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    Hey guys Jags and Raiders playing a bunch of scrubs tonight . If the lightning stops .LOL ! Big weekend for Jacksonville football fans with Tony and Leroy joining the football immortals !
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    '65 Lyn Craft Seabreeze 1500 Sport Runabout

    Flips are always nerve wracking ..LOL !
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Just a small bit of rebar going in a new Linear Accelerator the floor slab is roughly 4’ thick to hold all the weight .. Cancer treatment .. As aggravated I get at work sometimes I always settle down when I realize the good that comes from these hospitals we build .. especially the childrens...
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Something a bit structural
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    I thought those were Gator eyes at first till I expanded it on my phone .. Green sky looks cool !
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    Tractor steering problem

    I guess better that than the hyd pump .. was talking with my neighbor and he said he had and old MF tractor that would do the same when the fluid would get real low . It leaked pretty badly . Would turn left fine but would lock up going right . Gosh I so much other stuff going on now I hate to...
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    1972 Checkmate MX-15 Rebuild

    I hate glassing when super humid .. If you lean over and sweat all over the layup it will leave little white splotches everywhere…
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    Tractor steering problem

    Very little
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    Tractor steering problem

    So I have this old Jinma tractor . Front loader, box blade , bushhog attachments . It runs ok other than it needs new wiring , gauges ,and leaks fuel from some fuel lines .. The steering seems to be messing up . It will turn to the left with no problem then when you straighten the wheels and...
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    1962 Merc 450 restoration ..

    Every little thing is an accomplishment LOL ! A washer ground down to fit . 53 cents . HF puller and a lot of heat and pb blaster .. A few choice words and that tapered bearing finally gave up .. LOL !
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    1962 Merc 450 restoration ..

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    1962 Merc 450 restoration ..

    So is this how the seal should look ? It’s different than the original one . The bushing assembly came with a seal already in place . With I guess 2 extra seals ? And I ordered a seal not knowing the bushing came with them . So my question . It only get one seal correct ? Other than the O-ring...
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    1962 Merc 450 restoration ..

    Ok Bearing carrier in place . Got this set . Didn’t have exact size but was able to get next size up and turn upside down for a nice flat surface . That also allowed me to leave the disk bolt on the shaft . I would have had to remove the bolt if I used the disk the intended way . The bolt would...
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    1962 Merc 450 restoration ..

    Bearing carrier is out . I picked up a tool similar to the one jimbo posted . Now how do I put the new one in without messing it up ? Can I take the old carrier and lay it on top of the new one then use a block of wood or something to tap it down in place ?
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    1962 Merc 450 restoration ..

    I guess I should have done that before paint … lol !
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    1962 Merc 450 restoration ..

    The bearing is out . It’s just the racer that’s still in there . I’d rather not put a torch to my new paint job .. 😳
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    1962 Merc 450 restoration ..

    How do we get the tapered roller bearing racer out of the back of the LU ? Is this gunna take a special tool ?
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    1962 Merc 450 restoration ..

    I think I have all the replacement part needed on hand now so I went ahead and prepped primed and painted it . Clear coated it late this afternoon . This pic is just the color coat no clear .
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    Only in my neck of the woods ..

    https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/man-arrested-animal-cruelty-against-rooster/25da1de1-7b7a-41bc-80ee-65e1bb69e92c/
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Not my pic but taken at my local ramp .
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