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    Zero Turn Mower Problems

    Look at the bright side——You now have a spare so nothing will ever happen to the clutch again.
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    Stuck B&W gooseneck ball

    Got a bottle JacK, steel bar, chain, bolt same size as hole in receiver and a huge block of wood? Fashion yourself a lifting device and pull the receiver up and out.
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    An EV??????`

    No tattling - never have. I also do not know anyone who post on the forum that uses letters after their name. Most people my age are also able to recognize a rabbit hole when they see it.
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    An EV??????`

    The discussion of religious beliefs and political beliefs are not allowed.
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    An EV??????`

    I You were provided the location to go to, "You might want to consider enrolling in a educational facility that only teaches religious theology in your quest to find a definitive answer on were plants and algae come from that you would agree with." So set out on your answer seeking journey.
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    An EV??????`

    You might want to consider enrolling in a educational facility that only teaches religious theology in your quest to find a definitive answer on were plants and algae come from that you would agree with. A education facility with a curriculum course that teaches fluid earth biological...
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    An EV??????`

    You need to consider installing a search engine on your computer. Then you would not have to ask others to do your research for you. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/petroleum/
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    An EV??????`

    It would take improved equipment and technology to drill a hole as deep as they are drilling today and pumping heavy crude out. That is the reason the number of wells drilled are decreasing annually and the Canadian sand tar crude is being pursued. “The Athabasca oil sands, also known as the...
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    An EV??????`

    I would not worry to much about where the algae and plants came from. I would worry about if worrying how they got hundreds and thousands of feet under the earth surface. “Oil drilling depths have increased over the last six decades, from an average of 3,635 feet (1,108 meters) in 1949 to 5,964...
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    An EV??????`

    The scientific community has degrees and certifications to base their hypothesis on. What do you base yours own an old Budweiser label?
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    An EV??????`

    The scientific community says Algae and plants. I defer to their expertise.
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    An EV??????`

    Lived in a neighborhood one time that had such a resident. :):p
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    An EV??????`

    One would be an idiot to choose a College in my opinion to spend money at, in an attempt to get an education if their educational curriculum consisted solely of one political or religious ideology. One hopefully goes to school to broaden and expand their core knowledge base not truncate and...
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    An EV??????`

    Nope I am not singing anyone's song or parroting anyone's propaganda. My father told me he was not working his ass off to send me to school to study women and drink liquor and beer. He was sending me to school to learn how to access all available information on a topic and make a decision based...
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    An EV??????`

    Nope, electricity and phone is available almost anywhere in the US. Upvote 38 answers · Top answer: Even the Amish have access to some modern tech. Electricity is like gas available but not free.
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    An EV??????`

    I hope there is a diesel power plant close by if a main Tesla Charge is Station is at the Harris Ranch. Nothing like needing gas or electricity and being told there is a system wide power outage sorry. Most Gas Selling Convenience Stores today also have Generators. The five P's are, 1.Prior...
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    An EV??????`

    "Millions of years ago, algae and plants lived in shallow seas. After dying and sinking to the seafloor, the organic material mixed with other sediments and was buried. Over millions of years under high pressure and high temperature, the remains of these organisms transformed into what we know...
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    An EV??????`

    (y) I just put $50.55 dollars of $3.19 regular in my truck. If it was a diesel at $4.00 a gallon it would have been many dollars more. I own two trucks and a car. I keep looking for free gas but there does not seem to be any in my area like in other people’s.
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    An EV??????`

    Petroleum reserves are running out. Petroleum prices are increasing. Cases of COPD are increasing. Car manufactures can make and sell ICE vehicles. They can’t make ICE’s vehicle’s using 50’s technology. Are we to wait until we no longer have air to breathe and carry a oxygen generator...
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    An EV??????`

    The party was over when people started using credit cards to pay for burgers at a burger joint.
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    An EV??????`

    I don’t know of a law requiring anyone to purchase an electric vehicle.
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    An EV??????`

    Plenty of negative rhetoric fly's around the airways but nothing is ever said what can be used instead of electric to replace the internal combustion engine to reduce carbon emissions and reduce Green House Gases. A old Collège Professor in response to a student question of what would the...
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    4707

