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Video I came across of plowing a field with a cable strung between two steam tractors I believe in Germany. Fun to watch and gives you a real appreciation for the 3pt hitch and how things used to be done. Click the 66 bottom plow video a little farther down too. Seeing 30 yards of field at...

Question for those with unsynchronized transmissions running mowers off of dead PTOs with overrunning clutches. Does shifting gears while mowing feel any different from shifting with the PTO in neutral? There should still be a little power back feeding despite the overrunning clutch and while...

I ran across this looking at old diesels on youtube. My but a 6 cylinder Atlas Imperial makes some fine sounds. Best product name I've ever seen! :D And before you say it no I don't intend to nor do I recommend using ether on Kubota engines.

Ran across some very interesting reading regarding hydrostatic transmissions and their designs. A lot of it is in engineer speak but the interesting parts, namely the different types, and the speed to torque ratio should be understandable by anyone who gets the basic principle. Graph B on...

Hello guys. I've run into a big snag rebuilding my L175 and was wondering if I could get some advice. I don't know how I missed it before other than carelessness but as I was cleaning the deck to reinstall the head this afternoon I noticed the liner on Cyl 1 was sunk farther into the block...

Ran across some good reading and wanted to share. This particular article is about the history of motor oil but the website has a lot more really good information on motor oils and additives. They are here to sell their product (ZDDP additive) but they provide information and educate the...

Got a question about the charging system, follow me for a few minutes if you will. I know alternator based charging systems will produce enough power to at least idle a spark ignition motor. They'll usually stall if you give it some gas or turn on the lights. Now my understanding here is...

Hello I'm in the process of rebuilding the steering box on my L175. I've hit a snag though. From what I can tell from both the online manual on Messicks and my shop manual the upper and lower bearings are identical. Messicks only lists one bearing on their parts page so I ordered two of the...

Hello my name is Matt. I'm 23 and I've recently bought an L175 to fix up and use to plow my mom's driveway and perhaps cut our grass (I haven't decided if it's too big for our yard yet). I learned everything I know about metal and machines from my old man who I lost to a motorcycle accident...

Hello all. In a few days I'm planning on buying an L175 that's available locally. It's got a broken steering box so I've got to fix that and give it a coat of paint but once that's done I'd like to mount a front snowblower on it. What are my options here? Change is tight so buying a new...