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    Wench for Christmas??????

    I've got a big hydraulic winch I mount on the three pt of my 1850 Oliver or whatever. If I'm moving any large logs (or stuck dozers), I chain the winch directly to another tree, using the tractor just to hold the winch- that might be harder on an RTV. Might be easier to pin the winch to the RTV...
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    Wench for Christmas??????

    I've got a 4,000lb warn and it does pull! Trouble is that mine doesn't have a fairlead(sp) or cable guide to keep the cheap cable winding up straight on the spool. A few extra dollars will pay you dividends in the end but the Warn would probably do the job-- if you tie your RTV to something and...
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    After 20 years, a very busy fall

    Looks beautiful! Granite counter tops. Hmm...:)
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    Diesel Fuel Additive

    I've used both Stanadyne and both of the Power Services, mainly to keep things clean and the enhanced performance and both work. As for the gelling, you probably don't need to worry, but if it does happen, you'll invent some new words. I think cheap fuel and water contribute to it so keeping the...
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    Scrape Blade

    Buy a good one with some steel in it. They don't bend as fast.
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    Mail Box Destruction

    First thing I do to a new box, before it gets mounted to the railroad tie, is paint it flat black, seems to help. Had a beautiful stone & mortar post with an oak center post once, lasted about 12 hrs, but the car had to be towed away! My wife is a rural mail carrier, sees it all, and one box...
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    oil on plug, 38 John Deere B

    Exactly what model is your toy according to the ID plate. If the letter designation is BNH or BWH, then it probably has a chain in the differential which would probably slap, more so at higher road speeds. The carb has two mixture screws. The idle screw is brass plated and closest to the outside...
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    oil on plug, 38 John Deere B

    Would like to know what the little piece of white metal was. How big and was it magnetic? I wonder how round and square the cyls are. It's hard to tell unless you've been inside. When I do an engine, it doesn't idle any longer than necessary and after a very few mins, it starts making power. I...
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    WEED WIPER

    Thar looks slick. I've been using an old 12ft wick wiper with adjustable brackets mounted to the front of the Gator with good results, but I can really see some advantages in yours! Who makes it?
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    Gas Cutting

    Well said Doubleh!! Anyone who has trouble believing you better do some reading!! The aceteline pressure is for real. Some rigs use a blow back valve to keep an explosion out of the aceteline tank ( when the torch pops ). Don't they also use, or used to use corn cob media with the acetone in the...
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    Blue, sideways-looking track machine

    (Blueberry picker) Has about a 40hp Yanmar engine, hydraulic driven rubber tracks, straddles the rows and beats the berries off. Tore one track off the other day to fix a bogie wheel and found the front and top rollers were bad also. The top one, I could care less about, but that big front one...
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    First mow of the season

    We've mowed the lawn for the second time here in MI today and it's growing well here too! Trying to multitask and go green at the same time. Had five mowers going at the same time to get about an acre mowed and fertilized (two donkeys and three horses with chickens spreading the fertilizer)...
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    questions on oil

    Don't know much, but do know that, if you switch to a synthetic, especially in the gears, they generally break before they wear out.
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