Got to give a hand to JB Weld, people sneer and laugh about JB Weld products but most all of them work really well and do what they say they will. You never want to have leaking gasoline over an engine but an old trick that works to do a temporary seal on a leaking fuel tank in an emergency is a bar of hand soap (bar of bath soap, etc) and just rub a corner of the dry bar of soap over the hole on the tank and it fill and seal the hole for a few days to a week for a temp fix until you can fix the tank permanently. Learned that old school trick from my dad on our farm.
Try this, throw in some nuts and bolts, nails and other metal debris. Strap it to your tractor wheel and take a few laps around the property. You'll be surprised how clean it will get. Then keep it full to minimize condensation as that is your source of the water that caused this issue.
Heres a quick fix idea! Take the bolt out of the top part of the grader blade 3-point hitch, allowing you to expand the width of the attachment area by putting a flat washer on the inside of each side of the bar going back to the blade to open up the top of your 3-point hitch. Now replace the bolt that holds the top of the 3-point hitch together on the implement with a longer one and you have opened up the area that you attach your top bar of the 3-pt hitch to allow you to use any of your top hitch bars
So nice of a viewer to know exactly what you needed, and to generously/caringly send them to you out of the goodness of their heart! I love hearing when things like that happen! Thank you for sharing Evan! 😘
Evan to bad your new wood crates wouldn't just drop right in to your wood cart. Would save you moving the wood by hand so often. Such an easy change out when another load of wood needed. The house you could just set one crate on the porch with the tractor and change out as needed. Wishing you all the best with the coming snow. D
After 65 years prepping for snow and ice storms, I finally retired to the sun belt, but really enjoyed watching you get ready for the bad weather. Brought back fond memories! Tip for drying out the gas tank, or any tight space, stuff a few shop towels inside, and blast them with compressed air. The towels will fly all around inside the tank, and hit every nook and cranny. Then just fish them out with a piece of wire. Great video, as always! Stay safe through the storm!
One of the best tank patches I used on a 8N ford tank with multiple holes in it was two packs of JB Weld tmixed together and thinned with laquer thinner?paint thinner/acetone, whateverand a cotton sheet or old pillow case cut to fit, lay the sheet over the leak ares and saturate with the thinned JB. work it in with something like a wide putty scraper or bondo spreader. We first tried a commercial tank patch kit and it fell off after it cured. the cotton sheet patch is still holding after nearly 40 years.
Same here in Ireland snow,which we normally dont get,last snow was 7 years ago.🇮🇪☘️☃️☃️we now have an amber warning.all i have is a shovel,brush n gas camping lamp,lots of firewood.🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
You can buy tank liner , the one I used was catalyzed took 24 hours at 65 F to cure and would repair pin holes , it worked perfectly on a 10 hp tiller I restored that had several small rusty drip spots .
Evap-o-rust, and a boat load of nuts, bolts, chunks of Jack chain Etc.. and agitate, agitate, agitate, and repeat James Condon has worked on this very genny on His channel. That is mostly what He does, Rehabbing Gensets for re-ssle .. Thanks Guys....
Fuel tank fix: Gravel shaken around a lot then Red Kote the inside to seal up the "crud" which is invariably left after cleaning. Always enjoy your videos. J.B. weld that gauge shut with an electric box "knock-out" disk.
In the past I have used for of the "Ospho" inside of the gas tank to stop the rust. Not to mention it may add an extra layer inside of the tank over the leak. Just a thought. I have a gas tank I repaired 4 years ago and have not had any issues since.
I think I'd be looking to see if I could get a new tank. Watching you while eating breakfast before unloading 50 square bales that I picked up at day break. Waiting for word on my generator that I dropped off last night (I am not a mechanic). I still have more wood I need to stack yet, and I am sure I will have to cut some and split some. We are supposed to get rain/freezing rain/snow in any order or combination over the next 2 days. And I'm an old woman doing it all myself. (I did have help loading the hay)
When you have water in a tank use a small quantity of acetone to absorb the water. Save the mix since you can use it several times. The acetone will evaporate very quickly leaving a clean tank. Careful, acetone is flammable.
