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    Winter Prep Already?!?!

    Dusty - - what dirtydeed and I bantered back and forth was component replacements. In 17 seasons and nearly 100 tons of pellets, I've replaced a lot of stuff. Some preventive as it's our primary heat. Some due to failures. Changed out combustion blower this week as preventive, might still...
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    Winter Prep Already?!?!

    Tom - - do you have a Harman also? Seems like there was someone else on OTT with a Harman, or even a Harman XXV??? I've used the vendor you link many times too with good results. Also use this one. Pellet Stove, Fireplace Inserts & Grill Store | Earth Sense (pellethead.com) I think both...
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    Stumped

    Black smoke? I wouldn't start throwing parts at it - - figure out what's going on with some diagnostics. Sounds like there could be one or more things going on. Did all this happen suddenly all at the same time? Look at parts diagrams at Kubota Tractor Corporation - Illustrated Parts List...
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    Coolant Question

    I have a BX, and that little flimsy (plastic?) drain petcock looks like it's asking for a reason to break. I use the bottom hose of the radiator. I'm not looking for trouble. Long time ago I learned that discretion is the better part of valor.... ;) Just today I probably replaced a good (but...
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    Winter Prep Already?!?!

    I'll resurrect my old thread. No need for new one. Week or two ago @dirtydeed and I were talking about our pellet stoves. We have the same make/model. I've replaced the circuit board twice already in the Fall of 2024?!?!?! :mad: Started to get stove ready. It blew a fuse on the circuit...
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    Awesome dogs / Crazy pets Thread

    Geddy also likes fires outside, along with roasted marshmallows of course.
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    What did you do to or on your Kubota today?

    Had tractor running for just a few minutes. Temperature gauge reads HOT. Had this issue before. Pull back to garage, take wire off sending unit, wipe off with towel and apply a little dielectric grease. No picture, but read in lower half of readout. Wasn’t even up to operating temperature...
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    conventional oil is dead?

    Tractor Supply had several conventional oil options a couple weeks ago.
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    Clean Water

    My reference to “old” water really is derived by it being groundwater that has been subterranean for possibly years; not like a mountain stream that is derived from a recent rainfall upslope. If my hypothesis is correct, the water quality should not change much when pumped regularly. It will...
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    Awesome dogs / Crazy pets Thread

    Geddy likes Friday Happy Hour.
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    Clean Water

    Bob - - Just so I understand correctly, is the apartment to be occupied 24/7/365 by a tenant, or is it occasional use? Thanks for the analyses. Appears like a bona fide certified environmental lab result, but doesn't show a Lab ID#, etc. to ensure same. Most of the analytes are physical and...
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    Price Check - Mower Blades. Then and Now.

    I think same model as mine. Seems like similar cost to yours at ~ $20 each. Looks like they run about $25-30 now.
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    Fiddle farting around on the farm.

    Black locust is one of the preferred here. While I was in fire and pulp wood years ago took a VERY brief venture into selling posts. Had a decent stand of locust on grandparents farm. Quickly learned cutting, splitting and sharpening posts is very different than 4’ pulp or split firewood...
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    Clean Water

    True. An RO system for a house should be limited to drinking water points only. A whole house system is ridiculous in my opinion. Lots of maintenance associated with them. I would never recommend an RO of any kind, unless it could be avoided by other accommodations. UV systems work fantastic...
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    Hydraulic/Trans Oil Fill For L2550 & Drain Plug Question

    The split pin drain shouldn’t leak anything in the ideal world when removed. The area that plug (it’s not really a plug but a drain) is located shouldn’t have oil or water in it but can build up both due to condensation and seal leaks. That drain is designed to leak stuff out if it gets in...
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    b1500dt where is alternator

    Guessing if charge light is on it’s something with rectifier or wiring to/from rectifier to battery. Again, I’m guessing.
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    b1500dt where is alternator

    I’m scarcely a wealth of information, but quite a few folks here are. If you post some pictures of the engine it may help. I don’t see a similar US version of the B1500.
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    b1500dt where is alternator

    I’m not sure, but would venture a guess that your tractor doesn't have an alternator, but instead a dynamo. A dynamo generates AC voltage, which is then converted to DC through a rectifier to charge the battery. Lot of folks think a dynamo is a water pump. Belt pulley driven. Also...
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    Sometimes I'm Not Very Smart

    Dusty - I agree with others to look into it further. That 7 day thing doesn’t sound right, especially if she is not able to function in the home. My mom has been in rehab 2 times in 2024. Guessing total thus far is 20-30 days, and is due to be discharged to rehab from hospital again today. It...
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    SOLD! 3-point Carry All

    Cool - that was neat and a good buy! Didn’t think it would last long, like the blade you had.👍