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« on: September 06, 2016, 02:47:42 PM »
Legacy Industrial HD6525MMA 25% solids, clear gloss finish Thoroughly cleaned and pressure washed floor then applied with standard 3/8" nap roller. Garage is 930 square feet. I used about 5.5 gallons and did three coats. I could have stopped at 2 coats, but I only ever want to do this once and am hoping the extra coat will help it last longer. First coat going on:
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« on: September 06, 2016, 01:52:17 PM »
I looked around a long time trying to figure out what to do in my new garage. I didn't like the solid color look or the cost of the good epoxy products. But I refused to do the cheap floor paint that you find at big box stores. I had done that before and it didn't last well at all. I wanted something I could apply with a roller, basically gave a gloss shine to the concrete, was durable and was reasonably priced. I finally landed on the Legacy Industrial HD6525MMA sealer and couldn't be happier.
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« on: September 06, 2016, 01:43:15 PM »
...and the handy snake identification tag for the head pilot on this forum.
Speaking of snakes. I turned around on Saturday and realized I was being stared down by the largest garter snake I had ever seen. It was about 8 feet away hiding behind some landscaping. The thing was at least 5 feet long and nearly 2" wide at the thickest part. I had never seen them get that big before. Is that normal? Then further behind it was the tiniest baby snake I have seen. I know they are not poisonous, and optimistically I hope she takes care of some mice issues I currently have. So I left them alone.
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« on: September 06, 2016, 01:36:24 PM »
These guys basically have it covered. 14 ga= 15 amp max 12 ga= 20 amp max
I concur ... Also remember that they specific type of light bulb you plan to use is irrelevant (LED, CFL, incandescent, etc.). You have to assume that somewhere along the line, someone may put 100 watt incandescent light bulbs in each and every socket. So size the wire and breaker accordingly. In my new garage addition, I have 8 bulb sockets each with a 9W LED bulb. A whole whopping 72 watts!!! But I still used 12ga wire assuming I could later change bulbs to 100 watt ones for a total of 800 watts.
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« on: September 02, 2016, 01:41:51 PM »
Am I the only one to noticed they installed the windows before the house wrap? That seems backwards and might make it difficult to waterproof. Make sure you watch how they waterproof around the windows and post pictures if you have any doubts.
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« on: August 23, 2016, 12:59:23 PM »
I agree, they get credit for meeting all the owner's requirements. That is pretty clever. Just add some large antennas to the back for the final touch of realism.
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« on: August 09, 2016, 01:16:22 PM »
Well that escalated quickly!
If you try this Krav Maga give us a report. Especially about how hard it felt on your joints. My wife has been tossing the idea around as well. I think the defense aspects of it would be useful. Though she has worse joints than any of you, I can pretty much guarantee that. And she's only 30. We've been trying to figure out the name of it for years, yet unsuccessful, but she has one of the diseases that reduces the strength of the tendons that hold your joints together. All of her major joints (shoulders and hips are the worst) pop out of the socket regularly. So I would love to know ahead of time whether to steer her toward or away from something that might make it worse.
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« on: August 03, 2016, 10:45:26 AM »
The accelerator pump is basically a rubber diaphragm. I have had similar idling issues when it dried up and cracked. I chased jetting for days until finding that the crack in the rubber pump. Might be worth a look. Either that or your idle circuit got plugged with dirt.
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« on: July 29, 2016, 10:53:46 AM »
Yippee ... now just need to get HR to add it to my business cards! First recipient of an award no-one has heard about. I feel like an actor or a professional athlete that gets an award for just doing their job.
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« on: July 28, 2016, 11:07:03 PM »
That looks like a ton of work. Nice job. How will you test if it's water tight?
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« on: July 28, 2016, 02:18:23 PM »
More pictures of finished product. It fit perfectly. I can confirm that the steering now operates much more smoothly and without all the slop that it had previously. Since this repair I have spent about 2 hours on loader work moving countless full buckets of dirt, gravel and large rocks from a retaining wall that is being torn down. So if anyone else out there finds this, I can confirm that welding to the power steering cylinder shaft can be successful.
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« on: July 28, 2016, 02:10:12 PM »
I was hoping the repair would be as simple as ordering a new tie rod end. However in Deere's infinite wisdom, someone concluded that it was more important to make the steering cylinder as short as possible. So the ball joint is welded to the end of the shaft. The only way to replace it is to buy an entire new power steering cylinder for $350. I decided that was stupid. So I cut off the parts and drove to the store. They were able to size the ball end mounting shaft with a caliper. It was a tapered shaft, which I thought would be a problem. After trying several different off the shelf tie rod ends, he was successful. They had the exact correct tapered shaft, same size and thread for the nut even. The cup side of the joint was threaded, typical for most cars, but I didn't care since I was going to cut it off anyway. For all of $10 I was on my way. It even had a grease zerk! When I got home I welded it to the power steering cylinder shaft, applied some paint, added fresh grease and checked this problem off the list.
