Recent content by William1

As soon as I begin to pucker. I stop and back up. My dad was somewhat ignorant of pucker. He rolled over on the side of and into the pond. Two tow trucks and hefty bill later, he went up and down, not across.

My Kubota dealers are about 25 miles from me. But.... the parts guy lives about a mile from me. So I call, order and tell him to let me know when he gets off the highway, I meet him (I arrive a minute before he gets there) at the post office that he passes. I did buy a whole goods tire/rim from...

Yup, reels are the shizzle. I have them for air and AC extension cords.

I still use air. Need it for blowing things dry, clearing passages. Its there. I only use the rattle gun on wheels and mower blades, crankshaft bolts. So not real often. Not often enough to replace it with electric. I do have a tiny, impact screwdriver (maybe 5 ft/lbs) that I use when...

I'd also degrease the area completely, run a little and sprinkle baby powder., then lightly blow it off. It will show you where it is leaking from. As it is, over time, oil sort of spread up, left, right and down. Fresh leaking runs down at first.

When I bought my little BX25D, I looked around. Found a pristine used one, .... for $4K!!! 1/4 the price of new, not 30 miles from me. Contacted the seller. Now suddenly the machine was in Iowa. Ok... scammer obviously. Price alone raised suspicions. I said, what a coincidence, I will be...

Trashed trailer from rock.... Its' why few truckers will haul rip-rap. A few I know lay horse mats down and bribe the loader to be gentle.

This guy claims to have it https://store.germanbliss.com/kubota-r2401-53413 So does Coleman. So I'd assume Messicks as well.

Off road? Hard pack, mud, sand, thorns? I would love to have a 3 cubic yard mini dump trailer but, physical dimensions size can't be wider than the BX (48"). So I use a 1/2 C.Y. crappy thing but, I got rid of the narrow, wheel barrow tires and put on 6' wide (like of the front of a garden...

I got the dryer from Dan. Great guy. Long trip. Fortunately, I had family at the half way point (horrifically dysfunctional people but entertaining). Back in Richmond now with the dryer, still need to order the compressor. But there are 1,000,000 other things I need to do first, like move the...

Yup, head gasket. There are testers for check for combustion gases in the radiator/coolant that will confirm it.,

I made a rivet from a nail once. I've also stripped multiple heads of Philips screws, terribly bent electrical wire staples and twisted lug studs off not realizing they where righty loosy on drivers side. I've made shims from beer cans. I'd post the pictures but they are inverted and upside down.

For the first year, I used a tarp. After that for the next ten years, a Cover-It. Neither dealt with the humidity of Virginia and it was not uncommon for the machine to be soaked and mud wasps all over it. I finally built a proper building. But the tarp is the quick and cheap 'better than...

Many years ago, my grandmothers septic system failed and had to be redone. Turns out, the 'tank' was a Model T with a window cranked down just enough to let a sewage pipe in.....

So on the output of the compressor tank and run when ever air is being used. Simpler plumbing. Still drain the tank and this dryer pulls the residual moisture out of the air leaving the tank. I rarely take air without the compressor running. So a relay box that when the compressor is running...