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    Photo shoot anything lately? Random Photo Thread

    I think those are just the coolest insects ever! I was working in my garage a few months ago and one of those (but a green color) was on my hat, peering over the edge of the bill down at me....
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    Daily Chuckle

    For several years if I typed my own address into Google maps it would show a location 4 miles away. Problem was only recently corrected, after multiple complaints.
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    Photo shoot anything lately? Random Photo Thread

    Took my Can-am on a fall colors tour in Nevada's Pine Forest Range last week.....
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    Phone app to log/track maintenance for everything

    Every rig I own has its own maintenance log. But I also use the "Felt Tiply" method on all the oil and hydraulic filters. I can see at a glance when getting on or off the tractor how many hours since the filter was changed, and the date it was changed. Same when I look into the engine...
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    Stabil wins, hands down.

    Yup. His way of talking turns me off also. Like he has waayyyyy too much caffeine in his system.
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    922,832 miles on F-350 Super Duty 6.7L used to deliver campers!

    ^This! Powerstroke - Cummins - Duramax....they are all good engines. But as with anything mechanical, there were years/models to stay away from because they were more prone to problems. I have two Cummins-powered trucks myself but I would not hesitate to own a Powerstroke. Know several...
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    Aiming the forks.

    Can't stand up in my cab to see the tips of the forks so I too had to buy a backup camera. Magnetic mount so it sticks to the frame of the forks, and an 8" monitor mounted on the Kubota's dash. Helps a lot - but takes some practice to use.
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    Dryer Repair

    Bought my GE dryer in August of 1980, so exactly 45 years ago. Still works fine...but then, I use it at the most maybe 5 times a year, usually during December and January. Here in Nevada with abundant sunshine and single-digit humidity the sun and wind work faster - and cheaper!
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    Daily Chuckle

    A few years older than you...still have plenty of grip strength. But I've developed what the Doc calls "trigger finger"...sometimes when I bend my fingers too far they stay there, locked in place until I reach over with my other hand and straighten them back out again...
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    EDC question ( Asking for a friend)

    I've got several that I COULD carry all the time but it seems most of the time my go-to is my S&W Model 60 in .357 magnum, adjustable sights. It just works for me. And fired single action it is super accurate - no problem making the steel clang at 50 yards. The trigger is just so sweet...
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    Looking for Advice about a Reliable UTV

    I love my Can-am. But if it were me, I'd give the market a couple years or so to find all the weak points in this all-new HD11 (mine is the HD10). They made a lot of changes, starting with the 3 cylinder engine versus the 2 cylinder in the previous models.
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    Gear heads

    It's a 3.0 litre straight six...kind of a "mini-Cummins".... https://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/gm-engines/lz0/ Met an old guy up in the high Wyoming mountains a month ago who was driving one. Said he'd had it for about a year and absolutely loved it.
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    Gear heads

    ^This. Around here where vehicles don't rust, a pre-emissions Dodge/Cummins or Ford 7.3 Powerstroke will essentially sell for what it sold for as new, even with around 200,000 miles on it. Hard to imagine driving a truck for 20 years with no depreciation! You'd be lucky to get $5,000 for a...
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    Gear heads

    Yup! All that low end torque - seems like the engine never needs to go above 2000 rpm - is really addictive. Pulling a steep hill and the transmission doesn't need to shift down, even at altitude, just makes me smile.
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    Gear heads

    I hear you! Got two of them with the 5.9. One with the automatic and one 6 speed manual. I have a feeling they will easily outlive me!
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    Gear heads

    Seems like all the manufacturers have jumped on the "small turbocharged engine" bandwagon. Ford started it 14 years ago with the first Ecoboost. Toyota quit making the V8 Tundra, now all you can get is a 3.5l twin-turbo just like what Ford has. Dodge (Ram???) went to a twin-turbo straight 6...
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    personal protection in the heat, ticks, poison ivy?

    Ah, yes...that humidity out here in the desert southwest! Screen shot of the National Weather Service web site:
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    quick attach 3 point

    My solution was to just get a set of Pat's Quick Hitch attachments that fit in the ends of your 3 point hitch lift arms. After all, the most difficult part of hooking up an implement is getting the ends of the arms lined up with the attachment points on the implement. With the Quick Hitch...
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    M7060 Idle is high. How adjust?

    Idle speed on my 9 year old M7060 has always been 900 - 1000 rpm. If memory serves me correctly that's what it is set to idle at, at the factory.
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    Looking for Advice about a Reliable UTV

    Better for what??? First you need to tell us what you'll be using the UTV for? Trail riding? Hauling people? Work around the farm? For instance, the four choices in your list above - the Honda Pioneer and the Can-am Defender have a much larger bed - more room to haul materials, tools, etc...