by Donnie Hurt | Jan 1, 2014 | OPERATIONS
“Shopping” Around One of the best ways to increase business is to make personal contact with your customers. Here is a somewhat different approach. A machine shop owner in Missouri started a program last year that he calls “Fat Friday.” Each Friday morning, he...
by Donnie Hurt | Jan 1, 2014 | TOOLING
Keep Chuck Keys in Check This isn’t the most high-tech Shop Solution in the world, but it can save you hours of lost time and aggravation. Have you ever wasted time looking for your drill’s chuck key or fought chucking in a bit with the key tethered or taped to the...
by Donnie Hurt | Jan 1, 2014 | CYLINDER HEADS
Replacement Head I.D. for Ford 6.0L Diesel Identifying a Ford 6.0L head by dowel size alone does not necessarily get you the correct replacement cylinder head. Ford/International has two casting numbers for their 6.0L head, the early 1843080C1 through C4 heads which...
by Donnie Hurt | Jan 1, 2014 | TOOLING
Installation Tool for Spark Plug Repair Inserts This tool was developed after I got frustrated with supplier installation devices. It is faster, easier and works with most spark plug thread repair inserts, including Perma-Coil, Time-Sert and Heli-Coil. Start with a...
by Donnie Hurt | Dec 1, 2013 | CRANKSHAFTS & CONNECTING RODS
Rod-to-Piston Interference in Early 466T John Deere Model 4440 Engines Here’s a caution for engine builders. In John Deere 466T engines, do not use the connecting rod (Howard #R71074) from later model 4450 engines in the earlier Model 4440 engines. The pistons look...
