MT Matt Posted July 15 Posted July 15 On 7/3/2026 at 6:38 PM, mike newman said: .......my long departed Dad had a saying.....""The longest way home is often the quickest.."" ..I had been digging out about 2 acres of out of control, over mature willow trees...and piling them up in a bloody great heap....ready for burning end of next summer... The whole area was very wet and swamp like...and the last tree was to big to push over....but behind it was a bank ...about 15 feet high...so tracked the excavator around , on to the top of the bank...and reached out and pushed the tree over.... The tree was a double leader and quite big...with the usual massive root ball...which leaves a massive hole.... ..so ..instead of tracking back around and working the root ball and tree etc ,out of its home...I decided a 'short cut' was the go...this buy dropping over the afore mentioned bank.... This brilliant tactical masterstroke resulted in the old ex Forestry Komatsu sliding down the bank..and burying the left track under the root ball..in about three feet of water and mud......not the result wanted... ..the excavator was 'trapped '' by the root ball...could not slew anyway... in fact I had a helluva job to open the door wide enough to slide out even...bit of an issue under those conditions, so brought in the little six ton Hitachi....cut all the three large trunks of with the 660 with an old bar and chain, left one high trunk for the little excavator to do battle with, but prior to that picked away under that root ball to try and deepen the hole, with what I thought, would be a fruitless endeavour to try to roll the tree away from the machine using the leverage of the small excavator on the ''high trunk'..plus encouraging the back half of the Komatsu to push against the root ball via the slew.. (Komatsu fully guarded with 7/16 th plate as it was a ''shovelling machine '' in the Forestry...) Prior to all this we had dug out about 12 feet of bank on the same level as the Komatsu...so in the event of a some sort of shifting that root ball..we could slew around square off and push the machine backwards... Prior to all this we had dug out about 12 feet of the bank...at the level of the Komatsu track.....and finally with the six tonner clinging to the high trunk and the Komatsu finding enough room to slew square...it was out... So the short cut took two days and another machine to get the Komatsu around .....where ten minutes max tracking , would have achieved the result required to complete the tree removal....... Mike '' I think you did this just so you could have a good story to tell on RPM…. Again, the “World’s Most Interesting Man” rides tall in the saddle!!! 🤣🤣 3 Quote
TN Hillbilly Posted July 17 Posted July 17 So trying to find a replacement cylinder for that baler... NLA. Waiting on a quote to get one made... Probably be pricey... A friend spotted this on Facebook. So, a day taken off work, a 400 mile road trip in the ol Power stroke, and we have our new "cylinder." ...and a few other parts it happens to be attached to...all picked up for a very very reasonable "parts" price! Wait, uh, this one might be better than the one we are trying to fix. So now the original might be the "parts" one... Or fix it and use both... Dang, now I need to find a cylinder. I'm right back to where I started!! 8 Quote
Alan Dinan Posted July 17 Posted July 17 10 minutes ago, TN Hillbilly said: So trying to find a replacement cylinder for that baler... NLA. Waiting on a quote to get one made... Probably be pricey... A friend spotted this on Facebook. So, a day taken off work, a 400 mile road trip in the ol Power stroke, and we have our new "cylinder." ...and a few other parts it happens to be attached to...all picked up for a very very reasonable "parts" price! Wait, uh, this one might be better than the one we are trying to fix. So now the original might be the "parts" one... Or fix it and use both... Dang, now I need to find a cylinder. I'm right back to where I started!! Call Cook Salvage in Missouri. I’ll try and find their number 1 Quote
yellowrosefarm Posted July 17 Posted July 17 15 minutes ago, TN Hillbilly said: So trying to find a replacement cylinder for that baler... NLA. Waiting on a quote to get one made... Probably be pricey... A friend spotted this on Facebook. So, a day taken off work, a 400 mile road trip in the ol Power stroke, and we have our new "cylinder." ...and a few other parts it happens to be attached to...all picked up for a very very reasonable "parts" price! Wait, uh, this one might be better than the one we are trying to fix. So now the original might be the "parts" one... Or fix it and use both... Dang, now I need to find a cylinder. I'm right back to where I started!! Been there, done that 😆 Quote
yellowrosefarm Posted July 20 Posted July 20 Found a flat tire on my gooseneck trailer caused by a piece of gravel. I was going to replace just the one, but saw they are dated 2017. So, will get all 4. If these last 10 years, I’ll be 75 and hopefully won’t need a big trailer anymore. 5 1 Quote
IHKeith Posted July 21 Posted July 21 I put some exhaust on this 4Runner. I replaced all but the front 8 inches of the exhaust pipe, and the muffler. Neat thing is I came as close as I ever have in using a complete 10 foot length(s) of pipe. I got all but a couple inches under it, almost no waste! 6 Quote
New Englander Posted July 21 Posted July 21 8 hours ago, IHKeith said: I put some exhaust on this 4Runner. Looks good. Last exhaust system for that car before rust death. 1 Quote
IHKeith Posted July 23 Posted July 23 On 7/21/2026 at 6:24 AM, New Englander said: Looks good. Last exhaust system for that car before rust death. It probably will be the last exhaust… could say for sure if it was a Kia, Nissan or Jeep, but Toyota owners can be very dedicated. This one has some rot in the rockers/wheel arches and quarters but is pretty solid underneath. It is a 1995 and was from BC (way less salt) years ago and had a V6 and failed automatic transmission. The owner had a rusted out 1990 four cylinder/manual transmission and swapped that combo into the 95. It gets driven on a private property mainly and limited road use so it may last longer than expected. 2 Quote
