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    Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!

    FWIW, there should be in the manual a provision for disabling auto lock because manufacturers understand their trucks are (occasionally) used for work. The auto lock doesn't bother me, but the seat belt chime is disabled on my trucks.
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    Bottom seal replacement on a Woods BB720X rotary cutter

    And so there is one place on the internet for all my Woods rotary cutter activities, here is the video about fixing tail wheel damage.
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    Bottom seal replacement on a Woods BB720X rotary cutter

    For posterity's sake, and for the next guy who wants to see how to replace blades and adjust the slipper clutch on their Woods rotary cutter, here is a long format video on the subject. I will say this: in the video, I heated up the bent top link structure and straightened it because I do not...
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    Bottom seal replacement on a Woods BB720X rotary cutter

    I have now upgraded my rotary cutter so when I'm roading it, people coming up behind me get a giggle.
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    Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!

    In the salt-belt we have a natural mechanism of old vehicle removal that doesn't require legislation. Which is the say, Dr. Spock, I'm waiting for plastic cars. Smile.
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    Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!

    The bat-stuff crazy thing is Ford has the easiest system for removing and installing the entire wiper arm in the industry.
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    Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!

    In the salt belt all of our old vehicles have dissolved. And new mixtures of anti-icing will dissolve older vehicles dragged into our environment faster than when they were originally sold as new back in the day because of more advanced de-icing mixtures. It is all very tragic and sad making me...
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    Bottom seal replacement on a Woods BB720X rotary cutter

    The new seal is under the new shiny metal thingy that is all metal. The all metal thing is the seal protector, not the actual shaft seal. In so far as removing the stump jumper to clean up barbed wire, twine, and all the "I didn't know that was in my field" garbage that can get wrapped around...
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    Popping front axle

    Portals, bevel gears, ring, and pinion gears are how the power flows out to the front wheels. Also, the front axle support could be in the process of being shelled. In my case, the center axle support broke both ears, but I didn't notice the problem until a chunk of the center support case...
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    Bottom seal replacement on a Woods BB720X rotary cutter

    Bum knee wise, I got a staph infection and got opened up again, along with a 4-day stay in a hospital. The good news is that upon my return, I harnessed the power of OPP (Other People's Power, What were you thinking?) and got the stump jumper put back on after I cleaned up the interface. I then...
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    How could Artificial Intelligence become dangerous?

    My understanding is that 12 new nuclear power stations have been green-lighted.
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    Bottom seal replacement on a Woods BB720X rotary cutter

    While my bum knee is on the mend, I did replace the seal today. I couldn't get a seal pick or something like it to pop the seal out, so I drilled a hole and used a cotter pin puller to pop the old seal out. If that had not worked, I would have used a slide hammer with a screw threaded into the...
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    Is it too soon to talk about Crypto yet?

    Thanks for posting as this thread is the forum equivalent of one hand clapping. That said, if you've held Bitcoin for one year today, you're up over 100%.
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    Quick Hitches A new month, a new Quick-Hitch thread.

    I've been very happy with my SpeeCo CAT2 quick hitch thingy. I bought it years ago from a fleet store online. Here is a Cat 1 SpeeCo for less money...
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