I do. I own 3 500 gallon bottles and filling them isn't bad and 3 will last me all winter and some of the spring as well. No way would I even think about investing in a 35K solar setup. That is one helluva lot of propane.

I did retrofit the filament headlight bulbs in both my M9's to LED bulbs but I don't drive it on the road too often. In fact all my lights on both of them are now LED

Better enjoy your LED's while you can. The NHTSA is in the process of outlawing them for street use because they blind oncoming drivers. In Europe, the LED headlights dim automatically when the sense an oncoming vehicle. Not here and that is about to change and candidly, I'm glad of it. That...

The dented front bumper really sets the whole thing off....:ROFLMAO:

That has the I30 starter system just like mine does. I actually prefer the Echo bars myself over the Stihl or Oregon. The Echo bars are much more blocky and they all have greaseable roller noses too.

They all have die cast crankcases, steel cranks, alloy jugs and alloy pistons last time I checked and the little ones will have clamshell crankcases. I prefer a lighter saw over a heavy one anyway. I own some heavy saws that sit on the shelf, devoid of gas and oil and nothing I'd want to use...

Curious what is your definition between a 'pro' saw and a run of the mill saw? Inquiring minds want to know.

Pretty hard to yank any saw out of a pinch without damaging it. Why I always have 2 saws with me just in case.

I have no work schedule, I'm semi retired Have been since I turned 57 and I'm 74.

Most all mid mount ZTR's have 2 oars, not all however. My wife's ZTR has a steering wheel.

Quite a few Echo dealers on Amazon and some have good prices. One thing about Echo saws, don't matter where you buy them, their warranty is predicated on serial number only, not where you buy it at all. I like my CS top handle a lot, like I said, all I did was replace the muff with one from...

My last Stihl top handle Arborist saw set me back almost 700 bucks and then I ran it over with the bucket truck and it was junk. Wasn't about to buy another so I bought the Echo CS top handle and it's a dandy saw. I would not put the Egan pipe on it, worthless accessory and painfully loud plus...

Same here, not that far 'climate wise' from you. Our philosophy is, when the roads are snow covered and slippery, we stay home or my wife motors her Suburban 4x4 and I ride in the heated leather jump seat. Something about a Suburban with a full length ladder frame instills confidence in us.

Why on earth would someone 'trade in' a vehicle with 12K miles on it? To me, that is a huge red flag. Sounds to me like an auto auction buy and sell more than anything else. Probably the original owner was unable to make the note and had it repo'd.

There is 'off road' and then there is 'off road'. The Bronco sport has limited ground clearance and limited suspension travel as well. Just a poser vehicle, nothing much more.

I believe you can buy 'bar tread' tires for them. No issue here as it's flat as a board so the turf tires work just fine.

Mowing grass after sunset is an exercise in wadding up damp grass under the deck and depositing clumps in the yard, something I never do because the wadded up grass under the deck promotes corrosion, robs power from the motor and generally makes a mess. Far as I'm concerned, putting lights on...

Pop it off one bead and cold patch the hole.

Never an impact wrench, always a torque wrench and torque to spec.

I took my stock tie rod ends and drilled them and installed grease fittings. Been years ago and no slop what so ever.

All over Flea Bay a lot cheaper and get them with grease fittings built in. Never hurts to grease them.

SSQA denotes Skid Steer Quick Attach. There are 2 distinct styles however, The standard SSQA and the Euro style SSQA that John Deere uses and they don't interchange either.

Federal Employees BC/BS is an entirely different entity than standard BC/BS. In fact we have to 'educate' the providers as to whom to bill or the charges won't get paid. Always trying to put us an 'Anthem', whatever that is and that don't work. Never had issue one, so long as they submit...

No idiot cubes here and haven't made them in a few years and sold my NH 575 high capacity square bailer for a tidy profit as well. Only rounds in net here and I sell them all before they even get made, every year for the last 5years at least. Same buyer all the time. It's really a hobby for...

Careful with it, the 'rules of engagement' on this site don't allow any advertising or links to anything other than related content without paying an advertisers fee. While I lease a .com website and have my own forum, I never allude to it on this site as I believe in playing by the rules of...

