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    Robot Vacuums

    roborock q rovo parts? the cost effective mop pads from the amazon are just a bit to large. those from roborock are ok priced. its when you look at the rollers and what not that they are real proud of them.
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    Robot Vacuums

    Have you actually watched it? Because our i3 lies too you. (according to our kids i have no life)saying its done when it is not. i have put up markers so i would know. you look at the map in history and it didn't do what it said it did. Can't speak for the I7 but the cheap shark went about...
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    Robot Vacuums

    There is not a lot I am happy with out of the box, the roborock Q Rovo is pretty slick. I have had that thing runny all over for a week. No, issues does everything i wanted. Beats the others hands down. We put the irobot in the garage/dog kennel. Does well in a square, pretty much open space...
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    Favorite diesel can?

    https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/found-what-i-want-now-where-do-i-get-it.388535/ Here is the thread where we got them 6 years ago. Most of the things i found wrong they have corrected. The big rub was the filter. One we bought did not have it and we added it. At the time these where...
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    Favorite diesel can?

    The issue I have with fuel cans is getting contamination into the fuel system. Even if you have to make several trips to fill up your fuel storage tank, its filtered when it comes out. Also, if you are using cans to fill your equipment you're sticking the spout in three times. I try to wipe the...
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    Favorite diesel can?

    Thing is when we first got the larger tanks, the truck didn't run. I made my kids run back and forth with the three diesel cans and gas cans we had until the tanks were full. After they did that they decided it might be easier if they just fixed the truck as it was getting old. Teen agers are fun.
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    Favorite diesel can?

    Did that for a while but what do you do keep 10 5 gal cans around 1/2 empty so you can fill your tractor/mower. It's all well and good when your healthy but try a dump any size fuel can into your tractor after rotator cuff surgery. It was about planning ahead and I am glad I did it. Also, 1/2...
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    Favorite diesel can?

    https://www.amazon.com/YITAMOTOR-Portable-Electric-360%C2%B0Swivel-Connector/dp/B0CCNRB95J/ref=asc_df_B0CCNRB95J/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=672118696450&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6780972549955350056&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=200658&hvtargid=pla-2192978140022...
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    Robot Vacuums

    That is the way we are leaning. We have the same and the lifting of the mops and not getting it on the carpets/rugs that keep appearing all over, is a plus. (hate them and if i had my way it would all be poured stained concrete) Parts and the expendables? What are they like? Don't want the thing...
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    Robot Vacuums

    Looking at this the big difference between the s8 pro ultra and the q7 max is the rinsing and drying of the mop. So i guess my question is, how much messing around do you have to do with the mop on the q7. This one is kinda cool wonder how well it works? Roborock Qrevo MaxV - Get Closer, Clean...
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    Robot Vacuums

    Which one? The s8 pro ultra sounds nice....
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    Robot Vacuums

    Is it possible to get a decent robot vacuum? And if anyone says AI is going to take over I'll introduce them to my robot vacuum. We got the two we have now last time i was laid up. The one is an irobot i3 and i don't know how many times i kicked it back to its docking station. The other one is...
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    Front Differntial failure L3940

    Could you elaborate on the gear oil instead of the sudt. The stuff is stupid expensive. And from what i am hearing they are pretty straight forward to fix. And if they are failing for shock load issues, don't see where the expensive fluid is getting me anywhere. Chances are I am going to break...
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    L3560 with cab. How would I know if I'm close to rolling over?

    I hear yea, and I went there too. But if that tractor is so whippy it can't handle a 2" inch spacer, what is going to happen when I load the grapple with as much wood as it can pick up and drive it out of the woods. The parts are easy to get too I'll fix if it breaks. I would have gotten a...
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    L3560 with cab. How would I know if I'm close to rolling over?

    At the time it was about the clearance for the front chains. Looking at it you could probably get away with it on the front. Be really tight on the rear. And I don't remember where I saw the recommendation for spacers with chains on the rear. It was a, "you're putting them on the rear front...
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    L3560 with cab. How would I know if I'm close to rolling over?

    Good question. Couple of reasons. In order to get chains on Kubota recommended an 11/2" spacer which they have a part number for, so i figured warranty shouldn't become an issue. I choose to go after market to 2" and I did the front also.(which they don't have a part number for) Normally I...
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    L3560 with cab. How would I know if I'm close to rolling over?

    Recently purchased a B3350 with a cab. We added rim Guard and 2" spacers. Big difference. Pucker factor way to high before for my liking.
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    Front Differntial failure L3940

    https://media.spicerparts.com/cfs/files/media/oQLkxMPRdFt3y2a9W/AXSM-0020.pdf?token=eyJhdXRoVG9rZW4iOiIifQ%3D%3D&store=original About page 21 starts the failure analysis part. you should be able to look at the failed parts and come up with pretty close to what happens. Fatigue, overloading and...
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    Replacement drill press recommendations?

