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    Got asked to bid a very unusual project

    "Then our company removed and pulled out all the deficient wiring they had installed. We had our people re-do that part of the job, and install everything, brand new, correctly. At our expense." From your post it sounds like the General Contractor Employee who was supposed to monitor the Sub...
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    Lubrication additives for Diesel Fuel in older tractor

    He is probably being proactive. Diesel today is low Sulphur. Sulphur is what was added to diesel to lubricated the diesel pump. I add two ounce of Power Service in the white bottle and 5-6 ounces of Marvel Mystery oil to every five gallons of diesel. I have experienced no problems with the four...
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    Hard to believe someone would build something that big and tall and no mention of a elevator(s).
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    RK37 New to me, hydraulic leak, not sure what to check

    The picture you posted shows a steel pipe on the left side with a shiny end that looks about the size the coiled hose. The area also shows what looks like oil that has been leaded out in this area.
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    Ted has other problem besides financial ones. https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/homeowner-says-catawba-county-deputies-caused-40k-damage-to-his-home/346531795/ Ted's humble abode and boat house on the lake is listed for 5.5 million. Glass-and-Steel Lakehouse in North Carolina Lists for...
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    Electrical wire contains three wires.1. White-2.Black 3. Bare Wire or Green wire. When using electrical wire to wire a wall receptacle one places the black wire on the brass screw, the white wire of the shiny screw and the bare or green wire on the brass neutral safety screw. One then connects...
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    The provided photo show the hot lead on the right, the ground on the left. (This is also a 20 amp rated industrial receptacle identified by the T slot on the left) The ground side of a wall receptacle is also the larger of the two female receptacles on the wall plug in receptacle. The bottom...
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    https://up.codes/viewer/north_carolina/nfpa-70-2020/chapter/2/wiring-and-protection#250
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    You have: 1. Reality - The Business is still open. 2. Fantasy- The Business is closed.
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    When I was building my present home, I prepaid for a lot of materials and this saved me money. Pre paying for Heating and Air, light refracting UV deflecting double insulated windows and a double insulated atrium door in the den saved me a ton of money. As a word of caution before prepaying for...
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    True What you say is true. But don't forget companies operate with a bare bones number of employees today. Money, operating capital has to also be spent to purchase the expensive steel since the tariffs were added. So you have operating capital, labor manhours etc in a product now setting on...
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    Ted Corriher is what is referred to as old money. His father pioneered the internet sales of small tractors. He had package deals on Ford/New Holland. He would sell the tractor and implements loaded on a trailer. Or bring your own trailer and a truck and take the package home. When Ted's father...
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    The pay up front became common place as more and more people did not come back for the product they ordered and the dealer had to either stock a part not needed but once every 4-5 years or return it to the distributor and pay a restocking fee. Let me share a personal experience with this. I...
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    Safety Letter for Our Z930M Regarding a Fire Hazard

    From the provided photo it looks like the mower was the primary ignition source. I bet the fire investigator was interested.
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    electric vehicles

    One has to also wonder if the (USA CROWD), Us Sue All crowd had anything to do with Hertz's decision. I have never seen a hand controlled electric motor vehicle has anyone else???? According to some, the 20,000 projected sale of electric vehicles would represent 1/3rd of Hertz's Electric Fleet...
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    electric vehicles

    It has long been paid for and is used as a GO-FOR (Gopher) truck. For what it is used for I can buy a little gas and endure the 18MPG. Fertilizer for lawn once a year, monthly garbage hauling and gas and diesel fuel hauling. It would be expensive to upgrade to something newer or new just do do...
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    electric vehicles

    I have a 4 cylinder 2001 ford ranger I use as my gopher truck. No AC. Does have power steering and is a automatic 5 speed vehicle. I drive on country roads with it and it rarely sees a speed of 55 mph. The heaviest load it ever carries is a five gallon can of gas and a five gallon can of diesel...
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    electric vehicles

    The FEDS loaning banks money at 0.015 percent drove interest rates on CD's into the basement. Example from 2017 through 2021 a $100,000 dollar CD earned interest at 0.015%. This princely sum earned one $15.00 a year or $1.25 dollars per month. Millions of people receive "Earned Income Checks"...
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    electric vehicles

    And all that while driving in the stop, crawl along traffic on a California freeway. Okay if you say so. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2001_toyota_corolla.shtml
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    electric vehicles

    There are worlds of difference between an opinion based on experience, knowledge and technical expertise and a opinion based on nothing but a belief and knowledge received through propaganda.
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    electric vehicles

    I have owned a lot of motor vehicle in my life time. I have never had one that even came close to 30 MPG much less 47 mpg. Of course the vehicles I owned had doors, windows, heaters and then later air conditioning. Now some of the old bicycles with a two stroke gas helper engine probably got 47...
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    Depends on who you are, the propaganda machine behind you and the extremes you are willing to go to, to game the system.
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    electric vehicles

    Hate to spoil your fun but I think the point he was making was sometimes and in some instances old technology is better suited than new technology. A horse is much better than a car or truck for traveling on a muddy dirt road. I can remember in my youth people using a team or horses to pull a...
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    electric vehicles

    Same as this. Goods and materials in America are delivered by trucks and van. We use cars for personal/personnel conveyance.
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    electric vehicles

    At my age I will never own a electric vehicle. My point was self explanatory. The Post distorted the infrastructure law’s rule on impaired driving technology
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    electric vehicles