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« on: July 28, 2016, 01:14:34 PM »
So as anyone with new wheels would, I stuck it in high gear and went flying down my road at full speed. I was pleasantly surprised to find zero vibration and no tire wobble in any direction! I am really happy with this result! Then drove back and I hooked my bucket back on and suddenly lost all steering. Someone was watching over me I think. My steering shaft tie rod end completely let go, just minutes after flying full speed down the road. That could have been a bad day. So feeling frustrated and blessed at the same time, I grabbed a C-clamp and limped it back into the shop again.
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« on: July 28, 2016, 01:09:44 PM »
Looks much mo betta!!
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Thanks! I should have noted that the traction with these seems to be a lot better so far. But to be fair my turf tires were totally bald.
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« on: July 28, 2016, 01:08:45 PM »
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« on: July 28, 2016, 12:59:32 PM »
I bolted the tires back on, well tried at least. Would you believe that the tolerances are so perfect that the thickness of the paint would prevent the new center from fitting? So I sanded the paint back off the center holes and out from the bolt holes. Once again a perfect fit. The rear wheels now made the front ones look really old, rusty and dirty. Someday I might repaint them to match. Or not, it's a tractor that lives in the mud.
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« on: July 28, 2016, 12:56:03 PM »
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« on: July 28, 2016, 12:01:41 AM »
I have heard in some states the middle two digits that are separated by a dash should match the year of your birthday.
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« on: July 21, 2016, 10:23:41 AM »
Or maybe they would only last a few days down at your farm?
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« on: July 21, 2016, 01:03:39 AM »
I forgot to note that I did prime it all first.
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« on: July 21, 2016, 01:02:32 AM »
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« on: July 21, 2016, 12:58:58 AM »
This paint was available at my local farm and fleet, so I thought I would give it a try. It was mixed at 8 parts paint to 1 part each hardener and naphtha. Sprayed at 25 psi with a cheapo harbor freight gun. Yet I was very happy with the spray pattern and consistency. The paint layed down smooth and thick. My second coat had one run near the valve stem, my fault. Otherwise I am happy with it. Pics don't show well but it ended up very shiny.
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« on: July 19, 2016, 12:41:57 AM »
That kobelco started sounding way better at first, then sounded too good to be true toward the end because I assumed it was similarly priced. But for that much additional money, makes sense that it should be that much better.
Have you thought about renting a smaller sized one for a week to see if can do what you think it can?
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« on: July 18, 2016, 01:20:26 PM »
Now that I was confident that it would work, I started welding in the centers. First I just tacked them in. Mounted it up and spun the wheel to measure for true. Luckily setting the wheel on the concrete floor and just using a small level was enough to get them square. The outer lip of the wheel wasn't perfectly true, but was very close, within 2mm left to right and also up/down. I think it will work just fine for a low speed off road vehicle. I started welding small sections across from each other to avoid warping it. Then over the course of many days as time allowed, they finally became completely solid. The red in the background is primer that was sprayed on the backside of the stock wheel center. I know this area will be hard to paint after it's complete so I wanted to get it primed well. I was concerned about using a 110v mig welder for this application. But after the first tests, the heat pattern on the back side of the rim appeared to indicate that I was getting sufficient penetration. So I continued with it.
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« on: July 18, 2016, 12:57:53 PM »
Both those solutions and also just using an angle grinder could have worked. But I wanted to have some fun with it. You see recently I helped my in-laws clean out my wife's uncle's garage. I ended up getting to keep many fine tools. One of which is an oxy acetylene torch. I have never used one before, so this was a good excuse to melt some metal. Fair warning ... I am not very skilled at it, but in the end accomplished what I needed to. Test fit confirmed that I now have enough room to use a normal impact socket. Then after some cleanup with a grinder and wire wheel.
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« on: July 18, 2016, 11:03:31 AM »
Now lets see how the rims line up using the new center. Here the rim is just friction fit onto the center. Clearances look good between the rim and the tractor frame. Unfortunately it is clear that my impact sockets don't have enough clearance to access the lug bolts.
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« on: July 18, 2016, 11:00:17 AM »
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« on: July 16, 2016, 11:23:09 AM »
That would be fun...
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« on: July 16, 2016, 12:22:27 AM »
Finally an update to these wheels. I received the freshly cut wheel centers a few weeks ago. Thanks to stlaser for sourcing the wheel centers. The precision is incredible. They fit exactly as tight as the OEM wheels!
I was planning to add some pictures, but it seems I have saved them off to my computer already since they are no longer on my phone. I will check the pc tomorrow.
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« on: July 16, 2016, 12:15:40 AM »
Sounds like you found the perfect spot!
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« on: July 13, 2016, 12:10:46 AM »
You need to either be more careful with the tractor, or start planning phase 2 of tractor protection body armor. Clearly the entire engine should be wrapped with at least a tube frame and expanded metal cage.