    Going through the same thing. I like the PM-940V Milling Machine – Precision Matthews Machinery Co. it is the its back ordered leave a $xx deposit that has me concerned. Keeping in mind what happened to folks that left money with everything attachments when they crashed has me concerned. I must...
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    773 Bobcat Aux hyd lock

    Yes. I made up a set of quick couplers that changed genders until I fixed ours. On ours there are two switches. One on the front of the handle that is on off, then on the backside facing towards you another that is on-off-on. you hit the aux activation button once the on-off, front switch...
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    2 post or 4 post vehicle lift ideas

    IMO door location and weather has less to do with what actual side of the building you're on and more to do with what direction the bad weather comes from. Around here the bad weather comes from the northwest. So ideally you want to put your doors on the back side. Which of course i did not do...
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    2 post or 4 post vehicle lift ideas

    Have an old paper version. Once you get good at it it is no big deal https://www.autolift.org/product/alilp-guide/
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    Starlink

    Yes, it drives me nuts and we don't use their router. I have not had the time to look into the issue. I have run a ping for extended periods and get drop offs some longer than others. What is interesting is when it does this it doesn't roll over to our back up ISP. So it doesn't drop completely...
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    2 post or 4 post vehicle lift ideas

    Getting really off topic. If i had to do again, i would put in a physical plant/building. Put in gas boiler, wood boiler and chiller. Then run the hot and chilled water to all the various buildings. Have power go in with transfer switch for the backup generator. Then load shed at the buildings.
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    2 post or 4 post vehicle lift ideas

    Read through things a little more and looked at your plans. Look at insulated scissors truss. Insulating Scissors Trusses - Fine Homebuilding. That will give you ceiling height in the middle of the building. As for the door on the end, consider moving that to the side wall next to the one with...
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    2 post or 4 post vehicle lift ideas

    The only way a 4 post lift makes sense is if your going to store another vehicle under it or there is an alignment machine on the front. They have their place would not be me MY recommendation for a shop with one lift. Those four posts in your way in a smaller shop get really annoying. You want...
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    74 hp skid vs 74 hp hoe for building tiny acreage?

    Here is another thought. What you want is a mini excavator and a skid steer. Put in a geo ground loop. That will help amortize out the cost of the excavator. For what they want for a decent tractor backhoe you can get a skid loader and excavator and for what you're doing..... that is the way to...
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    74 hp skid vs 74 hp hoe for building tiny acreage?

    Ring shank nails on all your sheeting. Hurricane clips as suggested above. Then if you're worried about frost...... dig down so you can pour a level footing to lay block on. Lay your block, fill it with sand pack it all down. Put in your in floor, pour your wall on top. Then use a domestic tank...
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    2 post or 4 post vehicle lift ideas

    two post in ground https://rotarylift.com/product/sl212/ if i had to do again
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    74 hp skid vs 74 hp hoe for building tiny acreage?

    Skid steer, buy a set of grouser tracks and a good set of pallet forks. Then you can do it. You can get down two feet with the pallet forks for electric lines. Rent a mini excavator for water lines. Be faster than tractor back hoe. A tractor is good at pulling anything other than that it is a...
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    SSQA Spade?

    We remove one of the forks and tac weld a chunk of flat bar we have teeth welded on to the other.. Use that to stick in and out of the ground ripping the roots, work your way around the tree. When you cut the stump leave it high so you can get your fork on it. Push on it and you should be able...
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    Geothermal related to cooling in Michigan.

    The only way geo cooling $ wise would make sense is if you had a need for the hot water, heated swimming pool spa. Page 32 on the attached is interesting. https://www.nordicghp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/002500MAN-01-ISSUE-05-W-WH-WP-Series.pdf Once you get a good ground loop geo is kinda...
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    geothermal questions and possible DIY

    You could use your existing furnace, remove the current evap coil and install cased water coil and all you need is a plumper and electrician. Doesn't get any easier than that. You would need a 40-50 gal electric water heater as a buffer after the cased coil. $10,00-$12,000 and you could problem...
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    geothermal questions and possible DIY

    Geothermal is more plumbing than anything else if installed with gauges and valves... troubleshooting is pretty straight forward. Its pumps and valves, plumping. I would call a refrigeration guy for the geo units before I called any HVAC guy..... or make sure the HVAC guy does refrigeration, its...
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    geothermal questions and possible DIY

    With that said on the straight up geo. The correct sized and installed closed loop. Then two water to water reversing heat pumps. Buffer on the loop side. Use a chilled water coil for forced air AC. You will need a buffer here also. Then you can get your in floor from this tank in winter...
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    geothermal questions and possible DIY

    We are in the process of redoing ours which has been in for 25 years. We have two closed loops burried at 6 feet and for the most part it is sized correctly. One feeds the house the other the shop and office. The loop for the shop and office I have had the water in the spring when the frost goes...
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    Soft snow plow edges for asphalt

    I slit a piece of schedule 40 pipe and put it over the cutting edge. works well, bounces over the gravel parts, doesn't catch the asphalt. once the ground freezes and i plow a path to the bird feeder doesn't dig up the grass either. rock clean up in spring is much easier also.
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    Options for SSQA trailer mover (receiver hitch) ?

