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Recent content by Ben House

  1. Ben House

    homemade manual thumb

    Nice, looks handy.
  2. Ben House

    Allis Chalmers D15 auction buy

    Nice. Quite a project you have there, I look forward to seeing the rest of it. Are you planning on finding a backhoe for it?
  3. Ben House

    Tire is a little worn

    One of my old dry rotted back tires looked like that after the tube blew the sidewall out.
  4. Ben House

    On Road Diesel In Off Road Equipment

    I've wondered something similar since I heard that the sulfur acts as a lubrication. So is all diesel low sulfur now?
  5. Ben House

    Sittin' pretty

    Nice! I bought a seat that wraps a bit around, kinda like arms but not quite. Its much better than have a soaked piece of foam and rusted metal.
  6. Ben House

    What's your hoe doing?

    I bet everybody would want to be your friend..
  7. Ben House

    What's your hoe doing?

    My old Wain-Roy was earning his keep today, clearing a lot for a house I'm building. Besides that, Ive been digging up and pushing over trees in my driveway. I still have a lot of work to do on it but it's a work horse.
  8. Ben House

    What a jewel?

    Wow you're making some headway, glad to see you decided to try and make it run. I like the old stuff.
  9. Ben House

    OUCH!

    I used to wear hard hats all day long, seemed like years at a time. At a certain point it feels like a part of you, I guess you just get used to it. Now I work for myself, and I mostly build houses so nobody to tell me to wear one! I don't even own a hard hat anymore. I remember one time I rode...
  10. Ben House

    Best Manual Grease Gun For The Money?

    You must have posted when I did, I didn't see the long reach I may have to order that, it looks handy.
  11. Ben House

    Best Manual Grease Gun For The Money?

    Thanks for all the suggestions, I just ordered the LockNLube Lever Grip, with the grease coupler. it had very good reviews, and I am looking forward to using it. When I end up running more equipment than the old backhoe I will probably upgrade to an electric grease gun of some sort. Again...
  12. Ben House

    Best Manual Grease Gun For The Money?

    I have some generic grease gun, I'm not sure where I picked it up. I did buy it new, but I noticed today when I was greasing the backhoe that it leaks a lot around the connection between the grease gun and the fitting. Also between the screw on tip and the hose as well. So I was wondering, what...
  13. Ben House

    What a jewel?

    Reminds me of my old backhoe, it looks like a pretty solid old machine from the pictures. Like somebody else said, it seems a shame to part it out. Probably most old equipment will make the scrapyard or parted out though, the new backhoes and excavators are so much quicker and more efficient to...
  14. Ben House

    Deal with them or stay

    I never leave voicemail, I like to keep calling until somebody answers! :)
  15. Ben House

    Tool Talk

    I use the Pearl Cut-Off wheels, I think they are 6 inch. I love those things, you've gotta keep them from binding and chattering but the cut very well. I like flap disks for cleaning up the edges after.
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