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« on: July 06, 2016, 02:15:48 PM »
That looks awesome!
Could you use a small folding receiver hitch mounted basket, or possibly a small foldable trailer to haul back the game?
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« on: July 06, 2016, 12:02:29 AM »
My plan was always to have my food pantry accessible from both the kitchen and the garage. Park your vehicle and unload directly into the back of the pantry. Keeps the older stuff pushed to the front to be used and eliminates carrying bags into the house, except frozen and cold items. That could be done with grocery store style refrigeration units but is likely cost prohibitive.
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« on: June 24, 2016, 01:31:25 PM »
That looks really amazing! Can't wait to see it all done.
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« on: June 22, 2016, 11:41:14 PM »
That looks fantastic. Amazingly shiny!
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« on: June 22, 2016, 01:03:02 AM »
Thats my son. I think I posted a pic of him on top of our ranger if that's what you mean.
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« on: June 22, 2016, 12:49:44 AM »
Perhaps you have voided the warranty? :)
Just don't mow over that chainsaw again with it pointed at your truck...
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« on: June 22, 2016, 12:41:45 AM »
That's what I was thinking as well. But he made it sound like it wasn't too bad. He may have left them in the sun to soften, it was like 90 here today. So maybe that helped?
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« on: June 21, 2016, 04:27:30 PM »
The tire guy was successful!
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« on: June 21, 2016, 02:07:54 PM »
Sounds like you had a lot of fun! I still remember the first time I tried Maker's Mark when visiting some friends in Nashville. I naively assumed it was some local specialty until I got back home and found it at my local liquor store sitting only a few feet away from my typical bottle of Jack. I was both excited to add variety to my drinking experience and frustrated that my friends tricked me into thinking it was only available down south. But what good are friends for anyway?
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« on: June 21, 2016, 12:42:17 PM »
Minor update: New wheel centers are in progress and the tires were dropped off for removal from the rims. The tire guy said his machine was too small but that he would just do it by hand .... he is either very strong or highly skilled. Or just has a big ego and might end up fighting with these extra heavy sidewalls for a while. We shall see.
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« on: June 21, 2016, 09:17:05 AM »
Too funny
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« on: June 20, 2016, 10:53:05 PM »
OK so maybe the factory paint is just faded a little and ad you said scratched up.
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« on: June 20, 2016, 10:38:54 PM »
Took a while for me to catch up with this. It's looking great. But is it my eyes or did the new paint not quite match the OEM paint color? Was the Val spar stuff guaranteed to match or did you just pick the closest Green? It still looks really good, just curious for when I might be ordering paint.
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« on: June 16, 2016, 02:00:57 PM »
Or maybe a flail mower? They appear to be designed for it but I have never used one.
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« on: June 16, 2016, 01:07:28 AM »
Red RTV ... . But maybe you won't see any of it anyway. Good band-aid solution.
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« on: June 15, 2016, 12:46:00 AM »
The Led lights look good. Same brand I bought, but I am curious to see how the flood pattern looks.
Don't forget air filter, fuel filter and hydro filter. You probably already did them but I didn't notice on the list.
Also curious to see the armoring. Mine sputtered to a stop when brush cutting recently. Then started spewing fuel. I was panicking until I found the large stick that was wedged in my engine. It popped the fuel line off the filter housing but I got lucky and no other damage!
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« on: June 14, 2016, 02:03:00 PM »
Except those skid steer one run off fast hydraulics not a gear box. You were a pilot so I'll refrain from covering the basics of that difference assuming you already know where I'm going.....
Where's Duane when you need him? ???
Maybe I missed it, but I was assuming he would just modify the current one to look like these so that it could be used to back over trees. Not actually mount skid steer equipment on a tractor. Which I agree is difficult for many reasons.
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« on: June 14, 2016, 12:00:39 PM »
Here are all the answers to questions about why a tire could explode. http://www2.worksafebc.com/PDFs/investigations/IIR2005108320019.pdfIn summary, heat applied to rubber can cause it to break down and release highly flammable gasses. These flammable gasses fill the enclosed cavity between the tire and the rim. When mixed with oxygen and a heat source they can explode. The explosion is so violent that whether or not the valve stem is installed appears to be irrelevant. That opening is so small it would have very little reduction on the explosion. The reason tires do not often explode when tread is reshaped appears to be due to the minimal amount of heat applied. However the danger is still possible.
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« on: June 14, 2016, 10:47:04 AM »
So your typical oil change then?
Should this be it's own build thread? It is sounding worthy. I am curious to see your LED lights. I just purchased a 20" one to mount on my roll bar. Bench testing proved it was way brighter than I expected, which is awesome. But it also showed the pattern is very focused on a small area. I was looking more for a flood type output, so still debating whether to use it on the tractor.
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