Recent content by armylifer

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    Bro-Tek Skidplates for BX23S and maintenance...

    I own a BX1860 with a MMM and I never had any damage to my HST cooling fan, probably because of the MMM being in place. My neighbor has a BX1850 without the MMM. He broke all the blades off his HST cooling fan several years ago. He only found out about it because I was helping him replace the...
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    Daily Chuckle

    I think Mossberg because the Mossberg bolt works perfectly in it. It was branded Ted Williams but as I understand it a few manufacturers made them under that name for Sears.
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    Daily Chuckle

    My dad was in the US Army, 82nd Airborne Division. That's the same division that most of my family served in at various different times. It was a family tradition. My father went to jump School in 1949, I went to jump School in 1973, and my son went to jump School in 2011. My father is senior, I...
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    ANybody else have one of these POS sthil 211's

    The best chainsaw that I ever owned was a McCullough with a 16" bar. I paid $110 for it at K-Mart in 1984. That thing started on the second or third pull every time. I cut about a thousand cords of firewood with it before I gave it to my little brother when I bought the Sthil. He still has it...
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    Daily Chuckle

    My dad gave me a Sears & Roebuck single shot 22 when I was 7 years old. I learned the art of ammo rationing and the practice of clean one shot kills on game with that rifle. When I asked my dad why give me a single shot rifle instead of a semiautomatic he said that a semiautomatic was an ammo...
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    Greenhouse worktables.

    Where did you buy that greenhouse from? I have been looking for a greenhouse but all the ones I have seen would never hold up to the winds we get here.
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    Daily Chuckle

    I did not catch that. He used a Philadelphia zip code. Must be a photoshop makeover of a real pass request.
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    Bx2380 started on its own

    My simple solution would be to install a battery cutoff. They are just a few dollars and install on the negative terminal of the battery. Problem solved for less than $10.
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    Daily Chuckle

    I love that reason for request.
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    Trailer tire load?

    That looks like something from a Red Green episode.
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    Trailer tire load?

    It sounds like you have C rated tires on it. Go one load rating higher (Load Rating D) and it will be good for you.
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    ANybody else have one of these POS sthil 211's

    I have a Stihl chainsaw that is 34 years old. It has never started cold on less than 7 pulls, even from day one. After it is warm, it starts on one pull. I have always thought that was the nature of this beast. I have never used ethanol in it. It does an excellent job at anything I have ever cut...
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    Daily Chuckle

    Jeremiah was a bullfrog and I helped him drink his wine. he always had some fine wine.
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    Is the bearing underneath the front axle seal good or bad? Am I paranoid?

    Bearings and races are either good or bad. There is no in between. If there is no off axis movement and no pitting or scoring, then they are good. Since you cleaned all lubricant off them, be sure to lubricate them thoroughly before reassembly.
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    Radiator

    I had a stick run through my radiator about 4 months after I bought my tractor. My dealer repaired it under warranty. I explained the circumstances to them and they presented my claim to Kubota and they authorized the repair. I was very fortunate that they authorized the repair, and I know it. I...