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    How should I handle milkweed & dogsbane in hay for h

    Your reply made me laugh. Thanks for that. No, not on Facebook. My mother-in-law is on Facebook literally all day long. I actively avoid it, for that, and many other reasons. I was reading about plant toxicity (concerning horses) mostly on extension services websites. It seemed like...
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    How should I handle milkweed & dogsbane in hay for h

    Thank you for the response. It is what I was hoping to hear also. My thought was that I might go as far as fluffing the bales when I feed them, so it makes it easier for them to pick out the good stuff.
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    How should I handle milkweed & dogsbane in hay for h

    I will soon be baling for feeding horses. The field that I want to use has great grass, but also has milkweek and dogsbane (sometimes called false milkweed) in it, both of which are said to be poisonous to horse. I really dread the thought of walking through the field and picking those out...
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    When is the chance of rain too high for cutting hay?

    I cut hay for my horses. I used to use the rule that if I had 4 or 5 days where the chance of rain was no greater than 20%, I'd cut. One year, using that rule, I cut my hay. It dried for one day, then the rain started. The rain was heavy and continued for five straight days. Now I'm a...
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    Which weight of sisal twine is best in NH 273 baler?

    I use a New Holland 273 baler. I'm trying sisal twine for the first time this year. I found two different strengths (at Tractor Supply Co.). One is rated at 350 pounds and has 9000 feet. The other is rated at 425 and has 7200 feet. The 425 is slightly more expensive than the 350...
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    Why would a pivot pin on wobble drive break NH 469 Haybi

    I had a little play in the bottom bearing of the wobble arm on my New Holland 469 Haybine. I investigated and found that the arm's pivot pin (parts book calls it a "support") had broken off from the baseplate. I've attached an image of it. It is #2 on the attached diagram. Is there something...
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    How can I remove Sludge from a Ford 800 Differential?

    Thanks. I chose the easier (and quicker) option. After the last diesel rinse, I left the drain-plug out and am letting it drip all night to try to get as much of the diesel fuel out as possible. Do I need to do anything else after that to try to get rid of diesel residue, or will it be ready...
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    How can I remove Sludge from a Ford 800 Differential?

    When I pulled the plug on my Ford 800's differential, to drain the fluid, nothing came out. I had to poke through a layer of sludge in order to get fluid to start coming out. I used a flexible brush to reach up into the housing, through the plug-hole, and got some additional sludge out that...
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    800 Very hot exhaust, temp gauge normal, sputtering

    I finally got back to this issue. Dean was right to suspect the advance mechanism. It seems that was/is the problem. I checked the timing at the three RPM points, as suggested in the manual. The timing was advancing with RPMs, but not nearly as much as it should. This evening I set the...
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    Ford 800 (172 engine) Mechanical Advance Question

    My 800-series tractor is an 850. The serial number is 70***, so from what I could find, it was produced in 1955. On the current distributor, there is a plate that has only a few markings (I'll attach a picture). Based on this information, I found that it should take an FDN-12127-A...
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    Ford 800 (172 engine) Mechanical Advance Question

    The cam was free on the shaft. The cam and weights were moving quite freely. I removed the retaining ring and was able to pull the cam-and-weight assembly off of the shaft. I'll attach a picture of the bottom of it, showing the springs. I'll certainly clean it up while it is off. Do the...
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    Ford 800 (172 engine) Mechanical Advance Question

    My advance is not working properly. The timing advances a little, as RPMs increase, but not very far. The weights move freely. I've attached some pictures of the weights. In one picture I pushed the weights all the way out. I then let the weights return as far as they would on their own...
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    Ford 800 - Which thermostat (degrees) of 5, should I use?

    I have a Ford 800 (actually an 850). I looked in the parts manual for the replacement thermostat, and it lists four options. They are 168, 172, 180 and 188. On this site's store there is one option and it doesn't match any of the above. It is 160. The 160 is also what the local Ford/New Holland...
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    800 Very hot exhaust, temp gauge normal, sputtering

    Thanks Glen (and Dean). I'll check on that too.
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    800 Very hot exhaust, temp gauge normal, sputtering

    Thank you for your concern Marlin, but I disagree with your assessment of this situation. I believe this is an issue that I can safely resolve myself, with the help of contributors to this forum, but without taking the tractor to a "professional". The fuel got that hot when I was cutting hay...
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