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My wife was born in Tommot, Yakutsk. She often complains that it's cold here In Northern Alberta, Canada. I ask her how she ever survived in Siberia, if she thinks it is cold here.

Exactly. I wouldn't even consider trying to move anything this heavy (and top heavy to make matter worse) on any kind of ramp with rollers. On Wednesday my friend and I picked up a 2200 pound Bridgeport. We rolled it out on 1" pipes, lifted it up with a rented gantry crane and chain hoist, and...

Usually it's punk kids looking for pocket change or goods they can run to the pawn shop with to finance their drug addiction. I don't have any sympathy for these moronic individuals, and even less for the dealers supplying this ****. In my opinion, convicted dealers should be lined up for the...

A 6.0l may draw as much as 200A or more , depending on the temperature.

One of the biggest problems with the old jumper packs is that they used gel cel lead acid batteries, which are OK for light duty use, until left discharged in subzero weather. Once they freeze, the internal plates warp and the cells require replacement.

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I guess things are a little different in our locale. When it's -30F and a truck that has been sitting for a couple weeks in that temperature has dead battery, I don't think a little booster pack is going to do much. The glow plugs current draw alone will probably discharge the battery pack...

Yes, but you can crank a diesel engine that draws 1000A +. If you're starting a Honda or Toyota sewing machine motor, the battery pack will probably work.

What's wrong with good old fashioned booster cables, made from AWG 000 welding cable , and good quality hardened copper clamps? No batteries to go bad, or capacity to drop from sitting in the cold...

Taking something apart is easy, anybody can do that. The real skill involved is repairing and re-assembling something so that it works as designed, or better.

I doubt you would be able to drill a hole in the snap ring; they are very hard spring steel.

Don't use contact cleaner on the slip rings. Check to ensure the brushes aren't worn out. It's also possible that the field voltage is low, and / or bad rectifiers, if your machine has them . 200A on a 1/8" rod should melt it down pretty fast.

Except you wouldn't find anything free, or close to free in the tool truck, let alone within the budget of most young kids.:)

You can actually build your own pressure gauge using a tire filling chuck ordinarily used on an air hose, with a pressure gauge that you select yourself based on desired range and accuracy. The chuck typically is threaded for 1/4" NPT, as are many off the shelf pressure gauges.

I try and avoid cleaning or disturbing them in any way. I don't know if they have come up with a new replacement, but brake pads and shoes traditionally used asbestos, and raising asbestos dust into the air isn't a good thing to be breathing.