Recent content by dlsmith

Last year I replaced all the bulbs in my nine 8 foot fixtures in the shop with LEDs. I pulled out the ballasts, cleaned up the fixtures and rewired the fixtures for the LED bulbs. It was a great upgrade, lots more light with 25% of the power consumption. I had a mix of single pin and rectangular...

Late Wednesday, Amazon delivered the rubber pads for the compressor feet to set on. They're 4" X 4" X 1 1/4", made of hard rubber with a 1/2" hole in the center. I used a 1 1/2" Forstner bit to cut a countersunk area on the bottoms so the attaching bolts and a washer didn't rest on the floor...

I might set the tank out at the road for someone to use to make a smoker. Whoever wants it is going to need help to load it, as it probably weighs ~200lbs or more.

A couple of weeks ago, I heard an air leak around my compressor, and I discovered it had a hole rusted through the bottom of the tank. No one will repair an air tank in my area, so I called the local Quincy dealer to order a replacement. Since my unit is from the early 90s, a replacement isn't...

O bought a replacement seat at Rural King a few years ago (2019), and with a couple of 3" spacers and some 1/4" X 2" flat stock, adapted it to my BX seat mount. Very comfortable and arm rests too, I bought an extra seat and put it on a friends BX too. Picture was before I put the armrests on.

A 4BT would be way to big to fit in a BX, would probably weigh as much as the rest of the tractor.

Every time I see one of those , I wish I had a pair of scissors.

I've been using Thunderbird since it was introduced, and am completely satisfied with it. It pulls emails from three different accounts, Yahoo, Gmail and BrightNet into one unified inbox. It has a lot of other features, like a calendar, which I have no use for. All I need is a simple email...

The only turbocharged engines I have ever owed were C15 Caterpillars, won't ever own a turboed tiny little gas engine. Too many problems can occur boosting little engines. Keep the 5.3 until it dies.

That is disgusting!

Nope, no problems here.

Looks like time for pins and bushings~

I spent an hour or so picking up branches and sticks blown down by a couple of high wind events over the last couple of weeks. Got most of them picked up, but had to give the ol' back a break. Probably get the rest tomorrow or Sunday if the weather cooperates.

Yeah, nothing like a good oil, grease, or truck brand food fight!

Last night it worked for 10 minutes or so, then I got rime outs.