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    Best Nut or thread locking devices

    Flight controls bolts with locking rings, the castle nut and cotter pin There is a lot of ignorance on safety wire and safety cable out there 0.032 is to hold it in place 0.020 is there for a visual indicator
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    Addicted to Amazon

    Yes and no. The quality has gotten abismal and finding legit brands has become a hard task. Counterfeits and fake reviews everywhere Which is sad, 5-6 years ago I shopped mostly on amazing but it's just gone down hill
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    Insulation between studs or on top? Metal building

    It's between. It really just helps with the radiated heat from the metal. If I was doing a truly insulated shop I would skin with foil faced foam, then insulate the walls between the studs with bats or loose fill cellulose
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    Insulation between studs or on top? Metal building

    I have an old shop I retrofitted with free pieces of foam insulation I got from crates. It was half sheets mostly so I put it between my "studs". It's a cheap junk Morton building so no rear studs If I was to do it from start, I would put in under the metal on the outside
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    Maxxforce diesel engines

    Not really. The 2wd trucks don't suffer the problems the 4wd truck do with the front end Plus they ride better and get better mileage.
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    Maxxforce diesel engines

    The 92 I never had to The 06 I've put a ball joint on I have 2 f350s as well. They are the beater trucks. Cheap and disposable
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    Maxxforce diesel engines

    The Cummins aint the fastest, or the most efficient, they just work. Had a 1992, all original. 400k+ miles. Truck rusted around it. Motors still good. Have an 06 with a 5.9 with 300k+ all stock and still runs great The Cummins generators we had on the flight line just worked. For ever...
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    Maxxforce diesel engines

    Y'all must of been smoking the silicates to like the 6.0
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    Maxxforce diesel engines

    Like a 8.3 or 14L?
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    Maxxforce diesel engines

    Eee that's lot. Especially for an international. Had a family member whos trucking company was almost out of business due to buying a fleet of maxxforce powered trucks. Soon as they could go back to Cummins stuff they did.
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    Maxxforce diesel engines

    Egr cooler failure = hydro lock Big risk.
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    25hp primarily for mowing?

    Messicks has some videos on it Same goes for loader testing with where and how they test it
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    25hp primarily for mowing?

    My first question is are they all tested the same? Same test standard ? Same location on the tractor test ie flywheel vs PTO output and so on
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    25hp primarily for mowing?

    Assume there is no good service and find the manual and parts.
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    After Watching This Video Should Americans Let Green Tractors Sit On Lots Unpurchased?

    Record profits now but the market is on a downward trend in some sectors they build for so they have to prepare now for tomorrow. Over expansion during covid boom and now having to do some correcting is part of it
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    After Watching This Video Should Americans Let Green Tractors Sit On Lots Unpurchased?

    Tractor Mike made more valid points when it comes to youtubers Just because their facts with poor commentary doesn't make it "good"
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    After Watching This Video Should Americans Let Green Tractors Sit On Lots Unpurchased?

    Doesn't justify it. But be concerned about more than just JD I watched the video. Id say compared to other YouTubers she's pretty clueless and just making rage bait
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    After Watching This Video Should Americans Let Green Tractors Sit On Lots Unpurchased?

    She is just the worst JD isnt the only one moving south.
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    25hp primarily for mowing?

    I missed that. But same thing applies. Shorter, the faster and less power it takes.
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    25hp primarily for mowing?

    If finishing mowing, the HP and time it takes gets up there as the grass grows With my 84 in on 50 HP tractor, if it's under 6 inches and not real thick I can mow down to 2.5-3 as fast as I can hold on 5-6 mph If it's 8 inches, I have to shift down to 3-4 mph. And that is an absolute crawl...
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    25hp primarily for mowing?

    If you are going to use it to pull engines and stuff id go a lot bigger. My buddy has a 25hp mahindra and at my grandma's we have a JD 755, similar size. While on paper they say they can lift a respectable amount, I wouldn't pull more than a predator 212 with them We loaded bags of lime in...
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    truck rear suspension - air bags & Jounce springs

    I have the air lift system on my ram 3500 dually It's nice with the remote control to adjust it but the truck is on leafs not coils. Has a 12V compressor you hide under the bed plus Schrader valves out the back in case the pump goes out My buddy has the same system with just the manual...
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    Just saw my first $80,000 lawnmower

    I would imagine jobs that big are big price per acre. Gov/commercial contract type stuff. I've seen one in use on an industrial site
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    Just saw my first $80,000 lawnmower

    I mean on 2009 pricing, the gov contract was ~$40 an acre Tractor and rear mower wouldn't get most of it due to having to mow around stuff. That $80k mower maybe worth it. We used $7500 used Toro 72. Clapped out toro 54 and the 2 grand stands. Probably $80k would of bought the truck trailer...
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    After Watching This Video Should Americans Let Green Tractors Sit On Lots Unpurchased?

