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Ray Bohacz

Ray Bohacz

Email “The Hotrod Farmer” Ray Bohacz with your machinery-related questions. Visit his site for technical articles and to listen to his Idle Chatter podcast, which has listeners in 98 countries. Also, tune into Farm Machinery Digest Radio on Sirius/XM Channel 147, Rural Radio.

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Le coin du mécanicien : Testez vos compétences en matière de diagnostic – émissions, prise de carburant et décharges électriques

Quatre amis, quatre opinions sur les émissions, la consommation de carburant et les chocs électriques. Qui a raison?
August 2, 2024
Ray Bohacz

Vous possédez une camionnette GMC 3500 2010 équipé d’un moteur diesel Duramax et d’une transmission automatique Allison. Votre frère vient d’acheter un camion Chevrolet Kodiak 4500 2010 pour son entreprise de semences. 


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Testez vos compétences en matière de diagnostic de machinerie agricole : batteries à plat, joints de culasse et mélange pauvre

March 29, 2024
Ray Bohacz

Vous voulez déplacer votre moissonneuse-batteuse dans l’atelier chauffé pour pouvoir l’entretenir pendant l’hiver. Au moment de démarrer le moteur, vous réalisez que la batterie est à plat. Sans trop y penser, vous la survoltez et le moteur se met en marche. 


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Testing your diagnostic skills – Fuel filter sludge and flex-fuel engines

July 19, 2023
Ray Bohacz

Four opinions on fuel sludge and flex fuel – and which one has better advice?


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Testez vos compétences en matière de diagnostic de machinerie agricole

April 28, 2023
Ray Bohacz

Situation no 1 : Vous envisagez d’investir dans un autre pulvérisateur autopropulsé pour l’exploitation. Vous ne voulez pas en acheter un neuf, puisque cet appareil ne sera utilisé que pour la fertilisation foliaire et l’application de fongicides.


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Testing your diagnostic skills – Stalling engines, tractor coolant leak, microswitches, battery charge

April 20, 2023
Ray Bohacz

The coffee group never agrees on stalling engines, tractor coolant leaks or anything else. Who's right?


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Farm Machinery Digest: Testing your diagnostic skills – Emissions, fuel pickup and electric shocks

February 28, 2023
Ray Bohacz

Four friends, four opinions on emissions, fuel pickup and electric shocks. Who is right?


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Testing your diagnostic skills – Thermostats, sprayer pump and engine warmup

February 22, 2023
Ray Bohacz

Four coffee-drinking friends cannot agree on thermostats, sprayer pumps or engine warmups. Maybe one is smarter than the others – but which one?


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Testing your diagnostic skills – Brake fluid, exhaust leak, PTO speed

November 1, 2022
Ray Bohacz

Four farmers have four opinions on brake fluid, exhaust leaks and PTO speeds. Who's right?


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Farm Machinery Digest: Testing your diagnostic skills – Hydraulic fluid, cylinder exhaust

September 27, 2022
Ray Bohacz

You are ready to perform the first hydraulic fluid change on your 2-year-old utility tractor.


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Farm Machinery Digest: Testing your diagnostic skills – Dead batteries, head gaskets and lean mixture

August 23, 2022
Ray Bohacz

You wanted to move your combine into the heated shop so you could service it over the winter. When you went to start the engine, the battery was dead. Thinking not too much of it, you jumped it, and the engine fired right up.


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