Recent content by Killer Bee

ya know, I spent 20 years, two weeks, and 2 days in the navy.. seen a WHOLE LOT of tattoos although never interested me enough to get one. but one of the last things on earth I can possibly imagine tattooing on my body would be a deformed raccoon from seattle. :rolleyes: now, this is funny...

I suspect at least one, if not several, generation gaps to understand that one. 🍻

my dad was a main frame welder at the independence plant 37 years until it closed in 2000 and moved to hesston and he begrudgingly retired. our 1964 model E made the first year he worked there.

classic symptom of a fuel pickup tube leak inside the tank. equipment vibration and fuel slosh can work on joints and fittings creating air leaks once fuel level drops below the connection. plastic/rubber parts can split and crack. 3/4 gauge indicated may be right where pickup tubing connects to...

maybe I can help clarify a little bit. first of all, consulting the manufacturer's service/repair manuals is the best advice anyone can give you. following generic advice without the appropriate level of experience can be dangerous to personnel and/or lead to catastrophic failure. as for...

depending on the implement, something like this may come in handy. we have a few dual pinned implements, much more convenient to attach than fiddling with bushings. typically cat 1 facing in and cat 2 facing out. can also be accomplished with two pins each side if you have enough room. Lift Arm...

dash (-) size is the number of 16ths of an inch. 3/4" is -12 -10 is 5/8" and technically, SAE (45° flare) and JIC (37° flare) are different although they share the same threads, EXCEPT for -6 and -12 where threads are not interchangeable. so versa flare or dual flared fittings are available in...

kids and I went down to Holden MO to see it steam by. pretty cool to see up close! I don't have facebook but in the discussion tab, the first video posted, you can see us on the other side of the tracks, to the right of a gravel pile in front of Mrs. Bee's silver yukon. 😁...

our director gave these to retiring managers.. I giggled when it was my turn. 😁

good to hear you figured out where the mystery part came from. (y) is the loss of power you refer to more of a stalling symptom? like hydraulic load/overload? did the loss of power symptoms begin after the recent repairs you described? were they immediately noticeable or started gradually...

absolutely correct. everyone (who actually looked at the facts of the incident), from the the photographer to nps officials, agree the man and grandson did nothing extraordinary to incite the attack. they were walking in a designated camp area and outside the prescribed distance from the bison...

agree with both above as plausible. I highly recommend not operating that machine any further than necessary to diag the failure and locate the source of that broken part. full function test may reveal the culprit. it's difficult to believe something that size breaking isn't preventing or at...

be careful how you talk to my mechanics when you drop off your van...

:LOL: I like it! 🍻