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Another advantage of the whole house filter is it will catch anything knocked loose from the down pipe/casing/screen when service work is done on the well. Around here there is enough iron in the water that there is always going to be some "slime" buildup that will get disturbed when the well...

I would look for a complete tractor because these sorts of projects can easily end up with "cost creep" as you discover more needed parts and other issues when replacing what should have been there originally. It would make sense if you had a free or extremely low cost parts machine sitting...

If you have a good quality whole house surge suppressor it will be OK but otherwise use a good quality unit tied to the two pole breaker feeding the pump. I put in mil spec suppressors at the panel where the line comes in to my distribution system and additional suppressors at the panel in the...

The water pressure gauge on the bladder system will vary from the cut in pressure through the cut out pressure as the tank goes between full and near empty so if it is not moving, the pointer is probably stuck. In typical operation, you will see it varying from 40-60 PSI (or 30-50 if you use...

Amazon is often more expensive than local outlets. This is especially true for items that are bulky/heavy and thus expensive for them to ship but I have found that in recent years there is often a high convenience cost for ordering from Amazon and they are often not price competitive but...

You are welcome! Good luck with getting the problem fixed. Good well people are worth their weight in gold. I became and stayed friends with the family who drilled my well. These are some photos I took of them on a drilling site a couple of years after they installed my well. Rodger

When I bought my place 32 years ago, the existing well had a crack develop in a coupling above the water level a few feet below the pitless adapter. When the pump would start, it would force the air in the line into the pressure tank so the bladder type tank had a mix of air and water. The...

With that level of voltage output, your alternator is receiving maximum field current all the time. Possible causes: 1. Failed regulator (contacts stuck in relay causing full field), 2. short in wiring external to alternator putting battery full voltage on the field, 3. internal short in...

I agree that tire failure in this case is more inconvenience, not danger. If you had the severe misfortune to have the tractor right at the tipping point on that side when the tire let go, then that would increase the likelihood of it tipping but that is the only likely danger and the odds are...

That is a really narrow band of extreme rain, looks like the classic train of storms following the same path. We had that experience twice in one week in Tazewell county 7 years ago. It was the first time in my 30 years of living here that I saw the creek in the pasture rise high enough to put...

I mowed yesterday afternoon because I was on the edge of the warning area (next county south was in it) but no rain here besides the badly needed 1.1" two days earlier. The ground still has large cracks because of the dry summer that the rain didn't phase. With this dry weather, my new Kubota...

The construction of a rotary cutter makes them much heavier with more weight far beyond the lift points compared to a finish mower thus the 3PT limitation for the rotary cutter. You want a cutter that at least covers the full width of the rear tires (in the wide position if you use that tire...

Disengaging the front axle is easiest while moving and gradually starting to slow so that the driveline isn't under load. For the same reason, it is preferable to disengage while traveling in a fairly straight line. My Deere 955 has always been the same way and Deere advises that although it...

My diesel genset came with a Fumoto valve and drain hose installed by the manufacturer. It makes sense in that application because the Mitsubishi turbo-diesel has the fuel tank/base mounted close under the oil pan so removing a drain plug would be tight clearance and would create a huge mess...

I have seen it happen to auto tires when they are parked for a period of time where the tire is sharply impacted like being on a tree root or against a curb. Under-inflation could be a factor but that is usually more likely with highway tires that build up heat from severe under-inflation. It...

Probably the sidewall is separating. What piece of equipment is it on? A tractor with loader could finish it off fairly quickly (as in a sharp turn with a lot of load on that axle). It isn't like you are running it at highway speed in traffic but since it is going to need replacement sooner...

Haven't thought about putting it on my garden but I use KleenDEF from Farm and Fleet for my pickup, $11.99 in the 2.5 gallon container. It is even cheaper to dispense at a truck stop but the pickup doesn't go through it that quickly making the retail containers convenient to use. Rodger

Glad you got it going! I agree with Mark that when you find a little spare time, go through and clean up those connections which will greatly decrease the odds of other issues popping up in the future. Rodger

And your alternator life will be greatly shortened if it is running at full output for an extended period trying to support an electrical system being overloaded by an inverter. Very intermittent full load operation is OK but a sustained high inverter load isn't, the cooling design of these...

In the first photo, was the no reading while the ignition was in the start position? Put the red lead on the starter stud and the black lead on ground (block or mounting bolt) and check the voltage in the off and start positions. Rodger