Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer
Imparting knowledge about all aspects of equipment that is employed in modern production agriculture.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 330
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Hot Rod Farmer: How the specific gravity of fuel impacts an engine’s performance.
The impetus for this episode is rooted in Ray getting his personal best fuel economy with his 250,000-mile Ford Fiesta, while driving to an agricultural seminar. The science behind the mpg!
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01:13:42 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: Don’t SWEAT IT! Keep the A/C cranking without blowing your cool with high repair costs. Originally published 5/15/2019.
00:59:58 |
Mon 19 Feb 2024
The fungibility of fluids used in equipment and engines. Aired 2/10/24
Even if a fluid is fungible there are other concerns that you need to be aware of.
00:30:00 |
Sat 17 Feb 2024
On the Road to Joel Rand.
While attending high school in suburban Des Moines, Iowa, young Joel set his sights on a career in medicine; and the likely path was becoming a doctor. As is often the case, the path to the …
01:29:58 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: Chemical analysis instead of swinging wrenches.
Let the laboratory be your eyes into a piece of equipment before you take it apart. An open call to all listeners asking which vehicles they would like to see road tested.
01:12:18 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: Small engines…. BIG PROBLEMS. Don’t let a one-cylinder engine bring your operation to its knees! Originally published 5/7/2019.
01:00:14 |
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Preparing for a back-up generator. Aired 2/3/24
In this episode Ray explains why you should make your farm generator ready if you have no immediate plans to own one.
00:30:00 |
Sat 10 Feb 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: Sick Week participants and high yield farmers have much in common.
Join Ray as he juxtaposes a drag and drive event to those farmers that compete in high yield contests. The similarities may surprise you!
01:03:49 |
Wed 07 Feb 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: Near death experience…how to find hope for your machinery after the floods have receded. Originally published 5/1/2019.
01:03:20 |
Mon 05 Feb 2024
Why you can’t keep it forever. Aired 1/27/24
Farmers like to keep and use their equipment for decades. Sadly, in this week’s show Ray explains why that is no longer prudent.
00:30:00 |
Sat 03 Feb 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: A farmer’s guide to the Otto, Diesel, Atkinson, and Miller cycles.
There is more going on under the hood than most people think. In this episode, four different engine cycles are explained.
01:13:32 |
Wed 31 Jan 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: Drip, Drip, Drip …NO MORE! End the frustration of failed engine leak repairs. Originally published 4/24/2019.
01:03:07 |
Mon 29 Jan 2024
Getting an engine to start in the extreme cold. Aired 1/20/24
Winter has its challenges. Life is a little easier if an engine that you need will start. In this episode the Hot Rod Farmer reveals some very simple tips that will help when the mercury drops below…
00:30:00 |
Sat 27 Jan 2024
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