    I dropped a tree branch on my old mahindra. Took a hammer and back to normal. I wacked my JD plastic hood with a pipe. Cracked it up pretty good. Will take some epoxy and work to fix. Some people prefer the plastic but I don't personally. The composite nose on the hh-60 was a pain to deal...
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    Just saw my first $80,000 lawnmower

    Years back I worked for a contractor mowing 400 acres of campground, day use are and boat ramps for the the army core of engineers. We had two 72 inch, one 54 inch and two 48inch grand stands. One of these would of made a huge difference. We had 5 days to mow it all and start over the next...
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    Which lawn tractor to buy?

    I was under the impression you want Parker. Then hydro gear.
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    Which lawn tractor to buy?

    A lot of the commercial zero turns are 7 gauge or heavier decks. The highest trim bad boy rogue I believe has .25" in spots I've never seen a mid mount for a scut that heavy duty The JD 755 mid mount we have is really light gauge stamped sheet metal and my buddies modern mahindra deck is a...
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    Which lawn tractor to buy?

    Who would actually buy one of those ? I have one I got used in a package with an old craftsman and I would cry if I paid more than a few hundred bucks for it
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    Which lawn tractor to buy?

    The commercial JD zeroturn s have 7 gauge decks iirc. They are heavy
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    Which lawn tractor to buy?

    And I have beaten it to death. Just Sunday I was rolling in some dirt I spread on a hillside with it, slid off into a fence and tangled it up. Drug it back up the hill with the tractor and kept going. The engine runs great even tho it's some cheap Kohler. Oil change and air filter change...
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    Grease Compatibility Hell

    Why are y'all adding grease? Did you tractors not come with any installed
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    Which lawn tractor to buy?

    Who makes one anymore ? Everyone has a zero turn Husqvarna? I have a cheap Husqvarna that I paid $200 for with ~50 hours . It's got over 650 hours now and it's falling apart.
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    Reinforcing trailer I beam frame

    What size axles does it have ? It's probably not worth messing with.
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    Grease Compatibility Hell

    For someone who uses a trailer professionally/daily sure Most hobby guys use it what, few times a year? Just give it a shot or 2 of grease before use and roll with it
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    Grease Compatibility Hell

    The bigger problem people have is not greasing. Just buy the cheap stuff and keep it greased. Most our equipment isnt that high performance
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    Ego zero steer mower review

    It's not the weight of the machine. It's the weight distribution
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    Grease Compatibility Hell

    When some greases are mixed, they create corrosive/hard/ junk compounds.
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    Ego zero steer mower review

    Id be all over it with a lifetime battery warranty and under $5k price
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    Grease Compatibility Hell

    Steering components and low speed stuff I would swap and not worry. High speed shafts, spindle bearings and such I would try to purge the old out I've swapped in electric motors. Just purge. Grease more often for a while and make sure you don't see any remnants of the old stuff
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    Toro Zmaster 4000 HDX myride vs 5000 myride vs Gravely 560

    Arnt the Parker trans a pretty good step above the hydro gear stuff
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    Grease Compatibility Hell

    Google grease comparability chart Many are not compatible but it's based on the soap/base material Iirc polyeurea cannot be mixed with lithium and there's a list so on 90% consumers buy over the counter shouldn't be an issue. You can purge the grease simply by pumping the new until no...
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    Hail storm roofing scams.

