Recent content by chim

I plan to use a blade and maybe something else offset to one side. I'm not worried about doing it via the arms. As long as they don't contact the insides of the tires why worry?

What did I do to or on my Kubota? Same as yesterday. Nuthin' All that snow went to the East of us.

Right in my back yard and I didn't know it!

Drainage must be a whole different thing in Florida. Here in PA it's pretty much all open pipes. Sometimes they have bars over the ends to keep kids and logs out:)

I remember having a laughing fit when I saw the first Honda car at a Pontiac dealership in Lancaster. All these years later guess which brand isn't sold there. It wasn't that long ago a used car dealer friend was telling me that " those Hyoondays" were going to be a flash in the pan. Today...

It shouldn't be difficult to find a piece that's way out of balance. First thing I thought about was someone added "wipers" to the impeller blades and on fell off. Id disconnect the components at shesr pins and look at them individually if there's nothing obvious. Bent shaft?

That looks sturdy 👍

When I was in charge of the shops at work, cost was important but was much less of a consideration than quality. With that said, I did buy some equipment from across both oceans. In some cases what we needed wasn't even made in the USA. Now I'm retired. My tools aren't for commercial use...

I would add the metal. I'd also have the bottom of the added metal match the plane of the existing metal. Maybe tack and bang it down? Weld it in shorter stitches and let it cool between. Watch out that it doesn't pull back up as the weld cools. EDIT TOO ADD: I'm not an engineer or...

The only experience I have with Vevor is the mag drill that im very happy with. It gas been used numerous times and will poke a hole in 1" thich steel real fast. It isn't being used daily like a business would. I'm a hobbyist and can't say it would be something I'd have bought instead of...

I bought one of these cheapies from Amazon. I used it to pump diesel and transfer hydraulic oil. It works well and came in handy a few times. When I want to change oil or hydraulic fluid I don't trust a pump to get all of the liquid removed. I remove plugs.

It was Wifey's crane to help me reassemble the scraper blade I've been working on.

Done for now. The nice weather yesterday allowed for the last few welds. The concern about the lock plate fitting tight to the bolt so it wouldn't wobble was addressed by yet another thickness of 1/2" plate. It has a bushing welded into it that fits tight to the unthreaded part of the 1-1//4"...

At work we had 20-some utility trailers, some enclosed trailers, a few "landscape" trailers and a couple deckovers. I can't say I've seen everything, but I've seen a lot. *A utility trailer about to leave the shop with the hitch locked and sitting on top of the ball. *A tandem axle box...