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|    Bob La Londe to Snag    |
|    Re: Another project gift    |
|    29 Sep 25 13:19:13    |
      From: none@none.com99              On 9/29/2025 12:11 PM, Snag wrote:       > I'm not sure if I mentioned this in another post ... My neighbor had       > this tractor mount post hole digger . Now it's mine . Seems the original       > purchaser neglected to read the label on the gearbox which said "this       > product shipped without oil . Add .8 liters of 80 or 90 weight gear oil       > before using " . So for the princely sum of 117 bucks for new bearings       > and seals I now have my very own post hole digger with a 9" auger . New       > gear box would cost around 250 bucks but why would I do a silly thing       > like that when I can rebuild it myself ? It's not about the money , it's       > about braggin' rights and keeping one more item out of the scrap heap .              Mine should say, "Refill with oil every time you use it." I suppose I       should get new seals for it, but as often as I use it I'd probably need       new seals gain and a quart of gear oil is available right down the       street. I'd have to order seals.                     --       Bob La Londe       CNC Molds N Stuff              --       This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software.       www.avg.com              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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