Recent content by JRHill

Thanks, all!

I can't find any new options from old posts on the part or anything in a Google search. 3/4 pipe thread. I've pondered cobbling something together but it would be an insult to the old unit for as well as its served me

Yup I vote for these. Harbor Freight. But all three sizes. You'll never break them unless you drag logs with them (from ground contact).

Nope. I've been sitting on a padded 2x6 with the seat tilted forward for 15 years.

I have another problem with this thread and that is: it is said the brake friction material has to be transferred to the drum. Or disks to pucks. Whah, what? On a brake job with new surfaces there absolutely has to be a break-in period. And I don't think burnishing is necessarily the wrong word...

I recall that back in the days of a 'drum' brake job by a professional shop that the shoes would be 'arced' so they fit the diameter of the drum at the moment installation. I really doubt anyone doing trailer brakes would bother with this. But I bet its still done on trailers pulled by a semi.

I finally scored the backhoe after looking for years. It was at a dealership on consignment and had everything with it. But the owner would not swap me for the swivel seat + cash :( For 20 years I've been sitting on a board across the fenders. Argh!.

Climbing a hill vs full throttle mowing... That just means you were running it at full RPM while mowing but NOT pulling at max power when there is no more. Air filter. Yeah, maybe some moisture in the tank. Do the simple stuff first. Diesels are wonderful engines.

People need to rise to their level. My EX was a certified elementary teacher and our seven kids were home schooled. All was well until they got over her head in science and math in later grades. Then she switched gears and allowed them to do whatever they wanted because she couldn't handle it...

Its not about finding 'nirvana' but in restoring some accountability - to we the people. It used to be that the 'church' helped the needy but quit because Gov't took over the function. It used to be that neighbors got together to do road maintenance as needed but Gov't took that over. People...

Thank you for that reference. I subscribed.

After filling the Kumar unit with 90# it had a little bit of play with no Pitman shaft movement so I attempted to adjust it. The adjustments would not take up the play and movement should've stiffened up any rotation at the extreme - nope. So I drained it and returned it. They'll just sell it to...

Nothing yet. I turned the steering off center to adjust it and was able to get a tiny bit more of the play removed. But I'm awaiting the off season to take the machine out of service. I'm not going to replace the steering gear now that I know where I can get parts once I identify the cause of...

... @Mountainman to the rescue on this one (wink).

The symbolism between red and blue goes much further than republicrate and demicans: Which pill is good, red or blue? Morpheus offers Neo two pills and an ultimatum: if he takes the blue pill, Neo will wake up in his bed none the wiser; if he takes the red pill, he will uncover the Matrix...