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    Unique Repair

    So if there's nothing in the DOT manual stating you can't use combination wrenches to hold on the wheel, does that mean it's allowed?? I'd love to see what the DOT would do is the caught them on the road with that setup , I do know that they only have authority on the roads and highways . I...
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    Unique Repair

    Willie , I hadn't thought about the balancing part , I bet you're right on that one . Jim D , I kind of thought the same thing , I'm sure they went to different suppliers because the wrenches are different brands and they were all brand new , why not just buy a bow of washers , who knows ?? A...
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    Hi y'all Coleen here from az

    Hello & Welcome Coleen , I'm glad you are enjoying this forum and the wealth of information and opinions that are expressed here , all the best in your apprenticeship and your future carrier .
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    Unique Repair

    You'd have to ask the "" mechanic "" that did the repair what his reasoning was when he did this ??
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    Unique Repair

    Be my guest , glad you found the humor in it too.
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    Unique Repair

    I thought all of you might like to see the repair I came across the other day , I thought at first someone was just playing some kind of practical joke but once I looked closer I found a different scenario. This is on a good size Bandit Chipper My thoughts are that the wheel became loose...
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    My new Oliver 77 Industrial TLB

    I would try just cleaning up the brakes and making sure all the pivots and linkages are rust free and lightly lubricate before going through the trouble of converting them to hydraulics , I worked for years on old 7C Lulls , they were built on that same industrial Oliver tractor and could pick...
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    More Old Iron

    The interesting thing that I learned when I did repairs for that contractor is that those bucket wheel trenchers could out dig a regular tractor backhoe in good soil conditions at a rate of two to three times more in a day , I'm sure they made a lot of money with them in the day because when...
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    More Old Iron

    Some photos from a local contractor that I did work for about 25 years ago . The first is of a bucket wheel trencher working to fill an AB Mack dump truck. The next one is a Novo gas engine powered pavement breaker . And the last one is of their brand new (I think 1936) Cleveland Trencher on the...
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    Ford Engine Angle. Why?

    Hi , I would be leary of positioning the transmission on an angle for fear of starving bearings of oil on the high side and if you overfill it to compensate you will probably have problems with shifting as well as oil leaking from pressurizing the transmission . Most of the reason the roll...
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    2 1955 Hough Loaders

    I did, looks like a couple of good old machines for someone
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    Vehicle and Equipment Tracking

    Thanks Mike, I have looked at their software and it looks pretty good , which version did you go with ? Thanks for your input. Tom
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    Vehicle and Equipment Tracking

    Thank You Pete I haven't heard of that one either so I will have to look at their site too. Thanks for the link. Tom
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    Vehicle and Equipment Tracking

    Thank you I will have to check that one out. Thanks again Tom
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    Vehicle and Equipment Tracking

    I am a small heavy truck and equipment repair shop and I repair and maintain a customers mixed fleet of trucks , backhoes , compressors and assorted equipment . What I'm looking for here is if anyone can recommend a software program that would track all individual vehicle information ...
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    My two old gals. 1981 Freightliner and KW cabovers.

    Thanks for sharing , the Freightliner looks great ! I'm sure there aren't a lot of them surviving in that condition. I'll be in PA. the weekend of the Barrington show. Tom
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    Photos of Abandoned Equipment on a 60 Acre Property

    Hi Mike , Thanks for sharing your photo albums , it's great to see that no one has scrapped the machinery on the 60 acres , there is still a lot of life in some of that equipment . Tom
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    Mack B-81

    Hi Guy's I have the phone number for the owner at the time this thread was started and have called and left more than one message and no one has returned a call , my guess is that it has been sold and there are just too lazy to call . Tom
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    john deere 210 LE operating weight?

    The JD test and service spec book lists it at 10,170 lbs for a 4x4 with a loader.
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    International 4900 Specs

    Call your local IH truck dealer with the VIN and they should be able to print you out a spec list .
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