    If you have draft control, check where the lever is.
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    “The USD is the abbreviation for the U.S. dollar, the official currency of the United States of America and the world's primary reserve currency.” “Britain stopped using the gold standard in 1931, and the U.S. followed suit in 1933, finally abandoning remnants of the system in 1973.12 The gold...
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    “1999 It became more controversial over the years and in 1999 the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act repealed the provisions of the Banking Act of 1933 that restricted affiliations between banks and securities firms.” “What did the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act emancipated banks from? It repealed part of the...
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    F pedal check

    Good luck. Since you were cutting grass I would look underneath the tractor in the area of the forward pedal for a wire pulled loose from a sensor. Or move the forward pedal up and down. Most hydro’s will also not start when the forward or reverse pedal is out of the neutral position.
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    Section eight is a God Program. Medicaid is another God Program. Get either of the two and the Tax Payer free money will roll in through other Social Programs.
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    The person you described probably also falls in this category of American Workers. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/31/63percent-of-workers-are-unable-to-pay-a-500-emergency-expense-survey.html
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    Most places tack the credit card charges onto the price of the product. It is pure gravy for them when a person pays cash. Remember the FREE MONEY 0% down 0% interest car loans. How much did the cost of the vehicles increase when these were so hot. Have the prices on vehicles started returning...
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    Returning batteries for warranty claim

    Some of the Smart Chargers can be tricked into charging a dead battery by disconnecting the vehicle ground cable and connect a old one foot length of battery cable to the ground post on the battery and then hook the ground from the charger to the end of the one foot cable and charge the battery.
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    An EV??????`

    Go read his post #333 before following him down the primrose walkway.
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    An EV??????`

    Wind??? Have they changed there electrical power generation method? Where does Alberta get its electricity? "Alberta is the third largest producer of electricity in Canada and has an estimated generating capacity of 16 330 megawatts (MW). About 89% of electricity in Alberta is produced...
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    Top link extender help - finding one like the included photo

    Look at this. I would advise putting the device on the implement end of the top link and stay away from adding a stress factor to the top link connector location on the tractor...
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    An EV??????`

    Depe Depend on your intellectual comprehension level. If this is a behavioral habit you developed while you were fueling your gasoline or diesel vehicle I say continue doing the same with your electric vehicle. If you haven't been struck by now odds are you never will be.
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    An EV??????`

    Stay away from trees during an electrical storm. Try to make yourself the lowest point in your area. If caught in the open disburse, do not group or huddle up together.
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    An EV??????`

    "How many billion dollar weather and climate disasters? Adding the 2023 events to the record that began in 1980, the U.S. has sustained 376 weather and climate disasters with the overall damage costs reaching or exceeding $1 billion. The cumulative cost for these 376 events exceeds $2.660...
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    An EV??????`

    Oops ------ Foreign Technology is coming in 2026-2027. I guess the small town of Julian NC needs to be building a huge fire station and hiring a minimum of 100 Police Officers to protect the new multiple billion dollar Battery Plant Toyota is building at this location to protect it from...
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    Is there a safe way to pump gasoline into a plastic tank in the bed of a truck?

    For those wanting to fuel the gas can in the back of the truck, purchase a gallon of this and a spray bottle to apply the liquid to the gas can and fuel away. https://www.zoro.com/acl-staticide-anti-static-concentrate-128-oz-size-2001/i/G1460617/
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    Why does that sound so familiar?
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    Returning batteries for warranty claim

    Seem strange to me that the battery on two pieces of equipment failed simultaneously. The OP stated the engine will turn over and black smoke is coming out the exhaust. I suspect contaminated fuel is playing a part in the no start because it sounds like the engine is turning over or rotating but...
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    Need help picking correct oil for my 25 year old 19hp twin Generac generator

    Consider this also. Since he is requesting information on what type and kind of oil to use, has he ever changed the oil in those 25 years?
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    Status of Everything Attachments

    Hard to get the Feds to open an investigation on obtaining money or goods by false pretense. NC Law on False Pretense. "If the value of the goods obtained by false pretenses is less than $100,000 the defendant will be charged with a Class H felony. In North Carolina, the punishment for a Class...
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    Need help picking correct oil for my 25 year old 19hp twin Generac generator

