Recent content by Old Machinist

I'm with you. We are trillions in debt. Our postal service has had to suspend pension contributions to their employees. Lower middleclass citizens can't afford a new home or car. ETC. ETC. ETC. Besides, look at the impact craters on the moon. Does this look like a good place to set up a manned...

I have bought a few Vevor branded products and so far have not had any disappointments. I have never purchased direct from Vevor's web site. Always through a trusted reseller like Home Depot, Walmart, eBay, or Amazon. Fuel storage wise I prefer aluminum. Plastic is okay as long as it's made for...

One thing you might run into since it has already been running without the QA is driveshaft length being too short. Make sure you have enough shaft engagement. If not you can add one of these shaft extenders. You will hear some naysayers about using these but I have used one for years on a brush...

That should be outlined in the manual you should have received with the backhoe. The manual I got with my MMM had details on installation, setup, and removal. I would assume the backhoe is no different.

You could hot wire the meter to a battery or power supply for 41 days But it would probably have to be removed from the panel. Also not sure if one would survive being powered on non stop for that long. I recently replaced an hour meter in one of my John Deere displays. It gets power in the...

Depending on your required capacity you might also consider a ATV spreader and rig a mount and 12V power for it.

I don't recall what they measured but I'm pretty sire they were nowhere near a 1/4". I think I found a 5/32 drill to fit the hole inside the ports. The valve I used was a Chief 229313DIN rated at 16 GPM. Point is moot since it worked fine and didn't restrict the flow enough to increase the fluid...

The only checking I've done was when I built my home brew third function. The holes in the valve were tiny so I was concerned about it increasing temps. The valve was rated at 15 GPM and I don't see how that is possible but I didn't test the flow through it. I DID check the temperature on the...

If it isn't too late to cancel the order I recommend anyone starting from scratch to pony up for the SpeeCo hitch. By the time you bushing everything to fit the cheap ones you could have just bought one that fits CAT1 pins. I imagine that 2" receiver will interfere with any PTO implement...

I bought an old MEP803A military surplus diesel generator about 10 years ago. It won't run everything but keeps us comfortable with a little load management. After the auction fees, trip to pick up, wiring, interlock kit, and building a load bank for maintenance and testing I was all in for 2...

This arrived today and while it is a nice piece for what it is, it is strictly a CAT 0 implement. I thought maybe the lift link tabs were welded in at 26" and you could flip the pins in or out for CAT 0 or CAT 1 but they are welded at 20". It was nicely packaged with some fancy bubble wrap and...

It's already summer at my house.

John Deere has specific ballast recommendations in their loader manuals. I had the rear wheels off the ground a few times on my JD4310 before I added enough weight on the 3 point end. I had increased the lifting capacity of the loader but not by more than the optional loader that could have been...

Not that I know of but you might find the videos and discussion in this thread interesting.

Also look at which hole you have the tractor end of the top link in and shorten it some to make it lift higher.