Recent content by Pawnee

Cool fix! Wash your hands before you eat a sandwich though. :)

If the bolts are loosening then the Loctite isn't working. Some Loctite products will work even if the parts are oily. You could also use higher strength Loctite but be careful because some products are REALLY strong and you may want to remove those bolts someday.

bxlr8 said to check oil and grease but he didn''t say it loud enough. Lots of grease points are inadequately greased on new machines and many times the front 4WD axle is shipped low on oil. You really need to check that stuff!

The side window (sight glass) shows hydraulic fluid level. In your position I would make a new knob. Yes, if you get it wrong you would be checking oil at an incorrect level so you would need to calibrate the new dipstick. If you change the oil/filter and put back in exactly the quantity shown...

You can get adapter bushings to make cat I implements fit on a cat II 3PH. Required implement power is a minimum, you won't have any trouble with more PTO power, you might have trouble with less. That is a big machine(for most of us), if you don't need the size it might get in the way.

That was great thanks! Took me a bit to get past his editing style but well worth it.

Here's a pileated woodpecker just outside my door. Wifey named him. Short video here

I hope she does the right thing and buys you a new tractor - with a free hat.

I love everything about wood heat, felling, bucking, splitting, stacking, carrying in a load in the snow, lighting the fire, and the smile on my wife's face. Almost all of that was split with the above axe, I do need diesel assist at times though.

Where are they breaking? A picture of a broken one might help too.

That's a very nice lathe and a good size for a home shop. One of the problems is that these things are too far away, 10 miles is a joke. If the tooling comes with it it's a super deal. Like Foot says, make sure you can run it on your shop power. Or at least know if you have to adapt.

Actually the human eye is most sensitive to green.

Love the video! You are an awesome grandfather. I think that lad is too smart to run with scissors. :)

No need to teach them, they just observe and pick it up.

Well you aren't going to throw away those blanks you have and you are one day going to find yourself in a situation where you need an odd shaped cutter to get what you want. Instead of mastering it in one day, take your time. Watch a couple videos and try grinding a cutter every now and then...