    If you purchased the unit in 1999 and the rings are not seated now, they never will be. Is the engine blowing smoke and the oil level decreasing each time the engine is run? I don't understand the concern about the rings seating. Most air cooled engines get hot enough to seat the rings within...
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    Looking for dealer / parts supply place with a Kubota part # L2265 3rd function kit

    Get out your pocketbook and call Messick‘s. If you chose next day you will have it by Wednesday. Warning be setting down. Messick’s and others want $1203.45 https://www.messicks.com/parts/l2265 Colemans Equipment will sell you one for $1,066.00...
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    The Life of a Custom Mowing contractor

    But tough on equipment. Better not have any hoses or wires hanging down either.
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    non detergent 30 weight oil

    “While both oils are lubricants, engine oil and hydraulic oil are two entirely different products. Engine oil is a built-for-purpose lubricant utilized to clean and protect internal combustion engines, while hydraulic oils are non-flammable fluids employed in hydraulic systems.”
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    New Home Build

    You are asking for an answer to the 64 dollar question. Too many variables unknown. Use this web link and go to work. https://www.home-cost.com/
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    Zero Turn Mower Problems

    Assume nothing check for voltage again. Are you testing with a voltmeter or a voltage probe?
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    Question for those who live in California

    Oh I know. It costs money to have someone do everything for you up to flushing the commode after each use. One has to pay for what they wanted and got.
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    Question for those who live in California

    Most cities clean up the leaves in the fall. They also get leaves out of the gutters to prevent clogging storm drains and flooding neighborhoods or homes.
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    Zero Turn Mower Problems

    Mark the pulley on the PTO with tape or paint. Spin the engine over with the starter. If the pulley spins, disconnect the electrical connection to the PTO. If the PTO pulley still spins the PTO is probably frozen and will have to be replaced. The PTO is usually held onto the splined shaft with...
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    Question for those who live in California

    I have lived in a number of large cities and towns. I have never lived in one that had or has weekly Street Sweeping. Weekly Street sweeping, Jeez. And the people of California complain about high taxes.
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    Question for those who live in California

    It is very had to get Law Enforcement remove vehicles from Private Property. It is also hard to get a governmental entity to collect parking ticket fines or enforce penalties on private property. A Private Property owner can call wreckers and tow the vehicle if signage is posted warning if a...
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    Question for those who live in California

    The difference between a permit and a Parking Ticket is they can tow and impound your vehicle for illegal parking. I am sure California is like other places, being towed away is not cheap. Also most places also charge some outlandish per day storage fees for impounded vehicles.
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    Not a good start

    12 hours? Jeez I used to leave Raleigh NC and make Miami Florida in 11.5 hours. Your Dealer performed what I call a service call.
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    Question for those who live in California

    I don’t think many people qualify for the California exit tax. “The Wealth and Exit Tax would apply to individuals or businesses that have been full-time residents of California and hold wealth over $50 million; it would tax 1 percent of wealth up to $1 billion and 1.5 percent of wealth over $1...
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    3/4” or 1” cordless impacts

    Don't believe I would jump on a 1" unless I had tracked units to work on. Heavy and the torque will snap bolts like they are made out of ice...
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    Lubrication additives for Diesel Fuel in older tractor

    I have never seen a red tail pipe from running off road diesel in a on road vehicle. I have neighbors that purchase off road diesel at 1000-2000 gallons at a time. They fuel all the diesel equipment they operate and drive at their fueling station. They laughed and asked if I was smoking some...
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    Lubrication additives for Diesel Fuel in older tractor

    Diesels are bad for soot and carbon. The marvel mystery helps clean out the soot and carbon on the valves. Each product has an intended use. One product to lubricate, one product to clean make for a :D engine.
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    Son's new career path, pretty proud father

    What I posted was the 2023 pay scale. Your post is the 2024 pay scale and includes the recent 5.2% pay raise and 3.2 COLA.
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    Lubrication additives for Diesel Fuel in older tractor