    Yep we saw it on TV so it is true. Come on give me a break.
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    electric vehicles

    Nope you saw a News Article and read something into it that was not there. "OnStar can provide your stolen vehicle's location to police. Remote Ignition Block™ can prevent a thief from restarting." That is a know vehicle where the police provided the owners name, address, serial number of the...
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    electric vehicles

    So sad and Pennsylvania is the home of the Liberty Bell.
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    electric vehicles

    The point was self explanatory. The Post distorted the infrastructure law’s rule on impaired driving technology
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    electric vehicles

    Facts and truths are two thing that are confusing to a lot of people. They prefer instead to believe in myths, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, conspiracy theories, etc. Before what you posted could ever become reality millions of people would have to be hired. Trillions would have to be spent on...
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    electric vehicles

    China pays people to work. The US is currently paying people not to work. If motor vehicles could be shut off by the government there would not be a need for high speed Police pursuits.
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    electric vehicles

    I think they, IIHS reviews and study accident data and the type and kind of injuries and damage to vehicles not parking data.
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    electric vehicles

    Instances of fires starting when a Electric Vehicle is being improperly charged might be the "Why"?
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    electric vehicles

    Instances of Electric Vehicle catching fire and posing a fire hazard if the battery shorts out have been reported. Gas powered vehicles pose the same fire risks.
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    Son's new career path, pretty proud father

    It will probably depend on the Company he is assigned to. Heavy aircraft or light air craft. The Transports operate out of Charleston and the Fighters operates out of Shaw.
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    electric vehicles

    (y)(y)(y) "The IIHS, or Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), is an independent science and education organization that aims to make motor vehicles of all sorts safer. They conducted two studies that show that EVs are as safe as gas powered cars, and may even be safer when it comes to...
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    building a barn first curve ball

    A lot of locations classified and land adjacent to a stream as a flood zone. This way a home owner could purchase Flood Insurance. "To qualify for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) coverage, it will depend on what zone and community you live in. If you don't live in an area that...
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    Need a grapple for my tractor... help me spend some money. :)

    Everything Attachment is still there. https://www.everything attachments.com/55-Inch-Wicked-Root-Rake-Grapple-p/eta-55-wrrg.htm
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    high output Alternator

    https://www.amazon.com/Generator-Conversion-Alternator-Compatible-Replacement/dp/B08X7CM7S3
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    high output Alternator

    A little information for you. First the alternator. Scroll through until you find the one for JD. The cost I believe is $95.00. https://www.amazon.com/Generator-Conversion-Alternator-Compatible-Replacement/dp/B08X7CM7S3 Next you need to know what to do with the strange animal you have just...
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    OK, how much gas did you spill in 2023?

    We quickly forget after a disastrous event why government rules and regulations are needed until the next disaster, then the hollering is, “ Why wasn’t something done”. https://apple.news/A5zYMCvwARYKo5D3HamGz-w
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    OK, how much gas did you spill in 2023?

    https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/america-produces-enough-oil-to-meet-its-needs-so-why-do-we-import-crude
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    Help Bending Metal Back

    Call around to auto body/repair shops in your area. Ascertain if they have a frame machine and if they would be interested in pulling it back into its original shape. You will never be able to pull or push it back without something to hold it securely while you are pushing or pulling on it. If...
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    electric vehicles

    People in the US have been paying a gas guzzler consumption tax since 1980. Some have just started to notice it. https://www.capitalone.com/cars/learn/finding-the-right-car/what-is-the-gas-guzzler-tax/1656 In 1969 I purchased a Ford with one of the Super Boss Cobra Jet engines. Ford had to...
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    electric vehicles

    https://time.com/6632372/farmer-protests-europe-france-germany-brussels/
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    electric vehicles

    USA Death Causes. https://usafacts.org/articles/americans-causes-of-death-by-age-cdc-data/ Now to the World. https://ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death#:~:text=Heart%20diseases%20were%20the%20most,1%2Din%2D7%20deaths.
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    Got asked to bid a very unusual project

    How do they confiscate taxpayer money?????? Do they seize Bank Accounts???? Do they collect a workers paycheck??? https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/uconsCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&yr=1933&sessInd=0&smthLwInd=0&act=069&chpt=15...
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    A timber frame cabin memoir

    While waiting if me I would cover the windows from the outside with clear heavy plastic film to prevent moisture penetration.
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    Problem opening site on windows 10

    And I always thought it was this. “404 not found In computer network communications, the HTTP 404, 404 not found, 404, 404 error, page not found, or file not found error message is a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) standard response code, to indicate that the browser was able to communicate...
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    Problem opening site on windows 10

    Seems to be happening a lot here recently.
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    Keeping mice out of your tractors engine bay over the winter and summer too.