All I know is, we have Federal Employees BC/BS with Medicare and whatever Medicare don't cover, BC/BS does and all rates are pre negotiated so we never see any bill except the paid EOB and it's been that way right along. Is it a cheap date? On the contrary but as the folks at the BC/BS office...

The reality of first home ownership and reality tends to escape the younger set entirely it seems. I own (2 outright and one that is almost paid off that are very nice homes and I'm extremely careful who I rent them to. I do a in depth credit check and require a 2 month security deposit which...

I dislike 'automatic' stuff. Put a master disconnect on the negative battery terminal (I use a knife type) to isolate the jars from the circuits entirely. My batteries never freeze in the barn because they are fully charged when they go to sleep for the winter.

Check the compression?

You forgot about Sharon Steel btw and Carpenter Technologies has a big stainless mill west of Philly as well.... and Alcoa Aluminum has a large operation in central PA as well. Lukens was never that big to begin with I might add.

Like the one couple that rents from me. They had pie-in-the-sky aspirations of buying a piece of land and building a 'Barndominium' on it... Until reality hit them square in the face and they found out real quick that maybe renting from me ain't so bad. They will rent from me a long time...

Like I always say (numerous times), the dealer can make or break any sale. Good attentive dealer is worth his weight in gold. Bad dealer will cause you untold grief. I do Kubota entirely because of my local dealer, really not brand loyal at all, never have been. i would also look at the time...

Not a bad idea, think I'll try the same deal as I have one that is dead as well or maybe I should hook it up to one of my DC welding machines and juice it with that??? Hawkers are expensive.

Income might be greater but inflation and the devalued dollar offsets that by a pretty wide margin. Like the current UAW contract, in reality they got NOTHING, The 'raise' they got amounts to a decrease in wages because of inflation and of course the automakers raised the bar (price)...

To disagree is your right to. At least for now it is...

Both mine were replaced about 3 years ago and I now have 20-18 and 20-20 and it didn't cost me a penny. We have excellent hospitalization. My new lenses were made in Texas of all places. Had it done at the hospital by the ophthalmologist in residence. Totally painless and quick though I did...

Today, all OEM replacement parts are pricey and getting worse as inflation eats away at the dollar's value. Only will bet worse, not better until the gummit gets a hand on it and I don't see that happening in the near future at all. Just go to the grocery store to experience it first hand, or...

Don't matter to me one way or another. I will never have one, new or used or abused or not is not germane. The one I had years ago, spent more time at the dealer than I spent driving it and it was uncomfortable and drove like crap especially on the freeway. It was cold in the winter as well...

The Bronco 2 Sport is nothing but an Escape with different sheet metal. The chassis is the same, unibody, no frame rails at all. If I was going to purchase one, I'd just buy an Escape AWD and be done with it. I find the Bronco 2 to be somewhat fugly myself. If I was ever to buy one (I'm...

I disagree. Built by the same crew that really don't care... I could tell you stories about their 'race to the bottom' but it would take pages. I got to witness it first hand. Our yard and terminal was next door. Nothing has changed in that respect. Extremely comparable. They build the...

I'm 12 miles north of the Jeep plant on Stickney Avenue in North Toledo, Ohio and the company I retired from was the major supplier of interior steel for drive line components and suspension components and I'm here to tell you that Diamer and now Fiat will buy anything so long as it's cheap...

I grew up in Euclid, Ohio and my dad retired from Lincoln on Euclid Avenue (main plant). I spent many a summer day there back before all the OSHA and EPA crap. My favorite part was the steel storage warehouse out back were they ran the balls off the welders until they broke or blew up. What a...

If I was your age again, I'd probably do some things different, I'm 74. I have a Lincoln gas driven Ranger Ac-DC stick machine as well and my TIG will stick weld, low hydrogen electrodes. Never used that process however, never even unboxed the stinger. I started out welding with O/A and using...

Is Jack a hack? Think I'd go to a local weld / fab shop and have them build you one. If you lived close to me here in Michigan, I'd fab you up one. Just completely rebushed a Case Extenda-Hoe entirely, including the swing pivot and I had to fab up a new lower bearing plate as well.

