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    Your last generator Maintenance Run

    I have a generator like the one here and would like to take the enclosure off. It's just a pain in the butt to work on with it on. Any thoughts ????
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    Lotus Welders

    I'm looking at a Lotus # LTAW2000D and one of the local stores but can't find any information on line about.. What should I look out for or any thoughts.?? Remember I am now living in the Philippines have an old military jeep that needs some love.. Thanks
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    Forum for air cooled diesel engines and clones

    I would have to mount the control board but I was wondering about cooling.
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    Plumbing Problem

    OK here goes. The house we bought in the Philippines seems to have a leak in the plumbing. There is a shallow well pump feeding an 80 gal. tank in the pump house it comes on every 10 to 15 min. , from there it goes underground to the house. The house is on a slab, and all piping is under the...
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    Retireing this fall and moveing to the Philippines...

    All we have is pic's of the house...
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    Retireing this fall and moveing to the Philippines...

    Just wondering if anybody here has done this ?? The wife is from there and we are looking for houses now. Any thoughts on banking ?
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    I switched the neutral on my float switch in a cistern

    Then what I would do is put in a GFI outlet and wire this onto your float switch that you already bought
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    Old RV made into a car carrier !!!

    Finished up one of the hinges today the other one almost done but was toooo hot out to finish.. Didn't need to buy anything either found the parts laying around.... Can anybody tell what the table is I took the sq stock from "I hope not" I will finish up the other one and mark the frame for...
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    Old RV made into a car carrier !!!

    Son picked up an old Concord RV .. He was going to restore it but then decided to make a car carrier out of it to haul around his BMW..
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    motorhome convert to pickup

    son and I are cutting down a 70's motor home and are making a car carrier out of it.. What you are about to do is a piece of cake and should be fun..
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    mig gas usage ??

    Son picked up a used mig with gas , it's a Mac Tools 545000.. It had a bottle when he got it with some gas he tried it out and worked fine.. we turned the gas off and checked it again in a few days to see if it had dropped,, nope no leeks .. Now new bottle and a project starts Sat. morning ...
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    PTO shaft stuck on tractor

    I have a b7610 Kubota ,, When I hooked up my Woods tiller this spring I forgot to spray the PTO coupler that has 3 balls in it.. Now the coupler is stuck on the tractor.. To remove you push a color forward while pulling on the u joint and shaft.. It won't move,, tried wiggling and spraying wd...
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    Building a display gun rack for the son,,

    Using part of the stand for a head he just finished,,
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    Building a display gun rack for the son,,

    Son got into hydro graphing recently and needed a rack to show off his work.. Ooo the gun on the rack is "old duct tape" I had laying around .. After some more work he will dip it and it should come out looking like carbon fiber ..
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    The : Why Don't they make this list !!!

    Let me start off,, I have your typical 40 gal. electric water heater,, 2 elements and 2 thermostats,, When you try to adjust the temp. by moving the dial just a fraction it changes it either does nothing or changes it 30 deg. Why don't they make an electronic controller that you can buy over...
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    Wiley's jeep tractor

    It can be done,,
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    Pole barn on plate?

    Then you would have something like this in 150 years maybe,,
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    Carry All Mainer Version

    A Mainer version should look more like this,, and if you look in the background you will see a blue tarp covering the end of a building,,
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    Farm internet Networking,,,

    Anybody seen or tried this ??? Home | Ayrstone
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    Any generator plumbers here?

    Might be able to create this with a little work.
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    What is your morning commute like,, this is mine !!

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    Simple Utilitarian and Cheap Table for Wood Splitter

    Here is a simple design of a wood and metal out feed table that is removable,,
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    Log Splitter lift table build

    Final test in the garage,, She likes it,, :)
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    Log Splitter lift table build

    The real weight test,, notice the support leg on the other side of the lift table.. After she finished 6 cord with it this year she found that you could fill the table then just roll them up to you when ready ..
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    Log Splitter lift table build

    Weight test is done now for a log,, Opps I forgot to put on the stabilizer bar.. I'll install it before the log though..
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    Log Splitter lift table build

    This is the first test run after all the hydraulics were installed,,,
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    Log Splitter lift table build

