Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer

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Why trailer tires need to be balanced and farm equipment weighed. Aired 8/27/22

Posted September 3, 202200:30:00

This week the Hot Rod Farmer debunks the myth that trailer tires do not need to be in mass equilibrium, and why it is necessary to know exactly what your...

Hot Rod Farmer: The secret life of a spark plug.

Posted August 31, 202201:13:57

At first blush spark plugs seem simplistic but that ends with this week’s Idle Chatter podcast. The Hot Rod Farmer, Ray Bohacz, takes a deep dive...

On the Road to Gene Werst

Posted August 29, 202201:38:21

Growing up in the shadow of the NYC skyscrapers in a family that did not own a car, a five-year old boy’s life-long passion for anything with an engine...

Diagnosing  why a portable generator will not produce electricity. Aired 8/20/22

Posted August 27, 202200:30:00

Join the Hot Rod Farmer from New Jersey, Ray Bohacz, as he speaks with James Condon, an expert on portable generator repair. They discuss the common problem...

Hot Rod Farmer: Identifying cyclical wear cycles on machinery and engines.

Posted August 24, 202200:55:55

The type of use a vehicle or machine receives will determine the wear patterns, especially when dealing with cyclical functions such as a transmission,...