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    Well Mr Donny looks like we might have lost a source for the rare earth magnets out of bad fan hubs.

    Our in forum electeical yoda Mr Gill has located a shop in Georgia I believe, a rebuilder, that has them in stock rebuilt for about half of the 1300 prevo gets. All aproximations but I'm sure Gill will respond with the skinny on it all when he sees my post.

    Great find Gill u win the attaboy and pat on the back award on this one. Tell your wife I said u deserve a great big kiss.
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    The first and last word in Plazma cutters.

    Hypertherm power max 45. Awsum

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    With nothing more than 110 house current and an air line hooked up u can cut a piece of 1/2 in plate just like this in about 1 min with very little slag resulting in a whole lot less grinding.

    This is the ticket guys.

    If uve a garage that your in frequently and never used one or seen a demonstration it's time.

    Girls, if u got this for your guy as a present u would make that guy so happy I could not even put it into words.

    Defiantly a COOL tool.
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    U would need to be a exceptionally good hand with a cutting touch to make a cut this clean.

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    With the thinner stuff, no slag. This 1/2 in does create some but u just knock that off with a hammer........

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    This shot is what's left to clean up with a grinder. Almost nothing and this is 1/2 in plate. That's about amazing.
    1990 Peterbuilt 377
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    1 day on paper no machines

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    Here is a tool most people don't see too often.
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    Here is the cool tool of the milenium.

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    The Cat D11N is the biggest crawler and blade CAT ever built.

    Took a month to disassemble it in a mine in PA. 8 loads to get it to upstate NY and another month to put it back togeather.

    It was bought for a big job being bid in the apple and after purchase and delivery the bids went so far into the gutter we backed out.

    Now I get to come over here every once and a while to hook the batteries and fire it up and warm it up so he can exercise it some.

    YA Baby, these kind of requests r what memories r made of. I happily get greasy dirty here!

    This has to be the mac daddy of cool tools.

    I think this is what tore up Migs Field, under cover of darkness, unanounced, for emperor Daily of chicago. The airport on the lakefront he stole and turned into a park.
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    I have a family member who operated one of these for several years in the coal strip mines. He said when the industry shut down the companies had to just leave them where they were. They could not sell them due to the cost and trouble involved to move them.

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    Joe,

    I could have used that CAT as a commuter vehicle during my years in DC. Traffic wouldn't have been an issue.


    Gil and Durlene
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    If anyone is interested I know somebody that has an almost unused X12 torque multiplier who doesn't have the bus anymore and he'd like to get rid of it.

    I'm still waiting for somebody to guess what the picture is in Post Number 14 of this thread?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Camper View Post
    If anyone is interested I know somebody that has an almost unused X12 torque multiplier who doesn't have the bus anymore and he'd like to get rid of it.

    I'm still waiting for somebody to guess what the picture is in Post Number 14 of this thread?
    A twitch! How much for the multiplier?
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    The loose end of the rope attaches to a door knob and the clamp to a tooth needing to be pulled.


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