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Recent content by rubberfish

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    Get high?

    The only way I'd go up in that was if my wife needed to be rescued from a burning building. I can see no other reason.
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    Operator swears he didn't hit anything

    I'll go out on a limb here and say this again, I don't believe the tires were rotating at time of impact.
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    Operator swears he didn't hit anything

    Had the trailer been moved since this pic of the damage? Looks like something could have possibly hit it while it was stationary. Need more pics and to hear the story from the operator himself.
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    Blizzard of 1977- 40 Years ago today

    I'm not sure I remember that storm. In '77 I would have been 11 and living in Nepean. Thanks for posting the pics and generating some childhood memories. :cool:
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    Going crazy one day at a time

    Going crazy one day at a time
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    Powershift Trans service

    Sorry. Can't help with the fluid question.
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    Cleaning up tools

    Hi there auen1. I've never had positive lasting results with wire brushing my tools. They look great for a while but we end up scratching the heck out of them and the rust seems to now come back with a vengeance. I learned that as well with the chrome bumper on my work truck. It had a bit of...
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    Case 580 SK won't start...

    Are you kidding me? Your original post states the machine won't start and or run. And you told us it also won't fire up on ether either. There was no mention of recently opening the fuel system ie: filter change etc that would allow air to enter the fuel system. You said it had just been...
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    Case 580 SK won't start...

    I'm not trying to be a **** here but the machine does not require an injector or diesel fuel to run on ether, which your machine currently does not do. Bleed away I guess. I told you I'm not a mechanic, just some guy thinking outside the box.
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    Case 580 SK won't start...

    I'm not a mechanic but the machine doesn't run on ether. So how is all this fuel line bleeding going to help matters?
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    2cycle oil. To add or not to add ?

    I think you'll find diesel owners are split 50/50 on this topic. Since the intro to ULSD many feel that a touch of lube will help. And just as many feel that the machine/truck manufacturers must know what they're doing and no extra lubrication should be necessary. I use some. Not all the...
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