    What kind of seeds are you using? I don't think baking soda will have any effect on them. And they can eat a jar of peanut butter. You need to also leave them some Ritz crackers to put the peanut butter on.
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    JD 4310 - ePower Reverser Codes

    This site supposedly offers a free downloadable pdf code file for your unit. https://manualsview.com/ext/gproduct?cid=u9IVc7XC9LVdc7eX&appid=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIovPRgsP2gwMVd-coBR3kmQVfEAEYASAAEgLpqvD_BwE&matchtype=&baexist=&placement=&dclid=&kwd=
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    5ft brush hog on a 25hp compact

    And that half will be the front. If what you hit is now at the rear and you raise rotary hop occurs.
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    5ft brush hog on a 25hp compact

    It is as you say about as dangerous as running without a top link. I use a top link. A chain could keep the rear wheel of the rotary cutter dropping into a ditch when using. This web link as quite a few post on top links and chains a rotary cutters...
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    5ft brush hog on a 25hp compact

    For your safety at least use a chain in place of the top link. If the tractor will not pick the rotary cutter up you should not be risking danger to yourself by using it.
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    Starter solenoid

    Auto Zone and a few other places will load test your starter to see if it is failing. Check at the auto parts places at your locale and see if one of them will test the starter. A starter is a starter. The Auto Store will probably not be able to source a starter for you through their normal...
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    My Industrial Cabin Build

    I have never seen my neighbors equipment room but from what he described as an electrician’s nightmare sure looks like it apply‘s to yours also. As Murphy 1244 posted, that is one room full.
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    My Industrial Cabin Build

    Just repeating what he said. I don’t know how it works. He said if you turn the t-stat down to 55 in one room and close the door you can set the t-stat to 72 in an adjacent room.
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    My Industrial Cabin Build

    I don't know that much about the floor radiant heat. A neighbor has it and he advised each room has it's own T-Stat. Each room has it's own circulation pump. The master control board where all the connections are made he advised looks like an electricians nightmare. He advised it is nice heat...
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    My Industrial Cabin Build

    I would not be straight wiring the furnace. You might damage the furnace and burn the house down. I would call in a tech to look at the thermostat hook up. something is wrong. The furnace needs to cycle on/off to keep it from damaging the heat exchanger when heating.
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    GT-2550 Goes Click-Click-Click

    I know this is an old thread but I believe the OP never did get his Click-Click No Start Problem fixed. A lot of small equipment had such a problem. John Deere being one of them. John Deere came out with a kit to correct the problem...
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    Inexpensive John Deere WAM?

    Those were good tough mower. Check the Anti Scalp Wheels on the deck it has a bunch. The seat will needs replacing. Looks like a Air Ride that could be expensive. Tires look good. Buy it, pressure wash it , paint the deck and start mowing.
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    How to fill a void on rear tire tread

    Get some tire plug glue. Fill the void with the glue and take a small screw driver and pack the void with tire plug material.
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    Talk me out of a 460 Rancher

    I don't think the Stihls have compression release. I know the 020 and 025 I own doesn't. The 025 get harder to start every birthday I have.
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    Coalescing dryer for plasma cutter

    This is also a nice moisture trapper for a plasma...
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    4707

    The Massey 4707 is rated at 70 horse power and 58 horse power at the PTO. How many HP is a Massey 4707? 70 hp Engine Aspiration Intercooled turbocharged Gross Power 70 hp (52 kw) Number of Cylinders 3 Power Measured @ 2200 rpm PTO Power 58 hp (43 kw) Rotary Cutters usually...
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    Stuck loader fitting - how to loosen

    If you have a next time hold the lower nut and try to loosen the top nut in your highlighted post. If you have a Dremel tool insert a home made from a wooden stick, wooden peg in the opening at the top and clean away with the Dremel round wire brush wheel. Or use a wire brush wheel made for a...
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    Keeping mice out of your tractors engine bay over the winter and summer too.

    “Do dryer sheets keep rodents away?” “The belief that dryer sheets can repel mice has gained popularity over time, primarily due to the assumption that scent of dryer sheets might deter rodents. However, this is a misconception, and using dryer sheets as a mouse repellent is not a reliable or...
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    Keeping mice out of your tractors engine bay over the winter and summer too.

    In my neighborhood, the hawks follow the hay cutters. Nothing like having a hawk dive right over your head after a field mouse.
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    Keeping mice out of your tractors engine bay over the winter and summer too.

    You and your neighborhood need to consider introducing the predators to a new friend acquired by your animals. https://niteguard.com/5-livestock-guardian-dog-breeds/#:~:text=Polish%20Tatra%20Sheepdog&text=Known%20For%3A%20Their%20unique%20alert,the%20predator%20gets%20too%20close.
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    Keeping mice out of your tractors engine bay over the winter and summer too.

    If I have dogs and other animals getting into my equipment storage area and causing damage they can also pay the price for trespassing and doing damage. Raccoons are more destructive than rats.
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    Keeping mice out of your tractors engine bay over the winter and summer too.

    Go to Tractor Supply or some other supplier and get yourself a bucket of Tom-Cat rat and mice killer. Place the cubes around at various locations In your buildings.
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    B2400 starting problem finally solved

    Trace the wire coming from the ignition switch to the starter. You will probably find a relay. In most vehicles the wire coming from the ignition switch to the starter goes to a relay. The small voltage coming from the ignition switch collapses the relay which in turn send true battery voltage...
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    Son's new career path, pretty proud father

    Be happy he choose the Air Force. There is huge difference between three hots and a cot and C-or-K Rations and a sleeping bag. The Army also operates up close and personal. The Air Force operates from many miles away, unless in a special Recon Unit. The Red Flag you need to be attuned to, is...
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    What's your average mpg?

    I I know some crooks and crooked people but I don't know of one that would rewrite the software coding in a motor vehicle to change the MPG being displayed. I can send you a photo of my Chevrolet truck travel at 60 MPH and getting 80 plus miles per gallon. All you have to do is have the...
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    What's your average mpg?

