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    How would you fix this trailer frame

    I recently picked up this trailer with a break in the frame. The frame is square tubing and is 3/8 inch thick. It is cracked on the bottom and both sides but holding together at the top. I have a 220 Volt Mig welder. My thoughts are to try to jack it up to align it straight then tack the...
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    Broken Petcock in Engine Block WWYD?

    Greetings I will post a picture below. I recently purchased a late 80's Kubota 4200 HST garden tractor. It has a Z430 diesel engine. As part of putting it into service I have been changing fluids and other items on the book maintenance schedule. Last night I went to change out the coolant. It...
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    General Price Check on Replacement Central Air

    Anyone have a ball park figure for what I should be paying to replace my a coil and compressor? It's a 1600 sq foot ranch in Eastern Iowa. I was told it would be between 5-7K today.
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    Compressor Buying Decision

    Thinking about buying a used ingersoll rand 2475. Its got a 7.5HP 460 volt three phase motor on it. I don't have 3 phase but I do have a 5HP 1725 single phase motor sitting around. Would it be as simple as swapping that motor in and changing out the motor pulley to make it run on this compressor...
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    Gehl 2600 Skid-Steer Rebuild

    Sorry for the word wall So I noticed that Skidsteer content seems to be popular on here lately so maybe I would add my new little project. I have about ¾ of an acre in a small town in a house we bought last year. I have a 33x26 3 car attached garage and a very rough 16 by 24 foot pole building...
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    Lift Installation

    I bought this lift for what I thought was an OK price without really knowing much about it. I was looking for a lift that I could park my daily driver over in my garage that would be useful mostly oil changes, tire rotations brake work, etc. I would love a nice 2 post but it was never going to...
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    New Green welders at harbor freight

    Was shopping my local store and saw them setting up a new display for these new green Titan welders they had three different models a 140 mig a 170 mig and some sort of multi process machine. Didn't really get to look at them close though because they were just getting them set up. Guy said he...
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    Camper Trailer Conversion

    Let me start by saying that this might take me a while while depending on how long the weather holds out here in Iowa. I recently bought this trailer off of Facebook market place. The seller said it was a travel trailer from the 70's that was rotten so he cleared stripped it and was going to...
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    Looking for a new impact

    I just killed my craftsman c3 1/2 impact wrench. It was the older one I think with only one speed. I'm somewhat invested in the c3 ecosystem with like 8 tools and a couple of batteries. Tool use is completely hobby use mostly working on small engine stuff, wood working machinery restoration...
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    Price Check Eastwood 135

    I am thinking about adding a welder to my garage. I have never done any welding before but it is something I want to try to teach myself to do. On craigslist I found a guy that is selling an Eastwood 135 with cart, a 10 pound spool of wire, an extra regulator, and full 125 CF bottle of 75/25...
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    craigslist vise

    I recently picked up this vise on Craigslist for 30 bucks trying to decide what to do with it and what is history or quality is.
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