    i use a 2 in ball bolted through a hole in the end of one of my pallet forks to move our 7 ton trailer around loaded.(used a hole saw to punch the hole) i don't believe the tongue load is over the capacity of your forks. then sticking out there further i swing the trailer left or right to see...
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    Options for SSQA trailer mover (receiver hitch) ?

    https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/ssqa-receiver-tube-atachment.355636/ I made this a while back.
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    Car lift in garage

    like this SL212
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    Car lift in garage

    Your going in the wrong direction. Put the hoist in the floor. Solves a whole host of issues. Pour the floor leave a chunk open in the middle put the hoist in pour your 4,000 psi concrete. Don't care how many post lift you have you still have, well posts. And they are a pain. I have an above...
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    Starlink

    I'm wrong or what I am saying is not inertly accurate. Test wasn't real world. You shut the wifi router off it turns into a modem, good for me. Settings turns into being able to stowing it and advanced options. Where you get debug data and you can allow starlink remote access. So spiffy is not...
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    Starlink

    I do believe i answered my own question, which was happens when you shut the wifi off, how do you get into the router? Ethernet adapter cable came. Networking the starlink router then leaving the starlink's wifi on bothers me. Yes you can shut it off but when you turn it back on you will have to...
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    Starlink

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0118SPFCK?psc=1&smid=A2JTFL4V8HYESG&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp They just charged my card so it looks like I might see the either net adapter. thanks everyone for posting. I read on hear somewhere that When you go to the either net cable on the router you shut off the wifi...
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    Removing a frame cross member for dump hoist.

    It is a beware of dog sign don't do it. You put up a beware of dog sign, that is admitting you knew the dog was dangerous. Your the professional your supposed to know better. Never liked waivers. Correct you really can't defend yourself. Your the professional other guy isn't in court your the...
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    Thin white smoke from track loader with Perkins 854E-E34TA, what to do next?

    What he said first I'm bad. With no check engine lights on an electronic engine that means that the engine ecm thinks everything is ok. Also changes trouble shooting. White smoke after starting could mean the engine thinks it is cold mode when it is not or the engine is not getting warm enough...
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    Thin white smoke from track loader with Perkins 854E-E34TA, what to do next?

    Waste gate stuck? failed hump hose/coupler on the after cooler? how is it on power. I am not real familiar that engine may or may not have a waste gate. You may not be producing the boost, hence the power question. I am thinking that engine runs nozzles and they can fail causing unburned fuel...
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    DPFs, EGRs, DEF, etc...

    Spoke to a larger school district they have had to cancel school because of emissions related issues on there school buses. Now that they have it figured how to keep them running they can't get the emissions parts. They are testing Gasoline powered buses. Emissions will be the death of the diesel.
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    DPFs, EGRs, DEF, etc...

    153624 inline firing order. 1/6, 5/2, 3/4 are running mates gives you a balanced engine. Ever looked at a 5 cylinder compared to a 6 cylinder Mercedes running at idle. The 6 just sits there the 5 will shake all over. Small 4 cylinder diesels do the same thing. The inline 6 cylinder gives you a...
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    Back up Generators - finally looking.

    Ah generic suggest it and last time I checked all air cooled engines use oil. It is just a question of how much. And in higher ambient temps you will use more oil and in our case we will have to run the ac in the summer. So 3-4 days in the summer it could be low! So if it is going to be your...
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    DPFs, EGRs, DEF, etc...

    Interesting debate. Lets use the 71 series Detroit as an example. You could get that in an inline or v configuration basically the same parts. You went to a v8 71 as opposed to an inline 6 71 for horsepower. At the time you could not get the horsepower out of an in line 6 with out it getting to...
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    DPFs, EGRs, DEF, etc...

    Cummins had the Triple Nickle and the 903 V8's also since we are talking v-8 diesel they were ok. Not a lot out there. Remember the Detroit fuel pincher 8.2?(think it was 8.2) There answer to the 4 stroke automotive diesel. The two stroke 92,71 series Detroit sure were screamers they came in v...
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    Back up Generators - finally looking.

    Then there is the choice between air cooled and water cooled. Air cooled you have to check the oil daily which is a non starter for us as you have to be physically able.
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    Building a custom home - HVAC options - could use a bit of help please!

    I agree with you. We have two geo units in two separate buildings, both are closed loop. i designed both system and they work real well, they have never gone into back up and both are going on 20 years. I wouldn't even consider geo where you are, heat pumps have come a long way. If I was to do...
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    Building a custom home - HVAC options - could use a bit of help please!

