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William1 replied to the thread Assessing water in hydraulic oil.Just letting it idle will probably not heat up the fluid. Drive it operate the FEL, move boulders, grade the drive way, dig a swimming... -
I use Seafoam, 2 oz per gallon for 2 cycle engines, 1 oz for 4 cycles. I don't drain out gas for the winter. I have never had any...
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William1 replied to the thread Assessing water in hydraulic oil.My un-expert feeling is... run an acceptable, cheap oil. Half a hour, working all components of the machine. Drain, refill and then run...
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William1 replied to the thread Barn Find - B6100e Motor wont turn over.Yeah... water in one (or more cylinder, no bueno. @North Idaho Wolfman probably nailed it but a teardown is most likely in order...
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William1 replied to the thread Stabil wins, hands down..I've always used Stabil and I also never let any gasoline site more than about ten months at worst, most engines are either run monthly...
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Success! After about 100 times of trying to slip the shaft into place, I got out the borescope and looked in. The coupler had come loose...
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William1 replied to the thread Barn Find - B6100e Motor wont turn over.I'd approach a bit more positive. Since you know the crankcase is way over filled with 'something', I'd drain it, refill with...
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William1 replied to the thread BX24D front wheel rims breaking.I can't imagine loading the FEL so severe that it destroys rims. Tire bead roll off? Axles not broken? Lug nuts correct and torqued?
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But it gives you license to don the green caps on the stems. For you D&D fans the green caps bestow +5 street cred to your character...
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The correct type of air in the tires is the single most important metric regarding tractor longevity. Also, semi-synthetic blinker...
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William1 reacted to bamashooter's post in the thread BX Series (w/ mower deck) Fuel Filter Replacement with
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Through a bit of research I found that a clogged filter on these is not so much due to grit from the fuel source but more so the... -
William1 replied to the thread BX Series (w/ mower deck) Fuel Filter Replacement.In my case, I believe the 'cuisties' was dead algae. I cut open the filter and the material clogging it was sort of of, like something...
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William1 replied to the thread BX Series (w/ mower deck) Fuel Filter Replacement.First filer change (due to poor running) filter near the tank was black with crusties. One after the pump was clean. I replaced both...
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William1 replied to the thread Snow blower question.NWS also predicted this was going to be the worst hurricane on record. If anyone could be accurate with predictions, they should go to...
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William1 replied to the thread Snowblower Chain.Quality is important. Cheap chain will kink and destroy sprockets PDQ. Me? I'd buy a quality motorcycle chain, if enough room side to...