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I use my Stihl blower to thoroughly clean the cooling stack on my Kubota F2690 and Deere 955 after any mowing use. It is especially necessary with the Kubota since it is a front mount with a 72" rear discharge deck on it while the Deere stays pretty clean using the bush hog on it unless going...

It seems OTT has become part of the remake of the movie "Hackers" with all of this spam attack :( The moderators are definitely going above and beyond to handle all of this garbage, your work is very much appreciated!!! Rodger

Beautiful capture Ken! Several years ago I realized how fortunate I am to have beautiful sunsets across the central IL plains when several of my colleagues were out from the city 30 miles away and were astounded by the sunset. Prior to that it was just another normal evening to me. Rodger

Phiddipus audax, commonly known as the Bold Jumping spider, is frequently seen throughout Illinois and is considered harmless to humans. Harmless is generally true unless Ms Jumpy decides to jump on your shoulder while you are shaving These are very sociable and beneficial little spiders and...

There are a lot of different styles of "universal" coolant recovery tanks that are far less than $100 and you can probably find something that will fit the existing space/mount method. Rodger

I have used my Deere 955 (Yanmar 1.4L 3cyl) for mowing and a lot of other tasks for many years but 3 years ago a new Kubota F2690 took over mowing duties. The Kubota has been great but one immediate difference I noticed was even in warm weather, the Kubota likes a bit of preheat before starting...

I bought Stihl's large "Kombi Tool" powerhead four years ago and it almost always starts on the first pull and never needs more than two pulls so I think they got it right on that model. A couple of pushes on the primer then put it in the start position and it is ready to fire. I chose the...

Hugo, I sent you a message about the antenna via the forum so as not to highjack Dan's thread. We wouldn't want him to blow his new fuel cap off while venting 🤣 And on topic, I place the fuel cap when filling my Kubota F2690 in the handy open compartment by the cup holder which holds it in...

Well Dan since fuel caps also like to vent, that seems completely appropriate! On a serious note, glad to hear that your recovery is going well!!! Rodger

Yesterday morning I was assembling this new ham antenna from Mosley and near the end of assembly I couldn't find one of the plastic end caps that keeps the rain out of the aluminum elements. It would be far less expensive to replace than a fuel cap but then I remembered helpful barn cat Tom the...

BBF, glad you work for an honest dealership! It makes life easier for the customers AND you! I grew up in Mississippi and at that time they required annual vehicle inspections (perhaps they still do) which was used by many less honest shops to sell unneeded service. Shortly before I left the...

Excellent post BBFarmer and I would add another caution and that is to be extremely cautious when purchasing a used vehicle still within the manufacturer's powertrain warranty if it is one of the vehicles that is commonly modified to increase power output. Most of those modifications leave a...

And that is one of the many reasons the only time my vehicles are at a dealer is for warranty work. I don't even use the initial free oil change because I don't trust them to do it right. I have seen numerous GM TSBs aimed at dealers using the wrong oil filters and there was a rash of problems...

McMXI is definitely the king of Excel, well done sir! I keep it much simpler and the only more complex sheets I have built was when I was designing a high power amplifier for my ham radio setup. Attached is a screen capture of the simple spreadsheet I use, the forum won't allow Excel file...

The loader on my Deere 955 compact is very fast/easy to remove or install so it was a no-brainer for me to take it off when mowing the lawn with the MMM to reduce the tractor weight and length. It takes less time to install the loader than to hook up and level most of my 3 point implements...