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  1. Fordtech86

    Advice on tools (socket set) needed for servicing L3901

    Ain’t the the thing u plug your extension cord into? Lol,but seriously,lots of good points on tool,I’ve spent thousands of dollars on tools at work from snap on,Matco and Mac,at home I’ve been buying the kobalt stuff from lowes,even switched to them for my cordless tools at work,only thing I can...
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    FEL damaging paved driveway

    Mine was flat until it got bent clearing brush/trees
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    Pallet forks

    Just received my Titan pallet forks tonight,I don’t have the pirhana bar on my bucket,you will have plenty of room to clamp it down but I don’t know how the bar will affect it,clamp part is probably about 6 inches back on mine with the plain bucket,forks about 4 inches wide so may not fit...
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    B2650 - Tire puncture

    Get the tractor jacked up just enough to roll the tire into place to get on the studs,if necessary use a pry bar under tire to get it up into place,I don’t deal with filled tractor tires all day but do deal with big truck tires,shouldn’t be that bad to roll into position,should be able to turn...
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    ZD-21 glow plugs

    I live just a little farther south of you but this time of year I never use the glow plugs to start my tractor or truck,usually under 50 degrees I’ll use them,don’t have experience working on tractors but I do work on diesel trucks,quick way to check glow plugs is resistance check between the...
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    Tractor and Wife trouble

    Wish I had that problem when it came to tractors and wife lol
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    L3710 getting warm

    Have you made sure in between the fins of the radiator are clean?i have to blow the radiator out at least once a year,dirt will get past the screen
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    Earth fell off it's rocker

    Had a customer last week complaining her heated seat wasn’t working right,it’s 100 damn degrees out,who the heck uses a heated seat
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    Earth fell off it's rocker

    Took a vacation about a month ago to Illinois to visit family,was hotter in Illinois then Louisiana,has changed since lol,got a cool front coming thru now,low 90s,temp in the shop I work in has been over 100 for most of June and July
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    Show me your Refueling Setup

    I’m using 5 gallon cans right now but looking to get a bigger setup up,seems I’m always needing fuel,can get off road fuel at a station two miles down the road,don’t know about sea foam but I use hot shots fuel treatment in my truck and tractor,use their oil treatment in the truck as well, 05...
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    Best attachment for pulling tons of med sized roots

    For the bigger roots I have taken my box blade with the scarifers all the way down then adjust the top link in to angle the box to keep the blade from digging into the ground,smaller roots the disc works good
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    Advice on trailer for BX23S

    Bigger concern may be putting to big of a trailer behind a compact truck that is “supposed” to handle that capacity,which probably getting close to capacity with a trailer and tractor,not trying to start a truck war but being in the truck business customers always try to buy the smallest truck...
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    Opinion

    Never fails in the automotive business,few months after a storm we get tons of problem cars in,insurance companies seem to auction off their totaled vehicles,used car lots buy them up cheap then bring them to us to fix them
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    Opinion

    Being in hurricane region and flood region,nothing good comes from flooded anything,dealing with flood vehicles is a nightmare,problems don’t always arise up front,can be a life of problems
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    regen while mowing dry weeds? fire hazard?

    Not sure if tractor regens are the same as pick up regens,assuming they are fairly similar tho,I work on fords,when we have to perform a regen during service temps inside the dpf can reach 1200 degrees plus,at the tip it can be around 800 degrees of so,have to be careful what’s around the truck...
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    Best penny I ever spent

    I keep looking for more land around me to justify buying more equipment,whenever I come home with something new my wife says do u really need that?well maybe someday lol
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    Rtv 400/500

    Thanks for the info,that’s really all I seen on them too,was hoping there was more owners out there,is it comparable size to a golf cart?there is a closer dealer to me that I will not buy from,too many horror stories,but I have went thru their showroom but don’t have any in stock to look at
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    Rtv 400/500

    I mainly want one for cutting firewood,hauling brush,pulling a dump wagon around,and giving my kids rides around the timber lol,right now using a case 224,tired of dealing with that thing,like the 500 being liquid cooler and two cylinder,but it’s only about 1.5 more horsepower and about $1500...
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    Best penny I ever spent

    Funny thing about it,a few days after we signed papers I get a text from the guy,asking if I had a mower,at the time I was waiting for my zero turn arrive,he wanted to sell me his old zero turn lol
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    Rtv 400/500

    Any rtv 400/500 owners out there?how do you like it?like the smaller size utv for my property,tight trails,but don’t want to be disappointed,dealership is over an hour from my house,would like info before going there