Recent content by D2Cat

Be aware, when a hydraulic hose leaks while under pressure NEVER put your hand (or any other part of your body) in the path of the oil flow. You're dealing with a couple thousand pounds of pressure and can go through your skin like a sewing needle, might end up with blood poisoning.

Describe that implement on the back of your tractor.

As long as you can determine what caused a failure and have a method to repair/improve you'll get it worked out. It could be a branch/limb a bit too big got past the section where the bar broke?

And a good air filter.

When you weighed the sickle bar at 132#, isn't that sticking out there 3' or more? That is like putting a cheater bar o your lug wrench. multiply the weight by the length equals the weight out there! Be careful to not twist your loader frame.

I've seen troopers dipping fuel at farm sale barn. Don't know if they work off of a tip or just decide today is the day. Probably know that is the place for a lot of trucks and most farmers have access to both fuels.

I had a '95 Chev diesel truck and I know for a fact the strainer on the suction of the fuel is much finer for the gas engine. It was a pain to change it out!!

Many fuel tanks has a spacer ring with the top above the bottom of the tank 3/4" or so where the line leave the tank. This prevents some heavy trash from getting into the fuel line.

Here's an idea of cost when caught using off road on highways. The IRS imposes a federal penalty under 26 U.S. Code Section 6715, which is the greater of $1,000 or $10 for each gallon of dyed fuel found in the supply tank of a highway vehicle. For example, if a vehicle contains 50 gallons of...

Might be less cost to go to a farm store and purchase pre-made hose.

It's the quality of journalism graduates these days. Ever notice any report that involves construction equipment that is yellow is always call a bulldozer?

How long is the bar on the mower?

I know this sounds like I'm being a smart ass, so I apologize before saying it. Changing oil (synthetic, at that) in a low hour engine would be so low on my priority list I wouldn't ask. If I felt I needed to save my tractor by this oil change, I wouldn't even ask I'd just do it. I have sold...

When I installed LED headlights on an L1500 a few years back they didn't work until I reversed the polarity. There was a thread about it on this forum.