Recent content by Atimm693

Solar is ~15 watts per square foot of panel. 15 watts is essentially a trickle charger or maintainer, nothing more. For light use, you might get by with it, but recharging will take days, not hours. Use that rule while shopping, I've seen some pretty outrageous ratings from tiny panels. If...

Likely stripped a driveshaft between the pods in the cutterbar.

From what I am reading that model could have had either common rail or mechanical injection depending on the year. Can't chip a mechanical pump, but their fueling can be adjusted pretty easily. Always best to do it on a dyno with a pyrometer to ensure that it's set within safe limits, one turn...

Anyone that spends enough time in one will put it on it's nose once or twice. After the first few times you'll develop a quick enough reflex to drop the boom when it starts to tip. Rocking one backwards has a lot more pucker factor to me. I'll never use a tree puller on one again.

Takes half the toolbox to work on the stupid things, the engines have metric fasteners, but the chassis is all standard. Also plenty of torx and allen mixed in. Take the primary clutch off, polish up the slides and the journal where the main bushing rides. May also want to shim or replace the...

No kidding. Even on our smooth ground I won't go much faster than 5mph.

2 hours? You running in road gear? I'm lucky to hit 60 acres in a day with a 20 footer.

That's correct, and drawbar heights between tractors vary quite a bit so it'll need to be adjusted for each one, assuming it's a pull type. The HX15 has had a new CV joint a few years ago, and a wing drive shaft started seizing up a couple years ago, which ruined the input bearings on the wing...

Interesting. We've got an HX20 and an HX15, they both cut like a lawn mower and stripe well.

Can't go wrong with a Gator or a Mule.

For clipping pastures I'd say that's enough. If you're shredding thick brush and small trees, you'll want a lot more power. Also depends on what tractor, those mowers are pretty tongue heavy, could make the front end light. I always thought JD cutters cut the best but were the least heavy...

During one of the small ice storms we had this year, my Mom busted the door handle on her van. No biggie, ordered one on Ebay, swung by Sunday morning to swap it out. I opened the door, pulled the door panel, removed the handle and went looking for the new one, couldn't find it. Never once...

To add to all that, the Ford back up cameras can't be removed without breaking them. Smart engineering there. These new LED taillights with proximity/radar sensors are expensive as all get out too. A whole assembly with everything in it gets into the thousands.

I do know that the seals for ORB fittings are made of firmer rubber than standard O-rings. I ordered a bunch in common sizes a while back.

Go too far then you get into the "while you're in there" situation and end up rebuilding the whole thing. Manifold hardware and gaskets for sure, even if they look okay. Super common on those. Definitely replace the rear main, oil pan is not a bad idea since you usually can't remove it in a 4x4...