Try tightening the top where the batteries go to where the tube is real tight. As cheap as they are even I don't expect them to last very long. I get maybe a year of two out of them myself. About 1/3rd the price of the cheapest one on Amazonian.

Without touching on politics (which is verboten on here), suffice to say I believe you know who the 'instigator' of that is without mention his name other than to say I refer to him as 'Oatmeal Brain'... Everything is going up. I've taken no less than 5 substantial increases in material costs...

If I don't stay busy at 74 and battling cancer for 7 years now and a very understanding wife whom I credit with keeping me on this side of the dirt (I'd be planted now if it wasn't for her and her dedication to my welfare). I've had some terrible times in the last seven years, lots of pain and...

One thing I DON'T believe in is filled tire on any tractor. Rim Guard, Brim Guard, washer fluid or CACL, never happen here because I grow and harvest hay and the more ground weight the more alfalfa plants get crushed and my yield drops. If I need ballast on the back, I just hang my 8 foot land...

In my business, no credit cars accepted, company check or cash if the job isn't too large and we charge no sales tax either. The machine tool business is different from the retail sector. We are a short run machine and fab shop plus... Now for the product line of motorcycle accessories that...

Back on subject... You know when you are old when your feet go to sleep while sitting on the throne, waiting to 'baptize a Baby Ruth'......:unsure:

Minimum wage don't count in my shop, never has. I have skilled employees (tool and die makers) and they make almost 50 bucks an hour plus benefits. Had the same 2 guys for years, don't even have to be there, self starters and know exactly what to do, no supervision required.

I always check my AF concentration with a Brix Refractometer. You can buy them on Amazon for about 15 bucks. I use it not only for AF but to check the coolant concentrations in my flooded coolant machine tools as well. Very accurate, I do not buy pre mix AF, only full concentration and mix it...

Exactly what I do with both of my Large Frame Kubota M9's but I only change it once every 2 years. If your engine is a parent bore, no anti-cavatation additive needed. Only time it is necessary is on a wet linered engine FYI. Moat all late mode tractors are not wet linered. Either parent...

That avenue will cost you in licensing (CDL Class B at least) and you'll be subject to DOT inspections as well so time to buy chains or straps and get familiar with load securement. I won a class 8 tractor trailer (Western Star tandem axle with a big cat and an 18 speed as well as a 42 foot...

I buy outdated DEF in 350 gallon totes (it expires and if it freezes, it no good anymore) and I spray it on my hayfields for fertilizer because DEF is Urea and di-ionized water. It's usually around 35% Urea so I cut it 50-50 with water and spray it on. Makes an excellent Foliar Inoculant...

Go to Harbor Freight and get yourself a couple battery operated transfer pumps, they run on 2 D cell batteries and cost about 12 bucks each. I keep at least 2 in the shop at all times and I run them on Li-Ion D cells from Amazon though HF sells them as well as the chargers. I keep a couple...

I see that. Maybe it's time to get a larger tractor???

I've never cared for those cans. Very hard to dispense fuel out of and the spring loaded lids are a royal PITA. I have one empty, sitting and don't plan on ever using it again though the funnel part is real handy for other uses. They do have flame arrestors built in however.

I had to drop the right side tank on one of my Kubota's as it was leaking out of the bung on the bottom (bad weld let go), wasn't too bad actually, just undid the tank straps, pulled the sending harness from the float gage, removed the straps and took it out (removed the fuel line as well)...

I tried to buy LRR tires when I installed new tires on my Focus RS turbo, looking for a bit better mileage (she gets 39-40 combined), but no luck finding them anywhere, in fact the shop that I get my tires at, never heard of them. Probably would be good for the wife's Suburban LTZ as it gets 17...

Seems as though every time I go in there, I spend a couple grand. My next big purchase will be a roll around US General Series 3 and a Series 3 top box. Right now, I have an old Kennedy roll around and top box that has just about had it, it's all SAE tools and another roll around and top box...

