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In inflation adjusted real world cost, many appliances are less expensive, while labor is higher. Thus more replacements and fewer repairs. But the true cost of cars has increased, mostly due to all the government mandated crap installed, plus excessive regulation. If GM was allowed to sell a...

KYB = Keep Your Bilsteins

I suspect several fluids may be compatible with that application. I’m sure they are better than what was available in 1959. One concern is compatibility with what I have, including some rather ancient seals. I recently read that, while I used Dexron III in the torque converter in place of the...

I’m not exactly talking “compact tractor,” but this is the thread I found with discussion of ATF in loader hydraulics. My 60+ year old Massey Ferguson 204 specifies “Type A“ ATF in its hydraulics and its “ReversOmatic” torque converter. Closet thing today is Dexron III so that’s what I put in...

I’ve had the same stick welder for 40 years. Was looking at home plasma cutters, read that of the various low cost lines, PrimeWeld has live customer support that is very good. I’ve been thinking to learn TIG and the PrimeWeld CT-520DP will do TIG, stick, and plasma cutting with pilot arc, but...

I think Snap-On really shafts their independent franchise guys in the tool trucks. The pricing comes from Corporate, not the guy in the truck trying to make a living - and having product pushed on him by Corporate. I’ll stick with my preference for older tools. Let’s see: Stepmom’s first...

As a retired guy who turns wrenches, I’ve given up on shopping by brand. Mostly I look for OLD tools. The Craftsman (and Ward’s PowrKraft) that I bought 40+ years ago are good. The ones I inherited from Dad are better. Project Farm recently did a comparison of adjustable wrenches (Crescent is a...

Well... I was looking for info on high mileage oil - mainly because last stop at WM they were out of Castrol Edge 5-30 but had High Mileage Edge 5-30 for the same price - so I bought that. I chuckled at the label graphic of an odometer at 75K. Our lowest mileage vehicle is the 1986 F250 with...

Thanks for the info, MolaKule. It's a chaallenge translating 1959 specs (I looked up the serial number on my MF 204) to the fluids of 2018. I did find all mineral 80 or 90W for the trans and diff (and internal hydraulics for the three point). The 1959 spec. calls for Type A trans fluid in...

Interesting. I just bought an old Massey Ferguson 204, with "reverse-o-matic" torque converter, and I'm beginning the process of learning the correct fluids. I believe the manual said hydraulics used 80-90 gear oil (don't have manual with me). Think I saw a scribbled note about 20W engine oil...

Hmm... One wonders about "standardization." I'm running 5-30 Castrol SynTech - oops, now they call it "Edge" for some reason - in the Corolla and the Crown Vic. The Jeep has the same oil in 10-30. The Corolla (about 168K last time I checked) and the ex-cop Crown Vic (just past 190K) are our...

I had been wondering about longer oil change intervals. Would you lengthen the interval and stay with the synthetic? Am I gaining anything over plain dino oil? Come to think of it, her Grand Cherokee is set to remind us at 6,000 mile intervals. But it is used so seldom these days that I think...

Hmmm... sounds like maybe I'm spending too much. $26 a jug for synthetic, $17.67 for semi, some dino oils there were around $12-14 a jug. This deserves reconsideration. I've been using Motorcraft filters on the Ford, Toyota on the Corolla until the last case I ordered and got "NPN" or some...

Wife and I both commute 97 miles round trip per day. So 5,000 mile changes in both our 07 Corolla and 00 ex-cop Crown Vic come pretty often. Just left Wally World where Castrol synthetic 5-30 is $26 per jug and semi synthetic is $17.67 per jug. With oil changes about every 2.5 months and highway...