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    Get ready for the Grease Shortage

    Ford tech...Same thing here in my industry. Everyone fixing vehicles which makes long times for repair. Some vehicles over 300000 miles. Did one last week with 476,000 miles. When my lot gets full, I have to just start turning them away.
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    Gas prices

    Now , stop and think. What if the hackers had stopped an electrical grid somewhere??? You can't store 110 volts of electricity. Utter chaos within hours. I really do think this is going to happen someday.
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    Zero turn Mowers—What’s best?

    10-4 to freewheeler.. I've got a lot of grass and my trimming is minimal. If the wife wants to put something in the yard, " If it's in the way, I'm running over it."
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    Jobs everywhere, no workers.....

    I've been trying to find help for 2 years. Went to the local tech school, talked to the instructor, no one showed up. Called back, talked to the office that tries to get there graduates jobs. No one called , not even for an interview. I gave up, went up on my prices and started working 12 hours...
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    BX23 purchased 2003

    The problem is,,, the seals shrink over time. Sometimes they seal , sometimes they don't. Being an automotive transmission mechanic, I pulled my cylinder off, disassembled it and went thru my extra seals and found some the right size. 6 years ago and still working and no money spent.
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    Every MX5400 needs a rifle

    speaking of critters,, I just noticed a ground hog near one of my buildings today. Are they a problem???
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    Are You Going to? How many? What Kinds? How Often? - ROFLMAO

    Add all the bad side effects up and they come no where close to the over 500 million dead in the US alone from coved.
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    Credit Rating Nonsense

    And to add insult to injury, if you have a saveing account that you don't use much, they can consider it abandoned. Don't know what the time is , but I almost lost mine. Had the account since I was a teenager.
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    Anybody else getting calls from

    We can send man to the moon and send Voyager to the outer limits of our solar system but we can't stop scammers and spammers from using our phones.
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    Chevy or Dodge???

    The aisin was only in the cab and chassis trucks. If the data plate has (INCOMPLETE) stamped on it, it is asin. Good heavy duty trans but very expensive if it needs to be replaced,,, $8 to % 10 thousand .
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    Chevy or Dodge???

    Just got another Chevy Silverado with the 6l80 trans and torque converter failure, 107,470 miles. That's 3 this week.
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    Chevy or Dodge???

    For any of you guys that have the chevy trucks with the 6 spd (6l80 or 6l90), do yourself a $$$$$$favor. Before you get 120 thousand miles on it, take it to a reputable transmission shop and replace the torque converter with a billet after market one. 9 out of 10 vehicles that come into my shop...
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    What a difference a day makes

    Automobiles have a 50,000 mile warranty on emissions parts,,,,maybe also on tractors???
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    Reverse mortgage

    Thanks for all the comments. I'm not considering one, just looking for knowledge. I was sure they were bad.
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    Filter for BX series

    As dismith stated, automobiles ( gas) have an external fuel filter. The one in the pump is called a (sock), it's usually just a screen to keep out any part that is large enough to stop the fuel pump from working.
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    Reverse mortgage

    Anyone have any knowledge or experience with these.
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    bx1800 3 point wont lift only after warmed up

    I agree with the seals leaking.
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    SOLVED. 175/L1500 Low oil pressure. Not the cam plug.

    In most hydraulic (oil ) systems , there is a pressure relief valve, sometimes just a ball and spring. If something gets under the seat of the ball, it will leak pressure, especially at idle. Make sure you check that before you spend all this time and money .
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    Unexpected money

    They definitely have lots of shoes but at least our tools make money.