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  1. aighead

    What's your hoe doing?

    Great @cosmaar! Mine still sits with whatever the non-starting issue is. I keep finding other things to do than diagnose its trouble.
  2. aighead

    Replacing halogen with leds

    Dave, I've heard the same thing with cities that installed LED stop lights. After the first good snow they realized a benefit of old school bulbs.
  3. aighead

    What's your hoe doing?

    Looks like a box blade would do me nicely... The driveway looks great!
  4. aighead

    NH Lb75.b Sticky Throttle

    Thanks for this write up and the tips @thepumpguysc . This is happening on my machine as well, same year, same model. I've just been dealing with it but now I'll have somewhere to check. It'd be nice for the machine to drop back down to idle when I let off the throttle. How did you mark the...
  5. aighead

    Owner of some Heavy Equipment passed away

    Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I'm not sure of the amount of time for it to not feel insensitive but she probably wants stuff out and the money. "I'll give you 500 bucks for this pile of stuff."
  6. aighead

    Owner of some Heavy Equipment passed away

    Again, thanks y'all. I appreciate the suggestions. Porsche is already gone, Carvana I guess. My wife was home the first time they (Carvana) showed up and said they were there for like 3 hours trying to get things running so they could get the Porsche out of the garage. Nuts. I'd be interested...
  7. aighead

    Owner of some Heavy Equipment passed away

    Thanks guys. I'm not sure what she will want to do, really. I can certainly help some but I'm not smart enough, and don't really have the time to get smart enough about the bulldozer to help much beyond pointing her to a good avenue for that kind of sale. Also, for my own liability's sake I'd...
  8. aighead

    Owner of some Heavy Equipment passed away

    Hey Gang, I just learned that my neighbor has passed away, leaving his wife with a few pieces of equipment that she has no understanding of. He's got a bulldozer (I've previously mentioned) that he was trying to get running, a skid steer, and likely some other stuff that I'm not sure about. I...
  9. aighead

    Hydraulic Attachment First Time Use

    That thing looks like it'd be mighty handy! I don't have the money to get some fancy tractor with the brush cutting arms, but something like this would rock to trim back around the yard! Honeysuckle be damned!
  10. aighead

    Small Tractors? Massey Ferguson 230?

    I used angle iron but otherwise used the suggestion above. It has worked beautifully, other than I didn't realize the weight was fairly biased toward the back of the blade. Nothing a cinder block can't cure. My welding job is hacky as per usual. Also, this is a reasonably priced blade from...
  11. aighead

    Operators and Booze

    I'm surprised how many of us know Trailer Park Boys.
  12. aighead

    Operators and Booze

    My parents were hippies and would admit to it. The ones that don't are, in my opinion, a societal problem. Nothing wrong with doing things in your past and learning from them.
  13. aighead

    Republic Oil 5% Moly #1 Heavy Duty High Temp Grease

    I'm currently using Schaeffers as well, and almost out. I looked at the price recently and almost fell off my bike. It's nice to hear of other options that are much less expensive.
  14. aighead

    Operators and Booze

    I don't have much to add to the conversation other than I'm a drinker from a family of good natured, light alcoholics. I think we all have the ability to not drink, but we enjoy having a cocktail or beer when we can. I've gotten into bourbon and to ease the expense and the amount I drink I...
  15. aighead

    Small Tractors? Massey Ferguson 230?

    That's a good suggestion, and well enough explained that I actually understand! Thanks!
  16. aighead

    Small Tractors? Massey Ferguson 230?

    Since I feel like I'm becoming known for making dumb mistakes... Can someone suggest a decent way to add a foot to the blade I have? I feel like it's an easy task but every time I feel that way I mess up, costing time and money. I want a stand, of sorts, to add to the blade, that I can fold up...
  17. aighead

    New member - advice on used backhoe

    I will add to the heavy comment. I first rented a backhoe, for a week, to take care of a list of things to do around the house. The rental made it so I had limited time and a lot of that time the ground was wetter than I realized, which led to lots of ruts, that made for a bumpy yard that still...
  18. aighead

    New member - advice on used backhoe

    Welcome to HEF @farmn I'm with @rumblecloud in my lack of knowledge, but lots of good, smart people here. I have a pre-computered New Holland lb75b (maybe) that I'm happy with, when it starts. I think most of us here would agree with @JL Sargent that pre-computer is likely the way to go. I also...
  19. aighead

    Computers anyone?

    I have a 2017 Civic Si, that has been tuned to increase the power a bit. I've read (on a computer) that sometimes that has caused the problem below and sometimes it it happens to untuned cars. I fire the car up and a couple times now all the dashboard warnings light up and every computer...
  20. aighead

    What's your hoe doing?

    I need to bone up on my volt meter skills. I don't really know anything about that junk but it's probably about time I learn... Thanks for the suggestions guys.
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