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    Sometimes you just have to say it...

    Ugh. I just purchased a DeWalt impact driver kit and before I could get my grubby mitts on it I had to find someone to unlock it for me. That added about 15 minutes to the transaction that I'll never get back. One of the WalMarts nearest to me even locks up all of their headlight bulbs. When I...
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    Older Curtis cab parts

    I suppose if you were going to use sheet plastic then something like 1/8" Lexan would be ideal. Tough, clear, easily worked. Not cheap, though. Mine was missing the back panel that Velcros in when I got it, so I found a piece of scrap Lexan at work and used a propane torch to bend a tab at...
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    Older Curtis cab parts

    I have a Curtis #133322 cab on my '00 B7500. It has a glass windshield but clear plastic windows and fabric panels sewn over a metal framework for the doors. They have pretty much given up the ghost and I need to do something to repair them. I sent an E-mail to Curtis asking if they still...
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    PTO Shaft cover removal

    We can get either. Non-chlorinated in the green can, Chlorinated in the red.
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    Sometimes you just have to say it...

    I prefer self checkout, as well. The fewer people I have to deal with the better. But... If you are going to entrust me to do my own checkout, I refuse to allow you to treat me like a common thief. I know that the people asking to see my receipt are just doing what they are hired to do so I...
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    540 PTO extension for hydraulic pump

    Just to update this thread, I went with the simple male/female extension that locks onto the PTO output shaft to space the pump out, and so far it has been fine. I've used the splitter a fair amount and no issues so far. I did incorporate a bungee cord to help counterbalance some of the weight...
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    Photo shoot anything lately? Random Photo Thread

    A Japanese Maple seeding I found while clearing recent growth from my back yard.
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    Well, that was a dumb mistake...

    Yeah, I didn't think to take a picture when I had the bracket off. I think If I drilled any deeper I'd strike oil and there probably isn't a lot there to work with. The wall thickness where it broke out is pretty thin, as well.
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    Well, that was a dumb mistake...

    I don't think so, only because it was tight all the way up and down the two brackets as well as in and out. *should have* narrowed up the part of the top link that fits between the two brackets attached to the tractor. Duh.
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    Well, that was a dumb mistake...

    Yup, looking from the back it is the top left bolt hole. There is now half of the threads in the part still attached to the tractor and half of them in the piece that popped off. Nothing to helicoil! And yeah... Should have narrowed up the link bushing. Live and learn.
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    Well, that was a dumb mistake...

    MY 2000 B7500HST. The top link has always been a really tight fit where it attaches to the tractor, to the point that you need to tap the link in if you remove itand want to put it back on. Today I was struggling with it when I wanted to move it from the top set of holes to the bottom set and...
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    Hanix Mini Giant excavator?

    Looks a lot like a Stumping Bucket, minus the root ripping tines.
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    Fords are junk

    Fords are junk In other news, water is wet. 😉
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    Photo shoot anything lately? Random Photo Thread

    Uranium glass is cool.