    Garbage. I did not post anything nor do I want to post. The message pop up, I can’t find that. 0 == 0. So not finding something is the expected not the unexpected.
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    What's your average mpg?

    I think my cousin is a high speed lead foot individual.
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    What's your average mpg?

    Coding will not and cannot correct ever stop being a panic stop. I love traffic circles many time I have been in one and see a car coming and not slowing down and then the driver realizes the hood ornament they have been staring at is not the highway. The driver then slams on the brakes and the...
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    What's your average mpg?

    I have seen a lot of inheritance money blow with the attitude of "Live today because tomorrow you may die" Example I have a nephew who will today not speak to the rest of the family. Know why? When my brother died he inherited over $700,000. He lived in a rented Condo. His first purchase was a...
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    Anyone have a clean way to drain the antifreeze out of a GC engine block?

    My suggest is to pull the bottom radiator hose off the engine side. Drain all the antifreeze that will come out. Reinstall the hose and fill with water run for a few minutes and drain again through the bottom radiator hose. Reinstall the hose and fill the the appropriate water-antifreeze...
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    What's your average mpg?

    I have a cousin with a 2023 Buick Enclave Avenair 3.6L 32/25. I like the vehicle and asked him what mileage he was getting and his response was less than what they advertised it to be. So I looked it up and found this. 2023 Buick Enclave FWD 6 cyl, 3.6 L, Automatic 9-spd 21 combined...
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    What's your average mpg?

    I have a clause in my will that no inheritance money is to be spent on lavish vacations, motor vehicles of any kind or boats. If one spend the money on such after inheritance a claw back provision is activate and the money they were supposed to receive divided amongst the other heirs.
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    What's the best 12V DC power source for my fueling station?

    Since you have a AC Power outlet close I would use a AC to DC converter...
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    How to improve leaf vacuums???

    A self powered leaf vac is a huge vacuum cleaner that uses a mower deck as the pick up nozzle. One thing though for it to work properly the mower deck has to be engaged and the blades spinning as well as the motor on the leaf vac vacuum system.
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    Would you buy a 97 Cub Cadet 7300?

    Those little Mitsubishi tractors were good tough tractors. They paved the way for a lot of the small home owner tractors being sold today under other brand names.
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    Rotella T6 gallons

    Now you all know the anti rules, regulations and laws would not tamper with the motor oil we use in our tractors and other diesel equipment. Oops.....spoke to soon there is a Federal law against it so it must be getting to be a frequent occurrence. Product tampering: § 1365 defines consumer...
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    2305 tie rod

    Most don't have a grease fitting. I have a electric chainsaw I have to oil the chain on. I occasionally give the tie road ends a shot of bar and chain lube on my JD mower.
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    2305 tie rod

    Great news. (y)
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    LT1000 starter solenoid getting hot

    His current cables are supplying enough voltage and amp to melt the contact on the solenoid, sound like they are big enough.
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    LT1000 starter solenoid getting hot

    He can't spin the starter and check. He can spin the engine to ascertain if any drag is present in the engine. Simple test with a volt and amp meter can be made on the starter but the starter will have to be disassembled to thoroughly check or test it...
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    2305 tie rod

    Before cutting the end off, see if you could remove the tie rod and lay it on something solid. Then take a punch and ping around the outside of the ball socket. This will tighten up the top and prevent the ball from coming out of the socket. Put the tie rod back on and continue mowing.
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    LT1000 starter solenoid getting hot

    He could also change the air in the tires??????? I Don't think that will correct his problem either. The OP advised the solenoid is getting hot and had melted the rubber covering on the solenoid battery power terminal. This indicates to me that sufficient voltage is getting to the starter...
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    LT1000 starter solenoid getting hot

    The starter is dragging. Remove the starter and take it to a starter repair facility and have them test the starter then repair it. Or buy a new starter and transfer the solenoid. I personally would replace both since you have got the solenoid hot enough to melt connectors. You can also use a...
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    My Fix -- Error Code 50-08 FPR Multi-Signal

    Add my name to those with that kind of luck. :D(y)
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    Market Watch

    Me thinks you are correct and up to date.
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    Market Watch

    Naw neither one of those two tried to pull off an insurrection.
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    Market Watch

    Blind political affiliation and loyalty only counts in countries with a Dictator.
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    Market Watch

    Population density, infrastructure and property cost.
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    Market Watch

    Yep…..Sounds like me during the time Carter was President and CD’s were paying 18-19 percent.I had the interest rolled into the CD. Tax time arrived and as you say, I got zero cash, but the tax bill.
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    Market Watch

    State Constitutions prevent states from deficit spending or borrowing money. States pass the bills for disaster relief to the Federal Government who has to borrow the money to send to the state, and up goes the Federal Deficit. This is why when a disaster, man made or weather related happens...
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    Market Watch

    Until we as a Nation get the Safety Net Social Programs under control by Congress enacting a Law that states, United States Safety Net Programs are for AMERICAN CITIZENS ONLY. The border crisis will continue growing and the US Deficit will continue to grow. I have a friend who is a retired...
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    Market Watch

    I am sure there is no one who posts in this forum that would be happy if there employer called them into the office and happily informed them that he was going to do them the biggest favor anyone had every done for them. He then announces he was going to cut there salary and by doing this it...
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    Market Watch

