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    finding parts

    For hydraulic seal kits try http://www.maxxhyd.com. They have complete kits for many applications and single components for when that is all you need. I have used them for several years and have always been satisfied. Dr Ed
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    Credit cards?

    I carry 3 credit cards but usually only use two because I am mad at one company or another. I have never lost a penny with a credit card. A girl got my wife's a few year ago and ran up $850 at Walmart. Not too smart, she went to jail for a year. Just never, ever pay them interest! If you...
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    distance between neighbors

    I lived and farmed for many years in eastern Montana. Closest neighbor was 1 mile, then 1 at 2 miles, 2 at 3 miles and next one 5 miles. Kind of lonesome in the winter! Hospital was 75 miles, 30 of which was gravel road. 100 mile round trip to go to church or out to dinner. Started with my...
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    Tractor Restoration

    "Just basic seals, gaskets, muffler, steering wheel and other misc. parts." This amounts to nearly a complete teardown and rebuild. The last tractor that I did a minor tune up and paint job like that, a 1947 JD B w/o electric start, cost the customer $6,000. Of course the tractor looked and...
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    IHC 715 Grain Pan Apron

    These are for rotary combines only. IH quit making conventional combines in 1978. I doubt if anyone is making new pans for a 40 year old machine. The best bet is to try to find a used one that is not too bad or bit the bullet and get a good fabricator and build one. They should not be that...
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    IHC 715 Grain Pan

    It should be the same as a 403 or 151 before that. The 151 had a weak grain pan that would break and we replaced them with new 403 pans. First pull the sieves and then take the hanger arms off of the sides (2 on each side) and pull the shaft that goes through the pitman drive arms and the...
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    6600 Straw walker horn

    My experience has been that, although they seem a good idea, they seldom work when needed. They will fill with chaff and straw and bind the micro-switch so that it cannot move. You must clean them regularly and it is surprising how fast the switches can fill up again. This was in wheat and...
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    Sioux valve grinder parts

    They should be standard belts. Mine look like A section belts. Take one down to NAPA or a similar place that stocks belts and they should be able to match them. Stones are available many places, look on the internet -- Google and/or ebay. They come in different angles, diameters and center...
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    Seismic testing on your property?

    GET PAID IN ADVANCE -- ALWAYS!! Contract is no good because they are GONE. If they are on your property without your permission or signed agreement, tell them to get off NOW, just roll up the wire and leave until you get a written agreement in place -- ORAL MEANS NOTHING, it just lets them...
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    Tractor census....

    3 - Allis Chalmers G 2 - Allis Chalmers W Speed Patrol 2 - Allis Chalmers A 1 - Sheppard SD3 1 - Oliver 60 standard 1 - John Deere 855 hydrostat
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    Corn chopping problem

    Be sure that the air inlet, usually under the chopping cylinder, is open. It can get plugged with wet stuff early in the season or just get filled up. No air, no blow. Also check that there is not a piece of loose tin hanging in the discharge or the blower paddles are not worn out. A patch...
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    Ethanol revisited, again

    The killer in ethanol production is the distillation process and the cost to transform the waste products into saleable form. The economic cost of the corn input stock is easy, just divide the market price by 2.7 gallon of ethanol per bushel of corn. I.e. $5.40 / 2.7 = $2.00 corn cost per...
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    Corn silage (again)

    Cubing alfalfa works because it has high protein. A little water is added to very dry alfalfa which then forms a kind of glue which holds the cube together. If you have tried to cube weedy alfalfa hay you will find that it will not cube. Corn silage would be the same plus it would never get...
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    newbie tractor owner - operation on steep grade

    Get a small crawler, JD 40C or similar with a PTO and wide track gauge. It will not tip on any normal hill that a cow can navigate. Wide front end tractors are more stable than tricycle front. Wide setting of rear wheels in the range of 70 to 80 inches plus chloride or water in the tires will...
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    STARTING A DETROIT

    They used to hold a rag soaked in gasoline up to the intake pipe. Ether is a whole lot easier. Just use a little bit and it won't hurt a thing. Cheaper than wearing out a starter. Probably the engine is old and tired and just needs a little kick to get it going in the morning, kind of like me!
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