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    Back Issues.. you know

    Hi guys,, Just wanted to give you folks an update on my ongoing back problems.. I went to a "back cracker" that was recommended to me.. He took some x-rays.. and naturally had to read them before he touched me.. Came back the next day.. he showed me CLEAR AS DAY.. what the problem was...
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    Moral Delema, need advice Please

    OK, so most of you know my shop burnt down 2 days before my back surgery, w/ a customers pump inside.. I figured I'd pick-up a few hundred before I was layed-up for a few months.. I had quoted the man a price for the removal/reinstall and pump overhaul.. The fire TOTALY destroyed this guys...
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    I made it thru..

    I sure wouldn't wish that pain on anybody.. but its gone now.. nothing to do but heal.. AAHH, LIVIN THE DREAM.. livin in a chair and crappin in a bucket.. Lol..
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    New Request

    The pump I was looking for WAS thought to be a JBD-2800.. Couldn't read the name plate cuz the housing was melted, but with some help from Tractor data and the customer, we figured out it was a DBGFC431-25AJ.. JD#> AR70144 Already did a search on JD website, "no longer available"... If...
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    Time for ANOTHER break

    As some of you know I had some serious sinus surgery about 5 months ago that left me out of work for about a month.. THEN all the cold and rain hit and left me sittin on the couch for most of Feb.. and now as things pick-up and the phones are ringing again, my back failed.. Cant walk/sit or...
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    Perkins 1104 engine

    I have to go pull the injection pump off a fork lift w/an 1104 engine.. Come to find out.. the pump hold down bolts are under the front cover..!!! Which means the entire front of the engine has to be dismantled.. Alternator, fan blades, v-belts, pulleys, water pump.. then the front...
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    Hows your business doing??

    I know this wont pertain to you Northern guys but here in the South, the VERY unseasonably cold weather has put a pretty big dampner on the repair business.. especially the agriculture repair side of things.. When 3/4 of the state cant get in the fields to plow or fertilize, it sure has the...
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    Customer at the counter

    I had this discussion today.. Lets say you get paged for a customer at the front counter and before you can get to him, you get paged for a customer on the phone.. Who do you help first?? The guy standing infront of you or a "potential" customer on the phone?? MY THINKING IS>> Acknowledge the...
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    EX150lc throttle problems

    Hi guys, A friend has a problem w/ his throttle "stepper motor".. I think.. He turns the key on, lets it "learn".. it goes from full throttle stop to shut-off stop, then back to idle/start position.. Sounds normal right?? BUT when he starts the engine, turns the speed control to full.. it...
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    Pine tree roots

    I didn't know where to post this so that's why I'm here.. My property is lined w/ pine trees and they have invaded my yard.. I'm running out of blades for my riding mower.. and I'm afraid of bending the shaft after hitting these bad boys.. My soil is top soil over sand.. but the top soil is...
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    Scored !!!

    A friend called me on Friday and wanted to know if I wanted some veggies from his garden.. He had squash, cabbage & zuccini.. I said sure, be right over.. I got alittle of each and started to leave.. and he says hold on.. I'v got a bunch of stuff in the garage that I want to get rid of and...
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    JD Model 60 gas starter removal question

    Helping a friend diagnose a "no start" condition on his M-60. I was going to test the starter.. We have all the bolts loose but it wont wiggle from the hole.. the starter is loose, just wont come out. Do I need to remove that giant flywheel to disconnect the linkage?? I figured it would just...
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    What a FIND.. 580B

    My neighbor called me yesterday and wanted me to go with him this morning to look at a backhoe he was thinking about buying. HE didn't know it was a 580B until we got there.. HE thought it was a Ford.. Somebody painted it "Hunter Green" and all the decals were painted over.[rookies] It had...
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    CAV/DPA TOP COVER LEAK REPAIR PART#'s

    I dont feel comfy, telling ANY BODY how to do the proccess..BUT if you look for about 5 minutes..I"M SURE you can find some GOOD hints[instructions} The part #'s are as follows.. PUMP KIT> 7135-110[APROX. 20.00] INDIVIDUAL GASKETS AND ORINGS TO FIX TOP COVER LEAK> 7180-451>TOP COVER...
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    Tpg needs some help,please

    HI GUYS, "I KNOW" this is the wrong forum but I know I have a few fans that dont "wonder" past this forum BUT I thought you folks could HELP. I posted on the "wheel loader" forum to no avail.. Fiat-Allis 605-b, pump to engine timing spec.???? The local F-A dealer closed down and I'm stuck...
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    Fiat-allis 605-B engine timing

    HI GUYS, I have a customer who pulled his injection pump off w/o timing the engine and now has me putting it back on:mad: I KNOW THE PUMP IS GOOD[:cool2] I got it running but she WHITE SMOKES BAD! I tried advancing the timing to NO AVAIL..I started at 19*btdc and stopped at 22* and she still...
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    Hey y'all, from s.c.

    Just a short note to let you guys/girls know there's a FUEL PUMP GUY IN TOWN.. ANY pump question will be answered FREE OF CHARGE.. Cat, Perkins. **. Ford...What ever... REBUILDS are a different story..;) I can help ALOT w/ diagnostic work... I'll be "LURKING"... Feel free to e-mail...
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