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    Ensure that the wire is being pulled from the correct spool direction.
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    zzvyb6 replied to the thread Snap Ring Pliers. .
    I have a set which lets you flip it from expand to contract by moving the hinge pin. Weak link for me has always been the tips bending...
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    Well, new ones don't arrive dull. It's not done for the dirt, but for roots, weeds, grass, etc.
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    Sharpen the blades ! Grass isn't being cut, just pulled out by the roots. Also try backing into the furrow instead of going forward...
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    zzvyb6 replied to the thread Mixing concrete in the FEL Bucket.
    Be careful moving that load. That much mix + water + sand + gravel (or just the pre-mixed recipe + water), is VERY heavy. Have a lot...
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    zzvyb6 replied to the thread John Deere or Kubota mower.
    I have a JD 1435 diesel, 72" front mower, 60" broom for snow removal, and I also can run a 540 rpm Winpower pto generator on it with a...
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    My local hydraulic shop is a lot cheaper than my dealerships. Remove it and have them duplicate it.
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    I don't think so. I recommend a 3 series with a loader. Even a previous generation 390. Power and weight gets you thru all the tasks...
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    zzvyb6 replied to the thread Mowing Cutter death trap.
    Here's another example of an incorrect installation on a Kuhn combo tedder / rake. The photo shows the driveshaft's C.V. joint now at...
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    zzvyb6 replied to the thread Mowing Cutter death trap.
    The drawbar length sets the position of the hitch pin relative to the tractor's pto shaft's u-joint coupling on a driven shaft. This...
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    zzvyb6 replied to the thread Mowing Cutter death trap.
    Incorrect. It requires equal co-linear AND co-planar alignment of the input and output shafts, with the center of the intermediate...
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    zzvyb6 reacted to LouNY's post in the thread Mowing Cutter death trap with Good Post Good Post.
    I'll agree with the other suggesting a new shaft for the front one. Also your drawbar is set to short, your drawbar hitch pin should be...
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    zzvyb6 replied to the thread Mowing Cutter death trap.
    Although I disapprove of my doggos being anywhere near my machinery, here is the rest of the pack:
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    zzvyb6 replied to the thread Mowing Cutter death trap.
    I just bought a 55" collapsed length 540 tractor end 21 spline baler end, CV jointed + slip clutch for $600 from this place. It weighs...
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    zzvyb6 replied to the thread Pto shaft advice.
    On the long shaft setup you should get a CV joint at the tractor end because angle differences will excite some serious vibration and...
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