    In the newer tighter homes it is the indoor moisture you need to worry about. Everybody talks about sealing the home but how are you going to get the air exchanges. If you have bath fans, range hood where is make up are coming from? Basically you build a tight home then you have to poke a hole...
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    Engine knock after injector pump and injector rebuild

    if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck it is a duck. It sure sounds like timing to me. it is not crossed injection lines. You couldn't cross a hard formed diesel fuel high pressure line if you tried. Sounds to me like they have so much apart now even if it comes down to "timing" it won't...
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    PINE logs anyone?

    pulp wood?
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    Car lift in garage

    We did what you are doing same roof pitch, same width with 9" side walls. We can lift one ton 4 door pick up and it does not hit the ceiling. We also have in floor. So, it can be done. The best hoist is in floor out rigger hoist. Can get in and out of the car, not in the way when not in use. Not...
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    New Home HVAC System

    Residential CHP doesn't make much sense. You need a constant need for hot water use. Residential use i can think of would be for high end home that had indoor pool in cold climate. Pretty much constant heat and electrical load. We are considering using one for a hydroponic farm. Very very early...
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    76.8% Return on 401K

    Albert Einstein is reputed to have said, 'Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn't, pays it. ' If you invest a sum of money at 10 per cent for five years, you will multiply your wealth by 1.6 times. may have been said but worth repeating
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    Any rule-of-thumb for replacing 4.5" cutoff wheels?

    https://www.lenoxtools.com/Pages/lenox-metalmax.aspx I use these. I have found it is a wash on price they last longer, lots longer. Saves changing discs. I believe it solves some of the safety issues others have mentioned
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    New shop build, beginning stages with questions

    not like the above that was done 20 years ago on my first stab at this. More like the above the plastic chase comes from menards? it is curved at the bottom. Apologies on the pic orientation:) That is for a 20 by 24 room in the back of the barn. I am going to heat it with a 40 gal hot water...
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    salt neutralizer yes/no/maybe?

    I try KIS i use a 90 elbow that i put on and off the end and slid it around underneath.
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    Existentialism and the New Truck Bug

    it is rated at 32,000 lbs with air brakes it is gas and can't get out of its own way. So, I guess I have the opposite issue. The engine trans from a school bus is going in it. Have the truck and bus. It has been going in it for 5 years. A a Marmon Herrington front axle would be nice. I guess I...
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    salt neutralizer yes/no/maybe?

    Thoughts on a salt neutralizer. been using this Eastwood Road Salt Neutralizer Gallon it is not cheap. used about two years, but is it really making a difference or is it just that we are washing the vehicle more? leaning towards switching to this 3X Chemistry Salt Neutralizer, Gallon it is more...
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    7753 lift lock valve

    Wrong image and for some reason it rotated it.
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    7753 lift lock valve

    I went back and looked incase i missed anything. this appears to be the extent of there troubleshooting. It is in a three ring binder so i could be missing some pages. Thanks for the suggesting. i did think about testing. I have yet to find a test port....... I can rule ot a lot of them with...
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    7753 lift lock valve

    I am thinking the cap on the left is item 4. Then looking at the hydraulic schematic item 37 lift lock valve, item 4 is right above the x. X is piolet pressure? near as I can figure every time this thing starts up and runs that valve item 4 moves. So does this mean it will wear out? If it...
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    7753 lift lock valve

    I have a 7753 had it for ever do all my own work on it and I am the one to use it, so i know it rather well. My questions is this, do the lift lock vales fail more often then one would want? It lifts slow, tilt is fine. The issue started all of a sudden. does not appear to labor when it lifts...
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    Winter weight

    This year I gained my winter weight way to early. I am naturally a skinny guy so gaining 8 lbs in the winter just tightens the jeans. However this year I gained mine way too early. They say gaining the winter weight is a northern thing. Am I alone here?
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    New shop build, beginning stages with questions

    I found water in a lot of my holes when i punched them. There is a concrete patio block on the bottom, with 6 x 6 nailed around the outside. I have no problems with those. In the corner of the building there is the top of one of those right at about 3 1/2 feet that corner lifts every year...
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    Garage door opener, never out of range, always have, & never runs out of Bat

    that is the EweLink app on my smart phone. Has all my garages on it. It ROCKS, in the loader have an opener, on the lawn tractor have an opener. Need to pull some one else's car in, you have an opener! I had the silly flo light interference issue, cutting down the opener range, problem gone. In...
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    Polar Vortex Preparations

    It was cold this morning.
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    New House Build

    ]I've never saw a manifold like that. Is that what you are using? All the systems I've saw use manifolds like mine with or without valves. The one in the house garage looks like this: We will be replacing it with the one pictured above. On the top of the manifold those are plastic caps that...
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    New House Build

    there is a big difference. The above is a radiant floor manifold. And i did not mean to insult anybody. I can blow smoke up your butt like everybody else. People are complaining that there tankless boilers aren't lasting. There is a more correct way of doing it. I am not a heating contractor...
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    48x39x14 shop build

    The above is the more correct system other things will work. There is however trade offs. They do not show flow control on floor loops. If you do not have antifreeze in your floor you could delete the exchanger.
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    Towing heavy on a 1/2 ton

    Overtaxed, Here is my two cents. A weight distributing hitch for what you are doing is going to be a PITA. Reason is after you load it you will have to install the torsion bars on the hitch and how they are adjusted is going to change based on your load. IMO I would not plan on using a WDH with...
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    US DOT # questions

