-
Old Shop Tricks
Many, many years ago I knew a guy who said he needed some gas to prime the carburetor in his car but didn't have anything to put it so he took a swig and spit it in. He was pretty proud of his improvising. Yikes!- olddavid
- Post #5
- Forum: Tractor & Farm Talk
-
Finished WC project.
These new camera phones use a lot of pixels in other words memory. On a Windows computer you can reduce the number of pixels by opening the picture with "Photo". Right click on the screen and select "resize image" and it will give you the choice of doing it by reducing pixels or by percentage...- olddavid
- Post #3
- Forum: Allis-Chalmers
-
Best Budget Friendly Digital Torque Wrench
Dad torqued the head bolts on our '48 Willys Jeep with a breakover bar and a milk scale. It worked and was probably fairly accurate. As he used to say, "poor folks have poor ways." -
Best Budget Friendly Digital Torque Wrench
The beam type is probably the most fool proof but is more strenuous to use for repeated high torque bolts such as lug nuts or head bolts. Sometimes getting into a position to read the torque without parallax errors is a problem with those. While the click type is a bit tricky to set it... -
2 inch water well casing with some gravel in the bottom couple of feet...
If you can't get the gravel out, consider driving a sand point down through the gravel to the hardpan and pump it. My guess is the water is on top of the hard pan. -
Pipe wrench question
Dad had one about 2 feet long we called a Trimo. I believe that was the manufacturer's name. It was very handy. -
The worst airfilter I have ever seen
"Never put anything off untill tomorrow. Tomorrow's too soon." -
Ferguson Tea20 starter solenoid?
Years ago, I used a Mopar alternator to convert my '61 Chevy half ton 235 over. I used the solid-state regulator as well and it work fine. It wasn't too difficult to mount, and it was already 12 volt. I had the Mopar available and the wiring harness so that's what I used. I think it might...- olddavid
- Post #27
- Forum: Tractor & Farm Talk
-
Being stranded and walking home...scooter in the trunk?
One tends to forget. I walked into a courthouse and thought of it (a tiny Swiss pin knife 2 inch blade approximately) but thought if I suddenly turned around and walked out it would arouse more suspicion than going through and saying "I didn't know until I walked in the door." He chewed me out... -
Being stranded and walking home...scooter in the trunk?
The pocket knife can cause some trouble if you are going to the courthouse or other government building. Also, at the airport if you fly. -
Starter Bendix Differences
The one on my TE-20 Lucas starter was a bear to straighten out. I saw one online replacement starter warning that if the purchaser spun the solenoid out and got it locked they would not honor the warrantee. I know why!- olddavid
- Post #13
- Forum: Ford 9N, 2N & 8N
-
-
Another junk tool?
That sounds like a good procedure if you don't get confused and do it wrong like I would. :D At work we had Helium cryogenic compressors. A couple of times we had to flush the compressors with Helium to get contaminants out. -
Another junk tool?
Good points Hobo,NC. At my old job I had to work some with high vacuum systems. Just because your gauge says it's pulling 32 inches of vacuum does not mean you have a really high vacuum. A really good mechanical vacuum pump can pull down to maybe 10 microns if you cap it off but if the... -
Another junk tool?
They tend to run hot but if you ran it for 15 minutes sucking on atmosphere it might get hotter. It might also blow oil out. You actually won't be able to tell how much moisture is in it, but it doesn't take much to cause problems. Edit: Actually, most of the water should go out the pump...
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today.
Copyright © 1997-2025 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters
Website Accessibility Policy