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    torch replied to the thread Phone SPAM messages question.
    Not sure about the laws down there, but up here political parties are exempted from the Do Not Call requirements. So are registered...
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    torch replied to the thread Rear axle broke right inside cover.
    Back in the mid-70's the family business was designing and installing fire protection systems. Grids of pipe, sometimes involving...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    Yeah that looks pretty much like what's under my rubber boot. The top of the spools are drilled to accept the mechanism. Yours may be...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    I don't see why not -- it may end up a bit ungainly depending on how you can attach a joystick mechanism to the spool valves, but...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    That works in theory... With the low flow rate from the pump I find I can only get two functions to work at part flow on each --...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    Looks pretty good, but that poor chair may not survive too many more tests... <lol> When you are making your bucket, you will want it...
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    torch replied to the thread Snow blower question.
    Let me guess: you had to pay full price? <lol>
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    torch replied to the thread Snow blower question.
    Ever try to buy a snowblower during a blizzard?
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    torch replied to the thread Snow blower question.
    Good point about the lighting. Even if the headlights aren't blocked by the blower itself the light may just be reflected back by...
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    torch replied to the thread Snow blower question.
    Not sure I agree with that as a universal assessment. I have both and prefer the 3ph mounted blower overall. Yes, the front blower...
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    torch replied to the thread Snow blower question.
    The flip side is that the previous owner may have already cut it to suit his machine. There is also a minimum overlap requirement to...
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    torch replied to the thread B7100 Piston Installation.
    I think you forgot to attach the picture
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    torch replied to the thread B7100 Piston Installation.
    I've not had the pleasure of doing this on a B7100, but if I understand correctly with #1 on TDC of compression stroke the crankshaft...
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    torch replied to the thread B7100 Piston Installation.
    Did you ever recheck the compression with the correct Schrader valve core installed in the gauge? As far as rotating the crank -- by...
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    torch replied to the thread B7100 Piston Installation.
    8% isn't unacceptable, especially for a recently rebuilt cold engine. I assume you zeroed the gauge before starting the test? It is...