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The point is that a Model Y has manual door releases for the front doors, but not in the back seat. The back seat has a complicated mechanism to access the manual door release. https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modely/en_us/GUID-AAD769C7-88A3-4695-987E-0E00025F64E0.html And notice what Tesla...

You want one of these sharpeners: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047A0RUC?th=1 with the 5/32 file. It very quickly leave the chain like new. And these things are great with a new chain.

Here is a diagram that shows a spring in a spark plug: https://prostreetonline.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/faq-spark-plugs-101/ Most plugs don't have a spring like that, but notice that the spring is not the resister. That page doesn't say why it is there, but my assumption(*) is that it helps...

I like it. I need one for my own little terror.

Or send them an email. I found them to be quite responsive.

Wow. 3 pages and I didn't see the real answer. Why do people use saturated salt water in tires? It is cheap, it doesn't freeze, and it is 20% heavier than water/antifreeze/beets. The whole point here is ballast; the saltwater approach does that job better because it is heavy. But like...

The video that started this thread was actually very good. The last point in the video was addressing why using the hitch pin in this fashion is a bad idea. The pins are designed for very high shear strength, but you are using it for bending strength and it will fail. Yes, this is safer than the...

Around here this is a case where you hire a local farmer to prep the field for planting. He has much bigger equipment and the proper stuff. As was mentioned this takes multiple passes with different implements. The scaled-down versions of those implements are expensive and most people are...

That might be true. My digging picture was with the heavy-duty bucket with the optional 3/4" bolt-on cutting edge. No teeth, but I am not bending that thing.

In the middle of digging a grave for a dead cow. Seems to be a theme here. Need to maintain a good slope to drive out with dirt and use the box teeth to score the next layer since this is hard clay. And I think having a top-and-tilt helps because I can keep the hole level.

They really don't look the same size and the std rippers. From the pictures, they look skinner and deeper. A real shame too because I have an EA Severe Xtreme box and I am really jealous of the new rippers. Especially the fast adjustment.

Here is my worse experience with something big getting stuck: https://goo.gl/photos/sYxv51o5xiWhvjaH9 I sunk a 13 ton bus to its frame in loose gravel. I had an old telephone pole I used to slide under the frame behind the rear tires so for when the air leaks out. This time the bus didn't rise...

Nope, the Butler bus is not mine, but I do always share a picture of it on Google Maps when I go to a campground. https://goo.gl/maps/74LSi1hfP2xUir7o7 https://goo.gl/maps/EwZ7r8NVNV9hSBMf9 https://goo.gl/maps/MRVZcyATM9eLPQRC9 https://goo.gl/maps/eTBJWtQx6a8RrQdq6 And I like this one Yeah...

Yeah, the thing has manual slack adjusters and it appears I need to adjust those and grease some more. At some point, I will send some pictures from underneath. The setup may be very simple, but it is darn near inaccessible. Thanks for the pointers.

Yes, I could arrange an engine coolant heater if I want. That is why I didn't worry too much about getting rid of that monster diesel-fired heater. FYI this was the day I finally got tried on that monster and all its extra piping: And yes ether works if needed so I could probably get it...