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  1. xrocketengineer

    Island Pushing

    Never imagined such a thing... o_O https://jalopnik.com/dudes-rock-1850770561
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    This does not make any sense....

    It seems unbelievable to me that stick shift transmission have been around for over 100 years and Jeep (Stellantis) does not have a fix for this yet: Jeep Gladiator clutch can catch fire Central Florida Jeep Fire
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    AI already going off the rails

    https://jalopnik.com/ai-drone-deemed-human-operator-a-threat-to-its-mission-1850497669
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    Thieves Can Steal Modern Cars By Tapping Into a Headlight Wire

    https://jalopnik.com/car-thieves-hack-can-bus-headlight-wire-bluetooth-1850307214
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    Seconds From Disaster | STS-27 The Amazing Story Of A Shuttle Secret Mission

    Not everybody might be interested in this topic but these are very interesting videos with Hoot Gibson. He did not mention that STS-27 also had a left inboard leaky tire that required extra time with the shuttle belly towards the Sun to try to warm up the tire and increase the pressure before...
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    No Wonder that the Banking Industry is in Trouble

    If they are making these type of investments, we are sunk! What is the going price for stones? https://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgans-nickel-bags-turned-out-to-filled-with-stones-2023-3
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    Golf Ball Technology in Diesel Engines

    https://www.motortrend.com/news/golf-ball-dimple-diesel-piston-engine-technology/
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    When We were Shuttle

    This is a recent documentary about the Space Shuttle with the point of view of the people that prepared the Space Shuttle for flight at the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Its about how they ended up working on the space program, the obstacles that they faced, the proud and exciting moments, the...
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    New Air Compressor

    Well, two days ago decided to finally remove a fallen tree from the last hurricane since the area was finally dry enough to use the tractor. The first issue was, when trying to pump the tractor tires, my compressor refused to start after several attempts. Since by chance I had watched a video...
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    Putin's New Tractor

    Putin has received a "tractor gift certificate" from the Belarus president for his 70th birthday. Maybe it is a hint for him to haul his junk back to Russia.:ROFLMAO: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63176124
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    Lennox Heat Pump Woes

    Well, I have 3 ton Lennox heat pump that was installed new in September 2016 with a 10 year warranty. In October 2017, the blower motor had to be replaced. In April 2018, the condenser fan motor had to be replaced. In June 2019, the evaporator coil had to be replaced (leak). In September...
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    Can not turn off email notification

    I had originally setup my account to receive an email notification with every alert I received. Now, I have turned off all the email notifications in the account settings but I am still getting emails. How can I stop getting the emails?
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    Helicopter crashes into Tractor

    You don't see this every day: https://jalopnik.com/teenager-saves-pilot-after-helicopter-crashed-into-his-1849178654
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    Brownout Protection Suggestions

    My sister lives in Puerto Rico and life over there presents constant challenges. She has a reservoir water tank with a pump to supply water with pressure to the house when the city water is not available (almost every day and at least a few hours). The system works fairly well but a new kink...
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    Smell Mystery

    Maybe you guys can shed some light on this. We are having a pretty warm December with mornings in the 60's if we are lucky. In addition we have been getting several, not very dense, foggy mornings. On some of those early foggy mornings and before the Sun comes up, there is a faint smell like...
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    Third Function Couplings are getting harder to Connect

    I have a Land Pride grapple and third function kit installed by the dealer when I bought my BX1880 a little over two years ago. The third function valve kit has Parker standard couplers and the grapple to FEL has flat faced couplers. I always relieve the pressure on the lines before...
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    Anybody looking for a BX FEL near Florida?

    Not mine, https://ocala.craigslist.org/grd/d/summerfield-bx-kubota-loader/7385508171.html
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    Some People are Really Creative

    I just stumbled into this on Craigslist. It is a very impressive build. https://cfl.craigslist.org/snw/d/lake-placid-new-utv-john-deere-tribute/7376386958.html
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    Floor Pan Rust

    Last Saturday was a weird day with the tractor. It started with weird color and smell Diesel that is being checked by the State's Consumer Services (but that is another story) and then I found my floor pan had rust everywhere. I initially saw a rust spot by lifting the corner of the rubber...
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    Today's Lesson

    For the old folks. Do not try to flush the spilled pool chlorine over the jug by dipping the almost full jug in the pool. You will loose your balance and the jug will land on the pool deck but you will end up in the pool fully dressed and with your left arm badly scraped. The water was fine...