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Fairly pleased with myself after being thoroughly disgusted

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Fairly pleased with myself after being thoroughly disgusted

Postby bythepond88 » Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:21 pm

Broke the left hand tie rod on Eddie (the disgusted part). Don't ask how, in the words of the late, great Harry Chapin, "if I answered at all, I'd lie."

Found a replacement on fleabay, but in the mean time, there's grass that needs to be mowed. So I found a piece of pvc pipe that would fit over the tie rod. It was a little loose, so I cut a quarter inch strip out of it lengthwise. Slid it over the tie rod, butted up the two ends inside, and secured it with two hose clamps on each end. Not intended as a permanent solution, but Eddie is driveable until the replacement arrives.

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Eddie - a 1959 International Lo-Boy named after my father in law, who who bought her new.

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Re: Fairly pleased with myself after being thoroughly disgus

Postby danovercash » Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:52 pm

I feel your pain. Ran out of fuel at the exact same time the right tie rod separated at the sector. 10:30 last night, about 15 minuets from being done. Used the cell for a flashlight, stuck the ball back in the socket, got fuel , put it up and called it a night.
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Re: Fairly pleased with myself after being thoroughly disgus

Postby pickerandsinger » Sun Jul 21, 2013 1:30 pm

Good spur of the moment fix.....I'll keep that in the old memory bank and hope I don't have to use it....
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Re: Fairly pleased with myself after being thoroughly disgus

Postby Rudi » Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:16 pm

Michael:

Cool fix .. that's really using the ole noggin :!: :idea: :D
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Re: Fairly pleased with myself after being thoroughly disgus

Postby Boss Hog » Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:27 pm

Be careful!!! good way to get hurt if it comes a loose in high gear
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Re: Fairly pleased with myself after being thoroughly disgus

Postby bythepond88 » Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:27 pm

Thank you all for the comments. Nice to know I still have the "field repair" talent from growing up on the farm.

Not to worry Boss Hog, I did all the mowing in first gear, just to increase the available reaction time. Not intending to use her any more than absolutely necessary until the replacement part arrives.
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Re: Fairly pleased with myself after being thoroughly disgus

Postby Chevyguy » Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:34 pm

Like putting a cast on a broken leg. Doubt yours will be "healed"when you remove it though!

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Re: Fairly pleased with myself after being thoroughly disgus

Postby PVF1799 » Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:14 pm

That's a good field fix. I too will store this one away hoping I never need it. No hillsides and no high-gear. Thanks for sharing, Ken


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