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    torch replied to the thread B7100 Piston Installation.
    They won't be if you keep doing that! They are supposed to be in series with the indicator, which drops the voltage. They are not...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    I think the port relief comment was aimed at me -- a way to limit the lifting force on my loader without affecting the pressure...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    Very nice. I also bought 2" diameter cylinders because they were on sale when I built mine. However, I bought 16" stroke ones. I think...
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    torch replied to the thread BX owners, chime in.
    It's all about leverage more than specific weight. Let us say that a particular tractor has a 5' wheelbase and that the loader CoG is...
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    1. Idle down, especially when lowering (looks like you are doing that already). 2. Use two hands on the control and one direction at a...
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    torch replied to the thread BX owners, chime in.
    It gets worse. All that weight is now on the axle that pivots from side to side. Unless the tractor somehow magically stays balanced...