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Recent content by roddyo

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    Hydraulic thumb

    Since you mentioned it. When I said cobbled together crap on this forum, it was your thumb I was referring to. That was also one of many posts where I felt you was offering advice or injecting your opinion when you didn't have the experience or practical knowledge to back it up. That also lead...
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    Back up camera

    Watching for interest:) A friend of mine was running some that he bought through New Holland that tied into his tractor monitor and I think they were wireless. He had one stuck inside a peanut combine and it was like night vision. Probably way too expensive for what they are but....... I save...
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    Hydraulic thumb

    This^^^^^^ There is a lot of cobbled together crap out there and at least one instance on this board. If anyone is going to the trouble to mount a hydraulic thumb make sure it mounts to the bucket pin. Progressive link is the best but mounting to the bucket pin will solve a lot of problems. The...
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    Hydraulic thumb

    I would probably sell a machine and buy one with a thumb like I wanted. I'm guessing around $25,000 to rig out a machine you have. It was $17,000 to Put one on a 315 a few years ago at cat. I don't know how good a thumb it was or if it needed a valve. I traded with the guy for $20,000. He got a...
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    rechargeable grease guns - which are turds, what is best??

    Milwaukee m18 for me.
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    High hour used machine?? Deere

    I have a 450J with almost 10,000 and I'm happy with it. You might be far enough north that a big part of those hours are running all night. My checker won't touch the antifreeze and in my service records one trip was for having trouble starting when cold -30:) no parts btw so I'm guessing a...
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    Job tracking APPs

    Search for time clock in the App Store. There used to be a really good one for android that I used. Clock in, clock out, switch machines, different rates and the ability to log all your hours at the end of the day. I have a couple of different ones on my iPad but have never used them. I'm on a...
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    Did Bad Microsoft Updates bite you ?

    I've got the latest copies of Ubuntu, Mint and Zorin. I'm pretty commited to the swap. I have some diagonistic programs that have to run on XP and/or windows 7, that's the thinking behind running a dual boot. I hope they will run using the emulator or possibly using a virtual machine. If so, I...
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    Did Bad Microsoft Updates bite you ?

    I'm getting ready to try Linux myself, probably using a dual boot. I'll probably have some questions before it's over
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    Deere 160 Lc throttle issues

    I don't know about a Deere but on a Hitachi you can go in the monitor and see the volts as you turn the throttle.
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    Probe test light with digital meter

    I hope that single digit is dollars instead of pennies:D
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    Probe test light with digital meter

    Don't buy one, I'll be giving the Wile E Wonder Lights out for Christmas. If anyone has $91.65 burning a hole in your pocket and you want the EZ Red Ratchet. http://www.tooltopia.com/ez-red-mr34.aspx The sale ends Monday.
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    Mud sticking to my bucket

    A chain is the only way to go running a narrow bucket
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    Probe test light with digital meter

    I was going to send you a PM but I'll just ask:D how did the EZ Red 3/4 drive ratchet with the extendable handle work out? Would you recommend it? ToolTopia has them on sale this week.
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    Probe test light with digital meter

    I sent ToolTopia an email yesterday inquiring about when it was going to be in stock. I included the part number;)
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