What is Purple Collar Life? Most people know and understand the difference between white collar and blue collar. My wife and I both have day jobs that are primarily white collar. Purple collar is a newer designation that represents a combination of both. Purple Collar Life is a channel about our family life in rural Pennsylvania. I enjoy researching products, evaluating, and repairing things on my own. On this channel, you'll see Home Projects, Lawn Maintenance, Zero Turn Mowers, Tractors, UTVs, Firewood, Camping, Boating, Waterskiiing, Tubing, Hiking, Trucks, Chevy Volt, Jeep Wrangler, and more! Our channel will certainly be a mixed bag of adventures - all focused on our ability to combine the best of white collar and blue collar work while enjoying life and maintaining our land while using and trying new tools and equipment. We look forward to sharing those adventures with you.
Hi Chad, thanks for the great videos. I'm just about ready to install my premier Curtis cab on my 1026r. They provided a positive and negative power wires with the swtichbox but I don't see any circular battery terminators. Did they include those with your kit? Also, from the cable are those the only two wires I need to run to the engine compartment being I have the switchbox?
Glad to help! Thanks for watching our videos. Our Curtis Cab also didn't come with the battery connections. I added those on (got them at NAPA). And you're right - just that one set of wires goes from the power source to the switchbox. I did actually put that disconnect on the line between the battery and the switch box - just so that I could completely shut off power to the box and visibly see that it's shut off. Enjoy the premier Curtis cab! They are amazingly beneficial in the winter time!
Saber is good stuff. I use Honda HP2 at 40:1 but I have heard good things about Saber as well. Just don't use any of the Stihl branded oils, they aren't very good especially at 50:1
I've had 6 Superdutys in the last 25 years, 2 F-250's and 4 F-350's, all were diesels so I've had each diesel version and my current F-350 is a Crew Cab, long bed, SRW 6.2 gas. They were all great trucks and towed boats , cars, and materials for my construction business. Mine were all 3:73 rears with an automatic. The reason I opted to go gas after 5 diesels was strictly economics, while the diesels did get 3-4 more mpg, I weighed paying $1.50 more per gallon typically vs miles and opted for my latest 6.2. I've hauled my Hot Rods cross country through mountains and deserts with no issues. I've always opted for the 350's because I order all my trucks, and the price difference was typically only $600-$800 on 250's vs 350's. Possibly my only thought on ordering a 250 next timme, is the much smoother ride.
Install a Fumoto drain cock. Much easier than taking the pan plug out . I worked in a fleet that we used for 25 years before I retired. I've used 1 in my 01 7.3.
I've been considering the Fumoto drain. But I've been a little worried about the potential for a small stick or something to turn that valve and let the oil out when it wasn't meaning to. Have you ever seen that happen?
@@PurpleCollarLife my truck has had one for 11 years and the fleet company I worked for has had them since 87 , when I retired they had around 10,000 truck's. I've never seen or heard of one coming open.
@@PurpleCollarLife I just found you today and the one and a half videos that I watched so far I didn't know I didn't know about the fuel cock thing and I didn't know about that lover and my dad's Aiden drift up and down so it's probably that lever
We've been heating for 3 years.The main room will be mid 70s and the rest of the house is 70* Upstairs will be mid 60s to 67*. Ceiling fans cause too many issues with my stove.Its better to let it run continuously.Everything stays a constant, comfortable temperature.
Just got a new Husqvarna. Never drove a zero turn. This one handles really good. I almost feel like it drives itself. I didn't have any trouble driving it first time.
If you're talking about when the Position Control lever is in "draft" mode, you're correct - just a slight downward push on the hydraulic touch control lever will drop the implement all the way down. But when the Position Control lever is in "Constant Position" mode, it drops in increments equal to your adjustment of the Hydraulic Touch Control lever (just like I explained in the video).
No fabric around the pipe? Should line the ditch with fabric, about 2 inches of stone then pipe, stone on top of pipe, wrap fabric around stone, then stone on top….but I guess for a shed, ok, but not ideal…
bin using AMSOIL 4 a few years now in my 2016 lexus nx200t, just installed hi-milage 5w30 instead of 0w20... boy does it run smooth... & i've gained about 2 MPG... AMSOIL iz great in all my toys & things... ran SS 0w20 in it, going 3 yrs, 2 months & 2 days, 23,671 miles... had it tested, as u should, was still good w/only a couple of yellow/cautionary things, can't remember wut...