My personal preference is the sliding 2 piece pin type and that is what you will find on 99% of larger tractors including ag tractors. You can buy them but they are pretty easy to make yourself. All you need is schedule 60 rectangular tube one that slide over the other and a drill press to...

You do realize that you can buy bar stock in the required diameter you need without resorting to paying a machine shop to turn it for you I presume. McMaster Carr sells bar stock in many different diameters as alloy's as well and so does Grainger as well as Contractor Steel and Alro. Have no...

How old is the battery I have to ask and if old, replace it and clean the terminals and the ground strap. No flooded cell battery is forever. I renew mine every 5 years, they are considered a consumable item.

He don't need bushings, he needs extended pins and that is TSC or online again. In fact, extended pins can be Cat 1 on one end and Cat 2 on the other.

You can buy extended hitch pins, Cat 1 or Cat 2 at TSC as well as online. Never had that issue myself but on my Kubota M9's the stabilizer (lower links) are punched with holes and retaining pins and have a super wide range of adjustment. I don't care for the threaded lower links at all actually.

Never knew that.

Fair statement but when my supplier delivers bulk diesel, he connects the bulk tank to his truck to equalize and static electricity, always done that. I don't ask questions, just pay the invoice. I do believe he has a static strap hanging off the frame underneath that contacts the earth as...

My first car and I never had issue one with it actually and it was frugal on gas and I'm cheap so it worked fine for me. Pinto hatchback actually. I'd say Jeeps, especially the solid front axle models are way more dangerous than any Pinto ever was. Had a CJ5 that was literally a death trap on...

A large poly container with gas in it and a static discharge equals a death dealing explosion, not to mention a huge insurance claim and possibly criminal proceedings for not following the filling instructions that are prominently displayed on every fuel pump. Why I have a bulk diesel tank and...

Sounds to me like you have 'junk in the trunk' as in debris in the bottom of the tank(s) that is blocking the fuel line from the tank pickup to the first filter and the pickup/sending unit has nothing to do with that at all. My sending unit on my saddle tanks are also a pizzer to access as in...

Probably a good idea as there are a of imported (as in Chinese) alternators on the internet and far as I'm concerned, most all of them are suspect. I'm a Delco person as well

My philosophy about welders or machine tools or anything mechanical or electronically controlled for that matter is, save up your money and at least not purchase the cheapest stuff you can get because from experience, I've learned the hard way in the past that buying cheap might work for a time...

You are missing something but what you are missing isn't advertised by HF, you have to physically go to the store and talk to the manager. HF only advertises their '90 day' warranty and the warranty I have may be tied into the HF Credit card and / or the ITC club membership, both of which I...

Certainly do and up to 3 years I might add. Understand something, I use them in a job shop atmosphere so not a hobby thing at all. Certainly is a heck of a lot easier dealing with a local HF store for warranty exchange that dealing with ANY online seller far as I'm concerned. I will say that...

I would so long as the unit is maintained correctly and not beat on. All about taking care of them correctly and properly and not flogging them all the time. My 6000 plus hour M9 has never had any mechanical issues other than routine maintenance and having the overhead set when required and I...

I might add that refitting to DINSE style connectors is very easy. Many are sold online on Amazon and CK Worldwide also has them in any flavor you want. I tend to buy all my welding perhiperals at Weldfabulous (which is Mississippi Welding, in Winona. Mn and I get my tungsten from Midwest...

...and my on going philosophy is... You buy a welder from say Vevor or from Amazon and it pukes or has issues, getting Amazon or Vevor to warranty it will become an exercise in frustration if you can even get warranty satisfaction at all. HF on the other hand warrants their welders 100% for...

Much like installing a fuel polishing filter between the fuel tank and the primary filter on any engine. Added insurance, just in case.

Then any single wire alternator that will physically meet the dimensions and correct sheave size will fit. Only difference between a single wire and multiple wire alternators is, a single wire will be internally regulated, a multi wire requires external regulation. Yo will need to remove the...

Looks to me like those terminations need to be cleaned at best. Look cruddy.

