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Dept. of Homeland Despotism spokes persons are already back tracking and waffling on this so called "assessment".

We are apparently going as a nation "back to the future". I strongly suggest reading Joana Goldbergs "Liberal Fascism". It shines a spotlight on the development or "progressivism" aka "smilie face fascism" since our constitution and our nation was highjacked and stolen from us back on February 3, 1913.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0767917189/ref=s9_sims_l4_s2_p14_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-2&pf_rd_r=0K0MRVP5MPVTSSNE0RRZ&pf_rd_t=3201&pf_rd_p=471804691&pf_rd_i=typ01

This cancerous process actually had its beginings on June 16, 1909 when president Taft proposed the creation of the federal income and excise tax.

The so called government (and I use this term in the loosest sense of its meaning) we now have is the monster that has arisen with help along the way from Woodrow Wilson, FDR, LBJ, and Mr. BJ. George Bush 43 added the crowning glory to this monstrousity with the creation of the Dept. of Home Land Security.

We are ALL frogs in the kettle being cooked every so slowly so as to not cause alarm.

I suppose my rhetorical question is.........how long will it take and whe will WE as a nation realize we are being slowly cooked???

It may be coming faster than you thought
Everything and Anything
Replies 12 Post by Chief

Sounds to me like the clutch packs in the power reverser transmission are slipping or may have blown a packing. You need to troubleshoot this before any more use. How many hours are on this tractor?

JD 4410 trans issue
John Deere Tractors
Replies 18 Post by Chief

[QUOTE=kwschumm;161923] Randy, I'm gonna do a shoot. They have a few up north a couple of hours. I'll drag my wife and a few friends up with me. This would be a great cause to participate in. [/QUOTE]

Ken, I STRONGLY urge you and ALL TP members to attend an Appleseed Shoot. Family member shoot and participate for FREE. The shooting part is just a SMALL portion of the the shoot. The history briefing is the main attraction and something ALL should hear.

I can PROMISE ALL it will be money WELL spent and a VERY enjoyable as well as INFORMATIVE outing for ALL who attend.

I am looking into sponsoring an Appleseed Shoot on my property. I think an Appleseed Shoot will be a awakening for all who attend. Wether you decide to become a "3 Percenter" or not is yet another story.......as are with the important things in life........"one step at a time".

Freeze dried foods for emergencies
Everything and Anything
Replies 42 Post by Chief

[QUOTE=kwschumm;161867] Chief, good to hear you're still kicking.This is a timely post. After living here for going on ten years now we just had our first theft. Somebody cut the lock chain on my pallet forks and stole them. Bastards. I'm installing driveway sensors and a complete IP surveillance system that will notify me so I can view the cameras remotely, record video and trigger the alarm if necessary.I really, really want to put in an image processing system coupled with remote lasers that will put a red dot on the chest of any perpetrators but I'd probably get sued for taking out an eye. [/QUOTE]

Sorry to hear of your bad "AmeriKan neighbor" experience Ken.

I can tell you from experience that the Reconix RC60 is an OUTSTANDING time lapse camera. It has a 1/5th second trigger that can be set to take a burst of 5 pictures with each sensor reception of movement. It can also recognize upto 4 Gb of memory which = a LOT of pictures. It is VERY miserly on battery consumption. Mine is still on the intitial set of batteries I installed last August and the camera has taken well over 5,000 pictures. The batteries were at 78% last time I exchanged memory modules. Another nice thing is that they are pin # protected so a thief cannot use it if stolen. They come with provisions for a Master Lock Python locking cable.

They are a bit on the pricey side but WELL worth it. They WORK and work WELL.

http://www.reconyx.com/page.php?id=61

http://images.reconyx.com/file/RapidFire%20Manual%20Jan%202009.pdf

Buying that Perfect Small Farm
Home Improvement
Replies 70 Post by Chief

[QUOTE=kwschumm;161618] If the objective intent is to fix the problem, and "firing" the CEO was a legitimate repair, then firing the unions should also have been a legitimate repair since they clearly are a big part of the problem.Mark is right, unions are off-limits.Communist-Americans are running the country now, and soon the poor, middle and upper classes will be reduced to two - the government class and the proles.BTW, what's the difference between Socialism and Communism? Two months. [/QUOTE]

Ken, you are close. These are NOT Socialists or Communists.....they are Fascists.

