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[Deaf Bob]

Good to hear from you..
Been wondering about you.. Glad it is looking great

[Deaf Bob]

If you switch accessories alot on the porta power, you likely need to "top off" fluid.
Have 2 porta powers. Added oil to the older...

[Deaf Bob]

Forgot to add... Special bolts needed to use the cad plated ones on old style blocks. (shorter and inch instead of metric.....

[Deaf Bob]

Nothing wrong with the one you used...
The cad plated ones tuck up and take the starting power hits a little better.
Still use the old...

[Deaf Bob]

Had 2 Powermasters.. Son's fried after 2 derbies.
Daughter's solenoid main power post broke off in spite of not being hit or cable stretched ...

[Deaf Bob]

Looks maybe to be a falling axe.. Long handle. Narrow head, used to notch trees before hand sawing the back cut.
Head is likely longer than any...

[Deaf Bob]

Was offering food for thought.

[Deaf Bob]

Derby shifters have a knob on a spring loaded pin to lock out Park..
You could put your's to stop before N
Derby shifters are to slap into...

[Deaf Bob]

Small tank, 5 hp gas motor, got a pretty strong portable pump......

[Deaf Bob]

Too simple yet complicated..
Glad it is ready for 2020...

[Deaf Bob]

Pretty easy to clean.. I use baking soda. Sometimes a bit of paste..
Leave in at night. Jaw alignment goes out of whack and feel naked. ...

[Deaf Bob]

The county fair derbies are paid for by the boards. Even the state fair. First goes from low of $1000 to high of $6,000 average derby to win seems around...

[Deaf Bob]

I got uppers and lowers... Lowers feel like eating with quarters in your mouth. Thus I wear the upper..
Could not wait to get it back in my mouth...

[Deaf Bob]

Sue's She Shed!...

[Deaf Bob]

Did you get sore?

[Deaf Bob]

Got license plate, brake lights, headlights, maybe turn signals and horn... Street legal!
Sometimes they nitpick license plate light. Never did...

[Deaf Bob]

Check if you can just change the cord to 220. My kid bought a 110 corded model and the seller said just change plug ends. The 110 version was working...

[Deaf Bob]

Being deaf, I do not always know when I can go up... Very stressful. Many hollar out. Don't change the nbr board and zip past me.
Once they let...

[Deaf Bob]

I get where you are coming from.. I would imagine it is alot of work, spread out over a week, you get tired, beat, make mistakes.
From what I...

[Deaf Bob]

In demolition derbies, if a tech buddy lets his buddy's illegal car in, intentional or not, at the end the cheating technology WILL BE EXPOSED.
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