    The really sad thing was that when people were receiving a good interest rate on savings, loans to children and grandchildren were made and not repaid. Then the prolonged low interest drought hung on and the principal started decreasing and what had been a self sufficient elderly person became a...
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    Market Watch

    $100,000.00 CD Three years ago @ 0.015 percent interest paid the handsome sum of $15.00 annually or $1.25 a month. $100,000.00 CD today @ 5.76 percent interest pays $5,760 dollars annually or $480.00 a month. Same $100,000.00 in savings. One huge difference in what interest rate is paid...
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    brand new 472

    “New Holland will discontinue production this year of a machine that redefined the haymaking process decades ago. According to Jordan Milewski, senior brand marketing manager for New Holland Agriculture North America, 2023 will mark the last production year for the Haybine.”
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    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    No Hay, no STEAKS.
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    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    I don’t think farm tractors on the road is the problem. The problem is the people who will not pass a farm tractor. I have seen farmers after 7-8 cars queue up behind him just pull off the road onto the shoulder stand up on the tractor and direct the people down the road. Another problem is...
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    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    Glad that was you working on the baler and not me. If me the baler would still be inoperative.
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    Engine replacement problems

    I would wait until I had drank two pots of coffee. Probably would take 3-4 days giving me sufficient time to get calmed down. I would then visit the manager of the Dealership and tell him I would like to discuss the quality of the work he provided. I would ask him to explain to me exactly the...
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    Good movies,,, well there are a few.......

    If you think that is bad. Think about the Chuck Norris, Texas Ranger made for television. 1st the car chase, then the gun battle which is stopped so Norris can take on the group of armed thugs using martial art skills. Come on give me a break.
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    Good movies,,, well there are a few.......

    “Network is a 1976 American satirical drama film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, released by United Artists, written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet. It is about a fictional television network, the Union Broadcasting System (UBS), and its struggle with poor ratings.”
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    Good movies,,, well there are a few.......

    Now..now you know no Western television show or movie can ever end without a drunken brawl destroying at least one Saloon and one gun fight in either the Saloon or in the Street in front of the Saloon. Watch any movie or tv show. Saloons and Bars are the go to tabernacles of knowledge when...
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    How to initially oil new roller chain on equipment

    Consider buying a set of these and making the hole large enough to be a inspection and oil hole...
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    58 MPG by 2032

    67 VW was the first 12 volt system and it had a 1600 series engine.
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    58 MPG by 2032

    1966 VW….Owner No AC No Electric Heater Fan Motor AM Radio No Electric Windows Did have Electric Windshield Wiper Six Volt Electrical System “1.3-liter (1285cc) four-cylinder engine that generated 50 horsepower, up from 40 in previous years. To celebrate the increase in power, VW affixed...
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    58 MPG by 2032

    So that as their customer base residential and commerical increases they can continue providing a high level of service without having to increase generating capacity?
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    What teams will play in the next Superbowl?

    The 2023 NFL season began Thursday, Sept. 7, with a very intriguing matchup with the Detroit Lions playing at the Kansas City Chiefs. The Lions won by one point. Score 21-20
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    New battery not starting tractor

    Charge the new battery again. Take it to a location that has a Carbon Pile Tester and have them test the battery. If the battery passes start looking at the starter. You will probably have to take it off to have it tested. Check the cable leading from the battery to the starter with an OHM...
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    Water Well Drilling Rotary or Pounder

    Nope, Nevada and Las Vegas.
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    Water Well Drilling Rotary or Pounder

    Draining Lake Powell Sounds like Nevada and the Las Vegas Strip finally realized climate change has eliminated trillions of gallons of water from the Colorado River and they want Arizona’s water so they can continue on with business as usual...
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    Water Well Drilling Rotary or Pounder

    Most municipal water comes from streams or rivers. The small town close to where I live had two wells and two huge tanks. The water kept going further and further down the pipe. They contracted with a municipal water supplier in another county who draws water from a river. The small town...
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    Water Well Drilling Rotary or Pounder

    My advise to anyone thinking of drilling a well today is not to think of what there Grandfather or his generation did. The water table in the us is dropping and has dropped since grandpas day...
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    Should I consider a diesel for residential?

    The ZD1011 is listed as having 19.3 horsepower. So it does not have a bunch of emission equipment. Some say the 48" deck is the best deck to have. Does not cut as large of a swath as the 54" deck but will mow tall or wet grass better.
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    Just arrived and hour meter is broken

    We don’t know if the dealer advertised the tractor had 1500 or what ever hours. The dealer probably said the hour meter on the tractor shows 1500 hours.
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    Just arrived and hour meter is broken

    In todays world when it comes to used agricultural equipment it is, let the buyer beware. Such sales are usually, as is no warranty sales.
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    Just arrived and hour meter is broken

    Buyer beware is about the only law in most states for used agricultural equipment. Sounds like he, The seller tampered with the hour meter which broke it to register the hours he told you. Most state take the position it is your responsibility as the buyer of used agricultural equipment to...
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    Looks like a trip to the tire store today

    Nope, classic example of Wal-Marts catch 22. https://corporate.walmart.com/policies#price-match-policy
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    Looks like a trip to the tire store today

    Sounds like you got caught in Wal-Marts catch 22 policy. https://corporate.walmart.com/policies#price-match-policy
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    Looks like a trip to the tire store today

    Gone I am afraid are the days of, "Buy the tire from me and i will, remove old tire, mount and balance new tire and place the new tire on the vehicle for free".
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    Suggested tiller for BX1880