    My grandmas roof has obvious hail damage The insurance adjuster came out and said, nope no hail damage here. They told her she could pay for her own inspection and submit it to the adjuster. They said they might adjust the adjuster and pay the inspection fee if they side with them but if not...
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    Pros to having a riding mower over a zero-turn

    Learn something new everyday
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    Pros to having a riding mower over a zero-turn

    I always thought those were cheap import models for home owners
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    Pros to having a riding mower over a zero-turn

    I can do the same ground speed on my tractor as a zeroturn but the end of row turn arounds and random pieces I have to get turned to start to add up. I am also more accurate at minimizing overlap on a ztr I had a rider that did 5-7 mph but it was an old craftsman from the 90s and had the...
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    3D Printed Dash Panel Decals

    Cheap hatchbox PLA I believe It was printed 100% infill
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    3D Printed Dash Panel Decals

    I printed some f 350 emblems and they have survived the sun the last 6 years Currently have a creality cr-6max on a octoprint setup
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    Pros to having a riding mower over a zero-turn

    I have $250 invested in 600+ hours of mowing with my traditional mower Vs a used ztr would cost more But I am looking at a commercial ztr to replace it since it's ground speed is only up to 4-5 mph when mowing and I recently mowed with a friends yanmar powered JD ztr at 8-10 mph
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    What does "locally grown" mean to you?

    Picked up at the food terminal/distributor. Stickers taken off and put in crates to pass as locally grown. Price marked up 2-500%
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    Thinking about buying a Tahoe

    Chevys in those years ate lifters and cams Budget a top end replacement once it starts making noise. It's not if, it's when typically.
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    Troy Bilt tiller stalls

    Ol continuum transfunctioner
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    Is the interest rate worth the credit history?

    The most stereotypical airman buy lol. Charger camero or mustang. If he's not married I would push for him to sell it if he deploys. Easiest way to make bank as a single airman is to deploy and stay deployed, move out of any apartment, save BAH, sell any vehicles, save any payments and...
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    Is the interest rate worth the credit history?

    Hearing he is usaf means the interest goes up 5 points. Guaranteed easy money Lightstream is a good source of used car loan if your credit can get you in. They don't take the title. Low fee. Low interest.
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    Have we been doing it wrong? High rpm's bad when not needed?

    Dpf is normally not the failure It's the EGR rotting thru filling the engine with coolant grading the block that is
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    Mole Control Patrol

    Our outdoor cats range from 3-5 years old. Bird of prey arnt an issue. Neighbors dogs have been in the past We don't have coyotes around the house either.
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    Mole Control Patrol

    I got 1 who loves digging them up. The second I find a mound or trail, she's already got it dead in the driveway to show off
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    Project Farm, counterfeit batteries.

    I bought off brand batteries and they were way better than OEM On the flip side bad counterfeits are out of control on Amazon Sadly with tool batteries, even Milwaukee and DeWalt batteries don't last. We go thru them nonstop at work.
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    Mole Control Patrol

    Good outdoor cat takes care of them. Really if you kill the food source (grubs) they go away Flooding in the bottom of my pasture pushes them up by the house.
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    Have we been doing it wrong? High rpm's bad when not needed?

    Idk if I have ever regended mine. Mahindra 485 from the late 80s early 90s. Hope I haven't hurt it
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    Have tractor need something for ditch mowing

    I got a throw away riding lawnmower I use in my ditches. $250 Husqvarna Bolted some lead to the back of it. I had a craftsman that came with it that was amazing in ditches. Never stopped or tried to top it the deck was junked. Ztr wise depends on the model. I would take my grandmas bad boy...
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    Troy Bilt tiller stalls

    Contemplator dun plugged up
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    Is the interest rate worth the credit history?

    It's a young airman stereotype to have a car eating up all your money. I had to counsel a couple guys that selling their camero with a 20% interest loan and $800 month car payment was the only way they would ever afford to move out of the dorms.
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    Is the interest rate worth the credit history?

    My son want my old F350 gasser when he can drive. First time he takes it to a gas station, he will change his mind
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    Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Story

    I use to know the amount of allowable not ready codes and stuff based on pre or post 2003? And how to slip by the emissions even with a van with a huge exhaust leak ahead of the cat Passed with flying colors every time But thankfully I left Illinois and that malarkey
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    Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Story

    Inspections are just money grabs for the state and dealer. Bet the dealers and shops lobby hard to keep them
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    Hydraulic hose prices (unbelievable !)

    Which crimper did you buy? The cheapest for proper JIC/an fittings was around $1500
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    Hydraulic hose prices (unbelievable !)

    I found steel hydraulic tubing for 4500psi in about 2 seconds on there by googling it
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    Hydraulic hose prices (unbelievable !)

    Mc master carr?
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    Hydraulic hose prices (unbelievable !)

    A set of hydraulic hose die and the machine isn't cheap or worth owning unless your making a ton of hoses. The fittings are the expensive part. And I have never seen anyone test a hose before installing it. Just make it correctly.
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    Hydraulic hose prices (unbelievable !)

