Recent content by lmichael

Sure hope so! If it's Whitworth I'll throw a true fit

Ordered a thread checker from Amazon. Now, I sure as hell hope it's NOT British sized!

OK thank you! I'll definitely give it a try.

You do it on the fill plug? I thought you put the sight glass on the plug used to check level

So here is a funny thing. IDK how to measure threads :D A skill set (like welding) I was never able to learn.

I believe it is vented Hugo. But, even then, they do build up a bit of expansion. When I fill mine I am pretty careful to not exceed the level hole. I go slowly until I just see it peeking out. Then put the plug back in, and the fill plug. But, I will say on Monday despite those cautions, I...

Do you know what thread size they are? I'd never seen them sold before. But, they really make sense

I don't see how much if anything could get in there. There is a metal shield over the shaft and covering the end of the spindle. FWIW I stay pretty in tune with my machines so. Odds of something like that getting away from me are pretty slim. Sure, anything is possible. Where does someone find...

I would think if the bottom seal failed I would see oil on my garage floor. I am very on top of drips and drops. If I have a vehicle or machine that dares to leak a drop of anything it gets a full investigation and repair immediately. So honestly IDK that I'm overly concerned about it

I have to clean debris from my deck a lot. So, I am constantly removing the 2 end covers and either blowing or washing out the debris on top, plus I'm always cognizant of looking for even slightest fluid leak from my equipment. I guess a catastrophic failure could happen while I'm out on the...

The gearbox on mine was rebuilt by a Kubota dealer in WI along with the spindles just before I bought the machine back in 2021. IIRC it had about 850 or so hours on it. I now have just a hair over 1000 hours on it. I changed the oil in the gearbox Monday. Used Lucas Synthetic 75W-90. Seems all...

Well to recap an issue I found myself having trying to grease that U Joint on the PTO shaft, I tried something different yesterday. I jacked the machine up after dropping the front mount and because of the angle I was able to get my Lock & Lube on it.

I keep mine on a good battery maintainer like this one 4 AMP Power Tender® 12V / 6V Switchable Battery Charger | Battery Tender®

Our Sam's only sells the crappy Interstate batteries. Same with our Costco. Only places I could find one for less than $200! So I am now on my second Interstate in as many years, and will likely need to replace it soon as well. And YES I did check the charging system, alternator working...

Not weird. Pretty normal. Batteries today do not last long, then think about the amount of vibration that little diesel makes Honestly IMO it's a wonder that last 2 years!