GM CEO Rick Wagoner Resigns -- US Govt Presses On
Autos SUV Trucks
Replies 28 Post by Chief

Check you email Cal. I sent you the DT and F manual.

Kubota L245DT engine loosing oil
Kubota Tractors
Replies 10 Post by Chief

[QUOTE=darkvader;160099] manufactures do make jd hydraulic oil for deere only.They make a blend for deere spec only. I have been parts manager for a jd dealer for 19 years and seen a lot of different oil out there, and please do you usejd low viscosity for your jd equipment . It is a better oil and is made for your transmission and hydraulic pumps. Using a different oil can cost you big bucks on the long run. Not worth the chance to save a few dollars. [/QUOTE]

I agree with your statement up to a point but John Deere has just gotten plum crazy out of control with high prices. John Deere Low Viscosity Hygard is made for John Deere by Chevron Oil Company. I seriously doubt Chevron makes a special batch just for John Deere.

http://eservice.msds.com/servlet/SSDocumentDisplay?document_version_nri=2217394&doc_is_archived_for_site=0

Chevron 1000 THF meets and exceeds John Deere requirements

https://www.cbest.chevron.com/generated/MSDS/PDS7675968.PDF

John Deere low viscosity HY GARD
John Deere Tractors
Replies 36 Post by Chief

The wife emailed that to me recently and I got a good chuckle out of it. It is an oldie but goodie. If you own some young frisky horses, it all that much more funny. Anyhow, thought a little Christmas humor and spirit might be in order.

Some Christmas Humor For Horse and Bud Lite Lovers
Just For Fun Off Topic
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My first new vehicle was a 1993 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban. What a piece of sh!@#t. On our first trip with it, BOTH sid view mirrors fell off. The A/C would take almost an hour to cool the cab on a hot day and it had the rear AC option. I ordered it with the heavy duty 4L80 trans. & 4.10 gears for towing. The salesman said 10,000 lbs. was no problem........EVERY time I towed with it the trans. over heated & puked oil and I did not tow in OD. At 14,000 miles, the engine spun some rod bearings and was trashed. The dealer refused to replace the engine with a new crate engine and installed a short block. Did a crappy job. Power windows went out twice. The best mileage it EVER got was on a long trip and that was a whopping 16mpg. It was garage kept and spared nothings to be pampered. It continued to have many other problems. I tried to go through BBB to make GM buy that piece of crap back. GM refused and BBB stabs the customer in the back. I traded it in on my Dodge Ram with 48K miles on it. I was lucky to get $8500 for the trade in.

GM owes me $5000 plus 7 years interest on the $5000.

The Dodge Ram has been a damn good truck for an AmeriKan vehicle. I had the sterring box replaced at about 5000 miles under warranty. From there it was pretty much maintenance free. On the last month of the warranty the engine developed an occasional miss. Diesels DON'T miss. The injector pump was replaced under warranty. This is usually a $2500 to $3000 job. Then I come to find out this is well known problem because the fuel transfer lift pumps are junk and fail regularly and kill the injector pump. Fist I spring for the cost of a big line kit/lift pump relocation kit for about $200. Plus I buy a new lift Cummins pump which is a "campaign recall pump" to address the bad lift pump problem. Those pumps are just as bad. Next I spend $500 for an Air Dog 150 to fix the lift pump problem once and for all. Then I notice the steering started to get sloppy again. Come to find out ALL the Dodge Rams do this because of a poor design. Fork out $140 for a DSS steering stabilizer. Now it steers like a champ. In cold weather the engine will not maintain temp. Fork out another $37 for grill cold front louvers. ALl the dodge trucks have the crank case vent puke bottle on the front of the engine that pukes oil and crap all into the radiator and entire engine compartment not to mention under side of the truck.......it keeps the rust down. ;-) It only cost about $400 to get a kit installed to fix that or you can do like I did and eliminate the puke bottle and reroute the hose closer to the ground.

