Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer
By Hot Rod Farmer
Categories: Education, How To
Imparting knowledge about all aspects of equipment that is employed in modern production agriculture.
301 episodes indexed on PodSearch.
Recent episodes
- Are you missing the clues? 908-652-0154. Aired 10/31/26
The machine often gives you hints. Success on the farm or ranch requires efficient machinery. I am Ray Bohacz, the Hot Rod Farmer from New Jersey, and I want to help you maximize the reliability of your equipment. Please join me every Saturday at 11:00 am Eastern for Farm Machinery Digest Radio…
- Cold start diagnostics, Part 2. 908-652-0154. Aired 10/24/26.
A carburetor equipped engine has a lot to tell. Success on the farm or ranch requires efficient machinery. I am Ray Bohacz, the Hot Rod Farmer from New Jersey, and I want to help you maximize the reliability of your equipment. Please join me every Saturday at 11:00 am Eastern for Farm Machinery…
- Mission impossible! 908-652-0154
Impossible diagnostic procedures.
- Intake port wall wetting. 908-652-0154
Originally published 2/9/2022. This episode of Idle Chatter aired in the early days of the podcast. The introduction and audio are a little different from what I use today. The information is timeless, foundational, and just as relevant to your success. Agriculture runs on machinery… but profits…
- Leverage your clout. 908-652-0154
The art of negotiation.
- The differences between steady state and transient engines. 908-652-0154
Originally published 2/2/2022. This episode of Idle Chatter aired in the early days of the podcast. The introduction and audio are a little different from what I use today. The information is timeless, foundational, and just as relevant to your success. Agriculture runs on machinery… but profits…
- Starting procedures, Part 1. 908-652-0154. Aired 10/17/26
What seems simple many are doing wrong. Success on the farm or ranch requires efficient machinery. I am Ray Bohacz, the Hot Rod Farmer from New Jersey, and I want to help you maximize the reliability of your equipment. Please join me every Saturday at 11:00 am Eastern for Farm Machinery Digest…
- Look to learn. 908-652-0154
More than ever, we need to learn proper protocols and procedure.
- Why it is important to monitor energy usage. 908-652-0154
Originally published 1/26/2022. This episode of Idle Chatter aired in the early days of the podcast. The introduction and audio are a little different from what I use today. The information is timeless, foundational, and just as relevant to your success. Agriculture runs on machinery… but profits…
- Getting the most from you multimeter, Part 3. 908-652-0154. Aired 10/10/2026
You need to apply what you just learned. Success on the farm or ranch requires efficient machinery. I am Ray Bohacz, the Hot Rod Farmer from New Jersey, and I want to help you maximize the reliability of your equipment. Please join me every Saturday at 11:00 am Eastern for Farm Machinery Digest…
- A listener is concerned with using E-10. 908-652-0154
I demystify the myths about E-10.
- Men of Steel. 908-652-0154
Originally published 1/19/2022. I have been blessed in my life to have met these two families and the three men. These gentlemen, working with minimal to no resources in their garage, accomplished what a major corporation would struggle to do. Their passion for engines and the for betterment of…
- Getting the most from your multimeter, Part 2. 908-652-0154. Aired 10/3/26
Internal meter resistance.
- Full Pull!!! 908-652-0154
Lessons learned from attending a tractor pull.
- Maintaining mechanical equilibrium. 908-652-0154
Originally published 1/12/2022. It is critical to understand that parts of an engine or machine that rotate need to be in balance. But there are both fine and coarse balance, with the former being the desired result. In this episode, the Hot Rod Farmer also explains why components need to maintain…
- Getting the most from your multimeter, Part 1. 908-652-0154. Aired 9/26/26
Checking circuit current flow.
- Understanding cylinder wall glazing. 908-652-0154
Your engine may not be worn but glazed over instead.
- Is fuel injection really better than a carburetor? 908-652-0154
Originally published 1/5/22. The Hot Rod Farmer takes a look at the potential problem areas you may run into with an EFI engine. Is fuel injection better than a carburetor? That question gets answered in this episode of Idle Chatter.
- Is it a burned valve or a broken spring? 908-652-0154. Aired 9/19/26.
I answer two questions from a long time listener.
- I never thought it was the oil…908-652-0154
The truth about the GM engine failures were not what most said.
- How breaker point ignition systems work. 908-652-0154
Originally published 12/29/2021. Though there has not been a engine made for decades that uses breaker points, there are still many in use on a farm or ranch. Also, the tenet of operation is the same for a modern coil-on-plug electronic ignition system. Understanding modern ignition systems begins…
- It is best spoken in a song. 908-652-0154. Aired 9/12/26
Song writer Michael Hinton joins me to discuss his inspiration behind, A choir in the Gears.
- The ravages of time. 908-652-0154
Just like people or animals as machinery ages things change.
- Why you need an OBD-II scanner. 908-652-0154
Originally published 12/22/2021. Since 1996, all light-duty vehicles offered a world of diagnostic data that can only be accessed with an OBD-II scanner. This is an inexpensive and easy to use tool. In this episode, Ray provides practical uses for a scanner beyond reading and erasing trouble codes.
- Sustainability of the farm. 908-652-0154. Aired 9/5/26
Don’t we all want to stay in business?
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