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  1. Steve Frazier

    PowerStroke Nation

    PowerStrokeNation.com is a vBulletin message board devoted to the discussion of diesel powered Ford pickups, from the original 6.9 to the upcoming 6.7 and everything in between. A great bunch of people, check them out!
  2. Steve Frazier

    '81 F-350 Restoration

    I got a scanner last month and just figured out how to scan photos into my computer. I'm sharing a series of photos I shot while restoring my F-350 back in '96. I had bought the truck from a school district via sealed bid in '86, it was rough cosmetically then but a good work truck. Over the...
  3. Steve Frazier

    Heavy Equipment Forums Rules and Posting Guidelines

    Heavy Equipment Forums Membership Rules and Guidelines Site Objective It is the intent of this site’s administration to offer professionals of the heavy equipment industry a forum and a comfortable enjoyable environment in which to exchange ideas, questions, answers and comments regarding...
  4. Steve Frazier

    Boomer 8N

    I went to our County Fair today and a tractor in the tent of the New Holland display caught my eye from across his display area. I thought I was seeing a restored 8N and went for a closer look. As I approached, I noticed the front drive axle and modern tires, what the heck is this thing??? It...
  5. Steve Frazier

    Parking a Machine

    I've noticed in my area here that when a telehandler is parked on a job overnight that it is almost always parked with the boom fully raised. I've been taught since I can first remember being around machines that you park any machine with the hydraulics at rest in the event of a failure that...
  6. Steve Frazier

    Small Kawasaki Engine Destruction

    In the "Best Engine" thread I mentioned the Kawasaki engine on my Scag mower had grenaded, I finally got a chance to tear into it and see what went wrong. I pulled the spark plug first to see which cylinder was bad and the end was smashed and full of aluminum chips, at this point I pretty much...
  7. Steve Frazier

    Unique Stone Quarry

    I was out in Illinois last weekend and was driving on I80 when I swore I drove through a stone quarry, I saw rock cuts on both sides. Tonight I Googled I80 and put it on satellite and sure enough, I80 runs through a stone quarry. I've never seen anything like this before. A question for you...
  8. Steve Frazier

    Ohio Army Depot?

    I drove through Ohio yesterday on I80 and at Mile 54 spotted some scrapers painted in jungle camo. I spun my head around and saw the roofs of probably at east 30 other machines painted the same way. Is anyone close enough to do a little investigating?
  9. Steve Frazier

    Crane on the move

    On a recent trip I came upon this crane being lowboyed. We don't see this too often around here. Notice no escort, there was no chase vehicle either. Not sure how they were able to do that.
  10. Steve Frazier

    Cat Grader

    I spotted this old Cat on a recent trip and took a few shots. It has a 3 cylinder diesel with a pony motor to start. The ID plate had too much paint on it to be legible, can anyone identify this machine?
  11. Steve Frazier

    Gear Lube Question

    I'm servicing my Kubota mower and am changing the oil in the gear boxes for the drive axles. What these gear boxes do is take the input power from the hydrostatic motor and transfer it to the drive wheel, reducing it at the same time. The gears are straight cut and the machine weighs 1200...
  12. Steve Frazier

    Rules Update

    Through the operations of the Board, we came to realize that we needed to update the Forum Rules here at Heavy Equipment Forums. I've copied some of the most important changes here, but please take a few moments to refresh yourselves to avoid any misunderstandings. In regards to political...
  13. Steve Frazier

    Yartu Tires?

    Has anyone used them? I need tires for my F-350 and the budget is real tight, these are $40 less than anything else I find.
  14. Steve Frazier

    New Forum Sponsor

    I'd like to welcome Johnsoils as a sponsor here at Heavy Equipment Forums. John has been with us for some time as a member providing very useful information on lubrication. You'll find his banner on our side panel which links to his site for Amsoil products and other automotive products. Be sure...
  15. Steve Frazier

    Check This

    This ought to bring a chuckle!
  16. Steve Frazier

    Crankcase Pressure

    My Cat 248 has suddenly developed a severe case of blow by. There's oil coming from under the valve cover and oil blowing out the muffler at high rpm. It came on all the sudden, the machine has a 76hp Cataperkins, I don't know what number it's assigned. The conditions just before this happened...
  17. Steve Frazier

    A Question for the Farmers

    Canned corn has been a staple at our table since I was a kid. I remember it being sweet and crisp, especially Green Giant niblets. The past few years though, it seems we can't buy a can of good corn no matter the brand. It's not nearly as sweet, lacks flavor and seems overly mature in texture...
  18. Steve Frazier

    Christmas Tractors

    I was poking around YouTube tonight and came across this. Enjoy!
  19. Steve Frazier

    Tree Species?

    I got to wondering how much tree species vary in different regions of the country, and around the world as well. Just in my travels through NY, it seems the further north you go the more plentiful evergreens become. I'm in the Hudson Valley of NY, and I think the most plentiful trees we have...
  20. Steve Frazier

    Site Maintenance

    Heavy Equipment Forums will shut down on Monday, December 8 at 10:30am Eastern for about 4 hours give or take for site maintenance. The vBulletin program will be updated and a couple more servers brought on line to make the site more reliable. Thanks for your support and patience!
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