Recent content by torch

Rules of troubleshooting: 1. Check the simplest possible cause first: it's cheap, fast and usually the problem. 2. What did you do just before the problem occurred? Again, often the cause...

Ah, true. Although if one is using the backhoe correctly, the load is on the stabilizers not the axle. Back to "owner abuse vs design flaw".

Ok, I'm confused: how does the backhoe hydraulics affect the hub torsion?

The flywheel is a good point, but I don't know about the spinning wheels. Flat out, my tractor does 9mph in high range -- downhill with a tail wind. <lol> That's, what, 100 rpm? Probably 40 rpm in low range. In any event, the spinning mass of the wheel and tire won't increase the load on the...

Did you register your number with a Do Not Call list or service? It's well known to be a source of known active phone numbers. Lots of other ways to harvest numbers, especially for a government entity. Is it on you driver's license application? Tax records? Vehicle registration? Etc. It's also...

I would start by assuming 100% available engine stall torque was being applied to the transmission then multiply by the total gear ratio. That's going to be the limiting factor. And no, I don't think you are expecting too much. I also don't think the photos support the contention a twisting...

Not sure about the laws down there, but up here political parties are exempted from the Do Not Call requirements. So are registered charities, polling companies, newspapers and any company one has had a business relationship in the last 18 months. Maybe there's a similar exemption down there?

Back in the mid-70's the family business was designing and installing fire protection systems. Grids of pipe, sometimes involving hundreds of nodes, required complex iterative and recursive calculations with a slide rule, but an experienced engineer could save a lot of time and effort by...

Yeah that looks pretty much like what's under my rubber boot. The top of the spools are drilled to accept the mechanism. Yours may be different, necessitating some sort of adapter to attach the mechanism to the spools -- that's what I meant by "ungainly".

I don't see why not -- it may end up a bit ungainly depending on how you can attach a joystick mechanism to the spool valves, but underlying the purpose-built joystick controls are two parallel spool valves. The only question is are they set up as a bank that allows flow through both...

That works in theory... With the low flow rate from the pump I find I can only get two functions to work at part flow on each -- especially when trying to fight gravity with one while going with gravity with the other. It's less critical with a bucket than forks due to the difference in...

Looks pretty good, but that poor chair may not survive too many more tests... <lol> When you are making your bucket, you will want it mounted so as it lifts the front end up about that same amount when flat on a flat surface. That will give you some digging depth while maximizing dump height...

Let me guess: you had to pay full price? <lol>

Ever try to buy a snowblower during a blizzard?

Good point about the lighting. Even if the headlights aren't blocked by the blower itself the light may just be reflected back by blowing snow. High mounted floods are somewhat less affected that way. When the wind is howling I often turn off the tractor's headlights and rely on the cab roof...