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    Advice needed on adding hydraulic circuit

    Thanks, yes it works well.
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    Advice needed on adding hydraulic circuit

    All hail to the forum! Reporting back... you guys were a great inspiration. Can't believe that it's 2 years since I kicked this project off! Well its done and it works brilliantly, can't keep the smile off my face when I'm using the joystick for the loader, got the 3pt hydraulic bale feeder...
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    M4050 PTO grinding

    Welcome to the forum. A neighbour has an M4050DT, and the PTO clutch lever/engagement system looks exactly the same as my M4500DT. Here's how the M4500DT manual says to do it. Hope this works for you - let us know.
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    Compression Test Adapter

    The glow plug was the important bit anyway. Its a lot longer than any adapters I have, which came with a TU-15 kit from China (looks like many others branded and unbranded you can get on the 'net). Hope you find one.
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    Compression Test Adapter

    If you post a good image of the glow plug and your current adapter side-by-side, plus a ruler with the zero at the tip of the glow end, or the seat, it might help some people like me understand better. Good to avoid swapnostics, do it once, do it right. (Except when running out of money, in...
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    In need of M4500DT radiator

    Messicks has them in stock according to their website, so whoever told you that they were discontinued mightn't be kosher. But at US$1200 I can understand looking for alternatives :-)
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    In frame honing of good bores.

    I understand the reasoning, thanks for the reply GeoHorn.
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    In frame honing of good bores.

    It's always been my understanding (and backed up by very limited experience) that honing/deglazing only helps new rings seat so I don't disagree with the above, but why doesn't it work for later on in the operating life of the engine? The above explanation would seem to apply equally to used...
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    Tight front crankshaft fan drive pulley bolt M4500DT

    The engine spins clockwise, when viewed from crank pulley end. Left hand thread would make sense in terms of engineering, but maybe the tightening torque of 145-160 ft.lb and the tabbed washer is Kubota's way of making sure that a RH threaded bolt is secure in that application. No thread...
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    In frame honing of good bores.

    Thanks for the superb photos. Always interested to see what engine parts look like. Even after low hours.
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    In frame honing of good bores.

    Can you explain a bit more about the step mid-bore? My understanding of the flex-hone is that it doesn't remove appreciable material at all unless you spend hours hanging onto it. Maybe you are thinking of a bar hone?
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    M5700 4-wheel drive problem

    Agree with rbargeron. Alternatively, did someone change tyre sizes on the tractor immediately before this problem occurred?
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    Low Compression

    I'm glad you did go out on a limb, this has been an interesting discussion. I can see why you aren't concerned about amount of material taken off - you are primarily glaze breaking - and if the engine is pretty fresh then bore geometry wouldn't be a problem either. It's the question of the...
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    Low Compression

    I've been wondering about doing the same thing myself. Are there any special precautions necessary to stop any residue from the honing getting into the gap between piston and bore? If you seal the gap how do you do that, and how do you wash any honing residue out of the bore without any of it...
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    GPS for spraying

    Free? GPS spray tracker. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lt.noframe.farmisfieldnavigator.free might suit you. What have you discovered already that doesn't meet your needs? "Reasonable" and "good" are too subjective, maybe you can be more specific... reasonable = $0 - $5000...
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    Dangers of an Oxygen Cylinder

    Thanks, spotted the bait :LOL: and knew about the 15psi limit, didn't know about the copper though. Wikipedia: " When dry, copper acetylide is a heat and shock sensitive high explosive, more thermally sensitive than silver acetylide. Copper acetylide is thought to form inside pipes made of...
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    Assisted suicide?

    No need to apologise. Worthwhile subject, one many people bury their heads in the sand about. My wife volunteers for a palliative care organisation, death is a subject that we discuss sometimes, we both know each other's wishes. NZ recently passed an End of Life Choice Act, its not ideal but...
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    Hanix Mini Giant excavator?

    I translated a 14 page hay mower owner's manual from french to english, took about 4 hours solid, well worth the effort for the information obtained. I didn't have to translate diagrams though. (Used an on-line pdf transcription tool to convert the PDF images of french words to french text...
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    Spun or worn rod bearing test

    That seems great news, if I understand correctly, the new sleeves be honed to size with an ordinary hone on low speed drill e.g. Sunnen hone or Flex hone? No need for a machine shop to bore them first? I was under the impression that they needed to be bored first, but it would be great if...