Recent content by PHPaul

Rubber gloves and a rag soaked in mineral spirits will help.

Yup. I think we just saved me $3000...

I suspect a counterbalance would be a good idea, if not absolutely necessary. Building that, plus having to attach and remove it every time I used the mower may well be a deal breaker. What I need is another tractor...:p:D

Looking at an offset flail mower, This one, or similar weight around 600 pounds. According to the manual, the hitch on my B2650 is good for 1600 pounds at the balls. Wondering how the tractor would handle with that 600 pounds offset to 72" at the outside edge. Tried a disc mower on a John...

You can add "tracks" to that. :D Another: "If it floats, flies or f....s, rent it."

I have a Bambu Lab A1 which is my second printer. $400-ish so relatively affordable. It includes access to Bambu's slicer (more on that in a minute) and I use TinkerCAD for 3D design. It's free for home use and reasonably powerful. Now for the bad news: Both Bambu's slicer and TinkerCAD...

Some of the best advice I've ever received: "Leave it in 2WD until you get stuck, then put it in 4WD and go home."

If you're talking about the pin/button you push down to get the PTO shaft to slip onto the gearbox splines, then no. It should pop up when the PTO shaft is pushed all the way on. It rides in the groove in the splined shaft on the gearbox and is what keeps the PTO shaft connected to the gearbox.

^^^I tagged that with a "haha" icon, but it's more true than funny...:cautious:

Loctite 545 is the answer. Not cheap, but it works.

Yeah, I figured that out, thanks. Waiting until the next Amazon billing cycle to order one, this month has been expensive...

Yup, looked there. I'd prefer one that opens for a few seconds when the compressor starts, not really looking for a timer as the compressor spends most of it's time turned off.

@dlsmith Can you provide details/source for that auto drain? Thanks.

I grew up in the 50's and 60's. In 1968 I was a Senior in High School. It was getting towards the end of the school year and graduation. In a fit of derring-do, I decided to skip school after lunch. I'd NEVER done such a thing before. I was walking around town doing this and that, waiting...

That's why I built mine. Not as flexible or nicely finished, but even with the new gearbox and the bearings and belts I had to buy, it's about 1/10th the cost of a commercial unit.