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This is awesome if you're not an atheist/agnostic.<br>
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Even then you might enjoy the event.<br>

Random act of culture
Everything and Anything
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A hunter and his friend were sitting in a tall tower stand near Highway 7 early one cold December morning. Suddenly, a huge buck walked out over the corn they had spread in the low shrubs. The buck was magnificent, a once in a lifetime animal. His rack was huge. The hunter's hand shook as his mind was already counting the Boone and Crockett points. Moving quickly, the hunter carefully aimed the Leopold scope on his .300 Win Mag at the unsuspecting buck.<br>
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As he was about to squeeze the trigger on this deer of a lifetime, his friend alerted him to a funeral procession passing slowly down Highway 7. The hunter pulled away from the gun-stock, set the rifle down, took off his hat, bowed his head and then closed his eyes in prayer.<br>
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His friend was stunned, "Wow, that is the most thoughtful and touching thing I have ever seen you do. You actually let that trophy deer go to pay respects to a passing funeral procession. You are indeed the kindest man I have ever known, and I feel lucky to call you a friend. "<br>
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The hunter shrugged. "Yeah, well, we were married for 37 years."

A Hunter s Tale
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 5 Post by kwschumm

It's gotten to the point where I don't listen to the candidates, or read the mailings, or pay any attention to the debates or other rhetoric, or even read much of the Voter's guide. But I do look in the voter's guide at the candidates education, affiliations, and endorsements. Those are usually an accurate indication of where a candidate stands.

In Oregon all voting is vote by mail. Early indications are that ballot returns from rural areas (generally very conservative) are very heavy and ballot returns from Portland (aka Moscow on the Willamette) are very light. Maybe a good indication but I'd be very surprised if some of the entrenched idiots were ousted.

Mute buttons
Everything and Anything
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No Kubota expert here but most tractors have a "rate of drop" adjustment knob below the seat somewhere. Have you checked it? If it is closed off the 3 point won't drop very fast at all.

rear deck won t go down
Kubota Tractors
Replies 4 Post by kwschumm

Part of buying a business is to perform due diligence. Any bad will discovered should have been factored into the purchase price. Reviews posted before a change of ownership are not invalidated by the change so why should history be rewritten?

A better way to approach it would be for the new owners to apologize and work to satisfy customers that have been mistreated in the past and, perhaps, gain them as new customers. Doing so would be more productive than complaining to them about their reaction to being screwed.

MulchXpressUSA com - MulchExpressUSA Firewood Review
Home Improvement
Replies 47 Post by kwschumm

Sorry to see that crunch but it could have been worse. Glad it didn't fall on the house or car or a family member!

Amica has been very good to us on Car insurance. We have them on our house, too, but haven't needed them for that (fortunately).

Tree Damage
Just For Fun Off Topic
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Have you hooked up an ammeter to see what the current draw is with the engine off?<br>
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If it's more than maybe 25mA (that's a SWAG, I have no idea what a Gator draws in the off state) start pulling fuses one at a time until it drops, that will isolate the circuit that is causing the drain. Once you've isolated a circuit then start troubleshooting with items connected to it.

Battery not charging
Utility Vehicles UTV/ATV
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Similar story with my truck. Turned on the fan, a little bit of thumping, then it ran normally. A day later the entire cab was stinking. Fortunately the fan was easy to remove. Three screws and it dropped out, along with a bunch of mouse parts. Had to clean it off good with lysol and spray a bunch into the duct work. The mouse had crawled in the cowl vent and built a nest on top of the vent fan filter. One day it decided to chew a hole through the filter and take up residence in the scroll fan. I learned to put the ventilation system on recirculate before shutting the truck off so the vent door closes and helps keep them out.

Those MICE
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 12 Post by kwschumm

Tractors and implements make all sorts of noises so it's a little hard to know what the chattering sounds like. It could be as simple as the pto safety cover rattling. The shaft rotation when off is normal and it's a good thing. It makes it a lot easier to line up shaft splines when doing hookups.

