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    What controls should I have my kids learn?

    I never had to learn JD controls, it just came naturally. So I had to reprogram the brain to run Cat. Many years prior I had heard about Cat controls but never was able to get in the seat.
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    Favorite phrases you use

    1. I will accept perfection until I can improve on it.
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    steel arm to be bolted to the bucket loader made home

    I would remove the bucket and build a frame to attach to the lift arms/ hyd cylinders with a strong back across to support since your going to use it a battering ram. Using angle iron to support the end of the hoist , I Beam sized depending how much your machine can lift and how much side...
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    How stupid is this

    How do they justify a class one vehicle then?? I find things like this often, anything old has to be replaced with something new! New and improved more f*)(%# up. The old ways worked well but we don't follow instructions so have new ways to do that . It is harder to do and takes longer but it...
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    amp testers

    Have you checked your cable with an OHM meter? Your cable should have 0.0? ohms. This will tell you how much resistance it has, IE voltage drop. Is the starter not pulling in? or not turning the engine? Do a voltage check across any two points (battery post to cable terminal) I have seen a large...
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    cat filters vs baldwin filters

    Cat Filters I thought that Donaldson made ?? most of Cat's filters. I do have some of the numbers for the Duramax 750 & 751. I found the cross numbers, specs on line sometime ago.
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    Bolt of the Day! Fasteners Too !

    Fixou812 I recognize most of what you have there.:D Honest it just fell in my pocket... I love it when they ask if you want the garbage go ahead and take it:notworthy I love shiny things that don't rust or Gr 8 or 12. Was able to get some lock out relays some years ago that will be for an up...
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    Can you weld "too" hot?

    3/8" rod is huge! Generally you will want your decimal equivalent as in 0.375 or 375 amps. Some machines weld hot/ cold. When I was at one job you could tell about 15 minutes before breaks you would have to turn your settings down.The best I have done is 5/32" 7018. They say that you will get...
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    grease for loader and hoe

    One of the operators a few years ago swore by the White Lithium grease for the excavator I ran. The boss finally got him the grease.
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    Underbody diesel tranfer tank?

    I tried to get the boss 8 or 10 years ago to get me a pump to plumb into the end of the saddle tank of the gravel truck/ trailer that I ran pulling the backhoe around. I never used more the 1/3 tank on any one day/ night job in the oil field jobs. Plumb into the end of the saddle tank into a...
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    Asphaltene problems?

    I used to get the Asphaltene's in my filter in my 99 Do_G_ .What micron rating would hold them ? Then with a larger filter to be able to run longer? The one Cat filter has the 3 Micron that should stop it?
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    Tool box safety talk

    Tool box safety When I was a kid ( ?? 14 years old ) I learned that if I brought the tools that 1. I have to use IT is very hard to beat experience! 2. may use...
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    Cold weather, slow crank, won't start. Battery? Block Heater?

    Slow cranking Glad to hear it started. Do switch to the synthetic 0W/40. Battery blankets are wonderful, I use a low temp thermostat for it. You might want to investigate synthetic hydraulic oil . Get a Product information book or two from your oil supplier and read up on synthetics and...
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    Tool box safety talk

    I find now a days that most young people <40 aren't interested in learning and know everything! I have always been under the assumption that everyone wants to learn! WRONG! As a kid on the farm I learned that if I cover what Will go wrong, Can go wrong , May go wrong I won't have any problems...
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    In-well water pump question

    I agree with what is said so far if your going to install the water line I think you should upgrade the pipe size I think you will have too much friction losses for the pump to work against? A 3" pipe maybe.
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    Guys up north, what are you wearing?

    Under clothing = The two layer Stanfield long johns, Tee shirt and turtleneck . Cotton socks with 3 or 5 LB wool socks. I will up size jeans to be loose. Shirts Cabela's Chamios shirts are wonderful! Carhartt arctic vest/ coat. Their insulated coveralls and their arctic coveralls are very good...
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    Faster warm up in the cold

    I used baler belting with holes punched in it, with the 500 lb cord run between the hood rubbers dropped down between the rad and the cross member it worked well. I put an exhaust brake on mine it also worked very well. You will want to keep your coolant temp above 150 F this is where a diesel...
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    Make sure ya'll are using Bonded Fuel Hoes on transfer tanks

    td25c you are correct on the induction working under the power lines. I will have to measure my hose and see if it is bonded, I don't pump much fuel off just to the trucks tank so figure I won't get too much static buildup?
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    Best Footwear

    I have been wearing Vibergs boots from Victoria BC since 1976! We were doing work on extension ladders at the dock yard feet were really sore so my journeyman told me about them and added a second layer of leather, feet didn't hurt anymore after that! They are the best boots that I have worn. I...
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    Draining Boots?

    I have used for years two cheeeep hair driers. You want low heat and high fan speed works very well, needed another drier the other month was $18.00 or so. Back before the removed the wax ( its not environmentally friendly ) WAAAH! now I use a lot more of stuff that doesn't last as long or work...
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