Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer

Latest Episodes
Do you speak diesel? 908-652-0154
Originally published 12/16/2020. Learn how to listen to a diesel engine.
Farm Progress: The new JCB Teleskid. 908-652-0154. Aired 9/27/25
Ray gets with Lee Tice from JCB to learn about their new machine.
The evolution of the Otto cycle. 908-652-0154
What we know as the four-stroke engine cycle.
The danger of Low Speed Preignition (LSPI). 908-652-0154
Originally published 12/9/2020. What you need to know about GDI engines.
50th anniversary of the NH Twin-Rotor combine. 908-652-0154. Aired 9/20/25
Ray meets with the NH engineers at Farm Progress.
The evolution of emission controls. 908-652-0154
This episode focuses on the gasoline engine.
Understanding thermal excursion and heat soak. 908-652-0154
Originally published 12/2/2020. Why heat is the enemy of an engine.
Farm Progress: AgZen. 908-652-0154. Aired 9/13/25
A major breakthrough in field sprayer efficacy.
The evolution of the ignition system. 908-652-0154
This week Ray begins a multi-part series explaining the evolution of engine systems.
Harvest maintenance, Part 2. 908-652-0154. Aired 9/6/25
Getting gasoline engines ready for harvest.