I only use ethanol free gas in my equipment. I went a year without running one of my chainsaws, and it fired up in two pulls. Same thing with my log splitter. It lasts a lot longer than regular type fuel.
That tank will start leaking again 😢 Best to eBay one and watch the generator extremely close if you have to use it, I use the eBay tanks all the time on customer generators 😊
@@vaughnburrows It's simple, drill it out later or you could prevent it from happening in the first place with a cork, a bolt or even a paper towel from the outside.
Your equipment yard is not complete unless you have a 6 or 7 foot t-post included to aid in moving equipment to aide in connecting hitch. Doesn’t have to be t-posts but a pipe or something similar. Easier on the back! Good luck on continued weather prep!
A couple of things you should stock up on. Starting fluid, (ether), some good penetrating oil like Kroll, and you might invest in another oxygen and acetylene tanks Some Sunday you may need that torch really bad and be out of one of the gasses. Even a small set of tanks will hold you over until Monday, don't ask me how I now. Then you use up the spares and get them filled at a later date also. Here's hoping you get through this storm in good shape and able to help neighbors if needed. Take care, jack
Evan unrelated thought unsure if you like sausage but me make our own we mix pork moose and deer meat equal amounts with spices we think it is real good just a thought
I had a 1976 Firebird long ago that got a small hole due to a rock. Some friends patched it with a plastic cap to fill the hole and a muffler repair kit to seal it. When I traded it off several years later it was still holding.
I love how I haven’t watched in a little while and I think “I wonder what CVA is doing to prep for the storm. You have the same gen and problem I do. Mine is a back up as well and I planned on working on it if snowed in. Best-
Get some gas tank liquid liner stuff that coats the inside with a vinyl-like film. That stuff is great, once the inside of the tank is clean and dry, and creates a non-rust coating inside the tank, and even covers pin holes.
I had a friend in high school who did that to an old motorcycle gas tank. It ended up looking new. I think it was an epoxy liquid that you poured in, rotated the tank to coat several times, then pour out the excess. Amazing stuff. I’m surprised more people don’t use it on old equipment.
For your bucket a company makes attachments called Edge Tamers. They make it easier to plow a rock driveway so it skims the rocks and keeps them from gathering into the bucket. I'm been trying to find some for my rear blade but may have to build some. Here in Missouri we are suppose to get around one inch of freezing rain, oh boy! I don't mind the snow. You almost need a blade in the front end and a snowblower in the back.
@@m9ovich785That’s what a co-worker did, sort of. He cut a slot in a pipe, fitted it over the cutter, rigged a bolt to hold each end, and plowed snow off gravel with it.
I didn’t maintain my generator and learned the hard way that you’ve got to start it periodically and keep the gas fresh. I had a bypass switch installed and the generator will power the entire house including the geothermal system. Luckily we have only had to use it a couple of times but it is nice to have.
Years ago when I bought a lawn mower and it had a plastic fuel tank I was calling it junk..Now after having a couple of metal tanks go like your is , I would have nuthing but plastic.
I actually used that stuff on a gas tank on my truck I made it into a point in in shoved it up in the hole and the gas is literally running out of it at that point in time and it worked beautifully
Evan, your channels are engaging and making me think of many questions. I am interested in your plans for the dairy cows. Are you planning to make cheese and butter? Are you going to build a small milk-handling facility? Thank you.
