Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer

Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer

Imparting knowledge about all aspects of equipment that is employed in modern production agriculture.

Recent Episodes

June 1, 2026

Understanding in-cylinder charge motion. 908-652-0154

Originally published 8/25/2021. This episode of Idle Chatter aired in the early days of the podcast. The introduction and audio are a little different from what I use today. The information is timeless, foundational, and just as relevant to your success. Agriculture runs on machinery… but profits on reliability! Thanks for listening, Ray Bohacz… the Hot Rod Farmer During the intake stroke the cylinder can be filled in a chaotic way or an orderly manner. Which occurs is by design of the cylinde
May 30, 2026

Forgotten protocols. 908-652-0154. Aired 5/23/26

Let’s turn back time. Success on the farm or ranch requires efficient machinery. I am Ray Bohacz, the Hot Rod Farmer from New Jersey, and I want to help you maximize the reliability of your equipment. Please join me every Saturday at 11:00 am Eastern for Farm Machinery Digest Radio, where steel and soil meet, on Rural Radio, Sirius/XM Channel 147, with a replay Sunday at 6:00 pm Eastern. But if you miss an episode or you want to hear it again, you will find them here. Thank you for listening a
May 27, 2026

Being a smart businessman. 908-652-0154

What does a new John Deere lawn tractor and health insurance have in common?
May 25, 2026

When a mechanical issue in one area is created by something else. 908-652-0154

Originally published 8/18/2021. This episode of Idle Chatter aired in the early days of the podcast. The introduction and audio are a little different from what I use today. The information is timeless, foundational, and just as relevant to your success. Agriculture runs on machinery… but profits on reliability! Thanks for listening, Ray Bohacz… the Hot Rod Farmer Machinery is inanimate and does not have feelings and emotions as living things do. Yet, their operation is influenced by other int
May 23, 2026

Kohler EFI issues. 908-652-0154. Aired 5/16/26

Ray helps an arborist with his woodchipper. Success on the farm or ranch requires efficient machinery. I am Ray Bohacz, the Hot Rod Farmer from New Jersey, and I want to help you maximize the reliability of your equipment. Please join me every Saturday at 11:00 am Eastern for Farm Machinery Digest Radio, where steel and soil meet, on Rural Radio, Sirius/XM Channel 147, with a replay Sunday at 6:00 pm Eastern. But if you miss an episode or you want to hear it again, you will find them here. Tha
May 20, 2026

The beginning and end of injection. 908-652-0154

There is more to the story than just pulse width.