My friend had a 99 Dodge Ram with the Cummins. He notice that he started loosing coolant but nothing showed up in the oil or exhaust. Soon after he found the leak.....the engine block cracked. A well known defect known as the 53 series block. The deal say "sucks to be you". Cummins told him "we will be glad to sell you a new engine for $12,000 or we will cover $5000 of the cost for a new short block IF WE install it". A new short block was $9000 plus $80 an hour shop labor. My friend bought a new Cummins 5.9 block off of eBay for $1500 and rebuilt the engine using the old one HIMSELF. Before that he learned that 94 thru 2000 Dodge Rams with the 5 speed manual trans were crapping out because the 5th gear nut come loose! About $3000 later he installed his own NV5600, new flywheel and Southbend Clutch. Its a great truck now. Folks with 12 valve Dodge Ram cummins trucks have to pay to fix the "killer dowel pin" which is the front engine timing cover alignment pin that comes loose falling into the timing gears snapping off the cam gear and destroying the entire engine!

Fast forward to last week. My wife calls me to tell me here Ford Tarrrassss will not shift out of 1st gear. I am waiting for a OBD I code reader to check for any codes I may be able to fix but if the trans is bad.......spend $2000 or more on a car that is not worth $500. We had the ENTIRE transaxle & transmission replaced at about 28000 miles. It craps out at 167000 miles! I am told we were REAL lucky......most of these transmissions don't make it to 90,000 miles! We got almost 139000 miles out of ours......I guess we should feel proud?????

Bottom line..........AmeriKan cars SUCK! The quality and workmanship SUCK! I am real happy with my Dodge Ram BUT I has to spend thousands to get it to what I want it to be.

Some much for the "Big 3". When they build me a truck or car I can drive 200000 miles that is built good enough to stand up to a FULL COVERAGE EVERYTHING covered warranty (I'll take care of the gas, oil, tires, and brakes) MAYBE I will buy one AFTER I negotiate my best deal AND the dealer repays me my costs of previous crap vehicles they sold me!

The car manufacturers can go straight to HELL! Good riddance! They ALL need to go bankrupt so they can reorganize and make themselves competitive. No more $75 per hour jobs to install stereo knobs. NO JOB BANK! NO multimillion dollar CEO pay packages. 12 year 200,000 FULL bumper to bumper warranty which includes AUTOMATIC buy back at FULL purchase price OR new vehicle replacement for ANY vehicle with a warranty history of more than 3 problems.

I'm fed up and tired of getting screwed by the automakers. I bought the wife a 2001 Dodge Ram Cummins 4 x 4 to replace the Ford Tarrrassss. After I fix the problems I learned on my truck, we will have 2 great vehicles. I WILL NOT pay 50K for a pickup truck!

Since Big Brother is gonna bail them out......I think it only right that the CEO's be paid and hourly wage just like the line workers. NO OUTSOURCEING of ANY kind. NO IMPORTED parts of ANY KIND. Retirement pay should be in line with military retirement standards.

Its nice to dream. Don't hold your breath waiting for ANY of this to happen. NOTHING will change. The big 3 will get their money and the same old sh!@#t will continue.......at least until the house of cards collapses...........then you better pray the gun and ammo makers build better guns than the car makers build cars.... ;-)

Rant over......I'm done........let the mud pies fly now! :-) I sure feel better now. LOL!

What is your take on the Big-3 hearings
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 26 Post by Chief

Read and you decide.......

Hillary to head State Department Is it constitutional
Everything and Anything
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KThompson,

Spend a few bucks and talk to these guys. They are the sabre toothed tigers of eminent domain fighting.

Eminent domain
Everything and Anything
Replies 9 Post by Chief

They are real solid and reliable basic no frills ag tractors that are pretty fuel efficient. I suggest getting 4WD if you plan on adding a FEL.

JD 5203
John Deere Tractors
Replies 3 Post by Chief

If you want to put out a treat the deere will love, try some Mare & Foal 16% protien horse feed . You can buy it at your local Coop.

As a rule it is not good to feed the deer for long periods of time as the will become dependent upon it and lose their drive to browse on wild forbs and shoots, nuts, acorns, and such. I put out the dark brown salt mineral blocks for them. It helps their antler development. Keep in mind, in many places it is illegal to shoot deer over feed like this.

Feeding Deer
Yanmar Tractors
Replies 33 Post by Chief

Very welcome.

Another semi-related website posting I have been following with GREAT interest and enjoyment on living off the grid might interest some of you as well. I have certainly enjoyed it and learned a LOT from reading it. I think Lisa could write a book on their experience. Her thread certainly has a large and interested following. I hope to be able to get started on a similar project in the near future. A forewarning that you will have some SERIOUS catch up reading to do and high speed internet is a big plus for all the pictures. DEFINITELY WELL worth the read in my opinion. Enjoy!