You might consider using straight gas, because having this kind of a problem can be eliminated because it won’t go bad if it sits, especially if you need it in a hurry, trust 2025 is happy healthy and productive for you and yours
Seems like you may have been able to remove one of the nuts on top of the yoke on the blade to widen the connection for the adjustable top bar. But that is how EVERY job goes on the farm. A 5-minute fix takes an hour! Nice job! Have to be a boy scout …always prepared. Keep it up! Nice seeing you both…HAPPY NEW YEARS
I’m sure someone mentioned it already…. But using marbles to aggregate the inside of the gas tank works wonders and they come out of the tank easily! Holy moly your ole tank gauge is definitely leaking. I know you take care of your equipment. Side note: today’s corn gas additive sucks for carburetors! And looks like you need to strap a boat tank on top of it! lol plastic tank replacement is the way to go… lasts forever…or get the ole welder out and weld a patch in it without blowing golf ball sized holes in it welding think CHINA metal … good luck
I commend you for your perseverance Evan! You continue to overcome obstacles with a great disposition. (Either that, or you do a ton of editing) 😉People down her are panicking too. Kentucky looks like the bulls eye at this point. Good luck!!! Murfreesboro, TN
If that JB Weld doesn't do the job, clean the area again and then use solder with a hot electric iron that will sort it. Seen a former colleague use gas torches on fuel tanks, he would drain them and then fill them with exhaust fumes whilst working on the tan, never ever saw him have one light up on him.
Make room in the carport or the barn for that mint round baler of yours, all the old farmers who I have worked with and learned from have always said always keeping your round and square balers in the shed especially over winter is a must! I would sooner let my tractors sit outside as they have less moving parts and belts that can deteriorate!
Thank you for sharing & caring about helping others. Prayers and blessings to you, Rebecca and family certainly all your livestock. It's an axiomatic truth that when it rains it pours. Not just with rain, snow and ice but, with things going haywire 😢😮. Difficulties do grow patience.
Evan, you need to give some serious attention to the area along the side of the barn. Erosion is a serious issue that becomes impossible to repair if it erodes under the concrete.
I’d pull that bolt out of the top of the blade hitch and put in a slightly wider spacer to spread the space out a little bit. Only looks like you need about a 1/4 inch or so. Next project I’d undertake would be to build or buy a quick hitch for your 3 point tools and put the quick connect pins on all the pickup points. Continually climbing on/off that tractor has got to be getting old.
I have had good luck with goop adhesive on fuel tanks, and what happened to the case tractor, would make a good generator tractor to keep hours off new tractors
The power steering on the case tractor starts swealing when you rev up the tractor. The belt is new and tight and I have used belt dressing. No luck. The power steering pump was empty when I got the tractor so I think the power steering pump and gear box needs rebuilt. So I only the tractor just above idle. So it wouldn't run the generator.
Evan, I do hope you guys will be okay. It's the ice that causes all the problems for sure. I'll be watching the weather close since some of my kids are in Terre Haute. Hunker down and hopefully it's watching movies and drinking cocoa.
I got the tractor reconfigured today for snow, but I did leave the mower deck on. It was too cold to fight with it. I should be able to clear any snow with the bucket and the blade to give it plenty of clearance. I really need to build a barn/garage to keep everything inside on a level surface. Best of luck with the storm. Hopefully it’s much ado about nothing.
You might want to try non-ethanol gas in the generator since it sets around and doesn't run that often. I've been told that should run the generator and put load on it to prevent it from going bad, every so often. John
Bought that exact generator after Hurricane Sandy came in. I used it just last year and ran the gas out. I thought it was a plastic tank but I'm not going in the cold to check it out. I do use the treatment for the gas. I'm not close to no alcohol gas.
With the storm so close, not the time to spend the time doing it...but with your fabricating skills at the level they are, I'm just wondering if fabricating a plow blade for the front of the tractor, that swivels, is something you could/would do for future Winter storms. Stay safe you all...doesn't sound like this is going to be as bad as the 1967 snow storm my family lived through in Dolton, IL, but still bad enough for a whole lot of us...even here in Louisville, KY. Stay safe and warm, all those that this is going to affect/impact!!
Better safe than sorry when it comes time for a snowstorm and freezing rain is nothing to laugh at. It’s very dangerous.
From Winnipeg Manitoba
Got to give a hand to JB Weld, people sneer and laugh about JB Weld products but most all of them work really well and do what they say they will. You never want to have leaking gasoline over an engine but an old trick that works to do a temporary seal on a leaking fuel tank in an emergency is a bar of hand soap (bar of bath soap, etc) and just rub a corner of the dry bar of soap over the hole on the tank and it fill and seal the hole for a few days to a week for a temp fix until you can fix the tank permanently. Learned that old school trick from my dad on our farm.