midnightman Posted July 31 Posted July 31 Had to get some cable railing installed in a cabin before the owners company showed up tomorrow. Leaving the wood hand rail on the top for the carpenter. I get funny looks when I do wood working with a grinder and a zip disc. 9 Quote
New Englander Posted July 31 Posted July 31 11 hours ago, midnightman said: Had to get some cable railing installed in a cabin before the owners company showed up tomorrow. Leaving the wood hand rail on the top for the carpenter. I get funny looks when I do wood working with a grinder and a zip disc. Doesn't weld worth a crap either. Looks great! 2 Quote
billonthefarm Posted August 1 Author Posted August 1 My grandpas late styled B has sat around long again enough it won’t start. Points bad, sediment bowl plugged up. Got it back running this afternoon. 6 Quote
New Englander Posted August 1 Posted August 1 9 hours ago, billonthefarm said: My grandpas late styled B has sat around long again enough it won’t start. Points bad, sediment bowl plugged up. Got it back running this afternoon. Nice straight tin. Time for a bath!! Quote
billonthefarm Posted August 1 Author Posted August 1 5 hours ago, New Englander said: Nice straight tin. Time for a bath!! Just did! 1 Quote
mike newman Posted August 1 Posted August 1 On 7/16/2026 at 1:25 AM, MT Matt said: I think you did this just so you could have a good story to tell on RPM…. Again, the “World’s Most Interesting Man” rides tall in the saddle!!! 🤣🤣 ...actually, Matt....your assumption is incorrect....my life is littered with incidents of being involved with falling into hole's .....this was just another.......although I am currently windrowing river gravel ..on what was good 'bottom land''......big floods leave big holes ...so no doubt there will be more 'extractions' coming up ... Read into this what you will....part of the great tapestry of life.... Mike 1 1 Quote
yellowrosefarm Posted August 2 Posted August 2 Finally got around to mounting the tires I bought to put on the original rims of my 485. One of the wheels was rusted out. I have fixed worse than this, but I found a new one on sale for $167/free shipping. The other one I cleaned up and repainted. Chain hoist in the shop is always coming in handy. I used it on the first one to pull the rim out of the old tire. The square head bolts were in bad shape and I had to break out the old 3/4 IR impact to loosen the nuts. They got replaced with regular grade 8's. The claw for holding the bead I got from a tire store going out of business auction. 3 Quote
Gearclash Posted August 22 Posted August 22 Can’t post pictures but I think I found the dumbest brake rotor design on the planet. Kubota RTV, they bolt the rotor to the back side of the hub. To replace the rotor, the entire hub and bearing has to come off, then press the hub flange and rotor out of the bearings. The inner portion of the outer bearing invariably comes with the hub as there is no way to support the inner race. Seal ring gets damaged when it comes past the snap ring that retains the outer race . . . never seen such a stupid design . . . Quote
lotsaIHCs Posted August 22 Posted August 22 21 minutes ago, Gearclash said: Can’t post pictures but I think I found the dumbest brake rotor design on the planet. Kubota RTV, they bolt the rotor to the back side of the hub. To replace the rotor, the entire hub and bearing has to come off, then press the hub flange and rotor out of the bearings. The inner portion of the outer bearing invariably comes with the hub as there is no way to support the inner race. Seal ring gets damaged when it comes past the snap ring that retains the outer race . . . never seen such a stupid design . . . That used to be really common. Honda, Mazda, and Nissan, among others used that design at one time. If you needed to replace rotors you were also replacing bearings. I believe that 1 ton 4X4 GMT400 pickups had that too. Stupid design. Quote
Gearclash Posted August 22 Posted August 22 Dodge did that too somewhat with the DANA 60 front axle during the 2nd gen Cummins. But at least the bearings didn't have to come apart, just push the cassette out which was easier said than done the first time. Quote
ray54 Posted August 23 Posted August 23 Kubota builds some tuff stuff, but some times they really make you wonder. One of the small home owner size tractors, I think B8200. It is hydrostatic drive, a rocker pedal under your right foot. Push with your toes go forward, step back on your heal and back up. Has individual wheel brakes. Both pedals on the right side. I have yet to figure how to use the brake to help turn. Quote
forwhldrv Posted August 23 Posted August 23 Working on replacing all the brakes and bearings and hubs on the gooseneck trailer this morning but my outside garage roof seems to be leaking on and off today I was surprised to open the box with the hubs in it and see all new lights and the axle cap with the rubber plug in it to be able to grease the bearings. The trailer is a 2010 and it the original brakes the first one I took apart the brakes are still good I think the magnets have gotten weak. Quote
lotsaIHCs Posted August 26 Posted August 26 Unfortunately I haven't been working on what I should be working on. I have 6 loader cylinders to reseal but between not feeling very good and watching over a new puppy that isn't quite housebroken I've been busy in the house! Quote
Alan Dinan Posted September 7 Posted September 7 Bumping this thread back, even though still not able to post pics. My wife and I have been busy tearing down a 24x60 machine shed that should have been torn down 30+ years ago. Most of the tin is off, leaving an end wall alone until we get the 1x6’s off the rafters. The shed got hit by wind a while back and tearing it down got bumped up on the priority list. We have enough 1x’s off to take down the first 6 rafters and the first sections of walls. I’m using the 3688 with a chain tied to the top of the post to keep it from falling over while on the roof. 3 Quote
DT Fan Posted September 7 Posted September 7 That sounds like a lot of work Alan! Had to do it once, derchio did most of the work getting it down. Probably lucky I didn't have to do a couple more! Quote
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