Recent content by rtk

I use the John Deere long life Premix in everything and check it with the dip strips one a year when I service the vehicles for the winter. Be safe . be well .

Sounds like a plan rick, be safe, be well !!!

ya , that is some tire checking/cracking alright !!! LOL , stay off the major highways and AWAY from a SP truck enforcement unit , you would get the red windshield tag for sure !!! stay safe , keep driving slow !!!

What was the problem with the tires ?, required thread depth in the regs is 2/32 for light vehicles and 4/32 for HD over 18.000 if memory still serves me LOL !!! or were the tires dry rotted or had side wall cracking? FYI 2/32 is about the thickness of a penny , so you have to be the judge on...

Same here rick , I started working at repair shops then GM dealerships at 16 in 1966 or so after HS until 1976 . A lot has changed under the hood . You have to be proficient with electronics AND mechanical to work on anything today .

you do great work Rick !!!! BTW that is a Northeast vehicle for sure !!!!LOL It has the TITANIC LOOK , Rust !!!!

Great work Rick , Have a safe and Happy Fourth , God Bless America

Yup your basic northeast vehicle ridden in the GREAT SALT EATING CONTEST , called winter !!!! You learn how to loosen stuff with lots of HEAT !!! LOL

Rick , I have been there myself a few times !!! The bad part is nobody mentions that when they drop it off !!!! As my father used to say NO good Deed goes unpunished !!!! stay safe , be well , and don't let it get you down !!!!

I need to do that on my 1031 and have been putting that off for all those reasons !!!! LOL

For years I used portable GENSETS for backup power to my property , But you have to maintain them , get them out and set up , throw the transfer switch on the breaker panel from grid power to the genset and hope everything worked as it should . Plus most portable gensets are noisy and you had...

I installed a Cummins 22KW natural gas genset 2 years ago and we love it . It runs my home 200 amp service and my 30x40 pole barn no problem at all , It runs about 15 minutes every other week and has given us no problems . Very quiet machine as well , You are not that far from me and you are...

Ya , not a fan of it , think I will pass on this LOL

That's great . get them started young. Nothing wrong with helping him in his life journey , If you have HANDS you can always make a living , This country needs more of that and a little less social media !!! IMO , stay safe , be well

Yes you are !!! after 60 plus years it looks great !!!!