Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer

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

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Hot Rod Farmer: A younger Ray is reminded of the pressure/flow relationship in a liquid system.

Posted August 16, 202301:14:05

Sometimes you must relearn what you already know. A good teacher is a 1,500 horsepower Mustang that takes a ring land off a piston. The fundamentals...

Hot Rod Farmer: The first annual, “What to get the hot rod farmer in your life” Christmas gift guide. Originally published 11/23/2018.

Posted August 14, 202300:22:41

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....

Why you need to be more than mechanically inclined. Aired 8/5/23

Posted August 12, 202300:30:00

There is a difference between being mechanically inclined and a mechanic that can diagnosis and repair modern farm equipment. Ray explains why and what...

Hot Rod Farmer: Is 500 miles to a quart of oil too much?

Posted August 9, 202301:07:44

This week Ray does his best to help a listener that has an oil-thirsty Cadillac, and another with a bad turbocharger on a 110 hp Valtra tractor...