    I just went to an industrial supply warehouse.
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    Hydraulic hose prices (unbelievable !)

    I bought a similar hose a month or 2 ago, they even pulled my adapters off, add some hose protector for $50
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    Rear Finish Mower Woods RD8400

    I ran mine till they were splitting in half at the wing and wouldn't cut the full width They got probably 3 or 4 years left in em
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    Rear Finish Mower Woods RD8400

    I run an 84 inch on a 50hp tractor. I try to cut down to 2.5 inches tall and won't cut anything over 8-10 inches. If it's approaching 1 ft tall grass I raise the deck an inch. I also try to mow at a pretty quick speed when I can
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    Is the interest rate worth the credit history?

    There was a lot more then just that. The flight line got really quiet. Parts were hard to get.
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    Is the interest rate worth the credit history?

    Sequestration caused the loss of a lot of things
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    Is the interest rate worth the credit history?

    couldn't pay me enough to ride in the old 4 fan flying trashcan after catching a ride in a C-17
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    Is the interest rate worth the credit history?

    Sadly the retirement system was wrecked when I got out in 2017 so no more 20 and 50% of the top three Before all the base auto hobby shops were sold/closed around 2014, you could live in the dorms and have a place to go work on stuff. I don't think they ever re opened them
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    Is the interest rate worth the credit history?

    I got out of the USAF at 27 with 0 credit history. My wife added me to a target red card and 2 months later I was approved to buy a house It's all a scam. If he just enlisted, sell the car. As an airman, the last thing he needs is a car payment. Biggest mistake many single airman make...
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    Student Loan Debt?

    I hope I can retire from HAVING to work, or at least this hard when I'm 50. I had a goal to get more of a desk job by 40 and was able to meet that at 32, moving from electrician to engineer The trades you pay with your body, not college debt. I've met guys who took on big college debt and...
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    Lowe’s carrying LS?

    At some point we should see the market start correcting for this glut if compact tractor supply I won't be surprised when Walmart starts selling them
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    Lowe’s carrying LS?

    DeWalt is subsidiary of black and decker
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    Lowe’s carrying LS?

    Heck getting a JD Tractor worked on by a JD dealer I hard enough, yet alone a mower from Lowe's One JD dealer that primarily works on mowers won't hardly touch a sub compact, and the big tractor dealer that sells sub compacts is too busy with big ag equipment to bother working on the sub compacts
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    Lowe’s carrying LS?

    Is that in town where I can grab one in a pinch? Fastenal is
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    King Kutter quality plummeted

    You can buy used ABB robots for less than $50k. The 2 robots I work on are cheap compared to the price of employees to do their job 24/7
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    Student Loan Debt?

    One problem with degrees is everyone has one so it has less meaning and value over all
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    King Kutter quality plummeted

    But are they production factory welders getting paid probably around $20-25 an hour ? I know people talk welders make sooo much money their drowning in it but a lot of the production welding jobs(building trailers, rail cars etc), that out number pipe fitting jobs don't pay that great.
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    King Kutter quality plummeted

    Production welders with squirt guns.
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    Student Loan Debt?

    The tax situation to pay for these programs in Tennessee is pretty bad. Especially when moving here from Illinois
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    Student Loan Debt?

    I said rich not satisfied
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    Ram vs Dodge/Chrysler - how complete is the separation?

    The G360 was a great match in the 1 tons
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    Student Loan Debt?

    Or marry a rich spouse
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    Ram vs Dodge/Chrysler - how complete is the separation?

    The metallurgy in automotive has changed dramatically in the last 20 years. My 2013 grandcarvan had the paint and primer chipped off but since it's galvanized, it took years to rust
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    Student Loan Debt?

    I always tell young guys at work, if you want to be rich. Stay single and kidless.
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    Mahindra

    If it's a modern tractor, it has some for of emissions crap... There's different types. SCR, dpf and so on.....
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    Student Loan Debt?

    Tennessee offers free community college to residents https://www.nscc.edu/tuition-and-aid/types-of-financial-aid/tennessee-promise.php#:~:text=Tennessee%20Promise%20helps%20recent%20high,having%20to%20pay%20regular%20tuition.
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    Mahindra

    I own one but I wouldn't recommend it unless it's old and cheap. The dealers around here are lawnmower dealers and neither I or my friend have had good service. Then again the John Deere dealer experience is even worse.
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    glyphosate and 24D mix Expiration?

