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torch replied to the thread Extreme Cold weather operation.Consider adding an electric battery blanket. Between glowing the plugs and cranking the engine cold weather is hard on the battery... -
torch replied to the thread At what temperature do you plug in your block heater?.That's very similar to the one I have. Temp + time criteria. Mine doesn't have that "standby" PWM function though. Mine is just on or off.
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torch replied to the thread At what temperature do you plug in your block heater?.The car/truck are plugged into a block heater timer that only comes on when both the time and temp conditions are met (eg: <-10°C and...
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torch replied to the thread At what temperature do you plug in your block heater?.I use them: car, truck and tractor. A short extension cord with block heater and blanket plugged into that mounted to the vehicle, then...
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torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.It would have to be more than a pin. The pivot is one side of a parallelogram. At least one other side has to be disconnected first or...
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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.
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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...