    Do I Need a USDOT Number? | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration According to the above if you are a commercial vehicle over 10,001 combined gross vehicle weight you need to have a DOT number. My pick up is a commercial vehicle and pulls a 12,000 pound trailer, so you need a DOT number. I...
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    Building a Shop / Weld Table

    i like it so the vise on the bench flips out of the way. so for the big projects you can slid flat across table. you notch end of tube so it flips down. and cut slot for through bolt. you get to the end of the slot it stops the tube from coming out and acts as pivot. vise flips down out of the way
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    found what I want now where do I get it

    Well they arrived. I think they could ship UPS, I had them ship freight both on the same pallet, and picked up at depot. They are light, picked each one up and stuffed them in the van. Somebody put some thought into how these were designed. First thing I noticed is they actually recessed the...
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    Vehicle Lifts

    Be lost without our two post lift. Went to do brake lines, then found rusted trany cooler lines and power steering lines and before I new it, we were lifting the cab off.
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    slit pipe way to go on gravel

    Finally got smart and slit a 2" chunk of sch40 pipe and put on bucket cutting edge, big difference. You can still dig up the lawn but have to work at it. Thought would be issue on concrete, still scrapes it clean. Picks up just enough on gravel, leaving it in place. Did find one draw back...
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    4 miles 4 board horse fence. Rec: nail gun and fasteners requested Scrail vs Paslode

    Something like the above? would solve some of the issues mentioned.
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    found what I want now where do I get it

    I got a response from the north American distributor. The one they have is gray for diesel they do not have gas. I need the gas tank. It is gray so we could label one for gas another for diesel, it is not like we would be putting gas in the yellow one. Now the question is what is the difference...
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    found what I want now where do I get it

    according to Walmart I can get the above from them for $760 see this link https://www.walmart.com/ip/Emiliana-Serbatoi-Portable-Diesel-Tank-58-gallons/52641520 which I think is a good deal. however I need one for gas and maybe DEF fluid. the above is there gas it looks like in Italy anyway gas...
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    Gravel Drive way Issues

    PS344 | PowerBroom™ | Shindaiwa-USA.com bought the above awhile ago, not cheap, heavy but it beats racking! fling it into the bucket then dump it.
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    Hiow do you change oil and hydraulic fluid without a mess?

    I have been sucking it out then taking the drain plug out for years now. Takes longer, but you just plug the air in and walk away. I have one like this that i use for coolant and a larger one we use for oils.
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    Pole barn thoughts and ideas please

    this is what we did. Side walls are 10' door openings are 9' building width is 28 foot. Where the lift is, are rafters the rest are trusses. Roof pitch is 4/12. We can get suburban all the way up so I can just about walk under it and i am 6'. We insulated the snot out of the building so we...
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    Dog breeds for mini farm

    We have had labs and Newfoundland lab mix. The labs are nice dogs but required more training and sometimes were to smart for there own good. The Newfoundland/lab mix is a nice dog, but the fur is a hassle. Have an English mastiff now. For me he is best dog we have had smart easy to train good...
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    Filter removal without a gorilla

    Found a pic, they are not cheap. They work the best. The one I have is wider for the large hydraulic and truck oil filters. Just asked the kid he knows nothing about it. Watch it will magically appear.:pullinghair:
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    Filter removal without a gorilla

    Never had much luck with the screw driver through the filter. If it is stuck enough that you have to jam a screw driver through it most of the time you will destroy the filter before it comes off. The chain wrench works, but it collapses the filter half the time and you need a lot of room to...
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    Help Interpreting Wiring Diagram & Using Multimeter

    Can you back probe the connector? This is using a Cat Spoon (7x-1710) it is dished and follows the wire to where you can touch the pin inside. chances are you don't have the fancy cat spoon. this is what i am talking about with paper clip like wire. Now if your plug looks like this you are...
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    skid steer ain't got the Oomph!

    My 7753 started making a different hydraulic noise, lets call it a whine. Now when she goes into a pile it doesn't have the power it had in both the bucket hydraulics and the drives. The engine is not bogging down. It just is not there. When I replaced the filters the two metal return line...
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    4 in 1 bucket hose routing question

    So, what is everybody's thoughts on how to route these hoses. Cause the way it is now is not going to last long. In the short term I am leaning towards just rotating the t on the bucket, such that they face up. Then I need to figure out a way to keep the coupler from sticking out so far.
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    Damaged block installing block heater L5240

    Something like the above to prelube the engine? I believe it would check the rear main before installing the engine. Somewhat anyway. I built it to prelube the boat engine my sons rebuilt, plan is to put the 5 qts into the tank, run the line to the galley the oil psi sending unit is in and...
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    SSQA Receiver tube atachment

    Built this so that I could get low and under the tong when it is on the ground. Also don't have to grab the forks. boxed in the pin hone This should get you the length the other one is at a 45 this one is at ?, think you could get away with another 45, I just matched what was on the bucket...
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    Welding Table Build

