OldPhart......I was surprised that my quick disconnects were fine, after soaking in some WD49 for a few days. However, since I was getting new hoses, I went ahead and had them put the new quick disconnects on. Those suckers were about $30 bucks apiece.
I agree.....the thought of using a pipe wrench on any of the hydraulic areas is like finger nails on a chalk board, at least for me. I ordered an entire set of crows feet on ebay for around $60, and it sucked that I had the quality Case ones laying around but could not find them. A large size adjustable wrench comes in handy also.....even the Harbor Freight El-Cheapos.
Is that 1950's frig under the oak tree a propane or electric model? Im betting that Jethro had a rusting old propane cylinder laying on the muddy ground beside the Blue-Tick Hound's leaking dog house, and that gas frig had those Pabst Blue Ribbons ice cold. Jethro guzzles down one, tosses it over at the dog (trained to attack some of the time), and peeled another pull-tab off the next PBR, took a hefty gulp, and wiped the sloth off his chin with his greasy striped coveralls. Keeny Rodgers is stuck replaying, "You gotta know when to hold them, know when to fold them", so Jethro walks over to the '54 with a smashed in door, and gives the 8 trac a good bang with his fist, and ole Kenny proceeds to sing the rest of his story. The picture fades away as the ole hound dog has his rear leg raised on the flat rear tire and was doing his best to make sure the lug nuts would rust in place.