    I've recently used some trimec and others from 10 - 15 years old or so. Weeds still died
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    Three point diaphragm pump

    Never seen a diaphragm pump that wasn't air driven
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    E350 Mahindra manuals

    I have ordered international parts for mine. The brake assembly was 1/3 the price for the international versus mahindra
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    E350 Mahindra manuals

    International 444 is the same as some of the early mahindra models. Licensed deal to make them over seas under their name
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    E350 Mahindra manuals

    Take the air cleaner and muffler off. Should slide right up.
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    Ford 6.9 idi vs 7.3 idi vs 7.5L/460

    I have 2 1994 f350s with the small block 351 They won't win a drag race but 12ish mpg empty, reliable as can be. Idk take the small block over the big block any day of the week. And the price for a power stroke is just way to high for a mediocre engine.
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    Intercom to shop

    I just priced 300.ft of fiber and 2 switches. About $300. Less if you only need one switch or go into just an AP
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    Need a recommendation: log splitters

    The engine doesn't really matter. The predator is the gold standard and it's $200 for a 212cc Honda, Briggs, predator. All these 212s are reliable for ever
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    Intercom to shop

    Fiber is so cheap you can just run it to your shop, get a network switch and access point and be set
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    Do you personally go to a farmer's market?

    After a number of the farmers markets have been busted as people buying in bulk and reselling, I don't have faith in many of them. We just grow what we want local and buy from a few individuals some local things.
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    Intercom to shop

    I use Alexas to page my kids around the house
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    New Diesel Truck-- Buy Now, or Wait?

    I don't know anyone who owns a post emissions diesel truck that isnt deleted.
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    New Diesel Truck-- Buy Now, or Wait?

    Many people are deleting the trucks I bought an 06 to avoid emissions specifically
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    Is a subcompact under 25hp enough power?

    My grandma runs a 25 hp JD with hydrostat with 72in deck I run a 50HP gear drive with an 84 inch deck She burns twice and much fuel and almost the same amount of acrage She has to run here wide open loaded down heavy the whole time Mines barely trying most the time
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    Is a subcompact under 25hp enough power?

    I believe less heavier is also known as lighter
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    Is a subcompact under 25hp enough power?

    I mean, itll do that stuff. Just with smaller implements. I personally wouldn't mess around with something that small if you have more than an acre or so to mow. Will you be willing to make more loader trips to do a job ? Drag or 4 or 5 ft box blade VS. 6ft or bigger ?
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    90hp tractor 5ft rotary mower

    as long as you have a shear pin or clutch. Run it. I run smaller implements behind my 50hp just because I was given them
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    PTO Link Systems

    I'm confused what problem this is solving You just slide the shaft on the splines ? It's not hard
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    E350 Mahindra manuals

    I never found diagrams for my 485 which is a similar model of similar vintage. Thankfully there is almost no wiring on these old machines so its easy to trace out. If you pull the dash and the panel below it you'll see everything and the fuse block is on the right by the battery Since these...
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    Why so much tongue weight on 22' car hauler trailers?

    Who on earth is going to read that book of a post
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    Why so much tongue weight on 22' car hauler trailers?

    Yep. This 10/10. Then just load any implements in the bed
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    New TV. Purchase and delivery, Who to buy from ??

    Dont buy a Samsung. They fall apart. We had a 60 inch that was a gift. Every 2 years I had to take it apart and replace the led arrays for the back light. 3rd time I had to do it, I accidentally cracked the edge of the screen. Meanwhile we have a 15 year old visio still kicking and their...
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    Future electric oil

    No more oil changes. Gas is the devil. Diesel is deviler
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    Future electric oil

    the future.
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    Future electric oil

    Soletrac is the future
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    Future electric oil

    Not really the same comparison Linear actuators are typically not 100% duty cycle applications. Also, vehicles rarely run at 100% rated power.
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    Future electric oil

    Duty cycle. Operate within it and it womt burn up. We can calculate motor heating based on current. I2c loss
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    Future electric oil

    The electric motor in a tesla is a fraction of the size of its industrial hp rated counterpart
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    Future electric oil

    Hydraulics are an extra energy conversion to get from the battery to the end movement. There are presses capable of 100s of tons that are electrically driven. I work on electrical machines with servo motors over 50 shaft hp It's nothing new
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    Future electric oil

    Not all electronic actuators or servos are slow In fact some hydraulics are slow
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    Future electric oil

    No change for oil in the future if electric is the way. Electric tractor. No hydraulics needed
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    Tired of oil change bull

    Changing oil is a waste The filter keeps it clean. Just change the filter Draining and replacing the oil is marketing crap from oil companies to make you buy more oil
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    Why so much tongue weight on 22' car hauler trailers?

