Swisher rough finish mower for a customer. The spindle mounting bolts loosened up, thing shook apart and busted up stuff. I cut out the two steel layers totaling in 5/16″ thickness and put in a repair patch plate 5/8″ thick. Overkill, but that’s the...
The hydraulic cylinder on the shop press I built has been leaking for quite a while. The leak had been getting progressively worse. Read More Time to rebuild the hydraulic cylinder. It was a used cylinder when I built the press 15 years ago. The ID tag on the...
A local machine shop sends me work occasionally. He is rebuilding a 1911 Maxwell engine for a customer that is restoring it. The exhaust flange on this Y pipe is pretty rough. It was silver soldered when made 107 years ago. Someone has brazed it as a repair at...
Introducing The MFR EcoDrain™ Kit For Duramax® Engines
The MFR EcoDrain™ coolant drain kit for Duramax® engines makes routine maintenance easy. With MFR EcoDrain™, gone are the days of taking a coolant shower whenever you need to drain coolant from a Duramax® engine. This kit includes everything you need: the EcoDrain coolant drain, plug bolt, and two high-quality t-bolt clamps sized for the application. * Hose not included
