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4shorts · Mar 2, 2014

IslandTractor said:
I was actually referring to the women. Your guys just whipped our butts start to finish. It was the ladies that shocked us.

As for Vancouver, I prefer to recall the Bruins in Vancouver.

Who us! No. Ok but your taking it well

IslandTractor · Mar 2, 2014

4shorts said:
Who us! No. Ok but your taking it well

No crying over the men's game. You guys dominated. I cannot believe our women gave up two goals in the last few minutes though. And, the hockey gods were with you when the empty net shot bounced off the post.

I actually enjoy watching high level women's hockey more than men's. Checking doesn't improve the game IMO.

arrow · Mar 2, 2014

IslandTractor said:
Checking doesn't improve the game IMO.

Neither do the fights that predominate pro hockey. For cripes sake just skate. What if there was a fight after every 4th play in the NFL? Going to pro hockey is like going to Roller Derby. I know many enjoy the fights and might even go just for them but to me its a crowd of knuckle draggers that like that kind of stuff. Anybody liking fights should get in a few yourself. The game should just be played with people skating and stick handling to the best of their ability.

IslandTractor · Mar 2, 2014

arrow said:
Neither do the fights that predominate pro hockey. For cripes sake just skate. What if there was a fight after every 4th play in the NFL? Going to pro hockey is like going to Roller Derby. I know many enjoy the fights and might even go just for them but to me its a crowd of knuckle draggers that like that kind of stuff. Anybody liking fights should get in a few yourself. The game should just be played with people skating and stick handling to the best of their ability.

Agree. Checking is the cause of a lot of the fighting so I would get rid of it. The women's game is much faster in the sense of having more skating, passing etc and less manhandling each other along the boards.

If it were up to me, I'd just keep raising the "no checking" age until those kids turned into Pros then ban checking completely in about ten years. There is no checking now until ?Bantam so kids are used to playing without it. Just advance the age so the current cohort of 12 year olds never checks.

k0ua · Mar 3, 2014

Delgra, you might want to study my grapple thread that addressed some of the issues I faced and how I solved them

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/hydraulics/284901-hydraulic-quick-connects-loader-torque.html

IslandTractor · Mar 3, 2014

IslandTractor said:
If you look at the Surplus Supply catalogue you may find bulkhead mounts. However, if you can bend a piece of 1/8 or 3/16 steel into a 90 degree angle and then drill two holes in one side to fit the end of the hydraulic hoses before attaching quick connectors on the other side to secure the hoses in place, you can do it with scrap metal. Just weld or even use long hose clamps to attach the "mount" to the torque tube.

I cannot find the mounts on surplus center. I did find this which is a bit unusual but would still serve the purpose. Just clamp the hoses and secure the mount to the torque tube: 1 IN TWO WIRE DUAL HYDRAULIC HOSE CLAMP

davrow · Mar 4, 2014

IslandTractor said:
I did find this which is a bit unusual but would still serve the purpose. Just clamp the hoses and secure the mount to the torque tube: 1 IN TWO WIRE DUAL HYDRAULIC HOSE CLAMP

4shorts used those to route his hoses on his backhoe hydraulic thumb mod. Apparently worked quite well.

4shorts · Mar 4, 2014

davrow said:
4shorts used those to route his hoses on his backhoe hydraulic thumb mod. Apparently worked quite well.

I sure did and I'm very happy with them. I painted them to get rid of that awful green though. In my video I show how I attached them as well

They were also used in my grapple mod on my 5740. A great way to secure your hoses

IslandTractor · Mar 4, 2014

davrow said:
4shorts used those to route his hoses...

Well, that is about the highest recommendation one can give. Wish I had 1% of 4shorts ability and style.

4shorts · Mar 4, 2014

IslandTractor said:
Well, that is about the highest recommendation one can give. Wish I had 1% of 4shorts ability and style.

Thank you

IslandTractor · Mar 4, 2014

4shorts said:
Thank you

Just giving credit when credit is due.

4shorts · Mar 4, 2014

IslandTractor said:
Just giving credit when credit is due.

Well I appreciate it. Thanks again :thumbsup:

delgra · Mar 24, 2014

Good morning, Latest tally on the grapple from EA: Cost and shipping $1650 Cdn, Customs and taxes $156, 16' hydraulic lines $130, so all in it was $1936 and I still need a bulk fitting. Grapple works well but requires time to become proficient with it. Island the duct tape is history! Can I leave the penalty box?

IslandTractor · Mar 24, 2014

delgra said:
Good morning, Latest tally on the grapple from EA: Cost and shipping $1650 Cdn, Customs and taxes $156, 16' hydraulic lines $130, so all in it was $1936 and I still need a bulk fitting. Grapple works well but requires time to become proficient with it. Island the duct tape is history! Can I leave the penalty box?

OK, you are promoted to ziptie level. :thumbsup: Next step up the ladder is bulkhead mount. Bonus points for fabricating your own! A few folks go overboard and install copper lines....but they are the type that polish their tractors so while we note such "improvements", we don't award prizes for such silliness.

I'm surprised there are customs duties on goods manufactured in the USA. Isn't NAFTA supposed to have created a free trade zone?

4shorts · Mar 24, 2014

IslandTractor said:
I'm surprised there are customs duties on goods manufactured in the USA. Isn't NAFTA supposed to have created a free trade zone?

You sir know your stuff. You are absolutely correct. Under the NAFTA agreement with our two countries anything that's manufactured in the US or Canada and is sold between the two countries the duties are exempt from the trade. The end user still has to pay the taxes but no duties. We take advantage of that rule here many times a year. :thumbsup:

RedRocker · Mar 25, 2014

Too bad Melonzi isn't in business anymore.

k0ua · Mar 25, 2014

RedRocker said:
Too bad Melonzi isn't in business anymore.

Tough looking CK30:thumbsup:

IslandTractor · Mar 25, 2014

RedRocker said:
Too bad Melonzi isn't in business anymore.
http://s170.photobucket.com/user/Red-Rocker/media/Grapple.jpg.html

Yep. I bought one if the very first Millonzi 48" grapples. $500 off eBay. John Millonzi was a very interesting guy but sadly died fairly suddenly about five or six years ago. The company folded when he died. Still, my little grapple is going strong entering it's eighth season.