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    torch replied to the thread Snow blower question.
    What he said. I would add: use chain-specific lubricant on any drive-chain. And after many years of use, you may need to replace the...
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    Ooops. Double post. Deleted.
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    I'm having a real hard time buying this one. Evapourating alcohol out of water is called "distillation" and requires a temperature of...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    Yup. Yup. Just going to lift the front of the tractor off the ground. Typically your downforce is inherently less than your lift...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    Yeah that's the device. And no, I don't think downpressure is really so much of an issue with the typical FEL build. But that's how they...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    It goes between the control valve and the cylinder on both lines. IE: UP line from control to cross-over relief valve inlet port 1...
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    torch replied to the thread B7100D Rear Implements Drift Down.
    Maybe it's seized? <lol>
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    torch replied to the thread Snow blower question.
    It's a fantastic build -- very professional. But if he tried to make them for a living he'd have to compete with all the internet...
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    torch replied to the thread B7100D Rear Implements Drift Down.
    Over what? Seconds, minutes, hours or days? They all drift down right from the factory, it's only a question of how fast they drift...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    Leave the tractor relief setting as stock. Yes,, some of Kubota's loaders could be had with an optional PTO pump, depending on the...
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    torch replied to the thread SSQA pallet forks.
    Yes, some of it looks very familiar! <lol> The design has served me well over the years and I'm glad to see it is of use to someone...
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    I'm thinking something like a stripped spline or gear is more likely than a bad bearing. But one way or the other, things have got to...
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    The way you have it is not "wrong" per se, just not ideal. Your clamp strap is sloping downward towards the work piece (sloping upward...
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    I was so busy being a smart-ass, I forgot to answer your question: I have two of the S191 sets. I've never used the v-base or the wedge...
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    torch replied to the thread B7100 HST Hydraulic Fluid Loss.
    What do you mean by "during operation of the hydraulic system"? Do you mean it only leaks when you actuate the 3 point hitch lift...