Always run your generator until it stops and then store it. Don’t leave any in the tank!
@@JohnHaynes-hj6ex until you forget lol
Try this, throw in some nuts and bolts, nails and other metal debris. Strap it to your tractor wheel and take a few laps around the property. You'll be surprised how clean it will get. Then keep it full to minimize condensation as that is your source of the water that caused this issue.
Youve been watching diesel creek. 😂
@@thaddeustroyer Why yes I do but this trick is way older than either of us.
@rickalexander9059 lol, true 👍 I've been doing long before I saw DC doing it too.
Deboss Garage used a chain.😂
@hanselgretel8563 probably a better option, 🧲 magnet one of the links and pull the rest out, saves time and effort 👌
Evan, take out the bolt below your top link and add a couple of washers to spread it apart to match your top link.
Those wheels are definitely a game changer! Nice design with the box as well
Heres a quick fix idea!
Take the bolt out of the top part of the grader blade 3-point hitch, allowing you to expand the width of the attachment area by putting a flat washer on the inside of each side of the bar going back to the blade to open up the top of your 3-point hitch. Now replace the bolt that holds the top of the 3-point hitch together on the implement with a longer one and you have opened up the area that you attach your top bar of the 3-pt hitch to allow you to use any of your top hitch bars
JB weld makes great adhesives, it literally makes aplications for any repair, its never failed me yet.
Wow the wood box is great now
So nice of a viewer to know exactly what you needed, and to generously/caringly send them to you out of the goodness of their heart! I love hearing when things like that happen! Thank you for sharing Evan! 😘
We here in Newfoundland Canada are getting your storm tomorrow.. too bad you guys are so generous 😂
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Most people just don’t understand the struggles of putting on 3pt equipment. I ground my top link one time to make it fit
Always enjoy the content! Thank you and happy New Years!
Evan to bad your new wood crates wouldn't just drop right in to your wood cart. Would save you moving the wood by hand so often. Such an easy change out when another load of wood needed. The house you could just set one crate on the porch with the tractor and change out as needed.
Wishing you all the best with the coming snow. D
You got something there, great idea.
You have such a good disposition, taking everything in stride 😊.
After 65 years prepping for snow and ice storms, I finally retired to the sun belt, but really enjoyed watching you get ready for the bad weather. Brought back fond memories! Tip for drying out the gas tank, or any tight space, stuff a few shop towels inside, and blast them with compressed air. The towels will fly all around inside the tank, and hit every nook and cranny. Then just fish them out with a piece of wire. Great video, as always! Stay safe through the storm!
We spent all day preparing too. I think we’re as ready as we’re gonna get for this one. The only thing I need is a backup power source for my well.
Stay safe and stay warm everyone!
I like the easy way of just getting a replacement tank, less chance of a repeat clog of rust and keep a gas stabil in it
One of the best tank patches I used on a 8N ford tank with multiple holes in it was two packs of JB Weld tmixed together and thinned with laquer thinner?paint thinner/acetone, whateverand a cotton sheet or old pillow case cut to fit, lay the sheet over the leak ares and saturate with the thinned JB. work it in with something like a wide putty scraper or bondo spreader. We first tried a commercial tank patch kit and it fell off after it cured. the cotton sheet patch is still holding after nearly 40 years.
Love that you not only prepared for yourselves but also prepared to help others. Good luck for the best outcome. ⛄️
Same here in Ireland snow,which we normally dont get,last snow was 7 years ago.🇮🇪☘️☃️☃️we now have an amber warning.all i have is a shovel,brush n gas camping lamp,lots of firewood.🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
Hoping for all the best as you guys are smack dab in the center of the most impacted area according to the forecast.
The whole key to survival is preparation. So many people will not be prepared for what’s coming. Good job. You’re living the dream.
Thanks Evan! Always enjoy your channel! Thanks Rebekah!
You can buy tank liner , the one I used was catalyzed took 24 hours at 65 F to cure and would repair pin holes , it worked perfectly on a 10 hp tiller I restored that had several small rusty drip spots .