My ongoing philosophy for what it's worth... First off, we charged flooded cell batteries sitting on a shelf are getting older and weaker as they sit waiting for you to purchase them. Any flooded cell battery (including AGM's) are aging whether they are installed in some application or not...

6 pr 12 volt genny? If it's a 6 volt, you will have to add a dropping resistor or change the entire system over to 12 volt. I'd suggest a one wire alternator the fits in the provided mount with a drive pulley that matches what you already have.

Try 'assembled here'. Made here and assembled here today have become intermingled under the term 'World Class Manufacturing'. I think you'll find if you delve deeper into it, that the majority of internal components are off shore sourced. More to the point of 'Inverter welders', there are no...

The issue with Section 8 renters is, they could care less about dwelling they are occupying because it's not their rent money, it's the gummit's. Been my experience that S8 renters are the worst and any landlord renting S8 will almost always have rental repairs when they vacate. I won't do...

I have noticed as of late that Amazon will list the country of manufacture but you have to look for it in the item description, something I always do prior to clicking the 'buy' button.

Animals seem not at all impacted by it but I do see the birds are roosting...

Us as well. Curious to see just how many idiots wrecked their buggies or got severe retinal burn as well.

My take on any tractor is, they will all last a long time if taken care of properly. My 2000 and 2002 Kubota M9's with 4000 and 6000 hours respectively have been trouble free but I'm careful about their care and feeding always. Those are farming hours, not hobby hours as well.

A much smaller hole is required. I believe even a number 50 wire size drill hole will work just fine.

Looks like a nipple to me.....lol

In as much as PV power is less than 10% nationwide, I don't see the loss as a big issue. The windmills will keep windmilling unless the blades fall off like they did in Findlay, Ohio.

Staying home and watching the traffic gridlock on FB. We are in the 100% totality area. I'm wondering what the level of stupidity will be with idiots driving down the e-way and stopping in the road to look at it and then getting rear ended by another motorist, also looking and still...

Plenty of accelerant and criss cross staking. I use old motor oil myself. In as much as you are in the land of Newsom, I think I'd take them to a landfill and pay to dispose of them...

SOP for that sub forum. I believe it keeps the dissention at bay.

I don't even do that. If the alternator is charging, it (body) will be warm. If it stays at ambient temp, it's not charging and needs replaced.

I would imagine that ULSD treated with a biocide would last about forever, not that I can find out however. I have to fill my 500 gallon tank about once a year.

It's on their website, go read it.

Depends on what type of soil-dirt your are digging in. If it's clay and sticky, a narrow trenching bucket will fill up and not dump and you'll be digging it out with a spade. Lots of manufacturers make buckets, ATI is one of them for example.

That is a big plus. Wish mine had onboard compressed air as well. Would beat me carrying a cordless blower behind the seat all the time, though I am going to remove the belt driven fans this summer and replace them with 12 volt, large diameter electrically reversible fans. Hopefully that will...

Other than some cosmetic (paint) issues, they look fine to me other than the 3PH mounted backhoe which is really a big no for me. Being in Canada and in the snow and sitting, I'd say just some paint would cure that. Kind of resemble a CNH unit.

It's not easy at times, believe me. I'm just blessed to have good renters. Vacant property tax to me sounds like a thinly disguised way to fill the depleting local government coffers and nothing more and I'm sure glad we don't have anything like that here. I own quite a bit of 'vacant' land...

Most modern welders today are 'fan on demand' and not always on cooling fans and the really higher end machines will have built in air filters as well, Fronius is one. The issue with a always on cooling fan is, it tends to suck in any and all stuff floating in the shop and deposits that on the...

One thing about Rustoleum is, their Kubota Orange paint is an exact match for Kubota Orange 2. The Magic paint isn't and the Rustoleum in my opinion provides better coverage as well. If you don't have a Kubota it really don't matter other than it is quality paint.

I'm not bitter about anything, in fact I'm just happy to be alive and chalk up another day in fantasyland. Just stating the facts and nothing more. Amazon is nothing more than a retailer of goods made by others, just like Walmart or Lowes or Home Depot is tons of other outlets are. None of...

