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Swetz

Swetz

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Clawed Backster said:
Oh you'd LOVE how I start my backhoe!
I have a wire with an alligator clip on the end of it that I touch to the positive terminal on the battery. That's the way I got it, and I have never bothered to wire it through the start button.
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My neighbor has you beat...he has been using a "special" screwdriver (read busted tip so otherwise worthless - and now eaten away from the arc) for over 5 years now to start his old tractor :eek:
 
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Clawed Backster

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Before anyone gets the wrong impression, I bought my backhoe for $3,400 knowing that it had transmission problems. The guy who had owned it just before me had severely neglected it. He passed away, and his daughter was selling it. She knew almost nothing about it, other than that it had a transmission problem. It ran good, and the hydraulics worked fine, so I took a chance on it.
Not only did I fix the transmission, but I have made many other improvements to it. In other words, I am not just running it into the ground.
I actually find the hot wire thing kind of funny, because it drives some people crazy. Lol
 
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Clawed Backster

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Tinkerer said:
Are the outlets on the generator GFI's ?
If not have you considered the possibility of being electrocuted from that set -up ?
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I try to not think about stuff like that. Lol
But seriously, yes I had considered that. I probably should run a ground wire from the generator to the machine. Maybe that would help?
I'm about as electrically inept as anyone you will find.
 
T-town

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You have to drive an 8' ground rod into the ground with a long run of Cu wire..... then just don't drive any further than your wire at any point during your 'job'..... that ought to work right? ;)
 
skyking1

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Clawed Backster said:
Before anyone gets the wrong impression, I bought my backhoe for $3,400 knowing that it had transmission problems. The guy who had owned it just before me had severely neglected it. He passed away, and his daughter was selling it. She knew almost nothing about it, other than that it had a transmission problem. It ran good, and the hydraulics worked fine, so I took a chance on it.
Not only did I fix the transmission, but I have made many other improvements to it. In other words, I am not just running it into the ground.
I actually find the hot wire thing kind of funny, because it drives some people crazy. Lol
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my forklift was $500. It needs a new converter I think, brakes, that hose. It will eventually get all of that and any leaks fixed before it goes to the new shop up north.
 
NH575E

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Tinkerer said:
Are the outlets on the generator GFI's ?
If not have you considered the possibility of being electrocuted from that set -up ?
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My first thought when I saw this setup was the need for a carbon monoxide alarm. ;)
 
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