My Grandfather (I am 72) was a pro mechanic from 1907 (motorcycles) until he died in 1973. In his lifetime he bought and resurrected hundreds of motorcycles, cars, tractors and pickups. The first item on the check sheet was "engine oil". The pan or bottom came off and was cleaned out. If there was sludge he did this. With any old oil added, the motor was brought up to temperature. Then shut down and and 20 % capacity oil draine d off. Then he added kerosene (on all farms then) to full capacity,, and the engine idled for 10 minutes. It was then drained whild still quite warm. Fresh oil and filter. Start and run and check the oil and it looked like a factory fresh engine. Nowadays, Gunk sells a quart of "engine cleaner" to add to your engine and run before changing oil. Same thing, it's nothing but diesel fuel. ATF would probably work as well but you really are trying to get that sludge viscosity down.
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let�s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I�ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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