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dcyrilc
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Yep. Just have to get the mounting bracket for the controls back and then I can start playing. Sitting in a holding pattern right now.:laughing:
Need some help with cable controls
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Yep. Just have to get the mounting bracket for the controls back and then I can start playing. Sitting in a holding pattern right now.:laughing:
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dcyrilc
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Update...
I stopped by and talked to my friend who's fabricating the mounting bracket today. They got swamped with work so the bracket's on hold 'til they get caught up. Might be a couple of weeks. I'm good with that as he seldom charges me for the work he does.:thumbsup:
I always ask "How much?", but he usually just says it's on him.
I stopped by and talked to my friend who's fabricating the mounting bracket today. They got swamped with work so the bracket's on hold 'til they get caught up. Might be a couple of weeks. I'm good with that as he seldom charges me for the work he does.:thumbsup:
I always ask "How much?", but he usually just says it's on him.
4shorts
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My buddy your a very patient man. Free or not I would have to have that done by now. That's the one thing I hate doing is waiting for something. I admire you for that
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dcyrilc
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My buddy your a very patient man. Free or not I would have to have that done by now. That's the one thing I hate doing is waiting for something. I admire you for that
I have so many projects that if I can't work on one, I just move on to another for a while. The work he did refabricating the cowl/battery compartment saved me $1210 which is what a new one cost through Deere. My 45ft spun alluminum flag pole would have cost between $1500 & $2K if I had to buy it.
It's said that patience is a virtue...for me, patience pays. James has saved me over $5K over the years. I'm willing to be patient for that.:thumbsup: Also, as said before...he's a friend and if I respect his friendship, I have to realize that paying work has to come first. That's what keeps his doors open.
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dcyrilc
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Got a call today that my mounting bracket is done. I'll be picking it up either tomorrow or Friday. If weather premits, I'll get it together and try some mowing this weekend.:thumbsup:
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Picked up the mounting for the controls today. I went by the farm and test fit it after work. It will need a little modification tp work properly. It was made with four mounting fingers instead of three as asked for and as currently built it hits the side of the seat. It also interferes with my ability to access the loader controls.
I'll post pictures of the mount shortly.
I'll post pictures of the mount shortly.
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dcyrilc
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Here are the pix.
We are going to have to trim a little so that it can move outward on the fender. Shouldn't be too big a deal. I'll also have to clean the old dried out grease inside the control levers and regrease them. I'll work on that tonight and tomorrow night. We'll try some test mowing this weekend before I take the mount back on Monday.
We are going to have to trim a little so that it can move outward on the fender. Shouldn't be too big a deal. I'll also have to clean the old dried out grease inside the control levers and regrease them. I'll work on that tonight and tomorrow night. We'll try some test mowing this weekend before I take the mount back on Monday.
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mjncad
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The fab shop did a nice job on the bracket. It's too bad they gave you one extra finger that you didn't need.
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My thought had been that I could have adjustment one way or the other with only three fingers. My design would have interfered with the loader controls also. This actually ends up better in the long run as I need to shift it two finger widths to the right so that it's not in the way of my arm when reaching for the loader controls.
I mounted it last night and put the controls on various finger combonations to see where it needed to be so that I wouldn't have to try to reach over or around it. With how the fender sits in relation to the controls, I can move it to the right the amount needed with just some trimming. You can see the marks I made with a sharpie in one of the pix. I'll take some pix of it on the tractor when I try mowing on Sunday. Saturday is supose to rain, but Sunday is supose to be nice.
4shorts
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Hey Cyril. How did this cable problem work out??? Paul