    Here is the accumulator table done,, As she splits she fills up this table and then throws them in the loader to take to the pile,, I have to wait for the wife to load more pic's on the stick so I can show you more.. The whole thing when stored in the barn will fold up so that it keeps the...
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    Log Splitter lift table build

    This is the hinges going on to the lift table,, I used 1" black pipe and some 1" rod stock I had kicking around,,
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    Log Splitter lift table build

    Thanks CliffordK This is the first Pic where I build the side tables .. Small table where she stands and a larger one for the in feed side..
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    Log Splitter lift table build

    Project is done so I'm trying to post some pic's so I can share the build,, Works GREAT saves the wife's back :) Well that didn't work,, Resized the pic's and everything still no load ???? I used to be able to do it I have some still in my files on this site but no luck :confused::confused:
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    Hydraulic cylinder sizing ??

    I'm trying to make my wife's log splitter easier to use.. Right now I'm putting new tables on both sides and would like to add a lift table and stabilizer leg to offset the weight on the lift side,, Stroke collapsed is about 18" on both.. I'm wondering what diameter I should go with,, The...
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    The Back Button

    Why when I hit the back arrow to back a page it won't move and when I scroll down the back pages it shows a "eyeblaster" ???
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    3-Point Hitch  3 point hitch problem ???

    Ok I have a bota 7610 2007 model year,, I dropped something on the left lift arm and now its about 2" lower than the right side.. Dosn't look like it jumped a spline but I'm not sure what is inside the caseing,, Any thoughts guys,,"or girls"..
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    3 Point hitch problem,,???

    Ok I have a bota 7610 2007 model year,, I dropped something on the left lift arm and now its about 2" lower than the right side.. Dosn't look like it jumped a spline but I'm not sure what is inside the caseing,, Any thoughts guys,,"or girls"..:)
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    Log Arch No winch required...

    One I built a while back and am just trying out,, and it worked great !!!
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    Stumped, pulling a stump

    I too am trying to get a stump out,,
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    Mig Problems.. Help !!!

    I have an old Century 70 mig that has a problem.. All of a sudden when I went to use it last it tripped the breaker.. I opened up the case to take a look and all looks fine no bad or burned wires.. If I put it on low and turn it on it pulsated and humms for a bit then trips the breaker,,,on high...
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    Woods backhoe sub frame problems

    Ok I have a woods backhoe and the bolts that attach the subframe to the rear axel keep coming loose.. Last year I took them all out and cleaned the threads real good and lock tited them back in,,About 3 months later one was loose,, So I tightened it and welded all the heads to the subframe so...
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    Busted

    Well now what guys,, what should my course of action be to fix it and what do you think caused it,, I was doing some very light duty work at about 2g rpm ???:confused:
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    This years crop !!

    Cut about 6 cord last spring and finely finished up cleaning up the area.. This is the crop I pulled uot of the ground,, :D
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    Building a gravel pit of your own..

    Anybody have there own gravel pit on there property ?? I started one a few years back to fill in where stumps were pulled and for other projects.. It's about 30' long by 8' wide right now and goes from 0' to 5' deep at the back side..built into a hillside I'm thinking I will need to put a...
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    Back hoe broken bolt...

    Well not having a good morning.. The frame where it attaches to rear housing has 4 bolts holding the back hoe frame in place... They were coming loose once and a while and I'v been keeping up keeping them tight.. .More than one was loose :( and one broke off.. First I drilled a hole in the...
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    Oregon Power Sharp ???

    Anybody tried one yet,,, I was looking for a new bar yesterday but they didn't have my size when I saw the Power Sharp set up.. I picked it up and it cut real good but haven't needed to use the sharpening part yet ??
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    Cats in our Vegetable Garden.... HELP !!!

    Time to till the garden and make one big litter box.. What have you done to keep them out.. They aren't mine or they would be gone.. Can't kill them but the wife has a sling shot she swears she is going to start using,, All I need is a wounded cat finding it's way home,,:(..
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    G1800 ROPS ???