Evap-o-rust, and a boat load of nuts, bolts, chunks of Jack chain Etc.. and agitate, agitate, agitate, and repeat
James Condon has worked on this very genny on His channel.
That is mostly what He does, Rehabbing Gensets for re-ssle ..
Thanks Guys....
Your not the only one that has small engine problems. Our wood .
Always something to do around a farm. It's just a matter of categorizing what comes first!
Fuel tank fix: Gravel shaken around a lot then Red Kote the inside to seal up the "crud" which is invariably left after cleaning. Always enjoy your videos. J.B. weld that gauge shut with an electric box "knock-out" disk.
Better fuel tank fix… convert generator to propane!
The fuel filter looks like the same as my Suzuki DR650 motorcycle filter. If there's a motorsports place nearby, they should have them.
Try running non ethanol gas it it, that will help with it gumming up and rusting
That’s a fact, I’m a small engine mechanic 😊
Great video Evan and Rebekah
In the past I have used for of the "Ospho" inside of the gas tank to stop the rust. Not to mention it may add an extra layer inside of the tank over the leak. Just a thought. I have a gas tank I repaired 4 years ago and have not had any issues since.
JB Weld was the right route to go for patching that gas tank! I trust JB more than any other epoxy brand.
JB weld I use it a lot to it really good for lots of jobs
Evan, you're a good Boy Scout! Be Prepared!!
I think I'd be looking to see if I could get a new tank.
Watching you while eating breakfast before unloading 50 square bales that I picked up at day break. Waiting for word on my generator that I dropped off last night (I am not a mechanic). I still have more wood I need to stack yet, and I am sure I will have to cut some and split some. We are supposed to get rain/freezing rain/snow in any order or combination over the next 2 days. And I'm an old woman doing it all myself. (I did have help loading the hay)
When you have water in a tank use a small quantity of acetone to absorb the water. Save the mix since you can use it several times. The acetone will evaporate very quickly leaving a clean tank. Careful, acetone is flammable.
I only use ethanol free gas in my equipment. I went a year without running one of my chainsaws, and it fired up in two pulls. Same thing with my log splitter. It lasts a lot longer than regular type fuel.
That tank will start leaking again 😢
Best to eBay one and watch the generator extremely close if you have to use it, I use the eBay tanks all the time on customer generators 😊
Save that gas tank, Eastman sells a pour in liner that should fix that weeper.
How do you stop the line from cloging the fuel exit hole?
@@vaughnburrows It's simple, drill it out later or you could prevent it from happening in the first place with a cork, a bolt or even a paper towel from the outside.
@ Got it thanks.
Your equipment yard is not complete unless you have a 6 or 7 foot t-post included to aid in moving equipment to aide in connecting hitch. Doesn’t have to be t-posts but a pipe or something similar. Easier on the back! Good luck on continued weather prep!
A couple of things you should stock up on. Starting fluid, (ether), some good penetrating oil like Kroll, and you might invest in another oxygen and acetylene tanks Some Sunday you may need that torch really bad and be out of one of the gasses. Even a small set of tanks will hold you over until Monday, don't ask me how I now. Then you use up the spares and get them filled at a later date also.
Here's hoping you get through this storm in good shape and able to help neighbors if needed.
Take care,
jack
Evan unrelated thought unsure if you like sausage but me make our own we mix pork moose and deer meat equal amounts with spices we think it is real good just a thought
I had a 1976 Firebird long ago that got a small hole due to a rock. Some friends patched it with a plastic cap to fill the hole and a muffler repair kit to seal it. When I traded it off several years later it was still holding.
I love how I haven’t watched in a little while and I think “I wonder what CVA is doing to prep for the storm. You have the same gen and problem I do. Mine is a back up as well and I planned on working on it if snowed in. Best-
Get some gas tank liquid liner stuff that coats the inside with a vinyl-like film. That stuff is great, once the inside of the tank is clean and dry, and creates a non-rust coating inside the tank, and even covers pin holes.
