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    Getting ready to retire, what did you treat yourself with?

    I have a good friend, someone I've known for 45 yrs. he's never been anywhere, never has had a new car, never wanted to spend the money. He just retired at 75, worked for this company that has screwed him over so many times, now that he finally retired, he can't do anything, can't walk, drive...
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    Grapple Dos and Don'ts

    I've already considered a grille guard, looked at LP as well as another company here in Michigan. On the LX, the grille must be moved forward to open the hood and with a grille guard on, one must reach over the loader arm then try to get your hand down the back side of the grille to the lever...
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    Grapple Dos and Don'ts

    I'm in the queue for a new grapple, I've been watching videos on using them and there's one from land pride where the person makes a statement "Do not ever press both buttons at the same time." No explanation on what the consequences would be, I took it as it could be an expensive mistake and...
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    Post Hole Foundation Question

    I wanted to mention to those that may think about using this Fast 2K in lieu of cement, there's a couple different manufacturers and if you choose the Fast 2K brand, one good source is ordering it from Menards. I checked Amazon and with Prime, it was about $10 more per bag, I ordered 4 bags from...
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    Post Hole Foundation Question

    The directions for the Fast 2K does say that one should place gravel in the bottom first then the post. Fast 2K does offer different types of products, one for deck posts and the other for fence posts.
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    Post Hole Foundation Question

    Yes, I think the key is to keep the soil away from the post. I had heard also that there's two types of treated posts, one is ground contact approved and the other is not, maybe someone can correct me on this. I had seen where a guy coated the post from ground level up to about 6'' with...
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    Post Hole Foundation Question

    In lieu of cement, have you looked into the Fast 2K product? It's strong and the post will not rot like it does with cement, it's like using a two part epoxy and you don't need to haul water to the site.
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    Getting ready to retire, what did you treat yourself with?

    Thousands ( I've heard) are leaving the company I work for due to potential $ lost in pensions if they wait.
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    Getting ready to retire, what did you treat yourself with?

    I burned a candle at both ends for many years, time will be nice!
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    Getting ready to retire, what did you treat yourself with?

    You're so lucky to be able to say you've been retired for 23 yrs.
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    Getting ready to retire, what did you treat yourself with?

    I'm jealous, what a beautiful place.
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    Getting ready to retire, what did you treat yourself with?

    WV, what a beautiful state! My wife threw a fit when I purchased the tractor, now that I've been using it and she sees how handy it is, she enjoys operating it.
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    Getting ready to retire, what did you treat yourself with?

    Sorry to hear about your brother! That's what I've tried to do my entire life, I have a good friend that has always taken care of himself, had a newborn girl and then found out he has stage four cancer at 55.
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    Getting ready to retire, what did you treat yourself with?

    I decided to thin the safe, have some that I haven't shot in years.
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    Getting ready to retire, what did you treat yourself with?

    My wife and I wanted to adopt, but we were told that we were to old @ 50. Yea, I was thinking about purchasing my last vehicle, the one I have still has many miles remaining, a new engine/trans is still cheaper than a new car.
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    Getting ready to retire, what did you treat yourself with?

    Beautiful dogs, sorry that you lost them, just like losing a child. We have two young ones 2 & 4 and they too, prefer our bed.
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    Getting ready to retire, what did you treat yourself with?

    The things I thought I'd like to do when I was young has changed to more realistic things the older I became, where I'd live and what I'd be living in. I traveled much of the U.S. (except the Western coastal states)in both a car and on a motorcycle (still riding), put countless miles on dirt...
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    Getting ready to retire, what did you treat yourself with?

    I'm within a couple of months of retiring, after a life long career, raised a family and now it's my turn to treat myself, what special gift did you get?
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    Purchasing a Grapple, looking for opinions with any issues on hose connections.

    Thanks for the info, I had already purchased a hydraulic top link and in the queue for a side link from Fit Rite
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    Purchasing a Grapple, looking for opinions with any issues on hose connections.

    Is this Kubota or Landpride 3rd function? Mine is Kubota but it uses hard lines.