    Nice job, got me thinken I should put the cutting table on the other end. Here is how I do my fold down vise. The bolt going all the way through rides in a slot and that is the stop when it comes out and is the pivot, for folding it down. When it hangs down it sits under the over hang. thanks...
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    Cummins Launches Sulfur Tolerance Kit For Tier 4 Diesels

    Am I the only one bothered by this?
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    Linear Actuators

    Here is how I have been doing motor reverse on my linear actuators. Allows you to use small switch with small wires and mounts switch where ever you want. Depending on your application you can mount things in different places. I have post on here with more specifics on how I did it. steve
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    Solar power & Wind Power for residental use

    Personally I like this, You would have to have a need for the hot water. Basically you are generating your own electricity, then using the heat from the engine to make hot water, either using the electricity on sight or selling it back. The pay back it the hot water. If they could come up with...
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    Garage design

    The wall are 10' door is 9' rafters where the lift is, standard 28' truss on the rest. Stick framed on monolithic slab. Can put suburban on almost lift it all the way. Regular car no problem. 24" over hang all the way around. Did it this way, because you can see it from the house and didn't want...
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    now this makes sense

    In this months diesel progress. Diesel Progress North American - November 2015 Above is the link. Now if they could do it on a smaller scale costs effectively. For those that can't open or follow the link basically, they generate electricity, use it or sell it back, where they payback is they...
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    Driveway Marker

    Don't know what everyone else is using but this is what I found works best for me. It is 1/2 inch rebar 5' long, buy it in 20' lengths, it is in the ground about a foot. On top is clear soda bottle with reflective tape around the out side. I like the rebar, because you can hit it, it bends over...
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    moving some things with the skid loader

    The car is just the body. Once I waked off a chunk of the c channel/fork extensions and used that instead of the angle iron, things worked better.
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    gravely 252

    Replaced the cub cadet, it was time served its purpose well. It is a gravely 252 like it. Cut mowing time in half. Scary on the hills, but it is do able. Installed mulching kit, works OK...., don't have to worry about where discharge is going anymore. Verdict is not in on how much I like it.
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    VW Clean diesels.... how did they get them so clean?

    Here is Diesel progress's take from September issue. Sums up what has been said here fairly clearly, in something that can be printed and shared. Steve
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    Need help clearing rocks

    It looks like the moon, I will never complain about the rocks we have again! If I was going to do it, I would use the riper bar teeth on the front of my bucket, using it/them as fingers racking pushing the rocks into piles. I have done it that way, we however don't have the rocks you do, and I...
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    Its not your dads diesel tractor any more!

    The attached is from this month's issue of diesel progress. Paints are fairly accurate picture of tier IV on the industrial side. Interesting read. Steve
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    Trailer for this project?

    This is how the guy that built my pole building did it. Makes thing more mobile that using tractor. He powers it off 110, drags extension cord around or uses generator. work real well. allowed him to build pole building by himself.
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    To thin or not to thin

    17 years ago white pine was planted on about 10 acres. In some spots the trees did really well and every tree they planted came up, so I have some trees 8' apart. Now they are between 20'-30' in height, nothing is growing on the forest floor. They are fighting for light as in some spots have...
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    Potato Cannon

    Works really well! swear it will go a mile. When you pump 130 psi into it is kinda scary as you can feel the PVC expand.:cool2:
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    How you protect your farm from theft???

    He is 170 lbs, he can rest his head on the edge of your car window. And if you do decide to shoot him you better be a good shot, because the other two dogs are going to be real pissed.
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    Bobcat 7753 vs. bobcat 773G

    I believe you want 80446 and 80447 which come as as set #80557, got them from everything attachments for $284. The other print is for the mount that went to the hoe.
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    7753 Aux Hydraulics

    My 7753 aux hydraulics will not work electrically in forward or reverse. I can hot wire them and get it to work. Has not worked since new and previous owner messed up the wiring. Below 19 is the control switch. It would be nice to know how that works schematically inside. The dealer wants $100...
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    Bobcat control station rebuild

    Rebuilding the control station on my 7753, here is the before Still cleaning the manure out of it after 15 years. Pulled everything a part blasted and powder coated. here is the link to my post on how I powder coated everything...
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    Tired of Painting!

    Came a crossed some epoxy powder. Supposed to be better with chemicals and much harder. I agree on the hardness you are hard pressed to scratch this stuff. I'm sold! The down side on the epoxy powder is it breaks down in sun light. So, I did the battery pan on the skid loader. Here is the before...
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    Need Toothbar advice

    Something like this? I made it sort of, had the brackets cut that tuck under the bucket and hold the teeth, made the rest and welded together. Get the general idea, its bullet proof goes on and off, not the easiest in the world, but not too bad. We have clay and rocks, one is even bent.
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    help new to me s175 alternator mounting problem

    Took some pics and here is a page out of the manual for mine anyway. They should be the same but different. Looking at it the alternator mounts to a steel bracket then the bracket mounts to the front gear case cover. I would not want to have to replace that cover. If you remove the fan duct...
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    Lowering the lawn

    A lot of how you can do it is going to depend on the top soil depth. If you can take 2" out then replant or replace the sod and still have good top soil? If I was doing it I would use one of these, going forward it will allow you to take small amount off and push into pile. I would take the top...
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    Want to drill hole in pallet fork for trailer ball.