Something to lighten election day doom and gloom
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 12 Post by Chief

[QUOTE=trentvoigt;157797] Yeah they want $2215 for the clutch pack,It includes the covers and everything aligned.Called 2 different dealers, same price.For $1000 and can align it.I am assuming it is not any different than aligning a truck clutch, just shove the tool in, get it all in place and tighten it down (twice) once for the drive train once for the pto? [/QUOTE]

trentvoigt, the clutch assembly is listed under John Deere part # LVA801352 and list price is $2150.00. The labor to install it would probably be at least 10 hours labor at whatever shop rate the dealer charges. $80 per hour may be the norm nowadays.

You might try asking your Deere dealer parts manager if Deere sells a rebuilt/remanufactured clutch assembly for your 870.

I take it you have already looked into adjusting the clutch and it will not develop proper clamping force.

Typically it is considered best to replace both the pto and main clutch disk and most other items in the clutch assemble while the tractor is split. Less chance of having to go back in again a split the tractor a 2nd time.

If you burned up the main clutch disk, I would think you would have smelled it burning significantly. Could it be a seal inside the bellhousing has failed and oil soaked the clutch disks? This will still likely require splitting the tractor. If you have the tools and shop equipment, this is something you could do with a shop repair manual. If not, best to either take it to the dealer or a local mechanic who can probably do the job much cheaper.

JD 870 not pulling its own weight
Parts and Repair
Replies 34 Post by Chief

I have agonized over this for several weeks. I have voted Republican staight down the line for over 30 years and NEVER missed voting in an election.

Results?.......our nation is flooded with nearly 30 million crimal aliens, ridiculous high taxes, ridiculous draconian gun control, a GESTAPO like federal government growing like a cancerous tumor show casing the Dept. of Homeland Security, a police state rife with corruption and misconduct unmatched in US history.

The Republican Party with the exception of ONE man is dead. The ONE TRUE Republican left is Ron Paul and the socialist NEOCONS running the Republican party drown him out.

Is Obama a LOT worse???? You bet he is. The 2 party system has dished out to us a Marxist in Obama and a socialist in McCain.

It is just NOT in me to hold my nose and vote Republican again. My consciense and character just cannot stomach this. Voting for the lesser of 2 evils is STILL evil. Obama will take this nation straight to hell.......and McCain will get us there a little slower.

Ron Paul was my guy for president. Dr. Paul has endorsed Chuck Baldwin. Baldwin stands about the same chance of success as a sparrow fart in an typhoon. Chuck Baldwin got my vote. I threw my vote away you say??????? No.......voting for a candidate you loathe and have almost nothing in common with is throwing your vote away.

Until "WE" as a nation take responsibility for our actions and vote in that sense instead of the standard party line.........we will continue to get more of the SAME.

I fear the great experiment in liberty and freedom is over and dead. In any case get out there and vote. If you don't like Baldwin, Bob Barr is running on the Libertarian ticket.

If you ever thought you might want to by some ammunition or a gun......better by it now while you can.

Here is what the socialist NEOCON's aka Republicans are working on even BEFORE the election is over.

The sponsor and all the co-sponsors are REPUBLICAN (at least in name only)

Elections on Nov 4th
Everything and Anything
Replies 20 Post by Chief

Perhaps this might help give you an idea on price.

http://www.tractorhouse.com/listings/list.aspx?ETID=1&catid=1111&Manu=KUBOTA&MDLGrp=B6100&GUID=446C72F89B794368A464368421F983E7

kubota b6100
Kubota Tractors
Replies 2 Post by Chief

Subaru is working on a diesel 4 cylinder I am waiting to see. Supposed to have some good power and torque as well as fuel economy.

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

Kroil and PB Blaster are pretty good penetrants as well. Try a heat gun and if you can configure it a slide hammer but be careful and don't over do it with the slide hammer.

611 injectors
Belarus
Replies 3 Post by Chief

I have a Stihl ST420 blower/sprayer do something like this when I first got it. Turns out the magneto/coilpack went bad. This could also be a problem with the mag pickup on the flywheel. The spark may be intermittent. If you tried ether, it should have at least sputtered if you had any spark.

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