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    Mice and Irish spring soap

    I tried that years ago. Doesn't work in South Texas either. :rolleyes:
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    What did you buy this week?

    Did you replace that gland nut?
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    Spare Tire Carrier

    Sounds like mismatched parts. They'd be on a bus back home if it were me. Or move the spare to the roof.
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    No spark no matter what I do

    I think you found your own problem. Post a picture of the inside of the cap and the rotor. The center of the cap should have a carbon connector. Sometimes they're solid with a spring-tab on the rotor and sometimes they're spring loaded with a bras bar on the rotor. Make sure the carbon is whole...
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    What did you buy this week?

    Thanks, that reminds me. I used to get the safety inspection guy to replace my blades every year. I just renewed the tag registration but Texas no longer requires the inspection. They still charge you for it though. :rolleyes: Even the very best blades only last a year down here in the sun...
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    Deere x475 cylinder and coil

    Did you use a parts manual to get the numbers? Engines can be oriented in any direction. Parts are typically shown from the flywheel side. The parts diagram below show the numbers 10 and 28 associated with the coils.
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    What do you have for a first aid/trauma kit?

    I believe California does. Other laws apply to doctors, nurses, EMTs and firemen only. I don't know how much Grit you possess but I sure couldn't stand by and watch someone die if I knew I could help somehow.
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    What did you buy this week?

    That's about what I have in my new 20" mag wheels. The tires were cheaper at $185 each. There are custom mag wheels that can approach $10k EACH. I'm glad I'm not that invested in my old truck's looks. :oops:
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    What did you buy this week?

    Or a crane. My Ex-GF had a swinging crane mounted in her van for her mom. It was 12v powered and could lift an electric scooter then swing it into the van. This was a full size Ford van though. The crane I have on my milling machine came from HF. It swings too but it's a manual crank and jack...
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    What did you buy this week?

    I got my Goodyear Wranglers from Walmart after searching Amazon. They had them in stock at the closest store to me (10 miles away). When I checked the date code, they were within a couple of months of coming out of the mold. I haven't mounted them on my new wheels yet--Waiting on a tire lift aid...
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    Anybody have a "Car Battery Size Spreadsheet"?

    I just copied all the columns (click and hold) then pasted it into Excel. Worked perfectly. Thanks for the link.
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    O'Reilly Auto for hydraulic hoses

    Yeah, but air hose fittings are a lot different than hydraulic fittings. By about 15,000psi. I make my own air hoses as well. Mostly for short runs between machines with tees and blow guns. I have a crimper and box full of fittings and crimp sleeves for various sizes of rubber hose. The fittings...
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    Hyd. Top link bent pipe & PTO coil fault JD 3038e

    That's exactly what it does. But it protects from a leak down at the valve, not the cylinder. If the cylinder piston seal is bad, the cylinder just transfers oil from one side of the piston to the other. This is an internal leak down. The check valve does not stop that. The check valve can also...
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    fuel filter question

    The last filter I bought came with the spring and O-rings. I'm pretty sure it was an aftermarket but can't recall the name. Came off Amazon. I put them in the box for the next change. I have a cabinet with all my machine filters. It's good to have spares on hand and each is marked for the machine.
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    What do you have for a first aid/trauma kit?

    Diphenhydramine HCL (Antihistamine) works for me on stings--Wasps, bees, ants and scorpions. Then dab a little Cortizone-10 on the site(s). I typically drop a couple before I go out to mow weeds too. Edit: Oh yeah, my "kit" also contains Neosporin Cream, some Band Aids and a bottle of New Skin...
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