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
- 333
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Hot Rod Farmer: Better under pressure… your farm tires that is. Originally published 10/9/2019.
01:01:31 |
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Adding electronics…what you need to do first. Aired 7/6/24
Things that you need to check before adding electrical equipment to machinery or vehicles that left the factory without it.
00:30:00 |
Sat 13 Jul 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: What will happen if it breaks?
When you add ability to machinery there is a possibility that it may fail one day. In this episode Ray asks you to find out what the default is before you invest in some high-tech system for…
01:06:05 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: The secret to life is… a BALANCING ACT! Originally published 10/2/2019.
01:03:57 |
Mon 08 Jul 2024
Is winter or summer harder on machinery? Aired 6/29/24
Machinery likes temperate weather, but it is important to understand the challenges it faces when the mercury goes one way or the other.
00:30:00 |
Sat 06 Jul 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: Learning how to become a diagnostician.
In this episode Ray provides his thoughts on how to learn more about diagnosing machinery when you get a later start in life.
01:06:01 |
Wed 03 Jul 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: Let’s get started… your diesel that is! Originally published 9/25/2019.
01:02:13 |
Mon 01 Jul 2024
The details are the difference! Aired 6/22/24
Sweating the small stuff pays huge dividends when working on farm equipment or any other machine.
00:30:00 |
Sat 29 Jun 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: Summer memories
In this episode Ray takes a break from an in-depth technical talk and shares some memories and tips for a memorable summer (or any time) road trip.
01:01:27 |
Wed 26 Jun 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: What you don’t hear may be causing problems! Originally published 9/18/2019.
Mon 24 Jun 2024
What is the best transmission for a farm truck? Aired 6/15/24
Ray takes a deep dive into whether a manual or automatic is the best choice. Listen and then you decide.
00:30:00 |
Sat 22 Jun 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: Lost art of tuning an engine.
The tuner is like the conductor of an orchestra. He allows the engine to make beautiful music instead of noise.
01:13:12 |
Wed 19 Jun 2024
The secret life of engine coolant. Aired 6/8/24
Though it is commonly referred to as anti-freeze, its most important work takes place during those hot summer days.
00:30:00 |
Sat 15 Jun 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: Lost art of servicing an ignition distributor.
In this episode I share what needs to be done to the often-neglected distributor.
01:08:26 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: Only a little is good… when it comes to valve lash…that is! Originally published 9/4/2019.
Mon 10 Jun 2024
How to keep your portable generator producing electricity. Aired 6/1/24
A generator that runs but produces little to no electricity is like a spare tire with no air… useless.
00:30:00 |
Sat 08 Jun 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: Lost art of adjusting an automatic choke.
This short series continues revealing how to get the choke circuit to function properly.
01:11:11 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
Hot Rod Farmer: The key to happy motoring… HYDRAULIC MOTORING that is! Originally published 8/28/2019.
Mon 03 Jun 2024
The truth about agricultural drones. Aired 5/25/25
Ray gets with Ben Hushon from The Mill, to learn the real deal about using drones on the farm.
00:30:00 |
Sat 01 Jun 2024
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