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[BukitCase]

Always glad to help a fellow TBN'er figure out new and better ways to spend HIS money

My older tractors all seem to be made with the idea that you can never have too much frustration, nor too many tools - only way I've found to bleed fuel lines on a couple of mine is a crowfoot like beeforty's link with a 10" extension and a SHORT handled FLEX ratchet.

Hydraulics on a backhoe can be even more of a challenge - not only are they really close together, they're TIGHT. Great combination ...Steve

 

[bcp]

Buy or make sockets for those tight spaces, based on this idea:

sensor/injector sockets

Bruce

 

[3930dave]

Bukit and Bee, Thank you guys for the links and info. Leave it to me to be the guy that tries to reinvent the wheel or in this case the wrench. I sacrificed a cheap import wrench, and the mod took me about 5 minutes so no big loss there, but if I would have known ahead of time that this type of wrench was available, I would have saved a couple of days of racking my brain trying to figure out how to loosen the fuel line. I appreciate the info !

Even if you are where a tool-truck delivers, plenty of pros do these mods all the time. You end up making better money modding a low cost wrench, than waiting for a tool to arrive to clear a vehicle off a hoist.

The way I look at it, if the job gets done, and you don't have to call 911, then anything is fair game ! :thumbsup:

Rgds, D.

 

[sixdogs]

Bending wrenches with heat for a specific use is the perfect application of a Harbor Freight wrench. I have a few I bent for one-time uses that wound up becoming tools I used frequently. With Harbor Freight a mistake is no big expense.

 

[RitchElbe]

MAN o MAN this thing would be awesome for cleaning shop floors after working with metal.. turn on to clean and off to clean it off!

 

[RitchElbe]

THE BEST thing for cleaning your hands after doing anything!! Centronella Oil..yep that stuff they put in tiki lanterns. I've used it for years.. In fact..I keep a 2.5 gallon bucket outside the shop just for that purpose. I've used the same oil for 4 years now..looks nasty..but man does it still clean..when time to renew it. I pour the used out into a container I use for burning brush etc.. keeps hands soft and bugs away too! just stay away from open flames while cleaning with it! Safety First~

 

[jhlittle]

MAN o MAN this thing would be awesome for cleaning shop floors after working with metal.. turn on to clean and off to clean it off!

What would?

 

[RitchElbe]

I was replying to the magnet posted on here...dunno why it showed up at the end.. most of the time my replies show up twice as well

 

[rasorbackq]

I was replying to the magnet posted on here...dunno why it showed up at the end.. most of the time my replies show up twice as well

Your reply will always show up at the end . If it didn't then your reply wouldn't be see as we are long past it.
Reply with quote puts a statement to the answer you give.

 

[RitchElbe]

that's the thing. I replied late at night and actually went back to the page a few times and I was right after the post about the magnet..then it was moved..but its all good