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Old Jul 18, 2025 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by COStruck
I nailed my target of fine grain/matte finish on my Raptor job. The "drop coat" is the key.


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Nice CO, I'll be using that in the future.

BTW, have any picks from a little further back, how is the truck lookin?

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Old Jul 18, 2025 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by white89gt
I take it you got a zinger on the shin? Ouch!!

Last night my Brother was trying to fix a misfire on his daughters car. He sent me this pic.... it had been repaired before. Obviously that insert was way too deep. He took it to a machine shop and had the insert milled down.
Not sure how that could be milled and survive. There not much there lol. Bet that cost more than a insert.

Bet you could cut one down before placement though. Easily imo.
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Old Jul 18, 2025 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Jbrew
Peerless...Tuff torq pehaps ? Might be a K46 if I had to guess. but that one has some stuff I haven't seen. Deeres for the most part here.
Husqvarna riding mower, 24 hp 48 cut.

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Old Jul 18, 2025 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Jbrew
Nice CO, I'll be using that in the future.

BTW, have any picks from a little further back, how is the truck lookin?




That's all I have so far. It's been raining since I got the windshield reinstalled.
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Old Jul 18, 2025 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil48315
Husqvarna riding mower, 24 hp 48 cut.
Referring to that trans you have here. Tuff Torq makes them for both manufactures Husqvarna and John Deere. That one is most likley a K46, I've had them in pieces a few times....just the 46's because they're junk lol.
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Old Jul 18, 2025 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by COStruck
That's all I have so far. It's been raining since I got the windshield reinstalled.
That thing is cool, looks fun, the snorkel. You do some marine biology with thing...maybe check out some bikinis underwater lol.

Had my windshield done recently as well, helped him set it then got out of the way again lol.

Did you get new wipers with the deal. They wanted 30 bucks a side, I declined online. The installer gave them to me anyway lol.

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Old Jul 18, 2025 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Jbrew
Referring to that trans you have here. Tuff Torq makes them for both manufactures Husqvarna and John Deere. That one is most likley a K46, I've had them in pieces a few times....just the 46's because they're junk lol.
Came back as a general transmission RS 800
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Old Jul 18, 2025 | 08:41 PM
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It made it. Much nicer, yeah it'll keep the water out. Made well ...heavy. A little too nice , guess I'll have to get use to that lol.

Guess I'll snap off a few.



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Old Jul 18, 2025 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil48315
Came back as a general transmission RS 800
Like I mentioned earlier, something different about that one. They went cheap.

Trans I have for the JD came from a Husky. Both manufacturers have their good machines and then there's homeowner specials. Those are set aside for the big box guys...junk
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Old Jul 18, 2025 | 09:03 PM
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Nice cover, Brew. Looks better than the Reese Towpower one I bought at Walmart years ago (which appears to be very similar to your other one pictured). That should do a nice job of keeping things clean.

Keep an eye on it. I put a nice Jeep-branded OEM one on my ex-wife's vehicle, and one day noticed it was gone. Couldn't have simply fallen off, either, as it had a loop that went around the hitch box. (Thieving bastages.)



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