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My quote was for the large R14's on a 2620 cab that the system accepted from my dealer around 08/24 I just checked the online configuration and they are no longer an option so they must have changed that. I wound up saving $8k by going with the Kioti CK 2620 that came standard with them so never...

I used 2 inch masking tape so it didn't require a splint.

Last year when I got a quote, it included them. Had to add the steering stop to get them. Weren't available with the mid mount mower option though.

My weightsafe hitch has a heavy duty 2 inch ball and a hollow clam shell 2 to 2 5/16 adapter . I love how easy it is to switch. https://www.weigh-safe.com/product/clam-shell/

I have a mixed bag of lithium batteries in an highly insulated shed.

Lost power for 20 hours and didn't know it until I started wondering why everyone on the road was black. Love having solar and almost 50 KWH of batteries on all my critical circuits. Best backup generator ever with no noise or smell. Our power goes out a couple times a month.

That's great. When buying from Amazon be sure to give it a good test within the first 30 days because they go by the 30 day Amazon warranty/ return policy. When purchased from the Vevor site they usually replace items that quit working for a year with pictures verifying the problem and the order...

I also add lamp wick to Chinese pipe threads.

I have worked with both of them over the years and neither wants anything to do with the other. From Amazon some things come from Vevor warehouses and others are from Amazon stock and not always the latest ecs or same vendors I have found. Also with no feedback to quality issues and different...

I hope you realize the Vevor stuff on Amazon isn't always the same stuff you get directly from Vevor. Different business using the same name.

Kioti was hit for using a similar color about 2018. That's why they added some red to it 19 on.

I used to send out parts for quotes over 25 years ago when manufacturers started getting greedy and profits on large systems were dropping. Actually discovered our company could have identical complex sheet metal parts made in large quantities in China for less then just the cost of the box...

I recently bought a $20k true 2 ton commercial rated Chinese excavator with a Kubota engine from Japan, load sensing italian piston pump, high end Italian valves, and a 3 year warranty with parts avaliable on the US mainland. Couldn't afford the Kubota and this is a very equivalent machine that...

Gonna take a backhoe to fix that 😆.

The CBP still handles that and are very good at documenting fakes without the deadwood. Actually AI is making them more efficient at tracing supply now. Nothing has really changed over the last year. I think having cheap available Nike knockoff sneakers made side by side in slave factories...