    I think i even used the cordless drill! The one inch works well as it will move a little and gives you nice fit.
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    Last Hydraulic hose

    This is the last hose and then I will have replaced every hose on my 7753. OK, except for right driver motor and aux hydraulic hose on right. This is the only place I have seen them but.... these hydraulic fittings are junk! The nut appears to be steal and the JIC seat area is brass, and for...
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    Tired of Painting!

    Bought this to control temp, it was cheap, think it should work. Temperature Controller, 0-400Deg. C, Programmable | MPJA.COM I will then need contactor/relay of some sort to turn the heating elements on and off. Bought the oven heating elements, four of them at 3100 watts, at 240 puts me at 52...
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    What attachment is best to use need some help please

    cost effective, strong removes and installs easy. I made it, had a machine shop cut the hoots for the teeth.
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    How are you dispensing gear oil?

    You want one of these, sucks the oil out. I bought this one then a larger one. Use this one for water/antifreeze and larger one for oil changes.
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    Tired of Painting!

    Its worth the effort.:thumbsup: Flat surface smooth as glass, coating is hard almost scratch proof. Fills in nicely on the rusted portions of the parts. Not an easy process getting there. To get the coverage I needed to preheat the part to get the coverage to fill in the rust areas. Had a...
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    7753 turns into play-doh maker

    On the 7753 Bob cat loader on either side of the chain case all the way to the back are two holes that are open to the bottom of the belly pan. When you get in mud such that the belly pan scrapes bottom mud pushes up through these two holes like play-doh in a play-doh maker. When the dirt mixes...
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    Questions about hydraulics.

    In order to get the weights you are talking about and get the geometry to come out you may want to consider a scissors lift or cylinder right off the front.
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    Tired of Painting!

    New stove so why not new roster. Bake the parts in soapy water at about 200 for 5 hours and scrape the paint right off. This is before Never thought it would work let alone this well. Came right off with putty knife and little wire brushing. Did a whole bunch of other parts. Worked just as...
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    4x4 Lawnmower?

    I have similar issues and ZTR i don't think is going to make it. Prior to seeing the R322t awd i was looking at one of these. you can find them 4 wheel drive pricey and harder to get. My issue with the R322t is the deck size. It is a deere f735
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    Whats wrong with tier 4

    Based on the attached it would appear Kubota is loosing the DPF also. There is is still after treatment in the DOC, so there is hope. here is link where it came from Kubota Engine America - LATEST NEWS here is the chart
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    Drill Bits - Need some help and advice

    Here is what I am talking about on the reamer. Technically it is a bridge reamer, I start out with 3/8 hole and run it through to the 5/8. Works slick for drilling frame rails...
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    Sharing Implements between tractor and SS

    Agree with J.J. 1/4" orfice should do it. Consider the below on the return side. Should help catch dirt from grapple and from one machine to the other. It is a precaution I do believe your aux fluid on the SS goes through filter before going to tank. J.J. posted here a while back...
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    How are you dispensing gear oil?

    I like this which is a race version of Scooby074's idea, propane tank about right size, just something about welding on propane tank..... leaning towards empty Freon tanks. Issue is need three so price, ugh. the above is going to eat up floor space, where could put bucket pump under bench, be...
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    Tired of Painting!

    Thanks for the input. Its up right now and opens to the left.
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    How are you dispensing gear oil?

    I am using a pump sprayer for my automatic transmission fluid and a hand pump for the 5 gal bucket of hydraulic oil. I'm looking for a cost effective way to dispense gear oil. In most cases a funnel doesn't cut it. The pump sprayer works great for the trans fluid, just think gear oil is going to...
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    Snow Attachments  gravel in the lawn no problem

    It is not a snow attachment, but maybe post snow:cool2:, spring is here:dance1:This is the third season I have had the Shindaiwa Power Broom, this is the first time I have been able to physically use it. This is the slickest thing since sliced bread. For the real bad spots I just drop the bucket...
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    Tired of Painting!

    Yes that is the wife's oven. Figured out a use for a perfectly good oven, and now i can feel better about paying to replace it.:cool2: I'm going to figure out how to powder coat my welding projects. I am sick and tired of spending hours on making something, then paint it, which takes almost as...
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    Pole Building

    Outside is done. Thought I would post pics of the bracing. Wind loads here are a big deal. Over head doors is going to be interesting. Haven't put any in that big. Everybody has to start some where.
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    HF Winch

    Something like this? I have a much smaller winch and only use it to pull a car up on trailer. 4 awg wire and 125 amp breaker. Using a breaker is a must! I've seen a couple trucks burn to the ground because there lift gate motor stuck. It is an Anderson connector you can get a boot for the...
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    Suggestions needed for mounting 2" hitch on front of M4700 please

    something like this? 2" tube is welded to 1/4 inch plate winch bolted to that. Anderson connector for winch, positive and negative cable direct to battery, in split loom, with 150 amp breaker. It is not designed to slid into the suburban, it actually slides into a 2" receiver tube on the front...
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    Pole Building

    Things are thawing out, this would be why we had to do all the work when the ground was frozen. There is a drain, just in front of the gray tarp building. Looks like we will be putting heat tape in that for next year. On this side the water goes the other direction. They cut two sheets 8"...
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    buy a winch and snow plow for my ATV or buy a hydraulic front blade for my BX?

