Recent content by Runs With Scissors

Well fellas, with the "Hydraulic SSQA" project nearly behind me, my mind has moved on, and is considering how/what/when/why to do my "Hydraulic thumb". I have been searching for ideas, and I really like what @RaleighL35 did with his...

Yes sir, Alibre has come in very handy, and I am getting better with it. What used to take me hours to draw, now takes minutes in most cases, and only a few seconds in some cases.... But the whole forgetting about the tilting feature of the SSQA was just foolish on my part. Gotta just...

Yes, I agree that Ryobi is a good choice in as far as "quality vs. dollars", but as you eluded too, Long ago I invested in DEWALT 20V stuff so I just have to "suck it up" once in a while I guess 🤷‍♂️ The interesting part of this fable in my opinion, is that it really has more to do with the...

So there I am the other day looking for another 3/8 battery impact. Mostly becasue if you have a "cottage", you need to have 4 of every"damn"thing ;) ..... So I am 1,000%, dead set, on NOT buying a Dewalt one......Cause I am cheap, and I want a "knock-off" one for 62 dollars.....I WILL NOT PAY...

Now for what I hope is the "Final Kick in the JUNK"....... When I went to hook everything up and give it a "final run down" I realized that I have/had completely forgotten about the "tilting" of the SSQA when I had my hydraulic hoses made?!!!!! and now they are too short!!!!!! And "YES" I am...

At some point the other day, I decided that I do not like the length of the SSQA handles. The tip always seems to "catch" on something or get in the way. And since I "Jacked up" one of mine already by trying to modify it, I basically have nothing to lose at this point. So I "designed" this...

Ok...... well.......... One thing my dad used to say was that "sometimes you have to make a decision, even if it turns out to be wrong, at least you did the best you could" I have been doing mental gymnastics for over a week now trying to figure out some "amazingly impressive" way to get this...

No sir, I read it wrong. As you were..... (y) 🤷‍♂️ ;)

Just off the top of my head, What about an "intermediate shaft" of some sort?

How are you at fabrication? There are lots of very talented people on this forum that might be able to give some ideas on making something, if you can't find one for sale. 🤷‍♂️ Good luck though.....(y)(y)(y)

Maybe I missed it, but is there a problem the OP is trying to solve? (i.e. FEL not working, strange noise, tractor not moving?????) I mean, no disrespect intended, but how/why would someone take a sample of their hydraulic fluid?....Just for "kicks and giggles"? Just curious. 🤔

Do you mean the pto shaft that sticks out of the tractor? I can't imagine the force needed to bend that, nor could I envision the transmission case allowing that without cracking/busting apart?..... 🤷‍♂️ I have almost no experience with my RC, however; as @Russell King points out, the one...

Not sure about a tractor, but in the past I can/could smell a slipping clutch a mile away. Were there any strange smells?

This is simply an "idea" (but not necessarily a good one ;) ) What if you made the attacch point such that the SSQA attached when it was in it's "flat'est" configuration... Here is my "3rd grader sketch"

Welcome sir! Nice machine you have there (y) I used to visit Yuma pretty often and liked AZ when I was younger. ( I was a Marine, not in jail;)) Although, I doubt that I could take the heat now, I still liked all the sunny days y'all have!!!