    I would follow the manufactors recommendations. You also need to look at this video before you strart hooking up the tiller so you can cut the tiller PTO shaft correctly and to the right length.
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    58 MPG by 2032

    My knowledge on a Solar System back feeding the grid is very limited. From what I have read and heard people say it is a great deal more complicated that just installing a meter. Here is one example I found. https://sunwatts.com/how-to-connect-pv-solar-to-utility-grid/ We can only have one...
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    2305

    Check under the seat. Look in the middle of the metal seat support and see if the unit has a lift drop control valve. If it has one it will be a yellow and round knob sticking out. Usually such knob are screwed in to reduce flow and out to increase flow. Also do you have a backhoe on he unit...
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    X475 whining

    If I raise the mowing deck on my X495 and continue to hold the lever after it reaches the top up or low down positions it will whine also. That is the pump complaining about being deadheaded. When you hear the whining noise, release the lever instntly.
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    58 MPG by 2032

    What is "Excess Power" ?????? Are you talking about installing a Solar Grid to generate power and then sell the excess generated during daylight hours to the local electrical provider?
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    Suggested tiller for BX1880

    Rotary tillers like 5 HP per foot of width. The BX 1880 has 13.7 PTO horsepower. Rotary tillers come in widths ranging from 4 to 7 feet. The PTO horsepower recommended for a 4 foot rotary tiller is 20-35. All Rotary Tiller manufactures recommend a tiller wider than your rear tire tracks to...
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    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    Walking to get the fuel then standing on the slope to put in the tank must have been fun.
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    58 MPG by 2032

    That‘s how one achieves those astronomical MPG. Of course they average things out. 35 mph on 2 lane highway and 75-80 on 4 lane highways. One of the high miles per gallon will also not pass on a two lane road because they will have to go faster than the car in front of them. They want a four...
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    X739 RPM's

    Most units will not peg the RPM needle. It is a safety feature built in so when you push the throttle wide open the enigine will actuall be running a couple hunderd RPMs below actually RPM the unit is capable of runing. Doesn't affect the userability of the unit because the unit is operating in...
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    58 MPG by 2032

    AMP hours or AH is used on a battery to advise how many amps the battery can delivery in an hour. Capacity – Amp hours (Ah):As the name suggests this means how many amps the battery can deliver in an hour. For example, a 12V lithium battery with a capacity of 100Ah can deliver 100A to a 12-volt...
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    Looks like a trip to the tire store today

    ??????? Had a lot of tires replaced in my life time. Never had a vehicle that needed the Wheel/Brake mounting surface cleaned. Now I have seen those that engage in Mud Racing have to have the mud cleaned off the rotors and drums when tires are changed.
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    LS XG3025 3-point lift Stabilizers

    The Ford 3000 also had a draw bar that the fixed stabilizer prevented from swaying or moving when something, like a hay trailer or wagon, a towable disk, harrow, stalk cutter, etc was attached to the draw bar. A lot of implements used were converted horse drawn implements and were in constant...
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    Looks like a trip to the tire store today

    The TPMS sensor have there own battery and a transmitter since they are not connect by wire to the BCM. "The BCM (Body Control Module) compares each TPMS sensor transmission against a low- pressure limit. If the signal received by the BCM fails to meet established parameters and it is...
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    Looks like a trip to the tire store today

    Understandable why the Tire Dealer would not touch the spare. If he did he would open himself to civil liability. Example a gentleman owned a Dump Truck. He had a problem with one of the front tires. He took it to a tire repair facility they dismounted the tire, put a patch inside the tire and...
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    New Kubota Loader Uneven

    Frame shops have the factory measurement points for the truck frame. To my knowledge no such specs are available to a frame shop to re-align a front loader frame. If operator error caused the problem swallow the pride, call the Dealer Service Manager and talk to him about the problem. The...
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    New Kubota Loader Uneven

    New Tractor. I would have the dealer on the phone.
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    Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

    Last time I got close to a barb wire fence I had to remove a rear tire and take it in for repairs. Now that was fun. :ROFLMAO::)(n)
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    Flail Mower Let's talk flail mowers

    Tiller or land plane? :LOL::LOL::ROFLMAO:
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    58 MPG by 2032

    The amount due on my bill includes taxes and other fees if any. This is the amount I pay. i have never paid a separate bill for taxes and fees on a utility bill. Be glad you don’t live in NC. In 2016 we had a political change. One of the things started when the (R’s) moved in was a tax on...
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    58 MPG by 2032

    Probably also have a fourth. Hospitals need uninterrupted electrical power 24/7. So that means Generators capable of providing electrical service for critical care equipment and data flow must also be readily available 24/7. The manager of a Data Center told me one time one of the most...
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    58 MPG by 2032

    Electrical Power Costs is a two factor cost system. Manufacturing Costs: 1. The cost it cost a manufacture to manufacture a kilowatt of electrical current. This is proprietary information not provided to consumers or the public. Consumer Costs: 2. The cost it cost us as consumers for each...
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    58 MPG by 2032

    Did the State of Texas just kill electric vehicle sales in Texas? Average Road Taxes yearly for a ICE vehicle is $88 per year. That’s equal to about 440 gallons of gas. At $0.20 per gallon, the standard car owner in Texas is paying just $88 per year in gas taxes—far less than the hundreds...
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    58 MPG by 2032

    Electricity (kWh) Prices by State. https://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/
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    OBD scanner

    The only one I know of is this one. In my opinion it is cheaper to get Dealer repair than purchase the scanner. https://www.abilenemachine.com/diagnostics-kit-agricultural-amx36285
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    58 MPG by 2032

    The problem with Nuclear in the US is the US after collecting over 44 billion dollars for a Nuclear disposal the U.S. does not have the infrastructure to dispose of radioactive nuclear waste in a deep geologic repository, where it can slowly lose its radioactivity over the course of thousands...
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    If you were in Alaska for the first time, where would you go and what would you do?

