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    Tanks, Rental, Customer, Throughbreed

    Check your local welding shops for the lease price for an 80cuft tank. I own my o2 and co2 tanks but lease the argon and it costs $55/yr for a 120cuft tank
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    Help me pick between a massy, Kubota, or a new Holland

    Good afternoon all, I'm looking for a smaller tractor to do a few outdoor projects around my property. Looking for a 4x4 with a loader and maybe a backhoe, also I'd like to avoid emissions in order to keep the tractor simple to work on. There are three tractors local to me: a '00 massy 1235, a...
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    Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Pictures of your snow weapons

    2017 ram 2500 with a boss 7'6" straight blade plow
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    Making Nicer Torch Cuts ???

    When you press the oxygen lever you should have a nice defined oxygen cone at the center of the flame
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    looking for excavator/ iso control pattern decals/stickers

    I have this one it's about 1.5" x3"
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    New Thumb Build

    Here's the description of what each valve is in picture 1 the aux relief Is #5 it should have hoses a6 and b 6 going into it To adjust it you loosen the jam nut and and tighten the Allen screw to raise the pressure and loosen the screw to lower the pressure than tighten the jam nut again
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    New Thumb Build

    Looked in the service manual today here's the layout of the valve and the functions And if you're not reading the pressure directly at the attachment here's where you can read them on the pump
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    Favorite Diesel Fuel Additives

    Test results from diesel place I think independent lab results Note that "untreated" fuel means that before different retailers add their own additives, to illustrate a "worst case"
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    120v MIG 3/8" coupon test results

    I'm not trying to start a big peeing match by doing this, just trying to bring some civil discussion back to the welding forum. Maybe I'll fire up the big girl and do one with a 1/4" 7018 and do the whole coupon in 1pass with 1/2 a rod lol
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    120v MIG 3/8" coupon test results

    Did this quick today at work 3/8 with 45* bevel Tacked and welded two passes then ground the root and welded one pass to bring it flush Root bent, can see crack developing in area of start, rest of weld looks good No cracks at all in welded area but can see base metal actually...
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    What Does A Good Welder Look Like?

    It's also what a good painter and mechanic looks like
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    Any boaters here?

    2013 glastron mx185
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    BX25D Thumb installation...

    Nice work can't wait to see the pics. Btw The big ones are easier
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    Dog pics

    Here my 2yr old pitbull mix
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