I had a friend in high school who did that to an old motorcycle gas tank. It ended up looking new. I think it was an epoxy liquid that you poured in, rotated the tank to coat several times, then pour out the excess. Amazing stuff. I’m surprised more people don’t use it on old equipment.
split a 2 inch pipe on one side the length of the blade, slide it on your blade, tack it on. it will ride on top of the rocks and push snow.
For your bucket a company makes attachments called Edge Tamers. They make it easier to plow a rock driveway so it skims the rocks and keeps them from gathering into the bucket. I'm been trying to find some for my rear blade but may have to build some. Here in Missouri we are suppose to get around one inch of freezing rain, oh boy! I don't mind the snow. You almost need a blade in the front end and a snowblower in the back.
I changed to a piece of black Pipe welded to an old cutting edge.
@@m9ovich785That’s what a co-worker did, sort of. He cut a slot in a pipe, fitted it over the cutter, rigged a bolt to hold each end, and plowed snow off gravel with it.
@@johnsadler8637 Mine is in a Slot too.
Just welded on. I only take it off if I need the back Blade during the summer
Glad you got generator ready to go. You and Rebekah keep safe and warm!
Thanks 😊
I didn’t maintain my generator and learned the hard way that you’ve got to start it periodically and keep the gas fresh. I had a bypass switch installed and the generator will power the entire house including the geothermal system. Luckily we have only had to use it a couple of times but it is nice to have.
The inline fuel filter is a *screen* not a *filter* - when you find them at the store buy *TWO* so you have a spare.
Years ago when I bought a lawn mower and it had a plastic fuel tank I was calling it junk..Now after having a couple of metal tanks go like your is , I would have nuthing but plastic.
straight j b weld did transfer mytruck 15 years ago still holding case on b4st stuff
I actually used that stuff on a gas tank on my truck I made it into a point in in shoved it up in the hole and the gas is literally running out of it at that point in time and it worked beautifully
Nice hoodie!
Evan, your channels are engaging and making me think of many questions. I am interested in your plans for the dairy cows. Are you planning to make cheese and butter? Are you going to build a small milk-handling facility? Thank you.
You should take that bolt off add a couple large washers to widen that top link hookup
State of Kansas issued state emergency through at least Monday . I have 3’ drifts from the high winds, snow on top of ice. Stay safe!
Evan All the ethanol in the fuel absorbed the humidity in the air and messed up the fuel tank . All thanks to ethanol fuel
You might consider using straight gas, because having this kind of a problem can be eliminated because it won’t go bad if it sits, especially if you need it in a hurry, trust 2025 is happy healthy and productive for you and yours
Seems like you may have been able to remove one of the nuts on top of the yoke on the blade to widen the connection for the adjustable top bar. But that is how EVERY job goes on the farm. A 5-minute fix takes an hour! Nice job! Have to be a boy scout …always prepared. Keep it up! Nice seeing you both…HAPPY NEW YEARS
I don’t think there is a chance for us to miss this weather!
That was nice of them!😊
I’m sure someone mentioned it already…. But using marbles to aggregate the inside of the gas tank works wonders and they come out of the tank easily! Holy moly your ole tank gauge is definitely leaking. I know you take care of your equipment. Side note: today’s corn gas additive sucks for carburetors! And looks like you need to strap a boat tank on top of it! lol plastic tank replacement is the way to go… lasts forever…or get the ole welder out and weld a patch in it without blowing golf ball sized holes in it welding think CHINA metal … good luck
I commend you for your perseverance Evan! You continue to overcome obstacles with a great disposition. (Either that, or you do a ton of editing) 😉People down her are panicking too. Kentucky looks like the bulls eye at this point. Good luck!!! Murfreesboro, TN
Screw a screw part of the way into the hole gives the JB more to hold on to.
so Surreal watching this video in Australia, current temp 104f. I hope the storms are not to bad.
That stuff works good
For ur rear blade . Buy a section of black pipe cut a slit in it from end to end and slide it onto the blade
I already did. But haven't had time to install it.