    Has anyone ever done it ?? My wife wants a sunshade and I have a set of ROPS from a toro 0 turn.. the right width a bit high but I can take care of that.. Any suggestions ???
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    G1800 Chains

    I need a bit more traction.. We only use the tractor on dirt and grass ,,,which chain " twisted or v- bar "
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    Bucket Forks rebuilt to pin on

    Hi all Last fall I went to use my bucket forks to move the firewood inside for the winter.. Well I have a bota 7610 and she will only life 302 lbs at the bucket tip but will lift 420 lbs at the bucket pins.. Sooo this winter I started to cut the clamp on forks up and make them pin attach...
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    Snow Attachments  Pushing the tops of bankings ???

    I've searched but haven't found anything yet,,, I'm looking to knock the tops off some of the banking's at the end of the drive,, Getting a bit hard to see out into the road..Bucket won't reach out that far anymore..
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    Dug well Caisson

    Hi all I have a question about a dug well I would like to put in.. The reason for the well is to feed water into my pond.. The pond goes from full in the spring to 5' below this on a dry summer,, Right now it's down 3' from the top.. Ok so here is the question !! I have dug down 5' about 30'...
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    Pond Skimmer ???

    Need help with a skimmer for my pond,, 20'by50' by about 20' deep at the overflow. I've done the Google and Bing searches but no results,, They seem to want to sell you lots of stuff for those small plastic ponds but nothing in the DIY big pond.. When the wife weed wacks the edges grass goes in...
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    Attracting Ducks

    I have a small pond and would love to have ducks stay for more than one night and leave,, :confused: The pond is about 40 by 80 and 20' deep with one side having a sloped entrance to the water the rest of the sides are shear walls. On the shallow end there are some catninetails growning...
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    Tires  How could this happen !!!

    Something happened today I would never except.. I started up the tractor but only after plugging it in for about 5 min. it was 15 deg. Out. I took off shortly after starting the tractor and started working. About 30 min. later I was going up the hill into the dirt pit and lost forward motion...
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    Pond overbanking ideas !!!

    Hi all.. I have a small pond that I need ideas on what I need to do to make the outflow look good and be functional. Size is 30' by 90' by 20' deep.. Things I have tried.. #1 pipe underground with a standpipe coming up into the pond just below the ponds banks.. 泥idn't work for long after 3...
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    Stump Disposal ???

    Just finished dropping next years fire wood.. In a few weeks I'll be putting on the BH and removing the stumps.. The trees were on the edge of my pond and 2 of the trees were quite big,, What I was wondering was would it hurt to roll the 2 big ones into the pond,,, The pond is about 30' wide and...
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    Hot Water From Wood Stove...

    I'm looking at adding a hot water coil to my woodstove.. I'v been searching the net but can only find coils that go in the firebox.. I would like to have one that bolts to the side ??? Has anyone seen one or have one that they can tell me about..??? Thanks..
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    Wood Processing for burning..

    Looking for input on how" You All" process there own fire wood for the season.. I guess I'm looking for ideas for making it easyer.. This is how I do it.. Cut the trees.. mostly clear cutting right now.. soon i will be thining out.. So anyway I just drop about 5 to 6 cords any witch way,,, and...
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    What is it Called???

    I'd like to search for something but not sure what it is call... I hope you guys can help.. I'm looking for the "motor/ piston? used on a feller buncher.. the part that grips the tree before they cut it... I don't think it's a piston it's some sort of motor or something?? Thanks..
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    Dual action grapple

    I searched and couldn't find anyone that has built one but here goes I'll try to discribe what I would like to build??? I would like a grapple that will reach out and then pull in brush or small logs to my fel.. 2 pistons working in tandom.. Has anyone seen this done or have any idea what...
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    12V Hydraulic pump...??

    I have a Bota 7610 hst,, and am thinking about adding a plow on front for the winter,, What i was wondering was I have an old 12v elect. plow pump left over from my truck,, Would it be possible to use this for the power angle?? I would also plumb to my manual thumb and a dump trailer I would...
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    Mangled Block Heater Plug

    OK guys I searched for the answer but couldn't find one.. My factory installed block heater cord keeps getting mangled,,soon i will have to replace it..My question is to you,, What do you do to yours to keep this from happening???.. Oooo I have a Bota.. 7610 hst... Doooo love it..:)
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