Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
Bar oil down both legs. Old caps worked. Simple. Single piece of plastic. Then someone at Stihl fell face first in a portapotty, woke up with the IQ of a concrete block, and invented the flippy cap.
How'd it go today?
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true, my 170 has the old fashioned caps and I don't hate them nearly as much, although on occasion i do have to jam a scrench in there to break them loose after certain braindead groundies think its cool to overtighten stuff
I swear tree guys are the worst about over tightening, helped one with a bumper install and that dude thought it'd be cool to take my brand new M18 drill and tighten the chuck down as tight as he could, that chuck has never held a bit the same, I literally had to put an old V belt around it and clamp it in the bench vice to get it loose again
I swear tree guys are the worst about over tightening, helped one with a bumper install and that dude thought it'd be cool to take my brand new M18 drill and tighten the chuck down as tight as he could, that chuck has never held a bit the same, I literally had to put an old V belt around it and clamp it in the bench vice to get it loose again
Nutball
TreeHouser
Husqvarna knows how to flippy cap
flushcut
TreeHouser
Thanks @huskihl
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Proline® fuel and oil cap EZ-Twist™ for many Stihl chainsaws. Replaces the original Stihl large flip caps Only. Much simpler to use. Just insert and twist. Please match you part with ours for proper fitment; actual pictures shown. Caps are Not made in China. "Bought 2 sets, one for a MS310 and...
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Burnham
Woods walker
Uh oh.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
Front rim damage is puzzling.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
I saw the magnitude of damage. Still puzzled what it was that hit the rim and bent it. Unless they moved the tractor since the hit.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
Maybe the hit flattened the rim and tire and then shoved the tractor ahead 1/2 a revolution.
The damage may have been pre existing. But I imagine there were big logs bouncing all over. Euc is heavy, hard, and brittle.
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
Managed to make enough of a stink on the phone that I got an appointment to finish my tire installation. I had loosened all the lug bolts and retorqued to 95 ft-lbs. I saw the tech having a meltdown because he couldn't remove the bolts. I told him there was an M18 impact with a 17 mm socket behind the driver's seat. Long story short, he gave me a pair of safety glasses and made me remove the lug bolts. He didn't charge for mounting, balancing or disposal.
treebilly
Student of the Jedi. OH-7106A
That’s a new style super single you got there.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
We have a dirt track close by. If you get a hunk of mud inside the rim it will make your car shake like it has a flat. They use a thing called a mud plug to prevent that.
Usually a lot more action on dirt than asphalt. My son raced there for a few years. I got out there a couple times. Lots of adrenaline. Second race I won some prize money. Too much work and money for me to be a regular. One bad night can cost a lot to get your car back together.
Usually a lot more action on dirt than asphalt. My son raced there for a few years. I got out there a couple times. Lots of adrenaline. Second race I won some prize money. Too much work and money for me to be a regular. One bad night can cost a lot to get your car back together.
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
My widdle skid steer finally made it home today.
Burnham
Woods walker
Looks like quite the project. How bad is it 
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Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
It has a 16 hp Tecumseh. It might run, but parts are very difficult to find, or so I've read. I have a 3 cylinder Kubota that is particularly (peculiarly) suited for this machine.
Original tires/tubes would be $400. They are weird. SS tread and wheels would be much more.
Cage is nicely adapted from possibly a Bobcat. Original would be nice, but not necessary.
Hydraulic pumps and motors are unknown. Electric clutch looks sketchy. Kubota would have enough zip to start without it.
First move is to see if I can start the Tecumseh, then start assessing from there. It could be handy for sawdust control at the mill. Door to door small stable cleaning. Cash it in for $5-6k.
Original tires/tubes would be $400. They are weird. SS tread and wheels would be much more.
Cage is nicely adapted from possibly a Bobcat. Original would be nice, but not necessary.
Hydraulic pumps and motors are unknown. Electric clutch looks sketchy. Kubota would have enough zip to start without it.
First move is to see if I can start the Tecumseh, then start assessing from there. It could be handy for sawdust control at the mill. Door to door small stable cleaning. Cash it in for $5-6k.
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Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
Almost got hit head on by an suv doing at least 70+. F**ker came right into my lane and I barely swerved around it. Inches from getting squished. 
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
Found on the side of the road free. First house on my road. I git my sister and a pickup. Too heavy. Came back with a bigger gun. Neighbor across the street was eyeballing it. She got to witness me scoop and run with it.
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