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    Call before you dig! Every time you dig!

    I did and everything was marked, phone cable power. My contractor was operating a track hoe and hit every one of them. Seems the marking was about 8 feet off from the real line's. The only thing I lost was phone and a new Fiber line, the power lines were not hurt. I guess even if you call be...
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    Favorite Degreaser

    I use Zeps Super Citrus I cut it 50/50 for most work and 25/75 SC to water. I also use dawn dish soap to get oil and grease off. I spray it on let it sit then pressure wash it off. If I have to scrape I use a plastic putty knife. My yard and driveway water drain into a lake so I have to be...
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    2.5 gal YELLOW fuel can? (maybe Orange?)

    I know I am late to the party, but this is what I use to fill all my equipment. I bought two of them one for gas and one for kerosene or diesel. Pump It
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    Implement recommendation

    I would take the piranha bar off before trying it again. Any little angle on it and it will start to dig.
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    Tractor Chipper vs Stand Alone Unit?

    I went though this also. I bought a PTO driven. I had a lot of trees and under brush I was clearing for the last few months. I am pretty much done with it now. I figured if I got a stand alone I could keep working with the tractor while my wife or grandkids feed the chipper. The issue is...
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    New Sidekick XG850

    Mine had to go in and get the bed replaced because all the Lin-x stuff they used was peeling off as well as a few welds broke. I purchased the lift kit and the dealer installed it for free because it was there and taken apart already. I am waiting on the new tail gate before I get it back.
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    Paint and Rust

    Corroseal I have used this on my 68 Mustang to get rid of rust, also most of my newer cars and trucks. I get it at Homedepot. I also use it in a spray bottle, or just an old paint brush. Take off the loose rust paint or spray this on, and forget about it. You can paint right over the top of...
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    bx1800 bent frame?

    You could always swap tire left to right and see if the problem followed. That would be a fast easy way to rule out the tires.
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    M4D-071 problems

    Not sure about the steering, but the window tinting I do know. Use a clear ceramic tint from 3M. It blocks the heat from entering the cab. I have both windshields of my trucks done with it. No problems seeing at night.
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    Trailer lights for BX2380

    Are you just going to fill the bucket load the tractor drive to the place you are going to dump it. Then load it back up and drive to the pile unload it load bucket etc. If so it would be easier to just drive there load the bucket like you are. If you can find a friend with a Side by side...
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    New Sidekick XG850

    Howdy All. I was in need of something to pull a trailer and haul dirt roots and just what ever. My local dealer had an Orange Sidekick XG850 at a price I could not say no to. The only option I wanted it did not have was the hydraulic lift bed. Is there an after market one I can get, or a way...
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    Idaho Earthquake

    I was in a few of them over the years. The one in Taipei while was on the 17th floor of a building was a wild ride. The one in Seattle was a big shake then nothing at work, my house 65miles away had the shaking for 2 minutes before it stopped. Sort of like dropping a rock in the water sharp...
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    Water in Hydraulic Fluid

    Maybe try this before anybody yells at me I am guessing and asking if this would work. Could you drain it then run some alcohol though it to absorb the water, then let it dry and refill? By run it I mean put the drain plug in fill it then drain it again. Or will the alcohol be better to...
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    Loader Operation

    First time I ran a Bobcat and almost rolled it I learned quickly to only lift as much as needed not all the way up because it looked cool. Pucker factor was high on that one. My dealer did not show me anything about my BX2380. I looked in the book and tried to figure things out on my...
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    Loader Operation

    I have and until I put my butt in the seat it means nothing. I have run different loaders and skid steers along with farm tractors. I understand how to load them etc. The problem with just reading about something is, if you have no reference to what it is talking about it really don't mean a...
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    LED work lights and radio interference

    Are the head phones Blue Tooth? This adds to the noise the LEDS emit. The chock around the power going to the LEDS might help. Or run the power wires a different way might help also. The problem is the LEDs themselves are just noisy, and better ones have more filtering to get rid of the noise.
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    Positive Battery Cable Melted

    I am thinking the alternator was trying to keep up with the draw of the battery. If on the switched side of the battery a wire was shorted to ground would cause the battery positive to go to ground. If that happened the alternator would try to supply the current needed. This would put a big...
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    Positive Battery Cable Melted

    Rodents Before I put the battery back in the tractor I would make sure rodents have not chewed up a wire harness and shorted something to ground. If the tractor started fine and you did not hear the starter dragging the engine, this would be my guess.
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    Removable saw holder (homemade)

    Nice I have been tinkering with PVC pipe to make one. I am liking this idea better.
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    Strongest pulling configuration

    They train them there and match them to make sure they are the same height and stance. Really cool place in NH