    “In March 2002, the Minnesota State Legislature passed a bill which mandated that all diesel sold in the state must contain at least 2% biodiesel. The requirement took effect on June 30, 2005, and was the first biodiesel mandate in the US.”...
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    Lubrication additives for Diesel Fuel in older tractor

    They don’t contain sulfur because they are a substitute for sulfur which the refinery removed to reduce pollution.
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    Son's new career path, pretty proud father

    When Uncle Sam jerked me out of civilian life in 1962 to go visit a foreign land E-1 pay was a handsome $78.00 before deductions per month. Today a E-1 earns $1,695 per month. Quite a difference. Quite a difference in combat pay also $55.00 in Vietnam, $225.00 now. I passed a couple of these...
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    Question for those who live in California

    California is one of the 38 States without Estate Taxes. NC is also in the 38 States without Estate Taxes. The Federal law on Estate Taxes starts after 13.6 million. A married couple can stretch the 13.6 million Federal Estate Tax limit to 27 million with the proper estate structuring.
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    Engine Check On

    Start by checking the fluids, engine oil, water. Then check the radiator for blockage. My guess is after you find where the dip stick is you will find the oil is low.
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    Zero Turn Mower Problems

    You should hear a click if 12 volts are going to the PTO. The clicking sound is a electro magnetic field being created to create a magnetic field to engage the the PTO locking the pulley so when it spins, it will rotate the belt which in turn will rotate the blades on the mower if the belt is of...
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    Lubrication additives for Diesel Fuel in older tractor

    No problem with me. You purchased it. You paid for it. You maintain it. This gives you the right to do with it what you want to. That is why Howard Johnson's used to sell 26 different flavors of Ice Cream. Every one could get the flavor they wanted.
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    Lubrication additives for Diesel Fuel in older tractor

    I don't have a degree in Chemical Engineering so I rely on the information provided by the people who manufacture and make diesel fuel, the Refineries and they say, Sulfur, which is a chemical element, is what gives petroleum diesel its lubricating properties.
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    Lubrication additives for Diesel Fuel in older tractor

    Older engines are not immune to damage caused by modern day ULSD because they are old. Neither will running the home heating diesel or off road diesel in the vehicle prevent damage. "Under Sulphur in Diesel Fuel Regulations (SOR/2002-254), the sulfur content of diesel fuel produced or imported...
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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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    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Either a surplus of hydrogen fuel to purchase needed fuel from, or having to replace the engines with diesel engines.
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    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    People in California handle power outages the same way all the people in the other states do. 1 They install alternate power source to power what they want powered during power outages. Some do this with a generator. Some are using the new technology solar panels with sufficient battery...
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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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    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Maintenance cost money. Money that has to be obtained by rate increases. People curse and throw things over rate increases. So the dice are rolled and maintenance is pushed forward or postponed. Then one day the piper wants to get paid (Wild fires occur) and people then start hollering and...
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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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    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    The projected net increase is based on the premise the Stock Market investment is going to return 12.39% for 10 years. “The US bear market of 2007–2009 was a 17-month bear market that lasted from October 9, 2007 to March 9, 2009, during the financial crisis of 2007–2009. The S&P 500 lost...
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    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Tires cost the same to replace on a electric vehicle as on a internal combustion engine. Now there is a lot of difference between what a battery for a electric vehicle cost versus what one cost for a internal combustion vehicle. But look at it like this when you replace the battery on a...
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    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    A lot of the people installing a solar system to charge their EV are also using the electricity produced to power other electrical powered devices. Try doing that with a ICE vehicle. You can't even siphon gas out of most ICE powered vehicles today. Too many people were using what is referred to...
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    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    Some posters are like a paternalistic parent. They look at other posters as children who have no voice to speak on their own and are only allowed to speak what the parent has told them to say.
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    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    I think if Toyota's 800 mile battery comes on line in 26-27 like they are promising they are going to sell a lot of vehicles at a premium price. Waiting for the NEW TOYOTA battery with the projected 800 mile range is what stopped the sale of EV's. People are saying why buy something today that...
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    Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

    WinterDeere we already have, "I can foresee a day when the average person's loan term is longer than they will be keeping the car, so... perpetual car payments." I have a friend who leases and is in a two-three year turn the old in and get a new one program.
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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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