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    torch replied to the thread B7100 Piston Installation.
    8% isn't unacceptable, especially for a recently rebuilt cold engine. I assume you zeroed the gauge before starting the test? It is...
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    torch replied to the thread B7100 Piston Installation.
    They won't be if you keep doing that! They are supposed to be in series with the indicator, which drops the voltage. They are not...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    I think the port relief comment was aimed at me -- a way to limit the lifting force on my loader without affecting the pressure...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    Very nice. I also bought 2" diameter cylinders because they were on sale when I built mine. However, I bought 16" stroke ones. I think...
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    torch replied to the thread BX owners, chime in.
    It's all about leverage more than specific weight. Let us say that a particular tractor has a 5' wheelbase and that the loader CoG is...
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    1. Idle down, especially when lowering (looks like you are doing that already). 2. Use two hands on the control and one direction at a...
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    torch replied to the thread BX owners, chime in.
    It gets worse. All that weight is now on the axle that pivots from side to side. Unless the tractor somehow magically stays balanced...
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    Hard to argue with an approach known to work in that application. But I do note step 4 is "Tap out the axle", which to me implies an...
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    torch replied to the thread B7100 Piston Installation.
    Ooops. Sorry about that. I forgot they divvied up the B7100s that way. I was just thinking "older".
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    torch replied to the thread B7100 Piston Installation.
    Just for fun and giggles, I investigated my B7100 (1994 version) exhaust manifold temperatures with a TIC. I set it to °F for...
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    torch replied to the thread B7100 Piston Installation.
    Look on tractordata.com and scroll down to "Serial Numbers".
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    torch replied to the thread B7100 Piston Installation.
    That argues the camshaft is not worn. Intake opens 8° after spec. Intake closes 6° before spec. Exhaust opens 13° after spec. Exhaust...
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    Neat chart. I wasn't aware they had a product that would fill a 20 thou gap! That must be a diameter measurement, not radius, right?
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    It doesn't. The calibration is really only an issue if comparing to a published spec or value or if using two different instruments...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    Very nice work! I'm not sure bracing the tops of the towers is necessary -- you have them very well braced at the bottom. They do look...