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    Strange buyer's

    I hope I can explain this . Buildings,van trailers, houses and what is really bad is rental storage space. They cost money moving stuff around that you have owned for years cost money . Leaving your good vehicles outside because your garage is full of stuff you got free or cheap cost money. Time...
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    Strange buyer's

    Its kind of funny those people and my Dad couldnt see how much it cost to save stuff . I have stuff and I am going through it now but a lot of stuff costs more to keep than it costs to replace. I have a lot of ??? to ask myself and decisions to make .
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    Strange buyer's

    My Dad had several things he wouldn't take less for now I am trashing ,scraping or giving them away. The experience has changed my way of thinking. I wonder if he or someone could see what was going to happen what if anything they would have done differently ?
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    My turn I guess

    Sorry for your loss . I was in a bad deal and went half way out my pickup window. I wear a seatbelt now all the time.
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    The place I work sold out

    I work part time as a mechanic on company trucks . I have been there on and off part time full time since the late 80s. Its not a big deal what happens to my job I have other stuff to do. I went to school with the owner we had a meet and greet with the new owners yesterday. There are close to...
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    Drill Press

    This press was missing all the down feed stuff and had about a foot of rod welded on the down feed shaft with a messed up handle cobbled on it. I cut the shaft off and put a Chevy lower timing gear sprocket on it . I am surprised that the owner didn't fix it . The lathe he had had been around...
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    How to fix my bent chassis

    I was lucky I worked for several guys that could and would do anything . Their work didn't fail . The first one I worked for was a great guy very good to me . He know I was really into what we did he would say you should be paying me for the schooling you're getting.
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    Drill Press

    I have another that has all the flat belt stuff on it . I used a serpentine belt off of a truck it was the right length . Dang I cant remember were I got it but it was seating outside for years some were I could drive by and see it. It has most of the down feed stuff on it . I need to and have...
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    Drill Press

    I bought this drill press around 30 years ago . It belonged to a old machinist he sold this and a 13" southbend lathe to another guy at about the time I was looking for a lathe . I bought both it has a 30s Ford 3 speed . I replaced the quill bearings and welded up several holes in the table. It...
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    Falling Scrap Iron prices

    I hauled a bread truck body. I sold it for aluminum breakage .20 a pound I was happy with that. I thought and thought about cutting it up for clean but that would have been a lot of work and I have plenty to do and its hard to figure what my time is worth .
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    Frame repair

    If it has one hole 99% chance it has a lot more problems.
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    Computers anyone?

    I drive a 1982 Chevy pickup and have a 84 I am trying to fix up . I don't drive a lot of miles so I don't think the mileage is that big of a deal but on a car it does . I hope I can always own a pickup of about that vintage . I don't have one right now but I wish I did but I have had pretty...
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    Overload of the Day

    Someone took my ideal and improved on it I have chained a budd wheel to my flat bed to move king pin trailers around the lot.
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    wrench set / braker bar / impact sockets

    When i started buying tools there were not very many good cheap tools . The cheap stuff was junk . I can remember breaking a lot of it. Today there are several places that make and sell stuff that is pretty good worth the money.
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    Computers anyone?

    Computers are the ultimate example of good and bad . I think they have made somethings better but I wish vehicles didn't depend on them so heavy but if I was younger I wouldn't think like this.
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    Memories for us old truckers

    It is kind of fascinating how many company's would buy running gears and build there own body for them or that the place would sell them running gears knowing what they were going to do.
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    Case TV380 Intermittently Throws Code 4754

    My brother had one of those TV380s he had a lot of problems with it . I used it some and liked it but he finally got rid of it . Case did make some very good stuff at one time.
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    1985 gmc brigadier speedometer not working

    You should be able to look and see if it ever had 3 or if it just had 2. If it starts ok all the time I would stay with 2 . 3 will just make it turn over better when its cold.
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    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    From what I have seen if they don't do stuff that makes no sense they won't last anytime?? The problem is they will make it someone else's problem.
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    Owatonna (mustang) 330 24hp motor swap with 20 B&S vanguard motor.

    I don't know how it would work but if the machine is in good shape and you have a use for it I would look for a different engine . I had used/run a lot of skid steers but wasn't sure what one was worth to me. I bought a cheap running skid steer and now know how much I use it I have a lot...
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