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I was all set to wrassle that thing into submission
September 25, 2018, 11:49 AM
PHPaulI was all set to wrassle that thing into submission
and it fooled me and came right off!
Taking my big (5') tractor mounted snowblower apart to do a little corrosion control. Got everything I really needed to take off done. I hadn't pissed myself off in a few days so I decided to see if I could get the impeller off so I could sand and paint the blower housing.
Usually, they're corroded in place and won't come off without Herculean effort. I pulled up my jeans, tightened my belt, reviewed my vocabulary and went to work. It's held onto the shaft with a bolt through the nose, bolt came right out. Grabbed the impeller and wiggled just for shits and grins and damned if it didn't move!
In fact, 30 seconds of wiggling and pulling and it came right off.
I've worked on crap like that pretty much all my life. I don't think I've EVER been more surprised.
I think I'll go buy a Powerball ticket...
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
September 25, 2018, 12:05 PM
bendableSo o o o o , Whats your deal again ?
"I think I'll go buy a Powerball ticket..."
Power Ball is at $193 mil
Mega Millions is at $303 mil.
either way you could get Ice Creme for all the tenners here
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September 25, 2018, 12:18 PM
Otto Pilotquote:
Originally posted by bendable:
So o o o o , Whats your deal again ?
Life didn't work out the way he expected, we wasted the anticipation of getting a really good mad on, and the stupid machine got the best of him by not doing what it was supposed to!
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September 25, 2018, 12:18 PM
SBrooks:-)
Yeah !
Your not allowed to post in this page if everything went right...
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September 25, 2018, 12:33 PM
LS1 GTOquote:
Originally posted by SBrooks:
:-)
Yeah !
Your not allowed to post in this page bitch if everything went right...
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September 25, 2018, 01:04 PM
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September 25, 2018, 02:02 PM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by Otto Pilot:
Life didn't work out the way he expected, we wasted the anticipation of getting a really good mad on, and the stupid machine got the best of him by not doing what it was supposed to!
Perzackly.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
September 25, 2018, 03:02 PM
KevmoLook on the bright side, maybe reassembly will turn into a complete clusterfuck so you dont have to waste all the good swear words you have chambered
September 25, 2018, 03:32 PM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by Kevmo:
Look on the bright side, maybe reassembly will turn into a complete clusterfuck so you dont have to waste all the good swear words you have chambered
Entirely possible.
I ordered a new sprocket for the auger drive. The blower is a Pronovost, which is made in Canada, so the part was ordered from a Maine dealer but is coming from Canada.
They won't know the final price until they get it shipped in to them. Between Canadian postage and border duties/tariffs (it's a steel sprocket) their best guess was $65 to $75, plus another $20 for them to UPS it to me. (Nearest dealer is 100+ miles away...)
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
September 25, 2018, 03:42 PM
ArtieSYou'll be fine. That part won't fit when it gets here.
After the first 30" snowfall...
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September 25, 2018, 03:42 PM
Jimbo54quote:
Originally posted by Kevmo:
Look on the bright side, maybe reassembly will turn into a complete clusterfuck so you dont have to waste all the good swear words you have chambered
This. I'd wear gloves during reassembly. I see scraped knuckles in your future. This is how it always works for me.
Jim
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September 25, 2018, 04:03 PM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by ArtieS:
You'll be fine. That part won't fit when it gets here.
After the first 30" snowfall...
You've seen me work before, haven't you.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
September 25, 2018, 04:05 PM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by Jimbo54:
This. I'd wear gloves during reassembly. I see scraped knuckles in your future. This is how it always works for me.
Jim
Very true. And with the various meds I'm on, a simple scratch bleeds like I've been beat with the sharp end of an axe...
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
September 25, 2018, 05:45 PM
El Cid 92Your part will be delivered very timely.... in July 2019. Perfect for mud/snow melt season.
Andrew
Duty is the sublimest word in the English Language - Gen Robert E Lee. September 25, 2018, 05:50 PM
whanson_wiYou may have missed out on a snowblower disassembly goatfuck, but no problem... my snowblower doubled down to take up the slack.
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September 25, 2018, 05:57 PM
.38supersigquote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
I've worked on crap like that pretty much all my life. I don't think I've EVER been more surprised.
I think I'll go buy a Powerball ticket...
Odds of it coming apart like this again without any wholesale quantities of swear words & enough blood loss to make the Red Cross jealous? Powerball should be a done deal.
September 25, 2018, 08:42 PM
Krazeehorsequote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
I think I'll go buy a Powerball ticket...
And put on a helmet. You know the hammer has to fall sometime to even things up. But in the meantime, ride the wave!!
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September 25, 2018, 09:54 PM
jhe888Don't worry the engine on your tractor is fixin' to throw a rod.
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Stringdriverquote:
Originally posted by SBrooks:
:-)
Yeah !
Your not allowed to post in this page if everything went right...
That is super-funny.
September 26, 2018, 10:05 AM
AquabirdThat always seems to be the way it works.
I went out to change the oil in my compact utility Diesel tractor....I could not believe how big a problem that was.
It took a whole lot longer than it should have.
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