    Just saw a chevy 1500 towing a cheap 2 axle car hauler with what appeared to be a 1066 or similar international on it. Truck was sitting on the ground and the rear 2 wheels were missing on the trailer. Someone with a proper goose neck had showed up to help him out I wish it was dark or I...
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    Why so much tongue weight on 22' car hauler trailers?

    Just because they make them doesnt mean they are a good idea RV industry is just trying to convince people to buy bigger campers than their trucks can handle.
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    Why so much tongue weight on 22' car hauler trailers?

    Towing ratings keep climbing but GVWR of the tow vehicles hasnt Tounge weight is your friend but most people run out of truck long before tow rating. A weight distribution hitch is just a bandaid over a bigger problem. Too small of a truck
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    Solar goes positive.

    My chicken coups have solar setups. Combined they do 80watts peaks.
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    Really, really dumb question about difference between off road and on road diesel fuel.

    The local offroad diesel place has such high prices to begin with that the Walmart sells road fuel cheaper.
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    Why so much tongue weight on 22' car hauler trailers?

    If you put a car on them, the tow nicely A tractor with a loader I figure wouldn't have enough tounge weight My car hauler is homemade an has the axles too close to the middle. I am always trying to ADD tounge weight But then again I'm towing with a dually with air bags
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    Determining Acceptable Value of Inherited Real Estate?

    We went thru this from 2021 till 2023 Get a lawyer and be ready to go to war. Act as fast as you legally can and dump it. Save every single receipt, email, phone call, anything related to the estate. I ended up fronting way to much money to deal with the house, lawyers, you name it If...
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    New Diesel Truck-- Buy Now, or Wait?

    In many places you can start college courses in 8th or 9th grade if your capable
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    New Diesel Truck-- Buy Now, or Wait?

    I dont think the b series cummins for trucks ever had a jake brake. The 8.3 maybe but that only came in medium duty trucks and up Imho with modern trucks. You either keep an old one and work on it. Or buy new and keep em in warranty I dont drive it regularly but I plan to keep my 06 ram till...
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    Frustrated. Trying to find a rear axle for Chinese hisun 400 utv

    10 years is a long time for any sxs really.
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    Student Loan Debt?

    Online is a good route. I did 4 years of school in 2.25 by cramming and doing classes over summer. Take double the classes at a time. Only time off was 1 week for christmas. Only reason I couldnt finish quicker was the last couple classes had to be one after the other a lot of state...
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    Frustrated. Trying to find a rear axle for Chinese hisun 400 utv

    Not sure on that exact model but many of the chinese SxS from tractor supply and the like are clones of major brands ie yamaha rhinos and many of the rhino parts fit
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    Seat time withdrawal?

    I dont mind using my tractor but I dont really miss it in the winter. I mainly miss warm weather.
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    Travel speeds flail mower vs brush hog

    My rotary cutter has high lift blades like a lawn mower and it makes a difference. It cuts really clean on just grass and I can run about 5mph with it and it looks like a lawn. That's in 12 inch or so grass
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    What do you drive for a truck?

    2006 ram 3500 dually 6spd cummins with a work bed. Mainly sits in the barn and we use mini Van's for everything.
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    Truck Size to transport

    If your using a weigh distribution hitch, you may want to get more truck or go to a goose neck or 5th wheel
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    How to measure hydraulic pressure?

    It's a shame more people dont think poorly of JD due to their attacks on dealerships and owners Any hydraulic shop should be able to source the fittings or even tractor supply.
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    Buying Advice Tier V emission standards soon for new diesel engine tractors?

    People keep bring up airplanes. Look at the old b-52 or an e-3 with the old j 35? Engines. You see a black cloud long before you see the plane Versus a modern re engined KC-135 There have been big improvements in jets.
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    Buying Advice Tier V emission standards soon for new diesel engine tractors?

    Sounds like if all your diesels are smoking, then they are all poorly tuned Excess fuel leads to high egts
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    How to measure hydraulic pressure?

    DO NOT hose clamp any hydraulics. Just get couple fitting and put in a T where you can add a gauge on the output of the pump
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    Student Loan Debt?

