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  1. Flintknapper

    A/C issuses M126GX

    Agree that both the condenser and evaporator probably still have chaff/debris in the fins. But even if they don't....they both will develop a 'film' of dirt/dust that if not chemically removed can impede the heat exchange they are designed to do. The evaporator absorbs heat and transfers it to...
  2. Flintknapper

    What's this??? (SOLVED)

    I.E.D. ;) Leave it alone.
  3. Flintknapper

    So what would you tell your grand kids?

    I like @bearbait's approach the best. 'Go ask your Mother'.............. :LOL:
  4. Flintknapper

    3 pt bale mover? Other purposes?

    The sleeve is not tapered and I am glad it is not. Else, it would be very difficult to remove the hay spear. As it is.....it already is a snug and rigid fit.
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    3 pt bale mover? Other purposes?

    The end is 'tapered' and threaded. Fits into the sleeve. Then you just tighten the nut on the back side to capture it. When you want to remove it, remove the nut, tap the spear and it comes loose.
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    3 pt bale mover? Other purposes?

    I have the same bale carrier. Use it with a box I built for a 'carry all' at times. It is a ruggedly built hay fork...so you can use it to pick up some pretty heavy items (logs, etc) and not damage it. I wouldn't use it in 'place' of forks on a FEL....but it does have other useful functions...
  7. Flintknapper

    Using glow plugs or not using

    My technique as well.
  8. Flintknapper

    Broke Bush hog

    You didn't do anything wrong. Without question the metal cross-bar is/was inferior. You need only look at the crystalline structure of the metal grain to confirm. The type of 'shear' that occurred there simply would not be possible for any other reason.
  9. Flintknapper

    Folding rotary cutters, flex wings and bat wings.

    Look forward to seeing pics when all is set up. I would have chosen the same model and color. You will never regret upgrading to a wider mower. It makes such a difference in time spent mowing. I can (and will) mow my pastures several times a year with my Bat-Wing. Before that....once a year was...
  10. Flintknapper

    Kawasaki fx921v valve adjustment.

    ^^^^^^ If that was the case then hopefully they disassembled the heads, cleaned the intake valves, lightly 'lapped' them back in and replaced all the valve stem seals. Valve spring specs can be checked while the head is apart, but easier to just replace if they were thought to be weak. I have a...
  11. Flintknapper

    So what would you tell your grand kids?

    How old is this Grand-Daughter? Is She capable of delineating and abstract thought? If not, then attempts to 'explain' why we do things (in our culture) might not make sense to her or satisfy her curiosity. I would first establish the reality or raising certain animals/livestock for the...
  12. Flintknapper

    Unleash the Lathe dogs!!!!!!! who knew?

    Good enough for me. I love firearms and any modifications or accessories you want....is entirely up to you. They don't have to make sense to ME. (y)
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    Unleash the Lathe dogs!!!!!!! who knew?

    Don't use a cutting tool, just let the lathe turn the piece and address it with a file. Or dispense with the idea of a 'slide racker' altogether, you already have a red dot on the slide, just use it.
  14. Flintknapper

    Mice

    Our Calico is the best 'mouser' I have ever seen. But not only mice, will catch/kill gophers, rats or just about anything She can catch. Had a baby rabbit the other day (just playing with it). I took that from her. She shows up with a medium sized 'rat' she found someplace. Next night comes up...
  15. Flintknapper

    Elder Care

    Uncanny, the resemblance to the situation my Wife and I are in (with her parents). Nearly everything you wrote is our situation/life as well. Both her parents have health issues (at 86 yrs. old and 90 yrs old). Her mother has dementia as well. I am retired, wife still working but about to...
  16. Flintknapper

    Chainsaw box for my RTV

    What took you so long? ;) Good solution, good job.
  17. Flintknapper

    Z421 60" deck with play in one spindle

    Metal shielded bearings are great depending on application, but a bearing with at least one rubber/poly shield can be serviced. The seal can be removed...the bearing re-greased and the seal carefully replaced....if one is so inclined. A good caged, ball bearing should last many hundreds of...
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    Z421 60" deck with play in one spindle

    Timken, NSK. There are others. It isn't that products made in China can't be of good quality, it just depends on what the manufacturing 'specs' were and IF they were followed. But the market is awash with 'fakes' from China and many companies these days will use inferior products from China...
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    Z421 60" deck with play in one spindle

    "Fluke'......maybe. I would be inclined to agree that 100 hrs. on a properly made sealed bearing is nothing. BUT....in the picture, I can clearly see 'CHINA' on the metal seal of the one bearing, so that tells me all I need to know. Replace them all with good quality bearings and you'll be...