Here's a "Talk About Anything" - II

Yeah, the hotwire is only half of the circuit. I see so many shade tree mechanics trying to test a vehicles electrical system with a test light. They see the light up when they find a hot wire and think the complete circuit to the device is good. When I am working on vehicle electrics, I put my trusty Fluke 87 multimeter back in the toolbox and grab my old Simpson analog meter. Love that 50 year old meter.
 
Yes, bad grounds do strange things. Back in 2000 I had a new Mack CH and it would constantly get the lightning bolt symbol (electronic Malfunction light on dash) and loose power and many times just shut off and fire back up while driving down highway. back then no dealer could figure it out. They changed harnesses, ECM's etc. Finally had to just live with it.
Then after many years finally found out it was a bad mass ground point up be the A-pillar in the cab.

Glad you found your problem.
 
Update on towable backhoe. The Go-For Digger is my favorite but its hard to find one that hasn't been used and abused. And decent used ones are 15-20K. The Jansen MB-360 is my front runner now as it has a grapple option and 360 degree rotation like a bigger excavator. They have a $150 discount if you send them a personal or certified check - I assume so they don't have to pay the point-of-sale fee to Visa. Of all the towable backhoes (except Go For) this appears to be the best made, best equipped from my perspective.
 
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Ohio_Pawpaw_Grower said:
Update on towable backhoe. The Go-For Digger is my favorite but its hard to find one that hasn't been used and abused. And decent used ones are 15-20K. The Jansen MB-360 is my front runner now as it has a grapple option and 360 degree rotation like a bigger excavator. They have a $150 discount if you send them a personal or certified check - I assume so they don't have to pay the point-of-sale fee to Visa. Of all the towable backhoes (except Go For) this appears to be the best made, best equipped from my perspective.
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The rain here is flooding and causing mudslides. I saw where your stomping grounds (Rutland) has a couple roads under water. Same as here by the Ohio River. River crests tomorrow afternoon.
 
Yep 143 and 124 were both flooded and Rutland was underwater on Friday. The water coming off our hill is just a non-stop gusher. Thank God we put a drain tile to route water to the township ditch.

At the bottom of the link below, there is a video on its operation. Jansen is a German company and the video uses a computerized translator. So it sounds a little funny. But the operation is no joke. The wheels on the outriggers helps move the machine around on level ground - perfect for moving around our barn. I plan to get the 24" digging bucket and grapple. The grapple has a third function valve already installed. I have a two man auger we use for planting trees. This has a post hole digger option that would save my old back and shoulders.

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MB-360 Towable Backhoe

MB-360 walking excavator and towable backhoe. 360 degree boom swivel, 10 hp Briggs & Stratton motor, electric start. Your job just got easier.
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A post hole digger option? I don't get it. Why a PHD when you could just dig the with the bucket.
 
Ahhh. Got cha. Man I bet an 18" auger would be rough to handle by hand. Even with 4 hands. Especially in the clay we have down here.
 
For a post hole digger, I've always used one off the 3-point hitch and PTO. It's one of those pieces of equipment that sits most of the time so amongst all my tractor friends, we just share one.
 
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