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Midniteoyl reacted to 2515R Dude's post in the thread oil/diesel mix vs. Thompson's® WaterSeal for house deck with
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If i built the deck now, i'd definitely go with a composite, but i bought the house 4 years ago with the new deck. The main factor is... -
Midniteoyl reacted to JeepHead's post in the thread oil/diesel mix vs. Thompson's® WaterSeal for house deck with Good Post.
Anyone who cleans a house or deck with 2000 psi or anywhere close to that, doesn't know what they're doing. I have power washed...
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Midniteoyl replied to the thread FEL Lift Capacity For Unloading Semi Trailer.Mine has ~1850lbs lift at the pins.. With forks, I could *barely* lift ~900lb pallets of shingles off the flatbed delivery truck, about...
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Remounted the quick-draw chainsaw scabbard on my ROPS. This is the best location for it yet.
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Midniteoyl reacted to WI_Hedgehog's post in the thread PTO Shaft to Gearbox Bolts Keep Breaking! with Good Post.
In general, understandable terms: Bolts are [some sort of] steel (dependent on Chemical Composition, see attached). Steel stretches...
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Midniteoyl reacted to WI_Hedgehog's post in the thread PTO Shaft to Gearbox Bolts Keep Breaking! with Good Post.
To me @Windblown's assessment is accurate, the images suggest the fracture to be Fatigue Failure from insufficient preload during...
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Midniteoyl reacted to RandyT's post in the thread PTO Shaft to Gearbox Bolts Keep Breaking! with Good Post.
all 3 bolts show signs of slop hammering especially the one in the middle. You can see the mushroom where the collar meets the shaft...
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Midniteoyl reacted to RandyT's post in the thread PTO Shaft to Gearbox Bolts Keep Breaking! with Good Post.
Or another thought is over time the shear bolt has wallowed out the shaft hole and has now created enough slop to hammer the bolt until...