Recent content by Junk Meister

If you call the Surplus Center they will give you a few pointers on which pump to go with what size motor. You don't want to big of a pump for the motor. Upsizing the motor and pump if you are buying new will still be the same tonnage but proportionately faster cycle time. Is the HF motor...

Surplus Center in Lincoln Nebraska has the market cornered for pumps and Hyd hoses around here. No special orders only what they list in the catalog. I haven't heard any bad things and I normally swing by and do the will call thing. They do a lot of internet sales. Have the catalog to wish...

I am thinking it is some kind of ELM. The work side of your cylinder for a splitter is the extend ,, your leak is coming from the retract end.. I would think the packing is bypassing and not letting the pump kick down to the high pressure. Regardless you got a lemon in color and performance. If...

Is it possible your P/C lost its lubrication? My 056 Stihls tend to do exactly what you are describing. a dab of prime (fuel mix) in the plug hole or carb usually help me especially when the saws are cold in the winter. .. spin the saw over a few times before putting the spark plug back in...

I had a Stihl 056 and put several wraps of "Red/Green" tape on part of it put it in a pipe post (Took the cap off) and a few bars to cheat with it looks good as new. I tend to straighten many things in unconventional ways comes with the job in a repair shop and a strong armed weak minded...

Get the Electric WINDERS and DUAL EXHAUST 429/460 CID option if you can find one.

My brother just crushed one(Brown Fairmont Wagon), It was needing put out of its misery, All rusty and heartless. There was a Blue Pacer sandwiched on top for company. The load (32 ton gross not net) went out last Monday.

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Any MORE content ?? A CURIOUS READER is wondering if you managed to salvage this project.

Surge don't like to Back up Hills.

A Real "WORDWORKER" at WORK With WORDS. BRAVO!

I built a splitter for a gut 15 yrs ago. A farmer trying to get help his son get his tree business going. He had the split wood drying in fair size piles. With I think a 14' trailer and 2x12 @ 2 high he could dump the wood in with the skid loader. His son was killed in a car accident so he had...

For some reason When the topic is "The Beatles" I get images of Maxwells Silver Hammer

Looks new to me I Must be getting ancient. I remember wrapping the rope around the starter pulley on a few mowers. That was a while ago.