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Most of my mechanical life I used Valvoline Ford/Lincoln/Mercury spec grease. They changed the name to multi vehicle grease. It is a 3% moly. Never had a failed bearing or seized pin. I have a trailer I built in 1993 that still has the original bearings that were used when I built it with this...

Metal tracked dozer?

Almost never. 98% of my use is mowing at PTO speed = 2500 RPMs engine speed. I treat all my fuel with Biobor JF and recently added Biobor MD to the mix. The MD is supposed to reduce soot but it seems to have had an opposite effect on regen cycles. The last regen cycle happened 12 hours after...

It's around 360 hours now. The last 6 regen cycles have occurred in the teens of hours. If I had to park it to regen every time I wouldn't get a lot of work done for the hours run. Each regen takes 20-30 minutes.

I just re-read the "Parked" regen instructions for my LX. Apparently I have NEVER done a "Parked" regen. I did park for the first two but I never did anything but raise the RPMs to a level it liked for performing the regen. The last 3 or 4 I just kept working but I fear one day I may regret that...

That is a lot of parts for the money. I used a Chief valve in my DIY install on my LX and had just over $500 in the whole thing. I spent hours and hours configuring everything I wanted. I bought the valve from Bailey and the side port manifold from Summit. I bought most of the hoses and...

I recently did battle with some china pipe threads and found the Blue Monster thread sealer to be the solution for me. I also had to chase the the threads both male and female. Some the tap and die went in and on smooth and some took a couple turns near the end to straighten. I used Aviation...

I bought one of these. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM8R71M4 I have only used it to pump some diesel which it says not to do but it primed and pumped pretty quick. The supplied fitting orings leaked so I changed those with some from an AC kit. I saw where someone else changed the fittings...

Looks good!

Looks like there is plenty left to stick a hose on.

Don't forget the safety gear. Here is a good deal on a large screen auto darkening helmet. I have had it about a year and it has worked fine. The larger screen is a game changer. Also get a leather head protector, welding jacket, and leather gloves.

I welded with a 120v Lincoln for 40 years and defended it's capabilities. I DID put in a dedicated 25 amp service for it. What you will find when you read is you can't get full power out of a 110v unit on a standard 15 amp household circuit. By the time you add a dedicated circuit you might as...

I looked at a lot of small compressors last year and settled on a 10 gallon Husky from Home Depot. Pumps to 175 psi and is very quiet. So far so good with it. For pumping up tires in remote areas it's hard to beat the 12v portables. I put one in each vehicle. The Walmart brand you can program...

I bought a Prime Weld 180 last year and I love it. I think it's selling for around $550 now with free shipping. Runs at 110 or 240. Comes with a spool gun for aluminum which I don't think I will ever use. I put a dedicated 240V outlet in my garage for it. (highly recommended) You will want to...

Slide a metal pan with a few charcoal briquettes under it for a while. I used to do that with my Triumph Bonneville so I could kick start it in the winter. :)

I recently cleaned up a panel off one of my John Deere tractors. I pulled all the indicator needles off and later discovered I didn't need to. To get them back kind of where they needed to be I set the fuel and temp needles back on at the bottom with it plugged in and ignition turned on. For the...

I like the forks idea. I haven't tried it but I have a motorcycle jack in the shed I bet could be adapted.

Nice hatch install! I bought one of those Klein Tools cameras that connects to a phone a few years back. At the time they didn't have the app for it on the play store and after downloading it from the Klein web site I couldn't get the camera to work on my phone so I returned it. I have tried a...

One of my tractors was bought used from a user that didn't believe in additives. The tank and fuel filter were clogged with algae. I will continue to treat my fuel.

I've only used Biobor JF. Not had any problems so not changing. I recently added Biobor MD but the jury is out on it's benefits, if any. It doesn't have a biocide but was supposed to reduce soot. So far my regen cycles have not been reduced so I'm not sure that is working for me.