Educating the agriculture community on every aspect of today’s complex farm machinery.
Though the timing cover crankshaft (front) seal is much easier to replace than the rear main seal, it can offer…
Completely redesigned last year… does “Like a Rock” still apply? Author’s note: The FMD test Silverado was optioned with the…
Pop quiz: You have two pick-up trucks. One has a manual transmission, and the other an automatic transmission. Both units…
The Lil’ Hustler grows up. Author’s note: The test Nissan Titan was optioned in a way that most potential agricultural…
Within the engineering community, there is a discipline called NVH for noise, vibration, and harshness. An experienced farmer can survey…
Whereas a gasoline engine uses the arcing of the spark plug to begin combustion, a diesel needs a heat source…
For more than a decade, Ray Bohacz has been tailoring his mechanical experience as an automobile engineer to help farmers…
NEVER OPEN WHEN HOT UNDER PRESSURE, is the unpunctuated warning we have all seen on the pressure cap of an…
Most, if not all, large diesel engines found in trucks and farm equipment employ a dual-thermostat system. For the most…
In 1975, General Motors, thru their Delco Electronics Division, completely rethought how an ignition coil was controlled. This was accomplished…
My name is Ray Bohacz, and I know that success on the farm is a three-legged stool: agronomy, business, and machinery. I have always believed and life has taught me, that great judgement in the first two areas can quickly be evaporated by poor decisions in the farm shop in regard to maintenance and repair.
