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torch replied to the thread Time for a cam and lifters?.Well there's your problem, right there. <lol> It's an 80's vintage tractor not a top fuel dragster. -
torch replied to the thread Time for a cam and lifters?.That's what I'd do: Is it in spec and is it close to the others? And like Dan suggests: it may even be possible to save that lifter by...
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torch replied to the thread Time for a cam and lifters?.Measure the cam. Do you know which hole the suspect lifter came out of? If the cam is ok I'd probably just replace the one lifter...
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torch replied to the thread Pros and cons of snow removal options.Better would be to put a battery blanket on the battery. If it's cold enough to gel properly treated #1 diesel then it's past cold...
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torch replied to the thread Pros and cons of snow removal options.Oops, sorry, missed the "with heat" part. Pinlock is not heated, it's passive. Like a dual-pane glass window, it just uses trapped air...
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torch replied to the thread Pros and cons of snow removal options.Yup, been there, done that. I think you are describing a modular helmet with pinlock anti-fog visor. I've had several. I never had...
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torch replied to the thread Shear Bolt Price Explosion!!.Hey, your machine, your choice. For a plain single shear plane style the manufacturer often specs a plain bolt. Kubota specifies a...
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torch replied to the thread Shear Bolt Price Explosion!!.I'm not sure that's true of even plated grooved shear bolts. It's certainly not universal of stainless steel bolts. And it's completely...
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torch replied to the thread Shear Bolt Price Explosion!!.Not so much: law of supply and demand. Even if this particular bolt was made in the US of USA made steel the lack of and/or increased...
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torch replied to the thread Shear Bolt Price Explosion!!.There are two kinds of shear bolts: One is for a simple face-to-face joint with a single shear plane, as between two flanges. Plain...
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torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.A little time modelling with paper and pencil or CAD software can save a lot of grinding. And there are a number of online calculator...
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torch replied to the thread Snow blower question.I have both a front mount and a 3ph mount. The "handling" is decidedly different! Turning the front mount in deep(ish) snow is less...
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torch replied to the thread Snow blower question.No. The tractor is only carrying the blower during tranport anyway. When in use the blower is self-supporting.
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torch replied to the thread Snow blower question.Do you have the style with a collar that pulls back to retract some balls? You may need to clean or lube things. I prefer the style with...
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torch replied to the thread Snow blower question.I change it every spring before putting it away and check it again in the fall when setting it back up. More because I want to avoid any...