    Put a plow on our Polaris ATV for this winter as a back up to the skid loader, works well in a light snow. Haven't tried in heavy snow. Added a linear actuator for angle, pick attached. Wanted mid mount plow and couldn't find mid mount with actuator so made my one. Will add link on post for how...
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    Post frame vs foundation

    Don't know how you would go about framing it. Going to want the top plate going all the way around. I was always under the impression the reasons for the poles going to the top on the end walls for pole buildings was wind load. Here is the pic of wind bracing on one we have going up now. There...
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    Pole Building

    Started back at it. Weather in the mid 20s, as we need the ground frozen so we can get around the building with the lift truck. just about the last truss The 24" over hang framing The is where we/he ended. after the first day. In reality there is only one guy doing it, i'm not doing much, but...
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    Linear actuator switches

    As long as you follow the numbering you should be able to use any 12v ISO relay. Make sure you have the normally closed contacts. This pic may help with understanding. Here is link for relay I used Hella 7794327 Skirted Mini Relay 20/40A SPDT Connector ISO MINI WEATHERPROOF RELAY CONNECTOR WITH...
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    Skid steer cranks slow in cold weather

    Here is pic on where to connect the meter, basically anything more that .2 at any connection or cable there is an issue. Also, 12 volt battery is fully charged at 12.6volts. If the battery is fully charged and when cranking you are droping below 10.5 you are either drawing mega amps or battery...
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    Linear actuator switches

    Have two linear actuators on the blower for the skid loader. Wanted small toggle switches mounted in the skid steer control handles. Also didn稚 want to run a bunch of wire. With this circuit I can control both really motors by running 4 22awg wire, the green on the attached schematic. The rest...
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    Pole Building

    Here is where we sit today. Waiting for the right weather. We put the poles in the ground before the frost. The holes are 52 deep, there is a patio block they sit on then, two by six nailed around outside, this makes it, so the frost cannot push the pole up. (pic 1a) The header is for a small...
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    Pole Building

    Land Clearing This project would not have been impossible without a transit, pallet forks, tracks and ripper bar on the bucket. The back hoe attachment, where as it is an expensive toy, everything here could been done without it. The issue we had was getting everything to drain correctly. The...
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    Want to add aux fuse box

    I have wired a lot of our aux lighting like the attached. We mount the relay close to the lights, run the power directly to the battery through a fuse. Then control the ground side of the relay with small 22 awg wire. Also leaves short run for power. This way we only have to run small single...
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    Pole Building

    Pole building. Recently had surgery so can稚 do much so figured I would lay out our new building project. We had two shelter logic tarp storage building, for 8 years now. They are filled and we have just out grown them. Every time we go to pay our tax bill I will miss them. We ended up with a 30...
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    How well do shelter logic hold up in heavy snow areas?

    the one pictured below has been up for 6 years.
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    7753 steering

    When you push both sticks forward all the way one side goes faster than the other. You have to bring the other stick back to compensate to keep it straight. A quick look and a linkage issue are not jumping out at me. Don稚 know if it is related to one side or the other. Just have the kid...
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    A frame Hoist

    The width between posts is 11'6". We went with the odd width to clear the car trailer. Here is a scan of the print. We followed the print verbatim, only change was the hydraulic lift jacks. Cutting the angles for the legs was a challenge and you may want to consider having someone make...
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    A frame Hoist

    Built this A frame hoist, followed plans I found in the forum, can稚 find the post to give him credit. Works slick. Only modification I made was adding the jacks, so I can raise and lower for the different heights in the ceiling. Then I can raise it way up and tuck it in with the car lift. Steve
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    YUPie pick up

    Built this just recently. Got tired of everybody leaving me there useless SUV and borrowing my pickup truck, bring it back and complaining about how my truck was a piece of junk. Dimensionally it is the same as a pickup truck bed. Has hydraulic surge brakes and the axle is rated for 3,500 lbs...
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    Air Compressor after cooler

    The issue we were having is we were getting way to much water in the air for our bead blaster. I you look for a good drier costs upwards of $1000, which is more than we paid for the compressor. So what we did is put an after cooler between the compressor and tank. The air temp out is 220 and...
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    Bobcat BOSS controls

    I have a 7753 with the BOSS controller. The dealer is clueless on how it works. There was like only two of them made. The BOSS controller will not pull in the auxiliary hydraulic solenoids. I have the solenoids hotwired so to speak. It is looking like the controller is not pulling in the...
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