Recent content by asgard

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    Parking brake warning system

    Well, since I have owned my B2301 I have always wondered why no light or buzzer for the parking brake. It would be handy and stop you from driving off with it still engaged. So today was the day. Having found a small buzzer, a light and a door courtesy switch I was set. I took the power for the...
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    Thinking about building a trailer

    Regards the composite deck it was only a question, Thanks for your insight, and testing it, that has answered the question. Not all engineers are actually that, I understand your concern. I have dealt with City, Municipal, and Federal for years and that is why I am happy not to have to deal...
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    Thinking about building a trailer

    "As for the 'engineer sign off', it really means nothing..scrap of $$$ paper" I think your are deluding yourself as to the liabilty and the interest both the Police and the legal profession would take if something was not upto code. I am a Professional consultant structural/civil engineer...
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    Snowblower Gravel adapter

    Only if you don't grind down the surface coating. Weld outside or with the aid of an extractor there is about 4 inches of weld. The best way to weld galvanized steel, regardless of welding process, is to remove the zinc coating from the joint. This adds two operations: removing the coating and...
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    Snowblower Gravel adapter

    I also made wider skids but sometimes when the base was soft it still dug in especially on turns. I had it in float and that was still an issue on a couple of sections I blow. The pipe is excellent across the grass into the woodpile and even where I have some river rock at the edge it floats...
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    Snowblower Gravel adapter

    Well, we had about 6 inches of light crystal type snow yesterday on a not so frozen bed, lots of loose stones. Toady I used the blower and it worked better than I had hoped. Virtually no stones were thrown and a very nice bed prepared, my wife thought I was prepping for ski-ing. The surface was...
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    Burning through snowblower belts

    Have you tried a straight edge across the pulleys and then check they are both the same internal angle for the belt groove angle as shown in 85 hokie's illustration. I think it is a combination of alignment and belt face angle.
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    Burning through snowblower belts

    Have you looked at the runout, maybe the pulleys are out of alignment? How tight are the belts with the tensioner? I once rebuilt a set that was mismatched, the belt angle did not match one of the pulleys.
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    Snow in the cab

    The issue is that water is getting into the engine area through the vent that is on the hood? Does that scoop have any sort of deflector that stops this that broke? I would not think that the heat build-up would adversely affect the DPF after all you could have it sitting running to power a PTO...
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    B2601 no start, resolved.

    I have sprayed all the lever controls as they enter the transmission or anywhere else with Fluid Film. It is a bit like the 3 point hitch control, when not used or exercised it gets sticky or worse seizes. Glad you got it working.
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    Snow in the cab

    I am unsure of your problem. Is it that you are worried water dripping through a roof hatch will go onto sensitive controls and cause an issue. Are you looking for a solution to the leaking hatch? A few pictures would help. Sorry if I am getting his all wrong. /
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    Snowblower Gravel adapter

    I have read over many years about the placing of a PVC pipe over the cutting edge of a plow and in some cases over the edge on a snowblower to stop picking up gravel. I decided to do the modification but instead of PVC used a thick wall Galv pipe. The unit had to be able to mount using the...
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    Kubota brand "Premium UDT Fluid" - Hydraulic / Transmission

    You are correct on the Premium being a Canadian mix. I picked up a jug last month and asked about S- UDT2, told by the parts not available in Canada only Premium. Was he right? I don't know.
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    Can I use 1 year old diesel?

    You might get some reason why not, but as the container was sealed I would use it.
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    Generator Transfer Switch Setup, Better Late Than Never.

    I have a Federal transfer switch with 16 circuits. It is a simple install and has worked flawlessly when needed. I have it wired via a 240 plug to a 7500w Generac gas-powered unit. The most important item on any aux power system is a good earth connection. It is essential on any unit but often...