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    Strange buyer's

    Do you ever feel like telling someone that's interested in something your selling to either put up or shut? The guy buying the welder wants it but somehow figures I need to accommodate him because he's 4 1/2 hours away. I said for me to drive 2 hours to meet you how about $100 extra. He figured...
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    Giving warranty on used equipment

    I was wondering if anyone has ever given some kind warranty when selling used equipment? I've seen in the past where a seller has offered to pay up to a certain amount for repairs when selling something used. Either up to a certain amount or a 50/50 deal up to a certain amount. It would be for...
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    Selling equipment

    I'm selling a welder and some other welding related items. I have 2 50lb. cans of unopened Lincoln rod I'm asking $200 for. I had 2 people wanting it within 15 minutes of posting the ad. I wasn't even finished posting the 4 ads I had. I told the 1st guy to respond that he had 1st dibbs on it. If...
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    Defective OEM parts

    Have you bought name brand OEM parts that can't be used and can't be returned because they got damaged trying to install them? I bought a new Miller jack plug for a welder I bought because the one on it was a little loose. First the black colored nut to hold the internal cable galled about half...
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    1 on 1 welding lessons

    I have another welder I'm going to be selling. The last one attracted some interest because I offered it with welding lessons. I'm curious what people would pay for private in person lessons or what value I should put on the lessons? They'd be included in the price and I'd rather give the...
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    Bought another welder

    I came across a Miller Dialarc 250P AC/DC at auction and ended up buying it for $300.00. It has cables, about a 10' power cord and running gear under it. The P in the model means it has power factor correction so it will run on a smaller breaker. I'll have to measure how long the cables are to...
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    Cat hydraulic valve?

    I saw 2 new hyd. valve blocks at an auction. They were stamped Cat 458-0448 -00. Is this a valid Cat part and what is it used for/on?
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    Another leak

    Went out to clear the driveway at my MX track today with an 86 Champion 730A. Clutch is working good and new slave cylinder doesn't appear to be leaking. What I did notice is oil on top of the hyd. tank. I'll have to clean everything to see if I can see where the oil is coming from. There's 2 or...
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    Does this qualify as a track loader

    It had a 5yd. bucket and parallelogram front end that crowded the bucket at any angle without the machine moving. It had a fast swing and long boom that greatly reduced dig and load cycles compared to conventional machines. It wasn't put into production because of cost factors. A few years ago...
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    Big cylinders

    I wonder how big of a cylinder bench you need for 60 ton cylinders? The 2nd pic. is a 140 yd. bucket for the 3850B the cylinder is used on. The last pic. is one the cylinders to pick up Big Muskie. Both machines used 4 cylinders. Big Muskies hydraulic system held 26,000 gallons!!! It operated at...
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    I hate intuitions

    The auction of the axles is going great! However when I was making a detailed list of lot numbers and bids I had 3 lots that were unaccounted for. These just happened to be the most expensive to replace axles out of all of them. 2 lots were for 10,000lb torsion axles with hyd. brakes. The other...
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    Welder sold with a twist

    The other thread was going in different directions so I thought I'd give an interesting update. The guy that's buying the welder is picking it up on Tuesday. His shop was broke into and his welder and tools were stolen. He said he'd rather just give the thieves some money than have his stuff...
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    Darn auction house

    Another guy and myself are selling quite a few trailer axles from 3500lb. to 10,000lb. from the trailer shop he works at. The owner just wanted them gone. Called the auction and the guy came over and said they should sell, well at least a good portion of them. Anyway he allows you to put subject...
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    Guess I need a new seal

    The new slave cylinder is working but is leaking. Napa has the piston seal for $4.19 so that's not a big deal. I've been reading lots of new slave cylinders on different vehicles leak from new. I think I'm going to get some special grease compatible with brake fluid to smear on the bore and the...
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    Can a master cylinder cause too much pressure

    I have new clutch master cylinder, rebuilt booster and now a new slave cylinder. The slave cylinder is working but appears to have a slight weep. I'm not sure if it's normal for a very small amount of brake fluid to leak past the cup seal. I wouldn't think so but maybe it will wear in. Another...
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    Removing rad. cap

    Hoping someone has ran into this before. I had to climb up on the hood of the grader to be able to push down hard enough to get the rad. cap off to check the coolant. Put it back on but it wasn't aligned the same. Have the 1st stage loose but can't get it off. I tightened it up where it is but...
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    More problems

    I ordered the slave cylinder from Quebec and it finally came but was a day late. OK, at least I have it. I open it up and notice 1 of the ports is a larger size than the other. I try my 1/8NPT fitting in the smaller hole and it won't go. I'll just go and get the proper fittings/adapters for the...
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    Brake hose thread size for Champion

    I was wondering if anyone knew what size threads Champion used on the brake hose for the clutch master cylinder to slave cylinder? It's a standard size but I'm not sure what. I'm replacing the slave cylinder and don't know if the 90 deg. on the old slave cylinder will be reusable. I think the...
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    Air blead valve

    I'm replacing the slave cylinder on the grader. The existing cylinder has a brass thumb wheel "air vent" for bleeding. It is very tight in the cylinder. When I replaced the master cylinder I wasn't exactly sure what it was and tried to turn the whole assembly out but it wasn't budging. I was...
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    Solenoid valve problem

    Does anyone know what would cause a solenoid valve to only work one way but intermittently work the other way? Both coils are new. It was working good but now one side basically doesn't work. It's for articulating a grader.
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