Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer

Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer


Latest Episodes

Do you speak diesel? 908-652-0154
October 06, 2025

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
October 04, 2025

Ray gets with Lee Tice from JCB to learn about their new machine.

The evolution of the Otto cycle. 908-652-0154
October 01, 2025

What we know as the four-stroke engine cycle.

The danger of Low Speed Preignition (LSPI). 908-652-0154
September 29, 2025

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
September 27, 2025

Ray meets with the NH engineers at Farm Progress.

The evolution of emission controls. 908-652-0154
September 24, 2025

This episode focuses on the gasoline engine.

Understanding thermal excursion and heat soak. 908-652-0154
September 22, 2025

Originally published 12/2/2020. Why heat is the enemy of an engine.

Farm Progress: AgZen. 908-652-0154. Aired 9/13/25
September 20, 2025

A major breakthrough in field sprayer efficacy.

The evolution of the ignition system. 908-652-0154
September 17, 2025

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
September 16, 2025

Getting gasoline engines ready for harvest.