That is correct. You start the engine first, then quickly turn on the supply of water (see this at 7:04). Then once you're done pumping the antifreeze through - turn off the water, then the engine. This keeps the water flow from flooding the engine when it's not running. You'll notice in this video that I heard the pump stop pumping (different sound - dry) so I knew the water flow was done, so I turned off the engine, then unplugged the pump. But the water was stopped (due to the bucket being empty where the transfer pump was) before I turned off the engine. (7:49 in the video). Thanks for making that point.
Hey friend there is a neat feature to these old fords a friend of mine said that the shifter if it's in neutral and if it's a 4 speed transmission the lever can be pulled up an pushed to the side for easy access to the tractor
That's 100% correct. However, I never do it. The rubber boot on our shifter is old (and painted over) - so when you pull the shifter up, it actually pulls the boot up off the base. Then you have to work to get it (the boot) back down.
Awesome video; thanks for posting. I have the same engine in a Scarab 195G (200HP Supercharged) and I had to turn the 5/8" sparkplug wrench down just a touch on the lathe to get it to slide down the tube. Seriously, it was so great to find someone with basic instructions in plain english. I am a follower now.
I personally love valvaline oil, my dad purchaced a 2005 suburban 2500 with the 6.0 brand new in late 2004. He ran only valvaline in it from new and changed the oil religiously with valvoline, i purchased it from him with 320k miles and change oil religousely with valvaline and drove it to 413k miles everything major was origonal except had a tranmission at 290k miles. At about 390k i started to notice abnormal oil consumption, at 413k i finally decided to rebuild the motor because it was burning about a quart every 250 miles. When i got the motor apart, the bearings were very nice for the age, some light copper showing on the rod and main bearings but the crank journals were all still beautiful, also little to no varnish coloring, it still looked brand new inside other than carbon buildup on valves and pistons. There wasn't even hardly any carbon buildup on piston rings. The cylinder walls were worn but not excessive at all, i measured the cylinder walls, decided to just dingleball hone the cylinders and install new piston rings, and bearings, and took the heads to be gone through at my local machine shop. The truck now has 467k and is still running and driving beautifully.
That's great to hear! I have seen a lot of Suburbans that have stood the test of time. You're almost at 1/2 million miles! Keep it up!! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
I bought brand new 2024 ford f250 with the 7.3 and less than 1,500 miles the cam blew apart. Had problems with the screen as well, ended up getting it fixed and traded for a Chevy 2500. I will never own another ford truck!
Lots of people overload their trucks - I’m not willing to take those safety risks with my family and my equipment. I believe the 2020 Tundra tow capacity maxes out at between 8800 and 10500 lbs depending on the configuration. Our truck towing the 12,000 lbs 5th wheel is safely (and legally) within the towing capacity and payload capacity for the F350 1-ton configuration.
did you know there is a recall on that gas cap? my dad got a free replacement one some 25 years ago. i drain the tank by taking off the fuel line at the carb, and stick the line into a 5 gallon gas can nozzle. it's easy to remove the float bowl assembly and clean the screen.
I didn't know about the gas cap! I just did some Google research and saw that the replacement caps are still available. That's good info to know. Thanks for sharing.
Congrats on 40 years with the Ford 600! That's awesome. We never have removed that metal wicking media. From everything I've read and seen, it's not necessary unless you're having a problem. Ours still works great! And I'm not 100% sure that my Great Uncle didn't replace that entire assembly at some point during the tractor's history. Rachel Gingell mentioned in this video that she recommends leaving the media in there (not taking it out). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_rN9nSO12AU.htmlsi=4VBIFhvML_yVVozz&t=464
Thanks, I have the exact same weights I need to install. I have a different bumper (homemade) that was on my 1947 9N tractor when I purchased the tractor. I have to figure out a homemade bracket for mine. Thanks again
3 reasons i split smaller 1. Ive got a med/smaller wood stove 2. It loads from the end , not the front 3. My wife does 90% of the wood burning and shes not real strong , my wood is mostly oak
You know whats funny out of all the fancy computerized tractors out there id rather have my old one's than these new one's I don't think I would be happy sitting on a new one I always loved old classics
I had heard it was great for cooking/smoking. But before I made this video, I didn't realize how popular it was for wood working projects. I had lots of emails about the apple wood from people interested in using it for that. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