    A good informative post. One needs to remember also Canada does not like foreigners bearing firearms. Crossing the Canadian Border with a Gun. “Firearms are very strictly controlled in Canada, and any visitor bringing a gun into the country must declare it in writing at the border via a...
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    changing a backhoe swing chain

    Jeez-wow https://www.brokentractor.com/p/ford-backhoe-swing-chain-short-link-long-link-7704901-7704901/
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    ELON MUSK'S NEW CAR

    Toyota is pursuing improving electric vehicle. "Finally, Toyota envisions a second, more advanced solid-state battery arriving after 2028. That solid-state battery will deliver 50 percent more range than the 2026 next-gen lithium ion battery — indicating a target driving range of around 932...
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    58 MPG by 2032

    https://www.azocleantech.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1561#:~:text=Generation%20III%20nuclear%20power%20plants,measures%2C%20and%20standardization%20of%20design.
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    58 MPG by 2032

    "How close are we really to nuclear fusion? Most experts agree that we're unlikely to be able to generate large-scale energy from nuclear fusion before around 2050 (the cautious might add on another decade).Jun 1, 2023." Comments I overheard on Nuclear Fusion. A-Nuclear Fusion will be...
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    What is it?

    Looks like a collection of various equipment parts lying a piece of mettalic lattice.
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    What's your average mpg?

    To get the 58 mpg will require redesigning the entire drive train. It will take 10 or fifteen gear transmission and a multiple speed differential of probably 5 or more speeds.
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    58 MPG by 2032

    The 133 mpg is achieved if you frequently use one of the Telsa Charging Station. “How does the Prius Prime get 133 mpg? In order to maintain that 133 MPGe fuel economy rating, you must keep the plug-in hybrid Prius Prime charged. Otherwise, the Prime will maintain roughly the same fuel...
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    58 MPG by 2032

    I have driven cars and trucks since the early fifties. The vehicles had different size engines from 4 cylinder to the Super Boss Cobra Jet 429. The 427 Chevrolet Engine, the 351 Cleveland Ford Engine and the 454 Chevrolet monster. The best gas mileage I have ever received in a vehicle I have...
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    58 MPG by 2032

    So he taught you to look after the idiots in the automobiles with their phobia of not passing on a two lane road. Farmers have it tough when trying to move from field to field with equipment. Many a farmer has been struck from behind while driving a tractor on the highway. The excuse is always...
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    Another rant about buying used

    Just getting to work in Canada in the winter time sometimes seem like a days work. :ROFLMAO:
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    Another rant about buying used

    Don't ever go to Kuwait. "The Kuwaiti dinar is the strongest currency in the world, with 1 dinar buying 3.26 dollars (or, put another way, $1 equals 0.31 Kuwaiti dinar). Kuwait is located on the Persian Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Iraq, and the country earns much of its wealth as a leading...
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    58 MPG by 2032

    The older I get the more I think likewise. I sometimes catch myself thinking the way my grandfather did it was not so bad after all.
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    58 MPG by 2032

    Now that is what I call living plumb out there, and no where near any thing. A old retiree told me he loved being able to sit on his back porch in his shorts, drinking coffee and watching the hummingbirds feeding early in the morning. Sounds like you could set outside, nude and no one would see...
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    58 MPG by 2032

    Don’t have split mirrors I have one of the small blind spot mirrors attached to the top left of the outside mirrors and the blind spot indicator on the car and truck.
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    58 MPG by 2032

    That is called “Blind Spot Driving”. It is so popular that automobile manufacturers now sell an option called, “Blind Spot Indicator“. to alert us when one of the blind spot drivers is lurking and hiding in our blind spot. My favorite of all drivers is the “I do not, never, ever pass on a two...
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    Another rant about buying used

    Or he could be one of the many who thinks the only currency in the world of value is the US Currency. I am also sure it is not funny to a Canadian visiting the US and converts his hard earned Canadian money to American dollars and loses a .25 (quarter) on the dollar.
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    58 MPG by 2032

    I think a lot of “Fast Drivers” who like to drive fast do not know or realize the increased and enhanced dangers they are facing by traveling 80 miles per hour. At 80 miles per hour one is moving forward in a mass of metal at 117.33 feet per second. 80 miles per hour = 80 × 1.466666666675 =...
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    Another rant about buying used

    That sales gimmick started during the hot housing market. I have heard it described as, set a base starting bidding price and let the bidding begin. The article following this will enlighten you to the lunacy running rampant in the consumer housing market today. “When it's a seller's market...
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    Another rant about buying used

    Nope $100,000 To a Canadian. Now if he wants to convert the $100,000 to American. “How much is $100,000.00 – the one hundred thousand 🇨🇦 canadian dollars is worth $74,407.53 (USD) today or 💵 seventy-four thousand four hundred seven us dollars 53 cents as of 15:00PM UTC. We utilize mid-market...
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    5115m neutral N sign flashing and stop tractor

    Maybe this will give him something to read. May also give him heart burns when he see what one individual paid to turn the Light off. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/jd-5085m-neutral-light-flashing.358927/
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    Oregon 22TON Log Splitter Honda 190 Runs, sputters, dies. Occasionally recovers, then repeats.

