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    Jeff J replied to the thread Tongue Jack Failing.
    Fiber is out today. Someone cut the bundle coming into town so I am having a hard time getting the pictures to load with the wife...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Tongue Jack Failing.
    I wouldn’t use WD40. It wasn’t developed as a lube. Some jackscrews get motor oil so maybe some 30 wt. I have also seen moly-b grease...
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    Jeff J reacted to redneck joe's post in the thread Tongue Jack Failing with Like Like.
    I'd push the pin on the handle gear then turn handle and see if clear then do the next to find which one is tougher. My guess is is...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Loose Strap From Winch To Bow.
    That is like the lock I use on the coupler on my boat trailer. I have a pin lock to use on dove tail. I also have a ball lock to install...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Loose Strap From Winch To Bow.
    I think it would be cheaper and easier to buy a locking pin than to drill a pin and buy a padlock. The locking pin I bought 11 years ago...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Tohatsu.
    The bulb would be collapsed if the tank isn’t venting so he would not be able to pump it up. I would think filter or pump.
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Loose Strap From Winch To Bow.
    Took the draw bar. Coupler had a padlock on it but just had the stock pin in the receiver. I installed a locking pin to hold the new...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Loose Strap From Winch To Bow.
    The only people to see my trailer getting stolen saw a pickup pulling an empty boat trailer. They said they thought it was odd but...
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    Jeff J reacted to jlh3rd's post in the thread Boat is put away for winter. What to do every day ? with Like Like.
    pontoon pulled today: windy...took three attempts oil changed oil filter changed engine flushed gear case oil changed fuel filter...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes.
    The clutch story reminded me of another day in the same jeep where I came down out of Redington Pass and crossed Tucson without brakes...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes.
    I drove all the way across Tucson, AZ in the early nineties in a 1966 CJ5 without a working clutch. Just killed it at stop signs and...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes.
    The alternator puts out plenty of power to operate the computer but apparently the computer now shuts down the alternator if it doesn’t...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes.
    I learned an inconvenient thing about modern vehicles today. They can’t cannot be driven without a battery. My 2008 F150 lost its...
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    Jeff J replied to the thread Loose Strap From Winch To Bow.
    Someone took my trailer while I was out fishing one day. Had to use my dovetail as a boat trailer for a few days. Pulled the receiver...
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    Jeff J reacted to airshot's post in the thread How do I get that last inch? with Like Like.
    Some folks can get away with cheating safety. Years back a fellow was in a crash while towing his boat. Yep the boat had no safety chain...
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