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    fruitcakesa replied to the thread Independent rear brakes.
    I use them regularly when plowing snow and the front wheels break traction and start sliding off to the side and stab on the appropriate...
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    fruitcakesa replied to the thread PTO wood chipper.
    I tried it and it worked 🙏
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    fruitcakesa replied to the thread PTO wood chipper.
    I just checked for a PTO override switch on my M4 and to my dismay it doesn’t have one as confirmed by the operator manual 😞. Now I’m...
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    fruitcakesa replied to the thread Mixing hydro fluids?.
    I would be draining and refilling .
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    fruitcakesa replied to the thread Mixing hydro fluids?.
    Would the same be true for front axle?80/90 vs Sudt? Are they compatible?
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    fruitcakesa replied to the thread Mixing hydro fluids?.
    Thanks for the advice
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    The prior owner of the M4 071 used Napa premium hydro fluid for all the hydraulic services during the 1800 hrs he owned it with no...
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    fruitcakesa replied to the thread M4 pics.
    Definitely liking the cab and particularly the AC , heat and radio that work. Heat and radio were NFG in the 6040❄️
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    fruitcakesa replied to the thread M4 pics.
    Had to look twice at it to see the bend🔍
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    fruitcakesa replied to the thread M4 pics.
    The right hand arm is slightly bent but it looks worse when photo’d from the side ,
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    fruitcakesa replied to the thread M4 pics.
    No, the arms are not bent, they were quite muckled on the 6040
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    fruitcakesa replied to the thread M4 pics.
    No, the arms are not bent, they were quite muckled on the 6040. Even with the buddy seat the cab is comfortably roomy.
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    fruitcakesa replied to the thread M4 pics.
    Skeets, I’ll be doing what I have been doing till now, mostly logging in the dry times, snow plowing and usual heavy hauling. I hope...
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    I tried posting this in the original thread but keep getting error messages that page is not available, so here they are now. Delivered...
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    fruitcakesa replied to the thread M4 071d Thoughts?.
    True compared to the 6040 it’s not that big a jump but it’s too big to fit in the old drive shed so a new home for it is on the horizon...