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    MF 3165 Starting Problems

    Hi all! This is my first post here, looking for some advice on starting issues. We have a Massey 3165, with a 4cyl gas Continental motor. It's been completely gone over mechanically, the timing is right on, it's firing good, and it's had all its fluids and filters changed. The problem that we...
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    rotory mower as stalk chopper

    You can't no-till all types of ground and get Maximum yields. Here in North east Iowa you will have yield drag with no-till many years. Also many guys around here need to incorporate manure. Another issue is loss of nutrients tied up in the corn stalks. There are some studies show this to be...
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    a tool that works as advertised...

    Jon, it is funny how things work differently for different people. I have a pair of those pliers and rarely use them. I was given them as a gift 30 years ago. Maybe its the fact I usually am working on smaller stuff that does not have much room to work in.
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    Speakin of wiring receptacles

    John T , I have wired them with the pig tails and wire nuts but they are a PIA to get in "normal" boxes. What I have found that is a better way on shallow boxes is to buy commercial grade wall receptacles. I use 20 AMP ones. The ones I am currently using do not have the Push click type of...
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    propane tank question

    It looks like someone has taken the copper line. You could need two regulators if the distance is very far from the tank to the second regulator. This is a two stage regulator regulator setup. The regulator at the tank just drops the pressure a little and then the second regulator at the home...
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    $ 60.00 Main Bearings?

    It is "nice" of the old Mechanic to work for next to nothing. I hope that you fellows that are taking stuff to him are going to take care of him when he is broke from working for nothing on your equipment. You are kind of taking advantage of the old fellow. My Great Grand Father ran a black...
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    Light Stroke recovery time????

    Well I am getting the wheels ready to go to AZ. Serviced the RV completely and put some new window vents covers on the car. Using nephew's heated shop but the glue that holds the vents on is drying real slow. So wasting some time on the NET. Right at 5 degrees right now. I should have left...
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    Old ford rear loader

    Dearborn made one. My Dad had one. It used chains and a scissors linkage to lift. It would load the old smaller manure spreaders. It beat a pick fork in hard manure by a little bit. Loafing watching my nephews changing tires. Playing with their computer.
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    JD 230 disc leaving valley in middle. Adjustment?

    My brother had one of those disk. You need to used depth stops. If you let it all the way down there is nothing controlling the disk level. You do not need to raise the wheels to make it cut. If you want to cut 6 inches deep set the stops at that then the leveling linkage will work. Also is it...
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    Motorizing a old hand crank meat grinder

    Looks like a good setup. I like seeing things build out of whatever you have around. I don't think I would have my young son throwing meat into the grinder. Watch how close he gets his fingers to the intake on that grinder. He will be called stubby if he accidentally throws just a little...
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    Just wanted to THANK the Veterans !!!!!

    I am not sure I will be around a computer tomorrow. Should be last day of dryer setting. LOL Kind of like BABY setting just quieter. I just wanted to publicly THANK all the men and women that have served this GREAT nation!!!!!!! We might not be able to speak/post/look at the stuff we do...
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    Replace my JD 420

    I would look at a Ford 3000 or 3600. They can be bought for under $5000. They would be around 40 PTO horse power. Good reliable simple tractors. Truthfully I would look for one of the Fords before I would a JD of that age or size. The JD utilities tractors of that era can have serious...
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    Hydraulic pump

    The hydraulic pump is on the right front side of the motor. It is driven off the timing gears on the front of the motor. The pump could be the weak part but the not staying up issue is in the control valve. That is under the seat. For parts and diagrams just go to jdparts.com then you can...
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    rare Dodge truck ?

    Larry here is what one looks like all prettied up.
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    Getting bored to death watching the batch dryer!!!

    Well KENT there where three machine running. Also the fields where flatter and larger than the ground that JD and his sons farm. They are getting 40-50K a day out of two JD 9660s and a JD 6620 side hill running the rough hill ground. Also this is MY post not his. So be a smarta$$ somewhere...
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