Believe or not, but my 2002 Kubota tractor (Kubota is Japanese) is mostly SAE!
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Believe or not, but my 2002 Kubota tractor (Kubota is Japanese) is mostly SAE!
Sounds like a good example of knowing your target audience on a farm!
My thoughts, too. Especially in 2002 when it was made. Nowadays, I suspect most farmers and ranchers have plenty of metric tools...
For some (8mm and 19mm come to mind), that works just fine. Both of those are so close in size (i.e., 19mm = .748 inches) that production tolerances in the fastener, combined with those of the sockets, make it so that an SAE 3/4" nut may actually have a tighter fit inside a 19mm socket than a 3/4" socket. Those two being common lug nut sizes, I don't pick a socket based on metric vs. SAE, I pick it based on which socket is tighter.
Great advice. Also applies to dating.
Holy moly this thing is big and heavy. But yay new tools
I'd rivet a 3/8 aluminum plate under that case and four castors. =)
I bought an extra harbor freight deep impact socket set for my trash pickup box. Figured I wouldn't need anything bigger than 15/16 so I left some at home. Immediately ran into a piece of stolen guard rail that was 1 1/4".
-Mac
I bought an extra harbor freight deep impact socket set for my trash pickup box. Figured I wouldn't need anything bigger than 15/16 so I left some at home. Immediately ran into a piece of stolen guard rail that was 1 1/4".
-Mac
Wow it actually unscrewed without breaking the lug, a Christmas miracle
I use this 3/4” set I bought from Northern Hydraulics for the big stuff. I only use it a few times a yr but it’s been a lifesaver a few times. I also have 2 sets of XL combo wrenches.
Yep tractors, forklifts and other large equipment also. Repairs are basically the same just with larger tools. I try to do as much work on my equipment to save money.
I have a 2014 Kubota, all metric also. My tractor says made in Japan but the loader is made in Georgia. I do love that little tractor, very handy and well thought out for operation and servicing.
Oo more tekton. Having good chisels and punches is so nice, I'm bummed I keep losing mine
I have a set that look just like those, with the three stripes", but they say Brownells, and not Tekton.
Crazy timing. I just decided to re-stock my roll pin punches (existing ones are beat up), OCD style, but I went with 'mercan made. Two of these sets arrived this week, and the last one is out for delivery tomorrow:
These ones are stamped USA. Tekton offers a point/reward system, so these were $14 shipped which was nice
Do you have to order direct from them to get in on that?
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