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Old 04-07-2014, 09:06 PM
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Went to Lowe's and got an "extension" for my breaker bar. See how that works in the morning
Its funny but sometimes its easier to just tighten them till they snap.
 
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So Ken as sick as you were you were still able to fab up the rear brakes!!
 
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So Ken as sick as you were you were still able to fab up the rear brakes!!
Dats called therapy...
 
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Ohhhh.... and I wasn't sick till I saw a doctor, just had leg pain......
 
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Originally Posted by soft 02
Its funny but sometimes its easier to just tighten them till they snap.
 
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Old 04-07-2014, 09:14 PM
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Effin cell fone junkies on the road today.


 
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Originally Posted by gs34doc
Thats why I kept 4 and 6 foot sections of pipe large enough to slip over the handle of my 1/2 inch ratchet on my splicing rig. A lot of guys were glad I had em as a lot of the splice cases in the manholes were submerged under water in a corrosive enviroment in the manholes of Detroit. Lord only knows what we pumped out of there b efore we could work on them. I believe it contributed to some of my health issues, but using the pipes for leverage definitely saved my shoulders and back at times...
 
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Actually did some were on the bike this afternoon, hard for me to sit so figured I might as well do something useful...
 
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Originally Posted by coastie56
Thats why I kept 4 and 6 foot sections of pipe large enough to slip over the handle of my 1/2 inch ratchet on my splicing rig. A lot of guys were glad I had em as a lot of the splice cases in the manholes were submerged under water in a corrosive enviroment in the manholes of Detroit. Lord only knows what we pumped out of there b efore we could work on them. I believe it contributed to some of my health issues, but using the pipes for leverage definitely saved my shoulders and back at times...
Dunno if I would ever want to go into one of them.... done a lotta crazy crap in construction and some down in deep holes but manholes I don't much care for....
 
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