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If that deck has the Eaton gear box keep an eye on it and change the oil frequently. We had the 100" at my old job and the gearbox blew up twice and it's not fun to change it out. It is nice to mow on though
What did you do today....other than work on your car!?
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All belt drive on deck and hydraulic pumps. Hydraulic wing lift cylinders and hydraulic motors on main wheels. MRSP on this years model is $65,800US from Lastec.
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Welded up some 1/4 steel making column post feet and header bracket for my mezzanine. Wanted something sturdy and the industrial look. Plus much cheaper and stronger doing it yourself.
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Cool truck!
It really is. Manual 3 on the tree, runs great. Prior owner put a lot of money into it, except for body work.
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If I had it I'd spray it with matte clear and drive it!
Pretty close. He's going to wipe it down with boiled linseed oil on a light Scotchbrite pad. A few YouTuber's use the technique on their barn finds.
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You should watch the Power Nation video where they went to a junkyard and tried 4 different methods then checked on the results in a few days/weeks.
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"What did you do today....other than work on your car!?"
Recovered our cast iron Franklin stove from the bottom of the river. It blew off of our dock about 4 years ago during a severe thunder storm. Been waiting for the right time to retrieve it! Wife Pam and Tavish the Westie supervised and were safety watch.Got the lifting beam in place.
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For those "Jacques Cousteau" fans, "Phillipe will now dive".
The rigging is in place and ready to lift. The water is about 6 feet deep. I am actually standing on top of the stove in the photos.
The rigging is in place and ready to lift. The water is about 6 feet deep. I am actually standing on top of the stove in the photos.
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Why not just use a few big air bags to bring it to the surface? That's how Cousteau would have done it.
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Once we get it out and on the dock, still have to get it down the walkway, across the road and back to the workshop.
Lifting up the ramp until transition to horizontal pull.
Re-rigged the ramp and started the horizontal pull to get it on the dock.
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Must have been a pretty strong wind......?
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Got it across the road into the driveway. Everyone should have a pallet jack!
Ready to pressure wash all the crud and zebra mussels off in preparation for a coat of "stove black"
So there is no doubt as to the size of this river! lol.
Ready to pressure wash all the crud and zebra mussels off in preparation for a coat of "stove black"
So there is no doubt as to the size of this river! lol.
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Well true, but that would have got it to the surface, not onto the dock.
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Micro-bursts in a thunderstorm can be quite violent. The stove also had about 8 feet of stove pipe sticking up that added some leverage.
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Used to have a pallet jack but wasn't using it much for anything so I sold it. 100% profit too. Someone left it out in front of the storage building I used to have so I stuck it inside and put out the word that I had it and no one came forward. After having it for months and not using it.....it got advertised.
Went to the local Big-Box hardware store for some Duck Tape 
and spotted Batman's ride parked out front.
The Dark Knight no less.... plates to match ....didn't get a pic of the plate...but it was something like "DRKNGT"
When we came out .....'Bruce' was driving away - his helmet had the pointy ears and he was wearing a cape.
My son thinks he might be the guy with a tricked-out Audi done up as the Batmobile.
and spotted Batman's ride parked out front.The Dark Knight no less.... plates to match ....didn't get a pic of the plate...but it was something like "DRKNGT"
When we came out .....'Bruce' was driving away - his helmet had the pointy ears and he was wearing a cape.
My son thinks he might be the guy with a tricked-out Audi done up as the Batmobile.
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