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LeonardL wrote:Looks like a Rube Goldberg to me! But hey!! If it works!! I've seen the time when I sure would have used it!!

you got me there I have no clue what the Rube Goldberg is !
the propane apparatus is made by rex-o-therm.

Here is my latest dozer addition . it is a 5,000 btu propane heather , hooked to a normal BBQ lpg gas tank , I hooked it to the dozer with brass hydaulic quick connect, works lovely . the apparatus have a bracket that you just use a vise grip on the track pad to hold it verticaly then you light up t...

thank you for the tip , I was not aware that the side drain plug was at the bottom part of the water jacket ,
I will do as proposed .

I'll post pics of my new starting aid kit soon !!!

I was looking to drain the whole coolant system from my 350 straight because the coolant is brownish and I want to make sure that all is perfect for the next season . 1- I emptied the Rad removing top pressure cap and opening lower rad drain valve 2- removing the side drain valve from the block But ...

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get rid of the electrical sender and put an all mecanical gauge on your unit $25.00 and it works all the time .

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Nice job François ! hope to see that work soon !
keep up the good work !!!!

very nice set-up you have there !!

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nice looking crawler !! you don't loan your wife ! then don't loan your crawler !

nice little beast !

love the root rake !!!

HI ! That is a sad situation , I had a problem on mine that is was not sterring properly after rebuild , found out that my disk were all on the lower range of the spec and the clutch plate was not putting enough pressure on the disk so there were slipping , so I made a bold move of putting one xtra ...

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My hats off to you ! very well done superb job !!
you will almost be shy to field try it after al that rework !!!!

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good job Bob , keep it up and you will enjoy the ride after ,

you should remove everything from there and clean it up completely
it will take a bit of time but you will never have to do it again .

Hi! I'm no expert but here are couples of tips . 1- you are in a steep woodland then a winch is needed 2- if you need to work fairly fast get a decent machine 3- if you can fix thing by yourself it it a plus 4- yes you will drain some money but at least you'll get plesure out of it 5- make sure you ...

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François I'm sure you will be able to do a nice job on this baby !!
lot of work many hours of parts seraching and head scratching but at the end a happier guy that been screwed by a seller but you will finaly be the winner !!!