    Ai isnt new. The marketing BS is. It's the new hotness for short sellers and day traders.
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    Student Loan Debt?

    I wouldn't say you learn exactly what your going to do in it in college, its more learning how little you really know in a field and how to learn it. atleast in engineering. The electrical engineering world is so big and the skills can be applied in so many ways that school barely scratches the...
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    Rototilling price per hour

    Gotta be a troll post. Get as much as you can.
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    Resealing older metal roof. Vinyl?

    I did the pull the nail and rtv trick at first I did it a few times and it was hit or miss. Plus some of the holes are worn out and nails are corroded Pulling the nails and doing screws fixes it 100%
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    Resealing older metal roof. Vinyl?

    I am currently replacing all the nails in my old barn. Theres roughly 1000 iirc Been doing it little by little for the last 3 years. In the heat of the summer, when the metal pops them loose it's really easy
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    Student Loan Debt?

    You guys have said a lot about the sports program but almost nothing about the academics Like which area of study and how that part of the school actually performs. College job placement statistics are useless. Just marketing crap. I would tell your kids start freshman year finding...
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    Student Loan Debt?

    My degree cost $30,000 in 2017 Thankfully it was 100% tax payer funded
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    Student Loan Debt?

    That's a good deal. Theres a lot of programs out there that don't get used
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    Student Loan Debt?

    Tennessee has free college programs for residents. Iirc they are mostly aimed at traded, electricians/welders.
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    Truck Size to transport

    Better to have to much truck than too much trailer. I went from a single wheel 1 ton to a dually and it didnt bother me. I won't go back from a dually. Also recommended a work bed/flat bed. Wont ever go back to a regular truck bed
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    Mahindra low coolant/overheat shut off?

    Main fuse blows when you turn the key wouldn't be a symptom of a temp switch or coolant level. Is the starter getting fire and since the motor locked up, getting the max locked rotor current and blowing the fuse?
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    Air Compressor Performance

    never timed it. My 7.5hp ingersoll rand dual cylinder is rated around 15 cfm iirc Normally turn it on grab, my hose and by that time I can start using it. It pumps more air than i can normally use
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    Student Loan Debt?

    Sad truth is these universities need the construct of loans to stay afloat and need to lobby to keep them $100 a credit hour in a cheaper area to live for 60 hour associate at a community college or pay $3-500. Plus room.and board. To go to a university.
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    Student Loan Debt?

    Sadly I think it's a ploy to get the loans paid back quicker using government money I'd imagine the politicians are going to be paid quite well for it
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    Student Loan Debt?

    Company I work for will pay for you to go to school and your schooling. Still a struggle to find people. Granted you will work on electrical and automation systems and you dont have a choice in that. And starting pay is only $100k a year. And you only work half the days of a year.
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    Is black smoke a problem while snowblowing

    It depends on the engine loading and rpm. Proper tuning should yield NO smoke BUT most people just crank the fuel and let it roll coal Mechanical diesels are a little different since they dont have as precise tuning. Excess smoking can create higher EGTs which on a turbo engine is bad...
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    Kubota L4802 vs Mahindra 5145 - Kubota $10k more, less functional?

    If you see how much the EPA has been persuing delete kits and any type of defeat, the only option anymore is pre emissions vehicles One good thing about mahindra is their resale is abysmal. I got my 50hp with a loader for 1/4 of the green tractor price on similar vintage used
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    Kubota L4802 vs Mahindra 5145 - Kubota $10k more, less functional?

    I would be careful if the mahindra dealer is really a lawn mower dealer that sells tractors. That's what ours is and they change what brands they sell weekly. That being said, I have had terrible experiance with all dealers I need , JD , mahindra. The kubota dealer was helpful when i wanted...
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    Why Can't Someone Make a Good 12' Batwing Cutter?

    are the bolts vibrating loose or stretching. One takes a squirt gun to fix. The other takes a stronger bolt Slinging oil. Maybe an over filling issue or incorrectly spec'd oil
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    Ads Blocking Screen

    If your on a PC, brave browser blocks all this crap.
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    Removing Slow Moving Vehicle sign when trailering your tractor

    Ironically saw a guy smash into a folded disc behind a truck on the interstate today. Truck was history.
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    Removing Slow Moving Vehicle sign when trailering your tractor

    Never even heard of this sign. Wonder if Tennessee even has them or if they arnt enforced around here Are you talking about the orange/red triangle thing?
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    diesels were doomed starting in 2007. Either go electric or die is the current mantra. Its only a matter of time before you cant buy a car but you subscribe to a car anyway ....
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    Must be an old legacy mill with BOF and coke ovens. a modern EAF doesnt do that.... and they have filter systems to collect the fumes they do put off....
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    Searching for a truck I may never find?

