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Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:25 pm

What exactly are you planning to pull with this said tractor??? If its your pud, be careful!! You may pull it right off!! :shock:
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:59 pm

mattyzip77 wrote:What exactly are you planning to pull with this said tractor??? If its your pud, be careful!! You may pull it right off!! :shock:
a sled, , and want really good traction in the snow, which is another reason for more weight
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That was a excellent article!! Wonder if she even would have noticed if noone told her!! That was priceless, gross, but priceless!! She definatly liked a little nut in her yogurt!!
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:01 pm

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ramses wrote:As a sidenote, last winter I had to push our 4WD tractor back into the driveway because my dad ended up slipping off plowing. I'm not sure if it has locking differentials or not.

In all fairness, though, it still had the 6' mower deck on it.

why not take the deck off for the winter? like derrrrrr!!!

i take my deck off right b4 winter
It's quite a pain in the ass. The deck goes on between the axles, and must be rolled out the side (can't just drive over it). And we really have no place to put it other than under the tractor.
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ramses wrote:
jsefcik wrote:
ramses wrote:As a sidenote, last winter I had to push our 4WD tractor back into the driveway because my dad ended up slipping off plowing. I'm not sure if it has locking differentials or not.

In all fairness, though, it still had the 6' mower deck on it.

why not take the deck off for the winter? like derrrrrr!!!

i take my deck off right b4 winter
It's quite a pain in the ass. The deck goes on between the axles, and must be rolled out the side (can't just drive over it). And we really have no place to put it other than under the tractor.

ohhh gotcha
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Gippeto wrote:Chains are good too.
*sigh*
Have some memories involving chains (and mayhap a Ukranian lass... or three) ?

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Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:28 pm

Gippeto wrote:
jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:
Gippeto wrote:Chains are good too.
*sigh*
Have some memories involving chains (and mayhap a Ukranian lass... or three) ?

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Gippeto,
With winter coming on up there, remember chains may be required above 3,000 ft........Whips are always optional.
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Whip? I KNEW I was missing something! :idea:
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Gippeto wrote:Have some memories involving chains (and mayhap a Ukrainian lass... or three) ?
If there's one thing I can't stand it's these novelty handcuffs made of monkey metal you can snap with a shark yank :D
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Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:04 am

Got $20 for free on my betting account (I maybe place one small bet once a year) so I made a couple of multibets...

This post is only relevant for those who know their cricket and rugby.

Aus to beat SA in their T20
Eng to beat Ind in their ODI
NZD to beat Zimbabwe in their T20
Kangaroos to beat the Kiwis
France to beat Wales
All Blacks to beat Wallabies

return for $10 bet: $166

Aus to beat SA in their T20
Ind to beat Eng in their ODI
NZD to beat Zimbabwe in their T20
Kangaroos to beat the Kiwis
France to beat Wales
Wallabies to beat All Blacks

return for $10 bet: $290

All the games finish Sunday (NZ), wish me luck :D
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MrCrowley wrote:wish me luck :D
... only because then you can afford the CF matting :)
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Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:15 am

Totally offtopic, but that is what this thread is for.. I've arrived at the railroad and have the caboose for the night to myself. This place is out in the boonies, but they have Internet by satellite so the connection is a little slow.

The Caboose is great. i didn't realize how big they are. They always look so small on the back of a train. This one has water, heat, lights, TV, a fridge, microwave, stove, sink, and two beds. The upstairs has four seats to watch the scenery.

I arrived after dark so I didn't grab any photos tonight, but I'll get some tomorrow and upload a few.

I was in the barn and talked to the head honcho and got to climb all over the engine. It is full of water ready for the weekend. They will be lighting the fire in the morning, so I will need to install my project before they get a head of steam up, so I will be busy in the morning. I walked through the machine shop. Wow, they have a nice collection of tools. 3 lathes.. The lager one has a chuck about 2.5 feet in diameter. I'll grab a photo tomorrow. 8) I asked about using a drill press. They said to help myself.. One horizontal one is set up for boring. It is big enough to bore a cannon. Sweet.

My project is to install a battery charger on the steam engine for the 2 way radio. I customized a power supply to run on 32 volts. To prevent overloading and stalling the steam turbine for the generator, the supply is designed to shed load as the input voltage begins to drop.

The testing of the power supply is below. One shot is at about 25 volts in where it puts out no power. One is at a higher voltage in, and one is at full output due to the input being over 30 volts. The bulb in the photo is a 12 volt 30 watt bulb.
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At over 31 volts the supply runs at full output.  Here the charging voltage is 13.8 volts out.  The load is 70 watts. The two gold resistors in the back are part of the testing load.
At over 31 volts the supply runs at full output. Here the charging voltage is 13.8 volts out. The load is 70 watts. The two gold resistors in the back are part of the testing load.
26 volts charging begins
26 volts charging begins
Under 25 volts, no charging
Under 25 volts, no charging
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Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:29 am

Look at what I found at school;

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Polished seamless steel pipe! (25mm ID 30mm OD)
I think i'm going to make another QDV out of this :)
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Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:50 am

Seamless does allow you to build an onboard pump...
A nice feature to have I can tell you.
Combine the two..

If I wasn't so obsessed with completing a working lever action 11mm bb launcher I'd use a piston valve on it myself.
A 25mm barrel on it...

Big boom for all that pumping.
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