You completely missed the point, as usual. If I agree or disagree and want to post that, I'm entirely within this forum's guidelines doing just that and I really don't give a hoot what others 'think' about my comment or comments. I don't live or sleep or interact with any of them or you for...

The a rattle can of oil based paint in your color of preference and a wire brush to remove any loose scale and some paint thinner and an old clean rag to remove any oil and have fun. I would 'mask' off the input and output parts however.

You are acting your age I guess. 5 going on 6?

Oil and fuel threads are always about what a poster does and likes personally and what I do and what you do are probably polar opposite. Candidly, I do use Seafoam but not as a fuel additive. I use it as a carbon remover in my Ford Focus RS Turbo to remove the carbon buildup in the intake...

Thinking about it, maybe you should retire to your 'users group' where you can tout your expertise in all things you feel relative to your philosophies with no dissenting comments. It don't play that way here last time I checked. Distilling it further, TS bub.

First off, I don't have to as this is (last time I checked) a public forum and as such dissenting opinions as well as correlating opinions are ALL welcome, including yours which I sometimes find to be irritating as well but I don't whine about it, unlike you do. I'd put you on ignore but I...

Lots of different fabricators offer them, problem is they really need a weldment on the dipper stick to work properly. 'Clamping' one on is an invitation for disaster as the load imposed by them when operating is great. If you cannot weld on the boss/fulcrum on the dipper stick, I'd suggest...

Amazon and cheap are synonymous with each other but you need to include the word 'China' as well. You don't buy it 'off' Amazon, you buy it 'from' Amazon. Amazon like the government, makes nothing, all they do is provide a retail outlet where you can purchase parts and assemblies made by...

Another opinion thread, sure it will rank at least one large bowl of popcorn... My opinion is, what ever you have laying around, so long as it's oil based and you clean and prep the surface properly.

My opinion and real time use differs from yours but I'm not getting into it on here because if the OP does a site search, there are literally dozens of threads about fuel and storage and all things related to it...

So does Miller Tire, online.

Whatever blows your dress up I guess. Battery saws do nothing for me. Having stated that I do own cordless tools, just not the overpriced Milwaukee or DeWalt ones and I did buy my wife a battery powered chainsaw so she can putter with it but I'd never use it anyway. I look at them as...

I bought them bot when I purchased the 028 many decades ago. Still use the 028 regularly but the 75 and 90 are very heavy saws with their bars and loops on and both are fairly hard to start as well and in reality I should sell them as they are very much in demand by collectors and others but...

As crass as that sounds, it's very true. 'real tractors' that do farm related work often times require the PTO to be running when no one is in the seat like when operating a grain leg or a post pounder, both of which I own. Even a PTO powered generator falls into that realm.

I don't 'hate' anything. People use that word today way too loosely. I thought this was a chainsaw thread, not an exclusive electric chainsaw thread.

Still have a couple 'old flames'... I have my ancient 028, an 075 and 090. The 75 and 90 are shelf queens now.

Watching the video, I'd say none of the stuff was final machined and that tells me they are rejects for whatever reason. I do some 'dumpster diving' myself and it's rare today to find anything worth keeping and most places will call the law on you for doing it anyway. My best dumpsters are at...

I actually know of someone that has a JD 4020 with close to that many hours on it with no major issues, just normal maintenance. Personally speaking, I think he is extremely lucky or baby's it constantly. I do know that all it does is pull around loaded and empty vegetable hampers, he's a...

Avoid that like the plague is all I can say...

Said before and will say once again, I will never own any T4-5 compliant tractor and I'll leave it at that. The more complex they become, the more chance of failure.

Not in my wheelhouse and never will be and you posting that is something I knew long ago. Echo makes a pretty complete line of battery powered stuff but again, I'm not interested and in reality, the only reason why Stihl and Husky and Echo produces them is to appease the green new energy crowd...

My only comment is... Nothing lasts forever and that includes not only tractors but you as well....

It's not about switching at all, it's about purchasing a new saw. I went with Echo after I destroyed my 700 buck Stihl top handle arborist saw. I had to replace it and the CS Echo top handle was quite a bit less jack than another Stihl top handle so I went with Echo instead. Typically Echo...