    One thing I was told by a experienced two cycle mechanic that I follow and has reduced my carb problems on two cycles. He advised that gasoline in a two cycle gas tank will expand and will force gas through the weak point which is the carb. His advice was to loosen the gas cap on the gas tank...
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    Doorman’s next big adventure

    Us amateurs first timers didn’t have training. We learned the hard way. The school of hard knock is also a expensive way to learn. :LOL:
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    58 MPG by 2032

    (y)Horse power and speed will put the downward plunge of the gas gauge hand or indicator on steroids.
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    Oregon 22TON Log Splitter Honda 190 Runs, sputters, dies. Occasionally recovers, then repeats.

    I have purchased two for different equipment. They are still working fine. Cannot say the same for the pull your shoulder out of joint before it starts Stihl chainsaw carb.
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    In Praise of a Lithium Ion Battery Pack

    Speaking of First Aid products. A Hospice Nurse taking care of my late wife elevated my awareness of the advances made in first aid products with the introduction of water proof transparency film dressings. For skin abrasions, scratch type cuts, scrapes and small lacerations apply either an...
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    Doorman’s next big adventure

    If mine did not have what they call the Star Burst Design they would probably be as you say. Nothing like having to drag a step ladder over to be able to look out.
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    Doorman’s next big adventure

    Be careful when handling installing the top panel with those glass windows. Don’t ask me how I know they are expensive and hard to get.
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    Doorman’s next big adventure

    Yep they have seen everything except leprosy and problem have seen a couple of cases of that and just didn’t know what they were looking at.
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    58 MPG by 2032

    Unless you are driving one of the autonomous level 4 or 5 vehicles you are not going far at 80 plus mph per hour before you come to a sudden stop. https://www.iotforall.com/5-autonomous-driving-levels-explained
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    58 MPG by 2032

    Yep provides for some exciting moments. Cruising along at 80 mph and look over and some idiot who is passing you is limp wrist driving/steering with his arm draped over the top of the steering wheel.
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    Oregon 22TON Log Splitter Honda 190 Runs, sputters, dies. Occasionally recovers, then repeats.

    Does it have “The automatic Choke feature”? I have see that feature malfunction and the engine would run like that.
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    58 MPG by 2032

    Highway Speed limits are limited to 65 mph in most states. The problem being is that cars, trucks have a human operator. The human operator is where the problem is and there is no way to limit or restrict his/her activity except by putting some one in the vehicle with them armed with a cattle...
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    In Praise of a Lithium Ion Battery Pack

    My experience with NOCO’s. Years ago I was in a Costco Store one morning and they had one of their famous staffed sales locations set up. I stopped to see what was being pushed that day and the man was holding a small device up and declaring it could be used to jump start a vehicle. I listen to...
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    Neighbors dog keeps coming over and defecating on our driveway.

    Spray the driveway with white vinegar. I think walmarts sells it for something $3.30 a gallon. Or locate and use one of these products. https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+keep+dogs+from+pooping+in+driveway&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
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    Another rant about buying used

    John Deere 3038E Manufacturer John Deere Production Compact Utility tractor Built in Augusta, Georgia, USA Probably built in Augusta Ga from imported parts.
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    Another rant about buying used

    Be careful on buying motorized equipment from across the pond. You may not be able to get it away from the Port of Entry because the engine does not meet or comply with US emission standards. https://www.epa.gov/importing-vehicles-and-engines/learn-about-importing-vehicles-and-engines
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    X390 transmission drive belt

    https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+install+a+x390+drive+belt&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
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    My Industrial Cabin Build

    Sounds like you have some interesting and varied type of vegetation on the ole homestead.
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    My Industrial Cabin Build

    Nice chipper. You were feeding it some good size material. From your description of the property it sounds like you will use it a lot. Now to a safety concern I had while watching you feed that monster. The first thing I would do if that was my chipper would be wire in a emergency power...
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    Starter rebuild

    I would take the starter to a professional rebuilder. See if one of these is near to you in Washington State...
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    58 MPG by 2032

    https://reason.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pb137_cafe_standards.pdf
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    My Industrial Cabin Build

    I have never seen a guard dog used on a Hispanic Meat Farm ( What they call goat farms in my area). So I googled what type dog is used for this. Have your pocketbook well fed when you go to purchase one . “The Great Pyrenees is the most widely used; but the Komondor, Akbash, Anatolian and...
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    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    Good tool/device. If mine I would also add a rod with green-yellow-red sections for the chain to slide across which would give me instant visual recognition if I should continue going forward or turn down hill and call it a day.
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    58 MPG by 2032

    Don't think VW replaced any of the vehicles in question with BIGGER POLLUTERS. What VW was caught doing was using computer software to lie about the actual pollutants being emitted at the exhaust by using electronic computer controls to bypass emission tests...
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    Gov't mandates gas can flame arrestors.

    Hey if someone is that stupid an intent on committing suicide I say profit from it and sell tickets. One could probably get $100.00 or more for a ticket.
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