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My experience indicates you have a bad glow plug controller and / or sensor. Depending on the machine model, may be one or two "black boxes" under the dashboard (on mine, right of the steering wheel). Get a parts schematic and see where yours are and where it / they are mounted and how wired...

Here's what I saw at an antique tractor show. No specifics, so might have to kind of figure things out. Get a ratcheting type load binder and unscrew the hook ends. Shop around as different brands of binders have different body lengths and diameters. Find right-hand and left-hand nuts (yeah...

I suspect the name 'Dearborn' tells the tale: That plow is probably pre-WWII and for that reason predates the standardization of SAE-type 3-point lift systems. That chunk of metal sticking out in front is probably set up to be dragged by direct attachment to the tractor rear deck or drawbar...

To answer your question, follow this reasoning: consider glow plugs are in essence just like an [incandescent] light bulb. A 12-vdc light bulb can be hooked up to the biggest truck battery or a lawnmower battery. If each is fully charged, the light glows the same. Of course the much...

Run one black and one red wire minimum 12-ga automotive all the way to the battery terminals. Install a heavy-duty DC-rated switch in the wiring at a convenient location or at each lamp if not already part of lamp assembly. Fuse both wires as close to battery as possible (LEDs are 'electronic'...

A prior poster offers links to Home Depot and describes how a second panel was wired. This still results in only certain selected circuits being energized. If for some reason a different circuit is desired, an inside properly rated extension cord must be used. What if Mom-I-L gets cold but...

Not certain what is meant in the post about the tractor being 'automatic'. Perhaps 'hydrostatic' is meant instead. Hydrostatic isn't going to be connected to the PTO. Still assuming, I suspect your machine has a switched PTO--on, off, push a pedal, flip a lever, something. You almost...

Dear GrouseFeathers: I appreciate the kind words. I'll in return offer my experiences. For years we had an air-to-air Trane heat pump of SEER~13. We successfully ran it on both a Lincoln 12-Kw welding genset and our prime power-rated (more in a moment) generator. We upgraded to a geothermal...

Based on my experience, you'll be happier in the long-term if you spring for the appropriate Kubota backhoe unit to fit your tractor using its designed sub-frame mount. As for hydraulic power to the backhoe, it depends on the backhoe unit itself. Most any tractor will supply enough "fluid...

Continuing the conversation. I'm pleased to see others are vocal about the benefits of propane and whole-house transfer switches. We started the trend in our community and have helped about a two dozen others install all types standby gensets. When talking with prospective owners about fuel...

My experience: you'll regret using a PTO driven generator. Get a stand-alone engine-driven set as large as you can afford---then squeeze up to the next larger size. Install a "whole house" transfer switch; stay away from those little 5 or 6 circuit add-on supplemental breaker boxes. Power...

I'm going to disagree with some of the information posted on this thread thus far. In doing so, I invite comment concerning my post. The RCR1860 per Internet search appears to be a 5-ft shredder or bushhog or brushhog---local slang may call it something else. Blade balancing is not required...

Concerning using a hose on your grease gun---make certain you get a quality hose, perhaps 10,000-psi rated if I remember correctly, higher is better from a known quality manufacturer. Some of the knock-off cheap hoses aren't worth dragging home. If you're using a pneumatic or air driven grease...

Different brand but same device. Received a complete set several years ago from the original inventor as part of a test program. I think it's a handy tool. I've noticed it gets used a couple-three times a year, usually when I hit a zerk that won't take grease and I need to be somewhere else...

Refineries are producing ONLY one line of diesel and it is formulated to just barely meet UltraLow diesel specifications mandated by EPA and based on ASTM standards. Refineries don't like sulfur (it's kills catalysts) but it's prohibitively expensive to remove the last tiny bit. Non-spec...

The mention of 'compressors' causes me to think what you saw were truck-mounted high-pressure high-volume pumps used in hydraulic fracturing. After drilling the well it probably sat waiting on completion. This--waiting-- happens for a lot of different reasons. They probably completed the...

My thought is, "Depends on your intended use." I picked up from Harbor Freight with one of their 20% coupons a 4,000-lb non-swivel snatch block for something like $5. The spindle or axle bolt is metric and thread-locked in case you want to get it apart to thread a wireline thimble and U-bolt...

Unless the glow plugs are buried under other components and somehow not accessible, you should be able to feel them warm up. If you pull one to check it before buying new, feed it with jumper cables off a 12-v battery and be aware it gets red hot FAST and will burn you and set the rags on your...

If the shaft is heated the gearbox seals are going to be toast. Lean the machine up against a tree and work between the stump-jumper and the deck best you can and whittle the wire off bit by bit. Tiny 4-in vise grips may help. Getting the wash-tub size stump-jumper off will be difficult if...

Be certain the rental post hole auger has the PROPER shear pin in its driveline, wherever it's located (top at gearhead or bottom at PTO; I've even seen one that had a bushhog-type slip clutch on the shaft). And on the way out of town pick up a few spare shear pins. Even though it's a rental...