No snow here in Minnesota but it’s -5
If that JB Weld doesn't do the job, clean the area again and then use solder with a hot electric iron that will sort it. Seen a former colleague use gas torches on fuel tanks, he would drain them and then fill them with exhaust fumes whilst working on the tan, never ever saw him have one light up on him.
Glad you got things ready for the storms that will be coming. Stay safe and keep up the great videos. Fred and Family..
Make room in the carport or the barn for that mint round baler of yours, all the old farmers who I have worked with and learned from have always said always keeping your round and square balers in the shed especially over winter is a must! I would sooner let my tractors sit outside as they have less moving parts and belts that can deteriorate!
JB weld will do it. If you have a crack. Drill small hole in each end of the crack. Then put jb on it.
I've been hauling wood, too. I have other forms of heat BUT, my philosophy is "one is none". I always try to have at least 3 resources.
Be safe through the storm
When the cows bump u they r showing u love.
Thank you for sharing & caring about helping others. Prayers and blessings to you, Rebecca and family certainly all your livestock. It's an axiomatic truth that when it rains it pours. Not just with rain, snow and ice but, with things going haywire 😢😮. Difficulties do grow patience.
Evan, you need to give some serious attention to the area along the side of the barn. Erosion is a serious issue that becomes impossible to repair if it erodes under the concrete.
Hope you all stay safe when this winter storm comes.
I’d pull that bolt out of the top of the blade hitch and put in a slightly wider spacer to spread the space out a little bit. Only looks like you need about a 1/4 inch or so. Next project I’d undertake would be to build or buy a quick hitch for your 3 point tools and put the quick connect pins on all the pickup points. Continually climbing on/off that tractor has got to be getting old.
get a blade for your side by side and call it good! For the little bit of snow you get it will work great!
I think if you had a solid bottom in the firewood box it would keep all those small pieces from falling to the floor and hanging up the caster wheels.
Try a power washer or put a couple of shovels of 3/4" blur stone and figger a way to tumble it.
Another way to repair the leaky gas tank, is to use an electric soldering gun. I've done that many times.
Enjoyed video! Always good to be prepared! 😊
I have had good luck with goop adhesive on fuel tanks, and what happened to the case tractor, would make a good generator tractor to keep hours off new tractors
The power steering on the case tractor starts swealing when you rev up the tractor. The belt is new and tight and I have used belt dressing. No luck. The power steering pump was empty when I got the tractor so I think the power steering pump and gear box needs rebuilt. So I only the tractor just above idle. So it wouldn't run the generator.
Evan, I do hope you guys will be okay. It's the ice that causes all the problems for sure. I'll be watching the weather close since some of my kids are in Terre Haute. Hunker down and hopefully it's watching movies and drinking cocoa.
Fingers crossed!
Pete puts some bolts in the tank puts cover on it and hooks it to the tractor tire and rotates it awhile and then empties it
Good morning, guys!
I got the tractor reconfigured today for snow, but I did leave the mower deck on. It was too cold to fight with it. I should be able to clear any snow with the bucket and the blade to give it plenty of clearance. I really need to build a barn/garage to keep everything inside on a level surface.
Best of luck with the storm. Hopefully it’s much ado about nothing.
You might want to try non-ethanol gas in the generator since it sets around and doesn't run that often. I've been told that should run the generator and put load on it to prevent it from going bad, every so often. John
Thx
Bought that exact generator after Hurricane Sandy came in. I used it just last year and ran the gas out. I thought it was a plastic tank but I'm not going in the cold to check it out. I do use the treatment for the gas. I'm not close to no alcohol gas.
Pot 15 gas tank seal works great
Great vidieo SEE YALL Later!
With the storm so close, not the time to spend the time doing it...but with your fabricating skills at the level they are, I'm just wondering if fabricating a plow blade for the front of the tractor, that swivels, is something you could/would do for future Winter storms. Stay safe you all...doesn't sound like this is going to be as bad as the 1967 snow storm my family lived through in Dolton, IL, but still bad enough for a whole lot of us...even here in Louisville, KY. Stay safe and warm, all those that this is going to affect/impact!!
WOW your casters have grown up....