Recent content by pigdoc

Ya, no. If you are mowing roadside ditches You'd probably be paying $300 a week just to sharpen it. -Paul

Ya, I gotta get my L2500's battery load tested. It takes a charge, reads 12.7 V without a load. But usually, I have to jump it to get the starter to crank. If I remember to turn the key to the OFF position after it starts, if I accidently kill it in the field I can usually get it to crank when...

Read about it here: | Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association I'm going primarily for the Pre-1930 Trucks Special Feature. If someone wants to hook up at the show, I can point you to a couple of good used tractor parts resources in the immediate area. The show grounds is about 20...

To Wolfman's point, do some surfing on YouTube to find videos of one of these in use. I think it's common for adjacent blades to have 'opposite' angles. One blade throws material to the right, next blade throws it back to the left. Will be difficult to control if all of the side thrust is in one...

Not to be a "catastrophist" (had to look that term up!), but you could be seeing signs of a leaking head gasket. Most important clue (to me) is the temperature rise during hard work. I've suffered THREE catastrophic head gasket failures in modified Cummins engines in the last 10 years or so...

"...do it yourself." Just got further confirmation of that. A few months after we bought our current house (in 2018), the water stopped. I was travelling home that day (a Friday in August, 2019), and wife called to tell me the shower quit that morning when she was washing her hair. Turns out...

M880 is still my only vehicle. Chrysler sold about 50,000 M880s to the military in 1977 and 1978, Concept for mine is, "The truck that Chrysler SHOULD have sold to the military." Only parts original to the truck (aside from the data plate) are steering column, dash shell, and frame. I...

I just completed 50-hour service on the RC-54-G20 deck on my G1800. Last time, I totally rebuilt the deck with new bearings and all. However, I did NOT do a deep dive into the gearbox. Why? Because gearbox bearings seemed to be in great shape and, I could not get the drive pulley off the...

Man, that deck is TOAST! I can see rust holes all over it. I would guess that the pin that the tensioner spring normally hooks to took an unannounced leave-of-absence. Previous operator tried to compensate. I'd probably just try to find another spot to hook the tensioner spring. Shorten the...

Ah, just go down to your nearest auto parts store, and buy a box of a selection of new zerks. For all the time you waste fiddling with plugged zerks, you'll be way ahead. Plus, the bright new zerks help you visualize them for next time! A caution with Kubotas - I have encountered zerks with a...

Shoot, on my old L2500, I have left a heavy 7-foot LandPride blade hang on the 3-point (off the ground) for months at a time, and it barely moves, if at all. Lately, I've decided to not let that be a practice, but 3-point lift function is the same as it ever was, either way. PO had a...

Ya, when I read the message subject, my first thought was the Hi-Lo lever. Dang, too bad you went through all that unnecessary work. My L2500 has the same lever, on the L side of the trans. On my tractor, starting circuit is not energized unless that lever is in neutral. The mechanism where the...

In good running condition, that Panzer could bring $2000 (or more) at auction. I forget what engine they had in them... - Paul

The gear box on the digger is actually the salvaged center section of a Chrysler 8-3/4" rear axle. Probably from the 1950s. Probably has 2.76 gears in it. Appropos of nothing. Except that salvaged Chrysler 8-3/4" rear axles were often repurposed by budding manufacturers. The "Pennsyvlania...

Makes perfect sense geohorn. P = E * I You know, on cheap battery chargers, there's a meter that shows % charged. If a 12V battery never gets above 75% on that meter, does that imply that battery voltage (potential) is ~9-10 Volts? I tried to charge the smaller 12V. battery in the G1800 last...