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    I wanna find him...

    So, last friday while tearing the boom mounts off of a 120 foot Deere sprayer, another of the farmer friends hired hands found me. He normally runs the sprayer, but was tasked with pulling the starter off of a Trashnational Eagle with a C15 Cat. He got the top and bottom bolts out, but couldn't...
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    variable vane turbo

    Gentlemen, I have 0 knowledge of variable vane turbos. Farmer friend last fall had the actuator replaced on a 4WD Deere by Deere dealer mechanic. Now, during preseason inspection, a different Deere mechanic says vanes are "sticky". He determined that by working the actuator by hand. Says it may...
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    Is it still magic to you after all these years?

    Talking about engines here. Am in the process of rolling in rod and main bearings in a 7F, 3306. The other day, laying underneath the old pig, and just marveling still at the simplicity and beauty of the bottom end of that inline six. Then got to thinking that when it's turning and burning, it...
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    A Hydrology question. Hydrology, NOT hydraulics...

    Guys, my basement and perimeter drain runs 960' west to an open ditch. I have 2'-10" of fall in that distance. Normal summer, and fall, no problem. But winter and spring rains can quickly overwhelm the ditch, and then the water comes UP the basement drain and works the dog$hit out of the sump...
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    What is the most terrifying thing that taught you a lesson?

    Long long ago when I was a younker, I was helping a friend pull the rear diff on a triaxle. I knew nothing about dump trucks and very little about wrenching. Bed up, him on one side, me on the other between the tandems, one foot in front of the other. Both of us turning out u joints and diff...
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    Autoshift, or not?

    Gentlemen, a farmer friend bought a '14 Pete 384 yesterday with an autoshift. 1st one either of us has ever been around. On the test drive, and following him home, I noticed it runs thru all the gears. Now, if it had been a regular trans, would have normally left the stoplights and signs in...
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    Torque and turn equals what?

    Been watching the torque wrench / impact responses in another thread, and have used the torque / turn for years. But is there a formula to calculate what the final torque would be on a torque / turn? 12 years ago worked with a young mechanic to inframe a 3406. I was working with a shattered...
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    7S blade serial # location

    Hey my friends, need a little help to find blade serial # on a 7F straight blade. Tractor SN # 94N8650. I thought the # was on the right rear top. Tag is long gone. Tried wire wheeling the old paint layers off this morn where I THOUGHT it should be, and no luck. Am I looking in the wrong place?
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    Amps or Magnetism equals pain ?

    Question for the welders. After 3 weeks of burnin wire on a 120 volt machine, on light gauge steel sheets and tubing, hands are killin me. Right doesn't want to close, pain in all 4 second knuckles, and base knuckles. Hands are swollen to the wrists, although not as bad on the left. Over 20...
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    Gehl / Perkins 4-154 head

    'Morning my friends. Got a Gehl 5625, SN# 8562, with a head cracked between the prechambers and valves on a 4-154 Perkins. On the block, right side lower rear is stamped XA. Engine SN# stamped on left side front behind injection pump, A04-J13481U. Perkins says no heads available. Was asked...
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    Everybody does it different

    Thought I might show what works for me, and why. A one man one tractor operation, primarily clearing and fence rows. Everything gets burnt, so the less dirt in the pile the better. Everything is pushed to the fire with the rake. While pushing, I roll the push pile to shake out all the dirt I...
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