    Manual. I wont buy anything with an automatic that I plan on keeping. OBS ford gasses are dime a dozen and there is a lot of them in the short wheelbase. Guy pulled in the drive wanting to sell me his powerstroke for $5k a few years back. Told him I cant do short cab and 4wd. I have 2 obs 4...
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    Searching for a truck I may never find?

    The 5 and 6spd in the cummins seem to last. Have had both. I hate the dual mass flywheel in the later ones. Mine has a dual disc which is somehow worse
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    Except they did. not didnt. My bad. Tons of steel investment happening
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    Searching for a truck I may never find?

    You can polish a turd but it's still a turd
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    Except they didnt invest back into the steel mills. Big River Built BRS 2.0. SDI built sinton and the aluminum plant is being built. Nucor did 2 mills from the ground up, 1 is under construction us steel bought out Big River Lots of stuff happend with the money
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    I dont think there is that much excess capacity in the industry and mill take years to build. So unless the tariffs are guaranteed for 5 to 10 years, it hard to build off short term gain Comapnies like nucor, big river steel and SDI are building mills currently. Multiple. BIG ones
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    Searching for a truck I may never find?

    I scored my unicorn truck the month covid lockdowns hit here. Got it for around 50% of what I could sell it for today. Sadly the last of the pre emissions stuff is 16 years old now so 300k is low miles for those things Atleast with some makes, cummins, most of the necessary work can be done...
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    One of the problems with the tariffs was it applied to raw goods but not finished or semi finished of the same material. A coil of steel was tariffed but stamp out an item and it wasnt tariffed. A nail factory couldnt buy coils and still compete with imported nails. They would of been...
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    Searching for a truck I may never find?

    I didn't think the duramax's had that type of life span from that era to be around still. either head gaskets cooked or fuel systems dead Would be like looking for a 6.0/6.4 ford that's not been hacked on I wanted specifically a 2wd dually when I was looking for a truck and any that popped...
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    A better way to kill moles and gophers?

    I have 2 cats that stalk and get moles like crazy. We get them bad by my fruit trees and these 2 will spends hours stalking their mounds
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    That's a shame. Means things like mega squirt or arduino based ecus could be attacked by the epa. Cant get into the factory ecu. Slap an aftermarket one on it I always that a p7100 swap onto a 6.7 would be a fun one to bypass the computer stuff.
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    Vw and Cummins arnt the only ones to get busted Dodge with the 1500 ecodiesel went thru some epa stuff as well iirc.
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    It was aircraft powse carts. They run non stop. And we powered em on jet fuel since that's what the fuel truck hauled for the aircraft. Give the helicopter a drink, top of the power cart.
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    I always found it funny our cummins generators used in the usaf had NO emissions equipment..... and some of these were brand new 2011-2016
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    VW would like to beg to differ. Diesels can be the perfect solution technical wise but their political power is at an all time low Political power runs the world
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    Are they the only ones to cheat or is the EPA waiting in the correctly time to expose the other brands? At this point I am thinking it's a tool the gov/politicians have to discredit diesels and manipulate the market Punishing Vw pushed them into the EV heavy. This will force the truck...
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    Figure at this point ALL diesels are illegal, its just a matter of when they will be caught ie when the political epa decides when the stock price needs an adjustment
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    Cummins fined $1.675 Billion for gaming their diesel emissions.

    The question is who isnt cheating... Didnt CAT leave the big truck diesel game for a time around 2010 due to emissions ?
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    If you are living in a rural area and have trouble getting high-quality internet but 5g At&t service available, try to find att internet air.

    We had att wireless internet for 2 years. They may have a tower by you but there is a fixed number of users per tower. Our area was full. I checked the website weekly and the second that it said available I got it. Wasnt bad but wasnt good. We got fiber now I would recommend IF you can find...
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    Will UAW Strike?

    Not everyone is cut out to be a higher skill level worker. Some people are just cut out for production work.
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    Will UAW Strike?

    More high level automation means more work for my colleagues and I Automate everything.
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    What truck to I need?

    Your towing with a 1500 and having issues. Who would of thought.
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    What truck to I need?

    18 wheeler. And 4wd articulated tractor.
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