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  1. Tooljunkie

    ZD18 Mower spindle bearing greasing - excessive

    I use a blow gun also. Typical blow guns have 1/8"npt to hold tip on. Get a male pipe to female inverted 1/4" flare for brake line tubing. Can buy a ready made brake line 30" long. Thread together and go to town.
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    gf1800 newbie: Tire Chains

    Cable type chains. Trim fenders.lower hydrostatic drives.studded tires(screws like the ice racers use)studs cost roughly $1.00 apiece. Light chains may fit too, just have to keep them tight. Im dreading the white season already. No warm winter vacation this year either.
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    Kubota BX rear receiver hitch

    Nice, my reciever is built into a three point bracket,with two extra pockets for square tubes i use for pallets. The hitch for a drawbar would be safer in some cases. Heavy trailers in particular.
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    SpeeCo Quick Hitch

    I like to say in this case a picture is worth a thousand profanities. J/K, if we had a couple photos it might help.
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    4' Befco Box scraper, too small?

    I have used the rear blade, dont really care for them. Unless theres a lot of weight on it,it tends to ride up more i would like. Then when it digs in- lookout. A long drag type of tool will take the high spots and fill the holes. If there was some sort of blade mid mounted like a grader...
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    Kubota storage - new shed

    Nice.nothing like a place to keep your valuables out of the elements.
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    Favorite Chemicals for Coolant Flush

    Radiator specialties rad flush. Heavy duty type. Pull thermostat and flush it repeatedly til clear. I have used simple green to degrease or remove oily residue. Its awesome .put in a cooling system after a trans cooler failure. Made it spotless. Might have to try arm and hammer.
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    B7100 hydraulic question for the pros out there

    By the way, all this snowblower talk is making me sad.
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    B7100 hydraulic question for the pros out there

    Sae is a straight thread with a 45 degree tapered end. Jic is the common hydraulic with 37 degree tapered end. Sae is typically used on flare fittings for propane for instance. The jic hydraulic ends are more readily available, they look the same, could be an oversight by the seller Will need...
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    kubota ballast box converted to quick hitch compatible

    May be old thread, but theres so much awesomeness. Dont need a ballast box but makes me wanna build one.
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    B7200hst no start

    It would be due dilligence to remove both battery cables at both ends and clean them. Free and a good place to start.
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    Little info on what to charge?

    Had a friends excavator here to do a few odds and ends, one was to fix a water line to my garage. Found the line 9 feet down, turned water on to see if we got close to the leak, buddy operating couldnt see, so took another scoop of dirt- pow! Hit the power cable to my pumphouse. Had a buddy...
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    Little info on what to charge?

    Well, figure your fair wage, percentage of wear and tear on machine and fuel burned. Grass cutting here runs 25/hour mini excavator rental 375 per day no opertator. Im thinkin 50/hour if it was me. Mind you thats my shop rate in my garage. What it boils down to is what dollar amount you are...
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    Someone Must Know ???

    No huge explosion of yellowjackets up here. But i have never seen this many frogs in my entire life. Cutting grass- maybe fifty in an hour.more than i have seen cutting grass in last ten years combined. Odd weather everywhere.last winter was coldest in 70 years,this one gonna be worse? Not...
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    stripped the drain plug receiver hole on case axel

    Oops. Dont use the rubber plug. Its the drain. As mentioned above, there are a wide assortment of oil drain plugs used in engine oil pans, then first and second oversize which are self threading.
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    stripped the drain plug receiver hole on case axel

    Best route whenever possible is to go ovesize. Drilling slow with a bit of grease on bit will trap the chips.drill a litlle, clean bit repeat. Same when tapping, grease it and you may get lucky and keep everything out of trans. Or install a rubber expandable plug...
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    B2150 Pwr Steering leak up the column

    I have used them with good success. Clean shaft,no rust or paint. If the supplied installer isnt deep enough, then a tube of the right size will work in its place. As far as using a two part epoxy, silicone sealant also works.
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    New BX2370 FEL won't dump

    Bucket on ground? Sometimes the qd wont couple if there is residual pressure.
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    Fuel Additive

    All good products. Kleen flo is a popular one too.
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    Crunchy chirp from front wheel (4x4)

    Today- snap ring pliers,next month who knows. Welcome to the tool of the month club.....buy the tool or pay someone that has,usually labour saved justifies the tool(s). My wife believes it too! Glad your axle problem is solved.