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    Takeuchi TB035- too old?

    Hmmm........Not so hot Hi Jillie2, If I had read your question last week, it would have been a different story. On Tuesday afternoon it had a terminal case of final drive crippleitis. It is in the shop on cribbing. The motor is awaiting a miracle, or the permission of the lady who owns...
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    economical line boring

    gtermini, I do like the way that your brain works. About forty years ago I got the job of line boring two bores on a press brake. A piece of ground rod w/#3 morse shank on one end, and two blind holes for round hss blanks, a set screw to advance the cutters, and set screws to lock the position...
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    economical line boring

    gtermini, I do like the way that your brain works. About forty years ago I got the job of line boring two bores on a press brake. A piece of ground rod w/#3 morse shank on one end, and two blind holes for round hss blanks, a set screw to advance the cutters, and set screws to lock the position...
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    Hydraulic string trimmer on mini

    Hi Doug, A homely horse that works for it's keep, is a better horse than a pretty one that can't or won't. Your horse is working. The only issue that I can see is the lack of blade guarding. I saw a homebuilt tractor throw a softball size rock just over another man's head. At 50 yds., he said...
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    Any ideas for cheap antitheft system

    Wire a GOOD fence charger from your daughter's house, to the machine. With 10kv, it is hard to touch or disconnect. I no longer have raccoons living in my tool shed.
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    Any ideas for cheap antitheft system

    This has become a serious issue in our "enlightened society". Secrecy is a thief's ally. Several years ago we installed a home security system due to a rash of burglaries in the neighborhood, and having a machine shop in a building behind our home. This system had a local alarm that screamed...
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    Mini Excavator Bucket Interchange??

    Interesting thoughts. My TB035 has 40mm dia. pins, and roughly 5" between the inside bushing faces. Since the coupling to the second hole is semi flexible.........., is two out of three still a winner? Are there weight brackets that determine some dimensions? TCM, your approach is one that I...
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    A little fun removing a pesky beaver dam with my Bobcat 334

    I am not sure how large a machine you are running on these mats, but since they are basically floating on the muck, a mat of 2x s bolted to two 2x runners running at each end, and one diagonal across the center, with carriage bolts down through larger flat washers. A short length of chain bolted...
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    A little fun removing a pesky beaver dam with my Bobcat 334

    Does everything down there, grow bigger? That tadpole does not appear to be getting legs, but does seem to be getting horns, and is 3" long! Mitch, I do like your guide for life at the bottom of your reply. About forty years ago, a friend told me, "A good monkey doesn't monkey, with another...
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    A little fun removing a pesky beaver dam with my Bobcat 334

    Hmm, coat those little delights with a heavy layer of breading, after a cold snap in the freezer. Then it's off to Long John's as farm raised shrimp. $$$$$$$$$$ Lotsa garlic and cayenne!! They taste like chicken.?? Regards, Bob
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    buying worn out machine for small farm

    Your mention of sandy soil is probably why decent used buckets, and tight pins are in short supply. My situation is similar to yours. I am a retired toolmaker/mold maker with 80 acres that has not had drainage work in nearly sixty years. The ground here is yellow clay, with a touch of sand...
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    Mini Excavator Bucket Interchange??

    Good Morning, I have a question(s) that has been rattling around inside my head. Is there some type of standard of dimensions for the mounting of buckets on mini excavators? It seems rather odd that there would not be an industry standard of pin dia-meters, hole center distances, distances...
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