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    Pay no attention to this post

    Current price of a U-haul Trailer (June 7, 2020) Los Angeles to Texas = $835.00 Texas to Los Angeles = $74.00
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    Used vegetable oil

    Back when diesel was $5 a gallon I filtered drained engine oil and used it in one tank on an '86 F250 with the diesel engine. Diluted it with diesel according to the temp. And always started the engine on the straight diesel, then switched to the mixture after about 10 minutes and ran for the...
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    Stalling Mystery

    Loosen the fuel cap to make sure the vent is not plugged.
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    Just a question about your favorite

    I keep a Ruger MKII bull barrel target pistol in my truck. Only think I can afford to shoot.
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    Just a question about your favorite

    One may be safer in Calif. now. https://lawandcrime.com/second-amendment/federal-court-cites-kamala-harris-quote-while-striking-down-ban-on-high-capacity-ammunition-magazines/amp/
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    Tractor Advice

    There are several "L" models that will handle a 1200# bale. I've got an L4240 and move a bale on the front and the back, roading them a mile from the field to the barn a few times. There are bigger L tractors also, L4740, L5040, L5240, L5740. These tractor are a few years old, but the '60...
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    brand new tractor, warranty repair; waiting 4 weeks, still hasn't been picked up

    Hotnoob, I am impressed with your work ethic! If you were a neighbor I'd be over to help.
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    On This Day in 1945, Japan Released Me from a POW Camp. Then US Pilots Saved My Life

    I saw this a few days ago. 75 yrs ago today, August 6 1945 the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan. The luckiest or unluckiest man of 1945? 29 yr old Tsutomu Yamaguchi was walking down the street in Hiroshima. He saw the plane and dove into a ditch just in time to survive, but with burns...
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    Censorship Really Stinks

    On the subject of Off Topic threads, I get kind of tired explaining the necessity of removing battery cables and cleaning both ends including removing the ground from the tractor frame! I sometimes wonder if the search function is even working, but the way folks don't want to do any research...
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    Press is reporting..... (not about tractors or a virus)

    Hey Flip, I have to use my tractor to get feed for them critters. Then I need the bucket to relocate the processed hay! I have pretty a veterinarian and assistant to work on them also. It's all tractor related.
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    Mowing patterns

    I have some irregular shaped fields and when I mow them I begin with a trip around the entire edge getting as close to the fence as I dare. Maybe even two laps. Then deside how much I am going to mow that day and choose a target tree, post or other object on the far side and head towards it...
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    A way to block members from viewing threads

    A lot of personalities form a society. Arguing with someone is a waste of time unless you just enjoy the sport and perhaps think that changes a persons thinking. Usually a person is influenced more by a first person story. Whether the listener accepts the point of the story or not they get a...
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    brand new tractor, warranty repair; waiting 4 weeks, still hasn't been picked up

    Whenever a ditch is dug the pipe or what ever is going into it should be in place and then backfilled ASAP. If one waits around and the ditch falls in digging it the second time becomes a much bigger problem. Digging a 100' long x 8' deep slot in the ground is a pretty inefficient job for an...
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    L5740 HST fails to be in "neutral" lurches backwards

    I'd start where Flip mentioned. Be sure the speed control pedal has no sticks, dirt or debris under it. Might put a spray on silicone lube on the pivot pin. Look to see what is inhibiting it's movement. From the manual....... "When you stand up from the seat wilth the speed control pedal...
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    Were you aware?

    The information expressed there is so obscene from a government that is suppose to be for the people's safety, support and welfare.
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    Press is reporting..... (not about tractors or a virus)

    Texas was one of the last places to have horse slaughter plants. They had two. They worked in less populated areas and didn't advertise their business to keep the nuts at bay. The horse lovers finally after years of trying, got them shut down by getting the USDA to not fund inspectors for the...
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    On This Day in 1945, Japan Released Me from a POW Camp. Then US Pilots Saved My Life

    Our rural water district had a contractor dig into a water line yesterday. The water has been muddy and will be for a few more hours until the line gets flushed. I have a neighbor who "cry babies" about everything and always blames someone else and wants a handout. He was texting me and my...
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    New here from SW Texas

    Welcome to the forum. Be sure the lever is in place to be able to activate the clutch for the PTO. Not familiar with your tractor exactly, but most of the older L's with two stage clutches had a spring loaded lever up above your left toe (when setting on the tractor!) that needed to be flipped...
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    Home made Ballast Box.....

    Doesn't the water eventually evaporate, and therefore not effect the final weight?
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    Press is reporting..... (not about tractors or a virus)

    It's not illegal to eat horse meat in the USA, just not accepted by most because they are considered pets. In fact, during WW2 some soldier were fed horse meat. Here's a quote from another thread I was reading. "One of my rodeo traveling partners went on a "wild west show" to Japan in the...