Recent content by chim

Wanting to try interesting things is natural. It's very easy to conjure up images of myself beating metal into neat things and starting hobbies based on stuff found on the 'net. Then reality sets in. There are several projects at home in various stages of incompletion. Haven't touched a...

The title of this thread brought back memories. Back in 2012 I wanted to replace the B7500 with a "big" tractor (L3200). We had stopped in for a quick visit with a cousin of hers and when he asked what we were doing in his area, she said "Jim's looking for a new garden tractor". She comes...

When making connections it nice to get clean bare metal and an antioxidant like Penetrox, Cu-Al Aid or the like.

Looks like it became "unmounted" and could have been a switch for parking brake, 4WD indicator?

If it were my system, I'd change it for you. But then someone would come along and want to change the "G" to "P" for Petrol? I suppose the key word is "ignition" :)

I don't recall any recommendations for diesels that were not for diesel engine oil. Check the API ratings. Oil for gasoline engines starts with "S"" and diesel with a "C". Easy to remember by Spark vs Compression ignition.

The performance of my Stihl MS250 has been flawless. It has never had stabilizer added to the fuel. It has sat for well over a year without being used since buying it new possibly 20 years ago. This year it took 4 trees down in a period of a few months. It starts without issue. A pull or...

What 85Hokie said, especially the last paragraph. If you are new to HST's the "Go" pedal isn't like an accelerator pedal. It functions more like a seamless gearshift. As you increase pressure on the pedal it behaves like a manual transmission trying to start up a hill in fourth gear. Range...

With the strobes going, the triangle doesn't count for much:) Here's a short of the previous Kubota. The current one is similar, but no wig-wag on it. Something like 7 different flash pattern for the strobes. Yep, growing up isn't my strong suit.

He has the answer on the front - a banner at the top of the windshield: IT'S A JEEP THING, YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND :)

Reminds me of a Chevy story back in the 70's. There was a problem with the main power connection at the starter. When the engine was warmed up, the connection became loose and the connection wouldn't carry sufficient current. After cooling down all was well again. I think they solved the...

Certain places on one's body don't require a cut to regret exposure to things that wouldn't be bad other places. The original formula of Sea Breeze brings back memories.

We used "sea boxes" for storage on our construction projects and had some locking tricks we were proud of. On one project we had a large quantity of copper tube stolen from a 40 footer. Locks were all in place. The thieves gained access by cutting a hole in the other end.

Guess I should have been more detailed. My door is manual and the springs are long stretchy coils that run parallel with the upper rails. When the door was raised the springs were limp before the door was raised enough to expose the whole door opening. Simply adjusting the springs a very...

My tractor shed has a manual overhead door. It was easy to adjust the spring just a little bit.