Recent content by strantor

Fair enough, sorry if I was rude. This is a pet peeve of mine and maybe I get carried away. I am very much a proponent of Right to Repair. I deal with gatekeepers on regular basis in my line of work (not related to tractors) and I have heard it from the horse's mouth (not the LS horse) that "if...

I'm sure any dealer (who "can't" give manuals for any of the reasons you cited) reading this would appreciate you speaking in their defense but they wouldn't deserve it. They have the manuals in PDF format and could easily email them to anyone who needs them but they rather remain the...

Check your PMs

I don't endorse it but it's funny:

I have the handgun for the same reason I have the fire extinguisher. Never needed to deploy either, thankfully.

I wasn't trying to be. The way he asked and never followed up has me worried. I actually searched this days ago but didn't have much to go on.

Or died trying

We haven't heard back from OP since posting this; I hope he hasn't become a tractor accident statistic.

How did it go @Roberts2600 ?

Yeah, all bets are off when you start jerking. When I see people start jerking I stay tuned for the impending carnage. If you can't get it out with a steady pull, you need to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new plan. I mean, it can work, but it represents the "Vantasner Danger...

Ok, well thanks for sharing. I will file this in my mental repository. I will still do it with my own vehicles but I will exercise caution and think twice before recommending it to others.

Can you expound on that? Have you seen frame damage as a result of pulling a truck that's towing a trailer? If so, were there any contributing factors? I wouldn't think twice to do this. I've done it many times and much worse; this would be actually among the more mundane recovery/pulling...

I would leave the truck connected and if doesn't immediately pull the camper, use the tractor to assist the truck pulling the camper out. This is easier overall and lets you pull from the drawbar on the tractor which always the safest bet.

If the executioner wanted to kill someone with only 5mA (weird goal, but whatever) he would need to stab probes into the condemned's chest and apply it directly to the heart. 5mA from arm to arm does not translate to 5mA across the heart.

NPT connections should not need thread sealant. The seal is metal-on-metal. That's why the threads are tapered, so they get tighter and tighter until seal is achieved. Thread lubricants like Teflon tape are used to help you be able to achieve the tightness required for sealing, before galling...