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Seems like should have some sort of spring loaded breakaway mount to prevent damage from hitting stuff it can't cut. Maybe mounting something like a DR brush cutter on a loader would be more flexible and allow cutting a few inches on the backside of fence posts and other obstacles.

But I didn't spend much time looking and reading so I could have missed that part of the story.

Samurai Cutter
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 21 Post by kwschumm

If you ran a single conductor wire from one building to another right next door and ground both ends there will likely be current flowing through the wire. This is caused by different ground potentials and is likely happen even if the buildings are right next to each other.

We burned a lot of electronics in a situation like this before installing optical isolators between buildings.

Even with tires I'd guess two cars with metal bumpers touching would likely have different ground potentials. Now I don't see how that would cause batteries to explode, but it seems possible it might do some damage to electronics.

Jump the Starter -- Wreck the Regulator
Yanmar Tractors
Replies 13 Post by kwschumm

That's a good point. We decided against that because we'd like to turn that hill into flat terraces that can be used. Because the house is so tall I need to occasionally get a boom lift in there (the main reason for construction overkill) and my wife would like a small greenhouse built on one one of the terraces.

Retaining wall backfill step building questions
Garden and Landscape
Replies 13 Post by kwschumm

In another thread you said that you already built one.

What's the deal?

Miracle Truss
Barns Pole Barns
Replies 5 Post by kwschumm

kwschumm has posted a new photo.

Subject: Future home of retaining wall.

Description: <br>A retaining wall is being built here to keep the shed from sliding down the hill!

Future home of retaining wall - New Pix by kwschumm
Photos
Replies 1 Post by kwschumm

Cutter is right, our tractor R4s originally. They lost traction in every situation imaginable in our soil conditions so the dealer swapped with Ag tires, which have been ideal for our use. Of course we don't mow... I'd be curious to try turfs, but not curious enough to spend the money for an experiment that may not work.

Kubota B2920 - Turf Tires or R4
Kubota Tractors
Replies 23 Post by kwschumm

Good Luck. Let us know how it turns out, and be sure to record a video when you power it up for the first time :)

Need help identifying electronic component
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 14 Post by kwschumm

Sorry, can't help with your specific question, but it sounds like that jump starter was made by the same folks who made my Craftsman 14.4V cordless drill. Both batteries on that barely turn the drill over but the charger says they are fully charged. It wasn't used more than a dozen times in the last year, and was a gift, but it reminded me why I don't buy anything from Craftsman that has moving parts.

Life of a Jump Starter
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 7 Post by kwschumm

That machine will do all the tasks you mentioned, but if you have a large property to maintain you might wish for something bigger to get the work done faster. How large is the area you need to till? Will you need to do field mowing? If so, how big are the fields?

2007 BX24 questions
Kubota Tractors
Replies 4 Post by kwschumm

[QUOTE=shansen;156605] What liability issues? I am not a company. [/QUOTE]<br>
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If you can get sued when a traveling salesman trips and falls in your yard you sure can get sued if the FEL you built damages a tractor (even if misused) or is involved in a personal injury. It stinks but that's the way it is today. People seek to blame everyone but themselves, and some sue just to make money.<br>
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OTOH, if you have the purchaser sign a liability release then you might be OK. But then there are lawyers who want money to write one up.

What to do - front loader
Yanmar Tractors
Replies 14 Post by kwschumm

[QUOTE=kthompson;156501] CZ, if you have not already flush the coolant system, see if you can catch it and check to see if there is anything in it that could be cutting the seals. Sounds like a fair dealer. kt [/QUOTE]

You know those labs that you can send an oil sample for analysis? I think some of them do coolant analysis too, and the results would be interesting. I'm a little leery of using automotive coolants in diesels and would recommend that you buy the Kubota stuff.

B7800 Waterpump overheating problems
Kubota Tractors
Replies 15 Post by kwschumm

My opinion is that it's too heavy for long term finish mowing in the rainy pacific northwest. Turf tires would help but by the time you buy new turf tires (and the wheels they need) your good deal would look a lot less good.

My 4310 is roughly the same size, maybe a bit lighter, and when the soil here is saturated it sinks in a few inches.

3520 too heavy to finish mow
John Deere Tractors
Replies 7 Post by kwschumm

In our uninsulated garage we have six flourescent fixtures with low temperature ballasts that work fine in winter. It doesn't get down to zero here but we have many days where temps never rise above freezing. In cold weather they start slightly slower and a bit dimmer but they brighten up quickly.

lighting
Home Improvement
Replies 4 Post by kwschumm

I hear ya. Personally, I hate remotes. If they're optional that's one thing but when they become mandatory they're a real PIA. Especially the stupid panic button that always gets activated accidentally. I glued a piece over the button on my truck remote for that reason.

Our 05 Highlander has door locks everywhere.

The 08 Impreza has one in the drivers door and hatch but not in the passenger door. That's not a huge deal but indicative of scraping the bottom of the cost cutting barrel. But the rest of the car seems to be very good quality, certainly better than our two Toyotas.

New 2008 Subaru Impreza Today
Autos SUV Trucks
Replies 15 Post by kwschumm

Thanks, Murf, that's brilliantly simple. It makes total sense and it will give me an excuse to use the graduated cylinder that's sitting on my shelf gathering dust.

E-10 may not be E-10
Parts and Repair
Replies 9 Post by kwschumm

Good for you! I hate those situations, and coward that I am that's why I would have done it on the phone. You never know when things will escalate out of control.

So what would YOU do with a loudmouth in a restaurant
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 22 Post by kwschumm

[QUOTE=wjsobolewski;156307] Frank: This is the best I can describe the fuse. If you go to www.Hoyetractor.com, you will see the type of 5, 10, and 15 amp fuses that I need. Look under YM 1500D, chassis parts, electrical. Part 49 is a 15 amp fuse. I contacted Hoye Tractors. They only have 15 amp as pictured. They do not carry the 5 and 10 amp fuses. I need 5, 10, and 15 amp fuses. Thank for you help. Bill S [/QUOTE]

Here's a link to the page in question.

It's hard to tell from the picture, are these fuses little semi-round ceramic pieces with an exposed wire folded over the top? My old 1970 Opel used those types of fuses, if they're the same maybe you can search for those.

5 10 1nd 15 amp wire fuses
Yanmar Tractors
Replies 6 Post by kwschumm

Measuring full voltage at a battery and having it fail under load is a very common battery failure mode. Voltage is nearly useless when it comes to seeing if a battery will start an engine, it can only tell if it's charged. A load test is the only viable way to be sure.

Cub Cadet 7274 Wiring Diagram
Cub Cadet
Replies 9 Post by kwschumm

Every legislative body should be required to include a sunset provision and objective success criteria on every regulation and spending authorization they pass so that each must be reviewed and either renewed, canceled or rejected annually. At some point renewing old legislation will take most of their time and maybe then they will leave us alone.

blind governor
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 10 Post by kwschumm

Did you fill the tank with the same fuel you used last week? It sounds like old fuel or plugged fuel filter.

Stihl ms170 chainsaw will not start
Shop Tools
Replies 20 Post by kwschumm