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40 years ago in my volunteer fireman training they used the 1700 water to steam number in explaining properly applied water to a fire. Bill

I used an electric power steering from a saturn vue on my 8N. I ordered one of those Bruno kits on Ebay to control it. I have a GM 1 wire alternator on it I think is 63 amp I put on years before when i changed to 12 volt and electronic ignition points. They work pretty good, (sorry no way to get...

Oh can i sympathize with your last sentence! Will be 70 in July and the arthritis in fingers and shoulder are already frustrating me. I notice it's all day where it used to take hours to do a task. Just don't have the grip or force i used to have for a wrench but still able to get things done...

I have a 1950 8N with the over-under-direct sherman. i use that with my 5' Squealer the same way, in under. I kept them when getting my L2501 as the 8N is my firewood tractor too. The 8n size is what attracted me to the L2501 size. Bill

Thanks Paul, I find welding something up from scratch that solves a problem is a hobby for me. I am working on the linear actuator mod for my SSQA on the kubota. It is done except for the switch. I used a slower heavier one than some others like DIY my way the youtuber did. I also am making an...

Nice job on your guard, I hadn't noticed how vulnerable that filter area was until reading your thread and I went and looked at mine. I made a guard for my hydraulic filter and hoses on the right step area. Guess I will follow your example soon. Hydraulic Guard Bill

I had about $17k in mine back in 2003 with the lift, hired the concrete pour with me doing the forms. Then I did hemlock board and batten over 1/2" osb and 1/2" foam board. Needs a good cleaning out this spring. I worked in the trades so electric was easy. I come from a family of carpenters...

19 years ago when I turned 50, I had decided to end laying on the ground for repairs. I put up a 40'x32' shop with 12' walls so there was room for a lift. Have an 8000 lb 2 post and it has served me well. I think it was about $2500 delivered. I used a monolithic slab for the floor with it in...

The 8N dog bone doesn't fall out of place for sure. I added an external cylinder to my 8n so I could raise my 3pt when stopped with out having to shift to neutral I leave the 3pt lever down to use it. When I don't need it I take the cylinder off and put the 8n pump in gear and use the internal one.

I was in walmart this past week looking for a male/ female extension for that same kind of connector for my laptop. I had checked online and they carried several but the store had nothing. I ask the employee that ask if I needed help. He said they had nothing like it but maybe online. Like you...

Just don't run it with that extended shaft sticking out there It wouldn't take much for that being unsupported on the other end by the pump to swing out of balance. Even a little and compounding the balance more to end up destroying itself and things around it. Bill

In the picture #4 the chain coupling connecting link is at the top. If you can get it out and the chain off then have the shaft to measure to replace the beat out coupling on the pump end. Might be able to get a shaft coupling to replace that along with a pump to get you going. You wouldn't be...

That was my thought, a coupling failure, the key destroyed or missing. maybe the pump is still ok? Bill

I can relate to that! When we had an 8 hr outage last year, neighbor said they were going to get a generator. Well a year has gone by and they still haven't. It isn't like they can't afford it. they have bragged about their retirement income. I still went up and helped them when a pine tree fell...

I went out to clear around the mailbox so I started it then. Not a long crank at all and started right up. Mine is the 20kw generac. I let it run for about 10 minutes while I warmed the 8N to plow the driveway and mailbox. Got it done and it is 4 degrees and breezy. Bill

It is 2 degrees here now. The generac is set to exercise at noon Saturdays. I have the cold weather battery and oil filter heaters. It will be interesting to see if it starts OK today. Bill

I have a LP generac with the automatic transfer. It came on for 5 mins yesterday at 1:00pm. I have a 10kw pto I built with a HF head and a transmission running backwards years ago. It worked OK but as the NCL4701 said a lot of cord dragging and getting the tractor out. At 68 I decided to invest...

I wonder if some of these problems are because certain tractors can sit on a lot for years before being sold as that year when we buy it. My L2501 being a DT instead of a HST sat for sure. the ball swivels on the 3 pt were rusted and stuck. Any place there was a scratch along with seat hardware...

I have siblings that refer to my out in the sticks place as Area 51! I installed a 20kw generac in july of 2021. Over a years time with a 10 min exercises one a week and an 8 hr outage I used about 40lbs or 10 gallons of propane. Way less than I figured as the manual says 3.5 gal per hour full...

Just wondering while we are trying to help solve this stuck pin. Has the other end pin been removed so there is no pressure against this right now? I would hate to miss that step and have some weight shift if someone was to try cutting or any other method. If it is loose from the other end what...