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Saw this old gal on Craigslist in Benbrook Texas. Benbrook is SW of FT Worth about 40 miles. They are asking $500 August 16 2007 I'd put a picture of it here but can't figure out how. Just go to the link and it will tell you the story. John http://dallas.craigslist.org/grd/398896861.html This is a l...

My 2cents worth. I was thinking how nice 2 pieces of "C" channel or purlin would be under the tracks. If you could find pieces wide enough so that the tracks would fit in the channel, you could then burn some holes in the flanges to chain the tracks to them. Then you would have essentially put it on...

Like many of you I have rebuilt carbs out of necessity many times. One of the most exasperating was a Briggs And Stratton 18 HP downdraft which just wouldn't run right. I must have pulled it apart 4 times until I finally put on my magnifier glasses (I’m sure none of you need them yet). With the adde...

Komatsu D20 vs JD 40 thrown track memories. When your rails are badly worn there is less depth to engage the rib on the idler wheel. But if your rollers are badly worn also then the rails have a little more depth to engage with to keep straight. I decided to change all my rollers on the Komatsu beca...

OK I don't have any pictures but I know the feeling. I was digging a ditch with my little D20 Komatsu with worn out tracks. I was down by the creek working on the outlet of the drainage ditch I was digging when I backed around and over a pile of dirt in the trench when I heard an unusual clank and g...