Was a bit bored , acquired a used pioneer coupler set from a neighbour and made up a depressuriser for my pioneer implement ends Cut down a male end and welded a 3/8 bolt to it ,faced it off to mount flush and attached it to store it and be on the tractor when needed nothing new but sometimes handy ..read more

I’m going out on a limb and throwing together a couple skis for my box blade to see how it does on my driveway. We used to use them building roads back in the day and I want to see if I can do that with a box blade. This is experimental, and if it doesn’t do squat, I’ll unbolt them and move on. I got the scrap steel laying around and a rainy day so let’s see what I can get myself into this time Went out to my ever growing scrap heap and had a look see [ATTACH type="full"... Box Blade Skis ..read more

Just an FYI more than anything. I went to AirGas to buy a rose bud torch tip. I have a Harris torch body. The Miller brand was $220 DOLLARS! So I passed on it. I googled it and found one on Scamazon for $32 bucks. Perfect for my model of torch and works great. So if you need one and don’t mind buying Chineseum, there are alternatives out there ..read more

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Custom bailing is gaining traction around here and large squares are the hot-ness (not really news for people who live in around hay country). What happens when you just can't get that last couple of bales on the trailer/wagon to ship home. You call me and I will buy it right out of the field. I take my 4044M, with my new awesome hay fork, hook up my wagon, and go get it. I kept the tines red, you know, since it was Christmas (and I didn't want to paint them)! I used the manure fork design... Holiday Hay Fork Project I think I Needed ..read more

Good day all! i've been wanting to participate in a lawnmower derby for a very long time! finally there is going to be one somewhat locally to me - 2hour drive through the circuit that does southern Ontario. rules are supposed to be out this week or next so i'll post that when time comes. but i want to build the baddest tractor in there! within reason i'm going full out. what chassis would you start with? what engine? transmission? whats the first thing to go? my first thought about... LAWNMOWER DERBY 2024 PREP ..read more

I have a John Deere LA120 garden tractor. One of the brackets that hold the deck on is coming loose from the deck. I am retired and I want to learn to weld. I purchased a $100 arc welder on amazon that had great reviews, and everything I need to go with it, but I have not used it yet. I am beginning to have second thoughts about the type of welder I purchased. I am now considering a Flux Core as I think the deck metal might be too thin for the acr welder and being inexperienced I will burn... Welding type. Help me choose ..read more

Morning All. Its the day after Christmas & I have an interesting question about a gift that my GF gave me. I was not too sure how to react to it.... So I have been talking about learning to weld as I currently can not. I have been looking at welders off & on for some time, years to be exact. I know that there is a lot of equipment that you need to purchase along with the welder so it has not been a top priority. I have been looking at 230/240 volt units because I have the ability for... Question About a Gift ..read more

I have this old open center car trailer I bought new in 2006. It fit my needs at the time but was only good for hauling my Mustang. When I got my 4310 it wouldn't fit because it was too narrow until I widened the track on it. I had welded in some extra cross supports to put plywood on and haul some gravel once but I was thinking it would be handy to fill in the center permanently. I had 2x12s on it to raise the car enough to get the door open since I didn't get the removable fender option... Closed in the center of my open center car trailer ..read more

I have an old Anderson car hauler with an open center I decided to close the center on. I bought a couple sheets of Diamond tread plate the same thickness to cut pieces for the center area. Haven't done anything but cut the metal so far but I will update the finished project when it's done. I have bent the edges down on the trailer runners so I will have to open those up a little to get the new metal in. It won't be as clean as a flat bed but should increase the usefulness of what I have on... Plasma Cutting ..read more