Recent content by oldtimer 66

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    Speed issue

    NB metalworx send me a private message with your e-mail address. I have details on the Electronic Drive Controller. With that you can set the max speed of the tractor. Maybe the previous owner set that speed value. I forward the info later and after I get your email address.
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    What did you buy this week?

    Mig torch holder. Radnor, RAD64000626, $10.47 at my local Air Gas store. Just what I needed.
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    What did you buy this week?

    How about "2 zip codes long"
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    Loader arm cylinders operating unequal

    You should have a "timing bar" between the two bucket adapters. This bar that straddles between the two frame members keeps the two cylinders in alignment when connecting the bucket and or any other loader frame attachment. Once the bucket etc. is attached, the bucket keeps the cylinders in...
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    Tricky Hub Nut!

    Here is my collection. I only have one 6 tab socket on the far right. Others probably have many more. Very seldom used now. The details on the 6 tab are, 2.325" ID at the tabs approx. 2.580" on the OD even though the description says 2 5/8. Socket depth is 2.31" not including a corner weld/...
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    2305 axle housing leak

    Just an observation from afar. Those components all look like they are aluminum. The outer surfaces are very smooth and the ribs are clean and crisp. I could be wrong also. If a new gasket and or gaskets is required and the components are aluminum be very careful cleaning the sealing surfaces...
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    Working rail roads and their tracks.

    The way I understand the story is that " Early American Mallets included both" that is compound and articulation. Ref: Brian Reed S.P. Cab-in Fronts, Loco Profile 28.
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    Working rail roads and their tracks.

    Maybe also a Mallet.
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    Working rail roads and their tracks.

    Note the wooden push bar extending on the right hand side of the turn table, on an angle. This was used to push the turntable around. It took several people to move the locomotive around. Now they could have had a mule and or horse and pulled the locomotive around using that timber. I was in...
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    Front end loader for JD 4520

    A search of the internet came up with this. A 4520 and 4720 other than HP are the same tractor. John Deere manufactures loaders for the 4720 tractor. Used John Deere 4720 tractors with loaders can range in price from around $16,700 to $45,900, according to Machinery Pete. Koyker Manufacturing...
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    5050E front weights necessary?

    This D200 is an offset disk mower. I would be adding front weights and loading the rear tires and adding rear wheel weights if it was me. You never know when you are going to go down the road and trim a ditch
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    Better Lynch Pin?

    Here is one of John Deere's solutions for mounting a bucket, forks etc. onto a loader frame using a lynch pin. Pt No AW30903. Shown connected and in storage aka device change. Maybe it could be used in your application. Just info.
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    Amazon Stuff That Doesn't Suck

    I tried to find an equivalent Hercules wheel Type 29 to the Amazon Benchmark Type 29 wheel. Below are the details on the HF wheel. The only difference that is displayed is 40 grit versus 36 grit and the different compounds. The Hercules wheel is on sale now at $5.99 each regularly it is $11.99...
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    Amazon Stuff That Doesn't Suck

    I have been using these since 2018. Approx. $2.50 each in a 10 pack. Can beat them. Copy the below and put in the search bar. Benchmark Abrasives 4.5" x 7/8" Premium High Density Jumbo Zirconia Type 29 Flap Discs 4 1/2 for Angle Grinder, Sanding Discs, Finishing - Grinding Wheels 4 1/2 Inch...
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