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Shhhh! Don’t give them any ideas! The county adjacent to mine was considering a ‘wheel’ tax to generate more revenue. I know vehicles, trailers and lawn mowers were in the mix and who knows whatever else they were planning on. Maybe the toys in the sandbox?

Don’t leave us hanging like this! What grade did you order the tap in? 8.8 or 10.9?

Nice job! And you will have peace of mind when using the forks!

For the price point I would recommend you eliminate tig. Tig welding is a whole ‘nother animal to get good at and it is very unforgiving! All the advice so far has been good. I have never welded with a 110 machine but with the latest inverter technology I guess I wouldn’t be shocked if they...

Sounds like a good idea! Since you are making the mounts they can be located to make use of the stroke to fit whatever angle you want the blade to work at.

You might try doing what the loggers do with their loaders when it’s that cold. They will work one of the controls all the way until the cylinder bottoms out so the fluid goes through the pressure relief valve. Don’t know how long but they claim it heats the oil up fast.

After posting I looked up Pennsylvania inspection and sure enough, ball joints are part of it but it says refer to the manufacturer's specifications. So I look up ball joint specs for Silverado and gave up after a few dead ends.

Something seems off here. I thought state inspections were for emissions and DOT stuff. Might want to look into that. Secondly, the lower ball joints are usually the first to go, not the uppers. How many miles are on your vehicle? Maybe a ‘second opinion’ vehicle inspection would save you a...

Enjoy your new chuck!

No safety glasses. Just safety squinting!

I agree with wolfman that any repair is temporary but it will buy you time to source some used parts. Great job on the repair of the other side!

I tolerate the cold better than I tolerate the heat and humidity. Wear more layers, hand warmers, drink some hot coffee and my wife’s soup and chili seems to taste better. I tend to hang around air conditioning in the hot summer days.

I know this much about machining epoxy if you do it on your lathe. The tool bit has to be sharp with little to no radius at the tip. I would use a HSS tool bit that I sharpened to a point. Same thing if you’re milling with a fly cutter. Good luck Paul!

Good job Paul!

I would feel confident that Kubota would make this part out of cast steel and not iron. That is a plus for trying to straighten. I would not heat it with a torch, though. Too easy to warp the bearing/seal bore. Maybe some time in the oven to help relax it a bit. Good luck! Just curious. What...