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Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
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- Ronny Bailey
- 10+ Years
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- Tractors Owned: 1938 Farmall F-20
Grandpa's '49 Cub #82289
194x Gibson Model D
1953 Allis Chalmers CA - Location: TX, Bryan
Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
Grunt's funny post about his 3 hour transmission lube change got me thinking.
One of his problems was getting a tranny plug mixed up with a steering plug.
I sometimes use little magnets to keep track of where things go.
You can stick the drain plug right next to where you took it off.
This avoids my bumping the tractor and having it fall on the floor and rolling into the black hole, where my lost socks, money, car keys and common sense sometimes go.
You can buy them lots of places and they're only about a dime apiece.
I like the way they stick together so I don't have to dig around the junk drawer.
Just stick them to a piece of metal and they're there when you need them.
In the picture I'm using a magnet from an old computer hard drive.
I like them because they're super strong and free.
One of his problems was getting a tranny plug mixed up with a steering plug.
I sometimes use little magnets to keep track of where things go.
You can stick the drain plug right next to where you took it off.
This avoids my bumping the tractor and having it fall on the floor and rolling into the black hole, where my lost socks, money, car keys and common sense sometimes go.
You can buy them lots of places and they're only about a dime apiece.
I like the way they stick together so I don't have to dig around the junk drawer.
Just stick them to a piece of metal and they're there when you need them.
In the picture I'm using a magnet from an old computer hard drive.
I like them because they're super strong and free.
Ronny
“If it ain’t broke, I haven’t 'fixed' it yet”
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- Gary Boutwell
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Re: Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
Ronnie,
Great Idea! You get 1 atta-boy!
Great Idea! You get 1 atta-boy!
Louisiana Cub Fest, March 5 & 6, 2010
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Gary Boutwell
Hammond, LA
3 barns full of Cubs of various condition
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Gary Boutwell
Hammond, LA
3 barns full of Cubs of various condition
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Re: Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
Ronnie , that is a pretty good idea you shared with us.
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Re: Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
I like it!!!
Thanks for sharing.
Mark LaFollette
Thanks for sharing.
Mark LaFollette
Experiance is knowing what NOT to do the next time.......
1937 John Deere A (Big John)
1953 Farmall Cub (LiL Red)
Lots of projects.
1937 John Deere A (Big John)
1953 Farmall Cub (LiL Red)
Lots of projects.
- Bigdog
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Re: Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
Ronnie - I liked it too and I copied over onto the "How To" forum.
Bigdog
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If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
My wife says I don't listen to her. - - - - - - - - Or something like that!
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Re: Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
Back home, our rule was that any time a drain plug wasn't going back in pretty quickly (like when a radiator was drained in the fall), the plug was put on the seat. That way you had a reminder that something was drained if you were going to get on and start it at some future date.
- Rudi
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Re: Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
Ronny:
That was a good one as well. I have always used small salvaged magnets in my cabinet shop for all kinds of little extra hands/fingers etc. for keeping track of small parts. Ever try to find a small machine screw in a pile of sawdust
So, welcome to another club... the Cub Tip of The Week now contains this simple yet decidedly important tip
That was a good one as well. I have always used small salvaged magnets in my cabinet shop for all kinds of little extra hands/fingers etc. for keeping track of small parts. Ever try to find a small machine screw in a pile of sawdust
So, welcome to another club... the Cub Tip of The Week now contains this simple yet decidedly important tip
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- Ronny Bailey
- 10+ Years
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- Joined: Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:38 pm
- Zip Code: 77802
- eBay ID: ronnyb.east.texas
- Tractors Owned: 1938 Farmall F-20
Grandpa's '49 Cub #82289
194x Gibson Model D
1953 Allis Chalmers CA - Location: TX, Bryan
Re: Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
Bigdog wrote:Ronnie - I liked it too and I copied over onto the "How To" forum.
Rudi wrote:So, welcome to another club... the Cub Tip of The Week now contains this simple yet decidedly important tip
Well y'all have made my weekend...
I hope it can help folks spend more time fixing stuff instead of searching.
I'm always trying to think of how to pay everyone back for all I'm learning here.
Kind of hard to do since I'm a novice with tractors and haven't had the pleasure of meeting any of you yet.
I sure am looking forward to heading to Gary's place for my first Cub Fest!
Ronny
“If it ain’t broke, I haven’t 'fixed' it yet”
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- Mike in Louisiana
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Re: Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
Magnets from old radio/stero speakers work well also.
1975 cub (LouAnn) serial # 245946, 1941 John Deere Model H
Good judgment comes from experience,
and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. Will Rogers
Good judgment comes from experience,
and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. Will Rogers
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Re: Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
I've been using rare earth magnets for a few years in my woodworking/jigs with great results. Even the littles are powerful enough to hold when you place them on opposite sides of your finger.
- 56cub
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Re: Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
I like it thanks for the helpful tip!
- ebax
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Re: Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
I like to use magnets from the magnetron tube in a deceased microwave oven. They are often available for free. They're useful for a lot of other things too. I always salvage these magnets from dead microwaves and have used them for a lot of different things. Let your imagination run wild! The price is right.
Ed
Ed
Two 1953 Cubs, 1948 Cub, 22 mower, Johnny Bucket & Blade
1968 Cub Cadet 124 and Cub Cadet 782, mower deck, rototiller, front blades
1968 Cub Cadet 124 and Cub Cadet 782, mower deck, rototiller, front blades
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Magnets
I've got so many magnets downstairs sticking to steel posts and I-beams that I think my whole house is trying to turn NORTH...
- dgrapes59
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Re: Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
Ronny, nice idea! I use the small magnetic trays, but for a single item this looks like the trick! Thanks for sharing.
David
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Re: Keeping track of drain plugs, etc.
I have a few large ones at work that I use to hold metal objects while I'm tack welding.
It causes some type of reaction and you can't weld good while their attached but it sure is nice to hold small parts while tacking, then you can remove them and pour the weld to it...
It causes some type of reaction and you can't weld good while their attached but it sure is nice to hold small parts while tacking, then you can remove them and pour the weld to it...
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