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"Red dye" is typically about 40 cents per gallon less here but only if you buy it at the right place. There are retail stations in the area that carry both highway and ag diesel but the price is nearly the same, just more station profit for the red dye. The difference in price is large enough...

Jay, But the old school dinosaur scopes with glowing vacuum tubes are far more cool than modern cold and soulless integrated circuits :) This is my Tektronix 555 on its Tektronix Scopemobile. It is a true dual beam scope with two complete "gun" assemblies in its cathode ray tube. It has four...

I use them rarely on my Deere 955 compact when mowing but in that application even with turf tires it is easy to tear up the grass. Individual wheel braking is an option on the Kubota F2690 front mount mower that will hopefully be delivered to me in early August, I didn't order them because...

Thanks Bruce and your comments about frequency of output and measurement accuracy are spot on! I would extend that further in that failing components in the rectifier/regulator assembly can cause it to exhibit unusual behavior over parts of the operating frequency range leading to proper...

Just a few quick notes on a revived thread that is useful for people troubleshooting this part of the engine/tractor: 1. A little quick background, RMS stands for Root Mean Squared and is a mathematical conversion of the AC sine wave to a value that would produce the same power...

Using a magnetically controlled reed switch is another option, the switch would be mounted near but not to the treadle pedal linkage with a bar magnet mechanically attached to the linkage. In use, the normally open switch and bar magnet are mounted so the magnet bar is long enough that it will...

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Thank you! They are handheld and the shutter speed was fast enough that I turned the optical stabilizer off. I have seen Joe Mac's work before and it is impressive! For me it is purely a hobby and I shoot high school sports as a volunteer for something to do in retirement. I got started...

Thanks! Where were you and your excellent ideas a few years ago when I was struggling and cursing :) Rodger

For some reason I have never had much luck with my hummingbird feeder and I have tried both commercial and homebrew mixes. Several years ago I had a glass of rum punch sitting on the gazebo and I found two hummingbirds trying to get to it but I am definitely not putting alcoholic beverages in...

That is a great thought Jay and something I should have thought about doing to my Deere deck. It would be even easier as a retrofit to drill and tap a hole for a bolt in the tensioning arm and use a breaker bar/socket on it. With the new Kubota mower, I won't be using the Deere deck much but...

And determine whether it is damaged past ability to rebuild. The price of a small diesel engine, either new or reman, isn't small. You can buy a reman of the ubiquitous small block Chevy V8 for less than most small equipment engine remans because of the size difference of the two markets...

The simple "fan" belt can be a pain. I despise tasks requiring removing/installing the deck belt for my midmount 72" deck on my Deere 955 because it has an extremely strong spring tensioner for the very long belt and they didn't incorporate any good points on the deck to pull or apply leverage...

Listen to Tom about the electrical wiring. The insulation used for automotive applications is designed to be petroleum products robust but that doesn't mean it was designed to be living inside a coating of oil. It doesn't need any treatment and anything you do to it will be worse than leaving...

Thanks to everyone for responses, I will be picking up a bottle at Farm and Fleet shortly. Rodger

I have never had an algae problem with diesel and I would like to keep it that way! My standby generator has a 60 gallon tank and I also use it as bulk storage for my tractor and it will also be used to feed my on order Kubota F2690 front mower when it hopefully is delivered in 2 to 3 weeks...

I made a deal for a F2690 on June 30 because I wasn't sure what would happen after. It wouldn't have been a big deal because for the F series commercial front mowers they just went from 36 to 24 months 0% on July 1 which still would have been fine too but I was afraid 0% might go away...

One big advantage of the rear mount snowblower, especially on smaller tractors not using aggressive tires, is keeping the loader on the front allows you to roll the bucket to help push or pull the tractor if you get it stuck in a spot. Also with a smaller tractor and blower, the combination of...

Allison recommendations vary based upon severity of service and type of fluid used, my use doesn't fit the severe duty recommendation (the 1000 series Allison is used in a lot of applications including refuse trucks and transit buses which are severe service) but I split the difference between...

You are welcome! And with Amazon, the photo and what you actually receive don't always match and reviews aren't that useful either because what was true a year ago may be very different when it gets to what you order now. Several years ago, I was getting ready to drive to Bowling Green to take...