I have one of those and at times has been the only one that would work
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No worries my friend. This helps break up the monotony.
Seems counterintuitive no? Wouldn’t higher blood pressure make stiffer Rods?And the ads say beets stiffen your rod and lower your blood pressure. Plus, without them how could we get those wonderful purple pickled beet eggs????
scholzee
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More about "Blood Flow" than pressure constricted blood vessels lower flow and cause high pressure. I imagine something in beets softens or enlarges ID of blood vessels increasing flow thus reducing blood pressure. I am not a doctor but stayed at a motel 6 once.
Truck Shop
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On this forum a stay at motel 6 is all that's required, holiday inn is optional.
sled dog
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Vetech, what did you find with the AP55 screed problem?
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Good choice dawg , we don't need to go down the wiener flow super highway, how about that screed problem?
, we don't need to go down the wiener flow super highway, how about that screed problem?They carted the machine off to a job before I could get it fixed. Some other equipment failures took priority over that paver, but I will get back on it soon I'm sure.
This skid loader got left at the shop last night so since I had an open area for the moment, I got it inside and started on it. Planetary failure and leaked all the lube out of it from the backside.
The bushings in the track frame ended up being pretty worn so I pulled the whole thing.
Cat here had all the parts, so I got those picked up this afternoon. Rebuilt OEM drive motor for $4600 and change...........new motor was over $6500.00. I checked and found some online but the savings really wasn't that much........not worth waiting for days anyway. I saw plenty of used pull offs going for over $3K Crazzzyyyyyyyyy pricing now days
The bushings in the track frame ended up being pretty worn so I pulled the whole thing.
Cat here had all the parts, so I got those picked up this afternoon. Rebuilt OEM drive motor for $4600 and change...........new motor was over $6500.00. I checked and found some online but the savings really wasn't that much........not worth waiting for days anyway. I saw plenty of used pull offs going for over $3K
Crazzzyyyyyyyyy pricing now days
Truck Shop
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Interested in just how high it will go, when 30 year old engine designs are going for 40K then add
a 10K core, smart people start trying to justify the continued repairs of 30 plus year old equipment.
sfrs4
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At the moment the market for pre 2005 era parts is very strong to the point it's hard to come by some parts, people would rather keep old simple machinery running than buy new complex machines.
Truck Shop
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That's true-I have to pickup a 855 block that I had machined in Spokane on Monday.
Owner of machine shop asked If I had any more rebuildable blocks, {Yes I do}.
But at some point rebuilding becomes a lost cause.
I got to finish up the Gomaco curb machine today. It took 3 days to get parts UPS Red ........shocking I know. I hate doing conveyor belts by myself and my shoulders are paying for it right now. At least this wasn't one of those 100' long nightmares. Have a great weekend!
........shocking I know. I hate doing conveyor belts by myself and my shoulders are paying for it right now. At least this wasn't one of those 100' long nightmares. Have a great weekend!sled dog
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Vetech, what do you use to pull those together to get the pin in?
I have my own technique. I get one end strung where I want to do the pinning......usually the best access point on the top where I don't have to struggle. Once I have that I find a point behind that and c-clamp the belt to whatever it can reach to "hold" it there.......usually a frame or roller. Then I string the other end to overlap the secured end by using another c-clamp secured to the belt end and pulling it with rope, cable, chain.......whatever works.....then find a place behind that to secure it. Once I am there it's just a matter of manipulating the 2 "loose" ends by hand and push the cable pin though.
sled dog
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I always did it at either the head or tail pulley. I took my largest set of channel locks and cut a groove near the ends of the jaws with a cutoff wheel. Doesn't have to be deep, just enough to get a bite on the backside of the lace buckle. Then pull it together. May have to get a couple bites, but once together you can hold them with one hand and start the pin with the other. Now granted, most of my belt work was curb machines and wideners, and most all had the R5 lacing like you just did. Other types of lacing might require other methods. As bad as the belts could be, cleaning the rollers, pulleys, and frames was usually worse...
I told the main super that this machine was filthy and that it hadn't been getting cleaned well enough and was contributing to the issues. I guess someone got their ass chewed about it cause when I got there yesterday someone had chipped all the concrete away from everything. Saved me several hours of pre-repair clean-up