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Agri King

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Never mind the 970, 1070 & 2594, I'm hoarding. The 1175 has 15-20,000 hours she's worn out.The 1486 needed a TA etc. the 2590 has water in the pan. The NH skid steer number 3 piston doesn't move. & the 756 is waiting in line for a TA job. Can't take the cold anymore. If nutty posts 1 more no snow pic I'm going there.
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Man what a nice sized shop . And I like how well you have it lit up . How high is the ceiling in order to have that style of lights ? What type lights do you have there " When I built my shop in 1979 , I hung 8' 2 tube strip lights & lately the ballasts have been burning out . But the ballasts I need are no longer available . They now make me install a different style ballast & still be able to use the old style 8' tubes . And I can't figure out how to wire them in either because you have to change a couple existing wires around . So I'm thinking about hanging lights similar to what you are using . There's no way I could mount enough light bulbs to get atiquate lighting being that you can't buy the old style incadesent light bulbs anymore . And those stinking energy saving bulbs don't give off enough lighting to see my fingers in front of my nose .Imagine trying to rebuild a carberator with those worthless bulbs . I can't even see well enough to read anything sitting on my couch with a lamp with a 75 watt table lamp beside me . What's others think about the changes in lighting thats being forced down our throats ? God bless America , Ken
 
Eric, glad to see you are busy AND a place to stay out of the snow and cold, we have had 4" of snow the last three days here, I know so many of you have had a overload of the white stuff this year but I am still thankful for any H20 we get here and today we are heading back to almost 50 and it gets better for the next ten days, I will do my best to share the warmth with you guys. But if you want to come out for a visit that's fine with me! here is a few more pic's to "warm" your spirit's a bit more
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I don’t know about other people on here, but we’ve been stocking up on incandescent bulbs for a few years. Between my dad and my uncle, home use and farm use bulbs, I think we’re well over 5000 bulbs total, in every wattage, also halogens and anything else good that they may want to take away someday. That’s what we think of these new bulbs.
 
Sure is fun getting that engine past the hydraulic filler on the NH, isn’t it? Ever want to take a sawzall to it? Anyway, just a few helpful tips for you on that Shibaura engine. First of all, since you have trouble with a piston, there are no oversize cylinder kits available, courtesy of our EPA. The story I was told was that Shibaura was told it would have to “recertify” its engines in every cylinder oversize kit they offered, which resulted in them clearing the shelves of all oversize kits. If the bores are not in spec or considered reusable, they will have to be bored out, re-sleeved, bored, and honed back to standard size if you want to use the same block. Second thing, if there is any question there was low oil pressure, measure the bore in the timing cover where the oil pump fits. Your timing cover may be worn out (you read that right). I don’t know of a spec, but it seems that the bore should not be more than .001”-.002” bigger than the O.D. of the pump body, otherwise air will leak into the pump overnight and you’ll have no oil pressure on startup. (Ask me how I know).
 
Dam, that shop and the work lined up in it affirms passion, addiction, great work ethic, or a lot of all of those!
 
Lol. I really don't have much to complain about other than the cold. I don't have to do chores outside like some of you, milk price is real good, I have heard reports of guys getting $30. High milk price farmers seem to be in good spirits even with the never ending winter.
 
Hey Eric it's good to see they are keeping you busy, just got done with 3 IH jobs so I have had my fill a red for a while. Whats the future off the 1175? Rod.
 
Rod, the 11 had a bearing fall apart in the trans. And as I disassembled things the only thing holding other bearings together was the shaft passing threw them. The bearings fell apart in my hand. Again this tractor has mega hours of use, we are speculating at 15-20,000 hours. He is fixing it, I told him if he doesn't I will. He has owned it since the early 80's.
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Farmboy, I am not impressed with how they put these Japanese engines together. We are getting a complete reman for $4800. Only 465 hours on this one.
 
Ken, 18' walls. My uncle is an electrician so they did the wiring. I remember him saying these lights were high output, high efficiency. I know what you're saying about poor lighting, it makes working in it a real battle.
 
Hey farmerboyWI, I have the same unit with 7000 hrs. I"ve noticed the low oil pressure alarm stays on for roughly 5-8 seconds after startup.
I"m almost afraid to hook up a manual gauge and see what the actual oil pressure is while running.
I"m using 5-40 synthetic in it hoping for some protection on startup. Can a guy just put a new oil pump in and get some more life out of these things or is it on it"s last legs?
Any more information on this subject would be appreciated.
Thanks
 
Hard to say without seeing it. An actual pressure reading would be helpful, as well as how long it takes to get pressure. To replace the pump is not as simple as it should be, but at least you can do it with the engine in the machine (I think). On the L175 I worked on, the fuel tank was fitted tight around the engine, and you’d probably be able to get the timing cover off if you lift the front (fan end) of the engine. Anyway, to replace the oil pump would be replacing the port block in the engine block, which requires a special tool to slide hammer it out. Then the pump body is part of the timing gears (idler gear between crank and cam), also a cover over the internal gears, then the timing cover just to be sure (the timing cover supports the outer end of the idler gear/pump body and needs to be a close fit to hold oil in). Those engines don’t seem to last long so 7000 hrs may be as much as you can expect. I can tell you though that it won’t last long with no oil pressure at startup. I’m not accusing you, cows got to get fed somehow. The machine I worked with though they would let it run 30 sec until it shut itself down, start it up again and be fine the rest of the day. I think it lasted less than two weeks until it was knocking. So 5 sec may not be so bad. Wish I had better news for you. If I didn’t answer your questions very well, let me know. Have a good day!
 

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