John Deere 3520 PTO Chatters
Parts and Repair
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[QUOTE=macsurvey;173359] One would even think that reply came from HomeDepot!I do not need sympathy and know how to take care of business on my own.My guess is that this is a bad forum, full of responders that should not be allowed. [/QUOTE]

If you only want to hear from people who agree with your point of view then perhaps this is not where you want to be. Dissent is allowed here but members are expected to refrain from personal attacks.

HOme Depot does not want to do anything after a cub cadet purchase
Cub Cadet
Replies 17 Post by kwschumm

Frank, I'm very sorry to hear of your loss and will keep you in our prayers. At 95 he lived a long life, and based on the few things you've said about your wife it seems he did good by her too. A life well lived is always worth being thankful for.

Lost my FIL this morning
Everything and Anything
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It's still there for me.<br>
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Click link below. On that page there's a link to download it to your machine too.<br>

web site
Articulated Tractors
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Frank, have you ever watched a race team use them to measure tire temperature? I've never done this but theoretically you could use them to test for inflation or alignment problems. After driving for awhile ideally they would measure about the same across the tread. Higher temperatures in the center would indicate overinflation, higher temperatures at the edges would be underinflation, high temperatures at one edge or the other would likely be camber and/or toe alignment problems.

Hand held thermometers
Shop Tools
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[QUOTE=earthwrks;172895] KW tell us how you really feel there buddy!Me hopes you get new shocks pronto on the Toyotty! [/QUOTE]

The Toyotty now has it's third set of KYBs in three years. They said if (i.e. when) they go out again they will replace them with Bilsteins for the cost diff. I'm gonna miss that shock-free wallowing that brings back memories 60s Caddies.

Android Phone Review
Everything and Anything
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I get enough email so receiving an email per post isn't something I'd like. For me the "pull" model works better than the "push" model.

Possible new features
Website Operations Howto
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Yooper, I could use a Raptor but am not yet $50k desperate!

The shop said the upper rubber bushing got pummeled and allowed the strut rod to have excess lateral movement which caused the seal to fail. They replaced it with a polyurethane bushing this time around. We'll see. It was bad enough that it wore the hole in the top strut plate into a slot so they're ordering another from the dealer at N/C.

Light Truck Shocks
Autos SUV Trucks
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Nobody has suggested this so I'll throw it out there. When I have bolts seize the first thing I do is reach for the air chisel with a blunt tip and vibrate the bolt a bit and then the area around it while turning it loose. Turning it doesn't work so well for a pin like you are fighting but I can't help but think that if you could vibrate the pin back and forth while spraying some PB Blaster or other penetratant you might make some headway without drilling.

Best way to free a seized pivot bolt joint
Loaders Back Hoes
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I don't know that tractor but a five footer with heavy brush and 20 pto hp seems about the limit. Often there's a mark on the tachometer that shows engine speed to maintain for a pto output of 540 rpm. The goal would be to run it in a gear that maintains 540 rpm at the pto without straining too hard.

What gear should I brush hog in
Mitsubishi
Replies 12 Post by kwschumm

I'm with ya Murf but I do feel bad for the family owned franchisees of JD. With JD's entry into big box stores they're getting screwed from both ends. The local JD dealer here does a great job but it seems to me their business has fallen off. Could be the slow economy or my imagination but there's hardly anyone in there anymore and I sure don't want them to close up.

JS36 front axle
John Deere Tractors
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We're going on a year since the MasterShield was installed. Really no complaints so far. Have had to clean the inside corners in one spot twice with a hose and that's about it. Had two brief snowstorms during the winter, nothing severe, but had no problems. So far I'm satisfied. The installer didn't do the best work but it's not terrible. Mostly they took the lazy way and lowered the downspouts instead of cutting them shorter when the gutters were lowered.

Master Shield Gutter Protection - Anyone have them
Home Improvement
Replies 68 Post by kwschumm